Results: Saturday, February 24, 2024

Newtown’s Fisher Stites, right, battles with Danbury’s Jesse Defonce in the semifinals at 165 pounds in Saturday’s State Open championships in New Haven. Stites won with a pin in 3:20.

2024 CIAC State Open
At New Haven
Team results – 1. Xavier 243½, 2. Newtown 147½, 3. East Hartford 116, 4. Ridgefield 111, 5. Danbury 90, 6. Fairfield Warde 80, 7. Simsbury 70½, 8. New Milford 65, 9. NFA 54½, 10. East Lyme/Norwich Tech 52½, 11. Berlin and Killingly 52, 13. Lyman Memorial/Windham Tech 49, 14. Southington 48, 15. Windham 45, 16. Platt 44½, 17. Enfield 40, 18. South Windsor 39½, 19. Bristol Central 39½, 20. Staples 36; 21. RHAM and Norwalk 35½, 23. Fairfield Prep 34, 24. Avon 33½, 25. New Fairfield and Trumbull 33, 27. Somers 32, 28. Branford 31, 29. Montville 30½, 30. Fairfield Ludlowe 29, 31. Derby/Oxford/Holy Cross 28, 32. Middletown 26½, 33. Portland/Cromwell, Stratford and Waterford 24, 36. Bacon Academy and Shelton 23½, 38. Brookfield/Shepaug 22½, 39. Conard, Old Lyme and Windsor 22, 42. New London 21, 43. Glastonbury 19½, 44. Bristol Eastern 18½, 45. Canton, Plainville and Sheehan 18, 48. Gilbert/Torrington 17½, 49. East Haven 16½, 50. Darien and Foran 16, 52. Guilford 15, 53. Ledyard and Stamford 13, 55. Haddam-Killingworth and New Canaan 12, 57. Westhill 11, 58. Bunell 10, 59. Ellis Tech and Suffield/Windsor Locks 9; 61. Fitch and Maloney 8, 63. Hall, Notre Dame-West Haven and Stafford 7, 66. Amity and North Haven 6½, 68. Bethel, Masuk, Nonnewaug, Rockville and Stonington 6, 73. Griswold/Wheeler and Joel Barlow 5, 75; Hand, Manchester, Terryville/Thomaston and Weston 4, 79. Farmington, Granby, St. Joseph and Woodstock Academy 2; 83. Coventry, Jonathan Law, New Britain, Putnam, Wilton and Wolcott Tech 0
Individual results
Championship finals
106 Isaiah McDaniel (Middletown) dec. Chase Kastner (Southington), 4-2
113 Raekwon Shabazz (Xavier) pin Zach Brzoska (Fairfield Warde), 1:20
120 Dominic Barrella (Ridgefield) dec. Cristian Pote (Danbury), 11-3
126 Braylon Gonzalez (Xavier) dec. Joe Mahoney (New Fairfield), 10-8
132 Deydon Soto (Danbury) dec. Phoenix Gardella (Norwalk), 13-6
138 Jaeckez Mendez (East Hartford) pin Anthony Basile (Xavier), 1:28
144 Victor Petkov (Ridgefield) dec. Antonio Arguello (Newtown), 5-1
150 Jake Maddox (Newtown) dec. William Smith (Fairfield Prep), 6-0
157 Caiden Talento (Platt) dec. Marc Maurath (Newtown), 5-1
165 Fisher Stites (Newtown) dec. Chase Catalano (Old Lyme), 9-1
175 Lincoln Carlson (East Lyme/Norwich Tech) dec. Maximus Morse (Xavier), 8-2
190 Maximus Konopka (Simsbury) dec. Brayden Soleau (East Lyme/Norwich Tech), 4-0
215 Charles Weidman (Xavier) dec. Sammy Montovani (East Hartford), 7-3
285 Keonta Crawford (Enfield) dec. Anthony Shivas (Derby/Oxford/Holy Cross), 4-3
Third place (consolation final)
106 Ben Fournier (RHAM) dec. Landon Herdic (Norwich Free Academy), 8-0
113 Dylan Meyers (Ridgefield) dec. William Accorsi (Somers), 8-3
120 Mason Arborio (Berlin) tech fall Nathaniel Smith (Darien), 15-0 2:26
126 Isaac Quiles (East Hartford) dec. Alex Lamarre (Bristol Central), 10-6
132 Kevin Kasperowski (Xavier) dec. Brady Zadora (Killingly), 7-5 OT
138 Dominick Spadaro (Fairfield Warde) dec. Jay Chase (Sheehan*), 6-3
144 James Linder jr (Montville) dec. Kyle Levesque (Xavier), 5-1
150 Evan Schibi (Gilbert/Torr) dec. John Lagana (Xavier), 7-1
