The Ultimate 2026 New England Prep Preview

The 2026 New England Prep Tournament goes down this weekend at Greens Farms Academy in Westport, CT. Programs from all six New England states — plus a few New York schools — will be featured on Saturday in one of the region’s biggest events of the year.

For New England prep rankings head to ROKFIN

Team Race Breakdown

Boys:

Greens Farms Academy (CT) comes in as the favorite. The Dragons have won every New England Prep Tournament since 2023, and once again, the target is on their back.

Trying to take down the Dragons are two programs that live on the national circuit: New York Military Academy (NY) and Northfield Mt. Hermon (MA). Both bring star-studded lineups. The big question is depth: can either NYMA or NMH stack enough points across the weights to upset the Dragons?

Schwartz’s Predicted Top Five:

1. Greens Farms Academy (CT) – 328

2. Northfield Mt. Hermon (MA) – 301

3. New York Military Academy (NY) - 295

4. Belmont Hill (MA) – 231

5. Brunswick (CT) – 112

Girls:

On the girls side, it’s a tale of the other titan — and Choate Rosemary Hall (CT) is the heavy favorite. Choate has five wrestlers ranked in Sports Illustrated’s Feb. 6 girls national rankings, the most of any New England school (boys or girls).

Phillips-Andover (MA) and Northfield Mt. Hermon (MA) always bring strong lineups along with St. Paul's (NH) who will also be in the mix. The question is whether anyone has enough depth behind their stars to close the gap on Choate.

Schwartz’s Predicted Top Five:

1. Choate Rosemary Hall (CT) – 188

2. Phillips-Andover (MA) – 125

3. Northfield Mt. Hermon (MA) – 114

4. St. Paul’s (NH) – 101

5. Phillips-Exeter (NH) – 88

BOYS WEIGHT-BY-WEIGHT PREVIEW

New England prep wrestling is as deep as it gets. Because of that, this region qualifies six wrestlers per weight to the National Prep Tournament at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania. Below is a weight-by-weight breakdown of the boys division, including the seeded wrestlers and The Schwartz Report’s predicted qualifiers. The rest of the field will be drawn randomly.

106

This weight class is setting up to be top-heavy. Look for a Montanaro/Bailey final unless Bluman — or someone else — can pull off a major upset.

Seeds:

1. Mateo Montanaro (Belmont Hill, MA)

2. Everett Bluman (Roxbury Latin, MA)

3. Logan Bailey (Greens Farms Academy, CT)

4. Piers Gordon (Eagle Hill, MA)

5. Domenic DeGraide (Marianapilos, CT)

6. Devin Akyaki (Phillips-Andover, MA)

7. Charlie Clark (Hopkins, CT)

Schwartz’s Predicted Top 6:

1. Montanaro

2. Bailey

3. Bluman

4. Gordon

5. Akyaki

6. DeGraide

113

Top-seed Jax Sgrulletta is set to have a tough quarterfinal matchup with 8-seed Aiden Morris, who is ranked third at this weight. Meanwhile, Jonathon Toriello benefits from the draw and should have a cleaner path to the finals.

Seeds:

1. Jax Sgrulletta (Greens Farms Academy, CT)

2. Liam Praise (Suffield Academy, CT)

3. Jonathon Toriello (Northfield Mt. Hermon, MA)

4. Casey Chiang (Roxbury Latin, MA)

5. Phineas Dwyer (Belmont Hill, MA)

6. Luciano Frank (Nobles Greenough, MA)

7. Christian Robinson (Phillips-Andover, MA)

8. Aiden Morris (New York Military Academy, NY)

9. Carson Brown (Avon Old Farms, CT)

Schwartz’s Predicted Top 6:

1. Sgrulletta

2. Toriello

3. Morris

4. Chiang

5. Praise

6. Frank

120

Shaping up to be one of the matches of the night. All top four seeds have national-level talent, and 2-seed Cooper Merli owns a win over 1-seed Julian Rios from the offseason Journeyman tournament.

