Sidney senior Scott Stafford earned his fifth consecutive Midstate Athletic Conference wrestling championship Saturday at Afton, where host Bainbridge-Guilford/Afton earned three individual titles en route to the highest finish among area teams.
Stafford cruised to the 120-pound crown, following back-to-back pins with a 9-0 major decision over Unatego's Austin Ryan in their championship match.
Neither of Stafford's first two opponents made it through the first period. Stafford opened with a quarterfinal pin of B-G/A's Kevin Hubbard in 1 minute, 13 seconds and followed with a semifinal pin of Walton's Tom Caldarulo in 1:03.
That set up a title bout against Ryan, who also won his first two matches via pinfall. Ryan started with a 43-second pin of Unadilla Valley's Brandon Brown before winning his semifinal against Deposit's Jason Lobdell in 3:43.
Stafford's major decision over Ryan, a freshman who won the 112-pound MAC title last season and the 96-pound crown in 2010, marked the first of two Sidney crowns as Nicholas Jump clinched the 160-pound title with a 7-1 decision over Greene's Brett Ramsey.
Jump began his championship run with a 27-second pin of Deposit's Trevor Wright, then won an 11-5 semifinal decision over Ryan Marszal of Unatego.
Marszal fell, 12-2, to Stafford in the 119-pound championship as an eighth-grader last season. Marszal also lost, 16-5, to Stafford in the 2010 final at 103 pounds.
Justin Cirigliano (132 pounds), Mark Viviano (195) and Billy Holden (285) won titles for defending champion B-G/A, which finished second in the 10-team tournament with 138 points.
Greene, which competed with an incomplete team in 2010, scored 176.5 points to win its second conference team title in the last four seasons.
Cirigliano, who placed second at 140 pounds in 2010, capped a 3-0 day with a 5-1 decision over Dustin Badger of Unadilla Valley. Cirigliano followed a pin of Delhi's Justin Mattice in 1:08 with a 9-1 major decision over Derek Northrop of Sidney in the semifinals.
Viviano and 2011 Daily Star Football Player of the Year Holden stopped their respective championship opponents with first-period pins. Viviano's title match against Delhi's Brian Ingram lasted 1:33, two seconds shorter than Holden's final against Austin Dean of Sidney.
Viviano followed a quarterfinal bye with a 53-second semifinal pin of Walton's Eddie Castillo. Holden, who also had a quarterfinal bye, pinned Bradey Bean of Unatego 1:26 into their semifinal.
Kevin Thayer (138) and Codie Nichols (145) rounded out the local champions, helping third-place Unatego to 118 points.
Thayer had a bye for the quarterfinals, earned a 12-3 major decision over Walton's Ray James in the semis, and beat B-G/A's Jesse Griswold, 6-2, in the final.
Nichols opened with a technical fall over Delhi's Noah DeDominicis in 4:12, then won his semifinal against Deposit's Tim Penso with an 8-0 major decision.
The MAC runner-up at 130 pounds last season and at 125 in 2010, Nichols won the 145-pound crown with a 5-3 decision over Corey Burnett of B-G/A.
Unatego also got a second-place finish from Leland Slawson, who dropped a 5-0 decision to Greene's Dan Dickman in the 152-pound title bout.
Teammates Dylan Wood and Mike Beers had runner-up finishes for Walton, which placed fourth with 98 points.
Wood fell, 12-1, to Oxford's Joe Nelson in the 99-pound final. Beers lost via technical fall to Greene's Keegan Cerwinski in the 182-pound championship, which lasted 4:24.
Delhi (seventh, 63.5 points) had the most third-place finishes among area teams with three as Trey Mostert (126), Collin Ellis (152) and Cody Lafever (170) won their respective consolation finals.
Marszal and Lucas DeJoy (132) finished third for Unatego, as did Walton's Logan Robinson (106) and Joe Hahn (285), and B-G/A's Brett Hubbard (113) and Shane Curtin (220). Alex Morrow (195) also won a consolation final, helping sixth-place Sidney to 83 points.
