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BRISTOL -- Rhode Island failed to crown a champion at last year's New England Wrestling Championships, but this year the Ocean State crowned two -- Patrick Feeley (at 103 pounds) from Johnston, and Nathan Myers (112 pounds) from Bishop Hendricken.

Feeley got things going for Rhode Island by scoring a victory in the first championship match of the meet yesterday at Roger Williams University.

He used his quickness to score two quick points on Mt. Anthony's, of Vermont, Chris Pruden, and then was awarded a third when Pruden was penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct, biting. The gritty ninth grader led 3-0 at the end of the first.

Feeley kept the pressure on Pruden in the second period and increased his lead to 6-2 by the end of the period.

Pruden scored a quick point when he was able to break out of Feeley's hold in the third, and then another, but Feeley was able to put the match away when he scored two points on a takedown to win, 8-4.

Myers was up next in the 112-pound match and, just like in the state finals, he found himself in overtime. This time, however, he won, 5-4.

"The loss (at States) actually helped him get motivated for this tournament," Hendricken coach Kevin Hennessey said. "He is a very tough kid. A great technical wrestler. I couldn't have asked for anything more out of him."

Myers found himself down, 2-1, early, but came back to take a 4-3 advantage over Spaulding (N.H.) High's Zach Thone by the end of the second. Thone knotted the score at 4-4 with 1:09 left in the third to send the match into overtime, but Myers scored a takedown 17 seconds into the extra period for the win.

"He's a great leader," Hennessey said. "He deserved this. He works hard everyday. One of the reasons why I decided to go to Hendricken was to work with kids like him."

Matt Smith (125) of Timberlane High became the second wreslter in the history of the New England Championships to win a New England title four years in a row when he pinned Mike Murphy of Quincy (Mass.) High in the second stanza.

Smith was immediately inducted into the New England Wrestling Hall of Fame.

Matt Martin (112) led East Providence with a third-place finish, while Marquis Brewster (130) led Cranston East by finishing third. They both won state titles in their respective weight classes this year.

Joe Gravina (189) captured the bronze for Warwick, and his teammate, Rich Boudreau (145), placed fifth.

Chris Hannon (heavyweight), who went undefeated this year in Rhode Island action, came in fourth for North Kingstown.

Rhode Island hasn't won a New England title since Coventry did it back in 1998. With 14, Massachusetts holds the most New England titles; Rhode Island is second with 10.

Warwick came in 15th place with 30.50 points. Hendricken (26.50) came in 19th, Cranston East (21) finished 23rd, North Kingstown (18) placed 31st, and East Providence came in 37th.

TEAM RESULTS

1, Mt. Anthony, 115.50; 2, Salem, 63; 3, Timberlane, 60.50; 4, Lowell, 53.50; 5, Central Catholic, 53; 6, Bridgewater-Raynham, 45; 7, St. John's, 37; 8, Quincy, 36.50; 9, RHAM, 35; 10, Pinkerton, 33; 11, Bethel, 32; 12, Foxboro, 31; 13, Greenwich, 31; 14, Warwick, 30.50; 15, Plymouth, 30; 16, Ludlow, 28; 17, St. John's Private, 28; 18, Hendricken, 26.50; 19, Rockland, 24.50; 20, Johnston, 24; 21, N.F.A., 22; 22, Cranston East, 21; 23, Spaulding, N.H., 21; 24, Waterford, 21; 25, Weymouth, 21.

26, Bridgeport, 20; 27, Fairfield, 20; 28, Hand, 20; 29, Souhegan, 20; 30, Fitchburgh, 18; 31, North Kingstown, 18; 32, Platt, 31; 33, Walpole, 18; 34, Agawam, 16; 35, Guilford, 16; 36, East Providence, 15.50; 37, Chelmsford, 14; 38, Weaver, 14; 39, Gr. Lowell, 13; 40, Camden Hill, 12; 41, tie between Dexter and Marshwoods, 11; 42, tie among Deering, Killingly, Plainville, Reading, 10; 46, tie among Fair Haven, Springfield and Stratford, 9.

CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES

103 -- Feeley, Johnston, def. Pruden, Mt. Anthony, 8-4; 112 -- Myers, Bishop Hendricken, def. Thone, 5-4; 119 -- Lacroix, Salem, pinned Pace, Bethel, 3:17; 125 -- Smith, Timberlane, pinned Murphy, Quincy, 2:43; 130 -- Sforza, Rockland, def. Hayes, Danbury, 8-4; 135 -- Dalicandro, Salem, def. LeRoux, 3-2; 140 -- Lackey, Mt. Anthony, def. Pallaria, Central Catholic, 11-1; 145 -- Pagan, N.F.A., def. Mance, Mt. Anthony, 3-0; 152 -- Moricone, Pinkerton, def. Greener, Walpole, 13-2; 160 -- Goss, St. John's, won by disqualification over Wright, Mt. Anthony; 171 -- Dimick, Mt. Anthony, def. Scholnick, Hand., 9-8; 189 -- Pedro, St. John's, def. Karasevicz, Waterford, 13-3; 215 -- Blair, Plymouth, def. Fendone, Central Catholic, 6-5; Beane, Bridgeway, def. Sullivan, Greenwich, 2-1.

CONSOLATION MATCHES

103 -- King, Chelm., def. Cavallaro, Plainville, 4-3. 112 -- Brown, RHAM, def. Martin, E. Prov., 5-3. 119 -- Murillo, Platt, def. Monick, Mt. Anthony, 9-2. 125 -- Robichaud, Souhegan, def. Provost, Ludlow, 4-1. 130 -- Cleveland, Weaver, def. Brewster, Cr. East, 6-4. 135 -- Mannion, Fairfield, def. McDonald, Weymouth, 5-2. 140 -- Provencher, Lowell, def. Doerfler, Timberlane, 6-0. 145 -- Dussol, RHAM, def. Murray, Cent. Catholic, 3-2. 152 -- Hern, Quincy, def. Ragusa, Foxboro, 5-0. 160 -- Dolan, Lowell, def. Lopez, Gr. Lowell, 3-1. 171 -- Sheehan, Lowell, def. DaCruz, Ludlow, 7-3. 189 -- Gravina, Warwick, def. Pederson, Agawam, 6-2. 215 -- Ranney, Timberlane, pinned Palermo, Bethel, 4:11. 275 -- Parker, Foxboro, def. Hannon, N. Kingstown, 5-1.

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