Results

Weekly scoreboard: Feb. 23-March 1, 2026

by
Gerry deSimas, Jr., Collinsville Press
March 1, 2026

Sunday, March 1
BOYS HOCKEY
Farmington Valley 4, Newington co-op 0

Saturday, Feb. 28
WRESTLING
State Open championships
BOYS: Xavier 218½, Ridgefield 146, Staples 76
GIRLS: Trumbull 132, New Milford 107, Maloney 100
BOYS HOCKEY
Bethel co-op 7, Newington co-op 4
Wethersfield 1, Farmington Valley 1, OT

WRESTLING
2026 State Open championships
At New Haven
Team results (top 10) – 1. Xavier 218½, 2. Ridgefield 146, 3. Staples 76, 4. Fairfield Warde 72, 5. Ledyard 66½, 6. Newtown 64½, 7. East Lyme/Norwich Tech 59, 8. Danbury 56½, 9. Lyman Memorial/Windham Tech and Notre Dame-WH 56
Other area teams: 42. Avon and Fairfield Prep 22½, 44. Canton 22, 47. Brookfield/Shepaug and Simsbury 19, 72. Farmington and Lewis Mills 5
Finals
106 Josh Perez (Xavier) tech fall John Bean (Stafford), 17-2 3:06
113 Cole Desiano (Ridgefield) pin Peter Annis (Suffield/Windsor Locks), 3:46
120 Zack Dixon (Xavier) dec. William Accorsi (Somers), 12-0
126 Delmazio Despard (Windham) dec. Alexander Depratti (Xavier), 4-3
132 Jude Grammatico (Fairfield Warde) dec. Zaphyr Musshorn (Xavier), 2-1, 2 OT
138 Lukas Boxley (Ledyard) pin Ethan Bochman rodriguez (Terryville), 0:34
144 Braylon Gonzalez (Xavier) dec. John Carrozza (Ridgefield), 3-1, 2 OT
150 Alex Lamarre (Bristol Central) dec. Isaiah Mcdaniel (Middletown), 1-0
157 Antonio Arguello (Newtown) dec. Riley Storozuk (Notre Dame-West Haven), 8-4
165 Evan Schibi (Gilbert/Torr/Wolc) dec. Harry Marino (Conard), 2-0
175 Vincent Rivera (Xavier) dec. Jack Lilly (Fairfield Prep), 14-10
190 Chase Catalano (Xavier) dec. Dylan O’Brian (Fairfield Warde), 2-1 OT
215 Taiyo Gemme (Lyme-Old Lyme/WB) pin Julian Rousseau (Staples), 1:37
285 Chase Galke (Shelton) dec. Jacob Palermo (East Lyme/Norwich Tech), 3-0
3rd Place
106 Daniel Candullo (Pomperaug co-op) dec. Sean Sevigny (Notre Dame-West Haven), 17-10
113 George Jolley (Ledyard) dec. Treydan Beam (Xavier), 9-0
120 Carter Lanzilli (Ridgefield) pin Joshua Ramos (Middletown), 0:26
126 Mael Pierre-Paul (Bunnell) dec. Mason Beecher (Avon), 8-1
132 Matt Bray (Brookfield/Shepaug) dec. Dylan Meyers (Ridgefield), 1-0
138 Alex Uzzo (Guilford) dec. Trevin Guardarrama (Bristol Eastern), 4-2
144 Robert Perez (Cheshire) dec. Calvin Sammarco (Lyman Mem/Windham Tech), 14-7
150 Leo Moore (Ridgefield) dec. Midgerson Gelin (Stamford), 10-3
157 Em’rick Henry (Danbury) tech fall Gavin Lefebvre (Foran), 17-2 3:26
165 Hubert Szymko (Trumbull) dec. Evan Christianson (Wilton), 4-1
175 Harrison Muller (Danbury) dec. Cooper Theriault-dinielli (Plainville), 7-2
190 Noah Colon (Manchester) dec. Lucas Judd (Lyman Mem/Windham Tech), 3-0 SV
215 Nicholas Jandrucko (Weston) tech fall Thomas Johnson (Canton), 17-2 3:44
285 Michael Smith (Platt) dec. Nicholas Esparo (Amity), 4-2
5th Place
138 Mark Zolotarevsky (Greenwich) dec. Giuliano Sirianni (Simsbury), 9-4
Outstanding wrestler: Lucas Boxley, Ledyard (138)
2026 State Open brackets and results (FloArena)
Printable brackets 2026 State Open

