It was a bit of a shock when Bethlehem Catholic senior Ryan Anderson, the nation’s top-ranked wrestler at 145 pounds, lost a close decision to Northampton’s Jagger Condomitti in the state championships.

The upset kept Northampton’s title hopes alive and certainly seemed to swing momentum to the Konkrete Kids, even if momentarily.

But it didn’t last long.

Junior Cole Handlovic left no doubt in Hershey’s Giant Center that there wouldn’t be any more upsets or hiccups. Handlovic’s fall, the Golden Hawks’ second of the match, sealed Becahi’s seventh PIAA team championship with a 31-19 win over Northampton on Saturday.

“I was definitely pumped to be able to clinch it for the team and to have that opportunity,” Handlovic said. “These are the moments you dream about. The match before mine was kind of hectic, so it made me that much more excited to go out there and clinch it for the team.”

“What a great match for a state final,” head coach Jeff Karam said. “I really tip my cap to [Seth Lisa], his program, his coaches and his wrestlers. What a classy group of young men and coaches … I think the other team gets what it’s all about. Man, they are tough.”

Condomitti secured a 5-4 decision after he was awarded a point in the third period when Anderson shoved him out of bounds. The two were tied 3-3 in the third period when Condomitti escaped for a 4-3 advantage. Anderson was awarded a point moments later for Condomitti’s second hands-to-the-face penalty that tied the match at 4-4.

Handlovic’s win was much less intriguing, as the junior was able to pin Northampton’s Erik Schreck in 1:09.

“This program is awesome,” Handlovic said. “This is our seventh state title. Everyone who has come the past 10 years, we’re still good friends. I’m good friends with all of the guys that graduated. It’s awesome to add another state title to that dynasty.”

“Cole is all business,” Karam said. “Cole has, and we have a few kids that have done, just gone to another level in a short amount of time. Cole is already good; he’s a returning state medalist. But these past couple of weeks and so forth … I’ve been around it so much and you see it as a coach when things just start to click. He’s firing on all cylinders.”

Handlovic’s win put the Golden Hawks in front 28-19. A 6-4 decision for Luca Frinzi at 160 pounds in the next bout secured the victory.

The start of the match went back and forth on the seesaw. The teams split the first four bouts for a 6-6 score. Jaden Youwakim (5-2 decision) at 170 pounds and Tavion Banks (4-2 decision) at 195 grinded out close victories.

But Northampton’s Hunter Werkheiser came through at heavyweight with a takedown with six seconds remaining in the third period to give the Konkrete Kids their first lead at 9-6. But it wouldn’t last long.

Dante Frinzi put Becahi back in the driver’s seat with an 11-2 major decision victory when the match flipped back to 106 pounds. And Matt Mayer followed that up with a 6-4 decision at 113 for a 13-9 advantage through seven bouts.

“You have the No. 1 ranked kid in the country go down, and you think ‘Oh gosh’,” Karam said. “When you do have an upset like that, it doesn’t break your back. Fortunately those other guys gave us enough cushion where we could afford to have an upset there and pull it out.”

One of those matches was Dante Frinzi, who avoided an early pin scare to pick up bonus points for the Golden Hawks.

“Give Dante credit; his arm was on the other side of the mat and he fought it off,” Karam said. “Dante is pretty good on top as well, so when he got on top he did his work. That could have been a 10-point swing. Think about that. Instead of getting pinned, we get a major decision. That’s what you got to do.”

Dillon Murphy earned a convincing 8-2 decision over Northampton’s Ethan Szerencsits at 126 pounds to give Becahi some cushion at 16-12. Northampton’s Julian Chlebove picked up bonus points with a major decision at 132 before Matt Lackman picked up Becahi’s first pin of the match - a quick 42-second disposal of Blaise Wagner.

And even though Anderson went down in the next bout, the Golden Hawks did enough to avoid an unforeseen scare.

Up next is the individual district tournament, where Becahi expects to have a number of champions and move onto regionals, and eventually, back to Hershey for states.

“The goal is still the same - to bring back another state title,” Handlovic said. “We’re going to keep doing our same thing. Keep working how we’ve been working. Just keep doing our thing.”