Off-season news
LaBeef selected as state's Dave Schultz winner
HARTFORD, May 1 -- R.J. LaBeef of Pomfret School has been selected as the Connecticut winner of the Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award by the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum. The award is named in honor of Olympic and world champion Dave Schultz and each award recipient is evaluated on excellence in wrestling, scholastic achievement, citizenship and community service.
LaBeef will wrestle at Cleveland State in the fall. LaBeef began his high school career by becoming the first state champion in school history by winning the State Open title at Woodstock Academy at 103 pounds in 2008 with a 46-2 record. Then, he spent four years at the Pomfret School, winning three New England championships and earning All-American honors three times at the Prep School national championships, finishing fourth, eighth (125 pounds) and fifth (138) in 2009, 2011 and 2012, respectively.
Garoffolo to be honored in Westport by Sportsmen
WESTPORT, May 3 -- Fairfield Ludlowe and Staples wrestling coach Nick Garoffolo will be among the honorees when the Sportsmen of Westport host their 51st annual Dinner of Champions on May 22 in Westport. Garoffolo graduated from Staples and coached the Wreckers for eight years, winning over 100 matches, a Class L title in 1990, 7 FCIAC Eastern Division titles and unofficially finishing second in the State Open twice. He has been coaching at Fairfield Ludlowe since 2005.
Tugman to coach at Wesleyan
MADISON, April 27 -- Hand co-coach Blair Tugman has taken a position as assistant coach at Wesleyan University, according to Hand wrestling's Facebook page. Tugman and Erik Delehanty have coached the Tigers for the past two seasons as co-coaches. This season, they led Hand to its first state title since 1995 when the Tigers won the Class L championship. In two seasons, Hand has gone 47-2, finished 2nd in the State Open twice and second and third in New England. The Tigers were second in Class L in 2011. Tugman and Delehanty led Hand to two SCC Division A titles and a pair of second place finishes in the SCC Tournament.
Norman wins Ohio TOC
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Former Bacon Academy wrestler Aren Norman, a freshman at Tiffin University in Ohio, won the 220 pound class in the Open Division at the annual Ohio Tournament of Champions on April 20 in Columbus. Norman went 4-0 and didn’t give up a point, beating Ohio’s Zach Miller in the finals, 2-0. In the semifinals, Norman beat Andy Lamancusa, 2-0. Lamancusa is a graduate of Mercyhurst College where he was a three-time All-American.
Retirement party for Gabordi
Former Ledyard High coach Lou Gabordi is retiring as principal at LHS this year. His wrestling teams won 5 state titles and 6 ECC titles in 7 years with a dual meet record of 103-10-1. Twenty-three wrestlers won class or State Open titles. A retirement party for Lou will be held June 15. Interested in attending? Send an email to sbilheimer@ledyard.net for more information.
Saturday, April 1
Masuk's Tucker earns
All-American honors
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., April 1 -- Masuk's Eric Tucker earned All-American honors by finishing eighth at 220 pounds at the National High School Coaches Association (NHSCA) Senior National wrestling championships Saturday. Tucker won two matches before losing in the quarterfinals. He earned a tight 2-1 decision over Dortanyia McIntyre of Louisiana to earn All-American honors. He finished 3-3 in the tournament.
Pomfret's R.J. LaBeef (132), Griswold's Brandon Walsh (138) and Griswold's Aaron Wing (182) came up one win short of earning All-American honors. LaBeef won three straight consolation round matches but dropped a 2-1 decision in OT to get eliminated. Walsh advanced to the quarterfinals with a pair of wins but dropped two straight to get eliminated. Wing also won three in a row in the consolation bracket.
In Philadelphia, four Connecticut wrestlers remain alive in the consolation brackets at the 2012 FloNationals wrestling tournament at Drexel University. Hand junior Jake Savoca (138), Old Saybrook/Westbrook senior Dalton Ahern (152), Xavier junior Elliot Antler (160) and East Haven junior Julius Fenoila (285) were still competing this morning. Antler advanced as far as the quarterfinals with three straight wins before losing a match. Ahern has won three straight consolation round bouts.
