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LINCOLN, Neb. -- Behind a pair of upsets over nationally ranked opponents the No. 21 Nebraska wrestling team improved to 5-0 on Saturday after taking down the No. 14 Wyoming Cowboys, 19-15, at the NU Coliseum. The win marks the first time the Huskers have started 5-0 in dual competition since 2008, and was the Huskers second victory over a nationally ranked opponent this season. Wyoming fell to 0-1 on the season. No. 10 Robert Kokesh (165) provided the match of the night with his 5-0 decision over No. 3 Shane Onufer (WYO). Kokesh earned a takedown at the end of the first period to gain momentum and never looked back cruising to the victory. The Wagner, S.D., native avenged an earlier loss to Onufer at the UNK Open on Nov. 19. The talented redshirt freshman now owns a 13-2 record this season and had defeated three ranked opponents. Tucker Lane (Hwt) kicked off the dual with an 8-1 decision over LJ Helbig (WYO) to give NU a 3-0 advantage. Lane jumped out to a 5-0 lead with a takedown and 2-point nearfall in the first period. Lane has an 11-2 record after his win on Saturday night. After two straight victories at 125 and 133 pounds for the Cowboys, the Huskers found themselves down by a score of 9-3. True freshman Jake Sueflohn (NU) won the first home match of his career to start the Husker comeback with an 11-2 major decision over McCade Ford (WYO), before redshirt freshman Brandon WIlbourn (149) defeated Brandon Richardson, 11-5, to give the Huskers the lead for good. At 157 pounds, freshman No. 16 James Green escaped from Dakota Friesth (WYO) with 1:25 remaining in the third period to win, 6-5. After Kokesh's win, Tyler Koehn (174) picked up the Huskers' second upset over a nationally ranked foe when he beat No. 18 Patrick Martinez (WYO), 6-3. Wyoming was able to win the last two matches of the night, but couldn't overcome the 10-point lead NU had accumulated. No. 10 Josh Ihnen (NU) fell to No.3 Joe LeBlanc after giving up a takedown with under 30 seconds left in the dual. The loss drops Ihnen's season record to 9-2. The Cowboys' last win came at 197 pounds where No. 13 Alfonso Hernandez (WYO) took down James Nakashima, 4-2. The Huskers return to action for a pair of road duals next weekend when they take on South Dakota State on Saturday, Dec. 17 at 7p.m., and North Dakota State on Sunday, Dec. 19 at 1 p.m. Nebraska's next home dual will be against Ohio State in their Big Ten opener on Jan. 6 at 7 p.m. Check back to Huskers.com for more coverage of the Nebraska wrestling team. Results: Hwt- #10 Tucker Lane (NU) by dec. over LJ Helbig (WYO), 8-1 (NU 3, WYO 0) 125- Kasey Garnhart (WYO) by fall over Shawn Nagel (NU), 6:37 (NU 3, WYO 6) 133- #16 Zach Zehner (WYO) by dec. over #18 Ridge Kiley (NU), 4-3 (NU 3, WYO 9) 141- #12 Jake Sueflohn (NU) by major dec. over McCade Ford (WYO), 11-2 (NU 7, WYO 9) 149- Brandon Wilbourn (NU) by dec. over Brandon Richardson (WYO) 11-5, (NU 10, WYO 9) 157- #16 James Green by dec. over Dakota Friesth (WYO), 6-5 (NU 13, WYO 9) 165- #10 Robert Kokesh (NU) by dec. over #3 Shane Onufer (WYO), 5-0 (NU 16, WYO 9) 174- Tyler Koehn (NU) by dec. over #18 Patrick Martinez (WYO), 6-3 (NU 19, WYO 9) 184- #3 Joe LeBlanc (WYO) by dec. over #10 Josh Ihnen (NU), 4-3 (NU 19, WYO 12)

LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. -- The 16th-ranked Rutgers wrestling team finished off its double-dual Saturday in its second location of the day with a 21-12 win over Rider in Alumni Gym. In earlier action, the Scarlet Knights topped Princeton, 29-7, in Dillon Gym. RU was led by two-win performances by Mike DeMarco (Lyndhurst, N.J.), Maro Mason (Moorestown, N.J,), Scott Winston (Jackson, N.J.), Greg Zannetti (Edison, N.J.), Daniel Seidenberg (Raritan, N.J.) and Daniel Rinaldi (Lodi, N.J.). The Scarlet Knights improved to 5-1 overall with the dual wins, while the Broncs dropped to 3-2 overall. The Tigers fell to 1-4 with their earlier loss. RU wrestlers won eight of the 10 contested bouts against Princeton and took six of the 10 matches against Rider. In the most anticipated battle of the day, Zannetti turned away Rider's Jim Resnick at 174 pounds by major decision, 11-3. The Scarlet Knight, ranked 14th nationally according to Intermat, controlled No. 11 Resnick throughout the match en route to bonus points for Rutgers. Zannetti improved to a perfect 9-0 on the season with the win. Mason (149 pounds) and Winston (165 pounds) also contributed bonus points for head coach Scott Goodale's squad, scoring 12-4 and 12-3 wins over their Bronc opponents, respectively. In earlier action, Mason scored the biggest win of the Princeton dual with a 23-8 (7:00) technical fall over Zach Bintliff. The victory, coupled with his win against Rider, improved the Rutgers 149-pounder's overall record to 9-0. Winston, Rinaldi and Daniel Hopkins (Jackson, N.J.) also scored bonus points for RU with major decision victories in their respective matches against the Tigers. Ranked sixth nationally at 165 pounds, Winston controlled Princeton's Rich Eva for an 18-5 win. Rinaldi and Hopkins paired to end the dual strongly for Rutgers, scoring 12-2 and 12-3 wins over their Tiger foes at 197 pounds and heavyweight, respectively. The Scarlet Knights next travel to the prestigious Midlands Championships in Evanston, Ill., inside Welsh-Ryan Arena on the campus of Northwestern University. The tournament, set to run from Dec. 29-30, annually features some of the top wrestling talent from around the nation. Follow Rutgers Athletics on Facebook (www.facebook.com/RutgersAthletics) and Twitter (@RUAthletics) for all of the latest news and updates. For specific updates regarding Rutgers wrestling, follow the program on Twitter (@RUWrestling). Fans can receive timely information, including special offers and giveaways throughout the year on our social media outlets along with www.ScarletKnights.com. No. 16 Rutgers 29, Princeton 7 125 pounds: Garrett Frey (P) dec. Vincent Dellefave (RU), 3-2 133 pounds: Mike DeMarco (RU) dec. Chris Perez (P), 4-2 141 pounds: Billy Ashnault (RU) dec. Adam Krop (P), 5-3 149 pounds: No. 3 Mario Mason (RU) tech. fall Zach Bintliff, 23-8 (7:00) 157 pounds: Daniel Kolodzik (P) maj. dec. Anthony Volpe (RU), 8-0 165 pounds: No. 6 Scott Winston (RU) maj. dec. Rich Eva (P), 18-5 174 pounds: No. 14 Greg Zannetti (RU) dec. Andy Lowy (P), 8-3 184 pounds: Daniel Seidenberg (RU) dec. Dan Santoro (P), 4-0 197 pounds: Daniel Rinaldi (RU) maj. dec. Kurt Brendel (P), 12-2 HWT: Daniel Hopkins (RU) maj. dec. Stephen Turner (P), 12-3 No. 16 Rutgers 21, Rider 12 125 pounds: Chuck Zeisloft (Rider) dec. Vincent Dellefave (Rutgers), 5-1 133 pounds: Michael DeMarco (Rutgers) dec. Jimmy Morris (Rider), 8-1 141 pounds: Jimmy Kirchner (Rider) dec. Billy Ashnault (Rutgers), 11-6 149 pounds: No. 3 Mario Mason (Rutgers) maj. dec. Zac Cibula (Rider), 12-4 157 pounds: Ramon Santiago (Rider) dec. Anthony Volpe (Rutgers), 6-1 165 pounds: No. 6 Scott Winston (Rutgers) maj. dec. James Brundage (Rider) , 12-3 174 pounds: No. 14 Greg Zannetti (Rutgers) maj. dec. No. 11 Jim Resnick (Rider), 11-3 184 pounds: Daniel Seidenberg (Rutgers) dec. Clint Morrison (Rider), 5-3 (TB1) 197 pounds: Daniel Rinaldi (Rutgers) dec. Donald McNeil (Rider), 6-2 HWT: Evan Craig (Rider) def. Daniel Hopkins (Rutgers), 2-1

106: 1st: No. 4 (at 113) Zahid Valencia (St. John Bosco, Calif.) dec. No. 5 Matthew Kolodzik (Miami Valley School, Ohio), 3-2 3rd: No. 1 Darian Cruz (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.) dec. No. 11 (at 113) Johnson Mai (North Torrence, Calif.), 4-2 5th: Vincenzo Joseph (Pittsburgh Central Catholic, Pa.) dec. No. 13 Brent Fleetwood (Smyrna, Del.), 6-3 7th: No. 8 Coy Ozias (Christiansburg, Va.) over Lance Hill (Parkersburg South, W.V.) by forfeit 113: 1st: No. 2 Nathan Tomasello (CVCalif., Ohio) dec. No. 5 Joey McKenna (Blair Academy, N.J.), 3-2 3rd: No. 14 Zeke Moisey (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.) dec. Alex Moore (St. Edward, Ohio, 3-2 5th: No. 7 J.R. Wert (Christiansburg, Va.) dec. Aaron Assad (Brecksville, Ohio), 2-1 tiebreaker 7th: Cody Stageberg (Cox, Va.) pinned Tanner Shoap (Chambersburg, Pa.) 120: 1st: No. 3 George DiCamillo (St. Ignatius, Ohio) dec. No. 4 Ryan Taylor (St. Paris Graham, Ohio), 11-4 3rd: Ivan McClay (Massillon, Ohio) dec. Kevon Powell (Montini Catholic, Ill.), 4-2 OT 5th: No. 16 Godwin Nyama (Brashear, Pa.) dec. P.J. Klee (Blair Academy, N.J.), 5-3 7th: Kaleb Lemaire (Caesar Rodney, Del.) pinned Calvin Campbell (Lexington, Ohio) 126: 1st: No. 8 Dean Heil (St. Edward, Ohio) pinned No. 1 Jimmy Gulibon (Derry Area, Pa.), 4:19 3rd: No. 5 (at 132) Brandon Jeske (Cox, Va.) dec. No. 3 Joey Dance (Christiansburg, Va.), 3-2 5th: No. 9 Dominick Malone (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) dec. No. 5 Nathan Kraisser (Centennial, Md.), 3-1 7th: No. 19 Max Hvolbek (Blair Academy, N.J.) tech. fall Anthony Valencia (St. John Bosco, Calif.), 19-2 132: 1st: No. 18 (at 126) Randy Cruz (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.) dec. Edgar Bright (St. Edward, Ohio), 5-2 3rd: No. 2 Alex Cisneros (Selma, Calif.) dec. No. 1 Mark Grey (Blair Academy, N.J.), 3-0 5th: No. 14 Joey Ward (Cincinnati Moeller, Ohio) dec. No. 14 (at 138) Brent Fickel (Padua, Ohio), 6-4 7th: C.J. Jablonski (Cox, Va.) dec. Chris Garcia (Montini Catholic, Ill.), 8-2 138: 1st: No. 1 Nate Skonieczny (Walsh Jesuit, Ohio) pinned No. 16 Austin Matthews (Reynolds, Pa.), 4:42 3rd: No. 5 Todd Preston (Blair Academy, N.J.) dec. No. 9 Chase Ferman (Broken Arrow, Okla.), 6-4 5th: Nick Barber (St. Edward, Ohio) dec. Mitch Newhouse (Massillon Perry, Ohio), 3-2 7th: Ty White (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) dec. Angelo Amenta (Oregon Clay, Ohio), 5-4 145: 1st: Dylan Milonas (Blair Academy, N.J.) dec. No. 20 Blake Kastl (St. Paris Graham, Ohio), 5-3 OT 3rd: No. 9 Zack Dailey (Massillon Perry, Ohio) dec. Jake Faust (Lexington, Ohio), 1-0 5th: No. 19 Jack Clark (McDonogh, Md.) dec. Markus Scheidel (St. Edward, Ohio), 3-1 7th: Brooks Martino (Robinson, Va.) pinned Cohl Fulk (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) 152: 1st: No. 2 (at 160) Bo Jordan (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) dec. No. 2 Isaiah Martinez (Lemoore, Calif.), 2-0 3rd: Garrett Hammond (Chambersburg, Pa.) dec. Russ Parsons (Blair Academy, N.J.), 8-6 5th: Dakota Sizemore (Cincinnati Moeller, Ohio) dec. Jim Klosz (Holy Name, Ohio), 5-3 OT 7th: Tyler Manion (Pittsburgh Central Catholic, Pa.) over Alex Bergman (Oak Harbor, Ohio) by forfeit 160: 1st: No. 3 (at 170) Isaac Jordan (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) over No. 4 (at 170) Geordan Speiller (Pine Castle Christian, FL), 5-2 3rd: Zach Epperly (Christiansburg, Va.) over No. 13 Victor Pereira (Newark Memorial, Calif.), 5-4 5th: No. 10 (at 170) Dylan Reel (Washington, Ill.) over Jacob Davis (St. Edward, Ohio), 5-3 7th: Patrick Coover (Blair Academy, N.J.) major dec. Toby Hague (McDonogh, Md.), 9-1 170: 1st: No. 8 (at 160) Mark Martin (St. Edward, Ohio) dec. No. 10 (at 160) Eric Morris (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.), 2-1 3rd: No. 20 Elliott Riddick (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.) over Tyler Miles (Christiansburg, Va.) by forfeit 5th: Addison Knepshield (Blair Academy, N.J.) dec. Michael Blum (Cincinnati Moeller, Ohio), 4-2 7th: Austin Coniker (Pittsburgh Central Catholic, Pa.) dec. David Gray (CVCalif., Ohio), 6-4 182: 1st: No. 3 (at 195) Huston Evans (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) dec. No. 11 Domenic Abounader (St. Edward, Ohio), 3-2 3rd: B.J. Toal (Troy Christian, Ohio) dec. Michael Mocco (Blair Academy, N.J.), 3-1 OT 5th: Andrew Krawulski (Collins Hill, GA) over Steven Brogle (Parkersburg South, W.V.) by forfeit 7th: Aaron Adkins (Akron SVSM, Ohio) dec. Troy Lang (Brecksville, Ohio), 3-1 195: 1st: No. 19 Frank Mattiace (Blair Academy, N.J.) dec. Seth Calvert (Broken Arrow, Okla.), 6-1 3rd: James Suvak (St. Edward, Ohio) dec. Joe Tayse (Massillon Perry, Ohio), 7-4 5th: Kevin Marvel (McDonogh, Md.) dec. Jerry Thornberry (Cincinnati Moeller, Ohio), 2-1 7th: Josh Lehner (Lexington, Ohio) dec. Josh Alpha (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.), 3-0 220: 1st: No. 2 Kyle Snyder (Good Counsel, Md.) dec. No. 6 AJ Vizcarrando (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.), 3-2 3rd: No. 11 Matt Meadows (CVCalif., Ohio) dec. Chalmer Freauf (Cincinnati Moeller, Ohio), 5-1 5th: No. 8 Ty Walz (St. Edward, Ohio) dec. David Farr (Blair Academy, N.J.), 10-5 7th: No. 16 Austin Lobsinger (West Valley, Calif.) pinned Garrett Linton (Rootstown, Ohio) 285: 1st: No. 1 Brooks Black (Blair Academy, N.J.) dec. No. 7 Greg Kuhar (St. Edward, Ohio), 3-1 3rd: No. 12 Mimmo Lytle (Swanton, Ohio) dec. Michael Johnson, Jr. (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.), 1-0 5th: Garrett Gray (Oregon Clay, Ohio) dec. Nino Majoy (Huron, Ohio), 5-3 7th: Blake Heim (Reynolds, Pa.) dec. Chuck Boddy (Germantown Academy, Pa.), 5-3

