BRISTOL — As if Berlin’s John Fiorillo didn’t have enough to think about, the team scores told a harrowing tale.

Prior to his bout at 160 pounds, the Redcoats needed more than just a victory out of their undefeated, top-seeded captain to finish second in the Class L wrestling tournament. They needed him to vanquish second-seeded Kyle Lundberg of Guilford by a major decision to surpass Hand.

But it’s never been Fiorillo’s style to overtax his mind with worry. He took command of the bout, built a lead and garnered the necessary point by scoring a 9-1 major to win his second straight state title.

Fiorillo enters next weekend’s State Open with a 47-0 record. Berlin earned 164 team points, second to Middletown, which won its second straight ‘L’ crown with 177.5. New Milford was third with 160.5, Hand settled for fourth at 159.

Farmington barged into the top five when Luke Walsh (44-2) registered a technical fall over Ian McAllister of Hall at 119.

When Fiorillo took the mat, Berlin trailed Hand by four points. A decision would leave the teams tied and Hand still had a finalist yet to wrestle.

“He had to get a pin or a major and we needed Hand to lose so he had some serious pressure on him,” Berlin coach Dave Tremblay said. “I told him we were going to secure the match then go for the major. We needed the major to have a chance.”

Fiorillo accepted the additional challenge in the same unflappable way he’s gone about his business all season.

“For the first period or two, I wasn’t really thinking about it, but when the third period came around and I saw what the score was (5-0) I realized that it was possible and I’d be able to pull it off,” he said. “I went neutral and was able to take him down.”

Tremblay, himself a former Berlin champion, has the credentials to compare Fiorillo to other great wrestlers in one of the state’s top programs. Fiorillo has his sights set on the the school mark for wins in a season, which currently belongs to Shane Day (50-2)

“Not barring what he does at the Open and the New Englands, he could be one of the top three (in school history),” said Tremblay, who won a state title in 1993 and has been on the coaching staff since 1995. “He’s gonna break Shane’s record as a senior.”

Tremblay said Fiorillo built his championship on his strength of schedule and his mental strength.

“Every time we wrestled, he had the toughest kid we could find,” Tremblay said. “His record is legit. He’s the real deal. He worked hard and he came through for us.”

Fiorillo took a 2-0 lead on a takedown with 29 seconds left in the first period.

Lundberg (42-3) chose down for the second stanza. Like a steel vise closing slowly but steadily, Fiorillo locked in a cradle and turned him for a three-point nearfall. He took him down 40 seconds into the final period, cut him loose and took him down again with 20 seconds left to notch the major.

Walsh dominated his bout from the start. He had McAllister down in just 10 seconds and took him to his back twice to gain an 8-0 first-period lead. He accumulated five back points in the second period and the clinching takedown in the third.

“We sat down at the beginning of the year and this was the goal for us. Luke was coming here to win a state title,” Farmington coach Eric Misko said.

Walsh won his second-round and semifinal bouts by fall. He won a 14-1 decision in the quarters.

Farmington also placed Evan Baily second at 130, Ben Brody third at 171, Eric Orrell fifth at 112, Malcolm Yancey fifth at 135 and Sean O’Connell fifth at 189

Berlin placed Kevin Moss second at 135, Ethan Berube third at 145, Chris Solek third at 130, Ryan Bisson fourth at 125 and Justin Roncaioli sixth at 140.