| Team | Final |
|---|---|
| Andover | 2 |
| at Haverhill | 0 |
| Salem | 0 |
HAVERHILL — For better and worse, junior Alex Chhy is what Lawrence wrestling is all about.
A first-year wrestler, like so many of the Lancers, Chhy has gradually progressed since the season started. And Saturday he took it another step forward with two key wins, the final being a pin in the last match of the day to clinch a 42-33 win over Andover in the finals of the Hillie Duals.
The win was a sweet one for Lawrence coach Rob Niceforo because it lifted his inexperienced club to 15-15-1 and it was the 300th of his 17-year career.
"I'm really proud of these kids," said Niceforo. "They're working hard and getting better and that's all you can ask for."
The Lancers had several heroes against Andover including 182-pounder Angel Miranda, a second-year wrestler as a sophomore. He was in a serious battle with Connor Sheehan when he went down with an injury. It was unclear if he could continue with the match but he did and then pinned Sheehan for his fourth win of the day.
We weren't expecting that," admitted Andover coach Mike Bolduc.
Another second-year wrestler, heavyweight Joel Barretta, had a pivotal pin of AJ Heidtke in the finals, Davidson Theosmy completed a 4-0 day at 120 with an impressive decision and standouts John Vasquez (145) and Eric Sanchez (195) handled tough opponents in the finals.
Things didn't go quite the way Andover was hoping but the Warriors won three of four meets to improve to 20-3 and their semifinal win, 40-36, was over a tough Salem club. Kelvin Davilla, Elias Maita and Miles Fraser were all unbeaten for the Warriors.
And Andover won't need to wait long for a chance at revenge as it meets Lawrence in a regular season dual meet to end the MVC season on Wednesday night.
Salem, meanwhile, came ever so close to making the finals and easily nailed down thiir place with a 47-27 victory over Braintree. Ryan O'Rourke, Matt Adams, George Boudreau,, Beau Dillon and Josh Ozoria were all perfect on the day.
Among those going 3-1 for the Blue Devils, who improved to 18-6-2, was impressive freshman Matteo Mustapha at 132.
Host Haverhill was 2-1-1 on the day as Jake Nicolosi remained unbeaten at 145 to lead the way. Ben Davoli (113), Steven Wise (152) and Jay Levy (285) were all 4-0 and Dan Toothaker had a big pin in the last meet to clinch a win over North Reading/Lynnfield.
Team scores: Lawrence 68, Excel 15; Lawrence 60, Lynnfield/North Reading 24; Lawrence 45, Braintree 33; Lawrence 42, Andover 33 (finals; Andover 67, Mahar 12; Andover 57, Merrimack 24; Andover 40, Salem 36; Salem 68, Holyoke 6; Salem 39, Weymouth 34; Salem 47, Braintree 27; Braintree 45, Haverhill 33; Haverhill 48, Newton South 33; Haverhill 39, Mahar 39; Haverhill 42, Lynnfield/North Reading 30
Local records:
106: Ryan O'Rourke (S) 4-0, Luis Mauricio (L) 1-0, Fernando Alvarado (L) 3-0, Mitch Keamy (A) 0-4; 113: Ben Davoli (H) 4-0,Phil Giordano (S) 3-1 Mauricio (L) 3-0, Alvarado (L) 1-0, Patrick Layman (A) 0-4; 120: Davidson Theosmy (L) 4-0, Jordan Damske (H) 1-3, Sean Hellman (A) 2-1; 126: Alex Chhy (L) 1-1, Matt Adams (S) 4-0; 132: Alex Chhy (L) 1-1, Armani Maldonado (L) 0-1, Matteo Mustapha (S) 3-1, Hellman (A) 0-1, Krueger (A) 0-1, , Theo Krueger (A) 3-0; 138: Edgar Fekiciano (H) 3-1, Dudley Derival (L) 1-1, John Vazquez (L) 2-0, George Boudreau (S) 4-0, Miles Fraser(A) 4-0; 145: Vazquez (L) 2-0, Derival (L) 1-1, Jake Nicolosi (H) 4-0, Jonathan Davila (A) 2-2; 152: Steven Wise (H) 4-0, Brayden Fleming (S) 3-1, Azais David (L) 1-3, Kelvin Davila (A) 4-0; 160: Hezekiah Leonor (L) 2-2, Dryden Fisgher (H) 1-3, Elias Maita (A) 3-0, Quaid Johnson (A) 1-0 170: Maita (A) 1-0, Sean Ballou (A) 2-0, , Connor Sheehan (A) 1-0, Angel Miranda (L) 3-0, Carlos Picardi (H) 1-3, Matt Breton (S) 3-1; 182: Sheehan (A) 2-1, Chris Garcia (L) 0-2, Freddy Collazo (L) 1-0, Miranda (L) 1-0, Girese Kwo (H) 1-3; 195: Brendan Major (A) 2-1, Connor Peck (A) 1-0, Eric Sanchez (L) 3-0, Collazo (L) 1-0, Joe Meehan (H) 1-3; 220: Beau Dillon (S) 4-0, Sanchez (L)1-0, Jose Reyes (L) 1-2, Dan Toothaker (H) 2-2, Yasser Maita (A) 2-1; HVY: Josh Ozoria (S) 4-0, Joel Baretto (L) 3-0, Brandon Lavasta (L) 1-0, Jaye Levy (H) 4-0, AJ Heidtke (A) 2-2
Records: Lawrence 15-15-1
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