Related: Placewinners Related: Brackets Related: Team Standings (Top 10) CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio -- Every year, the Walsh Jesuit Ironman is hyped as "the best in-season tournament in America." Well, this year's edition of the Ironman more than lived up to the hype. The intensity, electricity, and competitive atmosphere of Ironman Saturday was surreal to say the least. Blair (Photo/Kevin Schlosser, BuckeyeWrestling.com)Despite some moments of disappointment, No. 1 Blair Academy, N.J., lived up to its ranking and came home with its 10th Ironman title, and third in the last four years. The Buccaneers had a true team effort placing 13 of their 14 wrestlers inside of the top eight to score 252-1/2 points. "That was impressive," said head coach Jeff Buxton, "I'm proud of our team, things came together but we still have plenty to work on." The major moment of concern for Blair came in the semifinal round, when No. 2 St. Edward, Ohio took a temporary hold on the team point lead after a crazy sequence of matches from 126 through 138. In the semifinals at 126, No. 8 Dean Heil (St. Edward, Ohio) earned a 4-2 victory over No. 5 (at 132) Brandon Jeske (Cox, Va.). That came after a 3-1 Heil victory over No. 3 Joey Dance (Christiansburg, Va.) in the quarterfinal round. At 132 pounds, the two top wrestlers in the nation were upset within a five minute span. No. 1 ranked Mark Grey (Blair Academy, N.J.) was upended by No. 18 (at 126) Randy Cruz (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.) 9-4. Cruz took an early lead in the match, Grey was able to cut the deficit down to 6-4, but Cruz escaped and got a late takedown to close it out. "Grey is real tough," said Cruz, "I've seen him at many events, but never wrestled him before today." Making it even worse for Blair, Edgar Bright (St. Edward, Ohio) upset No. 2 Alex Cisneros (Selma, Calif.) 5-2 in the tiebreaker. In the next weight, at 138, No. 5 Todd Preston (Blair Academy, N.J.) was upended 3-1 on a late takedown by No. 16 Austin Matthews (Reynolds, Pa.) off a crazy scramble. However, the Buccaneers were able to recover from that, starting with Dylan Milonas at 145 pounds, who upended No. 9 Zack Dailey (Massillon Perry, Ohio) 7-5 in the tiebreaker on a reversal during the semifinal round. That came after a 1-0 victory over No. 19 Jack Clark (McDonogh, Md.) in a quarterfinal battle of National Prep runners-up with a third perod rideout. In the final, Milonas was the first of three Blair champions with a 5-3 overtime victory over No. 20 Blake Kastl (St. Paris Graham, Ohio). "My endurance really keeps me going in these close matches," said Milonas. "It's all about the training partners that I have (at Blair, like Grey and Preston, and others) that keep pushing me and keep me going." In that semifinal round, Blair was also able to get wins from No. 19 Frank Mattiace at 195 and No. 1 Brooks Black at 285. Those wrestlers also earned championships during the final round. Mattiace earned a 6-1 victory against Seth Calvert (Broken Arrow, Okla.) on a five-point move late in the third period of a match that was previously tied 1-1. "Calvert hit a low ankle pick, and I trapped it to a cradle," said Mattiace. "Being at Blair has helped me improve a ton, and I give thanks to the coaches for making me ten times a better wrestler," Mattiace added. "Competing nationally has enabled me to improve." Black earned a 3-1 victory over No. 7 Greg Kuhar (St. Edward, Ohio) in the championship round on a third period takedown with 45 seconds remaining. That was a fifth victory for Black over Kuhar in as many meetings. Having seen him so many times, "I just have to go and execute the same plan, push the pace, and it will come," Black said. "It feels great to win a second (Ironman) title, I worked hard for it, and am thankful for the coaching (from Buxton and staff)." Dean Heil pinned Jimmy Gulibon to win the title at 126 pounds (Photo/Kevin Schlosser, BuckeyeWrestling.com)The major individual story of the tournament came from the already mentioned Heil, who followed up the victories earlier in the day over Dance and Jeske with an even bigger statement in the championship final match against No.1 Jimmy Gulibon (Derry Area, Pa.). After trading takedowns in the first two periods, the wrestlers were tied at 3-3. Gulibon then scored an escape off of his choice to start the third period. Countering a Gulibon shot, Heil won the scramble and trapped Gulibon on his back for the fall at the 4:19 mark. "I warmed up the same (before each match), I knew my competition, and I wrestled my match (in all three matches)," said Heil in analyzing his run through the Saturday gauntlet at the Ironman. "I was able to overcome some distractions in training (not being able to practice the week before this one due to injury), kept my focus, and knew this was a chance to be No. 1 in America." He more than stated his case on Ironman Saturday, and the performance was sufficient to earn Outstanding Wrestler honors. "It's totally amazing, and I fought through a heck of bracket," Heil responded when asked about earning the award. Despite that dynamic performance from Heil, St. Edward came up just short in their attempt to upend Blair, as they scored 240-1/2 points. That total for the Eagles was the highest ever accrued by a runner-up team. No. 8 (at 160) Mark Martin gave the Eagles a second titlist with a 2-1 victory over No. 10 (at 160) Eric Morris at 170 pounds. After being ridden out in the second period, and giving up an escape with about thirty seconds remaining, the match-deciding sequence started with about fifteen seconds remaining. Martin seized the moment, got in on a double leg attack, and blasted through the space for the match-winning takedown. "I went to what I do best," said Martin, "Morris does a good job staying in position, so I just had to go find an explosive moment to create a gap." The Eagles placed eleven wrestlers in all, championships coming from Heil and Martin, with runner-up finishes from Bright, No. 11 Domenic Abounader at 182, and Kuhar. Third place in the standings was No. 7 St. Paris Graham, Ohio with 167 points and a trio of champions, which tied Blair for the tournament high. Falcon champions were No. 2 (at 160) Bo Jordan winning at 152, No. 3 (at 170) Isaac Jordan winning at 160, and No. 3 (at 195) Huston Evans winning at 182. They also tied St. Edward with a tournament high five finalists, as No. 4 Ryan Taylor and Kastl were upended at 120 and 145 respectively. Bo Jordan upended No. 2 Isaiah Martinez (Lemoore, Calif.) for his second consecutive Ironman title, by a 2-0 score on a second period takedown from a head-inside single to a dump finish. Facing such a tough opponent, Bo focused on his basic match plan, "Just go out there, do what I do, get the inside position, push the pace, and get in his face." In the next weight, his cousin Isaac Jordan followed suit with a 5-2 victory over No. 4 (at 170) Geordan Speiller (Pine Castle Christian, Fla.). Takedowns in the first two periods were key -- they came off a head inside single and a sweep single. This was a bounce-back year for Isaac, after failing to place in last year's Ironman, then sitting out the rest of the regular season due to a hurt hamstring before winning a state title. "I feel much better (this year)," Isaac commented, also adding that, "(Bo) is a great partner, and I have many others in the room that also push me." Finally getting an Ironman title after finishing second last year, fourth and seventh the years before that, was Evans who upended Abounader by a 3-2 score. The match-deciding takedown came in the third period after multiple attempts fell just short of scoring. "It feels great to get one, since I've been working for this for a long time," said Evans, "I feel great this year, especially not having to cut (much if any) weight." Earning second Ironman championships this year were No. 2 Nathan Tomasello (CVCalif., Ohio) and No. 1 Nate Skonieczny (Walsh Jesuit, Ohio) at 113 and 138 pounds respectively. Tomasello had a very rough road to his title having to get off his back in the first period against No. 14 Zeke Moisey (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.) and catch up to a 5-0 deficit. Trailing 9-8 late in the match after three takedowns to dent into that lead, Tomasello got the go ahead takedown and pin with one second remaining in the match. The championship match against No. 5 Joey McKenna (Blair Academy, N.J.) was no easier, despite Tomasello getting an early takedown. With the score tied 2-2, McKenna rode tough for much of the third period before Tomasello got the escape with about 30 seconds left before fending off a deep McKenna attack towards the edge of the mat inside the last ten seconds. "I trust god, and wrestle for his glory," said Tomasello, "Just able to let things go, focus in on the task at hand, and work very hard to be in better shape (than my opponents) to be able to wrestle the full six minutes." Skonieczny won a second title in three years at his home tournament with a pin against Matthews at the 4:41 mark. Leading 4-3 after takedowns in the second and third period, Skonieczny was in attempting a third takedown to extend the margin. Matthews tried to scramble through the attempt, but Skonieczny trapped Matthews on his back for a brief moment for the fall from the neutral position. "I got a good pace going, hit some good shots," Skonieczny said, "When (Matthews) rolled through, I just stopped it, and got the pin, which was an especially nice feeling." Winning additional maiden Ironman titles were No. 4 (at 113) Zahid Valencia (St. John Bosco, Calif.) at 106, No. 2 Kyle Snyder (Good Counsel, Md.) at 220, and Randy Cruz at 132. Though ranked as the No. 1 freshman regardless of weight in the country, this was Valencia's first major in-season test. He did more than pass this test, though all three matches on Saturday were one point affairs. The quarterfinal was a 6-5 victory over Vincenzo Joseph (Pittsburgh Central Catholic, Pa.), then a 5-4 victory over No. 11 (at 113) Johnson Mai (North Torrence, Calif.) before the 3-2 finals victory over No. 5 Matthew Kolodzik (Miami Valley School, Ohio). Key to the Valencia finals victory was a second period takedown, the only one of the match. "The Ironman comes with pressure, but I've been here before over my youth career," said Valencia, "I also have great partners that push me and help prepare me for challenges during the matches." Snyder, a sophomore sensation who is ranked No. 2 in that grade, added another notch to his resume with a 3-2 finals victory over No. 6 A.J. Vizcarrando (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.). A first period takedown held up as the key part of the margin, as he was able to replicate his National Prep finals victory over the same opponent. "It's been a lot of hard work with some great people and coaches that have enabled me to elevate to that next level (so early in my career)," said Snyder. Rounding out the champions was a three-time Ironman champion No. 3 George DiCamillo (St. Ignatius, Ohio) at 120 pounds. He became just the ninth wrestler to win three Ironman titles; David Taylor (Penn State/St. Paris Graham, Ohio) won four titles, and would make it ten that have won three or more. DiCamillo did so in entertaining fashion, as he made a statement against Ryan Taylor with an 11-4 major decision victory. Keys to the match were a Peterson counter takedown in the first period and five-point reversal to the back in the second period, which made it 7-0. Having wrestled Taylor on multiple occasions, including last year's 6-5 Ironman finals victory, DiCamillo knew that he "had to mix it up a bit and keep (Taylor) guessing." "It hasn't really sunk in yet," said DiCamillo of winning a third Ironman title, "however, I'm really excited."

Photo/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images TORONTO -- Jon Jones looked vulnerable ... if only for a short time. But in the end, it was the 24-year-old Jones who reigned supreme after submitting Lyota Machida in the second round of their light heavyweight title bout on Saturday night at UFC 140 in Toronto. Jones was outstruck by Machida in the opening round. But Jones came back strong in the second round, taking Machida down before landing a vicious elbow, which not only changed the momentum of the fight, but opened a gash in Machida's forehead. Shortly after, Jones backed Machida into the Octagon cage and put the Dragon to sleep. Jones' victory was deemed Fight of the Night. "I have never fought anyone like Lyota," said Jones, who improved to 15-1, with his only loss coming by disqualification. "He's an amazing person. First off, I would like to say he has my utmost respect. So hats off to Lyota." UFC President Dana White had high praise for Jones, who is ranked fourth in the InterMatFight pound-for-pound rankings. "Jon Jones is the real deal," said White. "He has had an incredible schedule this year, fighting all the best in the world. Actually, this is the first time that the [light heavyweight] belt has been defended since Chuck Liddell. Big night for Bones Jones. The kickoff to what I think is going to be an amazing career." Former heavyweight champion Frank Mir found himself in danger early against Antonio Rodrigo Nogueia, as he was stunned by several strikes. Nogueia attempted a submission, but Mir quickly turned the tables and secured a Kimura, which broke Nogueira's arm, and gave Mir the victory. Mir was the first fighter ever to knock out Nogueia, when he did so on Dec. 27, 2008. Now he is the first fighter ever to submit Nogueia. Mir was was awarded Submission of the Night. "When I locked up Nogueira, I had a strong inclination that he was not going to tap," said Mir. "So I took a deep breath and ... uh, you guys saw what happened." Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, known as "Little Nog," proved to be too much for Tito Ortiz, who was fighting in his UFC-record 26th fight. Ortiz started quickly, landing strikes and appeared to have "Little Nog" in trouble. But Nogueira landed a left hand followed by a knee to the torso, which put Ortiz down on the canvas. Nogueira landed several punches and elbows to Ortiz's ribs before referee Yves Lavigne stepped in and called the fight. Brian Ebersole improved to 49-14 with a split decision victory over Claude Patrick, who entered the fight on a 13-fight winning streak. Patrick put Ebersole in a guillotine in the first round, but Ebersole survived and went on to win the round. Patrick came back to win the second round on the scorecard, landing some big strikes. Ebersole used two takedowns in the final round to take the final round and the decision. Chan Sung Jung started off the main card with guns blazing, knocking out Mark Hominick in just seven seconds. Jung landed a right, knocking down Hominick, and then pounced on top and landed a barrage of punches. Jung's seven-second knockout tied the record for the quickest knockout in UFC history. For Jung, who is known as "The Korean Zombie," it marked his second straight victory, following his submission victory over Leonard Garcia on March 26. Jung improves to 12-3, while Hominick falls to 20-10. Undercard Igor Pokrajak made early work of Krzysztof Soszynski with a first round knockout. Pokrajak was able to land a clean head shot on Soszynski that put him to the mat. Pokrajak kept the barrage of punches flying and quickly ended the fight. Pokrajak has now won two straight UFC fights by knockout. Dennis Hallman defeated John Makdessi by submitting him in a rear-naked choke in the first round. Hallman was able to overwhelm Makdessi early in the match and Makdessi was never seriously in the contest. Dennis Hallman apologized to the fans and to Makdessi after the fight for not making weight for the fight. In a fight that could have gone either way, Yves Jabouin was given a split-decision victory over Walel Watson (30-27, 29-28, 28-29). The match fight was extremely close with both fighters being very active throughout the entire contest. In the end, Jabouin's 2-0 takedown advantage may have made the difference in the judges eyes. Canadian Mark Bocek outlasted Nik Lentz in a match that lasted all three rounds. In front of a hometown crowd, Bocek was given a unanimous decision (30-27) by the judges by landing 46 significant strikes to Lentz's 10 (according to fightmetric.com). Bocek also had the takedown advantage over Lentz, 5-0. Jake Hecht delivered the first upset of UFC 140 when he stopped Rich Attonito in the second by technical knockout. Hecht was able to stun Attonito with an elbow to the head. After a flurry of uncontested strikes by Hetch, the fight was stopped. Jake Hecht has now won four straight, and 11 of his last 12 fights. In the first fight of the night, John Cholish, former Cornell wrestler, won his UFC debut by TKO in the second round over UFC newbie Mitch Clarke. Referee Big John McCarthy put a stop to the action towards the end of the second round after Clarke could no longer defend himself from strikes as he was being controlled by Cholish from behind.

1. No. 1 Blair Academy, N.J. 252-1/2 2. No. 2 St. Edward, Ohio 240-1/2 3. No. 7 St. Paris Graham, Ohio 167 4. No. 12 Wyoming Seminary, Pa. 128 5. No. 21 Cincinnati Moeller, Ohio 121-1/2 6. No. 14 Bethlehem Catholic, Pa. 120 7. No. 9 Christiansburg, Va. 119 8. No. 26 Broken Arrow, Okla. 102-1/2 9. No. 19 Massillon Perry, Ohio 90 10. No. 32 Collins Hill, Ga. 77 Other nationally ranked teams: 15. No. 29 Montini Catholic, Ill. 59; 22 (tie). No. 46 McDonogh, Md. 44; 24. No. 25 Pittsburgh Central Catholic, Pa. 43; 36 (tie). No. 47 Caesar Rodney, Del. 30

Mohammed "King Mo" Lawal won't be the only NCAA Division I All-American at "Strikeforce Rockhold vs. Jardin" on Jan. 7. Undefeated former Mizzou wrestler Tyron Woodley (9-0 MMA, 7-0 SF) has been scheduled to fight streaking Jordan Mein (23-7 MMA, 1-0 SF) on the Jan. 7 card. Woodley has rattled off a string of impressive victories including his most recent decision victory against heavy-handed brawler Paul Daley. He's also recently bested Andrea Galvao and Terec Saffiedin. Mein is on six-fight win streak and has won 10 of his last 11 fights, including a September TKO of Evangelista 'Cyborg" Santos. The main card, including Woodley vs. Mein, will be aired on Showtime.

