Pennsylvania Blue dominates Ohio Gray, 59-12 to win 14U Freestyle National Duals title

OAKS, Pa. – Host Pennsylvania Blue was on a mission. If they were able to beat Ohio Gray in the finals of the 14U National Freestyle Duals on Saturday, it would be a historic feat.

The 14U National Duals have been hosted in Pennsylvania for three straight years. In 2023 and 2024, Pennsylvania swept the freestyle and Greco-Roman team titles at this event. Earlier this week, Pennsylvania won the Greco-Roman team title. A victory today would give Pennsylvania a double team title for three straight years, all on their home mats.

Pennsylvania Blue not only achieved its goal, but it gave fans a memorable performance on the way to an astonishing 59-12 win over a tough Ohio squad.

The boys from the Keystone State won the first 12 matches in the match, and ended up winning 15 of the 17 matches contested. The victories were mostly lopsided, with 10 technical falls and a pin. The pin came in the last match of the dual meet, when Grayden Paris got a fall at 80 pounds in 1:45.

Rather than type in every Pennsylvania athlete who won, we ask that you refer to the dual meet summary below. This team has so much to be proud about, not just its dominant finals victory, but also all of the seven victories it had over two days. All of the score were lopsided, with the closest match being a 19-point win over Michigan Blue.

California rallied for a 45-29 win in the third place match over a tough Wisconsin squad. California won seven of the last night matches in the dual meet, with pins by Xander Fronhofer (126) and Andrew Anderson (225). California finished with a 6-3 record in the tournament, but rallied to win a true-second bout on Friday, then overcame two loss in their Gold/Silver Pool B action, but still won their third-place battle.

Michigan Blue was powerful in its 46-30 win over Illinois for fifth place. Early in the match, Michigan Blue won seven matches in a row, but Illinois rebounded with five straight wins to close the gap. Michigan Blue won the final four matches, including technical falls by Brendan Kero (175) and Treyton Werth (225) to get the win.

Colorado finished strong with a 40-31 win over Oklahoma Red to finish seventh. Colorado won the last five matches of the dual meet, with Stetson Gable (155) getting a technical fall, then four straight wins by his teammates by decision.

Competition also completed in the Bronze/Copper pool, the Red/Blue pool, the Yellow/Green Pool, the Purple Pool and the Teal Pool.

Note: The 14U Freestyle All-Tournament Team will be announced on Sunday.

14U NATIONAL FREESTYLE DUALS

At Oaks, Pa., June 13-14

Gold/Silver Pool (Places 1-8)

