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Sommers · December 28, 2017

Penn State wrestling ends year at No. 1 with 9 ranked wrestlers | Centre Daily Times

Penn State ends 2017 at No. 1 with 9 ranked wrestlers

BY LAUREN MUTHLER

lmuthler@centredaily.com

DECEMBER 26, 2017 11:35 PM

The end of the semester offered a bit of a reprieve for college wrestlers — but not much.

Teams across the country are now gearing up to compete in holiday tournaments.

Due to the lack of dual action last week, a new National Wrestling Coaches Association/USA Today NCAA Division I Team Coaches Poll was not released Tuesday.

The Nittany Lions will head into the new year on top of the team rankings with 396 points, followed by Ohio State with 388, Oklahoma State with 367, Missouri with 351 and North Carolina State with 333.

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The Gnarliest Unattached Wrestlers Registered For The Southern Scuffle

Dec 27, 2017Andrew Spey

Matt Shuck Jarod Verkleeren

The 2018 Southern Scuffle is going to be overflowing with talent, as you can see for yourself in this full list of entries. But what about the non-point scorers?

Who are the juiciest competitors who will be wearing the random singlets, disrupting the brackets, and messing up the team scores on Jan. 1-2 in Chattanooga, TN? We take a look at the most electric, radical, and gnarliest unattached wrestlers registered for the 2018 Southern Scuffle.

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125 - Daton Fix, Oklahoma State, FR

Hello and welcome! Is this your first time on our fine website? No? Splendid! Then you don't need me to tell you how good Daton Fix is. How grand!

141 - Kaden Gfeller, Oklahoma State, FR

Kaden "The G Is Not Silent" Gfeller won just about everything he entered as a high schooler, including a coveted FloNationals championship. He is currently redshirting as a true freshman for the Cowboys and recently placed fourth in an absolutely stacked Reno TOC bracket.

141 - Nick Lee, Penn State, FR

Lee is a true frosh but spent his senior year of high school training with the Nittany Lion Wrestling Club, preparing for possibility of starting this year. Cael Sanderson now has a proverbial "will he, or won't he" scenario on his hands with regard to pulling Lee's redshirt. Like the classic Pam and Jim story from TV's "The Office," fans are on the edge of their seats, waiting to see how this story will play out.

Actually, it's really not like a Pam and Jim scenario. It's more of a Michael Scott, Dwight Schrute deal. Wait, no, no it's not like that either. It's really not like any fictional television characters' relationship. There's actually no reason to drag sitcoms into the discussion at all. It's not that complicated. Everyone understands how redshirts work. Let's just leave the cast of "The Office" out of it, shall we?

141 - Brian Courtney, Virginia, FR

Brian Courtney is the first Pennsylvanian wrestler to defeat THREE defending state champs IN A ROW on the way to winning his own state title.

That fun trivia nugget brought to you by Willie Saylor, FloWrestling Editor-At-Large.

149 - Jarod Verkleeren, Penn State, FR

Jarod Verkleeren recently added a Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open championship to his trophy case that includes a couple few other awards of note. One other accolade, for example, would be a dang world championship gold medal.

165 - Bryce Steiert, Northern Iowa, SO

Bryce Steiert has not yet achieved All-American status, which is shocking to many. Even some so-called wrestling experts whose job is ostensibly to know these things assumed he made the podium last year and then had to delete and rewrite an entire paragraph talking about how he was an All-American even though he was, in fact, stopped in the round of 12 last March in St. Louis. Yes, even those people are surprised!

165 - Joe Smith, Oklahoma State, SO

There is no mistaking Joseph Smith's credentials. He placed seventh and fourth in his first two trips to the NCAAs. He's taking a well-earned redshirt season, adding to a Cowboys bench that has more depth than the Mariana Trench.

165 - Mekhi Lewis, Virginia Tech, FR

The 165-pound weight class is shaping up to be the most tremendous of all the Scuffle divisions, and the last three unattached wrestlers are a big reason why. Lewis will be bringing his undefeated record to Chattanooga to bump up against Steiert and Smith as well as No. 18 Lorenzo De La Riva, No. 11 Chance Marsteller, and No. 1 Vincenzo Joseph. Sleep on this bracket at your immortal peril.

184 - Nick Reenan, NC State, FR

Coach Pat Popolizio has his Wolfpack squad ticking like clockwork at the moment. Senior Peter Renda has come off redshirt and recently demolished the field at Reno. Waiting in the wings on redshirt is second-year Nick Reenan, who is bumped up to 184 after qualifying for the NCAA last season as a true frosh. Reenan already owns a win over current No. 7 Zack Zavatsky. How will he fare in a Scuffle field with seven other top 20 competitors, including No. 1 Bo Nickal? There's only one way to find out! (You have to watch on Flo, duh.)

197 - John Borst, Virginia Tech, FR

Can you talk about monstrous Virginia Tech redshirt true freshman John Borst without at least mentioning how much fun it is to say his name in a Swedish Chef accent? I can't! John Borst dee vury good good vesseller BORK BORK BORK BORK.

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FRL 255 - The Midlands & Scuffle Mega Show!

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Dec 27, 2017Christian Pyles

FRL 255 discusses The 2017 Midlands Championships and 2018 Southern Scuffle!

Top Potential Matchups Of Powerade

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Dec 27, 2017Ryan Holmes

Austin Bernard Carter Starocci

The seeds and full entries for Powerade have been released, and with that comes a handful of big potential matchups.

The Pre-Mids, Pre-Scuff NCAA Team Championship Update

Dec 27, 2017Andrew Spey

Richard Immel Myles Martin

The 2018 NCAA team championship isn't decided anywhere but for three mid-March days in Cleveland. However that doesn't mean we can't indulge in a little midseason speculation anyway.

Southern Scuffle Entries Released

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Dec 27, 2017Mike Mal

Tis the season for holiday wrestling tournaments, and one of the biggest, the Southern Scuffle, just released its entries.

FloZone Is Coming To Midlands!

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Dec 27, 2017Ryan Holmes

Tony Rotundo Isaiah Martinez

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Complete Midlands 2017 Preview + Predictions

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Dec 27, 2017Wrestling Nomad

Josh Conklin Brandon Sorensen

We're closing out 2017 with a bang, bringing you live coverage of the 55th annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, IL, on Dec. 29th and 30th. The event begins at 9:30 AM Central time for your viewing pleasure.

Midlands 2017 Upperweight Preview: 184-285

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Richard Immel Tanner Hall

We're closing out 2017 with a bang, bringing you live coverage of the 55th annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships on Dec. 29-30. The event begins at 9:30 AM Central time for your viewing pleasure.

Powerade 2017 Seeds Released!

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Dec 26, 2017Wrestling Nomad

The Christmas gifts keep on coming as we now have the seeds and entries for Powerade! Nationally ranked hammers such as Joey Silva, Kurt McHenry, Gavin Teasdale, Trent Hidlay, Gavin Hoffman, Braxton Amos, and Carter Starocci will all be in attendance on Friday, Dec. 29, in Pittsburgh.

Every Ranked Wrestler Registered For The Southern Scuffle

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Dec 26, 2017Andrew Spey

Tony Rotundo Bo Nickal

Nearly 50 wrestlers ranked in the top 20 are registered to mix it up at the 2018 Southern Scuffle. See the full list of hammers headed to Chattanooga below!

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Sommers · December 28, 2017

On 12/24/2017 at 3:24 PM, cbg said:

Like everyone was told before the season began it has been a tough first half of the season for the Irish and will continue to be a rough road. When you combine youth, injuries and little battle tested experience it makes for a long season. All one can do is keep their nose to the grindstone and know that help is on the way.

Agreed. I saw a determined yet somewhat typical "younger" Ryan team at the Cleveland Duals. It would be nice to see these duals again at season's end, considering the historic day and night contrast I've seen over the years with Mr Simpson's teams.

Right Now in D2, I see the Bros and McCallie taking the top 2 spots leaving Baylor and Ryan fighting for third, but again that could change.

As far as The Blue Raiders, I believe it's clear they're on top in any division within Tennessee, top two or three in Ga and top two in KY.

In any event...

Good luck to the Purple Irish down in Atlanta tomorrow and Saturday...

https://theprepslam.org/

Last season The Prep Slam brought 46 teams from 15 states that collided in last year’s Atlanta area tournament. The Prep Slam has seen many of its competitors go on to distinguished college careers. The future of the tournament is to continue to offer a competitive environment for teams that normally do match up during the regular season. The Prep Slam will continue to offer a first look to college coaches looking for athletes who are not only physically gifted but academically prepared to flourish in a college environment. This season will bring several college coaches who plan to attend the event

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Sommers · December 29, 2017

Fairview High off to great start in wrestling season

Fairview High School Yellow Jacket wrestlers leading the charge this season (l-r) Logan White, Jackson Clevenger, Braxton Hunter, and Cody DeLano.

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Nancy Stephens | USA TODAY NETWORK – Tennessee12:17 p.m. CT Dec. 29, 2017

At the midway point in Fairview High School’s wrestling season, Head Coach Bubba Derrick said there is still a lot of great wrestling ahead for the Yellow Jackets.

“We have had a great start to the season with a very experienced group of wrestlers,” said Derrick.

He largely credits the early season success to the off-season work and the growth of Fairview’s middle school and AAU youth program.

“With the graduation of a strong senior class last year, we had several holes to fill and are very young with only three seniors leading to charge - Tristan Mann, Blake Sisco, Braxton Hunter,” Derrick said.

The Fairview High School Wrestling Team at Brentwood on December 22, 2017.

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Despite the youthful age, Derrick sees a lot of potential in the team and knows the skill set is in place for Fairview High wrestling to enjoy a winning season.

“This is a very talented group of young men with a roster of 25, and the new crop of freshman play a big part in the success of this team,” Derrick noted.

He added, “We will be tested this year with tournaments at Father Ryan School, Brentwood Academy and BGA” but he is confident Fairview will be well presented on the mat.

The Jackets scored two big wins in their opening week, defeating Cheatham 62-18 and Creek Wood 59-24.

They quickly followed up with a strong finish at the Harpeth Individual Tournament where the team finished fourth with six medalists. They were 126 lbs - Braxton Hunter, 3rd; 152 lbs - Blake Sisco, 2nd; 182 lbs - Logan White, 2nd; 195 lbs - Cody DeLano, 3rd; 220 lbs - Tristan Mann, 4th; and 285 lbs - Jackson Clevenger, 3rd.

The young men representing Fairview went 3-0 at the BGA Duals after earning a strong second place finish behind Greenbrier at the Cheatham Duals Tournament.

Another season highlight in December came at the Brentwood Academy Duals on Dec. 22 when Fairview entered the 10-team dual event.

“We made it to the finals where we wrestled Page and finished as runner-up out of ten teams,” Derrick said.

Coach Derrick reported, “Our dual record is 16-5 at the halfway point...with fourth at Harpeth, second at Cheatham and second at Brentwood Academy Duals.

The Jackets will compete this weekend, Saturday, Dec. 30 in the Nolensville Individuals; and follow up next weekend, Jan. 5 and 6 at the Father Ryan Invitational.

RESULTS

Dec 5

FHS 24, Nolensville 56; FHS 55, Greenbrier 24

Dec 7

FHS 54, Cheatham 30; FHS 60, Harpeth 20

Dec 9

FHS 62, Cheek Wood 18; FHS 72, East Robertson 12

FHS 42, Forrest 33; FHS 36, Greenbrier 39

Dec 12

FHS 36, Page 48; FHS 72, Pearl Cohn 4

Dec 14

FHS 74, East Robertson 6; FHS 54, White House 27

Dec 16

FHS 45, BGA 25; FHS 48, FRA 36

Dec. 22

FHS 30, Centennial 48; FHS 72, Pope John Paul II 9

FHS 42, Independence 36; FHS 54, Ravenwood 30

FHS 36, Page 42

Fairview’s Brody Cox at Cheatham Duals with the pin at 145 lbs against Forrest High School opponent.

