Penn State wrestling commit Landon Sidun makes Powerade semifinals: Newsstand
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Braiden has lost his consi 0-7. Fought to the end.
Yandel Morales from Massachusetts, New England champ now at Lake Highland Prep FL. Missouri 2026 commit. U17 Pan Am finalist for Puerto Rico.
Once upon a time he was very interested in PSU, but he's in that tier of good enough to start elsewhere but not breaking thru the Desmond/Blaze/Ono wall.
121: SF- #1 Landon Sidun (NORW) vs. #4 Brock Rothermel (LM)
Period 1:
Here we go! Low stances & head taps with brief tie-ups. Both wrestlers are working off a 3-point stance. Hand fighting, head tapping & tying up, as they circle around center. Rothermel fakes a shot. Rothermel reaches for a leg, Sidun counters, but nobody scores. Sidun pushes forward a bit & takes Rothermel to the edge, but time expires. 0-0
Period 2:
Sidun takes down. He stands & gets the escape in 2-sec, 1-0. Back to circling, hand fighting & tying up. Rothermel shoots, but Sidun blocks him off. Sidun takes Rothermel to the edge. Out of bounds & neutral restart. Sidun shoots, but Rothermel blocks him off. Rothermel shoots, Sidun counters & finishes the TD, 4-0. Sidun figure-4s the leg & gets Rothermel bellied out on the edge. Sidun rides out the period. 4-0 Sidun
Period 3:
Rothermel chooses down. Rothermel sits out & turns, but Sidun takes him out of bounds, restart. Rothermel is still down. Sidun gets Rothermel bellied out & bars an arm with a figure-4 leg ride. Stalemate & restart. Rothermel is still down. He rolls, then again, but Sidun stays glued to him & they go out of bounds, restart. Rothermel is still down, 1:08-left. Rothermel hits a granby off the whistle & gets the escape, 4-1. Sidun quickly shoots & gets a leg. He's working to come behind, but Rothermel has a leg too. Sidun keeps working & finishes the TD, 7-1. Blood time for Sidun. His lip is bleeding.
Back to action, 37-sec left. Rothermel tries another granby, but Sidun stays with him. Rothermel works to his feet, but Sidun brings him back down. Rothermel gets back to his feet, but Sidun takes him out of bounds, restart. Rothermel is still down. Rothermel tries another granby, but Sidun stays with him & rides out the period.
Landon Sidun DEC Brock Rothermel 7-1
Sidun will face #3 JoJo Burke in the final @3pm Eastern.
Period 1:
Here we go! Low stances & head taps with brief tie-ups. Both wrestlers are working off a 3-point stance. Hand fighting, head tapping & tying up, as they circle around center. Rothermel fakes a shot. Rothermel reaches for a leg, Sidun counters, but nobody scores. Sidun pushes forward a bit & takes Rothermel to the edge, but time expires. 0-0
Period 2:
Sidun takes down. He stands & gets the escape in 2-sec, 1-0. Back to circling, hand fighting & tying up. Rothermel shoots, but Sidun blocks him off. Sidun takes Rothermel to the edge. Out of bounds & neutral restart. Sidun shoots, but Rothermel blocks him off. Rothermel shoots, Sidun counters & finishes the TD, 4-0. Sidun figure-4s the leg & gets Rothermel bellied out on the edge. Sidun rides out the period. 4-0 Sidun
Period 3:
Rothermel chooses down. Rothermel sits out & turns, but Sidun takes him out of bounds, restart. Rothermel is still down. Sidun gets Rothermel bellied out & bars an arm with a figure-4 leg ride. Stalemate & restart. Rothermel is still down. He rolls, then again, but Sidun stays glued to him & they go out of bounds, restart. Rothermel is still down, 1:08-left. Rothermel hits a granby off the whistle & gets the escape, 4-1. Sidun quickly shoots & gets a leg. He's working to come behind, but Rothermel has a leg too. Sidun keeps working & finishes the TD, 7-1. Blood time for Sidun. His lip is bleeding.
Back to action, 37-sec left. Rothermel tries another granby, but Sidun stays with him. Rothermel works to his feet, but Sidun brings him back down. Rothermel gets back to his feet, but Sidun takes him out of bounds, restart. Rothermel is still down. Rothermel tries another granby, but Sidun stays with him & rides out the period.
Landon Sidun DEC Brock Rothermel 7-1
Sidun will face #3 JoJo Burke in the final @3pm Eastern.
