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Recruits postseason is underway

Sealey had Mesenbrink-like pace in his quarters match. On his way to a 2nd period tech and then decided to pin the kid.
His quarterfinal it looked like he was just play wrestling. A ton of different techniques but he was going almost half speed. Still a high pace but you could tell he was just trying stuff out. Still respectful and not clowning on his opponent at all but it really did remind me of play wrestling

 
The California State tournament is underway and Poway High (about 20 miles from me) has placed ten wrestlers into the semis, and may win their first State title since 2009. I counted over 230 teams that sent at least one wrestler to the tournament!
This former SI hottie went to Poway HS while a guy I knew in college did. He said her mom was even hotter. Hard to fathom





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Going on right now. PSU has Desmond, Lilledahl, Sealey, and Henckel all competing. Desmond and Lilledahl are into the semis with Sealey and Henckel about to wrestle their quarterfinal match

Lilledahl, Sealey, and Henckel should all win their weights. Desmond should see DeLuca in the finals who has his number so far. Hopefully Desmond can turn it around

Desmond will beat Deluca in three years as he’s peaking for nationals and Deluca is worn out from overtraining and wearing a big shoulder brace. It’s ok, though, Deluca will never lose a match where he’s not injured. LOL.
 
Today's action:

Nat Prep Championships Semi-Finals:
Nate Desmond - 120, Luke Lilledahl - 126, Joe Sealey - 165, William Henckel - 175.

State Championships:
New York, Semi Finals: PJ Duke - 160,
Wisconsin, Finals: Connor Mirasola - 190, Cole Mirasola - 285.

PIAA NW AAA Regionals Semi-Finals (to Qualify for PIAA AAA State Championship):
Dalton Perry - 139, Brock Weiss - 139, Asher Cunningham - 160
 
120 pound Semi-Final: #2 Nate Desmond (Wyoming Seminary) vs. #6 J.Heslin (Green Farms Academy)

P1:
Desmond gets a quick TD 2-0
Desmond working for a turn, but not getting anything. Desmond keeps riding, but not doing much.
Desmond rids him out.

P2:
Desmond takes down
Heslin goes optional & Desmond gets escape 3-0
Desmond TD 5-0, kind of a blast double & just overpowered Heslin to get the TD on the edge
Stall warning on Desmond. He's good on top, but not getting any turns, lost of fighting for hand control.
Stall warning on Heslin
Desmond rides him out

P3:
Heslin takes neutral
Desmond another TD TD 7-0 (double leg)
Desmond cuts him, Heslin escape point 7-1
Desmond high crotch attempt, Heslin backs out & gets hit for stalling again point Desmond 8-1

N.Desmond DEC J.Heslin 8-1

120 pound Finals: #2 Nate Desmond vs. #1 Leo DeLuca (Blair)
 
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126 pound Semi-Final: #1 Luke Lilledahl (Wyoming Seminary) vs. #4 S.Garretson (Archbishop Spalding)

P1:
Lilledahl with a hard snap & gets in on a leg & gets the TD 2-0
Lilledahl cuts Garretson 2-1
Lilledahl gets to the leg again & finishes quickly, TD 4-1
Lilledahl rides for a bit, but then lets Garretson up 4-2
Lilledahl high crotch & quick finish, TD 6-2
Lilledahl rides him out

P2:
Lilledahl takes neutral
Lilledahl in on a sweep single & gets the TD 8-2
Lilledahl cuts him 8-3
Lilledahl with a throw by for another TD 10-3
Lilledahl cuts him 10-4
Lilledahl low single & gets the other leg for another TD 12-4
Lilledahl optional start & cuts him 12-5
Lilledahl underhook & punches through for another TD 14-5
Lilledahl cuts him 14-6
Lilledahl ankle pick for a TD 16-6
Lilledahl locks up a cradle & rolls it through
Lilledahl 3 nearfall 19-6

P3:
Garretson takes down
Lilledahl optional start & cuts him 19-7
Lilledahl in on a re-attack for another TD 21-7
Lilledahl gives up the escape 21-8
Lilledahl ankle pick for another TD 23-8

Lilledahl is a takedown machine!