LANCASTER, Pa. -- Back-to-back pins by seniors Tyler Sackett (Omaha, Neb.) and Aaron Kalil (Salem, N.H.) in the first two matches helped pave the way for a 31-12 victory by the Navy wrestling team over Franklin & Marshall Friday evening at the Mayser Center in Lancaster, Pa. The Midshipmen are now 2-2 in dual competition, while the Diplomats dropped to 0-7. “I'll be honest and say this wasn't our best match, but I didn't think we looked particularly sharp all week,” said Navy head coach Bruce Burnett. “I'm not one to make excuses for the team, but perhaps it's the fact we have finals next week. Whatever it was, we have to correct the mistakes we are making. The one thing I can't criticize is how hard the guys competed. I was particularly happy with the way Luke (Rebertus) and Dan (Miller) wrestled tonight.” Sackett, who has been out of action with a knee injury since the season-opening Eastern Michigan Open, returned to the mat at 125 pounds where he built a 10-0 advantage over F&M rookie David Hershberger before earning the pin at 3:26 to give the Mids an early 6-0 lead. “It was great to have Tyler back out on the mat,” said Burnett. “Now he just needs to matches to get back into the swing of things.” Nineteenth-ranked Kalil stepped onto the mat where he battled 133-pound F&M freshman Robert Ruiz. The two locked up several times, but neither could get much going until Kalil gained his escape and got Ruiz to the mat where he took the match via fall at 3:18 to push the Mids' lead to 6-0. After a scoreless opening period, Navy sophomore Raymond Borja (Virginia Beach, Va.) scored the first point at 141-pounds with an escape, but it would be his last lead of the evening. After Durso knotted things up with an escape to start the third, he went on to record a pair of third-period takedowns and used riding time to earn a 6-2 victory over Borja to trim Navy's lead to 12-3. The Mids, however, would go on to win the next three matches, all of which were the first dual wins of the season for the Navy wrestlers. Sophomore Joe Locksmith (Kissimmee, Fla.) took F&M sophomore Andrew Murano to the mat early in the first period and built a 3-0 advantage early in the second. Murano's lone point of the match was an escape to begin the third, as Locksmith now stands 1-3 in dual action this season. Junior Zach Basich (Wheeling, W.Va.) won a hard-fought match over the Diplomats' Eric Norgard at 157 pounds. Basich owned a 2-1 advantage through the first period and by the end of the second held a 5-2 lead. Norgard clipped the lead to 5-3 to open the final period, but another Basich takedown sealed the 8-3 victory in what marked his first dual of the year. Subbing in for an injured Mason Bailey (Fairmont, W.Va.) at 165 pounds was junior Jake Schalles (Orlando, Fla.), who looked strong in his match against F&M rookie Adam Schroeder. Schalles put together four takedowns en route to picking up a 9-4 win and improving to 1-0 in dual action this season. Trailing 21-3, Franklin & Marshall was able to briefly snap the Mids' winning streak as senior 174-pound Matt Fullowan pulled off a 5-3 win over Navy junior Oscar Huntley (Stafford, Va.) in sudden victory. Fullowan drew first win a takedown in the first and Huntley spent much of the time trying to work his way out. It wouldn't be until the second period that Huntley would earn an a point for an escape. The two would battle back and forth and by the end of regulation, the two would be deadlocked at 3-3. After a sudden victory period and two tie breakers, Fullowan went in on Huntley's leg and got him to the edge of the match for the winning takedown. It marked Huntley's first dual loss of the season, dropping to 3-1. Senior Luke Rebertus (Gloucester, Va.) pushed the Mids' lead to 25-6 after schooling F&M senior Mat Latessa. Rebertus turned in five takedowns against Latessa before scoring the 12-3 major decision and improving to 2-2 on the year. Senior Colin Ely of F&M looked like he was shot out of a cannon upon the opening whistle, taking Navy newcomer Paul Rands (Cary, Ill.) to the mat immediately and scoring a nearfall before winning the match by fall at 1:02. In the final bout of the night, Navy junior Dan Miller (Berlin, Md.) continued to get back in wrestling after missing a handful of weeks with an injury. Miller put together three takedowns and led 6-2 before sealing the match win by way of all at 4:16. Miller now stands 3-1 in dual action this season. The Midshipmen will have the next few weeks off from competition to concentrate on final exams and get away for the holidays before returning to the mat on Jan. 1-2 when whey travel to Chattanooga, Tenn. to take part in the Southern Scuffle. Results: 125 - Tyler Sackett (N) fall David Hershberger (F&M), 3:26 133 - Aaron Kalil (N) fall Robert Ruiz (F&M), 3:18 141 - Richard Durso (F&M) dec. Raymond Borja (N), 6-2 149 - Joe Locksmith (N) dec. Andrew Murano (F&M), 3-1 157 - Zach Basich (N), dec. Eric Norgard (F&M), 8-3 165 - Jake Schalles (N) dec. Adam Schroeder (F&M), 9-4 174 - Matt Fullowan (F&M) dec. Oscar Huntley (N), 5-3 SV2 184 - Luke Rebertus major dec. Matt Latessa (F&M), 12-3 197 - Colin Ely (F&M) fall Paul Rands (N), 1:02 285 - Dan Miller (N) fall Alexander Henry (F&M), 4:16

Lexington, Va. -- Campbell received back-to-back 4-3 decision wins by Nick Rex at 165 pounds and James Cook at 174 pounds to propel the Camels from a 9-5 deficit to an 11-9 advantage as CU rallied for a 27-15 road victory over Southern Conference foe VMI on Friday night. The dual match victory moves Campbell to 5-4 overall, 2-0 in the SoCon as CU matches its best dual match win total since 2005-06. The match began with the 141 pound bout that set the scene for the back-and-forth conference showdown. VMI's Zeb Stewart outlasted CU's Jordan Tolbert (Olney, Md.) in a 9-7 overtime decision. After the Keydets took the early lead, Campbell responded when Mark Hartenstine's (Easton, Penn.) tech fall win over David Yost gave the Camels' its first lead of the night at 5-3. A Campbell forfeit at 157 pounds saw the team scoring lead change hands again. With VMI holding the 9-5 advantage, Nick Rex (Lakeland, Fla.) and James Cook (Madera, Calif.) would turn in crucial 4-3 decision wins at 157 and 165 pounds, respectively to propel CU into an 11-9 lead. Rex moves to 7-2 in dual matches this season while Cook holds a team-best 8-1 individual mark. After the Keydets retook the lead at 15-11, John Weakley (Cleveland, Ohio) drew the Camels even with a 15-6 major decision victory at 197 pounds. With Joe Nolan's (Jackson, N.J.) 6-3 decision win over Andrew Embree in the 285-pound bout, Campbell clinched the dual match victory with a forfeit win at 125 pounds. Joey Rizzolino (Easton, Penn.) helped CU move to 3-0 on the evening in matches decided by 4-3 decisions when he defeated Ryan Goodsell by the tightly-contested score. Campbell returns home on Dec. 14 as the team entertains Drexel and Northern Coloardo while hosting the Fighting Camel Duals. The Camels' first match of the evening will take place at approximately 6:30 p.m. inside the Pope Convocation Center. Results: 141 Pounds: Zeb Stewart (VMI) def. Jordan Tolbert (CU) 9-7 (OT) (3-0) 149 Pounds: Mark Hartenstine (CU) def. David Yost (VMI) Tech. Fall 15-0 (3:32) (3-5) 157 Pounds: Michael Burnett (VMI) wins by forfeit (9-5) 165 Pounds: Nick Rex (CU) def. Carry Joseph (VMI) dec. 4-3 (9-8) 174 Pounds: James Cook (CU) def. Matthew Brock (VMI) dec. 4-3 (9-11) 184 Pounds: Conor Black (VMI) def. TeShaun Johnson (CU) Pin 5:53 (15-11) 197 Pounds: John Weakley (CU) def. John Dommert (VMI) Major Dec. 15-6 (15-15) 285 Pounds: Joe Nolan (CU) def. Andrew Embree (VMI) 6-3 (15-18) 125 Pounds: Josh Fisher (CU) wins by Forfeit (15-24) 133 Pounds: Joey Rizzolino (CU) def. Ryan Goodsell (VMI) Dec. 4-3 (15-27)

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- The Purdue wrestling team opened the 2011-12 Big Ten Dual season in impressive fashion Friday night, topping visiting Michigan State University (MSU), 22-17, in Holloway Gymnasium. Freshman Braden Atwood and Brandon Nelsen led the effort with pins at 184 and 141 pounds, respectively, while seventh-ranked sophomore Cashé Quiroga had a triumphant return to the lineup at 133 pounds. MSU took control of the dual at the beginning as the dual started at 165 pounds with a 6-2 decision by Spartan senior David Cheza over Purdue sophomore Kyle Mosier, followed by a narrow 11-10 win for MSU senior Curran Jacobs at 174 pounds as he rallied from behind to edge Boilermaker rookie Drake Stein. Atwood got the Boilermakers right back into the action as he stuck Spartan senior Ian Hinton to even the team score, 6-6. After a scoreless first period, Atwood took the bottom position and picked up a reversal before stretching Hinton to his back for the fall at the 4:11-mark. "It was a huge win for Braden," said Purdue head coach Scott Hinkel, who won his ninth career Big Ten Dual. "Earning that first Big Ten win is a big accomplishment for a freshman, and to get it over a guy who's been to NCAA's a few times already should give him the confidence he needs to be successful the rest of the way." The anticipated return of 12th-ranked senior A.J. Kissel for the Boilermakers at 197 pounds had a lackluster result as he gave up a takedown to MSU senior Tyler Dickenson in the last 15 seconds to fall, 4-3, but Purdue heavyweight classmate Roger Vukobratovich notched his second win of the season over a Spartan 285-pounder to knot up the team score at the intermission. Already owning a victory over 13th-ranked sophomore Mike McClure, the Spartans sent junior Steve Andrus to the mat to face Vukobratovich. Andrus led most of the match on the strength of a first-period takedown, but Vukobratovich managed a two-point maneuver of his own in the closing seconds to win, 4-3, and improve to 8-4 on the season. The Spartans jumped back on top after the intermission as sophomore Brenan Lyon rolled out a 9-1 major decision over Purdue freshman Luke Schroeder, but the Boilermakers responded once again as Quiroga was dominant in a 19-7 major decision over freshman Brandon Fifield to tie it up, 13-13. Quiroga reeled off eight takedowns in the contest, but Fifield refused to open up on bottom and prevented Quiroga from scoring any back points. Nelsen put the Boilermakers in firm control of the match at 141 pounds, notching his team-best sixth fall of the season as he pinned freshman Brian Gibbs at 6:25. The Purdue freshman dominated from the get-go, opening up a 9-1 lead after the first two periods, and surrendering the lone point on a technical violation call. In the third period Gibbs took the neutral position and Nelsen worked through a scramble to score a takedown and take the Spartan rookie to his blades for the fall and a six-point team lead, 19-13. Eighth-ranked junior Ivan Lopouchanski sealed the match for the Boilermakers at 149 pounds, holding off game Spartan junior Dan Osterman, 4-3. Each grappler scored one takedown in the bout, but Lopouchanski managed escapes in the second and third periods to hold the final edge and put the team score out of reach. MSU senior Anthony Jones had an impressive showing at 157 pounds, earning a 12-3 major decision over Purdue junior Tommy Churchard, but the Boilermakers' lead was insurmountable as the final tally read 22-17. Purdue moves to 23-47-1 all-time against the Spartans, including an 11-22 home record, and has won four of the last five meetings with MSU. The Boilermakers improve to 4-4 on the season in dual competition, while the Spartans drop to 2-2. Purdue returns to action next Sunday, Dec. 18, at Southern Illinois-Edwardsville where they'll face the host Cougars and Truman State University. Results: 165: David Cheza (MSU) def. Kyle Mosier (PUR), D 5-2 [MSU 3 - PUR 0] 174: Curran Jacobs (MSU) def. Drake Stein (PUR), D 11-10 [MSU 6 - PUR 0] 184: Braden Atwood (PUR) def. Ian Hinton (MSU) 4:11 [PUR 6 - MSU 6] 197: Tyler Dickenson (MSU) def. A.J Kissel (PUR), D 4-2 [MSU 9 - PU 6] 285: Roger Vukobratovich (PUR) def. Steve Andrus (MSU), D 4-3 [PUR 9 - MSU 9] 125: Brenan Lyon (MSU) def. Luke Schroeder (PUR) - MD 9-1 [MSU 13 - PUR 9] 133: Cashé Quiroga (PUR) def. Brandon Fifield (MSU) - MD 18-7 [PUR 13 - MSU 13] 141: Brandon Nelsen (PUR) def. Brian Gibbs (MSU), Fall 6:25 [PUR 19 - MSU 13] 149: Ivan Lopouchanski (PUR) def. Dan Osterman (MSU), D 4-3 [PUR 22 - MSU 13] 157: Anthony Jones (MSU) def. Tommy Churchard (PUR), MD 11-3 [PUR 22 - MSU 17]

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The No. 12 Missouri Tigers (4-1) scored a huge victory over No. 20 Kent State (2-3) on Friday night, blasting the Golden Flashes by a 34-12 final. No. 5 Alan Waters kicked off the evening with a major decision over No. 2 Nic Bedelyon, while four other Tigers won their matches via pin fall. Opening at 125 pounds, Waters got the Tigers on the board in a big way, knocking off No. 2 Nic Bedelyon by a 12-1 major decision to improve to 8-0 on the year and 3-0 in duals. About halfway through the first, Waters hit a takedown for the first points of the match. He'd turn Bedelyon to his back twice in the first period to take a commanding 8-0 lead. Waters rode Bedelyon out in the second, and then scored an escape and another takedown in the third. Bedelyon would get a late escape but nothing more, as riding time gave Waters the win to put the Tigers up 4-0. Junior Nathan McCormick put Mizzou up 10-0 with a fall in the second match of the evening, pinning Steve Mitcheff with 18 seconds left in the first period. Kent State was able to get on the board at 141 with a fall of their own, as No. 13 Tyler Small pinned Brandon Wiest in 4:03 to make it 10-6. Kent State looked like they were going to chip into that Tiger lead some more, but a big comeback by No. 19 Kyle Bradley over No. 18 Ian Miller extended Missouri's advantage. Miller came out in a flurry, scoring three takedowns in the first period to take the early 6-2 lead. Bradley fought his way back in the second with an escape and a takedown, making it 6-5. In the third, Bradley took Miller down twice to gain his first lead of the match, and on the second takedown was able to turn Miller to his back and stick him for the pin in 6:16, extending Missouri's lead to 16-6. The first decision of the evening came at 157, with Kent State's Mallie Shuster upsetting No. 15 Drake Houdashelt. Shuster hit a flurry of points in the first period to take a 7-3 lead, which paced his 10-5 victory and trimmed the Mizzou lead to 16-9. At 165, sophomore Zach Toal scored a 5-2 decision over Tommy Sasfy, extending the Tiger lead to 19-9. Toal struck first, hitting a takedown with 35 seconds left in the opening period to go ahead early. Sasfy scored a second period escape, but Toal opened the third with an escape of his own and hit another takedown to secure his victory. Missouri got two more wins by fall at the 174 and 184 pound matches. At 174, No. 3 Dorian Henderson gave up a quick takedown off a scramble, but immediately reversed Brandonn Johnson into a cradle and stuck him in 1:18. Junior Mike Larson scored a fall late in the third period over Kwan Bailey to extend the Tiger lead to 31-9. After a scoreless first period, Bailey chose down to start the second and Larson went to work, working two tilts for a total of five points. In the third, Larson escaped to go up 6-0, and hit another takedown to take the 8-0 advantage. With riding time locked late in the third period it appeared that Larson was going to take the major decision, but he was able to lock Bailey into a cradle and score the fall with 18 seconds left. Kent State was able to pull an upset at 197, with Keith Witt earning a 2-0 decision over No. 12 Brent Haynes, but the Tigers returned the favor at heavyweight, as Devin Mellon knocked off No. 15 Brendan Barlow, 5-3. Mellon scored takedowns in the first and third period. Missouri returns home to the Hearnes Center next Sunday, Dec. 18 for the team's first home conference dual of the season. The Tigers will take on the Iowa State Cyclones beginning at Noon CT. For more information, keep checking into mutigers.com and follow us on Twitter (@MizzouWrestling). Results: 125 No. 5 Alan Waters (MU) major dec. No. 2 Nic Bedelyon (KENT), 12-1 4 0 133 No. 13 Nathan McCormick (MU) fall Stevie Mitcheff (KENT), 2:42 10 0 141 No. 13 Tyler Small (KENT) fall Brandon Wiest (MU), 4:03 10 6 149 No. 19 Kyle Bradley (MU) fall No. 18 Ian Miller (KENT), 6:25 16 6 157 Mallie Shuster (KENT) dec. No. 15 Drake Houdashelt (MU), 10-5 16 9 165 No. 13 Zach Toal (MU) dec. Tommy Sasfy (KENT), 5-2 19 9 174 No. 3 Dorian Henderson (MU) fall Brandonn Johnson (KENT), 1:18 25 9 184 Mike Larson (MU) fall Kwan Bailey (KENT), 6:42 31 9 197 Keith Witt (KENT) dec. No. 12 Brent Haynes (MU), 2-0 31 12 HWT Devin Mellon (MU) dec. No. 15 Brendan Barlow (KENT), 5-3 34 12

