This Saturday, April 20th, many Madison wrestlers will compete at the 2013 New York State Freestyle Qualifier at Petrides High School, 715 Ocean Terrace Staten Island, New York 1030.

Those wrestlers that qualify will then compete at the New York State Freestyle and Greco Championships over the weekend of Friday, May 10th – Sunday, the 12th at Broome Community College in Binghamton New York.

Scales open at 7:30 AM and close at 8:30 AM.

There is a 30 dollar registration fee per wrestler, this is used to support Section XII Wrestling, and help cover the travel costs of taking kids to States in Binghamton.

Registration: Weigh-in and skin check: 7:30-8:30 a.m.

Wrestling Clinic: 9:00 a.m.

Wrestling Begins: 9:30 a.m.

Requirements: 2013 USA Wrestling Competitors Card

Uniforms: Red and Blue singlet or Red/Blue reversible singlet

Entry Fee: $30

This tournament is open to all Junior and Cadet age group wrestlers.

Junior – High school students, grades 9-12, born September 1, 1993, and after

Junior Weight Classes: 100, 106, 113, 120, 126, 132, 138, 145, 152, 160, 170, 182, 195 220, 285

Cadet - Born in 1997-1998

Cadet Weight Classes: 88, 94, 106, 113, 120, 126, 132, 138, 145, 152, 160, 170, 182 195, 220, 285

ALL weights in ALL divisions will have a 3 pound weight allowance.

For further information contact: Larry A. Cantor, USA Wrestling Chairman at coachcantor@aol.com.

The Madison High School Wrestling Club is a USA Wrestling chartered club.  The club is active in both the fall and spring seasons. All wrestlers need a current USA Wrestling Membership card. You can get one, or renew your old one, at www.usawmembership.com

Konstantin Parfiryev finished a great junior season by earning All-State credentials at the 2013 New York State Wrestling Championships, held in Albany, New York.

After defeating Joe Mastro, Yorktown-I, Konstantin lost in the quarter finals to Corey Rasheed, Longwood-XI. Corey Rasheed would go on to win the State title at 152 pounds, with a 1st period pin.

In the consolation round, Konstantin squared off against Tommy Quinlan, Fayettevill Manlius-III. Quinlan was coming off a major decision in the first round of the consolations, and seemed to have some momentum going into the match. In a hard fought, close match, Konstantin was able to secure an escape in the 3rd period, and win the match 1-0.

The following day began with the all important placing match. The match that makes you All State, or sends you home. Going against Declan Gray from Chaminade Catholic High School, Konstantin came out on top, 5-3.

The placing matches were tough losses, by scores of 3-0, and 5-0. However, Konstantin Parfiryev placed 6th in New York State at 152 pounds, and earned “All-State” honors.

Konstantin finished his season with an overall record of 40 – 7, and while at States, earned his 100th career victory. Konstantin was also the champion at the Long Beach Invitational, the Dave Ironman at Monsignor Farrell, and was the “Best in the City,” taking first place after defeating Matt Russo from Horace Mann, at the NYC Mayors Cup.

James Madison High School Wrestling fell short in their quest for a PSAL Dual Meet Championship, losing in the semi-finals to Benjamin Cardozo, 41-24. In a change from previous years PSAL playoffs, the two teams which lost in the semi-finals would immediately square off against each other to take 3rd place. For Madison, that meant a tough match against MLK High School only moments after losing to Cardozo.

The semi-finals match up had everything a fan could want. There were many tough match-ups with ranked wrestlers going head to head, and a close score throughout, in fact, the score was tied 21-21 after ten bouts.

The match started at 126 pounds with Rex Villa setting the pace for Cardozo with a pin. Following some great marquee match-ups between Louis Cigliano at 152 pounds, who defeated Taquee Burns, 10-8, and Youssef Eliali with a 3-2 decision over Fabian Bramwell at 170 pounds, the score was knotted at 21. The heavyweight battle saw Madison’s Mark Ifraimov take care of Chijioke Ezenyilimba by a score of 7-6. That made it 24-21, in favor of Madison going back to the bottom of the weight classes. Starting at 99 pounds, Cardozo swept the next four bouts, earning 20 points and ending the match with a win and the chance to battle Brooklyn Tech for the Championship on January 29th.

Following this tough and disappointing loss, the Golden Knights had to quickly rally, and go back on the mat to take on MLK High School. That match started with a Madison win, as Askar Raimbek defeated PSAL ranked wrestler Jonathan Alicea by a score of 13-10. MLK would take the next two with decisions, and then Madison notched wins in six of the next eight bouts, earning falls in five of them.

With the score Madison 36 and MLK 35, it all came down to the last match at 126 pounds. Eugene Khalabudnyak sealed the win, and 3rd place overall for the team, with a fall in the 2nd period.

James Madison High School Wrestling finished the season with a 15 and 3 overall record, and a 3rd place finish in the PSAL Team Dual Championships. The team has five ranked wrestlers, all with 20+ wins on the season, and another two wrestlers look to join this circle of “20+ wins” this weekend at the 2013 NYC Mayors Cup.

On Friday, January 4^th, Madison Wrestling defeated New Utrecht 50 – 30, taking the Utes down off the list of undefeated teams.

The dual meet started with a re-match at 132 pounds from the prior week’s Goddard Tournament, between Askar Raimbek of Madison and De Xuan Chen of New Utrecht. In a closely contested, back and forth match, Madison’s Raimbek once again bested Chen by a score of 13-10.

