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Henson, Botello Advance to State Wrestling Semifinals
A pair of Barnstable High School Red Raiders will vie for Division 1 State Championship bragging rights today after advancing to the Semifinals following yesterday's opening round of the Division 1 Individual State Wrestling Championships.
Leave it to the underclassmen.
Barnstable High School eighth grade phenom Michael Botello and BHS junior co-captain Will Henson advanced last night to today's semifinal round of the 2012 MIAA Division 1 Individual State Tournament, putting the dynamic duo in position to vie for a state championship title in their respective weight classes.
Botello, competing in the 106-lb. division, defeated Andover's Tyler Ferris by pin at 1:50 of their match-up. He followed that win with a 4-3 victory over Franklin's Ben Zigby and in so doing advanced to today's bout versus Agawam's Brennen Liebel.
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Henson, who soared this season above the 100-career victories mark, pinned Waltham's Alan Carias at 0:30 in the opening round of the 170-lb. division, then went on to devour Chelmsford's Ben Melisi, 9-2. Henson faces Lexington's Ray Stebbins today in the semifinals.
Barnstable's Owen Murray, a freshman battling in the tough 220-lb. class, defeated Algonquin's Albert Marsocci by pinning him at 2:38, but then fell to Peabody's DJ Henrick, 11-3, in the quarterfinals.
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BHS sophomore Colby McWilliams, competing in the 132-lb. division, fell in the opening round, 16-3, to Edgado Rios of Lawrence High School.