1st - Pennsylvania Blue

2nd - Ohio Gray

3rd - California

4th - Wisconsin

5th - Michigan Blue

6th - Illinois

7th - Colorado

8th - Oklahoma Red

Championship Match - Pennsylvania Blue 59, Ohio Gray 12

84          Michael Nicosia, PA.B over Luke Rafferty, OHGR (Dec 11-2 )

88          Dane Malone, PA.B over Chase Miller-Smith, OHGR (TF 10-0 (1:24)

92          Nelson Villafane, PA.B over Mason Mamich, OHGR (TF 12-1 (3:04)

96          Noah Desmond, PA.B over AJ Bechlem, OHGR (TF 10-0 (1:54)

100        Evan Restivo, PA.B over Tony Biondillo, OHGR (TF 10-0 (0:29)

105        Quinn Bagnell, PA.B over Christian Bushy, OHGR (Dec 8-3 )

110         Nathan Fenner, PA.B over Constantinos Paxos, OHGR (TF 13-0 (1:49)

115         Sanchir Edington, PA.B over Dominic Jacobucci, OHGR (TF 10-0 (2:46)

120        Grayson Hostetter, PA.B over Christian Bushy, OHGR (Dec 11-6 )

126        Michael Brady, PA.B over Edward Zeller, OHGR (TF 10-0 (1:55)

132        Arturo Reyes, PA.B over Kaine Lewis, OHGR (TF 10-0 (1:26)

140        Olympic Serrao, PA.B by forfeit

155        Lincoln James, OHGR over Shawn Verdecchio, PA.B (TF 10-0 (2:17)

175        Spencer Davern, OHGR over Johnathan Sullivan, PA.B (TF 10-0 (1:21)

225        Cael Smith, PA.B over Lance Jennings, OHGR (TF 10-0 (1:47)

75          Steve Mytych, Jr., PA.B over Dawson Wicker, OHGR (TF 13-0 (2:49)

80          Grayden Paris, PA.B over Cameron Smith, OHGR (F 1:45 )

Third Place Match - California 45, Wisconsin 29

84          Andersen Park, CA over Hank Droessler, WI (TF 10-0 (1:24)

88          Aiden Dalie, WI over Jay T Farrell, CA (Dec 8-0 )

92          Kolten Mueller, WI over Brody Jarrell, CA (TF 11-0 (1:18)

96          Jaxon Sanchez, CA over Masyn Volkman, WI (F 1:12 )

100        Abel Vasquez, CA over Colton Hamill, WI (TF 10-0 (2:00)

105        Keilan Yang, WI over Jayson Sanchez, CA (F 0:34 )

110         Gavin Whatley, CA over Hawke Garrett, WI (TF 12-2 (3:21)

115         Reece Vendegna, WI over Haris Nurakhunov, CA (TF 10-0 (1:06)

120        Joseph Moreno, CA over Wyatt Wolf, WI (TF 10-0 (2:35)

126        Xander Fronhofer, CA over Jacob Penzkover, WI (F 1:29 )      

132        Alexander Knowles, WI over Kolby Dennington, CA (F 0:55 )

140        Thomas Zubia, CA over Blake Konichek, WI (Dec 11-6 )

155        Jason Heiser, WI over Adam Vasquez, CA (TF 12-2 (1:40)

175        Julian Villalobos, CA over Elias Green, WI (Dec 16-11 )

225        Andrew Anderson, CA over Grant Melichar, WI (F 1:13 )

75          Matthew Campos, CA over Reed Akkerman, WI (TF 12-2 (0:52)

80          Esquire Flores, CA over Boone Dilley, WI (TF 10-0 (0:52)

Deduct one point from California - unsportsmanlike conduct

Fifth Place Match - Michigan Blue 46, Illinois 30

84          Cameron Ramp, IL over Clint Kohlman, MI.B (Dec 9-3 )        