Lilledahl TF Garretson 23-8 (4:22)

126 pound finals: #1 Luke Lilledahl vs. #2 Charlie DeSena (Lake Highland Prep)
 
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165 pound Semi-Final: #1 Joe Sealey (Wyoming Seminary) vs. #5 Max Norman (Baylor School)

P1:
Sealey single to double TD 2-0
Sealey cuts him 2-1
Sealey slide by & return for TD 4-1
Sealey cuts him 4-2
Sealey go behind & trip for the TD 6-2
Sealey cuts him 6-3
Sealey slide by for the TD 8-3
Sealey cuts him 8-4
Sealey ankle pick for the TD 10-4
Sealey rides him out

P2:
Sealey takes neutral
Norman in on a single, Sealey locks in the crotch, gets his leg free & comes around for another TD 12-4
Sealey cuts him 12-5
Sealey limp arm to low double for the TD 14-5
Norman escape 14-6

P3:
Norman takes down
Sealey cuts him 14-7
Sealey in on a double & gets the TD 16-7
Sealey cuts him 16-8
Sealey in on a single & comes around to finish the TD 18-8
Sealey cuts him 18-9
Sealey double leg TD 20-9
Sealey cuts him 20-10
Sealey another double leg TD 22-10
Sealey cuts him 22-11
Sealey slide by & return TD 24-11
Sealey rides Norman out

That's a lot of takedowns!

Joe Sealey MD Max Norman 24-11

165 pound finals: #1 Joe Sealey vs. #2 Emmitt Sherlock (Gilman School)
 
175 pound Semi-Final: #1 William Henckel (Blair Academy) vs. #4 Isael Perez (Northfield Mt. Hermon)

P1:
Henckel double leg TD 2-0
Henckel working for a turn, doesn't get it,
Henckel lets Perez up 2-1
Henckel go behind to a single leg & comes around for the TD 4-1
Henckel solid on top. Rides out Perez

P2:
Henckel takes down
Perez with a solid ride. Rides Henckel for over a minute
Henckel reversal 6-1
Perez fights for an escape 6-2

P3:
Perez takes down
Perez escape 6-3
Shot Perez, Henckel re-attack & fights for the TD 8-3
Henckel takes neutral, escape Perez 8-4
Henckel gets to an ankle & then gets the second one for another TD 10-4
Henckel takes neutral, escape Perez 10-5
Henckel with a go behind, gets a trip for a TD 12-5
Henckel takes neutral, escape Perez 12-6
Henckel gets a go behind TD 14-6

William Henckel MD Isael Perez 14-6

175 pound Finals: #1 William Henckel vs. #2 Dominic Federici (Wyoming Seminary)
 
National Prep Championship Finals:
120 pounds: #2 Nate Desmond (SEM) vs. #1 Leo DeLuca (Blair)
126 pounds: #1 Luke Lilledahl (SEM) vs. #2 Charlie DeSena (Lake Highland Prep)
165 pounds. #1 Joe Sealey (SEM) vs. #2 Emmitt Sherlock (Gillman School)
175 pounds: #1 William Henckel (Blair) vs. #2 Dominic Federici (SEM)
 
165 pound Semi-Final: #1 Joe Sealey (Wyoming Seminary) vs. #5 Max Norman (Baylor School)

P1:
Sealey single to double TD 2-0
Sealey cuts him 2-1
Sealey slide by & return for TD 4-1
Sealey cuts him 4-2
Sealey go behind & trip for the TD 6-2
Sealey cuts him 6-3
Sealey slide by for the TD 8-3
Sealey cuts him 8-4
Sealey ankle pick for the TD 10-4
Sealey rides him out

P2:
Sealey takes neutral
Norman in on a single, Sealey locks in the crotch, gets his leg free & comes around for another TD 12-4
Sealey cuts him 12-5
Sealey limp arm to low double for the TD 14-5
Norman escape 14-6

P3:
Norman takes down
Sealey cuts him 14-7
Sealey in on a double & gets the TD 16-7
Sealey cuts him 16-8
Sealey in on a single & comes around to finish the TD 18-8
Sealey cuts him 18-9
Sealey double leg TD 20-9
Sealey cuts him 20-10
Sealey another double leg TD 22-10
Sealey cuts him 22-11
Sealey slide by & return TD 24-11
Sealey rides Norman out

That's a lot of takedowns!

Joe Sealey MD Max Norman 24-11

165 pound finals: #1 Joe Sealey vs. #2 Emmitt Sherlock (Gilman School)
I love watching this kid wrestle. He attacks in so many different ways it is fun to watch. His pace is a real weapon as well
 
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Of course no picture on mat one for prep finals……sound only……get it together flo!!!!!
 
