Much better tank as well...
2026 Southern Scuffle tournament thread
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Sealey was getting single points at the end because he was taking down after injury time for Zepeda. Zepeda just gave him the point to go neutral.
What a match. Joe has shown that last year he was obviously not his true self. I’m glad he is shining when he’s getting on the mat.
@SlipperyPete i know there’s a few matches to go still, but just so I don’t forget, you’re awesome and much appreciated! You even did pbp for stuff with no video at Edinboro today! You are yet again, THE MAN!
Stroke of genius having Penn State as its feeder program.
Brief fun note. Ia board went the whole week with a thread on the soldier solute. Perhaps intentional, perhaps not. But… solute? As in, a thing that dissolves?
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Some things never get old. This isn’t one of them. Give it a rest. Permanently.
174 Final: William Henckel vs. Caden Bellis (PENN)
Period 1:
Here we go again! Tying up & hand fighting. Henckel drags & drops to a leg. Bellis hits the splits. Henckel elevates the leg & tries to trip Bellis to the mat. Bellis fights back to the splits. Henckel drags Bellis back onto the mat, tries another trip & finishes the TD, 3-0. Henckel rolls Bellis out of bounds, restart. Bellis is still down. Henckel with heavy pressure from top. Bellis works to his feet, but Henckel brings him back to the mat. Bellis works to a quadpod, then his feet, but Henckel brings him back down again. Out of bounds & restart. Bellis is still down. Caution on Henckel. Bellis works to his feet. Henckel goes over 1-min RT, then brings Bellis back to the mat. Bellis rolls, then works to his feet, but Henckel takes him out of bounds. Henckel gets a stall warning, restart. Bellis is still down, 31-sec left. Bellis works to a quadpod, but Henckel breaks him down. Henckel rides out the period. 3-0 Henckel, +1:51 RT
Period 2:
Henckel takes down. He stands, but can't get hand control. Bellis takes him out of bounds, restart. Henckel is still down. Caution on Bellis. Henckel stands, but Bellis brings him back down. Henckel stands again, but they go out of bounds, restart. Henckel is still down. Henckel stands again. He works for hand control, but Bellis brings him back down & out of bounds, restart. Henckel is still down. He gets to his feet again, but can't get away. Out of bounds & restart. Henckel goes under 1-min RT. Henckel is still down. Caution #2 on Henckel. Henckel stands, then rolls, but they go out of bounds, restart. Henckel is still down. He stands, but can't get hand control & Bellis brings him back to the mat. Henckel stands again, turns & gets the escape, 4-0, 27-sec left. Stoppage for a headgear issue. Back to action. Circling, hand fighting & tying up. Bellis with some snaps. More tying up to end the period. 4-0 Henckel, +22-sec RT
Period 3:
Bellis selects down. Henckel quickly gets him bellied out. He's working a tight waist. Bellis gets to 1-foot, but they go out of bounds. Henckel hits 1-min RT even. Bellis is still down, 1:22 left. Henckel gets Bellis bellied out quickly & works a tight waist ride. Bellis works to a quadpod, but Henckel brings him back to the mat. Bellis rolls & they go out of bounds, restart. Bellis is still down. He works to a quadpod, but Henckel brings him back to the mat. Bellis gets to his feet, but Henckel jacks him up & brings him back to the mat. Henckel goes over 2-min of riding time. Henckel is applying heavy pressure from top. Out of bounds & restart. Bellis is still down, 6-sec left. Henckel rides out the period & adds a RT point, 5-0. That's another champ!
William Henckel DEC Caden Bellis 5-0
William Henckel takes 1st Place!
