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106: No. 12 Jason Renteria (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.) pinned Tanner Smith (St. Paris Graham, Ohio), 0:12 No. 4 Tyler Warner (Claymont, Ohio) pinned Allan Hart (St. Edward, Ohio), 1:25 113: No. 1 Spencer Lee (Franklin Regional, Pa.) tech. fall No. 7 Jack Mueller (Trinity Christian Academy, Texas), 15-0 (6:00) Anthony Bosco (Marmion Academy, Ill.) dec. No. 8 Dustin Warner (Claymont, Ohio), 2-1 120: No. 11 Brent Fleetwood (Smyrna, Del.) dec. No. 8 Chaz Tucker (Blair Academy, N.J.), 8-7 No. 6 at 126 KeShawn Hayes (Park Hill, Mo.) dec. No. 14 Austin Assad (Brecksville, Ohio), 6-1 126: No. 3 Matthew Kolodzik (Blair Academy, N.J.) maj. dec. No. 12 Dalton Macri (Canon-McMillan, Pa.), 15-5 Eli Seipel (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) dec. Trae Blackwell (Union County, Ky.), 3-0 132: No. 5 Zahid Valencia (St. John Bosco, Calif.) dec. Jordan Kutler (Blair Academy, N.J.), 10-4 No. 6 Brock Ervin (Union County, Ky.) dec. Wade Hodges (Wauseon, Ohio), 4-1 138: No. 2 Joey McKenna (Blair Academy, N.J.) dec. No. 18 at 145 Michael Longo (Santiago Corona, Calif.), 7-3 No. 4 at 132 Michael Kemerer (Franklin Regional, Pa.) dec. No. 12 at 132 Colton Adams (Scottsbluff, Neb.), 6-2 145: No. 2 Micah Jordan (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) dec. No. 3 Solomon Chishko (Canon-McMillan, Pa.), 7-1 No. 6 Alfred Bannister (Bishop McNamara, Md.) dec. No. 9 Grant Leeth (Kearney, Mo.), 4-2 UTB 152: No. 2 Jacob Danishek (Dayton Christian, Ohio) dec. No. 19 Phil Downing (Broomfield, Colo.), 8-3 No. 8 at 145 Mason Manville (Blair Academy, N.J.) dec. No. 12 Josh Shields (Franklin Regional, Pa.), 2-1 160: No. 3 at 152 Dylan Milonas (Blair Academy, N.J.) dec. No. 15 Austin Reese (Mechanicsburg, Ohio), 5-2 No. 5 Alex Marinelli (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) dec. No. 10 at 170 Xavier Montalvo (Montini Catholic, Ill.), 3-1 170: No. 6 Anthony Valencia (St. John Bosco, Calif.) dec. No. 8 Davonte Mahomes (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.), 6-3 No. 5 Myles Martin (McDonogh, Md.) dec. No. 11 Josh Llopez (St. Mary's Ryken, Md.), 12-5 182: No. 1 Bo Nickal (Allen, Texas) dec. No. 6 Corey Griego (Sultana, Calif.), 6-5 Rocco Caywood (Perrysburg, Ohio) dec. No. 5 Javaughn Perkins (Omaha North, Neb.), 9-2 195: No. 4 Derek White (Edmond North, Okla.) maj. dec. Zach Smith (North Allegheny, Pa.), 9-1 Tegray Scales (Colerain, Ohio) dec. No. 17 Josh Murphy (Brecksville, Ohio), 3-1 TB1 220: Austin Pfarr (Marysville, Ohio) dec. Steven Allen (Broken Arrow, Okla.), 4-1 No. 17 Edgar Ruano (Montini Catholic, Ill.) dec. Jerry Thornberry (Cincinnati Moeller, Ohio), 6-4 SV1 285: No. 6 Michael Johnson, Jr. (Montini Catholic, Ill.) maj. dec. Nate Jackson (Dayton Christian, Ohio), 12-4 Cale Bonner (Perrysburg, Ohio) dec. Wyatt Cook (McDonogh, Md.), 2-1 SV
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106: No. 12 Jason Renteria (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.) vs. Tanner Smith (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) No. 4 Tyler Warner (Claymont, Ohio) vs. Allan Hart (St. Edward, Ohio) 113: No. 1 Spencer Lee (Franklin Regional, Pa.) vs. No. 7 Jack Mueller (Trinity Christian Academy, Texas) No. 8 Dustin Warner (Claymont, Ohio) vs. Anthony Bosco (Marmion Academy, Ill.) 120: No. 8 Chaz Tucker (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. No. 11 Brent Fleetwood (Smyrna, Del.) No. 6 at 126 KeShawn Hayes (Park Hill, Mo.) vs. No. 14 Austin Assad (Brecksville, Ohio) 126: No. 3 Matthew Kolodzik (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. No. 12 Dalton Macri (Canon-McMillan, Pa.) Eli Seipel (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) vs. Trae Blackwell (Union County, Ky.) 132: No. 5 Zahid Valencia (St. John Bosco, Calif.) vs. Jordan Kutler (Blair Academy, N.J.) No. 6 Brock Ervin (Union County, Ky.) vs. Wade Hodges (Wauseon, Ohio) 138: No. 2 Joey McKenna (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. No. 18 at 145 Michael Longo (Santiago Corona, Calif.) No. 4 at 132 Michael Kemerer (Franklin Regional, Pa.) vs. No. 12 at 132 Colton Adams (Scottsbluff, Neb.) 145: No. 2 Micah Jordan (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) vs. No. 3 Solomon Chishko (Canon-McMillan, Pa.) No. 6 Alfred Bannister (Bishop McNamara, Md.) vs. No. 9 Grant Leeth (Kearney, Mo.) 152: No. 2 Jacob Danishek (Dayton Christian, Ohio) vs. No. 19 Phil Downing (Broomfield, Colo.) No. 8 at 145 Mason Manville (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. No. 12 Josh Shields (Franklin Regional, Pa.) 160: No. 3 at 152 Dylan Milonas (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. No. 15 Austin Reese (Mechanicsburg, Ohio) No. 5 Alex Marinelli (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) vs. No. 10 at 170 Xavier Montalvo (Montini Catholic, Ill.) 170: No. 6 Anthony Valencia (St. John Bosco, Calif.) vs. No. 8 Davonte Mahomes (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.) No. 5 Myles Martin (McDonogh, Md.) vs. No. 11 Josh Llopez (St. Mary’s Ryken, Md.) 182: No. 1 Bo Nickal (Allen, Texas) vs. No. 6 Corey Griego (Sultana, Calif.) No. 5 Javaughn Perkins (Omaha North, Neb.) vs. Rocco Caywood (Perrysburg, Ohio) 195: No. 4 Derek White (Edmond North, Okla.) vs. Zach Smith (North Allegheny, Pa.) No. 17 Josh Murphy (Brecksville, Ohio) vs. Tegray Scales (Colerain, Ohio) 220: Austin Pfarr (Marysville, Ohio) vs. Steven Allen (Broken Arrow, Okla.) No. 17 Edgar Ruano (Montini Catholic, Ill.) vs. Jerry Thornberry (Cincinnati Moeller, Ohio) 285: No. 6 Michael Johnson, Jr. (Montini Catholic, Ill.) vs. Nate Jackson (Dayton Christian, Ohio) Cale Bonner (Perrysburg, Ohio) vs. Wyatt Cook (McDonogh, Md.)
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106: No. 12 Jason Renteria (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.) dec. Logan Grass (Huntington, W. Va.), 8-4 Tanner Smith (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) dec. Tommy Pawleski (Montini Catholic, Ill.), 5-0 Allan Hart (St. Edward, Ohio) dec. Joey Prata (St. Christopher's, Va.), 5-0 No. 4 Tyler Warner (Claymont, Ohio) pinned Paxton Rosen (Edmond North, Okla.), 6:00 113: No. 1 Spencer Lee (Franklin Regional, Pa.) maj. dec. Hayden Lee (Marysville, Ohio), 12-2 No. 7 Jack Mueller (Trinity Christian Academy, Texas) dec. Howard Smith (Allen, Texas), 3-0 Anthony Bosco (Marmion Academy, Ill.) dec. Tyler Megonigal (McDonogh, Md.), 1-1 UTB No. 8 Dustin Warner (Claymont, Ohio) dec. Dylan Duncan (Montini Catholic, Ill.), 6-4 120: No. 11 Brent Fleetwood (Smyrna, Del.) maj. dec. Alex Mackall (Walsh Jesuit, Ohio), 11-1 No. 8 Chaz Tucker (Blair Academy, N.J.) dec. Micah Hight (Caesar Rodney, Del.), 3-1 No. 14 Austin Assad (Brecksville, Ohio) dec. No. 17 Markus Simmons (Broken Arrow, Okla.), 3-1 No. 6 at 126 KeShawn Hayes (Park Hill, Mo.) maj. dec. Thayer Atkins (Trinity Christian Academy, Texas), 12-2 126: No. 3 Matthew Kolodzik (Blair Academy, N.J.) maj. dec. No. 13 Domenic Forys (North Allegheny, Pa.), 9-1 No. 12 Dalton Macri (Canon-McMillan, Pa.) dec. No. 15 Davion Jeffries (Broken Arrow, Okla.) Eli Seipel (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) dec. David Bavery (Massillon Perry, Ohio) Trae Blackwell (Union County, Ky.) pinned No. 10 Johnny Jimenez (Marmion Academy, Ill.), 1:01 132: No. 5 Zahid Valencia (St. John Bosco, Calif.) dec. Jeremy Thomas (Santiago Corona, Calif.), 9-3 Jordan Kutler (Blair Academy, N.J.) dec. John Erneste (Park Hill, Mo.), 7-2 No. 6 Brock Ervin (Union County, Ky.) dec. Aaran Gessic (Perry, Ohio), 12-6 Wade Hodges (Wauseon, Ohio) pinned Bryce Meredith (Cheyenne Central, Wyo.), 2:20 138: No. 2 Joey McKenna (Blair Academy, N.J.) dec. No. 5 Isaiah White (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.), 3-2 No. 18 at 145 Michael Longo (Santiago Corona, Calif.) dec. No. 8 at 132 P.J. Klee (Cardinal Newman, Calif.), 5-4 No. 4 at 132 Michael Kemerer (Franklin Regional, Pa.) dec. Vincent Turk (Montini Catholic, Ill.), 10-4 No. 12 at 132 Colton Adams (Scottsbluff, Neb.) dec. Michael Kostandaras (Walsh Jesuit, Ohio), 4-2 145: No. 2 Micah Jordan (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) dec. No. 11 Larry Early (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.), 12-6 No. 3 Solomon Chishko (Canon-McMillan, Pa.) dec. No. 19 at 138 Chris Garcia (Montini Catholic, Ill.), 9-2 No. 6 Alfred Bannister (Bishop McNamara, Md.) dec. No. 11 at 138 Vincenzo Joseph (Pittsburgh Central Catholic, Pa.), 5-4 No. 9 Grant Leeth (Kearney, Mo.) pinned Josh Maruca (Franklin Regional, Pa.), 4:23 152: No. 2 Jacob Danishek (Dayton Christian, Ohio) dec. Colstin DiBlasi (Park Hill, Mo.), 9-2 No. 19 Phil Downing (Broomfield, Colo.) dec. Matt Rundell (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.), 6-1 No. 8 at 145 Mason Manville (Blair Academy, N.J.) dec. No. 13 Nick Reenan (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.), 3-1 No. 12 Josh Shields (Franklin Regional, Pa.) dec. Casey Sparkman (Massillon Perry, Ohio), 8-8 UTB 160: No. 3 at 152 Dylan Milonas (Blair Academy, N.J.) dec. Tony Dailey (Massillon Perry, Ohio), 7-6 No. 15 Austin Reese (Mechanicsburg, Ohio) dec. No. 17 at 170 Chris Weiler (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.), 6-0 No. 10 at 170 Xavier Montalvo (Montini Catholic, Ill.) maj. dec. No. 18 Ben Schram (Bellbrook, Ohio), 14-6 No. 5 Alex Marinelli (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) pinned Zach Walton (Edmond North, Okla.), 3:51 170: No. 6 Anthony Valencia (St. John Bosco, Calif.) dec. Brandon Dallavia (Blair Academy, N.J.), 6-1 No. 8 Davonte Mahomes (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.) dec. No. 9 Lance Dixon (Edmond North, Okla.), 7-2 No. 11 Josh Llopez (St. Mary’s Ryken, Md.) dec. No. 18 at 182 Travis Linton (Rootstown, Ohio), 7-0 No. 5 Myles Martin (McDonogh, Md.) maj. dec. No. 15 Ryan Harris (Beachwood, Ohio), 15-5 182: No. 1 Bo Nickal (Allen, Texas) pinned Jack Harris (Urbana, Ohio), 1:28 No. 6 Corey Griego (Sultana, Calif.) dec. Gabe Dzuro (St. Edward, Ohio), 1-0 No. 5 Javaughn Perkins (Omaha North, Neb.) pinned Nick Fiegener (Folsom, Calif.), 4:59 Rocco Caywood (Perrysburg, Ohio) pinned Zach Stodden (Broomfield, Colo.), 3:05 195: No. 4 Derek White (Edmond North, Okla.) maj. dec. Mike Rogers (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.), 15-6 Zach Smith (North Allegheny, Pa.) dec. Gunner Gambill (Loveland, Ohio), 9-2 Tegray Scales (Colerain, Ohio) dec. No. 20 L.J. Barlow (Haverford Prep, Pa.), 8-7 No. 17 Josh Murphy (Brecksville, Ohio) dec. Josh Couchman (St. Paris Graham, Ohio), 9-4 220: Austin Pfarr (Marysville, Ohio) dec. No. 1 Andrew Dixon (Edmond North, Okla.), 5-4 TB Steven Allen (Broken Arrow, Okla.) dec. Parker Knapp (St. Edward, Ohio), 4-2 SV Jerry Thornberry (Cincinnati Moeller, Ohio) pinned Jake Anderson (Malvern Prep, Pa.), 1:28 No. 17 Edgar Ruano (Montini Catholic, Ill.) dec. Mike Smith (McDonogh, Md.), 5-1 285: No. 6 Michael Johnson, Jr. (Montini Catholic, Ill.) dec. Zach Parker (Caesar Rodney, Del.), 8-4 Nate Jackson (Dayton Christian, Ohio) dec. Chase Henderson (Franklin, Ohio), 5-4 2OT Cale Bonner (Perrysburg, Ohio) dec. Jake Scanlan (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.), 2-1 Wyatt Cook (McDonogh, Md.) pinned Kevin Vough (Elyria, Ohio), 5:57
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WAYNESBURG, Pa. -- The Waynesburg University wrestling team scored four bonus-point wins, two of which were forfeits, en route to a 28-12 win over Division II Seton Hill on Friday night at the Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse. The Yellow Jackets (5-3) received their first forfeit at 125 pounds, where sophomore Gordan Bieber picked up the first six points of the match. The Griffins (2-2) bounced back with a decision win at 133, but Waynesburg re-established a six-point lead when junior Jake Vitolo picked up an inspired comeback victory at 141 pounds. After falling behind 5-0 early to Seton Hill's Kevin Laubach, Vitolo came roaring back to score the next seven points and take the bout 7-5. The Griffins took one last shot at victory with wins at 149 and 157 pounds, but the Jackets' next three grapplers were ready to not only stop the rally, but seal the win. Junior Sam Guidi got thing started with a 4-2 win over Brett Smith at 165 pounds, before senior Anthony Bonaventura picked up the first bonus points of the evening with a 14-2 major decision win over Tyler Mohlhenrich. With his team up 16-9, senior Cameron Fine's pin in 4:13 at 184 pounds officially put the match out of reach for the Griffins. The Jackets picked up one more forfeit at 197 pounds, which went to junior Patrick Jennings, before the visiting team scored a decision victory at heavyweight to end the night. Waynesburg not only took the overall match, but won the eight contested bouts by a combined score of 16-12. The Orange and Black will go for a fifth dual win over a span of six matches on Tuesday, Dec. 17, when it travels to New Concord, Ohio to take on Muskingum. Start time is scheduled for 6 p.m. Results: 125: Gordan Bieber (W) wins by forfeit 6-0 133: Andy Schutz (S) 3, Filippo Crivelli 1 6-3 141: Jake Vitolo (W) 7, Kevin Laubach 5 9-3 149: AJ Fisher (S) 3, Chris Milligan 0 9-6 157: Zach Voytek (S) 7, Luke Lohr 2 9-9 165: Sam Guidi (W) 4, Brett Smith 2 12-9 174: Anthony Bonaventura (W) 14-2 Maj. Dec. Tyler Mohlhenrich 16-9 184: Cameron Fine (W) Pin 4:13 Tyler Dombrowski 22-9 197: Patrick Jennings (W) wins by forfeit 28-9 285: Ryan Simonica (S) 4, Greg Kumer 1 28-12
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COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. -- Jacob Begin took his fourth straight win with a pin of David Rademacher at 5:21 in the 174 pound bout to lead Southwest Minnesota State to a 22-13 dual victory over Saint John's (Minn.) on Friday night. SMSU took six of the 10 matches to take the decision. SMSU opened up the match with a 6-0 lead as Anotonio Meikel and Justin Reinsma took straight decisions for the Mustangs. SJU would answer by taking the next three straight bouts to take a 7-6 lead as No. 5 Ben Henle got a 12-4 major decision over Ethan Hildebrandt. SMSU would close out the match by taking four of the final five bouts as Kyle Begin (165), Jacob Begin (174), Andrew Rodas (184), and Cole Wilson (285) earned bout victories. Kyle Begin and Wilson took decisions, while Rodas won by major and Jacob Begin won by fall. SMSU wrestlers will compete tomorrow morning at the St. Cloud Open in St. Cloud, Minn. Results: 125: Antonio Meikel (SMSU) dec. John Wells, 7-5 [0-3] 133: No. 8 Justin Reinsma (SMSU) dec. Andy Poster, 9-4 [0-6] 141: No. 5 Ben Henle (SJU) major dec. Ethan Hildebrandt, 12-4 [4-6] 149: Joe Hessing (SJU) dec. Beau Buysse, 7-4 [7-6] 157:No. 8 Ryan Arne (SJU) dec. Cody Lane, 15-9 [10-6] 165: Kyle Begin (SMSU) dec. Brandon Seppelt, 6-0 [10-9] 174: No. 7 Jacob Begin (SMSU) pinned David Rademacher, 5:21 [10-15] 184: Andrew Rodas (SMSU) major dec. Josh Willaert, 20-7 [10-19] 197: Ryan Michaelis (SJU) dec. Micah Larson, 7-4 [13-19] 285: Cole Wilson (SMSU) dec. John Scepaniak, 7-4 [13-22]
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In a battle between two nationally ranked teams, No. 3 Luther posted an 18-17 come-from-behind victory over No. 25 Cornell College. The Norse trailed the Rams until the final match, when No 3 ranked Jayden DeVilbiss posted a 14-4 major decision over Aburough Abegesha to secure the one-point victory. Cornell jumped out to a 10-0 lead, but wins by No. 7 Evan Obert (133) and Dakota Gray (141) pulled the Norse to within four points (6-10) after five bouts . Following a major decision by the Rams No. 9 Trevor Engle, Luther posted four consecutive wins, that included three major decisions to secure the victory. Blake Letney (157) and No. 5 Garrett Bonte (165) both posted major decisions to level the score 14-14. The Rams Brett Hamm defeated Eric Moreno 4-2 in overtime, setting up the last match heroics by DeVilbiss. The win gives Luther a dual meet record of 2-1, while Cornell is now 5-2. The Norse will return to action following finals next week when they will host the Gator "Boots" Duals in Nashville, Tenn., on Saturday, Dec. 21. Results: 197 Alex Coolidge - C Maj. Dec. 15 - 5 Tyler Walls - L 0 4 285 Carl Gaul - C Dec. 5 - 3 Nick Pearch - L 0 7 125 Ben Rosen - C Dec. 3 - 1 Nick Scheffert - L 0 10 133 #7 Evan Obert - L Dec. 7 - 1 Phillip Opelt - C 3 10 141 Dakota Gray - L Dec. 11 - 9 Samuel Chalkley - C 6 10 149 #9 Trevor Engle - C Maj. Dec. 18 - 4 Tristan Zurfluh - L 6 14 157 Blake Letney - L Maj. Dec. 9 - 0 Danny Klema - C 10 14 165 #5 Garrett Bonte - L Maj. Dec. 10 - 2 Michael Maksimovic - C 14 14 174 Brett Hamm - C Dec. 4-2 OT Eric Moreno - L 14 17 184 #3 Jayden DeVilbiss - L Maj. Dec. 14 - 4 Aburough Abegesah - C 18 17