COLUMBUS, Ohio– Four consecutive Buckeye wins at 133, 141, 149 and 157 pounds to end the match propelled the No. 6 Ohio State wrestling team to a 22-9 win over No. 9 Pittsburgh Friday night at Fitzgerald Field House in Pittsburgh, Pa. With the match tied, 9-9, a quartet of freshmen in Logan Stieber, Hunter Stieber, Cam Tessari and Josh Demas lifted the Buckeyes to their fifth dual win of the season, while also maintaining a perfect record. Tessari, who hails from Monroeville, Ohio, and ranked 15th in the nation at 141 pounds, clinched the win for the Buckeyes with his 6-3 decision over No. 11 Tyler Nauman. Tessari never trailed in the match, owning 2-0 and 6-2 leads after the first and second periods, respectively. Both teams were locked up at 9-all when No. 3 L. Stieber gave Ohio State a much-needed bonus point on a 9-1 major decision win over No. 20 Shelton Mack at 133 pounds. Up 7-1 in the third, L. Stieber had the riding time advantage, but a stalling call on Mack pushed the Buckeye from Monroeville, Ohio, to the major decision and the Scarlet and Gray to a 13-9 lead. At 141 pounds, No. 6 H. Stieber, (Monroeville, Ohio) tacked on another three points for Ohio State after he decisioned Travis Shaffer, 7-5. The score was tied, 4-4, entering the third period, but H. Stieber recorded a takedown for a 6-4 lead, while also adding riding time. Shaffer managed an escape, but that was not enough as the Buckeyes took a 16-9 lead. Demas, a Columbus native, wrapped up the night with an 8-6 victory vs. Donnie Tasser. After Tasser evened the score, 4-4, in the second, Demas, the 19th ranked wrestler in the nation, answered with a pair of takedowns at the end of the second and in the third periods for the win. The matchup between Ohio State and Pittsburgh began at 165 pounds between Buckeye freshman Derek Garcia and Tyler Wilps. Tied at 2 a piece early in the second period, Garcia quickly took a 4-2 lead on a takedown. However T. Wilps cut the lead to one (4-3) on an escape before the period came to an end. With Garcia choosing bottom in the second, the Buckeye from Sedro Woolley, Wash., escaped for a 5-3 lead. Scoring a takedown, T. Wilps sent the first match of the evening into overtime on a takedown, but Garcia scored the sudden victory takedown in extra periods for the 7-5 win. No. 20 Ethan Headlee took a quick 2-0 lead in the first period over No. 4 and redshirt sophomore Nick Heflin at 174 pounds. However, after an escape, the Buckeye from Massillon, Ohio, followed with a takedown to take a 3-2 lead after one period. With a 5-2 lead with two periods in the books, Heflin won the match, 8-2, on another takedown and a second stalling call on Headlee. Redshirt junior C.J. Magrum earned the Buckeyes their first bonus point of the night when he recorded a 13-5 major decision over Max Thomusseit at 184 pounds. With both wrestlers tied, 3-3, in the second period, Magrum answered with a takedown for a 5-3 advantage and entering the third period, Magrum owned a 7-4 lead. In the final period, the Oak Harbor, Ohio, native added a pair of takedowns, an escape a riding time advantage for the win. Freshman Andrew Campolattano (Bound Brook, N.J.) and sixth-ranked Matt Wilps were tied, 2-2, after the first period, but a second stalling call on Campolattano, coupled with M. Wilps riding time, gave the Panther a 4-2 victory. With the Buckeyes up 10-3 over the Panthers, Buckeye redshirt sophomore Peter Capone from Johnson City, N.Y., was up next vs. No. 16 Zac Thomusseit. Down 4-2 early in the match, Capone could not overcome Z. Thomusseit's lead and eventually lost by a 12-6 decision. After an intermission, No. 13 and freshman Johnni Dijulius (Aurora, Ohio) and No.17 Anthony Zanetta battled to a 0-0 score after the first period. At the start of the second, Dijulius escaped Zanetta and immediately followed with a takedown for a 3-0 lead. A second and third stalling call on Dijulius gave Zanetta two points and the Buckeyes were deducted a team point on a bench warning. An escape by Zanetta on the restart at the end of the second and an escape to start the third gave Zanetta a 4-3 lead. However, Dijulius had the riding time and with no further scoring, the match was forced into overtime. A penalty point was awarded to Zanetta in sudden victory for the 5-4 win. Results: 165 – Derek Garcia DEC Tyler Wilps (Pitt), 7-5 174 – No. 5 Nick Heflin DEC No. 20 Ethan Headlee (Pitt), 8-2 184 – No. 15 C.J. Magrum MAJ DEC Max Thomusseit (Pitt), 13-5 197 – No. 6 Matt Wilps (Pitt) DEC Andrew Campolattano, 4-2 HWT- No. 16 Zac Thomusseit (Pitt) DEC No. 11 Peter Capone, 12-6 125 – No. 17 Anthony Zanetta (Pitt) DEC No. 13 Johnni Dijulius, 5-4 133 – No. 3 Logan Stieber MAJ DEC No. 20 Shelton Mack (Pitt), 9-1 141 – No. 6 Hunter Stieber DEC Travis Shaffer (Pitt), 7-5 149 – No. 15 Cam Tessari DEC No. 11 Tyler Nauman (Pitt), 6-3 157 – No. 19 Josh Demas DEC Donnie Tasser (Pitt), 8-6

The fifth-ranked Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team dominated No. 10 Lehigh in the 100th dual meet between the two venerable eastern powers and rolled to a 24-12 win in LU's Stabler Arena. The Nittany Lions won six of ten bouts, bolted out to a big early lead and coasted to the victory to take a 63-34-3 lead in the all-time series. True freshman Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.) ranked No. 15 nationally at 125, put Penn State up 3-0 early with a resounding 4-0 win (with 2:44 in riding time) over Lehigh's Mason Beckman. Lehigh countered with a 10-7 win for Chris Dinnien over Lion junior Derek Reber (Lewisburg, Pa.) at 133. Junior Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.) made his season dual debut in fine fashion with a dominating 12-2 major over LU's Jimmy Carucci (with over 4:00 in riding time) at 133. Three-time All-American Frank Molinaro (Barnegat, N.J.), ranked No. 1 at 149, then dominated Lehigh's Anthony Salupo to the tune of a 14-3 major with 3:53 in riding time. Red-shirt freshman Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 10 at 157, majored Sean Bilodeau 10-1 to give Penn State a 15-3 lead at the break. In marquee match-up at 165, Penn State All-American David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 1, downed No. 9 Brandon Hatchett 8-5 with 1:09 in riding time. All-American Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 174, then built up a 12-1 lead over LU's Nathaniel Brown after two periods before Brown injury defaulted, giving Ruth the six team points and clinching the dual meet victory for Penn State (24-3). In a rematch of last year's national championship bout at 184, Nittany Lion Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.), the defending national champion, dropped a tough 8-3 decision to top-ranked Robert Hamlin, whom he defeated in the finals last year. At 197, 10th-ranked Lion freshman Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.) was held out of action after being a bit banged up from the Nittany Lion Open last Sunday. Junior Justin Ortega (Oxford, Pa.) stepped in and nearly upset No. 7 Joe Kennedy of Lehigh before dropping a hard-fought 2-0 decision. Nittany Lion senior Cameron Wade (Twinsburg, Ohio), ranked No. 8 at heavyweight, then lost a hard-fought 3-2 decision to defending national champion Zach Rey. Penn State moves to 2-1 on the year while Lehigh falls to 5-3. Penn State dominated the dual statistically as well, winning the takedown battle 16-7 and picking up riding time points in six matches (while Ruth had over 3:00 in his injury default win). Penn State picked up six bonus points to none for LU as well. Penn State returns to action on Sunday, Dec. 11, when West Virginia visits Rec Hall for a 2 p.m. match-up. A very limited number of ticket remains for the WVU dual, fans can purchase them 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 dec. Mason Beckman LU, 4-0 3-0 133: Chris Dinnien LU dec. Derek Reber PSU, 10-7 3-3 141: Bryan Pearsall PSU maj. dec. Jimmy Carucci LU, 12-2 7-3 149: #1 Frank Molinaro PSU maj. dec. Anthony Salupo LU, 14-3 11-3 157: #10 Dylan Alton PSU maj. dec. Sean Bilodeau LU, 10-1 15-3 165: #1 David Taylor PSU dec. #9 Brandon Hatchett LHU, 8-5 18-3 174: #2 Ed Ruth PSU inj. def. Nathaniel Brown LU, (5:00, Ruth up 12-1) 24-3 184: #1 Robert Hamlin LU dec. #5 Quentin Wright PSU, 8-3 24-6 197: #7 Joe Kennedy LU dec. Justin Ortega PSU, 2-0 24-9 285: #3 Zach Rey LU dec. #8 Cameron Wade PSU, 3-2 24-12 Attendance: 5,584 Records: #5 Penn State (2-1, 1-1 B1G), Lehigh (5-3) Up Next for Penn State: at Lock Haven, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2 p.m. BOUT-BY-BOUT: 125: True freshman Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 15 nationally, met Lehigh's Mason Beckman at 125. Megaludis set the tempo early, forcing Beckman back towards the edge of the mat. Beckman continued to play defense for the first half of the period while Megaludis continued to force the LU grappler off the mat. Beckman finally got hit with a first stall warning at the ;30 mark and Megaludis continued to pressure the Mountain Hawk. The first period ended in a 0-0 tie and Megaludis chose down to start the second. He quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead and then proceeded to force Beckman off the mat over again. Beckman got in deep on Megaludis' right leg with his first shot at the 1:20 mark but Megaludis was able to force a stalemate with 1:08 left in the period. Megaludis got in on a low single with :50 left and finished off the takedown to move out to a 3-0 lead. The Nittany Lion rookie then rode Beckman out to lead 3-0 with :44 in riding time. Beckman took a second long time out to have some blood cleaned off his nose and chose down to start the third period. Megaludis controlled Beckman for the entire period, keeping Beckman down while the Hawk crawled out of bounds repeatedly. The ride out gave Megaludis a 4-0 win with 2:44 in RT. 133: Junior Derek Reber (Lewisburg, Pa.) took on LU's Chris Dinnien at 133. Dinnien caught Reber on the edge of the mat, nearly pinning him but getting the quick takedown. Reber, however, deftly reversed the Hawk wrestler for a 2-2 tie at the 1:20 mark. Reber then put together a strong ride, building up over a minute in time. But Dinnien reversed Reber and then turned him to his back for three near fall points to lead 7-2 after one period. Reber chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 7-3 deficit. Reber got in on a low single and forced a scramble, but Dinnien countered the move for his own takedown to up his lead to 9-3 with :20 left. Reber escaped before the period ended and nearly scored at the end of the period, but time ran out and the Lion trailed 9-4. Dinnien chose down to start the final period and escaped to a 10-4 lead. Reber then got his first takedown and then began trying to turn the Hawk, trailing 10-6. Dinnien was able to keep from giving up the near fall and, though Reber got the riding time point, won 10-7. 141: Junior Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.) took to the mat for Penn State at 141 to take on Lehigh's Jimmy Carucci. Pearsall, making his season dual debut, turned a low single into a takedown on the edge of the mat to lead 2-0 at the 2:18 mark. Once in control on top, Pearsall began looking for an opportunity to turn Carucci for back points. Pearsall stayed in control and got a two point near fall with :30 on the clock to lead 4-0. The Lion junior then tagged on two more back points as the period ended to lead 6-0. Carucci chose neutral to start the second period but Pearsall quickly got in on a single, forced a scramble that lasted nearly :30, and finished off the takedown to lead 8-0 with 1:15 on the clock. Pearsall spent the rest of the period looking for a turn and kept control for a ride out and an 8-0 lead with 3:36 in RT. Pearsall chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 9-0 lead. But Carucci got his first takedown to cut the lead to 9-2 with 1:25 on the clock. Pearsall, with a clinched riding time point, reversed Carucci to lead 11-2 with 1:00 left in the match. Pearsall forced Carucci into a stall warning with :17 on the clock and then rode the Hawk out for a 12-2 major with 4:17 in RT. 149: Three-time All-American Frank Molinaro (Barnegat, N.J.), ranked No. 1 at 149, met Lehigh's Anthony Salupo. Molinaro got his first takedown by using a high single and lift to put Salupo to the mat with 1:48 on the clock. Molinaro then put together a strong ride, keeping Salupo on the mat for the rest of the period to lead 2-0 with 1:48 in riding time after one. Molinaro chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 3-0 lead. Molinaro then used a high double to take Salupo down once more for a 5-0 lead with 1:10 on the clock. Molinaro cut Salupo loose with :45 on the clock to begin looking for another takedown. But Salupo turned in quickly and took the Lion senior down to cut the lead to 6-3 after a quick Molinaro escaped. An energized Molinaro notched another takedown with :10 on the clock and led 8-3 with 2:20 in RT after two. Salupo chose neutral to start the third period but Molinaro quickly scored again, lifting the Hawk off the mat and taking a 10-3 lead with 1:20 on the clock and a clinched riding time point. Molinaro then turned Salupo for three near fall points and a 13-3 lead. Salupo could not break free and Molinaro's ride out gave him the 14-3 major with 3:53 in riding time. 157: Red-shirt freshman Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 10 at 157, met Lehigh's Sean Bilodeau. Alton scored first, getting an early takedown to lead 2-1 after a Bilodeau escape. The duo battled evenly after that with Bilodeau fighting off numerous Alton shots to keep the bout close. But Alton's pressure paid off as the Lion freshman got a late takedown, sending Bilodeau to his back for three near fall points and a 7-1 lead after one period. Bilodeau chose down to start the second stanza but Alton was dominant in control, keeping Bilodeau down and building up a 2:37 riding time advantage with a ride out. Leading 7-1, Alton chose neutral to start the third. Alton quickly gained control of Bilodeau's right ankle, forcing a tie-up on the edge of the mat. But a stalemate sent action back to the center circle with 1:08 on the clock with Alton still up 7-1. Alton forced Bilodeau's head to the mat, circled around the LU grappler and upped his lead to 9-1 with another takedown. An Alton ride out and a bonus point gave the Lion a 10-1 major and put Penn State up 15-3 at the intermission. 165: Sophomore All-American David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 1 at 165, battled Lehigh senior Brandon Hatchett, who was ranked No. 9. Taylor fought off an early Hatchett shot but was then taken down to trail 2-0 at the 2:08 mark. Taylor deftly scrambled his way to a reversal and a 2-2 tie with 1:20 on the clock. Hatchett escaped to a 3-2 lead with :40 on the clock and carried that lead into the second period. Taylor chose down to start the second stanza and quickly escaped to a 3-3 tie. He never lost contact w/ Hatchett, forced a scramble and got his first takedown at the 1:40 mark to lead 5-3. Hatchett escaped to a 5-4 deficit at the 1:10 mark. Taylor used a quick low double off a reset w/ :10 left to take Hatchet down again and lead 7-4 after two. Hatchett chose down to start the final period but could not break free of Taylor's control as the Lion sophomore built up a 1:09 time edge before Hatchett escaped to a 7-5 deficit. Taylor fought off a late Hatchett shot and with the bonus point, posted an 8-5 win. 174: Sophomore All-American Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 174, met Lehigh freshman Nathaniel Brown. Ruth scored first, getting a quick takedown to lead 2-0 at the 2:43 mark. He quickly tried to lock up a cradle and end the bout, but Brown was able to roll through to stay in the match. Ruth finished off a nearside cradle for three near fall points and a 5-0 lead midway through the period. Ruth maintained control of Brown for the rest of the period and led 5-0 with 2:42 in riding time heading to the second. Ruth chose down and steadily worked his way to a reversal and a 7-0 lead. Ruth then cut Brown loose at the :30 mark and added another takedown at the :18 mark. He locked up a cradle and nearly pinned Brown at the buzzer, picking up three near fall points to lead 12-1 with a clinched riding time point (3:34) heading into the third. Brown could not continue after being injured as the period ended and Ruth got six team points for the injury default (he was leading 12-1 at the time). 184: In a rematch of last year's national championship bout at 184, junior Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 5 as the defending national champion, took on No. 1 Robert Hamlin of Lehigh, last year's runner-up. Hamlin drew first blood with a strong takedown to lead 2-1 after a quick Wright escape. Wright nearly picked up a takedown, forcing a solid scramble on the edge of the mat, but Hamlin was able to work his way into position to notch his second takedown and lead 4-1 after one period. Wright chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 4-2 deficit. Wright worked for a takedown but Hamlin was able to hold his 4-2 lead heading into the third. Hamlin chose down to start the period, quickly reversed Wright and led 6-3 after a quick Lion escape. Wright attacked Hamlin, appearing to take him down at the :40 mark, but Wright did not get the call and trailed by three still. Hamlin countered a slight Wright shot, added another takedown and posted a strong 8-3 win over Wright 197: Junior Justin Ortega (Oxford, Pa.) filled in for No. 10 Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.) at 197 to take on No. 7 Joe Kennedy of Lehigh. Ortega appeared to have a takedown, locking up a cradle on the edge of the mat. But like Wright before him, he did not get the call and the bout moved on at a scoreless tie. The Lion junior battled the fifth-year LU senior evenly for the entire period and went to the second period tied 0-0. Kennedy chose down to start the second stanza and worked his way to an escape and a 1-0 lead. The duo traded shots for the bulk of the period with neither wrestler finding a solid opening to score until Ortega nearly finished off a high single as the period ended. But the buzzer sounded and action moved to the final period with Ortega down 1-0. Ortega chose down to start the third period but could not break free of a strong Kennedy ride as the seventh-ranked senior built up more than a minute in riding time first and then rode Ortega out for a hard-fought 2-0 win. 285: Nittany Lion senior Cameron Wade (Twinsburg, Ohio), ranked No. 8 at heavyweight, took on defending national champion Zach Rey of Lehigh, who was ranked No. 3. The duo battled evenly for the first period, with neither man finding a real solid opening to score as action remained in the center circle. The bout went to the second period in a scoreless tie and Rey chose down to start the second. A quick escape gave the third-ranked Rey a 1-0 lead and the duo continued action in the center circle. Rey got the bout's first takedown at the :58 mark, using a high single to take a 3-1 lead after Wade escaped. Trailing 3-1 after two periods, Wade chose down to start the final period and quickly escaped to a 3-2 deficit. Wade worked for an opening to take the lead, but Rey's defense was solid and the Mountain Hawk All-American was able to hold on to his lead and escape with a tough 3-2 win.

