Killingly’s Jack Richardson, shown at last week’s State Open, won his second straight New England championship on Saturday in Providence. (Photo courtesy Leigh Busby)
2023 New England championships
At Providence RI
Team results – 1. Ponaganset RI 143, 2. St. John’s Prep-Danvers MA 82, 3. Coventry RI 75, 4. Xavier 68, 5. Haverhill MA 67½, 6. Shawsheen 62, 7. Bishop Hendricken RI 60, 8. Norwalk 56, 9. Bedford NH 52, 10. New Fairfield 48½, 11. Minnechaug MA and Noble ME 44½, 13. East Hartford 44, 14. Killingly 39½, 15. Chelmsford MA and Newtown 39, 17. Milford MA 37½, 18. Tewksbury MA 36, 19. Natick MA 35, 20. Central Catholic-Lawrence MA 34, 21. Scituate RI 33½, 22. Fitch 30, 23. Skowheagan ME 29, 24. Algonquin MA, Hope RI, Keene NH, Lowell MA 28, 28. Danbury, Taunton MA 26, 30. Cranston West RI 25, 31. Fairfield Warde, Gloucester MA, Timberlane NH 24, 34. Andover MA, and New Milford 23, 36. Methuen MA and North Kingstown RI 22, 38. Bedford/AB, Braintree MA, Stratford 21, 41. Avon, Whtiman-Hanson and Conval 20, 44. Carver and Montachusett 19, 46. Essex Tech/Mascao co-op 18½, 47. Fairfield Prep, Hampden Charter East, Nashua South and Salem 18.
Other Connecticut teams
t54. Montville 14, t58 Ridgefield 12, t61. East Lyme/Norwich Tech 11, t67. Southington 9½, t68. Plainville and RHAM 9, t73. Trumbull 8, t83. Gilbert, Lewis Mills, Platt 6, t93. Bethel, Haddam-Killingworth 5, t102, Berlin, Windham 4, t125. Brookfield/Shepaug, Fairfield Ludlowe, South Windsor 2, t135. Canton, New Canaan, Simsbury, Enfield 0
Championship finals
106 Raekwon Shabazz (Xavier) dec. Emmett Logan (Lowell MA), 12-4
113 Peter Rincan (Bedford NH) dec. Alex Schaeublin (Saint John’s Prep MA), 8-3
120 Peyton Ellis (Coventry RI) dec. David Perez (Ponaganset RI), 3-2
126 Jacob Joyce (Ponaganset RI) dec. Jack Callahan (Tewksbury NA), 17-3
132 Hayden Myers (Coventry RI) dec. Connor Swaim (North Kingstown RI), 3-1
138 Sidney Tildsley (Shawsheen MA) pin Jaeckez Mendez (East Hartford), 2:27
145 Gabriel Bouyssou (Scituate RI) pin Teghan Mcconnell (Bedford NH), 1:12
152 Jack Richardson (Killingly) dec. Jason Hood (Ponaganset RI), 3-1, 2 OT
160 Rawson Iwanicki (Saint John’s Prep MA) dec. Brent Nicolosi (Haverhill MA), 7-3
170 Rafael Knapp (Algonquin MA) dec. Isael Perez (Hope RI), 10-8
182 Nathan Blanchette (Central Catholic MA) dec. Spencer Fine (Bishop Hendricken RI), 8-4
195 Brendan Gilchrist (Norwalk) dec. Sammy Montovani (East Hartford), 3-1
220 Naszier Matthews (Fitch) pin Matt Harrold (Haverhill MA), 2:53
285: Thomas Brown (Chelmsford MA) dec. Joe Church (Bishop Hendricken RI), 8-2
Third place (consolation final)
106 Yandel Morales (Andover MA) tech fall Charlie Lussier (Whitman-Hanson MA), 24-7 4:49
113 Isaiah Adams (Avon) dec. Braylon Gonzalez (Xavier), 4-2
120 Joe Mahoney (New Fairfield) forfeit over Miles Darling (Essex Tech/Masco Co-Op, MA)
126 Phoenix Gardella (Norwalk) dec. Stone Farnsworth (Coventry RI), 9-6
132 Jonah Paulino (Montachusett MA) dec. Kaden Ware (Killingly), 4-0
138 Jayden D’Ambrosio (Saint John’s Prep MA) dec. James Linder Jr. (Montville), 10-1
145 Elliott Humphries (Minnechaug MA) tech fall Aiden Clark (Skowhegan ME), 17-2 4:29
152 Drew McGourty (Braintree MA) dec. Derek Cote (Noble ME), 8-6
160 Andrew Reall (Ponaganset RI) dec. Khalil Bourjelli (New Milford), 6-0
170 Fisher Stites (Newtown) dec. Joseph Bolduc (Methuen MA), 7-2
182 Matthew Walsh (Bedford/AB MA) dec. Anthony Fernandez (Nashua South NH), 8-2
195 Chris Robbins (Conval NH) pin Elijah Prophete (Taunton MA), 0:35
220 Jerameel Vazquez (Hampden Charter East MA) dec. Chris Folsom (Essex VT), 3-2
285: Hampton Kaye-Kuter (Milford MA) dec. Doug Traynor (New Fairfield), 3-2, 2 OT
Fifth place
106 Brady Ouellette (Noble, ME) pin Mike Morris (Haverhill MA), 0:46
113 Ryan Conlan (La Salle Academy RI) forfeit over James Blood (Sanford ME)
120 Cameron Davis (Cranston West RI) forfeit over Brayton Carbone (Shawsheen MA), 0-0
126 Michael Boulanger (Milford MA) dec. Carter Trubiano (Keene, NH), 8-4
132 James Tildsley (Shawsheen MA) pin William Leischner (Ponaganset RI), 4:57
138 Cam Ice (Minnechaug MA) pin Kaden Dustin (Noble ME), 3:31
145 William Smith (Fairfield Prep) dec. Colby Vital (Bishop Hendricken RI), 12-1
152 David Pento Jr. (Londonderry NH) dec. Luca Manfredi (Newtown), 6-2
160 Joseph Tully (Carver MA) pin Dominic Bubar (Massabesic ME), 1:27
170 Nicholas Baccala (Ponaganset RI) dec. Ryan Gilchrist (Norwalk), 6-5
182 Preston Marchesseault (Ponaganset RI) dec. Tucker Vician (Natick MA), 6-0
195 Michael Toppan (Gloucester MA) dec. Jake Kszywanos (Stratford), 5-1
220 Nehemias Pettway (Fairfield Warde) forfeit over James Duhancik (Stratford)
285: Malikai Colon (Timberlane NH) dec. Nuh Ajdinoski (Danbury), 3-2, 3 OT
Outstanding wrestler: Gabe Bouyssou, Scituate RI (145)
Brackets and results (FloArena)
Printable brackets (PDF)
