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McClenahan, Cornell DEC Borden, PSU 7-5
Haines DEC Tarsi, Unaffiliated 4-1
Haines DEC Tarsi, Unaffiliated 4-1
Haines vs Tarsi (Champ 2nd Round)
Collar ties with both men heavy on neck. Just a few half shots thru 1:30. Haines in on a leg, tries to reach across forgo the but doesn't get it. Haines in On another shot. Nothing. 0-0 after one.
Tarsi chooses bottom. Haines riding tough again. Puts in a boot. Has him completely flat. Lots of pressure from top. Armbar. Gets a little high and Tarsi is out with 0:25 to go. Haines was pressuring hard and just got high. I didn't we a stall call but there should have been one.
Haines up and out in 7 secs. 1-1. Haines takes a shot. Nothing. Half shots from both. Haines working a front headlock on the mat and they go OOB. Tarsi in deep in a single. Good scramble from Levi. Stalemate. Haines in on a single, switches to double and takes him down to his back just before time expires. With the riding point, it's 4-1 final.
Collar ties with both men heavy on neck. Just a few half shots thru 1:30. Haines in on a leg, tries to reach across forgo the but doesn't get it. Haines in On another shot. Nothing. 0-0 after one.
Tarsi chooses bottom. Haines riding tough again. Puts in a boot. Has him completely flat. Lots of pressure from top. Armbar. Gets a little high and Tarsi is out with 0:25 to go. Haines was pressuring hard and just got high. I didn't we a stall call but there should have been one.
Haines up and out in 7 secs. 1-1. Haines takes a shot. Nothing. Half shots from both. Haines working a front headlock on the mat and they go OOB. Tarsi in deep in a single. Good scramble from Levi. Stalemate. Haines in on a single, switches to double and takes him down to his back just before time expires. With the riding point, it's 4-1 final.
Round of 32 Results:
The others all wrestled a dude named BYE and won!
| 125 Karl Shindledecker State College, PA (Penn State) F Noah Tonsor Slinger, WI (Army Prep - UNATT), 1:03 |
| 141 Vince Cornella Ithaca, NY (Cornell) DEC David Evans State College, PA (Penn State), 9-7 SV |
| 149 Connor Pierce State College, PA (Penn State) MD Michael Pescatore Morgantown, WV (West Virginia), 13-2 |
| 157 Levi Haines State College, PA (Penn State) DEC Caleb Dowling Morgantown, WV (West Virginia), 5-1 |
| 165 Joe Lee Evansville, IN (Penn State) F Charlie Evans Newport, RI (Naval Academy Prep School - UNATT), 6:11 |
| 184 Donovon Ball New Cumberland, PA (Penn State) DEC James Conway Lancaster, PA (Franklin & Marshall), 7-3 |
| 197 Levko Higgins State College, PA (Penn State) DEC Nolan Springer Lewisburg, PA (Bucknell - UNATT), 7-5 |
Hunua, Army Prep DEC Joe Lee 6-4
Kraeszig MD Ayzerov, Columbia 12-4
Higgins F Ametrano, Unaffiliated 4-0 3:25
Ball DEC Britten, Northern Colorado 6-4 SV
Kraeszig MD Ayzerov, Columbia 12-4
Higgins F Ametrano, Unaffiliated 4-0 3:25
Ball DEC Britten, Northern Colorado 6-4 SV
Ball vs Britten
Ball in deep on a single at 1:30, get a behind him takes him.down. 2-0. Quicl.escape. 2-1. Ball in another shot and again finishes. 4-1. Can't ride him and it's 4-2.
Ball chooses bottom. To his feet but returned. At his base but being ridden. Now flattened. Back to his base, tripod, to his feet, turns in but OOB. Now flattened after restart. Being ridden hard. Ridden out. 4-2 Ball still but RT not in his favor.
Britten chooses bottom. out in 10 secs. 4-3 but Britten has riding advantage. 1:15 adv they just decided cause no one had clock going on it LOL. Ball in deep on a single. Long scramble and Britten extends Ball 's leg for PD. Restart. Ball in deep again but time runs out while very close to TD. Riding makes it 4-4. On to SV.
Ball in again and gets the finish and W!
Ball in deep on a single at 1:30, get a behind him takes him.down. 2-0. Quicl.escape. 2-1. Ball in another shot and again finishes. 4-1. Can't ride him and it's 4-2.
Ball chooses bottom. To his feet but returned. At his base but being ridden. Now flattened. Back to his base, tripod, to his feet, turns in but OOB. Now flattened after restart. Being ridden hard. Ridden out. 4-2 Ball still but RT not in his favor.
Britten chooses bottom. out in 10 secs. 4-3 but Britten has riding advantage. 1:15 adv they just decided cause no one had clock going on it LOL. Ball in deep on a single. Long scramble and Britten extends Ball 's leg for PD. Restart. Ball in deep again but time runs out while very close to TD. Riding makes it 4-4. On to SV.
Ball in again and gets the finish and W!
Mendez and Bouzakis will be in the transfer portal at the end of the season and will battle it out to see who lands PSU's upcoming vacancy at 133 while the loser will take the spot at 125.
Could be a tough cut. But we also don’t know where these guys are at in their training cycles.
Lucas, a state champion out of cumberland valley and now wrestling for Kolat at Navy, with a Maj over Wittmann of Clarion in his first match.