Seeds:

1. Julian Rios (Phillips-Andover, MA)

2. Cooper Merli (New York Military Academy, NY)

3. Chase Kastner (Greens Farms Academy, CT)

4. Brody Sayers (Belmont Hill, MA)

5. Eric Fuscas (Hopkins, CT)

6. Evan Gray (Eagle Hill, MA)

7. Grayson Ross (Greenwich Country Day, CT)

8. Penn Boger (Northfield Mt. Hermon, MA)

9. Blaze Etienne-Cummings (Deerfield, MA)

10. Peter Paradise (Trinity-Pauling, NY)

Schwartz’s Predicted Top 6:

1. Merli

2. Rios

3. Kastner

4. Sayers

5. Fuscas

6. Boger

126

Another weight with premier talent. Only one of Jackson Heslin or Isaac Novod can win a third New England title this season. Johnny Green owns a win over Novod from the Bissell Invite, but Heslin beat Green in the finals there. Public school transfer Peter Rincan adds even more firepower.

Seeds:

1. Jackson Heslin (Greens Farms Academy, CT)

2. Johnny Green (New York Military Academy, NY)

3. Isaac Novod (Belmont Hill, MA)

4. Peter Rincan (Northfield Mt. Hermon, MA)

5. Brady Haskell (Phillips-Andover, MA)

6. Connor McLaughlin (Choate Rosemary Hall, CT)

7. Dino DeMarzio (New York Military Academy, NY)

8. Luc Presetti (Greenwich Country Day, CT)

9. Alex Post (Suffield Academy, CT)

10. Mark Nantel (St. Sebastian’s, MA)

11. Sam West (Lexington Christian, MA)

Schwartz’s Predicted Top 6:

1. Heslin

2. Green

3. Novod

4. Rincan

5. Haskell

6. DeMarzio

132

The projected semifinal between Braedon Goes and Landon Herdic will be worth the price of admission alone. The winner likely gets Jaxsen Bailey in the finals. And yes — Belmont Hill placing both of its studs in the top six is absolutely on the table.

Seeds:

1. Jaxsen Bailey (Greens Farms Academy, CT)

2. Braedon Goes (Northfield Mt. Hermon, MA)

3. Landon Herdic (New York Military Academy, NY)

4. Scotty Moreau (Belmont Hill, MA)

5. Logan Costello (Belmont Hill, MA)

6. Zephyr Kimball (Choate Rosemary Hall, CT)

7. Matthew Hough (Deerfield, MA)

8. Aiden Ward (Eagle Hill, MA)

9. Aiden Cohen (Marvelwood, CT)

Schwartz’s Predicted Top 6:

1. Bailey

2. Herdic

3. Goes

4. Moreau

5. Costello

6. Kimball

138

Duke commit Jack Dragoumanos looks like the favorite. Look for a major semifinal clash between Brighton Karvoski and Robert Douangmala. Even the quarterfinals are loaded — Mercado vs. Johns could feel like a round too early.

Seeds:

1. Jack Dragoumanos (Belmont Hill, MA)

2. Brighton Karvoski (Greens Farms Academy, CT)

3. Robert Douangmala (Mount St. Charles, RI)

4. Matthew Mercado (New York Military Academy, NY)

5. Solomon Johns (Northfield Mt. Hermon, MA)

6. Michael Granger (Avon Old Farms, CT)

7. Charlie Holt (Roxbury Latin, MA)

8. Caleb Beroukhim (Phillips-Andover, MA)

9. Ryan Lally (Thayer Academy, MA)

Schwartz’s Predicted Top 6:

1. Dragoumanos

2. Douangmala

3. Karvoski

4. Mercado

5. Johns

6. Holt

144

2025 public school New England finalist Lance Bordeleau gets the 1-seed as he tries to win prep gold. Standing in his way is the No. 1 ranked wrestler Joe Mahoney, who is hunting title No. 2. Don’t sleep on Ellis, Moreno, or Lim either — this weight has real upset potential.

