This championship wasn’t won on mat with individual state championships on the line. Saturday’s Class S championship was decided on the side mats in the consolation bracket.
In the final round of the day, which consisted of the championship finals, third place match and fifth place matches, Waterford went 6-3 with four pins, a forfeit and a major decision.
All of those extra points helped the Lancers win their first state championship since 2014 on Saturday as Waterford beat defending champion Killingly by a half-point to win the Class S championship, 194 to 193½ at Killingly High. ECC champion Ledyard was in the mix, too, finishing third with 188½ points.
It was the closest Class S championship meet and the third time that a CIAC meet was decided by a half-point. The previous closest Class S ournament was a two-point win by Northwestern Regional in 2005.
Killingly, who had won three of the last four Class S titles, didn’t perform poorly in the final round. The Trailblazers went 5-3 with a win in the finals and four victories in the third place matches. Ledyard was 4-3 in the final round, including a 1-3 record in the finals.
A.J. Stefano (120) and Adam Balfour (165) got pins in the third place bouts while Declan Fagan (132) and C.J. Carmody (190) picked up pins in the fifth place bouts with teammate Luke Westkoff (138) securing a forfeit.
It was Waterford’s fourth state championship and their first Class S title since 1985.
Lewis Mills’ Jack Gedney, who trains with Simsbury, became just the third wrestler in Class S history to win four straight titles with his 4-1 win over Windham’s Delmazio Despard. The last wrestler to win four consecutive Class S titles was Derby’s Anthony Marcucio in 1996-99.
Excel Padilla (165) picked up a state championship for Killingly, who had three finalists.
Somers’ William Accorsi (120) won his third Class S title while Suffield/Windsor Locks’ Peter Annis (113), Ledyard’s Lukas Boxley (138) and Plainville’s Cooper Theriault-Dinelli (175) each won their second Class S titles. Boxley was voted the tournament’s outstanding wrestler.
Class S championships
At Killingly
Team results – 1. Waterford 194, 2. Killingly 193½, 3. Ledyard 188½, 4. Plainville 166, 5. Windham 138½, 6. Stafford 134½, 7. Canton 129, 8. Suffield/Windsor Locks 120, 9. Weston 117, 10. Somers 88½, 11. Granby/East Granby 77½, 12. New Fairfield 70, 13. St. Joseph 67½, 14. Derby/Oxford/Holy Cross 63½, 15. Terryville/Thomaston 53, 16. Nonnewaug 50, 17. Lewis Mills 44½, 18. Lyme-Old Lyme/Westbrook 43, 19. Montville 42, 20. Morgan 30, 21. Sheehan 28, 22. Notre Dame Prep 27, 23. Bacon Academy 26½, 24. Haddam-Killingworth 26, 25. Northwestern 25½, 26. St. Paul 19, 27. East Hampton 17, 28. Coventry and Rocky Hill 16, 30. O’Brien Tech 15, 33. Woodland Regional 12½, 34. East Catholic 7½, 35. Career Magnet 4, 36. Bullard Havens 1
Finals
106 John Bean (Stafford) pin Gavin Jonasch (Killingly), 5:36
113 Peter Annis (Suffield/WL) dec. George Jolley (Ledyard), 14-4
120 William Accorsi (Somers) dec. Bradey Jonasch (Killingly), 11-3
126 Jack Gedney (Lewis Mills) dec. Delmazio Despard (Windham), 4-1
132 Ryan McVeigh (New Fairfield) dec. Noah Caisse (Ledyard), 11-0
138 Lukas Boxley (Ledyard) dec. Ethan Bochman Rodriguez (Terryville/Thomaston), 14-2
144 Benjamin Barlow (Granby/East Granby) pin Collin Rhodes (Ledyard), 3:29
150 Troy Torres-Morey (Windham) dec. Robert Kammerman (St Joseph), 14-4
157 Logan Martin (Sheehan) dec. Laso Kelleh (Granby/East Granby), 15-9