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UW-Whitewater, ranked fourteenth in the Division III poll conducted by the National Wrestling Coaches Association, defeated twentieth ranked UW-Oshkosh 33-11 in Williams Center in Whitewater Friday night. Zac Denny (Machesney Park, IL/Harlem) began the opening match at 125 with a takedown of Scott Worlund from the opening position. Denny added an escape, followed by a takedown in the first :30 of the second period for a 5-0 lead. Worlund escaped to get on the board, 5-1. Denny and Worlund exhanged a takedown and an escape in the second, and Denny added a three point nearfall for a 12-2 lead after two periods. They exchanged points early in the third to stand at 14-4, and the points rolled up on the scoreboard to a 21-6 win, point for riding time, and a 5-0 lead for Whitewater with the technical fall at 7:00. Whitewater's Trevor Pruett (West Bend/West Bend East) scored first, registered a score first, a takedown at 1:45 in the first period of the 133 pound match. Pruett caught Oshkosh's Craig Mason in the first period, registering a pin at 2:27 to put UW-W in front 11-0. Corey Meyer (Cary, IL/Cary-Grove) of Whitewater earned a takedown of Hunter Mulock at the one minute mark of the first period in the 141 pounds match for a 2-0 lead in the 141 class. Thirty seconds into the second period he made it 4-0 with a reversal. Twenty-five seconds into the third Pruett got two more on a takedown, then at 1:25 Sinda got on the board with an escape, quickly followed by another Pruett takedown to make it 8-1. Riding time made the final 9-1. After three matches the Warhawks led 15-0. In the 149 pound match Whitewater's Matt Adcock (Bloomingdale, IL/Lake Park) got on the scoreboard first with a takedown forty-six seconds into the match. Jerome Scott escaped to make it 2-1, where it ended after one. A second period escape by Scott knotted the match at 2-2. Adcock went ahead 4-2 with another takedown at 5:28. He added another with a minute left for a 6-2 lead, Scott escaped to make it 6-3, and they did the same thing again for an 8-4 Adcock lead, which became 9-4 with riding tiime. In the team score Whitewater led 18-0. Whitewater's Tom Gerszewski (Crystal Lake, IL/Crystal Lake South) and the Titans' Thomas Dahlke wrestling to a 0-0 draw in the first period at 157 pounds. In period two Gerszewski escaped from the down position for the first score of the match and the only point of the second. Dahlke escaped from down to start the third to tie the score 1-1. At 5:42 Gerszewski came around Dahlke for a takedown and 3-1 lead. The decision made it 21-0 Whitewater. Oshkosh's Nazar Kulchytskyy, ranked #1 at 165 pounds in Division III by the NWCA, started quickly with a takedown of Kegan Arthur (Petoskey, MI/Petoskey), Arthur escaped, and that patten repeated, then another Kulchytskyy earned another takedown, and Arthur another escape, then another UW-O takedown for an 8-3 lead by Kulchytskyy after one period. At 3:28 it went takedown, escape again to set the score at 10-4. By the end of the second it was 16-5 Kulchytskyy. Kulchytskyy stepped out of the down position for one point in the third, then made it 19-5 with a takedown. The match ended 21-6 with a technical fall at 6:01. The tech fall made the team score Whitewater 21, Oshkosh 5. Dan Schiferl, #2 at 174 pounds in the NWCA ranking, got on the board first with a takedown at 2:54. Whitewater's T.J. Decker got on the board with an escape with one second left in the first. Schiferl made it 3-1 with an escape from the down position at the start of the second. Schiferl earned a pin at 4:39, and Oshkosh narrowed the gap, now at 21-11 Whitewater. At 184 pounds Whitewater's Andrew Pettit (Hoffman Estates, IL/Hoffman Estates) jumped out to a 5-1 lead that included a three point nearfall in the first period. UW-O's Korey Kleinhans fought back to 6-4, and the second period ended with both wrestlers on the verge of points. Pettit fought back to a 9-4 lead, inched to 11-4 with a reversal with twenty seconds left. Pettit added a point for riding time for a 12-4 win, and the decision made it 25-11 Whitewater. Whitewater's Shane Siefert (Mundelein, IL/Carmel), #1 at 197 according to the NWCA, used a number of moves to roll up points in his bout with Tom Dahlke, which ended at 5:27 by technical fall, 17-1. Whitewater was in front in the team score 30-11. Anthony Edgren (New Lisbon/New Lisbon) of Whitewater, #2 at 285 pounds according to the NWCA, got a takedown and three point nearfall in the first two minutes of his match with Brandon Clapper. Clapper escaped from down to start the third to make it 6-1. Edgren added a takedown in the last seconds of the match and riding time for a 11-1 major decision and making the final score 33-11 in favor of Whitewater. The Warhawks are 6-2 in dual meets, 4-0 against Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference competition. Oshkosh is 1-1 overall and in the WIAC. UW-W will compete in the National Duals in Des Moines, Iowa January 11-12. The next time the Warhawks will be in action at home will be January 23 at 7:00 when UW-La Crosse visits Williams Center. Results: 125 - Zac Denney (UW-W) defeated Scott Worlund (UW-O) - Technical Fall, 21-6 (7:00) 133 - Trevor Pruett (West Bend/West Bend East) (UW-W) defeated Craig Mason (UW-O) - Fall, 2:27 141 - Corey Meyer (Cary, IL/Cary-Grove) (UW-W) defeated Hunter Mulcock (UW-O) - Decision, 9-1 149 - Matt Adcock (Bloomingdale, IL/Lake Park) (UW-W) defeated Jerome Scott (UW-O) - Decision 9-4 157 - Tom Gerszewski (Crystal Lake, IL/Crystal Lake South) (UW-W) defeated Tom Dahlke (UW-O) - Decision 3-1 165 - Nazar Kulchytskyy (UW-O) defeated Kegan Arthur (Petoskey, MI/Petoskey) (UW-W) - Fall 6:01 174 - Dan Schiferl (UW-O) defeated TJ Decker (Pewaukee/Pewaukee) (UW-W) -Fall, 4:39 184 - Andrew Pettit (Hoffman Estates, IL/Hoffman Estates) (UW-W) defeated Korey Kleinhans (UW-O) - Decision 12-4 197 - Shane Siefert (Mundelein, IL/Carmel) (UW-W) defeated Alan Dahlke (UW-O) - Technical Fall, 17-1 (5:27) 285 – Anthony Edgren (New Lisbon/New Lisbon) (UW-W) defeated Brandon Clapper (UW-O) - Decision, 11-1
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Providence, R.I. -- Senior 285 lbs. Brian Nicoll (Plaistow, NH), classmate 133 lbs. Silas Murray (Brentwood, NY) and freshman 197 lbs. John Georges (Cranston, RI) each recorded pins as the Rhode Island College wrestling team knocked off Plymouth State, 36-6, in the home opener for the Anchormen on Friday night at the Rhode Island College Recreation Center. Wrestling at 133 lbs., Murray opened the action for RIC (4-1) with a pin at the 2:59 mark to give the Anchormen an early, 6-0, lead over PSU (3-2). After back-to-back forfeits gave the hosts an 18-0 advantage, the Panthers bounced back to cut into the deficit behind sophomore Ray Welch's (Rochester, NY), 8-6, decision at 155 lbs. over sophomore Ricondo Cole (Cranston, RI), who moved up two weight classes for the Anchormen. Leading, 18-3, Rhode Island College added to the margin after sophomore Brandon Conrad (East Bridgewater, MA) earned a 7-3 decision over freshman Clay Callahan (Milford, CT) at 165 lbs. The Anchormen soon jumped ahead of the Panthers, 24-3, thanks to junior Rob Sotelo's (Little Falls, NJ), 8-6, decision at 174 lbs. over junior Taylor Lozier (Barre, VT). Plymouth State responded with a 3-2 victory in a battle of ranked wrestlers at 184 lbs. to make it, 24-6, in the final stages of the match. Sophomore Chris Perrault (Saint Johnsbury, VT), who was ranked No. 4 in New England, mustered enough energy to hold off junior Kyle Humphries (East Longmeadow, MA), who was ranked No. 5 in New England, for the one-point decision. Georges and Nicoll closed out the match in style for the Anchormen, as the duo posted pins at 197 lbs. and 285 lbs., respectively, in the final two bouts of the evening to give RIC a 36-6 win. Georges recorded the pin at the 0:55 mark over freshman Mike Garcia (Manchester, NH), while Nicoll followed with a pin at the 2:15 mark over senior Tyler Snyder (Elizabethville, PA). Results: 133 lbs. Silas Murray (RIC) pinned Jarred Ballew (PSU) at 2:59 141 lbs. Damen Patisaul (RIC) won by forfeit 149 lbs. Chris Kelly (RIC) won by forfeit 157 lbs. Ray Welch (PSU) dec. Ricondo Cole (RIC), 8-6 165 lbs. Brandon Conrad (RIC) dec. Clay Callahan (PSU), 7-3 174 lbs. Rob Sotelo (RIC) dec. Taylor Lozier (PSU), 8-6 184 lbs. Chris Perrault (PSU) dec. Kyle Humphries (RIC), 3-2 197 lbs. John Georges (RIC) pinned Mike Garcia (PSU) at :55 285 lbs. Brian Nicoll (RIC) pinned Tyler Snyder (PSU) at 2:15 125 lbs. No match In upcoming action, Rhode Island College will host WPI on Wednesday, Jan. 8 (7 p.m.).
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Related: Results PLATTEVILLE, Wis. – The 21st-ranked UW-Stevens Point wrestling team picked up a big conference win on Friday evening, rolling to a 38-6 victory over the Pioneers of UW-Platteville. Trevor Spears (Muscoda, WI/Riverdale) took to the mat at 141-pounds with the Pointers holding a 6-3 lead and posted a 13-3 major decision over Jose Collado. John Roycraft (Omro, WI/Winneconne) put the Pointers in front 16-3 with a pin at 149-pounds in 1:52. Jamey Simmons (Abbotsford, WI/Abbotsford) followed at 157 with a pin over Aaric Spencer at 157 to give UWSP the 22-3 edge. Logan Hermsen (Amherst Junction, WI/Amherst) made it three wins in a row, posting an 8-2 decision over Trenton Larson at 165-pounds, putting UWSP in front 25-3. After a UWP win at 174, Andy Borchardt (Edgar, WI/Edgar) posted a pin at 184-pounds to put the Pointers in front 31-6 and Dustin Wozniak (Stanley, WI/Stanley-Boyd) and Jordan Koranda (Marshfield, WI/Marshfield) closed out the match with wins of 4-0 and 9-0, respectively, giving the Pointers the 32-point win. UW-Stevens Point (4-5, 1-2 WIAC) returns to action in the new year, heading east to Williamsport, PA for the Bud Whitehill Duals, hosted by Lycoming College.
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Grand Canyon improved to 2-1 in dual meets with a 42-9 victory at Embry-Riddle in Prescott, Ariz., Friday. GCU won the first six matches to secure the win. The Antelopes won three times by fall and added two more six-point wins on an injury default and forfeit. GCU also had a technical fall and major decision victory. The Antelopes participate in the Reno Tournament of Champions on Dec. 22. "We have a lot to improve on and we need to get a good week of practice in and prepare for the always tough Reno Tournament of Champions," said GCU coach R.C. LaHaye. Results: 197 – Marcus Haughian (GCU) won by fall in 3:58 over Troy Killgore (ERAU) 285 – Peter Anguiano (GCU) won by forfeit 125 – Kevin Hunt (GCU) won 11-9 over Gilbert Martinez (ERAU) 133 – Lino Estrada (GCU) won by fall in 2:00 over Andrew Burr (ERAU) 141 – Austin Solari (GCU) won by technical fall, 15-0, over Mason Saldana (ERAU) 149 – Mike Hamel (GCU) won by fall in 1:03 over Anton King (ERAU) 157 – Colin Merkley (ERAU) won by fall in 4:24 over Chayse Jackson (GCU) 165 – Luke Riley (ERAU) won 7-4 over Gavin Ludwig (GCU) 174 – Austin Trujillo (GCU) won by injury default over Trent Gardner (ERAU) 184 – Austin Gaun (GCU) won by major decision, 14-1, over Jonathan Wiley (ERAU)
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1. No. 1 Blair Academy, N.J. (7 QF) 95.5 2. No. 2 Oak Park River Forest, Ill. (5) 81.5 3. No. 6 St. Paris Graham, Ohio (5) 71 4. No. 16 Edmond North, Okla. (5) 66.5 5. No. 8 Massillon Perry, Ohio (3) 63 6. No. 3 Wyoming Seminary, Pa. (4) 61-1/2 7. No. 4 Montini Catholic, Ill. (7) 61 8. No. 15 Broken Arrow, Okla. (3) 58 9. No. 10 Franklin Regional, Pa. (4) 53 10. No. 37 Robinson, Va. (0) 52.5 11. No. 21 St. Edward, Ohio (3) 47.5 12. No. 47 Claymont, Ohio (2) 47 13. Oregon Clay, Ohio 45.5 14. No. 13 Cincinnati Moeller, Ohio (1) 45 15. No. 12 Brecksville, Ohio (2) 44.5 Other nationally ranked team: 28) No. 19 Marmion Academy, Ill. (2) 29.5
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CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio -- The quarterfinals are set at the 2013 Walsh Ironman after Day 1. 106: Logan Grass (Huntington, W. Va.) vs. No. 12 Jason Renteria (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.) Tommy Pawleski (Montini Catholic, Ill.) vs. Tanner Smith (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) Joey Prata (St. Christopher's, Va.) vs. Allan Hart (St. Edward, Ohio) Paxton Rosen (Edmond North, Okla.) vs. No. 4 Tyler Warner (Claymont, Ohio) 113: No. 1 Spencer Lee (Franklin Regional, Pa.) vs. Hayden Lee (Marysville, Ohio) Howard Smith (Allen, Texas) vs. No. 7 Jack Mueller (Trinity Christian Academy, Texas) Tyler Megonigal (McDonogh, Md.) vs. Anthony Bosco (Marmion Academy, Ill.) No. 8 Dustin Warner (Claymont, Ohio) vs. Dylan Duncan (Montini Catholic, Ill.) 120: No. 11 Brent Fleetwood (Smyrna, Del.) vs. Alex Mackall (Walsh Jesuit, Ohio) No. 8 Chaz Tucker (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. Micah Hight (Caesar Rodney, Del.) No. 14 Austin Assad (Brecksville, Ohio) vs. No. 17 Markus Simmons (Broken Arrow, Okla.) Thayer Atkins (Trinity Christian Academy, Texas) vs. No. 6 at 126 KeShawn Hayes (Park Hill, Mo.) 126: No. 3 Matthew Kolodzik (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. No. 13 Domenic Forys (North Allegheny, Pa.) No. 15 Davion Jeffries (Broken Arrow, Okla.) vs. No. 12 Dalton Macri (Canon-McMillan, Pa.) David Bavery (Massillon Perry, Ohio) vs. Eli Seipel (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) Trae Blackwell (Union County, Ky.) vs. No. 10 Johnny Jimenez (Marmion Academy, Ill.) 132: No. 5 Zahid Valencia (St. John Bosco, Calif.) vs. Jeremy Thomas (Santiago Corona, Calif.) John Erneste (Park Hill, Mo.) vs. Jordan Kutler (Blair Academy, N.J.) No. 6 Brock Ervin (Union County, Ky.) vs. Aaran Gessic (Perry, Ohio) Wade Hodges (Wauseon, Ohio) vs. Bryce Meredith (Cheyenne Central, Wyo.) 138: No. 2 Joey McKenna (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. No. 5 Isaiah White (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.) No. 18 at 145 Michael Longo (Santiago Corona, Calif.) vs. No. 8 at 132 P.J. Klee (Cardinal Newman, Calif.) No. 4 at 132 Michael Kemerer (Franklin Regional, Pa.) vs. Vincent Turk (Montini Catholic, Ill.) Michael Kostandaras (Walsh Jesuit, Ohio) vs. No. 12 at 132 Colton Adams (Scottsbluff, Neb.) 145: No. 2 Micah Jordan (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) vs. No. 11 Larry Early (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.) No. 3 Solomon Chishko (Canon-McMillan, Pa.) vs. No. 19 at 138 Chris Garcia (Montini Catholic, Ill.) No. 11 at 138 Vincenzo Joseph (Pittsburgh Central Catholic, Pa.) vs. No. 6 Alfred Bannister (Bishop McNamara, Md.) Josh Maruca (Franklin Regional, Pa.) vs. No. 9 Grant Leeth (Kearney, Mo.) 152: No. 2 Jacob Danishek (Dayton Christian, Ohio) vs. Colstin DiBlasi (Park Hill, Mo.) Matt Rundell (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.) vs. No. 19 Phil Downing (Broomfield, Colo.) No. 8 at 145 Mason Manville (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. No. 13 Nick Reenan (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) No. 12 Josh Shields (Franklin Regional, Pa.) vs. Casey Sparkman (Massillon Perry, Ohio) 160: No. 3 at 152 Dylan Milonas (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. Tony Dailey (Massillon Perry, Ohio) No. 15 Austin Reese (Mechanicsburg, Ohio) vs. No. 17 at 170 Chris Weiler (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) No. 10 at 170 Xavier Montalvo (Montini Catholic, Ill.) vs. No. 18 Ben Schram (Bellbrook, Ohio) Zach Walton (Edmond North, Okla.) vs. No. 5 Alex Marinelli (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) 170: No. 6 Anthony Valencia (St. John Bosco, Calif.) vs. Brandon Dallavia (Blair Academy, N.J.) No. 9 Lance Dixon (Edmond North, Okla.) vs. No. 8 Davonte Mahomes (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.) No. 11 Josh Llopez (St. Mary’s Ryken, Md.) vs. No. 18 at 182 Travis Linton (Rootstown, Ohio) No. 15 Ryan Harris (Beachwood, Ohio) vs. No. 5 Myles Martin (McDonogh, Md.) 182: No. 1 Bo Nickal (Allen, Texas) vs. Jack Harris (Urbana, Ohio) Gabe Dzuro (St. Edward, Ohio) vs. No. 6 Corey Griego (Sultana, Calif.) No. 5 Javaughn Perkins (Omaha North, Neb.) vs. Nick Fiegener (Folsom, Calif.) Zach Stodden (Broomfield, Colo.) vs. Rocco Caywood (Perrysburg, Ohio) 195: No. 4 Derek White (Edmond North, Okla.) vs. Mike Rogers (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) Gunner Gambill (Loveland, Ohio) vs. Zach Smith (North Allegheny, Pa.) No. 20 L.J. Barlow (Haverford Prep, Pa.) vs. Tegray Scales (Colerain, Ohio) Josh Couchman (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) vs. No. 17 Josh Murphy (Brecksville, Ohio) 220: No. 1 Andrew Dixon (Edmond North, Okla.) vs. Austin Pfarr (Marysville, Ohio) Steven Allen (Broken Arrow, Okla.) vs. Parker Knapp (St. Edward, Ohio) Jerry Thornberry (Cincinnati Moeller, Ohio) vs. Jake Anderson (Malvern Prep, Pa.) Mike Smith (McDonogh, Md.) vs. No. 17 Edgar Ruano (Montini Catholic, Ill.) 285: No. 6 Michael Johnson, Jr. (Montini Catholic, Ill.) vs. Zach Parker (Caesar Rodney, Del.) Chase Henderson (Franklin, Ohio) vs. Nate Jackson (Dayton Christian, Ohio) Jake Scanlan (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) vs. Cale Bonner (Perrysburg, Ohio) Wyatt Cook (McDonogh, Md.) vs. Kevin Vough (Elyria, Ohio)
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The most recent updates will appear at the top of this page. Refresh to see the latest updates. 2:55 p.m. ET: Team standings. 1. No. 1 Blair Academy 189.5 2. No. 6 St. Paris Graham 158.0 3. No. 2 Oak Park River Forest 135.5 4. No. 16 Edmond North 107.5 5. No. 4 Montini Catholic 101.0 6. No. 10 Franklin Regional 92.5 7. No. 6 Massillon Perry 89.5 8. No. 15 Broken Arrow 80.0 9. No. 3 Wyoming Seminary 77.5 10. No. 47 Claymont 75.0 10. NR Perrysburg 75.0 12. No. 37 Robinson 69.5 13. NR McDonogh School 66.0 14. No. 21 St. Edward 64.5 15. NR Dayton Christian 63.5 16. No. 12 Brecksville 62.5 2:52 p.m. ET: Bonner WINS 2-1 on a second stall from Cook. That concludes the semis, which more or less means updates will be very limited from here in. FINALS AT 6:00 P.M. TONIGHT! 2:50 p.m. ET: Johnson majors, 12-4. OVERTIME Cook/Bonner at 1-1. 2:47 p.m. ET: Bonner escaped in the second, he leads 1-0 with :40 left in said period. Johnson up 7-2 :40 left in second as well. 2:43 p.m. ET: Ruano takedown, wins 6-4, very quick TD. 285 semis. No. 6 Michael Johnson, Jr. (Montini Catholic) vs. Nate Jackson (Dayton Christian) Cale Bonner (Perrysburg) vs. Wyatt Cook (McDonogh) 2:42 p.m. ET: Pfarr an Ironman finalist, second stalling and a takedown, he's a finalist on 4-1 victory. Ruano late takedown ties it at 4-all, OVERTIME. 2:38 p.m. ET: 1-1 third period in Pfarr/Allen. Thornberry got a takedown late in the second period, but I thought time was up. It's a 4-1 advantage though for Thornberry despite the Montini coaches disagreeing, down for Ruano in third. 2:34 p.m. ET: Ruano up 1-0 after one on a penalty point. Scoreless after one in Pfarr/Allen, Pfarr down in second. 2:30 p.m. ET: Scales wins 3-2 in the tiebreaker, second ranked wrestler that he beat today. White 9-1 over Smith. 220 semis. Austin Pfarr (Mayrsville) vs. Steven Allen (Broken Arrow) Jerry Thornberry (Moeller) vs. No. 17 Edgar Ruano (Montini) 2:28 p.m. ET: OVERTIME Murphy/Scales 1-1 match. 5-0 White after two periods. 2:25 p.m. ET: 1-0 Scales after two, Murphy down in third. 5-0 White halfway through the match. 2:23 p.m. ET: Finals start tonight at 182 pounds, ending at 170. White leads 2-0 after one. Scoreless Scales/Murphy after one, Murphy let Scales up to make it 1-0 Scales early second. 2:18 p.m. ET: Nickal wins 6-5. Caywood did give up a takedown to Perkins, it was 5-2, then to 6-2 on a penalty, and 7-2 lead, then 9-2 final for Caywood. 195 semis. No. 4 Derek White (Edmond North) vs. Zach Smith (North Allegheny) Tegray Scales (Colerain) vs. No. 17 Josh Murphy (Brecksville) 2:15 p.m. ET: Nickal up 6-3 after two, Caywood up 3-0 after two. Perkins neutral in third. Caywood wins that scramble, and is up 5-0! Second stalling on Nickal, Griego down and trails 6-4. 2:12 p.m. ET: Nickal up 2-1 after one, Caywood up 2-0 after one. Caywood down, Nickal down. 2:08 p.m. ET: Valencia wins 6-3, Martin wins 12-5. 182 semis. No. 1 Bo Nickal (Allen) vs. No. 6 Corey Griego (Sultana) No. 5 Javaughn Perkins (Omaha North) vs. Rocco Caywood (Perrysburg) 2:00 p.m. ET: Seventh place matches will happen in the main facility on two mats after the semis are done. Consolation semifinals downstairs. 2-1 for Valencia after one, now it's 4-3 Valencia late second. Martin after two leads 5-4. 1:57 p.m. ET: Milonas 5-2 final over Reese. Marinelli comes on top in the scramble, almost got reversed, but it's two near falls and a 5-1 victory. 170 semis. No. 6 Anthony Valencia (St. John Bosco) vs. No. 8 Davonte Mahomes (OPRF) No. 11 Josh Llopez (St. Mary's Ryken) vs. No. 5 Myles Martin (McDonogh) 1:55 p.m. ET: Marinelli escaped in the second, 1-0 after two periods. Milonas up 3-2 midway through the third, escaped early in the third. Now it's 1-1 after Montalvo escaped. Marinelli leg attack, Montalvo defense, TWOO for Marinelli with 75 seconds left. 1:52 p.m. ET: Scoreless after one in Marinelli/Montalvo, down for Marinelli. Milonas led 2-1 after one, Reese down in second, escaped. 