1:50 p.m. EST: Brooks Black (Blair Academy, New Jersey) a 7-0 winner at 285 pounds. Kyle Snyder at 215 pounds wins by 14-6 major decision and will face Idelson. One last match at 285 is No. 19 nationally Terrance Jean-Jacques (Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania) gainst Joe Nolan (Jackson Memorial, New Jersey).
That is five in the finals for Blair Academy.
1:40 p.m. EST: And mercifully we're onto 285 pounds on one of the mats in the semis. Food in the hospitality room awaits after the semifinals are done. We'll have updated team scores right before the finals ... or check online.
1:35 p.m. EST: 215's on the mats. top seed, No. 17 nationally Matt Idelson (Garnet Valley, Pennsylvania) in the lead 2-0 midway through the second period against Colyn Cook (Kiski Prep, Pennsylvania). On the other mat, starting off is freshman Kyle Snyder (Good Counsel, Marylad) facing off against Tyler Mauger (Boyertown, Pennsylvania).
Idelson closes out the 3-0 victory. Tied 2-2 in the other match.
1:30 p.m. EST: And in a mega upset, Fox with the 2-1 win in the tiebreaker against defending Beast champ Courts. In the other 189 pound semifinal match, Dawud Hicks (Plainfield, New Jersey) leads 5-1 early portion of the third period against Bryce Barnes (Kempsville, Virginia).
Hicks closes out the 8-4 win and he'll be in the final.
1:25 p.m. EST: Scott Gibbons (Archbishop Rummel, Louisiana) will survive to win 3-2 at 171 pounds in the semifinal round. No. 2 in the nation Kenny Courts (Central Dauphin, Pennsylvania) struggling in his semifinal bout at 189 pounds, as he's been taken to overtime in a 1-1 match against unseeded James Fox (St. Peter's Prep, New Jersey) ... Courts in deep now ... and they square off ... :30 left in overtime.
1:15 p.m. EST: JM Staudemeyer (Plymouth Whitemarsh, Pennsylvania) a 3-1 winner against Turner Bishop (Kellam, Virginia) at 171 pounds, and the No. 17 wrestler in the nation will be in the finals. To face Luster in the finals will be Cody Allala (Hopewell, Virginia) - a 8-3 winner against Scott Reilly (Colonial Forge, Virginia) at 160 pounds.
1:05 p.m. EST: No. 3 in the nation Jason Luster (Pittsburgh CC, Pennsylvania) joins his teammate Thomas in the final with a win at 160 pounds. Eric Morris (Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania) will meet Thomas in the final at 152 after beating David Wesley (St. Christopher's, Virginia) 4-0 in the battle of National Prep runners-up.
12:55 p.m. EST: And yet another 1-1 match for No. 10 Blake Roulo (Matoaca, Virginia) headed into overtime. This one against No. 20 CJ Cobb (Williamstown, New Jersey) at 145 pounds. Roulo gets the takedown and the win! No. 10 vs. No. 2 this afternoon. Lorenzo Thomas (Pittsburgh CC, Pennsylvania) wins 6-4 at 152 against nationally ranked Caleb Ervin (Union County, Pennsylvania).
12:45 p.m. EST: No. 11 Jacob Crawford (Millbrook, Virginia) advancing to the finals with a 8-2 victory over Lucas Wisiewski (Plymouth Whitmarsh, Pennsylvania). Crawford v Gobbo in the final, a pair of Super32 placers. No. 2 Nick Hodgkins (Wyomissing, Pennsylvania) in the lead 10-3 early in the third period against Sal Mastriani (Don Bosco Prep, New Jersey) at 145 pounds.
And it's a 14-4 final score for the Super32 and NHSCA Junior Nationals champion, who will seek to put a Beast of the East title on his resume later this afternoon.
12:35 p.m. EST: A pair of Delbarton, New Jersey teammates on the mat in the semifinals. Devon Gobbo and No. 12 (at 145) Evan Henderson (Kiski Prep, Pennsylvania) are tied 4-4 under one minute left third period. Canfora will secure a 6-5 win over Wolfinger to advance to the 135 final against Ormsbee ... No. 1 (at 140) vs. No. 20 in the 135 Beast final!
