UPDATED: Area wrestlers thrive in state championships
TOPSHAM and BATH — Midcoast wrestlers from five of the local high schools competed in the state wrestling championships Saturday, Feb. 19 with the Class A wrestlers traveling to Mt. Ararat High School in Topsham and Class B squads heading to Morse High School in Bath.
Class A: Camden Hills
Team scores: Mt. Ararat/Brunswick (106.5), Sanford (99.5), Oxford Hills (98), Noble (97.5), Bonny Eagle (94), Massabesic (76.5), Skowhegan (62), Kennebunk (57), Camden Hills (54.5), Windham/Gray-New Gloucster/Westbrook (50.5), Biddeford/Thornton (39.5), Cheverus (38), Cony (25), Mount Blue (17), Nokomis (11), Messalonskee (10), Lawrence (10), Scarborough/Gorham (5), Gardiner (5) and Marshwood (3). Portland/South Portland did not tally any points.
113 points: Savanah Eastler (Camden Hills) pinned by Mason VanGieson (Sanford) and pinned by Domenick Smith (Biddeford/Thornton Academy).
120 pounds: Julian Henderson (Camden Hills) pinned Ethan Kasprazk (Kennebunk), defeated James Chaplick by majority decision and defeated Cameron Frost (Bonny Eagle). Henderson placed first.
126 pounds: Michael Rollins (Camden Hills) lost to Connor Nelson (Bonny Eagle), defeated Elan Keys (Kennebunk), defeated Jared Bellemare (Oxford Hills) and lost to Connor Nelson (Bonny Eagle). Rollins placed fourth.
132 pounds: Landon Pease (Camden Hills) pinned by Karter Crosby (Biddeford/Thornton Academy), pinned by Seth Goodwin (Marshwood) and pinned by Kaden Dustin (Noble).
138 pounds: Vincent Mainella (Camden Hills) pinned by Trevor Perkins (Bonny Eagle), defeated Mario Real (Kennebunk) and pinned by Luke Callis (Sanford).
152 pounds: Connor Pease (Camden Hills) pinned by Dominick Bubar (Massabesic) and lost by majority decision to Luke Burns (Scarborough/Gorham).
182 pounds: Henry Pharris (Camden Hills) pinned Finn O’Donnell (Portland/South Portland), pinned Jack Harriman (Massabesic) and pinned Kyle Graffam (Mt. Ararat/Brunswick). Pharris placed first.
Class B: Mount View, Oceanside, Medomak Valley, Belfast
Team scores: Mattanawcook Academy (149 points), Wells (93), York (88), Mountain Valley (75), Morse (74.5), Belfast (69), Maine Central Institute (50.5), Lincoln Academy (49), Bucksport (42), Dexter (40), Erskine Academy (39), Winslow (30.5), Piscataquis (23), Fryeburg Academy (21), Fort Kent (19), Foxcroft Academy (18), Old Town (13), Dirigo/Spruce Mountain (10), Medomak Valley (3) and Mount View (3). Caribou, Ellsworth, Monmouth/Richmond and Woodland did not tally any points.
106 pounds: Hagan Chase (Belfast) defeated Chase Nicolino (Morse), lost to Adam St. Cyr (Lincoln Academy) and pinned by Nickolas Allen (Wells).
113 pounds: Maddie Ripley (Oceanside) pinned Chase Lunetta (Wells), pinned Ryker Evans (Belfast) and pinned by Deegan Tidswell (Mattanawcook Academy). Ripley finished in second place.
113 pounds: Ryker Evans (Belfast) defeated Miles Smith (Mountain Valley), pinned by Maddie Ripley (Oceanside), pinned Parker Hunter (Erskine Academy) and pinned by Sean Bonzagni (Morse). Evans placed fourth.
120 pounds: Phoenix Martinez (Oceanside) pinned by Connor Fournier (Belfast), defeated Jackson Rajaniemi (Mountain Valley) and lost to Jace Patel (Wells).
120 pounds: Connor Fournier (Belfast) pinned Phoenix Martinez (Oceanside), pinned by Cole Albert (Mattanawcook Academy), pinned Giacomo Smith (Erskine Academy) and defeated Jace Patel (Wells). Fournier placed third.
126 pounds: Gavin Ripley (Oceanside) pinned Josiah Miller (Mount View), defeated Jim Neal (York) and pinned Keith Cook (Maine Central Institute). Ripley placed first.
126 pounds: Josiah Miller (Mount View) pinned by Gavin Ripley (Oceanside) and lost to Connor Langerak (Mattanawcook Academy).
132 pounds: Kadin Bonin (Belfast) pinned Joey Fusco (Fryeburg), defeated Owen Harper (Mattanawcook Academy) and lost to Griffin Brickett (Wells). Bonin placed second.
138 pounds: David Anderson (Belfast) lost to Samuel Schmitt (Winslow) and lost to Jacob Ouellette (Morse).
145 pounds: Zepherin Leppanen (Belfast) pinned by Grant Carrier (Mountain Valley), pinned Lucas Hand (Monmouth/Richmond) and lost to Owen MacIntosch (York).
152 pounds: Joseh Brown (Oceanside) pinned by Francesco Martin (Belfast), pinned Ridge Weatherbee (Ellsworth) and pinned by Skylar Gibbs (Foxcroft Academy).
152 pounds: Francesco Martin (Belfast) pinned Joseh Brown (Oceanside), lost to Lucas Libby (Mountain Valley), pinned Brayden Flagg (Dexter) and lost to Skylar Gibbs (Foxcroft Academy). Martin placed fourth.
160 pounds: Kael Sidelinger (Oceanside) lost to Gabriel Kelley (Belfast) and pinned by Emmett Fitch (Mattanawcook Academy).
160 pounds: Gabriel Kelley (Belfast) defeated Kael Sidelinger (Oceanside), pinned by Joe Neal (York), pinned Lucas Theriault (Fort Kent) and pinned Emmett Fitch (Mattanawcook Academy). Kelley placed third.
170 pounds: Xavier Woodbury (Medomak Valley) lost to Caleb Schobel (Dexter), defeated Alex Shedd (Piscataquis) and pinned by Ben Ronca (York).
182 pounds: Anthony Mathous (Mount View) pinned by Ashford Hays (Morse) and pinned by Kaden Passo (Mountain Valley).
195 pounds: Jame Rose (Medomak Valley) pinned by Nathan Schobel (Dexter) and pinned by Jonah Byam (Mountain Valley).
220 pounds: Garrett Dunton (Mount View) lost to Tresdon Mills (Mountain Valley), pinned Isaiah Bradeen (Dirigo/Spruce mountain) and pinned by James Dube (Mattanawcook Academy).
220 pounds: Marshall Addy (Medomak Valley) pinned by James Dube (Mattanawcook Academy), defeated Isaiah Martinez (Wells) and lost to Tresdon Mills (Mountain Valley).
285 pounds: Riley Bryant (Mount View) pinned by William Orso (York) and lost to Gage Sinclair (Dexter).