Council Rock South's Balasco named Boys Wrestling Coach of the Year
The Golden Hawks won the Southeast Regional wrestling team title and placed eighth as a team at PIAA championships
They set high goals at the start of the season and usually exceed them. That's what top programs do, year after year. And this year was kind of an exception for Council Rock South's boys wrestling team.
"Some people thought before last season that last year might be a rebuilding year for us," said third-year head coach Trey Balasco, a 2013 graduate of the school. "It didn't turn out to be because we had a pretty good season. And, maybe some people thought this year would kind of be a rebuild, but our guys did a great job and got better as the year went on.
"It turned out to be a really good season and the guys should be proud of the year they had. " The Golden Hawks won the team title at the PIAA District One-North Class 3A tournament and the Southeast Regional team title before placing eighth at the PIAA championships. Nine from Bucks County win PIAA gold: Nine Bucks County area wrestlers capture PIAA gold medals The super season earned Balasco the Courier Times/Intelligencer Boys Wrestling Coach of the Year honors.
"We have such a strong youth program and the coaching all the way up is really, really good," Balasco said. "We have high standards and high expectations every season and we expect to do well. "We had to replace nearly 200 (individual) wins from last year and that's tough.