Clarkstown North RAMS Wrestling
Clarkstown North RAMS Wrestling
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2025-2026 SEASON
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2025-2026 Clarkstown North RAMS
Coaches: Tony Mellino, Scott Murphy, Brian Winrow, Tony Mellino SR,
John Roden, Jack Granata, Chris Granata
2024-2025 Dual Meet Record: 20-6
How Did Your Team Do Last Season: Last season the RAMS had an incredible year that saw them win their second consecutive League Championship and set a new school record for most dual meet wins in a season with 20 surpassing the record of 19 they had set just a year earlier. The RAMS were team champions at the Port Jervis Duals Tournament where they defeated state-ranked Middletown, finished second at the Clarkstown North Tournament and Division Tournament, and were 3rd at the Scarsdale and the Rockland County Tournaments. The RAMS JV captured the team title at the JV Section I Tournament by placing 15 wrestlers and also won the Yorktown JV Tournament and Clarkstown North JV Tournament. The RAMS were an impressive 20-6 on the season, advanced to the Elite 8 in the Section I Duals, and finished in 11th place at the Section I Tournament. Individually, North had 2 Division Champions, 2 Rockland County Champions, 3 JV Rockland County Champions, 3 JV Section I Champions,10 Sectional qualifiers, 3 All-Section wrestlers, a New York State qualifier, a record 8 wrestlers earned All-League honors, 1 wrestler who won over 40 matches, 6 who won 30+ matches, and another 6 who won over 20 matches. This success is a direct reflection and result of the incredible coaching staff who put in so much work not only during the season but in the spring, summer, and fall: assistant coach Scott Murphy (Rockland County/Division Champion and All-Section) who has been at North for 14 years; two former collegiate NCAA All-American coaches - John Roden (2X AA at Springfield) and Jack Granata (AA at Hunter College); Tony Mellino SR, a National Wrestling Hall of Fame and New York State Wrestling Hall of Fame inductee; Brian Winrow, a 4 year wrestler at D-I Syracuse University; Chris Granata, North’s first 100 match winner and a 4X Division Champion, 4X Rockland County Champion, and 4X All-Section; and Scott Aronowitz, a former Division, Rockland County, and Section I Champion who finished in 4th place at the NYS Tournament in 2002.
Biggest Losses to Graduation: The RAMS will be losing a number of varsity starters including All-Leaguer Jeremy Small, a former Division Champion who won his 100th career match last season; Division Champion and All-League Ian Hung who was 35-10; former All-Section and All-League Isaac Brightly; and our 3 “big” guys up top including Section qualifiers Chris Gonzalez (3rd Division) and Frank Ciardullo (4th Division), as well 20+ match winner Michael Ponce at 285.
Top Returning Wrestlers: Leading the RAMS will be 3 returning All-Section wrestlers: Senior Ryan Ciardullo, who was 40-8, a finalist in 4 tournaments, 2X 3rd place finisher in Section I, the winner of the True-Second bout, and a NYS qualifier who went 2-2 at the state meet; Senior Sam Rose, who improved from 24-18 to 32-16, and became a Rockland County Champion, All-League, and a 5th in Section I; and Junior Will Roden who finished the season at 39-5, was a Rockland County Champion, All-League, finished in 4th in the Section, and was a 16U NYS Freestyle champion. Seniors Jack Granata, who was 33-14, a Division Champion and All-League, and Alex Perez who was also 33-14, All-League and placed top 3 in 4 tournaments, both lost in the blood round of the Sections and will be looking to step on the All-Section podium this season.
Strength of Your Line-Up: This year’s squad will be a mixed group of veterans with tremendous experience and rookies looking to make their marks. North graduated a number of starters but the strength of the team is returning and we should be a strong, competitive tournament team with 6+ wrestlers who will all be capable of winning any tournament they enter. If some of our new starters step-up, there is no reason we are not only contending for a Section I Dual Meet title but most certainly a Section I Tournament championship as well.
Theme For the Season: The message to the team is what is printed on our 2025-2026 team shirts: Respect the grind, Embrace the struggle, Leave a legacy. If our wrestlers respect the grind of perfecting their technique through drilling and if they embrace the struggle of being a wrestler both physically and mentally, then this team has the potential to be THE most successful in team history leaving a legacy to be admired forever.
North Wrestling Wall of Fame
The North Wall of Fame showcases those who have made a mark on the program dating back to 1954. Along the top are those inducted into the North Wrestling Hall of Fame. To the left are those in our Top 10 Lists for wins/pins/matches as well as our Win Clubs. To the right are the place-finishers in the Sections, JV Sections, Divisions, and County Tournaments. And at the bottom center are those who have placed in the NYS Tournament as well as our program's NCAA D-III All-American Jack Granata.
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