Alexander Bajoras (St. John’s Prep)

Nate Blanchette (Central Catholic)

Michael Boulanger (Milford)

Thomas Brown (Chelmsford)

Luke Connolly (Bishop Fenwick/Northeast)

Jayden D’Ambrosio (St. John’s Prep)

Vinny DeMaio (Methuen)

Nick Desisto (Tewksbury)

Dominic Gangi (Methuen)

Cole Glynn (Central Catholic)

Cyrus Jones (Sharon)

Emmett Logan (Lowell)

Charlie Lussier (Whitman-Hanson)

Brent Von Magnus (Bridgewater-Raynham)

Yandel Morales (Andover)

Brent Nicolosi (Haverhill)

Jonah Paulino (Monty Tech)

Mason Pellegri (Milton)

Peter Rincan (Billerica)

James Tildsley (Shawsheen)

Sidney Tildsley (Shawsheen)

Michael Toppan (Gloucester)

ALEXANDER BAJORAS

ST. JOHN’S PREP

The junior heavyweight was the Div. 1 North sectional, then took second at the Div. 1 State, All-State and New England tournaments. A two-time Div. 1 State finalist, Bajoras was seventh in the All-States as a sophomore. The NHSCA All-American is an honor roll student who also plays football and competes in spring track. In the offseason, Bajoras trains at Smitty’s Wrestling Barn.

NATE BLANCHETTE

CENTRAL CATHOLIC

The senior went undefeated on the season, winning all 48 matches, including the Div. 1 North, Div. 1 State, All-State and New England titles. The Merrimack Valley Conference Wrestler of the Year ended his career with an 188-3 record, three New England titles and two All-State titles. Blanchette will continue his wrestling career at Rutgers.

MICHAEL BOULANGER

MILFORD

The Div. 2 Central and Div. 2 State champion at 138 pounds, the junior went on to post a 36-3 record on the season. An All-State finalist and New England place-winner, the Hockomock League MVP earned his 100th career win on Jan. 10. A member of the National Honor Society and Spanish National Honor Society, Boulanger has a career record of 130-23.

THOMAS BROWN

CHELMSFORD

Unstoppable in the heavyweight class, the junior standout went 55-0 with 52 of those victories coming via pin. Brown won the Div. 1 Central/West sectional, Div. 1 State, All-State and New England title. Brown went on to take a third at the Nationals, earning All-American honors in the process once again. A three-time sectional, state and All-State champion, Brown has a career mark of 161-3 with 138 pins.

LUKE CONNOLLY

BISHOP FENWICK/NORTHEAST

Wrestling between 157 and 165 pounds during the season, Connolly was 20-0 in dual meets and posted an overall record of 41-2, giving him a career mark of 131-12. A two-time State Vocational and North Sectional champion, Connolly is a member of the National Honor Society. A three-sport captain, Connolly will play football at RPI.

JAYDEN D’AMBROSIO

ST. JOHN’S PREP

The 157-pound senior went 61-0, winning the Div. 1 North, Div. 1 State, All-State and New England titles. In three years at the varsity level, D’Ambrosio amassed an overall record of 160-10. The honor roll student will continue his wrestling career at Edinboro University.

VINNY DEMAIO

METHUEN

An all-Merrimack Valley Conference performer, the sophomore was 48-4 and advanced to the 157-pound finals at the Div. 1 North, Div. 1 State, All-State and New Englands. A three-time state-place finisher, DeMaio has a career mark of 130-16. A four-time honor roll student with a 4.0 GPA, DeMaio was second team all-MVC in football. In the offseason, DeMaio trains at Doughboy Wrestling Club.

NICK DESISTO

TEWKSBURY

The sophomore was rock-solid at 113 pounds, winning the Div. 3 Sectional and Div. 3 State titles. He placed second at both the All-State and New Englands, ending the season with a 46-5 record. The three-time sectional champion has a career record of 106-17. A member of the football team, Desisto is an honor roll student.

DOMINIC GANGI

METHUEN

The 113-pound senior was the Div. 1 North Sectional, Div. 1 State and All-State champion while placing in the New Englands. A first-team all-Merrimack Valley Conference performer, Gangi surpassed the 100-win mark this past season. A 2023 NHSCA Junior All-American, Gangi trains in the offseason at Doughboy Wrestling Club.

