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2002 Art Powers Duals |
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Art Power Duals At Berlin Pool A Berlin 37, Stamford 22 Windham, 36, Ledyard 14 Berlin 60, Ledyard 13 Stamford 35, Windham 30 Berlin 45, Windham 21 Stamford 43, Ledyard 22 Pool B Southington 50, Hand 18 Fitch 46, Bristol Central 21 Southington 57, Bristol Central 21 Fitch 55, Hand 24 Southington 38, Fitch 27 Bristol Central 36, Hand 29 7th place: Ledyard 45, Hand 23 5th place: Windham 39, Bristol Central 21 3rd place: Stamford 36, Fitch 27 Championship: Southington 36, Berlin 32 Art Powers Duals championship Southington 36, Berlin 32 At Berlin 103: Fontaine (S) pin Wasik, 1:27; 112: Santerre (B) pin Albini, :57; 119: Madey (B) dec. Sasso, 11-0; 125: R. Lee (S) pin Laroche, 5:15; 130: Jaysen Paphong (S) pin Catalano, 5:27; 135: St. Pierre (S) dec. Aivano, 13-6; 140: C. Lee (S) pin C. Ciarcia, 3:34; 145: Aust (B) dec. Jeremy Seeger, 11-1; 152: Florian (S) dec. Giarnella, 12-6; 160: L. Liseo (S) pin A.J. Smith, 1:04; 171: Punkunus (B) won by forfeit; 189: Riedel (B) dec. Battista, 12-1; 215: Reindl (B) dec. Vose, 6-4 OT; 275: Russo (B) won by forfeit. Records: Southington 18-1, Berlin 10-3, Windham 56, Ledyard 14 At Berlin 103: Jones (W) tech. fall Heuschneider 29-14; 112: Cruz (W) pin Holdorf 1:00; 119: Blaine (W) pin Mitchell 3:09; 125: Guyot (W) dec. Davis 3-2; 130: Troustalis (W) pin Gavordi 1:34; 135: Strout (W) pin Smith 1:11; 140: Dejesus (W) pin Baumann 1:17; 145: Morouski (W) dec. Savluk 11-9; 152: Hawes (W) pin Fowler 3:42; 160: Trotta (L) dec. Rivera 9-1; 171: Collins (L) dec. Qules 15-4; 189: Hightower (L) won by forfeit; 215: Finnie (W) dec. Dunn 8-7; 275: Marquez (W) pin Lawrence :28. Berlin 60, Ledyard 13 At Berlin 103: Wasile (B) pin Heuschneider 4:10; 112: Santerre (B) pin Holdorf 1:49; 119: Madey (B) pin Mitchell 2:27; 125: Davis (L) pin Lucas (B) 1:20; 130: Ponte (B) dec. Gavordi 8-4; 135: Avino (B) pin Berryman 1:45; 140: Circia (B) pin K. Smith 1:13; 145: Aust (B) pin Fowler 3:25; 152: Giernella (B) won by forfeit; 160: Collins (L) dec. Smith 10-1; 171: Punkinis (B) pin C. Smith 1:53; 189: Hightower (L) dec. Ridel 6-0; 215: Reindel (B) dec. Lawrence 2-1; 275: Russo (B) pin Dunn 3:40. Stamford 43, Ledyard 22 At Berlin 103: Gale (S) major dec. Heuschneider 16-3; 112: Mehnor (S) pin Moriarty :40; 119: Holdorf (L) dec. Ligouri 13-4; 125: Levene (S) dec. Davis 1-0; 130: Gavordi (L) dec. Flaig 9-0; 135: Sosnowitz (S) tech. fall K. Smith 15-0; 140: Wallman (S) dec. Savluk 8-6; 145: Sanguinetti (S) dec. Fowler 6-5; 152: Trotta (L) dec. Pomerantz 10-4; 160: Collins (L) dec. Pierre 3-2; 171: Torkamani (S) dec. C. Smith 8-1; 189: Conelly (S) pin Sottile :41; 215: Hightower (L) pin Legutko 5:30; 275: Ortegon (S) pin Lawrence 5:38. Ledyard 45, Hand 23 At Berlin 103: Heuschneider (L) pin Lapand 5:49; 112: Holdorf (L) dec. Acquirulo 6-1; 119: Mitchell (L) tech. fall Fitch 19-2; 125: Davis (L) pin Mahony 3:08; 130: Gavorti (L) pin Riley 2:53; 135: Kydier (H) tech. fall K. Smith 15-0; 140: Theln (H) dec. Savluk 3-2; 145: Fowler (L) dec. Catalon 4:50; 152: Trotta (L) dec. Bannisch 11-2; 160: Collins (L) pin Stinnati 2:50; 171: Scholnick (H) pin C. Smith 1:16; 189: Hightower (L) dec. Buchetti 4-1; 215: Meade (H) dec. Lawrence 6-2; 275: Stinnati (H) pin Dunn 3:09. Fitch 46, Bristol Central 21 At Berlin 140: Alex Armento (BC) dec. Josh Bergeson 7-6; 145: Kevin Parente (BC) dec. Fielding Pagel 17-4; 152: Loel Fulton (BC) won by forfeit; 160: Wll Deveau (F) pin Jamison Revoir 3:39; 171: Billy Chiarillo (BC) dec. Dan Cichon 10-2; 189: Jeremy Schlimgen (F) pin Craig Osipiak 1:07; 215: Will Ross (F) pin Bruce Guillnette 2:54; 275: Chris Bridgeman (F) pin Steve Melinosty 3:31; 103: Charlie Isif (F) pin Kyle Dess 3:25; 112: Clayton Crittenden (F) dec. A.J. Boi 9-7; 119: Nick Therriault (BC) dec. Matt Lamb 16-3; 125: Chris Coppolo (F) dec. Pat Fanelli 23-11; 130: J.P. Gilbert (F) dec. Derek Pellitier 6-1; 135: Billy Leischner (F) pin Dan Aparo 3:25. Fitch 55, Hand 24 At Berlin 140: John Phetan (DH) won by injury default; 145: Pagel (F) pin Andrew Barissh :27; 152: Tony Spinnato (DH) won by forfeit; 160: Deveau (F) won by forfeit; 171: Brett Scholnick (DH) pin Cichon 1:59; 189: Schlimgen (F) dec. Rich Bueletto 7-5; 215: Ross (F) pin Tony Meade :52; 275: L.J. Spinnato (DH) pin Bridgeman :55; 103: Isif (F) pin J.L. Lapan :17; 112: Crittenden (F) pin Mario Acquindo 2:36; 119: Lamb (F) pin Tina Fitch 3:16; 125: Coppolo (F) pin Will Mahoney 2:30; 130: Gilbert (F) pin Mike Riley 4:48; 135: Leischner (F) dec. Kurt Kyder 22-8. Southington 38, Fitch 27 At Berlin 140: Chris Lee (S) won by forfeit; 145: Matt Florian (S) dec. Pagel 10-2; 152: Ryan Rossignol (S) won by forfeit; 160: Larry Liseo (S) dec. Deveau 7-1; 171: James Batistta (S) dec. Cichon 12-11; 189: Schlimgen (F) dec. Chris D'Angelo 3-0; 215: Ross (F) pin John Copjec 1:59; 275: John Vose (S) pin Bridgeman 2:38; 103: Jeff Fontaine (S) dec. Charlie Isif 10-0; 112: Crittenden (F) pin Chris Albini 1:28; 119: Lamb (F) pin Paul Sasso 3:29; 125: Ryan Lee (S) dec. Coppolo 10-8; 130: Bill St. Pierre (S) dec. Gilbert 11-5; 135: Leischner (F) pin Andy Liseo 3:46. Stamford 36, Fitch 27 At Berlin 140: Brian Berg (S) dec. Bergeson 8-5; 145: Pagel (F) pin Alex Sanguinetti 3:46; 152: Sam Pomerantz (S) won by forfeit; 160: Deveau (F) dec. Lionel Pios 8-0; 171: Poscha Torkanani (S) tech. fall Cichon 17-0, 4:26; 189: Tim Donelly (S) dec. Schlimgen 12-3; 215: Ross (F) dec. Carl Cineus 4-1; 275: Matt Ortegon (S) pin Bridgeman 1:34; 103: John Gale (S) pin Isif 5:05; 112: Ryan Mehnor (S) dec. Crittenden 6-4; 119: Lamb (F) tech. fall Dan Lagori 19-4, 4:39; 125: Coppolo (F) dec. Jeff Levene 12-6; 130: Jed Sosnowitz (S) dec. Gilbert 5-4; 135: Leischner (F) won by forfeit. |
Southington prevails in tight battle with BHS |
By KEN LIPSHEZ Connecticut Wrestling Online BERLIN, Jan. 12, 2002 -- Drama gripped the fans of the wrestling teams from neighboring Berlin and Southington as the last bout was ready to unfold. The long-awaited match between Southington, the state's second-ranked team, and a rapidly maturing group from No. 11 Berlin came down to a meeting between a pair of battle-tested 135-pounders. Both teams had battled through their respective pools without a blemish. After 13 bouts, the teams were separated by one measly point. Junior Bill St. Pierre, who had already won three bouts on the day, carried the hopes and prayers of his Southington mates. Senior Derek Aivano, victorious in his two previous challenges, personified Berlin's bid for an upset. The two performed like champions but only one could prevail. After two periods of virtual parity Saturday night, St. Pierre pulled away to give Southington the championship of the Art Powers Duals with a 36-32 victory at William Gibney Gymnasium. St. Pierre took the early initiative with a takedown