ILLINOIS vs. PITT on Sunday

[lightweight]

Six of ten Pitt wrestlers from WPIAL high schools.

[lightweight]

Stout in deep but unable to finish the TD.  Stout has another single.  Picks up the leg and finishes for the TD.  3-0 Pitt with less than a minute remaining.  Stout with kind of a Navy ride.  Pettigrew squares back up on hands and knees.  End of the first.

[lightweight]

Stout starts down, reverses almost immediately.  Pettigrew stands but Stout with the mat return.  One minute remaining, Stout dominating.  RT over two minutes now.  Stall on Pettigrew.  End of the second 5-0

[lightweight]

Pettigrew takes down.  Cautioned.  Now stands and turns.  Stout another low single.  OB with no TD.  Back to the center.  One minute remaining.  Pettigrew blast double.  Optional start on the restart.  Now Pettigrew more active.  7-4 with RT for Stout.

[lightweight]

Big match now, Pitzer #11 vs. #8 Luffman.

 

[lightweight]

Luffman shoots but Pitzer whizzers him off.  1.5 minutes remaining.  Half shot from Luffman.  Just tied up now to finish the period.

[lightweight]

Luffman starts down.  Pitzer defeats the standup.  Pitzer defeats a roll attempt.  Caution on Luffman.  Pitzer riding tough.  One minute left.  Pitzer defeats a switch attempt.  Stall on Pitzer as they go out.  Brick from Illinois bench.  Announcers speculate they are looking for locked hands.  Video review dragging on.  Team score 10-6 through five matches.  

[lightweight]

Locked hands call, point for Luffman and an escape  on the restart.   0-2 for Luffman.  

[lightweight]

Pitzer down and stands.  Mat return.    second mat return.  third.   fourth.  OB.  Switch attempt.  Stands and turns for the escape.  One minute remaining.  Tied up.  Luffman happy to hang out.  Pitzer with a single leg for the TD!  Lots of action and Pitzer wins 10 -3!  Big finish, nearly a fall from Pitzer's cradle.

[lightweight]

125 Camacho vs Cardani.    Camacho in deep but Cardani able to flee to the border and get a restart.  Cardani flattened out by trying come up.  Camacho hanging over with an ankle.  Restart on  the edge.  One minute remaining.  Camacho has him again but Cardani rolls out of bounds to defend the TD.  Still 0-0

[lightweight]

Camacho starts down in the second.  Cardani captures the wrist, Camacho trying to tripod up.  Cardani carries him OB.  Restart, Cardani hit for stalling as they again go OB.  Camacho finally escapes, but Cardani with one minute of RT.  Cardani playing the edge.  End of the period.  

[lightweight]

Start neutral for third so Illinois preserving the slim RT.  Tied up on their feet.  Camacho has had all the action on their feet so far but no points to show for it.  Half a minute left.  Crowd wants a stall (flee) but they circle back in and Camacho gets the TD.  Cardani roll through countered by Camacho.  4-0 victory for Pitt.

[lightweight]

133 #17 V. Santaniello vs #24 Madrigal

Edited December 4, 2023 by lightweight

[lightweight]

Pitt with a taped up right wrist.  Little action in first half of the period.  Madrigal in on a single.  TD on the edge.  Fifteen seconds remaining.  Near reversal and a brick from the Pitt bench.  Under review.

[lightweight]

Locked hands call after review.  3-1 Illinois.

Edited December 4, 2023 by lightweight

[ILLINIWrestlingBlog]

15 minutes ago, lightweight said:

Pitzer down and stands.  Mat return.    second mat return.  third.   fourth.  OB.  Switch attempt.  Stands and turns for the escape.  One minute remaining.  Tied up.  Luffman happy to hang out.  Pitzer with a single leg for the TD!  Lots of action and Pitzer wins 10 -3!  Big finish, nearly a fall from Pitzer's cradle.

Luuuke was wrestling like a tough heavyweight for 6:30. Then, he wrestled like a JV 98-pounder the last :30. Oh my. He did avoid that Pitzer switch, which is deadly. Congrats to the Pitt wrestler going from lanky kid to strong Mason Parris looking stud. 

[lightweight]

Pitt starts down.  Scramble.  Madrigal in control.  On the edge.  Restart.  Granby roll to a reversal for Pitt.  Action stopped for injury time.  

[ILLINIWrestlingBlog]

Big shout out to Santaniello for calling the ref's attention to the Madrigal injury. 

[lightweight]

Restart  which lets Pitt choose down again.  Pitt reverses again.  Got Ill legs split and posting on his head.  5-3 Pitt and end of period.  

[lightweight]

Ill stands and turns for the escape in the third.  Ill with half a minute of RT.  Close to a minute remaining.  Pitt with slim lead.  Front headlock for Pitt, fought off by Ill.  half a minute.  Pitt playing the edge and hit with stalling.  5-4 win for Pitt.  

[lightweight]

141 Cole Matthews #13 vs #27 Pucino.  

Edited December 4, 2023 by lightweight

[lightweight]

Ill in deep and low but Matthews over the back and snags an ankle for the stalemate.  On their feet .  Trip attempt by Ill.  Lots of fakes but little legitimate work.  Nothing in the first period.

[lightweight]

Pitt out quickly in the second.  Some underhook ties but no throws.  No more scoring.

[lightweight]

Ill takes neutral in the third.  Shot and reshot.  Scramble for no score.  Ill gets a TD off of a bad Pitt move.  Now one minute remaining.  3-2 Ill so far.  Stall on Ill.  Pitt working but Ill defending.  Late stall call on Ill.  Off to SV.

[flyingcement]

Pucino takes it over Cole Matthews in SV!