Newtown’s Falbo finishes fourth in Junior freestyle

written by Gerry deSimas, Jr. , Connecticut Wrestling Online | July 24, 2016

FARGO, N.D., July 24 – Newtown’s Anthony Falbo earned his second career All-American medal at the USA Wrestling national championships with a fourth place finish in the Junior Freestyle division at 182 pounds.
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Falbo, who will be a senior at Newtown this fall, went 8-2 in the tournament. He dropped a 15-13 decision to Indiana’s Jacob Gray in the third round but rebounded to win seven straight bouts in the consolation bracket to earn a spot in the consolation final. Falbo had a 17-second pin and four technical falls in his run.
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Michigan’s Jelani Embree beat Falbo, 11-0 by technical fall to finish third. Falbo earned All-American honors a year ago in the Cadet Freestyle division at 170.
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The Kane brothers from Fairfield Warde didn’t win any medals. But Tim Kane (132) and Charles Kane (145) each lost matches to eventual All-American wrestlers. The four losses between the two brothers were each to All-American wrestlers.
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Tim Kane (132) dropped a 12-1 decision to Minnesota’s Brent Jones (fifth) in the quarterfinals and a 6-3 decision in his first consolation round match to Illinois’ Gabriel Townsend (fourth). Charles Kane (145) dropped a quarterfinal decision to Colorado’s Ryan Deakin (fifth), 12-2 and lost to Iowa’s Zack Barnes (eighth) in a tiebreaker.
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Tim Kane was 4-2 in the tournament while Charles Kane was 3-2. Barlow’s Emmett Licastri (160) went 4-2 with four straight wins in the consolation bracket.
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Newtown’s Ed Lovely (145), New Milford’s Mel Ortiz (120) and Glastonbury’s Joey Rossetti (132) won three matches each.
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In the Cadet Freestyle, no Connecticut wrestler finished in the top eight to earn All-American honors. But Trumbull’s Matthew Ryan (113), Danbury’s Jakob Camacho (120), Milford’s Ryan Luth (138) and Notre Dame-Fairfield’s Clyde Auba (182) each won four matches. Ryan and Luth each had four straight consolation round victories. Luth won three matches by technical fall.
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Killingworth’s Ronan Marino (94), Tolland’s Michael Angers (145) and Xavier’s Rya Devino (152) each had two wins.

Cadet Freestyle
Ronan Marino (94), Killingworth, 2-2
Jeremy Polanco (106), Platt, 0-2
Matthew Ryan (113), Trumbull, 4-2
Jakob Camacho (120), Danbury, 4-2
Carson Licastri (138), Joel Barlow, 0-2
Ryan Luth (138), Foran, 4-2
Michael Angers (138), Tolland, 2-2
Ryan Devivo (152), Xavier, 2-2
Clyde Auba (182), ND-Fairfield, 4-2

Junior Freestyle
Devon Schoenberger (113), South Windsor, 1-2
Nick Arborio (113), Berlin 1-2
Kasim Khan (120), Fairfield Prep, 0-2
Gino Esposito (120), Foran, 0-2
Nate Reyes (120), Shelton, 0-2
Mel Ortiz (120), New Milford, 3-2
Tim Kane (132), Fairfield Warde, 4-2
Joey Rossetti (132), Glastonbury, 3-2
Baltazar Gonzalez (138), Ellis Tech, 2-2
Charles Kane (145), Fairfield Warde, 3-2
Ed Lovely (145), Newtown, 3-2
Michael Ross (152), Foran, 0-2
Emmett Licastri (160), Joel Barlow, 4-2
Joseph Accousti (170), Newtown, 2-2
Lachlan Rosato (195), Brunswick, 0-2
Matt Gray (220), St. Paul, 0-2
Anthony Falbo (182), Newtown, 8-2, fourth place