Minutemen Youth Wrestling

From the New Britain Herald WINDHAM -- Berlin High squared off with three of the top-10 teams in the state in a matchup featuring six schools, coming away with a 2-3 record. The Redcoats defeated Woodstock, 63-13, and Griswold, 70-3, but dropped decisions to state powers Killingly (37-29), Windham (34-23) and RHAM (39-23). Heavyweight John Russo was a big highlight for Berlin, winning five matches on the day. B.J. Madey (135), C.J. McCormack (140), Justin Gianellia (152), Matt Powell (189) and Dave Sataline (215) all posted four wins. Eric McCurdy (160) earned three wins while T.J. Farr (103), Mike Crowe (112), Dan Madey (125), Chris LaRoche (130), Jim Solek (145) and Nick DiSalvo (171) all earned two wins each. Chris Santerre, wrestling at 119, posted a single victory. Berlin, 4-3 on the year, is in action again on Saturday in a tri-meet at Platt with Cheshire.