165 Exael Padilla (Killingly) pin Josue Lamb Alvarado (Plainville), 4:41
175 Cooper Theriault-Dinielli (Plainville) dec. Joey Bernardi (Nonnewaug), 18-6
190 Ruben Quiroz Torillo (Windham) dec. Maxwell Lipton (Weston), 12-5
215 Taiyo Gemme (Lyme-Old Lyme/WB) pin Thomas Johnson (Canton), 3:40
285 Yasin Afrailov (Suffield/WL) dec. Cooper Myers (Waterford), 8-1
3rd Place
106 Liam Kelo (Ledyard) tech fall Hugo Eck (Canton), 17-1 3:00
113 A-ris Kuljancic (Killingly) pin Jose Rivera (Canton), 1:26
120 Aj Stefano (Waterford) pin Jameson Grant (Bacon Academy), 3:15
126 Ronald Wood IV (Killingly) pin Nathan Kodzis (Stafford), 3:00
132 Aiden Catalan (Canton) dec. David Linder (Montville), 11-1
138 Harrison Accorsi (Somers) tech fall Dylan Waugh (Plainville), 17-1 2:51
144 Max Richardson (Killingly) dec. Teagun Godi (Coventry), 19-7
150 Dustin Powers (Waterford) dec. Seth Ives (Stafford), 15-6
157 Joel Hernandez Phen (Plainville) tech fall Sullivan Moore (Suffield/WL), 18-3 3:57
165 Adam Balfour (Waterford) pin Kian Murphy (Canton), 0:47
175 Maximus Shafer (Killingly) pin John Riley (East Hampton), 0:45
190 Owen Graven (St. Paul) dec. Liam Mcguire (Derby/Oxford/Holy Cross), 12-7
215 Nicholas Jandrucko (Weston) pin Brandon Kecko (Derby/Oxford/Holy Cross), 1:36
285 Christopher Wright (Plainville) pin Julian Smith (Weston), 3:59
5th Place
106 Devon Saari (Lewis Mills) pin Jaxson Boucher (Plainville), 1:44
113 Jackson Burnham (Somers) tech fall Jax Nolda (Waterford), 17-1 1:24
120 James Lemmis (Weston) pin Carter Murawski (Putnam), 2:21
126 Jax Opotzner (Derby/Oxford/Holy Cross) pin Austin Mccormack (New Fairfield), 4:11
132 Declan Fagan (Waterford) pin Alex Murdock (Killingly), 1:26
138 Luke Westkott (Waterford) forfeit over Derek Consolini (Stafford)
144 Kaiden Bobskill (Stafford) dec. Sean Gilbert (New Fairfield), 5-4
150 Joseph Santagata-Raslavsky (O’Brien Tech) dec. Grant Inlow (Canton), 12-6
157 Lucas Da silva (St Joseph) pin Robert Sommers (Waterford), 1:39
165 Jedadiah Ensling (Montville) dec. Pedro Reis (Morgan), 13-2
175 Andrew Foertsch (Weston) forfeit over Colby Marsan (Woodland)
190 Cj Carmody (Waterford) pin Joaquin Vasquez (Canton), 2:37
215 Aidan Martinez Garcia (Ledyard) pin Landon Langlois (Stafford), 2:02
285 Christopher Robertson (Ledyard) pin Isaiah Torres (Windham), 7:30
Outstanding wrestler: Lucas Boxley, Ledyard, 138
2026 Class S championship brackets and results (FloArena)
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Class L: Xavier wins sixth straight title
With four individual champions and seven finalists, No. 1 Xavier rolled to another Class L state championship on Saturday with 256½ points in Wilton. Two-time defending Class LL champion Fairfield Warde, who moved down to Class L this winter, was second with 183 ½ points with Newtown taking third with 156.
Josh Perez (106), Treydan Beam (113), Zack Dixon (120) and Braylon Gonzalez (144) brought home championships for the Falcons. It was Dixon’s second Class L crown while Gonzalez joined a unique group with his fourth straight Class L championship.
Only 15 other wrestlers in state history have won four consecutive state titles. He is the first Xavier wrestler to win titles in all four years. Gonzalez pinned Cheshire’s Robert Perez in 1:16 for his historic victory.
Beam trailed 3-1 going into the third period against Newtown’s Owen Blair but got a four-point near fall with 49 seconds remaining in regulation to secure a 5-3 decision.
