Shoreham-Wading River Wildcats falls in Suffolk DII wrestling final
By Bill Landon
It was the Wildcats of Shoreham-Wading River the No. 2 seed pitted against John Glenn the No. 1 ranked team in the Suffolk County Division II championship final at Bay Shore High School Saturday afternoon, Jan. 25.
The Wildcats found themselves trailing after having lost the first four bouts in the heavier weight classes before Shoreham’s Bradley Brandt pinned his opponent in just 0:36 at 101 lbs.
Thomas Matias won his bout by a technical fall 18-1 for the Wildcats at 108 lbs and teammates Shane Hall pinned Jaxson Sachs at 138 lbs, and Jacob Conti did the same at 152 lbs.
Shoreham-Wading River sophomore Gavin Mangano, a two-time eastern states champion made short work of Ricky Jimenez with a pin at the 0:28 at 145 lbs.
Jacob Conti at 152 lbs pinned Peter Bell in just over a minute, but it was too little too late as the Wildcats fell to Glenn 42-29.
— Photos by Bill Landon
