On Friday, the 2022 New England wrestling championships begin in Providence, R.I., with top wrestlers from around New England participating. Here are results from the other New England states over the weekend. The top seven wrestlers in each weight class qualify from Massachusetts, the top five in Connecticut and the top three in Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Maine.
State champions from each New England state
Connecticut
2022 State Open
At New Haven
Top five teams: 1. Xavier 204; 2. Danbury 145; 3. Simsbury 135; 4. East Hartford 134½; 5. Fairfield Warde 109
Individual results
106 pounds
Final: Joe Mahoney (New Fairfield) dec. Isaac Quiles (East Hartford), 12-6
3. Raekwon Shabazz (Xavier) pin Deydon Soto (Danbury), 3:55
5. Mason Arborio (Berlin) dec. Ben Fournier (RHAM), 12-4
113 pounds
Final: Isaiah Adams (Avon) dec. Maximus Morse (Xavier), 8-1
3. Dominick Spadaro (Fairfield Warde) pin Ethan Wright (Haddam-Killingworth), 2:01
5. Dominic Barrella (Ridgefield) dec. Graham Ziperstein (Shelton), 10-2
120 pounds
Final: Jackson Heslin (Xavier) dec. Ethan Titus (Canton), 4-1
3. William Hamilton (Bristol Central) tech fall Phoenix Gardella (Norwalk), 23-7 4:42
5. Ben Zuckerman (Fairfield Warde) pin Antonio Madero (Foran), 1:33
126 pounds
Final: Evan Lindner (New Milford) pin Kaden Ware (Killingly), 6:00
3. Matthew Carrozza (Brookfield) dec. Kyle Levesque (Xavier), 6-4
5. Josh Howard (Southington) pin Nathan Blaha (Ridgefield), 1:43
132 pounds
Final: Connor Doran (Ledyard) pin William Smith (Fairfield Prep), 3:49
3. Cael Finn (Simsbury) pin Anthony Basile (Xavier), 2:20
5. Jesse Defonce (Danbury) forfeit over Benjamin Gorr (Southington)
138 pounds
Final: Kai O’Dell (Danbury) dec. Blake Chapman (Montville), 16-5
3. Dylan Levesque (Xavier) dec. Jaeckez Mendez (East Hartford), 7-4
5. Thomas Bock (New Fairfield) dec. Marc Maurath (Newtown), 12-0
145 pounds
Final: John Mairano (Simsbury) dec. Jack Richardson (Killingly), 5-3
3. Logan Kovacs (Danbury) tech fall Joseph Kennedy (Plainville), 15-0 3:30
5. Maximus Piel (New Milford) dec. Ghassan Saleh (Suffield/Windsor Locks), 8-3
152 pounds
Final: Zach Johns (Simsbury) pin Mason Concascia (Waterford), 4:26
3. Lucas Coleman (Fairfield Warde) dec. Benjamin Williams (Haddam-Killingworth), 7-4
5. Colin Loria (Xavier) pin Lucas Ferreira (Ridgefield), 0:36
160 pounds
Final: Chad Mairano (Simsbury) dec. Joshua Nieroda (Suffield/Windsor Locks), 5-3
3. Fisher Stites (Newtown) dec. Jeremy Devine (RHAM), 5-3
5. Edward Barlage (Guilford) dec. Alexander Marshall (Bristol Eastern), 4-2 SV
170 pounds
Final: William Ebert (Fairfield Warde) dec. Xavier Quiles (East Hartford), 17-3
3. Jack Wendel (Nonnewaug) pin Ryan Mclaughlin (Bunnell), 0:47
5. Cole Snider (Branford) dec. Jesse Baldwin (Middletown), 7-2
