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Londonderry won three of four at the New Fairfield duals, falling only to Connecticut power Danbury. Ryan Cabezas, Tyler Byrd and Mahdi Achab were all 4-0.

Timberlane's wrestling team improved to 17-1 with an easy 58-9 victory over Londonderry. In three key matches for the Owls, freshman Casey Broadhurst beat Tyler Byrd at 132, Cody Lewis pinned Andrew Chase at 145 and Connor McGonagle blanked Ryan Cabezas 8-0 at 126. Mahdi Achab had a nice win for the Lancers at 170.

PLAISTOW — Highly-regarded Newtown had more standouts Saturday at the Timberlane Invitational, but the host Owls boasted more depth.

As a result, Timberlane won its own invitational with 241 points with Newtown — despite crowning five champions — a distant second with 173. Timberlane had four champs but, more important, placed 13 wrestlers in the top four, seven more than Newtown.

Londonderry won its own duals, defeating Bishop Guertin, Kearsarge and White Mountains. From 126 through 170, Ryan Cabezas, Tyler Byrd, Andrew Chase, Crtaog Santos, Colin Reardon, Alex Boucher and Mahdi Achab were all 3-0.

In what proved to be the key match of the night, Pinkerton's Derek Wilson edged Londonderry's David Donnelly 2-1 to give the Astros a 41-36 victory over the arch-rival Lancers, who had to forfeit three weight classes. 

David Donnelly and Ryan Cabezas were both 5-0 on the day as Londonderry won three of five meets in the rugged Trumbill (Conn.) Duals.

Londonderry had four finalists and and nine placers in the Londonderry Holiday Tournament, but only 152-pounder Colin Reardon was the only champion. Winnacunnet won a close battle for first with New Fairfield, Conn. The Lancers placed fourth in the 14-team field.