Westbrook has hosted one of wrestling season’s first big tournaments for the past few winters, and this year was no different: More than a dozen teams descended on the school this past Saturday, Dec. 5, with Skowhegan emerging the big winner.
“It’s been a lot of fun, coaching these students this year,” said Scarborough head coach Deron Sharp, new to the team. “Each one has a lot of talent, individually, but more important than that, they come together, they work hard every day, and they take care of the little things, which makes you proud as a coach.”
The Storm wrestling program has been growing for a couple years now, and Sharp sees the kids’ efforts continuing to pay dividends in bigger and bigger ways. “Their hard work is starting to pay off,” he says. “We don’t have the most [athletes] we could have, but there’s clear evidence they’ve been coached well in the past. And they’re willing to get better – you can’t ask for more than that.”
Team scores
1. Skowhegan, 204.5; 2. Massabesic, 137; 3. Mountain Valley, 100; 4. Sanford, 96; 5. Cony, 88; 6. Westbrook, 82; 7. Morse, 81; 8. Mt. Ararat/Brunswick, 76.5; 9. Bonny Eagle, 60.5; 10. Scarborough, 42; 11. Wiscasset, 1; 12. Messalonskee, 0; 12. Gorham, 0
Championship Round Winners
106 – Leo Amabile (Massabesic), fall, Noah Dumas (Cony), 1:06
113 – Cody Craig (Skowhegan), fall, Kevin Nguyen (Massabesic), 2:26
120 – Caleb Frost (Bonny Eagle), decision, Justin Goodwin (Massabesic), 2-0
126 – Donavin Rector (Morse), decision, Ethan Huff (Massabesic), 13-10
132 – Caleb Austin (Mtn. Valley), fall, Samson Sirois (Skowhegan), 3:30
138 – Ethan Boucher (Mtn. Valley), decision, Cooper Holland (Skowhegan), 5-4
145 – Eddie Deroche (Mtn. Valley), fall, Luke Bolster (Skowhegan), 2:35
152 – Jon Bell (Skowhegan), fall, Logan Benedict (Cony), 2:51
160 – Julian Sirois (Skowhegan), fall, Hunter Reed (Morse), 3:16
170 – Robert Heatherman (Mt. A/Brunswick), decision, Kameron Doucette (Skowhegan), 7-1
182 – Logan Stevens (Skowhegan), fall, Brandon Lajoie (Westbrook), 4:45
195 – Trevor Walton (Massabesic), major decision, Devon O’Connor (Cony), 12-2
220 – Max Storey (Cony), fall, Dylan Schenk (Mt. A/Brunswick), :41
285 – Chris Kennie (Westbrook), fall, Lincoln Andrews (Scarborough), 3:00
Consolation Round Winners
106 – Austin Merrill (Skowhegan), major decision, Ryan Shackley (Westbrook), 13-2
113 – Stevie Reckinagle (Morse), fall, Alex Kirvin (Sanford), :51
120 – Richard Oberg (Skowhegan), technical fall, Jordan Douglas (Morse), 16-0
126 – Jabbar Belin (Mt. A/Brunswick), decision, Cooper Van Gieson (Sanford), 4-1
132 – Tyler Fitz (Bonny Eagle), fall, Jett Gould (Mt. A/Brunswick), 1:15
138 – Christian Jensen (Mt. A/Brunswick), decision, Isaiah Cogswell (Morse), 4-3
145 – Milton McCabe (Sanford), fall, Tony Black (Bonny Eagle), 2:13
152 – Kyle Hanson (Westbrook), fall, Michael Provencher (Mtn. Valley), 3:19
160 – Isaac Therrien (Mtn. Valley), fall, Cody Mains (Bonny Eagle), 1:40
170 – Sam Anderson (Sanford), fall, Zac McGrath (Massabesic), 1:27
182 – Noah Schneider (Massabesic), decision, Andrew Blanchard (Scarborough), 4-2
195 – Aren Dickman (Scarborough), fall, Mike Hurst (Sanford), 2:41
220 – Matthew Carroll (Massabesic), fall, Nick Works (Sanford), 2:21
285 – Caleb Vautier (Skowhegan), decision, Steven Genereaux (Sanford), 1-0
Scarborough travels to Noble on Dec. 9 for a three-way showdown that includes Portland. They travel to Deering on the 16th.
Scarborough’s Elijah Holbrook – a little battered – grapples Sanford’s Dennis King; King won the consolation bout, 10-9.
Scarborough’s Lincoln Andrews may not look like he’s going to win this match against Cony’s Tyler Dular, but he is. Andrews pinned Dular at 5:28.
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