The No. 3 Minnesota wrestling team dominated from the start of the evening in route to its 34-6 pounding over No. 13 ranked Iowa State. Minnesota picked up eight wins on the evening including four wins by a major decision and one fall. With the win, Minnesota improves to 4-2 overall on the season and the Cyclones fall to 0-7 on the year. In front of over 3,000 fans inside Williams Arena, the Gophers picked up the first points of the dual at 125 lbs. as Zach Sanders won his match by a forfeit. Iowa State did not have a 125 ponder in the line-up. David Thorn was the first real match of the evening. He picked up a 14-5 major decision victory over RJ Hallman. Thorn had total control of the match as he ended with 3:48 of riding time and scored six takedowns. Minnesota would go onto to win the next three matches. Nick Dardanes won a 3-2 decision over Luke Goettle, Dylan Ness picked up a 13-3 major decision against Joe Cozart and the highlight of the evening came at the 157 lbs. match between Alex Oritz and Mike Moreno. Both were tied up for the majority of the opening period before Oritz scored the two-point takedown and quickly turned that into a pin, with 20 seconds left, to put the Gophers up 23-0 at the intermission. Iowa State picked up wins in the first two matches to score six team points after the break, but Minnesota would fight back strong to take the last three. Kevin Steinhaus, Sonny Yohn and Tony Nelson all were victorious for the Gophers to close out the night. Steinhaus won by a 16-3 major and Yohn picked up an 11-0 major victory. Nelson would be the final Gopher to wrestle as he scored a 4-0 decision. Minnesota will now rest up a before heading south to Tennessee, for the Southern Scuffle. The Scuffle is a two day tournament and will be on Jan. 1 and 2 from Chattanooga, Tenn. Some Gophers will compete at the Husky Open tomorrow at St. Cloud State University. Results: 125: No. 1 Zach Sanders wins by forfeit over No. 10 Ryak Finch(ISU) 133: No. 6 David Thorn (Minn) 14-5 maj. dec. RJ Hallman (ISU) 141: No. 10 Nick Dardanes (Minn) 3-2 dec. Luke Goettl (ISU) 149: No. 12 Dylan Ness (Minn) maj. dec. 13-3 Joe Cozart (ISU) 157: Alec Ortiz (Minn) pinned Michael Moreno (ISU) 165: No. 5 Andrew Sorenson (ISU) 6-4 dec. No. 8 Cody Yohn 174: No. 7 Chris Spangler (ISU) dec. 5-3 No. 10 Logan Storley 184: No. 9 Kevin Steinhaus (Minn) 16-3 maj. dec. Mike England (ISU) 197: No. 3 Sonny Yohn (Minn) 11-0 maj. dec. Cole Shafer (ISU) HWT: No. 7 Tony Nelson (Minn) 4-0 dec. No. 20 Matt Gibson (ISU)

Team Standings (Quarterfinalists/Consolation): 1. No. 1 Blair Academy, N.J. 93-1/2 (11/2) 2. No. 2 St. Edward, Ohio 92-1/2 (10/2) 3. No. 21 Cincinnati Moeller, Ohio 71-1/2 (3/6) 4. No. 7 St. Paris Graham, Ohio 69 (5/5) 5. No. 26 Broken Arrow, Okla. 67-1/2 (3/4) 6. No. 12 Wyoming Seminary, Pa. 66 (6/3) 7. No. 9 Christiansburg, Va. 65 (5/5) 8. No. 32 Collins Hill, Ga. 64 (2/5) 9. No. 19 Massillon Perry, Ohio 59-1/2 (5/4) 10. No. 14 Bethlehem Catholic, Pa. 56 (5/0) Other Nationally ranked teams: 14. No. 29 Montini Catholic, Ill. 44 (2/7); 29 (tie) No. 46 McDonogh, Md. (2/1), Pittsburgh Central Catholic, Pa. 27 (2/1); 33 (tie) No. 47 Caesar Rodney, Del. 24 (1/0)

106: No. 11 (at 112) Johnson Mai (North Torrence, CA) vs. No. 14 David Bavery (Massillon Perry, Ohio) No. 4 (at 112) Zahid Valencia (St. John Bosco, CA) vs. Vincenzo Joseph (Pittsburgh Central Catholic, Pa.) No. 5 Matthew Kolodzik (Miami Valley, Ohio) vs. Brent Fleetwood (Smyrna, Del.) No. 1 Darian Cruz (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.) vs. No. 8 Coy Ozias (Christiansburg, Va.) 113: No. 2 Nathan Tomasello (CVCA, Ohio) vs. Tanner Shoap (Chambersburg, Pa.) No. 14 Zeke Moisey (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.) vs. Johnny Jimenez (Marmion Academy, Ill.) No. 5 Joey McKenna (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. Jordan Laster (Montini Catholic, Ill.) No. 7 J.R. Wert (Christiansburg, Va.) vs. Aaron Assad (Brecksville, Ohio) 120: No. 3 George DiCamillo (St. Ignatius, Ohio) vs. Calvin Campbell (Lexington, Ohio) Ivan McClay (Massillon, Ohio) vs. Cory Stainbrook (Walsh Jesuit, Ohio) No. 16 Godwin Nyama (Brashear, Pa.) vs. Kaleb Lemaire (Caesar Rodney, Del.) No. 4 Ryan Taylor (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) vs. Drew Ferguson (Collins Hill, Ga.) 126: No. 1 Jimmy Gulibon (Derry Area, Pa.) vs. Mikey Kostandaras (Walsh Jesuit, Ohio) No. 5 Nathan Kraisser (Centennial, Md.) vs. No. 9 Dominick Malone (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) No. 5 (at 132) Brandon Jeske (Cox, Va.) vs. No. 19 Max Hvolbek (Blair Academy, N.J.) No. 3 Joey Dance (Christiansburg, Va.) vs. No. 8 Dean Heil (St. Edward, Ohio) 132: No. 1 Mark Grey (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. No. 14 Joey Ward (Cincinnati Moeller, Ohio) No. 18 (at 126) Randy Cruz (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.) vs. Chris Garcia (Montini Catholic, Ill.) No. 7 Kagan Squire (Wadsworth, Ohio) vs. Edgar Bright (St. Edward, Ohio) No. 2 Alex Cisneros (Selma, Calif.) vs. CJ Jablonski (Cox, Va.) 138: No. 1 Nate Skonieczny (Walsh Jesuit, Ohio) vs. Angelo Amenta (Oregon Clay, Ohio) Nick Barber (St. Edward, Ohio) vs. Mitch Newhouse (Massillon Perry, Ohio) No. 5 Todd Preston (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. Chris Yankowich (Germantown Academy, Pa.) No. 9 Chase Ferman (Broken Arrow, Okla.) vs. No. 16 Austin Matthews (Reynolds, Pa.) 145: No. 11 (at 152) Joey Lavallee (Reno, Nev.) vs. Jake Faust (Lexington, Ohio) No. 20 Blake Kastl (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) vs. Cohl Fulk (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) No. 19 Jack Clark (McDonogh, Md.) vs. Dylan Milonas (Blair Academy, N.J.) No. 9 Zack Dailey (Massillon Perry, Ohio) vs. Zane Zeman (Avon, Ohio) 152: No. 2 (at 160) Bo Jordan (St. Paris Graham Graham, Ohio) vs. Alex Bergman (Oak Harbor, Ohio) Ross Parsons (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. Matt Van Curen (St. Edward, Ohio) Garrett Hammond (Chambersburg, Pa.) vs. James Klosz (Holy Name, Ohio) No. 2 Isaiah Martinez (Lemoore, Calif.) vs. Terrell Forbes (St. Benedict's Prep, N.J.) 160: No. 10 (at 170) Dylan Reel (Washington, Ill.) vs. Jacob Davis (St. Edward, Ohio) No. 4 (at 170) Geordan Speiller (Pine Castle Christian, Fla.) vs. Patrick Coover (Blair Academy, N.J.) No. 3 (at 170) Isaac Jordan (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) vs. No. 13 Victor Pereira (Newark Memorial, Calif.) Zach Epperly (Christiansburg, Va.) vs. Josh Arrendale (Massillon Perry, Ohio) 170: No. 10 (at 160) Eric Morris (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) vs. Austin Coniker (Pittsburgh Central Catholic, Pa.) No. 20 Elliott Riddick (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.) vs. Tyler Miles (Christiansburg, Va.) Addison Kneppshield (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. Brock Warren (Broken Arrow, Okla.) No. 8 (at 160) Mark Martin (St. Edward, Ohio) vs. David Gray (CVCA, Ohio) 182: No. 3 (at 195) Huston Evans (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) vs. Connor Wasson (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) Steven Brogle (Parkersburg South, W. Va.) vs. B.J. Toal (Troy Christian, Ohio) No. 11 Domenic Abounader (St. Edward, Ohio) vs. Andrew Krawulski (Collins Hill, Ga.) No. 6 Chaz Gresham (Goshen, Ohio) vs. Michael Mocco (Blair Academy, N.J.) 195: Seth Calvert (Broken Arrow, Okla.) vs. Josh Alpha (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.) Joe Tayse (Massillon Perry, Ohio) vs. James Suvak (St. Edward, Ohio) Kevin Marvel (McDonogh, Md.) vs. Josh Lehner (Lexington, Ohio) No. 19 Frank Mattiace (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. Jerry Thornberry (Cincinnati Moeller, Ohio) 220: No. 8 Ty Walz (St. Edward, Ohio) vs. Ray Stone (Akron SVSM, Ohio) No. 6 A.J. Vizcarrando (Wyoming Semianry, Pa.) vs. No. 16 Austin Lobsinger (West Valley, Calif.) No. 2 Kyle Snyder (Good Counsel, Md.) vs. Chalmer Freauf (Cincinnati Moeller, Ohio) No. 11 Matt Meadows (CVCA, Ohio) vs. Garrett Linton (Rootstown, Ohio) 285: No. 1 Brooks Black (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. Chuck Boddy (Germantown Academy, Pa.) Nino Majoy (Huron, Ohio) vs. Garrett Gray (Oregon Clay, Ohio) No. 12 Mimmo Lytle (Swanton, Ohio) vs. Jake Pinkston (Robinson, Va.) No. 7 Greg Kuhar (St. Edward, Ohio) vs. Michael Johnson, Jr. (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.)

Luke Hampton, a top-ranked 182-pound wrestler from Sparta, N.C., was left paralyzed Saturday night after an off-the-mat collision during the semifinals of a tournament in Lenoir, a town 50 miles west of Winston-Salem. Hampton suffered his injury during an attempt to finish a double leg during the first thirty seconds of a match. According to Alleghany High School head wrestling coach Derek Calloway the match was typical for Luke who he says was looking forward to a matchup with another top-ranked wrestler in the finals of the tournament. Luke Hampton"He went out there looking to get in a good blow," said Calloway, who overseas a high school program that has won nine state titles. "He got a takedown in five seconds, cut the guy and circled him back in, putting him in line with the wall." Luke shot a double from far away, but when his opponent stuffed the shot he re-gripped into a single and pulled it to his feet. With the forward motion of Luke's shot driving them out-of-bounds his opponent was able to once again sprawl at the edge of the mat. Luke stumbled overtop his opponent and hit his head on the padded wall just a few feet from the competition space. "We knew he was hurt bad, but you kinda think he'll be alright," said Coach Calloway. "But his mom came back about 15 minutes before her other son was going to wrestle and gave us the news that he was being flown to Winston-Salem." Her youngest son Jake Hampton was about to step on the mat at 160 lbs. against the top-ranked opponent in the state. Coach Kenney said that Jake could go with his mother, but he refused, insisting that he wanted to wrestle for his brother. In a match that coach could only describe as "incredible" and "remarkable" Jake was able to upset his top-ranked opponent. Jeremiah, the eldest Hampton boy, is on leave from the Marine Corps and was also able to join the family. Luke's injures are serious, he's suffering from a fractured C-5 and C-6 vertebrae that affected his spinal cord. In an effort to speed his recovery doctors recommended he be flown to the Shepherd Center in Atlanta, which specializes in recovery for patients suffering from spinal cord injuries. To pay for the flight the family needed $10,000, money the coach said appeared from within their tiny North Carolina community inside a day. Sparta has only a few thousand residents and Alleghany High School, where Luke is a senior, has 400 students. According to Coach Calloway Luke's injury has brought the community together in their support of the family, and each other. "The local community, the wrestling community here, and all over the country is special. We have a small town, but it's all about wrestling. They came up with the money for Luke's flight in no-time and no questions asked, they just did it." The legal issues surrounding the setup of mats is still in question, meaning that the flight had to be fronted by the family and donors, but will likely be repaid at a later date, said Coach Calloway. A local wrestling coach reached out to Wisconsin head wrestling coach Barry Davis, who was able to get in touch with Green Bay Packers wide receiver Corey Matthews. The wide out sent signed jerseys, footballs and other memorabilia to be auctioned off on behalf of Luke's care. Those interested in helping Luke and his family can send donation to the high school care of Coach Calloway. Checks can be made out to "The Luke Hampton Fund." The Luke Hampton Fund C/O Head Wrestling Coach Derrick Calloway Alleghany High School 404 Trojan Avenue Sparta, NC 28675

Super Bowl weekend just got a little more interesting. Capitalizing on the opportunity to make the most of being the Super Bowl's Saturday night lead-in, the UFC is lining up some of its most marketable stars for their pre-pigskin performance. Former title challenger Scott Jorgensen (13-4 MMA, 2-0 UFC) is scheduled to meet Renan Barao (27-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC), who is looking for his 28th straight victory inside the cage. Also confirmed is Mike Pierce (13-4 MMA, 5-2 UFC) who will meet fellow welterweight and former title contender Josh Koscheck (16-5 MMA, 14-5 UFC) whose original opponent, Carlos Condit, was inserted in the main event to fill in for an injured Georges St-Pierre. Condit will now headline the evening matching up against Nick Diaz for the interim welterweight belt UFC 143 takes place Feb. 4 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.

UFC fighters Forrest Griffin, Rashad Evans and Miguel Torres have each made inappropriate comments about rape in the last few months. Griffin and Evans stayed employed; Torres was fired last night by the UFC. UFC President Dana White explained the decision in an exclusive interview with MMA Fighting's Ariel Helwani last night explaining in part that Griffin's and Evans' comments were immediately met with contrition appropriate for their comments. White also explained the Griffin met with rape crisis professionals to explain the error of his comments. Torres' apparently didn't meet White's baseline for forgiveness, resulting in the bantamweight and former WEC champion's expulsion from the largest fight promotion in the world. White went on to tell Helwani that no action would be taken against Evans.

