Thursday, Dec. 28
Foran 51, Branford 27
Terryville/Thomaston at Portland/Cromwell
Guilford 40, Notre Dame-West Haven 36
Waterford at Montville
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KSA Holiday Tournament
At Orlando, Florida (day 2 of 2)
Carthage NY 72, Ellis Tech 12
Carthage NY 52, Avon 27
Final tournament standings: Carthage 5-0, St. Thomas Aquinas-Edison NJ 2-1, Avon 1-3, Ellis Tech 0-4
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57th Mid-Hudson Classic
At Arlington, New York
Team results – 1. Xavier 263½, 2. Hewlett NY 166, 3. Arlington NY 153, 4. Newburgh Free Academy NY 151½, 5. Wallkill High NY 147½, 6. Longwood NY 132, 7. John Jay-East Fishkill NY 125, 8. Miller Place High NY 117½, 9. Ridgefield 116, 10. Ossining NY 91, 11. Rocky Point HS NY 88½, 12. Ward Melville High NY 82, 13. FDR Hyde Park High NY 78, 14. Shaker High NY 73, 15. Guilderland NY 58½, 16. Valley Central High NY 51, 17. Mahopac High NY 49½, 18. Seaford High NY 46½, 19. Colonie High NY 45, 20. Roy Ketcham High NY 41, 21. Red Hook High NY 39, 22. Washingtonville High NY 33½, 23. Onteora High NY 27, 24. Beacon High NY 24, 25. Marlboro High NY 16, 26. Cornwall High NY 9, 27. Highland High NY 8
Individual results
101: Final — William Soto (Newburgh Free Academy) dec. Edward Vass (Valley Central) 12-4
Third: Chase Phillips (Ward Melville) dec. Zack Dixon (Xavier) 8-2
108: Final — Anthony LaGala Ryan (Longwood) dec. Marco Futia (Wallkill) 20-9
Third: Cooper Merli (Newburgh Free Academy) pin Dario Guglielmo (Ward Melville) 0:54
116: Final — Raekwon Shabazz (Xavier) tech fall Carlos Salazar (Hewlett) 20-5 in 5:40
Third: Aidan Donohue (Rocky Point) dec. Vincent Mastrianni (Colonie) 9-2
124 Final — Dillon Arrick (Arlington) pin Johnny Carrozza (Ridgefield) 3:10
Third: Seamus Hallinan (Xavier) pin Devin Strother (Wallkill) 4:37
131: Final – Matthew Mercado (Newburgh Free Academy) win by injury default over Viktor Banda (Wallkill), 3:15
Third: Sameer Abbaszadeh (Shaker Sr) dec. Adin Rahmanzada (Hewlett) 8-2
Fifth: Reese Greathouse (Marlboro) dec. Leo Moore (Ridgefield) 11-2
138: Final — Anthony Basile (Xavier) dec. Michael Giugliano (Miller Place) 5-2
Third: Eric Gendlin (Hewlett) tech fall Kevin Murphy (John Jay Sr -East Fishkill) 16-0 in 2:57
145: Final – Victor Petkov (Ridgefield) pin Cael Loria (Xavier) 3:35
Third: Kyle Levesque (Xavier) dec. Dominic Bronzi (Arlington) 10-2
152: Final — Mason Ketcham (Washingtonville) dec. John Lagana (Xavier) 5-1
Third: Gio JeanPierre (Ossining) dec. Brandon DellaPia (John Jay Sr -East Fishkill) 9-7
160: Final – Anthony Lofaro (Ossining) dec. Brian Schreck (Miller Place), 3-0
Third place: Nick Greco (Mahopac) pin Oleg Daniloff (Hewlett) 2:25
170: Final — Maximus Morse (Xavier) pin Aidan Barry (Rocky Point) 0:47
Third — Anthony Annacone (Wallkill) dec. Tray Bilyou (FDR Hyde Park) 8-5
190: Final — Peter Santos (Hewlett) pin Logan Mohl (John Jay Sr -East Fishkill) 3:21
Third: Christopher Herriman (FDR Hyde Park) pin Paul Harley (Shaker) 2:48
215: Final — Charles Weidman (Xavier) pin Christopher Leggett (Newburgh Free Academy) 1:11
Third: Michael Mauro (John Jay Sr -East Fishkill) dec. Dylan Kent (Longwood) 1-0
285: Final — Julian Aviles (Wallkill) pin Billy Pokeda (Guilderland) 4:24
Third: Raheem Adebola (Roy C Ketcham) dec. Marlon Wheatley (Ossining Sr) 4-2 OT
Outstanding wrestler: xxx
2023 Mid Hudson Classic brackets and results
Phil Tomkeil Invitational
At Agawam, Mass.
