2/23-2/24 EVERY STATE TOURNAMENT PREVIEW
- Feb 22, 2024
- 10 min read
Two weeks are left in the high school season. In 72 hours, we will have our state champions, and in the week after, we will have crowned our 2024 New England Champions.
But before we can crown the kings and queens of our region, those competing must face their in-state foes to reach the top.
Here’s a preview of EACH state tournament going on this weekend!
In red text is what I think is the toughest weight in that state!
*2/21/24 INDIVIDUAL Rankings used
*2/21/24 TOURNAMENT rankings used
Connecticut
Top 5 Advance
Ranked Wrestlers Competing
106:
No. 2 Chase Kastner (Southington, CT)
No. 3 Ben Fournier (RHAM, CT)
No. 4 Isaiah McDaniel (Middletown, CT)
No. 11 Brady Jonasch (Killingly, CT)
No. 12 Tommy Milligan (Newtown, CT)
No. 18 Landon Herdic (Norwich Free Academy, CT)
113:
No. 1 Raekwon Shabazz (Xavier, CT)
No. 9 Zach Brzoska (Farfield Warde, CT)
No. 14 William Accorsi (Somers, CT)
No. 17 Dylan Meyers (Ridgefield, CT)
120:
No. 2 Jack Gedney (Lewis Mills, CT)
No. 6 Dominic Barella (Ridgefield, CT)
No. 8 Cristian Pote (Danbury, CT)
No. 9 Mason Arborio (Berlin, CT)
No. 16 Kenna Gioffre (Newtown, CT)
No. 20 Kyden Merlin (South Windsor, CT)
126:
No. 2 Joe Mahoney (New Fairfield, CT)
No. 8 Isaac Quilles (East Hartford, CT)
No. 9 Braylon Gonzalez (Xavier, CT)
No. 13 Ethan Bonnaducci (Enfield, CT)
No. 14 John Carrozza (Ridgefield, CT)
No. 15 Chris Manganiello (Notre Dame-West Haven, CT)
No. 20 Owen Sheiman (Fairfield Warde, CT)
132:
No. 4 Deydon Soto (Danbury, CT)
No. 5 Phoenix Gardella (Norwalk, CT)
No. 15 Brady Zadora (Killingly, CT)
No. 16 Kevin Kasperowski (Xavier, CT)
138:
No. 3 Jaeckez Mendez (East Hartford, CT)
No. 4 Anthony Basile (Xavier, CT)
No. 10 Dominick Spadaro (Fairfield Warde, CT)
No. 15 Griffin Devivo (Simsbury, CT)
No. 17 Gavin Plourde (RHAM, CT)
No. 18 Danny Carrozza (Brookfield, CT)
144:
No. 3 James Linder Jr. (Montville, CT)
No. 4 Dylan Sherman (Fairfield Ludlowe, CT)
No. 5 Victor Petkov (Ridgefield, CT)
No. 6 Kyle Levesque (Xavier, CT)
No. 7 Antonio Arguello (Newtown, CT)
No. 11 Harry Marino (Conard, CT)
No. 14 Daniel Venegas (Norwich Free Academy, CT)
No. 15 Nick Fatone (Norwalk, CT)
150:
No. 2 Evan Schibi (Gilbert, CT)
No. 3 Jake Maddox (Newtown, CT)
No. 4 Josh Howard (Southington, CT)
No. 6 William Smith (Fairfield Prep, CT)
No. 7 John Lagana (Xavier, CT)
No. 11 Scott Romano (Joel Barlow, CT)
No. 13 Dylan Warner (Branford, CT)
No. 20 Antonio Jennings (Foran, CT)
157:
No. 4 Caiden Talento (Platt, CT)
No. 5 Marc Maurath (Newtown, CT)
No. 6 Vincent Rivera (Xavier, CT)
No. 7 Donnell Young (Fairfield Ludlowe, CT)
No. 8 Chad Mairiano (Simsbury, CT)
No. 12 Yaxier Rivera (East Hartford, CT)
No. 17 Tyler Nevia (Trumbull, CT)
165:
No. 3 Fisher Stites (Newtown, CT)
No. 10 Jesse Defonce (Danbury, CT)
