Peckham Championship #5

2014 Peckham Tournament Champs

Following a 73-3 thumping of AMSA-Assabet Valley on Wednesday, the Lancers mounted a strong team effort at Canton High School on Saturday that resulted in a 5th James Peckham Tournament championship for Norton in its last six appearances.  Led by Robbie Douglas, Ahrayah Saintius, JT Taylor, Myles McAlpine, Mike Travers and Alek Donovan who all brought home gold medals, the Lancers margin of victory was 88 points.  It was the second Peckham title for Taylor, McAlpine and Travers.  In addition Taylor was voted the "Outstanding Wrestler" of the tournament and Branden Pike, who finished third, earned the award for "Most Pins".  Aidan Kahn and Elliott Johnson both finished as runners-up while Deven Schuko, Zach Scarpetti, Grant Monast, along with Pike, finished third and Russell Hansen as well as Adam Marcon both finished fourth. 

On Sunday, Kyle Pereira went undefeated at Brookline High School to win the 165 pound

freshman state championship becoming only the second Norton wrestler to do so.

The Lancers, now 10-1, travel to Ashland on Wednesday to face Ashland-Keefe Tech in an important Tri-Valley League meet. 

JT Taylor, Peckham Tournament "O.W."

LANCER WRESTLERS SWEEP QUAD AT SHARON

Senior co-captain Mike Travers

What a day for Norton!  Down 27-0 to a young but talented Somerset-Berkley team, the Lancers came roaring back on the strength of six pins to win 36-33.  Sharon took an early 
13-9 lead in the second meet, but our boys won nine straight matches, eight by pins, to win overwhelmingly 63-13.  Hingham finished just three points behind Norton at last weekend's Marshfield Tournament and handed the Lancers a loss last season.  In this third meet of the day the Harbormen promised to put up a tough challenge.  But Norton rose to the occasion, 

took an early 9-6 lead and never looked back as the Lancers ran up a 57-16 win which included nine pins!  

Outstanding performances came from all three senior co-captains JT Taylor, Myles McAlpine and Mike Travers who each recorded three pins on the day, Travers pinning defending state champion John Kay of Hingham.  Senior Grant Monast also had a big day pinning all three of his opponents.  Junior Adam Marcon won all three of his matches as well, two by pin.  Juniors Robbie Douglas, Alek Donovan and Elliott Johnson each won two matches, as did senior Branden Pike.  The JV Lancers improved to 3-1 on the season winning 12 of 16 matches wrestled on the day. 

Norton will travel to Marlboro on Wednesday to face AMSA-Assabet Valley in its first 

Tri-Valley League meet.  

Go, Lancers!

Lancer Wrestlers 8th of 37 at Marshfield Tournament

The prestigious Marshfield Holiday Wrestling Tournament took place this past weekend and was won by St. John’s Prep of Danvers.  No. Attleboro was a close 2nd, followed by Cumberland, RI, Plymouth South, New Bedford, Barnstable, Walpole, Norton and the rest of the 37 team field.  The Lancers fought hard for their 8^th place finish which was well-ahead of any other D-3 schools in the tournament.  With two starters out of the lineup and a third forced to drop out due to injury, Norton showed real potential for another strong season ahead.  The Lancers are currently 5-1.

Senior co-captains JT Taylor (145) and Myles McAlpine (160) were the Lancers’

top performers, each reaching the semi-finals before losing close decisions.  Both finished 4^th in their weight divisions.  Juniors Elliott Johnson (182) and Adam Marcon (195) were 7^th and 8^th respectively while sophomore Deven Schuko (126) was 8^th. 

Norton will compete at Sharon on Saturday in a quad with Hingham and Somerset-Berkley.  The action starts at 10:00 AM.   

Senior co-captain JT Taylor

Lancer Wrestlers Go 2-1 at Plymouth No. Quad

Senior Ahrayah Saintius

Though the Lancer wrestlers came away from Saturday's quad meet at Plymouth No. disappointed to lose 41-24 to perennial local power No. Attleboro, they were proud of beating Plymouth No. 48-33 and Newton No. 54-27.  For a small D-3 school, Norton stood tall all day against these D-1 and D-2 programs.   

Several Norton boys went undefeated against this tough competition.  Ahrayah Saintius went 3-0 with 2 pins, while JT Taylor and Alek Donovan each went 3-0 with 3 pins.  Aidan Kahn, Deven Schuko, Myles McAlpine, Elliott Johnson and Mike Travers each went 2-1 on the day.  McAlpine's only loss was an 8-7 decision.

The JV team lost 26-17 in their competition and now hold a record of 1-1.  Anthony Cardone, Kyle Pereira, George Reese and Kaelan O'Neill remain undefeated at the JV level.

The team will work hard this week to prepare for the 32-team Marshfield Holiday Tournament which will take place on Friday-Saturday, 12/27-28 (varsity) and Sunday, 12/29 (JV).

2013-14 HOME OPENER & BANNER DEDICATION

The wrestling team got off to a strong start at home Saturday with a clean sweep of its first quad meet, defeating Norwell 54-24, Nauset 70-9 and Taunton 57-9.  Triple winners for the Lancers included sophomores Aidan Kahn and Deven Schuko, juniors Elliott Johnson, Adam Marcon and Alek Donovan as well as senior captains JT Taylor, Myles McAlpine and Mike Travers.  Freshmen Andy Murphy and Ben Combs showed real promise, too.  The team takes on Hopkinton at 7:00 Wednesday evening

at home in its first Tri-Valley League contest.

