Ryker Cox of Coxsackie-Athens and Gabe English of Berne-Knox-Westerlo/Middleburgh are Section 2’s newest NYSPHSAA wrestling champions.
Cox, a junior 165-pounder, and English, a senior 175-pounder, won Division 2 titles back-to-back Saturday night as the two-day tournament wrapped up at MVP Arena. Five other Section 2 wrestlers, one in Division 1 and four in Division 2, reached state finals and finished as runners-up.
Cox won a 7-4 decision over Cadin Creeley of Section 4’s Newark Valley, while English won 5-1 over Connor Wilson of Section 1’s Our Lady of Lourdes. Both wrestlers are the first-ever state champions from their respective programs…