By Michael Letendre
GLASTONBURY – The annual Central Connecticut Conference wrestling meet took place this past weekend from Glastonbury High School as both Bristol public school programs made up part of the fray.
Bristol Central ended up placing 15th at the event with 74 points scored while Bristol Eastern (18th, 64 points) was 10 points behind the Rams in the overall standings.
East Hartford won the event with 235.5 points while runner-up RHAM (203.5) was a distant second place finisher.
The top five was rounded out by Simsbury (198 points), Avon (194) and Berlin (148).
Central had two grapplers reach the medal rounds while Eastern chimed in with one.
In the consolation round of the 138-pound division, Central’s Landon Dionne earned a hard-fought 4-3 decision over home standing Andrew De la rosa to claim third place at the event.
And then in fifth place bouts, both Central’s Lincoln Archibald and Eastern’s Adam Zavecz were in the mix
Archibald (152 pounds) was a forfeit winner over Hall’s Ryan Zydanowicz for fifth place while Zavecz (182) dropped a tough 4-2 decision to Christian Sewell of Windsor.
This weekend’s CCC extravaganza was just a sampling of what to expect this Wednesday evening when Central and Eastern duke it out in a CCC South showcase event.
Bout time is 6 p.m. from the Charles C. Marsh Gymnasium on the campus of Bristol Central High School.
2023 Central Connecticut Conference Tournament
from Glastonbury High School
Team results – 1. East Hartford 235½, 2. RHAM 203½, 3. Simsbury 198, 4. Avon 194, 5. Berlin 148, 6. Southington 132, 7. New Britain 129, 8. Hall 128½, 9. Glastonbury 107, 10. Plainville 106, 11. Enfield 104, 12. Platt 97½, 13. South Windsor 91, 14. Maloney 85, 15. Bristol Central 74, 16. Rocky Hill 71, 17. Windsor 68, 18. Bristol Eastern 64, 19. E.O. Smith 54, 20. Manchester 43, 21. Middletown 40, 22. Newington 36, 23. Lewis Mills 28½, 24. Farmington 24, 25. Wethersfield 16, 26. Conard 13, 27. Bloomfield 2.
Third place
138 pounds: Landon Dionne (Bristol Central) dec. Andrew De la rosa (Glastonbury), 4-3Fifth place
152 pounds: Lincoln Archibald (Bristol Central) forfeit Ryan Zydanowicz (Hall)
182 pounds: Christian Sewell (Windsor) dec. Adam Zavecz Bristol Eastern), 4-2.