Period 1:
Here we go again! Tying up & hand fighting. Henckel drags & drops to a leg. Bellis hits the splits. Henckel elevates the leg & tries to trip Bellis to the mat. Bellis fights back to the splits. Henckel drags Bellis back onto the mat, tries another trip & finishes the TD, 3-0. Henckel rolls Bellis out of bounds, restart. Bellis is still down. Henckel with heavy pressure from top. Bellis works to his feet, but Henckel brings him back to the mat. Bellis works to a quadpod, then his feet, but Henckel brings him back down again. Out of bounds & restart. Bellis is still down. Caution on Henckel. Bellis works to his feet. Henckel goes over 1-min RT, then brings Bellis back to the mat. Bellis rolls, then works to his feet, but Henckel takes him out of bounds. Henckel gets a stall warning, restart. Bellis is still down, 31-sec left. Bellis works to a quadpod, but Henckel breaks him down. Henckel rides out the period. 3-0 Henckel, +1:51 RT
Period 2:
Henckel takes down. He stands, but can't get hand control. Bellis takes him out of bounds, restart. Henckel is still down. Caution on Bellis. Henckel stands, but Bellis brings him back down. Henckel stands again, but they go out of bounds, restart. Henckel is still down. Henckel stands again. He works for hand control, but Bellis brings him back down & out of bounds, restart. Henckel is still down. He gets to his feet again, but can't get away. Out of bounds & restart. Henckel goes under 1-min RT. Henckel is still down. Caution #2 on Henckel. Henckel stands, then rolls, but they go out of bounds, restart. Henckel is still down. He stands, but can't get hand control & Bellis brings him back to the mat. Henckel stands again, turns & gets the escape, 4-0, 27-sec left. Stoppage for a headgear issue. Back to action. Circling, hand fighting & tying up. Bellis with some snaps. More tying up to end the period. 4-0 Henckel, +22-sec RT
Period 3:
Bellis selects down. Henckel quickly gets him bellied out. He's working a tight waist. Bellis gets to 1-foot, but they go out of bounds. Henckel hits 1-min RT even. Bellis is still down, 1:22 left. Henckel gets Bellis bellied out quickly & works a tight waist ride. Bellis works to a quadpod, but Henckel brings him back to the mat. Bellis rolls & they go out of bounds, restart. Bellis is still down. He works to a quadpod, but Henckel brings him back to the mat. Bellis gets to his feet, but Henckel jacks him up & brings him back to the mat. Henckel goes over 2-min of riding time. Henckel is applying heavy pressure from top. Out of bounds & restart. Bellis is still down, 6-sec left. Henckel rides out the period & adds a RT point, 5-0. That's another champ!
William Henckel DEC Caden Bellis 5-0
William Henckel takes 1st Place!
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I had the radio guys from the area . I do think Dick Hammer did do some PCN Cable at States. Maybe mat reporter???
One of those crusty old men was Marv Wilenzik. Jordan Leen (Cornell NCAA Champ) is the Marvin Wilenzik '56 Head Coaching Chair for Brown Wrestling.
Brown will not pass Penn State in points at the Scuffle if my math is correct.
yea, when I was riding and lifted the arm over my head and attacked the head.... sort of same thing but not from neutral
Locked up the team title.
That’s the Casey influence. lol. Looked like Henckel wanted to go neutral and try to score more. Casey’s like “nope, bury him”
It is taken from a thread on the Iowa board where a poster called it Soldier Solute. Never miss a chance to poke at the Hawks.
How many times does Cunningham sit the corner in the final?. They say this kid from American shoots a lot so he's in big trouble.
184 Final: Asher Cunningham vs. Caleb Campos (AU)
Period 1:
Here we go again! Hand fighting & tying up. Campos taps at the head & Cunningham gets a bloody nose. Blood stoppage. Back to action. Circling with Cunningham trying to tie up. Cunningham presses forward. Campos shoots a double & gets the TD, 3-0. Cunningham comes over the top, then works behind for the reversal, 3-2. Cunningham almost locks up a cradle. Stoppage & restart. Campos is still down. He works to his feet, but only for a moment. Campos stands again, but Cunningham brings him back down. Campos keeps working & gets the escape, 4-2. Stalemate & restart. Circling & hand fighting briefly. Campos is maintaining space. Cunningham ties up. Campos dives in on another double. Cunningham gets to a leg too. Campos finishes another TD, 7-2. Casey throws the brick. Call overturned. Cunningham gets a reversal added in & the score is changed to 7-4.
Period 2:
Campos takes neutral. Cunningham gets a TD, 7-7. Out of bounds & restart. Campos is still down. He tries to roll, but Cunningham stay with him. Campos works to a quadpod, but Cunningham has both boots in. Cunningham brings Campos back to the mat. Stoppage for potentially dangerous. Campos' corner throws the brick. Challenge lost. The score stays 7-7. Cunningham gets a stall call. Campos tries to come up, but Cunningham stays with him & goes over 1-min riding time. Stalemate & restart. Campos is still down, 32-sec left. Campos works to his feet, but Cunningham takes him back down. Campos splits the legs & gets a reversal. Cunningham gets to his feet & gets an escape, 9-8. Time quickly expires. 9-8 Campos, Cunningham +1:09 RT
Period 3:
Cunningham takes down. He rolls & gets a reversal, 10-9. Cunningham throws in a boot. Cunningham tries to locks up a cradle, but no luck. Cunningham gets 2 swipes, but the score is only changed to 11-9. I think it should be 12-9 Cunningham. Both corners throw a brick. I'm not sure what the challenge is. Casey doesn't look happy. The scoreboard operators didn't add Asher's escape point at the end of the 2nd. Casey is complaining about that, but there's more going on too.