COLE GLYNN

CENTRAL CATHOLIC

The 106-pound junior was the Div. 1 State and All-State champion on his way to a 49-win season. A high honors student, Glynn is a two-time State and All-State place-winner. A member of the varsity soccer team, Glynn works out at Smitty’s Wrestling Barn in the offseason.

CYRUS JONES

SHARON

Jones had a terrific sophomore season for the Eagles, posting a 43-3 record at 150 pounds with 32 of the victories coming via pin. The Div. 2 Central Sectional champion was the runner-up at the Div. 2 State and All-State tournaments. The Marshfield Holiday Tournament champion and an honor roll student, Jones was the MVP in the Davenport Division of the Hockomock League.

EMMETT LOGAN

LOWELL

The 126-pound sophomore was a model of consistency, reaching the finals of the Div. 1 North, Div. 1 State and All-State tournaments, while placing sixth at the New Englands. Logan also won the Wayland Holiday and Timberlane Tournaments, ending the season with a 51-8 record, including 41 pins. A two-time sectional, state and All-State finalist, Logan has 105 wins in his career. In the offseason, Logan trains at Doughboy Wrestling Club in Lowell.

CHARLIE LUSSIER

WHITMAN-HANSON

A two-time Patriot League MVP, the 120-pound junior was the Div. 2 State champion and went on to take second in both the All-State and New England tournaments. A 2023 New England place-winner, Lussier is a member of the National Honor Society. In the offseason, Lussier trains at both the Metrowest and CBC wrestling clubs.

BRENT VON MAGNUS

BRIDGEWATER-RAYNHAM

The 132-pound junior won the Div. 2 South sectional and Div. 2 State titles, placed second in the All-States and sixth at the New Englands. For his career, Von Magnus is a two-time state champion and a three-time All-State place-finisher. An honor roll student, Von Magnus trains at Metrowest United Wrestling.

YANDEL MORALES

ANDOVER

A two-time Boston Herald All-Scholastic, the sophomore captured the 126-pound title at the Div. 1 North, Div. 1 State and All-State title, while taking a second at the New Englands. The Outstanding Wrestler at the Woburn Invitational, Morales ended the season with a 54-5. record. A two-time Sectional, State and All-State champion, Morales has a career record of 151-12.

BRENT NICOLOSI

HAVERHILL

Nicolosi had a great senior season at 165 pounds, winning the Lowell Holidays, The Div. 1 North Sectionals, Div. 1 State, All-State and New England titles. A two-time state champion and a three-time state place-winner, the NHSCA All-American ended his career with 208 wins. In the offseason, Nicolosi trains at Smitty’s Barn.

JONAH PAULINO

MONTY TECH

The 132-pound senior turned in an impressive 49-1 season. Paulino captured the Lowell Holiday title, the Div. 1 Central/West Sectional, Div. 1 State and All-State title, then took second at the New Englands. A four-time state champion and three-time New England place-finisher, Paulino ended his career with a 144-4 record. In the offseason, Paulino trains at Doughboy Wrestling.

MASON PELLEGRI

MILTON

The senior captain went 52-1 on the season, winning the Wayland Holiday, Bob Gay Invitational and George Bossi Lowell Holiday titles. Pellegri was equally as good in the postseason, capturing the Div. 2 Central Sectional, Div. 2 State and All-State titles, while taking a third at the New Englands. Pellegri ended his career with school records for wins (147) and pins (108). A member of the National Honor Society, Pellegri will wrestle at Harvard and major in both business and engineering.

PETER RINCAN

BILLERICA

The 120-pound sophomore was the Div. 2 North sectional, Div. 2 State and All-State champion, then took third in the New Englands to finish off a 55-1 season. As a freshman at Bedford High in New Hampshire, Rincan was a perfect 53-0 and won the New England title. Rincan trains in the offseason at Prophecy RTC.

