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Senior Shane Onufer won the 165-pound weight-class title and the Wyoming wrestling team finished second overall Sunday in the Reno Tournament of Champions. Wyoming scored 115.5 team points to trail only Oklahoma State in the team standings, and seven Cowboys placed in the top five in an event dubbed the "Toughest Tournament in the U.S.A." "Finishing second wasn't bad, but I definitely didn't feel like we wrestled exceptionally," Wyoming coach Mark Branch said. "I thought we wrestled worse than we did at Vegas (on Dec. 2-3.) You don't like to see that. I didn't think we had much of an attitude. I didn't think we had a killer instinct, and in some spots, we looked soft and vulnerable." Onufer, who won the 2010 RTOC 165-pound title, went 4-0 on Sunday and beat third-seeded and 20th-ranked Dallas Bailey of Oklahoma State in the title match to take the 165-pound crown. Onufer proved he was worthy of the top seed in the weight class by defeating Bailey in a 7-4 decision in the championship match, and had one fall and one major decision Sunday. The senior now is 15-1 on the season. "Onufer had a tough match in the finals and he wrestled his rear off and got the job done," Branch said. Senior Michael Martinez, ranked 17th and seeded second, finished fourth in the 125-pound bracket, earning a 4-2 overall mark. Martinez made it to the semifinals but fell to Ladd Rupp of Oklahoma State. He dropped down to the consolation brackets and beat teammate Kasey Garnhart to get to the third-place match, but lost to Mitchell Lofstedt of Southern Oregon in a 3-2 decision. Garnhart, a junior, was fifth, beating Air Force's Greg Rinker in the fifth-place match in a 10-2 major decision. Garnhart tallied a 4-2 record with one fall and one major decision. Redshirt freshman Zach Zehner was second in the 133-pound bracket, grinding out a 4-1 mark. Zehner, ranked 17th and seeded second, suffered his lone loss of the event in the title bout versus No. 1-ranked Jordan Oliver of Oklahoma State, a match in which Oliver pinned him at the 1:32 mark. "Zehner showed a lot of maturity throughout the day," Branch said. "(In the title match), he wrestled one of the most dominant kids in the nation at any weight. But other than that he showed a lot of poise and toughness." Wyoming's Patrick Martinez (174 pounds) finished fourth, losing in the consolation final to Lance Bryson of West Virginia in a 4-2 decision. Martinez went 4-2 for the tournament with one fall and one major decision. In the 184-pound title tilt, senior Joe LeBlanc lost his first match of the season when Oklahoma State's Chris Perry, ranked seventh, defeated him in a 3-2 decision. LeBlanc, ranked third and seeded first, finished second overall and now is 15-1 on the year. Redshirt junior Alfonso Hernandez nabbed third place in the 197-pound bracket, beating Ryan Smith of Cal Poly in a 1-0 decision in the consolation final. Hernandez had one of his best tournaments to date, cruising to a 5-1 mark with one pin, two major decisions and one technical fall. In the 149-pound bracket, redshirt freshman Brandon Richardson went 4-2 with one major decision and one technical fall. Dakota Friesth, a 157-pound redshirt freshman, went 5-2, but couldn't get to the placing rounds. He had one fall and two major decisions. Two Pokes were featured in the heavyweight bracket, including redshirt freshman Leland Pfeifer (1-2 overall) and junior L.J. Helbig (2-2 with one fall and one major decision.) Wyoming now will turn its focus to January, a month in which it will wrestle six duals. Up next is a home dual versus No. 2 Oklahoma State on Jan. 1, and 14th-ranked Oklahoma two days later. Branch will emphasize the need for improvement, based on what he saw Sunday. "It looked like we were trying to feel guys out and we had a lot of matches where we didn't score the first takedown," the coach said. "We don't look confident. We're getting confident results, but we've got to come back with a tougher attitude. We outwrestled several kids, but didn't get our hand raised. We pushed the pace, but the bottom line is goofy things can happen. There were some positives there, but we've got to get better in a hurry."

Photo/Forza LLC via Getty Images Here is what we learned from the Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidal main card and what is (or could be) next for the fighters: Gilbert Melendez vs. Jorge Masvidal Division: Lightweight Result: Melendez defeated Masvidal by unanimous decision What we learned about Melendez: Melendez once again demonstrated that he is a talented striker with precision accuracy. He was able to frustrate Masvidal with speedy combinations that were able to penetrate his blocking. We learned that Melendez will need to add power to his punches if he hopes to be able to do damage against the top lightweights in the division. An argument could be made that Melnedez should have more aggressively attempted a takedown and ground and pound attacks when it became apparent that he was not going to be able to knock out Masvidal while standing. What is next for Melendez: Melendez is openly campaigning for a fight on the bigger UFC stage. A fight against Grey Maynard would provide a perfect opportunity (and significant challenge) for him. What we learned about Masvidal: We learned that Masvidal's face does not bruise easily. Masvidal continued on even though it was obvious that he was getting taken apart by Melendez's quick hands. The fact that he did not change his game late in the fight may indicate that he is too one dimensional and may lack the skills to change the course of a fight when he is getting out-boxed. What is next for Masvidal: Expect Masvidal to continue into 2012 on the recently signed Strikeforce deal. His next fight is likely to be in the spring as additional cards are announced. Cristiane Santos vs. Hiroko Yamanaka Division: Women's Featherweight Result: Santos defeated Yamanaka by TKO in Round 1 What we learned about Santos: We learned that Santos may need to fight men in order to get a challenging fight. Cyborg is clearly outclassing all women fighters in her division (by a BIG margin). A male vs. female fight would come with controversy (and would be unlikely), but it would draw viewers in and give Strikeforce additional national media play. Megan Black qualified for the Iowa state wrestling tournament by competing in a physical and violent sport against males. Cyborg should be given a chance to do the same in MMA. What is next for Santos: Cyborg has star power, so Strikeforce executives would be wise to keep her fighting on a regular basis. Her next fight may be against challenger Ronda Rousey. In the post-fight interview she mentioned a potential drop to 135 –-- which based on her current physique, seems very unlikely and probably ill-advised. What we learned about Yamanaka: There is not much we could have learned about Yamanaka in 16 seconds of fighting except that she was clearly overmatched. She looked ready to continue prior to the fight being called, but things probably would not have gotten much better for her with an additional 16 seconds. What is next for Yamanaka: A month of waking up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat followed by a sense of relief that Cyborg is back in North America and far, far away from Tokyo where she will finish her fighting career. Gegard Mousasi vs. Ovince St. Preux Division: Light Heavyweight Result: Mousasi defeated St. Preux by unanimous decision What we learned about Mousasi: Not much. We already knew that Mousasi was a highly-skilled striker with an average grappling game. In this fight, Mousasi showed improved grappling but it was disappointing that he was unable to finish the fight that he was controlling from start to finish. His inability to close down the fight may have been the result of him being under the weather prior to the event, or it may be another flag that he is not yet ready to complete against the fighters at the top of the 205 division. What is next for Mousasi: A fight between the winner for Muhammed Lawal and Lorenzo Larkin could be an option for Mousasi. What we learned about St. Preux: The former Tennessee football player showed potential, but ultimately that he is not ready for a fighter with as much skill as Mousasi. Mousasi was able to get him in the crucifix which means St. Preux needs to continue to work on his jiu-jitsu needs to some immediate improvement. Overall we learned that he has a pretty nice game, but is currently not ready for the best light heavyweights that Strikeforce has to offer. What is next for St. Preux: Matching St. Preux with Lawal right now may be a bit much. If he struggled with Mousasi's wrestling, Lawal will have no problem controlling him. It may be best for St. Preux to build his confidence against a fighter with a less impressive resume in the next three months.

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Cal Poly wrestlers Boris Novachkov and Ryan DesRoches both reached the 100 career wins mark as Mustangs as the duo captured individual championships at 141 and 174 pounds, respectively, Sunday night at the one-day Reno Tournament of Champions at the Reno Events Center. Novachkov, seeded No. 1 and ranked No. 4 by InterMat, defeated Oregon State's Michael Mangrum, seeded No. 2 and ranked No. 5, for the second time in eight days and is now 4-1 in his career against the Beaver senior. Eight days after earning a 5-3 decision against Mangrum in a Pacific-12 Conference dual meet Dec. 11 at Cuesta College, Novachkov pinned the Beaver senior in 10 minutes, 51 seconds, in the second tiebreaker series. The two wrestlers were tied at 3-3 after regulation and 4-4 after the first tiebreaker series. Novachkov was in the top position of the second tiebreaker series. “A flurry ensued and, as Mangrum nearly escaped, Boris caught him on his back and pinned him,” said first-year Cal Poly head coach Brendan Buckley. Mangrum edged Novachkov 4-3 in the semifinals of the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational on Dec. 4. The two wrestlers also split two matches a year ago. Novachkov's four wins en route to the finals were a 6-0 decision against Darrin Boing of Ohio, a fall in 1:15 against Brad Tamashiro of Southern Oregon, a 5-1 decision over Mike Kessler of Appalachian State and an 8-3 decision versus fourth-seeded Josh Strait of Boise State. Novachkov is now 16-2 on the year and surpassed the 100-win mark in his Cal Poly career with the win over Tamashiro. Now 103-21, Novachkov is a two-time NCAA All-American (second in 2011, seventh in 2010) and two-time Pac-12 champion. He also placed third in the Pac-12 finals as a freshman in 2008 and qualified for the NCAAs. Meanwhile, DesRoches raised his record for the season to 16-0 with four decisions before earning a 6-4 decision against second-seeded Nick Purdue of Ohio in the 174-pound final. DesRoches, the top seed at 174, reached the finals with a 3-0 decision over Lance Bryson of West Virginia, a 16-2 major decision against Mike Duckworth of Ohio, a 14-6 major decision over Jarrod Purvis of Adams State and a 6-1 decision against fourth-seeded Pat Martinez of Wyoming. DesRoches has 37 career falls and a 100-31 career win-loss mark at Cal Poly. He is a two-time NCAA qualifier and twice has placed third in the Pac-12 finals. At 197 pounds, Mustang Ryan Smith finished fourth, dropping a 1-0 decision to second-seeded Alfonso Hernandez of Wyoming in the wrestleback finals. Smith was 3-2 in the tournament, lifting his mark for the season to 9-6. Smith, the fourth seed, reached the semifinal round with an 8-2 decision over Paul Weiss of Appalachian State and a fall in 3:43 over fifth-seeded Kamron Jackson of Great Falls. He dropped a 5-3 decision to top-seeded Cayle Byers of Oklahoma State in the semifinals, but bounced back with a 7-3 decision against Nick McDiarmid of Michigan State to earn his spot in the consolation finals. No other Cal Poly wrestler competed in the championship or consolation finals Sunday night. Drew Meulman reached the fifth round of wrestlebacks before losing to Dan Scherer of Stanford in a 6-3 decision. Sean Dougherty also reached the fifth round of wrestlebacks at 184 before suffering an 11-3 major decision setback against Jake Meredith of Arizona State. Damien Arredondo dropped a 4-1 decision to Brandon Richardson of Wyoming in the fifth round of wrestlebacks at 149 pounds while Chris Calcagno fell 8-6 to Patrick Hunter of Binghamton in the fifth round of wrestlebacks at 133. In the final team standings, Cal Poly finished sixth among 28 schools, scoring 57.5 points. Oklahoma State was the runaway team champion with 166 points, followed by 2010 team champion Wyoming at 115.5 and Oregon State at 105. At the Reno Tournament of Champions year ago, DesRoches was second at 174 for the second straight year while Smith was fifth. Novachkov did not compete in last year's tournament but was second at 133 pounds in 2009. Cal Poly, ranked 15th in the nation this week, returns to action Dec. 29-30 at the Midlands Open hosted by Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill.

RENO, Nev. -- The No. 2 Oklahoma State wrestling team finished first at the 2011 Reno Tournament of Champions Sunday behind individual title performances from Jon Morrison at 125, Jordan Oliver at 133, Jamal Parks at 149, Chris Perry at 184 and Blake Rosholt at 197 pounds. The Cowboys scored 166 points at the event and finished more than 50 points better than second-place Wyoming. Oliver, competing in his first tournament of the season, turned in by far the most dominant performance at the event. Not only did the undefeated junior go 5-0, but he earned a first-period fall in each of his matches, continuing a streak that has lasted every bout of his 8-0 season. The longest an opponent has lasted this year against the Easton, Pa., native is just 2:38, while Oliver's quickest pin came today in just 47 seconds. Morrison went 5-0 at the tournament to improve his overall mark to 9-2. Highlights from his day included a technical fall in the first round and a major decision in the semifinals. Parks also went 5-0 on the day, including a fall and a pair of major decisions, to improve to 13-0 on the season. The 184-pound bracket gave Perry a first-round bye and a four wins with two major decisions. The Stillwater native improves to 11-0 on the year after today's performance. Rosholt earned OSU's final individual title after he went from his No. 6 seed to the last name on the bracket with a 5-0 performance to improve to 11-1. His victories included a fall, a technical fall and a major decision. Other OSU athletes who placed at the event included second-place finishers Ladd Rupp (125 pounds), Dallas Bailey (165 pounds) and Cayle Byers (197 pounds); third-place finishers Josh Kindig (141 pounds) and Alan Gelogaev (heavyweight); and fifth-place finisher Albert White (157 pounds). The Oklahoma State wrestling team returns to action Dec. 30 when the Cowboys take on Boise State in Idaho. Team Standings: 1 Oklahoma State 166 2 Wyoming 115.5 3 Oregon State 105 4 Binghamton 68.5 5 Michigan State 66 6 Cal Poly 57.5 7 West Virginia 52.5 8 Ohio 48 9 Air Force 47.5 10 Boise State 44.5 11 Southern Oregon 39 12 Appalachian State 38 13 Arizona State 37 14 Great Falls 23.5 15 MSU Northern 17 16 CSU Bakersfield 15.5 17 Stanford 15.5 18 Clackamas 12.5 19 SW Oregon CC 10.5 20 Adams State 9.5

