The Foran High wrestling team placed second at the Hastings Duals in Newington on Saturday.
Coach Dave Esposito’s Lions defeated their three state opponents to advance to the finals against West Springfield High from Massachusetts.
Foran jumped out to an early lead only to see West Springfield rally back to take a one-point lead into the final match. That exciting match went into overtime, where West Springfield was able to secure the victory. Foran’s season record is 20-4.
Foran’s Gino Esposito raised his season record to 29-1 with four wins on the day. Ryan Luth (27-3) and Noah Hubler (19-11) also went 4-0.
Foran 58, East Lyme 12
106 Esposito (F) win by FFT
113 Double FFT
120 Luth (F) win by FFT
126 Wlijah Moretti (F) win by FFT
132 Jubilee Witte (F) win by FFT
138 Pagan (E) pin J.R. Pellegrino (F) at 3:09
145 Pat Fitzgerald (F) Maj. Dec. over Bernard (E) 11-3
152 Ron Gaul (F) win by FFT
160 Hubler (F) win by FFT
170 Ricky Kratzer (F) win by FFT
182 Double FFT
195 O’Sullivan (E) pin Colby Stuart (F) at 2:23
220 Zach Cardellichio (F) pin Heaton(E) 2:34
285 Luke Edmondson (F) win by FFT
Foran 51, Maloney 24
113 Carnot (M) win by FFT
120 Luth (F) pinned Vega (M) at 0:40
126 Moretti (F) pinned Torres (M) at 2:49
132 Zayas (M) dec. Witte (F) 3-0
138 Shaban (M) pinned Pellegrino (F) at 1:26
145 Fitzgerald (F) pinned Adelghani (M) at 1:28
152 M. Morales (M) dec. Gaul (F) 3-0
160 Hubler (F) dec. Velez (M) 4-2
170 Kratzer (F) pinned Burnall (M) at 0:22
182 Stuart (F) pinned Lespier (M) at 2:00
195 Miller (M) win by FFT
220 Cardellichio (F) pinned Wedge (M) at 1:43
285 Edmondson (F) win by FFT
106 Esposito (F) pinned C. Morales (M) at 1:33
Foran 36, New Britain 30
113 Double Forfeit
120 Luth (F) pinned Flores (N) at 0:58
126 Moretti (F) win by FFT
132 Witte (F) pinned Rivera (N) at 1:45
138 Izasa (N) pinned Pelegrino (F) at 4:52
145 Fitzgerald (F) pinned Haythe (N) at 1:45
152 McDermott (N) decision over Gaul (F) 10-6
160 Hubler (F) win by FFT
170 Blair (N) pinned Kratzer (F) at 2:21
182 Graves (N) pinned Stuart (F) at 0:31
195 Double FFT
220 Swabey (N) pinned Cardellichio (F) at 0:56
285 DeBois (N) decision over Edmondson (F) 6-2
106 Esposito (F) pinned Rowe (N) at 1:57
Finals
West Springfield Mass 38,
Foran (F) 34
126 Luth (F) pinned Mohsin (W) at 1:33
132 Witte (F) pinned Servone (W) at 2:14
138 Pellegrino (F) major decision over Pask (W) 16-5
145 Dones (W) tech fall over Fitzgerald (F) 16-1
152 Cone (W) pinned Gaul (F) at 0:51
160 Hubler (F) decision over Thompson (W) 3-1
170 Kratzer (F) pinned Chalas (W) at 3:29
182 Umarov (W) pinned Stuart (F) at 0:50
195 Polan (W) win by FFT
220 Ohara (W) pinned Cardellichio (F) at 1:39
285 Edmondson (F) decision over Dubois (W) 6-2
106 Esposito (F) pinned Radon (W) at 1:22
113 Self (W) win by FFT
120 Bergeron (W) decision over Moretti (F) 11-7 (OT)