Milford Pins Down Sixth Straight Sectional Title

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Milford had 10 wrestlers finish in the top three and picked up another Division 2 Central sectional title. (Courtesy photo)

By HockomockSports.com Staff

Milford’s dominance at the sectional level continued on Saturday as the Scarlet Hawks rolled to the Division 2 Central sectional championship, the program’s sixth consecutive sectional crown. Milford had three individual champions, two more finalists, and five grapplers take third overall to earn 242.5 points. North Attleboro had two champions and five finalists for 195 points and the Rocketeers finished second for the fifth straight year.

Taunton, Sharon, and Foxboro also finished second in their respective sectional tournaments. The Tigers had two champs and had 170.5 points, finishing behind New Bedford (206.5) in the Division 1 South tournament. The Eagles moved to the Division 2 South sectional in the latest alignment and had one champion and three finalists for 167.5 points, just behind Somerset Berkley (171 points). The Warriors also moved in the new alignment and competed in the Division 3 Central sectional; Foxboro had three champs for 202.5 points, taking second behind Dedham (215 points).

Milford’s Derek Marcolini and Sharon’s Cyrus Jones both set program history, each becoming their respective school’s first-ever four-time sectional champion. Marcolini had two pins and two tech falls at 132 in the D2 Central sectional while Jones secured four pins in the 175 bracket in the D2 South tournament.

This year’s sectional champs from the Hockomock League include Canton’s Calvin Quinn (D2C, 106), Matt Morin (D2C, 144), and Owen Sasin (D2C, 215), Foxboro’s Josh Hindin (D3C, 190), JJ Blanchard (D3C, 215), and Evan Vieira (D3C, 285), Franklin’s John Woodall (D1W/C, 113), King Philip’s Nicholas Wendling (D2C, 138), Milford’s Brayden Boccia (D2C, 126), Derek Marcolini (D2C, 132), and Josiah Carney (D2C, 150), North Attleboro’s Zac Faria (D2C, 113) and Ryan Gill (D2C, 120), Oliver Ames’ Jonah Bornstein (D2S, 126), Sharon’s Cyrus Jones (D2S, 175), and Taunton’s Will Buffington (D1S, 215) and Ashton Vieira (D1S, 285).

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Top 4 Individual Placements

Division 1 South
Teams:
1. New Bedford – 206.5
2. Taunton – 170.5
Taunton: Jowell Quinones (106, 2nd), Brayden Mandeville (144, 4th), Anthony Vieira (150, 2nd), Joshua Millerick (157, 3rd), Kingston DaCosta (165, 3rd), Will Buffington (215, 1st), Ashton Vieira (285, 1st)

Division 1 Central/West
Teams:
1. Springfield Central – 218
6. Franklin – 114.5
Franklin: Gabryel Nunues (106, 3rd), John Woodall (113, 1st), Jack Sauer (138, 2nd), Sam Griffin (157, 2nd)

Division 2 South
Teams:
1. Somerset Berkley – 171
2. Sharon – 167.5
4. Oliver Ames – 150
10. Mansfield – 95.5
13. Stoughton – 14
Mansfield: Sheldon Cejour (138, 3rd), Andrew Simmons (157, 4th), Colby Sulkala (215, 2nd), Nathan Pailler (285, 2nd).
Oliver Ames: Jonah Bornstein (126, 1st), Jeffrey Guaman (132, 3rd), Taharka Parry (150, 4th), Shane Burke (157, 3rd), Sawyer Fernandez (165, 3rd), Jack Tabbah (175, 3rd).
Sharon: Elsa Scott (106, 2nd), Sam Katz (113, 2nd), Mitch Thaler (120, 4th), Noah Orens (138, 2nd), Ben Liverant (165, 4th), Cyrus Jones (175, 1st), Adam Loebl (190, 3rd), Liam Oliver (285, 4th).
Stoughton: JJ Marin (106, 4th).

