Escobar vs. Rueckle, 112

Rocky Point senior Brandon Escobar is up at 112 against Erik Rueckl, a freshman from Union-Endicott of Section IV.

Period 1

:55—Neutral start, no points yet.

2-0 Escobar on takedown, :47

:19—Rueckl starts down. Escobar in control, using his strength to hold Rueckl down.

End 1. 2-0 Escobar

Period 2

Escobar starts down.

4-0 Escobar, reversal, 1:39.

5-0

End 2. Esco still holding a 5-0 lead.

Period 3

Esco starts down.

6-0, escape point, 1:45

:25—Neutral start.

FINAL—6-0 Escobar

SunLand wrestlers are 3-0 so far as Brandon Escobar wins his first round matchup 6-0 against Erik Rueckle. In the quarterfinals he'll face Justis Flamio, a sophomore from Mahopac in Section I. Flamio pinned Aaron Brown in 5:55 in the first round.

As mentioned before, the 112 bracket was changed, so if Keith and Escobar both win their quarterfinal matches, they'll face each other in the semi's. As it was originally drawn up, they couldn't have faced each other until the finals. The good news is, if they meet in the semi's, we're guaranteed a wrestler making the finals. The 112 bracket is the best chance for a SunLand wrestler to reach the finals and potentially win it.

I would rank Ross at 96 as the next best chance to reach the finals.