Champions Crowned At State Wrestling Class Meets

There was plenty of action and excitement Friday and Saturday at the CIAC state wrestling championships meets, held at four locations throughout the state. When all was said and done, two teams had won rather handily, while two others prevailed by the slimmest of margins.

Danbury won the Class LL title for the fourth straight year, compiling 250 points to 210.5 for Trumbull. In Class M, Killingly won its first title since 2009 with 202.5 points, easily outdistancing runner-up Foran's 161.

Bristol Eastern barely managed to edge Simsbury for its third straight Class L crown, notching 204.5 points to edge the Trojans by half a point. Likewise in Class S, Gilbert had 193.5 points to nip Montville, which had 190.

Here are the top three teams in each class plus individual champions. Click the class header for complete team results and top six place-winners.

CLASS LL (at Trumbull)

Teams

1. Danbury, 250
2. Trumbull, 210.5
3. Southington, 175

Individuals

• 106 - Michael Longo, Trumbull
• 113 - Travis Longo, Trumbull
• 120 - Tyler Johnson, Danbury
• 126 - Ryan Jack, Danbury
• 132 - Kyle Fields, Danbury
• 138 - Shamar Schand, Manchester
• 145 - Jacob Cardozo, Southington
• 152 - Noah Zuckerman, Fairfield Warde
• 160 - Lazar Agoev, Ridgefield
• 170 - Billy Carr, Southington
• 182 - Andrew Nanai, Greenwich
• 195 - Joe Gjihaj, Fairfield Warde
• 220 - George Harrington, Staples
• 285 - Joe Zeller, Newtown

CLASS L (at Bristol Central)

Teams

1. Bristol Eastern, 204.5
2. Simsbury, 204
3. Xavier, 194

Individuals

• 106 - Michael Rapuano, Xavier
• 113 - Elijah Cyr, Middletown
• 120 - Ty Finn, Simsbury
• 126 - John Mariano, Simsbury
• 132 - Tom Nichols, Bristol Eastern
• 138 - Justin Mastroianni, New Canaan
• 145 - Tyler Song, New Canaan
• 152 - Justin Marshall, Bristol Eastern
• 160 - Samuel Bergin, Simsbury
• 170 - Dylan Sousa, Xavier
• 182 - Jacob Commander, New London
• 195 - Alec Dube, Daniel Hand
• 220 - Trinidad Gonzalez, Bristol Eastern
• 285 - Nygell Smikle, Middletown

CLASS M (at Guilford)

Teams

1. Killingly, 202.5
2. Foran, 161
3. Avon, 151

Individuals

• 106 - Danny Charron, Killingly
• 113 - Mike Charron, Killingly
• 120 - Braeden O'Brien, Bacon Academy
• 126 - David Charron, Killingly
• 132 - Eamon Toland Matos, Bethel
• 138 - Sean Johnson, Ellis Tech
• 145 - Daniel Veleas, Berlin
• 152 - Hunter Adams, Suffield/Windsor Locks
• 160 - Michael Angers, Tolland
• 170 - Derek Turner, Killingly
• 182 - Carson Licastri, Joel Barlow
• 195 - Nolan Bannon, Foran
• 220 - Chris Gens, Avon
• 285 - Henry Schrecengost, Avon

CLASS S (at Windham)

Teams

1. Gilbert, 193.5
2. Montville, 190
3. Haddam-Killingworth, 162

Individuals

• 106 - Jacob Marselli, East Catholic
• 113 - Dylan Levesque, East Hampton
• 120 - Kevin Fantoli, Windham
• 126 - Angelo Folino, Northwestern Regional
• 132 - Louis Bradley, Morgan
• 138 - Nick Barber,Gilbert
• 145 - Marcos Rodriguez, Windham
• 152 - Kyle Matthews, Gilbert
• 160 - Joshua Schwartz, Northwestern Regional
• 170 - Alex Smith, Gilbert
• 182 - Jack Cronin, Nonnewaug
• 195 - Johnny Falco, Griswold
• 220 - Aidan Maher, Haddam-Killingworth
• 285 - Darrick Deveau, Montville

Photo credit: Tim Jensen

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