NEWARK, Del. -- It's all like clockwork. The sky's blue, the water's wet, and come mid-December at the Beast of the East, Blair Academy, N.J., is going to dominate the show. That is exactly what happened at the 19th annual Beast of the East this past weekend. The No. 1 Buccaneers amassed 321.5 team points from 13 wrestlers placing, eight finalists, and five champions. The lone wrestler not to place was Addison Knepshield (170), who had to pull out of the tournament on the first day due to injury. Champions for Blair were No. 3 Joey McKenna (113), No. 3 Mark Grey (132), No. 7 Todd Preston (138), No. 12 Dylan Milonas (145), and No. 1 Brooks Black (285). Finishing as runners-up were No. 17 P.J. Klee (120), Russ Parsons (152), and No. 15 Frank Mattiace (195). The first championship match for the Buccaneers was the easiest of the night, as McKenna got his hand raised at 113 pounds without having to wrestle, after losing in the finals last year at the Beast. No. 9 Zeke Moisey (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.) medically forfeited the championship match due to an injury sustained during his 4-4 ultimate tiebreaker rideout victory in the semifinal round against No. 15 J.R. Wert (Christiansburg, Va.). Moisey was able to replicate his victory from last week at the Ironman, and again avenge a loss to Wert in last year's Beast final at 112. In the semifinal round, McKenna scored a 5-0 victory over Aaron Assad (Brecksville, Ohio). It was a second consecutive victory for McKenna over Assad in the semifinal round, having won 4-3 at the Ironman last week. "I didn't know who (Assad) was last week," said McKenna in discussing his semifinal opponent. "However, now I knew how he wrestled, though it wasn't that different a match (except for the score)." McKenna had slight disappointment about not having a match in the final. "It would've been nice to win and flip the loss from last year," said McKenna. "None the less it feels good (to win a title)." Likewise Grey faced a Bethlehem Catholic wrestler in the championship match, No. 7 Randy Cruz. Cruz had upended Grey 9-4 in the semifinal round at the Ironman last week. However, it was a different story this week, as Grey earned the 4-2 victory keyed by a first period takedown. That performance gave him a fourth Beast of the East title, the first wrestler ever to accomplish the feat, despite having never won the Ironman the week before. "I always come here trying to bounce back, and forget about the Ironman," Grey said. Probably the most interesting sequence came at the start of the second period when Grey chose the down position despite having been ridden out in the second period of both the semifinal and consolation final last week. Cruz also scored a two-point near fall in the second period of the Ironman semifinal. However, this time Grey extended the 2-0 lead to a 4-0 lead due to an illegal hold by Cruz, a figure four to the head trying to avoid being reversed, and an escape thereafter. "After Ironman, (Jeff) Buxton and (assistant coach Paul) Klavel worked with me on crab and leg ride counters," Grey commented on a key adjustment from this week. "Despite dealing with an injury, I was very motivated to win a fourth Beast title and avenge last week's loss." The performance this weekend, three falls, an 8-3 semifinal victory over Tyson Dippery (Central Dauphin, Pa.), and that finals victory earned Grey a fourth Beast title and Most Outstanding Wrestler honors. Like McKenna, Preston was able to ascend one step higher on the podium with a 1-0 victory over Alfred Bannister (Bishop McNamara, Md.) in the championship match. "It feels good to be a champ," said Preston, "Just shows the hard work I do all year pays off." Key to the victory were a second period ride out, and then Bannister let Preston loose right at the start of the third period for the match's lone point. Despite some attempts, Bannister - the lowest seed to reach the final (10th) -- was unable to really break through the Preston defense. "I knew what (Bannister) was going to do," said Preston about his finals opponent, "so I wanted to make sure to keep contact throughout the match." For a second consecutive week, Milonas beat multiple wrestlers ranked ahead of him nationally on the way to a tournament title at 145 pounds. This week, it was a 7-5 overtime victory over No. 6 Alenick Richardson (St. Peter's Prep, N.J.) in the semifinal and a 6-2 victory over No. 9 Matt Cimato (LaSalle, Pa.) in the championship final. Tied 2-2 headed into the third period of the final, Milonas scored a reversal midway through the period. Then, late in the period, he fended off a couple of reversal attempts by Cimato, countering the last of them into two near fall points at the buzzer. "I just have to stay tough and push the pace," said Milonas about his ability to win the close matches against formidable opposition. "I've got the best people to work with, in the practice room, so I can focus on doing what I need to do to get better." The sophomore Milonas pulled off the Ironman-Beast double after failing to place in both events as a freshman last year in the same weight class. "It just shows how much I've improved in a year, and it's a great feeling," he said. The last of the five champions for the Buccaneers was junior Brooks Black at 285 pounds, who upended Dink Purnell (A.I. DuPont, Del.) 3-0 on an opening period takedown and second period escape. The pair had wrestled to a one point match during a November preseason event at Blair. "It was a preseason match," said Black, "I had things to work on, and I have over the last month. I thought I would face him in the final here, I've been here before, so it's my element." Finishing second in the standings to Blair, a long way's back, was No. 10 Wyoming Seminary, Pa. with 179 points. The Blue Knights were anchored by champion Eric Morris (170) and third place finishes from No. 9 Dominick Malone (126) and freshman Michael Johnson, Jr. (285) who had six pins over the two day event. They also had a fourth place finish from No. 7 A.J. Vizcarrando (220), a seventh place finisher from Tyler White (138), and an eighth place finish from Cohl Fulk (145). The same six wrestlers placed at both the Ironman and the Beast for Wyoming Seminary. "These two weeks are a gauntlet, but we came through it better than when it began" said head coach Scott Green. "If those six wrestlers can place at these two tournaments, they can compete with anyone in the country. It's our job (as coaches) to keep them at that level, and bring the rest of the squad up (to that level)." Morris, ranked No. 7 in the nation, at 170 faced No. 13 Elliott Riddick (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.) in a rematch of a semifinal match from last week that Morris won narrowly. This week, it was a similarly narrow match, as Morris won 1-0 riding out Riddick in the third period. "I had ridden him out in the past, but he's always a tough opponent" Morris said about Riddick. "I still felt confident in that third period situation up 1-0 in the top position, and was able to get good positios and breakdowns to win the match." Even though No. 14 Bethlehem Catholic, Pa. did fall short in three finals matches – Moisey at 113, Randy Cruz at 132, and Riddick at 170 -- the Hawks did bring home a champion in No. 3 Darian Cruz (106) and earn third place with 163.5 points. Darian Cruz, a junior, earned a repeat Ironman title with a 10-1 finals victory over No. 12 Vincenzo Joseph (Pittsburgh Central Catholic, Pa.), after a 12-6 decision against No. 17 Coy Ozias (Christiansburg, Va.) in the semifinals, and three other matches that did not go the distance (two pins and one technical fall). "It feels great to bring home two titles (in a row) to Bethlehem Catholic," Darian Cruz said, "and I want to get a third one next year. I had to push the pace against the (last two) tough opponents I had, just have fun, and win." A close fourth in the standings was No. 12 Christiansburg, Va. with 159 points. The Blue Demons had No. 11 Zach Epperly (160) earn a weight class title and the Major Ray Mendoza Award for scoring the most team points of any individual in the tournament with 34 in all. No. 6 Joey Dance (126) finished as a runner-up, while Ozias (106) and Wert (113) each brought home third place to bounce back from semifinal losses. Epperly scored a second period pin at the 3:31 mark of the championship final against sophomore Johnny Sebastian (Bergen Catholic, N.J.). In advancing to the final, Sebastian beat fellow sophomore Patrick Coover (Blair Academy, N.J.) 1-0 in the quarterfinals on a third period rideout, and then upended No. 9 Jacob Crawford (Millbrook, Va.) 3-2 I the semifinal round. Epperly had to rally from behind in his last two matches, a 9-7 overtime victory in the semifinals against fellow junior Brett Harner (Norristown, Pa.), and the pin against Sebastian on a counter move while trailing 4-2 midway through the second period. "I felt some pressure coming from his duck-under attempt, tried to jump through, and happened to catch him in position," Epperly said. "Once I snuck in the half-nelson, (Sebastian) was right on his back." In addition to Epperly, two other wrestlers from the Commonwealth of Virginia brought home Beast of the East titles, Will Mason (120) for Cape Henry Collegiate and No. 4 Brandon Jeske (126) for Cox. Mason upended No. 17 P.J. Klee (Blair Academy) by a 7-6 score, coming back from a 5-3 deficit after two periods with a reversal and late takedown. "I just had to keep going," was the comment about the comeback effort. "My condition is up there (with the best of them), and it feels awesome to finally win a title (after placing outside the finals the previous three years) at the Beast." Jeske was a 5-4 ultimate tiebreaker winner against Dance, who he considers to be his best friend. Dance scored the only takedown of regulation in the second period, but a late stalling call in the third period took it to overtime tied at 3-3. Though Dance was in deep multiple times during regulation and overtime, Jeske was able to fend off the attacks heading into the tiebreaker periods, where each wrestler got an escape. Having scored first with a second period escape, Jeske chose down and got the escape to win. "Wrestling Joey (Dance) is the hardest thing to do in the world (though the pair did wrestle in the consolation final last week, Jeske won that 3-2), we've trained with each other a ton, heck we lived together for two years even," said Jeske. "To be able to treat it like just another match, I thought about other things (like possibly winning the outstanding wrestler award) all week." This was Jeske's first major in-season tournament title, though he won Cadet freestyle in the summer of 2010. "I've been so close so many times, yet got the stage fright," Jeske said. "It's all about mindset, and this time I broke through." Other weight class champions were No. 16 Salvatore Mastriani (Don Bosco Prep, N.J.) at 152 pounds and Ryan Wolfe (Caravel Academy, Del.) at 182, then a pair of football players in No. 10 Perry Hills (Pittsburgh Central Catholic, Pa.) at 195 and No. 2 Kyle Snyder (Good Counsel, Md.) at 220 also won titles. Mastriani won his last two matches of the tournament by 5-3 scores respectively. It was an overtime match against Garrett Peppelman (Central Dauphin, Pa.) in the semifinals before upending Russ Parsons (Blair Academy, N.J.) in the final with first and third period takedowns to bounce back from getting called for an early illegal slam. "I was still confident, but I had to be more cautious," said Mastriani about his match plan after the illegal slam. "It was hard to finish, but I kept getting some good shots and angles, and felt comfortable despite the tight (nature of the) match." Wolfe gave the host state a champion after they did not get one last year, though Delaware had at least one in each of the four previous additions. He upended the top seed Scott Gibbons (Archbishop Rummel, La.) in the semifinal 7-3, and then beat No. 15 David Reck (Colonial Forge, Va.) 3-2 in the championship match keyed by a late first period takedown. "It feels great, unforgettable, best feeling I've ever had," said Wolfe about winning a title in front of the home crowd. "I've never placed at a major tournament before (was one match short at Super32 this year), and to finally do it, all the hard work paid off." The sophomore sensation Snyder, ranked No. 2 in the Class of 2014 pound-for-pound, made it an Ironman-Beast double this year and back-to-back Beast of the East titles with a 2-1 victory over No. 5 (at 285) John Rizzo (Richland, Pa.). Prior to the final it was three pins, a 25-10 technical fall, and a 4-0 victory for Snyder. However, the final was much tougher. "He's a tough opponent, and I hope to see him again," Snyder said of Rizzo. "Those are the fun matches, the ones that are close and come down to the wire." And indeed it did, as Snyder used a penalty point in the second period, for a second stalling on Rizzo, and a third period escape to earn the narrow victory. The wrestlers each had leg attack chances in the third period that were fended. During the football season, Snyder was a nose guard for the Good Counsel football team, one that was ranked No. 5 in the nation this year. In fact, he was even on varsity last year as a freshman. "I'm wrestling up to the start of football practice," said Snyder," and I even do some wrestling after football practice in the fall." On the other hand, the 195-pound champion Perry Hills is much more atypical of the wrestling/football combination guys. He has verbally committed to play Quarterback at the University of Maryland next year. In fact, he was not in the Ironman last week due to visiting Maryland, and will not be at POWERade in two weeks due to an all-star game. He upended No. 15 Frank Mattiace (Blair Academy, 3-1, with a second period takedown. "I've been practicing for just three weeks," said Hills about coming into wrestling off of football season, "In fact, before this, I had not been on a mat since state (early last March)." This has been natural for him, as he's been doing the wrestling/football combination since he was five or six years old. Even as a quarterback, Hills finds wrestling beneficial. "The mental and physical toughness involved (in wrestling) makes be better. Every QB should wrestle." Finals Results: 106: No. 3 Darian Cruz (Beth. Catholic, Pa.) maj. dec. No. 12 V. Joseph (Pitt. Central Catholic, Pa.), 9-1 113: No. 3 Joey McKenna (Blair Academy, N.J.) won by forfeit over No. 9 Zeke Moisey (Beth. Catholic, Pa.) 120: Will Mason (Cape Henry Collegiate, Va.) dec. No. 17 P.J. Klee (Blair Academy, N.J.), 7-6 126: No. 4 Brandon Jeske (Cox, Va.) dec. No. 6 Joey Dance (Christiansburg, Va.), 5-4 UTB 132: No. 3 Mark Grey (Blair Academy, N.J.) dec. No. 7 Randy Cruz (Beth. Catholic, Pa.), 4-2 138: No. 7 Todd Preston (Blair Academy, N.J.) dec. Alfred Bannister (Bishop McNamara, Md.), 1-0 145: No. 12 Dylan Milonas (Blair Academy, N.J.) dec. No. 9 Matt Cimato (LaSalle, Pa.), 6-2 152: No. 16 Salvatore Mastriani (Don Bosco Prep, N.J.) dec. Russ Parsons (Blair Academy, N.J.), 5-3 160: No. 11 Zach Epperly (Christiansburg, Va.) pinned Johnny Sebastian (Bergen Catholic, N.J.), 3:31 170: No. 7 Eric Morris (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) dec. No. 13 Elliott Riddick (Beth. Catholic, Pa.), 1-0 182: Ryan Wolfe (Caravel Academy, Del.) dec. No. 15 David Reck (Colonial Forge, Va.), 3-2 195: No. 10 Perry Hills (Pitt. Central Catholic, Pa.) dec. No. 15 Frank Mattiace (Blair Academy, N.J.), 3-1 220: No. 2 Kyle Snyder (Good Counsel, Md.) dec. No. 5 (at 285) John Rizzo (Richland, Pa.), 2-1 285: No. 1 Brooks Black (Blair Academy, N.J.) dec. Dink Purnell (A.I. DuPont, Del.), 3-0 Team Standings (Top 10): 1. No. 1 Blair Academy, N.J. 321.5 2. No. 10 Wyoming Seminary, Pa. 179 3. No. 14 Bethlehem Catholic, Pa. 163.5 4. No. 12 Christiansburg, Va. 159 5. No. 28 Central Dauphin, Pa. 126.5 6. No. 40 Colonial Forge, Va. 113 7. No. 38 Pittsburgh Central Catholic, Pa. 107 8. No. 47 McDonogh, Md. 99.5 9. Jackson Memorial, N.J. 92.5 10 (tie). No. 41 Bergen Catholic, N.J.; Smyrna, Del. 86

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- The No. 22 Virginia wrestling team turned in a dominating performance Sunday as it scored a 39-3 victory at Drexel at the John A. Daskalakis Athletic Center in Philadelphia. The Cavaliers won at nine of the 10 weight classes, with six of the UVa wins resulting in bonus points. "It was a great match for our team," UVa head coach Steve Garland said. "For the last two weeks, they have been taking finals and have been battling in practice. When our kids are hard pressed, they always respond. We had a team meeting last night and I told them that this is a turning point in the season and they needed to respond to the challenge. The way the guys competed was awesome. They believed in themselves and really got after it." Matt Snyder (R-Jr., Lewistown, Pa.) and Matt Nelson (R-Sr., Pittsburgh, Pa.), ranked No. 9 and No. 20 nationally at 125 and 133 pounds, respectively, each recorded pins for the Cavaliers (3-1) to start the day, with Snyder needing 2:29 to pin Mike Gomez and Nelson taking 4:55 to finish off Josh Yurasits. With his team-leading fifth fall of the year, Snyder is now 10-1 this season. Nelson pushed his record to 11-3. No. 12 Jon Fausey (R-So., Dalmatia, Pa.) and Nick Sulzer (R-Fr., Cleveland, Ohio) each picked up technical falls at 184 and 165, respectively. Fausey rolled to an 18-2 tech fall over Bryon Sternlieb, while Sulzer won by an 18-3 count over Anson Worrell. Fausey improved to 11-1 this season, while Sulzer is now 11-2. The Cavaliers also got major decisions from Jedd Moore (R-Jr., Mount Vernon, Ohio) and Vinny Waldhauser (Fr., El Dorado Hills, Calif.) at 157 and 174, respectively. Moore won 14-3 over Austin Sommer. Competing in his first college dual match, Waldhauser gave up just three escape points as he cruised to a 13-3 victory. Nick Nelson (R-Sr., Pittsburgh, Pa.) and Shawn Harris (R-Sr., Cleveland, Ohio) each avenged losses from earlier this season. Nelson took out the lone wrestler to beat him this year, Frank Cimato, in a 4-2 decision to improve to 11-1 this year. Harris defeated Shane Fenningham, 4-1, at 149. Ryan Malo (Sr., Georgetown, Mass.) went to sudden victory time before downing Brandon Palik, 3-1. The Dragons (3-2) notched their lone win of the day at heavyweight, where Kyle Frey earned a 6-2 decision over Ethan Hayes (Fr., New Lebanon, Ohio). After a brief break for the holidays, Virginia returns to competition Jan. 1-2 at the Southern Scuffle. The tournament shifts to Chattanooga, Tenn., for the first time this season after a long run in Greensboro, N.C. Results: 125: No. 9 Matt Snyder (UVa) pinned Mike Gomez (DU), 2:29; UVa 6-0 133: No. 20 Matt Nelson (UVa) pinned Josh Yurasits (DU), 4:55; UVa 12-0 141: Nick Nelson (UVa) dec. Frank Cimato (DU), 4-2; UVa 15-0 149: Shawn Harris (UVa) dec. Shane Fenningham (DU), 4-1; UVa 18-0 157: Jedd Moore (UVa) major dec. Austin Sommer (DU), 14-3; UVa 22-0 165: Nick Sulzer (UVa) tech fall Anson Worrell (DU), 18-3; UVa 27-0 174: Vinny Waldhauser (UVa) major dec. Alex Rinaldi (DU), 13-3; UVa 31-0 184: No. 12 Jon Fausey (UVa) tech fall Bryon Sternlieb (DU), 18-2; UVa 36-0 197: Ryan Malo (UVa) dec. Brandon Palik (DU), 3-1 (SV); UVa 39-0 285: Kyle Frey (DU) dec. Ethan Hayes (UVa), 6-2; UVa 39-3

SANBORN, NY -- Thanks in part to 10 total wins by fall and two tech falls, the Buffalo wrestling team put up a high-scoring day at its quad meet, beating Gardner-Webb 43-3, and Niagara County Community College 47-3 while dropping a dual to Bloomsburg 23-10. A trio of Bulls went undefeated through multiple matches, headlined by senior Kevin Smith. The team opened the day against Gardner-Webb and reeled off three straight wins, including pins by Max Soria (125 lbs.) and Smith (141). After Chris Conti dropped an overtime decision to returning national qualifier Ryan Medved at 149 pounds, Buffalo cruised the rest of the way. Dominic Montesanti (157) and Justin Heiserman (197) earned decisions while Mark Lewandowski (165) and Jake Waste (174) each won technical falls in just the first period. Jedd Mason returned from a month-long injury to earn a second-period pin at heavyweight and Zach Ward also won by fall in the 184 pound bout, for the first pin of his career in dual meets. In its next match, the Bulls took two of the first three matches but Justin Farmer (133) could not hold on to his lead through the final period and lost 3-2. Soria won a decision and Smith took a 10-2 major decision to give the Bulls an early 7-3 lead. The back end of the Huskies lineup was too much for the team to overcome, however, as Bloomsburg swept all four matches following Lewandowski's 6-2 decision and won 23-10. For the final match of the day, UB made three substitutions against Niagara County Community College, and all three of the subs earned victories. Sean Walton put his opponent on his back early in the third period to lead off the match, and Taylor Golba followed at 133 with a 6-2 decision. The third sub, Clay Reeb, earned a third-period pin as well in the 157 pound match in his first dual for Buffalo since transfering from Oklahoma over the summer. Smith earned his second pin of the day and Lewandowski earned his second tech fall of the day as UB secured bonus points in seven of its nine wins to pull out a 47-3 romp. The two wins were the first for the team in this dual season, and it moves its overall record to 2-7 (0-1 MAC). The team will rest over the holiday break and celebrate the New Year on Jan. 2 with a home dual against regional rival Binghamton. Because of the on-going renovations to Alumni Arena, the match will be held at Lancaster High School at 7 pm. Buffalo 43, Gardner-Webb 3 125 Max Soria (Buffalo) FALL Michael Slaughter (Gardner-Webb) 2:40. 6.00 0 133 Justin Farmer (Buffalo) DEC Robert Golde (Gardner-Webb) 14-8. 3.00 0 141 Kevin Smith (Buffalo) FALL Davante Andujar (Gardner-Webb) 3:58. 6.00 0 149 Ryan Medved (Gardner-Webb) DEC Chris Conti (Buffalo) 6-1. 0 3.00 157 Dominic Montesanti (Buffalo) DEC Alex Medved (Gardner-Webb) 5-2. 3.00 0 165 Mark Lewandowski (Buffalo) TECH FALL Justin Guthrie (Gardner-Webb) 2:06 15-0. 5.00 0 174 Jake Waste (Buffalo) TECH FALL Aaron Rabin (Gardner-Webb) 2:15 16-0. 5.00 0 184 Zach Ward (Buffalo) FALL Julian Ming (Gardner-Webb) 5:23. 6.00 0 197 Justin Heisermen (Buffalo) DEC Travis Porter (Gardner-Webb) 3-1. 3.00 0 285 Jedd Mason (Buffalo) FALL Justin Kozera (Gardner-Webb) 4:55. 6.00 0 Dual Meet Score 43.0 3.0 Bloomsburg 23, Buffalo 10 125 Max Soria (Buffalo) DEC Sean Boylan (Bloomsburg) 5-2. 3.00 0 133 Nick Wilcox (Bloomsburg) DEC Justin Farmer (Buffalo) 3-2. 0 3.00 141 Kevin Smith (Buffalo) MAJ DEC Derek Shingara (Bloomsburg) 10-2. 4.00 0 149 Bryce Busler (Bloomsburg) MAJ DEC Chris Conti (Buffalo) 16-5. 0 4.00 157 Frank Hickman (Bloomsburg) MAJ DEC Dominic Montesanti (Buffalo) 12-4. 0 4.00 165 Mark Lewandowski (Buffalo) DEC Kevin Hartnett (Bloomsburg) 6-2. 3.00 0 174 Mike Dessino (Bloomsburg) DEC Jake Waste (Buffalo) 4-2. 0 3.00 184 Sam Shirey (Bloomsburg) DEC Zach Ward (Buffalo) 6-4. 0 3.00 197 Richard Perry (Bloomsburg) DEC Justin Heisermen (Buffalo) 12-6. 0 3.00 285 Zachary Walsh (Bloomsburg) DEC Jedd Mason (Buffalo) 4-0. 0 3.00 Dual Meet Score 10.0 23.0 Buffalo 47, Niagara County Community College 3 125 Sean Walton (Buffalo) FALL Dwann Hall (Niagara Community College) 5:44. 6.00 0 133 Taylor Golba (Buffalo) DEC Caleb Green (Niagara Community College) 6-2. 3.00 0 141 Kevin Smith (Buffalo) FALL Ryan Baer (Niagara Community College) 2:31. 6.00 0 149 Chris Conti (Buffalo) DEC Stephen Liebler (Niagara Community College) 7-2. 3.00 0 157 Clay Reeb (Buffalo) FALL Irvin Buck (Niagara Community College) 5:47. 6.00 0 165 Mark Lewandowski (Buffalo) TECH FALL Kris Schimek (Niagara Community College) 5:45 20-4. 5.00 0 174 Jake Waste (Buffalo) FALL David Lyons (Niagara Community College) 5:30. 6.00 0 184 Zach Ward (Buffalo) FALL Joe McGrath (Niagara Community College) 3:29. 6.00 0 197 Justin Heisermen (Buffalo) FALL Aireol Harper (Niagara Community College) 0:20. 6.00 0 285 Lance Moore (Niagara Community College) DEC Jedd Mason (Buffalo) 7-3. 0 3.00 Dual Meet Score 47.0 3.0

