The Tri-Valley Bulldogs will now look to make the state playoffs after finishing second at last weekend’s District 11 dual meet at Bethlehem Liberty High School.
Along with the statewide regional champions, state tournament preliminary and first-round matchups have been announced. The Bulldogs will face District 12 champion Conwell-Egan, a Bucks County private school in Fairless Hills, in the state championship. Preliminaries will be held at Schuylkill Haven High School on Tuesday at 5:00 p.m. The winner will face Faith Christian, the top team in Division 1, on Tuesday at 6:45 p.m.
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The Eagles enter the postseason with an undefeated 16-0 record after winning the 2026 Philadelphia Catholic League dual meet late last month over Archbishop Ryan, Cardinal O’Hara, Father Judge, La Salle Academy and St. Joseph’s Prep.
Cornwell-Egan has a young and talented squad. Three of their six 20-game winners this season are sophomores; they have one other sophomore who is 17-2 this season. The Eagles’ top wrestler, Lukas Grodsky, is 27-7 on the season and is committed to continuing his wrestling career at Alvernia University in Reading.
If Tri-Valley advances, they will face national powerhouse Faith Christian Academy.
Faith Christian is rated the No. 4 high school wrestling team in the country by FloWrestling. The Lions have eight Division I standout players on their roster, including standouts Fred and Joe Bachman.
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Joe Bachman, a freshman in the class of 2027, is ranked by Flo as the No. 3 wrestler in the country for his class, while Fred, a freshman in the class of 2028, is also ranked No. 3. The brothers are committed to continuing their wrestling careers at Iowa State.
Additionally, senior Cael Weidemoyer committed to Lehigh, senior Shane Wagner committed to Arkansas State in Little Rock, senior Jason Singer committed to Nebraska, senior Mark Effendian committed to Princeton, and senior Adam Waters (a three-time state champion) committed to Ohio State. Additionally, junior Nick Singer is committed to Ohio State.
In the long list of seniors above, Waters is rated the No. 5 prospect in the country by FloWrestling, Wade Moyer is ranked No. 33, Effendi is ranked No. 61, and Jason Singer is ranked No. 78. Junior Nick Singer is ranked No. 19 nationally.