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Box score for that? How does that even happen? I mean, you can think of ways, but not likely ways.Midlands BOOM! Aaron Seidel (V. Tech) over Dylan Shawver (Rutgers) 17-0 DOUBLE BOOM
Enjoying the Mat 2 announcer. Seem to really know the individual wrestlers.
152: Consy 7: James Whitbred (SC) vs. Michael Ruane (FR)
Period 1: Missed it while covering Sidun.
Period 2: 1:02 left. Ruane is up 1-0. Tying up & hand fighting. Whitbred shoots, but Ruane blocks him off. Stoppage for blood time. Whitbred shoots, Ruance counters. Whitbred keeps working & picks up the TD, 3-1, then rides out the period.
Period 3:
Whitbred takes down. He works to his feet & gets the escape, 4-1. Ruane shoots, Whitbred counters & they're scrambling. Ruane tries to come out the back, but Whitbred hangs on to a leg. Stoppage for blood time. Back to action. Whitbred reaches for a leg, but can't get there. Ruane gets to an leg, but Whitbred fights him off, then throws him to the mat for another TD, 7-1. Whitbred has Ruane on his back & adds 4 NF, 11-1, before it's stopped for blood time. I'm not sure who was bleeding.
Back to action. Ruane is still down, 56-sec left. Ruane stands. Whitbred tries to bring him back, but Ruane rolls & gets the escape, 11-2. Whitbred tries a throwby, but no luck. Ruane tries a throw, but Whitbred counters & adds another TD, 14-2. Ruane sits out & is working for hand control. He reaches back for the head, but Whitbred fights him off & rides out the period.
James Whitbred MD Michael Ruane 14-2
Whitbred moves on to the Consy 8 round where he will face #2 Hudson Hohman. The brackets & in-match scoreboard shows different seeds sometimes. I'm not sure which are correct. The seeds I've been using come from the brackets.
Period 1: Missed it while covering Sidun.
Period 2: 1:02 left. Ruane is up 1-0. Tying up & hand fighting. Whitbred shoots, but Ruane blocks him off. Stoppage for blood time. Whitbred shoots, Ruance counters. Whitbred keeps working & picks up the TD, 3-1, then rides out the period.
Period 3:
Whitbred takes down. He works to his feet & gets the escape, 4-1. Ruane shoots, Whitbred counters & they're scrambling. Ruane tries to come out the back, but Whitbred hangs on to a leg. Stoppage for blood time. Back to action. Whitbred reaches for a leg, but can't get there. Ruane gets to an leg, but Whitbred fights him off, then throws him to the mat for another TD, 7-1. Whitbred has Ruane on his back & adds 4 NF, 11-1, before it's stopped for blood time. I'm not sure who was bleeding.
Back to action. Ruane is still down, 56-sec left. Ruane stands. Whitbred tries to bring him back, but Ruane rolls & gets the escape, 11-2. Whitbred tries a throwby, but no luck. Ruane tries a throw, but Whitbred counters & adds another TD, 14-2. Ruane sits out & is working for hand control. He reaches back for the head, but Whitbred fights him off & rides out the period.
James Whitbred MD Michael Ruane 14-2
Whitbred moves on to the Consy 8 round where he will face #2 Hudson Hohman. The brackets & in-match scoreboard shows different seeds sometimes. I'm not sure which are correct. The seeds I've been using come from the brackets.
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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.
PSU > Pitt in the semis.
Burke last year won NJ states, won Escape the Rock (MD over Farnsworth in the finals), Powerade finalist (lost to Karenbauer in rideouts), medaled at Beast. He should've been the 2 seed ahead of Gallegos.
Sidun still wins comfortably, but this was the best test available.
I am trying really hard to make Mario Hutcherson an elite prospect that PSU should pursue but I see him lose too many matches I think he should win. He’s young so time on his side. Never want to peak too early.
Sidun/Burke will be an interesting contrast in body types. Sidun has a very short and powerful build; Burke is tall and lanky. I can’t imagine that Burke’s length can overcome Sidun’s power.
... and there goes my first pick. Everybody got what they paid for.
Sumpolec is a SR and the favorite to win states this year. He's had a lot of good wins in the past 2 years. We'd all like to see Hutcherson finish that match -- up 2-0 late in the 3rd, lost 4-3 -- but he's an upperweight SO right there with one of the best wrestlers in the country.
