Concord, Bow, Goffstown, And Winnisquam Face-Off In Wrestling Rumble

CONCORD, NH — It was only a scrimmage, but the Concord High School Crimson Tide wrestling team came to play and easily bested three other teams Thursday afternoon.

Concord High scored 208 points in dozens of bouts against Bow (112 points), Goffstown with 54 points, and Winnisquam came in at 46 points.

Before the meet, Concord Coach Ham Munnell said a strong junior class would anchor the team for the 2024-2025 season. Jaxon Carter, Isaiah Puckett, Dominic Schinella, and Madison Beauregard, a returning two-time women’s state champion, “in particular have been aggressive in the off-season, with lifting and getting a lot of matches in.”

Nine varsity starters are returning this season, including Carter and Max Chung, both juniors and all-state wrestlers and Biswas Darji, a sophomore who was also all-state. D1 state placers returning include seniors Cullen Burke, co-captain Anthony Gualtieri, and Carl Sirrianna. Junior Wayne Gutierrez-Sakakeeny and Dom Hubbard, a sophomore, were also state placers.

Senior Sawyer McCready, another co-captain, was a state junior varsity champion last year and wrestled for the varsity team in his freshman and sophomore years. Junior Jacoby Merrill did not wrestle last year due to an injury, but he was JV state champion in his freshman year and is returning. Two other freshmen, Leo Chung, was a middle school state champion last year, and Ramon Reynolds was a middle school runner-up.

Munnell said the team had the most returning all-state wrestlers since the coronavirus season. Many young, talented wrestlers were also looking to crack the varsity lineup.

“We’re hoping that those wrestlers can help to set the tone of what is needed to be successful,” he said. “(The) goal is to be tough and competitive every time we wrestle.”

Bow High School Coach Bill Chavanelle, who formerly coached Rundlett Middle School, is in his fourth year leading the Falcons.

He said it was a good outing by his team with a lot of intensity, even though a large chunk of the team, about two-thirds, were newer wrestlers. Chavanelle has been building the team with some help from an extensive youth Brawlers program that helps younger kids to prepare for the high school team.

“We are in the fruit of our labor here,” he said. “That work in the summertime paid off for those guys who were at the same skill levels. I’m so proud of these boys. I had no idea what to expect today.”

Chavanelle agreed with Munnell’s points about the off-season work. It makes all the difference, he said. The Falcons this year, too, only have two seniors wrestling — meaning that for the next two or three seasons, the team will be solid.

Chavanelle said Concord always “comes ready to go … it’s always a game for us.” He said both Goffstown and Winnisquam were “really well-coached teams” too. He said it was also great to be competing against so many colleagues he admired so much like Munnell and Tom Osmer, the head coach of the Winnisquam Regional High School team, who has “done a really fabulous job with that program.”

Results

A: Lucas Durphey of Winnisquam first, Taro Camacho of Concord 2nd, and Avery Hodgdon of Goffstown third.

B: Biswas Darji of Concord 1st, Cole Nault of Goffstown second, Khai Jawitz of Concord third, and Kane St.Hilaire of Winnisquam fourth.

C: Dominick Hubbard of Concord first, Jaron Todisco Coulon of Bow second, Harold Hieronymus of Goffstown third, and Jameson O'Brien of Goffstown fourth.

D: Sean Flaherty of Bow first, Aiden Sufert of Winnisquam second, Alyvia Meigh Schultz of Goffstown third, and Eylin Gorman of Goffstown fourth.

E: Dayton Brigante of Winnisquam first, Gavin Simon of Bow second, Sara Meigh of Goffstown third, and Gaige Buskey-Reed of Winnisquam fourth.

F: Isaiah Brien of Concord was first, Lucas Fournier of Winnisquam second, and Ethan Back of Bow third.

G: Cullen Burke of Concord first, Owen Gregg of Concord second, Ryan Cormier came in third for Winnisquam, and Shane Rablais was fourth for Bow.

H: Hunter Sheldon of Goffstown was first, Josh Roos of Bow came in second, Connor Harding was third for Winnisquam, and Carl Edwardson of Winnisquam was fourth.

I: Ramon Reynolds of Concord came in first, Jack McGranaghan of Winnisquam was second, Madden Gove came in third for Winnisquam, and Logan St. Louis of Goffstown was fourth.

J: Dominic Schinella of Concord was first, Bennett Ponder of Winnisquam was second, third went to Kaito Tamaru of Winnisquam, and Mason Gaudette of Concord was fourth.

K: Dylan Griffin of Winnisquam was first, Herbie Madden of Bow was second, Jacob Coulon of Bow came in third, and Aemon Gauthier of Winnisquam was fourth.

L: Jaxon Carter of Concord came in first, Ryan Dolder of Bow placed 2nd, Aiden Cockerill of Goffstown was third, and Isiah McClay of Concord was fourth.

M: Kaden Sherman of Concord placed 1st, Devin Rivera for Concord came in second, Jack Propri of Winnisquam was third, and Cody Richards for Bow was 4th.

N: Caleb Sandahl of Bow was first, Nolan Levesque was second for Concord, Cole Thompson of Winnisquam came in third, and Sylas Ruff of Concord was fourth.

O: Jeremy Richard of Concord was first, Sawyer McCready of Concord came in second, Colin Parenteau from Winnisquam was third, and Jameson Dunn of Winnisquam came in fourth.

P: Leo Chung of Concord was first, Brayden Brown of Bow was second, Elijah Aseltine of Goffstown came in third, and Jake Antuna of Bow was fourth.

Q: Lazar Arbutina came in first for Winnisquam, Bryson Wesler of Bow placed second, Davien Dionne of Concord came in third, and Elyjah Lelievre, also of Concord, was fourth.

R: Ryley Holt of Concord was first, William Albushies of Bow was second, Jonas Labedzki of Goffstown came in third, and Riley Jenista of Concord was fourth.

S: Nicolas Roberts of Concord was first, Logan Jenista of Concord came in second, Christiano Freitas of Goffstown was third, and Paxton Ryba of Winnisquam was fourth.

T: Max Chung of Concord came in first, Anthony Gualtieri of Concord was second, and Victor Pham came in third for Winnisquam.

U: Jacoby Merrill came in 1st for Concord, Mason Vose was second for Bow, Jeff Riordon of Concord placed third, and Ryan Mckerley of Bow was fourth.

V: Noah Bassett of Winnisquam came in first, Jerick Hubbard of Concord came in second, Carter Cutrer of Concord was third, and Logan Fitzgerald of Concord was fourth.

W: Carl Sirrianna of Concord was first, David Jean of Winnisquam came in second, Jakob Manseau of Concord came in third, and Sam Weisman of Winnisquam was fourth.

X: Kevin Mullen of Bow was first, Kevin Kreku of Concord came in second, Andrew Field of Winnisquam was 3rd, and Madison Beauregard was fourth for Concord.

Y: Jackson Hall of Bow came in first, Isaiah Puckett was second for Concord, Louis Soyk of Winnisquam came in third, Daniel Hawkins of Concord was fourth, and McKinley Desmarais was fifth for Winnisquam.

Z: Damon Corbett, Jacob Breau, Camden Carbone, and Wayne Gutierrez-Sakakeeny all of Concord.

AA: Emerson Beauregard of Concord was first, Carlos Gonzalez of Goffstown came in second, and Landon Miner of Concord was third.

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