Undefeated Minnesota, Ohio, New Jersey reach National Junior Freestyle Duals semifinals
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by Roger Moore
OKLAHOMA CITY - After two rounds of wrestling on Sunday morning, three teams - Ohio, Minnesota and New Jersey 1 - remain perfect at 8-0.
Minnesota faces Ohio and New Jersey 1 meets Iowa at 1:30 (CST) p.m. with the championship of the 2009 Junior Freestyle Duals set for 3:30 p.m.
Iowa, 6-0 after knocking off defending champion Illinois in Sunday's first round, dropped a 33-28 dual to Oklahoma 1 in Round 2.
Ohio, champions in 2003 and 2004, hammered California and Missouri to move to 8-0 for the week with Minnesota 1 also taking care of Missouri and California for its 8-0 mark.
New Jersey 1 got by Oklahoma 1 to start the day, then gave Illinois its third consecutive loss to move to 8-0.
After knocking off Illinois on Saturday night, a dominant Ohio squad dropped one bout in a 54-5 win over California and two in a 49-13 victory over Missouri.
So far on Sunday, Hunter and Logan Steiber have combined for three pins and a technical fall. Dave Schultz Excellence Award winner David Taylor beat a tough Cody Rodebaugh, 2-0, 6-0, and had a technical fall against Missouri.
Illinois entered the tournament seeking a fourth consecutive title. But after opening with five victories, losses to Ohio, Iowa and New Jersey have them at 5-3 for the week.
The second round on Sunday morning saw an Oklahoma-Iowa dual not unlike a Cowboy-Hawkeye affair from the collegiate level.
With Iowa leading 11-0, pins by Chase Ferman at 119 and Ladd Rupp at 125 made it 11-10. Oklahoma took a 13-12 lead when Derek Steeley beat All-American Joe Colon, 4-4, 4-3, at 130.
Iowa went back up 15-14 on t he strength of Jacob Ballweg's win over Greg Delk, but Oklahoma regained the lead when Cadet All-American Jeromy Davenport beat Bart Reiter, 6-0, 5-3, at 140.
Back-to-back decisions by All-Americans Justin DeAngelis and Zach Skates put Oklahoma in front 23-17. Skates' victory, a wild 0-4, 1-1, 4-4, match with Michael Kelly at 152.
All-American Derek St. John drew Iowa to within 24-20 with a win at 160, but All-American Dallas Bailey beat Michael Moreno, 5-4, 7-0, at 171 and 2008 Junior national champion Chris Perry made it 30-22 with a two period decision at 189.
Zach White's narrow decision of Cadet All-American Cody Krumweide at 215 gave Oklahoma a 10-point lead. A pin at 285 was not enough for Iowa as the hosts gave Iowa its first loss of the tournament, 33-28.
California won four of the first five bouts against Minnesota but the fourth place finisher from 2008 stormed back with 10 straight to move to 8-0.
New Jersey 1, third in 2008, took control against Illinois with four straight wins from 140 to 160 pounds.
At 145, Illinois Greco star Ellis Coleman lost to former Cadet All-American Chris Villalonga, 3-2, 2-1. Coleman finished the match on one leg. The 2008 Junior silver medalist in Greco-Roman injured an already-injured knee in the second period, but instead of defaulting made of a go of it and gave up a decision rather than injury default points.
Villalonga's win gave New Jersey a 21-13 lead and decisions by Max Huntley (189) and Jonathan Becker (215) sealed the deal.
In the first round of Championship bracket wrestling on Sunday morning, Illinois suffered its second straight loss, falling to Iowa, 31-27. Colon had a big third period pin at 130, and after Ballweg (135) and Reiter (140) picked up decisions, Iowa led 20-10. Ellis Coleman drew Illinois to within 20-15 with a pin at 145 and All-American Lee Munster's fall at 171 cut Iowa's lead to 26-21.
A late second period hip toss for 3 sparked Ryan Garringer to a three period victory over Kyven Gadsen at 189 but Krumweide secured the win for Iowa with a pair of coin-toss wins that led to 3-pointers at 215.
Ohio throttled California, 54-5, Marco DeCaro's win at 152 the only victory for California.
New Jersey 1 won 5 of 10 bouts in a 37-23 win over Oklahoma 1. Davenport used a late throw to force a third period against Austin Ormsbee and had a strong third period to win 0-1, 3-1, 3-0, to draw Oklahoma within 24-8.
However, Villalonga scored a takedown with :01 left in the second then turned in a strong third to beat 2008 Cadet All-American Justin DeAngelis at 145. Brandon Rolnick followed with a decision at 152 and it was 30-10.
Perry had a 6-0, 6-0, technical fall against Huntley at 189 for Oklahoma.
2008 national champion Tyler Fraley had a pin at 105 and Frank Cagnina had a two period decision of Rupp at 130 as New Jersey jumped out to a 23-5 lead through 135 pounds.
