Two undefeated teams entered the finals of the McDonogh Holiday Duals, Thursday, both walloping their opponents with large wins and remaining flawless through the tournament.
Spring Grove, going 7-0 through Pool A, and McDonogh, going 6-0 in Pool B, both took to the tournament final with something to prove, and it was the Eagles who would prove the most, downing Spring Brook with a 32-23 win.
Winning every dual meet by more than 40 points, the Eagles soared to the highest level of Pool B in both days of wrestling, while Spring Grove ripped away from Archbishop Curley in Pool A, who was tied for first before suffering a loss to Glenelg in the fifth round and to Old Mill in the seventh.
Curley came back to beat South River in the battle of the of two Maryland teams for a fifth place finish, 47-16, and ending the tournament 5-3.
The Gladiators entered day two just one-win back from the leaders in Pool A, dropping a match to Brentsville on 
tiebreaking criteria, 31-30, and wrestled tough on Thursday for three more wins and a chance against 5-1 Loyola.
Glenelg downed in-state competition Curley and Old Mill in back-to-back tight matches, beating Curley, 36-33, with a fall in the final bout, and handling Old Mill, 48-22, before easing past the Dons in the bronze-medal match, 39-31.
Loyola started Thursday 2-1and tied for second in Pool B, and wins over Washington, Northeastern and South River helped the Dons reach their final match of the two-day tournament in a battle with Glenelg. Loyola’s only loss in the tournament before the finals was to host McDonogh in the very first round, 56-15, and then eventually losing to Glenelg in the medal match.
Old Mill had its ups and downs over the two day tournament, taking pride in a 37-36 win over Curley and very tight losses to some top competition.
McDonogh Holiday Duals Results
Round One
McDonogh 56, Loyola 15
Kellam 31, South River 28
Father Judge 41, Washington 31
Archbishop Curley 39, Good Counsel 36
Spring Grove 49, St. Christopher’s 24
Glenelg 48, Pequea Valley 20
Brentsville 39, Old Mill 36
Round Two
McDonogh 62, South River 12
Loyola 42, Kellam 30
Northeastern 33, Father Judge 27
Old Mill 37, Good Counsel 34
Spring Grove 57, Pequea Valley 15
Glenelg 41, St. Christopher’s 25
Archbishop Curley 42, Brentsville 30
Round Three
McDonogh 60, Northeastern 12
Kellam 37, Washington 32
South River 36, Father Judge 24
Old Mill 51, Pequea Valley 22
Spring Grove 54, Good Counsel 14
Brentsville 31, Glenelg 30 (tiebreaker)
Archbishop Curley 48, St. Christopher’s 17
Round Four
McDonogh 60, Washington 17
Northeastern 39, Kellam 26
Loyola 44, Fagther Judge 33
Old Mill 51, St. Chrisopher’s 18
Spring Grove 49, Brenstville 15
Glenelg 39, Good Counsel 27
Archbishop Curley 45, PaqueaValley 15
Round Five
McDonogh 63, Father Judge 15
South River 32, Northeastern 26
Loyola 46, Washington 30
Brentsville 50, St. Christopher’s 24
Spring Grove 48, Old Mill 19
Glenelg 36, Archbishop Curley 33
Good Counsel 50, Paquea Valley 27
Round Six
Kellam 37, Father Judge 35
South River 50, Washington 23
Loyola 43, Northeastern 30
Good Counsel 45, St. Christopher’s 17
Spring Grove 51, Archbishop Curley 15
Glenelg 48, Old Mill 22
Brentsville 48, Paquea Valley 25
Round 7
McDonogh 56, Kellam 6
Northeastern 51, Washington 27
Loyola 39, South River 30
St. Christopher’s 30, Pequea Valley 29
Spring Grove 49, Glenelg 9
Old Mill 37, Archbishop Curley 36
Good Counsel 41, Brentsville 25
Round 8 Finals
1st McDonogh 32, Spring Grove 23
3rd Glenelg 39, Loyola 31
5th Curley 47, South River 16
7th Old Mill 48, Northeastern 24
9th Brentsville 40, Kellam 28
11th Good Counsel 38, Father Judge 32
13th Washington 34, St. Chrisopher’s 30.
Pool Records:
Pool A
Spring Grove (7-0)
Glenelg (5-2)
Old Mill (4-3)
Curley (4-3)
Brentsville (4-3)
Good Counsel (3-4)
St. Christopher’s (1-6)
Washington (0-6)
Pool B
McDonogh (6-0)
Loyola (5-1)
South River (3-3)
Kellam (3-3)
Northeastern (3-3)
Father Judge (1-5)
Pequea Valley (0-7)
Team OWs
1st- McDonogh-Jack Clark
2nd- Spring Grove-Trey Duncan
3rd- Glenelg-Austin Pagnotta
4th- Loyola-David Mohler
5th- Archbishop Curley-Vince Scarinzi
6th- South River-Collin Alley
7th- Old Mill-Salaman Riddell
8th- Northeastern-Derik Myers
9th- Brentsville-Seth Henson
10th- Kellam-Ross Benzel
11th- Good Counsel-Shane Arechiga
12th- Father Judge-Thomas Goodyear
13th- Washington-Tyler Cross
14th- St. Christopher’s-David Wesley
15th- Pequea Valley-Mitchell Ball