182 pounds
Final: Connor Smith (Fairfield Prep) pin Sammy Montovani (East Hartford), 2:22
3. Ryan Gilchrist (Norwalk) dec. Ronan Moynihan (Xavier), 7-6
5. Anthony Deicicchi (Seymour) pin Corbin Milne (Trumbull), 2:46
195 pounds
Final: Christopher Murphy (Guilford) pin Samuel Young (Haddam-Killingworth), 4:52
3. Brendan Gilchrist (Norwalk) pin Soren Rief (Killingly), 1:59
5. Aethan Munden (Trumbull) pin Jackson Oliver (Staples), 0:31
220 pounds
Final: Thomas Lunt (Xavier) dec. James Duhancik (Stratford), 9-6
3. Brandon Toscano (Bunnell) dec. Jhonnyel Ramirez (Danbury), 5-1
5. Lukas Cylwik (Trumbull) dec. Michael Reddick (Maloney), 6-1
285 pounds
Final: Matt Weiner (Shelton) pin Doug Traynor (New Fairfield), 1:47
3. Nuh Ajdinoski (Danbury) pin Don Shivas (Derby/Oxford/Holy Cross), 3:29
5. Begench Kulyyev (Simsbury) pin Malachi Mercer-robinson (Fairfield Prep), 1:30
Outstanding wrestler: Zach Jones (Simsbury), 152
2022 State Open championships (brackets and results) from FloArena
Massachusetts
2022 MIAA All-State Tournament
At Fitchburg
Results and brackets (FloArena)
Team results – 1. St. John’s Prep 139½, 2. Minnechaug 93, 3. Natick 90½, 4. Montachusett 86½, 5. Milford 83 ½
Individual results
106 pounds
Final: Musa Tamaradze (West Springfield) dec. James Tildsley (Billerica), 8-3
3. Yandel Morales (Andover) dec. Anthony Touchette (Holliston), 3-2
5. Brayton Carbone (Shawsheen) pin Cale Wood Jr. (Haverhill), 4:57
7. Aidan Baum (Milford) dec. Brent Vonmagnus (Bridgewater-Raynham), 3-1 OT
113 pounds
Final: Isiac Paulino (Montachusett) dec. Miles Darling (Essex Tech/Masco Co-Op), 14-3
3. Alex Schaeublin (Saint John’s Prep) dec. Nathan Sayers (Xaverian), 6-2
5. Michael Boulanger (Milford) pin Anthony Vickers (Northbridge), 5:59
7. Michael Morris (Haverhill) dec. Liam Pritchard-holland (Pembroke), 5-4
120 pounds
Final: Matthew Botello (Hingham) dec. Dante Distefano (Waltham), 15-3
3. Luke Connolly (Northeast Metro Tech/Bishop Fenwick) dec. Jack Callahan (Tewksbury), 12-0
5. Adam Landstein (Sharon) dec. Lucien Tremblay (Shawsheen), 4-1
7. Jacob Motyl (Minnechaug) pin Elias Hajali (Saint John’s Prep), 4:57
126 pounds
Final: Tyler Knox (Saint John’s Prep) pin Jonah Paulino (Montachusett), 3:54
3. Jayden D’ambrosio (Reading) pin Ariel Escalante (John J. Duggan), 1:20
5. Kyle Gidman (Hingham) forfeit over Christian Pardue (Plymouth North)
7. Cameron Birnbaum (Sharon) dec. Shaun Mclaughlin (Natick), 3-1
132 pounds
Final: Sidney Tildsley (Shawsheen) pin Adam Schaeublin (Saint John’s Prep), 8:30
3. Ben Davoli (Haverhill) dec. Austin Monteiro (Minnechaug), 3-1
5. Tyler Kadish (Newton South) pin Lucas Welling (Whittier), 1:47
7. Daniel Beaton (Gloucester) dec. Xaedyn Natal (Montachusett), 6-0
138 pounds