Seeds:

1. Lance Bordeleau (Northfield Mt. Hermon, MA)

2. Joe Mahoney (Greens Farms Academy, CT)

3. Maurice Ellis (Hopkins, CT)

4. Anthony Moreno (New York Military Academy, NY)

5. Zach Lim (Belmont Hill, MA)

6. Axel Caramico (Trinity-Pawling, NY)

7. Owen Bartoszek (Brunswick, CT)

8. Toby Petrokansky (Eagle Hill, MA)

9. Ben Rhyne (Canterbury, CT)

10. Navid Hodjat (Roxbury Latin, MA)

Schwartz’s Predicted Top 6:

1. Mahoney

2. Bordeleau

3. Moreno

4. Ellis

5. Lim

6. Bartoszek

150

We could potentially see another Houle/McCarthy clash this weekend. The series started off tight, but Houle has won the last three meetings. He’s the type of guy who will be in Most Outstanding Wrestler conversations all day.

Seeds:

1. Colby Houle (Northfield Mt. Hermon, MA)

2. Andrew McCarthy (New York Military Academy, NY)

3. Henry Santini (Belmont Hill, MA)

4. Kimoni Giles (Greens Farms Academy, CT)

5. John Granger (Avon Old Farms, CT)

6. Harrison Kucharski (Brooks School, MA)

7. Logan Beckerle (Phillips-Exeter, NH)

8. Jacob Gottfried (Woodhall, CT)

9. David Commander (Roxbury Latin, MA)

10. Alex Harned (Brunswick, CT)

11. Fereol Faure (Hopkins, CT)

Schwartz’s Predicted Top 6:

1. Houle

2. McCarthy

3. Giles

4. Santini

5. Granger

6. Harned

157

Shea Morris looked like the favorite until he ran into Jeremey McGrath at the Irvin S. Naylor Duals. Charlie Lussier went 3-2 at Prep Nationals last year and looks primed to get back and make a real podium push.

Seeds:

1. Jeremey McGrath (Greens Farms Academy, CT)

2. Shea Morris (New York Military Academy, NY)

3. Charlie Lussier (St. Paul’s, NH)

4. Myles Burroughs (Northfield Mt. Hermon, MA)

5. Griffin Okun (Eagle Hill, MA)

6. Jameson Bell (Avon Old Farms, CT)

7. Carlo Tucci (Brunswick, CT)

8. Marlon McFerron (Hopkins, CT)

9. Sawyer Bean (St. Sebastian’s, MA)

10. Jaiden Lee (Belmont Hill, MA)

Schwartz’s Predicted Top 6:

1. McGrath

2. Morris

3. Lussier

4. Burroughs

5. Okun

6. Tucci

165

If all goes right, we get Jacobson vs. Consigli in the finals. Jacobson owns a quality transitive win, but when they’re on the same mat, that doesn’t mean much. Meltzer, Degl, and Assamanou are all capable of blowing things up.

Seeds:

1. Blake Jacobson (Greens Farms Academy, CT)

2. Nate Consigli (Northfield Mt. Hermon, MA)

3. Avi Meltzer (Trinity-Pawling, NY)

4. Jack Degl (Brunswick, CT)

5. Jayden Soy (Mount St. Charles, RI)

6. Bilali Assamanou (New York Military Academy, NY)

7. Michael Werblow (Taft, CT)

8. Zain Reza (Phillips-Exeter, NH)

9. Drew St. Pierre (Thayer Academy, MA)

10. Milo Davis (Belmont Hill, MA)

11. Michael Norman (Avon Old Farms, CT)

12. Will Leary (Pomfret, CT)

Schwartz’s Predicted Top 6:

1. Jacobson

2. Consigli

3. Degl

4. Meltzer

5. Soy

6. Assamanou

175

After changing his mind about competing in the prep postseason, Declan Bligh is ready to roll. The Ireland World Team member has a major challenge in NC State commit Jack Harty, but Bligh is The Schwartz Report’s pick to win it.