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Jan. 11, 4:30 @Nolensville, Forrest

Jan. 13, @Mt. Top Individuals

Jan. 16, 4:30 Home vs. BGA (Senior Night)

Jan. 18, 4:30 @East Nashville

Jan. 23, 4:30 @Dickson

Jan. 25, Region 8 Duals @Harpeth

Feb. 2-3, State Duals

Feb. 9-10, Region Individuals @Home

Feb. 16-17, State Individuals

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Fairview to host New Year’s Battle at the Nest Saturday

Nancy Stephens | USA TODAY NETWORK – Tennessee4:56 p.m. CT Dec. 28, 2017

All-day AAU wrestling tournament at Fairview High School

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Weather reports are calling for some chilling temperatures on Saturday, but the Fairview Jackets Youth Wrestling program plans to send 2017 out with some sizzling fun as they host the 2017 New Year's Battle at the Nest this Saturday, December 30.

Coach and event organizer Jeff Bennett said the tournament is a big deal for Fairview.

“It will be a 500 trophy tournament, held at Fairview High School,” said Bennett, who said hundreds of young wrestlers and their families will converge on the city of 8,000 for the all-day tournament.

“It is also the only trophy tournament in the state with the AAU,” stated Bennett. The tournament is also a Tennessee AAU (Amateur Athletic Union) Region 4 Fairview Open event, attracting wrestlers from across the state and outside the state.

Wrestling, the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between two unarmed contestants, has seen a big surge in popularity in Fairview youth recreational circles.

Wrestling Coach Biff Curtis said, “Kids are not born good or great wrestlers. They all have to start without knowing the language of wrestling. It's a process that takes constant encouragement from parents, discipline and commitment from the athlete, and the support of coaches, teammates and parents.”

The Fairview community is invited to show their support and encouragement by cheering on the young local wrestlers competing this Saturday.

The open-bracket tournament will offer live wrestling action all day with ages five to 14 competing. Weigh-ins for Tots, Bantams and Juniors start at 6 a.m., followed by matches at 8:30 a.m. Weigh-ins for Midgets, Middle School and Schoolboy start at 11:30 a.m. with matches beginning at 1:45 p.m.

“We are expecting 450 wrestlers, coming from Kentucky Georgia Mississippi and Alabama,” Bennett said. Fairview High School is located at 2595 Fairview Boulevard, but guests are asked to enter the school off the King Road entrance.

For more information, contact Coach Jeff Bennett, 615-218-2865 or email tournament director Merle Emberton at embertonj@wcsschools.com.

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Mocs Set To Host 26 Teams In Southern Scuffle...

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is set to host the 2018 Southern Scuffle, presented by Compound Sportswear, on Jan. 1-2. Billed as the top in-season collegiate wrestling tournament in the nation, the Southern Scuffle is held in the McKenzie Arena.

Gates open at 9:00 a.m. (E.S.T.) and wrestling starts each day at 10:00 a.m. The full schedule of events and information on tickets and the new hospitality passes are available on TheSouthernScuffle.com.

The field is stacked with representatives from 26 teams, including eight of this week's NWCA/USA Today Top 25. These include No. 1 Penn State, No. 3 Oklahoma State, No. 5 N.C. State, No. 6 Lehigh, No. 10 Virginia Tech, No. 14 Northern Iowa, No. 20 Lock Haven and No. 24 North Carolina. The Wolfpack, Hokies and Tar Heels are all sending partial teams. Navy, Utah Valley and Drexel are also receiving votes in the poll and are in the Scuffle field.

Others participating with Chattanooga include Air Force, Appalachian State, Cal State Bakersfield, Campbell, The Citadel, Cleveland State, Duke, Gardner-Webb, George Mason, Hofstra, Northern Colorado, Stanford and Virginia.

All totaled, there are 20 All-Americans, seven NCAA Champions, 61 currently ranked in the top-20 and 32 ranked in the top 10.

There are four No. 1 wrestlers in the field, according to the Dec. 20 Flo Rankings. These include Penn State's Zain Retherford (149), Jason Nolf (157), Vicenzo Joseph (165) and Bo Nickal (184).

For a complete list of teams and #LetsScuffle news, visit www.TheSouthernScuffle.

Every match of the Southern Scuffle can be followed live via Flowresting. Pay-per-view video is available through Flowrestling and live scoring and interactive brackets are available through FloArena. Links to both are on the TheSouthernScuffle.com and the wrestling schedule page on GoMocs.com.

Head Coach Heath Eslinger is in his ninth year at UTC. A two-time Southern Conference Coach of the Year, he owns a 96-57 (.627) career dual record, including a 49-4 (.925) tally in league matches. He has guided the Mocs to six SoCon regular season and six SoCon tournament titles.

Senior Bryce Carr is No. 12 at 184, while senior Scottie Boykin is No. 14 at 197 in this week's Flo Rankings. Both have 10-3 overall records.

This is the seventh time the Mocs have hosted the Southern Scuffle and the eighth time they have competed in the event. UTC's best showing was a sixth place finish in 2006 in Greensboro, N.C.
2017 - 11th (46.0)
2016 - 20th (31.5)
2015 - 14th (43.5)
2014 - 16th (34.0)
2013 - 14th (31.5)
2012 - 7th (79.0)
2006 - 6th (75.5)
2005 - 13th (48.5)

CHATTANOOGA PROBABLE LINEUP
125: Alonzo Allen (Jr. – 8-3)
Fabian Gutierrez (Fr. - 2-4)
133: Jake Huffine (Jr. – 0-3)
Wade Cummings (So. – 2-6)
141: Michael Pongracz (Sr. – 8-6)
Chris Debien (Jr. – 5-7)
149: Roman Boylen (Jr. - 5-4)
Zach Shareef (Jr. - 2-2)
157: Dylan Forzani (Jr. – 3-6)
Jake Adcock (Fr. - 3-4)
165: Chad Pyke (Sr. – 10-5)
Drew Nicholson (Fr. - 0-0)
174: Justin Lampe (Sr. – 9-6)
184: No. 12 Bryce Carr (Sr. – 10-3)
Rodney Jones (Jr. - 3-5)
197: No. 14 Scottie Boykin (Sr. – 10-3)
Ben Stacey (So. – 1-4)
Jared Walker (Fr. - 0-2)
285: Connor Tolley (Jr. - 7-5)

UTC is coming off a 7-9 record last season. The Mocs return five starters to a team that finished 5-2 in SoCon regular season duals and fourth in the league tournament.

Senior Scottie Boykin is back in the lineup at 197 after redshirting last season. He won the league as a junior in 2016, when he was ranked as high as No. 9 in the country. He is off to a 10-3 start after winning the Hokie Open and Black Knight Invite.

Also coming off a redshirt year is senior Michael Pongracz. He is a two-time NCAA qualifier who was 22-6 at 141 in 2015-16. He is 8-6 overall and finished third at the Hokie Open.

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Penn State wrestling: Could the Southern Scuffle bring changes to the Nittany Lions' lineup? | Centre Daily Times

PENN STATE WRESTLING

Will Penn State wrestling see any lineup changes in the new year? The Southern Scuffle could add clarity

BY LAUREN MUTHLER

lmuthler@centredaily.com

DECEMBER 29, 2017 08:09 PM

UPDATED DECEMBER 29, 2017 10:09 PM

UNIVERSITY PARK

A new year often brings new opportunities, making the Southern Scuffle a fitting way to start the year for the Penn State wrestling team.

The Nittany Lions will take 17 wrestlers to the annual two-day tournament in Chattanooga, Tenn. Two of those wrestlers — redshirt freshmen Nick Lee (141) and Jarod Verkleeren (149) — will enter the tournament unattached.

And even more will be aiming to strengthen their case for a starting role, especially with an abundance of opportunity with nearly 50 ranked wrestlers set to compete Monday and Tuesday.

“The way we’ve done starting lineups generally is that the guy who competes the best gets the top competition. We’ll see that at the Scuffle,” assistant coach Cody Sanderson said Friday. “There’s always an opportunity for somebody to get in there and show us that they’re the guy who can be the man out there on the mat.”

A couple weight classes that have the most potential for shakeups are 141 — between No. 15-ranked Jered Cortez and Lee — and 197, where Penn State entered No. 9 Anthony Cassar, along with senior Matt McCutcheon and junior Shakur Rasheed.

But most people will have their eyes on 141.

Head coach Cael Sanderson — who was away on a recruiting trip Friday — said at the beginning of the season that, to pull Lee’s redshirt, Lee would have to become the “clear-cut choice” as the best option.

Cortez is 8-1 on the season with a Keystone Classic title, a win over Indiana’s then-No. 12 Cole Weaver and with his lone loss coming against Lehigh’s No. 14 Luke Karam. Meanwhile, Lee has been building on his resume by entering tournaments this season unattached, including Lock Haven’s Mat-Town Open, which he won by going 4-0 with two pins, a tech and a major decision.

The two will compete in a Scuffle field led by No. 7 Josh Alber of Northern Iowa, Karam and CSU-Bakerfield’s Russell Rohlfing.

Other wrestlers not in Penn State’s typical starting lineup that will compete Monday include Dom Giannangeli (133), Bo Pipher (149), Francisco Bisono (174), Devon Van Cura (184) and Alex Nicholas at heavyweight.

The Nittany Lions were able to choose a maximum of 17 wrestlers to take with them to Chattanooga.

“We just go through and we look at the lineup — the guys that are competing, the guys that are doing things right in the wrestling room, the guys that are doing things right in the classroom — and we like this opportunity to give some of the guys who aren’t in the lineup in our dual meets the opportunity to compete,” Cody Sanderson said about how they chose who’d make the trip. “They take it seriously. Those guys get a chance, they prepare, they do everything they can to be the guy who gets the call.”

A guy who “got a chance last year” at last year’s Scuffle was then-freshman Mark Hall, who entered the tournament unattached.

Despite forgetting to pack a singlet, the Apple Valley, Minn., native made the most of his opportunity by going 5-0, racking up three bonus-point wins, beating three ranked wrestlers while unseeded for the 174-pound title and earning the tournament’s Outstanding Wrestler title.

A few weeks later, the highly touted freshman had his redshirt pulled against Iowa at Carver Hawkeye Arena.

Hall said Friday that he thought his performance at last year’s Scuffle was more important for proving to him that he was ready for collegiate action than it did for the coaches.

“It showed me that I could compete right now,” he said. “The coaches were telling me that when they were recruiting me. So it was more-so a good confidence thing, just knowing that I could be there.”

As for this year, Hall said he’ll have a new focus — bonus points.

“I’m kind of at the top of the ladder this year,” the defending national champ said. “So it’s about having strong expectations for myself and competing like that.”

Although the Nittany Lions will have several wrestlers competing at identical weight classes, freshman Devin Schnupp was the lone entry at 125 pounds.

Schnupp will compete in a weight class likely led by defending national champ Darian Cruz of Lehigh and Oklahoma State’s unattached redshirt freshman Daton Fix.

In the face of lingering rumors about a new addition to the lineup at 125 next semester, Cody Sanderson dismissed the talk of a potential transfer — at least at this moment — by saying, “I’ll tell you that right now, we haven’t made an addition to our roster.”

