In the end experience prevailed.
The Fort Dorchester Patriots pulled away from a young Berkeley Stags squad to win going away, 53-13. The Pats took five of the matches via pins and a pair of forfeits in the final two weight classes.
The Patriots improve to 13-3 and are set for the state playoffs that begin next week.
In the meet’s tightest match at the 119-pound class, Berkeley’s Patrick Mestrez continued his unbeaten string for 2009-2010 with a narrow 5-4 win over Marquis Robinson. The match remained tied for most of the three periods. Points came at a premium. With less than a minute remaining in the third period, Mestrez recorded a one-point escape to take the lead and hold on to win the match.

Patriots 53, Stags 13
103-Cumbee (B) d. Clarke 11-3; 112-Barfield (FD) p. D.Robinson; 119-Mestrez (B) d. M.Robinson 5-4; 125-Manice (FD) p. Brown; 130-S.Bugarin (FD) p. Jones; 135-Kinard (B) forfeit; 140-Braecklein (FD) d. Johnson 8-3; 145-Young (FD) d. Campbell 19-2; 152-Borja (FD) p. McGill; 160-A.Bugarin d. Miller 9-3; 171-Thompson (FD) p. White; 189-Flores (FD) p. Hardine; 215-Porter (FD)forfeit; Heavyweight-Sellers (FD) forfeit.