CHAMPIONSHIP CALIBER Top wrestlers, coaches, scholars honored Sunday, March 19, 2006 AquaTurf Restaurant Southington, Conn. 2006 12th annual All-State wrestling banquet Connecticut High School es Association Copyright 2006, Collinsville Publishing Co. Photography and design by Gerry desimas, Jr.
Connecticut High School es Association 2006 Class S All-State 103: Youngin Lim, Avon John McLaughlin 112: Tyler Banks, Griswold Dana Cooke 119: Este Lara, Avon John McLaughlin 125: Nick Cavallaro, Plainville Aaron Sarra 130: Dale Rollet, Suffield High Chris Potter 135: Nick Watson, Granby Todd Crisostomo 140: Sean Fisher, Griswold Dana Cooke 145: James Gladue, Griswold Dana Cooke 152: Sam Smith, Bacon Academy Michael Voiland 160: Chris Nadeau, Granby Todd Crisostomo 171: Eric Bottomley, East Windsor Jim Olsen 189: Nate Shippee, East Catholic Lincoln Lefebvre 215: Brian McNeil, Griswold Dana Cooke 275: Thomas Izzo, Derby Buster Jadach 2006 Class M All-State 103: C.J. Satti, Ledyard Steve Bilheimer 112: Casey Lesile, Middletown Mark Fong 119: Will Heller, Montville Gary Wilcox 125: Pat Ryan, Montville Gary Wilcox 130: Brian Peek, Killingly Rich Bowen 135: T.J. Hepburn, Ledyard Steve Bilheimer 140: Jonathan Torres, Windham Pat Risley 145: Sam Gauvine, Enfield Armando Ramos 152: Justin Camputaro, Hand Dave D'Alessio 160: Dave Loomis, Killingly Rich Bowen 171: Bran Crudden, Windham Pat Risley 189: A.J. Tulba, Waterford Chris Gamble 215: Julian Hightower, Ledyard Steve Bilheimer 275: Rashannon Stanley, Weaver Arnold Kennedy At St. Bernard-Uncasville 1. Griswold 200½ 2. Avon 188 3. Bacon Academy 175½ 4. Morgan, Granby and Derby 125 7. Suffield 98 8. St. Bernard 85½ 9. Plainville 84½ 10. East Windsor 84 11. Stafford 79½ 12. Gilbert 73 13. Terryville 72 14. Holy Cross 70 15. Portland 69 16. Nonnewaug 68 17. Weston 60 18. East Catholic 58 19. Canton 56½ 20. Housatonic 54 21. Somers, Rocky Hill and Lyman Memorial 49 24. Thomaston 43 25. Northwestern Regional 33 26. Greater Hartford Classical 32 27. Immaculate-Danbury 27 28. Haddam-Killingworth 24 29. Woodland Regional 22 30. Windham Tech 19 31. Shepaug 16 32. N.W. Catholic 9 Griswold won its first state title with four wrestlers winning individual titles. Bacon Academy s 3rd place finish was its best-ever finish Avon had 9 medalwinners for its best finish since 1995. 2006 Class S Tournament 2006 Class M Tournament 33. Old Saybrook 8 34. Hale-Ray 5 35. Ellington 4 36. O Brien Tech, New London 0 103: Youngin Lim (Avon) dec. Ryan Quinn (Bacon Academy), 9-7, 2 OT 112: Tyler Banks (Griswold) dec. Tim Mandel (Northwestern), 12-3 119: Este Lara (Avon) dec. Tucker Grass (Morgan), 2-1 125: Nick Cavallaro (Plainville) dec. Greg Martel (Stafford), 4-2 130: Dale Rollet (Suffield) dec. Sam Wilcox (Griswold), 16-5 135: Nick Watson (Granby) dec. Phil Strobel (Nonnewaug), 12-5 140: Sean Fisher (Griswold) pin John McLaughlin (Stafford), 3:37 145: James Gladue (Griswold) dec. Ryan Mednick (Bacon Academy), 9-0 152: Sam Smith (Bacon Academy) dec. Andrew Dahlman (Granby), 3-2 160: Chris Nadeau (Granby) pin Fred Parlos (East Windsor), 5:25 171: Eric Bottomley (East Windsor) dec. William Sedlmeier (Lyman