Avon’s Jamie Dlugolecki, right, was one of several Avon wrestlers to win twice at the Class M tournament in Milford. The Falcons finished seventh. Dlugolecki wrestles Farmington’s Zack Marin in January.
MILFORD – The Avon High wrestling team got off to a good start at the Class M championships. They led the tournament after two rounds but the Falcons couldn’t sustain their success and finished tied for seventh.
The Falcons had four wrestlers medal and qualify for next weekend’s CIAC State Open in New Haven and they finished in the top 10 for the fourth time in the last five years.
But Avon (20-2, 9-0 NCCC) had hoped they could make a run in the tournament that didn’t feature a dominant squad this season.
Ledyard had just one individual champion but the Colonels had two wrestlers finish third, two take fourth place, one finish fifth and three take sixth place. The Colonels won the Class M title for the fourth consecutive year with a 10½ point win over Foran, 164½ to 154 with ECC rival Waterford taking third with 140 points.
New London (127½) , New Fairfield (126) and Berlin (125) finished ahead of the Falcons, who shared seventh place with Ellis Tech of Danielson. Each team had 118 points.
Senior Gino Bonalumi led Avon by taking second at 285 pounds, dropping a 1-0 decision to Foran’s Luke Edmondson thanks to a second period escape. Edmundson won his second straight state title by riding out the third period and denying Bonalumi an escape or reversal.
Bonalumi (35-3) earned a spot in the final with a 1-0 win over New Fairfield’s Austin Blum thanks to a second period escape. Bonalumi also had two pins in the tournament.
Junior Jack St. Onge (32-10) finished fourth at 145 pounds. St. Onge won his first two matches before losing in the semifinals to Branford’s Nicholas Temple, 6-3. St. Onge beat Ellis Tech’s Cyrus Smith, 6-2 before lost to Ledyard’s Joshua Rahal, 16-2 in the consolation final.
Anthony Tripodi (106) finished fifth with an 8-0 win over Branford’s Bijays Jaisi while teammate Johnny Oh (120) finished sixth, going 3-3 in the tournament.
Avon’s Peter Oh (113), Jamie Dlugolecki (152) and Marvyn Esobar (195) each went 2-2 in the tournament while Ryan Farrell (128), Sam Fusaro (138), Mike Lancaster (160), Blake Edwards (170), Justin Nastri (182) and Kurt Ollestard (220) each picked up an individual victory.
Class M championships
At Jonathan Law (Milford)
Team results — 1. Ledyard 164½; 2. Foran 154; 3. Waterford 144; 4. New London 127½; 5. New Fairfield 126; 6. Berlin 125; 7. Avon 118; 7. Ellis Tech 118; 9. Lyman Memorial/Windham Tech 114; 10. Branford 109; 11. Guilford 108; 12. Killingly 99; 13. Stratford 87½; 14. Bethel 78; 15. Suffield/W.Locks/E.Granby 69; 16. Wolcott Tech 63; 17. East Lyme 62; 18. St. Bernard/Norwich Tech 56½; 19. Woodstock Academy 52½; 20. Jonathan Law 50; 21. Bunnell 46; 22. Fermi 37; 23. Bacon Academy 35; 24. East Haven 21; 25. Rockville 16; 26. SMSA/Univ/Classical 13
Individual results
106
