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Detroit Catholic Central Super Duals
Date: Saturday, Jan. 14
Location: Detroit Catholic Central High School (Novi, Mich.)
Dual Meet Schedule:
10:00 a.m. -- No. 28 Montini Catholic, Ill. vs. No. 3 St. Johns, Mich.; No. 15 Detroit Catholic Central, Mich. vs. Bedford, Mich.; Richmond, Mich. vs. Clarkston, Mich.; Dundee, Mich. vs. Solon, Ohio
11:45 a.m. -- No. 28 Montini Catholic vs. Bedford, No. 15 Detroit Catholic Central vs. No. 3 St. Johns, Richmond vs. Solon, Dundee vs. Clarkston
1:30 p.m. -- Dundee vs. Richmond, No. 15 Detroit Catholic Central vs. No. 28 Montini Catholic, Clarkston vs. Solon, Bedford vs. St. Johns
3:15 p.m. -- No. 3 St. Johns vs. Richmond, No. 15 Detroit Catholic Central vs. Solon, No. 28 Montini Catholic vs. Dundee, Bedford vs. Clarkston
Top Wrestlers (Note -- Michigan uses the "old" weights):
103: Tommy Pawleski (Montini Catholic), Trevor Zdebski (Detroit Catholic Central), Drew Wixson (St. Johns)
112: No. 13 (at 113) Zac Hall (St. Johns), Mitch Rogaliner (Bedford), Brandon Thompson (Solon), Jordan Laster (Montini Catholic), Myles Amine (Detroit Catholic Central)
119: Kevon Powell (Montini Catholic), Stephen Ireland (Richmond), Logan Massa (St. Johns)
125: Jacob Schmitt (St. Johns), Michael Sepke (Montini Catholic), Dustin Pitcel (Richmond), T.J. Fagan (Detroit Catholic Central)
130: Ken Bade (Detroit Catholic Central), Doug Rojem (Dundee)
135: Chris Garcia (Montini Catholic), Brant Schafer (St. Johns), Malik Amine (Detroit Catholic Central), Devin Skataza (Richmond)
140: Josh Pennell (St. Johns), Drew Vrbenec (Montini Catholic), Garrett Edwards (Richmond), Brody Whitman (Dundee)
145: No. 2 Ben Whitford (St. Johns), No. 11 Anthony Collica (Solon), Logan Marcicki (Detroit Catholic Central), Xavier Montalvo (Montini Catholic), Liam Grantham (Dundee)
152: No. 19 (at 145) Alec Mooradian (Detroit Catholic Central), Travis Curley (St. Johns)
160: No. 20 Jordan Wohlfert (St. Johns), Justin Kresevic (Solon), Nick Mason (Detroit Catholic Central), Todd Olson (Dundee)
171: No. 1 (at 170) Taylor Massa (St. Johns), Andrew Garcia (Detroit Catholic Central), Connor Winel (Montini Catholic)
189: Kevin Beazley (Detroit Catholic Central), Payne Hayden (St. Johns), Brandon Sunday (Bedford)
215: Brian Smith (Bedford), Edgar Ruano (Montini Catholic), Greg Sebastian (Richmond), Conrad Domiguez (St. Johns)
285: Logan Rimmer (Bedford), John Marogen (Dundee), Scott Devos (Clarkston), Jaleel Johnson (Montini Catholic)
A perfect hundred
Now ranked No. 6 in the nation at 126 pounds, junior Anthony Ashnault (South Plainfield, N.J.) won his 100th career match without a loss on Monday night with a 15-4 major decision victory over Jake Balesteri (Franklin Regional, N.J.) in dual meet competition. Ashnault, also a two-time champion at the Super32 Challenge, won state titles during his first two years of high school competition.
He joins Andrew Campolattano (Bound Brook/Ohio State) and Scott Winston (Jackson Memorial/Rutgers) as the lone wrestlers to start their careers with at least 100 wins without losing. Campolattano won his first 100 matches before losing to Michael Evans in the finals of the Bethlehem Liberty Hurricane at 189 pounds in December 2009, during his junior December; going on to finish his career 175-1. Winston is the lone wrestler to finish his career undefeated, as he went 137-0, but did not compete in the state tournament series his freshman year due to injury.
Ashnault seeks to become the third four-time state champion in New Jersey history, joining Campolattano and Mike Grey (Delbarton/Cornell), who went 158-2 in his career; but the first to do so without a loss.
The Apple finds the Cheese … barely
Given an event with 24 teams, and seven of them ranked, one would expect to see a very balanced and hotly contested tournament. This past weekend's Cheesehead Invitational was that and more, with no team in the field coming home with more than two weight class champions, and the highest number of championship finalists for a given team was four.