No. 11 Chase Catalano (Old Lyme, CT)
No. 12 Matt Gish (Cromwell/Portland, CT)
No. 13 Cooper Thierualt-Dinelli (Plainville, CT)
No. 16 Luis Sorraco (Fairfield Warde, CT)
No. 19 Noah Colon (Manchester, CT)
175:
No. 4 Lincoln Carlson (East Lyme/Norwich Tech, CT)
No. 5 Drayvn Roberts (East Hartford, CT)
No. 6 Maximus Morse (Xavier, CT)
No. 10 Adam Oberc (New Milford, CT)
No. 11 Justin Duhancik (Stratford, CT)
No. 20 Cooper Light (Stonington, CT)
190:
No. 2 Max Konopka (Simsbury, CT)
No. 8 Brayden Soleau (East Lyme/Norwich Tech, CT)
No. 10 Cole Snider (Branford, CT)
No. 11 Gavin Fallon (Avon, CT)
No. 18 Zaire Wallace (Norwich Free Academy, CT)
215:
No. 3 Charles Weidman (Xavier, CT)
No. 4 Sam Montovanni (East Hartford, CT)
No. 10 Soren Reif (Killingly, CT)
No. 11 Aethan Munden (Trumbull, CT)
No. 12 Malachi Fowler (Windham, CT)
No. 16 Chris Reiss (New Milford, CT)
No. 19 Kaiden Smith (New London, CT)
285:
No. 7 Kenota Crawford (Enfield, CT)
No. 8 Jon DaSilva (Newtown, CT)
No. 13 Anthony Shivas (Derby/Oxford/Holy Cross, CT)
No. 14 Nick Ebrahimi (Berlin, CT)
Last Year Team Scores (Top 10)
Xavier - 175.5
New Fairfield - 121.5
Newtown - 120
New Milford - 96.5
Danbury - 90
Norwalk - 85.5
East Hartford - 77
Killingly - 76.5
Fairfield Warde - 64
Avon - 61.5
This Year
No. 2 Xavier is the clear favorite in the Nutmeg state bringing EVERY wrestler in their lineup to the tournament. No. 4 Newtown may be the biggest threat to the Falcons. Fairfield Warde, who placed 9th last year, is reloaded and ready to go. No. 6 East Hartford is bringing five wrestlers—all ranked in the top 15.
Maine
Top 3 Advance
Ranked Wrestlers Competing
106:
No. 10 Kylan Berry (Marshwood, ME)
113:
No. 5 Issac Boulard (Massabesic, ME)
No. 19 Owen Gray (Noble, ME)
No. 20 Evan Kowalsky (Mt. Arat/Brunswick, ME)
120:
No. 7 Brady Ouelette (Noble, ME)
No. 10 Ayden Cofone (Windham/Westbrook/GNG, ME)
126:
No. 10 Evan Boulard (Massabesic, ME)
132:
No. 6 Gavin Ripley (Oceanside, ME)
No. 7 Dyllan Davis (Wells, ME)
138:
No. 5 Kaden Dustin (Noble, ME)
No. 19 Adam St. Cyr (Lincoln Academy, ME)
144:
No. 16 Dillon Grey (Mt. Blue, ME)
No. 19 Cody Marchand (Noble, ME)
150:
No. 8 Lucas Libby (Mountain Valley, ME)
No. 19 Michael Rollins (Camden Hills, ME)
157:
No. 16 Jack Harriman (Massabesic, ME)
No. 18 Hudson Lufkin (Dirigo, ME)
165:
No. 5 Dominic Bubar (Massabesic, ME)
No. 18 Jayden Lafrenye (Lincoln Academy, ME)
175:
No. 7 Gavin Tanner (Windham/Westbrook/GNG, ME)
No. 18 Reilly Turner-Watts (Camden Hills, ME)
190:
No. 14 Luke Burns (Scarborough, ME)
No. 16 Ben Ronca (York, ME)
215:
No. 17 James Dube (Mattanawcook, ME)
285:
No. 2 Jonny Lettre (Cony, ME)
No. 9 Griffin Morreau (Windham/Westbrook/GNG, ME)
No. 20 Wyatt Weaver (Bucksport, ME)
Last Year Team Scores (Top 10)
No team scores were kept.
This Year
No team scores will be kept.
