Wiscasset wrestler takes second in Class A regionals

Strozier wins two matches to finish second in 152-pound division for Class A South
Fri, 02/17/2017 - 12:15pm

Wiscasset Middle High School junior Sam Strozier was the underdog in all three of his wrestling matches Feb. 11 at the Class A North Regional tournament, but the No. 6 seed prevailed twice,a finishing second in his weight class.

Strozier is the only Wiscasset high school student wrestling this winter. He trains with the Morse High School squad. On Feb. 11, Class A teams went to Nokomis Regional High School in Newport for the regional tournament. Strozier competed in the 152-pound division and pinned No. 3 Seth Sweet of Camden Hills in the second period and defeated No. 2 Dylan Corbett of Oxford Hills in the semifinals. Corbett built an 8-6 lead in the final period before Strozier rallied by pinning him with 30 seconds remaining.

In the final, Nokomis’ Quinton Richards, the region’s top seed, pinned Strozier in 38 seconds.

Strozier and the seven other top Class A wrestlers qualified for the state championship tournament on Saturday, Feb. 18 at Camden Hills High School.