157 Yaxier Rivera (East Hartford) dec. Vincent Rivera (Xavier), 6-3
165 Jesse Defonce (Danbury) dec. Matthew Gish (Portland/Cromwell), 3-2
175 Drayvn Roberts (East Hartford) dec. Dante Colella (Bacon Academy), 2-1
190 Cole Snider (Branford) dec. Gavin Fallon (Avon), 4-2
215 Malachi Fowler (Windham) pin Patrick Dabrowski (Shelton), 3:43
285 Jon Dasilva (Newtown) dec. Riccardi Fernandez (New Milford), 3-1
Fifth place
106 Jude Grammatico (Fairfield Warde) forfeit over Bradey Jonasch (Killingly)
113 Jack Fletcher (East Haven) forfeit over Cesar Rodriguez (Platt)
120 Kyden Merlin (South Windsor) dec. Hunter Sanchez (Lyman Mem/Windham Tech), 11-4
126 John Carrozza (Ridgefield) dec. Harrison Accorsi (Somers), 11-5
132 Lucas Judd (Lyman Mem/Windham Tech) dec. Elijah Fagin (Avon), 5-0
138 Danny Carrozza (Brookfield/Shepaug) dec. Jacob Gordon (South Windsor), 6-2
144 Dylan Sherman (Fairfield Ludlowe) DEF Dylan Vanegas (Norwich Free Academy), 9-2 4:45
150 Josh Howard (Southington) dec. Damian Rousseau (Staples), 8-1
157 Tyler Neiva (Trumbull) dec. Donell Young (Fairfield Ludlowe), 2-1 TB2
165 Devon Powers (Waterford) dec. Zachary Fong (Xavier), 6-2
175 Justin Duhancik (Stratford) pin Cameron Sammarco (Lyman Mem/Windham Tech), 1:57
190 Jaycee Diaz (Windham) forfeit over Christian Sewell (Windsor)
215 Soren Rief (Killingly) forfeit over Aethan Munden (Trumbull)
285 Nicholas Ebrahimi (Berlin) pin Aidan Schlimgen (Ledyard), 0:45
Outstanding wrestler: Caiden Talento (157), Platt
2024 State Open brackets and results (FloArena)
Printable brackets

Platt’s Daylianette Sanchez Cardona had Jonathan Law’s Selena Batres on her back in the final at 100 pounds in the CIAC Girls Invitational Saturday. Batres rallied for a 5-4 victory.

2024 CIAC Girls Invitational
At New Haven
Team results: none
Championship finals
100: Selena Batres (Jonathan Law) dec. Daylianette Sanchez Cardona (Platt), 5-4
107 Tatianna Irizarry (Ledyard) pin Addisyn Herdic (Ellis Tech), 3:57
114 Sybella Landrie (Berlin) pin Elliana Selearis (Nonnewaug), 2:55
120 Jasmine Whitfield (Stamford) dec. Cristel Miguel (Amity), 6-3
126 Lindsey Rywolt (Stratford) pin Emma Rial (Trumbull), 0:44
132 Hoshena Gemme (Old Lyme) pin Rylee Donohue (Norwalk), 3:58
138 Kan-Yah McCarthy (Fairfield Ludlowe) pin Lilya Akande (Shelton), 6:17, OT
145 Esther Ribeiro (Bethel) pin Esmeralda Ramos (Norwalk), 1:31
152 Kelly Aspras (Foran) pin Nora Locicero (Rockville), 4:24
165 Marangelie Teixeira (Trumbull) pin Matilda Tote (Bunnell), 4:31
185 Kayli Morris (Platt) pin Ava Zuccalo (Rockville), 0:47
235: Arianna Bellamy (Maloney) pin Mallory Sefick (St. Paul) 2:41
Third place (consolation final)
100 Sophia Gordon (South Windsor) dec. Abby Pallotto (Amity), 11-2
107 Maleeah Rios (Bristol Central) pin Ava Gamberdella (Branford), 0:49
114 Nayeilli Vargas (Platt) forfeit over Marissa Wargo (Jonathan Law), 0-0
120 Gonul Celik (East Haven) pin Maela Sosa (Canton), 0:48
126 Lina Rodriguez (Norwalk) pin Amelia Peterson (Haddam-Killingworth), 4:57
132 Maddie Cooper (East Haven) dec. Madison Atkison (New Britain), 5-3
138 Sophia Lancin (Weston) pin Ava Cleary (Foran), 0:33
145 Kaydence Atkinson (New Britain) pin Gabriella Kiely (Stratford), 3:38
152 Kali Fangiullo (Plainville) dec. Jelene Lainez (Platt Tech), 6-5
165 Te andre La beach (Nonnewaug) pin Adalynn Southworth (Conard), 2:04
185 Fiona Hood (Norwich Free Academy) pin Jen Thompson (Manchester), 1:39