Memorial), 4-3 189: Nate Shippee (East Catholic) dec. Brian Cramer (Morgan), 9-2 215: Brian McNeil (Griswold) pin Kyle Kiaunis (Morgan), 3:43 275: Thomas Izzo (Derby) pin Tim Rustek (Portland), 2:18 Outstanding wrestler: Dale Rollet (130), Suffield Fast Fall: Mike Cobuzzi (145), Plainville 4 pins in 6:27 At Windham 1. Windham 188½ 2. Montville 187 3. Waterford 177 4. Ledyard 169 5. Hand-Madison 138 6. Berlin 114 7. Killingly 113 8. Bethel 94 9. Middletown 84½ 10. Hartford Public 84 11. Brookfield 80 12. Jonathan Law-Milford 79 13. Foran-Milford 77 14. Stratford 75 15. RHAM-Hebron 73 16. New Fairfield 69 17. Enfield 67½ 18. Seymour 59 19. Fairfield Ludlowe 55 20. Weaver-Hartford 53 21. Cheney Tech-Manchester 28 22. East Haven 21 23. (tie) Woodstock Academy, Wolcott Tech and Vinal Tech 11 26. Joel Barlow-Redding 10 27. Ellis Tech 8 28. Darien 6 In the tightest tournament in Class M history, Windham won its 2nd title in 3 years. Windham s Bran Crudden and Enfield s Sam Gauvine won their 3rd straight M title. Ledyard s T.J. Hepburn (135) won his 3rd straight state title. He won 2 Class L titles in 2004 and 2005. 103: C.J. Satti (Ledyard) dec. Nick Marouski (Windham), 8-7 112: Casey Leslie (Middletown) dec. Jay Mahoney (Hand), 14-5 119: Will Heller (Montville) dec. Andrew Blain (Windham), 3-0 125: Pat Ryan (Montville) dec. Justin Kristie (Foran), 15-5 130: Brian Peek (Killingly) dec. Chris Ebersole (Waterford), 5-1 135: T.J. Hepburn (Ledyard) dec. Brennan Ward (Waterford), 8-3 140: Jonathan Torres (Windham) dec. Eric Campbell (RHAM), 3-2 145: Sam Gauvine (Enfield) dec. Andrew Brown (Ledyard), 6-3 152: Justin Camputaro (Hand) dec. Ken O'Brien (Waterford), 6-3 160: Dave Loomis (Killingly) dec. Michael Kaptein (Bethel), 8-6 171: Bran Crudden (Windham) tech fall Pat Neilan (Waterford), 21-6 189: A.J. Tulba (Waterford) dec. Jon Moran (Enfield), 10-8 215: Julian Hightower (Ledyard) pin Leonard Stanley (Weaver), 3:03 275: Rashannon Stanley (Weaver) dec. Robert Wilkinson (Foran), 10-2 Outstanding wrestler: Bran Crudden (171), Windham Fast fall: David Carruba (New Fairfield), five pins in 8:55. 2006 Connecticut All-State Wrestling Banquet Page 2
2006 Class L All-State 103: Alexander Blank, Ridgefield Gary Tiger 112: Chris Lombardi, Bristol Central Brian Archibald 119: Corey Paulish, Ridgefield Gary Tiger 125: Nelson Gonzalez, Platt High Bryan McCarty 130: Dennis Bogusky, Bunnell Matt Morelli 135: William MacDonald, Simsbury Frank Chaves 140: Nick Tenan, Bristol Eastern Jason Krueger 145: Adrian Gonzalez, Fitch Mark Kosman 152: Samuel Molina, Masuk Darren Hayden 160: Garrett Linske, Guilford Craig Vedrani 171: Andrew Frazer, Conard Chris Glowacki 189: John Ragno, Fermi-Enfield Jeff Beiler 215: Gonzalo Pereira, New Canaan Paul Gallo 275: Willie Brown, Maloney-Meriden Steve Makein Connecticut High School es Association 2006 Class LL All-State 103: Mike Battinelli, Stamford Tim Donnelly 112: Jeff Solomon, Southington Derek Dion 119: Dave Badgley, Southington Derek Dion 125: Brett Roberts, New Britain Charles Ferguson 130: Tyler Howe, Danbury Ricky Shook 135: Joey Bullard, Bridgeport Eddie Santiago/Anthony Corvino 140: Frank