A BANNER YEAR

Prior to the start of Saturday’s meet time was taken to honor the 2012-13 wrestling team which went 27-3 and set a new NHS record for most wins in a season.  In the process the team captured its second D-3 Central Sectional championship and finished as runners-up in the D-3 State championships.  Captains Jack Cuneo (106) and Stephen Hudson (132 with 104 pins) both went over 100+ career wins to become the 5th & 6th members of the elite NHS "Century Club".  In addition, Stephen along with JT Taylor, became the 10th & 11th individual sectional champions in NHS history.   Mike Travers set team records for most wins (45) and most pins (35) in a season.  Two new team banners were raised and additions were made to two individual banners.

 

Senior co-captain Myles McAlpine 

2013-14 Norton High Wrestling Schedule

NORTON HIGH WRESTLING

2013-14

Sat, 12/14                  Norwell*, Nauset*, Taunton                                                     10:00 AM

Wed, 12/18                Hopkinton                                                                               7:00 PM

Sat, 12/21                  @ Plymouth No w/ Newton No & No Attleboro                        10:00 AM

Fri-Sat 12/27-28        @ Marshfield Holiday Tournament (V only)                               11:00 AM

Sun, 12/29                 @ Marshfield JV Tournament                                                   10:00 AM

Sat, 1/4                      @ Sharon w/ Somerset-Berkley* & Hingham                            10:00 AM

Wed, 1/8                    @ AMSA-Assabet Valley                                                         7:00 PM

Sat, 1/11                     @ Canton Peckham Tournament (V only)                                 10:00 AM

Sun, 1/12                    @ Brookline Freshman Tournament                                          10:00 AM

Wed, 1/15                  @ Ashland-Keefe Tech                                                             7:00 PM

Sat, 1/18                     @ Oliver Ames w/ Weston & Sabis                                           10:00 AM

Sun, 1/19                   @ Holliston JV Tournament                                                       10:00 AM

Wed, 1/23                  @ Holliston                                                                                7:00 PM

Sat, 1/25                     Cohasset*, Bristol-Plymouth*, Dighton-Rehobeth                      10:00 AM

Sun, 1/26                    @ Sandwich JV Tournament                                                     10:00 AM    Wed, 1/29                   Bellingham-Medway                                                                7:00 PM

Sat, 2/1                       Scituate*, Carver*, Walpole                                                       10:00 AM

Sun, 2/2                      @ Southeastern JV Tournament (TBA)                                     10:00 AM    Wed, 2/5                     Northbridge                                                                               7:00 PM

Sat, 2/8                       @ Wakefield State D-3 Dual Meet Tournament (V & JV)          10:00 AM

Sat, 2/15                     @ (TBA) D-3 South* Sectionals (V only)                                   9:30 AM                 

Mon, 2/17                  @ No. Attleboro (JV States)                                                         10:00 AM            

Fri-Sat, 2/22-23          @ (TBA) D-3 States (V qualifiers = top 4 in Sectionals)                  TBA

Fri-Sat, 2/28-3/1         @ (TBA) All-States (V qualifiers = top 6 in States)                          TBA

Fri-Sat. 3/7-8              @ (TBA) New Englands (V qualifiers = top 6 in All-States)             TBA

KEY:   Bold = TVL league opponent                                                                                                       * = D-3 South sectional opponent

Coaches:  Pat Coleman, Jeff Francis, Chris McCarthy, Rob May

Captains:  Mike Travers, Myles McAlpine, JT Taylor

2013-14 NHS Wrestling Season Preview

Coming off a record-setting 27 team victories last year including a second consecutive sectional championship, the state runner-up Norton wrestlers are excited about the upcoming season ... and for good reason!  The Lancers return 13 varsity letter winners as well as 14 JVs who will be looking to break into the starting line-up.  Most notable are our senior tri-captains Mike Travers, Myles McAlpine and JT Taylor who were 2nd, 3rd and 4th at states last year along with junior Elliott Johnson who placed 6th.  Travers set school records for most wins (45) and most pins (35) in one season while Taylor was sectional champ.  McAlpine and Travers both earned all-league honors.

Other returning starters include seniors Ahrayah Saintius and Branden Pike, juniors Russell Hansen and  Alek Donovan, and sophomores Aidan Kahn, Keyshawn Harris, Taylor Lucero and Deven Schuko.  In addition, an enthusiastic group of 13 freshmen and other newcomers will fill out the roster of the biggest wrestling team yet at NHS.

Coaches Pat Coleman, Jeff Francis, Chris McCarthy and Rob May have been very pleased and impressed with the work done by the Lancers during the off-season.  More wrestlers attended summer camps and clinics, participated in open-mat practices, worked out and lifted weights than ever before.  Not only that, the NHS addition and renovation project has provided a beautiful new wrestling room,   a state-of-the-art fitness center and a first-rate locker room.

This year's team has excellent potential, outstanding leadership, a strong work ethic, a positive attitude and a fierce competitiveness.  We are committed to take full advantage of our wonderful new facilities as well as the outstanding athletic and academic opportunities that lie ahead.