Team results – 1. Agawam MA 274½, 2. Natick MA 234, 3. Enfield 189, 4. Southwick Regional MA 108½, 5. Putnam Vo-Tech-Springfield MA 101½, 6. East Longmeadow MA 97, 7. Hampden Charter East-Chicopee MA 68, 8. Agawam B 79½, 9. Canton and Chicopee MA 68, 11. Franklin County Tech-Turners Falls MA 96, 12. South Hadley MA 56, 13. Holyoke MA 53, 14. Quabbin Regional-Barre MA 46, 15. Mahar Regional-Orange MA 45, 16. Gateway Regional-Huntington MA 40, 17. Granby Memorial (CT) 33, 18. Keene NH 24, 19. Northampton MA 23,
Championship matches
98 Tristin Woodbury (Keene NH) pin Mason Radtke (Agawam MA), 1:15
106 Michael Mortarelli (Natick MA) dec. James Cascio (Agawam MA), 7-2
113 Steven Santiago (Holyoke MA) dec. Ares Bourque (Enfield), 3-0
120 Jordin Agosto (Agawam MA) pin Amadi Ezeugwu (Southwick MA), 1:34
126 Ethan Buonanducci (Enfield) pin Lincoln Despard (Agawam MA), 5:09
132 Nicholas Ugolini (Agawam MA) pin Marlon Andino (Enfield), 0:38
138 Reese Titus (Canton) pin Jack Delorme (Natick MA), 2:59
144 Diego Montero (Natick MA) dec. Rhein Ingham (Agawam B), 12-8
150 Ilya Shlemanov (Agawam MA) MD Borese Antropov (Southwick MA), 13-5
157 Jake Ashman (Natick MA) tech fall Keymani Rivera (Agawam MA), 15-0 2:20
165 Eli Gilbert (Gateway MA) pin Jameson Flynn (Enfield), 1:06
175 Cole Johnson (East Longmeadow MA) pin Jacob Beiler (Enfield), 2:46
190 Sean Keady (Natick MA) pin Christian Harding (East Longmeadow MA), 3:40
215 Jerameel Vazquez (Hampden Charter East MA) pin Max Holloway (Agawam MA), 1:45
285 Keonta Crawford (Enfield) dec. Mike Whalen (Natick MA), 9-4
Third place (consolation final)
98 Nam Tran (Southwick Regional) pin Desmin Neak (Quabbin), 0:51
106 Andrew Amato (Agawam B) pin Sean Titus (Canton), 0:26
113 Noah Rushford (East Longmeadow) pin Ezequiel Torres N (Northampton), 1:36
120 Liam Kirkpatrick (Granby) dec. Cameron King (Agawam B), 6-0
126 Xavier Thorington (Putnam) pin Aaron Petschke (Southwick Regional), 0:40
132 Nick Leadbetter (Canton) pin Landon Purington (Franklin County), 5:10
138 Michael Jenkins (Chicopee) pin Ryan Litz (Agawam MA), 2:20
144Ryan Sexton (Agawam MA) dec. Matthew Ferrero (East Longmeadow), 11-0
150 Cole Wilson (Quabbin) pin Ethan Opela (Natick MA), 3:54
157 Nicholas Sikand (Southwick Regional) pin Cameron May (Franklin County), 1:13
165 Leonardo De arujo (Natick MA) dec. Nathyn Penn (Chicopee), 5-1
175 Alan Misenheimer M (Hampden Charter East) pin Nikolas Krauland (Granby), 4:50
190 Jayden Troxler (Enfield) pin Mathew Tolman (Quabbin), 3:31
215 Parisse Williams (Chicopee) pin James Balderson (Natick MA), 1:52
285 Roberto Melendez (South Hadley) pin Riley Cross (Agawam MA), 2:41
Outstanding wrestler: xxx
2023 Phil Tomkeil results and brackets
Sam Cali Invitational
At Madison, N.J. (Fairleigh-Dickinson)
Team results (top 15) – 1. Blair Academy NJ 216½, 2. Ponaganset RI 205, 3. Greens Farms Academy-Westport 148, 4. St. Peter’s Prep NJ 145, 5. Delsea 141½, 6. Pope John XXIII 140½, 7. Seton Hall Prep 137, 8. Rumson Fair Haven 123. 9. Paramus Catholic 116, 10. St. John Vianney 105½, 11. Cranford 98, 12. Lakeland 95, 13. Ridge HS 91, 14. St. Augustine Prep 80½, 15. Clifton 71
Championship matches
106 Vince Anello (Blair Academy) dec. Oumar Tounkara (Teaneck), 4-0
113 Jack Bergmann (Lakeland) dec. Anthony Pellegrino (Seton Hall Prep), 4-2
120 Leo Deluca (Blair Academy) pin Logan Brzozowski (Seton Hall Prep), 0:54
126 Dalton Weber (Pope John XXIII) dec. Joey Petriello (Dumont), 6-4
132 David Perez (Ponaganset) dec. Carson Walsh (Pope John XXIII), 3-1
