While 30 teams will be wrestling at Mount Mat Madness this weekend, more than a dozen will be competing at the Archbishop Spalding dual meet and 17 more will be at the Franklin Invitational.

"Two years ago we weren't invited to Mount Mat Madness," said Spalding coach Mike Laidley, whose team is currently ranked No. 5 in The Sun's poll. "We thought that while a lot of teams with exceptional wrestlers really like the individual-style tournaments, a lot of others enjoy the dual-meet format because it means all of their wrestlers get more matches, more experience."

Among the teams competing at Spalding are No. 3 Glenelg, No. 6 Arundel, No. 11 Old Mill and River Hill. The matches begin Friday at 3:30 p.m. and will start again Saturday at 9 a.m.

Meanwhile at Franklin High, No. 8 Owings Mills and No. 10 Hereford will be among the teams competing in the Indians' individual tournament.

"I actually enjoy running the tournament," said Franklin coach Michael Slaughter. "It should be very competitive and it raises a lot of money for our wrestling program that we use for everything from uniforms to equipment."

The Franklin tournament begins at 4 p.m. Friday and resumes at 9:30 a.m. Saturday. The finals are tentatively scheduled to begin at approximately 3 p.m.