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In second place after the first day of competition, NORTH ATTLEBORO ended up with 168 team points for third place. Senior co-captain Shayne LeBlanc had the team's highest placement at 120 pounds as he went 3-1 over the two-day tournament, finishing runner-up. LeBlanc made the finals but was edged out by Hingham High's Mike Mui, last year's New England's runner-up. Michael Anderson went 3-2 for fourth place as well for North.

"I was pretty happy with the kids. We had a lot of youngsters a match away from the medal round. They're turning the corner," said North coach Wayne Griffin. "And that's not just a wrestling term, experience-wise these kids are figuring it out. Squad-wise, this is pretty big for our team."

The Rocketeers also had other placements from Bobby Deveau and John David, who were both 4-2 for fifth, while Steven Hathaway, Andrew McLoughlin and Peter Kummer were all 4-3 for eighth place in their respective weight classes. "I think the teams like North Andover and Norton had a lot more seniors and are geared to go deeper in a tournament like this. Coach (Pat) Coleman has done a really nice job with that Norton team. They have a good group of kids who work hard," added Griffin, whose Rocketeers incidentally beat Norton in a dual-meet earlier this season 36-33.

North Attleboro (9-0) returns to dual-meet action on Saturday morning (10), hosting King Philip.

Team results: 1-North Andover 230.5 points, 2-Norton 220.5, 3-North Attleboro 168, 4-Plymouth South 163, 5-Pembroke 159, 6-Bridgewater-Raynham 155.5, 7-Marshfield 146.5, 8-New Bedford 135, 9-Brockton 134.5, 10-Weymouth 118.

North Grapplers place third at Marshfield

North Attleboro results:

106-Steven Hathaway, 4-3 (8th place);

113-Cameron Burns, 1-2;

120-Shayne LeBlanc, 3-1 (2nd);

126-Andrew McLoughlin, 4-3 (8th);

132-John David, 4-2 (5th);

138-Jim David, 1-2;

145-Shane Haughey, 2-2;

152-Austin Renzi, 2-2;

160-Tom Eustis, 3-2;

170-Peter Kummer, 4-3 (8th);

182-Evan Packert, 3-2;

195-Bobby Deveau 4-2, (5th);

220-Michael Anderson 3-2 (4th);

Heavyweight-Ben Alegra, 0-2.