Injuries may have downgraded Freedom's goals for the individual postseason, but it won't change the mindset of the team as they head into the District 11 3A tournament. The same can't be said for Liberty, as it gears up for a hopeful weekend at home, as the tournament is back at Memorial Gymnasium for a frenzy of wrestling on Friday and Saturday.

Freedom head coach Brandon Hall just wishes the frenzy about his team would be a bit more chipper, since the Patriots are missing several wrestlers in their lineup due to injury, including Jake Young, who is the Pates only returning state qualifier from a year ago.

"The goals for the team have obviously changed over the last month with the injuries we've had to deal with," Hall said. "Not having three or four guys is tough, but it's not going to change our mentality. The message stays the same and we expect all of our guys to go out and compete."

Sophomore Dylan Brown (106) and junior John Callahan (182) headline Freedom's chances for advancing to regionals.

They're also the Pates most realistic shots at getting to Hershey, as they both bring 26-3 and 23-6 respective marks to the table.

Brown and Callahan each took fourth at districts last year and should fare better this weekend. Hall hopes that teammates Cole DiGuiseppe (145), Jonah Zych (120), Willy Byrnes (138) and Josh Newhart (HWT) can battle for regionals as well.

On the other side of town, Liberty looks to make some noise and are likely to battle for a top five finish. Senior 220-pounder Jake Gunning looks for redemption, as he lost in last year's 220-pound finals to Freedom's Evan Kauffman by a 5-4 decision to spare him of his first district gold.

He will be the primary target for Hurricane glory Saturday night, but he'll have a host of teammates ready to follow his lead.

Freshmen Luke Werner (106) and K.J. Fenstermacher (113) should find themselves battling for first, as Fenstermacher is a lead candidate to grab district gold as well.

Joe Curzi (120), John Ritter (126), Noah Klingborg (170), Orlando Miller (195) and Andrew Gunning (HWT) cap off the list of other wrestlers that should certainly push their way through to regionals for the Hurricanes.