Massachusetts
Top 7 Advance
Ranked Wrestlers Competing
106:
No. 6 Devon Mateo (West Springfield, MA)
No. 7 Cole Glynn (Central Catholic, MA)
No. 8 Ashmith Yeruva (Sharon, MA)
No. 9 Antoine Jackman (Greater Lowell, MA)
No. 13 Penn Boger (Concord-Carlisle, MA)
No. 14 Jack Lightfoot (Tewksbury, MA)
No. 15 Aiden Morris (Haverhill, MA)
No. 16 Amauri Hernandez (Tyngsborough/Dracut, MA)
No. 17 Brady Haskell (Marblehead/Swampscott, MA)
113:
No. 2 Nick Desisto (Tewksbury, MA)
No. 3 Domenic Gangi (Methuen, MA)
No. 4 Mike Morris (Haverhill, MA)
No. 8 Derek Marcolini (Milford, MA)
No. 10 Dante Grazino (Shawsheen Tech, MA)
No. 13 Izaiah Santiago (Central Catholic, MA)
No. 16 Coleson Tully (Carver, MA)
No. 18 PJ Katz (Whitman-Hanson, MA)
120:
No. 1 Peter Rincan (Billerica, MA)
No. 11 Cale Wood Jr. (Haverhill, MA)
No. 12 Jason Ballou (Andover, MA)
No. 13 Braedon Goes (St. John’s Prep, MA)
No. 14 Charlie Lussier (Whitman-Hanson, MA)
No. 17 Jordin Agosto (Agawam, MA)
126:
No. 3 Yandel Morales (Andover, MA)
No. 4 Emmett Logan (Lowell, MA)
No. 5 Dylan Kadish (Newton South, MA)
No. 6 Nathan Sayers (Xavieran, MA)
No. 11 Cooper Weibe (Monty Tech, MA)
No. 12 Kai Ly (Minnechuag, MA)
No. 16 Johnny Moreas (Melrose, MA)
No. 19 Robby Lyons (Milford, MA)
132:
No. 2 Jonah Paulino (Monty Tech, MA)
No. 3 Brent Von-Magnus (Bridgewater-Raynham, MA)
No. 8 Caleb Caceras (Shawsheen Tech, MA)
No. 9 George McAteer (Xavieran, MA)
No. 18 Nick Archambault (Andover, MA)
No. 19 Nick Ugolini (Agawam, MA)
138:
No. 1 Sidney Tildsley (Shawsheen Tech, MA)
No. 6 Michael Boulanger Jr. (Milford, MA)
No. 8 Jimmy Lally (St. John’s Prep, MA)
No. 9 Shea Morris (Haverhill, MA)
No. 12 Matthew Patterson (Middleborough, MA)
No. 20 Riley Carlucci (Franklin, MA)
144:
No. 1 James Tildsley (Shawsheen Tech, MA)
No. 10 Aidan Baum (Milford, MA)
No. 13 Landon Gray (St. John’s Shrewsbury, MA)
150:
No. 5 Gabriel Stickney (Greater Lowell, MA)
No. 10 Caden Smith (Central, Catholic, MA)
No.12 Anthony Mann (Hanover, MA)
No. 14 Brandon Schull (Barnstable, MA)
No. 15 Troy Greany (Leominster, MA)
No. 16 Sawyer Ayotte (Shepherd Hill, MA)
No. 17 Cyrus Jones (Sharon, MA)
157:
No. 2 Jayden D’Ambrosio (St. John’s Prep, MA)
No. 9 Vincent DeMaio (Methuen, MA)
No. 11 Colby Cloutier (King Phillip, MA)
No. 13 Adrian Guzman (Ashland, MA)
No. 14 Harith Alsutani (West Springfield, MA)
No. 15 Sam LoRusso (Saugus/Peabody, MA)
No. 19 Kaelib Reynolds (Greater Lawerence, MA)
No. 20 Hunter Gormally (Minnechaug, MA)
165:
No. 1 Brent Nicolosi (Haverhill, MA)
No. 4 Joseph Bolduc (Methuen, MA)
No. 6 Lucas Alvan (Ludlow, MA)
No. 7 Jamie Evarts (Brookline, MA)
No. 8 Joseph Baker (Beverly, MA)
No. 9 Caden Chase (Central Catholic, MA)
No. 14 Edward Myles (Concord-Carlisle, MA)
175:
No. 1 Nate Blanchette (Central Catholic, MA)
No. 9 Anton Puhach (Ashland, MA)
No. 12 Aman Khalil (Brockton, MA)
No. 13 Paul Chevrie (Scituate, MA)
No. 14 Shane Field (Salem, MA)
No. 19 Luke Driscoll (Bridgewater-Raynham, MA)
190:
No. 5 Michael Toppan (Gloucester, MA)
No. 13 Ethan Harris (Taunton, MA)
