Salem Wins NHIAA Division I Wrestling Championship; Bedford 3rd: New Hampshire Results

LONDONDERRY, NH — Varsity wrestlers from 45 schools in New Hampshire competed in hundreds of bouts Saturday in three different divisions around the state for championships.

Division I, where 14 schools competed, had matches in Londonderry, while Division II was at Hollis Brookline, and Division III was in Bow. The Top 6 wrestlers in each weight class will compete at the 2024 NHIAA MOCs and Girls States on Feb. 24 at Bedford High School.

Division I School Results

1. Salem: 234 points
2. Timberlane Regional: 207
3. Bedford: 183
4. Pinkerton Academy: 170
5. Keene: 153
6. Concord: 124
7. Windham: 118
8. Londonderry: 114
9. Nashua North: 81
10. Exeter: 80
11. Nashua South: 75
12. Manchester Memorial: 60
13. Dover: 4
14. Manchester Central: 2

Division I Results

106 pounds: First, Ben Mann of Timberlane; second, Lily Runez of Keene; third, Owen Gagnon of Nashua North; fourth, Maddox Boudreau of Salem; Lucas DeLeon of Londonderry came in fifth; and Biswas Darji of Concord came in sixth.

113: First, Dominic Murphy of Salem; second, Hudson Berry of Exeter; third, Peter Morrissey of Timberlane; fourth was Jacob Jones of Keene; fifth was Tavin Bland of Manchester Memorial; and Dominick Hubbard of Concord was sixth.

120: Brody McDonald of Salem was first; Talon Oljey of Timberlane was second; in third, Cullen Burke of Concord; fourth went to Henry Palmer of Windham; Caleb Smith of Nashua North came in fifth; and Aiden Doyle of Pinkerton was sixth.

126: First, Griffin Norwalt of Concord; second, Spencer Buscema of Salem; Liam McGrail of Windham was third; Carter Trubiano of Keene was fourth; Mason Beaudin of Pinkerton came in fifth, and sixth was Gavin Page of Nashua North.

132: Camden Arbogast of Pinkerton Academy came in first; Nate Pass of Bedford was second; Salem’s Evan Lynch came in third; Hunter Richard of Concord placed fourth; Peyton Gowell of Keene came in fifth; and Joseph Consalvo of Timberlane was sixth.

138: First, Kiaben Kennedy of Bedford; Caleb O’Rourke of Salem was second; Lance Bordeleau of Pinkerton came in third; fourth, Carter Spencer of Keene; Colton Seuss of Timberlane came in fifth, and sixth was Nick Russell of Windham.

144: Silas Runez of Keene was first; Cam Monahan of Salem placed second; third, Jacob Andrade of Timberlane; Ben Bryne of Nashua South was fourth; Tyler Tokanel of Windham came in fifth; and Jaxon Carter of Concord was sixth.

150: Seth Hastey of Bedford was first; Manny Perez of Londonderry came in second; Windham’s Dylan Suliveras was third; Robert Perez of Nashua South was fourth; Jack Gillard of Keene was fifth; and Max Chung of Concord was sixth.

157: First, Teghan McConnell of Bedford; second, Evan Landry of Pinkerton; Cole Abel of Timberlane was third; Jonathan Belkus of Salem was fourth; Sam St. Onge of Exeter was sixth; and Finn Millis of Londonderry came in sixth.

165: Constantine Isaac of Windham came in first; Steven Rosario of Nashua North came in second; Exeter’s William Hartford placed third; Connor Whitman of Nashua South was fourth; Nels DeAlmeida of Pinkerton came in fifth; and Robert Craig of Bedford came in sixth.

175: David Pento Jr. of Londonderry came in first; Tucker Watson of Bedford was second; Danny Hughes of Salem, third; Timberlane’s Kyle Lindblad was fourth; Anders Arbogast of Exeter, fifth; and Landon MacKiernan of Pinkerton sixth.

190: Patrick O’Connor of Londonderry came in first; Spencer Sierra of Timberlane second; Tom LaCroix of Pinkerton was third; Bedford’s Gavin McConnell was fourth; Zander Wood of Salem came in fifth; and Caleb Sturtevant of Exeter was sixth.

215: Anthony Caruso of Pinkerton was first; Jake Benn of Bedford came in second; Patrick Vachon of Manchester Memorial placed third; fourth went to Ryan Kontos of Timberlane; Concord’s Devon Farwell was fifth; and Jimmy Nelson of Salem was sixth.

285: Keen’s Evan Ray came in first; Jayden Kuilan of Manchester Memorial was second; Wayne Gutierrez-Sakakeeny of Concord came in third; James Caruso of Pinkerton placed fourth; Ian McCubrey of Nashua South came in fifth; Tyler Pavidis of Salem was fifth.

Full results can be found here on FloWrestling.com.

Division II School Results

1. Goffstown: 213.5
2. Bishop Guertin: 191
3. Spaulding: 173
4. Hollis Brookline: 151.5
5. Milford: 112
6. Alvirne: 109.5
7. Winnacunnet Regional: 107
8. Portsmouth: 86.5
9. Manchester West: 42
10. Merrimack: 16
11. Oyster River Cooperative: 3

Division II Results

Manchester West wrestlers Jeremiah Ramnanan in the 126 and Tomas Acosta in the 165 placed second.

Merrimack wrestler Connor Sayball was fifth in the 126, while Mithcell Krupp came in sixth in the 144.

For Milford, Josh Enright, in the 106-weight category, came in fifth, as did Kane Davis in the 120. Kiernan Lordan placed fourth in the 113. Cam Stickney, in the 132, came in sixth. Kyle Lajoie came in first in the 138. Evan O’Connell came in first in the 144, while Tyler Ireland, in the 150, came in sixth. Nate Post, in the 175, came in fifth. Elijah Wales placed third in the 215.

For Winnacunnet, Noah Edwards placed second in the 106. In the 113, Ethan Gahm placed fifth. Oliver Perreault came in sixth in the 126. Colton Stevens came in third in the 138, while Dominic Young came in fifth in the 144. Kaden Knight came in sixth in the 157. Conor Campbell placed sixth in the 165. Noah Souther placed sixth in the 175. Zachary Lavy came in fourth in the 190. Anthony Novals placed sixth in the 215. In the 285, Riley Trombley came in fourth.

Full results can be found here.

Division III School Results

1. Bow: 229.5
2. Pelham: 204.5
3. Souhegan: 197.5
4. Plymouth Regional: 161
5. John Stark Regional: 137
6. Winnisquam Regional: 128.5
7. Lebanon: 57
8. Raymond: 54
9. Mascoma Valley: 49
10. Kingswood: 43
11. White Mountain Regional: 37
12. Newport: 34
13. Campbell: 31
14. ConVal Regional: 29.5
15. Kearsarge Regional: 23
16. Monadnock Regional: 20
17. Mascenic Regional: 16
18. Hopkinton: 4
19. Trinity: 4
20. St. Thomas Aquinas: 0

Division III Results

For Souhegan, Ben Smiley placed first in the 120-pound category. Landon Carson came in third in the 126. Logan Brown came in first in the 132. Chase Knuckles came in first in the 138. Christian Knuckles placed second in the 144. Noah Denis came in second in the 150. Darwin Brown-Waters came in fourth in the 165. Gabe Holt came in third in the 175.

Full results can be found here.

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