Seeds:

1. Jack Harty (Greens Farms Academy, CT)

2. Declan Bligh (Roxbury Latin, MA)

3. Casey Liess (Northfield Mt. Hermon, MA)

4. Sawyer Goodwin (Hyde, ME)

5. Tim Williams (New York Military Academy, NY)

6. Sincere Mello (Mount St. Charles, RI)

7. Gavin Giugno (Hamden Hall, CT)

8. Julien Wei (Brooks School, MA)

9. Marco Sethi (Brunswick, CT)

10. Cayden Kim (Hotchkiss, CT)

11. William Fabrizo (Canterbury, CT)

Schwartz’s Predicted Top 6:

1. Bligh

2. Harty

3. Liess

4. Williams

5. Goodwin

6. Mello

190

The top three here are elite. This weight can shuffle depending on the day, but history has shown Lucas Alvan on top, with Braeden Simoneaux and Kaleb Jackson right behind him. Fox Kurtz is a big addition as he jumps into the Hoggers lineup after injuries earlier in the season.

Seeds:

1. Lucas Alvan (Northfield Mt. Hermon, MA)

2. Braeden Simoneaux (New York Military Academy, NY)

3. Kaleb Jackson (Greens Farms Academy, CT)

4. Fox Kurtz (Northfield Mt. Hermon, MA)

5. Nick Krause (Brunswick, CT)

6. French Pope (Deerfield, MA)

7. Landon Fitzsimmons (Mount St. Charles, RI)

8. Nathaneal Jean-Gilles (Nobles & Greenough, MA)

9. Shock Ingram (Phillips-Andover, MA)

10. Colin Hoffman (Buckingham Browne & Nichols, MA)

11. Tucker Nichols (Brooks School, MA)

Schwartz’s Predicted Top 6:

1. Alvan

2. Simoneaux

3. Jackson

4. Pope

5. Kurtz

6. Fitzsimmons

215

I could just say “Konopka” and keep it moving. But give credit to Preston Burroughs — the sophomore was down at 175 earlier this season and is now making the leap to 215 as a (presumably) light heavyweight. Can he hold off Tyler Rebick, Konopka’s former Simsbury Trojan teammate? And don’t forget Konrad Kutt, Lerrod Smalls, and Cooper Lussier returning from injury. After gold, it’s anyone’s game.

Seeds:

1. Max Konopka (Greens Farms Academy, CT)

2. Preston Burroughs (Northfield Mt. Hermon, MA)

3. Tyler Rebick (Avon Old Farms, CT)

4. Konrad Kutt (Phillips-Exeter, NH)

5. Lerrod Smalls (New York Military Academy, NY)

6. Michael Rimas (Roxbury Latin, MA)

7. Jake Greene (Brunswick, CT)

Schwartz’s Predicted Top 6:

1. Konopka

2. Rebick

3. Burroughs

4. Smalls

5. Kutt

6. Lussier (not listed in seeds)

285

James Bechter is going for his third title, and his biggest challenge is Ryan Schneider — a wrestler Bechter already beat once this season. Look for Lebancz and Weiderkher to make strong podium runs, and don’t be surprised if Marini or Baer sneak into the top six.

Seeds:

1. James Bechter (Northfield Mt. Hermon, MA)

2. Ryan Schneider (Greens Farms Academy, CT)

3. Geza Lebancz (Phillips-Andover, MA)

4. Hans Weiderkher (St. Paul’s, NH)

5. Seedi Sheriff (St. Mark’s, MA)

6. Ryker McCarthy (Greenwich Country Day, CT)

7. Gus Baer (St. Sebastian’s, MA)

8. Michael Marini (Brunswick, CT)

9. Luke Benanto (Choate Rosemary Hall, CT)

10. Antonio Anzalaone (New York Military Academy, NY)

Schwartz’s Predicted Top 6:

1. Bechter

2. Schneider

3. Lebancz

4. Weiderkher

5. Sheriff

6. Baer

Going for a Second, Third, or Fourth Title?

