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Southern Scuffle - Jan 4 & 5

133 pounds R16: Gary Steen VS #2 Dom Serrano (Northern Colorado)

Period 1:
Circling, tying up & then breaking. Stoppage for something, restart. Serrano is coming forward a little, then they break. Serrano shoots. Steen initially fights him off, but Serrano keeps working & gets the TD, 3-0. He just kind of bulled Steen to the mat. Out of bounds, restart. Steen is still down. Serrano with a heavy ride. Steen works to his feet, then tries to roll, gets hand control & the escape. 3-1. Circling, snapping, then tying up. Eye poke & stoppage, restart. Circling & then tying up, then they break. Serrano shoots, but Steen fights out of it. Steen tries a slide by, but no luck. Serrano shoots. Steen circles away, but Serrano is injured with 4-sec left. Injury time Serrano. Steen takes neutral on the restart, but the period quickly ends. 3-1 Serrano

Period 2:
Serrano takes down. He gets to his feet, but Steen jacks him up & returns him to the mat. Serrano gets back to his feet & gets the escape, 4-1. Circling in the center. Steen shoots, but can't finish. Serrano pushes Steen to the edge, 1-min left. Steen circles back in & they're tying up halfway to center. More hand fighting, tying up & head tapping as the period ends. 4-1 Serrano.

Period 3:
Steen takes down. He gets to his feet & gets the escape, 4-2. Tying up again. Steen reaches for an ankle, but can't finish. Steen is coming forward now & drives Serrano out of bounds, restart. Circling, I turned away for a moment & Serrano has another TD, 7-2, then he drives Steen out of bounds, restart. Caution on Serrano & restart. Steen gets to his feet, but Serrano drags him back to the mat. Steen keeps working & gets the escape, 7-3. Circling, Steen is coming forward a little, but time expires.

Dom Serrano DEC Gary Steen 7-3
 
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125 pounds R16: Kurt McHenry VS Beric Jordan (Oklahoma)

Period 1:
Both are down on a knee to start, then they're tying up. McHenry with some snaps. They are both on both knees now. Jordan pushes forward, then McHenry circles back in & they're back to center. McHenry with a duck & gets to a leg. He keeps working, but it's stopped for potentially dangerous, no scoring, restart. Circling, hand fighting & head tapping. Jordan is coming forward a little now. Jordan drives McHenry to the edge, but McHenry circles back in & hits a slick ankle pick for a TD, 3-0 & they go out of bounds. Jordan is still down. Jordan gets to his feet & gets the escape, 3-1. Circling & tying up. McHenry drags, but can't finish. Back to center. McHenry shoots, but no luck. McHenry reaches for an ankle again, but can't get there & the period expires. 3-1 McHenry

Period 2:
Jordan takes down & quickly gets the escape, 3-2. Tying up & they break. Back to the tie up. McHenry looks underhook, but no luck & they're back to circling. McHenry shoots, gets a leg, then another. Jordan is trying to fight him off & they roll. McHenry holds on & so does Jordan & it's a stalemate, restart. Jordan comes forward, snaps & gets a TD, 5-3. He has McHenry bellied out now & that's how the period ends.

Period 3:
McHenry gets another point for something or the scoreboard is wrong, because it says 5-4 now. McHenry takes down. Now the ref is at the table & the scoreboard is back to 5-3. McHenry starts down. Jordan with a tough ride. McHenry sits out & is working for hand control. He spins, gets to his feet & gets the escape & now it's 5-4. Jordan drives McHenry to the edge & out of bounds, restart, 1:16 left. Jordan is coming forward. McHenry is on the edge, 1-min left. McHenry shoots, but no luck & they wind up back in the center of the mat. Jordan is coming forward again. McHenry shoots, but can't gets to the leg, then he tries a trip, but can't finish. McHenry keeps working, but can't find an opening.

Beric Jordan DEC Kurt McHenry 5-4
 
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LemonPie said:
I guess it depends how you define elite. National qualifier? no doubt about it. All-American? Probably a good shot. But is he the level of his freestyle credentials? I don’t think so, but obviously still TBD. Maybe I’ll change my mind after his 2-1 TB match with Kane, but I doubt it.
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multiple NY state champ so he knows something about folk!I believe top 10 in the country
 
149 pounds R16: #4 Connor Pierce VS Adam Busiello (Northern Colorado)

Period 1:
Circling & tying up. Pierce drops in on a leg. They're scrambling & it's a stalemate, restart. Circling & it's stopped for something, restart. Circling & snapping & breaking. Pierce shoots & gets to a leg. Busiello throws in a whizzer & is trying to fight it off, but it's a stalemate & restart. Circling, Pierce with some hard snaps, then they're back to the tie up. Pierce drives forward a little, then they circle back to center. Pierce shoots, gets a leg. Busiello with a whizzer & then he switches an ankle. Pierce keeps working & appears to be in control & then gets awarded the TD, 3-0 Blood time stoppage. Pierce has a cut on his hand & Busiello has blood on his face. Back to action. Busiello is still down, 28 sec-left. Busiello rolls, but Pierce stays with him. Busiello rolls again, but can't get free as Pierce is locked around the waist. They keeps scrambling & the period ends. 3-0 Pierce, +34-sec RT.