PENN STATE WRESTLERS ENTERED IN THE 2018 SOUTHERN SCUFFLE

Jan. 1-2 in Chattanooga, Tenn.

Weight	Name	Record
125	Devin Schnupp	1-7
133	No. 17 Corey Keener	6-0
133	Dominic Giannangeli	7-4
141	No. 15 Jered Cortez	8-1
149	No. Zain Retherford	9-0
157	No. Jason Nolf	9-0
165	Vincenzo Joseph	4-0
174	No. 2 Mark Hall	10-0
174	Francisco Bisono	2-4
184	No. 1 Bo Nickal	9-0
184	Devon Van Cura	7-3
197	No. 9 Anthony Cassar	8-1
197	Matt McCutcheon	5-2
197	Shakur Rasheed	7-2
285	Nick Nevills	10-0
285	Alex Nicholas	0-3

WRESTLING UNATTACHED

Weight	Name	Record
141	Nick Lee	10-2
149	Jarod Verkleeren	5-0

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UC falls to repeat as Mater Dei gets redemption by winning is own 37th annual Holiday Classic...

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Edited December 30, 2017 by Sommers

Sommers · December 30, 2017

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DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla.—North Dakota State 285-pounder Dan Stibral won the final bout as the Bison upset No. 12-ranked Cornell for a 20-16 dual victory Friday, Dec. 29, in college wrestling on the first day of the South Beach Duals.

NDSU (2-5) also lost a 22-18 dual against No. 22-ranked Rider. The Bison continue competition at the South Beach Duals on Saturday, Dec. 30, against Franklin & Marshall and Columbia.

Stibral, a sophomore from Tabor, S.D., scored a takedown with 11 seconds remaining to secure an 8-7 decision against Cornell's Benjamin Honis to clinch the dual victory.

Against Rider, No. 15-ranked Clay Ream earned a 10-5 decision against No. 6-ranked B.J. Clagon at 157 pounds.

Sommers · December 31, 2017

West Creek Dual Champions!!

#4/#7 Wildcats 78. Kenwood 6
#4/#7 Wildcats. 67. Cane Ridge 9
#4/#7 Wildcats. 75. Calloway Co, Ky 6
#4/#7 Wildcats. 77. Cheatham Co 6
#4/#7 Wildcats. 56. West Creek 18

Sommers · December 31, 2017

Josh Peck back at it with another successful tournament in Nolensville...

	Team	Season Team	Abbr	Count	Points
1	Grissom, AL	Grissom Hs, AL (GET)	Grism	19	194.5
2	Clarksville, TN	Clarksville, TN (GET)	CLRK	15	163.0
3	Whitwell, TN	Whitwell, TN (GET)	Whitw	12	91.0
4	Nolensville, TN	Nolensville High School, TN (GET)	Noln	15	80.0
5	Fairview, TN	Fairview, TN (GET)	Fairv	15	72.0
6	East Ridge, TN	East Ridge, TN (GET)	EastR	13	71.5
7	Nashville Christian, TN	Nashville Christian School, TN (GET)	NCS	13	66.5
8	Springfield, TN	Springfield, TN (GET)	SpringF	12	59.0
9	Chattanooga Central, TN	Chattanooga Central, TN (GET)	CC	9	58.0
10	Eagleville, TN	Eagleville, TN (GET)	Eagle	8	57.5
11	Lavergne, TN	Lavergne, TN (GET)	LAV	19	51.5
12	Trigg, KY	Trigg County, KY (GET)	Trigg	7	49.0
13	Lebanon, TN	Lebanon, TN (GET)	Lebn	6	45.5
14	Ravenwood, TN	Ravenwood, TN (GET)	Ravn	6	45.0
15	Fort Campbell, TN	Fort Campbell, KY (GET)	FortC	9	30.0
16	Goodpasture, TN	Goodpasture, TN (GET)	Goodp	2	20.0
17	Spring Hill, TN	Spring Hill , TN (GET)	SpringH	14	15.0
18	Daviess County , KY	Daviess County, KY (GET)	Davie	10	6.0
18	White Station, TN	White Station, TN (GET)	WhiteS	3	6.0
20	Hendersonville, TN	Hendersonville, TN (GET)	HEND	9	2.0
21	Beech Senior, TN	Beech Senior, TN (GET)	BESE	5	0.0
21	Creek Wood, TN	Creek Wood, TN (GET)	CRWO	10	0.0
21	Father Ryan, TN	Father Ryan, TN (GET)	FARY	3	0.0
21	Friendship Christian, TN	Friendship Christian School, TN (GET)	FrCh	0	0.0
21	Rossview, TN	Rossview, TN (GET)	ROSS	8	0.0
21	Summit, TN	Summit, TN (GET)	Summ	14

Sommers · December 31, 2017

Christian Brothers out of Tennessee finished fourth at always-tough Schmitt Tournament

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Pat Welsh is dedicated to area youth

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Zach Birdsong

Pat Welsh never sought recognition, but it deservedly found him after spending many years helping young people across southern Middle Tennessee.

Welsh is wrapping up a year of accolades with one more – The Tullahoma News 2017 Citizen of the Year.

Whether it be helping young wrestlers on the mat or enriching the experience of students in the classroom, Welsh has devoted his life to aiding children in Tullahoma.

And, in 2017, that commitment to his community and the young people who call Tullahoma home was recognized on a national level, something Welsh has described as “overwhelming.”

In early July, it was announced that Welsh would be inducted into the Tennessee Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame for his contribution to the sport. In November, he was named as a member of the All-Tennessee School Boards Association (TSBA) and was additionally named as a director to the Tennessee School Boards Association.

Tullahoma Man

Welsh has been a Tullahoma resident for the majority of his life after his parents, Loretta Welsh and the late Clement J. Welsh, moved to the city in 1955. He graduated from Tullahoma High School in 1972 before heading off to Cookeville to attend Tennessee Tech.

The Tullahoma News has named J. Patrick Welsh as its 2017 Citizen of the Year.
–Staff Photo by Cameron Adams

He then went on to teach and coach for three years at Battle Ground Academy (BGA) in Franklin before returning to Tullahoma for good in 1979 to work for Builders Supply Co.

He and his wife, Beth Sanders Welsh, have raised three children, all of whom attended Tullahoma High School and went on to achieve success in classrooms here and beyond.

Welsh’s oldest, John, attended Dartmouth College and was a member of the cross-country and track teams there. He then received a doctorate from Stanford University in California.

Welsh’s daughter Martha received a degree in math from Vanderbilt University before earning a master’s degree in math education from Lipscomb University. She is currently a math teacher in Franklin.

His youngest son Michael received his doctorate in biochemistry from the University of Wisconsin. He is currently doing post-doctoral work in Boston.

“They all did really well in school,” Welsh said. “That’s one of the reasons why the school board responsibilities mean so much to me. I want every child to have the same opportunity that they had. They took advantage of theirs. If you’re a good student, you have to take advantage of what’s being offered at the high school for sure.”

While he currently serves on the Tullahoma City Schools Board of Education, he has also been involved in other city boards throughout the years. He was active on the board of the Tullahoma Area Chamber of Commerce and also served as the group’s president, as well as holding the post of chairman of the Tullahoma Industrial Board. Welsh also served as a city alderman from 1985-88.

For Welsh, the time he’s devoted to his various posts in the community were a way to give back to a town that has given him and his family so much.

“I’ve spent a lot of time here, I have a lot invested here and this town has been great to my family,” Welsh said. “It’s been a great community and a great community to raise a family in.”

Wrestling Hall of Fame

For his contribution to of youth wrestlers across the state, Welsh was inducted into the Tennessee Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in July. Welsh was honored, alongside five other individuals, as a Lifetime Service Honoree for his decades-long commitment to helping young athletes succeed both on and off the mat.

“Pat, like most real wrestling people, is a humble man,” said P.A. Bowler, Tennessee chapter president of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. “He never sought the spotlight. He’s been a quiet contributor in whatever capacity he was needed. He’s been a tournament director, scorekeeper, mat mopper, mentor, cheerleader and coach. He’s done it all and if you are on the periphery of wrestling you may not even know him.”

Welsh received his introduction to the sport of wrestling while he was at BGA in 1976. During his first year there, the head wrestling coach asked Welsh to help with the middle school program. Welsh accepted that offer and a year later, he was the new wrestling coach at the high school.

After returning to Tullahoma in 1979, Welsh thought he was done with the sport — that was until his oldest son, John, was in elementary school. Welsh was approached by Ken Hagan, who knew of Welsh’s coaching background at BGA.

Hagan, who wrestled in college, including a national tournament appearance, wanted to know if Welsh knew of anybody who was interested in youth wrestling as Hagan’s son was interested in the sport.

From there, Welsh and Hagan worked on founding a program for youth wrestlers in the area, the first in Middle Tennessee. That’s where the Tullahoma Takedown Club was born, introducing youths to the sport of wrestling, while competing in several different tournaments.

Since that small initial class, the program has grown and aided the development of several wrestlers at the high school level. The Tullahoma High School wrestling program started during the 1969-70 school year, but up until 1998, the school had only seen three athletes become state placers. Since 1998, THS has had over 30 state place winners, including four state champions.

“On a high school level, Tullahoma has a long-standing reputation of being fierce, tough competitors,” Bowler said. “They have had many state champions and more than their fair share of state placers. Most of them got their start in the Tullahoma kids club that Pat founded in 1991 and has been involved with ever since.

“That may be his biggest contribution, instilling a passion and commitment to so many kids and adults over the years to a sport that helps shape children into strong, confident adults who know what hard work, sacrifice, commitment, and putting the team before yourself is all about.”

Thinking back on that first class of young wrestlers, Welsh noted that several of those grapplers have found success off of the mat. Out of those wrestlers, Welsh said, two went on to receive master’s degrees, another earned a law degree, two are now medical doctors, two more completed their doctorates, and one now coaches at a Division I wrestling program.

Also on that list is Cody Cleveland, a two-time state champion and a four-time state medalist. Cleveland was the last Tennessee-raised NCAA Placer who became an All-American and now is an assistant coach at the Naval Academy.

“I was there his (Cleveland) first tournament and he got in a horrible pinning combination and he tried to call timeout,” Welsh recalled. “It’s really neat to be a small part of a kid’s life who started calling timeout while he was getting pinned and ends up beating a guy from Michigan in what’s called the Blood Round of the NCAA. You either place and become an All-American by winning that (Blood Round) match or go home with nothing.

“Now he’s coaching at the Naval Academy. His office overlooks the Chesapeake Bay,” Welsh added. “It wasn’t me. He got an opportunity to be on level with other people. I am really, really proud of that.”

All of the 2017 inductees into this year’s chapter of the Tennessee Hall of Fame class saw their names etched in the Stillwater, Oklahoma Hall of Fame. All of the inductees were also honored in a banquet that took place in Aug. 27.

On Oct. 15, the THS wrestling team also held a ceremony, with a celebration taking place at Old West Middle School. The THS team honored Welsh and a plaque was placed on the wall inside the gymnasium at the school.

School Board Recognition

In November, Welsh was awarded for his dedication and service to the city’s children by being named to the All-Tennessee School Board at the Tennessee School Boards Association’s (TSBA) annual convention in Nashville.

The award recognizes individuals who have an outstanding record of service and who have participated in a number of “boardsmanship” award programs, according to a press release from TSBA. Specifically, the award focuses on achievements over the previous 12 months.

