When asked what's next for Bethlehem Catholic wrestling, Jeff Karam responded with "Liberty."

The Hawks and Hurricanes were slated to meet Tuesday night (past Press deadlines) in the final home match of the season for Becahi seniors Zeke Moisey, Jose Ortiz and Nick Cortopassi.

A victory would give Becahi its third-straight Lehigh Valley Conference championship after securing their fourth-straight state title over the weekend.

With all the talk of what Becahi should do next for their wrestling glory, Karam preferred to think in the moment when everyone else appears to be peaking over the horizon.

"I remember when we had to wrestle Easton a couple years ago after winning states in our home gym for the LVC title," he said. "We lost that match and the LVC title. I didn't want to wrestle Liberty after states. We have a chance to add another trophy this week, but I would have preferred to have this match before states."

The bout was previously postponed due to weather, which has hampered the area all winter, and you should have certainly expected a storm on Tuesday night as brothers Jeff and Jody Karam brought their sibling rivalry to the main stage.

But with so much dialogue occurring about what the Hawks should do as a team in the future, whether it may be stay in 2A, or bump up to 3A, it's fair to say that they won't make people happy either way.

Should the Hawks stay in 2A, which Karam points out is where they belong, they could face a similar path to the title they breezed through this year. A jump to 3A would certainly bring the scorn of local fans from the borders of Easton, Nazareth or Parkland, who would undoubtedly find themselves swimming through murky water just to qualify for the PIAA team championships.

There really is no easy answer for the Hawks and the position their success has brought them in. Fans would like to have them compete in a separate parochial or prep category when it comes to the postseason, but that's not going to happen either.

A jump to 3A also appears unlikely.

"I'm going to do what's best for our kids and our school," said Karam about a possible leap into the big school category. "People need to look at the whole body of work, not just a team event. We're wrestling the toughest schedule out there, whether it's wrestling in the LVC or going to the Beast of the East or Escape the Rock.

"We try to prepare our kids with the best competition possible, but when we go out to states and compete in the team tournament, we don't see those same schools at the tournaments we go to. Reynolds is really the only [2A] school we see when we travel, so there's a lot of work that goes into what we do. I'm in no hurry to move to 3A."

And Karam is in no hurry to think about next year either, as the Hawks also have a match against Freedom on Wednesday.

After that, it's focusing on the individual postseason with districts, regionals and states on the horizon.

So much talk of what Becahi should do or what should be done to them has become as a common as them winning.

The truth of the matter is, Karam is in a no-win situation with the current state of the Hawks when it comes to public opinion. He seems to relish this window of opportunity his team is enjoying, because like he said after winning the district title two weeks ago, "I know we're not going to win forever."

People would like to believe that, but the pipeline of talent for Becahi's future will not be barren.

And if that means Karam will have to collect another state medal next year, so be it.

The ones he's already accumulated are tucked away in a drawer, randomly popping up over the course of the year to serve as reminder of what the wrestling team has accomplished.

"I don't really take much into the medals," Karam said. "I keep them in a drawer and when I see them, it's a memory of what our young men have done."

Those memories still have another month of action left to unfold, so before people wonder about what Becahi can do next year, lets see how they can finish this year.