Badger's runner-up finish at 132 marked the top performance for last-place Unadilla Valley, which had 32 points. Badger also finished second in 2010, when he was pinned by B-G/A's Wayne Cirigliano in the 119-pound final.
Dickman and Cerwinski were two of six champions for Greene, who also received titles from Brendan Wheeler (106), Ryan Castle (113), Joel Roselle (170) and Kyle Stanton (220).
The Section Four Class Championships are scheduled for this Saturday. Odessa-Montour will host the Section Four Class D finals. Sites have not been announced for classes B and C.
The Broome County Arena in Binghamton will host the overall Section Four Championships, which run Feb. 10-11.
MAC CHAMPIONSHIPS
Saturday at Afton
Team scores: 1, Greene 176.5; 2, Bainbridge-Guilford/Afton 138; 3, Unatego 118; 4, Walton 98; 5, Deposit 94.5; 6, Sidney 83; 7, Delhi 63.5; 8, Oxford 59; 9, Harpursville 50; 10, Unadilla Valley 32.
CHAMPIONSHIPS
99 _ Joe Nelson (O) major dec. Dylan Wood (W), 12-1.
106 _ Brendan Wheeler (G) major dec. Jacob Andrews (H), 9-1.
113 _ Ryan Castle (G) pinned Stephen McKee (Dep), 2:52.
120 _ Scott Stafford (S) major dec. Austin Ryan (Unat), 9-0.
126 _ David-Michael Robinson (H) dec. Tyler Dickman (G), 12-8.
132 _ Justin Cirigliano (BGA) dec. Dustin Badger (UV), 5-1.
138 _ Kevin Thayer (Unat) dec. Jesse Griswold (BGA), 6-2.
145 _ Codie Nichols (Unat) dec. Corey Burnett (BGA), 5-3.
152 _ Dan Dickman (G) dec. Leland Slawson (Unat), 5-0.
160 _ Nicholas Jump (S) dec. Brett Ramsey (G), 7-1.
170 _ Joel Roselle (G) dec. Joe Jackson (O), 5-0.
182 _ Keegan Cerwinski (G) tech. fall Mike Beers (W), 4:24.
195 _ Mark Viviano (BGA) pinned Brian Ingram (Del), 1:33.
220 _ Kyle Stanton (G) pinned Dan Babcock (Dep), :13.
285 _ Billy Holden (BGA) pinned Austin Dean (S), 1:35.
CONSOLATION FINALS
99 _ Madison Hoover (H) dec. Dean Raymond (Dep), 3-0.
106 _ Logan Robinson (W) pinned Colby Hall (Dep), 4:53.
113 _ Brett Hubbard (BGA) dec. Darren Johnson (UV), 3-0.
120 _ Jason Lobdell (Dep) pinned Tom Caldarulo (W), :45.
126 _ Trey Mostert (Del) dec. Jake DeJoy (Unat), 5-2.
132 _ Lucas DeJoy (Unat) major dec. Derek Northrop (S), 10-0.
138 _ Trevor Parrish (G) dec. Ray James (W), 6-1.
145 _ Tim Penso (Dep) dec. Noah DeDominicis (Del), 7-4.
152 _ Collin Ellis (Del) pinned Jamie Griswold (BGA), 2:31.
160 _ Ryan Marszal (Unat) tech. fall Jimmy Copeland (W), 3:23.
170 _ Cody Lafever (Del) dec. Brett Baker (Dep), 8-1.
182 _ Caleb Cutting (O) dec. Darin Clark (Del), 2-1.
195 _ Alex Morrow (S) pinned Marcus Shaver (Dep), 1:45.
220 _ Shane Curtin (BGA) pinned Mel Kerstetter (W), 1:23.
285 _ Joe Hahn (W) pinned Bradey Bean (Unat), 2:18.
SEMIFINALS
99 _ Joe Nelson (O) pinned Kalvin Abrams (UV), :40; Dylan Wood (W) dec. Madison Hoover (H), 7-2.