Fifth place
100 Jazleene Mattingly (Cheney Tech) dec. Brooke Heffernan (RHAM), 3-0
107 Gabriella Parris-Dwyer (Maloney) pin Lila Poincelot (Lyman Hall), 2:19
114 Evie Day (Guilford) pin Olivia Lavalley (Rocky Hill), 0:27
120 Evangeline Moran (Ellis Tech) dec. Makayla Santiago (Conard), 6-1
126 Olivia Hopkins (Rocky Hill) pin Serenity Perez (Platt), 0:28
132 Josephina Piel (New Milford) pin Aubrey Langlois (Stafford), 4:14
138 Allison Periera (Manchester) forfeit over Ela Celik (East Haven)
145 Peyton Dixon (Haddam-Killingworth) dec. Valeria Plaza Ploanco (Platt), 5-0
152 Adenna McKay (Stratford) dec. Mia Mitja (New Britain), 3-1
165 Ruby Rios (Maloney) pin Addison Powell (Somers), 3:07
185 Camila Mitja (New Britain) dec. Eleanah Diaz (Suffield/Windsor Locks), 3-1
Outstanding wrestler: Tatianna Irizarry Ledyard (107)
2024 CIAC Girls Invitational brackets and results (FloArena)
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2024 National Prep School championships
At Lehigh, Pa.
Top 20 team results – 1. Wyoming Seminary 395½, 2. Blair Academy (NJ) 270, 3. Malvern Prep (PA) 261, 4. Lake Highland Prep (FL) 259, 5. Greens Farms Academy-Westport 191½, 6. Northfield Mt. Hermon (MA) 139½, 7. Gilman School 119, 8. St. Mary’s Ryken 100½, 9. Archbishop Spalding 97½, 10. St. Christopher’s School 94½, 11. Father Ryan High School 92½, 12. Baylor School 78½, 13. Belmont Hill-Belmont MA 77, 14. Paul IV 69, 15. Germantown Academy 62½, 16. Loyola-Blakefield 62, 17. Mount Saint Joseph 57½, 18. McCallie School 52, 19. William Penn Charter 47, 20. All Saints Episcopal 40
Other Connecticut schools
60. Avon Old Farms 10, 66. Suffield Academy 9, 78. Brunswick School 6, 97. Choate Rosemary Hall 2, 106. Hotchkiss 0
Individual results
Championship finals
106 Shamus Regan (Wyoming Seminary) dec. Julian Rios (Phillips Andover), 5-0
113 Davis Motyka (Wyoming Seminary) dec. Matthew Oneill A (Malvern Prep), 7-3
120 Nate Desmond (Wyoming Seminary) dec. Leo Deluca (Blair Academy), 5-3
126 Luke Lilledahl (Wyoming Seminary) dec. Charlie Desena (Lake Highland Prep), 7-3
132 Matthew Botello (Wyoming Seminary) dec. Nikolaus Oneill (Malvern Prep), 5-4
138 Billy Dekraker (Blair Academy) dec. Colin Kacena (Lake Highland Prep), 3-1
144 Jack Consiglio (Malvern Prep) dec. Logan Rozynski (Blair Academy), 2-1
150 Anthony Evanitsky (Wyoming Seminary) dec. Nathan Rickards P (Malvern Prep), 2-1 TB2
157 Vince Bouzakis (Wyoming Seminary) dec. Paul Ognissanti (Blair Academy), 13-7
165 Joseph Sealey (Wyoming Seminary) dec. Emmitt Sherlock (Gilman School), 10-2
175 William Henckel Southbury CT (Blair Academy) dec. Dominic Federici (Wyoming Seminary), 7-2
190 Jake Dailey (Wyoming Seminary) dec. Robert Kucharczk (Lake Highland Prep), 3-2
215 Jude Correa (Wyoming Seminary) pin Cael Mielnik (Blair Academy), 0:59
285 Carter Neves (Blair Academy) dec. James Bechter (Northfield Mt. Hermon), 14-4
Third place (consolation finals)
106 Liam McGettigan (Gilman School) pin Eli Gabrielson (St. Mary’s Ryken), 2:39
113 Jack Baron (Germantown Academy) dec. Michael Batista (Blair Academy), 3-1
120 Ethan Rivera (Lake Highland Prep) pin Jackson Heslin Bridgeport, CT (Greens Farms Academy), 0:00
126 Jason Torres (Malvern Prep) dec. Brody Gobbell (Father Ryan High School), 6-2
132 Casen Roark (Father Ryan High School) dec. Jayce Paridon (Lake Highland Prep), 3-1
138 Walker Turley (St. Christopher’s School) dec. Carter Nogle (Mount Saint Joseph), 5-0