Gobbo gets the escape inside of five seconds left, and a second victory over a ranked wrestler on the way to a Beast finals date!
12:30 p.m. EST: No. 1 (at 140) Austin Ormsbee (Blair Academy, New Jersey) closes out the 9-2 victory over Connor Melde (Bergen Catholic, Pennsylvania) at 135 pounds. Ormsbee will be seeking a second Beast title at 3:30ish today. An early 2-1 lead for Scott Wolfinger (Quakertown, Pensnylvania) against No. 20 Jeff Canfora (Delbarton, New Jersey).
12:20 p.m. EST: Preston wins the semi over Jeske this week, 5-1 in overtime. Jeske last week had beaten DiJulius in overtime while Preston lost to Whitford. No. 2 Zach Horan (Nazareth, Pennsylvania) in a scoreless match against Jeffrey Ott (Belmont Hill, Massachusetts) midway through the second period.
And it's a 1-0 win for Horan - second period ride out, late escape in the third period seals the deal for the No. 2 wrestler in the country.
12:15 p.m. EST: Caseletto will be joining Grey in the final with a 5-2 semifinal victory. In the 130 pound top bracket match, No. 7 Brandon Jeske (Cox, Virginia) and No. 13 (at 135) Todd Preston (Blair Academy, New Jersey) are tied 1-1 on a pair of choice escapes with under :30 left in regulation time.
12:10 p.m. EST: Mark Grey (Blair Academy, New Jersey) survives to win a 6-5 decision over Chris Dinnien (Germantown Academy, Pennsylvania). The top seeded wrestler moves to the final where he will see either Jack Bass (Robinson, Virginia) or Kyle Casaletto (Southern Regional, New Jersey). Bass in the lead 2-1 after a full period wrestling.
12:05 p.m. EST: Malone and Dance to ultimate tiebreaker, Malone chooses Top position, out of bounds they go, no change, :17 left.
Dance gets the escape right with :02 left at the line, 2-1 win. No. 11 over No. 9 in the nation, and Dance will get to face No. 4 in the country - Deutsch.
Noon EST: Robert Deutsch (Eastern Regional, New Jersey) fends off a very strong third period from Caleb Richardson (Blair Academy, New Jersey), the first period takedown enough to win 3-2. The other semi is tied 1-1 late in the third period as each wrestler has a choice escape - Joey Dance (Christiansburg, Virginia) vs. Dominick Malone (Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania) ... and this will go to overtime!
11:50 a.m. EST: J.R. Wert (Christiansburg, Virginia) wins his semifinal 3-2 at 112 pounds against Kaleb LeMaire (Caesar Rodney, Delaware). Zeke Moisey (Bethlehem Catholic, Pennsylvania) leads 6-0 midway through the third period, huge cradle in the first period key to that margin.
And so it ends as an 11-0 final, major decision for Moisey. No. 11 in the nation Moisey agaisnt the unranked Wert.
11:40 a.m. EST: It's a long semifinal match here, Joey McKenna (Blair Academy, new Jersey) leads 2-1 after two periods with a takedown right at the horn of the secod period. Now 3-1 on a third period escape.
McKenna finishes that off. No. 1 vs. No. 9 in the country, a Beast of the East final at 103 pounds - Cruz vs. McKenna.
11:30 a.m. EST: And we've started off the semis! Darian Cruz (Bethlehem Catholic, Pennsylvania) leads 2-0 against Camden Anderson (Grassfield, Virginia) early in the second period.
And Darian Cruz is an 11-2 semifinal winner!
Semifinal matches will be on two mats at 11:30 a.m. EST with consolation on four mats. Right now it is the cosnolation round of 12, winners place and those that lose do not.