Madison dropped the next two bouts with decisions of 7-1, and 6-2, giving New Utrecht a 6-3 lead in team points going into the 152 pound weight class. Louis Cigliano got the Golden Knights going, taking control of the match right away, Cigliano recorded a 3rd period pin over New Utrecht’s Andrew Weitsman. That put Madison in the lead with a team score of 9-6, from which the Madison wrestlers would pulll ahead and never look back, as they took five out of the next six weight classes, making the score 39-12 before dropping back down to the 99# weight class.

New Utrecht’s Michael Brevetti scored a pin at 99 pounds, and his brother Louis Brevetti took a forfeit at 106 pounds, making the match 39-24 before Madison added 11 more points with a pin at 113, and a tech fall at 120 pounds. New Utrecht won the final bout of the evening at 126 pounds, making the final score 50-30, in favor of Madison.

Madison improved to 9-2 overall for the season, and remains undefeated in their PSAL Brooklyn division. The Golden Knights will finish out their regular season this week with home duals against Leon Goldstein and Midwood high schools on Wednesday January 9^th, and then FDR on the 10th.

This past Saturday, James Madison High School was the proud host of the 6th annual Paul Goddard Individual Tournament . The tournament is named for the founder, and former coach, of Nazareth High School Wrestling.

On hand were many former wrestlers of Coach Goddard, along with many former wrestlers from Madison Wrestling. With three mats down in the big gym, and eleven teams competing, the Madison wrestlers repeated their performance of last year, and once again, won the tournament with 151 points, over New Utrecht (138), and Wingate (134).

Taking 1st place in the tournament for Madison were Louis Cigliano at 152 pounds, Javaughn Grant at 195 pounds, and Kujtim Nikq at heavyweight. Also placing were Youssef Eliali, Aaron Payton, Oskar Raimbek, and Mark Ifraimov.

The Most Outstaning Wrestler award went to Nigel Williams (145#) from Eagle Academy.

The Golden Knights will open up the 2nd half of their schedule against undefeated New Utrecht, in a dual meet on January 4th. The team then travels to Monsignor Farrell the next day for the always tough Dave Ironman Tournament.

On Saturday, December 29th James Madison High School Wrestling, along with the support of Beat the Streets-NYC, will host the 6th Annual Paul Goddard Wrestling Tournament.

The tournament honors former Nazareth High School wrestling coach, Paul Goddard, who started the wrestling program at Nazareth in 1975, and served as the team’s coach until 1980.

Madison Wrestling is excited about hosting this tournament. The chance to roll out three mats, to completely cover the big gym’s basketball court with mats, is the best!

Scales open at 7:30 AM, with wrestling scheduled to start at 9:30 AM.

James Madison High School is located at 3787 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11229

The James Madison High School Wrestling Team opened up their season last Thursday with a win, on the road, over defending PSAL Team Champions, Grand Street Campus by a score of 45-37. Senior Kujtim Nikq got things going for the Golden Knights with a quick pin at heavyweight. Also recording pins were team captains Marc D’Chiutiis and Konstantin Parfiryev, along with Javaughn Grant, who secured the victory with his pin at 220 pounds.

The following day, at the Horace Mann Duals, Madison Wrestling defeated White Plains High School (Section I), 68-3 in the first round. Then, against W.C, Bryant (PSAL), they rolled to a 77-3 victory, setting up a final round match-up for first place against the host school, Horace Mann.

In a hard fought, and very close contest, Madison was able to prevail with key wins by Marc D’Chiutiis at 145 pounds with a 3-2 decision over Brian Chen, and in a six minute battle at 285 pounds, Kujtim Nikq bested previously undefeated Andrew Schwartz, 8-2. Finally, at 113 pounds, it was Madison freshman Brandon Santiago who came up huge for the Golden Knights with a major decision, and four team points. It was that one extra point which turned out to be the difference, and gave Madison the win over Horace Mann, 34-33.

Madison Wrestling has their home opener on Monday December 10th. In a double header of wrestling, Madison will take on divisional rivals Lincoln High School and Erasmus Hall Campus. The Golden Knights will then travel Wednesday to Cardozo High School, and Poly Prep the next day, Thursday December 13th.

Madison High School Wrestling transitions from its USAW Club sessions to “in-season” PSAL practices, beginning on November 1st.

Team practices will take place every school day, starting at 3 PM in the 3rd floor wrestling gym. There will be team practices every Saturday in November, as well as Saturday December 1st.

On Sunday, December 2nd, the wrestling novices (first year wrestlers) will compete at the Charles Glass Novice Tournament, at FDR High School.

The team opens up its regular season on December 7th, on the road, against the defending PSAL Team Champions, Grand Street Campus. The next day, the team will travel to Horace Mann, to take on the defending New York State Independent School Champions, along with White Plains High School (Section I) in the Horace Mann Duals.

The Madison Wrestling team is led this year by Junior Captains Marc D’Chiutiis and Konstantin Parfiryev.

School may be over, but there are still plenty of opportunities to wrestle, and prepare for next season. In addition to camps, there are wrestling practices at Beat the Streets, Yuriys, and with Dmitriy over the summer.

Check out the schedule, and remember, winter will ask you what you did this summer.

On Thursday April 19th, the Coordinator of PSAL Guidance Services, Larry Cantor, will be conducting a seminar to Madison athletes on NCAA eligibility requirements.

The seminar is designed to help prepare the high school student-athlete, who wishes to compete on the inter-collegiate level, for the NCAA eligibility process. The athletic eligibility requirements for the NCAA are more demanding and comprehensive than what the typical high school athlete has to contend with. The seminar is designed to educate those athletes, and get them on track early in high school for meeting the eligibility requirements for college athletics.

The session will begin at 3 PM on Thursday.

There will be additional seminars, and counseling sessions with these student-athletes beginning the fall of 2012.