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2022-23 Wrestling Preview: Emmaus HS

Head Coach: Jim Best, 1st year, 0-0

Assistant Coaches:
Jason Jones (H.S. Assistant)
Jake Beitler (H.S.Assistant)
Jim Carls (H.S. Assistant)
Kenny Arndt (Head Junior High Coach)
Omar Haddad (Assistant Junior High)
Jeff Shubzda (Assistant Junior High)

Sport: Wrestling

Team Name: Emmaus

League: East Penn Conference

2021 Record: 15-10

Key Players Lost:
Nick Velde, 138, 33-8
Jared Groller, 215, 30-10
Trevor Gitski, 285, 30-12
Quinn Scott, 152, 24-12
Jack Brion, 172, 17-9
Caleb Baldwin, 145, 9-7
Drew Schmidt, 160, 12-9

Key Returning Players:
Marco Albanese, Sr., 145/152, 28-6, D5, Put in a strong off-season, very experienced, hard worker, leads by example, very motivated for a state place finish to end his high school career

Jesse Scott, So., 152/160, 20-10; Put is a strong off-season, hard worker, student of the sport, motivated to go deep into the post season tournaments

Jake Gross, Sr., 195, 14-19; Experienced wrestler with great potential, looking to continue Emmaus’s recent success in the upper weights

EJ Boney, Sr., 285, 1-2; Very coachable wrestler, motivated to continue Emmaus history of success at 285

Noe Bridges, Sr., 139, 4-6; Talented senior coming off of a runner-up finish at Junior Varsity District tournament

Reilly Bechtel, So., 172, 5-5; Athletic and hardworking sophomore coming off of a runner up finish at the Junior Varsity District tournament

Lord Henry, Sr. 172, 0-2; Talented and strong senior, potential for a breakout senior season

Key Newcomers:
Logan Armstrong, Fr., 127
Xayden Sallit, Fr., 139
Ohm Patel, Sr. 215

2022 Outlook: Much of the team put in a strong pre-season. We had great by-in and commitment to our lifting program and pre-season practices. Losing 7 contributing seniors from last year’s line-up leaves gaps.

Keys to closing those gaps include daily commitment to training and preparation, consistent reflection and improvement throughout the season, and positive leadership within the team.

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