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1/31/24 Girls New England Rankings (Prep/Public)

With the first ever CNESSPA Girls New England championships and the already existing NEISWA Girls championships coming up, it’s time for The Schwartz Report to proudly present its first-ever New England Girls rankings! Here are the Top 8 per weight class for both public and prep schools.

Note About the Rankings: Public and prep were grouped together for the girls rankings due to the fact that there are a multitude of tournaments during the season which allows public and prep girls to compete against each other.

National Rankings

Tournaments Included:

2023-2024 Season:

Connecticut Queen of the Mat (CT) (CNESSPA)
Griswold Tri County Girls Tournament (CT) (CNESSPA)
Timberlane Invitational (NH) (CNESSPA)
St. Paul’s Women’s Tournament (NH) (All)
Phillips Girl’s Tournament (MA) (All)
Senators All Girls Kick Off Classic (MA) (CNESSPA)
Noble Invitational (ME) (CNESSPA)
Eastern States Classic (NY) (All)

Past Tournaments:

2023 National Preps (NEISWA)
2023 NEISWA Girls Tournament (NEISWA)
2023 NHSCA Nationals (All)
2023 18u Girls New Englands (Clubs)

100

The biggest wrestler at the lightest weight is No. 1 Samantha Bertini (Ludlow, MA). Bertini found herself nationally ranked in the USA Wrestling list at the 95lbs weight class before they decided to leave it out in the January set. Lily Runez (Keene, NH) enters at No. 2; she is the FIRST girl to ever win the Capital City Classic Tournament (yes, wrestling boys) in New Hampshire.

No. 3 Maddie Morse (St. Paul’s, NH) looks to defend her New England prep title while also going for the gold at nationals after a silver place finish in 2023.

Samantha Bertini | Ludlow | MA | So. | CNESSPA
Lily Runez | Keene | NH | So. | CNESSPA
Maddie Morse | St. Paul’s | NH | So. | NEISWA
Selena Batres | Jonathan Law | CT | Fr. | CNESSPA
Sophia Gordon | South Windsor | CT | So. | CNESSPA
Daylinatte Sanchez-Cardona | Platt | CT | Jr. | CNESSPA
Allison Pattern | Pilgrim | RI | Fr. | CNESSPA
Abigail Garland | Mt. Blue | ME | Fr. | CNESSPA

107

Was there a question to who was No. 1 here? Only a high school freshman, Kayla Batres (GFA, CT) has already won the college Midlands tournament and is currently ranked fifth in the country. No. 2 Hannah Perro (Noble, ME) comes in as the favorite to win the public side. She placed third at last year’s 18U girls’ New Englands at 100lbs with a win over No. 3 Addison Herdic (Ellis Tech, CT) who won the recent CT Queen of the Mat tournament. No. 4 Daisy Hawkins also placed third at last year’s New England tournament at 107.

Kayla Batres | Greens Farms Academy | CT | Fr. | NEISWA
Hannah Perro | Noble | ME | So. | CNESSPA
Addison Herdic | Ellis Tech | CT | Sr. | CNESSPA
Daisy Hawkins | Scituate | RI | Sr. | CNESSPA
Alyssa Marciano | North Providence | RI | Fr. | CNESSPA
Olivia Polansky | Bridgewater-Raynham | MA | Fr.| CNESSPA
Julia Allen | Wells | ME | So. | CNESSPA
Ava Gamberdella | Branford | CT | So. | CNESSPA

114

Nationally Ranked at 19, Madolin Ripley (Oceanside, ME) finds herself at the No. 1 spot in The Schwartz Report rankings. Behind her is No. 2 Tatianna Irizarry (Ledyard, CT)— became the FIRST girl to win a C.I.A.C State Open match—comes in at No. 2.

No. 3 Rowan McIntosh (NMH, MA) is sure to be a threat and is the favorite to defend her Prep New England title. She went on to place second at the National Prep Tournament. Sybella Landrie (Berlin, CT), who won the CT Queen of the Mat Tournament, comes in at No. 4.

Madolin Ripley | Oceanside | ME | So. | CNESSPA
Tatianna Irizazrry | Ledyard | CT | So. | CNESSPA
Rowan MacIntosh | Northfield Mt. Hermon | MA | Jr. | NEISWA
Sybella Landrie | Berlin | CT | Jr. | CNESSPA
Brooke Weafer | Bristol-Plymouth | MA | So. | CNESSPA
Kennedie Davis | Bridgewater-Raynham | MA | So. | CNESSPA
Maddy Li | Andover | MA | Sr. | CNESSPA
Sakina Cotton | Phillips-Andover | MA | Sr. | NEISWA

120

Sharing the accolade of highest-ranked wrestler in New England in these rankings, No. 1 Calli Gilchrist (Choate, CT) was the Fargo Runner-Up and is currently ranked fifth in the country. On the public side, we have another nationally ranked wrestler in No. 2 Liz Donovan (Pelham, NH), who sits at 26th in the country.