When it was done, even though No. 4 Apple Valley, Minn., did not have No. 4 Mark Hall with them for much of the tournament at 145 pounds, they still were able to muster the team title with 565 points, which was four more than No. 11 Bettendorf, Iowa. In fact, it was the nine points that Hall scored in the tournament -- a bye advancing into the top 16, and a pin in the preliminary round-robin -- which one could argue made the difference.
Apple Valley was one of four teams to have a pair of weight class champions -- Malou Woiwor (106) and No. 11 Dakota Trom (132). The Eagles also had a runner-up finish from No. 6 Brandon Kingsley (160), and eight other top-eight finishers -- one in third, fourth, seventh, and eighth; and a pair each taking fifth and sixth. Second-place Bettendorf was anchored by a championship from Fredy Stroker (113) along with runner-up finishes from Connor Ryan (138), Bryan Levsen (182), and No. 18 Nate Shaw (220). The Bulldogs had six additional top-eight finishers -- one each in fourth, sixth, seventh, and eighth; with a pair in fifth, while an additional wrestler placed ninth.
Even without two-time state finalist Kyle Gliva (113/120), No. 10 Simley, Minn., was able to finish in third place with 521.5 points anchored by the effort of their four finalists -- No. 5 Jake Short (145) and No. 10 (at 182) Micah Barnes (170), who won titles, while Nick Wanzek (152) and Matt Kadrlik (285) finished in the runner-up position. Six additional wrestlers for Simley finished inside the top eight -- one in fifth and eight, while a pair each took fourth and seventh.
Finishing fourth in the standings was No. 14 Southeast Polk, Iowa, with 508.5 points. The Rams were anchored by six top three finishers among their eight wrestlers finishing in the top eight. Winning titles were No. 3 Cory Clark (126), who stayed undefeated for his career, and No. 3 Willie Miklus (220); No. 2 Alex Meyer (170) took second; while Dylan Blackford (160), Bud Smith (195), and Bryce Fisher (285) each took third. Additional placers were fifth and seventh.
Despite the absence of No. 14 Jack Bass (138), No. 19 Allen, Texas, earned a fifth-place finish with 445 points keyed by seven top-eight finishers anchored by a championship effort from No. 8 (at 160) Oliver Pierce (152). Bo Nickal (145) finished as runner-up, Jarrod Trotter (126) was third, a pair of wrestlers in fourth, while single wrestlers finished fifth and eighth. Despite no champions, and the absence of No. 20 Kevon Powell (120), No. 28 Montini Catholic, Ill., finished in sixth place with 411.5 points. The Broncos were anchored by runner-up finishes from Jordan Laster (113) and Chris Garcia (132), as well as five other top eight placers -- one each in third, fourth, and eighth, while a pair finished in sixth.
The seventh and eighth place squads finished with six placers each. In seventh was No. 45 Luxemburg-Casco, Wis., with 403 points, anchored by a championship from Newton Smerchek (285) while other wrestlers finished third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh; two additional wrestlers placed ninth. Anchored by a pair of champions -- Shaun'Qae McMurtry (160) and No. 5 Brad Johnson (195), Lockport, Ill. finished with 390.5 points. It was the second straight championship final upset victory for McMurtry, as he beat No. 16 Justin Koethe of Iowa City West at the Dvorak, and now beat Kingsley 12-6. Other placers for Lockport took second, fourth, seventh, and eighth.
Rounding out the weight class champions were Mitch Lexvold (Kenyon-Wanamingo, Minn.) at 120 pounds, Angelo Silvestro (Marmion Academy, Ill.) at 138, and Ian Johnson (Milton, Wis.) at 182. Direct link for all result information -- http://www.trackwrestling.com/predefinedtournaments/VerifyPassword.jsp?tournamentId=28775009
Virginia Duals -- National High School Division
Dates: Friday, Jan. 13 and Saturday, Jan. 14
Location: Hampton Coliseum (Hampton, Va.)
Bracket and Schedule: http://virginiaduals.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/2012-National-high-school-bracket.pdf (championship rounds -- Friday at 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., Saturday at 2:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.)
Top Teams: No. 9 Canon McMillan, Pa. (1st seed); No. 13 Christiansburg, Va. (2nd seed); No. 36 McDonogh, Md. (4th seed); No. 44 South Plainfield, N.J. (3rd seed); Timber Creek, N.J. (5th seed); and Nazareth, Pa. (6th seed)
Top Wrestlers:
106: No. 14 Coy Ozias (Christiansburg, Va.), Tyrone Klump (Nazareth, Pa.), Brendon Price (Canon McMillan, Pa.), Gabe Gibson (Cox, Va.)
