Mattituck/Greenport/Southoldwrestler Joseph Martocchiafinished second in the 215-pound class at the Suffolk County Division II championships at Shoreham-Wading River on Friday, Feb. 13.
Martocchia was unable to finish his match due to an injury, losing by default to Babylon’s Lucas Norinder. He qualified for the state wrestling championships at MVP Arena in Albany on Feb. 27 and 28.
In the semifinals, Martocchia pinned Aras Buz (John Glenn) in 39 seconds.
Three other Tucker wrestlers finished third in their respective weight classes to earn All-County honors. They were:
Two Mattituck wrestlers finished in fifth place:
Elliott Sirico (132) and Kai Bossen (138) took sixth place. In his fifth-place match, Sirico lost to Brett Winslow (Miller Place) in a major decision, 13-2, and Bossen lost by a technical fall, 22-6.
Mattituck (143) finished in fifth place as Miller Place (293.5) captured the Division II crown.
Mattitucksenior forward Claire McKenziefinished fourth among top county scorers, averaging 19.1 points per game this past season. According to Newsday, McKenzie’s 38 points in a 56-46 victory over Southampton on Jan. 26 were the most by a Suffolk County girls player. That tied for second on Long Island with New Hyde Park’s Maeve Downing. Syosset’s Samantha Schneider led everyone with 45 points.
Senior guard Francesca Santacroce led Greenport/Southold, averaging 11 ppg.
Greenportjunior guard Troy Myersled all North Fork boys players with a 22.1 ppg average, tied for fifth. According to Newsday, Myers’s 44 points in a 76-71 win against Ross on Dec. 15 were the most scored in a Suffolk boys game, and third on Long Island. Valley Stream Central’s Sean O’Neil topped all Long Island players with 51 points against Cold Spring Harbor on Jan. 31.
Source: The Suffolk Times