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Behind seven wins and an Indiana forfeit, the No. 6 Ohio State wrestling team defeated the Hoosiers, 31-9, in both teams' Big Ten Conference opener Sunday afternoon in St. John Arena. The Buckeyes remain undefeated with a 7-0 record and are now 1-0 in the league, while Indiana falls to 6-1 overall and 0-1 in the conference. Bonus points scored by redshirt freshman Logan Stieber (133 pounds) and freshman Derek Garcia (165 pounds) helped the Scarlet and Gray end the 2011 portion of their schedule on a high note. Ohio State will not compete again until after the New Year when it travels to Nebraska for an 8 p.m. ET matchup Jan. 6 in Lincoln. The match will air on BTN.com. The afternoon began with the 133-pound bout and for the second consecutive match, L. Stieber pinned his opponent, this time downing Joe Duca in 1:26. Last Sunday at Kent State, L. Stieber pinned Troy Opfer in 2:17. L. Stieber, a native of Monroeville, Ohio, remains undefeated on the season with a 16-0 overall record, including a 7-0 mark in dual competition. With the Buckeyes up 6-0 early, freshman Hunter Stieber (141 pounds) earned his 15th win (15-2 overall; 6-1 dual) of the season when he beat Matt Ortega, 6-1. H. Stieber gave up the lone escape to Ortega in the first period after scoring a takedown in the opening 35 seconds. H. Stieber tacked on another takedown and escape for the win. Receiving the start at 149 pounds, redshirt freshman Alex Gordon (4-6 overall; 0-1 dual) was pinned by Taylor Walsh and the Hoosier win helped them cut the Buckeye lead to just three. However, the Scarlet and Gray jumped back into the win column after four consecutive victories, including a forfeit at 174 pounds. Redshirt freshman Josh Demas scored a 6-3 win at 157 pounds over Ryan Konz. A Columbus, Ohio, native who attended Westerville North High School, Demas' escape and takedown in the third period secured his 14th win of the season after the score was knotted up at 3 a piece entering the final period. Demas is now 14-5 overall and 5-2 in dual action. Garcia (9-5 overall; 4-3 dual), who hails from Sedro Woolley, Wash., had the most impressive outing of the afternoon when he shut out Anthony Fretwell, 11-0. A trio of takedowns, 3-point nearfall, escape and riding time of 4:25 helped the Buckeyes jump out to a 16-6 advantage at the halfway point. Because Indiana forfeited the 174-pound match, Ohio State then took a commanding 22-6 lead entering the 184-pound bout between redshirt junior C.J. Magrum (14-3 overall; 7-0 dual) and Lucas Sheridan. An Oak Harbor, Ohio, native, Magrum owned slim 2-1 and 4-3 leads at the end of the first and second periods, respectively. However, Magrum scored an escape in the opening seven seconds of the third period for the 5-3 lead and that was enough for the win. Freshman Andrew Campolattano (10-6 overall; 4-3 dual) faced fifth ranked Matt Powless at 197 pounds and nearly pulled off the upset. With both wrestlers tied, 6-6, with 17 seconds left in the match, Campolattano, a Bound Brook, N.J., native needed a takedown for the win because Powless held the riding time advantage (1:17). Campolattano could not get the takedown and Powless edged the Buckeye, 7-6. Heavyweights Peter Capone (11-5 overall; 5-2 dual) and Jowan Gill faced off with the Buckeye from Johnson City, N.Y., earning the 7-0 victory. After a scoreless first and second period, Capone scored a reversal and a pair of 2-point nearfalls for the win. Capone also accrued 1:46 worth of riding time. Freshman Johnni Dijulius from Aurora, Ohio, concluded the afternoon with a 10-3 win vs. Zach Zimmer. Dijulius held a 5-1 lead at the end of the first period and continued his impressive efforts after scoring an escape and two-point nearfall in the second. One last escape, plus a 1:16 of riding time in the third period gave Dijulius his 12th win of the season (12-7 overall; 4-3 dual). Results: 125 Johnni Dijulius DEC Zach Zimmer, 10-3 133 Logan Stieber PINNED Joe Duca, 1:26 141 Hunter Stieber DEC Matt Ortega, 6-1 149 Taylor Walsh PINNED Alex Gordon, 6:17 157 Josh Demas DEC Ryan Konz, 6-3 165 Derek Garcia MAJ DEC Anthony Fretwell, 11-0 174 Indiana Forfeit 184 C.J. Magrum DEC Lucas Sheridan, 5-3 197 No. 5 Matt Powless DEC Andrew Campolattano, 7-6 HWT Peter Capone DEC Jowan Gill, 7-0

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. -- The fifth-ranked Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team put forth a dominating effort at Lock Haven on Sunday, shutting out the Bald Eagles 50-0 in non-conference wrestling action. Penn State won all ten bouts, including a thrilling pin by junior Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.) at 141, as Penn state rolled to victory. True freshman Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 15 at 125, opened up the bout by pinning LHU's Bobby Rehm at the 4:02 mark. Junior Derek Reber (Lewisburg, Pa.) followed that up with a 6-3 win over LHU's John Trumbetti at 133. Junior Pearsall then notched the dual's hallmark win by pinning No. 14 Matt Bonson at the 4:22 mark at 141. All-American Frank Molinaro (Barnegat, N.J.), ranked No. 1 at 149, then pinned Owen Wilkinson at the 2:30 mark. Red-shirt freshman Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 10 at 157, posted a 19-8 major over the Haven's Aaron Fry to give Penn State a 25-0 lead at the midway point. All-American David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 1 at 165, notched a furious 21-5 technical fall of Seth Creasy in just 3:21. With second-ranked Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.) getting the night off, talented red-shirt freshman Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah) stepped in and the Nittany Lions did not skip a beat. Brown posted a 19-4 technical fall over Lock Haven's Aaron McKinney in just 3:47. All-American Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 5 at 184, posted a 17-2 technical fall at the 7:00 mark over Zach Heffner before true freshman Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.), ranked No. 10 at 197, majored LHU junior Matt Parlier 13-4. Senior Cameron Wade (Twinsburg, Ohio), ranked No. 8 at heavyweight, capped off the shut-out by pinning Harry Turner at the 3:53 mark to give Penn State the 50-0 win. The Nittany Lions move to 4-1 while Lock Haven shifts to 3-3. Penn State was simply dominant in the dual, posting a gaudy 39-0 edge in takedowns and collecting 20 bonus points off four pins, three tech falls and two majors. The shut out is Penn State's first since a 48-0 shutout of Lock Haven last December in Rec Hall. The Nittany Lions head to the Southern Scuffle for New Year's, taking part in the two-day, team scored tournament on Jan. 1-2 at UT-Chattanooga. Penn State's next home dual is on Sunday, Jan. 22, when Iowa invades Rec Hall for a 2 p.m. dual that is already sold out. The Nittany Lions then host Ohio State on Sunday, Jan. 29, at 2 p.m. Fans can purchase a limited number of `standing room only' tickets for the Ohio State dual by calling 814-865-5555. Tickets are priced at $8 for adults and $5 for youth (18 and under) and can be purchased from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day or in person at the Bryce Jordan Center box office. A maximum of four tickets may be purchased per person. The full season slate of live dual meet and tournament action will air locally on WRSC AM (1390 AM) with Friday evening duals being simulcast on WRSC FM (103.1 FM). Lock Haven's WBPZ (1230 AM) will also carry the entire season live, WIEZ (690 AM) in Huntingdon/Lewistown carries all Sunday events and further affiliates may be added soon. The regular season schedule of radio broadcasts will be streamed live at www.GoPSUsports.com as part of Penn State's All-Access package, which will also feature live video streams of many home events. Ticket information is accessed easily online at www.GoPSUsports.com/tickets/m-wrestl-tickets.html . Fans are encouraged to follow Penn State wrestling via twitter at www.twitter.com/pennstatepat and on Penn State Wrestling's facebook page at www.facebook.com/pennstatewrestling. The 2011-12 Penn State Wrestling season is presented by The Family Clothesline. Results: 125: #15 Nico Megaludis PSU pinned Bobby Rehm LHU, WBF (4:02) 6-0 133: Derek Reber PSU dec. John Trumbetti LHU, 6-3 9-0 141: Bryan Pearsall PSU pinned #14 Matt Bonson LHU, WBF (4:22) 15-0 149: #1 Frank Molinaro PSU pinned Owen Wilkinson LHU, WBF (2:30) 21-0 157: #10 Dylan Alton PSU maj. dec. Aaron Fry LHU, 19-8 25-0 165: #1 David Taylor PSU tech fall Seth Creasy LHU, 21-5 (TF; 3:21) 30-0 174: Matt Brown PSU tech fall Aaron McKinney LHU, 19-4 (TF; 3:47) 35-0 184: #5 Quentin Wright PSU tech fall Zach Heffner LHU, 17-2 (TF; 7:00) 40-0 197: #10 Morgan McIntosh PSU maj. dec. Matt Parlier LHU, 13-4 44-0 285: #8 Cameron Wade PSU pinned Harry Turner LHU, WBF (3:53) 50-0 Attendance: 1,094 Records: #5 Penn State (4-1, 1-1 B1G), Lock Haven (3-3) Up Next for Penn State: at Southern Scuffle, Jan. 1-2, Chattanooga, Tenn. BOUT-BY-BOUT: 125: Penn State's Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 15 nationally at 125, met Lock Haven's Bobby Rehm. Megaludis countered an early Rehm shot, gained control of his shoulders and turned a low ankle pick into a takedown and a 2-0 lead. Rehm escaped quickly only to get taken down again by the Lion freshman. Another Rehm escape cut Megaludis' lead to 4-2 with 1:08 on the clock, but Megaludis began adding takedowns at a quick rate. By the end of the period, Megaludis had a 10-4 lead thanks to five takedowns. Rehm chose down to start the second, was allowed up by Megaludis and immediately taken down by the Lion. Megaludis cut him loose and took him down again. This time, Megaludis worked the Bald Eagle to his back and got the pin at the 4:02 mark. 133: Junior Derek Reber (Lewisburg, Pa.) took on Bald Eagle senior John Trumbetti at 133. Reber and Trumbetti battled evenly for the first half of the opening period, wrestling to a series of stalemates as each man looked for an opening to score. Reber got in on a low single with :30 left in the opening period and forced a scramble as the period wound down. Trumbetti was able to fight the move off to keep things scoreless through three minutes. Reber chose down to start the second period and worked to escape. But Trumbetti was able to maintain control although he picked up a stall warning at the :55 mark. Reber finally reversed the Bald Eagle with :10 left to take a 2-0 lead after two periods, but Trumbetti had 1:46 in riding time. Trumbetti chose down to start the final stanza and worked his way into a chance to reverse Reber himself. He finished off the reversal with 1:25 and tied the bout. Trumbetti was called for an illegal hold, Reber then escaped to take a 4-2 lead. Reber added a final takedown and won 6-3 with Trumbetti getting the riding time point. 141: Junior Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.) took to the mat at 141 for Penn State against Lock Haven's Matt Bonson, who entered the bout 12-1 and ranked No. 14 nationally. Bonson gained control of Pearsall's legs early but Pearsall was able force a scramble and a stalemate to keep the bout scoreless early. Pearsall then scrambled around behind Bonson after a short scramble to take an early 2-0 lead. He then turned the ranked Bale Eagle for two back points and a 4-0 lead with :55 on the clock. Pearsall then rode Bonson out for a 4-0 lead with 1:11 RT after one period. Bonson chose down to start the second and Pearsall was hit with a quick stall warning just :08 into the period. Pearsall was able to break Bonson down and began looking for a chance to turn the ranked Eagle for more back points. After a reset, Pearsall gained control of Bonson's shoulders and turned him to his back with a solid headlock. A brief twenty second's worth of work led to a Pearsall pin of the ranked Bonson at the 4:22 mark, giving Penn State a 15-0 lead. 149: Three-time All-American Frank Molinaro (Barnegat, N.J.), ranked No. 1 at 149, met LHU senior Owen Wilkenson. Molinaro got the bout's first takedown at the 1:55 mark and began looking for a chance to turn the Bald Eagle for back points. The Lion senior got two near fall points, reset and began working for another turn. Molinaro gained control of the Bald Eagle, turned him to his back and got the fall at the 2:30 mark to remain undefeated on the year. 157: Red-shirt freshman Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 10 at 157, met LHU's Aaron Fry. Alton wasted no time in taking a 2-0 lead with a takedown less than ten seconds into the bout. Alton added a second takedown after a Fry escape to lead 4-1 midway through the period. Fry worked his way for a reversal at the :46 mark to cut the lead to 5-3 after an Alton escape. Trailing 5-3, Fry chose down to start the second period and was cut loose by Alton at the 1:20 mark. Alton never lost contact and quickly slid behind the Bald Eagle to lead 7-5 after another Fry escape. Alton picked up a stall point and then took Fry down for a 10-5 lead with :35 on the clock. He then rode Fry out to lead 10-5 with 3:11 in riding time after two. Alton chose down to start the third, quickly escaped, and then added another takedown to lead 13-5 with 1:29 on the clock. The Lion freshman dominated the remainder of the rest of the period and rolled to a 19-8 major with 4:14 in riding time. 165: All-American David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 1 nationally at 165, faced off against Bald Eagle senior Seth Creasy. The sophomore Lion dominated the opening period, rolling up takedowns and adding a three-point near fall to lead 11-4 after less than 2:00 of time. Taylor's fifth takedown allowed the Nittany Lion to lead 13-5 and his sixth on a quick low ankle pick gave Taylor a 15-5 lead with :20 on the clock. Taylor added three late back points to lead 18-5 after one period. Creasy chose top to start the second stanza and Taylor quickly escaped for a 19-5 lead. He then ended the match with a takedown to get the 21-5 technical fall at the 3:21 mark. 174: All-American Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 174, stepped aside for a dual to give talented red-shirt freshman Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah) a chance to wrestle in front of a dual meet crowd. Brown made his Penn State dual debut against LHU's Aaron McKinney. Brown took an early 2-0 lead with a solid takedown and then put together a nice ride, breaking McKinney down and looking for a chance to turn the Bald Eagle. Brown notched a second takedown and turned McKinney for three back points, nearly picking up the fall. The move gave the Lion freshman a 7-2 lead with :50 on the clock after cutting McKinney loose. Brown took McKinney down again at the :30 mark. A Brown ride out gave the Lion a 9-2 lead heading to the second. Brown chose down to start the second and quickly escaped to a 10-2 lead. Another takedown and three more back points put Brown up 15-2 with 1:20 on the clock. Brown cut the Bald Eagle loose at the :35 mark and picked up another takedown with :20 left, cut the Bald Eagle loose and then ended the bout with a final takedown at the :12 mark. The 19-4 technical fall came at the 3:47 mark. 184: All-American and defending national champion Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 5 at 184, took on Lock Haven's Zach Heffner. Wright nearly ended the match in seconds, throwing Heffner to his back for a quick takedown and near fall. While Heffner was able to keep from getting pinned, the move gave Wright a 5-1 lead after cutting Heffner loose less than :20 into the bout. Wright set the tone on offense, looking for a chance at another shoulder throw or turning those shots into low singles. Heffner was able to fight off numerous Wright shots but the Lion All-American got his second takedown with :15 left and led 7-1 after one. Heffner chose down to start the second period and escaped :45 into the period. But Wright was relentless, tacking on another takedown to lead 9-2 with 1:00 on the clock. Wright then turned Heffner for back points at the end of the period to lead 12-2 after two periods. Wright quickly escaped and took Heffner down to lead 15-2. He picked up a stall point and, after a ride out, the bonus point for a 17-2 technical fall at the 7:00 mark. 197: Nittany Lion Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.), ranked No. 10 at 197, med Bald Eagle junior Matt Parlier. McIntosh got the first takedown at the 2:05 mark and led 2-1 after cutting Parlier loose. The Lion freshman added a second takedown and cut, then a third one with 1:00 left to lead 6-3. McIntosh then forced a scramble and picked up a fourth takedown with :40 on the clock. He then rode Parlier out to carry an 8-3 lead into the second period. McIntosh chose neutral to start the second period and added a fifth takedown less than :30 in. He then controlled the action from the top, looking for a chance to turn the Bald Eagle for back points. While not picking up any back points, the ride out gave the Nittany Lion a 10-3 lead with 3:00 RT after two periods. Parlier chose down to start the third period and escaped to a 10-4 deficit, but McIntosh continued his offensive pressure, using a low ankle pick to up his lead to 12-4 with another takedown. McIntosh spent the rest of the bout in control and walked away with a convincing 13-4 major (with 4:31 riding time). 285: Senior Cameron Wade (Twinsburg, Ohio), ranked No. 8 at heavyweight, met LHU's Harry Turner. Wade got the bout's first takedown and was looking for back points when Turner was able to reverse him at the 1:30 mark. A quick Wade escape gave the Lion a 3-2 lead. Wade continued to set the tempo, looking for chances to score high and shift to low singles. Turner was able to step back from numerous Wade shots and the Nittany Lion led 3-2 after one period. Turner chose down to start the second stanza but Wade was able to gain control of Turner and turn him to his back. Wade turned a three point near fall into a fall at the 3:53 mark, giving Penn State the 50-0 win.

