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ANDOVER — It was a great day for Lawrence junior Adrian Sosa, but not a perfect one. Sosa, a talented 138-pounder, fought off his back in the first period to record a second-period pin to help fuel the Lancers to a 42-21 victory over host Greater Lawrence. The win lifted Lawrence to 19-3 on the year and provided its third straight city title. The Lancers had previously beaten Central Catholic, 46-24. The only problem for Sosa was that his older brother, Nick, is a Reggie and he dropped a heartbreaking 3-2 decision to Yariel Velez at 195 pounds, and he couldn’t help rooting against his team in that match. “I want my team to win the meet, but I have to pull for my brother,” said Sosa, who gave his sibling a little pep talk before his match. “I’m a family-first kind of kid.” Two other Sosa brothers, Victor and Isaac, also wrestled at Greater Lawrence, on the back-to-back Division 2 dual-meet state championship squads and, the youngest one admits, “My first choice was to be a Reggie — I grew up here — but I was turned down, so I have to do my best for the Navy Blue and White (Lawrence).” Thus far, he’s done just that, recording an impressive 19-1 dual-meet record and, for awhile, it looked like yesterday’s pin might be pivotal because the Reggies (12-7) put up an emotional battle on their home mat. Following a pin by 132-pound teammate Edgardo Rios, Sosa had given Lawrence an 18-9 lead, but the Amador twins brought the Reggies back with perhaps their best matches of the season. Wilkin Amador recorded an 11-5 decision at 145 and Melvin Amador followed with a 13-6 decision at 152, barely missing a pin at the buzzer. Michael Amador lifted Lawrence back in front 22-15 with a major decision at 160, but Carlos Aquino brought the Reggies to within one, 22-21, with a second-period fall at 170. Lawrence won the next four weight classes to wrap up the victory, but it was hardly easy. Although Marionel Garcia dominated with a technical fall at 182 and heavyweight Janer Reyes ended the match with a pin, Sosa was beating Velez late in the match and Lancers’ 220-pounder Mike Mena nearly got pinned twice in the first two periods, falling behind 12-2, before pinning Henry Tejada at the 4:24 mark. “I expected a battle and they (Greater Lawrence) are a tough team — it’s always an exciting match,” said Lawrence coach Rob Niceforo. “But our kids wrestled well and showed a lot of class. “I was real happy with Michael Amador, and (Mike) Mena just never gives up.” Also winning for Lawrence were Hector Reynoso and Rizky Riyanto, with decisions at 106 and 113 respectively, while for Greater Lawrence, Adan Marquez had a decision at 120 and Lenny Jorge got a late pin at 126. The only negative to what was a terrific dual meet, with terrific spirit on both teams, came when it was over and most of the Reggies walked away and refused to shake the hands of their Lawrence counterparts.

Tanner Burke, Jean-Luc Lemieux and Zack Daigle all wrestled well again as Pinkerton won 48-24 over Londonderry in boys wrestling.

North Andover's wrestling team tuned up for Saturday's Division 2 sectional with a 49-21 rout of Masconomet, which won the Cape Ann League Open last Saturday when the Knights (17-2) opted for the Methuen Tournament. John Pollard had a key 6-4 decision at 195 for the Knights. Zane Melillo returned from sickness to record a 47-second pin at 132.

Methuen's wrestling team (17-0) wrapped up the Merrimack Valley Conference title and its first unbeaten dual-meet season in at least 25 years with a 42-21 victory over Central Catholic. Heavyweight Anthony Giorgio, who got hurt in the first meet of the season, returned for a 5-4 decisionwhile Christian Monserrat remained unbeaten with a first-period pin at 113. C.J. Doherty and Scott DelRossi also had first-period falls.  

Thanks to a 35-second pin in the last match by Saul Medina, Haverhill's wrestling team nipped Avton-Boxboro 42-41 to give the Hillies a final 7-7-1 record since restoring the program after a two-tear absence. Orlando Rojas and Jonah Atkins also recorded pins for the Hillies.

Andover's wrestling team won its first meet of the season, 39-37 over Everett. Shiv Chawla, Joey Solimini and Nick Marcotte all recorded pins for the Warriors and Ben Dykstra had a technical fall. Jack Reilly and James Burke had pivotal one-point decisions. 

Perennial contender Concord was no match for Timberlane's wrestling team, which blasted the Crimson Tide 54-19. The Owls (19-2), who suffered their first New England loss in five years over the weekend to Connecticut power Danbury, had seven pins and won 10 of 14 weight classes. Harry Denoncourt was "Wrestler of the Meet" for defeating Concord standout Walter Ndi 9-5 at 182 and freshman Dan Scalzo had an impressive pin at 126.

Leominster had a chance for a tie but Saul Medina got the pin at 285 to seal up a 48-36 win for Haverhill. Parris Williams and Samie El-Zaib continued to rack up the pins for the Hillies.

The unbeaten Methuen wrestling team (16-0) clinched at least a tie for the Merrimack Valley Conference crown with a 43-23 win over Chelmsford (16-3). Mike Mouawad had the fastest of five first-period pins for the Rangers with a 1:22 fall at 145 pounds.

Led by unbeaten Colton Dempsey, Phillips Academy whipped Worcester Academy 44-22.