Wrestleback Semifinal Matchups

96 pounds:

Matt Ross vs. Brian Realbuto, eighth-grader from Somers (Section I)

Ross falls 6-3 to Realbuto so he'll wrestle for fifth/sixth place against either Damon McQueen or Tim Schaefer. Ross beat Schaefer in the quarterfinals and he met McQueen in the league and county finals, going 1-1. 

112 pounds:

--Brandon Escobar vs. Peter Morales, senior from Grand Street Campus

Escobar wins 7-1 and now has a chance to equal his third-place finish from a year ago.

--Steven Keith vs. Jake Benedetto, senior from Islip

Keith wins 5-0, making it two straight against his Suffolk County rival. Now he'll face Escobar for third place. Keith said yesterday he hoped for one more match against Escobar. Well, he's got it.

145 pounds:

T.J. Neidhart vs. Jeff Goff, senior from Penfield (Section V)

Neidhart wins 3-2, riding a late third-period takedown to the third/fourth consolation finals later today. Neidhart led 1-0 for most of the match before Goff tied it with an escape point. Neidhart responded right back with a shot at the legs to lift Goff up and take him down for two. Goff added a late escape point for the final margin but it was too late.