Final: Ty Stewart (Tyngsborough/Dracut) dec. Ian Darling (Essex Tech/Masco Co-Op), 5-2
3. Malcolm Chrispin (Bos Latin Academy) forfeit over Jimmie Glynn (Central Catholic)
5. Cam Ice (Minnechaug) dec. Max Farley (Mansfield), 4-2
7. Caleb Caceres (Shawsheen) pin Brendan Dalton (Salem), 2:16
145 pounds
Final: Mark Botello (Hingham) dec. Brent Nicolosi (Haverhill), 8-3
3. Elliott Humphries (Minnechaug) pin Matt Parmenter (Pembroke), 2:44
5. Drew Mcgourty (Braintree) dec. Chase Ledbury (Saugus/Peabody), 14-2
7. Akiva Lind (Newton South) dec. Hunter Johnson (Tewksbury), 9-0
152 pounds
Final: Rawson Iwanicki (Saint John’s Prep) dec. Lucien Perla (Nashoba), 9-4
3. Jonathan Davila (Andover) dec. Aaron Cashton (Sharon), 12-3
5. Greg Deeley (Wayland) forfeit over Joseph Tully (Carver)
7. Jack Walsh (Chelmsford) dec. Christian Balmain (Taunton), 12-5
160 pounds
Final: Michael Bobola (Xaverian) dec. Nathan Blanchette (Central Catholic), 1-0
3. Rafael Knapp (Algonquin) tech fall Xavian Natal (Montachusett), 19-1 4:21
5. Tucker Vician (Natick) pin Ben Hogg (Brockton), 0:41
7. Paul Barrett (Longmeadow) dec. Robert Perry (Carver), 13-0
170 pounds
Final: Desmond McLaughlin (Springfield Central) pin Haden Bottiglieri (Brookline), 3:26
3. Mason Pellegri (Milton) pin Jake Adelmann (Natick), 5:43
5. Anton Puhach (Ashland) dec. William Conniff (King Philip), 5-1
7. Bobby Burke (Pathfinder) dec. Giovany Juste (Oliver Ames), 10-4
182 pounds
Final: Joshua Cordio (Nashoba) pin Matthew Gillis (Ashland), 1:29
3. Timothy Goddard (Algonquin) dec. Brandon D’agostino (Central Catholic), 6-0
5. Myles Brown (Springfield International Charter School) forfeit over David Seiche (Natick)
7. Drew Howard (Essex Tech/Masco Co-Op) dec. Ethan Harris (Taunton), 10-8
195 pounds
Final: Denis Cha (Arlington) dec. Bennett Sonneborn (Natick), 8-4
3. Nathan Leach (Bridgewater-Raynham) dec. Ronan Noke (Burlington), 1-0
5. Cameron Phillips (Milford) pin Michael Gilrein (Ludlow), 2:51
7. Nathaniel Hubbard-nelson (Concord-Carlisle) dec. Nealon Stemple (Marlborough), 3-2, 2OT
220 pounds
Final: Hampton Kaye-kuter (Milford) dec. Patrick Deslauriers (Ashland), 12-8
3. Genovese Facchetti (Minnechaug) pin Connor Coutinho (Sandwich), 5:09
5. Justin Sokol (Hopkinton) pin Timmy Vadnais (Burlington), 1:10
7. Micheal Brown (Central Catholic) dec. Jack Blizard (Saint John’s Prep), 10-3
285 pounds
Final: Thomas Brown (Chelmsford) dec. Dominic Silvia (Bridgewater-Raynham), 5-0
3. Gustavo Ventura (Lowell) dec. Keysun Wise (North Attleborough), 3-1 OT
5. Charlie Smith (Saint John’s Prep) dec. Braden Marceau (Melrose), 4-3, 3 OT
7. Thomas O’Brien (Reading) pin Nathan Ickes (Wakefield), 2:48
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Interscholastic Championships
At Providence, R.I.