No. 15 Eric Power (Boston Latin School, MA)
No. 17 Sam Dean (Minnechaug, MA)
215:
No. 1 Mason Pellegri (Milton, MA)
No. 2 Matt Harrold (Haverhill, MA)
No. 5 Elijah Prophette (Taunton, MA)
No. 6 Jerameel Vasquez (Hampden Charter East, MA)
No. 7 Jayden Toppan (Gloucester, MA)
No. 14 Douglas Alyward (Triton, MA)
No. 15 Manuel Mengenta (Tewksbury, MA)
285:
No. 1 Thomas Brown (Chelmsford, MA)
No. 3 Alex Bajoras (St. John’s Prep, MA)
No. 5 Anthuan Lino-Diego (Leominster, MA)
No. 6 Gabriel Thomas (Brookline, MA)
No. 15 Brady Bekkenhuis (Arlington, MA)
No. 16 Dominic Rios (Springfield Central, MA)
Last Year Team Scores (Top 10)
St. John’s Prep - 117.5
Minnechaug - 96
Milford - 88
Haverhill - 86
Bridgewater-Raynham - 80
Shawsheen Tech - 77
Central Catholic - 68
Tewksbury - 67.5
Natick - 67
Chelmsford - 66
This Year
No. 7 St. John’s Prep may have won the event last year, but just No. 3 Haverhill took the D1 State Tournament, beating the Eagles. No. 5 Shawsheen Tech could be in contention as well, although they look more likely to be just a year away from being a real contender.
No. 12 Central Catholic, No. 13 Methuen, No. 22 Tewksbury, and Milford could potentially shake things up. Shawsheen Tech’s Sidney Tildsley, a junior, will be going for his third state title. Billerica’s Peter Rincan, won a New Hampshire title last season and is looking to now find the same success in the Massachusetts postseason,
New Hampshire
Top 3 Advance
Ranked Wrestlers Competing
106:
No. 20 Ben Mann
No. 2 (Girls 100lbs) Lily Runez (Keene, NH)
113:
No. 15 Adler Moura (Bow, NH)
120:
No. 15 Brody McDonald (Salem, NH)
No. 18 Talon Oljey (Timberlane, NH)
126:
No. 17 Griffin Norwalt (Concord, NH)
No. 18 Spencer Buscema (Salem, NH)
132:
No. 11 Camden Arbogast (Pinkerton Academy)
No. 12 Caden Brusso (Hollis-Brookline, NH)
No. 14 Evan Lynch (Salem, NH)
No. 20 Nate Pass (Bedford, NH)
138:
No. 7 Kiaben Kennedy (Bedford, NH)
No. 14 Caleb O’Rourke (Salem, NH)
No. 16 Lance Bourdleau (Pinkerton Academy, NH)
144:
No. 17 Michael Harrington (Pelham, NH)
No. 20 Silas Runez (Keene, NH)
150:
No. 18 Seth Hastey (Bedford, NH)
157:
No. 1 Teghan McConnell (Bedford, NH)
165:
No. 15 Logan Allaire (Campbell, NH)
175:
No. 3 David Pento Jr. (Londonderry, NH)
No. 16 William Murphy (Bishop Guertin, NH)
No. 17 Sawyer Goodwin (Spaulding, NH)
190:
No. 3 Elijah Josey (Portsmouth, NH)
No. 4 Emmit Nossaman (Plymouth, NH)
No. 9 Patrick O’Connort (Londonderry, NH)
No. 20 Spencer Sierra (Timberlane, NH)
285:
No. 17 Evan Ray (Keene, NH)
No. 18 Hayden Robinson (Raymond, NH)
Last Year Team Scores (Top 10)
Salem - 207
Timberlane - 149.5
Bedford - 127.5
Londonderry - 99
Nashua South - 98.5
Keene - 94
Bishop Guertin - 84
Concord - 81
Plymouth - 65
Portsmouth – 62
This Year
Salem’s depth should win them another title. Timberlane might be the main competitor but look for No. 11 Bedford to contend as well—although they will have to rely on more than just their two top-10-ranked wrestlers. The Crimson Tide from Concord could also pose a threat to the Blue Devil’s chances.