Long review. I'm not sure what happened, but the score stays 11-9 Cunningham. Campos starts down. Cunningham has RT locked up. Campos works to a quadpod, then rolls, but Cunningham stays with him & then looks for a turn. Campos is working for a reversal, but can't get it & time expires. Cunningham adds a RT point, 12-9. Lots of time stoppage in that match. Great job Asher!
Asher Cunningham DEC Caleb Campos 12-9 (Should be 13-9 according to Dake & me too!)
Asher Cunningham takes 1st Place!
Period 1:
Here we go again! Hand fighting & tying up. Campos taps at the head & Cunningham gets a bloody nose. Blood stoppage. Back to action. Circling with Cunningham trying to tie up. Cunningham presses forward. Campos shoots a double & gets the TD, 3-0. Cunningham comes over the top, then works behind for the reversal, 3-2. Cunningham almost locks up a cradle. Stoppage & restart. Campos is still down. He works to his feet, but only for a moment. Campos stands again, but Cunningham brings him back down. Campos keeps working & gets the escape, 4-2. Stalemate & restart. Circling & hand fighting briefly. Campos is maintaining space. Cunningham ties up. Campos dives in on another double. Cunningham gets to a leg too. Campos finishes another TD, 7-2. Casey throws the brick. Call overturned. Cunningham gets a reversal added in & the score is changed to 7-4.
Period 2:
Campos takes neutral. Cunningham gets a TD, 7-7. Out of bounds & restart. Campos is still down. He tries to roll, but Cunningham stay with him. Campos works to a quadpod, but Cunningham has both boots in. Cunningham brings Campos back to the mat. Stoppage for potentially dangerous. Campos' corner throws the brick. Challenge lost. The score stays 7-7. Cunningham gets a stall call. Campos tries to come up, but Cunningham stays with him & goes over 1-min riding time. Stalemate & restart. Campos is still down, 32-sec left. Campos works to his feet, but Cunningham takes him back down. Campos splits the legs & gets a reversal. Cunningham gets to his feet & gets an escape, 9-8. Time quickly expires. 9-8 Campos, Cunningham +1:09 RT
Period 3:
Cunningham takes down. He rolls & gets a reversal, 10-9. Cunningham throws in a boot. Cunningham tries to locks up a cradle, but no luck. Cunningham gets 2 swipes, but the score is only changed to 11-9. I think it should be 12-9 Cunningham. Both corners throw a brick. I'm not sure what the challenge is. Casey doesn't look happy. The scoreboard operators didn't add Asher's escape point at the end of the 2nd. Casey is complaining about that, but there's more going on too.
Long review. I'm not sure what happened, but the score stays 11-9 Cunningham. Campos starts down. Cunningham has RT locked up. Campos works to a quadpod, then rolls, but Cunningham stays with him & then looks for a turn. Campos is working for a reversal, but can't get it & time expires. Cunningham adds a RT point, 12-9. Lots of time stoppage in that match. Great job Asher!
Asher Cunningham DEC Caleb Campos 12-9 (Should be 13-9 according to Dake & me too!)
Asher Cunningham takes 1st Place!
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Wow! The 2 big Holiday Tourney winners, get to face off next week! PSU (Scuffle) and Rutgers (Midlands). Could be a tight one!
On offense, that super duck came like lightening.
And just to be fair we will only wrestle one guy from the tournament championship team!
I see we even sent our backup trainer. 
Zepeda was #8 on last year’s final Flo Big Board. Legit win by Sealey.
Is this the match that breaks @SlipperyPete
I see we even sent our backup trainer.
They have backup refs..
Again, are PSU's backups more fun to watch than the starters? Back and forth matches are always fun.
There's a glitch in the matrix
Coming soon: Tan Tom throws 2 bricks from one corner.
I’m awaiting Tom’s referee critique
Didn't Asher get the escape at the end of 2? Why doesn't he have 12 points now? Should have been 10-9 after the reversal, then two swipes, 12-9....
Nobody knows the real score of this one.
Does every college have at least one bald coach?
Wasn’t Zepeda the one that Bassett beat in OT in the 2024 Super 32 finals?
PSU corner noticed the forgotten point, but delayed its attention when Asher got immediate reversal at the start of the 3rd.
Casey’s gamesmanship is part to blame for this lol
Casey’s gamesmanship is part to blame for this lol