By John Cochin
Sanford News Sports Editor
Sanford Junior High School wrestler Zach O'Dell picked up a total of five victories in recent meets with Kennebunk, Massabesic and Scarborough.
SANFORD — Sanford Junior High School Coach Mike Kane took ten of his wrestlers to the March 14 tournament at Massabesic Middle School and placed seven in the top four.
Kane said he was amazed by the performance of his injury-decimated squad. “Because of injuries and illness, we were only able to bring 10 wrestlers to the tourney, but we were able to place seven of them in the top four of their weight brackets. That was unbelievable,” he said.
Isaac Plante and Reece LaChance each placed first in their respective weight brackets, and James Meggison placed second. Finishing fourth in their weight brackets were Zach O’Dell, Jon Anderson, Dustin Walsh-Malloy and Alysha Simpson. The tournament was also part of the Maine Girl’s Wrestling Championships, and Simpson was able to finish in fourth place among all the wresters in her bracket. In an earlier win over Kennebunk, Sanford’s Adam Genereux won one match by a 3-0 decision and the other by a 1:39 pin. LaChance also won two matches, pinning one opponent in 1:52 and posting a 10-0 win over his second opponent.
Winning a match by a fall were Plante, who needed only 0:21 to pin his opponent, and Jon Anderson, who recorded a 1:17 pin. Also pinning their opponent were Meggison, who recorded a time of 1:44, and O’Dell, who pinned his opponent in 2:36. Taking decisions against Kennebunnk opponents were Ethan Matt (4-1), Anthony Plateroti (7-0), Ethan Fortier (7-3) and Brandon Shaw (6-4).
SANFORD 10, SCARBOROUGH 2
In a 10-2 win over Scarborough on March 12, Kane’s team got two wins apiece from Plateroti, O’Dell and LaChance. Adding one win each were Plante, Meggison, Simpson, Walsh-Malloy and Ethan Trumble. Plateroti picked up one victory with a 15-0 technical fall, and the other by pinning his opponent in 0:30. O’Dell’s first win was by an 18-0 technical fall, and the other was via a pin in 1:52. In his first match, LaChance won by a 16-1 technical fall and followed with a 16-3 decision. Meggison came away with a pin in 0:23, and Plante took an 11-5 decision over his Scarborough opponent. Walsh-Malloy closed out with an 8-4 decision, and Trumble pinned his opponent in 1:53. Simpson defeated her Scarborough opponent by an 11-6 score.
SANFORD 10, MASSABESIC 8
The SJHS wrestlers defeated Massabesic High School’s wrestlers, 10-8, on March 10.
Getting two wins apiece for Sanford were O’Dell, Shaw and Plante. Adding one victory each were Joe Anderson, Trumble, Plateroti, Meggison and LaChance. O’Dell defeated his first opponent by a 7-2 decision and followed with a 6-2 decision in his second match. Shaw opened with a pin in his first match, recording a time of 2:59. In his second match, he came away with an 8-0 decision. Plante pinned his first opponent in 2:32 and recorded a 2:44 pin in his second victory. Anderson’s victory came via a 7-0 decision, and Trumble came away with a 7-5 decision. Plateroti’s Massabesic victory was by a 9-1 score, and Meggison recorded a 0:34 pin in his victory. LaChance closed out the meet with a 7-0 win over his Mustang opponent.