No. 3 Freya Munshi (Newton South, MA) placed 4th at last year’s New Englands. No. 5 Chloe Ross (Rhode Island) may be a surprise to some. She is currently in middle school and unable to compete in high school tournaments during her season, but, in the off-season, Ross has beaten numerous nationally ranked high schoolers and is a MUST-HAVE on this list.

Calli Gilchrist | Choate | CT | Jr. | NEISWA
Liz Donovan | Pelham | NH | Jr. | CNESSPA
Freya Munshi | Newton South | MA | Sr. | CNESSPA
Jasmine Whitfield | Stamford | CT | Sr. | CNESSPA
Chloe Ross | Middle School | RI | 8th | -
Jocelyn Antes | Frontier | MA | So. | CNESSPA
Adrianna DeGroat | Framingham | MA | Fr. | CNESSPA
Gonul Celik | East Haven | CT | Jr. | CNESSPA

126

This weight class may be one of the deepest and—what do you know?—it features another nationally ranked wrestler. No. 1 Sara McLaughlin (Choate, RI) is ranked 18th in the country. On the public side, No. 2 Jaden Coppins (Colchester, VT) is the defending New England champion and recently won the 31st Annual Mountie Invitational at Mt. Greylock High School in Williamstown, MA.

No. 3 Lindsey Rywolt (Stratford, CT) placed fifth at last year’s New Englands and won the 2024 Eastern States Classic. Gianna Daniele (Minnechaug, MA), runner-up to Coppins, was a win away from placing at NHSCA Nationals and rounds out the top 4.

Sara McLaughlin | Choate | CT (MA) | So. | NEISWA
Jaden Coppins | Colchester | VT | Sr. | CNESSPA
Lindsey Rywolt | Stratford | CT | Sr. | CNESSPA
Gianna Daniele | Minnechaug | MA | Jr. | CNESSPA
Natalia Accorsi | Tabor | MA | Jr. | NEISWA
Abi Alicandro | Marinapolis | CT | So. | NEISWA
Hannah Bryson | Wilmington | MA | Sr. | CNESSPA
Kamie Hawkins | Exeter-West Greenwich | MA | Fr. | CNESSPA

132

Two NHSCA All-Americans top the 132 rankings. No. 1 Rylee Donohue (Norwalk, CT) placed seventh at 126 and was the third-place finisher at 132 for New Englands. No. 2 Hoshena Gemme (Old Lyme, CT) placed seventh at NHSCAs at 107.

No. 3 Anjuie Lang (Boston Latin Academy, MA) won the Phillips Girl’s Tournament, over No. 6 Avery Colgate (Governor's Academy, MA). And No. 4 Sierra Gianni (Mascoma, NH) won the St. Paul Women’s Tournament while No. 5 Morgan Pennempede (Gloucester, MA) won the Mahar Senators Kick Off Classic.

Rylee Donohue | Norwalk | CT | Jr. | CNESSPA
Hoshena Gemme | Old Lyme | CT | So. | CNESSPA
Ajuie Lang | Boston Latin Academy | MA | Fr. | CNESSPA
Sierra Gianni | Mascoma | NH | Jr. | CNESSPA
Morgan Pennempede | Gloucester | MA | Sr. | CNESSPA
Avery Colgate | Governor’s Academy | MA | Jr. | NEISWA
Madison Atkinson | New Britain | CT | Sr. | CNESSPA
Lilu Gardien | Noble | ME | So. | CNESSPA

138

No. 1 Nora Quitt (Ashland, MA) made her presence known winning the Eastern States Classic, beating No. 3 Ashley Dehney (Central Catholic, MA) in the finals. No. 2 Esther Riberio (Bethel, CT) won the 2023 New Englands as well as the Connecticut Queen of the Mat, beating No. 4 Kan-Yah McCarthey (Fairfield Ludlowe, CT) in the finals.

Nora Quitt | Ashland | MA | Jr. | CNESSPA
Esther Riberio | Bethel | CT | Sr. | CNESSPA
Ashley Dehney | Central Catholic | MA | Sr. | CNESSPA
Kan-Yah McCarthey | Fairfield Ludlowe | CT | Jr. | CNESSPA
Gianna Reed | Longmeadow | MA | So. | CNESSPA
Alexis Lavers | Hyde | ME | Jr. | NEISWA
Madison Crothers | St. Paul’s | NH | Sr. | NEISWA
Eliza Speek | Grandy | MA | Fr. | CNESSPA

145

Dani Nugent (Phillips-Andover, MA) is ranked 12th in the latest USA Wrestling national rankings, but she’s No. 1 here. Gabriella Kiley (Stratford, CT), on the public side, comes in at No 2. The Stratford Red Devil won the Queen of the Mat Tournament. No. 3 Xavia Bannigan (Governor's Academy, MA) meanwhile has won both the Phillips and St. Paul Tournaments this season.

