Wrestling heads to home stretch
With the District 11 wrestling tournament getting set for a January 29 start, teams are entering their final week of competition that will count towards their power points for the 12 team tournament in both classifications.
That means this week is a race to the finish line, as six teams have already qualified in 3A and 2A, leaving six teams in both classifications vying for seeding and qualification.
Bethlehem Catholic has all but wrapped up the top spot in 3A, while Saucon Valley currently leads the 2A race by a slim margin.
Below are the current standings for both classifications heading into this week.
Teams in bold have already qualified.
The sites for next Thursday's opening round of wrestling in both classes are Stroudsburg, Blue Mountain, Nazareth and Whitehall.
Class 3A
1 Beth Cath 6-0-0 0.870979
2 Freedom 21-0-0 0.787332
3 Blue Mountain 13-0-0 0.785999
4 Parkland 14-3-0 0.765298
5 Bangor Area 14-2-0 0.723261
6 Pleasant Vly 15-3-0 0.700727
7 Whitehall 16-5-0 0.673686
8 Easton Area 11-4-0 0.668109
9 Emmaus 13-4-0 0.650860
10 Nazareth 7-5-0 0.649150
11 Pottsville 9-4-0 0.646144
12 Liberty 6-5-0 0.645118
13 Poc. Mt. East 13-7-0 0.611690
14 Northampton 6-6-0 0.609255
15 Stroudsburg 6-6-0 0.582429
Class 2A
1 Saucon Valley 14-2-0 0.737467
2 Tri-Valley 9-1-0 0.715396
3 N Schuylkill 14-1-0 0.710762
4 North Leh 14-2-0 0.707270
5 NW Lehigh 10-4-0 0.612506
6 ND of GP 12-6-0 0.593543
7 Lehighton 12-4-0 0.586877
8 Pine Grove 7-5-0 0.538039
9 Palisades 12-11-0 0.530709
10 Panther Valley 7-6 0 0.530421
11 Skyl Haven 8-5-0 0.505653
12 Wilson 6-9-0 0.466618
13 Mahanoy 3-6-0 0.403390
14 Catasauqua 5-11-0 0.390019