The 2025 SCC Football Weightlifting Competition was held on Saturday, March 15 at University of New Haven’s Peterson Performance Center. Thank you to the eleven SCC football teams that competed at the event – Amity Regional, Daniel Hand, Hamden, Harding, Jonathan Law, Lyman Hall, North Haven, Sheehan, Shelton, West Haven and Wilbur Cross.
Team Overall
1st place – Sheehan (11,905 lbs.); 2nd place – Amity Regional (11,410 lbs.)
Other team scores: 3. West Haven (11,095); 4. Shelton (11,045); 5. Lyman Hall (10,955); 6. North Haven (10,390); 7. Hamden (8,850); 8. Harding (8,265); 9. Wilbur Cross (7,840); 10. Daniel Hand (5,920); 11. Jonathan Law (3,165).
Individual Winners
160 lbs. & under
Overall – 1. Cam Oranzo (Daniel Hand), 770*; 2. Aiden Gencarelli (Shelton), 770
Squat – 1. Ayden Brennan (Daniel Hand), 365; 2. Aiden Gencarelli (Shelton), 350; 3. Andrew Dorias (Amity Regional), 325*
Bench – 1. Cam Oranzo (Daniel Hand), 250; 2. Aiden Gencarelli (Shelton), 220; 3. Corbin Schupp (Sheehan), 200*
Clean – 1. Mike DeFranzo (Shelton), 210; 2. Cam Oranzo (Daniel Hand), 205*; 3. Cole Preskar (Daniel Hand), 205*
161-180 lbs.
Overall – 1. Justin Ewing (Amity Regional), 910; 2. Reid Carter (Sheehan), 845
Squat – 1. Justin Ewing (Amity Regional), 430; 2. Reid Carter (Sheehan), 380; 3. Zach Marsocci (Amity Regional), 350
Bench – 1. Justin Ewing (Amity Regional), 260; 2. Cole Saint Pierre (Shelton), 230*; 3. Diego Portley (Daniel Hand), 230
Clean – Reid Carter (Sheehan), 260; 2. Josh Durant (Sheehan), 235; 3. Garrett Walsh (Shelton), 230*
181-200 lbs.
Overall – 1. Elijah Fernandez (Jonathan Law), 865; Kellan Buckley-Robinson (Hamden), 855
Squat – 1. Nicholas Cosmas (Jonathan Law), 405*; 2. TJ Stevenson (West Haven), 405; 3. Kellan Buckley-Robinson (Hamden), 395*
Bench 1st Kellan Buckley-Robinson (Hamden), 275*; 2. Anthony Scappatura (Jonathan Law), 275; 3. Ryan Casey (Lyman Hall), 270*
Clean – 1. Elijah Fernandez (Jonathan Law), 245; 2. Johnny Williston (North Haven), 225*; 3. Ryan Casey (Lyman Hall), 225*
201-220 lbs.
Overall – 1. Anthony Bowe (Daniel Hand); 985; 2. Connor Casagrande (Daniel Hand), 975
Squat – 1. Chase Galke (Shelton), 415; 2. James Zaccagnini (Shelton), 405*; 3. Braydon Ottochian (Lyman Hall) 405*
Bench – 1. Anthony Bowe (Daniel Hand), 335; 2. Connor Casagrande (Daniel Hand), 305; 3. Caden Stanley (West Haven), 275
Clean – 1. Connor Casagrande (Daniel Hand), 265; 2. Xaviare Ager (Hamden) 255*; 3. Richard Van Dyke (Sheehan), 255*
221 lbs. & over
Overall – 1. Mason Johnson (Sheehan), 1065; 2. AJ Tatro (Sheehan), 1010
Squat – 1. Mason Johnson (Sheehan), 505*; 2. Gerry Castro Smith (Amity Regional), 505; 3. AJ Tatro (Sheehan), 460
Bench – 1. Cam Saunders (Hamden), 295; 2. AJ Tatro (Sheehan), 290; 3. Mason Johnson (Sheehan), 285
Clean – 1. Mason Johnson (Sheehan), 275; 2. AJ Tatro (Sheehan), 260; 3. Jaydin Tresselt (Sheehan), 255
*Ties by competitors in pounds lifted, broken by body weight. Lighter body weight lifters move up.