Results and brackets (FloArena)
Team results – Coventry RI 210, 2. Ponaganset 155½, 3. Hope 143, 4. Bishop Hendricken 136 ½. 5, Mt. Hope 125
Individual results
106 pounds
Final: Jared Hood (Ponaganset) dec. Ryan Conlan (La Salle Academy), 4-0
3. Seth McGrew (Bishop Hendricken) pin Will Soe (North Providence), 2:16
113 pounds
Final: Peyton Ellis (Coventry) dec. Andrew Mccarthy (Mt. Hope), 10-4
3. Cam Davis (Cranston West) dec. Logan Martins (Johnston), 3-1
120 pounds
Final: Jacob Joyce (Ponaganset) pin Stone Farnsworth (Coventry), 2:23
3. Wade Husing (Chariho) pin Edwin Mooney (Lincoln), 1:44
126 pounds
Final: Hayden Myers (Coventry) pin Ivan Mazariego (Central), 3:16
3. Ben Stlaurent (North Providence) dec. Tyler Schartner (North Kingstown), 4-2
132 pounds
Final: Nicholas Torres (Hope) dec. Aidan Robichaud (Coventry), 2-1
3. Connor Swaim (North Kingstown) pin Maxx Doris (Burrillville), 4:49
138 pounds
Final: Gabriel Boyssou (Scituate) dec. Jason Hood (Ponaganset), 13-4
3. Ethan Bland (Mt. Hope) pin Luke Lagasse (Coventry), 2:00
145 pounds
Final: Andrew Reall (Ponaganset) dec. Maurice Cooper (Hope), 3-2
3. Saliou Jobe (Woonsocket) dec. Eneas Castillo (Cranston East), 8-3
152 pounds
Final: Justin Hood (Ponaganset) dec. Christian Rutherford (Coventry), 11-1
3. Noah Sclama (Bishop Hendricken) dec. Landon Giampietro (Cranston West), 7-1
160 pounds
Final: Aidan Zarrella (North Kingstown) dec. Isael Perez (Hope), 5-2
3. Nicholas Baccala (Ponaganset) dec. Preston Marchesseault (Cranston West), 3-1
170 pounds
Final: Spencer Fine (Bishop Hendricken) dec. Aaron Lundsten (Barrington), 6-3
3. Connor Winfield (Narragansett) pin Nick Marseglia (North Smithfield), 4:38
182 pounds
Final: Imanol Taveras (Hope) dec. Logan Reiner (South Kingstown), 13-9
3. Davin Alarie (Woonsocket) dec. Noah Polion (Cranston West), 8-1
195 pounds
Final: Noah Daylor (North Kingstown) pin Luke Mead (Bishop Hendricken), 3:03
3. Corbin Maraia (Chariho) dec. Zach Raymond (North Providence), 5-3
220 pounds
Final: Micheal Jarrel (East Greenwich) pin Atley Jenness (Mt. Hope), 1:24
3. Gary Gardiner (Chariho) pin Robert Ciaramello (Coventry), 3:28
285 pounds
Final: Adolfo Betancur (Bishop Hendricken) dec. Patrick Pitts (Mt. Hope), 4-1
3. R’cardo Smith-Selguedo (Juanita Sanchez) pin Zachary Curtiss (Cumberland), 3:49
New Hampshire
Meet of Champions
At Londonderry, N.H.