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Scoring bonus points has been the theme for the Tiger wrestling team as of late, and Sunday afternoon was no different. No. 12 Missouri (5-1, 1-1 Big 12) won seven of the 10 matches against Iowa State in front of 1,239 fans, scoring bonus points in five of those wins to pace their 31-10 victory Iowa State took the early lead at 174 pounds, as No. 7 Chris Spangler pulled the upset on No. 3 Dorian Henderson, winning 7-4. However, No. 19 Mike Larson registered a fall at 184 pounds to give the Tigers the 6-3 advantage. Larson took down Mikey England with 33 seconds left in the first period and quickly got him to his back, sticking him in 2:36. Junior Brent Haynes extended that lead to 11-3 with a technical fall in the next match, shutting out Cole Shafer by a 15-0 score. Haynes hit a takedown and a two near fall in the first period, and scored a reversal a minute into the second. In the third, after Shafer chose neutral, Haynes landed a takedown and two three point near falls before the buzzer. At heavyweight, Devin Mellon won his seventh straight match with a 3-2 victory over Matt Gibson. Mellon scored a takedown in the first and an escape in the third while surrendering just two escapes. For the first time this year, Alan Waters found himself trailing in a match, as he was down 4-2 after giving up two takedowns in the first to No. 10 Ryak Finch. However, after starting the second on bottom, Waters reversed Finch to tie the score, then used his strong riding skills to turn Finch to his back for three points. In the third, Waters took Finch down with less than a minute left, and turned him again for another three with just seven seconds left to score a 13-4 major decision. Now 9-0 on the year, all of Waters' victories have come with bonus points. No. 11 Nathan McCormick moved to 9-1 on the season and 5-1 in duals with a 9-5 victory over RJ Hallman at 133 pounds, pushing Mizzou's lead to 21-3. However, Iowa State broke Missouri's four-match winning streak at 141, with Luke Goettl pulling out a 6-5 win over Brandon Wiest. Wiest was deep on several shots in the third period, any of which would've given him the victory, but Goettl was able to fight him off and secure the win for the Cyclones. At 149 pounds, Kyle Bradley registered his third straight win by fall, all of which have come with short time left in the match. Up 10-3 in the third and looking for the major decision, Bradley took Joe Cozart down to his back with eight seconds left, and was awarded the pin with just one second left on the timer. The win put Missouri up 27-6 and improved Bradley to 8-3 on the season, as he's riding an eight-match winning streak. Two weeks ago, Bradley pinned his opponent in the Kaufman-Brand Open finals with just 17 seconds left, while last week he stuck Ian Miller of Kent State with 35 seconds remaining. Redshirt freshman Drake Houdashelt closed out the scoring for Missouri with a 13-3 major decision over Michael Moreno. Houdashelt scored three takedowns in the first two periods and scored two takedowns and two escapes in the third to go along with his riding time. At 165 pounds, No. 4 Andrew Sorenson won by major decision over No. 12 Zach Toal, 12-4. The Tigers will have a week and a half off for the holidays before returning to action on Jan. 1-2 with their first major tournament of the season, as Missouri will head to Chattanooga, Tenn. for the Southern Scuffle. Other teams competing in the tournament include No. 3 Minnesota, No. 4 Cornell and No. 5 Penn State. For more information, stay tuned to mutigers.com. Results: 125: No. 3 Alan Waters (MU) major dec. No. 10 Ryak Finch (ISU), 13-4 133: No. 11 Nathan McCormick (MU) dec. RJ Hallman (ISU), 9-5 141: Luke Goettl (ISU) dec. Brandon Wiest (MU), 6-5 149: No. 14 Kyle Bradley (MU) fall Joe Cozart (ISU), 6:59 157: No. 18 Drake Houdashelt (MU) major dec. Michael Moreno (ISU), 13-3 165: No. 4 Andrew Sorenson (ISU) major dec. No. 12 Zach Toal (MU), 12-4 174: No. 7 Chris Spangler (ISU) dec. No. 3 Dorian Henderson (MU), 7-4 184: No. 19 Mike Larson (MU) fall Mikey England (ISU), 2:36 197: No. 18 Brent Haynes (MU) tech. fall Cole Shafer (ISU), 15-0 (7:00) 285: Devin Mellon (MU) dec. Matt Gibson (ISU), 3-2

Also view finals results at Josh Lowe's Twitter: @JLowe_intermat. 106: No. 3 Darian Cruz (Beth. Catholic, Pa.) maj. dec. No. 12 V. Joseph (Pitt. Central Catholic, Pa.), 9-1 113: No. 3 Joey McKenna (Blair Academy, N.J.) won by forfeit over No. 9 Zeke Moisey (Beth. Catholic, Pa.) 120: Will Mason (Cape Henry Collegiate, Va.) dec. No. 17 P.J. Klee (Blair Academy, N.J.), 7-6 126: No. 4 Brandon Jeske (Cox, Va.) dec. No. 6 Joey Dance (Christiansburg, Va.), 5-4 UTB 132: No. 3 Mark Grey (Blair Academy, N.J.) dec. No. 7 Randy Cruz (Beth. Catholic, Pa.), 4-2 138: No. 7 Todd Preston (Blair Academy, N.J.) dec. Alfred Bannister (Bishop McNamara, Md.), 1-0 145: No. 12 Dylan Milonas (Blair Academy, N.J.) dec. No. 9 Matt Cimato (LaSalle, Pa.), 6-2 152: No. 16 Salvatore Mastriani (Don Bosco Prep, N.J.) dec. Russ Parsons (Blair Academy, N.J.), 5-3 160: No. 11 Zach Epperly (Christiansburg, Va.) pinned Johnny Sebastian (Bergen Catholic, N.J.), 3:31 170: No. 7 Eric Morris (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) dec. No. 13 Elliott Riddick (Beth. Catholic, Pa.), 1-0 182: Ryan Wolfe (Caravel Academy, Del.) dec. No. 15 David Reck (Colonial Forge, Va.), 3-2 195: No. 10 Perry Hills (Pitt. Central Catholic, Pa.) dec. No. 15 Frank Mattiace (Blair Academy, N.J.), 3-1 220: No. 2 Kyle Snyder (Good Counsel, Md.) dec. No. 5 (at 285) John Rizzo (Richland, Pa.), 2-1 285: No. 1 Brooks Black (Blair Academy, N.J.) dec. Dink Purnell (A.I. DuPont, Del.), 3-0

BROOKINGS, S.D. -- A streak of five major decision victories and nine total dual wins propelled the No. 16 Nebraska wrestling team to a 37-3 win over the South Dakota State Jackrabbits Saturday night in Brookings, S.D. The Huskers improved to 6-0 in dual competition and have now won all five road duals they have competed in this season. SDSU dropped to 3-3. True freshman James Green (157) kicked off NU's streak of major decision victories with his 15-4 win over Nick Flynn (SDSU) to extend Nebraska's lead to 16-3. The Willingboro, N.J., native tallied nine third-period points to put away the Jacks' leading wrestler. A week after winning Big Ten Wrestler-of-the-Week honons, No. 5 Robert Kokesh (165) won his 14th match of the season with his major decision victory over Dillon Reid (SDSU). Kokesh jumped out to a 7-0 lead after the first period and cruised to the 17-4 victory. Junior Tyler Koehn (174) defeated Joe Rasmussen (SDSU), 18-6, before junior Josh Ihnen returned to his winning ways with his 17-5 win over Troy Morisette (SDSU) to make the team score 28-3. James Nakashima (197) beat Nick Mart (SDSU), 17-4, and marked the sixth Husker wrestler to score over 15 points. No. 17 Ridge Kiley picked up NU's first win of the dual with his forfeit victory at 133 pounds, before No. 11 Jake Sueflohn (141) picked up his fifth dual victory of the season, defeating Dustin Walraven (SDSU) by decision. Brandon Wilbourn (149) won his second straight daul match when he beat Andrew Youngblom (SDSU), 9-2. No. 10 Tucker Lane (Hwt) closed the dual out with his first win by technical fall this season when he took down Joe Skow (SDSU), 18-3. The Huskers will return to the mat tomorrow, Sunday, Dec. 18, when they take on the North Dakota State Bison in Fargo, N.D., at 1 p.m. Sunday's dual can be viewed on Huskers.com, but a subscription is required. Chack back to Huskers.com for more coverage of the Husker wrestling team. Results: 125- Aaron Pickrel (SDSU) by dec. over Shawn Nagel (NU), 13-7 (NU 0, SDSU 3) 133- #17 Ridge Kiley (NU) wins by forfeit (NU 6, SDSU 3) 141- #11 Jake Sueflohn (NU) by dec. over Dustin Walraven (SDSU), 6-2 (NU 9, SDSU 3) 149- Brandon Wilbourn (NU) by dec. over Andrew Youngblom (SDSU), 9-2 (NU 12, SDSU 3) 157- #14 James Green (NU) by major dec. over Nick Flynn (SDSU), 15-4 (NU16, SDSU 3) 165- #5 Robert Kokesh (NU) by major dec. over Dillon Reid (SDSU), 17-4 (NU 20, SDSU 3) 174- Tyler Koehn (NU) by major dec. over Joe Rasmussen (SDSU), 18-6 (NU 24, SDSU 3) 184- #10 Josh Ihnen (NU) by major dec. over Troy Morisette (SDSU), 17-5 (NU 28, SDSU 3) 197- James Nakashima (NU) by major dec. over Nick Mart (SDSU), 17-5 (NU 32, SDSU 3) Hwt- #10 Tucker Lane (NU) by tech. fall over Joe Skow (SDSU), 18-3 (NU 37, SDSU 3)

MOUNT PLEASANT -- Junior 184-pounder Ben Bennett dominated his competition Saturday as No. 18 Central Michigan went a perfect 3-0 at the Bison Duals with wins over Sacred Heart, Princeton and Bucknell. Bennett claimed pins in all three of his bouts and three other Chippewas, sophomore Joe Roth (125), freshman Joey Kielbasa (149) and senior Peter Sturgeon (285), went a perfect 3-0 on the day. Head Coach Tom Borrelli earned his 300th career win in the process, as the Maroon and Gold improved to 10-2 on the season. Borrelli is now 302-127-8 all-time and 256-102-7 as the head coach of the Chippewas. The Maroon and Gold got things rolling with a shutout of the Pioneers (0-10), 49-0, behind pins by No. 18 Roth, Scott Mattingly (141), Mike Ottinger (165) and No. 8 Bennett. The Chippewas also picked up bonus points with a major decision by Tyler Keselring (133) and two forfeit victories. Redshirt freshman Dakota Cooley also earned his first career collegiate dual victory, defeating the Tigers' Jonathon Rizzitello by decision at 174 pounds, 3-2. The Chippewas jumped out to a quick 6-0 lead on the Tigers (2-6) with decisions by Roth and freshman Zach Horan. Roth defeated No. 20 Garrett Frey, 8-2, and Horan picked up his first career dual victory at 133 pounds by defeating Christopher Perez, 4-2. After the Tigers pulled it within three, 9-6, Ottinger picked up bonus points with a major decision over Richard Eva and Bennett claimed his second pin of the day, over Daniel Santoro, to give the Chippewas a comfortable lead, 19-9. Senior Chad Friend (197) earned a 6-1 decision and No. 6 Sturgeon closed the match with a pin to give the Chippewas the decisive 28-9 victory. Bennett picked up his third pin of the day in the Chippewas' victory over the Bison (2-6), sparking a late push for the 21-12 win. After Roth and Keselring earned decisions to put CMU up, 6-0, Bucknell claimed three of the next five bouts to pull within three, 12-9. The junior then put Jamie Westwood on his back 2:42 into the match, earning six bonus points and his seventh fall of the season. The Bison got a key overtime win at 197 pounds to keep the match alive, but Sturgeon was able to earn a decision over Tyler Lyster, 5-2, to secure the Chippewa win. CMU will next compete at the Midland Championships in Evanston, Ill., Dec. 29-30. No. 19 Central Michigan 49, Sacred Heart 0 125: No. 18 Joe Roth (CMU) pin Joe Harris, 4:55; CMU 6-0 133: Tyler Keselring (CMU) maj. dec. Andrew Polidore, 17-4; CMU 10-0 141: Scott Mattingly (CMU) pin Robert O'Neill, 2:21; CMU 16-0 149: Joey Kielbasa (CMU) win by forfeit; CMU 22-0 157: Jared Porter (CMU) dec. Joseph Evangelista, 9-5; CMU 25-0 165: Mike Ottinger (CMU) pin Sam Sheppard, 5:53; CMU 31-0 174: Dakota Cooley (CMU) dec. Jonathon Rizzitello, 3-2; CMU 34-0 184: No. 8 Ben Bennett (CMU) pin Zachary Moran, 1:22; CMU 40-0 197: Chad Friend (CMU) dec. Sam Morison, 4-0; CMU 43-0 285: No. 6 Peter Sturgeon wins by forfeit; CMU 49-0 No. 19 Central Michigan 28, Princeton 9 125: No. 18 Joe Roth (CMU) dec. No. 20 Garrett Frey, 8-2; CMU 3-0 133: Zach Horan (CMU) dec. Christopher Perez, 4-2; CMU 6-0 141: Richard Krop (Princeton) dec. Scott Mattingly, 7-1; CMU 6-3 149: Joey Kielbasa (CMU) dec. Zachary Bintliff, 4-1; CMU 9-3 157: Daniel Kolodzik (Princeton) dec. Donnie Corby, 3-1; CMU 9-6 165: Mike Ottinger (CMU) maj. dec. Richard Eva, 12-4; CMU 13-6 174: Ryan Callahan (Princeton) dec. Dakota Cooley, 5-0; CMU 13-9 184: No. 8 Ben Bennett (CMU) pin Daniel Santoro, 2:47; CMU 19-9 197: Chad Friend (CMU) dec. Kurt Brendel, 6-1; CMU 22-9 285: No. 6 Peter Sturgeon pin Stephen Turner, 4:34; CMU 28-9 No 19 Central Michigan 21, Bucknell 12 125: No. 18 Joe Roth (CMU) dec. Austin Miller, 8-2; CMU 3-0 133: Tyler Keselring (CMU) dec. Shawn Armato , 9-3; CMU 6-0 141: Derrik Russell (Bucknell) dec. Scott Mattingly, 6-3; CMU 6-3 149: Joey Kielbasa (CMU) dec. Alex Pellicciotti, 4-0; CMU 9-3 157: Donnie Corby (CMU) overtime Ray Schlitt, 8-6; CMU 12-3 165: Corey Lear (Bucknell) dec. Mike Ottinger, 3-2; CMU 12-6 174: Stephen McPeek (Bucknell) dec. Dakota Cooley, 8-2; CMU 12-9 184: No. 8 Ben Bennett (CMU) pin Jamie Westwood, 2:42; CMU 18-9 197: Joe McMullan (Bucknell) overtime Chad Friend, 3-1; CMU 18-12 285: No. 6 Peter Sturgeon dec. Tyler Lyster, 5-2; CMU 21-12

Charleston, S.C. -- Odie Delaney scored the only fall of the match and four other Citadel wrestlers scored decision victories as the Bulldogs captured their opening home dual meet of the season with 19-18 victory over North Carolina State at McAlister Field House Saturday afternoon. Delaney scored a pin over the Wolfpack's Josh Davis at the 1:53 mark of the 285-pound bout to improve to 5-0 on the season. The six-point win turned a 11-9 deficit into a 15-11 advantage for the Bulldogs (1-3) that they would not relinquish. Kelby Smith improved to 4-0 in dual-meet action with a 5-2 decision over KaRonne Jones, while No. 17 Turtogtokh Luvsandorj improved to 10-4 on the season with a 5-2 decision over Quinton Godley in a rematch of their bout at the Nittany Lion Open on Dec. 4. After David Ivashchenko dropped a close 7-6 decision in the opening match at 149 pounds, Pierre Frazile evened the score at 3-3 with a 5-3 decision over Colton Palmer at 157 pounds. A major decision victory by NC State's Nijel Jones at 165 gave the Wolfpack a 7-3 lead, but Luvsandorj cut the deficit to 7-6 with his decision. Another major decision for the Wolfpack at 184 pounds opened an 11-6 lead before Smith and Delaney won back-to-back matches, posting nine points and giving the Bulldogs a 15-11 advantage. Coltin Fought's 19-6 major decision at 125 pounds for NC State knotted the score at 15-15, but Kyle Casaletto's 4-2 decision at 133 pulled the Cadets ahead 18-15. Darius Little closed out the meet with a 5-1 decision over Jordan Dix at 141, but the Bulldogs emerged victorious on the afternoon with the 19-18 victory. The Bulldogs return to action at the Southern Scuffle on January 1-2 in Chattanooga, Tenn. Results: 149 Matthew Nereim (NCST) over David Ivashchenko (CIT) Decision 7-6 157 Pierre Frazile (CIT) over Colton Palmer (NCST) Decision 5-3 165 Nijel Jones (NCST) over Michael Harper (CIT) Major Decision 12-1 174 #17 Turtogtokh Luvsandorj (CIT) over Quinton Godley (NCST) Decision 5-2 184 Robert O`Neill (NCST) over John Duane (CIT) Major Decision 19-8 197 Kelby Smith (CIT) over KaRonne Jones (NCST) Decision 5-2 285 Odie Delaney (CIT) over Joshua Davis (NCST) Fall 1:53 125 Coltin Fought (NCST) over Richard Alarcon Jr. (CIT) Major Decision 19-6 133 Kyle Casaletto (CIT) over Adam Matthews (NCST) Decision 4-2 141 Darius Little (NCST) over Jordan Dix (CIT) Decision 5-1 2nd Tie-breaker Criteria (Total Falls 1-0 CIT)

