9:41 p.m. EST: Heading towards the end of our evening here. Consolation round four in progress. 100th win just occurring for Rob Jillard (Delsea Regional, NJ) -- a 119 pound wrestler. There will be only 16 wrestlers alive in the tournament after tonight -- quarterfinalists and eight in wrestleback.
8:35 p.m. EST: Team score race is interesting. Blair Academy, NJ is in third right now with 82.5 points; nine in the quarters and one in consi. Those nine in the quarters will start racking up points in the money rounds -- quarters and then semis. First place is Central Dauphin, PA with 88.5 points; the Rams have 5 in the quarters, and five in consolation. Wyoming Seminary, PA is in second with 83.5 points; six in the semis, and the rest of the lineup (8 total) alive in wrestleback. Rounding ou the top five is St. Mark's, DE with 66.5 (7 QF/2 CON) and Cox, VA 65 (3/7). The top ten has a two-way tie for sixth at 55 points - Eastern Regional, NJ (5/1) and Jackson Memorial, NJ (1/9). The three-way tie for eight at 54.5 points involves Boyertown, PA (1/8); Bethlehem Liberty, PA (2/6); and Northampton, PA (1/11).
8:20 p.m. EST: And that is an end of the round of 16 with Karl Green (Mt St Joseph, MD) winning 4-0 at the 285 pound weight class. Updated team scores and QF pairings to come later tonight.
8:03 p.m. EST: A third relatively lukewarm win for the third seed at 189 pounds, Billy George (Long Branch, NJ), by a 3-1 score. He'll move on to competition on Sunday moring.
7:59 p.m. EST: Interesting matchup at 171 just comes to an end with an upset as the 12 seed David Melnick (Caesar Rodney, DE) upends fifth seed Cody Allala (Hopewell, VA) 7-6.
7:31 p.m. EST: Tiebreakers match at 152 - a battle of New Jersey state place winners between Eric Reger (Delsea Regional) and Dave Newcomer (Eastern Regional). Actually, ultimate tiebreaker, Reger chose down; Newcomer rode him out in one continuous sequence!
7:03 p.m. EST: And another quarterfinal defeat for Central Dauphin. This time it's Eric Morris (Wyoming Seminary, PA) with the 4-0 win over Tyler Buckman at 130. The third ranked freshman in the nation advances to tomorrow's quarterfinal against Vinny Fava (Elmwood Park, NJ), who survived with a 6-4 overtime win.
7:00 p.m. EST: Zach Horan (Nazareth, PA) after being down 5-0 early against Kevin Gooding (Central Dauphin, PA) came back to win 13-10 at 125 pounds. The third seed and two-time state runner-up advances to the quarterfinal tomorrow morning.
6:49 p.m. EST: Hard luck loss for the second straight week in the round of 16 for Kyle Johnson (Wyoming Seminary, PA) at 119 pounds; this week it's a 3-1 loss to the one seed Robert Deutsch (Eastern Regional, NJ). Last week he lost a one-point affair to Mark Grey (Blair Academy, NJ) at the Ironman in this round. And fourth-seed Joe Orecchio (Don Bosco Prep, NJ) hangs on for a 3-2 win over Shane Arechiga (Good Counsel, MD).
6:30 p.m. EST: It was a tilt-a-thon at the start of that round as the fifth-seeded Evan Botwin (Wyoming Seminary, PA) earned a 15-0 technical fall in 2:54 against Andrew Viera (Long Branch, NJ) to advance to the quarterfinal round. The top seed Zach Bridson (Timberlane, NH) joins him in the quarters with his third fall of the day.
6:15 p.m. EST: 16's about to start on ALL ELEVEN MATS!
5:35 p.m. EST: Things going slower than expected. We're about two-third through the second consolation round. Maybe 6:00 p.m. EST for the round of 16.
Team scores through all of consi1:
Central Dauphin 69.5 (8/5), Blair Academy 61 (10/3), Wyoming Seminary 55 (9/5), Cox 45.5 (6/6), Christiansburg 42 (4/7),
Team scores after two rounds of championship (and part of consi 1)
Central Dauphin, PA 69.5 (8 RD16/5 CON); Blair Academy, NJ 61 (10/3); Wyoming Seminary, PA 51.5 (9/5); Boyertown, PA 40.5 (4/9); Eastern Regional, NJ 39.5 (5/4) and St. Marks, DE (7/6); Long Branch, NJ 39 (6/6); Christiansburg, NJ 38 (4/8); Bethlehem Liberty, PA 37.5 (4/9); Cox, VA 37 (6/8)
3:20 p.m. EST: We're fully done with that round of 32 and now into the first consolation round, which is a partial round. Then there is a full second consolation round before the round of 16 -- which should have many seeded wrestlers going HEAD-TO-HEAD! Team scores coming.
