

However, Tamaqua’s Jacob Schlier evened the score in the next bout. The match started well for the Indians as Nick Zeigenfuss registered a pin at 132 pounds to give the hosts an early lead. “We looked like we could come from behind at that point (in the match), but we didn’t get a good matchup in the lower weights, and I knew they had some pretty good wrestlers,” Lehighton head coach Floyd Brown said. Sure, there was some anxiety for the Blue Raiders - especially when the Indians used a major and a pair of forfeits to turn a 24-12 deficit into a 28-24 lead. Tamaqua’s fast-rising wrestling team got off to a solid start, cooled off a bit, but finished strong to upend a good Lehighton club Tuesday, 40-34.

It was better late than never - and even early, too.
