Gilbert co-op wrestler Evan Schibi (157) got a takedown with four seconds left to win a state championship Saturday. Schibi, shown earlier this year, was named the tournament’s most outstanding wrestler.
With four individual champions and seven finalists, Xavier won their fifth straight Class L championship with a 296½ to 219 victory over Newtown at Wilton High.
It’s the longest run of consecutive Class L titles in state history, surpassing the previous record of four in a row by New Milford from 2013-16.
Xavier had 11 wrestlers finish in the top five of their respective weight class to earn a spot in next weekend’s CIAC State Open championships.
Xavier’s Braylon Gonzalez beat Middletown’s Isaiah McDaniel, 11-2, in the finals at 132 pounds to win his third straight Class L title. Teammates Zack Dixon (106), Bradley Ament (113) and Max Morse (175) also won titles for the Falcons.
Newtown was led by Kenna Gioffre (120), Antonio Arguello (150) and Marc Maurath (165), who won individual championships for the Nighthawks. Gioffre won his second straight Class L title.
After Bunnell’s Mael Pierre-Paul (126) tied his championship final with New Milford’s Alex Oberc at 5-5 with an escape and takedown early in the third period, Oberc’s escape with 1:21 remaining was the difference in a 6-5 victory.
With a takedown with four seconds remaining, junior Evan Schibi of Gilbert/Torrington/Wolcott Tech won his second straight Class L title with a 4-1 win over Newtown’s Jake Maddox. Schibi, who beat Maddox by a single point (3-2) in the finals in 2024, was named the tournament’s outstanding wrestler. Schibi had a pin and two technical falls in the tournament.
It was Schibi’s third CIAC championship. He won a Class S championship as a freshman in 2022.
East Lyme/Norwich Tech’s Lincoln Carlson (215) won his second straight Class L title with four pins to help his team to their best finish in a CIAC tournament since taking second in 1992 at the Class M championships. East Lyme/NT teammate Jonathan Harms (285) won at 285 pounds.
With three pins and a technical fall, Simsbury sophomore Max Konopka (190) won his second straight Class L title.
2025 Class L championships
At Wilton
Team results – 1. Xavier 296½, 2. Newtown 219, 3. East Lyme/Norwich Tech 165, 4. Simsbury 154, 5. New Milford 127, 6. Platt 123½, 7. Conard and Middletown 108, 9. New Canaan 102½, 10. Shelton 99½, 11. Bristol Central 92½, 12. Maloney 89½, 13. Stratford 83½, 14. Bunnell 81, 15. Cheshire 77½, 16. Fairfield Ludlowe 71, 17. Gilbert/Torrington/Wolcott Tech 62, 18. Wilton 54½, 19. Bethel 48½, 20. Fitch 45½, 21. Windsor 33, 22. Newington 26½, 23. Bloomfield/Weaver 20, 24. Farmington 13, 25. Wethersfield 9½
Individual results
Finals
106 Zack Dixon (Xavier) tech fall Joseph Fleming (New Milford), 18-1 3:06
113 Bradley Ament (Xavier) dec. Angel Stimson (East Lyme/NT), 2-0
120 Kenna Gioffre (Newtown) dec. Noah Caisse (East Lyme/NT), 7-0
126 Alex Oberc (New Milford) dec. Mael Pierre-Paul (Bunnell), 6-5
132 Braylon Gonzalez (Xavier) dec. Isaiah McDaniel (Middletown), 11-2
138 Alex Lamarre (Bristol Central) dec. Coleman Finn (Simsbury), 5-3
144 Harry Marino (Conard) dec. Derek McMahon (Middletown), 12-2
150 Antonio Arguello (Newtown) dec. Vincent Rivera (Xavier), 10-3
157 Evan Schibi (Gilbert/Torr) dec. Jake Maddox (Newtown), 4-1
165 Marc Maurath (Newtown) pin Chase Catalano (Xavier), 3:39
175 Maximus Morse (Xavier) tech fall Justin Duhancik (Stratford), 17-1 2:49
190 Maximus Konopka (Simsbury) pin Brayden Soleau (East Lyme/NT), 3:46
215 Lincoln Carlson (East Lyme/NT) pin Matthew Tarzia (Bethel), 1:06
285 Jonathan Harms (East Lyme/NT) dec. Alden Gaboury (Xavier), 5-0
3rd Place
106 Joshua Ramos (Middletown) dec. Justin Bunnell (Platt), 6-5
113 Ethan Quinn (Simsbury) pin Jessus Gomez Hernandez (Platt), 2:19
120 Zaphyr Musshorn (Xavier) pin Makhi Gardner (Bunnell), 4:31
126 Seamus Hallinan (Xavier) dec. Mick Granger (Simsbury), 12-2
132 Giuliano Sirianni (Simsbury) dec. Mohammed Ramlek (Maloney), 10-1
138 Cayden Morin (Bunnell) dec. Logan Persson (Shelton), 7-1
144 Lance Stewart (Fitch) pin Tyler Roussel (New Milford), 2:11
150 Teddy Goetz (New Canaan) dec. Anthony Caisse (East Lyme/NT), 5-2
157 Cael Loria (Xavier) pin Shad Stewart (Fitch), 1:40
165 Lincoln Archibald (Bristol Central) medical forfeit over Branden Spurling (Stratford), 8-0 3:31
175 Dylan Mastroianni (New Canaan) dec. Jeffrey Hutzelmann (Fairfield Ludlowe), 4-1 OT
190 Charles Dunn (Newtown) dec. Cris Menendez (Bethel), 3-0
215 Chase Galke (Shelton) pin August Furman (Wilton), 4:52
285 Michael Smith (Platt) pin Sebastian Guzman (Fairfield Ludlowe), 4:13
5th Place
106 Owen Blair (Newtown) pin Moses Olea-Sulivan (Simsbury), 4:21
113 Logan Gagne (Maloney) dec. John Baluyut (New Canaan), 11-6
120 Chris Setear (New Milford) medical forfeit over Cesar Rodriguez (Platt),
126 Ty Jorgenson (Newtown) dec. Julian Colon (Bristol Central), 3-1
132 Luke Savage (Cheshire) dec. Ike Blomberg (Shelton), 6-5
138 Shaun Daoust (Newtown) pin Joel Yaport (Platt), 2:24
144 Jacob Tierney (Cheshire) pin Richie Marter (Bunnell), 2:13
150 Anthony Lara (Platt) dec. Sean Mccall (Middletown), 13-1
157 Evan Christianson (Wilton) pin Michael Gabriel (New Canaan), 2:50
165 Devan Bacote (Maloney) medical forfeit over Finn Mocco (New Canaan)
175 Brooks Mcmahon (Conard) pin Andrew Corey (Newtown), 3:33
190 Samuel Andrea (Xavier) dec. Braydon Sohn (Conard), 10-7
215 Heath Weeden (Newington) tech fall Owen Holmes (Conard), 20-2 4:36
285 Dorian Pollard (Bloomfield/Weaver) pin Joseph Vargas (Shelton), 2:19
Outstanding wrestler: Evan Schibi, Gilbert/Torrington/OWTS, 157
Class L championships brackets and results (FloArena)