Team Scores after the semis and consi/16:
1) Blair 163 (6 semi, 3 con)
2) Wyoming Sem 129 (3, 2)
3) Pittsburgh CC 108-1/2 (2, 4)
4) Bethlehem Catholic 100 (2, 3)
5) Central Dauphin 95-1/2 (1, 5)
6) Cox 87 (1, 2)
7) Caesar Rodney 80-1/2 (2, 0)
8) Christiansburg 80 (2, 2)
T9) Brecksville 79 (1, 2)
Colonial Forge (1, 2)
*Other nationally ranked teams: 12) Jackson Memorial 74 (1, 2); T24) LaSalle 55 (0, 4)
10:30 a.m. EST: And it'll be a pair of Snyder brothers in the semifinals, as Stephen Snyder advances to the semifinals at 285 pounds with a 3-2 win over Ben Tammany (Timberlane, New Hampshire). He'll be facing No. 1 seed Brooks Black (Blair Academy, New Jersey).
And the last quarterfinal comes to an end with a fall by the unseeded Joe Nolan (Jackson Memorial, New Jersey), and he'll be facing No. 3 seed Terrance Jean-Jacques (Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania)
215 pound semifinals: Idelson (Garn Valley) v Cook (Kiski Prep), Mauger (Boyertown) v Kyle Snyder (GCounsel)
189 pound semifinals: Courts (CDau) v Fox (St Peter), Hicks (Plainfield) v Barnes (Kempsville)
171 pound semifinals: Staudenmayer (PWhit) v Bishop (Kellam), Gibbons (Rummel) v Willet (Breck)
160 pound semifinals: Luster (PCC) v Bortoluzzi (Kiski Prep), Reilly (CForge) v Allala (Hopewell). I thik it's Reilly over Springer, but don't quote me on that.
145 pound semifinals: Hodgkins (Wyomissing) v Mastriani (DBosco), Cobb (Williamstown) v Roulo (Matoaca)
9:55 a.m. EST: Codey Combs (Sussex Cetnral, Delaware) gets gifted overtime with a late stall call against Caleb Ervin (Union County, Kentucky). With a 6-6 score, it ends up going into the :30-:30. Combs is down in his set and gets ridden out.
And it went to ultimate TB with Ervin getting the reversal to the back and a 10-6 victory. Semifinals: Ervin v Thomas (PCC), Wesley (St Chris) v E. Morris (WySem)
140 pound semifinals: Evan Henderson (Kiski Prep) v Gobbo (Delbarton), Wisniewski (Quak) v Crawford (Millbrook)
130 pound semifinals: Jeske (Cox) v Preston (Blair), Ott (Belmot Hill) v Horan (Nazareth)
9:40 a.m. EST: Jeff Canfora (Delbarton, New Jersey) with a takedown at the buzzer to beat Joey Mazzi (LaSalle, Pennsylvania) 5-3 at 135 pounds. Semifinal matches are: Ormsbee (Blair) v Melde (Bergen Cath), Wolfinger (Quak) v Canfora.
125 pound semifinals: Grey (Blair) v Dinnien (Germantown), Casaletto (Southern Reg) v Bass (Robinson)
9:20 a.m. EST: Brandon Jeske (Cox, Virginia) with a second consecutive 15-0 technical fall. His two prior matches were pin and 13-0 major decision. Very impressive to date for the No. 7 130 pound wrestler in the country.
119 pound semifinals: Deutsch (Eastern) v Richardson (Blair), Dance (C-Burg) v Malone (WySem)
112 pound semifinals: Lemaire (C-Rod) v Wert (C-Burg), Mason (Cape Henry) v Moisey (BECA)
9:15 a.m. EST: And the first pin of the quarterfinals goes to Caleb Richardson (Blair Academy, New Jersey) at 119 pounds, over Dennis Gustafson (Forest Park, Virginia).
103 pound semifinals: Cruz (BECA) v Anderson (Grassfield), McKenna (Blair) v Hight (C-Rodney)
9:08 a.m. EST: Defending champion Zach Bridson (Timberlane, New Hampshire) goes down 6-4 against Kaleb Lemaire (Caesar Rodney, Delaware) in a 112 pound quarterfinal bout.
9:00 a.m. EST: And we're rolling with quarterfinals on six mats, which means three weights per two cycles!
12:06 a.m. EST: Wrestling resumes at 9 a.m. EST.
Saturday, December 18
9:34 p.m. EST: The quarterfinals are set. Below are the quarterfinal matchups.
