Westbrook welcomed a trio of other teams on Saturday morning, Jan. 23 – Noble, Portland and Windham – and earned Ws against all three.

“Three wins today (gives) us some positive momentum going into these couple weeks of the season before regionals,” said Westbrook coach John Nicholas.

Westbrook (52) vs. Noble (30)

120 pounds – Austin Shorey (Noble) pinned Max Kimmell (Westbrook) at :11

126 – Jake Martel (Noble) pinned Austin Fecteau (Westbrook) at :30

138 – Devin Bourque (Noble) pinned John Jaques (Westbrook) at 2:20

145 – Kyle Hanson (Westbrook) pinned Bryson Lessard (Noble) at 1:15

152 – Collin Cyr (Noble) pinned Connor Kerwin (Westbrook) at 1:30

160 – Noah Featherson (Westbrook) defeated Travis Pelletier (Noble) 9-1

182 – Brandon Lajoie (Westbrook) pinned Hunter Smith (Noble) at 3:45

195 – Matt Hickley (Noble) pinned David Kimmell (Westbrook) at 1:07

220 – Mikiel LePage (Westbrook) pinned Chase Hamilton (Noble) at :23

285 – Chris Kennie (Westbrook) pinned Long (Noble) at 1:20

Westbrook (61) vs. Portland (10)

113 – Ryan Shackley (Westbrook) defeated Omar Daud (Portland) 20-14

126 – Qasim Abdullah (Portland) pinned Austin Fecteau (Westbrook) at :23

132 – Jared Grant (Westbrook) pinned Ben Levine (Portland) at 1:15

138 – John Jaques (Westbrook) pinned Klein Ngoga (Portland) at :58

145 – Zach Elowitch (Portland) defeated Kyle Hanson (Westbrook) 16-2

152 – Connor Kerwin (Westbrook) pinned Sebastian Mason (Portland) at :59

160 – Noah Featherson (Westbrook) pinned Harald Degenhardt (Portland) at :45

170 – Dante Edgerly (Westbrook) defeated Riley Harris (Portland) 12-8

182 – Clautel Buba (Portland) pinned Brandon Lajoie (Westbrook) at 3:30

Westbrook (76) vs. Windham (6)

106 – Nicco Pappalardo (Gorham) defeated DJ Pelletier (Windham) in a major decision

120 – Sam Dubuc (Windham) pinned Max Kimmell (Westbrook) at 1:35

138 – Jon Jaques (Westbrook) pinned Sean Butterworth (Windham) at 2:32

160 – Noah Featherson (Westbrook) pinned Alex Jordan (Windham) at 1:47

“The kids are responding really well,” said Nicholas of the Blazes’ trajectory this season. “Overall, the team is really gelling together.”

“We’re starting to fill all the weight classes,” Nicholas said, “which is making a big difference in these dual meets. We’re not giving up the forfeits like we were earlier in the season.”

“We’re still jockeying for position on a couple guys, as far as the tournaments, the postseason goes – we haven’t made our final decisions yet. These next couple weeks are going to tell us a lot. See where our competition’s at.”

Nicholas applauded some of his athletes – Brandon Lajoie, for instance, who “picked up his 100th win at the Cony Duals about midway through the season.”

“Kyle Hanson is actually approaching 100,” Nicholas said. “He’ll be around 94 after today.”

Note that not every wrestler has four years in which to reach 100 wins. In Hanson’s case, “he didn’t wrestle much varsity his freshman year, so most of those are in three years, which is even more impressive.”

Westbrook hosted Biddeford and Deering for their Senior night on Thursday the 28th. The Blazes have seven seniors: Featherson, Hanson, Jaques, Kennie, David Kimmell, Lajoie and LePage.

“We’re going to be sad to see them go,” said Nicholas of the group. “They’ve been a big part of the program since middle school, a lot of them.”

The Blazes’ Ryan Shackley outlasted his Portland opponent, Omar Daud, for a 20-14 decision win.Westbrook’s Kyle Hanson (right) butts heads with Zach Elowitch of Portland.Westbrook’s Brandon Lajoie, who earned his 100th win this season at the Cony Duals, lines up against Portlander Clautel Buba.