Also this was Hutcherson's first loss of the year, so maybe he's doing OK.
152: Consy 8- #8 James Whitbred (SC) vs. #2 Hudson Hohman
Period 1:
Tying up & pushing. Whitbred reaches for a leg, but can't get there. Whitbred pushes forward, taking Hohman to the edge. Whitbred shoots, but Hohman blocks him off. Stoppage & restart. Whitbred comes forward again. He reaches for a leg, but no luck. Both drop to their knees & time expires. 0-0
Period 2:
Hohman takes down. He stands, but Whitbred takes him out of bounds, restart. Hohman is still down. Hohman stands, gets hand control & the escape, 1-0. Whitbred presses forward again. Hohman reaches for a leg, but can't get there. Whitbred takes Hohman to the edge, but then they work back to center. Whitbred presses forward again. Collar ties & pushing. Hohman reaches for a leg, but Whitbred blocks him off. Whitbred tries a duck, but Hohman fights him off, then gets to a leg. Whitbred fights Hohman off & we're back to tying up on the feet. Whitbred takes Hohman to the edge again. They drop to their knees & time expires. 1-0 Hohman
Period 3:
Whitbred takes down. He turns quickly & gets the escape, 1-1. Whitbred presses forward again. Hohman shoots, but Whitbred circles away. Hohman reaches for a leg, but Whitbred blocks him off. Whitbred presses forward again. Hohman shoots, but Whitbred blocks him off. Whitbred tries a duck, but Hohman blocks him off. Whitbred reaches for a leg, but can't get there. Hohman gets to a leg, but Whitbred fights free. Tying up & hand fighting to end the period. 1-1
SV:
Both work off their knees for a bit, then pop back to their feet. Hohman reaches for a leg, but Whitbred fights him off. Whitbred takes Hohman to the edge. Hohman tries a throwby, but no luck & they go out of bounds. Whitbred shoots, but can't get there. Hohman tries to counter, but Whitbred blocks him off & time expires.
TB1:
Hohman takes down. He works to his feet, rolls, then picks up the escape, 2-1, in around 20-sec. Hohman reaches for a leg, but can't get there, then time expires.
TB2:
Whitbred takes down. He turns & gets the escape in about 10-sec. Tying up & pushing. Whitbred hits a duck, then comes behind for the TD, 5-2. Stoppage & restart with 2-sec left. Whitbred goes optional start, gives up the escape, 5-3, and time quickly expires.
James Whitbred DEC Hudson Hohman 5-3 (TB2)
Whitbred will face Michael Turi from Wyoming Seminary in the 3rd place match.
Period 1:
Tying up & pushing. Whitbred reaches for a leg, but can't get there. Whitbred pushes forward, taking Hohman to the edge. Whitbred shoots, but Hohman blocks him off. Stoppage & restart. Whitbred comes forward again. He reaches for a leg, but no luck. Both drop to their knees & time expires. 0-0
Period 2:
Hohman takes down. He stands, but Whitbred takes him out of bounds, restart. Hohman is still down. Hohman stands, gets hand control & the escape, 1-0. Whitbred presses forward again. Hohman reaches for a leg, but can't get there. Whitbred takes Hohman to the edge, but then they work back to center. Whitbred presses forward again. Collar ties & pushing. Hohman reaches for a leg, but Whitbred blocks him off. Whitbred tries a duck, but Hohman fights him off, then gets to a leg. Whitbred fights Hohman off & we're back to tying up on the feet. Whitbred takes Hohman to the edge again. They drop to their knees & time expires. 1-0 Hohman
Period 3:
Whitbred takes down. He turns quickly & gets the escape, 1-1. Whitbred presses forward again. Hohman shoots, but Whitbred circles away. Hohman reaches for a leg, but Whitbred blocks him off. Whitbred presses forward again. Hohman shoots, but Whitbred blocks him off. Whitbred tries a duck, but Hohman blocks him off. Whitbred reaches for a leg, but can't get there. Hohman gets to a leg, but Whitbred fights free. Tying up & hand fighting to end the period. 1-1
SV:
Both work off their knees for a bit, then pop back to their feet. Hohman reaches for a leg, but Whitbred fights him off. Whitbred takes Hohman to the edge. Hohman tries a throwby, but no luck & they go out of bounds. Whitbred shoots, but can't get there. Hohman tries to counter, but Whitbred blocks him off & time expires.