1:48 p.m. ET: It was borderline tedious through the second and third periods of Manville/Shields. Manville wins 2-1, riding for almost the whole four minutes. 160 semis. No. 3 at 152 Dylan Milonas (Blair Academy) vs. No. 15 Austin Reese (Mechanicsburg) No. 10 at 170 Xavier Montalvo (Montini Catholic) vs. No. 5 Alex Marinelli (St. Paris Graham) 1:44 p.m. ET: Danishek wins 8-3, second straight Ironman final. Manville rides out for the second period but trails 1-0. Manville down third, reversals back very early third period, Shields 2-1. 1:42 p.m. ET: Unnecessary roughness call on Manville, Shields goes up 1-0 with :43 left in the second. Danishek up 4-1 with 90 seconds left in regulation. 1:38 p.m. ET: Both semifinals went scoreless at 152. Danishek down in second, Shields down in the second. 1:35 p.m. ET: Went to ULTIMATE TIEBREAKER. Bannister scored first in the match, second period escape, chooses down position. Reversal ends it with a 4-2 outcome for Bannister. 152 semis. No. 2 Jacob Danishek (Dayton Christian) vs. No. 19 Phil Downing (Broomfield) No. 8 at 145 Mason Manville (Blair Academy) vs. No. 12 Josh Shields (Franklin Regional) 1:30 p.m. ET: Micah Jordan 7-1 winner! Three takedowns to zero for Chishko. Dominated the end of every period. OVERTIME in Leeth/Bannister, Leeth is in deep at the edge, Bannister with a whizzer and splits, :05 left in that then possibly TIEBREAKS. 1:27 p.m. ET: Another late period takedown, Micah Jordan is up 5-0! No. 2 OVER No. 3 in the country!! 1-1 in Bannister vs. Leeth early in the third period. 1:25 p.m. ET: TWOOO for Micah Jordan right at the end of the period, rides out the last :12 of it, 2-0 lead over Chishko. Body lock off a single attack. Scoreless after one in Bannister/Leeth, Bannister down in the second. 1:20 p.m. ET: Kemerer wins 6-2 on a five-point move inside the last :30 of the match, trapped a shot of his attack for the near falls. McKenna will win as well, it's 7-2 right now with :31 left. 145 semis. No. 2 Micah Jordan (St. Paris Graham) vs. No. 3 Solomon Chishko (Canon-McMillan) No. 6 Alfred Bannister (Bishop McNamara) vs. Grant Leeth (Kearney) 1:15 p.m. ET: Kemerer called for an illegal headlock penalty, ties it at 1-1. Adams has choice in the third period, which is down. McKenna up 5-0 with :40 left in the second period. 2-1 Adams now on the very quick escape. 1:12 p.m. ET: 2-0 McKenna after most of one, takedown was within seconds of the start. Scoreless after one in Kemerer/Adams. 1:08 p.m. ET: Finals, 10-4 Zahid, 4-1 Ervin. 138 semis. No. 2 Joey McKenna (Blair) vs. No. 18 at 145 Mike Longo (Santiago Corona) No. 4 at 132 Michael Kemerer (Franklin Regional) vs. No. 12 at 132 Colton Adams (Scottsbluff, Neb.) 1:05 p.m. ET: Zahid up 10-4 early third, Ervin up 2-1 early third. Neutral in first match, Ervin down in the other. 1:01 p.m. ET: Valencia 6-2 after one, Ervin/Hodges scoreless, Hodges down position second period. 12:58 p.m. ET: Kolodzik 15-5 major, Seipel 3-0 final 132 semis. No. 5 Zahid Valencia (St. John Bosco) vs. Jordan Kutler (Blair Academy) No. 6 Brock Ervin (Union County) vs. Wade Hodges (Wauseon) 12:55 p.m. ET: 8-3 Kolodzik after two, 3-0 Seipel early third period. 12:52 p.m. ET: 2-0 after one period in both matches, Kolodzik and Seipel have the advantage. 12:48 p.m. ET: Hayes wins 6-1. Fleetwood wins 8-7. 126 semis. No. 3 Matthew Kolodzik (Blair) vs. No. 12 Dalton Macri (Canon-McMillan) Eli Seipel (Graham) vs. Trae Blackwell (Union County) 12:42 p.m. ET: One period over in both semis, Fleetwood 5-1, Hayes 2-0. 12:38 p.m. ET: Bosco gets the takedown with a minute left, rides it out for a 2-1 victory. Beats his second ranked wrestler of the year. 120 semis. No. 11 Brent Fleetwood (Smyrna) vs. Charles Tucker (Blair) No. 14 Austin Assad (Brecksville) vs. No. 6 at 120 KeShawn Hayes (Park Hill) 12:35 p.m. ET: Spencer Lee with the 15-0 tech fall at 5:59. He's number one in America for a reason! Warner up 1-0 on Bosco. Ride out in the second period, Bosco let him up right at start of the third. 1:15 to go in match. 12:27 p.m. ET: Warner PIN at 1:18 113 pound semis No. 1 Spencer Lee (Franklin Regional) vs. No. 7 Jack Mueller (Trinity Christian) Anthony Bosco (Marmion) vs. No. 8 Dustin Warner (Claymont) 12:25 p.m. ET: Semis right NOW!! 106 pounds No. 12 Jason Renteria (OPRF) vs. Tanner Smith (Graham) Allan Hart (St. Edward) vs. No. 4 Tyler Warner (Claymont) --Renteria PIN at :22 12:18 p.m. ET: Quarters are done, semis are set, brief five minute break then we go. Jackson (Dayton Christian) won 4-2 in the tiebreaker ultimate, will face Johnson (Montini). Bonner vs. Cook (McDonogh), Cook fall at 5:57 over Vough. 12:15 p.m. ET: Bonner (Perrysburg) 2-1 over Scanlan, and that means Wyoming Seminary has ZERO in the semis. Updated team scores right now, top ten. 1. Blair Academy 130.5 2. Graham St Paris 99.0 3. Oak Park River Forest 98.5 4. Edmond North 76.5 5. Montini Catholic 71.0 6. Franklin Regional 69.0 7. Massillon Perry 68.5 8. Broken Arrow 66.0 9. Wyoming Seminary 62.5 10. Claymont Uhrichsville 62.0 12:09 p.m. ET: Murphy wins 9-4, and faces fellow Ohio state placer Scales in the semi at 195. The last semi of the day is on the mats at 285, the freshman Vough (Elyria) v Cook (McDonogh). 1-1 third period in Henderson/Jackson. 12:06 p.m. ET: Ruano of Montini wins 5-1 at 220, Johnson leads 6-4 with :45 left in regulation at 285, would make it a 3-4 round for Montini. On mat two, Murphy leads 5-1 over Snyder with :50 left in regulation. On mat three, the new match is Scanlan (Wyoming Sem) vs. Bonner (Perrysburg). Mat four has 1-0 for Jackson (D. Christian) after two periods against Henderson (Franklin). Johnson 8-4 final. 12:03 p.m. ET: New matches. Mat one HVY Johnson (Montini) v Parker (C. Rodney), 4-1 Johnson. Mat two: 195 Murphy (Brecksville) v Snyder (G. Counsel), that is Kyle's younger brother Kevin, scoreless. Mat three 220 Ruano (Montini) leads 3-0 against Smith (McDonogh). Mat four 285 Henderson (Franklin) v Jackson (D. Christian) 12:00 p.m. ET: The nation's number one kid falls to defeat!!! Pfarr (Marysville) wins 5-4 in the tiebreakers against Dixon (E. North). WOW! At 182 Perkins (O. North) with a pin in 2:53 over Fiegener (Folsom). Allen 4-2 in OT at 220. 11:58 a.m. ET: TIEBREAKERS Dixon/Pfarr. New match 220 is Thornberry (Moeller) vs. Anderson (Malvern Prep), Thornberry with the fall at 1:27. 2-2 in Knapp/Allen, both escapes for each kid, both double stalling for a second too. OVERTIME coming. 11:55 a.m. ET: Scales wins 8-7 in ultimate. Dixon/Pfarr is in OVERTIME. 182 new match on mat two with Perkins (Omaha North) v Fiegener (Folsom) on mat two. 220 mat one is Knapp (St. Edward) v Allen (B. Arrow), Allen 1-0 lead early third; both kids two weeks off of football. 11:53 a.m. ET: Confirm Martin to the semis against Llopez, rematch of the Nat Prep final that Martin dominated before Llopez defaulted. Martin 15-5 as a final. :30-:30 TB has Barlow score in his, Scales down coming. 3-3 tie match in Dixon/Pfarr. New mat one match at 220 is Knapp (St. Edward) v Allen (Broken Arrow). 11:50 a.m. ET: Smith (N. Allegheny) wins 9-2 over Gambill, will face White (E. North) in the semis at 195. Martin (McDonogh) up 13-5 on Harris in the quarters at 170. 195 in OT on mat three has Scales (Colerain) v Barlow (Haverford); Scales was DPOY in football at LB this fall in big-school; mat four has the nation's top-ranked wrestler Dixon (E. North) leading Pfarr (Marysville) 3-2 after two. 11:45 a.m. ET: Caywood (Perrysburg) pins Stodden (Broomfield) in 3:02 on mat four. New match at 220 is the nation's number one wrestler Andrew Dixon (Edmond North) against Pfarr (Marysville). Graham is 4-0 in quarters with Marinelli's fall at 3:58 at 160. He faces Montalvo in semis. New match at 170 has Martin (McDonogh) up 4-1 over Harris (Beachwood) after one period. After two periods, it's Scales up 4-3 over Barlow. 11:42 a.m. ET: Matches on the board, mat one has 195 with Gambill (Loveland) v Smith (N. Allegheny), Smith up 5-0; mat two is Marinelli up 5-2 against Walton at 160; mat three is 195 with Scales (Colerain) leading barlow (Haverford) 4-1; mat four is 182 with Stodden (Broomfield) and Caywood (Perrysburg) scoreless after one. 11:38 a.m. ET: Shields survives with the 8-8 UTB RO victory. Next is Marinelli (Graham) v Walton (Edmond North) at 160. Updates mat one has Griego (Sultana) up 1-0 over Dzuro (St Eds) at 182, Griego second period rideout and third period escape. Updates on three and four: White up 13-5 with a minute to go against Rogers, and it's 7-0 lead for Llopez over Linton in the final. 11:32 a.m. ET: New matches, mat three at 195 White (Edmond North) v Rogers (Wyoming Seminary), mat four 170 has Llopez (St. Mary's Ryken) leading 2-0 with :40 left in the first against Linton (Rootstown), both those ranked. First TB had Shields ride out Sparkman. 182 on mat one is Griego (Sultana) vs. Dzuro (St. Edward) 11:28 a.m. ET: Bo Nickal win the FALL at 1:28 in the 182 quarters, nation's number one in that weight beat Jack Harris (Urbana). Sparkman/Shields is in OVERTIME on mat two. Mahomes up 5-2 on one against Dixon with short time, he will advance to face Valencia, make that a 7-2 final. Montalvo wins 14-6 over Schram. Go TIEBREAKERS on Sparkman/Shields. 11:25 a.m. ET: Valencia wins 6-1 at 170, and is the first semifinalist there. Shields/Sparkman is 6-6 with :30 left in regulation. 170 top half quarter has Mahomes (OPRF) up 5-1 vs. Dixon (Edmond North) with :20 left in the second. Montalvo at 160 on mat four is up 8-3 with most of the third period to go against Schram. 11:20 a.m. ET: Reese wins 6-0 over Weiler, faces Milonas next in the semis. The last 152 quarter has Sparkman about to beat his second ranked wrestler of the tournament, is up 5-2 over Shields very late in the second period. At 160 on mat four, Montalvo up 4-1 on Schram. On mat three, Anthony Valencia up 4-1 on Dallavia. Shields escapes before time is up, so it's 5-3. 11:18 a.m. ET: Reese leads 4-0 after two periods on mat one at 160. Mat two at 152 is 2-2 tied with Sparkman/Maruca. Mat three is a newe match of A. Valencia (St. John Bosco) vs. Dallavia (Blair) at 170. Mat four will be 160 with Montalvo (Montini) vs. Schram (Bellbrook). 11:16 a.m. ET: Manville 3-1 over Reenan and Milonas 7-6 over Dailey, Blair Academy wins both with takedowns inside the last :20. Six-for-six for Blair Academy in the quarters!! 11:13 a.m. ET: Danishek advances 9-2 to face Downing. Sparkman/Shields 2-2 after two periods, Manville leads Reenan 1-0 after two with Reenan down. 160 semis in the top half: Dailey up 5-3 on Milonas in the third, Milonas down; Reese (Mechanicsburg) opens with a takedown against Weiler (Wyoming Seminary). 11:07 a.m. ET: Bottom quarters at 145, Bannister (B. McNamara) with the bull rush late in the third period, and he will beat Joseph (PCC) 5-4! Leeth (Kearney) with a pin in 4:22 against Maruca. Downing (Broomfield) wins 6-1 over Rundell, OPRF struggling a bit in this round. Danishek up 4-2 with two takedowns mid second. New matches - mat 2: Sparkman (M. Perry) v Shields (Franklin Regional), mat 3 Tony Dailey (M. Perry) 3-1 on Milonas (Blair) very late first period (would be an upset), mat 4 has Manville (Blair) v Reenan (Wyoming Seminary). 11:05 a.m. ET: Micah outlasts Early 12-6, didn't have the greatest third period though. The semi with Chishko is ON! 145 other two quarters have Joseph (PCC) up 4-2 on Bannister (Bishop McNamara) early third, and Leeth (Kearney) up 7-2 on Maruca (Franklin Regional) after two. 152 semis in the top half - Danishek (Dayton Christian) up 2-1 on DiBlasi (Park Hill) first minute of the match, and it's Downing (Broomfield) up 4-0 on Rundell (OPRF) with :90 left. 11:00 a.m. ET: Adams advances to the semis, 4-2 over Kostandaras, faces Kemerer in the bottom semi. Chishko closes out the 9-2 victory at 145. McKenna 3-2 over White at 138, Blair four-for-four in quarters already. New matches - mat 2 has Bannister (Bishop McNamara) vs. Joseph (Pittsburgh CC), mat 3 has Maruca (Kearney) vs. Leeth (Kearney), and mat 4 has Rundell (OPRF) vs. Browning (Broomfield). 145 update, Jordan up 4-2 halfway through against early. 10:55 a.m. ET: Longo gets the escape, and holds off Klee by 5-4 score. At 145 next is Micah Jordan (Graham) vs. Early (ORPF). 2-1 on mat two now, Adams up after two periods. McKenna up 3-1 over White after two periods. Chishko taking it to Garcia, 9-2 early third. Micah Jordan cement job to open up 2-1, might be 4-1 shortly. 10:50 a.m. ET: 10-4 Kemerer win was the final. New match on four is Chishko (Canon McMillan) already up 2-1 on Garcia (Montini). Ervin is in at a 12-6 quarter win at 132 over Gessic, he'll face Hodges; Kutler wins 4-2 over Erneste, and faces Valencia in semi. McKenna (Blair) opening takedown against White (OPRF) on mat three. Mat 2 at 138 has Kostandaras (Walsh) vs. Adams (Scottsbluff). Klee tied it up with Longo 4-4, 1:13 left. 10:48 a.m. ET: Kutler rides out Erneste in the second. Longo up 4-1 in the second period on Klee. Ervin is up 10-4 after two full periods. Kemerer will pretty much advance, up 10-2 with less than 30 seconds left. 10:45 a.m. ET: Kemerer up 9-2 after two periods on four. Ervin up 4-2 after one on three. Kutler/Erneste is 2-2 after one, early in second with Erneste down. Mat one, new 138 match had Longo (Santiago Corona) vs. Klee (Cardinal Newman) in nationally ranked battle of California kids. Longo opening takedown. 10:40 a.m. ET: Macri wins 11-4, faces Kolodzik in semis. Seipel of St. Paris Graham will get the 4-3 win over Bavery to face Blackwell in the semis. At 138, Kemerer (Franklin Regional) torching Turk (Montini) 7-1 halfway through the six minutes. 132 matches in the middle are now: Kutler (Blair) opens with takedown against Erneste (Park Hill), 2-0 lead; Gessic (Perry) vs. Ervin (Union County), and Ervin up 2-1. Zahid up 9-3 on mat 1, and looks safe to be the top semifinalist at 132. 10:35 a.m. ET: Hodges (Wauseon) with the fall, and he's a semifinalist at 132 pounds, 2:19 the time. We'll check that to make sure though. Mat 3, 126 has Seipel 2-2 with Bavery in the second period. Macri up 7-3 over Jeffries on mat two early third period. Zahid up 3-0 on mat two against Jeremy Thomas (Santiago Corona) 10:32 a.m. ET: Tucker wins 3-1 over Hight, faces Fleetwood. Takedown at about :10 left in the match. Assad wins 3-1 on a pair of penalties. Assad/Hayes semi. New matches will be 126 semis of Jeffries (Broken Arrow) vs. Macri (Canon-McMillan), Macri now up 4-1 in that affair; that winner will face Kolodzik, who won 9-1 over Forys. The other 126 just starting was Seipel (Graham), opening takedown inside of :30 over Bavery (Massillon Perry). Hodges at 132 up 2-0 on Meredith late first period. 10:30 a.m. ET: Blackwell with the PIN over No. 10 in the nation Jimenez at 126. New match at 132 will be Meredith (Cheyenne Central) vs. Hodges (Wauseon). Kolodzik 7-0 very late second on mat one. Assad up 2-1 in the third, must have been a penalty point in there. 1-1 in Hight/Tucker. 10:28 a.m. ET: Hayes wins 9-2, faces Assad/Simmons winner in semi, Assad up 1-0 :30 left in the second. New 126 match is Blackwell (Union County) vs. Jimenez (Marmion). At 120, it's Tucker up 1-0 after two periods, Hight down in third; 126 Kolodzik up 5-0 in second, Forys in deep though at the edge. 10:25 a.m. ET: Fleetwood 11-1 winner. He faces the winner of Tucker (Blair) vs. Hight (Caesar Rodney), Tucker up 1-0 early second period; Hight beat Fleetwood last week. Assad/Simmons scoreless after one, and Hayes up 5-1 in the middle of the third. First 126 semi has No. 3 Kolodzik (Blair) leading No. 13 Forys (North Allegheny) 2-0 1:00 into the match. 10:22 a.m. ET: Bosco wins 1-1 UTB RO, faces Warner in semi. All 120s are on. No. 11 Brent Fleetwood (Smyrna, Del.) vs. Alex Mackall (Walsh Jesuit, Ohio); No. 8 Chaz Tucker (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. Micah Hight (Caesar Rodney, Del.); No. 14 Austin Assad (Brecksville, Ohio) vs. No. 17 Markus Simmons (Broken Arrow, Okla.); Thayer Atkins (Trinity Christian Academy, Texas) vs. No. 6 at 126 KeShawn Hayes (Park Hill, Mo.) Fleetwood 7-0 after two periods. Hayes riding top in a scoreless match, make it 3-0 now in the second. 10:20 a.m. ET: Fleetwood (Smyrna) in a tilt-a-thon over Mackall (Walsh Jesuit), it's 7-0 inside the first period. Mueller (Trinity Christian) looks good to advance, up 3-0 with :40 left in the match, will face Spencer Lee in the semis. Megonigal/Bosco ULTIMATE. 10:18 a.m. ET: Megonigal vs. Bosco went to TIEBREAKS. That's for the right to face Dustin Warner (Claymont), who joins his younger brother with a 6-4 win over Duncan (Montini). Torres (Allen) chose neutral in the second, and is now in the third scoreless with Mueller (Trinity Christian) who is in the down position. 10:16 a.m. ET: Megonigal (McDonogh) and Bosco (Marmion) went to OVERTIME. Spencer Lee (Franklin Regional), nation's number one wrestler, closes out a 12-2 victory at 113. 10:15 a.m. ET: "Move down or kneel". Number two of MANY. 10:10 a.m. ET: These quarterfinals are on, or will be on in about :20. No. 1 Spencer Lee (Franklin Regional, Pa.) vs. Hayden Lee (Marysville, Ohio); Howard Smith (Allen, Texas) vs. No. 7 Jack Mueller (Trinity Christian Academy, Texas); Tyler Megonigal (McDonogh, Md.) vs. Anthony Bosco (Marmion Academy, Ill.); No. 8 Dustin Warner (Claymont, Ohio) vs. Dylan Duncan (Montini Catholic, Ill.) 10:08 a.m. ET: Allan Hart (St. Edward) is our first quarterfinalist. 5-0 with a reversal to the back late to beat CN GR champ Joey Prata (St. Christopher's). He'll be facing Tyler Warner (Claymont), who will upend freshman Paxton Rosen (Edmond North) 5-0. Also a quarterfinalist is Reneteria, with the 9-4 win. He'll face Tanner Smith (Graham), up 5-0 with a minute left right now. 10:00 a.m. ET: Only scoring so far in any quarterfinal is on mat one, and it's Renteria - who is favored - leading the top seed Logan Grass 4-1 after one period. 9:55 a.m. ET: Quarterfinals at 106 will go first to the mats. Four mats of wrestling downstairs are consolation only (Con16 & Con12 need to be won for top 8 placement. These will be the first four matches: Logan Grass (Huntington, W. Va.) vs. No. 12 Jason Renteria (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.) Tommy Pawleski (Montini Catholic, Ill.) vs. Tanner Smith (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) Joey Prata (St. Christopher's, Va.) vs. Allan Hart (St. Edward, Ohio) Paxton Rosen (Edmond North, Okla.) vs. No. 4 Tyler Warner (Claymont, Ohio) 9:40 a.m. ET: SATURDAY is here! Quarters in 20 minutes, all in the main facility. Tops in the nation Blair Academy with 7 in the quarters, and they lead No. 2 OPRF by 95-1/2 to 81-1/2. No. 6 St. Paris Graham in third with 71 and five in the quarters. Updates will come starting at 10:00 a.m. 8:55 p.m. ET: Will be signing off here for tonight. Quarterfinals at 10:00 a.m. tomorrow morning, semifinals to follow. Finals start at 6:00 p.m. sharp tomorrow night with pre-finals ceremonies at 5:45 p.m. Check the main page for quarterfinal pairings and team scores. 