It was another strong week for the Lynnfield-North Reading wrestling team, and a particularly memorable one for David Glynn.
The senior earned the 100th win of his career Saturday at the Pentucket Holiday Tournament, where he was also crowned champion in the 165-pound division.
Glynn went a perfect 4-0 on the day. He won his quarterfinal match by technical fall, 17-1, and followed with a 17-2 technical fall victory in the semifinals. In the finals, Glynn defeated a wrestler from Whittier Tech by major decision, 14-1, to secure the title.
As a team, LNR finished 12th out of 21 teams with 101 points and had four wrestlers place. Zack Morse, Luke Molla and Jason Kouyoumdjian each went 4-1 and finished fifth in their respective weight classes, while Glynn went undefeated
“We only wrestled nine of the 14 weight classes due to sickness and injuries, which affected team scoring in a very competitive holiday tournament,” LNR head coach Craig Stone said. “We also had a couple of early tournament losses that dropped wrestlers into the consolation rounds. However, I was very pleased with how they bounced back in those consolation rounds to place or almost place. We constantly emphasize that there is no losing in wrestling, only winning and learning. This was a great learning experience for all.”
Earlier in the week, LNR competed in a tri-meet against Weston and Excel Academy, earning a 65-9 victory over Weston and a 45-32 win over Excel.
Several wrestlers recorded milestone victories during the tri-meet. Junior Dylan Harris earned his first varsity win with a pin at 138 pounds. Sophomore Gianni D’Apolito also picked up his first varsity victory via pin. Against Excel, freshman Luke Molla earned the first varsity win of his career with a fall.
Against Weston, LNR won 11 of the 14 weight classes, a victory that marked Stone’s 600th career win. Against Excel, the team won eight of 14 matches, with seven of those victories coming by pin.
“We are off to a good start, but there is a lot of wrestling ahead,” Stone said. “We have been able to fill the holes left by last year’s graduating seniors with underclassmen stepping up and rising to the occasion. There is still a lot of work to do, but enthusiasm is high and everyone is working hard.”
