Colton Schultz (Illinois) wrestles Wisconsin in the first round of the Gold/Silver pool at the 14U Freestyle National Duals in Oaks, Pennsylvania.

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Ohio Scarlet, California, Illinois, Pennsylvania Blue win pools on day one of 14U Freestyle National Duals

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by Savannah Asmann, USA Wrestling

14U Freestyle National Duals brackets

OAKS, Pa.— The first day of the 14U Freestyle National Duals has wrapped at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center at Oaks. Eight teams advanced to the Gold/Silver pool, as all preliminary pool rounds, and one color pool round, were completed.

Ohio Scarlet, the No. 1 seed in the tournament based on PIN ratings, won Pool A on Friday after going 4-0 in preliminary action. The team opened the tournament with a dominant 79-2 win over Rhode Island White that included 11 technical falls. In the second round, Ohio Scarlet brought down Missouri Red 66-14. Ohio Scarlet continued its momentum in the semifinals, defeating Arkansas 69-12. They then went on to defeat Minnesota Blue in the finals by a score of 47-31. Minnesota Blue came back to take second after knocking down Oklahoma Blue in a true-second dual.  

In the opening dual in Pool B, California defeated Virginia 56-26, winning 12 of 18 matches. California edged out Iowa in the semifinals in a closely fought 41-37 win. In the finals, California outscored New Jersey 51-29 to reach the Gold/Silver pool, winning 11 of the 18 matches. Two were won by fall as David McClurg (92 pounds) and Adrian Barbosa (136 pounds) pinned their opponents. New Jersey bounced back to claim second place in Pool B, reaching the Gold/Silver pool.

Illinois won first place in Pool C, starting off strong by defeating Oklahoma Red 65–14. In the quarterfinals, Illinois defeated Rhode Island Gold 69-12, winning all but two matches in the dual. Despite a closer semifinal matchup between Illinois and Ohio Grey, Illinois prevailed 48-36. Illinois emerged victorious over Michigan 43-35 in the finals of Pool C, winning a close matchup as eight of the nine wins were bonus point victories. Ohio Grey placed second in the pool, advancing to the Gold/Silver pool.

Defending champions Pennsylvania Blue put on outstanding efforts to take first place in Pool D. They defeated Louisiana 76-8 in the quarterfinal after a bye in the first round. After advancing to the semifinal, Pennsylvania Blue defeated Utah 68-11to extend their winning run. Pennsylvania Blue passed Wisconsin 61-19 in the finals of Pool D, advancing to the Gold/Silver pool. It was Wisconsin that reached the Gold/Silver pool after defeating Maryland to keep their top 8 finish dreams alive.

The competition continued through the first round of the color pools on day one, so action resumes with rounds two and three of the color pools on Thursday morning. Ohio Scarlet, Pennsylvania Blue, Wisconsin and California won their opening matchups in the Gold/Silver pool.

 The tournament continues on Saturday, June 15, at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center at Oaks. All action will be broadcast live by FloWrestling.

14U NATIONAL DUALS

Oaks, Pennsylvania, June 12-15

Pool A Results

1st Place - Ohio Scarlet

2nd Place - Minnesota Blue

3rd Place - Oklahoma Blue

4th Place - Arkansas

5th Place - Missouri Red

6th Place - Connecticut

7th Place - Tennessee

8th Place - Delaware

1st Place Match

Ohio Scarlet defeated Minnesota Blue 47-31.

2nd Place Wrestleback

Minnesota Blue defeated Oklahoma Blue 0-0.

3rd Place Match

Oklahoma Blue defeated Arkansas 57-22.

5th Place Match

Missouri Red defeated Connecticut 56-22.

7th Place Match

Tennessee defeated Delaware 47-14.

Pool B Results

1st Place - California

2nd Place - New Jersey

3rd Place - Pennsylvania Red

4th Place - Georgia

5th Place - Iowa

6th Place - Washington

7th Place - New York Gold

8th Place - Virginia

1st Place Match

California defeated New Jersey 51-29.

2nd Place Wrestleback

New Jersey defeated Pennsylvania Red 0-0.

3rd Place Match

Pennsylvania Red defeated Georgia 49-28.

5th Place Match

Iowa defeated Washington 54-18.

7th Place Match

New York Gold defeated Virginia 52-26.

Pool C Results

1st Place - Illinois

2nd Place - Ohio Grey

3rd Place - Michigan

4th Place - Indiana

5th Place - Florida

6th Place - Oklahoma Red

7th Place - Colorado

8th Place - Missouri Blue

1st Place Match

Illinois defeated Michigan 43-35.

2nd Place Wrestleback

Ohio Grey defeated Michigan 43-33.

3rd Place Match

Ohio Grey defeated Indiana 50-29.

5th Place Match

Florida defeated Oklahoma Red 47-32.

7th Place Match

Colorado defeated Missouri Blue 51-17.

Pool D Results

1st Place - Pennsylvania Blue

2nd Place - Wisconsin

3rd Place - Maryland

4th Place - Texas

5th Place - Utah

6th Place - New York Blue

7th Place - Louisiana

8th Place - Massachusetts

1st Place Match

Pennsylvania Blue defeated Wisconsin 61-19.

2nd Place Wrestleback

Wisconsin defeated Maryland 0-0.

3rd Place Match

Maryland defeated Texas 46-30.

5th Place Match

Utah defeated New York Blue 67-15.

7th Place Match

Louisiana defeated Massachusetts 29-23.

Schedule

Saturday, June 15

8:00 a.m. – 2:00 pm – Freestyle Session 3: Gold/Silver, Bronze/Copper, Red/Blue, Green/Yellow (3 Rounds)

2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. – Freestyle Session 4: Finals and Awards (1 Round)

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