Panther junior Jared Harka with an early round pin.
The Saucon Valley Panther wrestlers put their holiday break on hold to test themselves in the Hurricane Holiday Classic. Hosted by Liberty High School, this two-day tourney has a serious reputation for quality and competition. Local big shots like Nazareth, Parkland, Easton, Phillipsburg and Northampton join teams from out of the area like Blue Mountain, Cocalico, Delaware Valley, Northern Lebanon, and Pennridge. The Panthers are one of thirty-one tough, high school teams competing in the Hurricane Classic!
Three generations of Rohns coaching up the Panther wrestlers at the Hurricane Classic.
Hurricane Classic Update (Thursday’s Results):
As a team Saucon Valley is currently in 5th place. Individually, the Panthers have two grapplers (Josh and Jason Jones) who survived Thursday’s Hurricane and made it to the semifinals. The Jones brothers remain alive in the Championship Bracket. Four other Panthers are still alive in the consolation bracket.
Team Standings
- Liberty (Bethlehem) 111 pts.
- Phillipsburg (NJ) 105
- Easton 99
- Council Rock South 95
- Saucon Valley 94.5
- Nazareth 94
Senior Jason Jones along with his younger brother Josh advanced to the semifinals of the Hurricane Classic.
Panther Semifinalists
Josh Jones
126 lbs. Josh Jones (Jr.)
Jason Jones
145 lbs. Jason Jones (Sr.)
Sophomore Braydyn Lugardo just missed advancing to the quarterfinals by a 6-5 score.
Panthers Still Alive in the Consolation Bracket
138 lbs. Justin Kyra (Jr.)*
152 lbs. Angelo Mahaffey (Sr.)*
160 lbs. Thomas Spirk (So.)*
182 lbs. Dane Csencsits (So.)*
(*quarterfinalist)
Saucon sophomore Nick Warnke went down swinging, but fell 5-3 to Pen Argyl’s Blake Fox.
Good Luck Wrestlers, the Source is with you!
