2026 Southern Scuffle tournament thread

Kingslayer

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157 R32: Joe Sealey vs. Wayne Stout (PENN)

Period 1:
2:30 left in the period. 0-0. Sealey gets to an ankle, but Stout kicks free. Circling, hand fighting & snaps. Stout reaches for a leg, but can't get there. Hand fighting, collar ties & some snaps, 1-min left. Sealey reaches for a low leg, but can't finish. Stout gets a front headlock. Stalemate & restart. Stout shoots, Sealey counters, but nobody comes close to scoring. Sealey keeps working & pancakes Stout, 3-0. He's looking for the fall, but time expires. Sealey adds 4 NF, 7-0, I think, it's not on the scoreboard, yet.

Period 2:
Maybe there wasn't any nearfall, as the score is still 3-0. Stout takes down. He gets the escape, 3-1. Action is stopped & the ref is at the table. Hey, there's the NF for Sealey. Maybe the scoreboard operators smoked their breakfast? Back to action, 7-1 Sealey. Circling, collar ties & hand fighting again. Sealey drops to a leg. Stout comes over the top. Sealey is trying to come out the back, but it's stopped for a stalemate or PD. Sealey gets to an ankle off the whistle & finishes another TD, 10-1. Out of bounds & restart. Stout starts down, 1-min left. Sealey works a tight waist ride, then cuts Stout, 10-2. Collar ties & hand fighting again. Sealey drops to a leg, elevates it & finishes another TD, 13-2. Sealey gets Stout bellied out & rides out the period. 13-2 Sealey, +1:10 RT

Period 3:
Sealey takes down. Riding time goes under 1-min, then Sealey gets the escape, 14-2. Sealey hits a slick duck for another TD & the 17-2 Tech! Joe's looking great!

Joe Sealey TECH Wayne Stout 17-2 (5:36)
I am certain that is Wyatt Stout. Former NJ state champ .
 

PSUPetch

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I hate making excuses but I’m going to make one because our guy isn’t winning by big enough margins.
Hope you PSU fans remember all the excuses you are making for your guys when another fan bases does the same for their guys
Gosh…thanks! You’ve given us all something to think about.

Excuse me while I go put myself in a corner and contemplate some serious self flagellation.
 

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285 R32: Lucas Cochran vs. George Hopkins (PRES)

Period 1:
Tying up & hand fighting. Hopkins quickly looses his ankle band. Cochran drives forward & takes Hopkins to the edge. Hopkins circles back to center. Cochran with some snaps. He hits a throwby, gets rear standing, then brings Hopkins to the mat for the TD, 3-0. Cochran has a turn locked up & adds 2 NF, 5-0. He hits a tight waist tilt & adds 4 NF more, 9-0. Cochran hits another tilt & adds 4 NF more, 13-0. He goes over 1-min riding time too. Cochran hits one more tilt for 2 NF more & the quick 15-0 Tech!

Lucas Cochran TECH George Hopkins 15-0 (2:19)
I think Lucas can win this thing lol
 

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Recapping the morning session​

Penn State sent 13 wrestlers to the Southern Scuffle. Seven are still in the championship bracket. Five are still alive in the consolation bracket. And one Nittany Lion, Aaron Nagao, is done for the day after medically forfeiting his next two matches following a 4-0 win in his opener. That match was his first since November. And, whatever he hurt in the Army Black Knight Invitational -- he wrestled Satuday with a sleeve or brace covering his upper right arm -- is clearly still an issue.

Consolation action is ongoing as of the time of this post at 1:30 p.m. ET. Round of 16 matches for the championship bracket are in a bit.

141 pounds:

Aaron Nagao
R1 - BYE
R2 - WIN by decision, 4-0, over Raymond Adams of Duke
R3 - LOSS by medical forfeit to Devon Harrison, North Dakota State
Consolation bracket - Medical forfeit; tournament ends 1-1

Cael Nasdeo
R1 - BYE
R2 -LOSS by decision, 5-1, to No. 1 CJ Composto, Penn
Consolation Round of 16 #11 - vs. Noah Kochman, Duke

Kyison Garcia
R1 - LOSS by decision, 6-1, to Ramone Salazar, North Carolina
Consolation R1 - BYE
Consolation R2 - WIN by decision, 5-3, over Ryan Luna, Presbyterian
Consolation R16 #1 - vs. Raymond Adams, Duke

149 pounds:

Connor Pierce
R1 - WIN by decision, 8-2, over Luca Felix, N.C. State
R2 - WIN by major decision, 14-3, over Cutter Sheets of Oklahoma State
R3 - vs. Carter McCallister, Little Rock

157 pounds:

Joe Sealey
R1 - WIN by technical fall, 17-2, over Pablo Macias, Campbell in 6:13
R2 - WIN by technical fall, 17-2, over Wyatt Stout, Penn, in 5:37
R3 - vs. Tanner Peake, Davidson

165 pounds:

