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METHUEN – Mike Glynn knew all about being a runner-up.

Saturday, he earned his All-State crown.

The Central Catholic senior, who finished twice each of the previous two seasons, had his way with the tough 138-pound field at Methuen, earning four decisions by a combined 44-12.

Three from Central Catholic and Haverhill's Ben Davoli (113) and Jake Nicolosi (145) were among nine local wrestlers who advanced Friday at the All-State meet to this morning's semifinals.

Central Catholic placed six wrestlers in the semifinals and held a commanding lead in the team standings of the Division 2 state meet in Milton. Advancing for the Raiders were Jimmy Glynn (106), Stephen Donovan (132), Mike Glynn (138), Nate Vachon (145), Matt Shaw (152) and Anthony Mears (220). Also advancing to the semis were North Andover's Ethan Ford (132) and Jack Carbone (195).

BOXFORD – Ethan Ford had been training for Saturday afternoon pretty much since his first high school wrestling season.

And after improving one step at a time over his career, the North Andover senior finally got his crown.

METHUEN — St. John's Prep's Rawson Iwanicki of Andover is one very confident freshman, so much so that some might call him cocky.

But that would be a mistake because Iwanicki, as he showed Saturday at the Division 1 North sectional, has good reason to be confident. By defeating Lawrence's talented John Vasquez 8-3 in the finals, Iwanicki improved to his season record to a sterling 45-2.

LAWRENCE — Central Catholic and Methuen have enjoyed some close, intense battles on the mat over the last decade.

But Tuesday afternoon was not one of them as the host Raiders romped to a 57-14 victory, improvinf their record to 20-2 and clinching at least a share of the MVC Division 1 title.

NORTH ANDOVER — This is becoming quite an enjoyable tradition for the Central Catholic wrestling team.

For the third straight year, the Raiders captured the Division 2 state dual meet title Satuday, and doing it in overwhelming fashion.

Mike Glynn had a 15-second pin and Central Catholic tuned up for Saturday's Division 2 dual meet tournament at North Andover with a 42-31 win over Lowell.

Mike Glynn had all pins, the final two in the first period, to remain unbeaten on the year to pace Central Catholic to third place at the Capital Classic in Concord. Finishing second for the Raiders were Jimmy Glynn (106) and Matt Shaw (145).

ANDOVER — Jackie Dehney had already proven herself in tournaments, starting with her season-opening title at the Blue Devil Classic.

On Wednesday night, the Central Catholic freshman girl showed her value in dual-meet showdowns with an impressive major decision that helped the Raiders surge past Andover, 40-33, in a Merrimack Valley Conference showdown.