Ledyard holds off rival Montville in ECC opener

LEDYARD, Dec. 12 — Ledyard had pins in four of the final six matches of the evening to hold off Montville, 43-33 in an ECC match on Tuesday night as both teams opened the 2017-18 high school wrestling season at Ledyard. Visiting Montville had four pins including two under a minute. … Amity blanked a small Cheshire squad, 75-0. … Notre Dame-West Haven, only in their second year, hosts their first-ever home match on Wednesday night when they host Portland. … The majority of the opening night schedule is set for Wednesday across the state. … At the college level, Trumbull’s Cross Cannone, a junior at Wartburg College, is ranked No. 1 in the nation in NCAA Division III at 149 pounds. Cannone is 12-0 and has eight tech falls and one pin. Danbury’s Kevin Jack, a senior at North Carolina State, is ranked No. 2 in the nation in NCAA Division I at 141 pounds. Jack is 7-0 with three falls for the Wolfpack, 9-0 and ranked No. 6 in the nation.

Tuesday, December 12
Amity 75, Cheshire 0
Ledyard 43, Montville 33

Ledyard 43, Montville 33
At Ledyard
138: Cole Dirico (L) win by injury default over Ezra Spreng (M); 145: Ian Anderson (M) pin John Isgro (L) 1:30; 152: Sam Kury (M) Pin Dylan Kenyon (L) 0:16; 160: Dennis Charles (L) dec. Zack Navarette (M) 8-4; 170: Adam Crawford (L) dec. Caleb Forehand (M) 14-4; 182: Dane Concascia (M) pin Tolen Peterson (M) 2:41; 195: Andrew Allen (L) pin Zack Doiron (M) 4:41; 220: Nick Tibbits (M) pin Jadien MacKenzie 0:24; 285: Richard Mullaney (L) pin Derrick Deveau (M) 4:12; 106: J’Mari Lowman (L) pin Dered Debbis (M) 0:45; 113: Joey Millbach (L) pin Quinn Bond (M) 4:35; 120: Jayden Colon (M) dec. Jacob Hirschfeld (L) 8-2; 126: Ty Miller (L) pin Mick Wynowsky (M) 1:47; 132: Noah Caskey (M) pin Brayden Grim (L) 2:38
Records: Ledyard 1-0, Montville 0-1

Results and scores, Tuesday, December 12