8:38 p.m. ET: No. 1 Blair Academy, N.J. has the joint most quarterfinals with seven, along with No. 4 Montini Catholic, Ill. The Broncos are without Anthony Ferraro at 195, who blew weight. Five each in the quarterfinals for No. 2 Oak Park River Forest, Ill.; No. 6 St. Paris Graham, Ohio; and No. 16 Edmond North, Okla. 8:33 p.m. ET: Wyatt Cook won in the ultimate tiebreaker at 285 pounds. He advances to the quarterfinals, and those pairings have: No. 6 Michael Johnson, Jr. (Montini Catholic, Ill.) vs. Zach Parker (Caesar Rodney, Del.), Chase Henderson (Franklin, Ohio) vs. Nate Jackson (Dayton Christian, Ohio); Jake Scanlan (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) vs. Cale Bonner (Perrysburg, Ohio), Wyatt Cook (McDonogh, Md.) vs. Kevin Vough (Elyria, Ohio) 8:30 p.m. ET: One last 285 round of 16 match left. We are into the last consolation round of the evening on all other mats. After this round there will be the eight quarterfinals, and eight kids left in consolation. At some point soon, I will be leaving the facility for the night. 8:22 p.m. ET: Team scores top ten and ties. 1. No. 1 Blair Academy 84.5, 2. No. 2 Oak Park River Forest 74, 3. No. 16 Edmond North 65.5, 4. No. 6 St Paris Graham 64, 5. No. 4 Montini Catholic 60, 6. No. 3 Wyoming Seminary 57.5, 7. No. 8 Massillon Perry 53, 8. No. 15 Broken Arrow 51, 9. No. 10 Franklin Regional 49, 10. No. 37 Robinson 45.5, 10. No. 24 St. Edward 45.5 8:20 p.m. ET: 220 quarterfinals. No. 1 Andrew Dixon (Edmond North, Okla.) vs. Austin Pfarr (Marysville, Ohio), Steven Allen (Broken Arrow, Okla.) vs. Parker Knapp (St. Edward, Ohio); Jerry Thornberry (Cincinnati Moeller, Ohio) vs. Jake Anderson (Malvern Prep, Pa.), Mike Smith (McDonogh, Md.) vs. No. 17 Edgar Ruano (Montini Catholic, Ill.) --Anderson's win over Doggett was a reversal of last week. 8:00 p.m. ET: Ohio Division I defensive player of the year Tegray Scales (Colerain) upends Andre Lee (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.) 3-2 at 195 pounds. He advances to the quarters. The quarter matches. No. 4 Derek White (Edmond North, Okla.) vs. Mike Rogers (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.), Gunner Gambill (Loveland, Ohio) vs. Zach Smith (North Allegheny, Pa.); No. 20 L.J. Barlow (Haverford Prep, Pa.) vs. Tegray Scales (Colerain, Ohio). Josh Couchman (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) vs. No. 17 Josh Murphy (Brecksville, Ohio) 7:50 p.m. ET: Ryan Harris (Beachwood, Ohio) barely escapes with the 4-3 victory, as Kyle Coniker (Pittsburgh Central Catholic, Pa.) almost had a takedown at the edge when the clock expired, but the clock did expire. The 170 quarterfinals are: No. 6 Anthony Valencia (St. John Bosco, Calif.) vs. Brandon Dallavia (Blair Academy, N.J.), No. 9 Lance Dixon (Edmond North, Okla.) vs. No. 8 Davonte Mahomes (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.); No. 11 Josh Llopez (St. Mary’s Ryken, Md.) vs. No. 18 at 182 Travis Linton (Rootstown, Ohio), No. 15 Ryan Harris (Beachwood, Ohio) vs. No. 5 Myles Martin (McDonogh, Md.) 7:47 p.m. ET: 182 quarterfinals. No. 1 Bo Nickal (Allen, Texas) vs. Jack Harris (Urbana, Ohio), Gabe Dzuro (St. Edward, Ohio) vs. No. 6 Corey Griego (Sultana, Calif.); No. 5 Javaughn Perkins (Omaha North, Neb.) vs. Nick Fiegener (Folsom, Calif.), Zach Stodden (Broomfield, Colo.) vs. Rocco Caywood (Perrysburg, Ohio) 7:42 p.m. ET: Lance Dixon (Edmond North, Okla.), a JN FS AA, with the tight margin win over Isaac Bast (Massillon Perry, Ohio). He's in the quarters at 170 against most likely Davonte Mahomes (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.); Mahomes, a JN FS runner-up. 7:35 p.m. ET: Super 32 3rd placer Anthony McLaughlin (St. Ignatius, Ohio) lost 4-3 to Cadet freestyle runner-up Jack Harris (Urbana, Ohio); Harris did not placed at Super 32. Harris vs. Junior free champ Bo Nickal (Allen, Texas) in the morning quarterfinal round at 182. 7:30 p.m. ET: 160 quarters are set. No. 3 at 152 Dylan Milonas (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. Tony Dailey (Massillon Perry, Ohio), No. 15 Austin Reese (Mechanicsburg, Ohio) vs. No. 17 at 170 Chris Weiler (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.); No. 10 at 170 Xavier Montalvo (Montini Catholic, Ill.) vs. No. 18 Ben Schram (Bellbrook, Ohio), Zach Walton (Edmond North, Okla.) vs. No. 5 Alex Marinelli (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) 7:25 p.m. ET: Caywood continues the string of positive performances with the 2-1 upset victory in the TB over Dixon. He's in the quarters tomorrow morning. 7:23 p.m. ET: Casey Sparkman (Massillon Perry, Ohio) with a takedown right before the horn, and he will advance with the 4-3 upset over Jack Bass (Robinson, Va.). The quarters at 152. No. 2 Jacob Danishek (Dayton Christian, Ohio) vs. Colstin DiBlasi (Park Hill, Mo.), Matt Rundell (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.) vs. No. 19 Phil Downing (Broomfield, Colo.); No. 8 at 145 Mason Manville (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. No. 13 Nick Reenan (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.), No. 12 Josh Shields (Franklin Regional, Pa.) vs. Casey Sparkman (Massillon Perry, Ohio) 7:20 p.m. ET: Overtime downstairs with Junior free AA Joel Dixon (Edmond North, Okla.) against Super 32 placer Rocco Caywood (Perrysburg, Ohio) in a 1-1 match. 7:15 p.m. ET: Reenan up 3-1 with 1:00 to go. He looks good to hit the quarters against Mason Manville (Blair Academy, N.J.), a runner-up here last year two weights below. Matt Rundell (OPRF, Ill.) hits the quarters at 152, 6-1 lead over Toby Hague with :15 left, and will face 2x JN GR AA Phil Downing (Broomfield, Colo.) in that round. 7:10 p.m. ET: Got a Fargo Cadet finals rematch on mat four between Nick Reenan (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) and Trace Carello (Marmion Academy, Ill.) at 152 pounds. Phil Downing (Broomfield, Colo.) leads 5-4 against Jeff Hojnacki (CVCA, Ohio), also at 152, on mat two with most of the third period to go. 7:05 p.m. ET: Ben Schram (Bellbrook, Ohio) won the battle of nationally ranked wrestlers in the round of 16 at 160 pounds, 5-3 over Taylor Misuna (Grassfield, Va.). Schram is in the quarters. 7:03 p.m. ET: 145 quarterfinals. No. 2 Micah Jordan (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) vs. No. 11 Larry Early (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.), No. 3 Solomon Chishko (Canon-McMillan, Pa.) vs. No. 19 at 138 Chris Garcia (Montini Catholic, Ill.); No. 11 at 138 Vincenzo Joseph (Pittsburgh Central Catholic, Pa.) vs. No. 6 Alfred Bannister (Bishop McNamara, Md.), Josh Maruca (Franklin Regional, Pa.) vs. No. 9 Grant Leeth (Kearney, Mo.) 6:53 p.m. ET: Team scores update, top ten. 1. No. 1 Blair Academy 77.5, 2. No. 2 Oak Park River Forest 67, 3. No. 6 St. Paris Graham 58, 4. No. 16 Edmond North 50.5, 5. No. 8 Massillon Perry 48, 6. No. 15 Broken Arrow 47, 7. No. 4 Montini Catholic 46, 8. No. 10 Franklin Regional 44, 9. No. 3 Wyoming Seminary 43.5, 10. Robinson No. 37 42.5 Larry Early with a big 6-5 win over Tanner Bailey in a 145 round of 16 match placing nationally ranked wrestlers against one another. 6:50 p.m. ET: 126 quarterfinals. No. 3 Matthew Kolodzik (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. No. 13 Domenic Forys (North Allegheny, Pa.), No. 15 Davion Jeffries (Collinsville, Okla.) vs. No. 12 Dalton Macri (Canon-McMillan, Pa.); David Bavery (Massillon Perry, Ohio) vs. Eli Seipel (St. Paris Graham, Ohio), Trae Blackwell (Union County, Ky.) vs. No. 10 Johnny Jimenez (Marmion Academy, Ill.) 6:45 p.m. ET: Alfred Bannister (Bishop McNamara, Md.) hangs on for the 3-2 win over Alex Mossing (Toledo Central Catholic, Ohio) at 145. Solomon Chishko (Canon McMillan, Pa.) also advanced. Quarterfinal pairings at 138 pounds. No. 2 Joey McKenna (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. No. 5 Isaiah White (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.), No. 18 at 145 Michael Longo (Santiago Corona, Calif.) vs. No. 8 at 132 P.J. Klee (Cardinal Newman, Calif.); No. 4 at 132 Michael Kemerer (Franklin Regional, Pa.) vs. Vincent Turk (Montini Catholic, Ill.), Michael Kostandaras (Walsh Jesuit, Ohio) vs. No. 12 at 132 Colton Adams (Scottsbluff, Neb.) 6:40 p.m. ET: Vince Turk (Montini Catholic, Ill.) looking for another impressive win, would be his second over a Super 32 Challenge placer. Leads 4-3 over Blake Clevenger (Kearney, Mo.) at 138 pounds with :20 left in regulation. Turk wins 6-4 when all was said and done. Longo won 4-2 in overtime. 6:35 p.m. ET: Couple Blair Academy one seeds have advanced to the quarters where they will get stern tests. Matthew Kolodzik at 126 faces Super 32 runner-up Domenic Forys (North Allegheny, Pa.), while Joey McKenna at 138 faces Cadet freestyle champion Isaiah White (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.) 6:30 p.m. ET: Got some crazy tight action downstairs at 138 pounds. Davion Jeffries (Broken Arrow, Okla.) in the quarters at 126 with a pin over Austin Riggs (Robinson, Va.). Longo (Santiago Corona, Calif.) vs. Ryan Skonieczny (SVSM, Ohio) in OT round of 16 at 138 downstairs. 6:18 p.m. ET: Team scores updated, top ten. 1. No. 2 Oak Park River Forest 65, 2. No. 1 Blair Academy 63.5, 3. No. 16 Edmond North 48.5, 4. No. 6 St. Paris Graham 46, 5. No. 8 Massillon Perry 45, 6. No. 4 Montini Catholic 44, 7. No. 37 Robinson 42.5, 7. No. 3 Wyoming Seminary 42.5, 9. No. 15 Broken Arrow 41, 10. No. 10 Franklin Regional 40. 6:10 p.m. ET: 126 round of 16 about to start up here. 132 quarters are set. No. 5 Zahid Valencia (St. John Bosco, Calif.) vs. Jeremy Thomas (Santiago Corona, Calif.), John Erneste (Park Hill, Mo.) vs. Jordan Kutler (Blair Academy, N.J.); No. 6 Brock Ervin (Union County, Ky.) vs. Aaran Gessic (Perry, Ohio), Wade Hodges (Wauseon, Ohio) vs. Bryce Meredith (Cheyenne Central, Wyo.) 6:05 p.m. ET: Bryce Meredith (Cheyenne Central, Wyo.) with a very narrow escape in the round of 16. Had to ride out Brent Moore (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) to force overtime, and then wins an intense scramble in sudden victory, 4-2 victory. Jose Rodriguez (Massillon Perry, Ohio) - ranked No. 3 nationally at 113 pounds - defaulted out of the tournament completely after the first round injury. Not good for Massillon Perry in terms of team standing performance. 5:56 p.m. ET: Confirm the Duncan upset. Quarterfinals at 113. No. 1 Spencer Lee (Franklin Regional, Pa.) vs. Hayden Lee (Marysville, Ohio), Howard Smith (Allen, Texas) vs. No. 7 Jack Mueller (Trinity Christian Academy, Texas); Tyler Megonigal (McDonogh, Md.) vs. Anthony Bosco (Marmion Academy, Ill.), No. 8 Dustin Warner (Claymont, Ohio) vs. Dylan Duncan (Montini Catholic, Ill.) 5:53 p.m. ET: 120 pound quarterfinal pairings. No. 11 Brent Fleetwood (Smyrna, Del.) vs. Alex Mackall (Walsh Jesuit, Ohio), No. 8 Chaz Tucker (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. Micah Hight (Caesar Rodney, Del.); No. 14 Austin Assad (Brecksville, Ohio) vs. No. 17 Markus Simmons (Broken Arrow, Okla.), Thayer Atkins (Trinity Christian Academy, Texas) vs. No. 6 at 126 KeShawn Hayes (Park Hill, Mo.) --Duncan now up 4-0 against the defending champion Stickley! About :30 left in regulation. 5:50 p.m. ET: Bosco wins 8-4 with 2+2 late. Warner wins 7-3. After one period, Dylan Duncan (Montini Catholic, Ill.) leads defending Ironman champion Eli Stickley (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) 2-0 after a period, also at 113. 5:45 p.m. ET: Tight 113 action on mats 3 & 4. Bosco (Marmion Academy, Ill.) leads Madrigal (OPRF, Ill.) 4-3 with :14 left. Dustin Warner (Claymont, Ohio) leads Mario Guillen (Perrysburg, Ohio) with :15 left second period. 5:42 p.m. ET: Markus Simmons (Broken Arrow, Okla.) has wrestled three tight matches, most recently 2-0 over JN FS AA Armando Torres (Elyria, Ohio), to hit the quarters at 120 pounds. Atkins (Trinity Christian, Texas) also beat Townsell (OPRF, Ill.) 3-1 at 120. 5:37 p.m. ET: Quarterfinals at 106 pounds - Logan Grass (Huntington, W. Va.) vs. No. 12 Jason Renteria (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.), Tommy Pawleski (Montini Catholic, Ill.) vs. Tanner Smith (St. Paris Graham, Ohio); Joey Prata (St. Christopher's, Va.) vs. Allan Hart (St. Edward, Ohio), Paxton Rosen (Edmond North, Okla.) vs. No. 4 Tyler Warner (Claymont, Ohio). 5:35 p.m. ET: Alex Mackall (Walsh Jesuit, Ohio) with takedowns in the second and third periods to beat NHSCA Soph champion Jordan Allen (Huntington, W. Va.) 5-4. He faces Brent Fleetwood (Smryna, Del.) in the quarterfinal round. 5:30 p.m. ET: Hayden Lee (Marysville, Ohio) beats state champion Adrian Camposano (Central, Calif.) 10-4 in the 113 round of 16. Lee was 3rd and 6th in Indiana the last two years. Second big win downstairs gets freshman Allan Hart (St. Edward, Ohio) to the quarters at 106, beats Junior folk champion Chris Lacayo (Santiago Corona, Calif.) 5:20 p.m. ET: Big win downstairs for Tanner Smith (St. Paris Graham), 5-4 over state placer Hunter Bray (Dayton Christian, Ohio). That gives the Falcons their first of - for sure to be - many quarterfinalists. 5:15 p.m. ET: The match ended for Lee winning 15-0. His second such technical fall of the tournament to go with an opening round pin. He is the nation's NUMBER ONE freshman! 5:10 p.m. ET: Spencer Lee (Franklin Regional, Pa.) on the mat for his round of 16 match, he's up 10-0 after a period. Almost got a pin, but time was up, it was the "Logan Stieber special". 5:05 p.m. ET: Team score update as the round of 32 is virtually done but for one match, and the round of 16 will start shortly. Top 8 in the table. 1. No. 2 Oak Park River Forest 63, 2. No. 1 Blair Academy 58.5, 3. No. 16 Edmond North 46.5, 4. No. 6 St. Paris Graham 41, 5. No. 4 Montini Catholic 40, 6. No. 3 Wyoming Seminary 37.5, 7. No. 15 Broken Arrow 36.5, 7. No. 10 Franklin Regional 36.5 5:00 p.m. ET: Round of 16 matches will start shortly. Odd weights downstairs, even weights in the main facility -- through 138. 170 pound round of 16 notables. Anthony Valencia (St. John Bosco, Calif.), Troy Lang (Brecksville, Ohio) v Brandon Dallavia (Blair Academy, N.J.), Lance Dixon (Edmond North, Okla.) v Isaac Bast (Massillon Perry, Ohio), Davonte Mahomes (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.); Josh Llopez (St. Mary's Ryken, Md.), Travis Linton (Rootstown, Ohio), Ryan Harris (Beachwood, Ohio), and Myles Martin (McDonogh, Md.). 4:55 p.m. ET: Kevin Khoma of St. Edward with the upset over state 3rd placer Detuan Smith (Colerain, Ohio), 6-5 in the round of 32. Smith is three weeks off of football, where he was fist-team all-state at tailback in Division I. 4:45 p.m. ET: Only front side matches left, which would be round of 32, are up in the main facility at 170. Right now, the lone ranked wrestler on the mats is Josh Llopez (St. Mary's Ryken, Md.), and he has a 4-1 lead after one period. 4:43 p.m. ET: Round of 16 notables 285. Michael Johnson, Jr. (Montini Catholic, Ill.), Zack Parker (Caesar Rodney, Del.), Chase Henderson (Franklin, Ohio), Nate Jackson (Dayton Christian, Ohio) v Gene Ringer (REynolds, Pa.); Jake Scanlan (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) v Antonio Zapata (Oregon Clay, Ohio), Cale Bonner (Perrysburg, Ohio) v Adam Lemke-Bell (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.), Wyatt Cook (McDonogh, Md.), and Kevin Lough (Elyria, Ohio). 4:35 p.m. ET: Into the consolation round downstairs - prelim losers vs. some rd 32 losers. Still rd32 at 170 upstairs. Team scores, top 8: 1. No. 2 Oak Park River Forest 59, 2. No. 1 Blair Academy 57., 3. No. 16 Edmond North 42.5, 4. No. 6 St. Paris Graham 41, 5. No. 4 Montini Catholic 40, 6. No. 15 Broken Arrow 36.5, 7. No. 3 Wyoming Seminary 34.5, 8. No. 10 Franklin Regional 34. 4:25 p.m. ET: 145 round of 16 notables. Micah Jordan (St. Paris Graham, Ohio), Larry Early (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.) v Tanner Bailey (Broken Arrow, Okla.), Solomon Chishko (Canon McMillan, Pa.), Walker Dempsey (Blair Academy, N.J.) v Chris Garcia (Montini Catholic, Ill.); Vincenzo Joseph (Pittsburgh CC, Pa.) v Logan Day (Archbold, Ohio), Alex Mossing (Toledo CC, Ohio) v Alfred Bannister (Bishop McNamara, Md.), Josh Maruca (Franklin Regional, Pa.) v Cameron Harrell (McDonogh, Md.), and Grant Leeth (Kearney, Mo.) 4:17 p.m. ET: 195 round of 16 notables. Derek White (Edmond North, Okla.), David Showunmi (Blair Academy, N.J.); L.J. Barlow (Haverford, Pa.), Andre Lee (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.) v Tegray Scales (Colerain, Ohio), Kevin Snyder (Good Counsel, Md.), and Josh Murphy (Brecksville, Ohio). 4:15 p.m. ET: Top 6 teams right now. 1. No. 1 Blair Academy 53.5, 2. No. 2 Oak Park River Forest 53.0, 3. No. 16 Edmond North 39.0, 4. No. 6 St Paris Graham 37.0, 4. No. 4 Montini Catholic 37.0, 6. No. 15 Broken Arrow 36.5 4:10 p.m. ET: Got 145s up here in the main then 170s. Last three weights downstairs. Then it's a quick consolation round before a joint round. 4:05 p.m. ET: 220 round of 16 notables. Andrew Dixon (Edmond North, Okla.), Kordell Cheney (Sandusky Perkins, Ohio) v Austin Pfarr (Marysville, Ohio), and possibly Parker Knapp (St. Edward, Ohio); Jerry Thornberry (Moeller, Ohio), Matt Doggett (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.), Mike Smith (McDonogh, Md.), Emonte Logan (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.) v Edgar Ruano (Montini Catholic, Ill.) 3:55 p.m. ET: Moore is now up 9-3 after two periods. Notable round of 16 stuff. Zahid Valencia (St. John Bosco, Calif.), Jeremy Thomas (Santiago Corona, Calif.) v Nate Hagan (Toledo Central Catholic, Ohio), John Erneste (Park Hill, Mo.) v Jacoby Ward (Moeller, Ohio) who beat state champ Carney from Delaware, Jordan Kutler (Blair Academy, N.J.) v Sammy Gross (Beachwood, Ohio); Brock Ervin (Union County, Ky.) v Julian Flores, Will Crisco (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) v Wade Hodges (Wauseon, Ohio), Brent Moore v Bryce Meredith (Cheyenne Central, Wyo.) 3:50 p.m. ET: 3-2 final for the No. 18 sophomore Flores over the No. 29 sophomore Budock. Now on mat three is another 132 sophomore showdown between Brent Moore (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) and Hunter Ladnier (St. Edward, Ohio). Ladnier late reversal cuts deficit to 4-3 after a period. 3:45 p.m. ET: Big match in progress at 132 between a couple of the nation's best sophomores. 1-1 involving Kevin Budock (Good Counsel, Md.) and Julian Flores (San Marino, Calif.). Flores gets a takedown with :44 to go, up 3-1. 