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Foxboro High Wrestling Earns Win Over Stoughton
The Warriors got wins in 10 of 14 matches to beat the Black Knights, 51-21.
At the end of the day, the score sheet will show a convincing win for the Foxboro High wrestling team over Stoughton. What will not be there is how Stoughton made Foxboro earn the win with close scores and back and forth battles.
Even with two forfeits, the Warriors (7-4) got past the (2-5), 51-21, Wednesday evening in Foxboro.
The Warriors took the first of their 10 match wins after Jamie Pecoraro pinned Brad Allen at 1:24 of the first period in the 106-pound match after Pecoraro was able to turn a bulldog into the opening pin of the meet.
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In the 113-pound match, the Warriors' Jake Dorman and Stoughton's Steve Colling went the distance after neither man could get a decision during the three periods of competition. Despite leading by two after the first and second period, Colling was unable to keep the lead as Dorman walked away with a 15-12 win.
It was a close win for Dorman as he was trailing for most of the match before pulling it out in the end.
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The Black Knights got their first win of the meet in the 152-pound match. Rob Mone pinned Salman Alam at 1:12 of the first period for a quick victory for Mone.
“[Mone is] a real strong kid. He’s been training really hard,” Stoughton head coach Justin Leonard said.
Stoughton’s other win came from a back and forth match between Foxboro’s Brendan Duffy and Sean Flaherty. In a match where neither wrestler could get an advantage or many takedowns, it was Flaherty that took the 4-2 win.
“[Flaherty] had a tough match. He was smart about it,” Leonard said.
The intense pace took a toll on Duffy as two stalling calls gave Flaherty the two points he needed to avoid overtime and get the win.
“The big difference in that match was him pushing the pace,” Stoughton assistant coach Joshua Cross added.
A couple of forfeits in the 220 and 285-pound matches ended the meet and gave 12 free points to the Black Knights.
Also getting wins for the Warriors: Tim Dure (120 pounds), John O’Neil (126), Mat Marino (132 pounds), Aiden Smith (138 pounds), Brandon Ryan (145 pounds), Kyle Valanzola (160 pounds), Joe Littig (170 pounds), and Jack Schoener (195 pounds).
The Warriors face Oliver Ames on Jan.11. Meanwhile, the Black Knights will participate in a quad meet at New Bedford High School on Jan. 7.