West Point, N.Y. -- Steve Bonanno, P.J. Gillespie and Paul Snyder each posted major decisions as Hofstra won eight of 10 matches in a 27-6 victory over Army at Christl Arena Thursday night. The Pride improved to 2-0 on the season while the Black Knights of Army slipped to 3-4. Pride junior Steve Bonanno (Wantagh, NY), ranked 11th in the nation, opened the match with a 14-5 major decision over freshman Scott Filbert at 125 pounds. Bonanno jumped out to a 4-1 lead after one period and never looked back to improve to 9-2 on the season. Sophomore Jamie Franco (Monroe, NY) boosted the Pride lead to 7-0 with a 2-1 victory over Jordan Thome at 133 pounds. Franco, who improved to 7-5 on the year, posted his takedown with 48 seconds remaining in the third period. Sophomore Luke Vaith (Hastings, MN) improved to 7-3 on the season with a 6-2 win over Connor Hanafee at 141 pounds. Vaith posted a three-point third period and the riding time point for the victory. Junior Justin Accordino (Wilkes-Barre, PA), ranked 17th by Division I College Wrestling, won his seventh match of the season with an 8-3 decision over Casey Smith at 149 pounds. Accordino had a big second period to turn a 2-1 lead into a comfortable 7-2 lead at the end of the period. At 157, Army's Jimmy Rafferty posted the Black Knights first takedown of the contest on the way to a 4-0 victory over Pride junior Tyler Banks (Griswold, CT). Banks is now 5-5 on the season. But Hofstra senior All-American P.J. Gillespie (Long Beach, NY), ranked fourth in this week's 165-pound poll, posted two takedowns in each period on the way to a 15-7 major decision over Cole Gracey. Gillepie, who is now 11-1 on the year, boosted the Pride lead to 17-3. Army won its second match of the contest at 174 pounds as Ryan Thompkins recorded an escape and got a penalty point on a stalling call in the third period to post a 4-3 win over Hofstra freshman Jermaine John (Brooklyn, NY). John slipped to 3-6 on the season as Army closed to 17-6 in the contest. But Hofstra senior Ben Clymer (Germansville, PA) clinched the win for the Pride with a 2-1 victory over Michael Gorman on the riding time (1:55) point. Clymer improves to 8-3 on the season and gave the Pride a 20-6 lead. At 197 pounds, sophomore Matt Loew (Wantagh, NY) posted his third win of the season with a 6-5 victory over Army's Wil Brown to give the Pride a 23-6 lead in the contest. Junior Paul Snyder (Greensburg, PA) closed out the match with a 12-2 major decision over Curtis Garner at 285 pounds. Snyder is now 8-3 on the season. Results: 125- Steve Bonanno (H) maj. Scott Filbert (A), 14-5 133- Jamie Franco (H) dec. Jordan Thome (A), 2-1 141- Luke Vaith (H) dec. Connor Hanafee (A), 6-2 149- Justin Accordino (H) dec. Casey Smith (A), 8-3 157- Jimmy Rafferty (A) dec. Tyler Banks (H), 4-0 165- P.J. Gillespie (H) maj. Cole Gracey (A), 15-7 174- Ryan Thompkins (A) dec. Jermaine John (H), 4-3 184- Ben Clymer (H) dec. Michael Gorman (A), 2-1 197- Matt Loew (H) dec, Wil Brown (A), 6-5 285- Paul Snyder (A) maj, Curtis Garner (A), 12-2

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The University of Iowa wrestling team defeated Northern Iowa, 38-4, Friday night on Mediacom Mat inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Hawkeyes won nine-of-10 matches to extend their streak of unbeaten duals to 83. Iowa also recorded a 29-5 edge in takedowns. “We saw some good things and we saw some areas that need improvement,” said head coach Tom Brands. “We saw some situations where the other guy is not really trying to score. We can't allow that. We're going to have to work harder and push through it.” The dual started at 184 pounds where Northern Iowa's fifth-ranked Ryan Loder scored the Panthers' lone win with a 13-2 major decision over senior Vinnie Wagner. Wagner scored the first takedown of the night 21 seconds into the bout, but Loder scored the next 13 points to give UNI a 4-0 lead. It would take UNI six more matches to score another takedown as Iowa strung together eight straight wins and benefited from a forfeit at 174 to run off 38 unanswered team points. Junior Grant Gambrall put the Hawkeyes on the board with a 7-3 decision over UNI's Taylor Kettman at 197. Gambrall started the scoring with a first period takedown and took the lead for good by opening the third frame with an escape. He added a pair of takedowns in the final frame to improve to 2-0 this season and cut into the Panther lead, 4-3. Redshirt freshman Bobby Telford accumulated 4:20 of riding time to dominate Blayne Beale in the battle of heavyweights. Telford scored three takedowns and added three nearfall points to earn a 12-0 major decision and give Iowa a 7-4 advantage in the team score. Junior Matt McDonough stretched the Hawkeye lead to 11-4 with a 10-1 major decision over Cruse Aarhus at 125. McDonough scored three takedowns, piled up 3:04 of riding time, including the entire third period, and added two nearfall points to record his eighth bonus-point win of the year. Sophomore Tony Ramos fired six takedowns en route to a 15-5 major decision over Ryan Jauch at 133. Ramos scored one takedown in the first period, two in the second, and three in the third to wear down Jauch and extend Iowa's team lead to 15-4 at the intermission. Senior Montell Marion, the nation's top-ranked 141-pounder, answered the intermission with eight takedowns to record an 18-8 major decision over Seth Noble. The four-point win was Marion's team-high sixth major decision of the season and extended Iowa's lead to 19-4. Redshirt freshman Josh Dziewa, the third Hawkeye to suit up at 149 in six duals this season, electrified the crowd with two takedowns and five nearfall points while building a 9-1 first period advantage. Dziewa added a third takedown in the second frame and withstood a rally from UNI's Clay Welter to secure a 14-6 major decision in his Carver-Hawkeye Arena debut. Sophomore Derek St. John recorded Iowa's seventh straight win with a 3-1 decision over Northern Iowa's David Bonin. St. John, the nation's second-ranked 157 pounder, scored a takedown midway through the first period before giving the crowd a scare with a medical timeout 26 seconds into the second period. St. John returned to the mat and allowed Bonin to escape and cut into his lead, 2-1. St. John then started the third period in the down position and extended his lead to 3-1 with an escape midway through the period. He eventually held on for the win to improve to 11-0 on the year and extend Iowa's lead to 26-4. Redshirt freshman Mike Evans made quick work of what turned out to be the final bout of the night. Evans put UNI's Riley Banach on his back early in the 165-pound match and recorded three nearfall points before flattening the Panther in 1:10. It was the fastest pin of Evan's career and extended Iowa's team lead to 32-4. Northern Iowa forfeited the final match of the night against Iowa's Ethen Lofthouse at 174 to make the final team score, 38-4. The Hawkeyes return to the mat Dec. 29-30 to compete at the Midlands Championships on the campus of Northwestern in Evanston, Ill. Welsh-Ryan Arena will host the 49th annual event. The Midlands Championships will be broadcast live on AM-800 KXIC and streamed live on btn.com via Hawkeye All-Access, a subscription service committed to providing quality coverage of University of Iowa athletic events. Steven Grace and Mark Ironside will have the call live from Welsch-Ryan Arena. Fans interested in tickets can call 800-GO-PURPLE. Match Notes: Attendance was 7,078… Iowa extended its streak of unbeaten duals to 83, one shy of tying the Oklahoma State record… Iowa won at least nine matches for the third time in six duals this season… the win was Iowa's 38th in a row at home. Results: 184 - Ryan Loder (UNI) major dec. Vinnie Wagner (I), 13-2 197 - Grant Gambrall (I) dec. Taylor Kettman (UNI), 7-3 Hwt. - Bobby Telford (I) vs. Blayne Beale (UNI) 125 - Matt McDonough (I) major dec. Cruse Aarhus (UNI), 10-1 133 - Tony Ramos (I) major dec. Ryan Jauch (UNI), 15-5 141 - Montell Marion (I) dec. Seth Noble (UNI), 18-8 149 – Josh Dziewa (I) major dec. Clay Welter (UNI), 14-6 157 - Derek St. John (I) dec. David Bonin (UNI), 3-1 165 - Mike Evans (I) pinned Riley Banach (UNI), 1:10 174 - Ethen Lofthouse (I) won by medical forfeit

Photo/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Event: UFC 140: Jones vs. Machida Venue: Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Canada) Date: Dec. 10, 2011 As Rev Wrestling Corporation has now launched InterMatFight.com, I am honored to be able to continue making predictions on the outcome of UFC fights for this website. It has been my mission to find and expose the betting edge in mixed martial arts fighting, in order to take advantage of these weaknesses to earn money from Las Vegas bookmakers. The UFC Monster's record on this website is documented below. After a few years of picking winners, we decided to apply those winners to a "fictitious" $1000 bankroll to track for success. We are not endorsing sports betting as anything other than a recreational hobby for those able to manage their money. In looking for value on the betting line, it starts and stops with the featured match of the UFC light heavyweight between Jon "Bones" Jones (14-1 with only loss a DQ illegal elbow against Matt Hamill) and Lyota "Dragon" Machida (17-2), who not too long ago looked unbeatable. Now Machida is a ridiculous +400 underdog. Wow. That's how dominant Jones has become. If Machida can't beat him, who will? Dan Henderson? Perhaps, but I think Machida has the perfect style to end Bones' run. His feinting, counter-punching style baits most opponents into a stand-up affair, which Machida usually turns into a karate kicking clinic. He won ALL rounds in his first seven UFC fights! He won his first eight UFC fights. Only Anderson Silva has done better (13). Think about that. He not only was winning, but he won every single round of every single fight ... and now he's a +400 'dog against a rising, young, star? Why? I'm betting Machida until they stop printing bet tickets. Lyoto shocks the world with a stunning second-round KO! And, for one brief moment, I look smart. The Nogueira brothers are legendary. They are old Pride Fighting legends, who have never been submitted. EVER. These Brazilians have few weaknesses other than age, but in today's UFC arena, age can be fatal to success. Tonight, Antonio Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira, aka Big Nog, (33-6-1) will have his hands full with a rematch from a previous KO loss he had to Frank Mir (15-5, all losses by KO). Despite the fact that Big Nog is coming off an impressive KO of Brendan Schaub, that was only the third KO of his career! Mir is living on KOs now. Both are brilliant jiu-jitsu fighters, especially for heavyweights. I see a repeat of the first fight. Mir KOs an old-looking Nogueira in the second round. Lay the -260. Mir, da Man. Light heavyweight "Little Nog," Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (19-5) has struggled with good wrestlers recently, losing to Phil Davis and Ryan Bader. Tonight he fights UFC HOF'er, legendary "Huntington Beach Bad Boy" Tito Ortiz (16-9-1). Tito made a career of outwrestling and bullying his opponents, usually winning by elbow strikes delivered from a dominate ground-and-pound position. But, that was then, and this is now. Tito has won one fight in the past five years! Yes, one. His fighting days are numbered, and it's not likely he will be able to beat Little Nog here, who has a much better striking game, and has takedown defense good enough to stay off the mat. And, if he is put there, he owns a prestigious black belt that will keep him from getting submitted. This is easy. Take Nogueira and lay the -200. If Tito beats me, I deserve to lose. Old veteran, welterweight Brian Ebersole (48-14-1) has been on a late career roll, winning his last nine fights! His opponent is Canadian Claude Patrick (14-1), who has won 13 straight, including the last three in the UFC. In an even fight that could go either way, I lean towards the crowd support, youth, and momentum of Patrick to win by close decision. Take the +120 with a small play. Anyone who saw Mark Homminick's (20-9) tennis ball-sized hematoma on his forehead in his fight with Jose Aldo knows this dude does not quit. He went toe-to-toe against the champion for the full five rounds. Saturday night he starts his climb back into contention with a strikefest against Chan Sung Jung (11-3), the Korean Zombie, whose best bet is to drag Homminick to the mat and try to submit him. But that is not going to happen, and Homminick has too precise of a striking game with his pin-point accuracy and nice setups to lose this one, unless he gets caught early with a game changer. This one should be easy. That's why the price at -400 is so steep. Homminick wins by second-round KO. Let's call this a small bridge jump. You need to know how to swim if you make such plays. Now lets' take a look at the seven-fight undercard, The following four fights can be seen for free on ION TV for those interested, who can find that obscure channel. Try saying Krzysztof Soszynski (26-11-1) and Igor Pokrajac (23-8) ten times quickly without getting tongue-tied. Good luck. Soszynski, the Polish Experiment, wins this by brutal second-round TKO. The -225 price is more than fair. Scary dude. Canadian Yves Jabouin (16-7) has been winning fights by KO. He wins another one here at -160 in beating Walel Watson (9-2), who is making his UFC debut. Dennis "Superman" Hallman (50-14-2) is another MMA vet who has been at it for more than a decade. He is very formidable and always ready to fight. His opponent, John "The Bull" Makdessa sports an unbeaten 9-0 record with seven KOs. I think the years have taken their toll here, so I'm on Makdessa -155 to win a unanimous decision. Middleweight Jared Hamman (13-3) should beat Constantino Philippou (8-2). I'll take the favorite and lay the -250. Hamman wins by third round KO. Mark Bocek (9-4 with eight submissions) is quick and devastating on the mat. Minnesota's Nik "Carny" Lentz (21-3-2) is a relentless, scrappy wrestler who gives you every ounce of sweat he has ... Fight of the Night? Could have some value there. In a coin flip, I'm making a small play on Bocek at -130 to win by split decision. Rich "The Raging Bull" Attonito (10-4) is 3-1 in the UFC and appears to have more weapons than Jake "Hitman" Hecht (10-2). Let's try the favorite again and lay the -220. Toe-to-toe until someone drops. John Cholish (7-1) is from Hackettstown, N.J., and trains with the Renzo Gracie jiu-jitsu camp. That's enough for me against Canadian Mitch Clarke (9-0), who is most likely on the card for local interest and in over his head based on his limited portfolio in small venues. Cholish at -300 finishes by rear-naked choke in the second round. OK, now let's look at what we can do with our "fictitious" $1000 bankroll ... Let's lay $100 to win $400 on Lyota Machida to end Bones Jones' streak. Let's lay $130 to win $50 on Frank Mir to beat Big Nog again. Let's lay $120 to win $60 on Little Nog Nogueira. Let's lay $50 to win $ 60 on Claude Patrick. Let's lay $120 to win $30 on Mark Homminick. Let's lay $90 to win $40 on Krzysztof Soszynski. Let's lay $48 to win $30 on Yves Jabouin. Let's lay $62 to win $40 on John Makdessi. Let's lay $75 to win $30 on Jared Hamman. Let's lay $52 to win $40 on Mark Bocek. Let's lay $60 to win $20 on John Cholish. Let's lay $88 to win $40 on Rich Attonito. In total we are risking $995 to win $840. We will use the other $5 to save towards an InterMat Platinum subscription. In just six short months, you will have enough to enjoy the best wrestling writing anywhere (see any Mark Palmer article for proof). Good luck, and don't forget to give some of your profits to your local youth wrestling program where tomorrow's champions are born. Enjoy the fights. I know I will.

