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The Georgetown-Ipswich wrestling team picked up seven wins by pin, all in the first round, as it routed Malden 42-18 on Thursday night. Tre Aulson, Jei Yeaton and Matt Mansfield all got their pins in under a minute, and with the win the Royals are now 8-1-1 on the year.

Pentucket 8th grader Tyler Knox continued his 106-pound rivalry with Salem's Calvin Dalton Saturday and this time he won decisively, 13-6, to claim first at the Cape Ann League/Northeast Conference meet.

Georgetown-Ipswich wrestling swept its Saturday quad-meet with Salem (MA), Essex Tech and Waltham-Weston, improving the team to 15-4 and guarenteeing the team's fifth straight winning season. Matt Mansfield, Zach Beauvais and John Blythe each went 3-0 on the day.

Sophomore Troy Forgitano went 3-0 on the day, and Robbie Blythe went 2-1 in his first day back as Georgetown-Ipswich wrestling won two out of three at Saturday's quad-meet, beating Sandwich 42-22 and Leominster 43-24 while losing to Brookline 45-15. Georgetown is now 11-4 on the season.

Georgetown-Ipswich wrestling knocked off Everett, Gloucester, Saugus and Tyngsboro in quick succession on Saturday to improve to 9-2 on the season. John Blythe and Matt Mansfield both went 4-0 on the day, and Connor Young went 3-1.

Troy Forgitano and Zach Beauvais each picked up pins as Georgetown-Ipswich wrestling beat Peabody 34-22 on Wednesday. John Blythe also won a 12-2 major decision and Jei Yeaton, Connor Young and Matt Mansfield all won by forfeit.

Andrew Buzzell avenged his only loss on the season to Marblehead's Armani Dotson, controlling the entire match before getting a pin in the second period as Whittier beat Marblehead/Swampscott and Pentucket but fell to Georgetown. For Pentucket, which beat Georgetown and Marblehead, Tyler Knox remained undefeated at 106 and Jason Young, Jake Slevosky and Pete D'Agostino were all 3-0. Georgetown-Ipswich went 2-1, and Matt Mansfield went 3-0 at 152 pounds.

WEST NEWBURY —  Something different happened at the Pentucket Wrestling Tournament Wednesday and it took head Pentucket coach Dennis Puleo by surprise.

For the first time in 17 years, the Sachems — without any seniors — won their own tournament, and in impressive fashion at that, finishing with 144 1/2 points, comfortably ahead of runner-up Whittier (123). The Timberlane B team was in third with 111 1/2.

Triton's Jared Durkin got a first round pin to pick up the 100th win of his career, helping the Vikings edge past Georgetown-Ipswich 37-36 on Thursday. Durkin has enjoyed a terrific career, starting as a standout freshman at Triton before spending his junior year away at the Hyde School in Maine.

The Georgetown-Ipswich wrestling team took a convincing win over Malden Catholic on Wednesday, recording six pins in the 51-30 win. Heavyweight Nick Frongillo won the match of the day, pinning his opponent late in the third round (5:22), while Brandon Odle (106 pounds) and Troy Forgitano (120 pounds) finished their business quicky, pinning their opponents in 36 and 37 seconds respectively.