PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Brent Waterman of Belfast was the only wrestler from Maine to win an individual title Saturday at the New England high school wrestling championships.
Waterman, the Class B state champion at 132 pounds, scored three points for a near-fall with 15 seconds left to pull out a 10-7 win against Mizam Tamaradze of West Springfield, Mass.
Waterman won all four of his matches in the two-day competition after receiving a first-round bye.
He began his championship run Saturday morning with a 6-2 decision over Gil Sa of Framingham, Mass. In the quarterfinals, he pinned Mike Stewart of Dracut, Mass., with one second left in the second overtime. Waterman then rolled to a 15-5 victory against Mike Murphy of North Providence, R.I., in the semifinals.
Gardiner’s Danny DelGallo, the Class B state champion at 138 pounds, was the only other Mainer who advanced to the championship finals. He lost a 15-9 decision against James Smith of Natick, Mass.
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