In order to qualify for the distinction, school board members must meet the following criteria:

Must have achieved Level IV in the boardsmanship award program;
Quality of service with emphasis on the previous 12 months;
Participation in board development activities with emphasis on the previous 12 months;
Specific accomplishments of the local board of education during the nominee’s term on the board and;
Leadership activities at the local, regional or state level.

Welsh is one of seven members of the 2017 All-Tennessee School Board. He said receiving the award was also a confirmation that he is doing his best by the students he serves in Tullahoma.

While the award is appreciated, Welsh said, acknowledgment is not what motivates him to work hard in his capacity as chairman of the school board. What does motivate him, he said, are the students of Tullahoma.

“What motivates me is to do better is the 2,500 students that I’m trying to serve,” he said.

Editor’s Note: Erin McCullough contributed to this story.

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Trojans Win Soddy Daisy Showdown Saturday

Outstanding Wrestler Ty Boeck Among Four Champs For Team Champions

Saturday, December 30, 2017 - by John Hunt

Tony Wilson of Soddy Daisy scored a pin against Ooltewahs’s Mykkel Banks at 145 to take 3rd place.
- photo by M. A. Locke

If you don’t think points in the consolation finals are important to winning a high school wrestling tournament, then you should have been at Soddy Daisy Saturday afternoon.

The host Trojans won four out of five matches in the championship finals, but more importantly, won eight of 10 in the consolation finals to pull away from Downer’s Grove South for the team title.

It had been a see-saw affair all day between these two teams and the Mustangs had five champs to four for Soddy Daisy, but in the consolation finals, the Trojans were able to pull away after winning eight of 10 matches while the Mustangs lost all three of theirs.

Soddy Daisy finished the one-day event with 269 points while the team who came here from just outside Chicago was the runner-up with 209.5 points.

Gibbs was third with 109 while Dobyns-Bennett and Farragut were fourth and fifth with 84.5 and 73 points, respectively.

Jacob Allen (106), Hayden Maynor (160), Curtis Settles (182) and Ty Boeck (220) all won in individual titles for the winners while Matt Straus (120), Robert Major (132), Dylan Knoch (138), Jeff Nugent (145) and Sergio Villalobos (195) were all champions for the Mustangs.

Other individual winners included Farragut’s Tyler McKeefery at 113, South Walton’s Ethan Pickren at 126, Rhea County’s Jay Graham at 152, Gibbs’ Isaiah Brooks at 170 and Anderson County’s Thomas Roberts at 285.

This tournament had been scheduled for early January in years past, but coach Jim Higgins decided to move it up so teams might be able to attend who were coming to town for the Southern Scuffle at UTC on Jan. 1-2. That’s exactly why coach Sean Lovelace brought his team down South for a few days to escape the bitter cold in Illinois.

There were several teams that withdrew at the last minute, but the tournament still had 10 teams and it turned out to be a beneficial day for all who participated.

Soddy Daisy’s Higgins was more concerned about getting his guys some time on the mat against some good competition. Winning the team title was simply icing on the cake.

“We’ve had a pretty good day as we wanted to start strong and finish strong. We were able to do that. We’re about midway through our season and we still have a lot of ground to cover, but I’m happy for the kids. We’ve come close a couple of times this season, but this is the first tournament we’ve won.

“I’m also glad the guys came down from Downer’s Grove. They have a great group of kids with several outstanding individuals, so we’re glad they were able to fit us into their schedule. This tournament was called off last year for the threat of snow, so I’m glad to get it in without any bad weather. It seemed like everything ran pretty smooth from what I could tell,” Higgins nodded.

The Mustangs always try to schedule at least one big out-of-town tournament to attend. They were wanting to attend at least part of the Scuffle, so coming to Chattanooga a couple of days early made all of that possible.

“We were hoping to find a tournament close so we could do both and we were able to do just that,” said Lovelace afterward.

“We had a couple of goals in mind for this trip and being part of this tournament was a big part of that. We only brought a dozen scoring wrestlers, but we had some really good matches and we got to see a style we normally don’t get to see back home, but we battled hard. It was nice to have nine in the finals and we would have liked to win it, but we also know that Soddy Daisy has an outstanding program.

“We’d love to stay for the entire tournament at UTC, but we’ll have to leave after Monday as we have to get back home. I’m glad we got to come as we had a really good day,” he added.

The championship match at 132 pounds where Major scored a 5-1 decision over Farragut’s Devin Martin was voted as the Outstanding Match while Farragut’s McKeefery and Soddy Daisy’s Boeck earned Outstanding Wrestler honors for the lower and upper weights, respectively.

Soddy Daisy returns to action next Thursday with a key match at Cleveland.

FINAL TEAM SCORES: 1. Soddy Daisy 269; 2. Downer’s Grove 209.5; 3. Gibbs 109; 4. Dobyns-Bennett 84.5; 5. Farragut 73; 6. South Walton 69; 7. Anderson Co. 60; 8. Ooltewah and Rhea Co. tied with 59; 10. Dickson Co. 54.

CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS

106 – Jacob Allen (Soddy Daisy) pinned Kuba Diggory (Downer’s Grove), 1:16;

113 – Tyler McKeefery (Farragut) major dec. Gabe Hawkins (Dickson Co.), 11-2;

120 – Matt Straus (Downer’s Grove) pinned Austyn Dunsmore (Anderson Co.), 3:38;

126 – Ethan Pickren (South Walton) pinned Zachariah Garabrandt (Farragut), :44;

132 – Robert Major (Downer’s Grove) dec. Devin Martin (Farragut), 5-1;

138 – Dylan Knoch (Downer’s Grove) dec. Landon Lewis (Soddy Daisy), 1-0;

145 – Jeff Nugent (Downer’s Grove) pinned Dillon Lemons (Dobyns-Bennett), 1:41;

152 – Jay Graham (Rhea Co.) pinned Jesus Juarez (Downer’s Grove), 1:43;

160 – Hayden Maynor (Soddy Daisy) pinned David Stefansvski (Downer’s Grove), 4:00;

170 – Isaiah Brooks (Gibbs) dec. Harris Barton (South Walton), 13-6;

182 – Curtis Settles (Soddy Daisy) pinned Michael Myers (Gibbs), 2:49;

195 – Sergio Villalobos (Downer’s Grove) won by technical fall over Elijah Lawson (Gibbs), 5:32;

220 – Ty Boeck (Soddy Daisy) won by technical fall over Joel Griffin (Gibbs), 3:29;

285 – Thomas Roberts (Anderson Co.) pinned Nick Newell (Downer’s Grove), :36.

CONSOLATION FINALS FOR THIRD PLACE

106 – Brennan Watkins (Dobyns-Bennett) dec. Charles McKee (Dickson Co.), 6-0;

113 – Cole Prestwood (Soddy Daisy) major dec. Joe Straus (Downer’s Grove), 8-0;

120 – Jacob Pratt (Soddy Daisy) dec. Corbin Bumgarner (Dobyns-Bennett), 4-2;

126 – Seth Weinthal (South Walton) dec. Briston Hatfield (Soddy Daisy), 7-5;

132 – Jacob Kilgore (Soddy Daisy) won by forfeit over Wyatt Stumbo (Rhea Co.);

138 – Easton Norris (Ooltewah) dec. Tre Morrisette (Dobyns-Bennett), 8-7;

145 – Tony Wilson (Soddy Daisy) pinned Mykkel Banks (Ooltewah), 3:42;

152 – Bobby Vincent (Soddy Daisy) dec. Marek Banks (Ooltewah), 7-6;

160 – Gunnar Nebel (South Walton) major dec. Noah Addison (Soddy Daisy), 12-1;

170 – Thomas Faires (Soddy Daisy) major dec. Michael Garza (Downer’s Grove), 14-3;

182 – Josh Moles (Anderson Co.) dec. John Thomas White (Dickson Co.), 12-11;

195 – Brent Settles (Soddy Daisy) pinned Michael Dugger (Rhea Co.), 2:26;

220 – Blake Wright (Ooltewah) pinned Andres Lopez (Downer’s Grove), 1:56;

285 – Addison Roberts (Soddy Daisy) won by forfeit over Justin Watson (Soddy Daisy).

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Generals go 3-2 in Tennesse

- Dec 31, 2017 Updated 11 hrs ago

The Heritage Generals had their final tune-up before Saturday's Area 6-AAAA Duals by going 3-2 at the Alcoa Duals in Tennessee this past Thursday.

Heritage defeated Hardin Valley (60-18), Morristown West (42-37) and Maryville (40-39), but lost to Grissom (Ala.) (51-24) and William Blount (51-29).

Ryan Craft (106), Spencer Davies (160) and Jeffery Curtis (220) all went 5-0. Davies had three pins, Curtis had two and Craft had two plus a technical fall. Jadyn Norton (113) also had a solid tournament as he went 4-1.

Garret Stephens (138) was 3-2 with two wins by pin. Drake Parker (182) had two wins, both by pin, while Ian Burgett (126) two wins, Tyler Willingham (145) and Alex Eacret (170) all had two wins with one pin.

Also wrestling for the Generals was Nathan Boatman (120), Tyler Tomey (132), Eric Stephens (152) and Hank Powell (285). Boatman, Tomey and Powell all had one pin with Boatman's coming via pinfall.

Heritage will host the Area Duals starting at 9 a.m. on Saturday.

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Pre-Seeds for the 2018 Southern Scuffle, presented by Compound Sportswear

2018 Southern Scuffle, presented by Compound Sportswear, is Jan. 1-2 in the McKenzie Arena.

Dec. 30, 2017 Southern Scuffle

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Over the next three days, 25 teams will make their way to the Scenic City for the 2018 Southern Scuffle, presented by Compound Sportswear. Action at the Scuffle takes place on Jan. 1-2 in the McKenzie Arena in Chattanooga, Tenn.

Preparation has been ongoing throughout the holiday season, both on and off the mat. Be sure to follow @utcwrestling for plenty of updates as the Roundhouse is turned into a premier wrestling venue.

In the meantime, here are the pre-seeds for the tournament. The brackets will be released through FloArena closer to the start of the action.

Tickets and hospitality passes are on sale now on TheSouthernScuffle.com, but if you can't make it, you can watch it live on Flowrestling. The PPV video feed is also available on Roku and AppleTV.

