Cadets win second consecutive Barnard Tourney
Hilton had seven individual weight class winners and two others who finished second on their way to their second consecutive championship in the 35th annual Clayton Barnard Memorial Wrestling Tournament.
The Cadets finished with 330.5 points, Spencerport was fourth with 174 and Byron-Bergen fifth at 172.5.
Yianni Diakomihalis registered first round falls in every bout, including in :52 in the final, to win the 120 lb. class for the Cadets. It was his third straight Barnard title – the first two coming at 106 lb.
Hobie Strassner also had first period falls in every round he wrestled in and won the 182 lb. title with his fifth pin in 1:30.
Austin Hertel took home his second consecutive Barnard win with a dominating 17-2 technical fall at 113 lb.
Louis Deprez won his second title in three years taking the 160 lb. class in a convincing 12-1 major decision in the final.
Donnie Neuffer registered nine points in the second period of the 195 lb. final in his 13-4 major decision to win the championship.
Mike Spallina and Joe Fuino took 7-2 and 5-1 final round decision to win the 170 and 285 lb. classes respectively.
John Fuino (220) and Sammy Deprez each finished second for the Cadets.
Spencerport got a finals win from Kyle Pittman at 145 lb. – his second consecutive Barnard title – and second place results by Josh Falbo (99 lb.) and Greg Bowers (106 lb.). Mason Wersinger (106) and Dom Ferranti (120) took third.
Byron-Bergen, making their first appearance in the tournament in over a decade, got a win at 126 lb. from Alan White 8-4 in the final and second place finishes by Hunter Taylor (145 lb.) and Luke Thompson (195). Danny Khomitch (160) finished third.