LEHIGHTON -- Eight members of vwin德赢娱乐's wrestling team traveled to Lehighton High School on 1月. 20 and 21 for the 2024 Coal Cracker Invitational. 作为一个团队，爱国者队获得了108分.5分，在30支球队中排名第11, while five individuals finished the day as placewinners and six scored. 

在第一轮比赛结束后， 贾斯汀·法恩斯沃思，27岁, 摔跤体重109磅, won two straight matches by fall over Wesley Fruit (Central Columbia) and Ayden Blaut (Wallenpaupack Area HS), 分别. Farnsworth lost by decision to Thunder Beard (Central Dauphin) in the Quarterfinal Round but bounced back with a tech fall win over Carmen Malt (Berwick Area HS) in the 6th Consolation bout. 第七届全国代表大会, Dominick Mason (Hatboro Horsham) won by sudden victory over Farnsworth, 谁又一次击败了布劳特, 这次是第七名. 

摔跤，116岁; 杰克·巴伦，26岁 won his first two bouts by fall over Albert Bialasiewicz (Stroudsburg) and Henry Bothwell (Pocono Mountain West), 分别, before taking down Clayton Waltenbaugh (Faith Christian Academy) by major decision, 12-0. Following a tech fall win over Blake Haines (Gettysburg Area HS) in the Quarterfinal Round, Baron defeated Nikos Filipos (Wyoming Seminary) by decision, 半决赛14-4. 

摔跤也是116岁 Shai Sabag '27他在第一轮比赛中被淘汰出局. Sabag won his second and third round bouts by fall, before taking down Keith Barker (Southern Lehigh) by tech fall, 15-0. Sabag won by fall over Aidan Gruber (Lehighton Area HS) in the Semifinals, setting up a bout against Baron for the title. In that bout, Baron came away victorious, winning by decision, 2-1. 

罗伯特·利兹25岁 wrestled at 135 and finished second in the weight class. After taking his first two bouts over Parker Lords (William Valley) and Karson Sipley (Athens Area HS), 分别, Leeds won in the ultimate tie breaker over Hayden Haber (Wyoming Seminary). The junior followed that up with a win by fall over Liam Farley (Western Wayne), and a win by decision over CJ Ferree (Central Dauphin) to earn a spot in the finals. However, Leeds lost by decision to Jackson Maby (Blue Ridge HS), 7-0. 

Luke Sugalski, 25岁 wrestled at 162 and finished the tournament in fourth place. 他在秋天前赢得了前三场比赛, taking down Cayden Moss (Athens Area HS), Mariusz Bibla(克雷斯伍德高中), 和Braylon Hawkins(贝里克地区高中). He won his quarterfinal bout against Mason Avery (Honesdale HS) by decision, 2-0. In the Semifinals, Sugalski lost to Ryan Garvick (Central Dauphin) by decision, 5-1. He won his consolation bout against Nolan Reinert (Gettysburg Area HS) by decision, 5-0, but dropped the 3rd Place Match to Nick Singer (Faith Christian Academy). 

Also competing for the Patriots were Adam Seidman '27, Eric Catenacci '26, and Aidan Lee '27. 

The Patriots will hit the mats again on 1月. 26 when they host The Haverford School for an Inter-Ac League battle.