103:
No. 1 Darian Cruz (Bethlehem Catholic, Pennsylvania) vs. Zach Ulerick (Middletown, Pennsylvania)
Camden Anderso (Grassfield, Virginia) vs. Matt Calcote (Archbishop Rummel, Louisiana)
No. 9 Joey McKenna (Blair Academy, New Jersey) vs. Brett Marino (Bethlehem Liberty, New Jersey)
Jeremy Schwartz (Central Dauphin, Pennsylvania) vs. Micah Hight (Caesar Rodney, Delaware)
112:
Zach Bridson (Timberlane, New Hampshire) vs. Kaleb LeMaire (Caesar Rodney, Delaware)
Max Hvolbek (Blair Academy, New Jersey) vs. J.R. Wert (Christiansburg, Virginia)
Will Mason (Cape Henry Collegiate, Virginia) vs. Cody Stageberg (Cox, Virginia)
No. 11 Zeke Moisey (Bethlehem Catholic, Pennsylvania) vs. Anthony Cabrera (Bethlehem Liberty, Pennsylvania)
119:
No. 4 Robert Deutsch (Eastern Regional, New Jersey) vs. Jake Smith (Robinson, Virginia)
Dennis Gustafson (Forest Park, Virginia) vs. No. 13 (at 125) Caleb Richardson (Blair Academy, New Jersey)
No. 11 Joey Dance (Christiansburg, Virginia) vs. Eric Friedman (St. Paul's, Maryland)
Paul O'Neil (Gonzaga, DC) vs. No. 9 Dominick Malone (Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania)
125:
No. 3 (at 130) Mark Grey (Blair Academy, New Jersey) vs. No. 17 John Fahy (Trinity, Kentucky)
Tyson Dippery (Central Dauphin, Pennsylvania) vs. Chris Dinnien (Germantown Academy, Pennsylvania)
Kyle Casaletto (Southern Regional, New Jersey) vs. Devon Lotito (Bethlehem Liberty, Pennsylvania)
Daniel Sanchez (Georgetown Prep, Maryland) vs. Jack Bass (Robinson, Virginia)
130:
No. 7 Brandon Jeske (Cox, Virginia) vs. Shane Arechiga (Good Counsel, Maryland)
Jack Clark (McDonogh, Maryland) vs. No. 13 (at 135) Todd Preston (Blair Academy, New Jersey)
Jeff Ott (Belmont Hill, Massachusetts) vs. Mitch Baran (Brecksville, Ohio)
Shyheim Brown (Central Dauphin, Pennsylvania) vs. No. 2 Zach Horan (Nazareth, Pennsylvania)
135:
No. 1 (at 140) Austin Ormsbee (Blair Academy, New Jersey) vs. Brent Hitchings (Trinity, Kentucky)
Greg Noll (Nazareth, Pennsylvania) vs. Connor Melde (Bergen Catholic, New Jersey)
Brooks Martino (Robinson, Virginia) vs. Scott Wolfinger (Quakertown, Pennsylvania)
Joey Mazzi (LaSalle, Pennsylvania) vs. No. 20 Jeff Canfora (Delbarton, New Jersey)
140:
No. 12 (at 145) Evan Henderson (Kiski Prep, Pennsylvania) vs. No. 17 Matt Cimato (LaSalle, Pennsylvania)
Devon Gobbo (Delbarton, New Jersey) vs. No. 18 Mark Pinero (Archbishop Rummel, Louisiana)
Lucas Wisniewski (Plymouth Whitemarsh, Pennsylvania) vs. Cody Broomall (Sussex Central, Delaware)
Ross Parsons (Blair Academy, New Jersey) vs. No. 11 Jacob Crawford (Millbrook, Virginia)
145:
No. 2 Nick Hodgkins (Wyomissing, Pennsylvania) vs. Zach Epperly (Christiansburg, Virginia)
No. 14 Henry Carlson (Cox, Virginia) vs. Sal Mastriani (Don Bosco Prep, New Jersey)
No. 20 C.J. Cobb (Williamstown, New Jersey) vs. Chris Dowdy (Don Bosco Prep, New Jersey)
Brady Massaro (Mt. St. Joseph's, Maryland) vs. No. 10 Blake Roulo (Matoaca, Virginia)
152:
No. 3 Codey Combs (Sussex Central, Delaware) vs. No. 15 (at 145) Caleb Ervin (Union County, Kentucky)
