Matt Leshinger Advances to 112-pound Semifinals

Sayville has two of its original three wrestlers still vying to place in the Division I Suffolk County championships.

, wrestling at 112 pounds, is in the semifinals, where he will face Connetquot’s Sean McCabe Monday at Stony Brook University.

To get there, Leshinger beat West Islip’s Tyler Walsh via pin and Sachem East’s Conor O’Hara, 6-2.

Nick Pesko lost in the second round at 119 to Central Islip’s Giovanni Sanchez, but was awarded the opportunity to wrestle back in a lower bracket and beat Ward Melville’s Rob Kraus, 3-1. Pesko will face West Babylon’s Jorge Barreiro Monday in his quest to place third.

Justin Bonamico lost his second round match to Longwood’s Malik Rasheed at 130.

Sayville earned a team total 22 points Sunday.

Notes & Quotes

• Huntington’s Nigel McNeil, wrestling at 119 pounds, has not lost in two years and advanced to the semifinals with easy wins Sunday afternoon.
• Hauppauge’s Chris Mauriello, wrestling at 96 pounds, will wrestle in the semis Monday. He is the younger brother of Nick, who was recently in the news for his battle with MRSA.
• Longwood leads all teams with six wrestlers in the semis, while John Glenn has five.
• Overall point leaders Division I: Longwood (100), John Glenn (68), Sachem East (55), Connetquot (55) and Huntington (53).
• Overall point leaders Division II: Bayport (188.5), Center Moriches (117.5), Mattituck (110.5) and Port Jefferson (99).
• Rocky Point head coach Darren Goldstein on the county finals: “This is the big show. It’s what everybody trains for all year long."