144 Zeno Moore (Lake Highland Prep) dec. Giuseppe Iamunno North Haven, CT (Greens Farms Academy), 4-3
150 Lucas Boe (Lake Highland Prep) dec. Tyler Hood (St. Christopher’s School), 4-3 TB2
157 Claudio Torres (Lake Highland Prep) dec. Mitchell Faglioni (St. Christopher’s School), 5-4
165 Lane Foard (Benedictine Prep) dec. Xavier Giles Bronx, NY (Greens Farms Academy), 3-1
175 Haden Bottiglieri (Belmont Hill) dec. Isael Perez (Northfield Mt. Hermon), 4-2 OT
190 Nate Taylor Newtown, CT (Greens Farms Academy) dec. Nick Wehmeyer (Malvern Prep), 3-2
215 Alex Smith (Lake Highland Prep) dec. James Blackman (St. Stephens/St. Agnes), 1-0
285 Delmar White (Archbishop Spalding) pin Luke Randazzo. (Loyola-Blakefield), 4:24
Fifth place
106 Brendan Kelly (Malvern Prep) dec. Brighton Karvoski Newtown, CT (Greens Farms Academy), 4-3
113 Liam Davis (Lake Highland Prep) dec. Isaac Novod (Belmont Hill), 2-1
120 Lukas Littleton (Malvern Prep) dec. Joseph Calvin (Father Ryan High School), 9-3
126 Sean Garretson (Archbishop Spalding) dec. Jack Dragoumanos (Belmont Hill), 6-1
132 Vincent Paolucci (Archbishop Spalding) pin Colby Houle, Canton CT (Northfield Mt. Hermon), 4:16
138 Michael Trujillo rio rancho (Wyoming Seminary) dec. Robert Pavlek (The Hill School), 5-0
144 Evan Boblits (St. Mary’s Ryken) dec. Tyson Sherlock L (Gilman School), 3-2
150John Jurkovic (Gilman School) forfeit over Steel Meyers (Trinity Christian Academy-TX)
157 T.J. Langley (Western Reserve Academy) dec. Dashiell Hort (Poly Prep), 1-0
165 Benjamin Smith (New York Military) dec. Max Norman (Baylor School), 6-3
175 Brian Chamberlain (The Phelps School) dec. Lukas Zalota (Malvern Prep), 5-1 SV
190 Peter Snyder (Blair Academy) dec. Gabriel Smith (Gilman School), 3-0
215 Stosh Zalota (Malvern Prep) pin Ryder Smith Soddy (Chattanooga Christian School), 0:23
285 Carson Gentle (McCallie School) forfeit over Gabriel Garibaldi (Greens Farms Academy)
Seventh place
106 Tanner Tran (Father Ryan High School) dec. Justin Farnsworth (Germantown Academy), 7-6 SV
113 Jacob Bond (Baylor School) dec. Jayden Jackson (Loyola-Blakefield), 2-1
120 Calvin Werden (Western Reserve Academy) dec. Kody Tanimoto (All Saints Episcopal), 8-0
126  Drew Roggie (St. Christopher’s School) dec. Tyler Wood  (St. Mary’s Ryken), 3-1
132 Spencer Reep (Lakeway Christian Academy) dec. Nicky Melfi. (Severn School), 11-2
138 Zane Leitzel. (Archbishop Spalding) dec. Jt Schneider Norwalk, CT (Greens Farms Academy), 8-6
144 Luke Murray (Peninsula Catholic School) dec. Cole Albert (The Hill School), 6-5
150 Ronnie Christolin Norwalk, CT (Greens Farms Academy) dec. Chancery Deane (Father Ryan High School), 11-9
157 Salah Tsarni (Bullis School) tech fall Greyson Catlow-Sidler (William Penn Charter), 17-2 3:58
165 Omer Barak (Lake Highland Prep) dec. Jack Chamberlain (Malvern Prep), 4-3
175 Drake Bowers (Christian Brothers) dec. Kingston Daniells Silva New York, NY (Greens Farms Academy), 8-4
190 Cash Colbert (Paul VI) pin Jay Eversole (Lakeway Christian Academy), 2:57
215 Dominic Iaquinto Danbury, CT (Greens Farms Academy) dec. Walker Walls (Bishop Lynch High School), 7-4
285 Matthew Connolly (Malvern Prep) forfeit over Orest Nazarchuk (Wyoming Seminary), 0-0
Outstanding wrestler:
2024 National Prep School nationals brackets and results (FloArena)

2024 National Prep School Championships
At Lehigh, Pa.
