Recap
Ashland Tournament (Franklin, North Attleboro) – Both Franklin and North Attleboro finished inside the top 10 at the Ashland Early Bird tournament to begin the 2023-2024 campaign. North Attleboro took third overall with 177 points after sending five grapplers to the finals. Jayden Mendes claimed the individual title at 113, clinching the win in the finals with a 13-0 major decision while Drew Mingo took first at 150 by landing a third round takedown to win 7-5. Braxton Ferro (138), Joseph Brucato (144), and Zachary Haffner (165) all finished second, Alexander Robin (132) was fourth, and Yamaan Abdalla (120) and Masen Oyola (157) finished fifth. Franklin’s Weyland O’Connoll took second overall at 175 to help the Panthers finish ninth overall as a team. Riley Carlucci (138) was third and Roman Caccacelli (126) took fifth.