106: 1st: Doug Miner (Spirit Lake Park) pinned Brady Berge (Kasson-Mantorville), 3:41 3rd: Trevor Westerlund (Albert Lea) dec. David Flynn (Scott West), 5-3 5th: Maolu Woiwor (Apple Valley) pinned Adam Blees (Bismarck), :44 7th: Luke McCord (Forest Lake) inj. def. Blane Tschida (Coon Rapids) 113: 1st: No. 11 Tommy Thorn (St. Michael-Albertville) dec. Jordan Shearer (West Fargo), 9-3 3rd: Luke Rowh (Hastings) dec. Tanner Johnshoy (Prior Lake), 3-2 5th: Garrett Wangsness (Albert Lea) dec. James Pleski (Forest Lake), 5-0 7th: Zach Siegle (Scott West) pinned Kael Knowlen (Bismarck), 5:42 120: 1st: Seth Gross (Apple Valley) dec. No. 18 Kyle Gliva (Simley), 8-3 3rd: Luke Betchwars (Scott West) dec. Nick OBrien (Wayzata), 5-3 OT 5th: Matt Elsenpeter (Watertown-Mayer) dec. Evan Green (Owatonna), 7-6 7th: Dustin Weinmann (Irondale) dec. Zach Skopec (Spirit Lake Park), 7-3 126: 1st: Cole Sladek (St. Michael-Albertville) dec. Pedro DeLao (Simley), 10-6 3rd: Shamar Williams (Apple Valley) dec. Austin Leibel (St. Francis), 5-2 5th: Tyler Tischer (Cambridge-Isanti) maj. dec. Brett Stolarzyk (Stewartville), 14-4 7th: Luke Zilverberg (Scott West) maj. dec. Devin Wolf (Irondale), 8-0 132: 1st: No. 12 Ben Morgan (Forest Lake) dec. No. 11 Dakota Trom (Apple Valley), 5-3 3rd: Mark Voss (St. Michael-Albertville) dec. Stephen Mincey (Simley), 3-2 5th: Ben Rock (Prior Lake) dec. Branden Schorr (Kasson-Mantorville), 11-4 7th: Aaron Sweeney (Watertown-Mayer) dec. Tyler Sorenson (Owatonna), 6-5 138: 1st: Dayton Racer (Apple Valley) tech. fall Lincoln Mallinger (St. Michael-Albertville), 15-0 3rd: Coltan Laganiere (Kasson-Mantorville) dec. Tyler Isaacson (Forest Lake), 6-5 5th: Mack Short (Simley) dec. Andrew Fogarty (Scott West), 2-1 7th: Anjelo Shepherd (West Fargo) pinned Bowen Schultz (Owatonna), 3:15 145: 1st: No. 9 Mark Hall (Apple Valley) dec. No. 3 Jake Short (Simley), 3-0 3rd: Weston Droegemueller (Wayzata) dec. Ryan Blees (Bismarck), 7-4 5th: Ty Torgerson (Cambridge-Isanti) dec. Jeremy Beaman (Anoka), 6-5 7th: Wayne Voss (St. Michael-Albertville) dec. Darren Gagne (Coon Rapids) 0-0 DOT 152: 1st: Mason Manville (Apple Valley) dec. Gabe Fogarty (Scott West), 4-2 3rd: No. 11 Nick Wanzek (Simley) dec. Travis Holt (Cambridge-Isanti), 9-2 5th: Ben Cousins (Bloomington Kennedy) pinned Austin Boniface (Forest Lake), 1:31 7th: Zach Jaeger (Stewartville) dec. Ryan Norton (Anoka), 5-2 160: 1st: No. 5 Brandon Kingsley (Apple Valley) pinned Darick Vancura (Jackson), 3:38 3rd: Cody Skog (Cambridge-Isanti) maj. dec. Cody Anderson (White Bear Lake), 16-5 5th: Tyler Berdahl (Coon Rapids) pinned Isaac Florell (Totino Grace), 3:42 7th: Shelby Schulz (West Fargo) dec. Ryder Paggen (Forest Lake), 13-7 170: 1st: No. 14 Cooper Moore (Jackson) dec. No. 11 Kyle Begin (Anoka), 10-3 3rd: Trey Hable (Albert Lea) pinned No. 19 Ben Sullivan (Apple Valley), 2:40 5th: Nick Dvorak (Scott West) pinned Kip Jangula (Bismarck), 3:50 7th: Jordan Zeman (Owatonna) dec. Tommy Longendyke (White Bear Lake), 4-1 182: 1st: No. 9 Micah Barnes (Simley) dec. No. 20 Preston Lehmann (West Fargo), 7-6 3rd: No. 17 Daniel Woiwor (Apple Valley) dec. Clayton Jennissen (Cambridge-Isanti), 6-3 5th: Richard Carlson (Mounds View) dec. Jake Swenson (Hastings), 3-1 7th: Beau Bibeau (White Bear Lake) dec. Dalton Westerlund (Albert Lea), 3-2 195: 1st: Broc Berge (Kasson-Mantorville) tech-fall Paul Cheney (Apple Valley), 20-5 3rd: Mitchell Eull (St. Michael-Albertville) pinned Clay Wherley (Anoka), 1:57 5th: Drew Kary (Bismarck) pinned Casey Jones (Spirit Lake Park), 5:17 7th: Drew Johnson (West Fargo) dec. Mike Riker (Scott West), 9-2 220: 1st: No. 4 Michael Kroells (Scott West) maj. dec. Nick Edling (St. Michael-Albertville), 8-0 3rd: Coyte Kuefner (Owatonna) inj. def. Gjullian Flemister-King (Champlin Park) 5th: Michael Burckhardt (Coon Rapids) dec. Isaac Eichmann (Hastings), 4-2 7th: Joe Schiller (Totino Grace) pinned Justin Carr (Rochester Mayo), 3:25 285: 1st: No. 10 Sam Stoll (Kasson-Mantorville) dec. No. 15 Tanner Lowe (Coon Rapids), 7-0 3rd: Matt Kadrlik (Simley) dec. Tim Twohey (Stewartville), 1-0 5th: Michael Kessler (St. Michael-Albertville) dec. Andrew Gustafson (Centennial), 5-2 7th: Zach Martens (Apple Valley) dec. Tyler Custard (Henry Sibley), 5-3

1. No. 1 Blair Academy, N.J. 139-1/2 (12/1) 2. No. 10 Wyoming Seminary, Pa. 110 (6/4) 3. No. 14 Bethlehem Catholic, Pa. 88-1/2 (4/3) 4. No. 40 Colonial Forge, Va. 86 (3/2) 5. No. 12 Christiansburg, Va. 83 (4/1) 6. Mechanicsburg, Pa. 74 (1/4) 7. No. 47 McDonogh, Md. 72-1/2 (3/3) 8. No. 38 Pittsburgh Central Catholic, Pa. 71 (4/3) 9. No. 28 Central Dauphin, Pa. 69 (3/4) 10. Jackson Memorial, N.J. 66-1/2 (2/4) Other nationally ranked teams: 12 – Bergen Catholic, N.J.63, 22 - No. 34 Timber Creek, N.J. 50

Related Content: Brackets Related Content: Placement Match Results Related Content: Photos Related Content: Videos ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Apple Valley, Minn., ranked fourth nationally in the Fab 50, made a statement at the Minnesota Christmas Tournament on Saturday night in Rochester, Minn., winning the team title by 94 points over No. 8 Simley, at an event that included four nationally ranked teams. Apple Valley's Mark Hall defeated Simley's Jake Short in the finals at 145 pounds (Photo/Jeff Beshey, The Guillotine)Five Eagle wrestlers captured titles: Seth Gross (120), Dayton Racer (138), Mark Hall (145), Mason Manville (152), and Brandon Kingsley (160). Gross, a Cadet National freestyle champion, registered an 8-3 victory over nationally ranked Kyle Gliva of Simley in the finals. Gross was taken down early in the match and trailed 2-0, but came back to pick up a takedown in each of the three periods, without surrendering another one, to take the victory. Racer, a freshman, was dominant at 138 pounds, going 5-0 with two pins and outscoring his other three opponents by a combined score of 24-2. In the finals Racer won by technical fall, 15-0, over Cadet National folkstyle All-American Lincoln Mallinger of St. Michael-Albertville. Hall, the nation's No. 1 junior high wrestler, claimed his second Minnesota Christmas Tournament title in as many years with a 3-0 shutout victory over Simley's Jake Short, a Junior National folkstyle champion and Junior National freestyle runner-up. Hall led 1-0 in the third after Short chose to give up the escape. With 40 seconds left, Hall scored a takedown off a lighting quick duckunder to go up 3-0, which is how the match would end. Manville, the nation's No. 4 junior high wrestler, put together a very impressive weekend, beating Junior National folkstyle champion Nick Wanzek of Simley, 8-5, in the semifinals, before winning 4-2 over state champion Gabe Fogary of Scott West in the finals. Manville led 4-0 in the third period of his finals match before giving up a late reversal, but it was too little too late for Fogarty. Kingsley, a three-time state champion and one of the nation's top seniors, was untested throughout the weekend, going 5-0 with four pins and a technical falls. His victory in the finals came by pin over Darick Vancura of Jackson Country Central. Gross, Hall, and Kingsley were all InterMat JJ Classic champions this year, while Manville placed third. Forest Lake's Ben Morgan defeated Apple Valley's Dakota Trom at 132 pounds in a battle of future Big Ten wrestlers (Photo/Jeff Beshey, The Guillotine)Forest Lake's Ben Morgan was named Outstanding Wrestler of the tournament after beating Apple Valley's Dakota Trom, 5-3, to claim the title at 132 pounds in a battle of future Big Ten wrestlers. (Morgan has signed with Nebraska; Trom with Minnesota.) Morgan used two nearfall points in the second period and a reversal in the third period to pace him to the victory. St. Michael Albertville, ranked 39th nationally, crowned two champions, Tommy Thorn (113) and Cole Sladek (126), which helped the Knights to a third-place finish, 16.5 points behind runner-up Simley. Thorn's victory in the finals came over InterMat JJ Classic runner-up Jordan Shearer of West Fargo, 9-3. Thorn, a Cadet National freestyle champion, picked up an early takedown and whipped Shearer to his back to go up 4-0 and never looked back. Sladek, a Cadet National freestyle All-American, topped state champion Pedro DeLao of Simley, 10-6, in the finals. Sladek registered two takedowns in the first and third periods and controlled the bout from the onset. Kasson Mantorville's Broc Berge took the title at 195 pounds (Photo/Jeff Beshey, The Guillotine)Kasson-Mantorville's Broc Berge (195) and Scott West's Michael Kroells (220), both returning state champions, repeated as Minnesota Christmas Tournament champions. Berge was dominant all weekend, going 5-0 with four pins and a technical fall victory, 20-5, over Apple Valley's Paul Cheney in the finals at 195 pounds. Kroells, an InterMat JJ Classic champion, had four pins and an 8-0 major decision victory in the finals over Nick Edling of St. Michael-Albertville. Kroells, who is ranked fourth nationally at 220 pounds, signed with the University of Minnesota. Spirit Lake Park's Doug Miner, a state champion last year, improved upon his third-place finish last year to take the title at 106 pounds, pinning seventh-grader Brady Berge of Kasson-Mantorville using a cradle in the finals. Berge is the nation's fifth-ranked junior high wrestler. Jackson County's Cooper Moore won the 170-pound weight class that included three nationally ranked wrestlers. Moore, who signed with Northern Iowa, proved to be too much for Anoka's Kyle Begin in the finals, coming away with a 10-3 victory. Begin defeated nationally ranked Ben Sullivan of Apple Valley, 10-4, in the semifinals. Individual Champions (Photo/Jeff Beshey, The Guillotine)Simley's lone champion was Micah Barnes at 182 pounds. Barnes, a Junior National freestyle All-American, edged West Fargo's Preston Lehmann, 7-6, in a battle of nationally ranked wrestlers. Kasson-Mantorville's Sam Stoll, a Cadet National double champion, claimed the heavyweight title by blanking Coon Rapids' Tanner Lowe, 7-0, in the finals. Finals Results: 106: Doug Miner (Spirit Lake Park) pinned Brady Berge (Kasson-Mantorville), 3:41 113: No. 11 Tommy Thorn (St. Michael-Albertville) dec. Jordan Shearer (West Fargo), 9-3 120: Seth Gross (Apple Valley) dec. No. 18 Kyle Gliva (Simley), 8-3 126: Cole Sladek (St. Michael-Albertville) dec. Pedro DeLao (Simley), 10-6 132: No. 12 Ben Morgan (Forest Lake) dec. No. 11 Dakota Trom (Apple Valley), 5-3 138: Dayton Racer (Apple Valley) tech. fall Lincoln Mallinger (St. Michael-Albertville), 15-0 145: No. 9 Mark Hall (Apple Valley) dec. No. 3 Jake Short (Simley), 3-0 152: Mason Manville (Apple Valley) dec. Gabe Fogarty (Scott West), 4-2 160: No. 5 Brandon Kingsley (Apple Valley) pinned Darick Vancura (Jackson County Central), 3:38 170: No. 14 Cooper Moore (Jackson County Central) dec. No. 11 Kyle Begin (Anoka), 10-3 182: No. 9 Micah Barnes (Simley) dec. No. 20 Preston Lehmann (West Fargo), 7-6 195: Broc Berge (Kasson-Mantorville) tech. fall Paul Cheney (Apple Valley), 20-5 220: No. 4 Michael Kroells (Scott West) maj. dec. Nick Edling (St. Michael-Albertville), 8-0 285: No. 10 Sam Stoll (Kasson-Mantorville) dec. No. 15 Tanner Lowe (Coon Rapids), 7-0 Team Standings (Top 10): 1. No. 4 Apple Valley 291.5 2. No. 8 Simley 197.5 3. No. 39 St. Michael-Albertville 181 4. Scott West 177 5. No. 42 Kasson-Mantorville 148.5 6. West Fargo 127 7. Forest Lake 125.5 8. Albert Lea 121.5 9. Cambridge-Isanti 117.5 10. Jackson County Central 108

106: No. 3 Darian Cruz (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.) vs. Anthony Cefolo (Hanover Park, N.J.) Sean Badua (Osbourn Park, Va.) vs. No. 14 Coy Ozias (Christiansburg, Va.) No. 14 Brent Fleetwood (Smyrna, Del.) vs. Alec Huxford (Jackson Memorial, N.J.) Hunter Manley (South County, Va.) vs. No. 12 Vincenzo Joseph (Pittsburgh Central Catholic, Pa.) 113: No. 3 Joey McKenna (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. Zach Fuentes (Norristown, Pa.) Zach Bridson (Timberlane, N.H.) vs. Aaron Assad (Brecksville, Ohio) No. 15 J.R. Wert (Christiansburg, Va.) vs. Luis Gonzalez (North Bergen, N.J.) Cody Stageberg (Cox, Va.) vs. No. 9 Zeke Moisey (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.) 120: No. 17 P.J. Klee (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. Evan Botwin (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) Korbin Levin (Pleasant Grove, Ut.) vs. Ricky Carter (Timber Creek, N.J.) Will Mason (Cape Henry Collegiate, Va.) vs. Anthony Giraldo (North Bergen, N.J.) Michael Marino (Garnet Valley, Pa.) vs. Kaleb Lemaire (Caesar Rodney, Del.) 126: No. 4 Brandon Jeske (Cox, Va.) vs. Michael Hayes (Colonial Forge, Va.) Kyle Loeb (Garnet Valley, Pa.) vs. No. 17 Max Hvolbek (Blair Academy, N.J.) No. 9 Dominick Malone (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) vs. Eric Friedman (St. Paul's, Md.) Clay Walker (Eastside, S.C.) vs. No. 6 Joey Dance (Christiansburg, Va.) 132: No. 3 Mark Grey (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. Demetri D'Orsaneo (Owen J. Roberts, Pa.) No. 19 Jeffrey Ott (Belmont Hill, Mass.) vs. Tyson Dippery (Central Dauphin, Pa.) Connor Melde (Bergen Catholic, N.J.) vs. Dennis Gustafson (Forest Park, Va.) Patrick Duggan (Cumberland Valley, Pa.) vs. No. 7 Randy Cruz (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.) 138: No. 7 Todd Preston (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. Mike Springer (Norristown, Pa.) Ross Benzel (Kellam, Va.) vs. John Fahy (Trinity, Ky.) Shyheim Brown (Central Dauphin, Pa.) vs. Derek Arnold (Westfield, Va.) Alfred Bannister (Bishop McNamara, Md.) vs. Jorge Lopez (Delbarton, N.J.) 145: No. 12 Dylan Milonas (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. Justin Staudenmayer (Plymouth-Whitemarsh, Pa.) No. 6 Alenick Richardson (St. Peter's Prep, N.J.) vs. Brooks Martino (Robinson, Va.) No. 9 Matt Cimato (LaSalle, Pa.) vs. Max Smith (C.E. Smith, Del.) Cohl Fulk (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) vs. Jack Clark (McDonogh, Md.) 152: No. 18 Peter Galli (St. Peter's Prep, N.J.) vs. Wayne Stinson (Northern Burlington, N.J.) Kirk Johnson (Forest Park, Va.) vs. Russ Parsons (Blair Academy, N.J.) Garrett Hammond (Chambersburg, Pa.) vs. Garrett Peppelman (Central Dauphin, Pa.) Tyler Manion (Pittsburgh Central Catholic, Pa.) vs. No. 16 Salvatore Mastriani (Don Bosco Prep, N.J.) 160: No. 9 Jacob Crawford (Millbrook, Va.) vs. Toby Hague (McDonogh, Md.) Johnny Sebastian (Bergen Catholic, N.J.) vs. Patrick Coover (Blair Academy, N.J.) Brett Harner (Norristown, Pa.) vs. Patrick Davis (Woodbridge, Del.) Rustin Barrick (Mechanicsburg, Pa.) vs. No. 11 Zach Epperly (Christiansburg, Va.) 170: No.7 Eric Morris (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) vs. Tanner Tinsley (Hanover, Va.) Greg Bacci (Malvern Prep, Pa.) vs. Anthony Pafumi (St. Peter's Prep, N.J.) Shane Springer (Norristown, Pa.) vs. Tyler Rill (Mt. St. Joseph's, Md.) Robert Shade (Timber Creek, N.J.) vs. No. 13 Elliott Riddick (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.) 182: Scott Gibbons (Archbishop Rummel, La.) vs. Spencer Neff (Good Counsel, Md.) Michael Mocco (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. Ryan Wolfe (Caravel Academy, Del.) No. 15 David Reck (Colonial Forge, Va.) vs. Tyler Wood (West Chester Rustin, Pa.) Matt Hoare (Cumberland Valley, Pa.) vs. No. 11 (at 195) Dallas Winston (Jackson Memorial, N.J.) 195: No. 10 Perry Hills (Pittsburgh Central Catholic, Pa.) vs. Razohn Gross (Don Bosco Prep, N.J.) Kevin Marvel (McDonogh, Md.) vs. Joe Jessen (Millbrook, Va.) Dylan Devine (DeMatha, Md.) vs. Matt Garrity (Colonial Forge, Va.) Mike Green (St. Paul's, Md.) vs. No. 15 Frank Mattiace (Blair Academy, N.J.) 220: No. 2 Kyle Snyder (Good Counsel, Md.) vs. Harry Mauk (Malvern Prep, Pa.) Zach DeLuca (Pittsburgh Central Catholic, Pa.) vs. Nick Grossi (Germantown Academy, Pa.) No. 7 A.J. Vizcarrando (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) vs. Marshall Hollerith (St. Christopher's Va.) David Farr (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. No. 5 (at 285) John Rizzo (Richland, Pa.) 285: No. 1 Brooks Black (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. Zach Dawe (Pleasant Grove, Ut.) Jake Pinkston (Robinson, Va.) vs. Michael Johnson, Jr. (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) Daquante Timbers (Freedom, Va.) vs. Dink Purnell (A.I. DuPont, Del.) Chuck Boddy (Germantown Academy, Pa.) vs. No. 16 Avree Robinson (Susquehanna Township, Pa.)

