On the Saturday before Christmas break, Downingtown East gathered their starting 14 and took to the mats at 2019-2020 Chesmont Championship tournament at WC Rustin. Although WC Henderson took home team honors, the Cougars took a big chunk out of that tournament. They finished in second place with 193 points and 6 individual champions out of the 14 weight classes. Claiming gold were Keanu Manuel (120), Bo Horvath (152), Matt Romanelli (170), Spencer Uggla (182), Ray Wileczek (220), and Zach Aceto (285). Also placing were Ryan Loraw (113) with a third place finish, and Kyle Mittelstadt (132) with a fifth. Congrats to the Cougars for battling hard and collecting some hardware!. Now, it’s time to enjoy the holidays and train for the Conestoga Invitational in one week. Merry Christmas to all!