Gloucester High junior wrestling standout Max Thomas is moving on.
Representing the Fishermen in the 215-pound weight class at Day 1 of the All-State Championships in Springfield on Sunday, Thomas breezed through his first two bouts to secure a spot in the semifinals on Monday.
He topped Beverly’s Kasey Nako with a first-round pin in the Round of 16 and followed that up with another opening round pin in the quarterfinals against Boston Latin’s Quinn Bowles.
Thomas — who was ranked third in his bracket after claiming an individual Division 3 state championship at home last weekend — now advances to the semifinals on Monday morning where he’ll take on No. 7 seeded Matt Harrold of Haverhill.
Also competing for Gloucester on Sunday was Aiden DeCoste (138 pounds) and Joe Allen (175). DeCoste fell, 8-6, in his first bout against Marblehead/Swampscott’s Liam O’Brien before rebounding for a pin against Cohasett’s Randall Kennedy in the consolation bracket. DeCoste’s season ultimately came to a close with a loss in his next clash with Winchester’s Edward Donlon.
Allen, meanwhile, was unable to get past Woburn’s Thomas Kineavy in a competitive first-round bout. Battling injury, he then forfeited his consolation match with St. John’s Prep’s Octavio DeOliveira.