Ellsworth’s Jack Weeks wrestles Mount Desert Island’s Elijah Malloy in the 138-pound championship at Saturday’s home tournament. Weeks pinned Malloy for his 100th-career win. PHOTO BY TAYLOR VORTHERMSELLSWORTH — Ellsworth wrestler Jack Weeks notched his 100th win of his career in the 138-pound championship at Saturday’s Ellsworth High School tournament.
“One hundred wins is the standard for measuring wrestling excellence in the state of Maine,” Ellsworth coach J.F. Burns said. “By far, we give out the nicest award for this achievement.”
Three Ellsworth wrestlers place first in Skowhegan Tournament
After Weeks pinned Mount Desert Island’s Elijah Malloy to take first place, Ellsworth assistant coach Travis Hardison rushed to the center of the mat to present the senior wrestler with a trophy.
Other Ellsworth wrestlers who took first at the tournament included Peyton Cole at 132 pounds and Connor Petros at 160 pounds.
In the finals, Cole beat Nicholas Hallowell of Calais 11-0, and Petros beat Matthew Stewart of Bucksport 9-5.
Ellsworth’s Josh Wright, Harry Larrabee and Tyler Hardwick took third in their respective weight classes.
In the consolation finals, Wright beat Connor Johnson of Foxcroft 1-0 at 132 pounds, Larrabee pinned Brody Boynton of Bucksport at 138 pounds and Hardwick beat Wilder Young of MDI 6-5 at 160 pounds.
The other weight classes were conducted in a round robin tournament style, where all wrestlers wrestled at least three times.
At 126 pounds, Ellsworth’s Robert Banner completed the day with a winning record of 2-1.
At 152 pounds, Ellsworth junior Dagan Berenyi went 4-0 for the day, including a win over Foxcroft Academy senior Brooks Law — a two-time Class C state champion and last year’s Class B state runner-up at 138 pounds. Berenyi — last year’s Class B state champion at 132 pounds — lost in the pair’s earlier matchup this season, but was able to pin Law this time.
“The victory for Dagan is redemption for a one-point Christmas Tournament loss to Brooks,” Burns said.
At 170 pounds, Ellsworth’s Trent Goodman also went 4-0. Teammate Jeff Weeks went 3-1, with his only loss coming against Goodman.
At 195 and 220 pounds, Bucksport’s K.P. Hilaire pinned all three of his opponents to finish the day undefeated.
Ellsworth wrestling coaches rush to the center of the mat to hug Jack Weeks and present him with a trophy after the Ellsworth senior’s 100th-career win at Saturday’s home tournament. PHOTO BY TAYLOR VORTHERMS
Ellsworth wrestler Jack Weeks poses with his coach, Tyler Harison, after notching his 100th-career win at Saturday’s Ellsworth High School tournament. PHOTO BY TAYLOR VORTHERMS
Bucksport’s Matt Stewart looks to the scoreboard in the 160-pound championship match against Ellsworth’s Connor Petros at Saturday’s tournament at Ellsworth. Steward lost 9-5 and finished the day 2-1. PHOTO BY TAYLOR VORTHERMS
Ellsworth’s Robert Banner pins Cameron Cookson of Foxcroft Academy in a 126-pound match at Saturday’s home tournament. Banner finished the day 2-1. PHOTO BY TAYLOR VORTHERMS
Ellsworth’s Tyler Hardwick wrestles Jacob Hesseltine of Dexter in a 160-match at Saturday’s home tournament. Hardwick won 9-3 and finished the day 4-1, with his only loss coming from teammate and 160-pound champion Connor Petros. PHOTO BY TAYLOR VORTHERMS