113: No. 10 J.R. Wert (Christiansburg, Va.), Dalton Macri (Canon McMillan, Pa.), Cody Stageberg (Cox, Va.), Ray Jazikoff (South Plainfield, N.J.)
120: No. 9 Conner Schram (Canon McMillan, Pa.), No. 11 Troy Heilmann (South Plainfield, N.J.), Kaleb LeMaire (Caesar Rodney, Del.), Ricky Carter (Timber Creek, N.J.), Kyle Dulaney (Christiansburg, Va.)
126: No. 5 Brandon Jeske (Cox, Va.), No. 6 Anthony Ashnault (South Plainfield, N.J.), No. 7 Joey Dance (Christiansburg, Va.), Colton Shorts (Canon McMillan, Pa.), Micah Hight (Caesar Rodney, Del.), Chase Zemenak (Nazareth, Pa.), Kyle Smith (Chantilly, Va.)
132: Brandon Keller (Timber Creek, N.J.), C.J. Jablonski (Cox, Va.), Xavi Ramos (McDonogh, Md.), Scott DelVecchio (South Plainfield, N.J.), Dallas Smith (Christiasburg, Va.), Trey Gregory (New Kent, Va.)
138: Tyler Hunt (South Plainfield, N.J.), Austin Fuller (New Kent, Va.), Gabe Lumpp (Christiansburg, Va.), Isaiah DeGuzman (Timber Creek, N.J.)
145: No. 8 Solomon Chishko (Canon McMillan, Pa.), No. 15 Jack Clark (McDonogh, Md.), Corey Stasenko (South Plainfield, N.J.), Robert Janis (St. Christopher's, Va.), Stephen Jackson (Caesar Rodney, Del.)
152: Dario Dobbin (Canon McMillan, Pa.), Bryce Shade (Timber Creek, N.J.), Myles Martin (McDonogh, Md.), Devontae Fitzgerald (New Kent, Va.)
160: No. 8 Zach Epperly (Christiansburg, Va.), Toby Hague (McDonogh, Md.), Justin Altice (Franklin County, Va.), Nolan Shultz (New Kent, Va.)
170: No. 3 Cody Wiercioch (Canon McMillan, Pa.), Tyler Miles (Christiansburg, Va.), Robert Shade (Timber Creek, N.J.), Tyler Patrick (McDonogh, Md.), Gunter Dickson (Cox, Va.), Pierce DeMarreau (Caesar Rodney, Del.)
182: Eric Wolak (Nazareth, Pa.), Ryan Wade (Christiansburg, Va.)
195: Kevin Marvel (McDonogh, Md.), David Wilke (Nazareth, Pa.)
220: Aaron Bradley (Nazareth, Pa.), Alex Campbell (Canon McMillan, Pa.), Marshall Hollerith (St. Christopher's, Va.), Brandon Taylor (Christiansburg, Va.)
285: No. 14 Cody Klempay (Canon McMillan, Pa.), Greg Webb (Timber Creek, N. J.), Roman Braglio (McDonogh, Md.), Brandon Lance (Nazareth, Pa.)
Awesome field at the Doc Buchanan but Clovis still unkind hosts
What's a tournament field that has eight nationally ranked wrestlers win championships? Loaded. How about when six of the finals feature nationally ranked wrestlers going head-to-head? Electric. That was what the Doc Buchanan Invitational featured this past weekend. For all the intensity and excitement within the individual weight classes, it was that boring in the team landscape, where No. 6 Clovis, Calif., scored 205 points to almost double the next three teams in the standings.
The hosts Cougars had a tournament-high three champions -- Jonas Gaytan (120), Dakota Gordon (195), and No. 4 Nick Nevills (285). Nick Nevills was named the Outstanding Wrestler for upper-weights after defeating No. 20 Johnny Schupp (Vacaville, Calif.) 10-8 in overtime. No. 4 Zach Nevills (170) finished in second place after losing 11-5 to No. 2 (at 160) Joey Davis (Santa Fe, Calif.). With that performance, Davis was selected as the tournament's overall Outstanding Wrestler.
Clovis had ten weight classes with a place-finisher, eleven wrestlers in all inside the top eight. Other medalists were a pair in fourth, sixth, and seventh; while their non-scoring placer also took sixth.
