North Andover showed the local High School mat teams they would again be a team to beat as they shutout Beverly by the large score of 60 to 0. N.A. won 3 matches by forfeit and all the other wins came on pins.
Winning by falls at 114 pounds were Al Belanger, Kevin Langlois 128, Tom Powers 134, Mark Dunn 147, Dave Camire 157, Mark Brucato 169 and heavyweight.
The Turkeytowners sub varsity made up of varsity and JV wrestlers beat Whittier Regional 32-14. Posting wins for the locals were Jack Walczak 121, Chris Burt 128, Joe Whitmore 134, Matt Rorke 147, Dan Zorn 157, Dan Rorke 169, and Barry Colella 187.
Winning for Whittier were Bruce Gaudreau 100, Pat Sciavone 107, and Kevin Mooney 140.
N.A. opens their regular season in the Cape Ann league at Triton.
Lawrence High wrestlers took on and won a thriller over Lynnfield by one point 25 – 24.
The Lancers needed to win the last 2 matches to seal a victory. The blue and white were down 24-13 with 2 matches to go. That’s when 187 pound Jim Clavette scored 6 points with a pin and Rick Speller won a forfeit to satchel the win for the Lancers. Ted Kaelin 107 won on a pin for LHS. Bill Mears 128 and Kevin DeNuncio 134 won by decision. The Lawrence Junior Varsity won its 4th straight 10-0.
The suburban grapplers have now won 78 consecutive matches and under coach Crozier and in the future the great new gym is named the Crozier field house. I never got to meet this great coach but his friends called him Tug and he set records that will stand for years. He and George Bosse of Lowell High School who is on the staff in the upriver city are coaches who will always be mentioned when people talk high school wrestling, Bruce Rich who just retired from some of his duties at Chelmsford must also join that group.
Wrestling is opening their 1981 season.