Three wrestlers picked up a second state title with Fairfield Warde’s Jude Grammatico winning at 132, Newtown’s Antonio Arguello winning at 157 and Conard’s Harry Marino winning another championship at 165 pounds.
In some competitive title bouts, Simsbury’s Giuliano Sirianni (138) made his first period takedown stand up in a 3-2 win over Bunnell’s Cayden Morin. At 175, Newtown’s Jake Maddox built a 7-0 first period lead and held off the late rallies from Xavier’s Vincent Rivera to take a 7-5 victory.
Xavier will be taking 10 wrestlers to the State Open. The top six wrestlers in each weight class qualify for the Open. The state record for most open qualifiers is 14 by Xavier in 2024. Warde, who replaced 12 starters in their lineup this year, has eight wrestlers heading to the State Open.
Class L championships
At Wilton
Team results – 1. Xavier 256, 2. Fairfield Warde 183½, 3. Newtown 156, 4. East Lyme/Norwich Tech 132, 5. New Milford 131½, 6. Amity 123½, 7. Wilton 123, 8. Maloney 114, 9. Simsbury 108½, 10. Cheshire 107½, 11. Bunnell 103, 12. Bristol Central 101, 13. Middletown 99, 14. Platt High 98½, 15. Conard 91½, 16. Hall and New Canaan 74, 18. Fairfield Ludlowe 56, 19. Windsor 40, 20. Farmington 34, 21. Newington 26½, 22. Bethel 21, 23. Stratford 18, 24. Darien 15, 25. Wethersfield 4½
Finals
106 Josh Perez (Xavier) tech fall Kody Dragon (Bristol Central), 20-3 2:56
113 Treydan Beam (Xavier) dec. Owen Blair (Newtown), 5-3
120 Zack Dixon (Xavier) tech fall Joshua Ramos (Middletown), 17-1 4:56
126 Mael Pierre-Paul (Bunnell) dec. Alexander Depratti (Xavier), 15-4
132 Jude Grammatico (Fairfield Warde) tech fall Mohammed Ramlek (Maloney), 17-1 5:05
138 Giuliano Sirianni (Simsbury) dec. Cayden Morin (Bunnell), 3-2
144 Braylon Gonzalez (Xavier) pin Robert Perez (Cheshire), 1:16
150 Isaiah McDaniel (Middletown) dec. Alex Lamarre T (Bristol Central), 10-4
157 Antonio Arguello (Newtown) pin Miles Wolfe (New Milford), 1:04
165 Harry Marino (Conard) tech fall Evan Christianson (Wilton), 19-1 3:28
175 Jake Maddox (Newtown) dec. Vincent Rivera (Xavier), 7-5
190 Dylan O’brian (Fairfield Warde) dec. Chase Catalano (Xavier), 12-7
215 August Furman (Wilton) dec. Cameron Gronholm (East Lyme/NT), 8-0
285 Jacob Palermo (East Lyme/NT) pin Jaxon Yang (Windsor), 1:54
3rd Place
106 Jessus Gomez Hernandez (Platt) dec. Noah Blair (Newtown), 9-0
113 Joseph Fleming (New Milford) dec. Cody Palmentiero (Fairfield Warde), 7-3
120 Angel Stimson (East Lyme/NT) dec. Marcus Mizzone (Amity), 10-5
126 Grady Carroll (Simsbury) pin Chris Setear (New Milford), 2:26
132 Zaphyr Musshorn (Xavier) dec. Luke Savage (Cheshire), 8-2
138 Hassan Allami (Hall) dec. Paul Soracco (Fairfield Warde), 6-3
144 Andrew Jackson (Amity) forfeit over Ryder Symes (Newtown)
150 Anthony Lara (Platt) pin Ricardo Solis (Maloney), 4:18
157 Anthony Caisse (East Lyme/NT) dec. Ben Romero (Xavier), 7-2
165 Troy Da silva (Newtown) dec. Max Saunders (Fairfield Ludlowe), 7-2
175 Devan Bacote (Maloney) pin Christian Lopez (Fairfield Warde), 0:49
190 Brett Osborne (Simsbury) pin Rocco Paolino (Bristol Central), 1:36
