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METHUEN — Sam Prescott was all smiles Saturday afternoon and it was no wonder.

METHUEN — It was a long time coming but capturing the Division 1 state title at 145 pounds Saturday was worth the wait for Methuen senior Matt Cabezas Saturday afternoon.

Methuen tuned up for its Merrimack Valley Conference Wednesday night showdown against Central Catholic by sweeping a home quad-meet, the most impressive win being 46-25 over Dual County League champions Westford Academy. Erick Lucas was 3-0 at 195 and 220 combined and Matt Cabezas and Jarmany Colon both remained undefeated.had strong days

Not much can be accomplished in five seconds, but don't tell that to Matt Cabezas. The Methuen wrestling senior broke the school record for the fastest pin, beating his opponent in a ridiculous five seconds to fuel the Rangers to a 51-26 win over Lawrence. 

Michael Crowe sealed a 42-30 win for Methuen wrestling over Chelmsford with a 52-second pin at 106 pounds.

Methuen bounced back from its first loss of the season with three resounding wins in a quad-meet. Unbeatend Jarmany Colon and Matt Cabezas both had three first-period pins for the Rangers (17-1), CJ Brown had three pins at 160 and Zabian Cruz bumped to 152 and had a solid 10-5 win over Framingham Holiday finalist Nick Mazzuchelli of St. John’s.

Methuen tuned up for Wednesday's Merrimack Valley Conference showdown at Haverhill by winning five meets Saturday, including 34-31 over defending South sectional champ Mansfield.

Methuen's wrestling team improved to 9-0 but its 48-19 win over Dracut wasn't as easy as it looks. Justin Sheehan (138), Zabian Cruz (152) both had two-point decisions and Jose Diaz (170) won by three points.

Rapidly improving 106-pounder Michael Crowe had a second-period pin and Justin Sheehan had a third-period pin to highlight unbeaten  Methuen's 56-22 win over banged-up North Andover.

Jose Diaz had the win of the day for Methuen, a 10-4 decision at 170 pounds ofer Greater Lawrence standout Ader Mezidor as the Rangers crushed both the Reggies (70-0) and Leominster (65-6) for their fourth straight win.