BRISTOL — The New Milford boys wrestling team finished third at the CIAC Class L wrestling championships Saturday, with three wrestlers winning individual state titles.
Only Xavier-Middletown, which won its first state ttile since 2012, also had three individual champions at the event.
Xavier outscored Simsbury by just 2.5 points, winning 243-240.5. New Milford (166.5), three-time defending champion Bristol Eastern (165), and Bristol Central (149.5) rounded out the top five.
At 106 pounds, top seed Evan Lindbergh of New Milford scored three points in the final period and beat Bristol Eastern’s Trent Thompson, 6-4.
New Milford’s Richard Morrell pinned EO Smith’s Ethan Grous in 39 seconds in the 170-pound final.
New Milford’s Khalil Bourjeili pinned Simsbury’s John Mariano in 1:59 at 138.
At 132, Simsury’s Ty Finn shut out New Milford’s Peter Coniglio, 15-0 in the final.
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New Milford’s Evan Linder wrestles Bristol Eastren’s Trent Thompson in the 106-pound weight class finals of the Class L tournament on Saturday in Bristol.
New Milford's Evan Linder wrestles Bristol Eastren's Trent Thompson in the 106 pound weight class finals of the CIAC Class L Wrestling tournament on Feb. 22, 2020 at Bristol Central High School in Bristol, Connecticut.
New Milford's Khalil Bourjelli wrestles Simsbury John Mairano in the 138 pound weight class finals of the CIAC Class L Wrestling tournament on Feb. 22, 2020 at Bristol Central High School in Bristol, Connecticut.
New Milford's Khalil Bourjelli wrestles Simsbury John Mairano in the 138 pound weight class finals of the CIAC Class L Wrestling tournament on Feb. 22, 2020 at Bristol Central High School in Bristol, Connecticut.
New Milford's Khalil Bourjelli pins Simsbury John Mairano in the 138 pound weight class finals of the CIAC Class L Wrestling tournament on Feb. 22, 2020 at Bristol Central High School in Bristol, Connecticut.
New Milford's Khalil Bourjelli pins Simsbury John Mairano in the 138 pound weight class finals of the CIAC Class L Wrestling tournament on Feb. 22, 2020 at Bristol Central High School in Bristol, Connecticut.
New Milford's Richard Morrell defeats E.O. Smith's Ethan Grous in the 170 pound weight class finals of the CIAC Class L Wrestling tournament on Feb. 22, 2020 at Bristol Central High School in Bristol, Connecticut.
New Milford's Richard Morrell defeats E.O. Smith's Ethan Grous in the 170 pound weight class finals of the CIAC Class L Wrestling tournament on Feb. 22, 2020 at Bristol Central High School in Bristol, Connecticut.