2026 Connecticut Girls State Open
At New Haven
Team results (top 10) – 1. Trumbull 132, 2. New Milford 107, 3. Maloney 100, 4. Stratford 99½, 5. Foran 85½, 6. Bristol Central 74, 7. Jonathan Law 72½, 8. Platt 71½, 9. Stamford 67, 10. Bristol Eastern 61½
Other area teams: 22. Bloomfield/Weaver, Canton and Manchester 36, 59. Simsbury 10, 63. Granby/East Granby and Lyman Memorial/Windham Tech 8
Finals
100 Sophia Gordon (South Windsor) pin Isha Khanna (Westhill), 1:52
107 Brooke Heffernan (RHAM) dec. Clara Reynolds (New Milford), 9-2
114 Ava Gamberdella (Branford) dec. Selena Batres (Jonathan Law), 6-0
120 Jillian Blake (Trumbull) tech fall Monica Flores Romero (Fairfield Warde), 17-1 2:29
126 Adelina Tate (Ellis Tech) pin Ashlynn Cummings (Fairfield Ludlowe), 1:51
132 Eliana Selerais (Amity) pin Evelyn Lavigne (Daniel Hand), 1:41
138 Winner Tshibombi (Stratford) dec. Gaby Aliaga (Greenwich), 22-8
145 Gabriella Kiely (Stratford) pin Josephina Piel (New Milford), 1:17
152 Matilda Tote (Bunnell) pin Ella Piccirillo (Shelton), 5:01
165 Marangelie Teixeira (Trumbull) pin Kaydence Atkinson (New Britain), 5:14
185 Kayli Morris (Platt) pin Shyann Bryan (Bristol Central), 1:25
235 Jeily Euceda (Norwalk) pin Arianna Bellamy (Maloney), 4:34
285 Brooklynn Hepburn (Ledyard) pin Ivanelis Figueroa Rosario (Maloney), 1:53
3rd Place
100 Sienna Poirier (Bristol Central) pin Amarellis Arenas M (Maloney), 3:52
107 Lila Poincelot (Lyman Hall) dec. Sophie Mraz (Derby/Oxford/Holy Cross), 13-0
114 Norah Reeps (Haddam-Killingworth) dec. Gabriella Parris-Dwyer (Maloney), 9-0
120 Maleeah Rios (Bristol Central) pin Nina Smith (Darien), 1:54
126 Emma Rial (Trumbull) pin Liliana Diaz (Platt), 0:58
132 Narayah Rodriguez (Bristol Eastern) pin Jillian Comeau (Griswold/Wheeler), 2:52
138 Mackenzie Nichols (Jonathan Law) pin Gianna Defelice (Cheshire), 3:11
145 Regan Murphy (Canton) dec. Ava Cleary (Foran), 3-1 OT
152 Moyao Sun (Hall) medical forfeit over Vanessa Tshibombi (Stratford), 3-1 0:45
165 Bethany-Grace Dean (Bristol Eastern) dec. Gabriella Mighty (Stamford), 7-4
185 Kam Robinson (Manchester) dec. Abigail Mikolinski (East Lyme/Norwich Tech), 14-0
235 Jadaliz Acosta (Bloomfield/Weaver) pin Tiyana Taylor (NFA), 4:58
285 Makayla Reiss (New Milford) pin Malia Melon (Stamford), 4:12
5th Place
126 Adriana Rodriguez (East Haven) dec. Maria Emirzian (Canton), 9-7
Outstanding wrestler: Jillian Blake, Trumbull (120)
2026 State Open girls results and brackets (FloArena)
Printable brackets

Friday, Feb. 27
BOYS BASKETBALL
NCCC Tournament, semifinals
Ellington 73, Coventry 65
Granby 86, Stafford 73
GIRLS BASKETBALL
NCCC Tournament, semifinals
Coventry 79, Granby 33
Suffield 48, Ellington 41
GIRLS HOCKEY
CCC Tournament Championship at Trinity
Hall/Conard 2, East Catholic co-op 1, OT

Thursday, Feb. 26
BOYS BASKETBALL
NCCC Tournament quarterfinals
(3) Stafford 78, (6) East Granby 45
(2) Granby 65, (7) Canton 51

