Nationals results: Ruggirello an all-American

Valley Central junior 130-pounder Cody Ruggirello is a Junior Nationals all-American.

Ruggirello defeated three-time state champion Luke Goetti of Minus Union (Ariz.) High 3-0 in a wrestleback to guarantee a place in the top eight in Virginia Beach, Va. Thursday.

Ruggirello wrestles Friday for placing. He can place as high as third.

Ruggirello is 4-1 in the tournament. He lost 2-1 in the quarterfinals to three-time New Mexico state champion Louis Trujillo. Trujillo, the top seed, scored two backpoints with 29 seconds left in the match. Ruggirello escaped with 10 seconds left.

Junior Nationals
130 pounds
Quarterfinals: Louis Trujillo (Rio Ranch, N.M.) d. Cody Ruggirello (Valley Central) 2-1
Round of 16: Cody Ruggirello (Valley Central) won by disqualification over Mike Vespa (Monroe-Woodbury). The two never wrestled.
Round of 32: Cody Ruggirello (Valley Central) pin Ryan Pohlman (Raymond Central, Neb.) 2:58′ Mike Vespa (Monroe-Woodbury) d. Justin Mason (Hayfield, Va.) 6-0.
Round of 64: Cody Ruggirello (Valley Central) d. Cordale Risk (Cary, N.C.) 16-0; Mike Vespa (Monroe-Woodbury) pin Mitch Clark (Blair Oaks, Mo.) 5:30.
Wrestlebacks
Sixth round: Cody Ruggirello (Valley Central) d. Luke Goetti (Minus Union, Ariz.) 3-0.
Fourth round: Tucker Armstrong (Corona del Mar, Calif.) won by disqualification over Mike Vespa (Monroe-Woodbury).
125 pounds
First round: Nic Smith (Valley Central) d. Trevor Stiefken (Delaware Valley, N.J.) 9-2
Round of 32: Tom Ambrose (Providence Catholic, Ill.) d. Nic Smith (Valley Central) 4-0.
140 pounds
First round: Ali Hasan (Valley Central) d. Aaron Fry (Muncy, Pa.) 3-2; Giuseppi Lanzi (Amsterdam) pin Jake Fenical (Valley Central) no time available.
Second round: Drake Houdashelt (Fort Zumwalt West, Mo.)  d. Ali Hasan (Valley Central) 15-0.
Wrestlebacks
Second round: Jake Fenical (Valley Central) pin Cody Trotter (Vista, Calif.) 2:29
Third round: Ali Hasan (Valley Central) d. Troutman (Chenango Valley) 10-0; Andy Rodriguez (Central Islip) pin Jake Fenical (Valley Central) 2:21.
Fourth round: Joe Marino (Garnet Valley, Pa.) pin Ali Hasan (Valley Central) 2:10

Sophomore Nationals
119 pounds
First round: Dale Boyd (N.C.) won by injury default over Vaquan Kelly (Monroe-Woodbury)
Wrestlebacks
First round: Vaquan Kelly (Monroe-Woodbury) d. Ryan Smith (Honesdale, Pa.) 5-2
Second round: Vaquan Kelly (Monroe-Woodbury) d. Jonathan Cloud (South Pointe, S.C.) 6-2
Third round: Vaquan Kelly (Monroe-Woodbury) d. David Hershberger (Smyrna, Del.) 4-2
Fourth round: Cameron Kirby (River Hill, Md.) d. Vaquan Kelly (Monroe-Woodbury) 5-1

Freshman Nationals
125 pounds
First round: Mitchell Minotti (Easton, Pa.) pin Nick McLean (Fallsburg) 3:17
Wrestlebacks
Second round: Lupe Delgado (Turner Ashby, Va.) d. Nick McLean (Fallsburg) 8-2