Friday, March 30
Four wrestlers earn All-American honors
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., March 30 – Four Connecticut wrestlers have earned All-American honors by finishing in the top eight of their respective weight classes at the National High School Coaches Association’s (NHSCA) national tournament. Danbury’s Johnny Garcia finished third at 152 pounds in the NHSCA’s Freshman National tournament while teammate Kevin Jack took sixth at 106 pounds in the NSCHA’s Sophomore Nationals.
In the Junior National tournament, New Britain’s Geovanni Medina (126) and Hartford Classical’s Chris Samboy (195) both finished eighth to earn All-American honors. In the Senior National tournament, New Milford's Conor Kirkegard (113), Griswold’s Brandon Walsh (138) and Masuk’s Eric Tucker (220) remain in the championship bracket and will wrestle Saturday morning in the round of 16.
Dozens of CT wrestlers to compete in two national tournaments
Over 80 Connecticut wrestlers will be competing next weekend in the two national tournaments on the East Coast. Twenty-three will be competing at the FloNationals at Drexel University in Philadelphia on March 31 and April 1. ... Fifty-three CT wrestlers will be competing in the four tournaments at the National High School Coaches Association national tournaments at Virginia Beach, Va. on March 28 through April 1.
Saturday, March 17
Wrestlers win four bouts at NCAA tourney
ST. LOUIS, March 17 – Middletown High graduate Richard Perry won two matches at the NCAA Division I wrestling championships competing for Bloomsburg University at 197 pounds this week. Former Greenwich High wrestler Brandon Williamson (285) also wnet 2-2 wrestling for West Virginia in the tournament. Click on the link for more information on the two Nutmeg State grapplers.
Hepburn wins NCAA Div. 2 national title
PUEBLO, Colo, March 10 - -Ledyard’s T.J. Hepburn won the NCAA Division II national championship Saturday night wrestling for the University of Nebraska-Kearney. Hepburn (36-3) pinned senior Jarrod Shaw of West Liberty University in 2:17 to win the title at 157 pounds and earn All-American honors for the third time.
Hepburn was one of three individual champions for Nebraska-Kearney, which won its first national championship since 2008. The Lopers had seven All-Americans (top 8 finishers) and 107 points. St. Cloud State was second with 95 points while Grand Canyon and Findlay were tied for third with 58.
Nebraska-Kearney teammates Dalton Jensen (141) and Raufeon Stots (149) won titles before Hepburn came to the mat. Hepburn’s pin clinched the title for the Lopers. “I told my teammates I was going for the headlock to get the pin in the first period,” Hepburn told the Pueblo Chieftain. “I can’t even explain the emotions I had when I got that pin and won the national championship for the team. It was just incredible.”
After a relentless attack, Hepburn got a cradle and a pin for the victory over Shaw. “The last half hour I was having a hard time catching my breath,” Hepburn told NCAA.com. “I’ve been here before, but no matter how many times you are in a situation like this you get excited. When Dalton got that pin my lungs opened up. To be the guy to clinch it feels awesome. Just a great way to go out.”
Hepburn, a senior, ended his collegiate career on a 26-match win streak and finished 118-16 at Nebraska-Kearney. Hepburn had to go to overtime to win his semifinal match with a 4-2 decision over top-ranked Dillon Bera (20-1) of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside. Unable to finish a pair of shots in regulation, Hepburn found paydirt in OT.
Blank ousted from Div. 3 tourney
LaCROSSE, Wisc., March 9 -- Wrestling for Ursinus, Ridgefield senior Alex Blank (133) lost twice at NCAA Div. 3 national tournament and was eliminated. Blank lost to No. 3 Adam Sheeley (Wisc.-LaCrosse) 15-0 and No. 6 Joseph Crippi of Springfield College, 3-0.
Wednesday, March 7
Four state wrestlers
in NCAA tournaments
Four Connecticut wrestlers will be competing in the respective NCAA championship wrestling tournaments. Ledyard’s T.J. Hepburn, who wrestles for the University of Nebraska-Kearney will be competing at 157 pounds in the NCAA Division II tournament on March 9-10 in Pueblo, Colo. Ridgefield’s Alex Blank, who wrestles at 133 for Ursinus College, will be competing in the NCAA Division III tournament on March 9-10 in LaCrosse, Wisconsin.
In the NCAA Division I national tournament on March 15-17 in St. Louis, Greenwich’s Brandon Williamson (285) and Middletown’s Richard Perry (197) will be competing. Williamson is a senior with West Virginia while Perry is sophomore with Bloomsburg University. Click on the respective links for more about each tournament.
