By Michael Letendre
CUMBERLAND, RHODE ISLAND – A trip to Rhode Island is usually in the cards each season for the Bristol Eastern wrestling team.
That means the annual John D. Gorman Tournament was off and running from Cumberland, Rhode Island.
And this time around, the Lancers earned the runner-up trophy off a tremendous finish.
The Kingstreeters tallied second place with 179 total points, losing to tournament champion, and Connecticut state power New Milford.
The Green Wave won the tournament by scoring 253 points.
The Lancers had an individual champion while a number of athletes earned second place medals.
Four grapplers from Eastern made it to the finals as Yussuf Bah (106 pounds) ended up winning his division.
He generated a pinfall victory in 1:45 to take the 106 title.
Also in the championship round, Luke Viens (132) was in the mix against New Milford’s Tyler Roussel – losing via a 14-9 decision.
At 190 pounds, Aidan Davies went the distance against Aaron Bolduc from Lincoln, Rhode Island but fell by a 3-0 decision.
Finally, at 215 pounds, the Lancers’ Rio Fernandez was pinned by Christopher Reiss from New Milford in 2:50.
In third place bouts, the Lancers had three wrestlers looking for wins.
Andrew Brown (120) lasted into the second round but was pinned by North Attleborough’s Braeden Thrasher in 4:10.
Eastern’s Rocco Barbino (150) fell by a 16-1 technical fall and at 175, Owen Broyles battled to the end against Benjamin Johnson-McMahon.
Broyles hung in but ended up dropping a tough 9-4 decision over a very successful out-of-state trip for the program.
Consolation finals (third place)
120 pounds: Braeden Thrasher (North Attleborough) pin Andrew Brown (Bristol Eastern), 4:10
150: Alijah Sainsurin (La Salle Academy) tech fall Rocco Barbino (Bristol Eastern), 16-1 5:00
175: Benjamin Johnson – McMahon (Smithfield) dec. Owen Broyles (Bristol Eastern), 9-4.
John D. Gorman Tournament
At Cumberland, R.I.
Team results – 1. New Milford 253, 2. Bristol Eastern 179, 3. North Providence RI 175½, 4. Lincoln RI 165½, 5. LaSalle Academy-Providence RI 165, 6. East Providence RI 140, 7. North Attleborough MA 137, 8. Marlborough MA 103, 9. Tri-County MA 95, 10. Smithfield RI 72, 11. Plymouth South 69, 12. Newtown 62, 13. Cumberland RI 59, 14. Johnston RI 38, 15. Burrilville RI 31, 16. Classical-Providence RI 14, 17. North Smithfield 2
Championship matches
106 pounds: Yussuf Bah (Bristol Eastern) pin Connor Coro (North Providence), 1:45
132: Tyler Roussel (New Milford) dec. Luke Viens (Bristol Eastern), 14-9
190: Aaron Bolduc (Lincoln) dec. Aidyn Davies (Bristol Eastern), 3-0
215: Christopher Reiss (New Milford) pin Rio Fernandez (Bristol Eastern), 2:50.
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