88          Grayson VanValkenburg, MI.B over Bennett Hoffberg, IL (F 1:00 )       

92          Chase VanPortfliet, MI.B over Cole Lemberg, IL (TF 10-0 (0:51)

96          Asher Procunier, MI.B over Maddux Rabczak, IL (TF 25-15 (4:00)

100        Dominic Gorder, MI.B over Jaxson Barton, IL (TF 14-4 (3:24)

105        Aden DiGiovanni, MI.B over Diego Rea, IL (TF 14-3 (1:22)

110         Rooney Olmedo, MI.B over Liam Schroeder, IL (F 0:52)

115         Jaxson Boucher, MI.B over Kellan Hack, IL (TF 10-0 (0:30)

120        Adonis Washington, IL over Kingston Stricker, MI.B (F 2:19 )

126        Te'Jon Beals, IL over Bentley Hawkins, MI.B (Dec 11-2 )       

132        Maximus Pearch, IL over Asher Muma, MI.B (TF 11-0 (0:37)

140        Jeremiah Hayes, IL over Matthew Weigandt, MI.B (F 1:12 )

155        Max Christensen, IL over Kellen Rabakon, MI.B (F 0:32 )      

175        Brendan Kero, MI.B over Thayer Larson, IL (TF 12-0 (3:22)

225        Treyton Werth, MI.B over Xander Luangphakdy, IL (TF 11-0 (2:59)

75          Brooks Horwath, MI.B over Makai Steele, IL (Dec 14-8 )

80          Brennan Hart, MI.B over Grady Glowacki, IL (Dec 13-4 )

Seventh Place Match - Colorado 40, Oklahoma Red 31

84          Alex Lobdell, OK.R over Xavier Talmich, CO (TF 10-0 (0:19)

88          Gabriel Viloria, OK.R over Dustin Alvarado, CO (F 3:38 )

92          Ayden Ortiz, CO over Trey Howell, OK.R (Dec 9-8 )

96          Casen Becker, CO over Caden Bowling, OK.R (TF 10-0 (0:35)

100        Max Burd, OK.R over Kayce Spellman, CO (Dec 8-4 )

105        David Lopez, CO over Tyler Howell, OK.R (TF 10-0 (0:59)

110         Davien Martinez, CO over Avery Rios, OK.R (Dec 4-2 )

115         Hudson Bragg, CO over Brock Argo, OK.R (Dec 2-2 )

120        Maddox Moore, OK.R by forfeit

126        Ryatt Rodden, OK.R over Sawyer Schneider, CO (TF 10-0 (1:23)

132        Rayden Lee, CO over Bowen Pearson, OK.R (F 2:23 )

140        Ethan Pick, OK.R over Landon Komperda, CO (Dec 5-5 )       

155        Stetson Gabel, CO over Garrett Lynn, OK.R (TF 10-0 (0:23)

175        Traycen Wegele, CO over Jaydan Gates, OK.R (Dec 10-2 )

225        Damon sanchez, CO over Ryker Berndt, OK.R (Dec 8-1 )

75          John (JJ) Martinez, CO over Channing Bowman, OK.R (Dec 8-4 )

80          Bradley Alarid, CO over Cameron Rios, OK.R (Dec 10-3 )

Gold/Silver Pool A

Ohio Gray over Illinois, 37-35

Wisconsin over Oklahoma Red, 42-33

Illinois 42, Oklahoma Red 33

Ohio Gray over Wisconsin, 39-35

Wisconsin over Illinois, 39-36

Ohio Gray over Oklahoma Red, 39-34

Gold/Silver Pool B

Michigan Blue over Colorado, 38-32

Pennsylvania Blue over California, 56-18

California over Michigan Blue, 42-35

Pennsylvania Blue over Colorado 56-14

Pennsylvania Blue over Michigan Blue, 48-29

Colorado over California, 40-31

Bronze/Copper Pool (Places 9-16)