Cammisa, Danbury Ricky Shook 145: Tom Scott, Danbury Ricky Shook 152: Kyle Rodgers, Danbury Ricky Shook 160: John Holzinger, Xavier Mike Cunningham 171: Jeff Espositi, Danbury Ricky Shook 189: Brandon Williamson, Greenwich Brad Wallace 215: William Knight, Manchester Lou LaGuardia 275: Thomas Ferrell, New Milford Patrick Burns At Bristol Eastern 1. Fairfield Warde 173 2. Bristol Central 166 3. Conard-West Hartford 155 4. Bristol Eastern131½ 5. Bunnell 120 6. Masuk-Monroe 111½ 7. Farmington 109½ 8. Staples, 109 9. Ridgefield 97½ 10. Maloney-Meriden 92 11. Platt-Meriden 90 12. Fitch and Fermi-Enfield 88 14. Guilford 86 15. Simsbury 85½ 16. New Canaan 81 17. Wethersfield 66 18. Pomperaug-Southbury 52 19. Rockville 48 20. Wilton 39 21. East Lyme 20½ 22. E.O. Smith 18 23. Windsor, Brien McMahon and Branford 8 26. Bulkeley-Hartford 4 Fairfield Warde won its firstever state championship despite not having a single individual champion. Eight wrestlers earned medals. Bristol Central s Chris Lombardi, Fermi s John Ragno and Maloney s Willie Brown won their 2nd straight Class L title. Ridgefield had multiple state champs for the 1st time. 2006 Class L Tournament 103: Alexander Blank (Ridgfield ) pin Jason Wojnarowski (Fairfield Warde), 3:50 112: Chris Lombardi (Bristol Central) dec. Vinny Spinelli (Bristol Eastern), 4-3 119: Corey Paulish (Ridgefield) pin Kyle Kelly (Fitch), 2:50 125: Nelson Gonzalez (Platt) dec. Brett Kalbacher (Conard), 6-0 130: Dennis Bogusky (Bunnell) dec. Patrick Toole III (Staples), 4-0 135: William MacDonald (Simsbury) dec. Christopher Foster (Maloney), 6-4 140: Nick Tenan (Bristol Eastern) dec. Andrew Cyr (Bristol Central), 5-3 145: Adrian Gonzalez (Fitch) dec. Kyle Mayer (Conard), 15-1 152: Samuel Molina (Masuk) dec. Joseph Spaziano (Guilford), 8-4 160: Garrett Linske (Guilford) dec. Jareth Cardosa (Wethersfield), 5-2 171: Andrew Frazer (Conard) dec. Peter Morano (N. Canaan), 17-5 189: John Ragno (Fermi) pin Matt Dabrowski (Bristol Central), 1:36 215: Gonzalo Pereira (New Canaan) dec. Evan James (Staples), 5-4 275: Willie Brown (Maloney) dec. Paul Fenaroili (Masuk), 3:26 Outstanding wrestler: Corey Paulish (119), Ridgefield Fast fall: Spencer Cohen (152), Staples, 3 pins in 9:38 At Trumbull 1. Danbury 274½ 2. New Milford 172 3. Amity-Woodbridge 156 4. Southington 147½ 5. Trumbull 136½ 6. Cheshire 124½ 7. Stamford 111½ 8. New Britain 106 9. Greenwich 101 10. Norwich Free Academy 81½ 11. Glastonbury 80 12. Xavier-Middletown and Manchester 75 14. Newington 68 15. Shelton 58 16. Hall-West Hartford, 54½ 17. Bridgeport** 49 18. Norwalk 48 19. East Hartford 45 20. South Windsor 35½ 21. Newtown 30½ 22. Westhill-Stamford 29½ 23. Fairfield Prep 18 24. New Haven** 16 25. Platt Tech/West Haven** 0 **co-op teams Danbury has won more Class LL titles (12) than any other team and won its staterecord 10th straight Class LL title this year. Danbury s Tyler Howe, Frank Cammisa, Kyle Rodgers won for the 2nd straight year. 2006 Class LL Tournament 103: Mike Battinelli (Stamford) dec. Anthony Amorando (New Milford), 7-0 112: Jeff Solomon (Southington) pin Mike Cunningham (South Windsor), 3:43 119: Dave Badgley (Southington) pin