'25 Powerade Wrestling Tournament thread

[Hardwork830]

I was already high on Brown but that match made me even higher, he was down 15-2 at one point before scoring 3 unanswered TDs against Jax freaking Forrest. He is currently #59 on the Senior Big Board but based on his body of work this year I would expect him to be much higher at years end

I like the Brown kid also. Pitt got a good one.

 

[Biffkin]

121: Final- #1 Landon Sidun vs. #3 JoJo Burke (SJR)

Period 1:
Here we go! Sidun presses forward. Both wrestlers are up & down from a 3-point stance. Sidun takes Burke to the edge & out of bounds, neutral restart. Sidun presses forward. He drags, reaches for a leg, gets rear standing & finishes the TD, 3-0. Sidun works a figure-4 leg ride while looking for a wrist. He gets the wrist & hits a cross-arm tilt for 4 NF, 7-0. Out of bounds & restart. Burke is down on the mat & the trainer is out now. Burke has a heavily taped wrist/thumb. He's ready to go & starts down. Sidun rides out the period. 7-0 Sidun

Period 2:
Sidun takes down. He rolls, stands & gets a quick escape, 8-0. Out of bounds & restart. Sidun shoots again, but Burke blocks him off. Sidun pressures forward again & takes Burke to the edge. Burke gets a stall warning. Out of bounds & neutral restart. Sidun shoots, but Burke sprawls back. Burke reaches for a leg, but Sidun fights him off. Out of bounds & restart. Sidun presses forward in a 3-point stance. Hand fighting with some snaps. Burke reaches, Sidun gets a front headlock & it's stopped for a stalemate, neutral restart. Sidun presses forward again & time expires. 8-0 Sidun

Period 3:
Burke takes neutral. Sidun reaches for a leg, but can't finish. He works to a front headlock & takes Burke out of bounds, neutral restart. Sidun with some level changes. Burke gets another stall call, point Sidun, 9-0. Sidun shoots a double, keeps working & finishes the TD, 12-0. Out of bounds & restart. Burke starts down. Sidun quickly chops Burke down & gets him bellied out. Sidun goes back to the figure-4 leg ride & is looking for a wrist. He switches to a crossface & rides out the period.

Landon Sidun MD JoJo Burke 12-0

Landon Sidun takes 1st Place

Wait till Landon get in the PSU room and learns the bow and arrow. He's halfway there with the way he gets the leg hooked, just got to reach back for that other leg and crank.

 

[pawrstlersinpa]

1st: T3, NF4, NF4, NF2
2nd: Shawver took neutral and got hit for stalling lol, no score
3rd: Seidel took bottom, E1, T3

BTW, they're into the semis -- and most likely the finals will be true FR Seidel vs. Iowa State RTC's 27-yo Cuban 2x U23 champ Reineri Ortega. Ortega is the guy suing the NCAA for eligibility.

Thanks. It went to the third. Add that to my imagination not being imaginative enough.

 

[Psalm 1 guy]

Wait till Landon get in the PSU room and learns the bow and arrow. He's halfway there with the way he gets the leg hooked, just got to reach back for that other leg and crank.

He reminds me a lot of Daton Fix in how he utilizes the right side leg ride to gain control of his opponent's left arm. He has a very similar build also.

 

[o_rawdaddy]

Marco Loss from Council Rock North, last year 38-12, S7.

Again, Powerade gave an S7 the 5-seed while not seeding last year's S2 at all.

Next they'll probably take credit for an exciting tournament full of upsets!

Let's be honest, it's one guy who runs Powerade. He controls youth wrestling tournaments in SWPA and has turned them into a money making enterprise. Powerade is his crown jewel. I'm not sure he really cares about the difference in a 3 seed and a 7 seed. He also runs the WPIAL Wrestling where this is a steering/seeding committee. Youth sports at its best!

 

[BigFella235]

That’s always been at the crux of my answer for the debate between PJWs and Keystone States. PJW is a non-profit and exists to stimulate growth in youth wrestling. When an area hosts a state tournament, the local clubs receive donations from PJW itself for helping to provide table workers, staff, etc. Keystone’s is for profit and exists to further generate money for Frank. Don’t get me wrong, Keystone States has helped to move PJWs out of the 20th century. But, it’s also watered down the idea of being a youth state qualifier in PA.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

To get to Sidun's match, scroll to the 1:37:45 mark

 

[Tom McAndrew]

And now you don't have to scroll to the 1:37:45 mark: