What an amazing day Saturday was for wrestling. On November 4th, The Schwartz Report hosted its first ever showcase alongside Rhode Island College’s Veteran Classic. The eight mats were split down the middle with The Schwartz Report having four mats sectioned off to show off the talent that resides in New England. To be invited wrestlers had to have an impressive resume and go to a school that competes in the public or prep New England athletic leagues.
Showcase by the Numbers
Participants by State:
Massachusetts - 36
Connecticut - 18
Rhode Island - 10
Vermont - 7
Maine - 3
New Hampshire - 3
New York – 1*
*New York schools that compete in the prep New England league were allowed entry.
Participants by grade:
(Post Grad counted as senior.)
Senior (2024) - 33
Junior (2025) - 19
Sophomore (2026) - 11
Freshman (2027) - 7
Participants by rank:
(September 9th rankings used)
All-New England
Top 50 P4P - 15
Top 20 Girls P4P – 4
Public:
Top 30 2024 - 11
Top 30 2025 - 6
Top 20 2026 - 4
Top 15 2027 - 4
Ranked In Top 12 - 47
Quarter-Finals/Round Robin R1
The day started with one of the most highly anticipated matches on the girls’ side: Chloe Ross (RI) and Abi Alicandro (MA). It was a close one as Alicandro was able to muster up a takedown to get within two but couldn’t get that final score. The match ended for Ross 4-2.
On the boys’ side, the first round at 132lbs started off with fireworks as Northfield Mount Hermon (MA) freshman Myles Burroughs, a New Jersey youth finalist, was the first to score a takedown in his match against 2x New England Placer Joe Mahoney (CT). Mahoney, however, prevailed 5-3. At 150lbs, Top-100 freshman Jake Maddox (CT) and Cyrus Jones (MA) were locked in a back-and-forth battle. Jones led 5-4 going into the third but Maddox managed an escape to tie it up. Maddox prevailed in overtime—getting the takedown and back points for a 10-5 victory.
Quarter-Finals Results
106: Robby Newton (Mayo Quanchi) DEC Ashmith Yeruva (MetroWest United) 3-0
106: Isaiah McDaniel (MarcAurele) DEC Luke Galipeau (Northfield Mt. Hermon) 6-0
114: Domenic Gangi (Doughboy) DEC Isaac Boulard (Smittys Barn) 5-2
114: Mike Morris (Smittys Barn) DEC Cahota LaFond (Colchester) 4-0
120: Duncan Harrington (Mt. Anthony) MD Joel Puri (MetroWest United) 10-0
126: Nate Sayers (Doughboy) F Evan Boualrd (Smittys Barn) 2:03
138: Anthony Basile (Mayo Quanchi) MD Elias Kalat (Spaulding) 11-2
138: Kiaben Kennedy (MetroWest United) DEC Landan Grey (MetroWest United) 5-4
138: Brent Von-Magnus (MetroWest United) DEC Trey Kaupp (South Side Wrestling Club) 7-3
138: Phoenix Gardella (South Side Wrestling Club) F Aidan Baker (Mayo Quanchi) 4:00
144: Tyler Kadish (MetroWest United) F Nicholas Varvak (MetroWest United) 2:21
144: Anthony Mann (Dungeon) DEC Aziz Mian (Mayo Quanchi) 5-3
144: Liam English (New York Military) DEC Nick Fatone (South Side Wrestling Club) 7-1
144: Joseph Lathwood (Doughboy) DEC John Lagana (Fisheye) 9-2
150: Gabe Bouyssou (Mayo Quanchi) F Isaiah Solomon (Doughboy) 2:32
150: Lucas Libby (Wrestler’s Way) DEC Declan Bligh (MetroWest United) 7-0
150: Kyle Levesque (Mayo Quanchi) DEC Sawyer Ayotte (MetroWest United) 5-3
150: Jake Maddox (Refinery Wrestling Youth) DEC Cyrus Jones (MetroWest United) 10-5
165: Jamie Evarts (MetroWest United DEC Jordan DaCosta (Cumberland) 6-1
165: Reece Spiro (Northfield Mt. Hermon) DEC Anthony Matas (Essex) 8-3
190: Gino Sicari (Doughboy) DEC Thomas Murphy (Smittys Barn) 5-4
190: Haden Bottiglieri (MetroWest United) DEC Brayden Soleau (FIsheye) 4-2s
Boys and Girls Round Robin Round 1 Results