3:40 p.m. ET: Round of 16 182 notables. Bo Nickal (Allen, Tex.), Jack Harris (Urbana, Ohio) v Anthony McLaughlin (St. Ignatius, Ohio), Gabe Dzuro (Perry, Ohio) v Alec Schenk (Perry, Ohio), Dylan reynolds (Saegertown, Pa.) v Corey Griego (Sultana, Calif.); Javaughn Perkins (Omaha North, Neb.) v Nate Traxler (Marmion Academy, Ill.), Nick Fiegener (Folsom, Calif.), and Rocco Caywood (Perrysburg, Ohio) v Joel Dixon (Edmond North, Okla.) 3:30 p.m. ET: Notables in the round of 16 at 160. Dylan Milonas (Blair Academy, N.J.), Kamal Bey (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.) v Tony Dailey (Massillon Perry, Ohio), Austin Reese (Mechanicsburg, Ohio) v David-Brian Whisler (Warren Howland, Ohio), Chris Weiler (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.); Xavier Montalvo (Montini Catholic, Ill.), Ben Schram (Bellbrook, Ohio) v possibly Taylor Misuna (Grassfield, Va.), and Alex Marinelli (St. Paris Graham, Ohio). 3:28 p.m. ET: There will be a WEIGH OUT tonight at +1, as opposed to a second day weight in. You can still make weight tomorrow morning. 3:20 p.m. ET: Round of 16 120 lowers, notables. Austin Assad (Brecksville, Ohio) v Justin Patrick (Kiski Prep, Pa.), Markus Simmons (Broken Arrow, Okla.) v Armando Torres (Elyria, Ohio), Thayer Atkins (Trinity Christian, Texas) v Gabe Townsell (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.), and KeShawn Hayes (Park Hill, Mo.) v either Eric Hong (Germantown Prep, Md.) or Brad Taton (Lake Catholic, Ohio). 3:15 p.m. ET: Round of 16 at 152 pounds, notables. Jacob Danishek (Dayton Christian, Ohio), Colstin DiBlasi (Park Hill, Mo.) v Paden Bailey (Broken Arrow, Okla.), Matt Rundell (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.) - note that Hague was upset, and Phil Downing (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.); Mason Manville (Blair Academy, N.J.) v Lorenzo De La Riva (Folsom, Calif.), Trace Carello (Marmion Academy, Ill.) v Nick Reenan (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.), Josh Shields (Lake Catholic, Pa.) v Jordan Allen (Hanover, Va.), and Casey Sparkman (Massillon Perry, Ohio) v Jack Bass (Robinson, Va.). 3:10 p.m. ET: Upper half round of 16 at 120. Notables Brent Fleetwood (Smyrna, Del.), Jordan Allen (Huntington, W. Va.) v Alex Mackall (Walsh Jesuit, Ohio), Chaz Tucker (Blair Academy, N.J.) v JD Gregory (Hanover, Va.), and Micah Hight (Caesar Rodney, Del.) v Garrett Hancock (Troy Christian, Ohio) 3:00 p.m. ET: Round of 16 notables in the 138 weight class. Joey McKenna (Blair Academy, N.J.), Isaiah White (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.) vs. Shea Conley (Broken Arrow, Okla.), Ryan Skonieczny (SVSM, Ohio) vs. Mike Longo (Santiago Corona, Calif.), Jesse Rodgers (North Allegheny, Pa.) vs. P.J. Klee (Cardinal Newman, Calif.); Michael Kemerer (Franklin Regional, Pa.), Vince Turk (Montini Catholic, Ill.) vs. Blake Clevenger (Kearney, Mo.), Cody Burcher (Claymont, Ohio) vs. Mike Kostandaras (Walsh Jesuit, Ohio), and Colton Adams (Scottsbluff, Neb.) 2:55 p.m. ET: Top five scores to the minute ... 1. No. 1 Blair Academy 29.5, 2. No. 2 Oak Park River Forest 28.5, 3. No. 15 Broken Arrow 26.5, 4. No. 10 Franklin Regional 23.5, 5. St. Paris Graham St 20.0 2:52 p.m. ET: Big result downstairs as Vince Turk (Montini Catholic, Ill.) uses third period takedown and rides out the last minute to upend freshman sensation Kyle Lawson (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) 4-2. 2:48 p.m. ET: Hart came up with the big 2-0 win over Genetin. Much bigger for purposes of Division I in Ohio going forward. 106 round of 16 notables Logan Grass (Huntingon, W. Va.), Jason Renteria (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.), Jimmy Pawleski (Montini Catholic, Ill.) vs. Jared Bronstrup (Brecksville, Ohio), Tanner Smith (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) vs. Hunter Bray (Dayton CHristian, Ohio); Joey Prata (St. Christopher's, Va.), Paxton Rosen (Edmond North, Okla.), and Tyler Warner (Claymont, Ohio). 2:45 p.m. ET: 126 round of 16 is set. Notables include Matthew Kolodzik (Blair Academy, N.J.), Danny Boychuck (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) vs. Domenic Forys (North Allegheny, Pa.), Davion Jeffries (Broken Arrow, Okla.) vs. Austin Riggs (Robinson, Va.), Drew Pappodopolous (Edmond North, Okla.) vs. Dalton Macri (Canon-McMillan, Pa.); David Bavery (Massillon Perry, Ohio), Eli Seipel (St. Paris Graham, Ohio), Trae Blackwell (Union County, Ky.) vs. Zander Wick (San Marino, Calif.), Josh Wimer (Grove City Central Crossing, Ohio) vs. Johnny Jimenez (Marion Academy, Ill.) 2:38 p.m. ET: 113 round of 16 is set. Spencer Lee (Franklin Regional, Pa.), Hayden Lee (Marysville, Ohio) v Adrian Camposano (Central, Calif.), Christian Clary (Dayton Christian, Ohio), Adam Whitesell (Good Counsel, Md.) v Jack Mueller (Trinity Christian, Tex.); Tyler Megonigal (McDOnogh, Md.), ANthony Bosco (Marmion Academy, Ill.), Mario Guillen (Perrysburg, Ohio) v Dustin Warner (Claymont, Ohio), and Dylan Duncan (Montini Catholic, Ill.) vs. Eli Stickley (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) the notables. 2:35 p.m. ET: Big match right now in the main facility is at 106 in first round between freshman Allan Hart (St. Edward, Ohio) and senior Tommy Genetin (Massillon Perry, Ohio). Hart leads the Junior freestyle All-American 2-0 after one period, and the winner faces Chris Lacayo (Santaigo Corona, Calif.) 2:20 p.m. ET: Going to be doing limited twitter and vast majority on the notebook here. Seven top ten teams in the field, 15 of the Fab50. Just heard that No. 3 Jose Rodriguez (Massillon Perry, Ohio) lost by default due to too many injury time accruals - that at 113 pounds. He is the second seed of the weight class. 2:15 p.m. ET: I will be posting updates on this running notebook.
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Time to get into that New York state of mind. There is always a feeling of hopelessness when a large bureaucratic body is left to decide to the future of a good-spirited, upwardly mobile organization. Wrestling, a sport with a reputation as a bottom-feeder among college athletic directors, has often taken the brutal end of the Louisville Slugger when it came to fortuitous moments. But this week our sport's fortune, and future, was changed forever. The NCAA, in a moment of financial brilliance has chosen the media capital of the world to host the 2016 NCAA Wrestling Championships. It's a publicity coup for the sport and in a crowded field of common bid cities. Instead of wallowing in a media no-go zone like Kansas City, wrestling will be on the Madison Square Garden marquee. There were leaders behind this push who in time will be recognized for their hard work, but in the meantime let's all bask in the glory of the achievement. Our community has shown loyalty and strength over the past year, and it's because of our passion and commitment to the sport we love that this type of accomplishment can be awarded to the sport. To your questions ... Wasn't it a disservice to Cael Sanderson for InterMat to drop Penn State from the No. 1 spot in the team rankings? Penn State is delicately managing their roster right now, and nobody better at doing that than Cael. Had the Hawkeyes really shown anything that indicated they will make up the 123.5 - 73 point deficit from last year's NCAAs? No, they hadn't, and after the debacle at Edinboro, InterMat rankings people have to feel a little sheepish, don't they? -- Cal Foley: I'm not on the InterMat ranking committee, but I'm sure they always feel sheepish and beaten down. Punks, right? Anyway, these wimps created an objective measurement for team rankings based on the current individual rankings of a team's wrestlers, and how many points that ranking would earn them at NCAAs. It's just numbers. On the non-ranking front, Penn State is still my favorite to win the NCAA title, but don't think for a moment that they have sealed the team race in December. Minnesota has three top-ranked wrestlers. Oklahoma looks incredible, and Iowa is Iowa. We are in for another classic NCAA tournament. Bonus points will matter, which makes Penn State a favorite, and every match, every round, meaningful. Q: What is your assessment of the sites picked for the next few NCAAs (through 2018)? All the buzz seems to be about NYC, but how would you breakdown the positives and negatives of each site? -- Jeff N. Foley: As you can tell, I'm pretty excited by the New York City event, however, there are two other cities that have earned bids. According to the details rumored to be in the package, the NCAA was guaranteed $500k by the state of Missouri for each event. St. Louis is a comfy spot for wrestling fans, and since the money was good the NCAA seemed to prefer it to also-rans like Louisville. I think St. Louis can be awesome, but there are some major flaws to the city hosting every season -- namely the lack of good late-night dining options. I once ended up at a White Castle, sober, at midnight. Nobody should have to endure that stomach bomb while attending their sport's biggest event. Cleveland gets a crappy rap for being depressed and awful. I don't LOVE Cleveland, but the food scene is pretty decent, downtown can be active and the hotels are class. The city is drivable from the Midwest, a very short jaunt for western Pennsylvania and the airport has enough flights from major hubs to ensure that we can all make the flight home. I'm willing, with cautious optimism, to endorse Cleveland, though I acknowledge that the NCAA did butter me up by giving us New York City. Q: Rob Koll and J Rob are both program builders. They did it with different platforms, one Ivy and one in the Big Ten. My question to you: Who is the next Rob Koll and J Robinson? -- Ben L. Foley: I got great news, there are many more than two program-building coaches ascending right now. My guy Steve Garland is building an army of blunt-faced wrestlers with good grades at the University of Virginia. Virginia Tech's Kevin Dresser has shown the skill to coach 'em from the crib and create massive publicity for his program. Mark Cody will have Oklahoma winning an NCAA title in the next five years. Stanford's Jason Borrelli has another top-ranked wrestler and the team is ranked No. 15 in the country. Northwestern's Drew Pariano has the top-ranked recruiting class in the country and a handful of wrestlers who could contend for the NCAA championship in 2014. Doug Schwab has taken Northern Iowa into the top 15. J Robinson is in his 28th season as Minnesota's coach (Photo/Simon Jimenez, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)That's a long list, but the point is that you should consider Coach Robinson and Coach Koll to be visionaries within college coaching. They have changed the idea of what is expected from a Division I wrestling coach. It's no longer good enough to just have hammers in your lineup. You need to be good at promotions and alumni relations. You need to be a priority of the athletic department, not dead weight. These guys are the new class and I expect that with more turnover in the coming years we'll have another few guys to add to the list. MULTIMEDIA HALFTIME Link: Wrestling at Sandy Hook "Imagination is actually a dream." #StopNow Princeton promotion Q: Your thoughts on the Ben Askren situation? Why do so many wrestlers get away from wrestling when they enter MMA? Askren does very little but wrestle. I have yet to see anyone stop his takedowns. Scrambling, mat awareness, and the "feel" can never be matched by people outside out sport and no amount of "cross training" will ever neutralize it. To say otherwise is the greatest insult to our sport. When are these guys going to realize that you train to compliment wrestling, not transform into something completely different. See my attached video. King Mo thinks he can box. He attempted no takedown. He was on the World Team. If he wants to plant someone no one in UFC could stop him (other than another wrestler). Tim, you were an All-American, can you honestly say that if a good athlete who cross-trained to do standups could actually get out from you? -- Frank C. Foley: You make an excellent point. Askren has realized that with continued improvement in his jiu-jitsu and striking, he can focus on his wrestling, not work to escape it. There are a million ways to win and lose a fight, but Askren minimizes those risks by smothering his opponents on the ground. Sure, he gets knocked around on occasion and has been forced to fight off deep submissions, but his wrestling, and his absolute laser focus on using it, has left him relatively untouched. I've been fortunate to train MMA in some major gyms and have found that if you're able to close the distance without getting your head knocked off, it's possible to take down almost any fighter who doesn't have a significant background in wrestling. Holding them there is also possible, though it's made more difficult by the gloves, which make it tough to lock your hands for mat returns and other control positions. There are always exceptions, but for the most part if you were a good top wrestler in college, there are very few non-wrestlers who should be able to earn an escape in the cage. Q: When's the next Backpoints podcast? Are you happy with the way homeland is closing the season? What's a Merkel or Merkle? Do you ever yell at the Student U broadcasters through your computer screen or TV? Is it me or all of a sudden freestyle seems more interesting than seven-plus minutes of 1-1 SV? Will Ed Ruth wrestle against Ohio State? Without him I see it five matches each? Wasn't the crowd at Iowa-Edinboro the way every match should be? -- CB Foley: Love the rapid-fire questions. Will answer in a similar fashion. Month? We are on hiatus as I travel. Haven't seen the last two episodes, but I liked the Navy Seal episode -- no spoilers! Haven't watched this year's broadcasts, but yes. More exciting in 2013, but I prefer NCAA wrestling. I think so. 6-4. Sure, but that requires a top five team, plenty of promotion, and Bruce Baumgartner's mustache. Q: What ever happened to the Living the Dream Medal Fund? Is it still active? I ask because I recently got calls from both DNC and RNC volunteers campaigning for donation in support of the 2014 mid-term elections. In my opinion, funding the dreams of our Olympic hopefuls can't be an "oh-its-an-Olympic-year-let's-raise-money" endeavor and should be treated with the same urgency in off years as in Olympic years. Not easy, I know, but we saw what happened when we, as a community, "dimmed the lights" on our sport. -- Dylan M. Foley: Yes. Our Olympic hopefuls are still being rewarded for their wins. Any perceived falloff in the fundraising campaign has to be attributed to the #SaveOlympicWrestling movement which mobilized much of USA Wrestling's fundraising operation. We will see a re-commitment to this effort, though it's unclear if the goals will be larger now that wrestling needs to show the IOC that it's not only worth its Olympic position, but that it can be profitable. To do that, we'll need to retain the best athletes. InterMat senior writer T.R. Foley answers reader questions about NCAA wrestling, international wrestling, recruiting, or anything loosely related to wrestling. Questions can be sent to Foley's email account or Twitter. Do you want to read a past mailbag? Access archives.
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Juba, South Sudan -- The non-profit groups Wrestling Roots Foundation (WRF) and The Fetzer Institute have partnered to bring a peace-building wrestling tournament to the people of South Sudan. The two-day wrestling match will begin on Saturday, Dec. 14 and conclude on Saturday, Dec. 21 at Juba Stadium in Juba Town. Tribes from around South Sudan are meeting in Juba this week for wrestling matches and peace-building activitiesThe project builds on the idea that sport and competition can bring people together in a unique way, as Nelson Mandela described: "Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. It has the power to unite people in a way that little else does. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair. It is more powerful than government in breaking down racial barriers." The peace-building initiative will feature wrestling teams from three of South Sudan's largest wrestling states; Central Equatoria, Lakes, and Jonglei. Each team consists of 15 wrestlers, three coaches and six entertainers. Lakes and Central Equatoria will meet on Dec. 14 for the right to face defending champions Jonglei in the finals on Saturday, Dec. 21. Wrestling Roots founder and executive director T.R. Foley says he believes that the tournament will help build a bond of friendship and repair many of the fractured relationships left after decades of conflict. "Wrestling has the unique power to unite people around a cultural activity that promotes their commonality and creates dialogue," says Foley. "Traditional wrestling in South Sudan works because the tribes involved in the competition share common values. Wrestling is defined by strength, control and balance -- not violence. Though a sport designed for the physically and mentally tough, wrestling helps deliver the message of peace." The WRF is partnering with the Fetzer Institute to bring the tournament to South Sudan. The Fetzer Institute works to foster awareness of the power that love, forgiveness, and compassion can have in our world. Located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, the Institute was founded by broadcasting pioneer John Fetzer. Fetzer believes the wrestling tournament is a productive start for what could become a larger idea of improving communication and healing wounds through sport. Program Officer Michelle Scheidt said the project is a way to promote unity. "Wrestling for Peace can help us see the power of sport to bring people together across boundaries. The tournament offers common ground for groups who have suffered from bitter conflicts. Competing provides a way for the athletes to get to know one another and to discover their common humanity, developing personal connections that show the power of love and forgiveness to overcome division." In addition to competing in front of large crowds in the South Sudan capital, wrestlers will also be asked to engage in a discussion about love and forgiveness on Wednesday, December 18. Local politicians, school children and fans of the sport are expected to attend. The discussion will help draw out the deeper meaning behind the tournament and identify productive next steps. "We're not just having them wrestle and have fun together," says Foley. "We are interviewing the participants about their lives and recording what effects the week of wrestling and other events have on their understanding of each other. We want the idea of love and reconciliation to grow." For more information on Wrestling for Peace please contact: Kyle Johnson kjohnson@fetzer.org The Fetzer Institute 9292 West KL Avenue | Kalamazoo, MI 49009 269-375-2000 http://www.fetzer.org -or- T.R. Foley trfoley@gmail.com Wrestling Roots Foundation (703) 434-9474 WrestlingRoots.org You can also follow along by searching the hashtag #Wrestling4Peace and looking in the Facebook accounts of both the Wrestling Roots Foundation and Fetzer.