late in the first period. Aivano escaped almost immediately to cut the lead to 2-1. St. Pierre, in the down slot to start the second period, quickly engineered a reversal. Aivano escaped, then followed with a takedown to tie the bout again. He turned St. Pierre and garnered two back points, but St. Pierre pulled a reversal to make it 6-6. Aivano was down to start the third. He worked at slipping St. Pierre's grasp for an escape but couldn't shake free. After a controversial stalemate call brought about a restart, St. Pierre rolled him over three times to amass seven back points and win the bout going away. "I knew I had to get it done," St. Pierre said. "I think (the stalemate) was a good call. We weren't doing anything and I didn't think it would go either way. I think I would have gotten back behind him." Berlin, now 10-3, got to the finals by beating Stamford (37-22), Ledyard (60-13) and Windham (45-21). The Knights scored convincing victories over Hand (50-18) and Bristol Central (57-21) before toppling Fitch, 38-27. Despite the loss to Southington (18-1), Berlin coach Jim Day felt that his young squad gained much more than it lost. "We matured and realized we can go with anybody," Day said. "To start as many freshmen and sophomores as we do and compete is nice. We showed technical improvements and an improvement in our intensity. I'm real happy." Bill Aust, Jim Punkunus, Andy Reindl, John Russo and B.J. Madey all went 4-0 on the day for Berlin. Russo, the Redcoats' heavyweight, won three by fall. Berlin freshmen Chris Laroche and Nick Catalano, faced with difficult pressure bouts against upperclassmen from Southington, were stellar in defeat. "I'm pleased with the freshmen because they don't see a ceiling," Day said. "They see themselves as (Northwest Conference) champions and state place-winners. You've got to have a dream before it can become reality." Chris Lee, Mat Florian, Jeff Fontaine and Ryan Lee joined St. Pierre on Southington's unbeaten list. Fontaine, third in Class LL last year, recorded three pins and a major decision at 103 pounds. Chris Lee, second in 'LL' as a freshman last March, won three by fall and a fourth by forfeit. Southington's Larry Liseo, second in the State Open at 160 last year, began the day by bumping up to 171 to face Hand's defending Open champion Brett Scholnick. He also faced Fitch's previously unbeaten 160-pounder Will Deveau. He beat Deveau, 7-2, but dropped a 7-3 decision to Scholnick his first loss of the year in 19 decisions. "We planned to push him up (to meet Scholnick)," Southington coach Pete Sepko said. "We wanted to get him a good match and knew it wouldn't affect his standing in Class LL. He performed admirably. He went 6 minutes with a tough kid. We're not known for ducking people and we hope it works out for the best." Stamford, seeded sixth in the eight-team tournament, battled back to beat Fitch for third place. Windham downed Bristol Central in the fifth-place match and Ledyard avoided the basement by ripping Hand in the seventh-place skirmish. Berlin will get another crack at Southington in two weeks when the teams participate in a five-team competition at Simsbury High School. |
No. 2 Knights capture Art Powers Duals |
Recent Art Powers Duals championship finals 2002: Southington 36, Berlin 32 2001: Southington 39, Simsbury 34 2000: Berlin 41, Ledyard 35 1999: Ledyard 41, Berlin 19 1998: Danbury 44, NFA 28 1997: Danbury 45, NFA 24 |