Sunday, March 4
Williamson qualifies for NCAA tourney
Former Greenwich High wrestler Brandon Williamson of West Virginia earned a berth in the NCAA Division I tournament by winning the 285 pound division at the 37th annual Eastern Wrestling League tournament. Williamson won three bouts, including a 2-1 decision over Edinboro’s Ernest James, 2-1 in the final. Williamson nearly lost his opening match of the tournament. He trailed Millerville’s Brad Ladd, 10-2 in the first period but was able to rally for a 16-14 decision.
Saturday, March 3
Six state wrestlers win New England titles
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Connecticut had the most finalists (12) and most medalwinners (27) at the 2012 New England championships Saturday in Providence. Six Connecticut wrestlers came home with New England championships – Westhill’s Pascal Medor (106), Hand’s William Crisco (120), Newington’s Chris Chorzepa (170), Middletown’s Devon Carrillo (182), Norwalk’s Brandon Riggins (195) and Xavier’s Sean Marinan (220).
There were five rematches of finals from the State Open. Hand finished a strong second to Timberlane, N.H., which won a record fifth straight New England championship. More coming Sunday from Connecticut Wrestling Online.
Monday, Feb. 27
Xavier is top ranked team in final state poll
NORWICH, Feb. 27 – For the first time in school history, the Xavier High wrestling team is the No. 1 ranked team in the final state coaches poll of the season. The Falcons, who won the Class LL and State Open tournaments, received 14 of 15 first place votes. Danbury, which went undefeated in the regular season with a 20-0 record including dominant wins over Xavier and Class L champion Hand, received the other first place vote and finished third. Class M champion Ledyard was ranked fourth and Class S champion Old Saybrook/Westbrook was ranked 12th.
Results from other states
Results and brackets from state championship meets in Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Maine are posted on the site. Top six in each weight class from MA and top 3 from RI, VT, NH and ME qualify for this weekend's New England championships.
Sunday, Feb. 26
Wesleyan captures Div. III
New England tournament
MIDDLETOWN, Feb. 26 -- Wesleyan won the New England Wrestling Association (NEWA) Division III championship tournament at Wesleyan University in Middletown on Sunday by 1.5 points over Springfield College. The winners of the 10 weight classes and five wild card entries qualify for the NCAA Division III national tournament on March 9-10 in LaCrosse, Wisc.
Saturday, Feb. 25
Xavier gets past Hand to capture first title
NEW HAVEN, Feb. 25 – With five medalists and two individual champions, Class LL champion Xavier rallied to win its first-ever State Open championship, beating Hand by 9½ points. Danbury was third with New Milford a distant fourth. Tyler Cunningham (160) and Sean Marinian (220) won titles for Xavier. Hand had six medalists and three finalists. Xavier and its 11 wrestlers had 34 wins in the tournament while Hand with its nine wrestlers had 27 victories. Five wrestlers won their second straight State Open title. New Milford’s Conor Kirkegard (113), Glastonbury’s Tyler Keane (120), Griswold’s Brandon Walsh (138), Middletown’s Devon Carillo (182) and Hand’s Joe Demichele (285) each won their second Open title.
Friday, Feb. 24
Only half point seperates Danbury, Xavier at Open
NEW HAVEN, Feb. 24 -- After day 1, only a half point seperates Danbury and Xavier at the State Open wrestling championships. Danbury has 52.5 points while Xavier has 50. Both teams have seven wrestlers in the quarterfinals. The only difference is that Danbury has three wrestlers left in the consolation round while Xavier has four. You can follow the tournament live on KapWrestling.net. You must register but it is free.
Monday, Feb 20
Open seeds released
The CIAC has released its tentative seeding list for the State Open. Twenty-four wrestlers will be competing in all four weight classes. Overall records do not include results from respective league tournaments. ... With two individual champions and five finalists, host Northfield Mount Hermon won the 65th annual New England Prep School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) wrestling tournament this weekend in Gill, Mass. Avon Old Farms was the top Connecticut team, tied for fifth place. The top 7 finishers in each weight class qualify for the Prep School national tournament on Feb. 23-25 in Lehigh, Pa.