Wednesday, Feb. 25
BOYS BASKETBALL
CCC Tournament, first round
(2) East Hartford 58, (15) Farmington 54
GIRLS BASKETBALL
NCCC Tournament, quarterfinals
(5) Granby 57, (4) Canton 55
(2) Suffield 62, East Granby 20
CCC Tournament, first round
(4) East Catholic 51, (13) Avon 29
(6) Bristol Central 74, (11) Farmington 45
(7) Southington 52, (10) Lewis Mills 44
GIRLS HOCKEY
CCC Tournament, semifinal
(1) East Catholic 2, (4) Suffield co-op 0
(2) Hall/Conard 2, (3) Avon/Southington 1
BOYS HOCKEY
Farmington Valley 6, South Windsor 3
Newington co-op 3, Tri-Town 2

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Granby 57, Canton 55
At Canton
Granby (57) Natalie Welcome 0-0-0, Sophie Bowman 4-1-9, Mia Crunden 3-3-9, Sierra Dzielak 6-1-13, Brenna Nicholas 3-0-6, Charlotte Bennett 7-0-14, Addy Perkins 3-0-6
Canton (55) Ruby Theberge 6-3-17, Riley Ahlgren 2-1-5, Helen Canny 6-1-15, Lucy O’Connor 6-2-14, Emery Howard 0-0-0, Macy McCullough 0-0-0, Maya Affsa 2-0-4.
Granby 16 19 9 11 – 57
Canton 15 16 10 14 — 55
Three-point goals: Theberge (C) 2, Canny (C) 2

Southington 52, Lewis Mills 44
At Southington
Lewis Mills (44) Jillian Tiso 5 1 11, Megan Jones 0 0 0, Caitlyn Putnam 3 2 9, Brooke Martineau 0 0 0, Kendall Buthe 1 0 2, Layla Ljubuncic 7 1 19, Liza Putnam 1 1 3. Totals 17 5 44.
Southington (52) Nerea Maule 2 3 8, Ariana Quick 6 2 19, Abigail Lockwood 2 4 8, Katia Beros 5 0 14, Kylie Savage 0 1 1, Addison Lasek 1 0 2. Totals 22 10 52.
Lewis Mills (15-6) 8 13 5 18 – 44
Southington (16-5) 16 10 10 16 – 52
Three-pointers: LM – C. Putnam 1, Ljubuncic 4. S – Maule 1, Quick 5, Beros 2.

Bristol Central 74, Farmington 45
At Bristol

Farmington (45) Ava Gaudet 4 3 12, Reese Bishop 3 1 8, Lexi Juliano 1 0 3, Rachel Bergin 0 1 1, Emma Glick 3 0 6, Sydnie Smith 7 1 15. Totals: 18 6 45
Bristol Central (83) Leylani Cespedes 1 1 3, Olivia Louis 1 0 3, Sydney Ray 3 0 6, Andrea Camerl 0 0 0, Kamaria Bowens 6 0 15, Olivia Stafford 0 0 0, Gabby Bernier 4 0 12, Bria Rossi 1 0 2, Molly McMahon 3 0 9, Nicole Riemer 8 7 24, Isla Thibodeau 0. 0 0. Totals 27 8 74.

Farmington (12-9) 10 12 12 11 — 45

Bristol Central (17-4) 25 15 19 15 — 73

Three-point goals: Reese Bishop (F), Lexy Juliano (F), Ava Gaudet (F), Olivia Louis (BC), Kamaria Bowens (BC) 3, Gabby Bernier (BC) 4, Molly McMahon (BC) 3, Nicole Riemer (BC)

BOYS HOCKEY
Newington co-op 3, Tri-Town 2, OT
At Newington
Tri-Town (1-14-2) 1 1 0 0 — 2
Newington co-op (2-14-1) 2 0 0 1 — 3
Goals: Paxton Kelly (N) 2, Dylan Reynolds (N), Wesley Rossi (T), Ryan Guerin (T); Assists: Jack Guilmartin (N), David Andrews (N), Connor Blais (N); Cam Kadish (T); Saves: Tim Petroski (N) 23, Dylan Sklenar 30; Shots: Tri-Town 33-25.

Tuesday, February 24
GIRLS BASKETBALL
NCCC Tournament, first round
(7) East Granby 37, (10) Bolton 34
BOYS SWIMMING
Avon at Manchester