Second in the standings was No. 22 Bakersfield, Calif., with 115 points, primarily coming from five placers, all inside the top four. The Drillers were anchored by runner-up finishes from No. 9 (at 138) Natrelle Deminson (145) and No. 6 Coleman Hammond (152), while it was an additional wrestler in third and another pair in fourth. Deminson was upended in the final 6-4 by Willie Fox (Gilroy, Calif.), while Hammond fell to No. 3 Isaiah Martinez (Lemoore, Calif.) 8-4 in a match featuring two of the nation's elite junior class wrestlers.
Tied for third were No. 17 Poway, Calif., and Roseburg, Ore., with 111.5 points. The Titans placed wrestlers in eight weight classes, nine in all; however, none of the Titan grapplers placed above fifth. A pair placed fifth and seventh, while four wrestlers placed sixth; and the non-scoring wrestler placed eighth. Their anchor wrestler, No. 18 Connor King (170) placed sixth, losing an 8-6 overtime decision in the semifinals to Zach Nevills and then an 8-4 decision to No. 18 Silas Nacita (Bakersfield) in the consolation semifinal.
Roseburg had five placing wrestlers, anchored by the second place finish from Javier Mandera (160), who fell in the finals by 10-2 major decision against No. 11 Victor Pereira (Newark Memorial, Calif.). Reed Van Anrooy (145) and Hector Mandera (152) placed third, while other wrestlers placed fifth and seventh.
Three other championship matches featured nationally ranked wrestlers going head-to-head. At 106 pounds, No. 1 Zahid Valencia (St. John Bosco, Calif.) beat No. 3 Paul Mascarenas (Cleveland, N.M.) 6-4 in the tiebreaker. At 113 pounds, No. 12 Isaiah Locsin (Live Oak, Calif.) earned the Outstanding Wrestler honor for lower-weights with a 14-3 major decision victory over No. 4 Micah Perez (Central Union, Calif.). Finally, up a weight class, No. 2 (at 132) Alex Cisneros (Selma, Calif.) beat No. 19 Nikko Villarreal (Gilroy, Calif.) 4-3 in the tiebreaker. This came after Villareal avenged a Reno TOC finals loss to No. 17 Shayne Tucker (Bella Vista, Calif.) with a pin at the 2:59 mark.
Additional weight class champions were Javier Gasca (Kingsburg, Calif.) at 132 pounds, No. 2 Nikko Reyes (Clovis West, Calif.) at 182, and Spencer Empey (Reed, Nev.) at 220.
The rest of the week that was …
No. 2 St. Edward dominated their way to yet another OHSWCA Division I State Duals championship. The Eagles beat Kettering Fairmont 54-16 in the opening round and Wadsworth 49-12 in the semifinal before upending No. 16 Cincinnati Moeller 44-13 in the championship match. The Eagles won 11 of the 14 weight classes, including a pair of matches featuring one vs. two matchups in the big-school division; No. 9 Edgar Bright scored a second period takedown in upending No. 12 Joey Ward 3-1 at 132 pounds, while No. 14 Ty Walz beat Chalmer Freauf 6-4 with a go ahead takedown late in the match. The Crusaders advanced to the championship match with a 33-29 victory over No. 27 Massillon Perry in the semifinal round.
No. 20 Broken Arrow, Okla., won the nation's oldest wrestling tournament -- the 68th annual Geary Invitational -- with 143.5 points. They were led by a trio of weight class champions -- No. 12 Markus Simmons (106), No. 8 Chase Ferman (138), and Tanner Bailey (145). The team placed eight other wrestlers, including a pair in second and third. Second in the standings was No. 18 Tulsa Union, Okla. with 138 points, led by a pair of champions in Brian (132) and No. 4 Kyle (182) Crutchmer and nine other placers. Third place was Tuttle, Okla. with 114.5 points, led by their lone champion No. 10 Zach Beard (170) and seven other placers. The final at 152 pounds featured a pair of nationally ranked wrestlers, with No. 16 Keilan Torres (Altus, Okla.) defeating No. 10 Kyle Ash (Tulsa Union) 7-4.
Two dual meets this past weekend featured a pair of nationally ranked teams battling head-on. In the finals of the Gateway to the Best Duals hosted by Lindenwood College, No. 41 Christian Brothers, Tenn. upended No. 30 Blue Springs, Mo., 35-19; while also on Saturday afternoon, No. 48 Carl Sandburg, Ill., won eight of the 14 matches, including all three decided by a single point, to defeat No. 47 Glenbard North, Ill., 25-24.
Winning eight of fourteen matches, including the final four -- two of those in overtime -- St. Peter's Prep, N.J., was able to pull off the 29-28 upset victory over No. 32 South Plainfield, N.J., on Friday night. Furthering the surprise was that No. 12 Alenick Richardson (St. Peter's Prep) was upset 7-3 by Corey Stasenko in the match immediately preceding the end of match run for St. Peter's Prep. An additional upset over a nationally ranked team happened in the Chicago area, where Hinsdale Central, Ill., won eight of 14 matches to defeat No. 46 Marist, Ill. 34-20.