The most recent updates will appear at the top of this page. Refresh to see latest posts. Also be sure to follow me on Twitter: @JLowe_intermat 7:10 p.m. ET: Evans (Graham) wins 3-2 over Abounader (St. Edward) first place 3-2. Third went to Toal (Troy Chr., Oh.) 3-1 overtime over Mocco (Blair). Fifth was Krawuslki (Collins Hill, Ga.) by default. 7:00 p.m. ET: Catch up on things after awards. Mark Martin (St. Edward, Oh.) won 2-1 with a very late double leg against Eric Morris (Wyo Sem., Pa.) for first. Riddick (BECA, Pa.) for third on default. Kneppshield (Blair, N.J.) wins over Blum (Moeller) 4-2 for fifth. Miles (C'Burg, Va.) took fourth. 6:30 p.m. ET: Bo Jordan (Graham) with a second period takedown to beat Martinez (Lemoore) 2-0 at 152, both went neutral. Sizemore (Moeller, Oh.) beat Klosz (Holy Name, Oh.) 5-3 overtime for fifth. Hammond (Chambersburg, Pa.) over Parsons (Blair) 8-6 for third. 6:20 p.m. ET: Three impressive wins for Dylan Milonas (Blair, N.J.) over ranked wrestlers. 5-3 in overtime over Kastl (Graham, Oh.) Third went to Dailey (M. Perry, Oh.) 1-0 over Faust (Lexington, OH.). Jack Clark (McDonogh, Md.) won 3-1 over Scheidel (St. Edward, Oh.) 6:10 p.m. ET: Finals have begun. Nate Skonieczny (Walsh Jesuit, Oh.) with a fall over Austin Matthews (Reynolds, Pa.) - marginal control from neutral. 4-3 lead at the time. Third was Preston (Blair), fifth was Barber (St. Edward). 3:15 p.m. ET: Greg Kuhar (St. Edward, Oh.) wins 3-2 in the ultimtae tiebreaker over Mimmo Lytle (Swanton, Oh.). Brooks Black (Blair Academy, N.J.) pins Nino Majoy (Huron, Oh.) We'll get a team score update and be done. 7/8 up here, consi semis downstairs. St. Edward has 5, Graham has 5, Graham has 4 in the finals. No other school with more than one. 3:05 p.m. ET: AJ Vizcarrando (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) wins 5-3 with two counter takedowns in the third period over Ty Walz (St. Edward, Oh.). Kyle Snyder (Good Counsel, Md.) wins 3-2 over Matt Meadows (CVCA, Oh.). Those were the 215 semis. For all the work St. Edward pulled pulled early, Blair is winning 208 to 206-1/2. 2:55 p.m. ET: Seth Calvert (Broken Arrow, Okla.) beats James Suvak (St. Edward, Oh.) 4-1 ... second period near falls, third period reversal. Frank Mattiace (Blair, N.J.) with a 3-2 win over Kevin Marvel (McDonogh, Md.) 2:40 p.m. ET: Huston Evans (Graham, Oh.) wins 5-2 over BJ Toal (Troy Christian, Oh.) ... Domenic Abounader (St. Edward, Oh.) wins 7-1 over Michael Mocco (Blair, N.J.). St. Edward plus 19-1/2 over Blair ... both schools have a grappler on the mat here at 195. 2:30 p.m. ET: Eric Morris (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) wins 4-2 in the ultimate tiebreaker on a reversal over Elliott Riddick (Beth. Catholic, Pa.) after both wrestlers rode out in the :30-:30. Mark Martin (St. Edward) wins 10-2 major over Addison Kneppshield (Blair Academy, N.J.) 2:20 p.m. ET: Geordan Speiller (Pine Castle Chr., Fla.) wins 9-2 over Jacob Davis (St. Edward, Oh.); Isaac Jordan (Graham, Oh.) wins 4-2 over Zach Epperly (Christiansburg, Va.). 160 semis. 170 has a Eds/Graham head-on, Eds is prohibitively favored and down 5-1/2 now, 11 points plus bonus on the line in this one (also at 182). 2:10 p.m. ET: Bo Jordan (Graham, Oh.) wins 11-2 over Ross Parsons (Blair, N.J.). Isaiah Martinez (Lemoore, Calif.) with a big lead and then Garrett Hammond (Chambersburg, Pa.) had Martinez on his back when time run out - Martinez wins 13-9. 2:00 p.m. ET: Kastl (Graham, Oh.) survives against Faust (Lexington, Oh.) Up 3-1 late, stopped wrestling, Faust hit a duck but evidently Kastl's hands weren't down beyond reaction time. We're going to overtime in Dailey (M. Perry, Oh.) vs. Milonas (Blair, N.J.) with a 5-5 score. Milonas gets a reversal in the second :30-:30 countering a merkle after he rode Dailey out in the first portion. 7-5 the final there. 1:45 p.m. ET: And the afteroon of disaster for Blair continues with Matthews (Reynolds, Pa.) gets the late takedown in a scramble against Preston (Blair, N.J.) - 3-1 final there. Skonieczny (Walsh Jesuit, Oh.) wins 4-2 on a third period takedown against Newhouse (Massillon Perry, Oh.) 138. 145 is now. 1:40 p.m. ET: St. Eds plus 3-1/2 on Blair. Only going to increase as the upper weights progress on 138 now. 1:35 p.m. ET: Moments that will live in team race infamy. Randy Cruz (Beth. Catholic, Pa.) wins 9-4 over Grey (Blair, N.J.) in an entertaining. Bright (St. Edward) wins 5-2 in the tiebreaks over Cisneros (Selma, Calif.) No. 1 and No. in America goes down. St. Edward has a TON of MOMENTUM! 1:15 p.m. ET: 4-2 Heil is the winner on a reversal and near falls in the third. Gulibon wins 10-3 at 126. 1:10 p.m. ET: Taylor wins 7-3, DiCamillo 1-0 after third period escape on second period rideout. Last year final rematch. Jeske (Cox, Va.) against Heil (St. Edward, Oh.) at 126 ... Gulibon (Derry Area, Pa.) gets the takedown against Kraisser (Centennial, Md.) 1:05 p.m. ET: Bethlehem Catholic, Pa. kids get shafted at 106 and 113 - 106 for sure, 113 not as sure. DiCamillo (St. Igatius, Ohio) down position in a scoreless match against McClay (Massillon, Oh.). Taylor (Graham, Oh.) gets two near falls to make it 7-3 over Nyama (Brashear, Pa.) with 1:10 left in the match. 12:55 p.m. ET: Tomasello down 5-0 early comes back to take 10-9 lead late and GET THE PIN!!! McKenna wins 4-3 over Assad. 120 next. 12:50 p.m. ET: Valencia (SJB, Ca.) hung on for 5-4 win over Mai (N. Torrence, Calif.). Kolodzik (MV School, Oh.) 3-2 win over Cruz (BECA, Pa.) though Cruz got the only takedown. Moisey up 5-3 after a five point move in the second period (Tomasello cut from 5-1 to 5-3). Assad (Brecksville, Oh.) trails McKenna (Blair, N.J.) 4-2 late second period. 12:30 p.m. ET: Semis about to start - mats 1 and 3 only. Btw, in consolation activity, Brent Fickel (Padua, Oh.) beats Kagan Squire (Wadsworth, Oh.) with a late takedown - Squire will DNP after placing the first three years of his career. I'll update semi results on notebook, in match on twitter. 12:15 p.m. ET: Updated team before semis start: Blair 1st with 146-1/2 (9 semis). St. Edward with 141-1/2 (8 semis). Graham third with 99, Beth. Catholic (Pa.) 80, TIED Broken Arrow, Okla. and Moeller, Ohio 79-1/2. That's the top six. C'Burg, Va. with 79 and Wyo Sem, Pa. with 78, Massillon Perry (Oh.) 72 and Collins Hill, Ga. with 67 round out the top ten. 12:10 p.m. ET: 285 pounds semis - Black (Blair, N.J.) vs. Majoy (Huron, Ohio), Lytle (Swanton, Ohio) vs. Kuhar (St. Edward, Ohio). Kuhar majors the freshman sensation Johnson, Jr. (Wyo Sem, Pa.) 10-1 in the quarters. Matches to start shortly with 106 and up on two mats in the main gym. 12:05 p.m. ET: 220 bottom semi - Snyder (Good Counsel, Md.) vs. Meadows (CVCA, Ohio). 13-3 major for Snyder, 7-4 decision for Meadows in the quarters. 12:00 p.m. ET: 195 semis - Calvert (Broken Arrow, Okla.) vs. Suvak (St. Edward, Ohio), Marvel (McDonogh, Md.) vs. Mattiace (Blair, N.J.) 11:55 a.m. ET: Abounader closed out the win, at 195 Mattiace (Blair) closed out a win. Tayse (Mass Perry, Ohio) v Suvak (St. Edward, Ohio) is scoreless third period. AJ Vizcarrando (Wyo Semi) closes out the 4-3 victory. Semi pairings for the last three weights shortly. Abounader did win. 11:50 a.m. ET: BJ Toal (Troy Christian, Ohio) with a fall at 182, he'll face Evans in the top semi. Abounader (St. Edward, Ohio) leads 3-1 against Krawulski (Collins Hill, Ga.) after two periods for the right to face Mocco (Blair, N.J.) in the bottom semi at 182 after Gresham (Goshen, Ohio) scratched due to injury last night. 11:45 a.m. ET: Riddick (Beth. Catholic, Pa.) majors 17-8 at 170, faces Morris up top semi. Ty Walz (St. Edward) majors Stone (SVSM, Oh.) 20-7 at 220 - he'll face the winner of the next match on mat one b/n Vizcarrando (Wyo Sem, Pa.) and Lobsinger (West Valley, Calif.). Calvert (Broken Arrow, Okla.) with a fall at 195 over Alpha (Beth. Catholic). 11:40 a.m. ET: 6:00 finals at the Ironman, as opposed to 6:30 p.m. Evans (Graham) wins 18-5 at 182 against Wasson (Wyo Seminary, Pa.) 170 has two matches up, 220 one, and we have 182 coming up where 182 ended. Kneppshield (Blair, N.J.) gets 4-3 win having ridden out the last three-plus minutes of the match, and advances to face Martin in the bottom 170 semi. 11:35 a.m. ET: Gresham did scratch this morning, injury last night. Michael Mocco (Blair, N.J.) has a free pass to the 182 semis. 160 top semi is Speiller vs. Davis. 11:30 a.m. ET: Morris wins 1-0 final. Isaac Jordan gets 4 NF to go up 5-0 over Pereira. Martin (St. Edward, Oh.) up big on Gray (CVCA, Oh.) 9-2 lead second period late. Speiller (PC Christian, Fla.) up 2-1 on Coover (Blair, N.J.) middle second period at 160. 160 bottom semi is Isaac Jordan v Epperly (Christiansburg, Va.) 11:25 a.m. ET: Hammond (Chambersburg, Pa.) won 6-2 at 152, faces Martinez in semis; Parsons v Bo Jordan. Isaac Jordan (Graham, Oh.) almost with a takedown agaisnt Pereira (Newark Memorial, Calif.) after the escape and leads 1-0 after two at 160. Morris (Wyo Seminary, Pa.) and Coniker (Pitt CC, Pa.) tied 0-0 late thrid period - Coniker on top after being ridde in second ... Morris escapes and leads 1-0 at 170. 11:20 a.m. ET: TWOOOOO for Davis on the counter takedown. Friday upset last year, Saturday upset this year. Van Curen (St. Edward) 4-4 tie with Parsons (Blair, N.J.) third period .. Van Curen stalls, Parsons down. Big head on match. Parsons escapes off the stall, hit for a stall with :10 left, Parsons takedown off of Van Curen's force ... Blair wins 7-4 buffers the Eds storm. 11:15 a.m. ET: Isaiah Martinez (Lemoore, Calif.) with fall at 152, Bo Jordan (Graham, Ohio) with a major. That's the two and one seed. OVertime at 160 - Reel (Washington, Ill.) vs. Davis (St. Edward, Ohio) 5-5. 11:10 a.m. ET: 145 - Clark (McDonogh, Md.) trails Milonas (Blair, N.J) 1-0 after two, Clark is down third period. Battle of Nat Prep runners-up from last year. Dailey (Massillon Perry, Oh.) wins by 17-2 tech and advances to semis. Milonas 1-0 final, faces Dailey in the semis. Kastl (Graham) about to close out 9-4 victory and faces Faust in the other 145 semi - could be Ohio DII finals preview. 11:05 a.m. ET: 138 semis - Skonieczny v Newhouse, Preston v Matthews. 11:00 a.m. ET: Matthews (Reynolds, Pa.) PIN over Ferman (Broken Arrow, Okla.). Faust 7-1. Preston (Blair, N.J.) up 3-0 second period in prep champ battle with Yankowich (Germantown, Pa.). Newhouse (Mass. Perry, Oh.) up 12-7 on Barber (St. Eds, Oh.) late third period. 10:55 a.m. ET: TIEBREAK ULTIMATE. 3-3 Bright v Squire. Skonieczny (Walsh Jesuit, Ohio) wins at 138. Bright wins with near falls. Tfree 138, one at 145 - Faust (Lexington, Ohio) leads Lavallee (Reno) 2-0 after one #breakthrough? 10:45 a.m. ET: OVERTIME Malone v Kraisser with 1-1 score ... Kraisser in deep ... TWO and the win! 10:40 a.m. ET: BIG BIG BIG team race win for Heil, 3-1 over Dance. Grey up 5-3 on Ward minute left third period. Jeske wins it 6-3 over the Blair wrestler. Malone (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) and Kraisser (Centennial, Md.) scoreless after one. Heil v Jeske a semi at 126. Grey closes out the 5-3 victory, and is a 4x placer at the Ironman. Malone up 1-0 after two against Kraisser. 10:35 a.m. ET: McClay wins 5-4, faces DiCamillo. Jeske (Cox, Va.) lead Hvolbek 4-2 after two, Heil up 3-1 one minute left. At 132, Grey (Blair, N.J.) leads Ward (Moeller, Oh.) 4-2 late second period. 10:30 a.m. ET: Ryan Taylor (Graham, Ohio) wins his quarter at 120 by 2-1 score on third period reversal. McClay (Massillon, Ohio) up 4-0 in the other quarter at that weight. Taylor v Nyama semi. McClay's quarter feeds into DiCamillo. Jimmy Gulibon (Derry Area, Pa.) closes out victory in quarters at 126, took it to the opponent. Technical fall . Big quarters at 126 in progress ... Heil (St. Edward, Oh.) up 2-0 on Dance (Christiansburg, Va.) end of one, Jeske (Cox, Va.) up on Hvolbek (Blair, N.J.) 2-1 after one as well. 10:25 a.m. ET: DiCamillo gets a 13-5 major decision. Nyama about to get a woodshed victory here in the quarters over Lemaire (C. Rodney, Del.) ... big time leap here for Nyama this year. 15-0 tech for the wrestler of Nigerian descent, his parents are profs at Pitt. DiCamillo now a 4x Ironman placer. 10:22 a.m. ET: Assad wins 2-1 on a second stall and escape, upset there over the 7th ranked Wert. Moisey/Jimenez 4-4 third period. DiCamillo (St. Ignatius, Ohio) is up 4-1 midway through the second at 120. Nyama (Brashear, PA) up 2-0 midway first period. Moisey gets the takedown to close that out 6-4. 10:20 a.m. ET: Tomasello (CVCA, Ohio) closes out 6-2 quarterfinal victory at 113. Joey McKenna (Blair, N.J.) closes out 5-2 quarterfinal. Jimenez (Marmion, Ill.) writhing in pain after Moisey called for a penalty point, but up 4-2. Wert (Christiansburg, Va. up 1-0 trying to ride out in the third. Acutally 1-1 now with an Aaron Assad (Brecksville, Ohio) escape 10:10 a.m. ET: Johnson Mai (N. Torrence, Calif.) wins by a 13-2 score at 106. Darian Cruz (Beth. Catholic, Pa.) wins his quarter 11-2, and will face Matt Kolodzik (Miami Valley, Ohio) in the semis after his 5-0 win. Zahid Valencia (St. John Bosco, Calif.) wins 6-5 and will face Mai in an all Calif. semifinal. 10:00 a.m. ET: Quarterfinals about to start - 106 first. Check the pairings link. Joseph takedown, 2-0 over Valencia; Mai takedown, 2-0 over Bavery, Cruz takedown, 2-0 over Ozias. Kolodzik takedown, 2-0 over Fleetwood. 9:20 a.m. ET: Quarterfinals going to start in about 40 minutes here in the main gym on four mtas. A couple items to close out Day 1, and help fans follow the first part of Day 2. Quarterfinal pairings: http://intermatwrestle.com/articles/9298 Team Standings: http://intermatwrestle.com/articles/9299 From a team standings standpoint: Quarterfinal wins are worth five points plus bonus (two for winning, three for guaranteed 6th place). Semifinal wins are worth eleven points plus bonus (two for winning, nine for the jump from 6th to 2nd place). Quarterfinal round is also a big round in the No. 1 Blair Academy, N.J. vs. No. 2 St. Edward, Ohio team race. Blair with 11 in the quarters has six quarters that they are favored to win (113, 132, 138, 152, 195, and 285); three in which they are the on paper underdog (126, 160, 182); and two that are swing matches (145, 170). St. Edward has four quarters in which they are favored (170, 182, 220, 285); three in which they are the underdog (138, 152, 160); and three swing matches (126, 132, 195). The lone head-on quarterfinal is at 152 pounds between Russ Parsons (Blair) and Matt Van Curen (St. Edward). 7:40 p.m. ET: All consolation wrestling now. Winners finish top 16. 7:35 p.m. ET: 220 Quarterfinal - Walz (St. Edward, Ohio) vs. Stone (Akron SVSM, Ohio), Vizcarrando (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) vs. Lobsinger (West Valley, Calif.); Snyder (Good Counsel, Md.) vs. Freauf (Moeller, Ohio), Linton (Rootstown, Ohio) vs. Meadows (CVCA) 7:30 p.m. ET: 285 Quarterfinal - Black (Blair, N.J.) vs. Boddy (Germantown Academy, Pa.), Majoy (Huron, Ohio) vs. Gray (Oregon Clay, Ohio); Lytle (Swanton, Ohio) vs. Pinkston (Robinson, Va.), Johnson, Jr. (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) vs. Kuhar (St. Edward, Ohio) 7:25 p.m. ET: AJ Vizcarrando (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) beats Zach DeLuca (Pittsburgh CC, Pa.) 4-3 with a late takedown in the third period. 7:15 p.m. ET: 195 Quarterfinal - Calvert (Broken Arrow, Okla.) vs. Alpha (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.), Tayse (Massillon Perry, Ohio) vs. Suvak (St. Edward, Ohio); Marvel (McDonogh, Md.) vs. Lehner (Lexington, Ohio), Thornberry (Moeller, Ohio) vs. Mattiace (Blair Academy, N.J.) Also have a back-and-forth slug fest here at 220 with Daley (Fort LeBoeuf, Pa.) vs. Stone (Akron SVSM, Ohio) - Stone takes 4-2 lead with :25 left second period. 7:00 p.m. ET: 182 Quarterfinal - Evans (Graham, Ohio) vs. Wasson (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.), Brogle (Parkersburg South, W.Va.) vs. Toal (Troy Christian, Ohio); Abounader (St. Edward, Ohio) vs. Krawulski (Collins Hill, Ga.), Mocco (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. Gresham (Goshen, Ohio) 6:55 p.m. ET: 170 Quarterfinal - Morris (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) vs. Coniker (Pittsubrgh Central Catholic, Pa.), Riddick (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.) vs. Miles (Christiansburg, Va.); Kneppshield (Blair, N.J.) vs. Warren (Broken Arrow, Okla.), Gray (CVCA, Ohio) vs. Martin (St. Edward, Ohio) 6:50 p.m. ET: 160 Quarterfinal - Reel (Washington, Ill.) vs. Davis (St. Edward, Ohio), Coover (Blair, N.J.) vs. Speiller (Pine Castle Christian, Fla.); Isaac Jordan (Graham, Ohio) vs. Pereira (Newark Memorial, Calif.), Epperly (Christiansburg, Va.) v Arrendale (Massillon Perry, Ohio) 6:40 p.m. ET: We have our first MEGA UPSET! Josh Arrendale (Massillon Perry, Ohio) beats three-time state champion No. 2 Cody Allala (Hopewell, Va.) 7-4. Arrendale never made the state tournament career to date. 6:25 p.m. ET: 152 Quarterfinal - Bo Jordan (Graham, Ohio) vs. Bergman (Oak Harbor, Ohio), Parsons (Blair, N.J.) vs. Van Curen (St. Edward, Ohio); Hammond (Chambersburg, Pa.) vs. Klosz (Holy Name, Ohio), Forbes (St. Benedict's Prep, N.J.) vs. Isaiah Martinez (Lemoore, Calif.) 6:20 p.m. ET: Grey (Blair, N.J.) vs. Ward (Moeller, Ohio), Randy Cruz (Beth. Catholic, Pa.) vs. Garcia (Montini Catholic, Pa.); Squire (Wadsworth, Ohio) vs. Bright (St. Edward, Ohio), Jablosnki (Cox, Va.) vs. Cisneros (Selma, Calif.) 6:15 p.m. ET: Van Curen (St. Edward, Ohio) upsets Nick Babcock (Broomfield, Colo.) 8-7 in a back-and-forth affair at 152, Alex Bergman (Oak Harbor, Ohio) takes out Tyler Manion (Pittsburgh CC, Pa.) in overtime also at 152 in the round of 16. 6:00 p.m. ET: 145 Quarterfinals - Lavallee (Reno, Nev.) vs. Faust (Lexington, Ohio), Kastl (Graham, Ohio) vs. Fulk (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.); Milonas (Blair, N.J.) vs. Clark (McDonogh, Md.), Zeman (Avon, Ohio) vs. Zack Dailey (Massillon Perry, Ohio) Zeman won a 3-1 overtime match over Markus Scheidel (St. Edward, Ohio) despite lost teeth and stitches ... though not as bad a memory as "Bo Jordan destroying me in the state final." 5:55 p.m. ET: 138 Quarterfinals - Nate Skonieczny (Walsh Jesuit, Ohio) vs. Amenta (Oregon Clay, Ohio), Barber (St. Edward, Ohio) vs. Newhouse (Massillon Perry, Ohio); Preston (Blair, N.J.) vs. Yankovich (Germantown Academy, Pa.), Matthews (Reynolds, Pa.) vs. Ferman (Broken Arrow, Okla.) 5:50 p.m. ET: 126 Quarterfinals - Gulibon (Derry, Pa.) vs. Kostandaras (Walsh Jesuit, Ohio), Kraisser (Centennial, Md.) vs. Malone (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.); Jeske (Cox, Va.) vs. Hvolbek (Blair, N.J.), Heil (St. Edward, Ohio) vs. Dance (Christiansburg, Va.) 5:45 p.m. ET: 120 Quarterfinals - DiCamillo (St. Ignatius, Ohio) vs. Campbell (Lexington, Ohio), McClay (Massillon, Ohio) vs. Stainbrook (Walsh Jesuit, Ohio); Nyama (Brashear, Pa.) vs. Lemaire (Caesar Rodney, Del.), Ferguson (Collins Hill, Ga.) vs. Taylor (Graham, Ohio). 5:45 p.m. ET: Max Hvolbek (Blair) with a bar-tilt in the third period to beat Micah Jordan (Graham) 4-2. Weak mat wrestling kills the Falcons there. 5:25 p.m. ET: Quarterfinals 106 - Mai (N. Torrence, Cal.) vs. Bavery (Massillon Perry, Ohio), Z Valencia (St John Bosco, Cal.) vs. Joseph (PCC, Pa.); Fleetwood v Kolodzik, Ozias (Christiansburg, Va.) vs. D. Cruz (BECA, Pa.) 5:15 p.m. ET: Quarterfinals 113 - Tomasello (CVCA, Ohio) vs. Shoap (Chambersburg, Pa.), Jimenez (Marmion, Ill.) vs. Moisey (BECA, PA.); McKenna (Blair, N.J.) vs. Laster (Montini, Ill.), Assad (Brecksville, Oh.) vs. Wert (Christiansburg, Pa.) 5:10 p.m. ET: part two ... Amenta (Oregon Clay, Ohio) beats Angelo Silvestro (Marmion Academy, Ill.) 3-1 in the round of 16. Godwin Nyama (Brashear, Pa.) with the major decision over Kevon Powell (Montini Catholic, Ill.). Joseph takes a 4-2 lead there, was up 3-2 and riding hard, Hayes hit for third caution. And that's a final for Vincenzo Joseph. 5:10 p.m. ET: Kolodzik closes out a 7-4 victory over Russell. He'll have Fleetwood in the Saturday morning quarterfinal round. 5:05 p.m. ET: Fleetwood beats Simmons 2-1 to avenge Cadet FS loss, tilt in the third to win. 4:55 p.m. ET: Three huge 106 rd16 matches coming .. Fleetwood (Smyrna, Del.) vs. Simmons (Broken Arrow, Okla.); Hayes (Park Hill, Mo.) vs. Joseph (Pitt CC, Pa.); and Kolodzik (Miami Valley, Ohio) vs. Russell (Collins Hill, Ga.) 4:50 p.m. ET: Colton Adams (Scottsbluff, Neb.) gets pinned with :30 left in the match despite a 4-0 lead against Calvin Campbell (Lexington, Ohio) ... Campbell very good with the big moves. 4:40 p.m. ET: We've started the join consolation, championship rd16. Upset with 11 Shoap (Chambersburg, Pa.) defeating Millhof (Collins Hill, Ga.) 6-4 at 113 pounds. 3:40 p.m. ET: From 6-2 down middle third period, Dakota Sizemore (Moeller, Ohio) with the pin over freshman Myles Martin (McDonogh, Md.) at 152. 3:25 p.m. ET: Broken Arrow, Okla. with the lead now! 3:15 p.m. ET: Order restored, Blair in the lead. Cisneros (Selma) with the tech. 3:08 p.m. ET: Big statement win for Ross Parsons (Blair) against solid frosh Paden Bailey (Broken Arrow, Okla.) 15-2. 2:50 p.m. ET: Edgar Bright (St. Edward, Ohio) on the mats against Ryan Skonieczny (Akron SVSM, Ohio) - first period was scoreless ... final is 11-1 Bright, huge third period for the Eagle junior. 2:38 p.m. ET: Couple results here, Godwin Nyama (Brashear, Pa.) beats PJ Klee (Blair) 2-0; Dominick Malone (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) wins 7-2 over Anthony Valencia (St. John Bosco, Calif.). 2:20 p.m. ET: Big early match here between Zane Heller (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.) and Micah Jordan (Graham, Ohio). 3-0 lead for Jordan here early second period though on mat 4. 2:10 p.m. ET: Lance Hill (Park. South, W. Va.) with the 2-1 win over Jordan Kutler (Blair Academy, N.J.). Also, Junior free runner-up Tommy Pawleksi (Montini Catholic, Ill.) loses by fall to Vincenzo Joseph (Pittsburgh CC, Pa.). First round at 106. 2:00 p.m. ET: Take a picture of the board Fort LeBoeuf fans, you guys are in FIRST PLACE! 1:35 p.m. ET: Wheeling back to round of 32 matches, starting with Johnson Mai (North Torrance, Calif.) at 106 pounds on mat four. Other mats should follow shortly hereafter. Bout numbers in the 360's and higher. 1:26 p.m. ET: Overtime here between No. 11 seed George Fisher (Marmion, IL) and Clay Archer (Broken Arrow, OK) ... 6-6 score. Archer knocks him off 8-6 in the tiebreakers with a reversal. 1:05 p.m. ET: Gulibon with a fall. Darian Cruz (Beth Catholic, PA) with a fall. Two No. 1 wrestlers in America already wrestling, both with falls. 1:02 p.m. ET: Wrestling has started, Jimmy Gulibon (Derry Area, PA) got the first takedown in front of us at the head table. Pigtail matches here involving weights with more than 32 wrestlers in them. Then round of 32 in all weights. 12:58 p.m. ET: About to get started here!! Still need a bracket in my hand, and access to the bout board. 11:50 a.m. ET: Looking live at the main gym of the Walsh Ironman. About 70 minutes away from action.