Lorenzo Thomas (Pittsburgh Central Catholic, Pennsylvania) vs. Zach Martinez (Colonial Forge, Virginia)
No. 17 (at 160) David Wesley (St. Christopher's, Virginia) vs. No. 15 Duke Pickett (Woodberry Forest, Virginia)
Kyle Dehaut (Bethlehem Catholic, Pennsylvania) vs. Eric Morris (Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania)
160:
No. 3 Jason Luster (Pittsburgh Central Catholic, Pennsylvania) vs. Wes Jones (Robinson, Virginia)
Nate Lawrence (Timberlane, New Hampshire) vs. Angelo Bortoluzzi (Kiski Prep, Pennsylvania)
Shane Sprigner (La Salle, Pennsylvania) vs. Scott Reilly (Colonial Forge, Virginia)
Kyle Roddy (Brecksville, Ohio) vs. Cody Allala (Hopewell, Virginia)
171:
No. 17 JM Staudenmeyer (Plymouth Whitemarsh, Pennsylvania) vs. Addison Knepshield (Blair Academy, New Jersey)
Josh Snook (St. Mark's, Delaware) vs. Turner Bishop (Kellam, Virginia)
Scott Gibbons (Archbishop Rummel, Louisiana) vs. Frank Mattiace (Don Bosco Prep, New Jersey)
Marshall Willet (Brecksville, Ohio) vs. Nick Lawrence (Timberlane, New Hampshire)
189:
No. 3 Kenny Courts (Central Dauphin, Pennsylvania) vs. Shane Cockerlie (DeMatha, Maryland)
James Fox (St. Peter's Prep, New Jersey) vs. Dallas Winston (Jackson Memorial, New Jersey)
Dawud Hicks (Plainfield, New Jersey) vs. Perry Hills (Pittsburgh Central Catholic, Pennsylvania)
Bryce Barnes (Kempsville, Virginia) vs. Joe Jessen (Millbrook, Virginia)
215:
No. 17 Matt Idelson (Garnet Valley, Pennsylvania) vs. Dean Sullivan (Delbarton, New Jersey)
Dustin Dennison (Pleasant Grove, Utah) vs. Colynn Cook (Kiski Prep, Pennsylvania)
Tyler Mauger (Boyertown, Pennsylvania) vs. Austin Dickie (Kempsville, Virginia)
Dylan Devine (DeMatha Catholic, Maryland) vs. Kyle Snyder (Good Counsel, Maryland)
285:
No. 5 Brooks Black (Blair Academy, New Jersey) vs. Brendan Walsh (Garnet Valley, Pennsylvania)
Stephen Snyder (Good Counsel, Maryland) vs. Ben Tammany (Timberlane, New Hampshire)
No. 19 Terrance Jean-Jacques (Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania) vs. Taylor Horner (Franklin County, Virginia)
Wes Tillett (Shamokin, Pennsylvania) vs. Joe Nolan (Jackson Memorial, New Jersey)
Team Standings:
(through championship round of 16 and wrestleback No. 3 ... one consolation round to go tonight)
1. No. 3 Blair Academy, New Jersey 116 (9 quarters, 5 consolation)
2. No. 8 Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania 93-1/2 (3, 9)
T3. No. 20 Central Dauphin, Pennsylvania 74-1/2 (4, 6)
No. 31 Cox, Virginia (3, 6)
5. Bethlehem Catholic, Pennsylvania 73 (3, 6)
6. No. 36 Pittsburgh Central Catholic, Pennsylvania 72 (3, 7)
7. Brecksville, Ohio 68 (3, 6)
8. Caesar Rodney, Delaware 65-1/2 (2, 7)
T9. No. 33 Christiansburg, Virginia 65 (3, 3)
Timberlane, New Hampshire (4, 3)
Other Ranked teams: No. 27 Jackson Memorial, New Jersey - 16th place 55-1/2 (2, 5); No. 38 LaSalle, Pennsylvania � 20th place 51 (3, 4)
9:00 p.m. EST: As the round of sixteen is on the verge of ending, unseeded Joe Nolan (Jackson Memorial, New Jersey) with the upset victory 4-3 in the tiebreakers against No. 2 seed Ross Burbank (Cox, Virginia), who placed third at the Ironman last week.