Evans vs Lucier
Evans very aggressive and gets a quick TD. Throws in boots, gets too high, Lucier trying to shake out backdoor and there's a blood stoppage. Lucier get a escape after restart. Headlock and the fall for Evans! 1:52
Evans very aggressive and gets a quick TD. Throws in boots, gets too high, Lucier trying to shake out backdoor and there's a blood stoppage. Lucier get a escape after restart. Headlock and the fall for Evans! 1:52
All in one place...
| Round of 16 |
| 125 Gio Diaz Lancaster, PA (Franklin & Marshall) DEC Karl Shindledecker State College, PA (Penn State), 9-7 SV |
| 125 Jack Bruce Saltsburg, PA (Franklin & Marshall) F Marco Vespa State College, PA (Penn State), 5:31 |
| 149 Connor Pierce State College, PA (Penn State) MD Gunnar Fuss New York City, NY (Columbia), 12-0 |
| 157 Levi Haines State College, PA (Penn State) DEC Trevor Tarsi Boston, MA (Unaffiliated - UNATT), 4-1 |
| 157 Gage Mcclenahan MILESBURG, PA (Cornell) DEC Brian Borden State College, PA (Penn State), 7-5 |
| 165 Micah Hunua West Point, NY (Army Prep - UNATT) DEC Joe Lee Evansville, IN (Penn State), 6-4 |
| 174 Konner Kraeszig Louisville, KY (Penn State) MD Aaron Ayzerov Paramus, NJ (Columbia), 12-4 |
| 174 Lennox Wolak New York, NY (Columbia) TF Jack Kelly State College, PA (Penn State), 17-2 7:00 |
| 184 Donovon Ball New Cumberland, PA (Penn State) DEC Branson Britten Amarillo, TX (Northern Colorado), 6-4 SV |
| 197 Levko Higgins State College, PA (Penn State) F Michael Ametrano Chappaqua, NY (Unaffiliated - UNATT), 3:25 |
| 197 Lucas Cochran State College, PA (Penn State) F John Crawford Swarthmore, PA (Franklin & Marshall), 2:35 |
We need to factor the competition somewhat here.
Dowling placed 4-2-3-1 at PA states, and was 6-1 last year before getting injured and missing the rest of the year. I don't think he's an AA candidate this year, but someone who could pull an upset an nationals.
Tarsi is a 2017 (!) Nazareth grad, now a SR at Hahvahd after 2 RTC years. He had a poor record last year, but only 2 of his losses were > 2 pts, and most were low scoring. The only 2 guys who got offense going on him were Humphreys (16-0 so lots of NF) and Monday (10-3).
Folks working the tables likely don't realize that the five people who paid to stream this can hear what they are saying.
Some folks that seem to be learning on the job about wrestling, the Levi match where they made up the riding time advantage and someone that badly wanted to get the attention of "Chris".
Haines vs Zerban (Quarterfinal)
Levi with a deep single early and great finish. Really quick shot and finish. 2-0. Riding hard which has been a theme in all his matches. Gets his hips low and eventually concedes the escape. 2-1. Fights off a hard throw by. Many would have given up 2 I think. 2-1 after one.
Levi to his feet fighting a physical wrestler and gets spladled. How he got out of that spladle I will never know. It's 2 back and that's it. Almost gets a reveral. Now an escape. 3-3. Zerban in On a shot but Haines defends to stalemate with a whizzer. Zerban is a physical wrestler. Late deep shot by Levi but no points. 3-3
Zerban takes bottom. Gets a reversal and then Haines escapes. Tough physical match for the true frshman. Haines in on a single. Gets behind for two but Zerban has a whizzer and his coaches are pissed. Arguing hard. No challenge bricks? Escape by Zerban and it's 6-6 going to SV.
Zerban shoots and Levi tries to counter. Trading shots off reshots. Levi in deep On a single. Shelfs. Zerban somersaults, big scramble and it's a danger two for Zerban. Levi loses 8-6.
Levi with a deep single early and great finish. Really quick shot and finish. 2-0. Riding hard which has been a theme in all his matches. Gets his hips low and eventually concedes the escape. 2-1. Fights off a hard throw by. Many would have given up 2 I think. 2-1 after one.
Levi to his feet fighting a physical wrestler and gets spladled. How he got out of that spladle I will never know. It's 2 back and that's it. Almost gets a reveral. Now an escape. 3-3. Zerban in On a shot but Haines defends to stalemate with a whizzer. Zerban is a physical wrestler. Late deep shot by Levi but no points. 3-3
Zerban takes bottom. Gets a reversal and then Haines escapes. Tough physical match for the true frshman. Haines in on a single. Gets behind for two but Zerban has a whizzer and his coaches are pissed. Arguing hard. No challenge bricks? Escape by Zerban and it's 6-6 going to SV.
Zerban shoots and Levi tries to counter. Trading shots off reshots. Levi in deep On a single. Shelfs. Zerban somersaults, big scramble and it's a danger two for Zerban. Levi loses 8-6.
Again, I wouldn’t read too much into. We have a bunch of results that show what level he can be at. Would guess there are extenuating circumstances here with either weight cut, illness or training cycle.
Did Jason Nolf ever wrestle this tournament? I think he would have hated it; they only wear one anklet.
I don't think a loss to Zerban has to be explained away by anything and is that out of alignment with Levi's results. Hes got a very close "put it on him" win over Paddy who probably was a top 20ish guy if he was eligible to be ranked. And a win over NQ Cerniglia in which Cerniglia got hurt in the turk off the initial TD. If Levi got by Zerban I figured he would have a real test with Cerniglia this time around.
Zerban is a solid kid who won Fargo in HS I think and won a college tourney last year as a freshman.
D1 wrestling is hard, especially in your first couple of months let alone your first weekend. Levi will get a shot at Zerban or Cerniglia in the consys.
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