Wrestling teams from Marshwood and Noble tuned up for the Western Class A meet in different places Saturday.

While Marshwood was running away with the championship at the Southern Maine Classic in Waterboro, an undermanned Noble was finishing a strong third in the Capital City Classic in Concord, N.H.

Noble, the three-time defending Class A champion, will host the regional meet Feb. 11. The coaches from both teams are preparing for it.

“We wrestled really well and hopefully we can carry it on,” Marshwood Coach Matt Rix said.

The Hawks, who finished 53 points ahead of host Massabesic, sent 11 wrestlers into the championship round of the 15-team event, and eight of them won championships.

Individual winners for the South Berwick school included Elliot Allen at 106, Tyler Davidson at 120, Jackson Howarth at 132, Nicholas Janes at 138, Cody Hughes at 145, Lucas Howarth at 152, Jake Barisano at 195 and Nick Ricker at 285.

Noble, meanwhile, finished 32 points behind first-place Bishop Hendricken of Warwick, R.I., at the Capital City Classic.

The North Berwick school competed without its starting wrestlers in the 120, 126, 152, 195 and 285-pound divisions.

“We had that skin infection go through the team and we decided to keep them off the mat to be safe,” Noble Coach Kip DeVoll said.

“It would be easier to judge if all of them wrestled, but with what we had there we’re starting to come on.”

Jake Bagley, a two-time state champion, was the only wrestler from Noble to claim an individual title at the New Hampshire meet. He pinned all three of his opponents in the 132-pound division.

THE KVAC will hold its 18-team championship meet Saturday at Cony High in Augusta.

Teams from Belfast, Brewer, Camden Hills, Cony, Erskine Academy, Gardiner, Lincoln Academy, Maine Central Institute, Medomak Valley, Morse, Mt. Ararat, Mt. Blue, Mt. View, Nokomis, Oak Hill, Oxford Hills, Skowhegan and Winslow will compete.

WELLS WILL host the eight-team Mid-State League championship meet Saturday.

Teams from Dirigo, Fryeburg Academy, Madison, Monmouth Academy, Mountain Valley, Traip Academy, Wells and York will compete.

MATTANAWCOOK ACADEMY in Lincoln will host the 10-team Penobscot Valley Athletic Conference championship meet Saturday.

Teams from Bucksport, Dexter, Fort Kent, Foxcroft Academy, George Stevens Academy, Katahdin, Lee Academy, Mattanawcook Academy, Penobscot Valley and Piscataquis Community will compete.

AFTER SATURDAY, no wrestling matches will count toward the seedings for the Maine Principals’ Association regional events, which are scheduled for Feb. 11 at Bucksport, Howland, North Berwick, Waldoboro, Westbrook and York.

Staff Writer Paul Betit can be contacted at 791-6424 or at: pbetit@pressherald.com

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