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NORTHFIELD, MINN. -- Coming back from a 12-0 deficit, the No.25 Central College wrestling team knocked off No. 22 St. Olaf (Minn.) 35-15 Thursday night. Both teams are ranked on D3wrestle.com, and coach Eric Van Kley is proud of the Dutch (2-2 overall) comeback and effort. “Overall, it was the best effort of the year,” he said. “It was a good dominant win against a ranked opponent.” Van Kley highlighted Tyler Lowy (junior, Phoenix, Ariz., Thunderbird HS) who claimed a last second win at 197 pounds. Lowy pinned his opponent with just one second to spare. “When we were down 12-0, Tyler’s win in 6:59 really gave us the momentum to head in the right direction,” Van Kley said. “He wrestled well and was big in helping us secure our team win.” Powered by Lowy’s victory, the Dutch seniors stepped up with wins by TJ Peretti (Auburn, Wash., Mountainview HS) at 149 and Keegan Overby (Modesto, Calf., Ceres HS) at 165. Peretti had a 14-6 decision win while Overby was victorious with a 17-4 major decision. “TJ may have had the best effort of the night,” said Van Kley. “He was avenging a loss from the weekend. His opponent beat him in the finals last week and tonight he came out on top. And Keegan was wrestling up, and he got a big win. It was great to see our seniors come out on top.” Abe Fernandez (junior, Tampa, Fla., Strawberry Crest HS) won by forfeit at 125 while Daniel Page (junior, Tumwater, Wash., Tumwater HS) also won by forfeit at 133. The final two wins of the night came from Aaron Anderson (sophomore, Clarion, Clarion-Goldfield HS) at 141 and Ryan Vandall (freshman, Phoenix, Ariz., Moon Valley HS) at 157. Anderson won with a pin by fall and Vandall had a 4-1 decision. Central has more than a week to prepare for the Gulf Coast Duals in Fort Meyers, Fla. The Dutch compete at 10 a.m. Dec. 21. Results: 125 - Abe Fernandez (CC) wins by forfeit (15-12) 133 - Daniel Page (CC) wins by forfeit (15-18) 141 - Aaron Anderson (CC) pin fall Nicola Chrisner (ST0) 2:36 (15-24) 149- TJ Peretti (CC) dec Carl Elmer (STO) 14-6 (15-28) 157 - Ryan Vandall (CC) dec Adam Woitalla (STO) 4-1 (15-31) 165 - Keegan Overbey (CC) d Alex Evan (STO) 17-4 (15-35) 174 - James Roach (STO) pin fall Sam Apland (CC) 6:01 (6-0) 184 - Joseph Pesta (STO ) pin fall Alex Dean (CC) 2:09 (12-0) 197 - Tyler Lowy (CC) pin fall Robert Caulfield (STO) 6:59 (12-6) 285 - Zach Gibson (STO) dec Jamie Miranda (CC) 7-0 (15-6)
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Top-rated Grand View hosted Calumet College of St. Joseph tonight at Sisam Arena in Des Moines. GV won all ten weight classes, five by forfeit, in the 56-0 win. In the five matches wrestled tonight, Jacob Grant (Homestead, Fla.) pinned Robert Chicvara in 3:51 at 133 pounds. Jimmie Schuessler (Slater, Iowa) followed with another pin against Ryan Camp in 1:41 at 174 pounds. At 184, Justin Koethe (Coralville, Iowa) won over Dennie Brown by tech fall (18-3) in 4:12. AJ Mott (Clifton, N.J.) won by decision over Eric Johnson at 197 pounds. Eric Thompson (Shell Rock, Iowa) closed out the night with win by fall over Scott Pitrowski in 3:38 in the 285 match. Winning by forfeit was Ernesto Escobar (125), Gustavo Martinez (141), David Kellogg (149), Dallas Houchins (157), and Nathaniel Stadeker (165). The Vikings are back on the mat this Saturday at the York Open in York, Nebraska. Results: 125 Ernesto Escobar, GVU forfeit 133 Jacob Grant, GVU, pinned Robert Chicvara, CCSJ, 3:51 141 Gustavo Martinez, GVU, forfeit 149 David Kellogg, GVU, forfeit 157 Dallas Houchins, GVU, forfeit 165 Nathaniel Stadeker, GVU, forfeit 174 Jimmie Schuessler, GVU, pinned Ryan Camp, CCSJ, 1:41 184 Justin Koethe, GVU, tech. fall Dennie Brown, CCSJ, 4:12 18-3 197 AJ Mott, GVU, dec. Eric Johnson, CCSJ, 7-3 285 Eric Thompson, GVU, pinned Scott Pitrowski, CCSJ, 3:38
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- On the back of two pins, Augustana opened the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference dual season with a 38-6 win over the University of Mary. The Vikings were spotted a big lead with U-Mary having open spots at the 197- and 285-pound weight classes and took six of the other eight bouts. Augustana (5-2, 1-0 NSIC) tallied eight two-point near falls and recorded two major decisions in their conference opener. The Vikings allowed just three takedowns an scored 19 of their own to pave the way to vitory. Once again, TJ North started the Vikings off with a major decision win, taking down Hunter Menendez 15-3 in the 125-pound bout. North held a 5-0 advantage after two periods and used four takedowns in the final period to win 15-3. Blake Jans (33 pounds) raced out to a 6-0 lead after the first minute and eventually broke through with a pin at 2:27 to put the Vikings up 10-0 after two bouts. Jacob Anderson (141 pounds) and Alec Lindsay traded second-period reversals for a 2-2 tie entering the third period. Anderson scored on a takedown and reversal in the third period and won 9-5. In the bout of the night, Shawn Hatlestad was matched up with Trevor Johnson who was ranked seventh nationally at 149 pounds. Both wrestlers earned a point with escapes after electing to start the second and third period on bottom, but Johnson scored a third-period takedown and Hatlestad couldn't score after he escaped and lost 3-2. Bradyn Neises gave the Vikings a 17-3 lead entering intermission with a 17-7 major decision win at 157 pounds. Neises scored nine points in the final period, using four takedowns to earn his first major decision of the year. Matched up a 165 pounds Parker Swanson battled regionally-ranked Brock Krumm, but couldn't break through, losing a 7-5 decision. Swanson was down 4-1 after the first period and trailed 5-3 after two periods, but Krumm prevailed to draw the Marauders three points closer at 17-6. Tim Weber and John DeVito were deadlocked at 1-1 after three periods after each wrestler scored on an escape in the 174-pound bout. Early in overtime, Weber scored on a takedown while barely staying in the circle and won 3-1, putting the Vikings up 20-6. Sean Derry capped off Augustana's big win with a pin of U-Mary's Riley Nagel just over 30 seconds into the second period. Derry held a 6-2 lead after the opening period and finished Nagel with his third pin of the season. Jayd Docken (197 pounds) and Michael Lowman (285 pounds) won by forfeit to give Augustana a 38-6 win. The Vikings are now idle until Jan. 4, when they host Concordia-Moorhead at the Elmen Center at 7 p.m. Results: TJ North wins by major decision 15-3 over Hunter Menendez, AC 4, UM 0 Blake Jans wins by fall (2:26) over Jordan Eckholm, AC 10, UM 0 Jacob Anderson wins by decision 9-5 over Alec Lindsay, AC 13, UM 0 Trevor Johnson wins by decision 3-2 over Shawn Hatlestad, AC 13, UM 3 Bradyn Neises wins by major decision 17-7 over Brandon DeLao, AC 17, UM 3 Brock Krumm wins by decision over Parker Swanson, AC 17, UM 6 Tim Weber wins in sudden victory one 3-1 over John DeVito, AC 20, UM 6 Sean Derry wins by fall (3:33) over Riley Nagel, AC 26, UM 6 Jayd Docken wins by forfeit over OPEN, AC 32, UM 6 Michael Lowman wins by forfeit over OPEN, AC 38, UM 6
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The No. 5 ranked St. Cloud State University wrestling team moved to 2-0 on the early season with a 23-9 victory at No. 10 Concordia-Moorhead (2-1) on Thursday, Dec. 12 in Moorhead, Minn. The bout opened with an 11-3 win for the Huskies by freshman Tanner Johnshoy at 125-pounds against Concordia's Gabe Foltz. Johnshoy was selected on Monday as the NSIC Wrestler of the Week after winning the 125-pound title at the recent Dragon Open Red Division on Dec. 7. The Cobbers replied with a 7-5 win by Jacoby Bergeon at 133-pounds against SCSU's Zach Stewart. At 141-pounds, team captain No. 2 Andy Pokorny, a two-time All-American at SCSU, added another victory to his career with a 9-4 win over Yonas Gebreab to make it 7-3. At 149-pounds, SCSU's Jay Hildreth pushed his team's lead to 10-3 with a thrilling 6-5 win in double OT against Jake Long, the No. 3 ranked wrestler in Division III at 149-pounds. No. 4 Clint Poster continued SCSU's success with a 3-0 decision over Kyle LeDuc of CC at 157, which made the score 13-3. The Huskies' streak continued at 165-pounds with a 9-5 win by Ryan Zumwalt over CC's Jake Krogstad. The Cobbers got back into the mix at 174-pounds as Sebastian Gardner scored an 8-4 win over SCSU's Tyler Lewandowski. SCSU then moved the match score to 19-6 with a key 8-4 decision by Clayton Jennissen at 184-pounds over CC's Dylan Hanson. Concordia added its last win at 197-pounds as Delson Saintai posted a 5-2 win over SCSU captain Chris Brassell to make it 19-9. To add the finishing touch, SCSU won the final bout of the evening with a 13-4 major decision by Austin Goergen over CC's No. 6 Cody Kasprick. The victory pushed the final score of the bout to 23-9 and helped SCSU clinch its NCAA Division II record 49 consecutive victory. HOLIDAY INN/HUSKY OPEN - DEC. 14 Yes, it is time for the 43rd annual Holiday Inn/Husky Open collegiate wrestling tournament, which will be held on Saturday, Dec. 14 in the Halenbeck Hall Fieldhouse. This match will feature many of the region's top wrestlers and college programs and the action will get underway at 9 a.m. Tickets for the tournament may be purchased at the gate on the day of the tournament. Results: 125 – Tanner Johnshoy (SCSU) maj. dec. Gabe Foltz (CC); 11-3 133 – Jacoby Bergeron (CC) dec. Zach Stewart (SCSU); 7-5 141 – Andy Pokorny (SCSU) dec. Yonas Gebreab (CC); 9-4 149 – Jay Hildreth (SCSU) dec. No. 3 Jake Long (CC); 6-5 2OT 157 – No. 4 Clint Poster (SCSU) dec. Kyle LeDuc (CC); 3-0 165 – Ryan Zumwalt (SCSU) dec. Jake Krogstad (CC); 9-5 174 – Sebastian Gardner (CC) dec. Taylor Lewandowski (SCSU); 8-4 184 – Clayton Jennissen (SCSU) dec. Dylan Hanson (CC); 8-2 197 – Delson Saintal (CC) dec. Chris Brassell (SCSU); 5-2 285 – Austin Goergen (SCSU) maj. dec. No. 6 Cody Kasprick (CC); 13-4 Match Notes: - St. Cloud State is ranked 5th in the latest NCAA Division II poll. - Concordia is ranked 10th in the latest NWCA Division III poll. - St. Cloud State won 7 of the 10 bouts in the match. - St. Cloud State won 5 matches by decision and
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IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The University of Iowa wrestling team scored bonus points from top to bottom to defeat Buffalo, 46-0, Thursday night inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Derek St. John and Michael Kelly each recorded pins, Tony Ramos and Mike Evans won by technical fall, and six other Hawkeyes (6-0) scored major decisions. The Hawkeyes totaled 57 takedowns and surrendered just one. "That's how it should be," said UI head coach Tom Brands. "It doesn't matter who the opponent is. You may not get a shutout every time, but you strive for it. (We have a couple weights) were we have to do a better job of being ready to go the entire match." Cory Clark set the tone at 125, scoring four takedowns and two nearfall points to win 13-3. Ramos followed with eight takedowns and scored a pair of nearfall points early in the third to terminate his match with 1:06 left. "It's exciting after a loss to get back on the winning ways and doing things right," said Ramos. "One of the things we've been talking about was when I was pinning guys I was scoring a lot of points and wearing them out. We're trying to get back to scoring a lot of points and when things open up, take them as they happen." Josh Dziewa used a reversal and two nearfall points to earn a 16-7 win at 141, and Kelly and St. John put together back-to-back pins to stretch the Hawkeye lead to 25-0 at the intermission. Nick Moore piled up 3:34 of riding time en route to a 13-4 win at 165, and Evans scored five takedowns and three nearfall points in the opening period before finishing the tech. fall in 5:58. Ethen Lofthouse stretched Iowa's lead to 38-0 with eight takedowns at 184, setting up a couple of Hawkeye debuts at 197 and 285. Sammy Brooks scored a takedown with 10 seconds left to earn a 13-5 major decision in his Carver-Hawkeye Arena debut, and Bobby Telford returned to the mat for the first time since the season opener on Nov. 16. Telford scored five takedowns and five nearfall points to win 16-3. It was his first appearance this season in front of the home crowd and the first time this year his match has gone the distance. He had pinned his previous five opponents. "It's good to have Telford on the mat," said Brands. "I like to see falls, quick falls, but I also like to see it go longer just to see him wrestle." "It was good to get it going," said Telford. "I wanted to be on the mat at Iowa State. I wanted to be on the mat at Edinboro. I don't want to be off the mat. It's time to keep it going. We have a big one on Saturday." Iowa returns to the mat Saturday, Dec. 21 when it hosts No. 1 Penn State on Mediacom Mat inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena. "You don't look ahead, but maybe you could say this is part of the prep," said Brands. "Penn State comes to town a week from Saturday and we have to be ready to go. (We need to keep a heavy pace) every time and then we'll find out how tough we are." Tickets are $15 for adults and $8 for youth 18-years old and younger. Children five-years old and younger are admitted free, but everyone attending the dual must have a ticket. The Penn State-Iowa dual is Iowa's spirit night. Fans will be asked to wear a black or gold color based on "Row Assignment" rather than section. Check hawkeyesports.com for "Spirit Dual" row assignments. Notes: Attendance was 5,901... Buffalo fell to 1-5... Iowa won all 10 weights for the third time this year... St. John (27-0), Ramos (28-0), Evans (20-0) and Clark (4-0) all remained undefeated at Carver-Hawkeye Arena... Ramos' win was the 95th of his career... freshman Sammy Brooks was making his Carver-Hawkeye Arena debut... Bobby Telford returned to the lineup for the first time since the Luther Open... Evans has scored bonus points in each of his 11 matches this year. Results: 125 - #4 Cory Clark (IA) major dec. Max Soria (UB), 13-3; 4-0 133 - #3 Tony Ramos (IA) tech. fall Justin Farmer (UB), 22-7; 9-0 141 - #10 Josh Dziewa (IA) major dec. Nick Flannery (UB), 16-7; 13-0 149 - Michael Kelly (IA) pinned Ryan Todora (UB), 4:03; 19-0 157 - #1 Derek St. John (IA) pinned Jake Capana (UB), 2:02; 25-0 165 - #4 Nick Moore (IA) major dec. Wally Maziarz (UB), 13-4; 29-0 174 - #6 Mike Evans (IA) tech. fall Rrok kNdokaj (UB), 23-6; 34-0 184 - #1 Ethen Lofthouse (IA) major dec. Tony Lock (UB), 18-6; 38-0 197 - Sammy Brooks (IA) major decision Angelo Malvestuto (UB), 13-5; 42-0 285 - #3 Bobby Telford (IA) major decision James Benjamin (UB), 16-3; 46-0
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BLACKSBURG -- Virginia Tech junior 141-pound wrestler Devin Carter will miss the remainder of the 2013-14 wrestling season with a torn hamstring, according to Virginia Tech team surgeon Tony McPherron. Carter suffered the injury in a match in Las Vegas and forfeited out after his match. Devin Carter (Photo/HokieSports.com)A native of Christiansburg, Va., Carter was 12-0 on the season and ranked third in the country by most major polls. He earned All-America honors two seasons ago at 133 pounds before redshirting last season. "Devin will have surgery next week to repair a torn hamstring,” said Tech head coach Kevin Dresser. “Devin is a leader and a role model for Virginia Tech wrestling. His presence will be greatly missed. I do feel confident in saying that he will work through this setback and be better than ever next season. We will monitor his recovery as we get this team ready for 2014 and eventually the postseason." Carter will be a redshirt senior next year.
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It's time for the small guys to shine this weekend, with a UFC on FOX main card featuring nothing but the 155 and lower weight classes. Demetrius Johnson will defend his flyweight title for the second time against Joe Benavidez. John thinks the fight will be similar to the first, but Richard thinks Benavidez will pull it off this time. In the co-main event, longtime contender Urijah Faber goes up against relative newbie Michael McDonald. Both the fellas favor the California Kid, but it won't be easy. Press the play button for details. Do you want to listen to a past episode? Access archives.
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Even with some of the top talent from the Keystone State traveling west to the Walsh Ironman this weekend, the King of the Mountain tournament is loaded with very strong individuals. Each weight class contains multiple returning state placers and/or qualifiers, and the field has five wrestlers that won Super 32 Challenge titles this past October and eleven wrestlers that are nationally ranked. Luke PletcherFrom a team standpoint, defending champions Bethlehem Catholic, Pa., are ranked No. 30 nationally and enter the event as the favorites to repeat. Two other nationally ranked teams are present in the field: No. 36 Greater Latrobe, Pa., and No. 43 Parkland, Pa. An additional notable team is Cumberland Valley, Pa., which was top ten last year in the Class AAA state tournament. The tournament will take place at Central Mountain High School in Lock Haven, Pa. Wrestling will start on Friday morning at 11 a.m. ET and set up the quarterfinals, which will take place on Saturday morning at 10 a.m. Matches for the top eight placers will take place at 4:45 p.m. on Saturday. The most anticipated potential match in this tournament could be the final at 120 pounds between state champions Ethan Lizak (Parkland) and Luke Pletcher (Greater Latrobe), the No. 2 and No. 3 ranked wrestlers in the country. When Pletcher was up at 113 pounds early last year, the two wrestlers did meet in the semifinals at this tournament with Lizak coming out on top. Other notable wrestlers projected to be in this weight class include returning state placer Willis Gruver (Redbank Valley, Pa.), state qualifiers Lee Todora (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.) and Hunter Hendricks (General McLane, Pa.), along with Zach Trampe (Council Rock South, Pa.) and Ricky Cavallo (Hempfield Area, Pa.) Two other weight classes in this tournament are likely to feature a pair of nationally ranked wrestlers, 138 and 160 pounds. Leading the way at 138 is the nation's top ranked wrestler Jason Nolf (Kittaning, Pa.), a two-time state champion who won the Super 32 Challenge this fall. Also in this weight class is No. 9 Patrick Duggan (Cumberland Valley, Pa.), a two-time state placer who finished third at the Super 32 Challenge this fall. Other wrestlers to watch in this weight class include returning state placer Kyle Shoop (Boiling Springs, Pa.) and state qualifier J.R. Andrejcik (Burrell, Pa.) The pair of nationally ranked wrestlers at 160 pounds is No. 4 T.C. Warner (Cumberland Valley, Pa.), a two-time state runner-up; and No. 12 Dom Scalise (Greater Latrobe, Pa.), who placed third last year at the National Prep Championships. Other notables in this weight class include a trio of returning state qualifiers; Chad Reese (Central Mountain, Pa.), Mike Sutton (General McLane, Pa.), and Jeffrey Reimel (North Penn, Pa.) Additional Super 32 Challenge champions in this field to join Pletcher and Nolf are Sam Krivus (Hempfield Area, Pa.), Zack Zavatsky (Greater Latrobe, Pa.), and Jordan Wood (Boyertown, Pa.). Krivus, ranked No. 2 at 132 pounds, is likely to be tested by three very solid challengers: two-time state champion William Koll (Lansing, N.Y.), Cadet National double runner-up Hayden Hidlay (Mifflin County, Pa.), and freshman sensation Cameron Coy (Penn Trafford, Pa.) who was one match away from placing at the Super 32 Challenge. Another pair of wrestlers is returning state qualifiers: Eddie Kriczky (Boyertown, Pa.) and Grant Bond (Boiling Springs, Pa.) Zavatsky, ranked No. 8 at 182 pounds, is a two-time state placer (3rd and 8th) and placed third at the FloNationals. Joining Zavatsky in this weight class is Tom Sleigh (Dubois, Pa.), third at the state last year and also a place-winner at the Super 32 Challenge and FloNationals, though Zavatsky out-placed him in both events. Another pair of wrestlers is returning state qualifiers: Logan Womelsdorf (Benton, Pa.) and Nick Cortopassi (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.) Wood, ranked No. 8 at 220 pounds, finished as state runner-up last year in his freshman campaign and was also runner-up at the FloNationals last spring. Another pair of wrestlers meriting note in this weight class are state placer Andrew Dunn (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.), who placed fourth at 285 pounds in the Super 32 Challenge, and returning state qualifier Omar Haddad (Parkland, Pa.) The two additional nationally ranked wrestlers in this tournament are from Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.: Luke Karam, No. 6 at 106 pounds, and Moisey, No. 5 at 126 pounds. Karam was a state runner-up last year and was third in Junior freestyle this past summer. Other notables in this weight class include past Cadet National All-Americans in Jon Gabriel (Bedford, Pa.), Jakob Campbell (Boyertown, Pa.), and Will Kaldes (Cumberland Valley, Pa.) Moisey is a three-time state placer, finishing runner-up at state the last two years, and has placed three times at the Super 32 Challenge. A pair of two-time state placers will be seeking to upend Moisey this weekend: Ryan Easter (Bedford, Pa.) and Korbin Myers (Boiling Springs, Pa.). Four other wrestlers in this weight class were state qualifiers last year: Shae Bloom (Dubois, Pa.), Trevor Corl (Bellefonte, Pa.), Zack Clingan (Spring Grove, Pa.), and Josh Giorgio (Schuylkill Valley, Pa.) The following is a list of wrestlers to watch in the remaining weight classes: 113: National Prep runner-up Ethan McCoy (Greater Latrobe, Pa.); state placer Carson Newman (Line Mountain, Pa.); 2012 state placer Danny Martoccio (Council Rock South, Pa.); along with state qualifiers Joe Wheeling (General McLane, Pa.), Jacob Lizak (Parkland, Pa.), and Charlie Lenox (Erie McDowell, Pa.) 145: State placer Josh Ortman (Parkland, Pa.) along with state qualifiers Jasper Hankey (Biglerville, Pa.), Shawn Spearman (Erie McDowell, Pa.), and Jake Shaffer (Greater Latrobe, Pa.) 152: Two-time state placer Cole Walter (Mifflinburg, Pa.) and Jeric Kasunic (Benton, Pa.), along with state placers Steve Edwards (Burrell, Pa.) and Mason Bentzel (Spring Grove, Pa.) 170: State qualifiers Corey Hazel (Penns Valley, Pa.) and Tyree Spearman (Erie McDowell, Pa.) 195: Two-time state qualifiers Jose Ortiz (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.) and Nezar Haddad (Parkland, Pa.), along with returning state qualifiers Kyle Taylor (Boiling Springs, Pa.), Chris Laird (General McLane, Pa.), and Alex Price (North Penn, Pa.) 285: 2012 state champion Nazar Mironeko (Mifflinburg, Pa.), along with state qualifiers Kyle Kahley (Mifflin County, Pa.) and Allan Beattie (Burrell, Pa.)