Period 2:
More blood time before the start of the 2nd. Busiello appears to have a bloody nose now. Time to clean the mat. Busiello takes down. He gets to his feet, but Pierce jacks him up & brings him back down. Busiello gets back to his feet & then is taken back to the mat a couple more times. Pierce goes over 1-min riding time & they go out of bounds, restart, 1:28 left. Busiello is still down. He gets to his feet, but Pierce brings him back to the mat again. Pierce throws in a boot & Busiello can't do much. Stoppage for something, which appears to be more blood, 57-sec left. Busiello is bleeding again. Back to action. Busiello is still down. He rolls off the whistle, but Pierce stays with him. Busiello works to his feet, but Pierce trips him back to the mat. Stoppage for more blood. Busiello is a bleeder. Back to action. Busiello is still down. He gets to his feet, but Pierce is riding tough & trips him back down. Busiello is bellied out now & Pierce has an ankle in & that's how the period ends. 3-0 Pierce, +2:34 RT

Period 3:
Pierce takes neutral. Circling & faking, then tying up. Pierce shoots, gets a leg & finishes off the TD, 6-0. Pierce cuts Busiello, 6-1. Circling in the center. Busiello is coming forward a little now & they're back to center. Stoppage for something. The ref is doing the full nelson symbol & Busiello gets another point, 6-2, then we're stopped for more bleeding. More mat cleaning, 55-sec left. The ref is at the table now. Hold on to your horses, Pierce gets a point there & the score is changed to 7-0. Wait, more conversation & now it's 7-1. Back to action. Pierce gets an ankle. Busiello tries to counter, but Pierce gets the leg elevated, then takes Busiello to the mat for another TD, 10-1. Pierce goes over 3-min riding time & rides out the period. Pierce adds a riding time point for the 11-1 major

Connor Pierce MD Adam Busiello 11-1
 
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141 pounds R16: Tim Levine VS #4 Kyren Butler (Virginia)

Period 1:
Tying up & circling to start it off. Butler comes forward a little. Levine with a half shot, then they're back to tying up in the center. Tying up & pushing. Levine is working a 2 on 1, but no luck. Butler snaps, but can't come behind. Back to center circling & tapping & then tying up. Butler shoots, gets a leg. Levine is trying to fight him off. Levine rolls & gets his leg free & we're back to circling in neutral, 30-sec left. Butler shoots, nothing. He switches to a double & gets the TD, 3-0. Butler rides out the period.

Period 2:
Levine takes down. He rolls & almost gets free, then slips & Butler jumps back on top. Levine gets to his feet & gets the escape, 3-1. Butler drops in on a leg. Levine counters & they go out of bounds, restart, 1:29 left. Circling & head tapping, then tying up. Butler shoots, gets a leg. Levine gets a stall warning & is locked around the waist. Levine rolls Butler over, but Butler comes out on top & finishes the TD, 6-1. They go out of bounds, restart, 29-sec left. Levine is still down. He gets to his feet & gets the escape, 6-2. Circling, Butler shoots, but can't get there. He shoots again & gets a leg, then the period expires. 6-2 Butler, +58-sec RT

Period 3:
Butler takes neutral. Butler shoots, gets a leg & finishes the TD, 9-2. Levine gets the escape, 9-3. Butler shoots & gets another TD, 12-3 & then adds 3 NF, 15-3. Butler has a cradle locked up & tries to roll Levine over, but Levine comes out on top for the reversal, 15-7, then Butler gets the escape, 16-7. Circling, Levine hits a TD right before the buzzer, 16-10 & time expires. Butler adds a riding time point for a 17-10 decision.

Kyren Butler DEC Tim Levine 17-10
 
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184 pounds R16: Zack Ryder VS Keenan Wyatt (Bellarmine)

Period 1:
Here we go! Circling & tying up. Ryder is working the head & coming forward a little. Ryder jacks up Wyatt with an underhook, then gets the TD, 3-0. Ryder locks up a cradle & adds 4 NF, 7-0. Ryder cuts Wyatt, 7-1. Ryder snaps, but can't get behind for the finish. He switches to a leg & gets a TD, 10-1, restart. Wyatt gets to his feet & Ryder lets him go, 10-2. Someone lit a fire under Ryder's ass before this bout! No close decision in this bout. Was Ryder reading the board between matches? Ryder is back in on a leg & gets another TD, 13-2. Ryder is between Wyatt's legs, rolls him to his back & adds 4 NF more for the speedy 17-2 TECH.

