Agree about Waterford. I think Foran's weakness this year is no depth in the championship bracket. Last year they had 2 guys in the finals, with Luth and Qasim Khan both graduating, and placed someone in top 6 from 120-285. That may be tough to reproduce.
I would not overlook Waterford. They had a great ECC tournament. THey can score alot of points in the wrestlebacks, and have potential to have 2/3 finalists.
I believe that the race for the Class M title will be between 3 schools in the end. I think I say this a lot, but it is going to boil down to which school of these 3 does the following 2 things the best. First the team that has wrestlers who outperform their seed positions and more importantly, the team whose wrestlers continue to point in the Consolation Brackets will be on top at the end of Saturday. My 3 picks, in what should be a close back & forth, are Killingly, Foran and Joel Barlow. Each of those teams has Potential Finalists as well as other wrestlers that will be disruptive in the consolation brackets. Following those 3 front runners are Waterford, East Haven, Avon and Ledyard (in no particular order). Watching results all season, I haven’t seen East Haven rise up in a tournament where there were 3 or more very good teams. Killingly has 2 wrestlers that I believe will be in the finals in Danny Charron – 106 and Turner at 170. Waterford most likely sends Smith – 113 with Zane, both Harshbergers, Concasia and Radack who should be in action late on Saturday. JB has LiCastri-182 Brault-106 and several 4-7 seeds who should be wrestling late on Saturday. East Haven has Garcia–113, Rao–195 and both DeVito’s 120 & 132. Foran outperformed EH at the SCC’s, I have to figure they will do it again in Guilford. Other schools with disruptive wrestlers but not a stable full of place-winners are Ellis Tech, Branford, and Guilford. I think they’ll finish as follows:
I've got Killingly by a comfortable margin. E. Haven #2 followed closely by Foran at 3 and Avon at 4. Ledyard and Barlow will eek out Waterford at 7 and Guilford at 8
Not a one of us mentioned Suffield/Windsor Locks, and they finished fifth with one of their hammers getting getting knocked out of the tournament.
Killingly
Foran
Avon
Joel Barlow
Suffield/Windsor Locks
Ledyard
Waterford
East Haven
Branford
Guilford
Killingly High School
Class M State Champs
BIG upset for Trevor Johnson against the #1 seed at 132...BIG points for Killingly,who have had a great start this morning
132 got blown up. Miller (1) and Larose (2) lose in the quarters
Agree about Waterford. I think Foran's weakness this year is no depth in the championship bracket. Last year they had 2 guys in the finals, with Luth and Qasim Khan both graduating, and placed someone in top 6 from 120-285. That may be tough to reproduce.
I would not overlook Waterford. They had a great ECC tournament. THey can score alot of points in the wrestlebacks, and have potential to have 2/3 finalists.
Tournament's aren't won by finalists. Killingly had 6 finalists last year and finished well behind Foran
I'm going with Killingly to win it,and believe they could have 4 finalists..
106...Danny Charron
113...Michael Charron
126...David Charron
170...Derek Turner
And also don't count out Rene Bernier at 285,who is coming off the ECC Title at that weight and filled with confidence
Killingly
Foran
Avon
East Haven
Ledyard
Barlow
Toland-Matos seeded 7th. Could win it. 132
Individual champs, anyone see any lower seed sleepers that can do some upset damage ?
Killingly: By a lot, excellent coaching has them prepared
Foran: Looked good at SCC Senior wrestlers stepping up
Waterford: Solid team with some probable champs
Ledyard / Avon Ledyard is solid throughout, Avon (haven't seen but heard enough)
E. Haven: Would be tougher in a dual meet event. Can Seniors win tough weights?
Guilford: Excellent Senior Leadership 1 pos. 2 Champs, young wrestlers with nothing to lose! @ HOME
I believe that the race for the Class M title will be between 3 schools in the end. I think I say this a lot, but it is going to boil down to which school of these 3 does the following 2 things the best. First the team that has wrestlers who outperform their seed positions and more importantly, the team whose wrestlers continue to point in the Consolation Brackets will be on top at the end of Saturday. My 3 picks, in what should be a close back & forth, are Killingly, Foran and Joel Barlow. Each of those teams has Potential Finalists as well as other wrestlers that will be disruptive in the consolation brackets. Following those 3 front runners are Waterford, East Haven, Avon and Ledyard (in no particular order). Watching results all season, I haven’t seen East Haven rise up in a tournament where there were 3 or more very good teams. Killingly has 2 wrestlers that I believe will be in the finals in Danny Charron – 106 and Turner at 170. Waterford most likely sends Smith – 113 with Zane, both Harshbergers, Concasia and Radack who should be in action late on Saturday. JB has LiCastri-182 Brault-106 and several 4-7 seeds who should be wrestling late on Saturday. East Haven has Garcia–113, Rao–195 and both DeVito’s 120 & 132. Foran outperformed EH at the SCC’s, I have to figure they will do it again in Guilford. Other schools with disruptive wrestlers but not a stable full of place-winners are Ellis Tech, Branford, and Guilford. I think they’ll finish as follows:
1 Foran
2 Killingly
3 Joel Barlow
4 Waterford
5 Avon
6 Ledyard
7 East Haven
8 Ellis Tech
9 Branford
I've got Killingly by a comfortable margin. E. Haven #2 followed closely by Foran at 3 and Avon at 4. Ledyard and Barlow will eek out Waterford at 7 and Guilford at 8