JAMES TILDSLEY

SHAWSHEEN

A three-time Boston Herald All-Scholastic, the sophomore was a perfect 57-0, winning the Div. 1 North, Div. 1 State, All-State and New England titles. A three-time Lowell Holiday Champion, Tildsley was voted the Outstanding Wrestler at the All-State meet. He was an all-Commonwealth Athletic Conference linebacker for a Shawsheen team which went 11-1.

SIDNEY TILDSLEY

SHAWSHEEN

The junior is well on his way to becoming one of the most decorated wrestlers in state history. The 138-pounder captured his third straight Div. 1 North Sectional, Div. 1 State and All-State title to go along with his third George Bossi Lowell Holiday title. A three-time NHSCA All-American, Tildsley has a career record of 181-2. He was also the MVP of the CAC in football, earning All-Scholastic honors in the process.

MICHAEL TOPPAN

GLOUCESTER

The Northeastern Conference Wrestler of the Year, the 190-pound senior was the Div. 3 North, Div. 3 State and All-State champion, while placing sixth in the New Englands on his way to a 54-5 season. A two-time New England place-winner, Toppan ended his career with a stellar 181-29 record. A two-time track captain and honor roll student, Toppan will wrestle and study Construction Management at Roger Williams University .

LEAGUE ALL-STARS

BAY STATE CONFERENCE

Michael Nigro, Thomas Nguyen (Braintree); Jamie Evarts, Gabriel Thomas (Brookline); Dan Sullivan, Philip Watson, Kizen Semprum, Ben Lincoln, Adriana DeGroat (Framingham); Mason Pellegri, Kenny Hiraldo (Milton); Michael Mortarelli, Matthew Pini, Joseph Linton, Jake Ashman, Mike Whalen (Natick); Alex Rutley (Needham); Jon Jauregui (Newton North); Logan Murphy (Walpole); Jonah Ginsberg, Oliver Knight (Wellesley); Michael Brooks, Kevin Mackin, Jake Thompson, Naheem Ridore (Weymouth)

MVP: Mason Pellegri, Gabriel Thomas

BOSTON CITY LEAGUE

Samuel Guan, Nomar Kelly, Brian Lau, Anjue Liang (Latin Academy/O’Bryant)

CAPE ANN LEAGUE

Nathan Barstow, Jakob Hulett, James Fodera, Jason Kouyoumdjian, David Glynn, Gavin Iby (Lynnfield/North Reading); Miles Darling (Essex Tech/Masconomet); Trevor Kamuda, James Cordro, Aidan Burrier (Pentucket/Newburyport); Amir Alami, Nolan Merrill, Douglas Aylward, Lucas Bistany (Triton)

WRESTLER OF THE YEAR: Miles Darling, Douglas Aylward

CATHOLIC CONFERENCE

Braedon Goes, Jimmy Lally, Will LaValley, Ryan DeSouza, Jayden D’Ambrosio, Vincent Bilotti, Rani Haddad, Marc Pineiro, Alex Bajoras (St. John’s Prep); Issac Sydnor, Jack Gill, Rik Orup, Kazuki Goode, Jackson Carlo (Catholic Memorial); Elijah Cincotti, Jake Scanzillo, Matt Thorley, Peter Foley (BC High); Theodore Cardarelli, Jonathan McMahon, Landan Gray, Noah Miles (St. John’s Shrewsbury); Nate Sayers, George McAteer (Xaverian); Marcus Rojas (Malden Catholic)

MVP: Jayden D’Ambrosio

COMMONWEALTH ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

Antoine Jackman, Garrett Ayotte, Gabriel Stickney (Greater Lowell); Dante Graziano, Dante Giusti, Brayton Carbone, Aiden Pimentel, Caleb Caceres, Sidney Tildsley, James Tildsley, Jake Metcalf, Ryan Murphy, Dominic Chaffee (Shawsheen); Anthony Midolo, Aiden Fogarty, Matheus Binda, Logan Hauck (Whittier); Jackson Cody, Ray Kochanski, Luke Connolly, Anthony Nichols (Northeast Metro Tech/Bishop Fenwick); Joshua Matos, Justin Toglia, Kaelib Reynolds, Michael Pena (Greater Lawrence)