Searching for a 4th title:

• 120: Julian Rios (Phillips-Andover, MA)

(‘23-106, ‘24-106, ‘25-113)

Searching for a 3rd title:

• 126: Isaac Novod (Belmont Hill, MA)

(‘24-113, ‘25-120)

• 126: Jackson Heslin (Greens Farms Academy, CT)

(‘24-120, ‘25-126)

• 285: James Bechter (Northfield Mt. Hermon, MA)

(‘24-285, ‘25-285)

Searching for a 2nd title:

• 132: Scotty Moreau (Belmont Hill, MA)

(‘23-113)

• 120: Brody Sayers (Belmont Hill, MA)

(‘25-106)

• 138: Jack Dragoumanos (Belmont Hill, MA)

(‘25-132)

• 144: Joe Mahoney (Greens Farms Academy, CT)

(‘25-138)

• 165: Nate Consigli (Northfield Mt. Hermon, MA)

(‘25-157)

GIRLS WEIGHT-BY-WEIGHT PREVIEW

New England girls wrestling continues to produce some of the best talent in the country — and the current dynasty at Choate Rosemary Hall is the headline. Below is a list of every seeded wrestler. The rest of the field will be drawn randomly. The top four New England finishers in each weight qualify to Prep Nationals.

100

This weight has the two top dogs in Serra Akyali and Olivia Mancha. Mancha looked like the stronger of the two early, but Akyali has notched two straight wins over her bringing their series to 2-2.

Seeds:

1. Serra Akyali (Phillips-Andover, MA)

2. Olivia Mancha (Choate Rosemary Hall, CT)

3. Laura Montoro (Concord Academy, MA)

4. Annalise Gritzer (Choate Rosemary Hall, CT)

5. Sophia Chen (Phillips-Exeter, NH)

Schwartz’s Predicted Top 4:

1. Akyali

2. Mancha

3. Montoro

4. Gritzer

107

Olivia Polansky is the clear favorite here. Maddie Morse is a threat, but she’ll have a tough projected semifinal with Margaret Tsien.

Seeds:

1. Olivia Polansky (Choate Rosemary Hall, CT)

2. Maddie Morse (St. Paul’s, NH)

3. Margaret Tsien (Phillips-Andover, MA)

4. Ting-Ting Hsieh (Phillips-Exeter, NH)

5. Molly Latsen (Choate Rosemary Hall, CT)

6. Erin Yu (Buckingham Browne & Nichols, MA)

Schwartz’s Predicted Top 4:

1. Polansky

2. Tsien

3. Morse

4. Hsieh

114

Kayla Batres is a major talent. The Who’s #1 winner is the favorite, but Lily Runez is also nationally ranked and would love to add that big win to her résumé.

Seeds:

1. Kayla Batres (Greens Farms Academy, CT)

2. Lily Runez (Choate Rosemary Hall, CT)

3. Megan Roney (Northfield Mt. Hermon, MA)

4. Gauri Bhakta (Phillips-Andover, MA)

5. Kassie Schaeberle (Middlesex, MA)

6. Ivy Latino (Marinapolis, CT)

Schwartz’s Predicted Top 4:

1. Batres

2. Runez

3. Roney

4. Bhakta

120

Tatianna Irizarry looks strong to win a title. St. Paul’s has two tough outs here in Caitlin O’Reilly and Danielle Choi, and Katherine Deng is a real dark horse.

Seeds:

1. Tatianna Irizarry (Choate Rosemary Hall, CT)

2. Caitlin O’Reilly (St. Paul’s, NH)

3. Danielle Choi (St. Paul’s, NH)

4. Sara Anderson (Canterbury, CT)

5. Katherine Deng (Middlesex, MA)

6. Valentina Ayala (Hyde, ME)

Schwartz’s Predicted Top 4:

1. Irizarry

2. O’Reilly

3. Deng

4. Choi

126

This weight could get interesting. Top-seed Leanne La is 2-1 against 4-seed Ophelia Lee, and Claire Roney already owns a key win on her side. This might be a weight where Choate doesn’t automatically run the table.

Seeds:

1. Leanne La (Choate Rosemary Hall, CT)

2. Claire Roney (Forman School, CT)

3. Michelle Choo (Phillips-Exeter, NH)

4. Ophelia Lee (Phillips-Andover, MA)

5. Zinaya West (Thayer Academy, MA)

6. Caylee Marsan (Northfield Mt. Hermon, MA)

Schwartz’s Predicted Top 4:

1. Roney

2. La

3. Lee

4. Choo

132

Another weight with a clear top dog. Sara McLaughlin is looking for her second New England title, and 2-seed Tasha Bohorad returns after taking second at this tournament last year.