TB1:
Hohman takes down. He works to his feet, rolls, then picks up the escape, 2-1, in around 20-sec. Hohman reaches for a leg, but can't get there, then time expires.
TB2:
Whitbred takes down. He turns & gets the escape in about 10-sec. Tying up & pushing. Whitbred hits a duck, then comes behind for the TD, 5-2. Stoppage & restart with 2-sec left. Whitbred goes optional start, gives up the escape, 5-3, and time quickly expires.
James Whitbred DEC Hudson Hohman 5-3 (TB2)
Whitbred will face Michael Turi from Wyoming Seminary in the 3rd place match.
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Really good win for Whitbred. Hohman finished S2 at Bassett's weight last year, and will probably finish S2 behind Bassett again this year.
Hohman will be at Bucknell next year.
Cedar Cliff gets a guy into the Finals, Kavin Muyleart at 133, and he will face a wrestler from nearby Camp Hill Trinity, Will Detar
Go Colts!
Go Colts!
152: 3rd Place- #8 James Whitbred vs. #6 Michael Turi (WS)
Period 1:
Tying up & hand fighting. Whitbred reaches for a leg, but can't get there. Turi with some snaps. More tying up & hand fighting for a while. Whitbred shoots. Turi blocks him off & the period ends. 0-0
Period 2:
Turi takes down. He works to his feet, gets hand control & the escape, 1-0. Whitbred presses forward a bit. He reaches for a leg, but Turi blocks him off. He comes forward again & Turi gets a front headlock. Stalemate & restart. Collar ties & hand fighting again. Whitbred tries a throwby, but no luck. He hits a duck & almost scores, but Turi fights out of it. Turi shoots, but Whitbred blocks him off. Collar ties, hand fighting & snaps. Turi hits a duck, then comes behind to finish the TD, 4-0, just before the period ends.
Period 3:
Whitbred takes down. He works to a quadpod, then his feet. Turi gets a stall call, then Whitbred gets the escape, 4-1. Turi shoots & gets a leg, but Whitbred fights him off & they go out of bounds, neutral restart. Tying up again. Whitbred reaches for a leg, but can't get there. He tries again, but no luck. Both wrestlers drop to their knees. Whitbred tries a snap. They work back to their feet. Whitbred reaches for a leg, but Turi blocks him off, 22-sec left. Whitbred shoots, stall call #2 on Turi, point Whitbred, 4-2. Time expires shortly thereafter.
Michael Turi DEC James Whitbred 4-2
James Whitbred takes 4th Place!
Period 1:
Tying up & hand fighting. Whitbred reaches for a leg, but can't get there. Turi with some snaps. More tying up & hand fighting for a while. Whitbred shoots. Turi blocks him off & the period ends. 0-0
Period 2:
Turi takes down. He works to his feet, gets hand control & the escape, 1-0. Whitbred presses forward a bit. He reaches for a leg, but Turi blocks him off. He comes forward again & Turi gets a front headlock. Stalemate & restart. Collar ties & hand fighting again. Whitbred tries a throwby, but no luck. He hits a duck & almost scores, but Turi fights out of it. Turi shoots, but Whitbred blocks him off. Collar ties, hand fighting & snaps. Turi hits a duck, then comes behind to finish the TD, 4-0, just before the period ends.
Period 3:
Whitbred takes down. He works to a quadpod, then his feet. Turi gets a stall call, then Whitbred gets the escape, 4-1. Turi shoots & gets a leg, but Whitbred fights him off & they go out of bounds, neutral restart. Tying up again. Whitbred reaches for a leg, but can't get there. He tries again, but no luck. Both wrestlers drop to their knees. Whitbred tries a snap. They work back to their feet. Whitbred reaches for a leg, but Turi blocks him off, 22-sec left. Whitbred shoots, stall call #2 on Turi, point Whitbred, 4-2. Time expires shortly thereafter.
Michael Turi DEC James Whitbred 4-2
James Whitbred takes 4th Place!
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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!
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!
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Thanks, Pete!
I like how Sidun seems to have a strong top game and uses it for turns, not just for riding. Also seems to always be trying to score, not being content with a simple decision.
Jax had a little trouble in finals. Great action. Wins 20-13. Personally I don't think Jax is ready to threaten at 133 in college just yet. Any thoughts on the cradle sequence Brown locked up with under a minute to go? Takedown?
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Fun match! Closer than the score indicates. 17-13 with Brown pressing the action. Had Forrest on his heels.