MVP: Sidney Tildsley, Luke Connolly

DUAL COUNTY LEAGUE

THORPE: Penn Boger, Eddie Myles, Miles Mattaliano, Kian Amouzgar (Concord-Carlisle); James Snape, Eric Power, Quinn Bowles, Ronan Miller, Alex Greene-Barrios, Graeme Dierks, Henry Seo (Boston Latin); Elijah Colon, Nate Garozzo (Lincoln-Sudbury); Nathan Tobe, Nathan Hartunian (Wayland)

FOLEY: Drew Unger, Oliver Weiss, Dylan Kadish, Alex Rhein, Vincent Flemming, Nick Genin (Newton South); Anthony Ohanian, Josh Shin (Weston); Theodore Santos, James Agostino, Joey Agostino (Waltham); Nathaniel McCullagh (Cambridge); Eric Kantorovich, Andrew Livshin (Bedford/Acton-Boxboro)

MVP: Kian Amouzgar, Julia Vuckovic, Dylan Kadish, Suvi Talvitie

HOCKOMOCK LEAGUE

Cyrus Jones, Nick Varvak, Meghan Wiebe, Ashmith Yeruva (Sharon); Michael Boulanger, Aidan Baum, Tony Dew, Derek Marcolini, Robby Lyons, Owen Matthews (Milford); Adam Addeche (Foxboro); William Buffington, Kingston DeCosta, Ethan Harris, Elijah Prophete, John Mandeville, Michael Leskoski, Gabriel Leskoski (Taunton); Riley Carlucci, Jack Sauer (Franklin); Colby Cloutier (King Philip); Max Kupferman, Ruairi Ritson (Canton); Jaden Mendes (North Attleboro); Willer Rossow (Oliver Ames)

MVP: Cyrus Jones, Michael Boulanger

MAYFLOWER ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
Griffin Machie, Luis Garcia, Brennan Chisholm, Ryan Moitoso, Josh Hoskins, Brady Benfeito, Johnathan Borges, Malakai Risotti (Bristol Aggie/Dighton-Rehoboth); Matthew Keefe, Drew Daley, Daniel Keefe, Jacob Bettencourt, Colby Grenon, Nathan Hicks, Jack Ramondetta (Bristol-Plymouth); Giovanni Viola, Charles Graham, Jason Comeau (South Shore); Mason Green, Brandon Allen, Anthony Gagne, Jack Disharoon, Jace Silva (Tri-County); Jason Dorce (Southeastern)
MVP: Jacob Bettencourt, Luis Garcia

MERRIMACK VALLEY CONFERENCE

ALL-CONFERENCE: Brent Nicolosi, Cale Wood, Michael Morris, Shea Morris, Matthew Harrold (Haverhill); Jose Bethel, Thomas Brown (Chelmsford); Nate Blanchette, Cole Glynn, Caden Smith (Central Catholic); Jack Lightfoot, Nicholas Desisto, Manny Mengata (Tewksbury); Vincent Demaio, Joseph Bolduc, Dominic Gangi (Methuen); Peter Rincan (Billerica); Yandel Morales, Nicholas Archambault (Andover); Emmett Logan, Hussein Alobaidi, Chris Dubey (Lowell)

WRESTLER OF THE YEAR: Thomas Brown, Nate Blanchette, Brent Nicolosi

MIDDLESEX LEAGUE

ALL-CONFERENCE: Aryav Pimrale (Lexington); Jack Shea, Mikey Thomas, Jonny Moraes (Melrose); Aydin Lamb, Sean Callanan, Joe Lamonica, Jaden Fullerton, Zach Arria (Wakefield); Andre Sweet (Belmont); William Merkle (Reading); Dan Carreira, Brady Bekkenhuis (Arlington); Tommy Dicker (Watertown); Mohamed Said (Wilmington)
MVP: Aydin Lamb, Brady Bekkenhuis