Minnesota 1 opened the day with a 43-23 win over Missouri
Minnesota faces Ohio and New Jersey 1 meets Iowa at 1:30 (CST) p.m. with the championship of the 2009 Junior Freestyle Duals set for 3:30 p.m.
Iowa, 6-0 after knocking off defending champion Illinois in Sunday's first round, dropped a 33-28 dual to Oklahoma 1 in Round 2.
Ohio, champions in 2003 and 2004, hammered California and Missouri to move to 8-0 for the week with Minnesota 1 also taking care of Missouri and California for its 8-0 mark.
New Jersey 1 got by Oklahoma 1 to start the day, then gave Illinois its third consecutive loss to move to 8-0.
After knocking off Illinois on Saturday night, a dominant Ohio squad dropped one bout in a 54-5 win over California and two in a 49-13 victory over Missouri.
So far on Sunday, Hunter and Logan Steiber have combined for three pins and a technical fall. Dave Schultz Excellence Award winner David Taylor beat a tough Cody Rodebaugh, 2-0, 6-0, and had a technical fall against Missouri.
Illinois entered the tournament seeking a fourth consecutive title. But after opening with five victories, losses to Ohio, Iowa and New Jersey have them at 5-3 for the week.
The second round on Sunday morning saw an Oklahoma-Iowa dual not unlike a Cowboy-Hawkeye affair from the collegiate level.
With Iowa leading 11-0, pins by Chase Ferman at 119 and Ladd Rupp at 125 made it 11-10. Oklahoma took a 13-12 lead when Derek Steeley beat All-American Joe Colon, 4-4, 4-3, at 130.
Iowa went back up 15-14 on t he strength of Jacob Ballweg's win over Greg Delk, but Oklahoma regained the lead when Cadet All-American Jeromy Davenport beat Bart Reiter, 6-0, 5-3, at 140.
Back-to-back decisions by All-Americans Justin DeAngelis and Zach Skates put Oklahoma in front 23-17. Skates' victory, a wild 0-4, 1-1, 4-4, match with Michael Kelly at 152.
All-American Derek St. John drew Iowa to within 24-20 with a win at 160, but All-American Dallas Bailey beat Michael Moreno, 5-4, 7-0, at 171 and 2008 Junior national champion Chris Perry made it 30-22 with a two period decision at 189.
Zach White's narrow decision of Cadet All-American Cody Krumweide at 215 gave Oklahoma a 10-point lead. A pin at 285 was not enough for Iowa as the hosts gave Iowa its first loss of the tournament, 33-28.
California won four of the first five bouts against Minnesota but the fourth place finisher from 2008 stormed back with 10 straight to move to 8-0.
New Jersey 1, third in 2008, took control against Illinois with four straight wins from 140 to 160 pounds.
At 145, Illinois Greco star Ellis Coleman lost to former Cadet All-American Chris Villalonga, 3-2, 2-1. Coleman finished the match on one leg. The 2008 Junior silver medalist in Greco-Roman injured an already-injured knee in the second period, but instead of defaulting made of a go of it and gave up a decision rather than injury default points.
Villalonga's win gave New Jersey a 21-13 lead and decisions by Max Huntley (189) and Jonathan Becker (215) sealed the deal.
In the first round of Championship bracket wrestling on Sunday morning, Illinois suffered its second straight loss, falling to Iowa, 31-27. Colon had a big third period pin at 130, and after Ballweg (135) and Reiter (140) picked up decisions, Iowa led 20-10. Ellis Coleman drew Illinois to within 20-15 with a pin at 145 and All-American Lee Munster's fall at 171 cut Iowa's lead to 26-21.
A late second period hip toss for 3 sparked Ryan Garringer to a three period victory over Kyven Gadsen at 189 but Krumweide secured the win for Iowa with a pair of coin-toss wins that led to 3-pointers at 215.
Ohio throttled California, 54-5, Marco DeCaro's win at 152 the only victory for California.
New Jersey 1 won 5 of 10 bouts in a 37-23 win over Oklahoma 1. Davenport used a late throw to force a third period against Austin Ormsbee and had a strong third period to win 0-1, 3-1, 3-0, to draw Oklahoma within 24-8.
However, Villalonga scored a takedown with :01 left in the second then turned in a strong third to beat 2008 Cadet All-American Justin DeAngelis at 145. Brandon Rolnick followed with a decision at 152 and it was 30-10.
Perry had a 6-0, 6-0, technical fall against Huntley at 189 for Oklahoma.
2008 national champion Tyler Fraley had a pin at 105 and Frank Cagnina had a two period decision of Rupp at 130 as New Jersey jumped out to a 23-5 lead through 135 pounds.
Minnesota 1 opened the day with a 43-23 win over Missouri
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