Saturday, Feb. 18
Xavier, Hand, Ledyard, Old Saybrook/Westbrook win titles
It was a thrilling day of wrestling at the CIAC state championship wrestling tournaments. Click on the respective links for brackets and placewinners. We'll have more information on each tournament on Sunday. Xavier outlasted Danbury in Class LL for the second straight year, Hand won its first Class L title and first crown since 1995, Ledyard won its state-record 18th state title and Old Saybrook/Westbrook became the first co-op team to win a wrestling state title.
Six wrestlers will qualify for State Open
Six wrestlers from each weight class from the CIAC's Class LL, L, M and S tournaments will qualify for next week's State Open at the Floyd Little Athletic Center in New Haven. It's the first expansion in the number of wrestlers participating in the tournament since 1988.
Wednesday, Feb. 15
Seeds posted for tournaments
The CIAC has posted the seeds for the Class LL, L, M and Class S wrestling tournaments. ... The latest Norwich Bulletin top 10 poll has been released and Danbury remains the top-ranked team in the state. Fairfield Warde joins the top 10 this week at No. 8.
2012 New England championships
At Providence RI
Top 20 team results – 1. Timberlane NH 77, 2. Hand 68½, 3. Mt. Anthony VT 67, 4. North Andover MA 61, 5. Methuen MA 57, 6. Xavier 52, 7. Central Catholic MA 50½, 8. Warwick RI 48, 9. Exeter-West Greenwich RI and Newington CT 45, 11. Glastonbury and West Springfield MA 41½, 13. Natick MA 39½, 14. Manchester Central NH and Pathfinder Regional MA 34, 16. Framingham MA 32½, 17. Frankin MA 31½, 18. East Providence RI and Nauset MA 28, 20. Middletown CT 27½; 21. Belfast ME, Billerica MA, Norwalk 27, 24. Westhill 26, 25. Danbury 25, 26. New Milford 24½, 27. Hartford, Holliston MA, Ledyard, Manchester Memorial NH, Marshwood MA, Old Saybrook/Westbrook, Tyngsborough MA 24; 34. Barnstable MA, East Greenwich RI, Masuk, Pinkerton NH 22, 38. Cumberland RI, Hingham MA, Somers 21, 41. Gardiner ME, Hollis Brookline NH, Vergennes VT 20, 44. Dracut MA 19½, 45. Fryeburg Academy ME, North Providence 19, 47.Bacon Academy, Camden Hills ME, Springfield Central MA 18, 50. Terryville 17, 51. Chelmsford MA, Griswold, Massabesic ME 16
Individual results
106 -- Final: Pascal Medor, Westhill dec. Kevin Jack, Danbury, 6-2; 3. John Altieri, Warwick RI dec. Jean-Luc Lemieux, Pinkerton NH, 7-4; 5. Jon Ryan, Dracut MA dec. Ben Defronzo, Lincoln Sudbury MA 5-0
113 -- Final: Zach Brinson, Timberlane NH dec. Christian Monserrat, Methuen MA, 10-2; 3. Brian Amato, Newington dec. Connor Sheehan, Frysburg Academy ME 6-1; 5. Peter Robinson, St. John’s-Schrews MA dec. Matt McAllister, Bacon Academy, 15-4
120 -- Final: William Crisco, Hand dec. Tyler Keane, Glastonbury, 3-1 OT; 3. Mike Mui, Hingham, MA dec. Pat Lacroix, Central Catholic MA, 4-0; 5. Adam Corey, Timberlane NH pin Nate Colicci, Warwick RI, 4:21
126 -- Final: Ryan O’Boyle, Central Catholic MA tech fall Joao Vincente, East Providence RI, 15-0, 3:06; 3. Cody Keane, Glastonbury dec. Johnny Do, Framingham MA, 5-2; 5. Greg Williams, Franklin MA dec. Geovanni Medina, New Britain, 11-2
132 -- Final: Brent Waterman, Belfast ME dec. Mizam Tamaradze, West Springfield MA, 10-7; 3. Zak Hale, Mt. Anthony VT dec. Mike Murphy, North Providence RI, 4-2; 5. Miguel Calixto, Windham High dec. Gil Sa, Framingham MA 7-3
138 -- Final: James Smith, Natick MA dec. Dan DelGallo, Gardiner ME, 15-9; 3. Christian LaBrie, Exeter-West Greenwich RI dec. Brandon Walsh, Griswold, 5-2; 5. Cody Hughes, Marshwood ME dec. Jonathan Viruet, Springfield Central MA, 4-1