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The most recent updates will appear at the top. Refresh to see the latest posts. Also be sure to follow me on Twitter: @JLowe_intermat. Check the tournament website, http://www.beastwrestling.com, periodically for updated brackets. 2:25 p.m. ET: Finals at 3:15 p.m., or thereabouts. View finals pairings/results. 2:20 p.m. ET: 1-1 overtime in the last semi between Avree Robinson (Susq. Twp., Pa.) and Dink Purnell (A.I. DuPont, Del.) Hospitality room food/lunch awaits when this match ends. 2:10 p.m. ET: John Rizzo (Richland, Pa.) with the ultimate tiebreaker rideout victory over A.J. Vizcarrando (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.). Wyoming Seminary went 0-for-4 in semifinal matches. Last semi coming up - thank god. 2:00 p.m. ET: Brooks Black (Blair Academy, N.J.) made it an 8th Buccaneer in the finals with a 6-0 victory over freshman Michael Johnson, Jr. (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) at 285. John Rizzo (Richland, Pa.) will take A.J. Vizcarrando (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) to overtime with the score tied 3-apiece. 1:50 p.m. ET: The nation's No. 2 sophomore Kyle Snyder (Good Counsel, Md.) wins 4-0 against Nick Grossi (Germantown Academy, N.J.) to move onto the 220 pound final. Frank Mattiace (Blair Academy, N.J.) advances to face Hills in the final with a 2-1 tiebreak victory over Dylan Devine (DeMatha, Md.) 1:40 p.m. ET: David Reck (Colonial Forge, Va.) uses a early takedown to win 3-2 against Dallas Winston (Jackson Memorial, N.J.). Winston had a late takedown that was waved off. Reck v Wolfe at 182. Perry Hills (Pitt. CC, Pa.) wins 3-2 over Joe Jessen (Millbrook, Va.) due to a first period takedown at 195 pounds. 1:30 p.m. ET: The homestate kid Ryan Wolfe (Caravel Academy, Del.) upends top seed Scott Gibbons (Archbishop Rummel, La.) 7-3 to make his cheering section happy as all heck at 182 pounds. David Reck (Coloial Forge, Va.) takes the early 2-0 lead against Dallas Winston (Jackson Memorial, N.J.) in the other semifinal - a match of nationally ranked wrestlers. Now 2-1 after the Winston escape. 1:25 p.m. ET: Morris closes out an 11-2 major decision victory. Elliott Riddick (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.) uses a third period takedown and then hangs on against a tough scramble from Tyler Rill (Mt. St. Joseph, Md.) to win 3-2 setting up a finals match that rematches an Ironman semifinal. 1:15 p.m. ET: Consolation semifinal wrestlebacks have begun, not tracking those, but it serves as a refence point. Eric Morris (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) leads 8-2 early third period against Anthony Pafumi (St. peter's Prep, N.J.) in the top 170 pound semi. 1:10 p.m. ET: And down goes another nationally ranked No. 1 seed, this time it's Johnny Sebastian (Bergen Catholic, N.J.) - only a sophomore - upended Jacob Crawford (Millbrook, Va.) 3-2 on a second period takedown. Zach Epperly (Christiansburg, Va.) with an impressive comeback to win 9-7 in overtime on a takedown right at the end of regulation against Brett Harner (Norristown, Pa.) in a battle of juniors. 12:55 p.m. ET: Russ Parsons (Blair Academy, N.J.) knocks off the No. 1 seed Peter Galli (St. Pauls, Md.) 3-1 with a late takedown. That is the first No. 1 seed to get knocked off. Salvatore Mastriani (Don Bosco Prep, N.J.) survived at the end of regulation on a deep Garrett Peppelman (Central Dauphin, Pa.) shot but scored the takedown to win 5-3 in overtime. 12:45 p.m. ET: Dylan Milonas (Blair Academy, N.J.) wins an entertainig match with Alenick Richardson (St. Peter's Prep, N.J.) 7-5. Matt Cimato (LaSalle, Pa.) used a late third period takedown to seal up the 8-4 victory over Jack Clark (McDonogh, Md.) at 145 pounds. 12:35 p.m. ET: Todd Preston (Blair Academy, N.J.) with a clear 6-2 victory over John Fahy (Trinity, Ky.). Sophomore Alfred Bannister (Bishop McNamara, Md.) advaces to the final from the ten seed on a five-point scramble win 7-2 over Shyheim Brown (Central Dauphin, Pa.) 12:25 p.m. ET: Mark Grey (Blair Academy, N.J.) took it to Tyson Dippery (Central Dauphin, Pa.) in the form of a 8-3 win at 132 pounds. Randy Cruz (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.) wins 1-0 over Connor Melde (Bergen Catholic, N.J.) with second period rideout and third period escape. I'll take Grey to reverse last week's semifinal loss in this afternoon's final. 12:15 p.m. ET: It'll be an all Commowealth final at 126. Brandon Jeske (Cox, Va.) majors Max Hvolbek (Blair Academy, N.J.) 9-1. Joey Dance (Christiansburg, Va.) wins 4-3 over Dom Malone (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) on an early third period escape. 12:05 p.m. ET: P.J. Klee (Blair Academy, N.J.) with a 16-1 technical fall over Korbin Levin (Pleasant Grove, Ut.) at 120. The other semi had Will Mason (Cape Henry Collegiate, Va.) surge to an early 7-1 lead, then Kaleb Lemaire (C. Rodney, Del.) had two third period scores - takedown and reversal - but still lost 8-5. Mason v Klee an all Nat Prep final. 11:55 a.m. ET: Joey McKenna (Blair Academy, N.J.) wins 5-0 on a second period reversal and near falls against Aaron Assad (Brecksville, Oh.). Lots of mat wrestling in the other 113 semi as Zeke Moisey (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.) wins a 4-4 ultimate TB RO over J.R. Wert (Christiansburg, Va.) 11:40 a.m. ET: Darian Cruz domiates to a 12-6 victory over Ozias, and Joseph rallies back with 3 unanswered takedowns to win 6-5. 106 final is a rematch of last week's Ironman consolation semi. 11:35 a.m. ET: Notebook will update end of the semis at each weight, twitter for in-match stuff. 11:30 a.m. ET: Semis are on. Cruz (Beth. Catholic, Pa.) leads 4-2 against Ozias (C'Burg, Va.) - Ironman quarter rematch that Cruz won. Fleetwood (Smryna, Del.) up 2-0 agaist Joseph (Pitt. CC, Pa.). Actually 6-2 Cruz, all still first period. 10:35 a.m. ET: Time for a break, it's called consolation wrestling. These matches are winners place inside the top 8. 10:30 a.m. ET: Joe Jessen (Millbrook, Va.) with 6-4 win over Kevin Marvel (McDonogh, Md.) - he'll face Perry Hills (Pitt. CC) in one semi, and in the other semi Dylan Devine (DeMatha, Md.) won a 2-1 tiebreak to face Mattiace. Bottom 220 semi will be a battle of ranked wrestlers in AJ Vizcarrado (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) and John Rizzo (Richland, Pa.) Semis at 285 are Black (Blair, N.J.) against freshman Michael Johnson, Jr. (Wyoming Seminary), along with Dink Purnell (A.I. DuPont, Del.) against Avree Robinson (Susq. Twp., Pa.). Purnell PINNED Junior free AA Daquante Timbers (Freedom, Va.) 10:25 a.m. ET: Riddick does win 9-4, and he'll face Tyler Rill (Mt. St. Joseph, Md.) in the 170 semi that rematches a quarter from the Super32 - Riddick won that narrowly. Nick Grossi (Germantown Acad, Pa.) advances to the semis with a 3-1 win over unseeded Zach DeLuca (Pitt CC, Pa.) at 220, where he'll face sophomore sensation Kyle Snyder (Good Counsel, Md.) - who is up big in the quarters against Harry Mauk (Malvern Prep, Pa.), closes it out with a 25-10 tech at 5:50. 10:20 a.m. ET: Wolfe advaces to the semis 17-11, he'll face Gibbons. Frank Mattaice gets the Blair train back in order with a first period pin over Mike Green (St. Paul's, Md.). Elliott Riddick (Beth. Catholic, Pa.) starting to separate things here in the third period, it's a 7-4 lead against Robert Shade (Timber creek, N.J.) 10:15 a.m. ET: Bottom semi at 182 is set with nationally ranked wrestlers earing major decisions - David Reck (Colonial Forge, Va.) and Dallas Winston (Jackson Memorial, N.J.). Scott Gibbons (Archbishop Rummel, La.) advanced in the top half of the draw, and he'll face the winner of Ryan Wolfe (Caravel Academy, Del.) and Michael Mocco (Blair) - Wolfe leads 17-11 :40 left in the third period. 10:05 a.m. ET: 160 semis are set. Joining Crawford up top will be Johnny Sebastian (Bergen Catholic, N.J.) after a 1-0 win agaisnt Patrick Coover (Blair) with a third period rideout. First loss for Blair today. Harer (Norristown, Pa.) and Epperly (Christiansburg, Va.) the other semi - C'Burg with four in the semis, 4-0 quarterfinal round. Eric Morris (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) and Anthony Pafumi (St. Peter's Prep, N.J.) advace to the top semi at 170 - Morris 4-2 over Tinsley (Hanover, Va.) and Pafumi rallies back to beat Bacci (Malvern Prep, Pa.) 9:55 a.m. ET: Cimato (LaSalle, Pa.) with the 5-1 to advacne to the semis against Clark at 145. 152 semis are set with Galli (St. Paul's, Md.) vs. Parsons (Blair, N.J.) and G. Peppelman (C. Dauphin, Pa.) vs. Manion (Pitt. CC, Pa.). UNC recruit Crawford (Millbrook, Va.) with the 15-3 major over Hague (McDonogh, Md.) to hit the semis at 160. 9:40 a.m. ET: Klee continues the Blair-a-thon with the 10-1 major at 120 to face Levin in the semi. Fahy (Trinity, Ky.) with the 14-6 major at 138, and he'll face Preston. Jack Clark (McDonogh, Md.) with a 6-1 win over Cohl Fulk (Wyoming Sem., Pa.) in his 145 semi. Dylan Milonas (Blair, N.J.) wins 4-0 in his semi in the opposite half at 145. Randy Cruz (BECA, Pa.) beats freshman Patrick Duggan (Cumb. Valley, Pa.) 3-0 to face Melde in his semi. And it will be Milonas against Alenick Richardson (St. Peter's Prep, N.J.) who milked an early lead to hang on 10-8 against Brooks Martino (Robinson, Va.) 9:35 a.m. ET: Got some more results here - Will Mason (Cape Henry, Va.) rallies back to win 8-4 against Giraldo (N. Bergen, N.J.) at 120, faces Lemaire in the semis. Dance (C'Burg, Va.) with a pin to set up a semifinal rematch with Malone. Connor Melde (Bergen Cath., N.J.) advances to the 132 semis with a 3-1 win over Gustafson (Forest Park, Va.). 138 has three semifinalists determined with Todd Preston (Blair) up top and down low having Shyheim Brown (C. Dauphin, Pa.) - who survived 7-5 against Dylan Arold (Westfield, Va.) - and Alfred Bannister (Bishop McNamara, Md.) set to face off. 9:25 a.m. ET: Wert gets the 1-1 rideout victory in ultimate to set up finals rematch from last year with Moisey, semifinal at 113. Kaleb Lemaire (C. Rodney, Del.) won 6-0 in the bottom quarter at 120. Jeske (Cox, Va.) won 3-1 in the top quarter at 126 to set up match with Hvolbek. Malone (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) with a major over Eric Friedman (St. Paul's, Md.) in his quarter at 126. Dippery (C. Dauphin, Pa.) advances to face Grey at 132 semi with 10-2 win over Ott (Belmont Hill, Mass.). 9:20 a.m. ET: Moisey (BECA, Pa.) gets the fall trailing 5-0 against Stageberg (Cox, Va.) with a cement mixer. He'll face the winner of Wert (C'Burg, Va.) and Gonzalez (N. Bergen, N.J.) - a match tied 1-1 1:00 left third period. Max Hvolbek (Blair, N.J.) with a pin at 126, Grey (Blair, N.J.) winning big at 132, 8-1 middle second period, I missed Klee's match at 120 - Blair-a-thon 2011 BOE quarters. 9:10 a.m. ET: Top semi at 113 is McKenna (Blair, N.J.) 5-0 win and Aaron Assad (Brecksville, Oh.) with 5-1 win over 2009 Beast champion Zach Bridson (TImberlane, N.H.). Fleetwood (Smyrna, Del.) and Darian Cruz (BECA, Pa.) the last two semis at 106. 9:05 a.m. ET: Pair of pins already at 106 - Ozias (C'Burg, Va.) and Joseph (PCC, Pa.). Cruz (BECA, Pa.) has a 2-1 lead, while Fleetwood (Smyrna, Del.) has a 3-0 lead - those in the second period. 9:00 a.m. ET: And we got whistles! 8:50 a.m. ET: We've gotten a "clear the mats" call, though the extent to which people are listening is debatable. Ten minutes until an on-time start. 8:20 a.m. ET (day two: And we're back, wrestling starts in about 40 minutes. Quarters on 6 mats, consol rd16 on the other 5; then an all consolation round on all mats to determine placers; pare down to six mats for semis, consi quarters, and consi semis. Focus yet again on front side matches. 9:05 p.m. ET: We're done for the day! Notebook will be back up in the morning. Team scores to be posted on the front page shortly (portion of it), full list will be on Beast website. 8:35 p.m. ET: Getting towards the close of the last round of consolation wrestling tonight. Quarterfinal pairings -- http://intermatwrestle.com/articles/9347 -- we'll try and get a team score list posted as well by night's end. 7:20 p.m. ET: Team scores updated: No. 1 Blair 136.5 (12 QF), No. 10 Wyoming Seminary, Pa. 99 (6), No. 14 Beth. Catholic, Pa. 80.5 (4), No. 40 Colonial Forge, Va. 80 (3), No. 12 Christiansburg, Va. 79 (4) are the top five. Other nationally ranked teams - 6th No. 38 Pittsburgh C.C., Pa. 64 (4), 8th No. 41 Bergen Catholic, N.J. 59 (2), 9th No. 28 Central Dauphin, Pa. 58.5 (3), 12th No. 47 McDonogh, Md. 55.5 (3), tied 16th Timber Creek, N.J. 50 (2) 6:35 p.m. ET: And that is the conclusion of the round of 16. I'll be back with random updates tonight, very limited, moreso 9:00 a.m. tomorrow for quarters. Team scores and quarterfinal pairings up on front pages at some point. 6:30 p.m. ET: Blair Academy concludes 13-1 round of 16 with a 1-0 win by David Farr at 220 over Brandon Taylor (Christiansburg, Va.) - second period rideout, 3rd period escape. 6:10 p.m. ET: Shane Springer (Norristown, Pa.) - No. 3 seed at 170 - survives 13-10 against Joe Balboni (David Brearley, N.J.) to advacne to quarters. Scores a lot from headlock, but gives up a lot in neutral too. 5:55 p.m. ET: Jorge Lopez (Delbarton, N.J.) knocks off No. 2 seed Chris Yankowich (Germantown Academy, Pa.) 3-1 in overtime at 138 pounds. alenick Richardson (St. Peter's Prep, N.J.) with a late reversal at 145 to win 3-2 over T.C. Warner (Cumberland Valley, Pa.) 5:40 p.m. ET: It was literally a bloodbath, but we ended up with a 4-2 overtime victory for No. 10 seed Michael Marino (Garnet Valley, Pa.) over No. 7 seed Corey McQuiston (West Chester Rustin, Pa.) at 120. 5:30 p.m. ET: Order restored, four straight wins for Blair, including a 2-0 victory for Max Hvolbek over Brian Hamann (Jackson Memorial, N.J.) at 126 with 3+ minutes of riding time. Also wins for McKenna (113), Klee (120), and Grey (132). 5:20 p.m. ET: Stop the presses, Blair lost a match! Alec Huxford (Jackson Memorial, N.J.) upended Jordan Kutler 2-1 in the round of 16 at 106 pounds. 5:00 p.m. ET: Round of 16 here we go!! 4:40 p.m. ET: Just received a clarification that this next round will be championship only, which means there will be two rounds of consolation to end the eveing. Round of 16 losers will wrestle in the last of those rounds, round of 16 winners advance to the quarterfinals which start at 9:00 a.m. 4:25 p.m. ET: Towards the back end of wrestleback round 2 here, rd16 coming shortly. I'm not sure if they're doing this as an all championship or a joint champ/consi round. If it's a joint round, a little easier to provide updates; then one more consi round. If it's a champ only round, we'll have two more consi rounds tonight after the champ rd16. 2:50 p.m. ET: Team scores through two rounds of championship - http://beastwrestling.com//beast2008/team_scores.pdf No. 1 Blair Academy, N.J. in the lead with 101 points, all 14 are into the round of 16. No. 12 Christiansburg, Va. second place with 64. No. 10 Wyoming Seminary, Pa. in third with 62. No. 40 Colonial Forge, Va. fourth with 58-1/2, and No. 14 Bethlehem Catholic, Pa. rounds out the top five with 53. Other nationally ranked teams - seventh is No. 41 Bergen Catholic, N.J. with 44-1/2, eighth is No. 28 Central Dauphin, Pa. with 44, ninth is No. 38 Pittsburgh Central Catholic, Pa. with 42, 13th is No. 34 Timber Creek, N.J. with 35, and 19th is No. 47 McDonogh, Md. with 31. 1:50 p.m. ET: Lunch time for me as the rd32 is in the upper weights. Two rounds of consolation to come then rd16 somewhere in the 4:30 p.m. range. I'll be back for that with limited updating in the interim. 1:45 p.m. ET: Both seeds in the 7-10 quarter at 182 pounds go down. 1:35 p.m. ET: It's a ridiculous takedown explosion - yet again - for Elliott Riddick (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.) as he closes out the technical fall over Dylan harrington (Jackson Memorial, N.J.). 26-11 at 170 pounds. 1:20 p.m. ET: State placer Ryan Todora (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.) - No. 14 seed at 152 - is upended by Logan Breitenbach (Archbishop Spalding, Md.) 4-2. Second straight week that Todora gets upended early despite a low seed. 1:10 p.m. ET: And so goes down the No. 6 seed at 152, as Cole Sheptock (Northampton, Pa.) upends Beau Donahue (Westfield, Va.) 7-6. 1:00 p.m. ET: Career victory No. 100 for Lopez (Delabrton, N.J.) at 138. In addition, it's an upset special for Josef Johnson from the same team at 145 over No. 6 seed Will Switzer (Archbishop Spalindg, Md.) 6-4. 12:55 p.m. ET: No. 4 seed John Fahy (Trinity, Ky.) narrowly advances to the rd16 with a 6-4 ultimate tiebreak victory against Chris Nuss (Pitt CC, Pa.) 12:45 p.m. ET: More Blair churning, four more wins - Hvolbek, Grey, Preston, Milonas. Pair of unseeded Keystone State grapplers at 132 in the round of 16 to face each other - Justin Alexander (Pitt CC, Pa.) and Patrick Duggan (Cumberland Valley, Pa.) 12:25 p.m. ET: No. 2 seed Kaleb Lemaire (Caesar Rodney, Del.) drew a Super32 placer in the second round. Bryce Killian (Middletown, Pa.) extended him to overtime with great top position wrestling. However, the match's fourth takedown was enough for Lemaire to prevail 9-7 in sudden victory at 120 pounds. 12:10 a.m. ET: North Bergen, N.J. sophomore sensation duo of Luis Gonzalez (113) and Anthony Giraldo (120) domiate their way to the round of 16. 12:05 a.m. ET: After very few first round matches, Blair has went back-to-back-to-back with wins in the second round. Kutler (106) a decision, then pins from McKenna (113) and Klee (120). 11:50 a.m. ET: Actually, it's two champ, two consi, champ/consi, consi today. My bad. All champ second round right now. A little chaotic with all 11mats of championship. Limited updates here, sorry. 11:25 a.m. ET: Joint championship/consolation round matches about to be called. This is the round of 32 on the front side, and first consolation matches on the back (four consol rounds today). Champ, Champ/Consi, Consi, Champ/Consi, Consi 11:20 a.m. ET: Upset there involving the No. 7 seed at 170 Austin Coniker (Pitt. CC, Pa.) falling to Zach Martinez (Colonial Forge, Va.) 2-1 in the ultimate tiebreaker. 11:10 a.m. ET: Brackets are up on the Beast site, through some of 132 in the round of 64 (First round). 11:05 a.m. ET: Trailing 4-1 midway through the match, it was eight unanswered for No. 9 seed Zach Boyles (Smyrna, Del.) to upend Terrell Forbes (St. Benedict Prep, N.J.) 9-4 at 160 pounds in the first round. 10:55 a.m. ET: The Peppelman tilt-a-thon just came to a conclusion for Central Dauphin, Pa. Garrett (152) earned a major over Ryan Fairbee (Grassfield, Pa.) by something like 11-0, while Colton (160) did the same agaist Cory Case (Southern, N.J.) 10:45 a.m. ET: Two-time state qualifier Wayne Stinson (North Burlington, N.J.) upends No. 8 seed Casey Kent (LaSalle, Pa.) 4-3 at 152 pounds in the first round. Kent placed third at state two years ago. Tough draw for a first round match - as you would know if you read the preview. 10:30 a.m. ET: Two of McDonogh, Md. high profile young wrestlers took to the mats. Sophomore Jack Clark won 12-1 at 145, while freshman Myles Martin had two late takedowns against No. 9 seed Brett Hitchings (Trinity, Ky.) but it was not enough as Hitchings won 6-5. In a battle of excellent unseeded wrestlers as Josef Johnson (Delbarton, N.J.) upended Nick Varndell (Central Dauphin, Pa.) 3-2 in overtime. Johnson needed a late escape to tie the score in regulation and then Varndell was hit with a second stall in overtime. 10:00 a.m. ET: Another seed going down at 138 pounds is No. 14 Daniel King (Suquehanna Township, Pa.). He lost 4-3 to Jake Campana (Southern Regional, N.J.) on takedown inside the last five seconds. Barely surviving was No. 12 seed Ross Benzel (Kellam, Va.), a 1-0 win against Garrett Smith (Cape Henelopen, Del.) on a third period rideout after a very late second period escape. 9:55 a.m. ET: Taylor Misuna (Grassfield, Va.) gets a 21-6 tech fall over No. 16 seed Ethan Kenney (Connellsville, Pa.) at 138 pounds in the first round. And the first overtime match I saw today had Tyler Frame (Arch. Rummel, La.) with a 5-0 victory agaist Colten Arnold (Chambersburg, Pa.) at 132 pounds. 9:45 a.m. ET: nationally ranked freshman Patrick Duggan (Cumberland Valley, Pa.) gets the fall in 1:15 against Bruno Geradi (Don Bosco Prep, N.J.) to set up a second round match with no. 10 seed Matt Kibblehouse (Salesanium, Del.) at 132 pounds. Should be a good one there! 9:40 a.m. ET: Top 15 finishers at the Ironman, Brecksville, Oh. just had three wrestlers in a row go down to defeat (120, 126, 132) - all nonseeds losing to seeds. Most recently Christian Olanowski (Kellam, Va.) upended Austin Strnad at 132 pounds, 3-1 riding out the whole third period in the top position. 9:20 a.m. ET: No. 12 seed Brett Campbell (Westfield, Va.) goes down 6-5 to Austin Marsico (Kiski Prep, Pa.) at 120 pounds. 8:55 a.m. ET: 2009 champion Zach Bridson (Timberlane, N.H.) is off to a good start at 113 pounds with a pin at 2:35 against Brady Reilly (Germantown Academy, Pa.) 8:45 a.m. ET: Early match of interest at 106 had five seed Sean Badua (Osbourn Park, Va.) upending freshman Danny Boychuck (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) 7-3. Also, had a key pin late in the third period for Zach Elvin (Central Dauphin, Pa.) against Ryan Friedman (St. Paul's, Md.). Elvin was trailing 4-3 when he applied a tilt and go the fall at the 5:20 mark at 106. 8:35 a.m. ET: We're off and wrestling on 11 mats. Every weight (mercifully) has 64 or less this year, so we should be out a little quicker. 8:15 a.m. ET: We've gotten the "clear the mat" call, and there's going to be an Air Force ceremony before things begin at 8:30 a.m. I can see 4-8 mats well, the other 3-7 not so well, but I'll be scooting around to try and capture the action most effectively. 12:04 a.m. ET: I will be providing a running notebook with regular updates throughout the two-day tournament. Thanks for following our coverage of the Beast of the East! Wrestling today gets underway at 8:30 a.m. ET with the round of 64 and will end with eight in the quarterfinals and eight in the consolations for Sunday.