Iowa State third-year coach Kevin Jackson has plenty of critics after the Cyclones finished 20th at the NCAAs last season, which was the program's worst finish since 1963, and have started this season 0-6 in dual meets. Jackson, though, chooses to focus on other things. Kevin Jackson is in his third season as head coach at ISU (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)"If I paid attention to my critics, I would lose my mind," said Jackson, who served as National Freestyle Coach for USA Wrestling from 2001 to 2008. "If I read message boards, I would probably respond in a way that would hurt some of my fan base a little bit. But I understand because we're spoiled in a sense. I think for the most part many people don't recognize where we were at when I landed." When Jackson landed in Ames in 2009 and was introduced as the program's seventh head coach, Cyclone Nation was still coping with the sudden loss of Cyclone icon Cael Sanderson, who left his coaching job at Iowa State to become head coach at Penn State. Not only did the program lose its head coach, but also lost All-American Cyler Sanderson, as well as top incoming recruit David Taylor, to Penn State, at a time when many believed the Cyclones were on the brink of winning a national championship. Jackson led the Cyclones to a third-place finish at the 2010 NCAAs in his first season at the helm, even without contributions from Nick Gallick, a potential NCAA champion who suffered a season-ending injury. In addition, Cyclones Jake Varner and David Zabriskie won NCAA titles at 197 pounds and heavyweight respectively, while Andrew Long finished as an NCAA runner-up as a freshman at 125 pounds. Jackson was named Rookie Coach of the Year in 2010. But unfortunate circumstances and injuries have caused Iowa State to take a step back over the past two seasons. Andrew Sorenson"I think if someone were to look at our program subjectively and look at where we are as a program now and where we were when I got here, a logical person would understand our situation, especially when you're talking about the injuries," said Jackson. "But we are Iowa State. We have a culture of winning. We have a culture of performing. We have a history of being very, very good. When you have a season like we had last year and are having this year, obviously there is going to be concern and there are going to be people who are going criticize." The Cyclones are young and inexperienced this season. Against Iowa this past Sunday, Iowa State started seven freshmen or sophomores. Fifth-ranked Andrew Sorenson (165) was the lone senior in the lineup for Iowa State. The Hawkeyes won the first five matches against the Cyclones and cruised to a 27-9 victory at Hilton Coliseum in Ames. So what was Jackson's message to the team after the loss to Iowa? "The message was, understand what you are representing when you put on that Iowa State singlet and that 'I' is on your chest," said Jackson. "You are representing more than just yourself. We've got to have a better effort. I think they took that to heart. I saw it the next day in the practice room. We just need to carry it over to the matches." It has been baptism by fire for Jackson's young wrestlers. In addition to facing No. 1 Iowa, Iowa State has already battled No. 2 Oklahoma State and No. 14 Oklahoma. Next on the schedule: No. 4 Minnesota tonight in Minneapolis. J Robinson with Jayson Ness and Dustin Schlatter (Photo/Jeff Beshey, The Guillotine)"Minnesota will be in the hunt for the national championship," said Jackson. "They have all the pieces from top to bottom to give them a chance to contend for the title if they wrestle accordingly. J Robinson has been there many years and has built a dynasty, a powerhouse of a program, and a tradition that is second to none." According to Jackson, Iowa State is battling some injuries and the Gophers will see a little bit different lineup tonight than the Hawkeyes saw on Sunday. "We've got some injuries, some guys who are just trying to get healthy," said Jackson. "I see at least one or two changes in the lineup. That's just part of the game. We have to keep them healthy for the entire season." Iowa State has five ranked wrestlers: No. 10 at Ryak Finch at 125 pounds, No. 5 Andrew Sorenson at 165 pounds, No. 7 Chris Spangler at 174 pounds, No. 14 Boaz Beard at 184 pounds, and No. 20 Matt Gibson at heavyweight. Finch, a redshirt freshman, is coming off a 6-0 loss on Sunday to NCAA champion and two-time NCAA finalist Matt McDonough of Iowa. Tonight he is expected to face No. 1 Zach Sanders of Minnesota. "Zach Sanders creates as much of a challenge as anyone because he has a high level of skill and has a lot of diversity in his attacks," said Jackson. He wrestles with aggressiveness. He is always trying to score points and wrestles for seven minutes. It is a very strong challenge for Ryak." The Iowa State wrestling program has benefited from having some of the nation's top senior-level freestyle wrestling talent training in Ames. Iowa State alums Trent Paulson, Travis Paulson, Jon Reader, and David Zabriskie are all training under Jackson at Iowa State as they prepare for the 2012 Olympic Team Trials, which take place April 21-22 in Iowa City, Iowa. Cael Sanderson defeated Jon Reader at the 2011 Trials (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)"It's a steel-sharpening-steel mentality," said Jackson. "My collegiate guys are facing better, bigger, stronger, and more experienced wrestlers than they'll face in live competition, therefore giving them added confidence when they face anyone." Jackson, a 1992 Olympic gold medalist in freestyle, coached Cael Sanderson to an Olympic gold medal in 2004. Now Jackson has an athlete, Reader, an NCAA champion last season, who he expects will have to go through Sanderson to make the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team at 84 kilos (185 pounds). Sanderson defeated Reader in two straight periods at the 2011 U.S. World Team Trials. "I foresee it coming down to Cael and Jon for that spot," said Jackson. "I really do. I predict that." Jackson felt Reader was "ahead of schedule" last spring and summer with his freestyle development and is pleased with his athlete's progression and dedication to the sport. "Jon Reader trains as hard, if not harder, than anyone I have ever been around," said Jackson. "His focus is as strong, if not stronger, than anyone I have ever been around. He loves the sport. He loves to train. He loves to compete. That's what makes him special." Despite Iowa State's struggles over the past two seasons, Jackson remains both excited and optimistic about the future of Iowa State wrestling. The Cyclones have landed two InterMat Top 100 recruits from the Class of 2012, No. 10 John Meeks (Des Moines Roosevelt, Iowa) and No. 60 Gabriel Moreno (Urbandale, Iowa), plus nationally ranked wrestlers Dakota Bauer (Iowa City West, Iowa), Kyle Larson (West Des Moines Valley, Iowa), and Jesse Doyle (Wheatmore, N.C). Destin McCauley battles Dustin Schlatter at the Olympic Trials Qualifier in Las Vegas (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)But Jackson's biggest recruiting breakthrough this fall came when Destin McCauley (Apple Valley, Minn.), former No. 1 overall recruit from the Class of 2011, announced that he will be joining the Iowa State wrestling program next year. "Destin McCauley is a special kid," said Jackson. "We expect him to come into our program and have an immediate impact. He is taking a year off to train for the Olympics, so he is training with much better competition than he's going to face in college. That is going to springboard him into a position where he can wrestle as a true freshman for us." Jackson understands the expectations that come with leading a program with such a rich wrestling tradition and remains confident that Iowa State will be back in the national title hunt sooner than later. "My confidence has not wavered with what we can do and what we can accomplish," said Jackson. "The goals have not changed about what we can accomplish and what our expectations are ... and they never will. I am confident that we will get to that point. I think it is going to be a lot sooner than everyone thinks. When it does happen, just realize how it happened and the process. Everything is a process."

There was bound to be some follow-up questions for UFC President Dana White following yesterday's UFC on Fox 2 presser and today in Toronto he heard 'em all. The promotion's pitchman denied reports that Rashad Evans would be fined or suspended for making pre-fight remarks that compared "putting hands" on his opponent Phil Davis' worse than that of alleged child abuser and former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky. For now Evans' comments have been relegated to the ambiguous weigh station of wait-and-see "What do you want me to do? You want me to have our lawyers draw something up, and I'll come out and read it to you guys?" he said. "[Evans] said something stupid. It's probably one of the dumbest things you can say. "He gets it, and he knows it was a stupid thing to say. We'll see what happens." White's beliefs were more clear when it came to the health of UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva and the future of Strikeforce on Showtime. Silva, who Chael Sonnen and Dan Henderson both accuse of having ducked competition due to phantom injuries, was defended by a sharp-tongued White in an interview with MMAJunkie.com. "First of all, just to clear this up, and these guys – Dan Henderson knows it, Chael knows it, and every other fighter that fights in the UFC knows it – you can't fake an injury," "He is injured," White said. "He's out until the summer. That's just those guys yapping." The Showtime deal with Zuffa-owned Strikedforce was expected to expire in February, but the premium cable channel and the parent company of the UFC have appear to have a new deal in place with White saying that details should be made available sometime next week.