145 -- Final: C.J. Doherty, Methuen MA dec. Brad Drover, North Andover, MA, 5-0; 3. Andrew BaBrie, Exeter-West Greenwich RI dec. Jake Savoca, Hand, 8-4; 5. Anthony Terlizzi, New Milford dec. Erik Travers, Cumberland RI, 13-6
152 -- Final: Ryan Niven, Tyngsborough MA dec. Dalton Ahern, Old Saybrook/Westbrook, 8-1; 3. Stephen Jarrell, East Greenwich RI dec. Luke Morrier, Timberlane NH, 4-2; 5. Jack McKeever, Brookfield forfeit over Jared Jensen, Brunswick ME
160 -- Final: Jacob Straight, Pathfinder Regional MA dec. Casey Quin, Hollis Brookline NH, 3-0; 3. Dan Connelly, North Andover, MA dec. Scott LaMarre, Terryville, 7-1; 5. Chris Perreault, St. Johnsbury VT dec. Khmari Thomas, Windsor Locks, 8-2
170 -- Final: Chris Chorzepa, Newington dec. Will Henson, Barnstable, MA, 13-2; 3. Elliot Antler, Xavier dec. Geoffrey Grant, Vergennes VT, 5-1; 5. Jared Rich, Spaulding VT dec. Devin Hurst, Warwick RI 5-2
182 -- Final: Devon Carillo, Middletown dec. Sheldon Rhoden, Hartford, 11-5; 3. Dave Dubin, Holliston MA dec. Nick Salois, Warwick RI 3-1; 5. Ryan Neals, North Andover MA dec. Steven Wingard, Housatonic, 12-4
195 -- Final: Brandon Riggins, Norwalk dec. Kyle Foster, Somers, 7-2; 3. Leo Trindale, Billerica MA dec. Anthony Valentin, Manchester Central NH, 9-2; 5. Spencer Foucher, Mt. Anthony VT dec. Tom Lacroix, Cumberland RI, 2-1
220 -- Final: Sean Marinan, Xavier dec. Eric Tucker, Masuk, 4-2, 2 OT; 3. Murad Usmanov, West Springfield MA pin Rhett Chase, Camden Hills ME, 2:45; 5. Joshua Lawrence, Ledyard pin Josh Andrews, Massabesic ME, 3:37
285 -- Final: Brendan Battles, Nauset MA dec. Steven Dwight, Manchester Memorial NH, 5-4; 3. Joseph Demichele, Hand pin Andrew Paredes, Stoughton MA, 0:50; 5. Jesse Webb, Mt. Anthony VT dec. Lou Ferrer, Chelmsford MA, 3-1
Outstanding wrestler: Ryan Coyle, Central Catholic, 126
Best final’s match: Battles vs. Dwight, 275 pounds
2012 State Open championships
At New Haven
Team results -- 1. Xavier 132; 2. Daniel Hand 121½; 3. Danbury 118½; 4. New Milford 78; 5. Glastonbury 70; 6. Ledyard 69; 7. Bacon Academy 68; 8. South Windsor 64; 9. Middletown 55; 10. Griswold 52; 11. Newington 50; 12. Fairfield Warde 50; 13. Conard 48; 14. East Lyme 44; 15. Farmington 42; 16. Windham and Bristol Eastern 42; 18. Westbrook/Old Saybrook 41; 19. Southington 39; 20. Hartford co-op 37; 21. E.O. Smith 34½; 22. Bristol Central 33; 23. Westhill 32; 24. Brookfield 32; 25. Shelton and Avon 30; 27. Norwalk 29½; 28. New Britain 29; 29. Masuk and Haddam-Killingworth 28; 31. New Fairfield and Stamford 26; 33. Terryville 24½; 34. Trumbull 24; 35. Montville 23; 36. Somers 22; 37. Thomaston 21; 38. Norwich Free Academy and Fairfield Prep 20; 40. Simsbury 19, Staples and Derby 19; 43. Berlin 18; 44. Housatonic and Foran 17; 46. Platt High and Windsor Locks 16; 48. Ridgefield, Greenwich, Oxford and Newtown 14; 52. Nonnewaug and Maloney 12; 54. Jonathan Law, Pomperaug, Fairfield Ludlowe and Manchester 11; 58. Branford, Gilbert, SMSA/University 10; 61. RHAM 9½; 62. Lyman Memorial/Windham Tech and Killingly 9; 64. New Canaan, Wethersfield and Notre Dame-WH 8; 67. Stafford 7; 68. Cheshire and Canton 6; 70. Fermi, Fitch, Amity, Seymour and Portland 5; 75. Waterford, Wolcott Tech, Wilton, Plainfield and Immaculate/Joel Barlow 4; 80. Suffield 3½; 81. Plainville, Granby, Career Magnet, East Catholic 3; 85. Vinal Tech 2; 86. Goodwin Tech, Guilford, Platt Tech/WH 1; 89. Woodstock Academy, Rocky Hill, Old Lyme, Holy Cross, New Haven, Darien and Morgan 0
