This CT team dominates once again, winning its sixth straight wrestling title
Led by four class champions, Xavier won its sixth straight CIAC Class L wrestling title at Wilton Saturday with a score of 256 points. Josh Perez (106), Treydan Beam (113), Zack Nixon (120) and Braylon Gonzalez (144) all won titles for the Falcons, who are also four-time defending State Open champions.
Gonzalez won his fourth straight title and Nixon won his second.
“It’s a testament to the work the kids put in during the year in the wrestling room and the hard schedule we wrestle,” Xavier coach Mike Cunningham said. “It prepares us for this time of year.”
Bristol Eastern was the Class M runner-up behind Foran, which won the title with 203 points. Evan Martin won the 120 title with a pin and his Bristol Eastern teammate Ayden Davies won at 215 pounds.
Somers senior Will Accorsi, who won the Class S title at 120 pounds Saturday, was the State Open champion last year at 113 pounds and was named the MVP of the Class S boys state soccer championship game last fall after scoring two goals in a 3-1 win over Haddam-Killingworth.
CIAC Wrestling Class Championships
Class LL
at Trumbull High School
Top five team scores: 1. Ridgefield, 209; 2. Danbury, 176; 3. Southington, 173; 4. Trumbull, 168.5; 5. New Britain, 159.
Finals
106: Daniel Candullo, Pomperaug/Watertown/Naugatuck, dec. Skylar Napolitano, Glastonbury, 3-1; 113: Cole Desiano Ridgefield, pinned Edward Fioletov, Glastonbury, 1:04; 120: Gavin Donaldson, Staples, dec. Carter Lanzilli Ridgefield, 17-14; 126: Seamus Brannigan, Staples, tech fall Derek Rodriguez, Southington, 18-3, 5:09; 132: Dylan Meyers, Ridgefield, major dec. Ares Bourque Enfield, 14-2; 138: Mark Zolotarevsky, Greenwich, dec. Victor Velez, Danbury, 8-6; 144: John Carrozza, Ridgefield pinned Aiden Lucero, Stamford, 1:51; 150: Midgerson Gelin, Stamford dec. Leo Moore, Ridgefield, 8-5; 157: Jake Rivera, Southington dec. Em’rick Henry, Danbury, 6-0; 165: Evan Schibi, Gilbert/Torrington/Wolcott dec. Hubert Szymko Trumbull, 14-7; 175: Harrison Muller, Danbury major dec. Damian Rousseau, Staples, 10-0; 190: Noah Colon, Manchester, tech fall Wyatt Podielsky, Ridgefield, 17-2, 5:55; 215: Julian Rousseau, Staples, major dec. Benedetto Graziosi, Greenwich, 22-12; 285: Chase Galke, Shelton pinned Colin Falla, Greenwich, 0:53
Class L
at Wilton
Top five teams: 1. Xavier, 256; 2. Fairfield Warde, 183.5; 3. Newtown, 156; 4. East Lyme/Norwich Tech, 132; 5. New Milford, 131.5.
Finals
106: Josh Perez, Xavier tech fall Kody Dragon, Bristol Central, 20-3, 2:56; 113: Treydan Beam, Xavier dec. Owen Blair, Newtown, 5-3; 120: Zack Dixon, Xavier tech fall Joshua Ramos, Middletown, 17-1, 4:56; 126: Mael Pierre-Paul, Bunnell, dec. Alexander Depratti, Xavier, 15-4; 132: Jude Grammatico, Fairfield Warde, tech fall Mohammed Ramlek, Maloney, 17-1, 5:05; 138: Giuliano Sirianni, Simsbury, dec. Cayden Morin, Bunnell, 3-2; 144: Braylon Gonzalez, Xavier, pin Robert Perez, Cheshire, 1:16; 150: Isaiah McDaniel, Middletown, dec. Alex Lamarre, Bristol Central, 10-4; 157: Antonio Arguello, Newtown, pin Miles Wolfe, New Milford, 1:04; 165: Harry Marino, Conard, tech fall Evan Christianson, Wilton, 19-1, 3:28; 175: Jake Maddox, Newtown, dec. Vincent Rivera, Xavier, 12-7; 215: August Furman, Wilton dec. Cameron Gronholm, East Lyme/Norwich Tech, 8-0; 285: Jacob Palermo, East Lyme/Norwich Tech, pin Jaxon Yang, Windsor, 1:54.
