Salesian's Zack Rico pinned Edgemont's Colin Hopkins, winning the 132-pound title at the 35th annual Edgemont Wrestling Tournament on Sunday,
Photo credit: Tony Pinciaro

SCARSDALE, N.Y. – Zack Rico has a long memory.

The Salesian junior recalled his first trip to the Edgemont Wrestling Tournament in 2010. Rico noted that Edgemont’s Colin Hopkins defeated him by technical fall in a match that January. It was something Rico would never forget.

When Rico saw the 132-pound bracket for the 30th annual Edgemont Wrestling Tournament, he was hoping to get another opportunity to wrestle Hopkins.

Rico received that chance and returned the favor, pinning Hopkins with 22 seconds remaining in the match Sunday.

It was Rico’s first tournament title. He was leading 4-2 at the time of the pin.

“To come back and pin him, two years later, and win my first tournament title feels amazing,” Rico said. “Last year, I didn’t place so all the hard work is paying off.”

The score was tied at 2-2 in the third period when Rico reversed Hopkins and then pinned him.

“It took me a little while because he was trying to put legs in, but I didn’t stop moving and as soon as I had the opening, I got the reversal,” Rico said.

Team standings and key – 1. Edgemont (Ed) 228 points; 2. Scarsdale (Sc) 179.5; 3. Horace Mann (HM) 178.5; 4. Pearl River (PR) 142; 5. Yonkers (Y) 121; 6. Mamaroneck (Mk) 120.5; 7. Pawling (Pw) 97; 8, Monticello (Mt) 78; 9. Collegiate (Col) 65; 10. Rye (R) 59; 11. Tie, Eastchester (E), Tuxedo (Tux) 53; 13. Westlake (Ws) 50.5; 14. Tie, Hackley (Hk), Mount Vernon (MV) 48; 16. Salesian (Sl) 45; 17. Woodlands (Wd) 34.

Championship

99 – Tyler Aslanian (Ed) pin. James Kelly (PR), 4:26; 106 – Skyler Korek (Ed) major dec. Lynn (Tux), 11-3; 113 – Trey Aslanian (Ed) pin. John Muldoon (PR), :34; 120 – Justin Gilston (HM) pin. Rameek McKenzie (Y), 2:50; 126 – Gomez (Mt) pin. Dan Jureller (Sc), 5:08; 132 – Zack Rico (Sl) pin. Colin Hopkins (Ed), 5:38; 138 – Justin Seim (Hk) pin. Joe Koshakow (Sc), 2:58; 145 – Ford (Col) dec. Russo (HM), 5-2; 152 – Ben Miller (Mk) dec. Scott Porter (Pw), 4-2; 160 – Dion Duran (Mk) won by injury default over Erik Derektor (HM); 170 – Jack Braun (Sc) pin. Joe Simolacaj (R), 1:50; 182 – Jacob Berkowitz (Sc) major dec. Oliver Mold (Pw), 13-0; 195 – Simpson (MV) pin. Marji (Y), 4:31; 220 – Danny Kornberg (Ed) dec. Brumback (Col), 4-2 OT; 285 – Michael D’Abbraccia (Mt) pin. Austin Lynch (Wd), 1:35.