Results and brackets (FloArena)
Team results – 1. Timberlane Regional 262, 2. Salem 190, 3. Nashua South 126, 4. Keene 111, 5. Concord 98
Individual results
106 pounds
Final: Evan Lynch (Salem) pin Elizabeth Donovan (Pelham), 3:25
3. Matt Oliver (Nashua North) pin Noah Jackson (Spaulding), 1:59
113 pounds
Final: Caden Bruseo (Hollis Brookline) dec. Brody McDonald (Salem), 6-5
3. Ryan Salemi (Nashua South) pin Peyton Gowell (Keene), 2:53
120 pounds
Final: Ryan O’Rourke (Salem) pin Adler Moura (Bow), 0:39
3. Evan Torres (Merrimack) dec. TJ Labatte (Timberlane), 7-4
126 pounds
Final: Kiaben Kennedy (Bedford) dec. Nicolas D’Alessandro (Londonderry), 9-1
3. John Fabrizio (Timberlane) pin Cam Monahan (Salem), 3:26
132 pounds
Final: Anthony Fernandez (Nashua South) dec. David Pento Jr. (Londonderry), 8-0
3. Aidan Williams (Windham) pin Joe Peters (Plymouth), 2:27
138 pounds
Final: Codey Wild (Timberlane) pin Owen Hastey (Bedford), 1:47
3. Jariel Hernandez (Salem) pin Kyle Vancelete (Nashua South), 4:47
145 pounds
Final: Konrad Parker (Timberlane) pin Rj McAdams (Hollis Brookline), 1:38
3. Teghan Mcconnell (Bedford) pin Alexavier Waters (Keene), 3:01
152 pounds
Final: Troy Moscatelli (Hollis Brookline) pin Erik Kappler (Timberlane), 4:41
3. Scott Lallas (Spaulding) dec. Roman Farnsworth (Mascoma Valley), 6-2
160 pounds
Final: Anthony Rousseau (Timberlane) dec. Evan Lombard (Kearsarge), 14-2
3. William Murphy (Bishop Guertin) dec. Gavin Gruber (Keene), 9-2
170 pounds
Final: Jack Mackiernan (Pinkerton Academy) dec. Austin Morris (Keene), 7-3
3. Chris Robbins (Conval) tech fall Matt Breton (Salem), 15-0 3:20
182 pounds
Final: Jack Mccann (Winnacunnet) dec. James Murphy (Bishop Guertin), 4-3
3. Bryce Parker (Timberlane) dec. Mike Williams (Salem), 6-0
195 pounds
Final: Kody Rashed (Concord) pin Dom Pallaria (Timberlane), 5:53
3. David Jacques (Salem) dec. Damian Nestle (Mascoma Valley), 11-3
220 pounds
Final: Cooper Kelley (Timberlane) pin Colby Vancelette (Nashua South), 2:31
3. Jaycee Haskell (Concord) pin Toby Brown jr. (Nashua North), 2:55
285 pounds
Final: Daniel Debernardo (Milford) pin Hayden Robinson (Raymond), 2:42
3. Hunter Jeffers (Concord) dec. Jason Canavan (Keene), 5-1
Maine
New England Qualifier
At Bath, Maine
Results and brackets (PDF)
Team results: No team scores
Individual results
106: 1. James Blood, Sanford dec. Wynn Pooler, Erskine Academy, 8-0
3. Isaac Boulard, Massabesic. pin Adam St. Cyr, Lincoln Academy.
113: 1. Ayden Cofone, Windham/GNG/Westbrook pin Deegan Tidswell, Mattanawcook Academy
3. Nicholas Chenard, Massabesic dec. Maddie Ripley, Oceanside, 7-1
120: 1. Cole Albert, Mattanawcook Academy pin Julian Henderson, Camden Hills
3. Cameron Frost, Bonny Eagle dec. James Chaplick, Sanford, 6-3
126: 1. Gavin Ripley, Oceanside pin Brycen Kowalsky, Mt. Ararat/Brunswick
3. Dyllan Davis, Biddeford/Thornton dec. Michael Rollins, Camden Hills, 12-0
132: 1. Caden Frost, Bonny Eagle dec. Dash Farrell, Mt. Ararat/Brunswick, 6-3
3. Kaden Dustin, Noble dec. Kadin Bonin, Belfast, 7-0
138: 1. Derek Cote, Noble dec. Trevor Perkins, Bonny Eagle, 14-0
3. Samuel Schmitt, Winslow, dec. Luke Callis, Sanford, 5-2
145: 1. Aiden Clark, Skowhegan pin Alex Zeller, Piscataquis
3. Rocco Hayden, Oxford Hills pin Caden Trask, Messalonskee.
152: 1. Spencer LeClair, Mt. Ararat/Brunswick dec. Lucas Libby, Mountain Valley, 9-5