132 :Nate Pass Bedford, NH (Bedford) MD Alexander Greene barrios Boston, MA (MetroWest United), 14-5
175: Aman Khalil Brockton, MA (MetroWest United) DEC Anton Puhach Ashland, MA (MetroWest United), 6-2
Girls 120: Chloe Ross Coventry, RI (Mayo Quanchi) DEC Abigail Alicandro North Oxford, MA (Doughgirls), 4-2
Girls 120: Freya Munshi Newton, MA (MetroWest United) DEC Adriana DeGroat Framingham, MA (MetroWest United) 6-0
Girls 126: Natalia Accorsi somers, CT (Fisheye) DEC Aailiyah Hernandez New Britain, CT (KRAZY Monkeys), 7-2
Consi of 4
The blood round was small but heart-stopping. Vermont Native Elias Kalat was able to work the 6-2 victory over Landan Grey (MA)—a good victory over someone who got two wins at the New England Championships last season. Sawyer Ayotte (MA) and Cyrus Jones (MA) had a great battle with Ayotte getting the takedown in overtime to win 8-6.
Consi of 4 Results
144: John Lagana Middletown, CT (Fisheye) DEC Nick Fatone Norwalk, CT (South Side Wrestling Club), 1-0
Semi Finals/Round Robin R2
In the girls’ division at 126lbs, Emmia Rial (CT) jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead against Natalia Accorsi (CT). Accorsi chose bottom and tied it with a reversal but it wasn’t enough. Rial used a big third period to get a 9-4 victory.
In one 108lb semi-final, Antoine Jackman (MA) and Robby Newton (RI) found themselves locked in a tight battle. Newton jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead, but by the end of the first it was 3-3 and each wrestler had a takedown and an escape. Jackman started on bottom in the second period and quickly worked his way out and scored a takedown and backpoints, taking an 8-4 lead into the final period. Newton, not deterred, used the third period to score an escape, two takedowns, and three backpoints to get a 12-9 win in one of the most thrilling matches of the showcase.
At 120lbs, New England Placer Charlie Lussier (MA) took on Mason Arborio (CT) . It was fireworks as within 10 seconds Lussier was up two and within 45 seconds Arborio was up 3-2; it looked on pace to be high-scoring—and it was. At the end of the second, Arborio had an 8-4 lead. Lussier let Arborio up at the start of the third to let the lead go up by 5 and scored 3 takedowns to be within one at an 11-10 lead. That was as close as he got; Arborio would win the match 12-10.
Semi Finals Results
114: Raekwon Shabazz Middletwon, CT (Mayo Quanchi) TF Dominic Gangi Methuen, MA (Doughboy), 17-2 2:52
126: Jack Dragoumanos Tyngsborough, MA (Doughboy) DEC Seth Mcgrew Warwick, RI (MetroWest United), 3-0
190: Spencer Fine Cumberland, RI (MetroWest United) TF Gino Sicari Beverly, MA (Doughboy), 17-1 3:29
Boys and Girls Round Robin Round 2 Results
132: Joe Mahoney New Fairfield, CT (Refinery Wrestling Youth) DEC Nate Pass Bedford, NH (Bedford), 4-0
157: Ryan Currier Charlestown, RI (Mayo Quanchi) DEC Marc Maurath Newtown, CT (Empire Wrestling Academy), 7-5
157: Adrian Guzman Ashland, MA (MetroWest United) DEC Jake Ashman Natick, MA (MetroWest United), 3-0
175: Nate Blanchette Methuen, MA (Smittys Barn) DEC Aman Khalil Brockton, MA (MetroWest United), 4-0
285: James Bechter Gill, MA (Northfield Mt. Hermon) F Jon Dasilva Newtown, CT (South Side Wrestling Club), 0:19
Girls 120: Freya Munshi Newton, MA (MetroWest United) MD Chloe Ross Coventry, RI (Mayo Quanchi), 8-0
Girls 126: Emma Rial Stratford, CT (South Side Wrestling Club) DEC Natalia Accorsi somers, CT (Fisheye), 9-4
Consi-Semis
Starting off the consi-semis at 108, there were two close matches: Ashmith Yeruva (MA) bested Isaiah McDaniel (CT) and Antoine Jackman (MA) Beat Luke Galipeau (VT). Both won by scores of 4-2.