And we've got a freshman at 215 pounds, No. 2 seed Kyle Snyder (Good Counsel, Maryland) with a 16-1 technical fall to reach the quarterfinal round.
8:50 p.m. EST: That's a 9-1 major decision win for the unseeded Dallas Winston (Jackson Memorial, New Jersey) at 189 pounds. He'll face the follow unseeded James Fox (St. Peter's Prep, New Jersey) tomorrow morning in the quarters - or so I think. Winner of that drives into the top semi, where Kenny Courts (Central Dauphin, Pennsylvania) resides.
8:35 p.m. EST: And it's a second straight match that goes into the tiebreakers at 1-1 for No. 2 seed Blake Roulo (Matoaca, Virginia). This time he is facing Eric Nutter (Pittsburgh Central Catholic, Pennsylvania). Nutter down position first portion of the TB's.
Roulo survives and advances 2-1 with a rideout and the an escape. He'll face No. 7 seed Brady Massaro (Mt. St. Joseph's, Maryland) - or so I think - in the quarterfinal round tomorrow morning.
8:18 p.m. EST: Upset special. Sal Mastriani (Don Bosco Prep, New Jersey) with the win over Ironman runner-up Robert Henderson (Kiski Prep, Pennsylvania) 4-2, No. 13 over No. 4.
7:35 p.m. EST: Too much wrestling, not enough eyeballs.
7:20 p.m. EST: Top seeds at 103 and 112 are on the mats! Darian Cruz (Bethlehem Catholic, Pennsylvania) and Zach Bridson (Timberlane, New Hampshire).
And Darian Cruz is our first quarterfinalist on a 15-7 major decision.
7:05 p.m. EST: Championship round of 16 matches called ... we're running a bit on the late side. Gonna be a long night for the non-quarterfinalists and/or those not eliminated already.
4:00 p.m. EST: Team scores end of rd32, consis in progress, I'll be back for the round of 16 at 5 or 5:30.
Blair 77.5, 12 CH/2 CON
WyoSem 66, 6/7
BethCath 61, 5/8
CDauphin 55, 7/7
Cburg 53, 8/3
Brecksville 51, 5/5
Cox 50, 5/8
3:20 p.m. EST: A.J. Vizcarrando (Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania) with a very late takedown to force overtime agaist freshman Zach DeLuca (Pittsburgh Central Catholic, PA) ... and he'll get the two in OT to survive 7-5. An unseeded sleeper moves on to face the number one seed Matt Idelson (Garnet Valley, Pennsylvania) in the round of 16 tonight.
3:15 p.m. EST: No. 4 seed Michael Mauk (St. Mark's, Delaware) taken to overtime by junior Dallas Winston (Jackson Memorial, New Jersey) round of 32 match ... 1-1 in the tiebreaks with Mauk choosing down in the first of the set.
Winston with a ride out in his, late escape and scores a counter takedown off a force to score the 4-1 upset.
2:35 p.m. EST: In a very unkind draw for a seed, the No. 6 seed Duke Pickett (Woodberry Forest, Virginia) beat Doug Hamann (Jackson Memoiral, New Jersey) 5-3 in the round of 32 ... Hamann a placer at multiple major events in the last couple years.
2:25 p.m. EST: No. 2 seed Blake Roulo (Matoaca, Virginia) forced to the tiebreakers by freshman Garrett Peppelman (Central Dauphin, Pennsylvania). Peppelman fended off a scramble in overtime in which Roulo was on the brink of control but not given, Roulo deep in overtime and Peppelman granbied out ... Roulo now up 2-1 in TB1.
Roulo outlasts him 4-2 with a reversal in the ultimate tiebreaker.