215 Michael Mordecai (Amity) dec. Fey Aquino (Farmington), 8-6
285 Michael Smith (Platt) dec. Nicholas Esparo (Amity), 8-1
5th Place
106 Raffi Arakelian (Conard) forfeit over Cassius Hunter (Bethel)
113 Saunder Anastasia (Wilton) pin Cooper Duncan (Cheshire), 2:20
120 Declan Finneran (Fairfield Warde) pin Neko Passaro (Bunnell), 1:40
126 Boone Henry (Fairfield Warde) dec. Andrew Scharper (Middletown), 10-1
132 Trevien Goldman (Wilton) dec. Mason Soares (Bunnell), 6-3 OT
138 Bradyn Cerra (New Milford) dec. Samson Ditman (Amity), 15-8
144 Max Brown (New Canaan) forfeit over Sean Champlain (Platt)
150 Dylan Bueno (New Milford) forfeit over Avner Wilson-Spiro (Wilton)
157 Joseph Zimmer (Hall) dec. Abriel Jimenez (New Canaan), 5-1
165 Colin Lovell (Hall) pin James Haslam (Xavier), 2:34
175 Riely Georgian (East Lyme/NT) pin Frank Scalia (New Milford), 2:11
190 Owen Holmes (Conard) dec. Nosaj Watson (Maloney), 10-3
215 Ca’mani McDaniel (Middletown) forfeit over Wilfredo Hernandez Soto (Platt)
285 Jose Abreau Barillas (Fairfield Warde) dec. Peter Brandt (New Canaan), 7-1
Outstanding wrestler: Braylon Gonzalez, Xavier 144 Lbs.
2026 Class L championships brackets and results (FloArena)
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Class M: Foran wins second straight title
A year ago, Foran won their first Class M state title since 2018 with a 17½-point win over Bristol Eastern. On Saturday, the Lancers were a bit closer (13½ points) but Foran was still on top.
With two individual champions and four finalists, Foran won their second consecutive Class M title with a 203-189½ win over Bristol Eastern at Guilford High. Lyman Memorial/Windham Tech was in the hunt, finishing third with 183 points.
Foran had seven wrestlers earn medals and spots at next week’s State Open championships by finishing in the top six in their respective weight classes. Eastern had just six medalwinners.
Tyquell Lucas (165) and Thomas Mahon (150) won titles for Foran while Evan Martin (120) and Aidyn Davies (215) captured championships for Eastern, who was hoping to make another run at the championship.
Ten different schools had individual champions in the meet.
Class M championships
At Guilford
Team results – 1. Foran 203, 2. Bristol Eastern 189½, 3. Lyman Memorial/Windham Tech 183, 4. Notre Dame-West Haven 178½, 5. Berlin 137, 6. Branford 134, 7. RHAM 132½. 8. North Haven 104½, 9. Masuk 103½, 10. Guilford 94, 11. Griswold/Wheeler and Jonathan Law 93, 13. East Haven 80, 14. Hand 77½, 15. Avon 75, 16. Bloomfield/Weaver/East Windsor 68, 17. Joel Barlow 73, 18.Ellis Tech 55½, 19. Rockville 52, 20. New London 50½, 21. Portland/Cromwell 46½, 22. Brookfield/Shepaug 45, 23. Platt Tech 32½, 24. E.O. Smith 21, 25. Goodwin Tech 17, 26. Woodstock Academy 16, 27. Prince Tech/Cheney Tech 16, 28. Wilcox Tech 3½, 29. Lyman Hall 0
Finals
106 Sean Sevigny (Notre Dame-WH) pin Joshua Vernon (Branford), 3:11
113 Collin Sullivan (Berlin) pin Sawyer Miller (Foran), 1:52
120 Evan Martin (Bristol Eastern) pin Micah Vong (Bloomfield/Weav/EW), 3:29