Championship: Alex Starr, Lyman Memorial/Windham Tech dec. Gino Esposito, Foran, 2-1; 3rd: Nick Arborio, Berlin dec. Bo Nguyen, Ledyard, 17-1; 5th: Anthony Tripodi, Avon dec. Bijaya Jaisi, Branford, 8-0
113
Championship: Matthew Dowler, St. Bernard/Norwich Tech dec. Alec Opsal, New Fairfield, 2-0; 3rd: Derek Schultz, Ledyard dec. Zach Burgress, Killingly, 7-2; 5th: John Nierdo, Suffield/W.Locks/E.Granby dec. Noah Pantani, Branford, 9-5
120
Championship: Ryan Luth, Foran dec. Braden Lohbush, Lyman Memorial/Windham Tech, 9-6; 3rd: Baltazar Gonzalez, Ellis Tech dec. Will McCallister, Stratford, 9-1; 5th: Chase Larusso, Fermi dec. Jonathan Oh, Avon, 10-1
126
Championship: Alejandro Paulino, New London dec. Colin Rook, Guilford, 7-5; 3rd: Michael Lapia, Stratford dec. Anthony Devanny, Ellis Tech, 1-0; 5th: Christian Fogg, Ledyard pin Drew Mals, Berlin, 0:53
132
Championship: Michael Ross, Bunnell dec. Michael Commander, New London, 7-0; 3rd: Timothy Rebenstisch, Jonathan Law dec. Mckayd Larose, Guilford, 9-7, OT; 5th: Eric Lacava, Wolcott Tech dec. Mario Lin, St. Bernard/Norwich Tech, 10-1
138
Championship: Samuel Lindblom, Waterford pin Mason Pagan, East Lyme, 4:22; 3rd: Zach Veleas, Berlin dec. Brandon Bentley, Lyman Memorial/Windham Tech, 3-2; 5th: Alex Marois, Ellis Tech dec. Andrew Antcliff, Ledyard, injury default
145
Championship: Nicholas Temple, Branford pin Noah Concascia, Waterford, 5:48; 3rd: Joshua Rahal, Ledyard dec. Jack St Onge, Avon, 16-2; 5th: Cyrus Smith, Ellis Tech pin Patrick Fitzgerald, Foran, 2:15
152
Championship: Graysen Deluca, Woodstock Academy dec. Anton Dzeidzic, Wolcott Tech, 7-0; 3rd: Andrew Tischer, Guilford pin Spencer Sgandurra, Waterford, 1:27; 5th: Tyler Burlinson, New Fairfield dec. Zach Pampuro, Berlin, 8-0
160
Championship: Andrew D’Amico, New Fairfield dec. Jake Lundberg, Guilford, 10-2; 3rd: Brandon Dufour, Bacon Academy dec. Mitchell Laflam, Lyman Memorial/Windham Tech, 7-6; 5th: Noah Hubler, Foran dec. Adam Green, Wolcott Tech, 9-5
170
Championship: Austin Caffrey, Killingly dec. Jeremy Eliades, Berlin, 12-5; 3rd: Jorge Hidalgo, New London pin Max German, Jonathan Law, 2:57; 5th: Richard Kratzer, Foran dec. Dillon McCarthy, Waterford, injury default
182
Championship: Dakota Carden, Branford dec. Brendan Macintyre, Bethel, 6-0; 3rd: Steven Sobota, Suffield/W.Locks/E.Granby dec. Daniel Contino, Ledyard, 8-1; 5th: Dillon Knupp, Killingly dec. Justin Keating, Waterford, 3-1
195
Championship: Khamri Thomas, Suffield/W.Locks/E.Granby dec. Connor Lemley, Killingly, 16-3; 3rd: Vin Biscoglio, Berlin dec. Nicholas Cote, Bethel, 4-2; 5th: Benjamin Pickowitz, Waterford dec. Michael Sullivan, Ledyard, 11-6
220
Championship: Daric Johnson, Ledyard dec. Tom Hillyer, East Lyme, 8-3; 3rd: Jared Willsey, Bethel pin Anthony Alvarez, Stratford, 3:41; 5th: Cody Cleary, Waterford pin George Howard, New Fairfield, 2:23
285
Championship: Luke Edmondson, Foran dec. Gino Bonalumi, Avon, 1-0; 3rd: Oscar Calcano, New London pin Austin Blum, New Fairfield, 2:05; 5th: Jake Richters, Fermi dec. Dwayne Brown, Ledyard, 3-2, 3 OT
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