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1. Darian Cruz - Lehigh
2. Jay Schwarm - Northern Iowa
3. Daton Fix - Oklahoma State (UNA)
4. Louie Hayes - Virginia
5. Gabe Townsell - Stanford
6. Sergio Mendez – Cal State Bakersfield
7. Alonzo Allen - Chattanooga
8. Thayer Atkins - Duke

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1. Scott Parker - Lehigh
2. Jack Mueller - Virginia
3. Austin DeSanto - Drexel
4. Corey Keener - Penn State
5. Rico Montoya - Northern Colorado
6. Cole Manley - Virginia Tech (UNA)
7. Josh Finesilver - Duke
8. Colby Smith – (UNA)

141
1. Josh Alber - Northern Iowa
2. Luke Karam - Lehigh
3. Jared Cortez - Penn State
4. Russell Rohlfing – Cal State Bakersfield
5. Nick Lee - Penn State (UNA)
6. Kaden Gfeller - Oklahoma State (UNA)
7. Nic Gil - Navy
8. Kyle Shoop - Lock Haven

149
1. Zain Retherford - Penn State
2. Max Thomsen - Northern Iowa
3. Jared Prince - Navy
4. Ronnie Perry - Lock Haven
5. Sam Krivus - Virginia
6. Matt Zovistoski - Appalachian St. (UNA)
7. Tristan Moran - Oklahoma State
8. Jamal Morris - North Carolina State

157
1. Jason Nolf - Penn State
2. Mitch Finesliver - Duke
3. Ian Brown - Lehigh
4. Alex Mossing - Air Force
5. Paul Fox - Stanford
6. Coleman Hammond – Cal State Bakersfield
7. Zack Davis - Navy
8. Tyler Marinelli - Gardner Webb

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1. Vincenzo Joseph - Penn State
2. Joe Smith - Oklahoma State (UNA)
3. Bryce Steiert - Northern Iowa (UNA)
4. Chance Marsteller - Lock Haven
5. Drew Daniels - Navy
6. Andrew Atkinson - Virginia
7. Mekhi Lewis - Virginia Tech (UNA)
8. Drew Longo - Lehigh

174
1. Mark Hall- Penn State
2. Jordan Kutler- Lehigh
3. Taylor Lujan- Northern Iowa
4. Jadaen Bernstein- Navy
5. Keaton Subjeck- Stanford
6. Will Schany- Virginia
7. Forest Przybysz- Appalachian State
8. Matt Finesilver- Duke

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1. Bo Nickal - Penn State
2. Drew Foster - Nothern Iowa
3. Bryce Carr - Chattanooga
4. Michael Coleman - Navy
5. Nick Reenan - North Carolina State (UNA)
6. Dylan Gabel - Northern Colorado
7. Nick Corba - Cleveland State
8. Alan Clothier - Appalachian State

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1. Anthony Cassar - Penn State
2. Matt Williams – Cal State Bakersfield
3. Scottie Boykin - Chattanooga
4. Nathan Traxler - Stanford
5. Jacob Holschlag - Northern Iowa
6. Jacob Seely – Northern Colorado
7. Chris Weiler - Lehigh
8. Stephen Loiseau - Drexel

285
1. Nick Nevills - Penn State
2. Jacob Kasper - Duke
3. Mike Hughes - Hofstra
4. Jordan Wood - Lehigh
5. Nathan Butler - Stanford
6. Thomas Haines - Lock Haven
7. Demetrius Thomas – (UNA)
8. Michael Boykin - North Carolina State

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UVU wrestling: Utah Valley to send contingent of wrestlers to Southern Scuffle

By James Warnick

For the Deseret News

Published: December 31, 2017 6:00 pmUpdated: 4 hours ago

August Miller, UVU Marketing

Utah Valley junior Will Sumner (front) and his teammates take the mat on Dec. 15, when they hosted Big 12 foe North Dakota State. Sumner and six of his teammates will make the trek to Chattanooga, Tennessee, to take part in the 2018 Southern Scuffle on Monday and Tuesday.

A contingent of Utah Valley University wrestlers will head to Chattanooga, Tennessee, next week to compete at the Southern Scuffle, presented by Compound Sportswear. The premier holiday tournament will run Jan. 1-2, at UT Chattanooga's McKenzie Arena.

Seven Wolverines are slated to make the trip to Tennessee to wrestle at the New Year's tournament. Durbin Lloren (133 pounds), Kimball Bastian (141), Gary Jantzer (184), Will Sumner (184), Tanner Orndorff (197) Dustin Dennison (285) and unattached freshman Tate Orndorff (285) are scheduled to compete in the two-day event.

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Utah Valley (5-2, 2-0 Big 12) enters the holiday tournament off a 26-13 win over Big 12 rival North Dakota State, which was ranked 24th by InterMat and receiving votes for USA Today/NWCA Top 25 Coaches Poll at the time, on Dec. 15 in its home opener. The Wolverines, who are also currently receiving votes for the USA Today/NWCA Coaches Poll, won seven of the 10 bouts, including three by bonus points en route to doubling up the Bison.

Sixth-ranked Taylor LaMont (125), Matt Findlay(141) and Tanner Orndorff (197) won their respective matches against NDSU by bonus points, while 16th-ranked 165-pounder Demetrius Romero picked up a 5-3 overtime win over No. 12 Andrew Fogarty. Bastian, Jantzer and Dennison too all also recorded wins for the Wolverines on their way to recording the Big 12 win over North Dakota State.

Later that weekend, a number of Wolverines headed to the Reno Tournament of Champions, and Bastian and the unattached freshman Tate Orndorff led the way by placing second and fourth in their respective weight classes. Bastian went 4-1 en route to recording his second-place finish at 174 pounds, while Tate Orndorff went 4-2 on his way to recording the fourth-place finish at heavyweight.

Despite sending only two starters to the Reno TOC, the Wolverines posted an eighth-place finish out of 51 teams with a total of 66.5 points.

Sixth-ranked LaMont leads UVU on the season with a 19-2 record and previously became UVU's first-ever Cliff Keen Las Vegas Champion after winning the 125-pound bracket with four wins over ranked foes. No. 16 Romero is next with a 19-4 clip, while Dennison is close behind with an 18-4 mark.

About the Southern Scuffle

A total of 27 teams are slated to wrestle at this year's Southern Scuffle. Wrestlers from No. 1 Penn State, No. 2 Ohio State, No. 3 Oklahoma State, No. 5 NC State, No. 6 Lehigh, No. 9 Michigan, No. 10 Virginia Tech, No. 14 Northern Iowa, No. 20 Lock Haven, Air Force, Appalachian State, Bloomsburg, CSU Bakersfield, Campbell, Chattanooga, Cleveland State, The Citadel, Drexel, Duke, Gardner-Webb, George Mason, Hofstra, Navy, Northern Colorado, Stanford, UVU and Virginia are scheduled to compete.

A season ago, Tanner Orndorff and former Wolverine heavyweight Jordan Karst led the way for UVU at the 2017 Southern Scuffle by going 3-2 and 4-2, respectively. The pair of Wolverines also each finished just one win shy of placement at the premier holiday tournament.

Up next for UVU

Following the Southern Scuffle, the Wolverines will return to Orem to host Big 12 foe and 15th-ranked South Dakota State on Friday, Jan. 12, at 7 p.m. Following the Big 12 dual meet, the Wolverines will remain home to host the UVU Open on Saturday, Jan. 13, at Lockhart Arena.

James Warnick is an assistant sports information director at Utah Valley University. For more information about Wolverine athletics, visit GoUVU.com.

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Mocs' Alonzo Allen hopes for strong showing at home tourney

December 31st, 2017by Gene Henley in Sports - CollegeRead Time: 3 mins.

UTC's Alonzo Allen, left, tries to maintain control of The Citadel's Patrick Kearney during a 125-pound match last February at Maclellan Gym. Teammates like the energy Allen brings when he wrestles in the first match to start a dual.

Photo by Angela Lewis /Times Free Press.

Like a leadoff batter in baseball, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 125-pounder Alonzo Allen knows a good performance when he wrestles first can set a tone for the rest of the team.

The redshirt junior also knows a good performance over the next two days can set the tone for the rest of this season.

The Mocs will host their annual Southern Scuffle starting at 10 this morning at McKenzie Arena. It's one of the premier tournaments in the country, and UTC is one of 26 programs participating, with eight of the top 25 teams in the country in attendance: No. 1 Penn State, No. 3 Oklahoma State, No. 5 North Carolina State, No. 6 Lehigh, No. 10 Virginia Tech, No. 14 Northern Iowa, No. 20 Lock Haven and No. 24 North Carolina. (N.C. State, Virginia Tech and North Carolina are sending partial teams.)

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Mocs' Alonzo Allen hopes for strong showing at home tourney

December 31st, 2017by Gene Henleyin Sports - CollegeRead Time: 3 mins.

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UTC's Alonzo Allen, left, tries to maintain control of The Citadel's Patrick Kearney during a 125-pound match last February at Maclellan Gym. Teammates like the energy Allen brings when he wrestles in the first match to start a dual.

Photo by Angela Lewis /Times Free Press.

Like a leadoff batter in baseball, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 125-pounder Alonzo Allen knows a good performance when he wrestles first can set a tone for the rest of the team.

The redshirt junior also knows a good performance over the next two days can set the tone for the rest of this season.

The Mocs will host their annual Southern Scuffle starting at 10 this morning at McKenzie Arena. It's one of the premier tournaments in the country, and UTC is one of 26 programs participating, with eight of the top 25 teams in the country in attendance: No. 1 Penn State, No. 3 Oklahoma State, No. 5 North Carolina State, No. 6 Lehigh, No. 10 Virginia Tech, No. 14 Northern Iowa, No. 20 Lock Haven and No. 24 North Carolina. (N.C. State, Virginia Tech and North Carolina are sending partial teams.)

Navy, Utah Valley and Drexel, teams receiving poll votes, will also compete.

Four wrestlers in the field are ranked No. 1 in their weight classes nationally, with all of them competing for Penn State: Zain Retherford (149), Jason Nolf (157), Vicenzo Joseph (165) and Bo Nickal (184).

SOUTHERN SCUFFLE

At McKenzie Arena

Doors open at 9 a.m. each day

Today

10 a.m. — Pigtail round

10:45 a.m. — Championship round of 32

1:30 p.m. — Consolations, 1st round

2:15 p.m. — Championnship round of 16

4 p.m. — Consolations, 2nd and 3rd rounds

7:30 p.m. — Championship quarterfinals; consolations, 4th round

Tuesday

10 a.m. — Consolations, 5th round

Noon — Championship semifinals; consolation quarterfinals

2 p.m. — Consolation semifinals

7 p.m. — Championship finals; medal matches

The Mocs' three dual losses this season are to N.C. State, Virginia Tech and second-ranked Ohio State, so they've seen this level of competition.

"I don't think it's going to be news to us," UTC coach Heath Eslinger said recently. "Most of these guys have wrestled in this event before. We've got to be ready. You can't wrestle good at the Scuffle; you have to wrestle great. If you wrestle good, you're going to be out, so we've got to get these guys excited about wrestling great.

"We have the arsenal. We have some guys that can come in and do some damage, so I guess it's all on us coaches."

Eight wrestlers are seeded for each of the 10 weight classes, and three Mocs are among them. Allen is seeded seventh, while fifth-year seniors Bryce Carr (184) and Scottie Boykin (197) are No. 3 seeds.Although Allen competes in the lowest weight class, that doesn't mean he always gets to wrestle first at duals — teams sometimes draw to determine the first match. But this season, every dual involving UTC has started at 125, which has been a delight for Allen's teammates.

"I delay my warmup a bit to watch Zo," Boykin said. "He's electrifying. He's so fast, he makes it look easy. He gets me fired up, and I feed off his momentum. It's a very nice kick-start into our lineup, so I'm not mad if we start at 125 (against) every team because we have that every time, so it's awesome.

"Zo's on fire right now. The sky's the limit for him, and it sets the tone for all of us."

Last season, Allen was 3-7 headed into the Scuffle. Things started to turn in a positive direction for him during the two-day event as he went 3-2 and was one round short of placing. He went 12-4 the rest of the way and finished fourth in the Southern Conference tournament.

He is 8-3 this season and looking for an even better finish this time around.

"The Scuffle last year jump-started my season," Allen said. "It built my confidence up and I started winning matches, so I'm going into this with the same mentality as last year, only I want to get into the placing rounds and do some damage."

Contact Gene Henley at ghenley@timesfreepress.com. Follow him on Twitter @genehenleytfp

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Sommers · January 2, 2018

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Penn State dominating Southern Scuffle at UTC

January 1st, 2018by Gene Henleyin Sports - CollegeRead Time: 2 mins.

The Southern Scuffle still has a day left of competition.

But by most measures it's over.