Photo/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Twenty-four-year-old Jim "The Kid" Hettes has had nine professional MMA fights and four amateur bouts, and he has finished every single one of them by submission, all in the first or second round. A former high school wrestler, Hettes started boxing at the age of 14 and began training in jiu jitsu at 16 at Northeast Jiu-Jitsu in Swoyersville, Pa. "As soon as I first discovered it, I just fell in love with it and spent hours and hours on the mat and just really became obsessed with it," he said. Hettes' first coach was Pat Maloney, a purple belt at the time. "After a while, I took over teaching classes and just carried on from there," Hettes recalled. He started training in judo shortly after discovering BJJ. "I really liked it, just about as much as jiu jitsu, just the different throws and really because it was more laid back and just easy for me to pick up on," he said. Hettes was unable to compete in as many jiu jitsu tournaments as he may have liked due to financial constraints, but he is a two-time Keystone State Games judo gold medalist, and also had some other opportunities to test out his skills on resisting opponents. "Me and my friends would always have backyard fights growing up," he remembers. And although he did not begin training in order to beat up his buddies, he admits it was a definite motivator. His strategy utilized his ground game due to size. "I was always way too small to really just stand in front of them and throw punches, so I would just go forward guns blazing and go for the takedown and from there it was pretty easy ... but it was always a battle to try to get that first takedown," he explained. "A lot of my friends were on the football team and the wrestling team, and I was always real skinny; I was the smallest one by far. So once I started winning most of the backyard fights, they used to think I was a ninja ... In school, they'd always ask me what would happen if someone would attack me with a crowbar or could I stop a bullet or just dumb stuff like that, that was associated with the old kung fu flicks." Hettes made his professional MMA debut in 2009, earning his nickname "The Kid" when people who didn't know his name started commenting on how "The kid, the real young-looking kid" was tearing it up in the cage. Following the success of his amateur record (where he won all four of his bouts via first-round submission), Hettes scored six first-round submissions and two second-round submissions in the local circuits before he was able to fight in the UFC. He was originally supposed to fight Tyler Toner on Dec. 4, 2010, at the UFC Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale in Las Vegas, Nevada, but could not take the contract due to a verbal agreement with a local promoter. However, he was able to step in for an injured Leonard Garcia and fight Alex "Bruce Leroy" Caceres at UFC Live 5: Hardy vs. Lytle. Hettes only had a few days' notice. "When the UFC calls and asks you if you want to take a fight, you can't really say no," he points out, "so I was happy to take the fight." Hettes said his training definitely paid off despite the nerves, which were unexpected. "When you're at home and you hear of people suffering from the first UFC jitters, I remember I'd always hear that at home and think it was a bunch of crap, [that] guys weren't fighting good because they weren't good fighters. And then when I actually got there, I was as nervous as if it was my first fight in my whole entire life," he said. "The first round with Caceres, I was real hesitant and I was almost tired before the fight began, so it really took me at least until the second round to fight like I normally would. Being nervous, you can't really think steps ahead, so everything was just instinct. That whole first round was just me reacting off of what he did." Hettes went for submission after submission after submission in the bout, attempting a leg lock and foot lock in the first round and trying to land a D'arce choke, arm triangle, guillotine and triangle choke in the second before finally finishing the fight by rear-naked choke. Hettes will be facing Nam Phan in his next fight, and he certainly has his work cut out for him. Describing Phan's strengths, Hettes says, "He's definitely heavy-handed, so I always have to watch out for his right, and then his really good body shots, too. He's definitely a tough guy. Anyone that's seen him fight knows that he has a ton of heart and he always shows up to fight. Those are the types of guys I like to fight. I'm just happy to have the opportunity to get in the cage and test myself against him." Hettes has been training for the fight under Ricardo Almeida and Renzo Gracie in Toms River, N.J., alongside fighters such as Frankie Edgar and Kris McCray. "The good part about being at a relatively well-known camp in New Jersey is that I get to train with some of the really good fighters here," said Hettes. "Frankie Edgar obviously keeps a crazy pace, but he's always real tough and his takedowns are phenomenal. And Kris McCray, his upper body takedowns are just unlike anyone's I've ever trained with. Obviously, Ricardo Almeida and Renzo, their jiu jitsu is phenomenal. I've learned to really appreciate a lot of the local guys here and what they're capable of." To see what Hettes is capable of, tune in to UFC 141 on Dec. 30. Fans can follow Jim Hettes on twitter at @jimhettes.