2:10 p.m. EST: Over on mat 1, No. 9 seed Ryan Ponte (Northfield Mt. Hermon, Massachusetts) loses 3-2 at the horn as he basically had a takedown on a toss but time was called ... the towel thrown in (instead of being physically tapped on the official). The winner was Josh Lahr (Shamokin Area, Pennsylvania).
2:00 p.m. EST: Progressing through the round of 32 here, not too much in the way of upsets or close calls that I can see. Some very dominant wrestling by the high-end wrestlers though.
1:15 p.m. EST: After a lunch break for me, and Delaware leads 10-0 near the half, Bethlehem Catholic leads the team race after a round with Wyoming Seminary in second.
Noon EST: Noon is upon us here at the Bob Carpenter Center, weight classes 171 and 189 are on the mats. Right next to us a Division I FCS playoff game is going on, Delaware against Georgia Southern -- unfortunately that changes our hospitality and media spaces for today. VIVA THE BOWL GAMES :-)
11:20 a.m. EST: No. 4 seed Patrick Coover (Blair Academy, New Jersey) - freshman and Ironman placer last week - goes down in the first round 3-2 to Zach Martinez (Colonial Forge, Virginia) at 152 pounds ... ridden out in the third period. Another Blair Academy freshman - Dylan Milonas trails 5-0 late in the match against Eric Nutter (Pittsburgh Central Catholic, Pennsylvania) at 145 pounds. Both Blair freshmen ranked nationally for the Class of 2014 -- get these kids now because come a year or so from now, you won't beat them much at all.
10:39 a.m. EST: And Orecchio goes down 3-1 in the tiebreak ... more early round carnage of the high seeds.
10:32 a.m. EST: No. 8 seed Matt Cimato (LaSalle, Pennsylvania) wins high scoring affair against Nick Lospinoso (David Brearley, New Jersey) 11-8, No. 3 seed Joe Orecchio (Don Bosco Prep, New Jersey) - 2x state placer, 2nd in 2009, struggling with Logan Bosley (Christiansburg, Virginia) ... :15 left Bosley up 1-0.
And overtime it is after a technical violation for locking hands.
10:08 a.m. EST: Beast runner-up and No. 6 seed Tyler Pendergast (St. Mark's, Delaware) knocked off 7-4 by Mitch Baran (Brecksville, Ohio) ... big five point move late in the second doing the damage.
9:55 a.m. EST: And down goes the first big name ... Bass over Fraley 7-5 despite two late Fraley takedowns. Todd Preston (Blair Academy, New Jersey) also with a solid win over Alenick Richardson (St Peter's Prep, New Jersey) 7-4 at 130.
BRACKETS ARE UP ON BEASTWRESTLING.COM!
9:48 a.m. EST: Mat 9 brings us to Tyler Fraley (Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania) -- the No. 2 seed -- against freshman Jack Bass (Robinson, Virginia). Bass with the first takedown and trying to hang on the ride about :30 left first period.
9:15 a.m. EST: Close match at 119 with No. 9 seed Jake Smith (Robinson, Virginia) surviving 1-0 in the first round against a solid freshman in Alfred Bannister (Bishop McNamara, Maryland).
8:50 a.m. EST: Some BOE results -- http://www.nwcaonline.com/nwcaonline/CompetitionResultBeast.aspx?TournamentID=36&SchoolYear=2011
8:28 a.m. EST: Ken Berger gives the clear the mats call ... no snow, even with the cold and UD football today, all is good. Fight the team across the field! (bad version though)
8:20 a.m. EST: Notable scratches - No. 9 seed Dallas Smith (Robinson, Virginia) at 112, No. 16 seed -- Hayden Felch (Kellam, Virginia) at 119, No. 14 seed - Lance Hawn-Schmitt (Grafto) at 125, No. 15 seed - Greg Nelson (Woodbridge, Virginia), No. 8 seed - Keith Corliss (Germantown Academy, Pennsylvania) at 189 pouds, No. 2 seed - Scott Syrek (Owen J. Roberts, Pennsylvania) at 215 pounds, No. 10 seed - Michael Harris (Matoaca, Virginia).
8:10 a.m. EST: Action about to start in 20 minutes. A few pigtails (previous to round of 64) will start the day. 839 wrestlers from 104 teams. It's going to be a long one.
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