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Wrestlers From Hartford County Shine At State Championship Meets

East Hartford High School shared the Class LL team title for the first time, while 11 individual champions are from Hartford County schools.

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Class LL wrestlers in the 126 lb. weight class at the medal podium. From left: Andrew De La Rosa, Glastonbury; Dylan Sherman, Fairfield Ludlowe; Nathan Blaha, Ridgefield; Josh Howard, Southington; Lincoln Carlson, East Lyme; Robert McNally, Enfield.
Class LL wrestlers in the 126 lb. weight class at the medal podium. From left: Andrew De La Rosa, Glastonbury; Dylan Sherman, Fairfield Ludlowe; Nathan Blaha, Ridgefield; Josh Howard, Southington; Lincoln Carlson, East Lyme; Robert McNally, Enfield. (Megan McNally)

CONNECTICUT — High school wrestlers from around the state competed Friday and Saturday in the divisional state championships, and grapplers from Hartford County posted some outstanding individual and team performances.

East Hartford won its first-ever team championship, sharing the Class LL title with perennial powerhouse Danbury. This was no small feat, as the Hatters have won 23 LL championships and 16 State Open crowns since 1989.

In individual competition, 11 wrestlers who hail from schools in Hartford County won their divisions. The top six place-winners from the divisional meets qualify for the State Open this Friday and Saturday at the Floyd Little Athletic Center in New Haven.

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Here are the individual winners from the county in each division. Click the class headers for complete brackets.

CLASS LL
at Trumbull

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  • 106 - Isaac Quiles (East Hartford) dec. Deydon Soto (Danbury), 9-3
  • 132 - Benjamin Gorr (Southington) dec. Nick Fatone (Norwalk), 6-1
  • 160 - Drayvn Roberts (East Hartford) pinned Andrey Kosygin (Ridgefield), 2:21

CLASS L
at Wilton

  • 145 - John Mairano (Simsbury) tech. fall Maximus Piel (New Milford), 17-2, 5:13
  • 152 - Zach Johns (Simsbury) major dec. Colin Loria (Xavier), 9-1

CLASS M
at East Haven

  • 106 - Mason Arborio (Berlin) pinned Jackson Tassoni (Ellis Tech), 1:15
  • 113 - Isaiah Adams (Avon) dec. Jerry Hill (Bethel), 8-5
  • 145 - Joseph Kennedy (Plainville) dec. Kyle Pokornowski (Foran), 5-2
  • 182 - Alexander Santini (Plainville) pinned Elijah Bean (Ellis Tech), 7:12
  • 285 - Jeff Quirion La Oz (Plainville) dec. Aiden Cote (Berlin), 3-0

CLASS S
at Killingly

  • 120 - Ethan Titus (Canton) pinned Luke Chapman (Montville), 4:30

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