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This weekend marks the 19th annual Beast of the East, the 17th of which has been held in December. Blair Academy, N.J. -- ranked first nationally -- is the strong favorite to win the tournament for a 12th consecutive year, and for the 16th time overall. The only other teams to win the Beast are Brick Memorial, N.J., in January 1994; Bald Eagle Area, Pa., in 1998; and St Edward, Ohio, in 1999. The Bucs have also never finished below third in the event (1998). Though the Buccaneers are prohibitive favorites, there is a formidable field featuring nine other nationally ranked teams. Leading the way are fellow members of the top 15 Wyoming Seminary, Pa. (ranked No. 10), No. 12 Christiansburg, Va., and No. 14 Bethlehem Catholic, Pa. Other nationally ranked teams include No. 28 Central Dauphin, Pa., No. 34 Timber Creek, N.J., No. 38 Pittsburgh Central Catholic, Pa., No. 40 Colonial Forge, Va., No. 41 Bergen Catholic, N.J., and No. 47 McDonogh, Md. Mark Grey (Blair Academy, N.J.) seeks to become the first wrestler to ever win four titles at the Beast of the East, having won championships at 103, 119, and 125 the previous three years. However, he comes in off a fourth place at the Ironman in the 132 pound weight class, which included a semifinal loss to Randy Cruz (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.). The wrestlers could meet again this weekend. Other defending champions include Darian Cruz (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa), competing at 106 pounds; J.R. Wert (Christiansburg, Va.) at 113; Kyle Snyder (Good Counsel, Md.) at 220; and Brooks Black (Blair Academy, N.J.) at 285 pounds. In addition, 2009 champion Zach Bridson (Timberlane, N.H.) will seek to add another Beast title to his resume, this time at 113 pounds. Unfortunately a pair of defending champions will be unable to compete in this weekend's tournament, as they are out for the season with injuries -- Devon Gobbo (Delbarton, N.J.) and Jason Luster (Pittsburgh Central Catholic, Pa.). What: Silvestri Mushrooms presents the 19th annual Beast of the East When: Saturday, Dec. 17 and Sunday, Dec. 18 Where: Bob Carpenter Center, University of Delaware; Newark, Del. Schedule: Wrestling on Saturday starts at 8:30 a.m. ET on 11 mats with 3 championship and 4 consolation rounds; the round of 16 is projected to start at about 5:30 p.m., and day one should end at around 9:30 p.m. Competition on Sunday starts at 9:00 a.m. on 11 mats with the quarterfinals on 6 mats and consolations on 5 mats, a second consolation round will then be wrestled; at approximately 11:30 a.m., the tournament will break down to only 6 mats with the semifinals on 2 of them. The consolation semifinals should end at approximately 2:15 p.m., with the finals matches for 1st through 8th place slated to being at 3:15 p.m. Tournament Website: http://www.beastwrestling.com InterMatWrestle Coverage: During the day on Saturday, and for the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds on Sunday, there will be periodic updates of a live notebook article. The link will be available from the front page of the InterMat site. In addition, high school analyst Josh Lowe will be providing complimentary updates and perspective through his Twitter account (@JLowe_intermat). During the finals, updates will be posted on the Twitter accounts of Josh Lowe, as well as the InterMatWrestle twitter feed (@InterMat). Quarterfinal pairings and team scores will be posted late on Saturday night, with a game story focusing on the championship finals published late Sunday/early Monday on the InterMatWrestle front page. Please also note that commentary and analysis for each weight is based on entry information as of Thursday night. Tournament Updates: Check the tournament website periodically for updated brackets. Semi-live updated results will be posted through the NWCA Online program, http://www.nwcaonline.com 106: Nationally Ranked Wrestlers: No. 3 Darian Cruz (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.), No. 12 Vincenzo Joseph (Pittsburgh Central Catholic, Pa.), No. 14 Brent Fleetwood (Smyrna, Del.), No. 17 Coy Ozias (Christiansburg, Va.) Commentary: Returning champion Darian Cruz is the anchor wrestler of this weight class, and the clear favorite though three other nationally ranked wrestlers reside within the weight class. However, Cruz outplaced these three wrestlers at the Ironman, including head-to-head wins over Joseph and Ozias. It is likely that Cruz and Ozias will meet in a semifinal on Sunday, which would rematch the Ironman quarterfinal that Cruz won by 11-2 major decision. The lower semifinal is likely to feature a pair of Ironman placers in the freshman Joseph and three-time Cadet All-American Fleetwood. Top Match on Saturday: State placers Bryce Gentry (Colonial Forge, Va.) and Gabe Gibson (Cox, Va.) taking to the mats in a seven-ten match. Unseeded Wrestlers to Watch: Tommy Aloi (Forest Park, Va.), a Junior National double All-American; Tyler Casamenti (Bergen Catholic, N.J.), was a Cadet double All-American in 2010; Cadet Greco-Roman All-Americans Tyler Klump (Nazareth, Pa.), Danny Boychuck (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.), and Anthony Cefolo (Hanover Park, N.J); along with freshman Travis Vasquez (Delabrton, N.J.), who made the second day of the Super 32. Predicting a Finals Match: Cruz (Bethlehem Catholic) over Joseph (Pittsburgh Central Catholic), rematch of a consolation semifinal at the Walsh Ironman won 1-0 by Cruz 113: Nationally Ranked Wrestlers: No. 3 Joey McKenna (Blair Academy, N.J.), No. 9 Zeke Moisey (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.), No. 15 J.R. Wert (Christiansburg, Va.) Commentary: This is a rather deep weight class featuring seven returning or former Beast placers, which is tied for most in the tournament. It also features the defending champion of this weight, Wert, along with 2009 champion at 103 pounds Zach Bridson (Timberlane, N.H.); along with two runners-up from last year in McKenna and Moisey. Top seed in this weight class is two-time Cadet Greco-Roman champion McKenna, who was also a National Prep champion last year. He is looking at a quarterfinal match against one of two returning state placers -- Zach Fuentes (Norristown, Pa.) or Tanner Shoap (Chambersburg, Pa.) -- and then a semifinal against either Bridson or two-time state placer Aaron Assad (Brecksville, Ohio). Should McKenna match up against Assad in the semis, it would be a rematch of last week's Ironman semi that he won 4-3. All signs in the bottom half point to a Moisey vs. Wert semifinal match, which would be a repeat of last year's final in this weight that Wert won 3-0; however, last week in the consolation semifinals at the Ironman, Moisey won 5-1. Moisey is looking at a quarterfinal date against either state champion Cody Stageberg (Cox, Va.) or Beast placer Zach Ulerick (Middletown, Pa.), while Wert is looking at a possible quarterfinal against either state runner-up Luis Gonzalez (North Bergen, N.J.) or returning Beast placer Jeremy Schwartz (Central Dauphin, Pa.) Top Matches on Saturday: Fuentes against Shoap in a battle of returning state placers, along with Zach Bridson (Timberlane, N.H.) and Matt Calcote (Archbishop Rummel, La.) in a match featuring wrestlers that have placed at the Beast. Predicting a Finals Match: McKenna (Blair Academy) over Moisey (Bethlehem Catholic) 120: Nationally Ranked Wrestlers: No. 17 P.J. Klee (Blair Academy, N.J.) Commentary: By standards of the Beast of the East, this is a thin weight class in that it lacks anchor wrestlers. It is one of only two weight classes with a single nationally ranked wrestler -- all other weights have two or more. The top seed in this weight is FILA Cadet freestyle All-American Klee, who also was a 2010 Cadet freestyle All-American. He is looking at a likely quarterfinal against returning National Prep placer Evan Botwin (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.), and then a probable semifinal against returning state placer Ricky Carter (Timber Creek, N.J.). Things in the bottom half of the draw are a little less clear with returning Beast placers Kaleb Lemaire (Caesar Rodney, Del.) and Will Mason (Cape Henry Collegiate, Va.) occupying the second and third seeds; Lemaire is a two-time state champion, while Mason is a three-time National Prep placer (champion in 2010). Lemaire is looking at a likely quarterfinal against either state qualifier Corey McQuiston (West Chester Rustin, Pa.) or Beast placer Michael Marino (Garnet Valley, Pa.). Mason is looking at either Anthony Giraldo (North Bergen, N.J.) or Kyle Dulaney (Christiansburg, Va.) in the quarterfinal round. Top Matches on Saturday: Carter and Zach Wilhelm (Southern Regional, N.J.) in a battle of state placers from last year; as well as a pair of sophomores in state placer Giraldo and state champion Dulaney. Unseeded Wrestlers to Watch: Super 32 placer Bryce Killian (Middletown, Pa.) Predicting a Finals Match: Klee (Blair Academy) over Lemaire (Caesar Rodney), which happened in the consolation quarterfinals at the Walsh Ironman 126: Nationally Ranked Wrestlers: No. 4 Brandon Jeske (Cox, Va.), No. 5 Joey Dance (Christiansburg, Va.), No. 9 Dominick Malone (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.), No. 17 Max Hvolbek (Blair Academy, N.J.) Commentary: The four nationally ranked wrestlers and seven returning or previous Beast placers are tied for most of any weight in the tournament, which is indicative of the quality depth that resides in this weight class. The top seed Jeske is a two-time Beast placer, runner-up in 2009, a four-time Super 32 placer, and was runner-up in Junior freestyle this summer. He has the more favorable half of the bracket, with a likely semifinal against whoever emerges from the quarter including Junior freestyle All-American Hvolbek, 2010 state placer Brian Hamann (Jackson Memorial, N.J.), returning placer Micah Hight (Caesar Rodney, Del.), and National Prep runner-up Charlie Saunders (The Hill School, Pa.). Though all signs point to a bottom half semi between Dance and Malone, which would be a rematch of last year's Beast semi at 119 pounds won by Dance in the tiebreaker, each wrestler has credible quarterfinal opposition. Dance is looking at a match NHSCA Freshman national champion Clay Walker (Eastside, S.C.), while Malone projects to face former Beast placer Eric Friedman (St. Paul's, Md.), who also is a three-time placer at National Preps and a 2010 Junior freestyle All-American. Top Matches on Saturday: Hvolbek, a returning Beast placer and 2010 National Prep runner-up, matches up against; while it's a battle of sophomores between Hight and Saunders. Predicting a Finals Match: Jeske (Cox) over Dance (Christiansburg) in a rematch of the third place match at the Walsh Ironman 132: Nationally Ranked Wrestlers: No. 3 Mark Grey (Blair Academy, N.J.), No. 7 Randy Cruz (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.), No. 19 Jeffrey Ott (Belmont Hill, Mass.) Commentary: Three-time National Prep champion Grey is seeking to become the first wrestler to ever win four titles at the Beast of the East. However, standing in his way is two-time state runner-up Cruz, who beat Grey last week on his way to an Ironman title, and is twice a state runner-up. Those wrestlers should meet in the tournament final; however, four returning Beast placers will be among those seeking to spoil. Grey is the top seed in the weight class, and is looking at a semifinal date against either two-time state placer Tyson Dippery (Central Dauphin, Pa.) or two-time National Prep placer, and 2010 champion, Ott. The pair of wrestlers placed in last year's Beast, and also met in Fargo, a match that Ott won on the way to a third place finish in Junior freestyle. The bottom half of this draw points to a semifinal match between Cruz and two-time state fourth place finisher Connor Melde (Bergen Catholic, N.J.). Top Matches on Saturday: A battle of state runners-up between C.J. Jablonski (Cox) and Dallas Smith (Christiansburg), along with a battle of state champions between Jayce Carr (Union County) and Matt Kibblehouse (Salesanium), as well as a match between National Prep placers Jeffrey Ott (Belmont Hill) and Daniel Sanchez (Georgetown Prep) Unseeded Wrestlers to Watch: Freshman Patrick Duggan (Cumberland Valley, Pa.), this summer a Cadet freestyle All-American, and NHSCA Junior All-American Brad Royle (Jackson Memorial, N.J.) Predicting a Finals Match: Grey (Blair Academy) over Cruz (Bethlehem Catholic) 138: Nationally Ranked Wrestlers: No. 7 Todd Preston (Blair Academy, N.J.) Commentary: Along with 120, this is the lone weight to have a single nationally ranked wrestler, and that is returning Beast runner-up Preston, a two-time National Prep champion and Junior freestyle All-American. He is the strong favorite in this weight class, though a semifinal against three-time state champion and returning Beast placer John Fahy (Trinity, Ky.) or two-time state placer Brandon Keller (Timber Creek, N.J.) could post some intrigue. The two seed in this weight class is National Prep champion Chris Yankowich (Germantown Academy, Pa.), who could have an interesting quarterfinal against returning Beast and national Prep placer Alfred Bannister (Bishop McNamara, Md) -- who also was a NHSCA Freshman national champion. The more likely candidate to hit the final from the bottom half is returning Beast placer Shyheim Brown (Central Dauphin, Pa.), also a two-time state and Super 32 placer. Brown is looking at a quarterfinal against returning Beast placer Jason Stephen (Northampton, Pa.). Top Matches on Saturday: Derek Arnold (Westfield, Va.) against Santiago Valdez (Robinson, Va.) in a battle of returning state third place finishers; Keller wrestling against returning Beast placer Ross Benzel (Kellam, Va.); and a battle of state placers between Brown and Derek King (Susquehanna Township, Pa.) Predicting a Finals Match: Preston (Blair Academy) over Brown (Central Dauphin) 145: Nationally Ranked Wrestlers: No. 6 Alenick Richardson (St. Peter's Prep, N.J.), No. 9 Matt Cimato (LaSalle, Pa.), No. 12 Dylan Milonas (Blair Academy, N.J.) Commentary: There are six excellent wrestlers in this weight class, who could do anything from win this weight class to barely make it onto the placement podium. The two highest returning returning place finishers in this weight are second seed Jack Clark (McDonogh, Md.) and third seed Cimato, each finishing fourth last year at the Beast. Those two wrestlers should meet in the bottom semifinal. Clark was a National Prep runner-up and Cadet freestyle All-American, and is looking at a quarterfinal matchup against one of two National Prep placers -- Robert Janis (St. Christopher's, Va.) or Cohl Fulk (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.). Cimato is a two-time Junior freestyle All-American, finished third in the state, and fourth at the Super 32. He is looking at a quarterfinal matchup against two-time National Prep placer Will Switzer (Archbishop Spalding, Md.), who has placed twice at the NHSCA grade level tournament, including a championship as a sophomore. Top seed in this weight class is National Prep runner-up Milonas, who was a Cadet freestyle champion this summer and won the Ironman last week. He is looking at a semifinal matchup against either state champion and returning Beast placer Brooks Martino (Robinson, Va.) or state placer and NHSCA Junior national champion Alenick Richardson (St. Peter's Prep, N.J.). My pick to clear the top half of the draw is Richardson, who was runner-up at the Super 32 in late October. Top Matches on Saturday: State champion Stephen Jackson (Caesar Rodney, Del.) faces two-time National Prep placer George Weber (John Carroll, Md.), while 2011 National Prep placer Janis faces 2010 National Prep placer Fulk. Unseeded Wrestler to Watch: Two-time state qualifier Mitch Baran (Brecksville, Ohio), who was a match away from placing at the Ironman last week and Beast last year Predicting a Finals Match: Richardson (St. Peter's Prep) over Cimato (LaSalle) 152: Nationally Ranked Wrestlers: No. 16 Sal Mastriani (Don Bosco Prep, N.J.), No. 18 Peter Galli (St. Paul's, Md.) Commentary: The pair of nationally ranked wrestlers are the top two seeds in this weight, with the top seed being National Prep runner-up (and three-time placer) Galli, who was runner-up at Preseason Nationals in late October and finished fifth in the Beast last year. He is looking at a tough quarterfinal against returning Beast placer Casey Kent (LaSalle, Pa.), who placed third at state in 2010. The other top half quarterfinal is likely to feature some combination of Kevin Johnson (Forest Park, Va.), Tito Onyekweli (DeMatha, Md.), Fracisco Colom (St. Peter's Prep, N.J.), and Russ Parsons (Blair Academy, N.J.) . State placer Mastriani anchors the bottom half of the draw as the two seed, and he also placed fourth at the Beast last year. He is looking at a likely quarterfinal against state placer Tyler Manion (Pittsburgh Central Catholic, Pa.), while the other quarterfinal on the bottom is likely to feature a pair of state and Super 32 placers in Garrett Hammond (Chambersburg, Pa.) and Garrett Peppelman (Central Dauphin, Pa.). The junior Hammond was second at state last year after placing seventh at National Preps as a freshman, and was a Cadet double All-American this past summer, while Peppelman placed fifth at state as a freshman. Top Matches on Saturday: State champion Beau Donahue (Westfield, Va.) matches up against Peppelman; Johnson against Onyekweli; and Colom against Parsons. Unseeded Wrestler to Watch: Two-time state qualifier and 2010 Cadet freestyle All-American Wayne Stinson (North Burlington, N.J.) Predicting a Finals Match: Mastriani (Don Bosco Prep) over Galli (St. Paul's) 160: Nationally Ranked Wrestlers: No. 9 Jacob Crawford (Millbrook, Va.), No. 11 Zach Epperly (Christiansburg, Va.) Commentary: The favorite in this weight class is the top-seeded Crawford, a three-time state champion, NHSCA Junior champion, and a Super 32 champion. His quarterfinal matchup would be against most likely National Prep placer Toby Hague (McDonogh, Md.), who placed at the Ironman last week. The other top half quarterfinal features a match of superlative sophomores in National Prep placer and 2010 Cadet Greco-Roma champion Patrick Coover (Blair Academy, N.J.) and state placer Johnny Sebastian (Blair Academy, N.J.). The second seed in this weight is two-time state champion and Super 32 placer Zach Epperly (Christiansburg, Va.), whose projected quarterfinal opponent is the formidable Rusten Barrick (Mechanicsburg, Pa.). The other quarter of the bottom half should feature state placer Brett Harner (Norristown, Pa.) against state champion and Super 32 placer Patrick Davis (Woodbridge, Del.). Top Match on Saturday: Two-time Cadet freestyle All-American Hague faces state runner-up Zach Boyles (Smyrna, Del.), where Hague won a 9-7 meeting two weeks ago in the semifinals at the Ray Oliver Invitational. Predicting a Finals Match: Crawford (Millbrook) over Epperly (Christiansburg) 170: Nationally Ranked Wrestlers: No. 7 Eric Morris (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.), No. 13 Elliott Riddick (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.) Commentary: The two nationally ranked wrestlers occupy the top positions in the seedings, with the first seed being two-time Beast placer Morris, who was runner-up last year at the Beast, at the Ironman last week, and at National Preps the last two years. He is looking at a quarterfinal matchup against state champion Tanner Tinsley (Hanover, Va.), and then a semifinal date with either state placer Anthony Pafumi (St. Peter's Prep, N.J.) or National Prep placer Addison Knephsield (Blair Academy, N.J.). Second seed in this weight is state placer and Super 32 runner-up Riddick, who projects into a quarterfinal with state placer Austin Coniker (Pittsburgh Central Catholic, Pa.). The other quarter of the bottom half features returning Beast placer Shane Springer (Norristown, Pa.), who is a two-time state placer (2010 runner-up) and Disney Duals gold medalist, and National Prep placer Tyler Rill (Mt. St. Joseph, Md.). Unseeded Wrestlers to Watch: State runner-up Pierce DeMarreau (Caesar Rodney, Del.) Predicting a Finals Match: Morris (Wyoming Seminary) over Riddick (Bethlehem Catholic) in a rematch of a semifinal at last week's Walsh Ironman 182: Nationally Ranked Wrestlers: No. 15 David Reck (Colonial Forge, Va.), No. 11 (at 195) Dallas Winston (Jackson Memorial, N.J.) Commentary: After the top three wrestlers in this weight class, there is a significant drop off in the quality of this field. With the top seed, two-time state champion and returning Beast runner-up Scott Gibbons (Archbishop Rummel, La.) is a strong favorite to reach the final. The Junior Greco-Roman All-American is looking at a likely semifinal with either state runner-up Ryan Wolfe (Caravel Academy, Del.) or National Prep placer Michael Mocco (Blair Academy, N.J.).The pair of nationally ranked wrestlers occupy the second and third seed positions. State runner-up and returning Beast placer Winston is the second seed, while Super 32 placer and two-time state placer Reck is the third seed. Predicting a Finals Match: Reck (Colonial Forge) over Gibbons (Archbishop Rummel) 195: Nationally Ranked Wrestlers: No. 10 Perry Hills (Pittsburgh Central Catholic, Pa.), No. 15 Frank Mattiace (Blair Academy, N.J.) Commentary: There are three returning Beast placers in this weight class, the two nationally ranked wrestlers and Joe Jessen (Millbrook, Va.). Hills is the top seed in this weight having placed third at the Beast and at state; however, he did not compete at the Ironman last week due to an official visit to the University of Maryland, where he has verbally committed to play QB. He is looking at a semifinal match against one of two National Prep placers, Kevin Marvel (McDonogh, Md.) or Dylan Devine (DeMatha, Md.). The second seed is Mattiace, a National Prep placer who won the Ironman last week, while the third seed is Jessen, a state champion and NHSCA Junior placer. However, Jessen was upset in the War on the Shore final last week by Devine. State placer Mike Garrity (Colonial Forge, Va.) could pose a nominal challenge for Jessen in the quarterfinals. Predicting a Finals Match: Hills (Pittsburgh Central Catholic) over Mattiace (Blair Academy) 220: Nationally Ranked Wrestlers: No. 2 Kyle Snyder (Good Counsel, Md.), No. 5 (at 285) John Rizzo (Richland, Pa.), No. 7 A.J. Vizcarrando (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) Commentary: Snyder won the Beast and National Preps last year as a freshman, and is the nation's second best wrestler in the Class of 2014. This summer, he was a Cadet freestyle champion, and he won the Ironman last week. He should go unchallenged all the way to the final, the path featuring National Prep placer Harry Mauk (Malvern Prep, Pa.) in the quarters and semifinal opposition coming from National Prep placer Nick Grossi (Germantown Academy, Pa.) or state runner-up Branagh Cohen (Archbishop Rummel, La.). The bottom half of the draw should be much more interesting with two-time state champion Rizzo and National Prep runner-up Vizcarrando occupying the second and third seed positions. Rizzo is looking at a quarterfinal against Ironman placer David Farr (Blair Academy, N.J.), while Vizcarrando -- a Junior Greco-Roma All-American projects to face state placer Brandon Dennison (Pleasant Grove, Utah) in that round. Unseeded Wrestlers to Watch: Sophomore Zach DeLuca (Pittsburgh Central Catholic, Pa.) placed in the Powerade last year before his season ended due to injury. Predicting a Finals Match: Snyder (Good Counsel) over Rizzo (Richland) 285: Nationally Ranked Wrestlers: No. 1 Brooks Black (Blair Academy, N.J.), No. 16 Avree Robinson (Susquehanna Township, Pa.) Commentary: Defending champion Black enters the tournament a strong favorite to repeat having one of the most robust resumes of any wrestler in the nation. He is looking at a semifinal against freshman sensation Michael Johnson, Jr. (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.), who placed at the Ironman last week and was a double Cadet All-American this past summer. This assumes Johnson upends fellow Ironman placer, and state runner-up, Jake Pinkston (Robinson, Va.) in the quarterfinal round. The two key names in the bottom half of the draw should meet in the semifinal round -- state champion Robinson, who also placed sixth at state in 2010 and was a NHSCA Junior placer last year, and Junior National freestyle All-American DaQuante Timbers (Freedom, Va.) Predicting a Finals Match: Black (Blair Academy) over Robinson (Susquehanna Township)

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