Lehighton head coach Danny Williams didn't get the match-ups he was hoping for against Pen Argyl.

It didn't matter.The Indians capped a 5-0 day at Panther Valley's Anthracite Duals with a rock-solid 39-31 win over the Green Knights in the final to capture the championship at the 13-team event."We knew our last two matches were going to be tough," Williams said of facing Panther Valley, which Lehighton defeated 45-27, and Pen Argyl. "You're never really sure what match-ups you're going to get, and in our last match (against Pen Argyl) we didn't get the ones we were trying to get."But we had a couple of guys really come through with big wins for us."With the Indians trailing 19-15 following Connor Frey's 4-0 decision over Nathan Black at 195 pounds, Wyatt Clements gave Lehighton the lead for good at 21-19 with an impressive overtime pin against Hayden Oliver at 220 pounds. Clements dropped a 4-3 decision to Oliver in Lehighton's 36-31 win over Pen Argyl on Dec. 19."He might be new to the sport, but he was cognizant enough to know that even though he got a takedown, he needed to keep going, and that ended up being a pin," Williams said of Clements, who joined the team last year.Alexander Smith also got a measure of revenge for the Indians at heavyweight after dropping a 3-2 decision in overtime in his first meeting against Pen Argyl's Blake Fox. The senior rebounded with a 2-1 decision over Fox Saturday."We knew we needed to have those two swing matches to have a chance, because we didn't get the matchups," Williams said. "And we did."Prior to knocking off Panther Valley and Pen Argyl, Lehighton defeated Williams Valley 46-27, Wilson 49-15 and Penns Valley 50-25 en route to the team title.Frey, Clements, Nate Kemmerer and Tegan Durishin all went 5-0 on the day for the Indians. Tyler Cann, Zach Kemmerer and Dylan Schock posted 4-1 marks, while Smith finished with a 3-1 record.The performances were impressive for a team still rounding into form following a grueling football season that kept several key cogs out of the lineup early in the year."I think we're really getting closer," Williams said. "We're not 100-percent there yet, but I would say most of our guys are in wrestling shape."I see us progressing and getting a little bit better each time. And that's what we're asking our kids to do. Everyday in the practice room, we want them to leave a little bit better than when they came in. And that's what I see happening."Panther ValleyThe Panthers showed they're making strides as well, going 4-1 as the host team. Panther Valley topped Wilson 53-22, Milton 45-30, Palmerton 61-10 and Halifax 61-12, with its only loss coming to Lehighton.Darren Goida and Ali Capobianco, state qualifiers a year ago, went 5-0, while Kyle Rusnak, Tanner Kennedy, Hunter Kennedy, Dylan Moyer and Justin Rodriguez all went 4-1."We're getting there. It was a good day for us," said Panthers head coach Tim Robb. "We had very few falls. We had a lot of matches where we got to wrestle and see what kids were doing."It was good for us coaching-wise because there's a lot we can work on. We didn't wrestle poorly. It wasn't great but it wasn't bad."The opportunity to see competition that gives his team different looks is something Robb enjoys about the tournament."It helps us a lot, because when you go in blind a little bit you can work on the stuff you've been working on in the practice room," he said. "If you know what a kid does, you're going to go to the same moves all the time."Against Lehighton, they knew what we did and we knew what they did. But in the other matches, the kids were doing some stuff they've really been working on. Some things they struggled with, and now we can focus on that."PalmertonBattling injuries, the Blue Bombers went 1-4 Saturday, defeating Halifax 49-27 for their only win. In addition to the loss to Panther Valley, Palmerton fell to Milton 44-27, Williams Valley 48-26 and Penns Valley 40-24."There were some good teams here, good competition," said Palmerton head coach Justin Petersen. "As a team, we didn't do as well as I would have liked to with some guys banged up."This at least showed us some of our weaknesses and we know what we have to work on to keep getting better."Derek Koch finished the day 3-1, while Hunter Fierro, Lucas Christman, Kyle Kralik, Jared Mooney and Jericho Burger all posted 3-2 records.For a team comprised largely of underclassmen, the experience of having to wrestle four or five matches in succession is one Petersen is hoping will help moving forward."It's good because once you get to districts and regionals, you can't sulk and dwell on a loss," the coach said. "