Top 10 wrestlers to watch for 2016-17
Vito Arujau, Syosset, Sr.
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Vito Arujau, Syosset, Sr.: A three-time state champion who went 47-0 at 132 pounds last season.
Adam Busiello, Eastport-South Manor, Soph.
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Adam Busiello of Eastport-South Manor poses for a portrait during the Newsday wrestling season preview photo shoot at company headquarters on Monday, Dec. 12, 2016.
Anthony Cirillo, Rocky Point, Sr.
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Anthony Cirillo of Rocky Point poses for a portrait during the Newsday wrestling season preview photo shoot at company headquarters on Monday, Dec. 12, 2016.
Hunter Dusold, Locust Valley, Sr.
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Hunter Dusold, Locust Valley, Sr.: A three-time state place winner, won the 113 pound Division II championship as a freshman.
Jon Gomez, Locust Valley, Sr.
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Was a Division II state champion at 106 as a sophomore and also has second-and third-place finishes in the state tournament.
Peter Pappas, Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK, Sr.
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A two-time state finalist at 106 and 120 who placed no lower than third in the last four county tournaments.
Terron Robinson. Whitman, Sr.
Capped a 44-1 season with Whitman's first state title since 1978 at 220 pounds.
Dylan Ryder, Half Hollow Hills West, Jr.
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Dylan Ryder of Half Hollow Hills West poses for a portrait during the Newsday wrestling season preview photo shoot at company headquarters on Monday, Dec. 12, 2016.
Jake Silverstein, Hauppauge, Jr.
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A 2015 state finalist at 106 pounds, Silverstein is also a three- time county placer.
Jacori Teemer, Long Beach, Jr.
The top wrestler on Nassau's best team went 49-0 last season and has won three state titles.
