Five things to know
Lehigh Valley-area wrestlers will be vying for a trip to Hershey
The Class 3A Northeast and Southeast plus the 2A Southeast regional wrestling tournaments are this weekend. Here are five things to know ahead of the events:
Class 3 A Northeast Regional (at Liberty) Friday:
5 p.m., preliminary round; 6:30, quarterfinals; 7:30, first-round consolations
Saturday: 9:30 a.m., secondround consolations; 11, semifinals and third-round consolations; 12:30 p.m., fourth-round consolations; 4, first-, third- and fifthplace matches
Class 2 A Southeast Regional (at Freedom) Friday:
4:30 p.m., preliminaries; 6:30, quarterfinals; 8:30, first-round consolations
Saturday: 9:30 a.m., secondround consolations; 11, semifinals and third-round consolations; 12:30 p.m., fourth-round consolations and seventh-place matches; 4, first-, third- and fifthplace matches
Class 3A Southeast Regional (at Souderton)
Friday: 5 p.m., first round; 8, quarterfinals
Saturday: 9:30 a.m., firstround consolations; 11, semifinals, second-round consolations; 1:30 p.m., third-round consolations; 2:30, fourth-round consolations; 6, first-, third- and fifth-place matches
$8 for each session; $24 for an all-sessions ticket for the NE 3A and SE 2A. Fans 65 and older are admitted free with proof of age. No refunds. All tickets must be purchased online here for NE 3A and SE 2A: http://districtxi.hometownticketing.com/embed/all
Here is the link for SE 3A tickets, which are $7 for Friday night and Saturday morning, $10 for Saturday’s finals and $25 for an all-rounds ticket: https://piaad1.hometownticketing.com/embed/all?tile_item=11
The top six in Class 2A and four in both Class 3A events qualify for the PIAA Wrestling Championships, which are March 9-11, at Hershey’s Giant Center.
There are eight returning NE 3A regional champions: Bethlehem Catholic’s Nate Desmond, Cael McIntyre, Kollin Rath, Andrew Harmon and Luke Thomas; Nazareth’s Sonny Sasso and Sean Kinney plus Northampton’s Dagen Condomitti.
Bethlehem Catholic’s Tyler Kasak would have been chasing a fourth regional title, but he skipped his senior season to train in State College in preparation for a career at Penn State.
Delaware Valley’s Zach Jacaruso, a two-time regional champion, suffered a season-ending knee injury in mid-January.
Northampton’s Carson Wagner, a 2021 regional champion, is in the 114 field.
There are seven returning SE 2A regional champs: Northern Lebanon’s Aaron Seidel, Faith Christian’s Gauge Botero and Chase Hontz, Notre Dame-GP’s Holden Garcia, Saucon Valley’s Jake Jones, TriValley’s Jake Scheib and Bishop McDevitt’s Riley Robell.
Bishop McDevitt’s Andrew Christie’s season-ending knee injury prevented him battling for another regional title.
There are four returning SE 3A regional champs: Council Rock North’s Eren Sement, West Chester Henderson’s Carmen Cortese, Quakertown’s Collin Gaja and Council Rock South’s Bekhruz Sadriddinov.
The following wrestlers are closing in on 100 career wins:
Bethlehem Catholic’s Cael McIntyre (97)
Notre Dame-GP’s Ayden Smith (96)
Saucon Valley’s Liam Scrivanich (94)
Nazareth’s Sonny Sasso (90) Quakertown’s Calvin Lachman (89)
Bethlehem Catholic’s Andrew Harmon (89) Salisbury’s John Samy (88) Quakertown’s Collin Gaj (86)
Emmaus’ Marco Albanese (85)
Saucon Valley’s Cole Hubert (83)
Also, Saucon Valley’s Jake Jones is three pins shy of 100 for his career.