Concord High School JV Wrestlers Are State Champions; Escorted Home By Police: Watch

CONCORD, NH — While it was not easy, and sometimes, they were bloodied and battered, the junior varsity wrestlers of Concord beat 20 other high schools to win the 2023 New Hampshire state tournament again Saturday.

The Crimson Tide won with 107 points, while the Blue Devils of Salem placed second with 79. The Owls of Timberlane Regional placed third with 70, with other schools far behind the top three.

This is the fourth consecutive year the team has won the state championship.

On Saturday night, the team was escorted by Concord police from Exit 12, down South Main Street, and to Concord High School.

Nicholas Zeras, in a note to the students, congratulated them on a great season.

“Enjoy this,” he said. “I’m extremely proud and grateful for being your coach.”

Three Concord wrestlers placed first — Jaxon Carter, Devon Farwell, and Wayne Sakakeeny of Concord, while several wrestlers racked up points by winning matches for the school in their perspective weight divisions.

Coach Ham Munnell also congratulated the team and thanked coaches Zeras, Dan Breen, Troy Colby, and George Tarwo for their work this season. He said the win was “a team effort,” and it was “very motivating” to the varsity program.

Several varsity wrestlers were at the meet to cheer on their teammates. The varsity team has its state meet in Londonderry on Feb. 18.

Full School Results

1st: Concord High School: 107

2nd: Salem High School: 79

3rd: Timberlane Regional High School in Plaistow: 70

4th, tied: Pinkerton Academy in Derry and Windham High School: 35

6th, tied: Londonderry High School and Spaulding High School in Rochester: 28

8th: Bishop Guertin High School of Nashua: 25

9th Bedford High School: 20

10th, tied: Goffstown High School and Alvirine High School in Hudson: 14

12th: Milford High School: 10

13th: Exeter High School: 8

14th: Hollis Brookline High School: 7

15th: Nashua South High School: 4

16th: Bow High School, Mascoma Valley Regional High School in Canaan, Merrimack High School, Raymond High School, and Souhegan High School in Amherst: 0

Individual Weight Results

• 106: 1st Place: Zach Patti of Timberlane; 2nd Place: Scott Patti of Timberlane; 3rd Place: Matt Boucher of Timberlane; 4th Place: Brendan Giordano of Salem. Tied for 5th: Maddox Boudreau of Salem and Scout Crea of Hollis-Brookline.
• 113: 1st Place: Collin Jacques of Spaulding; 2nd Place: Nathan Vega of Timberlane; 3rd Place: John Paquette of Timberlane; 4th Place: Harrison Higgins of Exeter. Tied for 5th: Dominic Schinella of Concord and Zoe Millette of Windham.
• 120: 1st Place: Jordan Casey of Timberlane; 2nd Place: Dominic Murphy of Salem; 3rd Place: Robert Bobocea of Hollis Brookline; 4th Place: Gabe Menchion of Concord. Tied for 5th: Ivan Keever of Souhegan and Ayden Guevara of Pinkerton.
• 125: 1st Place: Jaxon Carter of Concord; 2nd Place: Avery Wilson of Milford; 3rd Place: Cam Pettengil of Timberlane; 4th Place: Matthew Pucci of Salem. Tied for 5th: Jacob Hoyt of Windham and Daniel Antonucci of Windham.
• 130: 1st Place: Reilly O`Brien of Salem; 2nd Place: Ryley Holt of Concord; 3rd Place: Anthony Sconza of Pinkerton; 4th Place: Rowan St. George of Timberlane. Tied for 5th: Ethan Holley of Raymond and Lucas Palma of Londonderry.
• 135: 1st Place: Jonathan Belkus of Salem; 2nd Place: Nolan Galvin of Plymouth; 3rd Place: Avery Lawrence of Concord; 4th Place: Joey Consalvo of Timberlane. Tied for 5th: Sam Roy of Souhegan and Andrew Altemose of Spaulding.
• 140: 1st Place: Tyler Tokanel of Windham; 2nd Place: Jacob Morrissey of Timberlane; 3rd Place: Rocco Ponzini of Windham; 4th Place: Logan Jenista of Concord. Tied for 5th: Liam Brown of Bedford and Marcus Stout of Souhegan.
• 145: 1st Place: Kevin Todisco of Salem; 2nd Place: Jeremy Richard of Concord; 3rd Place: Elijah Crane of Plymouth; 4th Place: Nicholas Samos of Nashua South. Tied for 5th: Arman Quinones of Salem and Kyle Lindblad of Timberlane.
• 150: 1st Place: Jonathan Millis of Londonderry; 2nd Place: Jacoby Merrill of Concord; 3rd Place: Grant Wenhart of Plymouth; 4th Place: Domenic Walker of Salem. Tied for 5th: Henry Griffin of Salem and Alex Fleury of Plymouth.
• 156: 1st Place: Evan Landry of Pinkerton; 2nd Place: Cody Haskell of Concord; 3rd Place: Benjamin Meuse of Windham; 4th Place: Jacob Grande of Salem. Tied for 5th: Luke Smiley of Nashua South and Lucas Rodrigues of Salem.
• 164: 1st Place: Hayden Tedesco of Windham; 2nd Place: Jonah Tillman of Londonderry; 3rd Place: Reid Robinson of Timberlane; 4th Place: Tristen Patridge of Plymouth. Tied for 5th: Owen Bradley of Goffstown and Noah Wozmak of Goffstown.
• 172: 1st Place: Carter Charest of Goffstown; 2nd Place: Brennen Krause of Bedford; 3rd Place: Matthew Goldstein of Bishop Guertin; 4th Place: Caelum Forgy of Exeter. Tied for 5th: Jake Coulon of Bow and Brennan Pelletier of Goffstown.
• 182: 1st Place: Liam Connerty of Bishop Guertin; 2nd Place: Isaiah Puckett of Concord; 3rd Place: Ryan Gordon of Pinkerton; 4th Place: Daniel Porto of Salem. Tied for 5th: Sean Broderick of Pinkerton and Owen Roux of Salem.
• 195: 1st Place: Devon Farwell of Concord; 2nd Place: Sam Avola of Alvirne; 3rd Place: Mark Leone of Salem; 4th Place: Kevin Kreku of Concord. Tied for 5th: Andrew Vertigans of Alvirine and Jonah Pinard of Bow.
• 220: 1st Place: Evan Couture of Spaulding; 2nd Place: Mattew Benn of Bedford; 3rd Place: Ethan Petrone of Pinkerton; 4th Place: Dominick Grande of Bishop Guertin. Tied for 5th: Jacoby Cruz of Concord and Camden Carbone of Concord.
• 285: 1st Place: Wayne Sakakeeny of Concord; 2nd Place: Jacob Breau of Concord; 3rd Place: Damon Corbett of Concord; 4th Place: Dakota Shaffer of Londonderry. Tied for 5th: James Nelson of Salem and Ethan Thibeault of Concord.

NEWS 603 posted from Exit 12 on Facebook.

Results courtesy of TrackWrestling.com.

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