The rest of the coming week …
Dual meet state tournaments are being conducted in Georgia and Texas this weekend. No. 17 Allen, Texas, seeks to defend the single class dual meet title (an invitational tournament, not sanctioned by the state association); No. 25 Collins Hill and No. 38 Collins Hill will battle it out for the Class 5A (big-school) title in Georgia, while No. 49 Jefferson is a prohibitive favorite for Georgia's Class 2A title.
No. 1 Blair Academy, N.J., and No. 2 St. Edward, Ohio, are very likely to battle it out for the NHSCA Festival championship at about 5:15 p.m. ET on Saturday at Pleasant Valley High School in Broadheadsville, Pa. Also present in the 20-team event is No. 46 Bergen Catholic, N.J. A separate preview of the potential Blair Academy vs. St. Edward dual meet will appear later in the week.
No. 4 Apple Valley, Minn., No. 30 Oak Park River Forest, Ill., and Marmion Academy, Ill., travel to No. 21 Iowa City West, Iowa, on Saturday for a quadrangular in which all four teams will wrestle one another. Three key matches of ranked wrestlers competing head-on are probable in this dual meet: No. 12 Johnny Jimenez (Marmion Academy) against No. 20 Phillip Laux (Iowa City West) at 113 pounds, No. 12 Dakota Trom (Apple Valley) against No. 15 Dakota Bauer (Iowa City West) at 132, and No. 11 Brandon Kingsley (Apple Valley) against No. 16 Justin Koethe (Iowa City West).
No. 5 Clovis, Calif., No. 18 Poway, Calif., and No. 22 Bakersfield, Calif., headline a second consecutive showcase tournament for the Golden State and west of the Rockies wrestling as a whole. This time, they anchor the Temecula Valley Invitational Tournament on Friday and Saturday. There are five weights where nationally ranked wrestlers could collide -- 106 pounds with No. 1 Zahid Valencia (St. John Bosco, Calif.) and Johnson Mai (North Torrence, Calif.); 113 with No. 4 Isaiah Locsin (Live Oak, Calif.) and No. 9 Micah Perez (Central Union, Calif.); 138 with No. 11 Natrelle Deminson (Bakersfield, Calif.) and No. 13 Nikko Villarreal (Gilroy, Calif.); 152 with No. 3 Isaiah Martinez (Lemoore, Calif.) and No. 6 Coleman Hammond (Bakersfield, Calif.); and 170 with No. 2 Zach Nevills (Clovis, Calif.), No. 18 Silas Nacita (Bakersfield, Calif.), and No. 19 Connor King (Poway, Calif.).
No. 7 St. Paris Graham, Ohio, and No. 27 Massillon Perry, Ohio, anchor the field at the Top Gun Invitational hosted by Alliance (Ohio) High School this Friday and Saturday. The lone weight with a pair of nationally ranked wrestlers is 152, where No. 1 Bo Jordan (St. Paris Graham) and No. 12 Zack Dailey (Massillon Perry) are present; however, seven other nationally ranked wrestlers do populate the field.
No. 8 Wyoming Seminary, Pa., and No. 42 Wantagh, N.Y., are among approximately 100 teams slated to compete in the 10th annual Eastern States Wrestling Classic this coming Friday and Saturday on the campus of SUNY-Sullivan in Lake Sheldrake, N.Y. There is a possibility of nationally ranked wrestlers meeting at 170 pounds, with No. 7 Eric Morris (Wyoming Seminary) and No. 16 Burke Paddock (N.Y.) present in the field.
No. 12 Bethlehem Catholic, Pa., and No. 37 Colonial Forge, Va., anchor the 32-team Escape the Rock Wrestling Tournament hosted by Council Rock South High School outside of Philadelphia, Pa this coming Friday and Saturday. This year, the event is also a benefit for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). Three weight classes have the potential for showdowns between nationally ranked wrestlers -- No. 11 Brent Fleetwood (Smyrna, Del.) against No. 13 Ethan Lizak (Parkland, Pa.) at 106 pounds, No. 2 (at 106) Darian Cruz (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.) against No. 11 Billy Rappo (Council Rock South, Pa.) at 113, and No. 7 Brian Brill (Central Mountain, Pa.) against No. 17 Brett Harner (Norristown, Pa.) at 160 pounds.
No. 23 Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., will be hosting No. 48 Glenbard North, Ill., as part of a quadrangular meet this coming Saturday.
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