ABINGTON WRESTLING PREVIEW
Head coach: John Gillespie 3rd Year
Assistants: Chris O’Donnell, Bill Brennan, William Miller, Rich Delgado, Matt Mandel, Mark Mandel, Drew Sparks, Tony Rudy.
Last year’s record: 14 - 8 (4-3 League). 6 District Qualifiers, 1 Regional Qualifier
Key Losses: Angel Carlo, Shawn Cornilott, Brandon Scheitrum, Adrian DeAngelo, Max Greenberg, Russell Inverso, Mark Lee, Ross Burns, Justin Osei
Key Returners: Alex Winshel 10th 120, Zach Hain 10th 120, Zach Levy 11th 126, Mike Molz 12th 126/132, Mike McCaughey 12th 132/138, Kyle Pederzani 12th 145/152, Alden Shea 12th 152/160.
Others to Watch: Jake Ritter 11th 113, Justin Stokes 11th 126/132, Tyler Santos 12th 138/145, Alistair McDonald 12th 152/160, Andrew Louridas 11th 182/195, Tim Lalli 12th 182/195, Omer Awan 12th 182/195, Keith Stewart 12th 220/285.
Team Strengths: Despite losing Regional Qualifier Angel Carlo to a football injury, the team still returns three district qualifiers in Mike Molz, Mike McCaughey, and Alden Shea. Additionally, there is a lot of depth at the lower and middle weight classes.
Question Marks: Three freshmen will be challenging for the 106 weight class. The loss of Angel Carlo to a knee injury during the football season has left the staff struggling to finding a tough, big, and athletic kid to step up to fill the void left at 285.
Season Outlook: The team looks to continue to build on last year’s success. This is a group of dedicated kids who had to overcome a lot of adversity last year to have a successful season. Even after losing Regional Qualifier Bryan Osei who could not overcome a shoulder injury he sustained in football, a lot of different kids stepped up when needed to help the team win.
MATCHES TO WATCH: The Ghost Town Duals held at Abington Senior High on December 15th will be a key date where a lot of first and second year Varsity wrestlers will get a chance to show how much they improved in the off-season and the true character of this team will start to define itself.
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