Steve Cessario (East Hartford), 5:30 125: Brett Roberts (New Britain) dec. Spiros Stefanatos (New Milford), 6-3 130: Tyler Howe (Danbury) tech fall Trevor Ritchie (Southington), 15-0 135: Joey Bullard (Bridgeport) dec. Dean Smith (Danbury), 9-5 140: Frank Cammisa (Danbury) tech fall Mike Bellagamba (New Milford), 18-2 145: Tom Scott (Danbury) dec. E. Pierre Saint (Stamford), 4-3 152: Kyle Rodgers (Danbury) dec. Jamie Pisano (New Milford), 6-0 160: John Holzinger (Xavier) dec. Tim Petrides (Norwalk), 8-3 171: Jeff Espositi (Danbury) dec. Anthony Kaponis (Newington), 5-2 189: Brandon Williamson (Greenwich) pin Nik Murphy (NFA), 5:20 215: William Knight (Manchester) pin Platon Koukides (Norwalk), 3:51 275: Tom Ferrell (New Milford) pin Anell Montanez (Trumbull), 5:35 Outstanding wrestler: Joey Bullard (135), Bridgeport Fast fall: Loc Nguyen (171), Manchester 2006 Connecticut All-State Wrestling Banquet Page 3
Connecticut High School es Association 2006 State Open champions 103: Alexander Blank, Ridgefield Gary Tiger 112: Chris Lombardi, Bris. Central Brian Archibald 119: Corey Paulish, Ridgefield Gary Tiger 125: Nick Cavallaro, Plainville Aaron Sarra 130: Tyler Howe, Danbury Ricky Shook 135: T.J. Hepburn, Ledyard Steve Bilheimer 140: Frank Cammisa, Danbury Ricky Shook 145: Sam Gauvine, Enfield Armando Ramos 152: Kyle Rodgers, Danbury Ricky Shook 160: John Holzinger, Xavier Mike Cunningham 171: Bran Crudden, Windham Pat Risley 189: Brandon Williamson, Greenwich Brad Wallace 215: Platon Koukides, Norwalk York Mario 275: Tom Ferrell, New Milford Patrick Burns At New Haven 1. Danbury 123½ 2. New Milford 80½ 3. Windham High 77 4. Ledyard 63 5. Griswold 62 6. Waterford 54 7. Ridgefield 48½ 8. Norwalk 47 9. Bristol Central and Trumbull 45 11. Killingly 42 12. Montville 32 13. Amity 31 14. Greenwich 30½ 15. Conard 30 16. Enfield 29 17. Bethel and Avon 28 19. Southington, Cheshire and Berlin 27 22. Plainville 26½ 23. NFA and RHAM 26 25. Maloney 25½ 26. Middletown, Granby and East Catholic 24 29. Xavier 23 30. New Britain 22 31. Fitch 21½ 32. Suffield, Newington, Morgan and Masuk 20½ 36. Hand 18 37. Portland, Bacon Academy 17 39. Stamford and Fermi 15 41. Manchester, Fairfield Warde and Bristol Eastern 13 44. Stratford 12 45. Foran, East Hartford, Derby 11 48. Weaver 9 49. Platt High, Lyman Memorial, Hartford Public and Bunnell 8 53. E.O. Smith 7 54. Guilford and New Fairfield 6 56. Stafford and Rockville 5 58. Simsbury, Northwestern Regional and New Canaan 4 61. St. Bernard, East Windsor, 2006 State Open Tournament Shelton 3 64. Brookfield 2½ 65. Glastonbury, Wilton, South Windsor, Somers, Holy Cross, Gilbert and Farmington 2 72. Wethersfield and Bridgeport 1 Championship results 103: A. Blank (Ridgefield) dec. Nick Marouski (Windham), 8-7 112: Chris Lombardi (Bristol Central) dec. Casey Lesile (Middletown), 10-2 119: Corey Paulish (Ridgefield) dec. Este Lara (Avon), 5-2 125: Nick Cavallaro (Plainville) dec. Brock Coutu (Griswold), 5-3 130: Tyler Howe (Danbury) pin Dale Rollet (Suffield), 2:37 135: T.J. Hepburn (Ledyard) dec. Brennan Ward (Waterford), 9-2 140: Frank Cammisa (Danb.) dec. Jonathan Torres (Windham), 2-0 145: Sam Gauvine (Enfield) dec. Adrian Gonzalez, Fitch, 17-7 152: Kyle Rodgers (Danbury) dec. Jamie Pisano (New Milford), 5-3 160: John Holzinger (Xavier) dec. Tim Petrides (Norwalk), 6-5 171: Bran Crudden (Windham High) pin Anthony Kaponis (Newington), 3:25 189: B. Williamson (Greenwich) dec. Nate Shippee (E. Catholic), 14-5 215: Platon Koukides (Norwalk) dec. Julian Hightower (Ledy.), 6-3 275: Tom Ferrell (New Milford) dec. Anell Montanez (Trumbull), 2-1, 2 OT Fast fall: Tyler Howe (130), Danbury 3 pins in 5:57 Outstanding wrestler: Bran Crudden (171), Windham 2006 New England Tournament At New Haven First place 135: T.J. Hepburn, Ledyard 50-0, 1st LHS champ since 92 Second place 140: Frank Cammisa, Danbury 2nd NE in 2005 at 135 152: Kyle Rodgers, Danbury Lost NE final to 2-time champ 171: Bran Crudden, Windham 50-1, most wins in CT (194) 275: Tom Ferrell, New Milford 44-1, won Open in 2 OT Third place 119: Corey Paulish, Ridgefield 54-2, RHS 1st NE medalist 130: Brian Peek, Killingly 3rd Open, 1st Class M 145: Sam Gauvine, Enfield 40-1, 3rd NE medal 160: John Holzinger, Xavier 45-2, went 5-1 in NE 189: Nate Shippee, E. Catholic 51-2, 2nd Open 275: Anell Montanez, Trumbull 35-3, went 5-1 in NE Fourth place 119: Dave Badgley, Southington Sophomore, 4th in Open 125: Nick Cavallaro, Plainville 51-2, lost twice to RI champ Fifth place 130: Tyler Howe, Danbury 42-6, 4-2 at NE 135: Brennan Ward, Waterford 3 of 6 losses to Hepburn 145: James Gladue, Griswold 3rd Open, 1st Class S 160: Dave Loomis, Killingly 3rd Open, 1st Class M 189: Brandon Williamson, Greenwich 54-3, 4-2 at NE 215: Platon Koukides, Norwalk 41-3, lost in NE semis in OT Sixth place 103: C.J. Satti, Ledyard 3rd Open, lost in NE semis 112: Tyler Banks, Griswold 3rd Open, 1st Class S 119: Tucker Grass, Morgan 3rd Open, 2nd Class S 160: Chris Nadeau, Granby 4th Open, 1st Class S Connecticut superlatives Fastest fall: 0:39, Bran Crudden, Windham (171)* Most falls: 3 in 5:30 by Anell Montanez, Trumbull (275)* Most points scored: 26, T.J. Hepburn, Ledyard (135) *Best performances in tournament Team results Top 5 teams: 1. Timberlane, N.H. 108½, 2. Salem, N.H., 55, 3. Danbury 51½, 4. Mt. Anthony, Vt., 46½, 5. Foxcroft Academy, Me., 40. Other Connecticut teams: 9. Ledyard 33, 14. Windham High 29, 16. Killingly 25, 23. New Milford and Trumbull 20, 30. East Catholic, Griswold, Enfield, Norwalk and Southington 16, 39. Xavier 15, 42. Plainville, Ridgefield and Waterford 14; 52. Greenwich 12, 60. Granby 6, 61. Morgan, Portland and Suffield High 5, 75. Avon, Bristol Central and Fitch 3, 81. Bacon Academy and Newington 2, 90. Platt High 1. Connecticut Wrestling Online Your online source for the latest high school wrestling scores and stories http://www.homestead.com/ctwrestling7/index1.html 2006 Connecticut All-State Wrestling Banquet Page 4