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Professional golf has The Masters, NASCAR has the Daytona 500, and high school wrestling has the Walsh Ironman. Though extremely uncommon, these three sporting activities have what is clearly the biggest event of their seasons very early in the schedule. The 20th annual edition of the Walsh Jesuit Ironman Tournament features sixteen nationally ranked teams, including the top four overall and seven of the top ten; as well as 68 nationally ranked wrestlers, including three ranked number one in the country at their weight class and another three ranked second in their weight class. Wrestlers ranked first in the country include Spencer Lee (Franklin Regional, Pa.) at 113 pounds, Bo Nickal (Allen, Texas) at 182, and Andrew Dixon (Edmond North, Okla.) at 220; while number two ranked wrestlers include Joey McKenna (Blair Academy, N.J.) at 138, Micah Jordan (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) at 145, and Jacob Danishek (Dayton Christian, Ohio) at 152. Nationally ranked teams in the Walsh Ironman this weekend include No. 1 Blair Academy (N.J.), No. 2 Oak Park River Forest (Ill.), No. 3 Wyoming Seminary (Pa.), No. 4 Montini Catholic (Ill.), No. 6 St. Paris Graham (Ohio), No. 8 Massillon Perry (Ohio), No. 10 Franklin Regional (Pa.), No. 12 Brecksville (Ohio), No. 13 Cincinnati Moeller (Ohio), No. 15 Broken Arrow (Okla.), No. 16 Edmond North (Okla.), No. 19 Marmion Academy (Ill.), No. 21 St. Edward (Ohio), No. 37 Robinson (Va.), and No. 47 Claymont (Ohio). Wrestling will start at 1 p.m. ET on Friday and occur through the round of 16 on the championship side, which will set up the quarterfinals on Saturday morning at 10 a.m. ET. Consolation wrestling on Friday will eliminate about half the field so that 16 overall wrestlers remain in each weight class. Semifinals will follow the Saturday morning quarterfinals, with all matches but those for first, third, and fifth occurring in said session. Top six medal matches to occur Saturday night at 6 p.m. ET. Josh Lowe, InterMat high school analyst, will be covering the tournament with updates on his personal twitter account. Updated quarterfinal pairings and team scores will be provided after Friday's competition with a recap game story being published after the completion of the event. Brackets and tournament updates will be available through Track Wrestling. The following is a look at each of the weight classes, their key components, and the key dynamics for how the tournament might play out. Information is based on participants listed on http://www.walshironman.com as of Wednesday evening, and unfortunately cannot account for any scratches and/or weight changes between now and the tournament's start. 106: Nationally ranked wrestlers: No. 4 Tyler Warner (Claymont, Ohio) and No. 12 Jason Renteria (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.) Notable non-seeded wrestlers: Allan Hart (St. Edward, Ohio) and Will Moss (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) Key potential round of 16 matchups: Thomas Genetin (Massillon Perry, Ohio) vs. Chris Lacayo (Santiago Corona, Calif.), and Hunter Bray (Dayton Christian, Ohio) vs. Tanner Smith (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) Commentary: Many (historically) great wrestlers have won opening weights at the Ironman -- Harry Lester, Cory Cooperman, Ryan Lang, Robbie Preston, David Taylor, and Hunter Steiber for instance. However, this field does not feature that type of wrestler, or anywhere remotely close to the depth of a normal Ironman 106 pound weight class. The top seed is two-time state finalist Logan Grass (Huntington, W. Va.), who this past weekend lost 5-0 to the St. Paris Graham backup. However, for the sake of balance in the bracket, one of the two best wrestlers in this weight class is in the 1-8-9-16 cluster in Renteria, who draws a round of 16 match against National Prep placer Nick Lattanze (Malvern Prep, Pa.). After clearing that, he is likely to face the winner of the Bray vs. Smith round of 16 match in the semifinal, presuming they are able to beat state placer and Cadet Greco All-American Jimmy Pawleski (Montini Catholic, Ill.) in a likely quarterfinal bout. The bottom half of the draw is anchored by defending state champion Warner, who placed fifth at the Super 32 Challenge. His likely path to the final involves a quarterfinal match with Paxton Rosen (Edmond North, Okla.), a very talented freshman; with a semifinal bout against either Cadet Greco-Roman national champion Joey Prata (St. Christopher's Va.), or the winner of the Gentin vs. Lacayo round of 16 bout. Predicting a finals match: Warner over Renteria The rest of the top eight: Rosen, T. Smith, Genetin, Lacayo, Bray, and Prata 113: Nationally ranked wrestlers: No. 1 Spencer Lee (Franklin Regional, Pa.), No. 3 Jose Rodriguez (Massillon Perry, Ohio), No. 7 Jack Mueller (Trinity Christian Academy, Texas), No. 8 Dustin Warner (Claymont, Ohio), No. 9 Adrian Camposano (Central, Calif.), No. 10 Eli Stickley (St. Paris Graham, Ohio), and No. 14 Trent Olson (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) Notable non-seeded wrestlers: state qualifiers Requir van der Merwe (Blair Academy, N.J.) and Brendan Price (Canon-McMillan, Pa.) Key potential round of 16 matchups: Christian Clary (Dayton Christian, Ohio) vs. Dustin Warner; Anthony Bosco (Marmion Academy, Ill.) vs. Trent Olson; Mario Guillen (Perrysburg, Ohio) vs. L.J. Bentley (St. Edward, Ohio), which is a rematch of a go-to-state upset win for Guillen earned on a five-point countermove that shocked all of the Buckeye State; and Adrian Camposano vs. Hayden Lee (Marysville, Ohio) Commentary: Let's be perfectly honest about things, the Ironman truly starts with this weight class. Seven nationally ranked wrestlers, and a few others that are right on the precipice of a national ranking. All that being said, there is a clear favorite, and that is the freshman sensation Spencer Lee. He is ranked No. 1 in the nation for a reason, having already appeared in two Super 32 Challenge high school finals -- winning the title this fall -- and was a FloNationals runner-up this past spring. His path to the finals will most certainly be thorough, as it likely involves a round of 16 bout against Cadet Greco-Roman runner-up Dylan Duncan (Montini Catholic, Ill.), followed by a quarterfinal against the Camposano/Hayden Lee winner, and then a semifinal against a nationally ranked wrestler in either Jack Mueller or Dustin Warner. The other half of the draw is likely going to yield a semifinal bout, which is a rematch of last year's Ironman final at 106 pounds in which Eli Stickley used a reversal with less than five seconds left to defeat Jose Rodriguez. The path for Stickley involves National prep third place finisher T.K. Megonigal (McDonogh, Md.) in the round of 16 and then Bentley in the quarterfinal; while Rodriguez likely has a path involving Junior Greco-Roman All-American Adam Whitesell (Good Counsel, Md.) in the round of 16 and then the Bosco/Olson winner in the quarterfinal round. Predicting a finals match: S. Lee over Rodriguez (rematch of a Super 32 Challenge semifinal) The rest of the top eight: Mueller, Warner, Camposano, Stickley, Olson, and Bentley 120: Nationally ranked wrestlers: No. 6 at 126 Ke-Shawn Hayes (Park Hill, Mo.), No. 9 Chaz Tucker (Blair Academy, N.J.), No. 11 Brent Fleetwood (Smyrna, Del.), No. 14 Austin Assad (Brecksville, Ohio), No. 17 Markus Simmons (Broken Arrow, Okla.), and No. 12 at 113 Eric Hong (Georgetown Prep, Md.) Notable non-seeded wrestlers: Cadet National double finalist Gabe Townsell (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.), Preseason Nationals champion A.J. Jaffe (Marmion Academy, Ill.), along with state placers Cy Trindle (Edmond North, Okla.) and Conner Ziegler (Cincinnati Moeller, Ohio) Key potential round of 16 matchups: Brent Fleetwood vs. Eric Hong, a rematch of a tournament semifinal from last week that Fleetwood won 5-1; Ke-Shawn Hayes vs. Justin Patrick (Kiski Prep, Pa.), Armando Torres (Elyria, Ohio) vs. Markus Simmons, and Alex Mackall (Walsh Jesuit, Ohio) vs. Jordan Allen (Huntington, W. Va.) Commentary: The top seed in this weight is Brent Fleetwood, a highly talented wrestler who has had -- to put it mildly -- a rather poor last two months. The three-time state champion, two-time Super 32 Challenge placer, two-time Junior freestyle All-American, and defending Beast of the East champion failed to make the second day at the Super 32 Challenge and then lost a match this past weekend to fellow three-time state champion Micah Hight (Caesar Rodney, Del.) in the Ray Oliver final. Given that susceptibility, life is not easy for him. It starts with the already cited round of 16 match, and then continues with a likely quarterfinal match against either Mackall or Allen. Mackall is a returning Ironman placer and a Cadet freestyle All-American, while Allen is a two-time state champion and a NHSCA Sophomore Nationals champion. The winner in that quarter of the draw is likely to face Junior freestyle All-American Chaz Tucker in the semifinal round. Tucker's advancement is no guarantee, as if involves a round of 16 match against state champion and Cadet freestyle All-American J.D. Gregory (Hanover, Va.) and then a quarterfinal date against most likely Micah Hight. The other half of the draw is one in which returning Ironman runner-up Hayes is the clear favorite. His toughest match prior to the semifinal is the likely round of 16 bout against two-time fourth in the state Patrick, who also placed at the FloNationals. In terms of a semifinal opponent, that should on paper either be two-time state runner-up Austin Assad, also twice a FILA Cadet freestyle All-American; or two-time state finalist Markus Simmons, who placed at the FloNationals this spring. However, Simmons faces state runner-up at Junior freestyle All-American Armando Torres in the round of 16. Predicting a finals match: Hayes over Tucker The rest of the top eight: Simmons, Assad, Allen, Torres, Hight, and Mackall 126: Nationally ranked wrestlers: No. 3 Matthew Kolodzik (Blair Academy, N.J.), No. 10 Johnny Jimenez (Marmion Academy, Ill.), No. 12 Dalton Macri (Canon-McMillan, Pa.), No. 13 Domenic Forys (North Allegheny, Pa.), No. 14 Anthony Tutolo (Lake Catholic, Ohio), and No. 15 Davion Jeffries (Broken Arrow, Okla.) Notable non-seeded wrestlers: notable freshmen Drew Pappadopolous (Edmond North, Okla.) and Jamie Hernandez (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.), along with Cadet folkstyle champion Zander Wick (San Marino, Calif.) Key potential round of 16 matchups: Matthew Kolodzik vs. Josh Wimer (Grove City Central Crossing, Ohio) and Trae Blackwell (Union County, Ky.) vs. Domenic Forys Commentary: The top seed in this weight is Kolodzik, who has twice finished as runner-up in the Walsh Ironman, and enters this edition as a solid favorite to earn that elusive championship. However, life will not be easy with the five other nationally ranked wrestlers standing in his way. Based on the bracket, he will have to beat four substantive opponents to earn that title, starting with a round of 16 match against Josh Wimer, who was a NHSCA Junior Nationals All-American. The path continues with a possible quarterfinal date with two-time state placer Domenic Forys, who just under two months ago was very impressive in a runner-up finish at the Super 32 Challenge; while the other possible opponent is multi-time state champion Trae Blackwell, who Kolodzik was quite frankly lucky to eke out an overtime victory against last year in the Walsh Ironman round of 16. His likely semifinal would then be against the nationally ranked Macri, who was a state runner-up and Ironman placer last year; Kolodzik beat him 6-4 in the quarterfinal here last year. The other half of the draw is led by second seed Johnny Jimenez, a three-time state champion who has twice placed at the Walsh Ironman (3rd last year, 4th in 2010). His path won't be easy with state champion and returning Ironman placer Eli Seipel (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) looming in the quarterfinal round, and then a semifinal bout against one of two nationally ranked wrestlers: Anthony Tutolo or Davion Jeffries, these wrestlers met for seventh at the Super 32 Challenge with Tutolo earning a 5-3 victory. Predicting a finals match: Kolodzik over Jimenez (rematch of 3-2 semifinal victory for Kolodzik in last year's Ironman) The rest of the top eight: Macri, Forys, Tutolo, Jeffries, Bavery, and Seipel 132: Nationally ranked wrestlers: No. 5 Zahid Valencia (St. John Bosco, Calif.), No. 6 Brock Ervin (Union County, Ky.), and No. 8 P.J. Klee (Cardinal Newman, Calif.) Notable non-seeded wrestlers: National Prep placer Matt Lattanze (Malvern Prep, Pa.); state placers Julian Flores (San Marino, Calif.), Taylor Vath (Saegertown, Pa.), and Nolan Whitely (Walsh Jesuit, Ohio); Cadet freestyle All-Americans Justin Demicco (Brecksville, Ohio) and Nate Hagan (Toledo Central Catholic, Ohio); along with Hunter Ladnier (St. Edward, Ohio) Key potential round of 16 matchups: Zahid Valencia vs. Brent Moore (St. Paris Graham, Ohio), Bryce Meredith (Cheyenne Central, Wyo.) vs. Kevin Budock (Good Counsel, Md.); Brock Ervin vs. Jordan Kutler (Blair Academy, N.J.); and Sammy Gross (Beachwood, Ohio) vs. Aaran Gessic (Perry, Ohio), the three-time state placer and two-time state placer tied a preview match three weekends ago 1-1. Commentary: This is the rare middle-weight of the Walsh Ironman which is shallow when it comes to nationally ranked wrestlers, with only three. However, all three are top ten wrestlers, which should make for intrigue. An additional goofy thing with this bracket is that the next few best wrestlers are all extremely low seeds, which leaves some relatively barren pods of competition on Friday. The junior Valencia has won the Ironman each of his first two years of high school, and is the slight favorite to earn his third title this year (David Taylor is the only wrestler to ever win four titles at the Ironman). His round of 16 match is one that will be tougher than the quarterfinal, with state placer Brent Moore (St. Paris Graham) -- who made the second day at the Super 32 in a loaded bracket -- looming in that round. The likely quarterfinal opponent is either FILA Cadet freestyle runner-up Will Crisco (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) or two-time state placer Richie Screptock (Oregon Clay, Ohio). Looming big in the semifinal for Valencia is P.J. Klee, in what could be a preview of the California state final at the end of the season. Klee placed fourth last year at the Ironman and is a two-time Beast of the East runner-up. He was also the Outstanding Wrestler at this year's InterMat JJ Classic. Klee is almost a prohibitive favorite to hit the semifinal round. From the bottom half of the draw, third seed Brock Ervin is the favorite to hit the final. He is a multi-time state champion, was champion at the NHSCA Junior Nationals this spring, and third in the Super 32 Challenge. He has a dangerous round of 16 match against the much-improved Jordan Kutler. The second seed in this weight is Bryce Meredith (Cheyenne Central, Wyo.), a two-time Junior freestyle All-American who placed seventh in the Ironman last year. However, he only placed sixth at the NHSCA Junior Nationals and did not make the second day at the Super 32 Challenge. Meredith will face a thorough examination from National Prep runner-up Kevin Budock (Good Counsel, Md.) in the round of 16. Predicting a finals match: Valencia over Ervin The rest of the top eight: Klee, Meredith, B. Moore, Kutler, Budock, and Crisco 138: Nationally ranked wrestlers: No. 2 Joey McKenna (Blair Academy, N.J.), No. 4 at 132 Michael Kemerer (Franklin Regional, Pa.), No. 5 Isaiah White (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.), No. 12 at 132 Colton Adams (Scottsbluff, Neb.), and No. 18 at 145 Michael Longo (Santiago Corona, Calif.) Notable non-seeded wrestlers: Super 32 placer Kyle Lawson (St. Paris Graham, Ohio), 2012 National Prep placer Michael Sprague (Georgetown Prep, Md.), state placer Dane Robbins (Robinson, Va.), and Joseph Dominguez (St. John Bosco, Calif.) Key potential round of 16 matchups: Blake Clevenger (Kearney, Mo.) vs. Michael Longo, a battle of Super 32 Challenge placers; Cody Burcher (Claymont, Ohio) vs. Jesse Rodgers (North Allegheny, Pa.), a battle of FloNationals placers; and Isaiah White vs. Michael Kostandaras (Walsh Jesuit, Ohio) Commentary: Junior National double finalist Joey McKenna, a three-time National Prep champion, enters this weight class as a relatively strong favorite even though four other nationally ranked wrestlers stand in his way. The path for McKenna is not the easiest, as a quarterfinal date with Cadet freestyle champion Isaiah White looms, along with a likely semifinal bout against a very tough Longo. That assumes Longo is able to clear Junior Greco-Roman runner-up Clevenger in the round of 16 and then a likely quarterfinal bout against returning Ironman placer Ryan Skonieczny (Akron SVSM, Ohio), who was a state runner-up last year. The other half of this weight class sets up as a two-man show between two-time state runner-up Michael Kemerer, a Junior freestyle All-American and three-time Super 32 finalist; and Colton Adams, who placed third at the Ironman last year with a win over Kemerer in consolation and is a three-time state champion in his own right. Adams is looking at a quarterfinal against the winner of a Burcher vs. Rodgers round of 16 bout; while Kemerer is looking at one against either state champion Shea Conley (Broken Arrow, Okla.) or state runner-up Vincent Turk (Montini Catholic, Ill.) Please keep in mind that there is an ultimate bracket-buster here in freshman sensation Kyle Lawson, who placed sixth at the Super 32 Challenge and was a state runner-up in Kentucky last year. His placement in this weight class will be a pain in the rear to somebody. Predicting a finals match: McKenna over Kemerer (to avenge Kemerer's 2-1 POWERade semifinal victory from last year) The rest of the top eight: White, Longo, Adams, Lawson, Clevenger, and Skonieczny 145: Nationally ranked wrestlers: No. 2 Micah Jordan (St. Paris Graham, Ohio), No. 3 Solomon Chishko (Canon-McMillan, Pa.), No. 6 Alfred Bannister (Bishop McNamara, Md.), No. 9 Grant Leeth (Kearney, Mo.), No. 11 Larry Early (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.), No. 11 at 138 Vincenzo Joseph (Pittsburgh Central Catholic, Pa.), No. 17 Tanner Bailey (Broken Arrow, Okla.), and No. 19 at 138 Chris Garcia (Montini Catholic, Ill.) Notable non-seeded wrestlers: state runner-up Nick Vestal (Dayton Christian, Ohio), state placers Kyle Kaminski (Padua, Ohio) and Justin Thomas (Santiago Corona, Calif.), NHSCA Junior Nationals runner-up Tyler Ponte (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.), and Ray Barr (St. Edward, Ohio) Key potential round of 16 matchups: Vincenzo Joseph vs. Logan Day (Archbold, Ohio), Chris Garcia vs. Walker Dempsey (Blair Academy, N.J.), Alfred Bannister vs. Alex Mossing (Toledo Central Catholic, Ohio), Josh Maruca (Franklin Regional, Pa.) vs. Cameron Harrell (McDonogh, Md.), and Tanner Bailey vs. Larry Early Commentary: Like last year's bracket at 145 pounds, this one is absolutely loaded with eight nationally ranked wrestlers, and another few wrestlers that are on the precipice of a national ranking. However, the seeding is slightly distortive with the two best wrestlers set to meet in the semifinal round. Micah Jordan is seeded first and Solomon Chishko is seeded fifth. Jordan is a three-time state champion and was runner-up the Ironman last year losing a razor tight final to Aaron Pico (who is currently out of the country working on his freestyle exploits); while Chishko won state last year after placing third the previous two years, and is a four-time Super 32 Challenge placer. In terms of draw, Jordan is looking at a quarterfinal meeting with one of two nationally ranked wrestlers, either three-time state placer and defending state champion Tanner Bailey or two-time state placer and FILA Cadet freestyle All-American Larry Early. Chishko is looking at a quarterfinal date with either two-time Ironman Chris Garcia, who won state this past year, or National Prep runner-up Walker Dempsey. The bottom half of the draw does feature three nationally ranked wrestlers, with sixth seed Alfred Bannister the highest of that group; he was a National Prep and Beast of the East champion in 2012-13 after finishing runner-up in both tournaments the previous year. He has an extremely challenging path though, with