The Franklin Academy wrestling team participated in the Essex Jct., Vermont High School Wrestling Classic. Twenty-seven high school teams attended from New York, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Connecticut. Every weight class was loaded with good wrestlers. The FA team was able to post the fourth best team total. This was an excellent job by the entire team and the coaches were quite pleased with the team's overall performance.
Good competition is essential for wrestlers to improve.
Leading the way for the Huskies were first place finishers John Spinner 112 and Mike Botto 152. Both of these wrestlers won their third tournament title in as many tournaments. Spinner was seeded second. Spinner handed him his first loss on the season beating him 9-6 in the finals and claiming the championship at 112. It was the second time this year he wrestled Champlain Valley's Salvatori in the finals.