Ty Watson
R1 - BYE
R2 - LOSS by decision, 9-6, to Austin Craft, American
Consi R32, #2 - vs. Pete Winterstein, North Carolina State


174 pounds:

William Henckel
R1 - WIN by decision, 4-2, over Cooper Haase, Army
R2 - WIN by major decision, 11-2, over Josh Lange, Davidson
R3 - vs Hudson Rodgers, Utah Valley

Sean Degl

R1 - LOSS by major decision, 11-2, to Grant O'Dell, Bellamarine
Consolation R1 - BYE
Consolation R32 #2 - vs. Dom Solis, Maryland

184 pounds:

Asher Cunningham
R1 - BYE
R2 - WIN by fall over Griff Grammell, UVA, in 4:29
R3 - vs. Landon Jones, Tennessee-Chattanooga

197 pounds:

Josh Barr
R1 - BYE
R2 - WIN by technical fall, 18-2, over Adam Ortega, Citadel in 4:10
R3 - Kendrick Curtis, Tennessee-Chattanooga

Mason Ellis
R1 - BYE
R2 - WIN by major decision, 17-5 over Daniel Elyash, Davidson
R3 - vs. Sonny Sasso, Virginia Tech

285 pounds:

Lucas Cochran
R1 - BYE
R2 - WIN by technical fall, 15-0, over George Hopkins, Presbyterian in 2:16
R3 - vs. Alex Semenenko, Brown

Dawson Bundy
R1 - BYE
R2 - LOSS by decision, 8-4, to Daulton Mayer, Bellamarine
Consolation R32 #2 - vs. Everest Oullette, North Carolina State
I think Aaron has been hurt in 3 of his last 6 matches, might need to look at 141. Ono start hitting the weights hard.
 

GregPickel

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141 consi round of 16 - Kysion Garcia vs Raymond Adams, Duke

Penn State's Kysion Garcia and Duke's Raymond Adams traded escapes to start the secon and third periods to make it 1-1 early in the third following a scoreless first. Adams gets in on a shot and takes Garcia down for a 4-1 lead as they go off the edge with 27 seconds left. Garcia escapes but that's all the closer he gets. He loses, by decision, 4-2, and his tournament is over.
 

GregPickel

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141 consi round of 16 -- Cael Nasdeo vs. Noah Kochman, Duke

Nasdeo somehow got a 7-0 lead. Was watching Adams and missed how. And then I missed more and he's up 11-0 after two. No @SlipperyPete am I! Nasdeo gets in on a double leg and finishes it for a 14-0 lead with about 1:30 left to wrestle. Nasdeo cuts to 14-1 with 55 seconds left. That'll be the final with a riding time point added.

Nasdeo MD Kochman, 15-1
 

Walkon86

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Sadly, I have suspected for a while now that Nagao's career would end like Robbie Howard's. Today reinforces that suspicion. Hope I'm wrong.
Shoulders are a *****! I first hurt mine in 1978 during Freshman football! Never been right. Three surgeries later I was recently told I need a total replacement. A kid that went to my HS Alama matter (Bergen Catholic) was a beast. Three time Jersey champ (Johnny Sebastian) had a very tough college career due to shoulder issues.
 
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SlipperyPete

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149 R16: Connor Pierce vs. Carter McCallister (LR)

Period 1:
Pierce shoots, but can't get there. Circling with brief tie-ups. Pierce drops to a leg & tries to trip McCallister to the mat. McCallister counters & comes out on top for the TD, 3-0. McCallister sucks back Pierce & gets 4 cheap NF, 7-0. Pierce fights free, then gets a reversal, 7-2. Pierce gets McCallister bellied out. He has an arm barred & a wrist tied up. He tries to run it over, but McCallister fights out of it & almost gets a reversal. McCallister gets the escape instead, 8-2. Pierce drops in on a leg & is working to finish, but they go out of bounds, neutral restart. McCallister comes forward, Pierce hits a throw by, then works behind for the TD, 8-5 & rides out the period. 8-5 McCallister; Pierce +13-sec RT

Period 2:
McCallister chooses down. Pierce goes optional & gives up the escape, 9-5. Both shoot at the same time, then pop back up to their feet. Pierce with some heavy snaps. Pierce drives forward & they go out of bounds, restart. Pierce reaches for a leg, then again, but can't get there. He shoots & gets to a leg, then finishes the TD, 9-8. Pierce cuts McCallister, 10-8. Pierce shoots immediately, but they go out of bounds. McCallister might have gotten a stall warning, but I'm not certain. Hand fighting & tying up with snaps by Pierce. Pierce shoots & gets to a leg. McCallister throws in a whizzer, then time expires. 10-8 McCallister; Pierce +36-sec RT

Period 3:
Pierce takes neutral. He shoots immediately & takes the lead with another TD, 11-10. Pierce throws in a boot & gets McCallister bellied out. Pierce goes over 1-min riding time. McCallister works back to his base. Pierce has the arm barred & tries to run it over. McCallister works to his feet, but Pierce jacks him up & returns him to the mat. Pierce catches McCallister on his back & adds 2 NF, 13-10, then gets McCallister bellied out again. Pierce is putting on a ride! McCallister isn't doing much from bottom. Pierce goes over 2-min riding time. He looks for a tilt, but McCallister rolls through. Pierce rides out the period & takes the win! Pierce adds a RT point, 14-10.

