{"id":11310,"date":"2024-02-18T01:15:12","date_gmt":"2024-02-18T01:15:12","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","slug":"Bow-claims-team-title-four-individual-crowns-at-Division-III-wrestling-championship-54090417\/","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nne-concord-monitor-2.newspackstaging.com\/?p=11310","title":{"rendered":"Wrestling: Bow wins D-III title, claims four individual titles, Outstanding Wrestler and Coach of the Year awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Bow\u2019s Adler Moura (right) breaks free and attempts a move against Plymouth\u2019s Anthony Torres in the 113-pound finals at the Division III wrestling championship at Bow High School on Saturday. Moura won his third D-III title and was named the tournament\u2019s Outstanding Wrestler.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Bow\u2019s\u00a0Adler Moura raises his hand in celebration after defeating Plymouth\u2019s Anthony Torres in the 113-pound finals at the Division III wrestling championship at Bow High School on Saturday. Moura won his third D-III title and was named the tournament\u2019s Outstanding Wrestler.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Bow\u2019s Jaron Todisco Coulon reacts after winning the 106-pound final at the Division III wrestling championship at Bow High School on Saturday.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Bow\u2019s\u00a0Joe McDowell (right) and head coach Bill Chavanelle (left) embrace after McDowell\u2019s win in the 175-pound finals at the Division III wrestling championship at Bow High School on Saturday. Bow claimed four individual titles and the team title.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Bow\u2019s Jackson Hall attempts to pin Monadnock\u2019s\u00a0Seth Adams in the 215-pound final at the Division III wrestling championship at Bow High School on Saturday. Hall won the match in a 7-5 decision to claim the 215 crown.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Winnisquam\u2019s\u00a0Henry Osmer (left) grapples with Souhegan\u2019s Noah Denis in the 150-pound final at the Division III wrestling championship on Saturday\u00a0at Bow High School. Osmer won the 150 title with a pin in the second period.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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John Stark\u2019s Isaac Coker (left) grapples with Raymond\u2019s Hayden Robinson in the heavyweight final at the Division III wrestling championship on Saturday at Bow High School. Coker was the 285-pound runner-up.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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The Bow High School wrestling team celebrates with its hardware after the Falcons won several awards and the team title at the NHIAA Division III wrestling championship on their home mats on Saturday.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/figure>

BOW \u2013 The Bow High School wrestling team all wore gold shirts that read \u2018Handling Business.\u2019 The Falcons can now consider it handled.<\/p>\n

Six finalists. Four champions. Eight wrestlers headed to the Meet of Champions. Senior Adler Moura was named Outstanding Wrestler after winning his third title. And head coach Bill Chavanelle was selected Division III\u2019s Coach of the Year by his peers. Bow has had a team championship title on its mind since the end of last season. That mission was fulfilled on Saturday on the Falcons\u2019 home mats.<\/p>\n

Moura (113 pounds), freshman Jaron Todisco Coulon (106), senior Joe McDowell (175) and junior Jackson Hall (215) all won individual titles, with seniors Josiah Funches (157) and Ben McDowell (165) finishing runner-up.<\/p>\n

Bow tallied 229.5 points with Pelham (204.5), Souhegan (197.5), Plymouth (161), John Stark (137) and Winnisquam (128.5) rounding out the top six teams.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had one goal and one goal only. To get to this point,\u201d Chavanelle said. \u201cI couldn\u2019t do it without (the support of) a lot of people. It\u2019s a very humbling moment. Business was handled today.\u201d<\/p>\n

Moura took care of business quickly in his first two matches, winning with first period pins to reach the finals and capturing the 113 crown with a third period pin against Plymouth\u2019s Anthony Torres in the final to win title No. 3.<\/p>\n

Simply put, \u201cAdler\u2019s one of the best I\u2019ve ever been around,\u201d Chavanelle said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe vibes were insane in there,\u201d Moura said. \u201cEveryone was excited. Everyone was hyped up. We knew that we had a pretty good shot at winning it, but we knew we needed to work together as a team. Everyone stepped up, everyone gave it 100 percent and it paid off.\u201d<\/p>\n