GIRLS
Top 10 teams – 1. Wyoming Seminary 187, 2. Phillips Andover MA 114, 3. Blair Academy (NJ) 94, 4. Choate Rosemary Hall 49, 5. Greens Farms Academy 41½, 6. Lake Highland Prep (FL) 31½, 7. Hyde School-Bath ME 30, 8. St. Paul’s School-Concord NH 29, 9. Archbishop Spaulding 28, 10. West Nottingham Academy 26
Other Connecticut schools
25. Marianapolis Prep 12, 36. Hotchkiss 3
Individual results
Championship finals
100 Jaclyn Bouzakis (Wyoming Seminary) pin Kirra Mitchell (Mount de Sales), 3:06
107 Rianne Murphy (Wyoming Seminary) pin Kayla Batres Stratford, CT (Greens Farms Academy), 2:30
114 Calli Gilchrist Wallingford, CT (Choate Rosemary Hall) pin Amelia Murphy (Wyoming Seminary), 1:53
120 Emma Bacon (Wyoming Seminary) pin Sara McLaughlin Wallingford, CT (Choate Rosemary Hall), 3:46
126 Taina Fernandez. (Archbishop Spalding) pin Victoria Carbonaro (Blair Academy), 2:25
132 Corynne McNulty (Blair Academy) pin Hannah Lawrence (Wyoming Seminary), 1:26
138 Isis France (Wyoming Seminary) dec. Daniella Nugent (Phillips Andover), 7-4
145 Jayda Fulp (Fort Worth Country Day) dec. Kryssceah Ravenelle (Wyoming Seminary), 4-2
152 Sarah Henckel Southbury CT (Blair Academy) pin Reagan Ramadan (West Nottingham Academy), 1:37
165 Emily Brown (Wyoming Seminary) pin Toni Elliott (Phillips Andover), 0:25
Third place (consolation finals)
100 Laura Montoro (Concord Academy) dec. Maddie Morse (St. Paul’s School (NH)), 6-5
107 Maya Alvarado (Lake Highland Prep) dec. Suhaila Cotton (Phillips Andover), 11-2
114 Sakina Cotton (Phillips Andover) pin Richelle Syer Cannon School), 1:44
120 Natalia Accorsi (Tabor Academy) dec. Jocelyn Okeefe (Blair Academy), 6-1
126 Thalia Vogelsang (Episcopal (TX)) dec. Mary Manis (Lake Highland Prep), 7-6
132 Bella Sowards (Good Counsel) pin Morgan Gibson (Nobles), 4:15
138 Morgan Edwards (Blair Academy) pin Alexis Lavers (Hyde School), 0:43
145 Xavia Banigan (Governors Academy) dec. Koda Hall (Hyde School), 10-5
152 Aliya Whaley (Knoxville Catholic) pin Lily Fitzpatrick(St. Paul’s School (NH)), 2:14
165 April Torres Shelton, CT (Greens Farms Academy) DEF Sofia Jandres (Bishop Lynch High School), 0:24
Outstanding wrestler: Calli Gilchrist, Wallingford (Choate Rosemary Hall), 114
2024 National Prep School nationals brackets and results (FloArena)