120 pound Final: #2 Nate Desmond (Wyoming Seminary) vs. #1 Leo DeLuca (Blair Academy)

P1:
DeLuca gets a single, shelfs it, scramble, Desmond gets DeLuca's ankle; stalemate. Desmond duck under attempt, but no takedown. No scoring.

P2:
DeLuca takes down
Desmond gets the leg in, but they go out of bounds.
DeLuca escape off a restart. 1-0
Desmond with a nice high crotch, and gets the takedown. Desmond catches DeLuca on his back & gets 2 nearfall too. 4-1
Desmond rides him out

P3:
Desmond takes down
DeLuca riding tough, catches Desmond on his back & gets 2 nearfall. 4-3
Desmond escape 5-3
Desmond fights off DeLuca for the win!

#2 Nate Desmond DEC #1 Leo DeLuca 5-3
 
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126 pound Final: #1 Luke Lilledahl (SEM) vs. #2 Charlie DeSena (Lake Highland Prep)

P1:
Lilledahl ankle pick TD 2-0
DeSena escape 2-1
Lilledahl with a couple more takedown attempts, but no finish

P2:
DeSena takes down
DeSena escape 2-2
DeSena pushing forward, but no real shot attempts
Ref blocking my view now
Lilledahl in on a single & finishes 4-2
Lilledahl rides out the final 30-sec

P3:
Lilledahl takes down
Lilledahl quick escape 5-2
Lilledahl slick duck under TD 7-2
Lilledahl lets DeLuca go 7-3
Lilledahl with a couple more shots, but no finish.
Lilledahl tries jumping over the top of DeSena; RBYesque, but no takedown
Shots by both guys in the end. Good scrambles, but no more scoring.

#1 Luke Lilledahl DEC #2 Charlie DeSena 7-3
 
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Both Deluca and Desmond are Class of 2025. Deluca is in the Top 10 (I think Top 5 even, Duke, Blaze, Lockett, Knox are the only ones that I know would be ahead of him) and Desmond is in the mid to late teens right now.
 
I have Flo and Rokfin subscriptions. Wish it were easier to find the recruiting rankings / Big Boards on each.
 
165 pound Final: #1 Joe Sealey (Wyoming Seminary) vs. #2 Emmitt Sherlock (Gillman School)

P1:
Sealey gets to an ankle, but looses it on the edge
Sherlock tying up, working a 2 on 1
Sherlock really tying up Sealey & slowing the pace
Sealey gets to a leg, but Sherlock fights it off
Sherlock stall warning
Sealey gets in on a single, takes him to the mat for the takedown 2-0
Sealey rides out the final few seconds of the period.

P2:
Sherlock takes down
Sherlock escape/Sealey lets him go 2-1
Sealey in on an ankle, but Sherlock fights it off
Sealey duck under & gets the leg for the TD 4-1
Sealey lets him up, escape Sherlock 4-2
Sealey gets in on another ankle, Sherlock fights it off, but gets a 2nd stall warning, point Sealey 5-2
Sealey working for another takedown, drives Sherlock out again.
Sealey changing levels looking for a shot, but no dice.

P3:
Sealey takes neutral
Sealey gets to a leg, Sherlock fights it off & goes out on the edge. 3rd stall warning on Sherlock, no TD 6-2
Sealey duck attempt, but gets tied up in double unders.
Sealey gets to an ankle, but Sherlock fights it off & they're out of bounds
Sealey shoots another single & gets the leg. Sherlock fights it off, but gets another (4th) stall warning 8-2
Sealey takes a low shot & gets both ankles for another TD 10-2
Sealey ride out the final few seconds

#1 Joe Sealey MD #2 Emmitt Sherlock 10-2
 
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175 pound Final: #1 William Henckel (Blair Academy) vs. #2 Dominic Federici (SEM)

The announcers said Henckel has a big frame & is still growing, so it looks like he'll be a 184 or 197 in college.