He looked sluggish and gassed in the semis, he didn't look so gassed in the finals but still very sluggish. Can't take anything away from Brown though, he fought till the end and looked like he might have been able to pull off an upset. I am not really a Jax or BM fan either. I do like to watch him wrestle but very rarely root for him.
Burnett will have Zinkin in finals of Brecksville Invitational (on Flo) shortly. Finals started at 132 I believe so this will be the last match.
I thought refs called it right, but the score people screwing up in the second killed the match's rhythm. Also, the final score should have been 21-13; these major tournaments (outside of ETR don't take offense Dice) just stink at getting competent scorekeepers.
Really fun match. Cradle was definitely close in the last minute. Announcers say you need to hit a hip to get the Td in that scenario and Jax didn’t. I would’ve been fine if they called it a td but it was super close. Brown got in on Jax way too easily though. Jax is an incredible scrambler but you can’t give your opponent that many chances
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
Forrest also beat Corbin 9-1 in the semis. Corbin and Brown are both good prospects, but they're not nearly on the level of Blaze, Davino, Byrd, Frost, Ayala, Larkin, Campbell, Knox, Seidel ... and he'd have to beat 2-3 of those guys to make the podium. In 7-minute matches.
This weekend's version of Forrest isn't ready for that.
Hutcherson wrecked S3 Hunter Snyder 16-3 in the consi semis. 4 takedowns.
Sumpolec lost in the finals to Fargo finalist and NHSCA champ Salah Tsarni. That's hardly a knock on either Sumpolec or Hutcherson.
Sumpolec lost in the finals to Fargo finalist and NHSCA champ Salah Tsarni. That's hardly a knock on either Sumpolec or Hutcherson.
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Seidel F Ortega 4:59 in the Midlands finals, was up 5-3 at the time. Pinned him with a 2-on-1 tilt, lame by Ortega, but Seidel would've been up 9-3 without the fall being called.
Brecksville Invitational: 126 Final
#1 Grey Burnett (Pburg) vs. #2 Rocklin Zinkin (Buch)
Period 1:
Bonus coverage! Thanks @CarolinaFan1 for calling out the match! I had no idea this was on tonight. Here we go! Zinkin reaches for an ankle off the whistle, but can't get there. 3-point stances by both wrestlers. Zinkin reaches for a leg, Burnett blocks him off with a front headlock & they break. Zinkin looks a little longer. Zinkin tries a trip, Burnett easily evades. Zinkin goes back down to 1-knee. Hand fighting & tying up. Zinkin snatches a low leg. Burnett locks through the crotch. Zinkin tries to come up between the legs & they go out of bounds, restart, 10-sec left. Circling to end the period. 0-0
Period 2:
Zinkin starts down. He works to his feet, gets hand control & the escape, 1-0. Tying up & hand fighting with some snaps. Zinkin presses forward a bit & takes Burnett to the edge. Burnett circles around the edge. Out of bounds & restart, 58-sec left. Zinkin comes forward off the whistle. Burnett reaches for a leg, but no luck. Zinkin reaches, Burnett counters & gets a leg, but he's extended. Zinkin sprawls back & it's a stalemate, neutral restart. Circling, head tapping & hand fighting. Burnett drops to 1-knee, now Zinkin does too. Circling & head tapping to end the period. 1-0 Zinkin
Period 3:
Burnett starts down. He works to his feet, gets hand control & the escape, 1-1. Tying up & hand fighting. Zinkin tries a duck, but Burnett blocks him off. Zinkin creeps forward & has Burnett on the edge. Zinkin shoots & gets a leg. Burnett throws in a whizzer, 1-min left. Out of bounds & neutral restart, no scoring. Zinkin goes back to 1-knee & so does Burnett, then they work back to their feet. Hand fighting & collar ties in the center. Zinkin with some fakes. Burnett drops to 1-knee & time expires. 1-1
SV:
Tying up & hand fighting again. Burnett shoots for a leg, but Zinkin blocks him off. Zinkin reaches for a leg, but Burnett circles away. Zinkin takes Burnett to the edge again. He shoots, but Burnett blocks him off & circles back to center. More circling for the last few seconds of the period.
TB1:
Zinkin takes down. He rolls & almost gets a reversal, but Burnett keeps fighting & hangs onto the leg. Burnett gets a stall warning, restart, but maintains top position. Zinkin is still down. Zinkin works to a quadpod, but time expires. No escape.
