Andover wins season opener and first meet in new wrestling facility
Andover won their season opener and the first meet in our new Lawrence Family Wrestling Suite 45-30 against St. Paul’s School. The dual meet started at 165 lbs, and we lost the first match to a tough returning New England place-winner. At 175 Ben Forman ‘23 bounced back with an exciting 6-4 decision. Andover dropped the next three matches and was trailing St. Paul’s 3-24. At 106 lbs freshman Julian Rios pinned his opponent after outscoring them 11-0. Sakina Cotton ‘24 and George Ryckman ‘24 both followed up with pins of their own. At 132 lbs Magnus Adams ’23 earned his first varsity win with a 6-4 decision. Co-captain Miles Palmer ’23 won a tough 6-4 decision, and co-captain Colin Nugent ’23 closed the dual with a first period pin, bringing the team score to 45-30.
In exhibition matches, Suhaila Cotton ’24, Tasha Bohorad ’26, Eva Murphy ’25, Josh Espinoza ’25, Benjamin Perez ’23, Bodhi Beroukhim ’25, and Nick Lima ’25 all earned wins for the Big Blue. Tucker Nee ’23 had an exciting 8-5 victory over his opponent, and Tayla Tildsley ’23 battled it out against the reigning New England Champion for an eventual 2nd period pin.
On Saturday the varsity team travels to Avon Old Farms for their Holiday Dual Tournament, and on Sunday the girls head to St. Paul’s school for a tournament.