SYRACUSE – Baldwinsville wrestlers Zach Boudreau and Cael Bruce are about to see how they measure up against the top Division I wrestlers in New York State.
Boudreau’s victory at 101 pounds in last Saturday’s Section III Division I state qualifier at SRC Arena means that he earned an automatic berth in the Feb. 28-March 1 state championships in Albany, while Bruce earned an at-large bid at 116 pounds.
At the sectional tournament for Boudreau, two quick pins, including a 17-second fall over Wright in the semifinals, got him to the title bout where he took control early against Auburn’s Lucas Maneri and prevailed by a 10-1 margin, which improved his seasonal mark to 42-2.
Bruce has the same 42-2 record as Boudreau. His 41st and 42nd wins came in the state qualifier when he shut out Sajad Amirzada in a 17-0 technical fall in the quarterfinals and beat Fulton’s Lucas Hammond 16-8 in the semifinals before an 18-5 defeat to Indian River standout Kymah Gummow in the title bout.
Brennan Kline, named Most Outstanding Wrestler when he took the 108-pound title in the Feb. 8 sectional Class AA meet, could not repeat that victory here because he had to take a medical forfeit against New Hartford’s Jacob Hurd, ultimately finishing sixth. Yet even with a 33-2 overall record, Kline did not get an at-large state tournament bid.
Scottie Warner got to sixth place at 138 pounds, which Davian Longo matched at 160 pounds. Brendan Fredenburg had a quarterfinal defeat at 145 pounds, with Cameron Sullivan (152 pounds) and Connor Daughton (215) each absorbing opening-round defeats.
A day later, it was the girls wrestling sectional championships, also at SRC Arena, where Arianna Leo led B’ville to a strong seventh-place finish with 81 points as Fulton took top honors with 233 points.
Leo pinned Fulton’s Karina Santana in the quarterfinals and then took just 64 seconds to pin Camden’s Riley Meagher getting her to the title bout, where Phoenix’s Sonia Munetz prevailed, dropping Leo’s mark for the season to 31-8.
At 126 pounds, Haylee Robinson recovered from a semifinal defeat to J-D/CBA’s Abigail Benzinger to land in third place through a tough 6-4 win over Fayetteville-Manlius’ Lacey Teaken.
Breanna Leo gained sixth place at 152 pounds, which Illiyana Malinova matched at 185 pounds. Addyson Kral (107 pounds) and Alexandra Coher (152 pounds) both lost in the quarterfinal round.
