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Wrestling: CR South soars in Bethlehem

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If Council Rock South’s finish is as good or better as their start, the Golden Hawks will be in a very good position.
CR South’s grapplers’ recent third-place finish at the Bethlehem Holiday Wrestling Classic was another strong early showing, along with their second-place finishes at the Cumberland Valley Kickoff Classic and King of the Mountain tournament.
The Golden Hawks also have recorded lopsided victories over Owen J. Roberts (61-8) and Spring-Ford (46-14) around a tight and tough 33-31 loss to rival Quakertown.
“We are getting better every week, so that is exciting,” said CR South head coach Brad Silimperi. “We had a fantastic showing in Bethlehem placing third as a team considering the off the mat things teams are dealing with.”

CR South senior Matt Colajezzi won the 160-pound weight class with a decision, and fellow seniors Shermuhammad Sadriddinov (145) and Lucas Doyle (215) took silver medals.
Colajezzi, who was fourth in the state last year, kept his record unblemished at 15-0. Sadriddinov raised his mark to 15-3 and Doyle upped his slate to 13-4.

Sophomores Luke Reitter (113, 15-5) and Bekhurz Sadriddinov (152, 12-4) both finished fourth, and sophomore Connor Lenahan (106, 14-9) and senior Charles Socki (285, 12-8) both were sixth.
Silimperi is confident some other wrestlers can be awarded medals.
“Now we need those other guys to begin breaking through as well if we really want to contend as a team down the stretch,” he added. “And they are really, really close to doing that.”
Their early success could be a springboard down the stretch. The Golden Hawks have matches against Harry S. Truman (Jan. 5) and Neshaminy (Jan. 12) before they host their always highly competitive Escape the Rock tournament Jan. 15-16.
“We went through the tough gauntlet of the early season tournaments and some awesome dual meets, so we learned a lot,” Silimperi said. “We can’t wait for our next opportunity.”


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