Four of the Lehigh Valley area’s top teams are headed to the nation’s top individual, in-season tournament on Friday and Saturday: the Walsh Jesuit (Ohio) Ironman.
Four-time defending PIAA Class 3A champion Bethlehem Catholic, three-time defending state 2A champion Faith Christian plus Northampton and Notre Dame-Green Pond are headed west to compete against many of the nation’s elite.
Here is a look at the four locals’ lineups:
Bethlehem Catholic: 106 pounds, Michael Nicosia; 113, Guiseppe Bozzi; 120, Nico Emili; 126, Jack Cole; 132, Reef Dillard; 138, Keanu Dillard; 144, Andre Cerrato; 150, Jaden Santiago; 165, Mason Thomas; 190, Connor Gillahan; 215, James Bozzi; 285, Grant Mulhern.
Faith Christian: 106, Riley Crandall; 120, Cruz Little; 126, Flynn Arnestad; 132, Freddy Bachmann; 144, Reece Movahed; 150, Joe Bachmann; 157, Asher Bacon; 165, Shane Wagner; 175, Nick Singer; 190, Adam Waters; 215, Cael Weidemoyer; 285, Mark Effendian.
Northampton: 106, Ben Schoeneberger; 113, Cade Strauss; 126, Dallas Henderson; 132, Davi Glykas; 138, Matthew Sommer; 144, Trey Wagner; 150, Chase Grabfelder; 157, Gabe Ballard; 165, Carter Chlebove; 175, Nick Harding; 190, Logan Rusnock; 215, Joell Small; 285, Brandon McEntire.
Notre Dame-GP: 106, Maximus Quarry; 113, Cael Muller; 120, Cole Schwartz; 126, Trey Neith; 132, Jacob Volpe; 138, Aiden Vanicky; 144, Gavyn Kelton; 150, Jared Gonzalez; 175, Cole Retos; 190, Dominic Sumpolec; 215, Connor Smalley; 285, Noah Knorp.
Here is the schedule for Saturday’s Blue Raider Duals at Tamaqua:
Round 1, 9 a.m.: Central Dauphin vs. Emmaus; Abington Heights vs. Berks Catholic; Lehighton vs. Berwick; Tamaqua vs. Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech; Williams Valley vs. Salisbury; Bangor vs. Mahanoy Area
Round 2: Central Dauphin vs. Hanover Area; Berks Catholic vs. Hanover Area; Lehighton vs. Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech; Tamaqua vs. Salisbury; Berwick vs. Bangor; Abington Heights vs. Williams Valley
Round 3: Berks Catholic vs. Williams Valley; Emmaus vs. Salisbury; Berwick vs. Tamaqua; Mahanoy Area vs. Hanover Area
Round 4: Central Dauphin vs. Berwick; Abington Heights vs. Salisbury; Berks Catholic vs. Mahanoy Area; Emmaus vs. Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech; Tamaqua vs. Bangor; Lehighton vs. Hanover Area
Round 5: Central Dauphin vs. Lehighton; Berks Catholic vs. Hanover Area; Williams Valley vs. Mahanoy Area; Emmaus vs. Berwick; Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech vs. Bangor; Abington Heights vs. Tamaqua
Round 6: Central Dauphin vs. Berks Catholic; Tamaqua vs. Lehighton; Salisbury vs. Berwick; Abington Heights vs. Bangor; Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech vs. Mahanoy Area; Hanover Area vs. Williams Valley
Round 7: Central Dauphin vs. Salisbury; Abington Heights vs. Hanover Area; Emmaus vs. Bangor; Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech vs. Williams Valley; Mahanoy Area vs. Lehighton
Weekend schedule
Here’s a look at other tournaments this weekend (local teams listed):
FRIDAY
PM Gauntlet Duals at Blue Mountain: Allen, Blue Mountain, Central Catholic, Tri-Valley
SATURDAY
Chuck Springer Memorial Duals at Norristown: Catasauqua, Wilson
FRIDAY-SATURDAY
PennStro Leasing Kickoff Classic at Cumberland Valley: Nazareth, Pennridge
Carlisle Classic: North Schuylkill, Palmerton
Penn Manor tournament: Liberty, Pottsville, Upper Perkiomen
Lehigh Valley area wrestling’s active wins leaders
(through Wednesday; 70 wins or more)
Adam Waters, Faith Christian; 136
Luke Fugazzotto, Northwestern Lehigh; 130
Mark Effendian, Faith Christian; 126
Jack Campbell, Nazareth; 110
Collin Ramsay, Pen Argyl; 109
Nick Salamone, Easton: 109
Brayden Zuercher, Nazareth; 107
Willmont Kai, Whitehall; 106
Trey Wagner, Northampton; 106
Jason Singer, Faith Christian; 105
Keanu Dillard, Bethlehem Catholic; 102
Stephen Korte, Jim Thorpe; 99
Cade Campbell, Nazareth; 97
Quinn McBride, Pennridge; 97
Ben Godshall, Upper Perkiomen; 94
Griffin King, Southern Lehigh; 94
Connor Smalley, Notre Dame-GP; 88
Carter Smith, Bangor; 88
Joe Bachmann, Faith Christian; 85
James Hopkins, Whitehall: 85
Emilio Albanese, Emmaus; 84
Gabe Ballard, Northampton; 83
Xayden Sallit, Emmaus; 83
Dominick Sumpolec, Notre Dame-GP; 81
Evan Wentz, Lehighton; 81
Luca Albanese, Pen Argyl; 80
Sean Steckert, Southern Lehigh; 80
Noah Fenner, Easton; 77
Gavyn Kelton, Notre Dame-GP; 77
Kade Pascoe, Whitehall: 77
Sean Murray, Upper Perkiomen; 76
Cael Weidemoyer, Faith Christian; 74
Kurtis Crossman, Easton: 72
Jack Jasionowicz, Stroudsburg; 71
Isaiah Adams, Pen Argyl; 70
Senior writer Tom Housenick can be reached at thousenick@mcall.com
