175 pound Final - #1 William Henckel (BLAC) VS #3 Asher Cunningham (STCO)
Period 1:
Here's the match I missed. Future recruit vs. future recruit, unless one of them winds up at Rutgers. Henckel looks like he has a bigger frame than Cunningham. Circling & tying up. Henckel shoots, Cunningham sprawls, nothing & they go out of bounds, restart. Circling & tying up. Cunningham reaches for an ankle, no luck. More circling, then tying up. Both looking for their opening, tying up & then they break. Henckel holding center a little better, but Cunningham coming forward a little now. Cunningham snaps, but Henckel fights through it & gets a body lock. Cunningham has his leg wrapped around Henckel's, then Cunningham reaches down for Henckel's other leg & they fall to the mat with Cunningham landing on top for the TD, 3-0. Cunningham has Henckel on his back too & adds 4 NF, 7-0. Wow! What a move! Henckel gets back to his base, but Cunningham rides out the final few seconds of the period. 7-0 Cunningham.
Period 2:
Cunningham takes down. Cunningham gets to his feet, but Henckel is wrapped around him tightly & brings him back down. Cunningham gets back to his base & Henckel doesn't really resist the escape, 8-0 Cunningham. Henckel immediately coming forward off the whistle, shoots a double, Cunningham sprawls on the edge & they slide out of bounds, restart, 1:26 left. Circling, Henckel getting more active now. Henckel snapping & looking for an opening, he drops in on a leg, then switches to a double. Cunningham counters with a crotch lock & rolls through & now they're head to feet & the stalemate is inevitable. There it is, restart, 55-sec left. Circling, Henckel coming forward. Henckle with an outside single to a double for the TD, 8-3. That was slick! Henckel goes straight to a turk, looking for back points, but Cunningham rolls through & gets the reversal, 10-3. Cunningham is looking for back points now, but only gets a 1-count. Cunningham rides out the final 15-sec of the period. 10-3 Cunningham.
Period 3:
Henckel takes neutral. He doesn't want any part of Asher's top game. Circling, Henckel coming forward, drops in on a single to double for a TD, 10-6. Henckel looking for back points again, but Cunningham rolls to his belly. Henckel looking to cut Cunningham, but then drops back in on a shot before the escape was awarded & they go out of bounds. Cunningham still down, breathing hard. Henckel looking a little confused. I think he just realized an escape wasn't awarded & he didn't get points for that last TD. Henckel decides to give up the escape & start neutral, 11-6. Henckel in on a high crotch, Cunningham sitting the corner, they're scrambling & then wind up back on their feet. Wow, can't believe someone didn't score there. This is a fantastic match! Cunningham is just kind of standing there as Henckel takes a couple steps, drives in & gets Cunningham's leg. Cunningham is trying to reach through the crotch & gets his hands locked, but Henckel keeps working. They roll through & wind up head to feet, then it's stopped for potentially dangerous, restart, 42-sec left. Cunningham slow back to center again. He's running on empty. Henckel with a blast double off the whistle & drives Cunningham hard to the mat for a TD, 11-9. Henckel looking for nearfall on the edge, but Cunningham posts up on his hands & they go out of bounds, restart, 33-sec left. Cunningham is running on fumes now & is very slow getting back to center. Henckel gives up the escape, 12-9 Cunningham, & they start neutral. Henckel coming forward off the whistle, shoots, gets a low single & is driving forward. Cunningham has a chest lock & tries to roll Henckel over, but Henckel holds on to the leg & pulls it up to finish off the TD, 12-12. Wow! 18-sec left. Cunningham gets to his feet, is looking for a switch, but Henckel maintains top control & rides out the period, 12-12.
SV:
Cunningham down on a knee & the ref is telling him to get moving. Cunningham very slow getting back to the line. The Flo announcer says, "The Blair crowd wants a stall call." They're getting after Cunningham, like the PSU crowd got after Keck at the All-Star match. Tying up, Henckel shoots a head outside double, Cunningham is locked through the crotch. Henckel keeps driving forward, but then Cunningham tries to roll him through. They're scrambling & are head to feet & it's looking like another stalemate, but then Henckel elevates his position & gets to a knee, then comes around for the TD, 15-12. Wow, what a match! That was a great battle by both wrestlers! If Cunningham had a little biggger gas tank, that could have ended differently.
#1 William Henckel DEC #3 Asher Cunningham 15-12
William Henckel takes 1st Place!
Asher Cunningham takes 2nd Place!