TB2:
Burnett starts down. He sits out, then works to his feet, but Zinkin brings him back to the mat. Burnet almost gets free, but Zinkin hangs onto an ankle. Stall warning Zinkin, restart. Burnett is still down & time quickly expires. No escape.
UTB:
Zinkin starts down. He works his way to his feet & turns, then gets the escape, 2-1.
Rocklin Zinkin DEC Grey Burnett 2-1 (UTB)
#1 Grey Burnett (Pburg) vs. #2 Rocklin Zinkin (Buch)
Period 1:
Bonus coverage! Thanks @CarolinaFan1 for calling out the match! I had no idea this was on tonight. Here we go! Zinkin reaches for an ankle off the whistle, but can't get there. 3-point stances by both wrestlers. Zinkin reaches for a leg, Burnett blocks him off with a front headlock & they break. Zinkin looks a little longer. Zinkin tries a trip, Burnett easily evades. Zinkin goes back down to 1-knee. Hand fighting & tying up. Zinkin snatches a low leg. Burnett locks through the crotch. Zinkin tries to come up between the legs & they go out of bounds, restart, 10-sec left. Circling to end the period. 0-0
Period 2:
Zinkin starts down. He works to his feet, gets hand control & the escape, 1-0. Tying up & hand fighting with some snaps. Zinkin presses forward a bit & takes Burnett to the edge. Burnett circles around the edge. Out of bounds & restart, 58-sec left. Zinkin comes forward off the whistle. Burnett reaches for a leg, but no luck. Zinkin reaches, Burnett counters & gets a leg, but he's extended. Zinkin sprawls back & it's a stalemate, neutral restart. Circling, head tapping & hand fighting. Burnett drops to 1-knee, now Zinkin does too. Circling & head tapping to end the period. 1-0 Zinkin
Period 3:
Burnett starts down. He works to his feet, gets hand control & the escape, 1-1. Tying up & hand fighting. Zinkin tries a duck, but Burnett blocks him off. Zinkin creeps forward & has Burnett on the edge. Zinkin shoots & gets a leg. Burnett throws in a whizzer, 1-min left. Out of bounds & neutral restart, no scoring. Zinkin goes back to 1-knee & so does Burnett, then they work back to their feet. Hand fighting & collar ties in the center. Zinkin with some fakes. Burnett drops to 1-knee & time expires. 1-1
SV:
Tying up & hand fighting again. Burnett shoots for a leg, but Zinkin blocks him off. Zinkin reaches for a leg, but Burnett circles away. Zinkin takes Burnett to the edge again. He shoots, but Burnett blocks him off & circles back to center. More circling for the last few seconds of the period.
TB1:
Zinkin takes down. He rolls & almost gets a reversal, but Burnett keeps fighting & hangs onto the leg. Burnett gets a stall warning, restart, but maintains top position. Zinkin is still down. Zinkin works to a quadpod, but time expires. No escape.
TB2:
Burnett starts down. He sits out, then works to his feet, but Zinkin brings him back to the mat. Burnet almost gets free, but Zinkin hangs onto an ankle. Stall warning Zinkin, restart. Burnett is still down & time quickly expires. No escape.
UTB:
Zinkin starts down. He works his way to his feet & turns, then gets the escape, 2-1.
Rocklin Zinkin DEC Grey Burnett 2-1 (UTB)
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Great job from Cedar Cliff's kid. He and Herndon are really good, but Herndon was no match for Jax.
Thanks Pete. Great job as always!
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I am so excited for Sidun as a 125er for the Nittany Lions. He is so explosive.
I was very impressed with Hutcherson. His quickness is impressive. I still think he looks small at 190lb. I wonder if he is certified for 172?
Teag is just a freshman in a grown man weight. Its tough as a 9th and 10th grader in those upper weights. I am starting to think him and Hutcherson could be a future 1 2 punch for the Nittany Lions.
Whitbred respectively grinded on the podium.
I am so excited for Sidun as a 125er for the Nittany Lions. He is so explosive.
I was very impressed with Hutcherson. His quickness is impressive. I still think he looks small at 190lb. I wonder if he is certified for 172?
Teag is just a freshman in a grown man weight. Its tough as a 9th and 10th grader in those upper weights. I am starting to think him and Hutcherson could be a future 1 2 punch for the Nittany Lions.
Whitbred respectively grinded on the podium.