COACH OF THE YEAR AWARDS Class LL: Ricky Shook, Danbury Class L: Jason Shaughnessy, Fairfield Warde Class M: Pat Risley, Windham High Class S: Dana Cooke, Griswold Connecticut High School es Association 2006 STATE AWARDS ASSISTANT COACH OF THE YEAR Class LL: Matt Laskowski, Danbury Class L: Robert Gillen, Fair. Warde Class M: Jaime Valentin, Windham; Rafael Calixto, Windham Class S: John Horton, Griswold WRESTLER OF THE YEAR Bran Crudden, Windham High 2006 ACADEMIC ALL-STATE Wrestlers receving Academic All-State honors have: placed in the top 6 in Class LL, L, M or S tournaments, average at least 85 percent in the previous marking period and have no grade lower than a B (80 percent), maintain highest level of behavioral discipline in eyes of the school's administration. CLASS LL Mike Battinelli, Stamford Brett Roberts, New Britain Spenser Charrette, Southington Jeff Solomon, Southington Trevor Ritchie, Southington Tyler Vallario, Glastonbury Derek Waldron, NFA Brian Meskill, Xavier Justin Krofssik, Shelton Matthew Ehalt, Shelton Nick Custodio, Trumbull Rick Reher, Trumbull Casey Smith, Trumbull Nick Sam, Trumbull Anthony Amorando, New Milford Michael Bellagamba, New Milford Thomas Ferrell, New Milford Omar Brown, East Hartford Steve Cessario, East Hartford Tyler Howe, Danbury Frank Cammisa, Danbury CLASS L John Abbey, Fairfield Warde Ryan Garrity, Fermi Joe Lambert, Fermi John Ragno, Fermi Peter Menchaca, Staples Patrick Toole III, Staples Spenser Cohen, Stapeles Evan James, Staples Vincent Spinelli, Bristol Eastern Nicholas Tenan, Bristol Eastern Italo Marino, Bristol Eastern Max Saglimeni, Bristol Eastern Jareth Cardoso, Wetherfield Kyle Mahder, Wethersfield Kevin Potter, Platt Jack Germano, Newington Evan Bailey, Farmington James Coyle, Farmington Corey Paulish, Ridgefield Alex Blank, Ridgefield Jesse Conrad, Bristol Central Zachary Schreiner, Bristol Central Gregory Labbe, Bristol Central Micah Flashman, Masuk Bill Ryan, Masuk Paul Fenaroli, Masuk CLASS M Justin Kristi, Foran Bran Crudden, Windham High Pat Duhamel, Windham High Addison Fleming, Windham High Andrew Blain, Windham High Andrew Tulba, Waterford Pat Neilan, Waterford Matt Wargo RHAM Eric Campbell, RHAM David Brown, RHAM Robert Rahusen, Montville Steve Nelson, Montville Steve Flathers, Stratford Nick Gallicano, Jonathan Law Ben Hadden, Brookfield Jay Mahoney, Daniel Hand Nick Spinnato, Daniel hand Nick Bernardo, Daniel Hand Derek Fish, Daniel Hand Mike Crowe, Berlin John Fiorillo, Berlin David Fiorillo, Berlin Craig Osakowicz, Berlin CLASS S Nathan Shippee, East Catholic Ryan Quinn, Bacon Academy Ryan Mednick, Bacon Academy Sam Smith, Bacon Academy Sam Cox, Bacon Academy Jerry Thompson, Bacon Academy Sean Burgess, Bacon Academy Matt Chalmaers, Bacon Academy Tom Levene, Weston Jason Kirschenbaum, Weston Theodore Banks, Griswold James Stanley, Griswold James Gladue, Griswold Sean Fisher, Griswold Tony Blekis, Terryville Lucas Clunan, Terryville Lou Piscottano, Somers Nick Pantuosco, Somers Phil Strobel, Nonnewaug John Stroud, Portland Andrew Dionne, Portland Adam Twitchell, Avon Youngin Lim, Avon Evan Huddy, Avon Will Vallee, Avon Tom Izzo, Derby Ricky Bailey, Derby Brendan Brackett, Griswold Tucker Grass, Morgan Kyle Kiaunis, Morgan Brian Cramer, Morgan Frank Navaro, Old Saybrook Connecticut Wrestling Online Your online source for the latest high school wrestling scores and stories http://www.homestead.com/ctwrestling7/index1.html 2006 Connecticut All-State Wrestling Banquet Page 5