Individual results
106
Championship: Kevin Jack, Danbury dec. Pascal Medor, Westhill 6-1, OT; Third Place: Kareem Small, East Lyme dec. Matthew Elias, Daniel Hand 13-3; Fifth Place: Mark Failla, Shelton dec. Thomas Wynosky, Montville 5-1
113
Championship: Conor Kirkegard, New Milford dec. Brian Amato, Newington 4-3; Third Place: Matt McAllister, Bacon Academy dec. Will Chowanek, Xavier 3-1; Fifth Place: Benjamin Durst, Simsbury dec. Conor Caffrey, South Windsor 3-0
120
Championship: Tyler Keane, Glastonbury dec. William Crisco, Daniel Hand 3-1, OT; Third Place: Chris Elrod, Bacon Academy dec. Andrew Carignan, Middletown 11-3; Fifth Place: Matthew Philbin, Ridgefield injury default over Matthew Trelli, Bristol Central
126
Championship: Geovanni Medina, New Britain pin Cody Keane, Glastonbury 3:07; Third Place: Sean Kellett, Shelton dec. Carl Luth, Foran 4-2; Fifth Place: Howard Kilpatrick, Bacon Academy dec. Jacob Quirk, E.O. Smith 7-2
132
Championship: Miguel Calixto, Windham dec. Ben Pierre Saint, Stamford 6-3; Third Place: Pharoah Eaton, Fairfield Warde dec. David Colvin, Westbrook/Old Saybrook 9-2; Fifth Place: Justin Elias, Daniel Hand dec. Austin Hodges, Nonnewaug 8-2
138
Championship: Brandon Walsh, Griswold dec. Benjamin Anderson, Trumbull 9-2; Third Place: Ian Curtis, New Milford dec. Daniel Hecker, Glastonbury 6-1; Fifth Place: Craig Sassu, Bristol Eastern Dec Tucker MacGregor, Daniel Hand 11-4
145
Championship: Sam Odell, South Windsor dec. Jake Savoca, Daniel Hand 4-2, OT; Third Place: Anthony Terlizzi, New Milford dec. Johnny Bello, Conard 2-1; Fifth Place: Jesse Lusa, E.O. Smith Forfeit Ryan Butler, Xavier
152
Championship: Jack McKeever, Brookfield dec. Lucas Muntz, Conard 4-2, OT; Third Place: Dalton Ahern, Westbrook/Old Saybrook dec. Casey Mitchell, South Windsor 1-0; Fifth Place: Mikey Amorando, New Fairfield Pin Randy Boyne, Bristol Central 0:57
160
Championship: Tyler Cunningham, Xavier dec. Alexander Manwaring, Ledyard 7-2; Third Place: Khamri Thomas, Windsor Locks Dec Scott LaMarre, Terryville 9-3; Fifth Place: Wesley Spears, Danbury dec. Randy Hale, Middletown 3-2
170
Championship: Christopher Chorzepa, Newington dec. Joe Murphy, Avon 12-7; Third Place: Elliot Antler, Xavier MajDec Alex Cusano, East Lyme 13-2; Fifth Place: David Gary, Hartford dec. Ryan Whittle, Greenwich 9-5
182
Championship: Devon Carrillo, Middletown dec. Sheldon Rhoden, Weaver/Hartford 7-2; Third Place: Steven Wingard, Housatonic dec. William Jack, Danbury 12-4; Fifth Place: Aaron Wing, Griswold pin Ricky Cotton, Conard 1:59
195
Championship: Brandon Riggins, Norwalk MajDec Kyle Foster, Somers 17-9; Third Place: Mikell Washington, Staples dec. Michael Cassin, Bristol Eastern 13-6; Fifth Place: Luis Casco, Derby Dec Zachary Maxwell, Southington 7-5
220
Championship: Sean Marinan, Xavier dec. Eric Tucker, Masuk 3-2, 3 OT; Third Place: Joshua Lawrence, Ledyard dec. Patrick Sawicki, Bacon Academy 2-1; Fifth Place: Oswaldo Eddie Garcia, Danbury pin Ian Jones, Pomperaug 2:06
285
Championship: Joseph Demichele, Daniel Hand pin Tyler Margison, Thomaston 1:22; Third Place: Mike Money, Fairfield Warde pin Gregory Murray, Haddam-Killingworth 1:39; Fifth Place: Travis Daly, Southington pin Jevon Pegues, Danbury 0:26
Outstanding wrestler: Jack McKeever, Brookfield (152)
65th annual NEPSAC (New England Prep School Athletic Council) tournament
At Gill, Mass.