P1:
Henckel gets to a single, Federici fighting it off, but Henckel keeps working & comes around for the TD 2-0
Henckel gets 2 Nearfall 4-0
Henckel rides him out

P2:
Henckel takes down
Henckel quick escape 5-0
Federici shoots, Henckel re-attacks & almost has a TD on the edge, but it's waived off.
Henckel gets poked in the eye. Eye poke time. Doctor coming in for a look-see. All okay & back to action.
Federici trying to work a 2-on-1
Henckel drops in on a single, but time runs out

P3:
Federici takes down
Henckel keeping him down, still riding & they go out of bounds again.
Federici gets the escape with just over a minute left 5-1
Federici shoots, but Henckel re-attacks & gets the TD 7-1
Henckel lets him up/starts neutral, escape Federici 7-2
Henckel looking for another takedown, but time runs out.
That all folks!

#1 William Henckel DEC #2 Dominic Federici 7-2
 
Penn State recruits go 4-0 in the finals. The future looks bright!

National Prep Championship Final Results:
120 pounds: #2 Nate Desmond (SEM) DEC #1 Leo DeLuca (Blair) 5-3
126 pounds: #1 Luke Lilledahl (SEM) DEC #2 Charlie DeSena (Lake Highland Prep) 7-3
165 pounds. #1 Joe Sealey (SEM) MD #2 Emmitt Sherlock (Gillman School) 10-2
175 pounds: #1 William Henckel (Blair) DEC #2 Dominic Federici (SEM) 7-2
 
126 pound Semi-Final: #1 Luke Lilledahl (Wyoming Seminary) vs. #4 S.Garretson (Archbishop Spalding)

P1:
Lilledahl with a hard snap & gets in on a leg & gets the TD 2-0
Lilledahl cuts Garretson 2-1
Lilledahl gets to the leg again & finishes quickly, TD 4-1
Lilledahl rides for a bit, but then lets Garretson up 4-2
Lilledahl high crotch & quick finish, TD 6-2
Lilledahl rides him out

P2:
Lilledahl takes neutral
Lilledahl in on a sweep single & gets the TD 8-2
Lilledahl cuts him 8-3
Lilledahl with a throw by for another TD 10-3
Lilledahl cuts him 10-4
Lilledahl low single & gets the other leg for another TD 12-4
Lilledahl optional start & cuts him 12-5
Lilledahl underhook & punches through for another TD 14-5
Lilledahl cuts him 14-6
Lilledahl ankle pick for a TD 16-6
Lilledahl locks up a cradle & rolls it through
Lilledahl 3 nearfall 19-6

P3:
Garretson takes down
Lilledahl optional start & cuts him 19-7
Lilledahl in on a re-attack for another TD 21-7
Lilledahl gives up the escape 21-8
Lilledahl ankle pick for another TD 23-8

Lilledahl is a takedown machine!

Lilledahl TF Garretson 23-8 (4:22)

126 pound finals: #1 Luke Lilledahl vs. #2 Charlie DeSena (Lake Highland Prep)

Love your PBP today!

It occurred to me that an uninitiated fan might wonder why Lilledahl wasn't arrested given the extreme and unprovoked violence you described. 😜

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120 pound Final: #2 Nate Desmond (Wyoming Seminary) vs. #1 Leo DeLuca (Blair Academy)

P1:
DeLuca gets a single, shelfs it, scramble, Desmond gets DeLuca's ankle; stalemate. Desmond duck under attempt, but no takedown. No scoring.

P2:
DeLuca takes down
Desmond gets the leg in, but they go out of bounds.
DeLuca escape off a restart. 1-0
Desmond with a nice high crotch, and gets the takedown. Desmond catches DeLuca on his back & gets 2 nearfall too. 4-1
Desmond rides him out

P3:
Desmond takes down
DeLuca riding tough, catches Desmond on his back & gets 2 nearfall. 4-3
Desmond escape 5-3
Desmond fights off DeLuca for the win!

#2 Nate Desmond DEC #1 Leo DeLuca 5-3
Desmond is a monster. I can’t believe this kid was more talked about. He couldn’t have many losses in HS. Desmond and Luke duo. We will be set.

Beating the NJ/Iowa recruit makes it even sweeter. I heard he is a cry baby. Great win Nate
 
PIAA NW AAA Regionals Finals (Qualified for PIAA AAA State Championship):
Dalton Perry - 139, Brock Weiss - 139, Asher Cunningham - 160

All winners by fall in the semi-finals. Perry vs. Weiss will be a barn burner! Weiss has falls in 0:35 and 0:44 seconds.
 
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