Top-ranked Penn State built a 19.5-point lead after Monday's first day of the college wrestling tournament at McKenzie Arena. The Nittany Lions — the defending national champions — have 101 points, with their closest competitor after a day being Northern Iowa with 81.5. Penn State, which won six consecutive Scuffles before missing last year's event, has eight wrestlers in the semifinals and three others alive in the consolations.

Lehigh (68), Navy (50.5) and Duke (49) round out the top five.

"It's over," University of Tennessee at Chattanooga coach Heath Eslinger said.

Action starts this morning with the consolation semifinals at 10 and the championship semifinals starting at noon. The championship finals and medal matches are scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.

Host UTC is 11th with 33 points. The Mocs still have six wrestlers remaining, with one — 184-pounder Bryce Carr — in the championship semifinals. Carr, ranked 15th in the country at 184 pounds, was dominant Monday, with a pair of pins and a technical-fall victory in the quarterfinals. He will face 10th-ranked Drew Foster of Northern Iowa this afternoon.

The Mocs' Alonzo Allen and Fabian Gutierrez (125), Roman Boylen (149), Rodney Jones (184) and Scottie Boykin (197) are alive in the consolation rounds.

"It's athletics," Eslinger said. "There are ups and there are downs. It's an emotional roller coaster. We have some guys we're super proud of, some guys that are frustrated because we don't think things went the way we or they wanted it to, and some places where we're just disappointed.

"It's an extremely grueling sport. There's some sick part of you that has to like it. This is not an event you can wrestle good in and do well — you have to wrestle great — and it proved itself true, not just our team but every team here. The good news is we wake up tomorrow, it's Tuesday and the guys it really matters to will maximize the time on Tuesday."

Allen and Boykin advanced to the quarterfinals before dropping matches. Allen fell to Northern Iowa's Jay Schwarm — ranked No. 11 at 125 pounds — while Boykin was pinned by Penn State's Shakur Rasheed.

Contact Gene Henley at ghenley@timesfreepress.com. Follow him on Twitter @genehenleytfp.

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Southern Scuffle team scores

1. Penn State 101; 2. Northern Iowa 81.5; 3. Lehigh 68; 4. Navy 50.5; 5. Duke 49; 6. (tie) CSU-Bakersfield 46, Virginia 46; 8. Drexel 42. 9. Stanford 37.5; 10. Lock Haven 36.5; 11. UTC 33; 12. Northern Colorado 25; 13. (tie) Applachian State 23, Hofstra 23; 15. Air Force 20.5; 16. (tie) Campbell 20, Oklahoma State 20; 18. Cleveland State U. 18; 19. North Carolina State 17.5; 20. Gardner-Webb 9.5; 21. North Carolina 9; 22. The Citadel 8; 23. George Mason 6; 24. Virginia Tech 3.5.

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Bo Nickal looms over an otherwise wide open bracket. One guy to keep an eye on is North Carolina State’s redshirting sophomore Nick Reenan. Reenan snagged the No. 5 seed. He should make it at least to the quarters where he’ll likely see Navy’s Michael Coleman. If Reenan wins he’ll be a massive underdog against Nickal. If Reenan ends up in the wrestle backs he should be problems for anyone else in the bracket.

There are several worthy candidates to make the finals from the bottom half of the bracket. Don’t sleep on the hometown hero Bryce Carr of Chattanooga as the No. 3 seed. Northern Iowa’s All-American Drew Foster looks to be his toughest competition in would could be a monster semifinal battle.

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Penn State has three potential place winners entered. Anthony Cassar has the No. 1 seed. On the lower half of the bracket, neither Shakur Rasheed nor three-time NCAA qualifier Matt McCutcheon received seeds. Rasheed will look to upset the six seed Jacob Seely in the round of 16 and No. 3 Scottie Boykin in the quarters — although Virginia Tech’s redshirting freshman John Borst may have other plans for Boykin in the Round of 16.

McCutcheon will likely see Lehigh’s Chris Weiler in the round of 16. If he get’s by him, the two time blood rounder will probably have CSU-Bakersfield’s Matt Williams, the No. 2 seed, in the quarters.

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JANUARY 01, 2018 10:16 PM

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Penn State got the exact start it wanted on the first day of the Southern Scuffle in Chattanooga, Tenn. — racking up bonus-point victories left and right — but the performance came at a price.

The Nittany Lions finished with 101 team points, and 11 wrestlers remain alive with eight in the semifinals. But one key wrestler will be missing from the mat Tuesday.

Penn State junior Jered Cortez suffered an ankle injury — the severity of which is unknown — in his Round of 16 match with Northern Colorado’s Owen Lamb.

Leading 5-2 with 15 seconds left in his match, Cortez aimed to keep Lamb from escaping with a strong ride. Lamb went for a roll to Cortez’s left, and Cortez’s left ankle got caught underneath himself as Cortez continued to roll to cover Lamb. The official called an injury timeout with 12 seconds left.

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Cortez grabbed his ankle immediately, jumped up to his right foot and hopped to his corner with coach Cael Sanderson and trainer Dan Monthly. Cortez’s eyes grew wide, and he appeared to say that his ankle had popped.

He finished off the final 12 seconds on one foot and won 6-3, but that was the end of his day. He medically defaulted out of the tournament.

Those who will continue on with the tournament are Zain Retherford (149 pounds), Jason Nolf (157), Vincenzo Joseph (165), Mark Hall (174), Bo Nickal (184), Anthony Cassar (197) and Shakur Rasheed (197). They will all represent Penn State in the semifinals. Nick Lee (141), who is competing unattached, is also in the semifinals.

Corey Keener (133) and Nick Nevills (285) are alive in the consolation bracket, as well as Jarod Verkleeren (149), who is also wrestling unattached.

As for those bonus-point victories, the Nittany Lions collected 26 of them. They had 14 pins, three technical falls and nine major decisions.

Lee made a solid case to the coaching staff to lift his redshirt should Cortez have to sit for an extended period of time. Lee opened with an 18-3 technical fall in 4:55 over Air Force’s Garrett O’Shea. He followed that with a pin in 2:58 and reached the semifinals with a 15-5 major decision over No. 4-seed Russell Rohlfing, of Cal State Bakersfield.

Rasheed, who was unseeded in the tournament, is just one win away from reaching the finals and earned bonus points the whole way. Should Cassar pick up a win in the semifinals, it would be an all-Penn State final.

Rasheed opened with a pair of major decisions but made quick work of his quarterfinals opponent. He basically shook hands with No. 3-seed Scottie Boykin, of Chattanooga, took him to his back and pinned him in 27 seconds — the quickest pin of the day for the Nittany Lions.

Nickal and Nolf had a perfect pin-to-win ratio. Nickal, though, only wrestled a total of three minutes and 39 seconds, which is just over one period.

Hall came out on fire in defense of his Southern Scuffle crown from last year. He took just 90 seconds to dispatch his first two opponents with pins. In the quarterfinals, Hall used five takedowns in a 12-3 major decision.

Devin Schnupp (125 pounds), George Carpenter (133), Bo Pipher (149), Franny Bisono (174), Matt McCutcheon (197) and Alex Nicholas (285) also competed for the Nittany Lions but were all eliminated. McCutcheon had to medically forfeit out of competition. Meanwhile, Nicholas was able to record his first collegiate win in the consolation first round.

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Penn State Rolls To Another Southern Scuffle Title

Nittany Lions Claim Seventh Title In Eight Years With Six Champs

Tuesday, January 2, 2018 - by John Hunt

The best team won again at one of the toughest and most competitive college wrestling tournaments in the country at Chattanooga’s McKenzie Arena Tuesday night.

The Penn State Nittany Lions are the NCAA defending champions who had won the Southern Scuffle six years in a row before missing last year’s event due to a scheduling conflict.

They came back this year and continued their dominating ways as they finished with 197 points and six individual champions.

Northern Iowa was a distant second with 127 points while Lehigh was third with 102. Navy and Duke completed the top five teams with 87 and 80 points, respectively.

The Chattanooga Mocs finished 11^th in the 24-team tournament with 51 points behind a third-place finish from 184-pound Bryce Carr, a fifth from Scottie Boykin at 197 and an eighth from 149-pound Roman Boylen.

The Nittany Lions look like the team to beat in mid March when the NCAA tournament will be held in Cleveland, Ohio.

They advanced seven to Tuesday night’s championship finals and got wins from six. They also had a third, one fourth and a seventh.

Individual winners for Penn State included Bo Nickal at 184, Shakur Rasheed at 197, Zain Retherford at 149, Jason Nolf at 157, Vincenzo Joseph at 165 and Mark Hall at 174. Nick Lee finished second at 141.

Penn State coach Cael Sanderson knows just a little bit about winning. After all, he is one of the greatest amateur wrestlers in the history of the sport after going undefeated his entire college career while winning four straight NCAA titles.

He’s also a former Olympic champ and was also a world champ along the way.

He may be the lowest-key guy in the tournament as he never raises his voice during a match while just sitting in his corner watching his guys do what they’ve learned so well in the practice room.

Winning this tournament for the seventh time in the past eight years may have been a big deal to a lot of coaches, but it was just another day at the office for Sanderson and his Nittany Lions.

“This is a great tournament and there’s always outstanding competition here and that’s why we come every chance we get,” he said following a brief chat with his team after the final match had concluded.

“There are always some tough matches here and we like to be put in situations like that, but we just have to keep working. It’s hard to tell what we’ll do later, but I guess we’ll find out when the time comes,” he added in a very nonchalant tone.

Tueday’s final round began at 184 pounds and that’s where Nickal posted a 10-2 major decision to get the ball rolling for his team.

Rasheed got the first of four pins in the finals when he claimed the 197-pound title in just 46 seconds. Retherford and Nolf also had pins while Joseph had a major decision at 165 before Hall closed out the action with a regular decision at 174.

No other team had more than one champion, but the remaining winners included Duke’s Jacob Kasper at 285, Lehigh’s Darian Cruz at 125, Virginia’s Jack Mueller at 133 and Oklahoma State’s Kaden Gfeller at 141.

Nolf earned the Most Pins in the least amount of time as he had four in 10 minutes, 51 seconds.

Rasheed earned the Outstanding Wrestler award after he won the 197-pound class as an unseeded entry.

Chattanooga coach Heath Eslinger was pretty upbeat by how his Mocs performed.

“I thought our entire team had a good performance and our two big guys did well,” he said in reference to Boykin and Carr.

“Roman Boylen lost a tough 2-1 decision to finish eighth at 149, but he may have had our best performance as it’s a big deal to medal in this tournament. We’ve been having trouble finding someone to fill that weight and he’s proving that he wants to be the guy.

“We left some points out there, but this is one of those tournaments where you have to wrestle great to do well. It’s more than just doing good, but we’ll keep working and see what we can do,” the veteran UTC coach added.

Oklahoma State was the defending champion in the tournament, but the Cowboys were just average at best after finishing 17^th with 27 points.

FINAL TEAM SCORES: 1. Penn State 197; 2. Northern Iowa 127; 3. Lehigh 102; 4. Navy 87; 5. Duke 80; 6. Drexel 77.5; 7. Virginia 71; 8. Cal State-Bakersfield 69; 9. Stanford 68; 10. Lock Haven 64.5; 11. Chattanooga 51; 12. Appalachian St. and Northern Colorado tied with 46; 14. N.C. State 34.5; 15. Air Force 32; 16. Campbell 29.5; 17. Oklahoma St. 27; 18. Hofstra 26; 19. Cleveland St. 20; 20. Gardner Webb and George Mason tied with 9.5; 22. North Carolina 9; 23. Citadel 8; 24. Virginia Tech 3.5.

CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS

184 – Bo Nickal (Penn St) major dec. Drew Foster (N. Iowa), 10-2;

197 – Shakur Rasheed (Penn St.) pinned Jacob Holschlag (N. Iowa), :46;

285 – Jacob Kasper (Duke) dec. Michael Boykin (N.C. State), 5-1 in overtime;

125 – Darian Cruz (Lehigh) dec. Jay Schwarm (N. Iowa), 11-4;

133 – Jack Mueller (Virginia) major dec. Gary Wayne Harding (Oklahoma St), 10-0;

141 – Kaden Gfeller (Oklahoma St.) pinned Nick Lee (Penn St.), 4:50;

149 – Zain Retherford (Penn St) pinned Josh Heil (Campbell), 4:39;

157 – Jason Nolf (Penn St) pinned Mitch Finesilver (Duke), :51;

165 – Vincenzo Joseph (Penn St) major dec. Bryce Steiert (N. Iowa), 8-0;

174 – Mark Hall (Penn St) dec. Jordan Kutler (Lehigh), 4-0.

CONSOLATION FINALS FOR THIRD PLACE

184 – Bryce Carr (Chattanooga) dec. Nick Reenan (N.C. State), 4-3;

197 – Anthony Cassar (Penn St) dec. Stephen Luiseau (Drexel), 4-1;

285 – Nathan Butler (Stanford) dec. Nick Nevills (Penn St), 2-0;

125 – Louie Hayes (Virginia) won by technical fall over Korbin Meink (Campbell), 7:00;

133 – Colby Smith (Unattached) dec. Rico Montoya (N. Colorado), 8-4;

141 – Josh Alber (N. Iowa) won by technical fall over Kyle Shoop (Lock Haven), 6:03;

149 – Jared Prince (Navy) dec. Sam Krivus (Virginia), 5-2;

157 – Paul Fox (Stanford) won by medical forfeit over Coleman Hammond (Cal St-Bakersfield);

165 – Chance Marsteller (Lock Haven) dec. Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech), 6-4;

174 – Taylor Lujan (N. Iowa) pinned Forest Przybysz (Appalachian St), 2:42.

CONSOLATION FINALS FOR FIFTH PLACE

184 – Michael Coleman (Navy) pinned Alan Clothier (Appalachian St), 6:35;

197 – Scottie Boykin (Chattanooga) dec. Matt Williams (Cal St.-Bakersfield), 8-6;

285 – Mike Hughes (Hofstra) won by medical forfeit over Thomas Haines (Lock Haven);

125 – Anthony DeCesare (Air Force) dec. Sergio Mendez (Cal St.-Bakersfield), 9-4;

133 – Jamel Morris (N.C. State) won by medical forfeit over Austin DeSanto (Drexel);

141 – Nic Gil (Navy) won by medical forfeit over Luke Karam (Lehigh);

149 -- Max Thomsen (N. Iowa) pinned Trevor Elfvin (Drexel), 2:04;

157 – Garrett Hammond (Drexel) dec. Zack Davis (Navy), 20-14;

165 – Gordon Wolf (Lehigh) pinned Ebed Jarrell (Drexel), 1:37;

174 – Keaton Subjeck (Stanford) won by medical forfeit over Jadaen Bernstein (Navy).

CONSOLATION FINALS FOR SEVENTH PLACE

184 – Gary Jantzer (Unattached) dec. Stan Smeltzer (Virginia Tech), 6-2;

197 – Luke Farinaro (Duke) won by medical forfeit over Jake Jakobsen (Lehigh);

285 – Joey Goodhart (Drexel) won by medical forfeit over Jordan Wood (Lehigh);

125 – Gabe Townsell (Stanford) dec. Ibrahim Bunduka (George Mason), 3-2;

133 – Sean Nickell (Cal St.-Bakersfield) def. Isaac Jimenez (Air Force), :03;

141 – Even Cheek (Cleveland St) major dec. Russell Rohlfing (Cal St.-Bakersfield), 10-1;

149 – Jarod Verkleeren (Penn St) dec. Roman Boylen (Chattanooga), 2-1;

157 – Ian Brown (Lehigh) pinned Laken Cook (Appalachian St), 2:16;

165 – Keilan Torres (N. Colorado) dec. Drew Longo (Lehigh), 9-7;

174 – Austin Rose (Drexel) won by medical forfeit over Matt Finesilver (Duke).

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RMC · January 3, 2018

Buford wrestlers second in Ohio tournament

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Buford placed second in the Greater Miami Valley Wrestling Tournament over the weekend in Dayton, Ohio. (Special photo)

Buford placed second in the Greater Miami Valley Wrestling Tournament over the weekend in Dayton, Ohio.

The tourney featured 49 teams from Ohio and Kentucky. The Wolves finished as runner-up by 39 points to St. Paris Graham, ranked third nationally.

Logan Ashton, Nick Stonecheck and Alcein Mendoza had second-place finishes for Buford, while Cooper Roberts, Charlie Darracott and Blaine Bergey ended up in third. Kyle McCullough was fourth in his weight class and Nick Cambria was sixth.

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TU Wrestling Power Poll: Fleming stays at top, Colmbia moves in

The wrestling Power Poll will run Wednesdays through the end of the regular season. Records are through Tuesday’s matches.

Rank, team, record, classification, previous

1. Fleming Island (10-0, Class 3A), 1

Results since last poll: First at District 1-3A Duals Dec. 21, first at St Johns River Conference meet Dec. 22-23, 3^rd at Knockout Christmas Classic Dec. 29-30.

Notable: Fleming Island dominated the scene at districts just before Christmas, shutting out Oakleaf and winning by 47 over Flagler Palm Coast, and did the same at conference, with an average margin of victory of nearly 65 points there. The Golden Eagles had a tougher test — perhaps toughest thus far — at Knockout, but were in the hunt in the team race after the first day. Jaquan English (132) and Paul Detwiler (170) were bracket champions, with Detwiler knocking off a 2A state champion in the finals. Fleming Island is off this week, returning for Region 1-3A quarters and semis action on January 11, where it is likely that they’ll face Flagler once again, this time with an appearance at the inaugural FHSAA team dual state tournament in the offing.

2. Clay (10-1, Class 1A), 2

Results since last poll: Finished sixth at the Smoky Mountain Duals, a 25-team tournament in Pigeon Forge, TN on Dec. 21-22, losing only once in pool competition on the first day.

Notable: Blue Devils had its strongest lineup in play in Tennessee, with 2017 state placer Kurt Jackson (195) back in the rotation for the first time. Clay lost only to long-time Tennessee power Wilson Central by a 35-26 count, beating two strong Georgia teams on the second day of competition. This week’s winter storm is playing havoc with the Blue Devils’ schedule. Clay was expected to be the heavy favorite in District 3-1A duals competition at Yulee today, but that meet was postponed by impending weather, and at this writing a rescheduled date has not been finalized (it must be contested by Saturday). Should Thursday not be in play, the Blue Devils run the risk of missing out their scheduled weekend competition, the Somerset Scuffle in Pembroke Pines.

3. Kenny (2-0, Class 1A), 3

Results since last poll: T-20th at Knockout Christmas Classic, December 29-30.

Notable: Yes, Kenny did hit struggles in the state’s strongest regular-season tournament — maybe tougher than states as well — but senior Appalachian State commit Josiah McCallum (285) proved himself the early favorite for the 1A state heavyweight title with a win at Knockout, including a 2-1 victory in the finals over 3A’s top-ranked 285 from South Dade. Crusaders will enter the FHSAA district duals fray on Thursday night with a single 6:30 p.m. dual at Bolles; both teams will move on to next week’s region tournament. Kenny will be one of the favorites for top team honors at Saturday’s Rob Bierbaum Invitational, hosted by Episcopal.

4. Creekside (20-4, Class 2A), 4

Results since last poll: None.

Notable: The St Johns Knights have hunkered down over the past couple of weeks after wrestling a brutal schedule of duals through the first three weeks. Creekside should be the favorite to win Saturday’s Midway 6-Way at home, another dual tournament, and will be the leading candidate to advance through two rounds of the Region 1-2A dual team tournament next week. The Knights will face the District 3 runnerup in the quarterfinals next week; District 3 is set to be contested at Ridgeview tomorrow night.

5. Columbia (15-2, Class 2A), NR

Results since last poll: Pulled together a perfect 10-0 record at Gainesville’s Category V Duals, including wins over previous No. 5 Oakleaf, Middleburg and a solid south Florida team in Cypress Bay.

Notable: Tigers put themselves on the radar with their 5-0 performance in defending their home mats on December 16, but seem to struggle more in single-dual dates on the calendar than they do in a duals tournament. That would seem to augur well for Columbia’s chances on Friday for District 2-2A FHSAA duals competition, which the Tigers will host and in which, presumably, they’ll get more than one dual. Columbia should also get a solid test from Saturday’s Billy Saylor Invitational, which will include Suwannee, a strong Tallahassee team in Florida High, and some powerful individual wrestlers from South Walton over on the Gulfside.

Next three: Oakleaf (22-5, Class 3A); Middleburg (15-7, Class 2A); Bartram Trail (21-9, Class 2A).

On the bubble: Suwannee (4-3, Class 1A); Nease (17-10, Class 2A); Mandarin (6-3, Class 3A); Fletcher (4-3, Class 3A); West Nassau (9-7, Class 1A).

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Brighton wrestlers, from left, Braxton Osborn, Josh Bechman, Joshua Love and Zane Mendoza.

Brighton wrestlers, from left, Joshua Love, Zane Mendoza and Braxton Osborn and coach Larrick Johnson.

The Brighton High School wrestling team spent its Christmas break winning medals at two tournaments.

On Dec. 23 at the JV Bartlett Panther Invitational, Brighton took medals in four weight classes. Joshua Love and Zane Mendoza took first place, Braxton Orsborn second and Jonathan Barnett fourth.

Five days later at the Memphis University School Festival, Brighton brought home four more medals. Love finished second and Josh Beckman finshed third. Mendoza and Osborn finished fourth in their respective weight classes.

The team will be back in action Saturday, Jan. 6 at the Millington Invitational. Action begins at 10 a.m.

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Thursday, January 4, 2018 - by John Hunt

CLEVELAND, Tenn. – The top-ranked Cleveland Blue Raiders faced on of its toughest challenges for the current wrestling season on Thursday night at home and they passed with flying colors.

Facing the previously-unbeaten Soddy Daisy Trojans, the once-beaten Blue Raiders finished with a bang as they prevailed in five of the final six matches to win 43-24 after trailing 21-18 following the first eight matches.

Cleveland coach Joey Knox knows that everyone is pointing for his team and that they must respond with their best effort to keep that number-one ranking intact.

“We got some key bonus points there at the end that were huge, but this was sort of a readjustment match for us. We just have to stay humble and stay on track, but everyone is gunning for us and we have to be razor-sharp every time we compete,” he said after a lengthy post-match talk with his team.

“I don’t think we were expecting to get pinned at 145, but Cody just got caught and that’s one of those things. There were a lot of things we did well, but a match like this is always a great learning experience. We just have to keep working hard,” Knox added after his team improved to 20-1 for the season.

Soddy Daisy coach Jim Higgins has all the respect in the world for the Blue Raiders, but he entered Thursday night’s battle fully confident that his team could battle on even terms.

He was right, at least for the first half of the competition.

“I thought we wrestled hard and gave a great effort for the most part, but we came in here thinking this was a winnable match for us,” Higgins began shortly after the last match ended.

“We wrestled well in spots, but we paid the price in those matches we didn’t wrestle well. They won more matches than we did and they got more bonus points. Normally teams that do that win the match, but we can’t wait to see them again.

