We have a familiar name winning Bucks County area wrestling Team of the Year. See who it is
A year ago, after Faith Christian dismantled everything in its way en route to a PIAA Class 2A dual-meet team title, and another dominating performance at individual states, the question was, "What would the Lions do for an encore?"
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The answer turned out to be plenty.
Like in 2023, Faith Christian cruised to another PIAA dual-meet title and another PIAA team title at the individual championships. The Lions, also, for the second straight year, crowned two individual state champions and brought nine state medals back to their Quakertown campus.
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Nine? Yikes.
They also, for the second straight year, have earned Courier Times/Intelligencer Team of the Year honors.
"It's all a credit to how hard these guys work and how they all want to get better," Faith Christian head coach Ben Clymer said.
"We have great competition in the (wrestling) room, and the guys help each other and want to see their teammates improve."
Of their nine PIAA medalists, led by undefeated freshman state champ Joey Bachmann and two-time state champ sophomore Adam Waters, eight will be returning next season.
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Only Bishop McCort (District Six), with seven, came anywhere close to the Lions' nine PIAA medalists.
And the team Faith Christian beat for the PIAA dual-meet team title? Yep, Bishop McCort.
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The final score? Faith Christian 46, Bishop McCort 18.
It looks like another encore is coming next season for the Lions.
Drew Markol: dmarkol@theintell.com; @dmarkol
This article originally appeared on Bucks County Courier Times: PIAA wrestling: Upper Bucks County school repeats as our Team of Year
