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TAUNTON— Just because it’s the weekend that doesn’t mean the high school sports action in the Greater Taunton area stops.

Here’s a look at all of the scores, stats and results from Saturday.

Boys Hockey: Taunton vs. King Philip

SCORE: King Philip 6, Taunton 1

LOCATION: Aleixo Arena

DATE: Jan. 7

RECORD: 4-4 (1-2 Hockomock League)

NEXT GAME: Wednesday at Stoughton/Brockton

Girls Hockey: Hockomock Stars at Medfield/Norton

SCORE: Medfield/Norton 9, Hockomock Stars 3

LOCATION: Rodman Arena

DATE: Jan. 7

RECORD: 0-7 (0-3 Hockomock)

NEXT GAME: Wednesday vs. Norwood

Wrestling: Taunton at Norton vs. Mansfield

SCORES: Taunton 64, Mansfield 15; Taunton 43, Norton 33

LOCATION: Norton High School

DATE: Jan. 7

RECORD: 8-0 (5-0 Hockomock)

HIGHLIGHTS: Johnnie Mainer Smith (105), Mike Leskoski (113), Ryan Jones (120), Ben Mandeville (145), Avery Justa (182) and Elijah Prophete (195) all won both of their respective matches while Brian Haen (126), Xavier Sandoval (132), Anthony Vieira (138), John Mandeville (152), Isaiah Avril (160), Logan Frank (220) and Bobby Tran (285) each won one.

NEXT MEET: Wednesday vs. Northbridge

Taunton’s Elijah Prophete grapples with Norton’s Jarrod Esmeraldo during a tri-meet at Norton High School.

Wrestling: Bridgewater-Raynham vs. Plymouth South vs. North Attleboro vs. Marblehead/Swampscott vs. Beverly

SCORES: Bridgewater-Raynham 46, Plymouth South 24; Bridgewater-Raynham 60, North Attleboro 16; Bridgewater-Raynham 60, Marblehead/Swampscott 16; Bridgewater-Raynham 42, Beverly 38

LOCATION: Bridgewater-Raynham Regional High School

DATE: Jan. 7

RECORD: 10-1 (1-0 Southeast Conference)

HIGHLIGHTS: Jack Alves (113), Brent von Magnus (120), Christian Curley (170), Nathan Leach, Jackson Rinke (195) and Declan Fahy (220) swept all four of their respective matches for the Trojans.

Bridgewater-Raynham's Christian Curley

Boys Hockey: Southeastern/Bristol-Plymouth vs. Stoughton/Brockton

SCORE: Southeastern/Bristol-Plymouth 5, Stoughton/Brockton 1

LOCATION: Raynham Ice Plex

DATE: Jan. 7

RECORD: 3-2-1 (2-0 Mayflower League)

HIGHLIGHTS: Colin Wilbur led the way for the Hawks with a pair of goals and an assist while John Whalen scored twice and Luke Martineau also found the back of the net to help hand coach Mark Cabral his 200th career win.

NEXT GAME: Wednesday at Blue Hill

Southeastern/Bristol-Plymouth’s Colin Wilbur

Wrestling: Bristol-Plymouth at Bob Gay Invitational

RESULT: Third Place (147.5)

LOCATION: Whitman-Hanson Regional High School

DATE: Jan. 7

RECORD: 9-3 (1-1 MAC)

HIGHLIGHTS: Jacob Bettencourt finished second overall in the 132 lb. weight class while Cody Reed (182) and James McDonough (220) came in third, Brooke Weafer (106), Patrick Sullivan (113) and Matt Keefe (120) came in fifth and Nathan Hicks (152), Jack Ramonetta (160) and Tommy Jones (285) all finished sixth in their respective weight classes. This was the inaugural edition of a tournament named for current Craftsmen coach and National Wrestling Hall of Fame member Bob Gay, who coached the Panthers from 1985 to 2001.

NEXT MEET: Wednesday at Keefe Tech

Bristol-Plymouth’s Jacob Bettencourt

Boys Hockey: Dighton-Rehoboth/Seekonk vs. Greater New Bedford

SCORE: Dighton-Rehoboth/Seekonk 12, Greater New Bedford 0

LOCATION: New England Sports Village

DATE: Jan. 7

RECORD: 5-2 (2-1 South Coast Conference)

HIGHLIGHTS: Noah Bastis and Jey Millette both led the way for the Falcon warriors with a pair of goals each while Brett Axon, Evan Silvia, Ian McGann, Keegan Fitzpatrick, Brady Fitzpatrick, Ethan Goudreau, Adam Bastis and Aidan Boothe all found the back of the net.

NEXT GAME: Monday vs. Bourne

Dighton-Rehoboth/Seekonk’s Noah Bastis

Wrestling: Bristol Aggie/Dighton-Rehoboth at Chelmsford Invitational

RESULT: Eighth Place (92)

LOCATION: Chelmsford High School

DATE: Jan. 7

RECORD: 3-0 (1-0 MAC)

HIGHLIGHTS: Richard McGreevy finished second in the 195 lb. weight class while Anthony Ashe (220) and Brady Benfeito (285) finished third in their respective weight classes.

NEXT MEET: Wednesday at South Shore Tech

Bristol-Aggie/Dighton-Rehoboth’s Brady Benfeito, as seen during a D-R football practice.

Taunton Daily Gazette sports reporter Cameron Merritt can be reached at cmerritt@tauntongazette.com. You can follow him on Twitter at @CamMerritt_News. Support local journalism by purchasing a digital or print subscription to the Taunton Daily Gazette today.