FRANKLIN TWP. – Opening night of the high school wrestling season is always a joyous time around these parts.

And for the Delsea Regional High School wrestling team, the start had an even more electric feel on Wednesday night.

Led by first-year head coach Kurt DeWoody and the return of two key wrestlers, the four-time defending state champion Crusaders kicked off the season with an impressive 48-24 victory over West Deptford in a nonleague battle.

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