Age/class: 17/senior.
Position: 160.
Years varsity: 5.
The scoop: Affronti won the 160-pound weight class last weekend at the Eastern States Classic at Sullivan County Community College. The division had 42 wrestlers, including LaSalle's Connor Sutton, the No. 1 seed at 160 and last year's 145-pound Division I state champion. The No. 2 seed, Affronti defeated Hudson Falls senior Aaron Dudley in the championship match, 4-3 in double overtime.
2012 season record: 28-1.
Family: Patricia and Frank (parents); Alicia (sister, 28), Angela (sister, 26), Anita (sister, 24).
Academics: 89 avg.
Accolades: Finished seventh at 152 pounds in the 2011 National High School Coaches Association Junior Wrestling Championships to earn All-America status. He won the 2011 Division I 152 tournament at Super Sectionals, Section V's qualifier for the state championships.
Toughest aspect about my sport: "Mentally it
wears on you. You always have to be mentally strong."
Pre-meet superstition: "I always wear tall, black socks. One says
right, and one says left. Once I put them on, I can't take them off."
People would be surprised to know: "I'm kind of an oddball. I do a lot of different clubs you wouldn't expect. Math team, Mastersminds, Technology Student Association, Tech Wars. I played JV tennis for a year."
Next: Signed a letter of intent with Hofstra. He will major in civil engineering.