126 Mason Beecher (Avon) tech fall Caden Bell (RHAM), 17-2 3:09
132 Matt Bray (Brookfield/Shepaug) dec. Landon Roy (RHAM), 9-0
138 Alex Uzzo (Guilford) dec. Trevin Guardarrama (Bristol Eastern), 11-2
144 Calvin Sammarco (Lyman Mem/WT) pin Rowan Bodden (Foran), 0:44
150 Thomas Mahon (Foran) pin Griffin Allen (Masuk), 0:59
157 Riley Storozuk (Notre Dame-WH) tech fall Evan Kucenski (Bristol Eastern), 18-3 4:19
165 Tyquell Lucas (Foran) dec. Alphonse Milano (Notre Dame-WH), 21-7
175 Andrew King (Daniel Hand) dec. Domenic P Maturo (Branford), 13-4
190 Lucas Judd (Lyman Mem/WT) pin Johnny Williston (North Haven), 1:23
215 Aidyn Davies (Bristol Eastern) dec. Aedan Webster (East Haven), 5-1
285 Dorian Pollard (Bloomfield/Weav/EW) pin Joseph Calandro (Branford), 1:28
3rd Place
106 Anthony Purchio (North Haven) dec. Tony Pietraroia (Berlin), 6-4
113 Michael Saintil (Lyman Mem/WT) pin Ethan Melendez (Goodwin Tech), 4:14
120 Miles Yorio (RHAM) dec. Dominic Smeraglino (Masuk), 5-1
126 Coltyn Masse (Bristol Eastern) dec. Anthony King (Masuk), 3-0
132 Gregory Ladden (East Haven) dec. Andrew Kuljancic (Ellis Tech), 8-2
138 Hayden Minns (North Haven) pin Ryan Knob (Joel Barlow), 1:39
144 Moises Morales-Orozco (Branford) dec. Nicholas McKeown (Notre Dame-WH), 9-1
150 Thomas Frez (Avon) dec. Lulzim Begolli (Platt Tech), 20-7
157 Gavin Lefebvre (Foran) dec. Logan Davis (Lyman Mem/WT), 17-6
165 Lariell Francisco Soto (Lyman Mem/WT) dec. Amilio Venditti (Jonathan Law), 5-3
175 Kolby Sanders (Ellis Tech) pin Alexander Morillo (Jonathan Law), 2:59
190 Michael Capalbo (Griswold/Wheeler) forfeit over Panagiotis Christakos (Foran)
215 Cayden Caplette (RHAM) dec. Tulio Lemus (New London), 4-2
285 Aidan Arcila (Berlin) pin Miguel Rodriguez (Bristol Eastern), 2:21
5th Place
106 Bryce Simmons (Daniel Hand) dec. Nollan Thomas (Griswold/Wheeler), 5-0
113 Anthony Tseperkas (North Haven) forfeit over Gabe Sardone (Notre Dame-WH)
120 Leo Lamore (Notre Dame-WH) dec. Connor Petrunti (Avon), 10-0
126 Jared Saludes (Jonathan Law) forfeit over Russell Reed Jr. (Lyman Mem/Windham Tech)
132 Zackary Jhilal (Joel Barlow) dec. Jeremy Ruiz (New London), 5-2 TB2
138 Isaac Rios (Griswold/Wheeler) forfeit over Brandon Madera (Notre Dame-WH)
144 Henry Smith (Jonathan Law) dec. Ryan Sullivan T (Berlin), 13-7
150 Jay Lamourt (East Haven) dec. Demir Sanford-Tolentino (Rockville), 6-3 OT
157 Keoni Mitoo (Jonathan Law) dec. Charles Fowler (East Haven), 14-10
165 Gabriel Goodwin (RHAM) pin Landon Cote (Berlin), 1:57
175 Enrique Perez (Notre Dame-WH) dec. Shane Trevethan (Foran), 12-1
190 Trent Tracy (Branford) pin Cayleb James (Portland/Cromwell), 1:19
215 Michael Marrett (Lyman Mem/WT) dec. Guverro Liam Bercha (Guilford), 11-2
285 Jayden Gravel (Guilford) medical forfeit over Connor Lee (Joel Barlow), 3-0 0:54
Outstanding wrestler: Tyquell Lucas, Foran 165 Lbs.
2026 Class M championships brackets and results (FloArena)
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Pomperaug co-op’s Daniel Candullo battles Glastonbury’s Skylar Napolitano in Saturday’s Class LL championship tournament. Candullo prevailed, 3-1.