9th- Minnesota Blue

10th - Maryland

11th - Iowa Blue

12th - Missouri Red

13th - Texas

14th - Pennsylvania Red

15th - Connecticut

16th – Utah

Bronze/Copper Championship Match – Minnesota Blue 41, Maryland 40

84          Jett Foster, MN.B over Chase Warm, MD (TF 14-4 (1:51) )     

88          Logan Brickley, MD over Zeke Mikolyzk, MN.B (TF 10-0 (0:31)

92          Edward Encarnacion III, MD over Lucas Stevens, MN.B (TF 13-2 (3:42)

96          Esaias Perez, MD over Harper Hamacher, MN.B (TF 10-0 (1:33)

100        Charles Cooper, MD over Rett Huerta, MN.B (Dec 9-8 )

105        Braidyn Taby, MD over Micah Donahue, MN.B (F 2:59 )

110         Clayton Birkholz, MN.B over Kamdyn Weiman, MD (F 0:55 )

115         William Dircks, MN.B over Abdulaziz Abduraimjonov, MD (F 0:48 )   

120        Declan Dahl, MN.B over Ayden Leader, MD (F 2:37 )

126        Alvin Pinkney, MD over Landon Rinke, MN.B (Dec 12-8 )     

132        Terriel Cooke, MD by forfeit

140        Jake Jones, Jr., MD by forfeit

155        Elias Motta, MN.B over John Snyder, MD (TF 14-4 (1:43)

175        Colton Bitker, MN.B over Jaden Shoemaker, MD (F 0:41 )

225        Wes Wolke, MN.B over Jordan Drayton, MD (F 1:15 )

75          Korbin Kiessling, MD over Kamden Gallus, MN.B (F 0:44 )

80          Cameron Rodgers, MN.B over Luke Briggs, MD (F 1:32 )

Bronze/Copper 3^rd Place – Iowa Blue over Missouri Red, 37-37

Bronze/Copper 5^th Place – Texas over Pennsylvania Red, 40-39

Bronze/Copper 7^th Place – Connecticut over Utah, 47-35

Bronze/Copper Pool A

Pennsylvania Red over Utah, 46-33

Minnesota Blue over Missouri Red, 42-36

Missouri Red over Pennsylvania Red, 48-31

Minnesota Blue over Utah, 53-26

Minnesota Blue over Pennsylvania Red 41-29

Missouri Red over Utah, 46-34

Bronze/Copper Pool B

Texas over Connecticut, 48-28

Maryland over Iowa Blue, 50-31

Maryland over Connecticut, 51-26

Iowa Blue over Texas, 48-24

Iowa Blue over Connecticut, 58-22

Maryland over Texas, 46-28

Red/Blue Pool (Place 17^th-24^th)

17th - Indiana,

18th- Washington

19th- New York Blue

20th - North Carolina

21st - Virginia

22nd - Kansas

23rd- Iowa Red

24th- Florida

Red/Blue Championship bout – Indiana over Washington, 53-23

Red/Blue 3^rd Place – New York Blue over North Carolina, 42-33

Red/Blue 5^th Place – Virginia over Kansas, 0-0

Red/Blue 7^th Place – Iowa Red over Florida, 44-32

Red/Blue Pool A

Washington over Florida, 47-30

North Carolina over Virginia, 42-36

Washington over North Carolina, 43-33

Virginia over Florida, 44-33

Washington over Virginia, 50-28

North Carolina over Florida, 47-25

Red/Blue Pool B

Indiana over Iowa Red, 59-21

New York Blue over Kansas, 39-33

Indiana over Kansas, 40-35

New York Blue over Iowa Red, 45-30

Indiana over New York Blue, 44-32

Kansas over Iowa Red, 47-32

Yellow/Green Pool (Places 25-32)

25th - New Jersey

26th - Idaho

27th - Tennessee

28th - New York Gold

29th - Louisiana

30th - Alabama

31st - Missouri Blue

32nd - Arkansas

Yellow/Green Championship Match – New Jersey over Idaho, 36-34

Yellow/Green 3^rd Place – Tennessee over New York Gold, 42-31

Yellow/Green 5^th Place – Louisiana over Alabama, 35-34

Yellow/Green 7^th Place – Missouri Blue over Arkansas, 36-29

Yellow/Green Pool A

New York Gold over Arkansas, 35-28

New Jersey over Alabama, 57-12

New York Gold over Alabama, 41-27

New Jersey over Arkansas, 59-15

New Jersey over New York Gold, 51-22

Alabama over Arkansas, 40-24

Yellow/Green Pool B

Louisiana over Missouri Blue, 41-32

Idaho over Tennessee, 52-25

Tennessee over Louisiana, 42-35

Idaho over Missouri Blue, 52-24

Idaho over Louisiana, 47-25

Tennessee over Missouri Blue, 44-35

Purple Pool

1st - Ohio Scarlet

2nd - Georgia

3rd - Oklahoma Blue

4th - Michigan Red

5th - Rhode Island Red

Georgia over Rhode Island Red, 62-17

Ohio Scarlet over Michigan Red, 67-10

Oklahoma Blue over Michigan Red, 48-25

Ohio Scarlet over Rhode Island Red, 63-16

Ohio Scarlet over Oklahoma Blue, 56-19

Georgia over Michigan Red, 49-28

Georgia over Oklahoma Blue, 58-22

Michigan Red over Rhode Island Red, 51-18

Oklahoma Blue over Rhode Island Red, 41-28

Ohio Scarlet over Georgia, 58-21

Teal Pool

1st - Oregon

2nd - Minnesota Red

3rd - Nebraska

4th - South Carolina

5th - Rhode Island Blue

Oregon over Rhode Island Blue, 66-9

Minnesota Red over South Carolina, 65-15

Minnesota Red over Nebraska, 51-26

South Carolina over Rhode Island Blue, 39-38

Nebraska over South Carolina, 47-15

Oregon over Minnesota Red, 38-34

Oregon over Nebraska, 48-28

Minnesota Red over Rhode Island Blue, 60-19

Nebraska over Rhode Island Blue, 53-25

Oregon over South Carolina, 66-11