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Nassau County - Section VIII Public High School Wrestling Tournament
SUNY Farmingdale, Farmingdale, NY
March 5-6, 1976

Team Score
Island Trees 78.0   Berner 19.5
Massapequa 77.0   Hempstead 19.0
Bellmore JFK 68.5   Carey 18.0
North Shore 62.0   Lynbrook 18.0
Mepham 56.0   Plainedge 15.0
Baldwin 55.5   East Meadow 15.0
Locust Valley 50.0   Long Beach 12.0
Farmingdale 43.0   Hicksville 11.0
Valley Stream South 38.5   Valley Stream North 8.5
MacArthur 33.0   Wantagh 7.5
Calhoun 31.5   Oceanside 7.0
New Hyde Park 30.5   Port Washington 7.0
Great Neck North 28.5   Levittown 6.5
Valley Stream Central 26.0   Lawrence 6.0
Great Neck South 23.5   Plainview JFK 6.0
Seaford 21.0   Carle Place 4.0
Elmont 20.5   Freeport 1.0


Brackets: Division 1 Brackets (pdf)

Championship Finals
  91 - Lindsay Biagini (Massapequa) dec. Mike Doherty (Berner), 5-3
  98 - Bob DeStefanis (Locust Valley) dec. Dave Epstein (Great Neck North), 9-7
105 - Bob Bury (Calhoun) dec. Joel Epstein (Great Neck North), 9-2
112 - Howard Rabin (Elmont) dec. Vin Casiano (East Meadow), 5-3
119 - Lou Dionisio (Baldwin) dec. Ed Fiorvnati (Massapequa), 7-1
126 - Steve Cavayero (Bellmore JFK) dec. Vin D'Antonio (New Hyde Park), 11-3
132 - Jim Slattery (Island Trees) dec. Cory Curtin (Mepham), 8-1
138 - Rich Cavayero (Bellmore JFK) dec. Robert Travis (Valley Stream Central), 6-1
145 - Lee Spiegal (Mepham) dec. Earl Brown (Hempstead), 9-1
155 - Dom Macchia (Island Trees) dec. Joseph Bruno (Bellmore JFK), 7-2 OT
167 - Tom Bogstead (MacArthur) dec. Mike Schackett (Valley Stream South), 4-2 OT
177 - Dave Stanford (Baldwin) dec. Tony Barbaccia (Locust Valley), 4-2
215 - Steve Insalaco (Farmingdale) dec. Mark Smith (North Shore), 4-2
250 - Tom Pierzga (Massapequa) pinned Neil McPherson (North Shore), 3:26

Most Outstanding Wrestler:  Lou Dionisio (Baldwin, 119)
Tom Hennigan Most Pins Least Time:  Mark Smith (North Shore, 215), 4 in 4:49

Consolation Finals 3rd/4th
  91 - Ed Varela (Island Trees) dec. George Breen (New Hyde Park), 8-2
  98 - Ken Notaretefano (Mepham) pinned Charlie Biagini (Massapequa), :48
105 - Mike Macchia (Island Trees) dec. Bill Bury (Calhoun), 6-3
112 - Jeff Hegel (Mepham) dec. Alan Hirsh (Bellmore JFK), 7-5 OT
119 - Jeff Waters (Farmingdale) dec. Leo Gort (MacArthur), 2-1 OT
126 - Jim Merchant (Long Beach) dec. John Rogin (North Shore), 10-7
132 - Greg Graff (Seaford) dec. Rich Romeo (Plainedge), 8-5
138 - Wayne Bradley (Great Neck South) dec. Matt Doherty (Berner), 6-5
145 - Fred Abels (Locust Valley) dec. Jim Ballantyne (Valley Stream North), 2-1
155 - Don Mottschwiller (Wantagh) dec. Avery Cockerel (Lynbrook), 4-1
167 - Rich Potter (Carey) dec. Randy McCarthy (Great Neck South), 5-4
177 - Dave Nussbaum (Valley Stream South) dec. Bob Heller (Farmingdale), 15-4
215 - Frank Cerone (Hicksville) pinned Mike Spinelli (Valley Stream Central), 4:45
250 - Eric Norstedt (Island Trees) def. Tom Cronin (Seaford), ?


Semifinals
  91 - Mike Doherty (Berner) decision Varela (Island Trees), 9-5
         Biagini (Massapequa) decision Breen (New Hyde Park), 12-11
  98 - DeStefanis (Locust Valley) decision Malings (Levittown), 19-6
         Epstein (Great Neck North) decision Charlie Biagini (Massapequa), 4-0
105 - Epstein (Great Neck North) decision Zucker (Baldwin), 9-1
         Bury (Calhoun) decision Macchia (Island Trees), 15-1
112 - Casiano (East Meadow) decision Margulies (Bellmore JFK), 4-3
         Rabin (Elmont) decision Munoz (Lawrence), 6-2
119 - Dionisio (Baldwin) decision Murphy (Bellmore JFK), 5-1 OT
         Ed Fiorvanti (Massapequa) decision Morris (North Shore), 3-0
126 - DiAntoni (New Hyde Park) decision Chiarelli (Massapequa), 5-3 OT
         Steve Cavayero (Bellmore JFK) pinned Merchant (Long Beach), 4:41
132 - Slattery (Island Trees) decision Graf (Seaford), 12-2
         Curtin (Mepham) decision Romeo (Plainedge), 4-1
138 - Travis (Valley Stream Central) decision O' Conner (Plainedge), 4-3
         Rich Cavayero (Bellmore JFK) pinned Cottone (Farmingdale), 3:24
145 - Brown (Hempstead) decision Ballyentine (Valley Stream North), 12-2
         Spiegal (Mepham) decision Abels (Locust Valley), 17-3
155 - Macchia (Island Trees) decision McGrath (Mepham), 3-2
         Joseph Bruno (Bellmore JFK) decision Cockrel (Lynbrook), 6-4
167 - Bogstead (MacArthur) decision Harvey (Calhoun), 5-2
         Schacktt (Valley Stream South) decision McCarthy (Great Neck South), 4-2
177 - Barbaccia (Locust Valley) decision Kelly (Seaford), 9-7
         Sanford (Baldwin) decision McCarthy (Carle Place), 5-1
215 - Smith (North Shore) decision Spinelli (Valley Stream Central), ??
         Insalaco (Farmingdale) decision Cerone (Hicksville), 8-1