“We didn’t wrestle as well as we needed to, but I think we proved that we’re capable of wrestling with anyone,” he concluded.

Each team traded wins in the first eight matches with neither team able to string any wins together.

Perhaps the best match of the evening came at 145 pounds in the opening battle where Soddy Daisy’s top-ranked Tony Wilson was facing Cleveland’s second-ranked Cody Mathews.

Wilson had a 6-4 lead after the first period before Mathews knotted the score at 8-8 after two.

Wilson appeared to be tiring in the third period as it was still anybody’s match in the final minute before Wilson threw Mathews to his back and got the pin call from referee Jake Sewell with 10 seconds left.

Hayden Maynor had a major decision at 160, Bryce Settles had a second-period pin at 182 and Ty Boeck won by technical fall at 220.

Cleveland countered with a regular decision from Cael Laxton at 152, a technical fall from Dylan Jones at 170 and a major decision from Logan Strickland at 195 before a first-minute pin from Titus Swafford at 285 got the Blue Raiders within three at 21-18.

Trae McDaniel then gave the Blue Raiders their first lead of the night with a pin at 106 while Jackson Bradford extended the difference to 30-21 with a pin at 113.

Jacob Pratt posted an 11-5 decision at 120 to keep Soddy Daisy in contention before Bryce Pond, Jayce Mullin and Logan Whiteside all prevailed with a pin, a regular decision and a major decision, respectively.

Cleveland ended the match with nine wins in 14 matches, including four pins, one technical fall and two majors while Soddy Daisy had two pins, one technical fall and one major decision.

Soddy Daisy will be in action this weekend at the Father Ryan Invitational while Cleveland returns to action next Thursday with a big match against arch-rival Bradley at the Jim Smiddy Arena.

BRADLEY GOT FOUR pins on Thursday night en route to a 46-19 victory at Walker Valley.

Glen O’Daniel, Ian Marchesa, Andy Robinson and D.J. Gibson had pins for the Bears while Brenden Hooker and Tyler King had pins for Walker Valley.

CLEVELAND 43, SODDY DAISY 24

(Match Began At 145 Pounds)

106 – Trae McDaniel (Cl) pinned Jacob Allen, 3:51;

113 – Jackson Bradford (Cl) pinned Cole Prestwood, 2:52;

120 – Jacob Pratt (SD) dec. Burns Meagher, 11-5;

126 – Bryce Pond (Cl) pinned Briston Hatfield, 3:22;

132 – Jayce Mullin (Cl) dec. Jacob Kilgore, 3-0;

138 – Logan Whiteside (Cl) major dec. Landon Lewis, 16-6;

145 – Tony Wilson (SD) pinned Cody Mathews, 5:50;

152 – Cael Laxton (Cl) dec. Bobby Vincent, 10-3;

160 – Hayden Maynor (SD) major dec. Zach Brezna, 13-2;

170 – Dylan Jones (Cl) won by technical fall over Thomas Faires, 4:57;

182 – Bryce Settles (SD) pinned Jack Hicks, 3:00;

195 – Logan Strickland (Cl) major dec. Brent Settles, 17-9;

220 – Ty Boeck (SD) won by technical fall over Wilson Benefield, 4:20;

285 – Titus Swafford (Cl) pinned Addison Roberts, :34.

BRADLEY 46, WALKER VALLEY 19

(Match Began At 220 Pounds)

106 – Glen O’Daniel (BC) pinned Karson Huff, 4:00;

113 – Chandler Davis (WV) major dec. Wes Devaney, 10-2;

120 – Daniel Mroz (BC) major dec. James Jur, 11-0;

126 – Gaven Hughes (BC) major dec. Conner Fay, 17-4;

132 – Tyler King (WV) pinned Alex Dees, 5:19;

138 – Ian Marchesa (BC) pinned Chris Johnson, 2:40;

145 – Andy Robinson (BC) pinned Zeth Haynie, 1:06;

152 – Skyler Bradley (BC) dec. Joey Vecchione, 8-4;

160 – Seth Gerena (BC) dec. Heath Tanksley, 10-7;

170 – Henley Headrick (BC) won by technical fall over Kalum Lowe, 5:57;

182 – Larry Johnson (BC) dec. Tristan Mason, 4-2 in overtime;

195 – D.J. Gibson (BC) pinned Cody Duggan, 4:58;

220 – Stephen Hurley (WV) dec. Kevin Gentry, 7-6;

285 – Brenden Hooker (WV) pinned Gavin Sewell, 3:53.

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Bremen, Sonoraville lead loaded field at 3-AAA wrestling duals

January 5th, 2018by Lindsey Youngin Sports - PrepsRead Time: 2 mins.

CALHOUN, Ga. — On the surface the Area 3 Class AAA wrestling duals tournament is expected to come down to a titanic matchup between Bremen and Sonoraville.

After all, the two Region 6 teams finished first and third, respectively, in the state duals a year ago and return several strong individual competitors.

Look a little deeper, though, and this weekend's 13-team event at Calhoun High School could take a surprising turn or two.

"It's one of the toughest, if not the toughest, areas in the state," second-year Sonoraville coach Randy Steward said. "We've got to have our game faces on and be ready to roll. Bottom line is we are excited about the opportunity, but we are certainly not taking anything for granted."

The Phoenix (13-1), whose only dual loss was by seven points to Class AAAAA power Ola, are seeded second to Bremen (15-2) and are on the same side of the bracket as No. 3 seed and perennial state power Lovett.

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Sonoraville's Trevor Burdick, right, wrestles Notre Dame's Grant Speer in a championship match in the McCallie Invitational last month. Sonoraville is seeded second for the Georgia Area 3-AAA duals this weekend at Calhoun.

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The No. 4 seed is battle-tested Coahulla Creek (26-4), which lost by 14 to mighty Jefferson earlier this season. Coach Brent Raby's team, which would likely have to face Bremen in the semifinal round, has racked up wins despite regularly forfeiting two weight classes.

"We've got a lot of holes, but the kids are ready to go," Raby said. "This is easily one of the toughest regions in the entire state, and only qualifying two teams from this area will leave out two of the top five teams in the state, in my opinion."

Just behind the top four are Haralson County, improved Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe, plus Ringgold and Westminster, which have reached the state finals the past few seasons.

Sonoraville's experienced lineup includes individual state champions Tyler Hunt and Trevor Burdick in the lower weights, as well as freshman 106-pounder Eli Knight, who has one loss this season, and 120-pounder Allen Stone, who has returned from injury.

Steward likes his team's chance if his higher weights can hold their own.

"Our kids have responded well this year, and we have some quality depth," he said. "We are inexperienced at 220 and heavyweight, but our lower part of the lineup is as good as anybody's. This team has a goal of getting back to Macon (state championships), but it will be tough."

Coahulla Creek is toughest at the higher weights, where 220-pounder Daniel Lopez and heavyweight Daniel Lopez are each 39-2.

"We're just solid in most places," Raby said. "We don't seed well in a big traditional tournament because we don't have a lot of guys who would be seeded one or two, but this group works and they are hungry. Their goal is to win the state duals."

The Area 6-AAAA tournament at Heritage could also be tight, where 2017 champion Gilmer and new head coach Joshua Ghobadpoor will be the favorites. Last year's surprising No. 2 team, Ridgeland, is expected to battle with Northwest Whitfield and Heritage for a state tournament berth.

Trion will be host team and the favorite in the Area 3-A duals, where Gordon Lee is also a contender, while Chattooga hopes to get in the mix at the Area 3-AA duals at Heard County.

Dalton will compete in the Area 6-AAAAAA tournament at Sequoyah.

Contact Lindsey Young at lyoung @timesfreepress.com or 423-757-6296. Follow him on Twitter @youngsports22.

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Southern Scuffle: The unusual journey of three veteran Mocs

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Senior Scottie Boykin, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, raises his arms after winning the fifth-place match in the 197-pound bracket at the Southern Scuffle. (Photo contributed by Chattanooga Athletics)

By Chandler Morrison, Staff Writer —

Chattanooga wrestling is used to its experienced veterans placing high at its annual Southern Scuffle tournament, but three veterans in particular, seniors Scottie Boykin Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Bryce Carr, Dublin, Georgia, and Chad Pyke, McDonough, Georgia, took unusual paths on the road to this year’s Southern Scuffle.

And even though all three of them wrestled in 2017’s Southern Scuffle, you may not have recognized two of them or their singlets at McKenzie Arena a year ago, at least at first sight.

Lurking in the shadows of his team’s roster during the 2016-17 season as a redshirt, Boykin competed in the Southern Scuffle unattached to Chattanooga. Being unattached from UTC’s roster meant that he was independent with no coaches allowed in his corner, and that his wins, losses, pins, and decisions didn’t count toward the Mocs’ team points in the tournament.

“I’m a family guy, so I like it when we’re in their corner,” Head Coach Heath Eslinger said. “I like it when we’re there battling for him. I’m glad he’s back from his redshirt this season.”

In fact at last year’s tournament, Boykin wasn’t even in a Mocs uniform in the midst of a de facto home match with roughly 3,000 fans in attendance.

“Last year, I had the flu, and I was redshirting,” Boykin explained. “I honestly felt like I was wrestling for nothing. I was wearing a singlet from home. No coach in the corner. You can’t challenge. You feel alone out there, isolated with all these people out here.”

The feeling for Boykin this time around though, as he finished 5th in the last Southern Scuffle of his college wrestling career, was much different.

“This year, I had that Power C on,” Boykin continued. “I had the whole crowd cheering for me. I just felt like I had a lot to wrestle for this time around. It gave me a lot of meaning. I was feeling kind of down this morning, feeling a little sorry for myself, but I had so much support today.”

Before finishing third in the Scuffle for the second straight year, Carr won a NJCAA National Championship at Darton State, curving around the traditional four-year route to spend his last two years wrestling at Chattanooga.

“Junior college really just opened my eyes up,” Carr said. “It made me really be thankful for being here at UTC. Honestly, junior college is tough. Being on your own and training on your own pretty much, and then coming here, you have a Scottie Boykin and a Chad Pyke to train alongside you. I’m just thankful and blessed for that.

Pyke didn’t finish at a podium in this year’s Scuffle, but he, like Boykin, wore a different singlet this time last year. Pyke transferred from NC State—where he placed 7th in the last year’s Southern Scuffle—to Chattanooga in the offseason to pursue a graduate degree and wrestle under the Power C.

“It’s awesome when these guys mesh in the locker room like that,” Eslinger added. “Because you all have one vision. We’re all driving to the same place. We might take turns driving. We might sit in different seats, but we’re all headed to the same place.”

And though there might be a few detours along the way, Chattanooga wrestling continues to impress on a national stage. For such an unorthodox, at times, wrestling program, it’s fitting that some of its leaders are anything but ordinary.

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LOCAL BRIEFS: King denied national wrestling title

King University’s hopes of a fifth straight National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) duals title was denied on Thursday after a 29-15 quarterfinal loss to Emmanuel College.

The Tornado (9-2) opened the event with a 39-8 win over Jamestown, but Emmanuel overpowered the Bristolians.

Allison Petix (136-pound weight class), Jessi Kee (170) and Victoria Espinoza (191) earned victories via technical fall for King in the loss to Emmanuel.

King wrestles Missouri Baptist today in a consolation match.

Edited January 5, 2018 by Sommers

Sommers · January 6, 2018

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After wrestling through the first half of the regular season with relative ease, No. 1 Cleveland found itself down 21-12 halfway through its home dual meet with seventh-ranked Soddy-Daisy.

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