Troy Beeman
Wrestler of the Year
School : Waverly
Year in school : Sophomore
Accomplishments : Closed season by winning 285-pound Division II state championship, emerging as a No. 5 seed to win the title 9-4 in overtime. ... Posted a 22-3 record for the season and titles also included Southern Tier Athletic Conference and Section 4.
Maverick Beckwith
School : Norwich
Year in school : Freshman
Accomplishments : Claimed Division II state title at 108 pounds with a second-period pin ... State title came after he finished third at 102 pounds as a junior. ... Finished season with 35-3 record and had victories over two of the three wrestlers who beat him.
Caden Bellis
School : Tioga Central
Year in school : Senior
Accomplishments : Bellis was NYSPHSAA Division II runner-up at 152 pounds, falling by a point in the championship match ... Posted a 32-2 record this season ... Helped Tioga win third consecutive Division II title at state dual-meet tournament.
Logan Bellis
School : Tioga Central
Year in school : Sophomore
Accomplishments : Placed third in Division II at 116 pounds at NYSPHSAA championship tournament ... Record for the season was 36-7 ... Won all four of his matches to help Tigers to third consecutive Division II state dual-meet title.
Kadin Cole
School : Tioga Central
Year in school : Sophomore
Accomplishments : Placed third in Division II at NYSPHSAA tournament at 108, closing with his fifth pin of the tournament ... Finished season with a 36-7 record ... Won all four of his matches at Division II state dual-meet tournament to help Tigers to third consecutive state championship.
Jayden Duncanson
School : Tioga Central
Year in school : Sophomore
Accomplishments : Division II runner-up at 131 pounds at NYSPHSAA championships ... Posted record of 31-2 during the season ... Titles included Southern Tier Memorial Tournament, Interscholastic Athletic Conference and Section 4 ... Went 4-0 for Division II champion Tigers at state dual-meet tournament.
Ousmane Duncanson
School : Tioga Central
Year in school : Senior
Accomplishments : Captured a third New York State Public High School Athletic Association individual championship, taking the 160-pound Division II weight class with a pin in the final ... Went unbeaten over his final two high school seasons, including 33-0 record this season ... Won 152-pound state title as a sophomore and 160-pound state championship as a junior ... Helped Tioga to Division 2 state dual-meet title and Division 2 team championship at state tournament. ... Two-time All-American.
Darren Florance
School : Bainbridge-Guilford/Afton/Harpursville
Year in school : Senior
Accomplishments : Closed out 35-1 season with a win in the Division II 116-pound championship match at New York state tournament ... State title was the third of his high school career and followed championships at 102 pounds as a sophomore and 110 as a junior.
Lucas Hoffman
School : Odessa-Montour
Year in school : Sophomore
Accomplishments : Placed fourth in Division II at 116 pounds at NYSPHSAA championships ... Had a record of 40-5 ... Named Most Outstanding Wrestler at O-M Duals and won three tournament championships during the season ... Four losses came to Division II third-place finisher Logan Bellis and other came to state champion Darren Florance in Section 4 Division II final.
Drew Macumber
School : Tioga Central
Year in school : Senior
Accomplishments : Placed third in Division II at 160 pounds at NYSPHSAA championships. ... Finished season with a record of 30-7, including three losses to teammate Ousmane Duncanson, the state champion at 160 pounds. ... Part of Tigers' Division II titles in New York's state dual-meet tournament and the individual state championships.
Mason McCombs
School : Windsor
Year in school : Senior
Accomplishments : Finished fifth in Division II at the NYSPHSAA championships ... Captured STAC and Section 4 Division I titles ... Helped Windsor captured STAC East team title ... Season record was 35-2.
Daniel Parker
School : Ithaca
Year in school : Senior
Accomplishments : Closed career with a record of 132-24 after posting a 39-5 mark this season at 145 pounds ... Became a four-time Section 4 champion and a three-time STAC champion ... Placed fifth at Eastern States Classic and was named Most Outstanding Wrestler in Division I for the second time at Section 4 tournament.
Tyler Roe
School : Tioga Central
Year in school : Senior
Accomplishments : Placed fourth at 145 pounds in Division II at NYSPHSAA championships ... Season record was 36-7. ... Won all three matches by pin to help Tioga to third straight Division II state dual-meet title
Gianni Silvestri
School : Tioga Central
Year in school : Senior
Accomplishments : Silvestri placed second at 138 pounds in Division II at NYSPHSAA championships ... Won 33 of his 34 matches this season ... A two-time New York state champion, a four-time state finalist and a three-time NHSCA All-American ... Won all four matches by pin as Tioga earned third straight Division II state dual-meet title.
Anthony Valls
School : Chenango Valley
Year in school : Freshman
Accomplishments : Placed second at 108 pounds in Division II at NYSPHSAA championships, falling in overtime to Norwich's Maverick Beckwith ... Career record at 104-24 after winning 36 of his 43 matches this season. ... Captured title at prestigious Southern Tier Memorial Tournament with a win over Beckwith.
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