Seeds:

1. Sara McLaughlin (Choate Rosemary Hall, CT)

2. Tasha Bohorad (Phillips-Andover, MA)

3. Dahlia Beltramini (Brooks School, MA)

4. Addison Ramsey (St. Paul’s, NH)

5. Juli Smith (Nobles & Greenough, MA)

Schwartz’s Predicted Top 4:

1. McLaughlin

2. Bohorad

3. Beltramini

4. Ramsey

138

This weight could be wide open. The nod goes to freshman Sofia Seymour, but she’ll have to get through 2-seed Sarah Spencer and 1-seed Cindy Zhou to start that four-timer journey the right way.

Seeds:

1. Cindy Zhou (Phillips-Andover, MA)

2. Sarah Spencer (St. Paul’s, NH)

3. Sofia Seymour (Choate Rosemary Hall, CT)

Schwartz’s Predicted Top 4:

1. Seymour

2. Zhou

3. Spencer

4. Kim (not listed in seeds)

145

This weight is wide open after the top two. Chloe Ross looks set to win it and begin her chase for four.

Seeds:

1. Chloe Ross (Choate Rosemary Hall, CT)

2. Xalix Jaquez (St. Paul’s, NH)

Schwartz’s Predicted Top 4:

1. Ross

2. Jaquez

3. Uchino-Garcia (not listed in seeds)

4. Kauffman (not listed in seeds)

152

Melissa Soep looks like the top seed, and Kate Ellis-Henderson has been a strong transfer for NMH this season.

Seeds:

1. Melissa Soep (Governor’s Academy, MA)

2. Lisa De Boer (Phillips-Andover, MA)

3. Kate Ellis-Henderson (Northfield Mt. Hermon, MA)

Schwartz’s Predicted Top 4:

1. Soep

2. Ellis-Henderson

3. De Boer

4. Stevens (not listed in seeds)

165

This is the most stacked upperweight on the girls side. All top four seeds are returning New England placers. Abigail Gilbert placed fourth at National Preps last season, but she has a loss to 1-seed Bella Shmuylovich. Shmuylovich also owns a win over 2025 152-pound New England champion Niayla Curley.

Seeds:

1. Bella Shmuylovich (Phillips-Andover, MA)

2. Abigail Gilbert (Hyde, ME)

3. Niayla Curley (Northfield Mt. Hermon, MA)

4. Ella Studer (Governor’s Academy, MA)

Schwartz’s Predicted Top 4:

1. Shmuylovich

2. Gilbert

3. Curley

4. Studer

185

Two Beast of the East placers here. Eva Tumanyan took eighth, while Toni Elliot finished second. Elliot is going for her third New England title.

Seeds:

1. Toni Elliot (Phillips-Andover, MA)

2. Eva Tumanyan (Choate Rosemary Hall, CT)

Schwartz’s Predicted Top 4:

1. Elliot

2. Tumanyan

3. Fusscas (not listed in seeds)

4. Afagla (not listed in seeds)

235

Two returning National Prep finalists are back. 2025 runner-up Rhema Woolcock is the 1-seed, while 2025 national champion Kate Osakwe is the 2-seed.

Seeds:

1. Rhema Woolcock (Choate Rosemary Hall, CT)

2. Kate Osakwe (Nobles & Greenough, MA)

3. Avni Murarka (Phillips-Exeter, NH)

4. Adebimpe (Northfield Mt. Hermon, MA)

Schwartz’s Predicted Top 4:

1. Osakwe

2. Woolcock

3. Murarka

4. Adebimpe

Going for a Second, Third, or Fourth Title?

Searching for a 3rd title:

• 185: Toni Elliot (Phillips-Andover, MA)

(‘24-165, ‘25-185)

Searching for a 2nd title:

• 114: Kayla Batres (Greens Farms Academy, CT)

(‘24-107) *Batres placed second against boys in 2025

• 114: Lily Runez (Choate Rosemary Hall, CT)

(‘25-107)

• 132: Sara McLaughlin (Choate Rosemary Hall, CT)

(‘25-126)

• 165: Niayla Curley (Northfield Mt. Hermon, MA)

(‘25-152)