Connor Pierce DEC Carter McCallister 14-10
 
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SlipperyPete

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157 R16: Joe Sealey vs. Tanner Peake (DAVD)

Period 1:
The seal pup is up. Here we go! Straight to collar ties. Peake takes Sealey to the edge. Peake tries a throwby, but they go out of bounds, neutral restart. Tying up with brief hand fighting & some snaps. More tying up, hand fighting & pushing. Sealey presses forward, Peake pushes back. Peake drives Sealey out of bounds. Stall warning on Sealey, neutral restart. Sealey tries to pick an ankle, then switches to the leg & finishes the TD, 3-0. Out of bounds & restart. Peake works to his feet & gets the escape, 3-1. Sealey presses forward & has Peake near the edge. Peake circles around the mat & then back to center. Peake reaches for a leg. Sealey comes forward & time expires. 3-1 Sealey

Period 2:
Sealey takes down. He works to his feet & gets the escape, 4-1. Sealey tries a duck, but Peake blocks him off. Peake works into a front headlock. Stalemate & restart. Tying up & hand fighting. Peake shoots, but can't get there. Sealey gets in deep on a head outside single, but Peake kicks free. Sealey reaches for a leg, but Peake blocks him off. They tie up & someone tries an inside trip, but can't finish. They go out of bounds, neutral restart. Tying up & hand fighting with some snaps. Sealey presses forward, then time expires. 4-1 Sealey, +8-sec RT

Period 3:
Peake takes down. He quickly gets the escape, 4-2. Sealey presses forward again. Peake circles back to center. Sealey shoots, but Peake blocks him off. Peake gets double unders & tries a trip, but can't finish. Stalemate & restart. Peake presses forward & shoots. Sealey counters, but nobody scores. Sealey takes Peake to the edge. Peake shoots, but Sealey blocks him off. Hand fighting & tying up on the edge, 35-sec left. Sealey shoots & they go out of bounds, neutral restart. Peake reaches for a leg, but can't get there. He shoots & gets there, but Sealey fights him of & they work back to their feet. Peake drives forward & takes Sealey out of bounds. Sealey gets a 2nd stall warning, point Peake, 4-3. Time quickly expires after the restart.

Joe Sealey DEC Tanner Peake 4-3
 
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SlipperyPete

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174 R16: William Henckel vs. Hudson Rogers (UTV)

Period 1:
Tying up & hand fighting with some snaps. Henckel tries a throw by, but Rogers fights him off. Henckel shoots & finishes the TD, 3-0. Rogers tries to stand, but Henckel is riding heavy. Rogers isn't getting much farther than basing out & he gets hit with a stall warning. Rogers works to his feet, but Henckel takes him out of bounds, restart. Rogers is still down. Rogers works to a quadpod, then his feet, but Henckel is pressuring heavily from top. Henckel brings him back to his base & chops at the arm. Henckel goes over 90-sec riding time. Henckel is trying to lock something up. He jumps to the other side of Rogers. Henckel goes over 2-min RT. Rogers gets to his feet & picks up the escape, 3-1. Collar ties & hand fighting. Henckel tries a throw by, but can't finish. He tries another throw by & comes behind for the TD, 6-1, then time expires. 6-1 Henckel, +2:06 RT

Period 2:
Rogers takes down. Henckel chops at the arm & is pressuring heavily from top again. Rogers tries to step behind, but Henckel fights him off. Henckel cuts Rogers, 6-2. Hand fighting & tying up again. Henckel with some snaps. He drops to a double & finishes another TD, 9-2. Henckel cuts Rogers, 9-3. Stoppage for something. The ref is talking to Henckel about it. Tying up & hand fighting again. Henckel pushes forward, hits a throw by & comes behind for another TD, 12-3. Henckel rides out the period. 12-3 Henckel, +3:04 RT

Period 3:
Henckel takes down. He pops to his feet, then turns & quickly gets the escape, 13-3. Tying up & hand fighting again. Henckel presses forward & shoots, but can't finish. He tries a throw by, but no luck. He shoots again & Rogers gets another stall warning, point Henckel, 14-3. Out of bounds & restart. Henckel hits a double off the whistle for another TD, 17-3. Henckel cuts Rogers, 17-4. Henckel presses forward & takes Rogers out, neutral restart. Tying up & hand fighting. Rogers shoots, but Henckel fights him off. Henckel presses forward again, hits a drag, then drops to a leg & finishes the TD & the 20-4 Tech! Expectations were met in that match!

William Henckel TECH Hudson Rogers 20-4 (6:35)
 
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