Dani Nugent | Phillips-Andover | MA | Jr. | NEISWA
Gabriella Kiley | Stratford | CT | Jr. | CNESSPA
Xavia Bannigan | Governor’s Academy | MA | Sr. | NEISWA
Shelby Galex | Northeast Metro/Bishop Fenwick | MA | Jr. | CNESSPA
Isabelle Brandt | Souhegan | NH | So. | CNESSPA
Aesa Brock | Massabesic | ME | Fr. | CNESSPA
Kali Fangiullo | Plainville | CT | Jr. | CNESSPA
Peyton Dixon | Haddom-Killingworth | CT | Fr. | CNESSPA

152

No. 1 Kelly Aspras (Foran, CT) placed second at the 2023 New Englands and fifth at the 2023 NHSCA Nationals. No. 2 Lily Fitzpatrick (St. Paul’s NH), a Montana product, is the defending NEISWA and National Prep champion.

No. 3 Hayley Broderick (Fairfield Ludlowe, CT) won the Griswold Tournament and placed second at the Queen of the Mat, behind Aspras. No. 4 Tessa Masters (Watertown, MA) won the Senators Girl’s Kick Off Classic.

Kelly Aspras | Foran | CT | Sr. | CNESSPA
Lily Fitzpatrick | St. Paul’s | NH (MT) | Sr. | NEISWA
Hayley Broderick | Fairfield Ludlowe | CT | Jr. | CNESSPA
Tessa Master | Watertown | MA | Jr. | CNESSPA
Kaydence Atkinson | New Britain | CT | So. | CNESSPA
Bella Schmuylvich | Philips-Andover | MA | So. | NEISWA
Sofia Vraka | Billerica | MA | Jr. | CNESSPA
Leanne La | Choate | CT | So. | NEISWA

165

No. 1 is Amade Moundale (Lowell, MA). Mondale is a 2x MIAA All-State placewinner; she placed third at the 2023 New Englands competing at 185lbs. No. 2 Marangelie Teixiera (Trumbull, CT) is the defending Connecticut State Champion and No. 3 Kendall Foster (Mt, Blue, ME) placed second at 165 at the 2023 New Englands.

Amade Moundale | Lowell | MA | Jr. | CNESSPA
Marangelie Teixeira | Trumbull | CT | So. | CNESSPA
Kendall Foster | Mt. Blue | ME | Jr. | CNESSPA
Zady-Katherine Page | Belfast | ME | Sr. | CNESSPA
Toni Elliot | Phillips-Andover | MA | Fr. | NEISWA
Meghan Weibe | Sharon | MA | Sr. CNESSPA
Maura Pendergast | Scituate | RI | Sr. | CNESSPA
Emma Leonido | Hanover | MA | So. | CNESSPA

185

Kayli Morris (Platt, CT), the defending Connecticut state champion, is tops here at No. 1. No. 2 Brianna Marks (Keene, NH), meanwhile, won both the St. Paul’s Tournament and the Senators Classic. Marks beat No. 7 Kayla Lazaro (NMH, MA) in the finals of the St. Paul’s Tournament and beat No. 3 Sky Robinson (Juanita Sanchez, RI) in the finals of the Senators.

Kayli Morris | Platt | CT | So. | CNESSPA
Brianna Marks | Keene | NH | Sr. | CNESSPA
Sky Robinson | Juanita Sanchez | RI | Sr. | CNESSPA
Marisol Almanzar | Greater Lawrence | MA | Jr. | CNESSPA
Essence Tucker | Josiah Quincy | MA | Jr. | CNESSPA
Sanique James | Simsbury | CT | Sr. | CNESSPA
Karla Lazaro | Northfield Mt. Hermon | MA | Jr. | NEISWA
Sophia Hersey | Braintree | MA | So. | CNESSPA

235

Another National Prep champion finds her way into these rankings: No. 1 Elenor DeHoog (Phillips-Andover, MA) is the defending champion and has won both the Phillips and St. Paul’s Tournaments. No. 3 Arianna Bellamy (Maloney, CT) won the Queen of the Mat as well as the Griswold Tournament, beating No. 5 Nyomi Hardy-Quanmia (Shepherd Hill, MA) in the finals of Griswold.