Despite 5 pins, Andover falls 33-48 to a tough Choate team
Andover failed to take down the Wild Boars today at Choate Rosemary Hall in the first dual meet of the new year, falling short 33-48. However, it was a back and forth meet with many exciting matches. The first match of the day was the most inspiring; at 132 lbs, Eva Murphy ’25 was down 4-8 in the third period when she headlocked her opponent and pinned him with just over a minute left in the match, scoring 6 team points for Big Blue. Co-captain Miles Palmer ’23 followed suit with a first period pin of his own. Andover lost the next three matches before Leo Oguntoyinbo ’25 evened the team score with a third period pin. Andover lost the next four matches to strong Choate opponents. At 106 Julian Rios ’26 rallied the team with a 26 second pin, and Sakina Cotton ’24 earned a thrilling 14-8 victory over a tough opponent at 113. George Ryckman ’24 added a pin of his own, but it wasn’t enough to put Andover in the lead.
In exhibition matches, Reese York ’26 pinned two of his Choate opponents. Magnus Adams ’23 (happy birthday!) pinned his opponent in the third period following a reversal. Julia Carmona ’24 pinned her opponent in 20 seconds, and Josh Espinoza pinned his Choate opponent in the second period. Suhaila Cotton ’24 ended the day for us with a 24 second pin.
Andover is now 5-2 in dual meets and heads to Nobles on Wednesday.