3. Owen McDuffie, Windham/GNG/Westbrook pin Skylar Gibbs, Foxcroft Academy
160: 1. Joe Neal, York pin Shea Farrell, Mt. Ararat/Brunswick
3. Marshall Fowler, Cheverus pin Elized Soule, Kennebunk.
170: 1. Jackson Sutherland, Mattanawcook Academy pin Eitan Afriat, Oxford Hills
3. David York, Kennebunk pin Scott Ingalls, Windham/GNG/Westbrook.
182: 1. Henry Pharris, Camden Hills win by injury default over Isaac Hainer, Mattanawcook Academy
3. Kyle Graffam, Mt. Ararat/Brunswick dec. Dylan Mulligan, Noble, 5-0
195: 1. Dillon Worster, Oxford Hills pin Nathan Schobel, Dexter
3. Alex Munson, Mattanawcook Academy pin Canton Hill, Sanford.
220: 1. Sebastian Merrill, Cheverus dec. Jonny Lettre, Cony, 3-1
3. Aaron Foley-Pratt, Noble dec. Kaden Cyr, Bonny Eagle, 5-4
285: 1. William Orso, York pin Kobe Butters, Skowhegan
3. Tristan Day, Bonny Eagle pin Owen Bourque, Kennebunk
Vermont
State championship meet
At Champlain Valley (Hinesburg)
Team scores: 1. Mount Anthony Union-Bennington 217½ 2. Spaulding 212, 3. Essex 193½, 4. Middlebury 97, 5. Otter Valley 96
Individual results
106 pounds: 1. Coy Lyford (Spaulding) dec. Logan Davis (MAU) 6-3
3. William Einhorn (Essex); 4. Noah Markwell (Spring)
113: 1. Caleb Hunington (Spaulding) dec. Alex Sperry (Middlebury) 11-1
3. Connor Bell (MAU); 4. Tennyson Miller (Essex)
120: 1. Devan Hemingway (MTA) pin Noah Quigley (Colchester) 5:10
3. Alex Perez (MAU); 4. Lincoln Wilcox (FH)
126: 1. Nick Pierce (Spaulding) pin Trey Lee (Fair Haven) 0:33
3. Christian Stygles (Essex); 4. Eli Brace (Vergennes)
132: 1. Avery Carl (Middlebury) pin Anthony Matas (Essex), 2:55
3. Sam Blackman (MAU); 4. Elias Kalat (Spaulding)
138: 1. Ryan Glassford (Spaulding) dec. Landon Davis (MAU) 3-1
3. Caleb Whitney (Otter Valley); 4. Sebastian Krueger (Mt. Mansfield)
145: 1. Kyle Hurley (MAU) dec. Noah Powell (Essex) 5-0
3. Taylor Fletcher (Mt. Mansfield); 4. Quinn Smith (Harwood)
152: 1. Taylor Stearns (Vergennes) pin Jordan Lavoie (Colchester), 0:59
3. Cameron Govea (Spaulding); 4. Spencer Boucher (MAU)
160: 1. Jack Arpey (MMU) tech fall Ozzy Alsaid (St. Johnsbury)
3. Tom Murphey (Champlain Valley); 4. Shawn Gassaway (MAU)
170: 1. Gill Stawinski (Essex) dec. Liam Bradley (Burr and Burton) 11-1
3. Calvin Kennett (Middlebury); 4. Isaac Preston (Vergennes)
182: 1. Oliver Orvis (Essex) dec. Aaron Johnson (MAU) 5-3
3. Caden Howell (Vergennes); 4. Reagan Papp (Randolph)
195: 1. Kameron Cyr (Essex) pin Landon Farnham (Spaulding) 1:12
3. JT Wright (Burr and Burton); 4. Simon Martin (Otter Valley)
220: 1. Hayden Gaudette (MAU) pin Sam Martin (Otter Valley) 5:59
3. Bryan Stafford (Springfield); 4. Kody Grout (Randolph)
285: 1. Colton Perkins (Spaulding) dec. Sebastian Coppola (Essex) 10-0
3. Nick Sheldrick (Middlebury); 4. Graham Resmer (Winooski)
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