Class M
at Guilford High
Finals
Top five team scores: 1. Foran, 203; 2. Bristol Eastern, 189.5; 3. Lyman Memorial/Windham Tech, 183; 4. Notre Dame-West Haven, 178.5; 5. Berlin, 137.
106: Sean Sevigny, Notre Dame-West Haven, pin Joshua Vernon, Branford, 3:11; 113: Collin Sullivan, Berlin pin Sawyer Miller, Foran, 1:52; 120: Evan Martin, Bristol Eastern pin Micah Vong, Bloomfield/Weaver/East Windsor, 3:29; 126: Mason Beecher, Avon, tech fall Caden Bell, RHAM, 17-2, 3:09; 132: Matt Bray, Brookfield/Shepaug dec. Landon Roy, RHAM, 9-0; 138: Alex Uzzo, Guilford, dec. Trevin Guardarrama, Bristol Eastern, 11-2; 144: Calvin Sammarco, Lyman/Windham Tech, pin Rowan Bodden, Foran, 0:44; 150: Thomas Mahon, Foran, pin Griffin Allen, Masuk, 0:59; 157: Riley Storozuk, Notre Dame-West Haven, tech fall Evan Kucenski, Bristol Eastern, 18-3, 4:19; 165: Tyquell Lucas, Foran, dec. Alphonse Milano, Notre Dame-West Haven, 21-7; 175: Andrew King, Hand, dec. Domenic Maturo, Branford, 13-4; 190: Lucas Judd, Lyman/Windham Tech pin Johnny Williston, North Haven, 1:23; 215: Aidyn Davies, Bristol Eastern dec. Aedan Webster, East Haven, 5-1; 285: Dorian Pollard, Bloomfield/Weaver/East Windsor pin Joseph Calandro, Branford, 1:28.
Class S
at Killingly
Top five team scores: 1. Waterford, 194; 2. Killingly, 193.5; 3. Ledyard, 188.5; 4. Plainville, 166; 5. Windham, 138.5.
Finals
106: John Bean, Stafford, pin Gavin Jonasch, Killingly, 5:36; 113: Peter Annis, Suffield/Windsor Locks, dec. George Jolley, Ledyard, 14-4; 120: William Accorsi, Somers, dec. Bradey Jonash, Killingly, 11-3; 126: Jack Gedney, Lewis Mills, dec. Delmazio Despard, Windham, 4-1; 132: Ryan McVeigh, New Fairfield dec. Noah Caisse, Ledyard, 11-0; 138: Lukas Boxley, Ledyard, dec. Ethan Bochman Rodriguez, Terryville/Thomaston, 14-2; 144: Benjamin Barlow, Granby/East Granby pin Collin Rhodes, Ledyard, 3:29; 150: Troy Torres-Morey, Windham, dec. Robert Kammerman, St. Joseph, 14-4; 157: Logan Martin, Sheehan dec. Laso Kelleh, Granby/East Granby, 15-9; 165: Exael Padilla, Killingly, pin Josue Lamb Alvarado, Plainville, 4:41; 175: Cooper Theriault-Dinelli, Plainville, dec. Joey Bernardi, Nonnewaug, 18-6; 190: Ruben Quinoz Torillo, Windham, dec. Maxwell Lipton, Weston, 12-5; 215: Taiyo Gemme, Old Lyme/Westbrook, pin Thomas Johnson, Canton, 3:40; 285: Yasin Afrailov, Suffield/Windsor Locks dec. Cooper Myers, Waterford, 8-1.
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