PATRIOT LEAGUE

ALL-STARS

Noah Price, Jack Mahoney, Freddie Mahoney, Phoenix Soares, Cole Bonner, Matt Walsh, Jack Johnson, Will Marani, Jonny Radzevich, Noah Edwards (Duxbury); Conlan Geary, Matt Costello, Anthony Mann, Emma Leonido (Hanover); Aidan Chan, Jakub Wozny, Tucker Burke, Mia Dineen (Hingham); Liam Dillon (Marshfield), Nate Rosas, Decklan McDevitt, Logan Schipper (Pembroke); Max Sturtevant (Plymouth North); Brendan Nunley (Plymouth South); Edwin Vino, Nathan Doyle, Matthew Nellany (Quincy/North Quincy); Connor McLaughlin, David Murphy, Paul Cheverie (Scituate); Jacob Opachinski, Robert Lewis, Justin Vincenti, Talan Rondeau (Silver Lake); Charlie Lussier, PJ Katz (Whitman-Hanson)
MVP: Charlie Lussier, Anthony Mann

SOUTHEAST CONFERENCE
Olivia Polansky, Kennedie Davis, Lucas Santos, Brent Von Magnus, Jack Alves, Brenton Allain, Luke Driscoll, Fletcher Rinke, Jackson Rinke (Bridgewater-Raynham); Toril Patel, Walter Rodrigues, Aman Khalil, Jailen Jackson (Brockton); Seth Chuon, Kayden Chaney, Thomas Louisme, Josh Yentz (Durfee); Anthony Bojorquez, Anderson Dinis, Tayel Guzman, Prince Wright (New Bedford)
MVP: Brent Von Magnus, Aman Khalil

SOUTH SHORE LEAGUE

Josh Gonsalves, Iain Lindvall, Matt Patterson, Leo Pike, Ken Mentee, Tristian Sybertz (Middleboro); Mike Shannon, Dean Livermore, Ollie Buckley, Cooper Richards, Matt Badia (Cohasset); Luke Steele, Liam Hallet, William Fitzgerald-Klemp (Sandwich); Coleson Tully, Aaron Reed, Elena Thomas, Jack Reed, Michael Brennan (Carver); Keegan Butler (Rockland)

MVP: Matt Patterson

TRI-VALLEY LEAGUE

Logan Costello, Kevin Ozulumba, Adrian Guzman, Anton Puhach, Cam Antoniuk, Cauan Amaral, Matt Terry (Ashland); Landry Fitzgerald, Tyler Campbell (Bellingham); Manuel Garcia, Ryan Talon-Kelly, Matthew Garcia (Dedham); Baly Mikhail, Zak Robinson, Henry McElligott, Quinn Polny (Holliston); Aaron Butkus (Hopkinton); Dillan Mueller (Norton); TJ Wyman, Jared Tinlin, Nate Hsu (Norwood)

MVP: Anton Puhach

The success rate of applicants receiving invitations to attend Boston exam schools next fall varied widely based on the socio-economic conditions of where they live, according to data released by Boston Public Schools Wednesday night.

Overall, 976 applicants for the seventh grade out of a total of 1,348 received admission offers, which were sent out two weeks ago, while 440 applicants for the ninth grade out of a total of 666 got into Boston Latin School, Boston Latin Academy, and the O’Bryant School for Math and Science.

Students entering the exam schools this fall are the third group to be admitted under a three-year-old admission policy that aims to increase student diversity at the city’s exam schools, especially its flagship Latin School.

How were admission decisions made?

BPS divides applicants into eight tiers based on the socioeconomic conditions of where they live. Admission decisions are then made by tier based on grades and standardized test scores. Many applicants also receive up to 10 bonus points if they attend a high-poverty school, or 15 points if they are homeless, live in certain public housing, or are in the care of the state Department of Children and Families.

The policy, which aims to increase the racial, socio-economic and geographic diversity of those admitted, has led to great variation in outcomes per tier depending upon the number of applicants received.

Wednesday night’s data did not include a demographic breakdown by race, ethnicity, or income status —that is expected to be released in the coming weeks as part of a more comprehensive data analysis.

How did admission offers vary by tier?

In tier 1, where the greatest concentration of low-income students reside, all 115 applicants for grade seven received an admission offer to one of the exam schools. In tier 8, where there were 270 applicants for grade seven — the most of any tier — 45 percent, or 123 applicants, got in.