At 126, Seth McGrew (RI) scored a takedown with a minute left in the match to secure a 2-1 victory over Evan Boulard (ME). Trey Kaupp (CT) and Kiaben Kennedy (NH) had a great battle at 138lbs. Ultimately a takedown with 15 seconds left secured a 5-3 win for Kennedy.
At 190lbs Gino Sicari (MA) was down 4-1 against Brayden Soleau (CT) at the end of the first period. Sicari, however, rallied back to win 8-5 with a takedown in the final 10 seconds icing the win.
Consi-Semi Results
108: Antoine Jackman Lowell, MA (Doughboy) DEC Luke Galipeau Bennington, VT (Northfield Mt. Hermon), 4-2
114: Dominic Gangi Methuen, MA (Doughboy) M FOR Cahota Lafond Colchester, VT (Colchester)
165: Jamie Evarts Brookline, MA (MetroWest United) DEC Anthony Matas Saint Albans Town, VT (Essex), 3-1
165: Reese Spiro Amherst, NY (Northfield Mt. Hermon) F Jordan Dacosta Cumberland, RI (Cumberland), 1:21
5th Place Results
114: Issac Boulard Newfield, ME (Smittys Barn) M FOR Cahota Lafond Colchester, VT (Colchester)
165: Anthony Matas Saint Albans Town, VT (Essex) DEC Jordan Dacosta Cumberland, RI (Cumberland), 5-4
3rd Place Results
120: Charlie Lussier Hanson, MA (MetroWest United) F Duncan Harrington , VT (Mt. Anthony Union), 4:09
138:Kiaben Kennedy Bedford, NH (MetroWest United) DEC Phoenix Gardella Norwalk, CT (Team Tugman), 10-3
150: Jake Maddox Newtown, CT (Refinery Wrestling Youth) F Lucas Libby Dixfield, ME (Wrestlers Way), 4:05
190:Haden Bottiglieri Brookline, MA (MetroWest United) TF Gino Sicari Beverly, MA (Doughboy), 17-2 4:27
Boys and Girls Round Robin Round 3 Results
157: Ryan Currier Charlestown, RI (Mayo Quanchi) DEC Adrian Guzman Ashland, MA (MetroWest United), 3-0
Girls 120: Chloe Ross Coventry, RI (Mayo Quanchi) F Adriana Degroat Framingham, MA (MetroWest United), 0:19
Girls 120: Freya Munshi Newton, MA (MetroWest United) F Abigail Alicandro North Oxford, MA (Doughgirls), 2:53
1st Place Results
The 108 final was relatively quiet scoring-wise—that’s because both wrestlers were so technically sound. Robby Newton (RI) and Ben Fournier (CT) kept it scoreless in the first, but in the second period Newton jumped out to a 1-0 lead with an escape. Fournier, down one, chose bottom and got the escape with 22 seconds left. He followed that up with a takedown 7 seconds later to secure the 3-1 win
This was a battle between NHSCA National Champ Raekwon Shabazz (CT) and phenom freshman Isaac Novod (MA). Both are nationally renowned contenders. Shabazz jumped out to an early 4-1 lead and controlled it from there, cruising to an 8-3 win. Still, keep a lookout for Novod’s name for the next few years.
