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ESCAPE THE ROCK
SETS FIELD FOR 2009 TOURNAMENT
The field has been set for the next year’s Escape the Rock Tournament, which will take place on January 9 & 10, 2009 at Council Rock South High School in Holland, PA. The event has attracted some top teams from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Virginia. The newcomers this year are headlined by nationally ranked Central Mountain, who were the PA state tournament runner-up and 3rd at the PA state duals, Phillipsburg, New Jersey, who were in the top 4 at the NJ state duals and perennial Virginia state power Great Bridge. Also making their first appearance at Escape the Rock will be PA teams Bald Eagle Area, Bellefonte, Fort LeBoeuf and Ridley. With the strength of the returning teams and the high quality of newcomers, the tournament has once again upgraded an already competitive field!
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Team List for the 2009 Escape the Rock
Council Rock South (PA District 1)
Owen J. Roberts (PA District 1)
Ridley (PA District 1)
Delaware Valley (PA District 2)
Hazleton Area (PA District 2)
Big Spring (PA District 3)
Middletown (PA District 3)
Spring Grove (PA District 3)
Bald Eagle Area (PA Disrtict 6)
Bellefonte (PA Disrtict 6)
Central Mountain (PA Disrtict 6)
Fort LeBoeuf (PA District 10)
Bethlehem Catholic (PA District 11)
Parkland (PA District 11)
North Catholic (PA District 12)
Wyoming Seminary (PA Prep)
Hodgson Vo-Tech (Delaware)
Salesianum (Delaware)
Sussex Central (Delaware)
Absegami (New Jersey)
Lenape Valley Regional (New Jersey)
Paulsboro (New Jersey)
Phillipsburg (New Jersey)
Great Bridge (Virginia)
2009 Escape the Rock Tournament Tentative Schedule
Approximate Start Times
Friday January 9th, 2009
Scales open for weight checks 12 noon
Weigh in / skin check 1:00 pm
Championship Pigtails (8 mats) 3:00 pm
Championship Prelims (8 mats) 5:00 pm
Quarterfinals (8 mats) 7:00 pm
Consolation Round 1 (8 mats) 8:00 pm
Saturday January 10th , 2009
Weigh in / skin check 7:00 am
Consolation Rounds 2 & 3 (5 mats) 8:00 am
Semifinals & Consi Round 4 (5 mats) 11:15 am
7th place Bouts & Consi Round 5 (5 mats) 1:15 pm
Dinner Break
5th Place Bouts (2 mats) 4:00 pm
Parade of Champions & Finals (2 mats) 5:00 pm