By E. Shawn Aylsworth
Managing Editor
Third-ranked Perry Meridian once again posted a perfect 7-0 dual record Dec. 30-31 to capture the team title at the annual North Montgomery Invitational. Among the Falcons’ wins was a trio of victories over ranked opponents – a 30-19 defeat of No. 9 Carmel, a 58-6 drubbing of 12th-ranked New Palestine, and a 44-22 doubling up of No. 15 Portage.
The story of the tournament was Portage, tied with Delphi for sixth place a year ago but a stellar 6-1 this time around to finish second. Three of the Indians’ half-dozen wins were by 10 points or less, including a thrilling 34-33 upset of New Pal.
The third-place Dragons had a pair of close calls themselves, downing Delphi 30-29 and Carmel 31-26 in addition to the one-point loss to Portage.
Carmel’s Will Mascaro, ranked No. 4 at 135, was named the meet’s outstanding wrestler.
Here’s a look at your final team results (listed chronologically by victory):
Perry Meridian (7-0)
#3 Perry Meridian 69, North Montgomery 0
#3 Perry Meridian 30, #9 Carmel 19
#3 Perry Meridian 44, #15 Portage 22
#3 Perry Meridian 47, Bloomington South 12
#3 Perry Meridian 58, Warren Central 8
#3 Perry Meridian 58, #12 New Palestine 6
#3 Perry Meridian 63, Delphi 6
Portage (6-1)
#15 Portage 34, #12 New Palestine 33
#15 Portage 35, Bloomington South 19
#15 Portage 31, Warren Central 26
#15 Portage 64, North Montgomery 6
#15 Portage 51, Delphi 24
#15 Portage 36, #9 Carmel 27
New Palestine (5-2)
#12 New Palestine 35, Warren Central 28
#12 New Palestine 36, Bloomington South 21
#12 New Palestine 30, Delphi 29
#12 New Palestine 31, #9 Carmel 26
#12 New Palestine 58, North Montgomery 15
Carmel (4-3)
#9 Carmel 32, Bloomington South 24
#9 Carmel 46, Delphi 27
#9 Carmel 50, North Montgomery 14
#9 Carmel 45, Warren Central 16
Delphi (2-5)
Delphi 51, North Montgomery 17
Delphi 30, Bloomington South 25
Bloomington South (2-5)
Bloomington South 44, North Montgomery 18
Bloomington South 43, Warren Central 21
Warren Central (2-5)
Warren Central 33, Delphi 26
Warren Central 54, North Montgomery 9
North Montgomery (0-7)
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