Xavier’s Raekwon Shabazz, a two-time New England champion, is the state wrestler of the year as voted by the Connecticut High School Coaches Association.
Xavier High senior Raekwon Shabazz was named Connecticut’s high school wrestler of the year by state coaches at the annual Connecticut High School Coaches Association’s annual All-State banquet Tuesday night at the Aqua Turf in Southington.
Newtown’s Chris Bray and Tom Maurath were named the coach of the year and assistant coach of the year, respectively. The Nighthawks finished second in Class L, their best finish in a state championship meet since 1980 and took second at the State Open. Xavier, which won the Class L and State Open title, was named team of the year.
All-State honors were presented to boys in Class LL, L, M and S along with girls who participated in the CIAC Girls Invitational. Five athletes were also honored with Academic All-State honors.
Shabazz, a two-time New England champion, went 42-0 this season, winning the State Open, Class L and Southern Connecticut Conference championships at 113 pounds. He went 51-3 as a junior at 106 pounds and has a career record of 138-11.
Shabazz was the fourth Xavier wrestler to win a State Open championship and the first since 2013.
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First team
Dominic Barrella, Ridgefield, Sr. (120)
Lincoln Carlson, East Lyme/Norwich Tech, Jr. (175)
Keonta Crawford, Enfield, Sr. (285)
Braylon Gonzalez, Xavier, So. (126)
Maximus Konopka, Simsbury, Fr. (190)
Jake Maddox, Newtown, Fr. (150)
Isaiah McDaniel, Middletown, Fr. (106)
Jaeckez Mendez, East Hartford, Jr. (138)
Victor Petkov, Ridgefield, Sr. (144)
Raekwon Shabazz, Xavier, Sr (113)
Deydon Soto, Danbury, Jr. (132)
Fisher Stites, Newtown, Sr. (165)
Caiden Talento, Platt, Sr. (157)
Charles Weidman, Xavier, Jr. (215)
Wrestler of the year: Raekwon Shabazz, Xavier, Sr
Second team
Anthony Basile, Xavier, Sr., 138
Zach Brzoska, Fairfield Warde, Jr., 113
Jesse Defonce, Danbury, Sr., 165
Phoenix Gardella, Norwalk, Sr., 132
Josh Howard, Southington, Sr., 150
Chase Kastner, Southington, Fr., 106
James Linder, Jr., Montville, Sr., 144
Joe Mahoney, New Fairfield, Jr., 126
Marc Maurath, Newtown, Jr., 157
Sammy Montovani, East Hartford, Sr., 215
Cristian Pote, Danbury, Jr., 120
Drayvn Roberts, East Hartford, Jr., 175
Anthony Shivas, Derby/Oxford/Holy Cross, Jr., 285
Brayden Soleau, East Lyme/Norwich Tech, Jr., 190
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