Lehigh Valley area’s top 10 teams (entering Tuesday)
Rank. Team (Record; last week); Last week; This week
1. Faith Christian (6-0; 1): Was 3-0 at Jonsey Classic Duals at West Chester Henderson; off.
2. Emmaus (10-0; 2): Beat Pleasant Valley and East Stroudsburg South, Dec. 28-29 at Bethlehem Holiday Wrestling Classic.
3. Notre Dame-Green Pond (4-0; 3): Beat Jim Thorpe and Bangor. Five medalists and fifth place in the team race at Beast of the East; Dec. 27-28 at Trojan Wars at Chambersburg.
4. Nazareth (4-0; 4): Beat Dieruff; two medalists and a 10th-place finish in the team race at Beast of the East; Dec. 28-29 at Bethlehem Holiday Wrestling Classic.
5. Bethlehem Catholic (2-1; 5): Beat Easton; two finalists and tied for seventh in the team race at Beast of the East; Dec. 30 Tony Iasiello Christmas City Tournament.
6. Northampton (2-2; 7): Beat East Stroudsburg North; four medalists and fourth in the team race at King of the Mountain at Central Mountain; off.
7. Easton (6-3; 6): Lost at Bethlehem Catholic; tied for 24th at Beast of the East; Dec. 27-28 at Trojan Wars at Chambersburg.
8. Parkland (3-2; 8): Beat Blue Mountain and Allen; five medalists and an eighth-place finish at King of the Mountain at Central Mountain; Dec. 28-29 at Bethlehem Holiday Wrestling Classic.
9. Pennridge (6-1; 10); Beat Lower Merion; off.
10. Saucon Valley (4-0; 9): Beat Palmerton and Palisades; one medalist and 33rd in the team race at Beast of the East; Dec. 28-29 at Bethlehem Holiday Wrestling Classic.
Dropped out: None
Honorable mention (listed alphabetically): Bangor (8-6); Freedom (3-2); Lehighton (6-2); Liberty (4-0); Northwestern Lehigh (3-0); Pen Argyl (2-0); Quakertown (3-1); Stroudsburg (5-1); Upper Perkiomen (1-0); Whitehall (2-1)
Senior writer Tom Housenick can be reached at thousenick@mcall.com