Zack Ryder TECH Keenan Wyatt 17-2 (2:43)
 
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197 pounds R16: Connor Mirasola VS Andrew Liber (Bellarmine)

Period 1:
Here we go. Tying up to start. Conor reaches for a leg, but no luck, and then he does it again with the same result. Connor snapping & circling. Liber not doing much, but defending. Connor has Liber on the edge. He snaps & tries to finish the takedown, but Liber horses Connor over for the TD, 3-0. Liber throws in a boot. Connor gets to his feet & turns. Liber drops to a leg & gets a stall warning. My feed gets really choppy & it's a restart. Connor is still down. Liber has 24-sec riding time. Caution Liber, restart. Connor gets to his feet & gets the escape, 3-1. Circling, Connor drops to a leg, elevates it & takes Liber to the mat for the TD, 4-3. Connor has Liber bellied out now. Liber works to his feet & Connor lets him go, 4-4. Connor comes forward & has Liber on the edge. Connor snaps, gets a leg, but Liber is trying to fight him off & the period expires with no additional scoring. 4-4

Period 2:
I have a lot of chop in the video feed & am missing a bunch of action. Connor starts down, gets to his feet. Liver tries to throw in a leg while they're standing. They're scrambling & Connor comes out on top for a reversal, 6-4 & has a cradle locked up too. Connor gets the FALL!!!

Connor Mirasola FALL Andrew Liber (3:20)
 
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285 pounds R16: Cole Mirasola VS Alex Semeneko (Brown)

Period 1:
Here we go! Conor got a pin, what will Cole do? Cole looks much smaller than Semeneko. Cole shoots, gets a leg. Semeneko wraps around the waist, but Cole keeps coming & finishes the TD, 3-0. Semeneko gets to his feet & gets the escape, 3-1. They go off the screen & I can't see anything, then it's a restart & Semeneko is still down. Cole gets Semeneko bellied out, then lets him up for the escape, but there was another TD off the screen that I couldn't see, so it's 6-2 now. Why are we missing action on the mat that has a camera operator? Cole shoots again & gets to the leg, then finishes off the TD, 9-2. He's quick! Cole cuts Semeneko, 9-3. Semeneko drives forward off the whistle, then Cole drops in for another TD, 12-3. Cole cuts Semeneko, 12-4. Cole quickly gets another TD, 15-4, then cuts Semeneko again, 15-5. Tying up, Cole gets to the leg again & adds another TD, 18-5. Cole cuts Semeneko, 18-6. Cole gets back in on an ankle for another TD & a quick 21-6 1st period TECH.

Cole Mirasola TECH Alex Semeneko 21-6 (2:45)
 
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Cole Mirasola just tech's Brown's starter in the first. For comparison, top 20 guy Corey Day beat him 5-0.

Too bad there's no room at the inn for these Mirasola guys. At least we're helping grow wrestling by investing in UW's future.
 
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LOL hey Clay I remember a few yrs ago when you and your partner were announcing matches you both called every TD a cement mixer weather it was or not and most were not! happy new yr!
 
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BruceK-PSU83 said:
Been discussed (or at least mentioned) several times in this forum already, but agree that 174 looks to be Ryder's optimal weight class. He wrestled at 79 kg (174 lb) in the U20 World Championships only a few months ago (Sep 2024). Plus, Ryder isn't that tall and is already pretty well filled out.

I'm not sure why Ryder isn't at 174 right now, unless it's to better spread depth across the weight classes. If Ryder was at 174, not sure who the backup at 184 would be?
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Do we already have a backup at 174? If so then you need a 184 backup. If not, then he would go 174 and back up both weights.
 
tullfan68 said:
so EL have you forgotten where Ryder is wrestling?
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Have you forgotten Busiello also wrestled at PSU?

This isn't about Ryder -- he's going to be good. It's about the idiotic notion that HS folk credentials mean squat in college. Ryder has so far spent less time in the PSU room than Busiello did, and is light years ahead of him. Busiello's FIVE state titles (3 more than Ryder) have not helped him at all in college.
 
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El-Jefe said:
Have you forgotten Busiello also wrestled at PSU?

This isn't about Ryder -- he's going to be good. It's about the idiotic notion that HS folk credentials mean squat in college. Ryder has so far spent less time in the PSU room than Busiello did, and is light years ahead of him. Busiello's FIVE state titles (3 more than Ryder) have not helped him at all in college.
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Actually, Zach Ryder is a 4-time New York State champ, from grades 8 thru 11. He would have been a 5-time champ, had he stuck around for his senior year of high school at Minisink Valley (instead of moving to State College to train at NLWC).

But your overall point stands - high school folk credentials don't necessarily mean much for success in college wrestling. As noted, Busiello was a 5-time champ in New York. So was Greg Diarkomihalis, currently a senior at Cornell.
 
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McHenry is the sole reason 114/115/118 should still exist.

Got big bothered by another 125 a couple of times, en route to a TF win just now. Other guy just horsed him. Looked like a 141 vs a 125.
 
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El-Jefe said:
Have you forgotten Busiello also wrestled at PSU?

This isn't about Ryder -- he's going to be good. It's about the idiotic notion that HS folk credentials mean squat in college. Ryder has so far spent less time in the PSU room than Busiello did, and is light years ahead of him. Busiello's FIVE state titles (3 more than Ryder) have not helped him at all in college.
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I remember but not for long!
 
McScoreley said:
I’m somewhat wondering if the cut to 197 is bad for both Mirasolas and that’s why Cole has looked a lot more energized overall. Just eye test, Cole does not look like a weight class above Connor.
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Think it’s more just the difference in athleticism between 197s and heavyweights is usually pretty vast.
 
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