NHS Grapplers Fall To Bethel In Season Finale, Compete In SWCs

Newtown High School’s wrestling team concluded the regular season with a 38-30 setback at Bethel on February 11 then placed sixth among 13 teams in the South-West Conference Championships, held in New Milford February 13-14. Host New Milford captured first with 195.50 points. Newtown had 87 points to edge Stratford (86) to finish among the top half of the conference’s teams..

Individual results from the Bethel meet are as follows:

103: Brian Dunn (Bethel) tech Nick Crudo 2-18

112: Shawn Monroe (Bethel) pin Leigh Garety 1:12

119: Ian McEvoy (Newtown) forfeit

125: Patrick ZIngaro (Newtown) forfeit

130: John Gouveia (Newtown) dec Andrew Lischke 4-3

135: CJ Donahue (Newtown) dec Taylor Wolff 6-2

140: Will Bonagura (Bethel) dec Cory Fisher 8-6

145: Will Northrop (Newtown) pin Dan Cole 3:51

152: Andrew Ford (Bethel) pin Stephen Garnder 1:25

160: John Coshigano (Bethel) major dec Brian Kuruc 13-1

171: Brandon Lennox (Bethel) pin Dan Milot 2:31

189: Pete Gallagher (Bethel) tech Aaron Nezvesky 16-0

215: Mac Morlock (Newtown) forfeit

285: Chris Valenti (Bethel) dec David Bray 4-1

SWC Highlights

John Gouveia won his 150th match before falling in the championship round. Newtown had three wrestlers place in the top four as follows:

130: John Gouveia earned second place (Andrew Lischke, Bethel, dec 6-5)

285: David Bray earned second place (Dan Minardi, Masuk, 5-2)

119: Ian McEvoy earned fourth place (Paul Chavez, Oxford, pin 4:11)

NHS will compete in the CIAC Class LL Championships February 20 and 21 in Trumbull.