In grade 9, where the applicant pool is much smaller, only 55 applicants in each tier received admission offers, although the number of applicants per tier varied. Tier 3 had the lowest number of applicants with 75 and tier 8 had the largest number of applicants, 99.

How did the composite score vary by tier?

Not surprisingly, there were big differences in average composite scores among the applicants who received invitations.

In tier 8, the most competitive tier, seventh-grade applicants who got into Latin School had an average composite score of 98.8; for Latin Academy it was 97.1; for the O’Bryant, it was 96.5. Tier 8 had the highest average composite scores across the board.

By contrast, seventh-grade applicants in tier 1 had an average composite score of 80.5 for Latin School; 65.6 for Latin Academy; and 64.6 for the O’Bryant. Tier 1 had the lowest average composite score for Latin School and Latin Academy and the second lowest for the O’Bryant.

For grade 9, composite scores for applicants receiving invitations to Latin School ranged from 100 in tier 6 to 93.7 in tier 3; for Latin Academy the average composite score ranged between 97.6 in tier 8 to 85.7 in tier 3; and for the O’Bryant it ranged between 89.2 in tier 8 and 70.2 in tier 5.

Any thing more about the bonus points?

BPS revamped its distribution of bonus points this year for applicants who attend high-poverty schools. For the past two years, all applicants from those schools received 10 bonus points, which proved problematic in tiers with the stiffest competition that made it difficult or impossible for applicants with no bonus points to get into exam schools.

Under the new system, bonus points for seventh- and ninth-grade applicants ranged between 2 points in tier 8 to 10 points in tier 2. More than 60 percent of seventh-grade applicants in tier 8 received bonus points while more than 90 percent did in tier 2.

Why doesn’t BPS expand exam schools?

The School Committee raised that question Wednesday night. Both Chair Jeri Robinson and member Brandon Cardet-Hernandez wondered whether BPS could create satellite campuses for the exam school’s junior high programs in an effort to increase capacity.

“It is heartbreaking year after year to seek kids who have the qualifications and desire to go to a school or schools that they cannot go to when we know we have other schools that are struggling and the goal is to move all of our students into high-performing seats,” Robinson said.

Superintendent Mary Skipper and Mayor Michelle Wu had proposed adding about 400 seats to the O’Bryant as part of last year’s plan to relocate that school to a would-be renovated facility in West Roxbury, but that proposal fell apart this winter amid community opposition.

James Vaznis can be reached at james.vaznis@globe.com. Follow him @globevaznis.

With the worst of the pandemic behind us, one thing is clear in the dining world right now: More than ever, people want to connect over good food, and not just at restaurants. 

It seems the dinner party is back, reborn a couple of years ago in order to bring people together in a comfortable space. 

This isn’t your parents’ dinner party. Dinnerware is sometimes mix-matched or chipped, they take place in cramped apartments without dining rooms, and maybe it playfully calls for a theme around a particular food, like soup or tinned fish.

Some people in Boston and other cities have made a business out of it. Supper clubs are not a new concept and are slightly different from dinner parties — though these words are sometimes used interchangeably depending on the organizer. Both dinner parties and supper clubs can be as casual as a potluck-style setting, or maybe the host is in control of a more elaborate menu. Sometimes supper clubs are helmed by professional chefs, cooking up prix fixe menus in a rented space.

Also depending on the event and the host, they’re an opportunity to meet strangers.

The Harvard Crimson reported from the scene of a supper club in December called Dinner with Friends in Boston, in which its host typically charges $30 for the seven or eight guests to attend the intimate dinner. 

There’s also the Aperitivo Society, which does a mix of assisting people hosting dinner parties at their homes and holding private supper club events at restaurants. The latter is often organized in a way where guests who do not know each other come together.

Then there are chefs like Kendall DaCosta, who hosts a monthly supper club called Out of Many One People, a way to cook creatively without a brick-and-mortar space. 

If paying for someone else to do the work isn’t what you’re looking for, there are plenty of tips out there right now for how to throw your own dinner party, from simple to elaborate. There are even stores and TikTok accounts all about helping people get the aesthetic of a dinner party just to their liking.

We want to know: Are you into this dinner party or supper club craze? Answer our poll below, and tell us your thoughts in the form.