2:55 p.m. EST: Highest seed of the tournament to fall to defeat so far is the third seed at 215 pounds Dillon Hoffman (Blair Academy, NJ). Earning the upset victory -- if you wish to call it such -- is Matt Idelson (Garnet Valley, PA) by a 4-0 score.
2:30 p.m. EST: Five seed going down at 160, that is a win for Mike Brown (Bethlehem Liberty, PA) over Nick Lawrence (Timberlane, NH) 4-3. Central Dauphin, PA still leading the tournament with 62 points; but Blair Academy, NJ has surged back to second place with 53 points. Third place is Wyoming Seminary, PA with 45.5 points. Rounding out the top five is Eastern Regional, NJ at 39.5 and St Mark's, DE with 35.5 points. The Rams have nine alive on the championship side, while Blair and Wyoming Seminary have 11 each.
2:10 p.m. EST: Yikes that was quick. Marshall Peppelman (Central Dauphin, PA) with the fall at 160 pounds in SIX SECONDS! That's your No. 1-ranked wrestler in America at the weight class. The top seed Bo Candelaria (Middletown, PA) at 152 survives 5-3 against Matt Huffstickler (Skyline, VA).
As a scheduling note, after this round is two rounds of consolation wrestling with a projected start for the round of 16 at about 4:30 p.m. EST.
2:00 p.m. EST: Top seeds seem to be advancing with relative ease. In terms of that 119-pound match, still not sure which kid won -- though the brackets have Orecchio winning. Apologies for the error. Brandon Rolnick (Lawrenceville, NJ); Ben Dorsay (Cox, VA); Chris Villalonga (Blair Academy, NJ); and Codey Combs (Sussex Central, DE) all winning big within the last ten minutes. We are around the 152 weight right now in the round of 32.
1:01 p.m. EST: Upset special here with returning runner-up Joe Orecchio (Don Bosco Prep, NJ) going down to defeat 4-2 in the tiebreakers to Greg Rinker (Northampton, PA). Orecchio is the four seed in this tournament.
12:14 p.m. EST: Still in our first round of wrestling, second round (of 32) wrestling abouto to start in 5 minutes. Central Dauphin, PA your early team leader with 35 points; Boyertown, PA in second with 25-1/2; Bethlehem Liberty, PA third with 23-1/2; Christiansburg, VA in fourth with 23; and a three-way tie for fifth at 22 points between Connellsville, PA, Council Rock North, PA, and Eastern Regional, NJ. Blair Academy, NJ tied for tenth at 18-1/2 points.
11:14 a.m. EST: Bo Candelaria gets win No. 100 with a 15-0 technical fall in 4:00. Colton Peppelman (Central Dauphin, PA) with a win by fall in 3:01 -- the freshman doing it like his two older brothers early in this event.
11:09 a.m. EST: Ultimate tiebreaker, first of those today ... 145 pounds, Matt McBride (Camden Catholic, NJ) is your winner against David Miller (Cumberland Valley, PA). 5-5 the match score, McBride with a rideout to win.
10:23 a.m. EST: Brackets are up. Brackets will be updated one time per hour.
9:55 a.m. EST: First overtime activity of the day! Russ Parsons (Blair Academy, NJ) with the 5-3 overtime win against the No. 8 seed Ryan Hunsberger (Fauquier, VA) at 125 pounds.
9:32 a.m. EST: The No. 5 seed at 119 pounds goes down! Rob Jillard (Delsea Regional, NJ) with the 7-3 win over No. 5 Greg Flournoy (Fauquier, VA).
9:11 a.m. EST: The first seed of the tournament to go down, No. 8 seed Matt Kibblehouse (Salesanium, DE) loses 2-1 on a third period reversal to Cody Stageberg (Cox, VA) at 103 pounds.
9:04 a.m. EST: WE HAVE ACTION -- it's a fall by Zach Bridson (Timberlane, NH), the No. 1 seed at 103 pounds.
9:00 a.m. EST: Due to the weather, there was a 30 minute delay in the start of the tournament and the national anthem is being played right now. Notable team to scratch was Colonial Forge, VA.
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