Five Elite Club teams remain undefeated at Ultimate Club Duals; Blue Wave 1 wins Boys H.S. and Small Club division

Photo: Compound/RPW athlete Jax Forrest, pictured at the 2022 U.S. Open in Las Vegas, went 4-0 with one pin and three technical falls on the first day of wrestling at the Ultimate Club Duals. (Tony Rotundo/WrestlersAreWarriors.com)

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – The first day of competition at the 2023 Ultimate Club Duals – Boys Spring Freestyle Championships concluded with quarterfinals set in the Elite Club division following several intense rounds of pool play.

Of the 25 clubs who entered the tournament, five made it through the day unscathed, setting the stage for a dynamite race to the finish on Sunday at the Nittany Valley Sports Centre.

Undefeated teams include Steller Trained RanCor Battalion (4-0), Meatballs (4-0), Compound/RPW (4-0), Edge Black (4-0) and Doughboy (4-0), all of which won its pool. Joining the five pool champions in tomorrow’s gold bracket are 3-1 contenders KD6, Felix Wrestling Academy and LAW.

Of the eight quarterfinal squads, Compound/RPW appears to be the frontrunner with four wrestlers ranked in the FloWrestling National High School Rankings including No. 1 Bo Bassett at 57 kg and No. 3 Jax Forrest at 60 kg.

The Elite Club division will also hold an eight-team silver bracket for teams nine through 16, as well as bronze and copper brackets for the remaining competitors.

In addition to the premier Elite Club tournament, there were several other squads vying for an Ultimate Club Duals crown in both the Elite K-8 division and the Boys H.S. and Small Club division.

Much like their Elite Club counterparts, the Elite K-8 teams wrestled through a round of pool play to establish the pecking order for tomorrow’s placement rounds. Still in the hunt for top prize are Team Dynasty (5-0), Team Alien UFO (4-1), Mat Assassins (5-0) and Team Alien (4-1).

The Boys H.S. and Small Club tournament went wire-to-wire on Saturday culminating with Blue Wave 1 defeating Knights Wrestling Club, 39-28, in the first-place match. Christian St. John posted a pivotal pin at 77 kg to help push Blue Wave 1 over the top. Bad Karma took down Lehigh Boys, 39-28, to finish in third place overall.

The action from State College resumes tomorrow at 8 a.m. (ET). A live stream and updated brackets can be found at FloWrestling.com.

2023 Ultimate Club Duals – Boys Spring Freestyle Championships
At Nittany Valley Sports Centre, State College, Pa., April 15-16

Boys Elite Club Division
Gold Bracket Quarterfinal Matchups
Steller Trained RanCor Battalion (4-0) vs. KD6 (3-1)
Doughboy (4-0) vs. Edge Black (4-0)
Meatballs (4-0) vs. Felix Wrestling Academy (3-1)
LAW (3-1) vs. Compound/RPW (4-0)

Silver Bracket Quarterfinal Matchups
Steller Trained EMBO (3-1) vs. South Side Blue (1-3)
Team VAWA (2-2) vs. Seagull Wrestling Club (3-1)
Steller Trained Bane (2-2) vs. Integrity Wrestling Club (2-2)
Vougar’s Honors Wrestling (2-2) vs. Michigan Grapplers (2-2)

Bronze Bracket Round Robin
The Marauders (1-3)
South Side Red (1-3)
UCD (1-3)
Edge Red (1-3)

Copper Bracket Round Robin
Bad Karma (0-4)
Shenandoah Valley Wrestling Club (0-4)
Team Alien (0-4)
Vougar’s Honors Wrestling Black (0-4)
USAW Maine (0-4)

Pool A Results
1st place – Steller Trained RanCor Battalion (4-0)
2nd place – Seagull Wrestling Club (3-1)
3rd place – Vougar’s Honors Wrestling (2-2)
4th place – Edge Red (1-3)
5th place – USAW Maine (0-4)

Round 1 – Edge Red 39, USAW Maine 26
Round 1 – Steller Trained RanCor Battalion 60, Seagull Wrestling Club 6
Round 2 – Vougar’s Honors Wrestling 40, Edge Red 27
Round 2 – Seagull Wrestling Club 50, USAW Maine 21
Round 3 – Seagull Wrestling Club 35, Vougar’s Honors Wrestling 32
Round 3 – Steller Trained RanCor Battalion 64, USAW Maine 1
Round 4 – Steller Trained RanCor Battalion 61, Vougar’s Honors Wrestling 1
Round 4 – Seagull Wrestling Club 36, Edge Red 27
Round 5 – Vougar’s Honors Wrestling 43, USAW Maine 26
Round 5 – Steller Trained RanCor Battalion 63, Edge Red 2