138 Blase Mele (Princeton) dec. Billy Dekraker (Blair Academy), 3-1 OT
144 Logan Rozynski (Blair Academy) dec. Sonny Amato (Rumson-Fair Haven), 8-7
150 Jamar Dixon Jr. (Delsea) dec. Ronnie Christolin Norwalk, CT (Green Farms Academy), 7-0
157 Paul Ognissanti (Blair Academy) pin Ryan Closterman (Somerville), 3:27
165 Jordan Chapman Cranford) dec. Andrew Reall (Ponaganset), 8-0
175 Preston Marchesseault (Ponaganset) pin Anthony Verdi (St. Peter’s Prep), 1:42
190 Daniel Rella (Paramus Catholic) dec. Conor Delaney (Rumson-Fair Haven), 10-0
215 Hudson Skove (Rumson-Fair Haven) dec. Xavier Williams (Paramus Catholic), 3-1
285 Brandon Toranzo (Nutley HS) dec. Cameron Baumann (Voorhees), 10-1
3RD PLACE
106 PJ Terranova (Delbarton) dec. Brighton Karvoski Newtown, CT (Green Farms Academy), 4-3
113 Joey Deangelo (Point Pleasant Boro) dec. Amari Vann NJ (Delsea), 9-3
120 Jared Hood (Ponaganset) dec. Matthew Gould Monroe (St. John Vianney), 5-4
126 Cole Rose (Princeton) dec. Najati Salim (Clifton), 8-7
132 Ben Zuckerman Fairfield, CT (Green Farms Academy) dec. Patrick O’Keefe (St. John Vianney), 4-3
138 Joseph Joyce (Ponaganset) dec. Anthony Depaul (St. Augustine Prep), 2-1 TB2
144 Justin Holly Sparta (Pope John XXIII) dec. Reid Clausi J (West Essex), 6-3
150 Barry Norman (Blair Academy) dec. Jeremy Quezada (Dumont), 12-10
157 Jake Tenebruso (Old Bridge) dec. Dane Sorensen B (Bridgewater-Raritan), 6-5 OT
165 Cole Stangle (St. John Vianney) dec. Sam Szerlip (Nyack), 4-2
175 Nikita Alcoba (Eastern Regional) dec. Ryan Acquisto (Point Pleasant Boro), 7-5
190 Cael Mielnik (Blair Academy) pin Salvatore Marchese (Delsea), 3:16
215 Dominic Iaquinto Danbury, CT (Green Farms Academy) dec. Michael Diorio (Ponaganset), 3-2
285 Connor Reynolds (St. Peter’s Prep) dec. Cooper Struble (Lakeland), 6-3
Outstanding wrestler: xxxx
2023 Sam Cali Invitational brackets and results
Guilford 40, Notre Dame-West Haven 36
At West Haven
106 Kiernan Grillo (ND)F Makena Sullivan (G), 0:43; 113 Andrew Plancon (G) pin Ryan Dunaj (ND), 5:23; 120 Dante Bilskis (G) pin Sam Markaj (ND), 1:32; 126: Killian Thompson (G) forfeit; 132 Alex Uzzo (G) pin Jeff Atkinson (ND), 3:07; 138 JP Malafronte (ND) pin Hyde Jacobson (G), 1:40; 144 Elijah McDermott (G) MD Peter Swanson (ND), 14-5; 150 Tyler Ciarleglio (ND) MD Owen Pelletier-Stephens (G), 15-3; 157 Ryan Sevigny (ND) pin Dominic Bilskis (G), 4:55; 165 Sebastian Miranda (ND) dec. Garrett Mace (G), 10-4; 175 Daniel Aguirre (ND) pin Richie Becker (G), 1:04; 190 Jonah Labbadia-colon (G) pin Jesse Buonocore (ND), 2:51; 215 Tim Hastings (G) pin Braulio Miranda (ND), 2:17; 285 Christopher Matos (ND) tech fall Michael Odonnell (G), 17-2
Foran 51, Branford 27
At Milford
106 Sawyer Miller (F) pin Ava Gamberdella (B), 1:51; 113 Jovani Gentallan (F) pin Michael Barretta (B), 0:54; 120: Alan Flyte (F) forfeit; 126 Mason Hallstrom (F) pin Ammaar Yasir (B), 0:20; 132 Bennett Lane (F) pin Alec Dendas (B), 3:58; 138 Antonios Aspras (F) pin Teague Hearn (B), 0:44; 144 Dylan Warner (B) pin Gavin Lefebvre (F), 1:39; 150 Antonio Jennings (F) pin Dominick Zdunek (B), 4:25; 157 Thomas Mahon (F) pin Caden Dombrowski (B), 1:42; 165 Domenic p Maturo (B) pin Hunter Noonan (F), 3:28; 175 Trent Tracy (B) dec. Constantino Pavlat (F), 7-3; 190 Cole Snider (B) pin Panagiotis Christakos (F), 1:14; 215 Maxfield Parsell (B) pin Zach Lund (F), 1:26; 285 Jagger Rees (F) dec. Ryan Jones (B), 7-5
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