106 _ Brendan Wheeler (G) dec. Logan Robinson (W), 8-3; Jacob Andrews (H) dec. Colby Hall (Dep), 6-3.
113 _ Stephen McKee (Dep) tech. fall Darren Johnson (UV), 4:00; Ryan Castle (G) major dec. Brett Hubbard (BGA), 13-2.
120 _ Austin Ryan (Unat) pinned Jason Lobdell (Dep), 3:43; Scott Stafford (S) pinned Tom Caldarulo (W), 1:03.
126 _ David-Michael Robinson (H) dec. Trey Mostert (Del), 4-0; Tyler Dickman (G) tech. fall Jake DeJoy (Unat), 5:05.
132 _ Justin Cirigliano (BGA) major dec. Derek Northrop (S), 9-1; Dustin Badger (UV) dec. Lucas DeJoy (Unat), 7-4.
138 _ Jesse Griswold (BGA) dec. Trevor Parrish (G), 7-0; Kevin Thayer (Unat) major dec. Ray James (W), 12-3.
145 _ Corey Burnett (BGA) pinned Jody Smith (O), 1:50; Codie Nichols (Unat) major dec. Tim Penso (Dep), 8-0.
152 _ Dan Dickman (G) pinned Jamie Griswold (BGA), 3:12; Leland Slawson (Unat) dec. Collin Ellis (Del), 3-1.
160 _ Brett Ramsey (G) dec. Jimmy Copeland (W), 7-4; Nicholas Jump (S) dec. Ryan Marszal (Unat), 11-5.
170 _ Joel Roselle (G) pinned Cody Lafever (Del), 4:25; Joe Jackson (O) pinned Brett Baker (Dep), :33.
182 _ Mike Beers (W) dec. Brendon VanEtten (H), 3-2; Keegan Cerwinski (G) tech. fall Caleb Cutting (O), 3:42.
195 _ Mark Viviano (BGA) pinned Eddie Castillo (W), :53; Brian Ingram (Del) pinned Marcus Shaver (Dep), 2:32.
220 _ Kyle Stanton (G) pinned Mel Kerstetter (W), :51; Dan Babcock (Dep) pinned Shane Curtin (BGA), 5:11.
285 _ Billy Holden (BGA) pinned Bradey Bean (Unat), 1:26; Austin Dean (S) pinned Joe Hahn (W), 1:15.
QUARTERFINALS
99 _ Joe Nelson (O) pinned Braxton Howell (G), 2:38; Kalvin Abrams (UV) dec. Austin Carr (BGA), 5-4; Madison Hoover (H) dec. Dean Raymond (Dep), 4-0; Dylan Wood (W) pinned Holden Smith (Unat), 1:17.
106 _ Jacob Andrews (H) pinned Patrick Brown (Del), 1:22; Colby Hall (Dep) pinned Chase Northrop (S), 5:26; Brendan Wheeler (G) pinned Caleb Simons (UV), 1:04.
113 _ Stephen McKee (Dep) pinned Dakota Allen (W), :44; Darren Johnson (UV) dec. Mark Golden (O), 10-8; Brett Hubbard (BGA) tech. fall James Martin (S), 6:00.
120 _ Austin Ryan (Unat) pinned Brandon Brown (UV), :43; Jason Lobdell (Dep) pinned Andrew Adamo (Del), 1:05; Tom Caldarulo (W) dec. Zach Lindow (G), 18-17; Scott Stafford (S) pinned Kevin Hubbard (BGA), 1:13.
126 _ David-Michael Robinson (H) pinned John MacRabie (W), 4:17; Trey Mostert (Del) dec. Matt Higgins (S), 7-5; Jake DeJoy (Unat) pinned Trenton Piatt (O), 2:28; Tyler Dickman (G) pinned Brandon Davis (BGA), :43.
132 _ Dustin Badger (UV) pinned Cody Reynolds (O), 2:41; Lucas DeJoy (Unat) pinned Dawson Beers (W), 4:20; Derek Northrop (S) dec. Jon Wingerter (Dep), 1-0; Justin Cirigliano (BGA) pinned Justin Mattice (Del), 1:08.