Pool B Results
1st place – Meatballs (4-0)
2nd place – Steller Trained EMBO (3-1)
3rd place – Team VAWA (2-2)
4th place – The Marauders (1-3)
5th place – Team Alien (0-4)

Round 1 – The Marauders 39, Team Alien 24
Round 1 – Meatballs 48, Steller Trained EMBO 18
Round 2 – Team VAWA 43, Team Alien 26
Round 2 – Steller Trained EMBO 37, The Marauders 28
Round 3 – Steller Trained EMBO 35, Team VAWA 32
Round 3 – Meatballs 54, The Marauders 8
Round 4 – Meatballs 45, Team VAWA 22
Round 4 – Steller Trained EMBO 45, Team Alien 23
Round 5 – Team VAWA 45, The Marauders 22
Round 5 – Meatballs 53, Team Alien 7

Pool C Results
1st place – Compound/RPW (4-0)
2nd place – Felix Wrestling Academy (3-1)
3rd place – Integrity Wrestling Club (2-2)
4th place – South Side Blue (1-3)
5th place – Vougar’s Honors Wrestling Black (0-4)

Round 1 – Felix Wrestling Academy 43, South Side Blue 27
Round 1 – Compound/RPW 48, Integrity Wrestling Club 17
Round 2 – Felix Wrestling Academy 46, Vougar’s Honors Wrestling Black 19
Round 2 – Integrity Wrestling Club 38, South Side Blue 29
Round 3 – Integrity Wrestling Club 48, Vougar’s Honors Wrestling Black 19
Round 3 – Compound/RPW 49, South Side Blue 12
Round 4 – Compound/RPW 57, Vougar’s Honors Wrestling Black 9
Round 4 – Felix Wrestling Academy 39, Integrity Wrestling Club 29
Round 5 – South Side Blue 58, Vougar’s Honors Wrestling Black 11
Round 5 – Compound/RPW 42, Felix Wrestling Academy 24

Pool D Results
1st place – Edge Black (4-0)
2nd place – KD6 (3-1)
3rd place – Steller Trained Bane (2-2)
4th place – South Side Red (1-3)
5th place – Shenandoah Valley Wrestling Club (0-4)

Round 1 – Steller Trained Bane 62, South Side Red 6
Round 1 – Edge Black 60, Shenandoah Valley Wrestling Club 5
Round 2 – KD6 37, Steller Trained Bane 31
Round 2 – South Side Red 52, Shenandoah Valley Wrestling Club 15
Round 3 – KD6 63, Shenandoah Valley Wrestling Club 7
Round 3 – Edge Black 59, South Side Red 6
Round 4 – Edge Black 45, KD6 21
Round 4 – Steller Trained Bane 64, Shenandoah Valley Wrestling Club 5
Round 5 – KD6 61, South Side Red 6
Round 5 – Edge Black 53, Steller Trained Bane 13

Pool E Results
1st place – Doughboy (4-0)
2nd place – LAW (3-1)
3rd place – Michigan Grapplers (2-2)
4th place – UCD House (1-3)
5th place – Bad Karma (0-4)

Round 1 – LAW 53, UCD House 17
Round 1 – Doughboy 49, Bad Karma 17
Round 2 – LAW 47, Michigan Grapplers 22
Round 2 – UCD House 31, Bad Karma 26
Round 3 – Michigan Grapplers 43, Bad Karma 25
Round 3 – Doughboy 57, UCD House 11
Round 4 – Doughboy 42, Michigan Grapplers 23
Round 4 – LAW 53, Bad Karma 14
Round 5 – Michigan Grapplers 41, UCD House 27
Round 5 – Doughboy 37, LAW 25

Boys Elite K-8 Division
Gold Bracket Round Robin
Team Dynasty (5-0)
Team Alien UFO (4-1)
Mat Assassins (5-0)
Team Alien (4-1)

Silver Bracket Round Robin
The Hunt Wrestling Club (3-2)
Seagull Wrestling Club (2-3)
Steller Trained Fett (3-2)
Vougar’s Honors Wrestling (2-3)

Bronze Bracket Round Robin
Maine Trappers (1-4)
VA Hammers (0-5)
Bad Karma (1-4)
Team Tugman (0-5)

Pool A Results
1st place – Team Dynasty (5-0)
2nd place – Team Alien UFO (4-1)
3rd place – The Hunt Wrestling Club (3-2)
4th place – Seagull Wrestling Club (2-3)
5th place – Maine Trappers (1-4)
6th Place – VA Hammers (0-5)

