By Roger Brown
MaxPreps.com
Attending the Division I wrestling championship has become like watching a movie after you’ve read the book: You know the ending before you enter the building.
That’s how dominant the Timberlane wrestling program has been in the last decade. Timberlane won its 10th consecutive state title – and 15th in the last 16 years – Saturday night at Nashua South High School.
The Owls earned 303.5 points and finished 78.5 points ahead of runner-up Pinkerton Academy.
A Timberlane wrestler reached the final in 11 of the 14 weight classes.
“We really dominated,” Timberlane coach Barry Chooljian said. “We’re weren’t thinking about trying to win 10 in a row. We just try to focus on one year at a time."
Division I wrestling results:
Team Results: 1. Timberlane 303.5; 2. Concord 225; 3. Pinkerton 134.5; 4. Merrimack 120.5; 5. Winnacunnet 111.5; 6. Exeter 98; 7. Salem 77.5; 8. Nashua South 76; 9. Nashua North 64; 10. Keene 59; 11. Bishop Guertin 56; 12. Londonderry 54.5; 13. Memorial 51; 14. Spaulding 34; 15. West 31; 16. Alvirne 25.5; 17. Central 21
Individual champions by weight class:
103-pounds: Zach Bridson (Timberlane) defeated Pat Terrin (Nashua South), 9-0
112-pounds: Bob Daniels (Concord) defeated Mitch Fokas (BG), 1:07
119-pounds: Matt Morris (Timberlane) defeated Victor Peters (West), 3:45
125-pounds: Cam Sullivan (Timberlane) defeated James Herlihy (Pinkerton), 11-7
130-pounds: Alex Smith (Timberlane) defeated David Owens (Pinkerton), 12-0
135-pounds: David Clemens (Timberlane) defeated Mike James (Spaulding), 5-2
140-pounds: Nick Lawrence (Timberlane) defeated Colin Crowell (Pinkerton), 4-2 OT
145-pounds: Ian Beck (Pinkerton) defeated Dylan Lockard (Timberlane), 9-2
152-pounds: Cody Byrd (Londonderry) defeated Seth Grimes (Memorial), 7-3
160-pounds: Derek Bisson (Concord) defeated Nate Lawrence (Timberlane), 4-2 OT
171-pounds: Eric Petrillo (Timberlane) defeated Sean Coughlin (Nashua North), 1:45
189-pounds: Jeremiah Grisa (Concord) defeated Dylan Ryan (Exeter), 5-1
215-pounds: Mike Grillakis (Nashua South) defeated Ben Tammany (Timberlane)
285-pounds: Brian Nicoll (Timberlane) defeated Dan Herrick (Concord), 3-1 OT
Division II wrestling results:
At Bedford High School
Team results: 1. Plymouth 195; 2. Goffstown 129.5; 3. St.Thomas 120; 4. White Mountains 116; 5. Souhegan 112; 6. Milford 106; 7. Pelham 97; 8. Con-Val 77.5; 9. Hollis-Brookline 73; 10. Franklin 66; 11. Bow 56.5; 12. John Stark 31; 13. Newfound 30; 14. Newport 29.5; 15. Bedford 21; 16. Oyster River 17. Sanborn 17; 18. Winnisquam 16.
Individual champions by weight class:
103-pounds: Josh Medeiros (Pelham) def. Carleton Kleinscrodt (White Mt) 9-0
112-pounds: Marty Perkins (Hollis-Brookline) pinned Nate Williams (Plymouth) at 1:34
119-pounds: Dylan Schultze (Souhegan) def. Jeff Cole (Oyster River) 2-0 (OT)
125-pounds: Mike Perruccio (Pelham) def. Ben Morrow (Bow) 8-4
130-pounds: Zach Maynard (Plymouth) pinned Kirby Holmes (Goffstown) 2:36
135-pounds: Dan Watson (St. Thomas) def. Jason Farris (White Mt.) 5-0
140-pounds: Nick Wheelock (Goffstown) def. Michael Peret (Souhegan 5-4
145-pounds: Jake Andrews (Plymouth) def. Steve Murphy (Hollis-Brookline) 4-3
152-pounds: Tyler Lott (Souhegan) pinned Justin Mitchell (Con-Val) 5:13
160-pounds: Kyle Gaffney (St. Thomas) pinned Earl Brady (White Mt.) 1:40
171-pounds: Joshua Kilgore (Milford) def. Zach Duffey (St.Thomas) 9-2
189-pounds: Jonathan Kilgore (Milford) pinned Jake Bissell (Plymouth) 3:22
215-pounds: Ian Wedemeyer (Bow) pinned Peter LeBreck (Plymouth) 1:27
285-pounds: Tom Foote (Goffstown) def. Matt Kaplan (Franklin) 5-1
Girls Basketball: Top seeds advance
Form held through the quarterfinal round of this year’s Class I tournament. Top-seeded Oyster River (19-1), second-seeded Lebanon (19-1), third-seeded Hanover (18-2) and fourth-seeded Souhegan (16-4) reached the semifinals.
Oyster River will meet Souhegan in Wednesday’s semifinals at Southern New Hampshire University. Lebanon and Hanover will meet in the night’s first semifinal, which is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m.
Oyster River beat Souhegan 56-28 at home during the regular season. Oyster River’s lone loss came against Hanover.
"I think we'll play better this time," Souhegan senior Chandler Wallisch said. "I think as a team everything is falling into place right now."
Lebanon split two regular-season meeting against Hanover. Lebanon won the first meeting, 45-31, and Hanover won the rematch 42-32.
The semifinal winners will meet in the Class I championship game Saturday night at 7 p.m.
