Wrestlers Shine With Wins Over Stoughton, Watertown

Thursday, January 14th, 2010
Article by: Norwood Record - Mike Stoller

With two solid wins in a tri-meet over Stoughton and Watertown, the host Norwood High wrestling team put on one of its more successful shows of the season, Saturday at Scafati Gymnasium. Norwood defeated Stoughton, 54-27, while blanking Watertown, 14-0.

Matt Hennigan, at 119 pounds, and Chris Hutchens, at 130, led the way for the Mustangs, pinning their opponents from Stoughton, while taking 12-2 and 9-3 decisions against Watertown, respectively.

Jesse MacDonald (152), Vincent Serino (171), Fady Beshay (189), and Paul DeRosa (215) all went 1-0, pinning their opponents from Stoughton, while heavyweight Aquie Moxam went 1-1 with a pin against Watertown and 4-2 set back to Stoughton.

Also last week, with a late rally, Norwood made things as close as possible against host Wellesley in a 42-40 loss. Trailing 42-16, DeRosa, Moxam, Nick Nolfi, and Colby Davis, all won by fall in their respective weight classes of 215, 285, 171, 189, and pounds.

The Mustangs and Raiders traded forfeits at the outset, as Bobby Boucher picked up the Norwood win, at 103 pounds. Hennigan’s following win by fall at 119 pounds proved to be the first of five Norwood pins on the night. However, another forfeit by the Mustangs tied the team score at 12-12.

Hutchens, at 130 pounds, gave Norwood the lead with a 7-0 decision. However, Wellesley rallied with four straight wins by fall in the 135-160 weight circuits, bolting to the big advantage.

“I felt we wrestled pretty well and had a chance to win 2 to 3 of the matches from 135 to 160 [pounds], but fell short,” Norwood head coach Jim Asam said.