Division 2 Central
Teams:
1. Milford – 242.5
2. North Attleboro – 195
6. Canton – 124
8. King Philip – 99
Canton: Calvin Quinn (106, 1st), Matt Maguire (113, 4th), Matt Morin (144, 1st), Owen Sasin (215, 1st).
King Philip: Anthony Khalil (120, 4th), Owen Santagate (126, 2nd), Nicholas Wendling (138, 1st), Griffin McCreedy (175, 3rd), Luca Angelucci (285, 2nd).
Milford: Amelia Hough (106, 2nd), Cameron Zicherman (120, 3rd), Brayden Boccia (126, 1st), Derek Marcolini (132, 1st), Dylan Wright (138, 3rd), Ryan Flis (144, 3rd), Josiah Carney (150, 1st), Kaua Reis (157, 4th), Wanderson Dos Santos (175, 2nd), Anthony Norris (190, 3rd), Wellison Dos Santos (285, 3rd).
North Attleboro: Zac Faria (113, 1st), Ryan Gill (120, 1st), Michael Canova (132, 2nd), Jonel Cruz (138, 2nd), Abdullah Peterson (144, 2nd), Yamaan Abdalla (150, 2nd), Braeden Thrasher (157, 2nd).

Division 3 Central
Teams:
1. Dedham – 215
2. Foxboro – 202.5
Foxboro: Jackson Tribuzio (106, 3rd), John Wigmore (113, 3rd), Phi Tran (138, 2nd), Jayden Rocha (144, 2nd), Chris Campbell (150, 3rd), Josh Hindin (190, 1st), JJ Blanchard (215, 1st), Evan Vieira (285, 1st).

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Today’s games are listed below.

Girls Hockey
Canton, 2 @ Martha’s Vineyard, 1 – Final
Franklin, 3 vs. Westwood, 7 – Final
King Philip @ Medfield, 8:30 (@ Pirelli Arena)
Mansfield/Oliver Ames, 2 @ Norwood, 1 – Final

Wrestling
Canton Tournament (Canton) – For the first time since 2019, Canton hosted the Jim Peckham Invitational and the Bulldogs placed fifth as a team. New Bedford won the tournament with 250 points while Canton rounded out the top five with 150 points. Max Kupferman (144) and Ruairi Ritson (190) both won their individual brackets, Owen Sasin (215) took second, and Matt Morin (132), Jacob George (120), and Seamus Brown (165) each finished third.

Methuen Tri-Meet (Taunton) – Taunton split the day, taking a convincing win over South Shore Voke (76-3) while falling to host Methuen (44-30).

Midland Duals (King Philip), 9:00AM

Woburn Tournament (Mansfield), 9:00AM

Masconomet Quad (Sharon), 10:00AM

Norwood Quad (Oliver Ames) – Oliver Ames went 2-1 at the Norwood quad, taking wins over Milton (46-33) and Boston Latin Academy (78-6) but falling to the host Mustangs (46-29). Shannon Tran (3-0), Jonah Bornstein (3-0), Taharka Parry (3-0), Willer Rossow (3-0)m and Logan McAndrew (2-0) all went undefeated on the day for the Tigers.

Algonquin Quad (Franklin) – Franklin returned home from the Algonquin quad with wins over the hosts (54-27) and Westford Academy (57-21) and a loss to West Springfield (48-34). Roman Caccavelli had a terrific day for the Panthers with three pins while Jack Sauer, Riley Carlucci, Charles Nash, Jack Rosenberger, Brandon Large, and Will Pritoni all had a pair of pins.

Cumberland (RI) Tournament (North Attleboro) – The Rocketeers crossed state lines and secured a seventh place finish at the John D. Gorman tournament at Cumberland High School in Rhode Island. New Milford (CT) won the tournament with 253 points while the Rocketeers recorded 137 points. For North, Joseph Brucato took second in the 144 lb. bracket, both Braeden Thrasher (120) and Braxton Ferro (138) were third, and Alexander Robin (132) secured fourth overall.

Weymouth Tournament (Stoughton) – Stoughton had a pair of wrestlers finish top three at the Weymouth Invitational and had 62.5 points as a team (14th overall); the host Wildcats took first place with 194.5 points. Sophomore Jack Gallan took a major decision in the first round and then had three straight pins to reach the final in the 138 lb bracket. Gallan had a great battle in the finals, battling back after falling down 10-0 but ultimately fell to top-seeded Nate Rosas of Pembroke, 18-11. Stoughton senior James Currier had three straight pins to start the tournament and then bounced back in the consolation match with a 6-3 decision to earn third overall.

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Gymnastics
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