Bethlehem Catholic and Nazareth will meet for the PIAA District 11 3A team wrestling title after both team posted semifinal wins Saturday morning at Freedom High School.
The No. 1 seed Golden Hawks shut out No. 4 seed Pottsville 68-0 while the second-seeded Blue Eagles handled No. 3 seed Northampton 40-23.
The teams will meet in the finals at 5:30 p.m. at Freedom. Whether the loser will have to face a “true second” match at 7:30 p.m. to determine D-11’s second PIAA 3A berth will be decided in the consolations this afternoon and at 5:30 p.m.
Nazareth improved on its margin over Northampton from a 35-24 win Jan. 19. The Blue Eagles welcomed freshman Andrew Cerniglia back to the lineup after he missed six weeks with a broken collarbone and he delivered a technical fall triumph at 106 over Sam Hanley.
Zac Keifer (182) and Tucker Klump (195) won decisions in the first two bouts to get Nazareth (15-1) off to a solid start that the Konkrete Kids (14-2) never quite overcame.
The other semifinal was never in doubt as Becahi (12-3) overwhelmed the Crimson Tide (14-3) from the start. Notable wins for the Golden Hawks came from senior Jody Crouse, 5-1 over Kory Kleckner at 195; freshman Kenny Herrmann, 5-0 over Nick Onea at 113; and sophomore Luca Frinzi, 4-3 over Richard Bentz at 145.
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