While the results and awards ultimately all went Bow\u2019s way in the end, it wasn\u2019t an easy, smooth path to get there. Wrestling numbers have swelled in D-III programs and the total number of entries reached 180 this year, as opposed to 130 last year. That meant fuller brackets, more matches and more competition to reach the final.<\/p>\n

The Falcons suffered some injuries and lost some key matches in the quarterfinals, but Chavanelle credited his team\u2019s \u201cabsolute toughness and dedication to the mission\u201d for turning things around in the later rounds.<\/p>\n

Freshman Todisco Coulon displayed that toughness throughout the day, winning his first two matches on first period pins, but took a hit to the face early in his final bout. After a pause in the action to take care of his nosebleed, Todisco Coulon went on to win in a 6-1 decision over Lebanon\u2019s Will Healy, winning Bow\u2019s first title in the first final of the night to set the tone the rest of the way.<\/p>\n

Joe McDowell trailed in his final match 6-3, but recovered to pin the top seed, Pelham\u2019s Billy Nicolls to win the 175 bracket.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m really happy with my win today,\u201d McDowell said. \u201cI lost to (Nicolls) at the start of the season, so I was happy to beat him at the end.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hall lived up to his top seed, winning two matches by pin and topping Monadnock\u2019s Seth Adams with a 7-5 decision in the 215 finals for Bow\u2019s fourth individual crown.<\/p>\n

Funches won by pin in the quarterfinals and earned a big 17-1 technical fall victory in the semis before dropping a hard fought 6-2 decision to Plymouth\u2019s Ben Valenti in the 157 finals.<\/p>\n

Ben McDowell won three matches by pin before getting pinned by Campbell\u2019s Logan Allaire in the 165 finals.<\/p>\n

Bow senior Jared Dolder lost in the quarterfinals but fought his way through the consolation to finish third at 150 and sophomore Hunter Hutchinson, a first-year wrestler, won three matches by pin in the consolation rounds before upsetting No. 4 Chris Kinne of Lebanon to get third in the heavyweight class.<\/p>\n

The top three in each weight class in D-III advanced to next Saturday\u2019s Meet of Champions at Bedford High School, which means the Falcons are sending eight wrestlers. Just two years ago the Falcons didn\u2019t even have eight wrestlers on their team. Now, that number is just shy of 30.<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously it\u2019s a huge change and it\u2019s crazy to see it happen,\u201d said Joe McDowell, who, along with brother Ben and fellow senior Moura, was on a seven-man roster two years ago. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t even feel real yet. I\u2019m really happy with how the team has grown. Not just in terms of achievements, but in terms of building a really good wrestling community. We have a fantastic group of parents who help organize things.\u00a0<\/p>\n

McDowell added, \u201cI\u2019m really happy for coach Billy. He took this team which hadn\u2019t won a championship (since 2019), and won the dual meet championship (Bow was also recognized for going 15-0 in duals against D-III opponents) and the state championship. I really love coach Billy, the heart and soul he puts into the team.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAll the dedication we\u2019ve put into growing the team and getting kids to join, to be able to do this just two years later, I couldn\u2019t be more proud,\u201d Moura said.<\/p>\n

Winnisquam senior Henry Osmer was the other area champion, winning the 150-pound title with a second period pin over Souhegan\u2019s Noah Denis. Osmer won two\u00a0matches by pin to advance to the final.<\/p>\n

Winnisquam\u2019s Aemon Gauthier finished second at 126, losing to Pelham\u2019s Liz Donovan, who made history last year by becoming the first girl to win an individual state wrestling title, and teammate Ryan Cormier (120) also finished runner-up.<\/p>\n

David Jean (third 157), Dylan Griffin (third 132) and Colin Parenteau (fourth 138) also placed for the Bears.<\/p>\n

John Stark finished fifth behind three second-place finishes from Alex Descoteau (190), Brayden Menard (138) and Isaac Coker (285). Lukas Boulanger (third 215), Lyncoln Jablonski (third 113) and Sean Crean (fourth 120) also placed for the Generals.<\/p>\n

Kearsarge (15th) and Hopkinton (tied 18th) were the other area teams that competed.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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