120: Mason Arborio Berlin, CT (South Side Wrestling Club) DEC Emmett Logan Lowell, MA (Doughboy), 6-3 TB2
One of the most entertaining finals had to have been Mason Arborio (CT) against Emmett Logan (MA). After a scoreless first, Arborio got the escape, but Logan quickly countered with the takedown. Not too long into the third, Logan got the escape and took a 3-1 lead, but with five seconds left Arborio got the takedown. After a scoreless overtime, we were heading to the rideouts. Logan started on bottom, but Arborio was able to turn him to his back for three points, take bottom when he got his choice, and secure the win.
126: Yandel Morales Andover, MA (Smittys Barn) DEC Jack Dragoumanos Tyngsborough, MA (Doughboy), 5-3 TB2
This was another FANTASTIC finals bout: Puerto Rican World Team Member Yandel Morales (MA) vs. New England Prep runner up Jack Dragomanos (MA). Dragomanos scored on the world qualifier initially, getting a takedown in the first. Heading into the second, he chose bottom, got out, and headed into the third with a comfortable 3-0 lead. The Pan-American silver medalist, however, was not to be counted out. Thirty seconds into the final period, Morales got the escape and fired back for a takedown almost immediately to tie it up. A scoreless overtime made this the second final to head to the tiebreakers. Morales chose bottom and after much grappling was able to secure a reversal with three seconds left, giving Dragomanos a tough two-point deficit. That was all it took.
The 138lb finals featured Anthony Basile (CT) and Brent Von-Magnus (MA). BVM got the first-period takedown and took a solid 2-0 lead heading into the second. But an escape five seconds in and a takedown 20 seconds later was all Basile needed to secure the win as he rode out Von-Magnus for the entire third period to claim a 3-2 win.
With Tyler Kadish (MA), the 2022 New England place winner, on one side and Joseph Lathwood (ME), the 2022 Hawaii State Champion, on the other, this match was bound to be great. The two exchanged attacks back and forth for the first period, but it was Kadish who got the takedown with 20 seconds to spare to go into the second period 2-0. The Newton South/NMH product elected to go bottom and halfway through the period got the escape. Then the former Moanalua High School wrestler chose bottom, but Lathwood couldn’t get the escape till the final 10 seconds. Kadish would win 3-1.
Gabe Bouyssou (RI) took the stage and the rest was history. Kyle Levesque (CT) proved to be a formidable foe, after all the two train together at Mayo Quanchi in Rhode Island. The Cornell Commit entered the second period up 6-1 after scoring a takedown and two sets of 2 near-fall points. By the end of the third it was 16-3 and Gabe Bouyssou proved why he is the #1 pound- for-pound wrestler in New England.
In a rematch of last season’s 170lb New England 3rd place match, Fisher Stites (CT) took on Joseph Bolduc (MA). Last season, Stites won the bronze medal over the Methuen wrestler 7-2; this time it was much closer. The Newtown Nighthawk got the takedown 30 seconds into the first. Bolduc was able to get the reversal later in the period but gave up the escape. Down one, Bolduc chose bottom and got the escape, tying the score heading into the final period. Twenty seconds in, Stites got the escape and that was all he needed to win the match 4-3.
Three D1 commits started in this bracket, two made it to the final. Mark Ayala (MA) is a 3x CA State Placer and Doc Buchanon Champion who’s heading to Army, and Spencer Fine (RI) is the 2x NHSCA All-American who is on his way to Columbia in the Ivy League. After a scoreless first, Ayala took bottom and just when it looked like he was about to break free from Fine, time expired. Then the Rhode Island native took bottom and got out quickly taking a 1-0 lead. Next, Ayala shot in a double, turned the corner, and scored a takedown taking a 2-1 lead with 40 seconds left. Fine quickly got out and shot in, but it didn’t work. Ayala reattacked and Fine sprawled. Just when it looked like Ayala would finish as he brought the leg up, Fine was able to stuff the shot and get the takedown.