The Barrington Middle School wrestling team had six wrestlers qualify for the state tournament and finished 13th out of the 30 teams competing.

The solid finish offered a silver lining to a tough regular season which saw the Eagles finish 4-8.

"The Eastern Division was the toughest division in the state this year and we had to give up 5 or 6 forfeits every match, because our team was young and small," wrote assistant coach Scott Leonard in a recent email. "Finishing in 13th place might not seem like a big deal, but to us coaches, it was a great accomplishment with only 6 wrestlers entered into the tournament. We beat over a dozen schools that had twice as many wrestlers as we did."

Wrestling team captain Zachary Leonard was the lone Barrington Middle School wrestler to be a finalist at the tournament. Zachary lost a tough finals match, 8-4, and brought home a silver medal in the 148-pound division.

Captain Preston Quintanilha lost a tough semifinals match, but bounced back to capture third place in the 159-pound division. Ben King was the team's third wrestler to place at the state tournament. Ben finished fourth in the 96-pound division.