BANGOR –The cream rose to the top and Noble scored 150.5 points to win its eighth-straight Class A state championship, topping runner-up Massabesic (113.5).
Bryan Anderson (103), Jake Longley (112), Jake Badger (119), Peter Bonder (125), Ben Lewis (130), Mike McCrillis (140), Steve Chenard (140) and Jessie Rayworth (189) all reached the finals for the Knights. Local wrestlers in finals were Sam Webber of Mt Blue, Ben Cox (145) and Dustin Crocker of Mt. Ararat and Dan McLean (215) of Oxford Hills.
‘Noble is certainly deserving of state crown,” said Oxford Hills Mark Dolloff, whose team finished fourth with 65 points. ‘We brought nine kids and six placed for medals. Then, there’s Dan McLean with a torn ACL, but he wanted to come back.”
Webber, who was a state finalist last year as a freshman, met multi-champ Allen Stein of Deering and was decisioned 9-5. The Cougar sophomore had decisioned Bobby Dedovic of Bonny Eagle in the semifinals.
Cox was pinned by Doug Williams of Sanford.
‘Bobby Eon’s Massabesic team is young, but experienced,” Bonny Eagle assistant coach Ted Reese said. ‘Noble was happy to see us knock Massasbecic a couple times. We are young also, but have all but one returning.”
Tom Moulton (160) of Oxford Hills had lost a heartbreaker in overtime Friday night. Moulton bounced back to take third third. Nick White and Gary Begin of Mt. Blue were each third. Viking teammates Ben Stoodley (145) placed third while Brad Smith and Keith Brown were fourth.
Mt. Ararat had stepped up to win the Eastern Regional championship, but Theo Marshall (135), Josh Stuart (140) and Zach Chandler (171), each faltered.
Massabesic champions were brothers Joey Eon (140) and Josh Eon (171). Unbeaten John Hussey (135) of Marshwood and Chis Smith of Deering both repeated as a state champion.
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