Team results – 1. Northfield Mount Hermon (NMH) 143½, 2. St. Paul’s-Concord NH, 131½, 3. Belmont Hill-Belmont MA 125, 4. Andover (MA) Academy 113, 5. Avon Old Farms and Tabor Academy-Marion MA 82, 7. Choate Rosemary Hall-Wallingford CT 80½, 8. Suffield Academy 72, 9. Phillips Exeter-Exeter NH 68 ½, 10. Roxbury Latin 57, 11. Salisbury School 54, 12. Pomfret 52½, 13. Nobles 52, 14. Loomis Chaffee-Windsor 51, 15. Gunnery 46, 16. Worcester 44, 17. Canterbury and Thayer 39, 19. Lawrence 38½, 20. Brooks 37, 21. Hotchkiss 36, 22. Wilbraham 35, 23. Deerfield Academy 34, 24. Tilton 30½, 25. Chase Collegiate-Waterbury 27, 26. Hyde School ME 24½, 27. Governor’s 22, 28. Brunswick 18½, 29. St. Sebastian’s 18½, 30. Williston 15, 31. Hamden Hall and Hyde School CT 14, 33. Hopkins, Landmark and St. Mark’s 13; 36. Lexington Christian 10, 37. Milton and Trinity Pawling 8, 39. Taft School 6, 40. Beaver Country Day 5, 41. Middlesex 3, 42. BBN, Marianapolis Prep 2; 44. Concord, Marvelwood, Storm King 0, 47. Green Farms minus 1.
106
Final: Drew Saccone (St. Paul’s) pin Brandon Caffrey (Pomfret) 3:44
3rd: Mihir Gulati (Belmont Hill) dec. Andrew Conway (Nobles) 7-2
5th: Joey Creen (Avon Old Farms) dec. Riley O’Connell (Choate) 3-2
7th: Rohan Das (Brunswick) dec. Connor Lehan (Roxbury Latin) 7-6
113
Final: John Anderson (Tabor) dec. Troy Cote (Chase) 6-4
3rd: Michael Dik (Governors) dec. Christian Saccone (Deerfield) 2-0
5th: Thomas Brew (St. Paul’s) dec. Josh Lee (Belmont Hill) 7-5
7th: Harrison Pao (Roxbury Latin) dec. Steven Guglielmo (Avon Old Farms) 15-5
120
Final: Christian Vallis (Andover) dec. Chandler Mendenhall (Worcester) 5-0
3rd: Kenny Jordan (Canterbury) dec. Clayton Caliendo (Tabor) 8-3
5th: Nate Cleveland (Loomis) pin Justin Choi (Choate) 0:37
7th: Russell Feye (St. Paul’s) dec. Alex Lawton (Brooks) 5-2
126
Final: Jeff Ott (Belmont Hill) dec. Geoff Verallis (NMH) 15-4
3rd: Luke Mario (Deerfield) pin Arya Reddy (Hopkins) 2:13
5th: Marcos Mercado (Hyde-CT) dec. Will Evangelakos (Suffield Acad.) 4-1
7th: Janos Lobb (Avon Old Farms) dec. Pat Mcinnis (Tilton) 12-5
132
Final: Brandon Sneider (Andover) dec. James Corbett (St. Paul’s) 9-5
3rd: Austin Wruble (Choate) pin Matt Crockett (Hamden Hall) 1:59
5th: Henry Cousins (Belmont Hill) dec. Vincent DeBlasio (Avon Old Farms) OT 2-1
7th: Josh Berland (Beaver CD) dec. Mack LaManna (Canterbury) 5-2
138
Final: RJ LaBeef (Pomfret) dec. Spencer Slishman (NMH) 12-0
