2/20/19
The 70th Annual District XI Class 3A Wrestling Tournament will get underway on Friday at Liberty High School’s Memorial Gymnasium for 14 Emmaus wrestlers.
Action gets underway on six mats at 4 p.m. with pigtail and preliminary round matches followed by the quarterfinals at 6 p.m. and first-round consolations at 8 p.m.
The tournament resumes at 9 a.m. on Saturday with second round consolation matches followed by the semifinals and third round consolations at 10:30 a.m. The finals will be held at 5:45 p.m.
The top five wrestlers in each weight class will qualify for next week’s Northeast Regional back at Liberty.
Junior Caden Wright is Emmaus’ highest-seeded wrestler at No. 2 at 170 pounds, while senior Jackson Karrat is the No. 5 seed at 138 and freshman Jared Groller is No.7 at 152. Sophomore Kordell Waiters (126) and freshman Nick Velde (120) are the No. 8 seeds in their respective weight classes.
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Here is the lineup for the Hornets and their individual records:
106 – Sr. James Bowie (12-12)
113 – Soph. Gio Lainez (10-12)
120 – Fresh. Nick Velde (19-8)
126 – Soph. Kordell Waiters (20-9)
132 – Fresh Quin Scott (8-14)
138 – Sr. Jackson Karrat (24-6)
145 – Fresh. Jack Brion (6-18)
152 – Fresh. Jared Groller (19-11)
160 – Sr. Chris Tigar (9-18)
170 – Jr. Caden Wright (19-4)
182 – Soph. Connor Carter (14-13)
195 – Jr. Bryce Ebinger (7-4)
220 – Sr. Luigi Mannino (14-15)
285 – Soph. James Santichen (9-10)