HERSHEY - Sometimes, it's just not your day.

After blasting Archbishop Carroll 72-8 in the first round of the PIAA Team Wrestling Championships, Northern Lehigh had a hard time duplicating that success on the second day of the tournament.The Bulldogs wrestled two matches that came down to the last few bouts, coming up short in both.The second of those defeats, a 37-28 loss to Fort LeBoeuf in a second round consolation match, sent Northern Lehigh home from the Class AA tournament."I thought we had a decent chance to win this one, but a lot didn't go our way in that match," said Northern Lehigh head coach Steve Hluschak. "We gave up a couple of pins that we shouldn't have and that killed us."Things have to go your way sometimes in these close matches, and a lot of things didn't in this match, where in some of our other ones they have."Prior to the loss to Fort LeBoeuf, Northern Lehigh started its day with a narrow 27-24 loss to District 4 champion Wyalusing Valley in the quarterfinals.The Bulldogs came up just short in a match that was tied heading into the last bout, something that didn't surprise Hluschak."Coming into the match, we knew it would go down to the wire," he said. "We had it 7-7 in terms of matchups and it actually ended up close to that."I'm disappointed we didn't get the win, but I thought the kids wrestled well. We were right there at the end, but sometimes things don't go your way."Second Round ConsolationNo. Lehigh-Fort LeBoeufThe Bulldogs started in a hole, dropping the first three matches to fall behind, 16-0.But Northern Lehigh pulled to within 16-13 after three straight wins from Ryan Farber (145), CJ Young (152) and Nate Farber (160).The Bulldogs took three of the next four matches, with Chad Cederberg (182) and Jason Schaffer (220) picking up decisions before Cameron Kates tied the score at 25-25 with a pin at 285 pounds.The ability to come back after trailing following the first 10 matches was something Hluschak pointed to as something his squad can build on."That says a lot about our kids," the coach said. "They have a lot of fight in them and they don't quit. We were down the whole match and battled back, but it just wasn't enough."Fort LeBoeuf took a 31-25 lead after Abe Guarriello pinned at 106 to give the Bison a 31-25 lead.Colten Rex brought the Bulldogs within three after getting a decision at 113 to setup what was the all-important final match.The hero for Fort LeBoeuf was Noah Rose, a wrestler that didn't even make it into the promotional program handed out inside the Giant Center.Rose's pin at 120 was a microcosm of the season for the Bison, who weren't necessarily expected to be in this position this year."He's been pinned all year long and it's just so uplifting for our team," said Fort LeBoeuf head coach Timothy Simon. "We've been here six years in a row. But this year's team is made up of some JV wrestlers, a few first year guys…and they just keep finding a way to do it."We've knocked off a bunch of teams we weren't supposed to beat to get here with a 9-7 record. Seventy five percent of the guys on our roster have losing records. However, that doesn't measure heart, and I'm so proud of what our guys were able to do."Despite the loss, the opportunity to wrestle in Hershey is one Hluschak won't take for granted, especially with a potential return trip to the Giant Center a possibility for many of Northern Lehigh's wrestlers."It was a great week and a great experience," Hluschak said. "I think these guys were able to bond with one another and we got a chance to come out and represent our community and our school district."I think we battled hard and lost two close ones, and there's nothing to hang your head about after that. In every match we fought until the end, some things just didn't fall our way. But we didn't give up."QuarterfinalsNo. Lehigh-Wyalusing ValleyNot much separated the two teams throughout the contest, with nine of the 14 matches decided by three points or less, including three that went to overtime.The Bulldogs won three of the four one point matches, but the Rams took three of the four that came down to two points, in addition to the one bout that was decided by three.The slight edge proved to be the difference in a contest where every point mattered."We thought there were probably going to be four or five matches that were tossups," said Wyalusing head coach Gary Haley. "Early on, we lost a couple tough ones…and that kind of put the pressure on our heavyweight and our 106 and 113 pounders to win two out of those three matches at the end."Heading into those last three matches, the score was tied 21-21 after Wyalusing's Dylan Otis got a decision at 220 pounds.The Rams took what proved to be a critical win at 285 pounds, when Dawson Otis held on in the ultimate tiebreaker portion of overtime for a 4-2 decision against Cameron Kates."He did a great job," said Haley. "At the end of the first period, we got our choice and a lot of times we defer. But that match was so tight we choose to go down right away, knowing that if it ever came to that final, ultimate rideout, if we scored the first point, we would have our choice."Little things like that could sometimes determine the outcome of the match."The lead was short-lived, however, as Northern Lehigh tied at 24-24 following a Seth Fronheiser decision at 106 pounds.But Wyalusing prevailed when Luke Yonkin earned a 5-3 decision over Colten Rex in the final bout.The Bulldogs led briefly in the latter stages of the match, following Austin Arnold's pin at 170 pounds and Chad Cederberg's decision in the ensuing bout at 182.In addition to Arnold, Matt Schmall also got a pin at 132 pounds. Ryan Farber (145) and Nate Farber (160) each earned one-point decision wins for Northern Lehigh.