Owls romp to invite title

The challengers aren't getting any closer at the Timberlane Invitational.

The host Owls romped to the title at their own invitational yesterday with a whopping 315 points, more than double that of runner-up Winnacunnet (155). Pinkerton tied Reading for third in the 13-team field.

Seven Owls placed first and 11 others finished second through fourth as Timberlane won for the 18th straight year.

Alex Smith led the way, pinning his first three opponents and then winning by technical fall over Pinkerton's David Owens in the 130-pound finals.

He was named the tournament Outstanding Wrestler.

One of the closest wins in the finals for the Owls came at 140 where Nick Lawrence edged Lowell Holiday Tournament finalist Colin Crowell, 3-2.

Other Tmberlane champs were Zach Bridson (103), Matt Morris (119), Cam Sullivan (125), Dave Clemens (135) and Eric Petrillo (171). Bridson beat Pinkerton's Tanner Burke, 10-5 in the finals, and Morris had three pins in a tough weight class.

Finishing second for the Owls were Kevin Vadeboncoeur (112), Nate Lawrence (160) and heavyweight Mike Wright, who filled in for defending New England champ Brian Nicoll, who got the day off.

Reflecting Timberlane's depth, its "B" team finished sixth.

"It was obvously a very impressive performance," said Timberlane coach Barry Chooljian. "I was very happy with the way we wrestled."

Pinkerton had one champion, Ian Beck at 145, and Londonderry's James Chase (112) and Cody Byrd (152) both captured titles. Chase won 16-11 in the finals and Byrd dominated, improving to 24-0 on the year.

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Despite forfeiting two weight classes when wrestlers didn't show up, Whittier won two of three meets in a quad, losing only to Masconomet 42-37. Shannon Constantine improved to 16-9 at 103 with three wins, including two by pin. Red-hot Jake Tannian was 3-0 with three pins at 130 for the Wildcats (11-5) while Sean McNiff (135), Steve Surrette (145) and Pat Scheidegger (215) were also unbeaten.

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Methuen defeated Haverhill 44-34 and Leominster 51-9 but fell to surging St. John's Prep, which improved to 23-1 with three easy wins. C.J. Doherty was 3-0 at 125 for the Rangers with one of his wins coming over North Andover's T.J. Crabtree of St. John's. Also, Shaun McCarthy was 3-0 at 215 for the Rangers, who improved to 9-9-1. Among those who were 3-0 for St. John's were West Newbury's Joe Kelly at 135, and North Andover's Kelley Johnson at 140 and Ryan Harding at 152. Also, West Newbury's Mike Mayo won his first varsity match, at 130.

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Central Catholic dropped a 45-22 decision to unbeaten Franklin, which is the top-ranked team in Massachusetts. Surging Mark Strassel (119) and Zack Lattrell (189) both had pins for the Raiders, who drop to 9-2-1. Shain Jowett lost his first match of the season, 7-0 to 171-pound Franklin star Nick Colace.

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Andover cntinued to improve, sweeping Norwell, Southeastern and Plymouth North. Mike Tiwari, Reinaldo Brito and Caleb Lynch formed a strong 1-2-3 punch from 119 to 130 with three wins apiece.

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Phillips Academy defeated Loomis 41-30 but fell to powerful Belmont Hill. North Andover's Ryan Gaiss continued his strong season for the Big Blue (10-3) with two wins at 135.

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North Reading/Lynnfield swept Georgetown (43-21), Salem (48-28) and Malden (57-8) to improve to 12-7. Freshman Rich Falcione of North Reading filled in at 130 and went 3-0, C.J. Venuto had a big win over Georgetown's Dean Nemeroff at 140 and five other Hornets were 3-0.

Andover sweeps

Team scores: Andover 40, Norwell 34, Andover 48, Southeastern 18, Andover 46, Plymouth North 24

Andover records: 112: Mike Oliveri 2-1; 119: Mike Tiwari 3-0; 125: Reinaldo Brito 3-0; 130: Caleb Lynch 3-0; 135: Sean McDonald 2-1; 140: Yesak Fauconier 1-1; 145: Cody Baker 0-3; 152: Thomas Iannalfo 0-2; 160: Josh Devine 3-0; 171: Nick Marcotte 0-2; 189: Paul Jackson 2-1; 215: Gianni Miceli 3-0; HVY: Josue Davilla 2-0

Methuen goes 2-1

Team scores: Methuen 44, Haverhill 34, Methuen 51, Leominster 9, St. John's Prep 61, Methuen 6; St. John's Prep 43, Haverhill 15; St. John's Prep 62, Leominster 3; Haverhill 47, Leominster 30