138 _ Jesse Griswold (BGA) pinned Bryan Simpson (O), :15; Trevor Parrish (G) pinned Tyler Olson (UV), 4:40; Ray James (W) pinned Russell Cobane (Del), 1:30.
145 _ Codie Nichols (Unat) tech. fall Noah DeDominicis (Del), 4:12; Corey Burnett (BGA) tech. fall Roberto Ojeda (S), 5:01.
152 _ Leland Slawson (Unat) pinned Damon Finch (S), 1:33.
160 _ Nicholas Jump (S) pinned Trevor Wright (Dep), :27; Ryan Marszal (Unat) dec. Josh Akshar (BGA), 5-1; Jimmy Copeland (W) pinned Mike Neuman (Del), 2:37.
170 _ Joel Roselle (G) pinned Shane Hammond (W), :28; Joe Jackson (O) pinned Devon MacDermott (H), 1:26; Brett Baker (Dep) dec. Riley Hanrahan (Unat), 8-6.
182 _ Caleb Cutting (O) dec. Kyle Clark (Del), 12-6; Mike Beers (W) pinned Kevin Prosser (UV), 1:30.
195 _ Eddie Castillo (W) dec. Alex Avolio (UV), 12-6; Marcus Shaver (Dep) pinned Alex Morrow (S), 3:59; Brian Ingram (Del) pinned Eric Eldred (O), 1:27.
PRELIMINARIES
99 _ Braxton Howell (G) pinned Mike Bryden (Del), 3:43.
126 _ John Macrabie (W) pinned Michaela Watts (UV), :55.
STAC Championships
Fred Thomas earned a fourth-place finish for Oneonta High during the Southern Tier Athletic Conference Championships, which ran Friday and Saturday at Windsor.
Thomas became Oneonta's only semifinalist when he pinned Traid Bailey of Horseheads in 40 seconds during their quarterfinal match at 182 pounds.
Thomas' semifinal lasted two minutes as Vestal's James Benjamin earned a 17-2 technical fall at the end of the first period. Union-Endicott's Tyler Hubbert pinned Thomas 38 seconds into the second period of their consolation final.
Khalil Derios contributed a fifth and Josh Garufi placed sixth for the Yellowjackets, who finished 14th in the 16-team tournament with 48 points.
Derios beat Susquehanna Valley's Teddy Storti, 7-0, in the 195-pound fifth-place match. Garufi was pinned by Vestal's Hunter Beck in 3:42 to finish sixth at 106.
Union-Endicott won the team title with 219 points. Johnson City (165.5), Vestal (161), Corning (141.5) and the host Black Knights (128.5) rounded out the top five.
STAC CHAMPIONSHIPS
Team scores and Oneonta High results from the Southern Tier Athletic Conference Championships, which ran Friday and Saturday at Windsor.
Team scores: 1, Union-Endicott 219; 2, Johnson City 165.5; 3, Vestal 161; 4, Corning 141.5; 5, Windsor 128.5; 6, Chenango Valley 118.5; 7, Chenango Forks 114.0; 8, Ithaca 109.5; 9, Norwich 103; 10, Maine-Endwell 98.5; 11, Susquehanna Valley 85.5; 12, Owego 70; 13, Elmira 57; 14, Oneonta 48; 15, Horseheads 40; 16, Binghamton 7.5.
THIRD PLACE
182 _ Tyler Hubbert (UE) pinned Fred Thomas, 2:38.
FIFTH PLACE
106 _ Hunter Beck (V) pinned Josh Garufi, 3:42.
195 _ Khalil Derios dec. Teddy Storti (SV), 7-0.     SEMIFINALS
182 _ James Benjamin (V) tech. fall Fred Thomas, 17-2, 2:00.
QUARTERFINALS
106 _ Jimmy Overhiser (Corn) pinned Josh Garufi, 1:15.
132 _ Frank Garcia (N) tech. fall Dan Decker, 16-0, 3:05; Owen Jarrold (V) pinned Austin Scheer, 4:45.