state champion Mossing in the round of 16 before a quarterfinal date against Junior freestyle All-American Vincenzo Joseph (or state runner-up Logan Day, who beat Chris Garcia for third at the Preseason Nationals). Two-time Super 32 Challenge finalist Grant Leeth, a Junior freestyle All-American, is the second seed in this weight, and is looking at either two-time state placer and 2012 Walsh Ironman placer Josh Maruca or two-time state champion Cameron Harrell in the quarterfinal round. Predicting a finals match: Jordan over Bannister The rest of the top eight: Chishko, Leeth, Early, Joseph, Bailey, and Dempsey 152: Nationally ranked wrestlers: No. 2 Jacob Danishek (Dayton Christian, Ohio), No. 8 at 145 Mason Manville (Blair Academy, N.J.), No. 12 Josh Shields (Franklin Regional, Pa.), No. 13 Nick Reenan (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.), No. 14 Jack Bass (Robinson, Va.), and No. 19 Phil Downing (Broomfield, Colo.) Notable non-seeded wrestlers: two-time state placer Alec Wyatt (Arvada West, Colo.) and Cadet freestyle runner-up Trace Carello (Marmion Academy, Ill.) Key potential round of 16 matchups: Jack Bass vs. Isaac Sparkman (Massillon Perry, Ohio), Mason Manville vs. Lorenzo De La Riva (Folsom, Calif.), Nick Reenan vs. J.P. Newton (Perrysburg, Ohio), Josh Shields vs. Corbin Allen (Hanover, Va.), and Paden Bailey (Broken Arrow, Okla.) vs. Colstin DiBlasi (Park Hill, Mo.) Commentary: The performance chronology of Danishek, the top seed in this weight class, shows how this tournament can change the career track of a wrestler. Even though he had already won a pair of state titles before last year's Ironman, there was little to suggest superstardom. In October 2012, he had finished two matches away from placing in the Super 32 Challenge at 138 pounds (one weight class below his Ironman run at 145 pounds). Danishek's journey to a runner-up finish at the Ironman had its defining moment in a 10-5 win over defending champion Dylan Milonas in the quarterfinal round. Since then he won a third state title, going unblemished after the Ironman finals defeat; was champion at the Super 32 Challenge this fall; and is currently ranked No. 22 overall in the Class of 2014. A one word description of Danishek's path to a second straight Ironman final would be "manageable." His quarterfinal match is likely to be against one of two solid juniors, either two-time state placer Paden Bailey or returning state champion Colstin DiBlasi; with a semifinal date against most likely Phil Downing, a two-time Junior Greco-Roman All-American, or three-time National Prep placer Toby Hague. The other half of the draw features a quartet of nationally ranked wrestlers, led in the seeding by three-time state runner-up Jack Bass, who was fourth at the Super 32 Challenge in October. Bass has a challenging round of 16 match against returning state placer Casey Sparkman, who was champion at the NHSCA Junior Nationals this past April. The winner of that match has the winner of a round of 16 match between a pair of excellent juniors in returning Ironman placer Josh Shields and NHSCA Sophomore Nationals champion Corbin Allen. In the other quarter of the bottom half, returning Ironman runner-up Mason Manville has not so easy a path himself, starting with a round of 16 match against returning state placer Lorenzo De La Riva, and then a likely quarterfinal bout against Cadet Triple Crown winner Nick Reenan; in fact, Reenan beat Manville at the FILA Cadet Nationals this past spring in freestyle. Predicting a finals match: Danishek over Manville The rest of the top eight: Reenan, Shields, Bass, Downing, P. Bailey, and Sparkman 160: Nationally ranked wrestlers: No. 3 at 152 Dylan Milonas (Blair Academy, N.J.), No. 5 Alex Marinelli (St. Paris Graham, Ohio), No. 10 at 170 Xavier Montalvo (Montini Catholic, Ill.), No. 17 at 170 Chris Weiler (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.), No. 15 Austin Reese (Mechanicsburg, Ohio), No. 18 Ben Schram (Bellbrook, Ohio), and No. 20 Taylor Misuna (Grassfield, Va.) Key potential round of 16 matchups: Austin Reese vs. David-Brian Whisler (Warren Howland, Ohio), battle of nationally ranked wrestlers with Taylor Misuna vs. Ben Schram, and Tony Dailey (Massillon Perry, Ohio) vs. Kamal Bey (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.) Commentary: An interesting weight class overall with a trio of clear standouts, with a group of six-to-ten wrestlers sitting behind and seeking to identify which ones stand ahead relative to each other. The top seed in this weight class is 2011 Ironman champion Dylan Milonas, who is a two-time National Prep runner-up but missed the second half of his junior season due to injury. Last year, Milonas placed third at the Ironman and Beast of the East, with a runner-up at the POWERade before his season came to an end. In terms of earning a second Ironman title, the tests will start in the quarterfinal round where he will face either NHSCA Junior Nationals champion Tony Dailey or Cadet freestyle runner-up Kamal Bey. Presuming Milonas clears to the semifinal round, he'll face the wrestler who exits from a very balanced 4-5-12-13 pod. The favorite to do so would be Chris Weiler, who placed at the Ironman last year as a freshman and was a Junior freestyle All-American this past summer. However, he'll have to navigate returning state placer Nick Stencel (Oregon Clay) in the round of 16 and then a quarterfinal match against either Super 32 Challenge third place finisher Austin Reese or returning state placer David-Brian Whisler. The second seed in this weight is sophomore sensation Alex Marinelli who was less than half a minute away from winning the Ironman as a freshman last year, and went on to win a state title. Marinelli has an extremely manageable path to the semifinal round, where he'll likely face returning Ironman placer Xavier Montalvo, who was a Junior Greco-Roman runner-up at Preseason Nationals champion. That presumes Montalvo is able to navigate past either two-time state finalist Taylor Misuna or NHSCA Sophomore Nationals champion Ben Schram in the quarterfinal round. Predicting a finals match: Marinelli over Milonas The rest of the top eight: Montalvo, Weiler, Dailey, Bey, Reese, and Misuna 170: Nationally ranked wrestlers: No. 5 Myles Martin (McDonogh, Md.), No. 6 Anthony Valencia (St. John Bosco, Calif.), No. 8 Davonte Mahomes (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.), No. 9 Lance Dixon (Edmond North, Okla.), No. 11 Josh Llopez (St. Mary's Ryken, Md.), No. 15 Ryan Harris (Beachwood, Ohio), and No. 18 at 182 Travis Linton (Rootstown, Ohio) Notable non-seeded wrestlers: Cadet freestyle All-American Brandon Dallavia (Blair Academy, N.J.) and state placer Freddie Garcia (Santiago Corona, Calif.) Key potential round of 16 matchups: Lance Dixon vs. Detuan Smith (Colerain, Ohio) and Travis Linton vs. Aaron Schuette (Wauseon, Ohio) Commentary: This weight class features seven nationally ranked wrestlers. However, in reality, there is a steep gradient between the top five and the rest of the field. Those top five wrestlers will be the ones battling it out for a weight class title, and depending on how they perform, any could win it. The top seed in this weight class is two-time Ironman placer and two-time California state finalist Anthony Valencia, who was a Junior freestyle All-American this summer and had a big-time upset win over Mark Hall in the NUWAY Vegas final this October. He is very likely to advance to the semifinal through a quarterfinal win against either three-time state placer Seth Williams (Tiffin Columbian, Ohio) or two-time state third placer Jacobi Jones (Omaha North, Neb.). The other top half quarterfinal is likely to be a battle of Junior freestyle All-Americans in Davonte Mahomes and Lance Dixon. That presumes each is able to clear a round of 16 match against an Ohio state placer whom they are strong favorites to beat: Mahomes against NHSCA Junior Nationals placer Isaac Bast (Massillon Perry, Ohio), and Dixon against Detuan Smith, who was an all-state running back this fall. The bottom half semifinal is likely to be a rematch of one that occurred at least four times last year. One in which Myles Martin earned victories against Josh Llopez in all meetings after their season opening clash at the Ray Oliver Invite, including a win in the National Prep final. Martin is ranked No. 2 overall in the Class of 2015, and is a two-time FloNationals runner-up as well as a two-time FILA Cadet freestyle All-American; while Llopez won two state titles in Maryland's public school division, is a two-time Super 32 Challenge finalist, and ranked No. 53 in the Class of 2014. Martin has a likely quarterfinal against two-time Super 32 Challenge placer Ryan Harris, who was an undefeated state champion last year; while Llopez is likely to face returning Ironman placer Travis Linton, who won state last year and was a FloNationals placer this past spring. Predicting a finals match: Martin over A. Valencia The rest of the top eight: Mahomes, L. Dixon, Llopez, Harris, Linton, and Williams 182: Nationally ranked wrestlers: No. 1 Bo Nickal (Allen, Texas), No. 5 Javaughn Perkins (Omaha North, Neb.), No. 6 Corey Griego (Sultana, Calif.), and No. 9 Joel Dixon (Edmond North, Okla.) Notable non-seeded wrestlers: Preseason Nationals champion Nathan Traxler (Marmion Academy, Ill.) Key potential round of 16 matchups: Bo Nickal vs. Rocco Caywood (Perrysburg, Ohio), Javaughn Perkins vs. Dylan Reynolds (Saegertown, Pa.), Gabe Dzuro (St. Edward) vs. Cole DePasquale (Robinson, Va.), and a state medal round rematch with Michael Weber (Loveland, Ohio) vs. Anthony McLaughlin (St. Ignatius, Ohio) Commentary: Four wrestlers are nationally ranked in this weight class, and those four are the clear standout figures. That group is led by the nation's top ranked wrestler Bo Nickal, who was a FILA Cadet Nationals and Junior Nationals freestyle champion this past summer. The supremely talented wrestler is ranked No. 5 in the Class of 2014, and arguably will be the best wrestler in the whole Ironman field. While he is a strong favorite, credentialed opponents loom in his path, starting with Super 32 Challenge placer Rocco Caywood in the round of 16. He then would likely face another Super 32 Challenge placer in Anthony McLaughlin in the quarterfinals, as I pick McLaughlin to avenge a state medal round loss to Weber in the round of 16 (Weber was playing defense last week for a state title winning football team). The semifinal opponent for Nickal is likely to be returning Ironman placer Corey Griego, who has also placed twice at state including a runner-up finish last year. This presumes Griego clears through a round of 16 match against returning state placer Alec Schenk (Perry, Ohio) and a quarterfinal match against either returning Ironman runner-up Gabe Dzuro or returning state runner-up Cole DePasquale, who beat a nationally ranked wrestler just last week. The bottom half is very likely to be a battle between nationally ranked wrestlers in Joel Dixon and Javaughn Perkins. Dixon is looking at a quarterfinal against either state champion Zach Stodden (Broomfield, Colo.) or Cadet freestyle runner-up Jack Harris (Urbana, Ohio); while Perkins has a legitimate round of 16 match against returning state placer Dylan Reynolds, followed by a quarterfinal match against most likely state runner-up Nick Fiegener (Folsom, Calif.) Predicting a finals match: Nickal over Perkins The rest of the top eight: Griego, J. Dixon, Fiegener, McLaughlin, C. DePasquale, and Caywood 195: Nationally ranked wrestlers: No. 1 Derek White (Edmond North, Okla.), No. 17 Josh Murphy (Brecksville, Ohio), and No. 20 L.J. Barlow (Haverford, Pa.) Notable non-seeded wrestlers: NHSCA Sophomore Nationals All-American Mike Rogers (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) Key potential round of 16 matchups: Aaron Adkins (Akron SVSM, Ohio) vs. Andre Lee (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.) and Tegray Scales (Colerain, Ohio) vs. Kevin Snyder (Good Counsel, Md.) Commentary: Upper weights have never been a bastion of extreme quality in Ironman fields past, and this year is no exception, as the overall field really drops off starting with this weight class. Though there are three nationally ranked wrestlers here, two of them are in the back end of the rankings and closer in quality to the rest of the field than the top seed. Speaking of the top seed, that would be state champion Derek White, who was third in Junior freestyle this summer and a Super 32 Challenge runner-up. Looking through White's path, there is a likely quarterfinal against either two-time state placer Tegray Scales, who was state Defensive Player of the Year in football this fall; or sophomore Kevin Snyder, a state placer last year and the younger brother of the nation's top senior Kyle Snyder. Then, there is a semifinal against either returning Ironman placer David Showunmi (Blair Academy, N.J.), who was fifth at National Preps last year, or returning state qualifier Andre Lee. The second and third seed, both of whom are nationally ranked, met in the seventh place match last year at the Ironman in this weight; Josh Murphy defeated L.J. Barlow by a 5-1 score. Murphy was a Junior freestyle All-American after placing at state and the NHSCA Junior Nationals; while Barlow is a two-time National Prep placer, who has twice placed fifth at the FloNationals. Murphy likely is looking at a quarterfinal against one of two state placers, Gunner Gambill (Loveland, Ohio) or Tyler McClellan (CVCA, Ohio); while Barlow has a likely quarterfinal against state champion Anthony Ferraro (Montini Catholic, Ill.) Predicting a finals match: D. White over Murphy The rest of the top eight: Barlow, A. Lee, Showunmi, Snyder, Scales, and Adkins 220: Nationally ranked wrestlers: No. 1 Andrew Dixon (Edmond North, Okla.) and No. 17 Edgar Ruano (Montini Catholic, Ill.) Notable non-seeded wrestlers: 2012 state qualifier Garrett Harding (Claymont, Ohio) Key potential round of 16 matchups: Edgar Ruano vs. Emonte Logan (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.), a battle of National Prep placers with Matt Doggett (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) vs. Jake Anderson (Malvern Prep, Pa.), and a battle of state placers with Austin Pfarr (Marysville, Ohio) vs. Kordell Chaney (Sandusky Perkins, Ohio) Commentary: Three-time state placer Andrew Dixon, a state champion this past year and a Junior freestyle All-American in 2012, is the nation's number one wrestler in this weight class. He is also a strong favorite in this weight class with only one other nationally ranked wrestler present. Dixon is looking at a path involving a quarterfinal against either Austin Pfarr or Kordell Chaney, and then a semifinal against one of two state qualifiers: Junior freestyle All-American Parker Knapp (St. Edward, Ohio) or Stefano Millin (Massillon Perry, Ohio), who competed at 285 pounds last year. Of note, is that Knapp will be only two weeks off of playing on the defensive line in a state football semifinal. Similarly, the second seed Ruano is two weeks off of football, where he was part of a state runner-up squad. He is a two-time state placer, and was a Junior freestyle All-American this past summer. He is looking at a dangerous round of 16 bout against Emonte Logan followed by a quarterfinal most likely against Cadet freestyle runner-up Mike Smith (McDonogh, Md.). In the other quarter of the bottom half, look for either two-time state placer Jerry Thornberry (Cincinnati Moeller, Ohio) or two-time National Prep placer Matt Doggett to advance through to face Ruano in the semifinal round. Predicting a finals match: A. Dixon over Ruano The rest of the top eight: Thornberry, Millin, Doggett, Knapp, Smith, and Logan 285: Nationally ranked wrestlers: No. 6 Michael Johnson, Jr. (Montini Catholic, Ill.) and No. 17 Billy Miller (Perry, Ohio) Notable non-seeded wrestlers: Kevin Vough (Elyria, Ohio), a Cadet Greco-Roman All-American; NHSCA Freshman Nationals runner-up Joe Hensley (Cincinnati Moeller, Ohio); along with state qualifiers Andrew Alten (Loveland, Ohio) and Antonio Zapata (Oregon Clay, Ohio) Key potential round of 16 matchups: Gene Ringer (Reynolds, Pa.) vs. Cale Bonner (Perrysburg, Ohio) and Wyatt Cook (McDonogh, Md.) vs. Zack Parker (Caesar Rodney, Del.) Commentary: Two-time National Prep runner-up Michael Johnson, Jr. has moved back to Illinois after competing his first two years of high school at Wyoming Seminary, and will seek to improve up his runner-up finish from the Walsh Ironman last year. He will be a strong favorite to do so. A likely quarterfinal match looks against 2012 National Prep placer Wyatt Cook, who should be able to replicate last week's victory over state champion Zack Parker in the round of 16 this week. A semifinal bout is likely against nationally ranked Billy Miller, a state champion and FloNationals placer last year; presuming Miller gets past the winner of a round of 16 match between Ironman placer Greg Ringer and state placer Cale Bonner. The second seed in this weight class is returning Ironman placer and two-time state finalist Jake Pinkston (Robinson, Va.). He has a likely quarterfinal bout against Cadet National double All-American Adam Lemke-Bell (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.) The other quarterfinal of the bottom half should place two-time Junior freestyle All-American Jake Scanlan (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) against returning state third placer Chase Henderson (Franklin, Ohio). Predicting a finals match: Johnson, Jr. over Scanlan The rest of the top eight: Miller, Pinkston, Henderson, Bonner, Cook, and Lemke-Bell Team Standings: 1. Blair Academy, N.J. Eight projected placers, including two champions and three others in second 2. Oak Park River Forest, Ill. Eight projected placers, but only one in the finals 3. St. Paris Graham, Ohio Seven projected placers, including a pair of champions 4. Massillon Perry, Ohio Six projected placers, but only one in the finals 5. Edmond North, Okla. Five projected placers, including two champs and three others inside the top four
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The wrestling team, currently ranked No. 12 by the National Wrestling Coaches Association, posted a 39-11 victory over Bridgewater State in a Pilgrim League dual match on Wednesday evening at Kelly Gymnasium. Johnson & Wales won seven of the ten bouts, including five via pin fall. Bridgewater (0-2) jumped out to a quick 8-0 lead on the strength of a pair of major decision victories by junior Andrew Gauthier (Lowell, Mass.) and freshman Paul Sughrue (Methuen, Mass.) at 125 and 133, respectively. Johnson & Wales responded with back-to-back pins by junior Michael Ferinde (Nutley, N.J.) at 141 and sophomore Joseph Gaccione (High Point, N.J.) at 149 as the Wildcats took a 12-8 lead. BSU junior Matt Armano (Methuen, Mass.) pulled the Bears to within one (12-11) with a 9-4 decision at 157. That would be as close as the Bears would get as the Wildcats would win each of the final five bouts. Back-to-back pins by sophomore Stephen Jarrell (East Greenwich, R.I.) at 165 and fellow sophomore Mike LaBell (Stanhope, N.J.) at 174increased the JWU advantage to 24-11. Freshman 184-pounder Jared Mesiti (Brockport, N.Y.) followed with a win by injury default and sophomore Dylen Seybolt (Ridge, N.Y.) posted a win by fall in a time of just 1:22 at 197 pounds to give the Wildcats a 36-11 lead. Freshman Jonah Aurelio (Riverside, R.I.) closed out the match with a dramatic victory for the Wildcats in the heavyweight class as he defeated BSU senior Ricky Caruso (Waltham, Mass.), the fourth ranked wrestler in the latest NEWA rankings, 4-2 in overtime. With the win JWU is now 1-0 in dual matches for the season while Bridgewater State falls to 0-2 on the year. The Wildcats will return to action on Saturday, December 14th when they travel to WPI for a quad match with Oneonta and Williams. Results: 125 Andrew Gauthier (BSU) Major Decision over Joseph Smith (JWU) 12-4 0-4 133 Paul Sughrue (BSU) Major Decision over Nate Colicci (JWU) 10-2 0-8 141 Michael Ferinde (JWU) Pinned Kevin Pappadopolous (BSU) 4:54 6-8 149 Joseph Gaccione (JWU) Pinned Eric Bergeron (BSU) 2:15 12-8 157 Matt Armano (BSU) Def. Colby Clarke (JWU) 9-4 12-11 165 Stephen Jarrell (JWU) Pinned James Mulvey (BSU) 2:34 18-11 174 Mike LaBell (JWU) Pinned Casey Enderlin (BSU) 2:02 24-11 184 Jared Mesiti (JWU) Won by Injury Default over Harry Denoncourt (BSU) 30-11 197 Dylen Seybolt (JWU) Pinned Shawn Kavanagh (BSU) 1:22 36-11 HWT Jonah Aurelio (JWU) Def. Ricky Caruso (BSU) 4-2 (OT1) 39-11