3rd: Cam Scari (Belmont Hill) pin Sven Lerner (Andover) 1:55
5th: Jackson Timm (Nobles) dec. Chayoot Chengsupanimit (Hotchkiss) 4-1
7th: Patrick Barry (Roxbury Latin) dec. Eric Donovan (Lexington Christian) 13-5
145
Final: Ethan Rheault (St. Paul’s) dec. Drew Mahoney (Suffield Acad.) 5-4
3rd: Sam Broda (Loomis) dec. Nick Favaloro (Belmont Hill) 5-0
5th: Dan Toubman (Nobles) forfeit Edward Carroll (Choate)
7th: Pat OConnell (Exeter) dec. Connor Kupersmith (Brunswick) 6-2
152
Final: Colton Dempsey (Andover) forfeit Torin Zonfrelli (Tabor)
3rd: Ryan McCarney (Wilbraham) dec. Seth McNay (Roxbury Latin) 10-4
5th: Andrew Jacobs (Suffield Acad.) dec. Nate Gibeley (Brooks) 6-4
7th: Max Adler (NMH) dec. Caleb Kirshner (Nobles) 4-2
160
Final: Matt Libby (NMH) pin Andrew Konovalchik (Brooks) 3:59
3rd: Matthew Belikov (Hotchkiss) dec. Carrick Driscoll (Wilbraham) 7-2
5th: Zach Harris (Loomis) pin Tyler Pinkham (Suffield Acad.) 1:35
7th: Matt Doyle (Roxbury Latin) dec. Tyler Gillis (Belmont Hill) 6-4
170
Final: Bemnet Banks (Hyde-ME) dec. Stephen Piascik (NMH) 7-1
3rd: Aaron Weiss (St. Paul’s) injury default Isaiah Bellamy (Lawrence)
5th: James Palmer (Andover) dec. Guy Green (Roxbury Latin) 7-2
7th: William Shofner (Hotchkiss) dec. John Keally (Nobles) 7-4
182
Final: David Welch (Tilton) dec. Josh Roometua (Salisbury) 3-1
3rd: Matthew Sullivan (Exeter) dec. Brian OMalley (St. Sebastians) 5-2
5th: Carmine Magnoli (Avon Old Farms) pin Chris Chambers (Choate) 2:10
7th: Jared Bacon (Thayer) dec. Mark Muska (Landmark) 8-6
195
Final: Jake Roometua (Salisbury) dec. Michael Sullivan (Exeter) 4-2 *
3rd: Haryy Bacon (Thayer) dec. Josh Galant (Suffield Acad.) 5-2
5th: Mike Edwards (Tabor) pin Noah Rak (Canterbury) 2:00
7th: David Coleman (NMH) pin Cornelius Griffith (Lawrence) 4:57
220
Final: Fred Marks (Gunnery) dec. TJ Blackburn (Exeter) 6-2
3rd: John Robinson (Worcester) dec. Ryan Ruiz (Choate) 4-2
5th: Harry Nicholas (St. Paul’s) dec. Martin Martin (St. Marks) 6-3
7th: Charlie Palmer (Hotchkiss) dec. Adam Parker (Taft) 5-3
285
Final: Henry Anderson (NMH) pin Egan Kennedy (Avon Old Farms) 3:42
3rd: Andrew Crane (Lawrence) pin Connor Dintino (Gunnery) 4:22
5th: Shane Donovan (Thayer) pin Rob Perdoni (Belmont Hill) 1:46
7th: Connor Adams (Williston) pin Sadiq Olanrewaju (Salisbury) 4:11
Outstanding wrestler: Jeff Ott, Belmont Hill, 126
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