Keith, Neidhart place third

Steven Keith bounced back from his semifinal loss to take third place, beating both Jake Benedetto and Brandon Escobar. In the wrestelback semifinals he beat Benedetto 5-0 and then defeated Escobar 7-3. Escobar placed fourth.

T.J. Neidhart placed third as well with a 5-3 win against Mick Letcher of East Syracuse Minoa (Section III). Neidhart, who made his first state tournament appearance since 8th grade, won two wrestleback matches to claim third.

Matt Ross and Zach Buonaiuto both won their final matches as well to place fifth. Ross beat Tim Schaefer in the consolation final, 2-1, the same wrestler he beat in the quarterfinals by fall. Buonaiuto hung for a 2-0 win for fifth against Jared Myhrberg. Buonaiuto became the first Miller Place wrestler to place in the state tournament.

By placing in the top six, five of the six SunLand wrestlers to compete in the tournament earned All-State honors.