1/4/19
The Emmaus wrestling team will compete in its second tournament of the 2018-19 season on Saturday as they’ll travel to Whitehall High School for the Zephyr Duals.
Head coach Thad Smith’s squad was awarded the No. 4 overall seed and will be among 15 teams competing for this year’s title.
Emmaus will have an opening-round match at 8:30 a.m. against EPC foe Pocono Mountain East, the No. 13 seed. The winner will advance to the quarterfinals to face either No.5 Somerville (NJ) or No. 11 Northeast at 11:15 a.m., while the loser will drop into the consolation round at the same time.
The Hornets will look to improve on their disappointing 10th place finish from a year ago where they went 2-2. The three prior years, Emmaus finished as the tournament runner-up.
Muncy, which finished third in the PIAA AA Team Championships a year ago, was awarded the top overall seed followed by Quakertown (No.2) and East Stroudsburg South (No.3).
Liberty is the defending tournament champion but didn’t return for this year’s event.
8:30 a.m. matches
#9 Bangor vs #8 Northwestern
#4 EMMAUS vs #13 PM East
#3 ES South vs #14 Catasauqua
#2 Quakertown vs #15 Nolehi
9:45 a.m. matches
#5 Somerville vs #12 Northeast
#6 Wyalusing vs #11 Dieruff
#7 Solehi vs #10 Whitehall
11:15 a.m. matches
#4 EMMAUS/PM East winner vs #5 Somerville/#12 Northeast winner
#4 EMMAUS/PM East loser vs #5 Somerville/#12 Northeast loser
#3 ES South/#14 Catty loser vs #6 Wyalusing/#11 Dieruff loser
#7 Solehi/#10 Whitehall loser vs #2 Quakertown/#11 Nolehi loser
12:45 p.m. matches
#1 Muncy vs winner Bangor/Northwestern
#3 ES South/#14 Catty winner #6 Wyalusing/#11 Dieruff winner
#7 Solehi/#10 Whitehall winner vs #2 Quakertown/#11 Nolehi winner
2:15 p.m. consolations
3:45 p.m semifinals
5:30 p.m. (5th place, 7th place, 9th place)
7 p.m. (Finals, 3rd place)