Round 1 – Team Dynasty 74, Maine Trappers 1
Round 1 – Seagull Wrestling Club 42, VA Hammers 27
Round 1 – Team Alien UFO 41, The Hunt Wrestling Club 40
Round 2 – Team Dynasty 76, Seagull Wrestling Club 4
Round 2 – The Hunt Wrestling Club 82, VA Hammers 3
Round 2 – Team Alien UFO 67, Maine Trappers 13
Round 3 – Team Dynasty 52, The Hunt Wrestling Club 25
Round 3 – Seagull Wrestling Club 43, Maine Trappers 33
Round 3 – Team Alien UFO 72, VA Hammers 11
Round 4 – Team Dynasty 53, Team Alien UFO 24
Round 4 – The Hunt Wrestling Club 65, Seagull Wrestling Club 16
Round 4 – Maine Trappers 43, VA Hammers 35
Round 5 – Team Dynasty 83, VA Hammers 1
Round 5 – Team Alien UFO 63, Seagull Wrestling Club 20
Round 5 – The Hunt Wrestling Club 71, Maine Trappers 10

Pool B Results
1st place – Mat Assassins (5-0)
2nd place – Team Alien (4-1)
3rd place – Steller Trained Fett (3-2)
4th place – Vougar’s Honors Wrestling (2-3)
5th place – Bad Karma (1-4)
6th Place – Team Tugman (0-5)

Round 1 – Steller Trained Fett 45, Bad Karma 36
Round 1 – Team Alien 57, Team Tugman 23
Round 1 – Mat Assassins 55, Vougar’s Honors Wrestling 19
Round 2 – Team Alien 50, Steller Trained Fett 28
Round 2 – Mat Assassins 56, Team Tugman 22
Round 2 – Vougar’s Honors Wrestling 39, Bad Karma 37
Round 3 – Mat Assassins 47, Steller Trained Fett 36
Round 3 – Team Alien 51, Bad Karma 26
Round 3 – Vougar’s Honors Wrestling 47, Team Tugman 31
Round 4 – Steller Trained Fett 50, Vougar’s Honors Wrestling 32
Round 4 – Mat Assassins 49, Team Alien 31
Round 4 – Bad Karma 43, Team Tugman 26
Round 5 – Steller Trained Fett 60, Team Tugman 21
Round 5 – Team Alien 57, Vougar’s Honors Wrestling 24
Round 5 – Mat Assassins 56, Bad Karma 19

Boys H.S. and Small Club Division
Final Results
1st place – Blue Wave 1 (5-0)
2nd place – Knights Wrestling Club (4-2)
3rd place – Bad Karma (4-1)
4th place – Lehigh Boys (4-2)
5th place – Blue Wave 2 (5-1)
6th place – Beat The Streets NYC (1-5)

1st place dual – Blue Wave 1 39, Knights Wrestling Club 28
3rd place dual – Bad Karma 39, Lehigh Boys 28
5th place dual – Blue Wave 2 46, Beat The Streets NYC 17

Pool A Results
1st place – Knights Wrestling Club (4-1)
2nd place – Lehigh Boys (4-1)
3rd place – Blue Wave 2 (4-1)
4th place – KT Kidz (2-3)
5th place – Beat The Streets NYC (1-4)
6th Place – BTWC (0-5)

Round 1 – Lehigh Boys 51, BTWC 13
Round 1 – KT Kidz 32, Beat The Streets NYC 26
Round 1 – Blue Wave 2 37, Knights Wrestling Club 35
Round 2 – Lehigh Boys 48, KT Kidz 9
Round 2 – Knights Wrestling Club 52, Beat The Streets NYC 19
Round 2 – Blue Wave 2 51, BTWC 11
Round 3 – Knights Wrestling Club 37, Lehigh Boys 34
Round 3 – KT Kidz 29, BTWC 18
Round 3 – Blue Wave 2 42, Beat The Streets NYC 18
Round 4 – Lehigh Boys 39, Blue Wave 2 27
Round 4 – Knights Wrestling Club 50, KT Kidz 20
Round 4 – Beat The Streets NYC 33, BTWC 12
Round 5 – Lehigh Boys 50, Beat The Streets NYC 18
Round 5 – Blue Wave 2 51, KT Kidz 15
Round 5 – Knights Wrestling Club 64, BTWC 7

Pool B Results
1st place – Blue Wave 1 (4-0)
2nd place – Bad Karma (3-1)
3rd place – Empire Wrestling Academy (2-2)
4th place – Kracken (1-3)
5th place – Centurion (0-4)

Round 1 – Blue Wave 1 66, Centurion 4
Round 1 – Empire Wrestling Academy 33, Kracken 23
Round 2 – Blue Wave 1 38, Bad Karma 30
Round 2 – Empire Wrestling Academy 48, Centurion 10
Round 3 – Bad Karma 41, Empire Wrestling Academy 25
Round 3 – Kracken 42, Centurion 5
Round 4 – Bad Karma 55, Kracken 16
Round 4 – Blue Wave 1 50, Empire Wrestling Academy 20
Round 5 – Bad Karma 61, Centurion 1
Round 5 – Blue Wave 1 51, Kracken 18