Vermont
Top 3 Advance
Ranked Wrestlers Competing
106:
No. 19 Mason Sheltra (Colchester, VT)
113:
No. 12 Cahota Lafond (Colchester, VT)
120:
No. 19 Duncan Harrington (Mt. Anthony Union, VT)
No. 2 (Girls 126lbs) Jaden Coppins (Colchester, VT)
132:
No. 13 Asa Reiss (Mt. Anthony Union, VT)
No. 17 Trey Lee (Fair Haven, VT)
138:
No. 13 Lincoln Wilcox (Otter Valley, VT)
144:
No. 12 Elias Kalat (Spaulding, VT)
165:
No. 17 Skylar Lamphere (Colchester, VT)
175:
No. 8 Anthony Matas (Essex, VT)
190:
No. 6 Isaac Preston (Vergennes, VT)
No. 7 Thomas Murphy (Champlain Valley, VT)
No. 19 JT Wright (Burr & Burton, VT)
215:
No. 13 Jamison Couture (Vergennes, VT)
No. 20 Jordan Lavoie (Colchester, VT)
Last Year Team Scores (Top 10)
Mount Anthony - 219
Colchester - 157.5
Otter Valley - 145
Vergennes - 121
Spaulding - 115
Essex - 104
Mount Mansfield - 86
Champlain Valley - 76
Fair Haven - 71
St. Johnsbury – 70
This Year
Mount Anthony Union is looking for their 35TH STRAIGHT TITLE this would extend their current record as the high school team with the most state titles across ANY SPORT.
In their path, however, stands a tough Colchester team that is going to have to rely on more than just their star power of 4 ranked wrestlers (5 if you count Coppins!)–the most of any Vermont team—to throw history off course. And don’t discount Vergennes and Spaulding.
Rhode Island
Top 3 Advance
Ranked Wrestlers Competing
106:
No. 1 Cole Lemovitz (Ponaganset, RI)
No. 5 Robby Newton (Scituate, RI)
113:
No. 6 Apollo Bellini (Ponaganset, RI)
No. 7 Caden Hughes (Scituate, RI)
120:
No. 3 Jared Hood (Ponaganset, RI)
No. 4 Stone Farnsworth (Coventry, RI)
No. 5 Cameron Davis (Central, RI)
126:
No. 1 Peyton Ellis (Coventry, RI)
No. 7 Robert Douangmala (Ponaganset, RI
132:
No. 1 David Perez (Ponaganset, RI)
No. 10 Ben White (South Kingstown, RI)
138:
No. 2 Joe Joyce (Ponaganset, RI)
No. 11 Sebastion Armstrong (Coventry, RI)
144:
No. 2 Colby Vital (Ponaganset, RI)
No. 8 Andrew McCarthey (Mt. Hope, RI)
No. 9 Tyler Schartner (North Kingstown, RI)
No. 18 Eli Silverman (Coventry, RI)
150:
No. 1 Gabe Bouyssou (Scituate, RI)
No. 9 Carnell Davis (Ponaganset, RI)
157:
No. 3 Ryan Currier (Chariho, RI)
No. 10 William Leischner (Ponaganset, RI)
165:
No. 2 Andrew Reall (Ponaganset, RI)
No. 20 Donovan Watts (Pilgrim, RI)
175:
No. 2 Preston Marchessault (Ponaganset, RI)
No. 15 Trevor O’Connor (Pilgrim, RI)
190:
No. 1 Spencer Fine (Bishop Hendricken, RI)
No. 12 Jack Gianetto (Narragansett, RI)
215:
No. 8 Benjahmin Wilcox (Woonsocket, RI)
No. 9 Michael DiOrio (Ponaganset, RI)
No. 18 Andrew Alchihed (Cranston West, RI)
285:
No. 4 Kaz Morosetti (North Kingstown, RI)
No. 10 Hadrian Duncan (Narragansett, RI)
No. 11 Tyler Bergeron (Ponaganset, RI)
No. 12 Alex Herrera (Woonsocket, RI)
No. 19 Ason Jones (Coventry, RI)
Last Year Team Scores (Top 10)
Ponaganset - 251
Hope - 147
Bishop Hendricken - 146
Coventry - 133
Cumberland - 115
Cranston West - 90
North Kingstown - 82.5
Central - 72
North Providence - 64
Mt. Hope - 62
This Year
This fight here is really for second place. No. 1 Ponaganset comes into this tournament as the only nationally ranked CNESSPA school, and the Chieftains have the potential to qualify a full lineup to New Englands.
Look for No. 8 Scituate and No. 9 Coventry to contend, along with North Kingstown. Cranston West could finish higher than there sixth place finish in 2023.
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