138 _ Joseph Hamdan (JC) dec. James Longo, 9-3.
152 _ Konnor Kremer (HH) pinned Jacob Vaccaro, :29.
160 _ Dominic Taylor (JC) dec. Nick Giovagnoli, 4-2.
182 _ Fred Thomas pinned Traid Bailey (HH), :40.
195 _ Jesse Angevine (W) pinned Khalil Derios, 1:02.
PRELIMINARIES
99 _ Ryan Kwiatkowski (Owe) pinned Mitchell Spaziani, 2:15.
106 _ Josh Garufi dec. Trey Musarello (N), 7-4.
120 _ Heze Morgan (UE) pinned Dalton Ormsby, 1:40.
132 _ Austin Scheer dec. Logan Gorman (SV), 6-4; Dan Decker dec. Graig Washburn (HH), 4-3.
152 _ Jacob Vaccaro pinned Dan Conant (N), :38.
160 _ Nick Giovagnoli dec. James Rolison (W), 6-3.
170 _ Austin Tingley (SV) dec. Francis Thomas, 22-16.
CSC Championships
Cooperstown teammates Michael Boyle and Jacob Miller had runner-up finishes in the Center State Conference Championships on Saturday at Adirondack.
Boyle followed a quarterfinal pin of Herkimer's Shane Briggs in 2:49 with a 4-1 semifinal decision over Dolgeville's Ben Nastovski to reach the 113-pound championship. Boyle's run ended when Ilion's Laken Cook won the title with a 1-minute pin.
Miller also won his quarterfinal by pin _ stopping Adirondack's Joshua Phillips in 2:42 _ and defeated a Dolgeville wrestler in his semifinal as he advanced to the 138-pound final with a 15-8 decision. Miller fell by technical fall, 21-4, to Canastota's Anthony Finocchiaro in their final.
Jacob Russell (99 pounds) and Kevin Segit (195) placed fourth for the Redskins, who scored 54 points to finish eighth out of 13 teams.
Canastota won the team title with 204.5 points, followed by Dolgeville (167) and Adirondack (154).
Cooperstown will compete in the Section Three Class D Championships at 9 a.m. this Saturday at Sandy Creek.
The SRC Arena at Onondaga Community College will host the overall Section Three Championships at 9 a.m. Feb. 11.
CSC Championships
Team scores and Cooperstown results from the Center State Conference Championships, which ran Saturday at Adirondack.
Team scores: 1, Canastota 204.5; 2, Dolgeville 167; 3, Adirondack 154; 4, Ilion 147; 5, Sherburne-Earlville 131.5; 6, Mohawk 116; 7, Morrisville-Eaton 101; 8, Cooperstown 54; 9, Herkimer 51; 10, Little Falls 43; 11, Mount Markham 32; 12, Utica Proctor 16.5; 13, Poland 14.
CHAMPIONSHIPS
113 _ Laken Cook (I) pinned Michael Boyle, 1:00.
138 _ Anthony Finocchiaro (Can) tech. fall Jacob Miller, 21-4, 3:30.
THIRD PLACE
99 _ Ryan O'Rourke (A) pinned Jacob Russell, 3:18.
195 _ Tyler McLean (LF) dec. Kevin Segit, 4-1.
SEMIFINALS
113 _ Michael Boyle dec. Ben Nastovski (D), 4-1.
138 _ Jacob Miller dec. Ian Nagle (D), 15-8.
QUARTERFINALS
99 _ Daniel Fox (D) pinned Jacob Russell, 1:00.
106 _ Andrew Messina (LF) pinned Nate Miller, 1:16.
113 _ Michael Boyle pinned Shane Briggs (H), 2:49.
138 _ Jacob Miller pinned Joshua Phillips (A), 2:42.
152 _ Tyler Spann (A) pinned Vaughan Powers, :56.
182 _ Colton Dye (MM) pinned William Murphy, 2:30.
195 _ Tyler McLean (LF) dec. Kevin Segit, 7-0.