Local records: 103: Sarith Has (M) 2-1, Matt Hopkins (SJP) 3-0, Brittany Lewis (H) 1-1; 112: Nate Giaocchini (M) 2-1, Ryan Morello (SJP) 3-0, Debbie Hodgden (H) 1-1; 119: Jason Pendergast (M) 1-2, Reynaldo Sosa (H) 1-1; 125: C.J. Doherty (M) 3-0;, Paris Williams (H) 2-0 130: Ryan Savastano (M) 1-2, Dan Packard (H) 0-2; 135: Mike Eyssi (M) 1-1, Scott Delrossi (M) 1-0, Joe Kelly (SJP) 3-0; 140: Eyssi (M) 1-0, Delrossi 0-1 (M), Mike Mouawad (M) 0-1, Kelley Johnson (SJP) 3-0, Dan Chory (H) 2-1; 145: Chris Dechirico (M) 1-2, Dan Walsh (SJP) 3-0; 152: Nate Krikorian (M) 2-1, Ryan Harding (SJP) 3-0, Jared Grazio (H) 0-2; 160: Lary Bou (M) 1-2, Nick DiNanno (SJP) 3-0, Tom Holt (H) 2-1; 171: Chris Bouchard (M) 1-1, Isaiah Williams (H) 3-0; 189: Andy Pena (M) 1-2, Mike Johnson (SJP) 3-0, Michael Brihandi (H) 2-1; 215: Shaun McCarthy (M) 3-0; HVY: Colin Bleem (M) 1-2, Kevin Poplaski (SJP) 3-0

Team records: Methuen 9-9-1; St. John's Prep 23-1; Haverhill 5-11

Whittier goes 2-1

Team scores: Whittier 46, Gr. Lowell 30, Masconomet 42, Whittier 37; Whittier 63, H-W 12

Whittier records: 103: Shannon Constantine 3-0, 2 pins; 112: Anthony Eugenio 1-2; 119: George Katsarons 2-1; 125: Cameron Gadd 2-1; 130: Jake Tannian 3-0, 3 pins; 135: Sean McNiff 3-0; 140: Jake Morton 1-2; 145: Steve Surrette 3-0; 152: Nick Beredhi 1-2; 160: Don Leighton 1-2; 215: Pat Scheidegger 3-0; HVY: Nick Deveau 2-1

Team records: Whittier 11-5

Timberlane Invitational

Top team scores (13 teams): Timberlane 315, Winnacunnet 155, Pinkerton 125.5, Reading 125.5

Local placers: 103: 1. Zach Bridson (Tim), 2. Tanner Burke (Pink), 3. Will Smith (Tim); 112: 1. James Chase (Lon), 2. Kevin Vadeboncoeur (Tim); 119: 1. Matt Morris (Tim), 3, Trent Trammel (Pink); 125: 1. Cam Sullivan (Tim), 3. Joe Maio (Lon), 4. Andrew Tanner (Tim); 130: 1. Alex Smith (Tim), 2. David Owens (Pink); 135: 1. Dave Clemens (Tim), 3. Alec Wells (Tim); 140: 1. Nick Lawrence (Tim), 2. Colin Crowell (Pink); 145: 1. Ian Beck (Pink), 4. Dylan Lockard (Tim); 152: 1. Cody Byrd (Lon), 3. Nick Scali (Tim); 160: 1. Corey Graham (Reading), 2. Nate Lawrence; 171: 1. Eric Petrillo (Tim); 189: 1. Sean Crimmins (Read), 3. Shane Tremblay (Tim), 4. Wes Grew (Tim); 215: 1. Mike Grillakis (Nashua South), 4. Ben Tammany (Tim); HVY: 1. Tom Foote (Goffs), 2. Mike Wright (Tim)

Phillips splits

Team scores: Phillips Academy 41, Loomis 30; Belmont Hill 40, Phillips Academy 28

Phillips records: 103: Brian Hanafin 0-2; 119: Paul Chan 0-2; 125: Colton Dempsey 1-1; 130: Duncan Crystal 1-1; 135: Ryan Gaiss 2-0; 140: Anthony Tedesco 1-1; 145: Ben Elder 2-0; 152: Scott Sanderson 2-0; 160: Chris Latham 0-2; 171: Sam Dodge 2-0; 189: Shaun Stuer 2-0; 215: Guy Puimartin 0-2; HVY: Alex Gottfried 1-1

Team records: Phillips Academy 10-3

Franklin 45, Central Catholic 22

Central winners: 112: Chris Lacroix dec. 4-0; 119: Mark Strassel pin 4:24; 135: Brendan Dowling dec. 8-6; 160: Tom Lacroix major dec. 16-2; 189: Zack Lattrell pin 3:42

Team records: Central 9-2-1

North Reading/Lynnfield sweeps

Team scores: North Reading/Lynnfield 43, Georgetown 21, North Reading/Lynnfield 48, Salem 28, North Reading/Lynnfield 57, Malden 8

North Reading/Lynnfield records: 103: Tyler Shaffer 1-2; 112: Paolo Sattipane 1-1; 119: Chris DiPietro 0-3; 125: Trent Taylor 3-0; 130: Rich Falcione 3-0; 135: Chris Quinlan 3-0; 140: C.J. Venuto 2-1; 145: Chris O'Connor 3-0; 152: Matt Goodwin 3-0; 160: Matt Curran 1-0, Jay Godding 1-0, Adam Salemme 1-0; 171: Chris Klove 1-0, Curran 20; 189: Klove 2-0, Neal Sacks 1-0; 215: Nikko Burtman 1-2; HVY: Stephen D'Amico 1-2

Team records: North Reading/Lynnfield 12-7

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