The Bucs entered with the most state qualifiers in 4A and took control of the team race from the beginning. With no consolation bracket (except for 3rd and 4th) - losing wrestlers in the first two rounds played an important role in the team outcome. Laney lost 3 in the opening round and another two in the quarters, but put 6 on the podium (including 3 in the finals) to claim the title over Cardinal Gibbons, Hough, NW Guilford, and Lake Norman.

Photo Credit: NCHSAA on twitter

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How Laney got it done …

Each team took a few knocks in the opening round, but it was Laney’s ability to put 6 on the podium - winning 6 quarters that separated them from everyone else. Gibbons had 5 quarterfinal winners, but their margin for error was much smaller than Laney’s (beginning with 6 vs. 11). Mooresville and Davie were in the hunt heading into the quarters, but could only get one wrestlers each through to the semis and that spelled doom for their hunt for a team title. Congrats to Laney - a team effort to claim a tough 4A title.

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106 lbs.

1st: Cameron Stinson (Mallard Creek) 33-0 won by fall over Joseph Burns (West Forsyth) 29-4 (Fall 4:16)

3rd: Paul Denioa (New Bern) 20-2 won by decision over Johnny Ramos (Cary) 15-2 (Dec 5-0)

What Happened: Freshman Cam Stinson dominated - winning all four of his matches by fall. In fact he outscored his opponents by a score of 28-3 throughout the tournament (all 3 points to Riley Logan of Glenn on a reversal and an escape). Each of the four region champs advanced to the semis, but 106 was all Stinson.

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113 lbs.

1st: Matt Rowland (Pinecrest) 33-0 won by decision over Hunter Gundry (Cardinal Gibbons) 23-3 (Dec 6-0)

3rd: Noah Murray (Lake Norman) 26-7 won by decision over Landon Bean (Olympic) 26-4 (Dec 7-0)

What Happened: Pinecrest’s Matt Rowland rolled through the bracket early … earning two falls in under a minute. He then downed Landon Bean by fall in the semis before taking out Hunter Gundry 6-0 in the finals. Rowland did not give up a single point in the tournament (outscoring his opponents 24-0). Freshman Noah Murray came from a non-region champ position to finish 3rd … downing Bean 7-0 in the consi finals.

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120 lbs.

1st: Mark Samuel (Laney) 29-0 won by decision over Noah Luna (Providence) 19-1 (Dec 14-9)

3rd: Luke Kunath (Cardinal Gibbons) 21-1 won by major decision over Patrick Iacoves (Lake Norman) 27-6 (MD 16-7)

What Happened: Laney’s Mark Samuel claimed another state title, but it wasn’t easy. Samuel rolled through the first few rounds with a 30 second fall, a 10-3 decision, and an 11-1 decision of Patrick Iacoves before meeting up with Noah Luna in the finals. Luna and Kunath battled it out in the bottom semis with Luna prevailing 3-0 (on a first period takedown). Samuel controlled the action on the feet vs. Luna - getting 2 takedowns in the first period. An escape, a takedown and nearfall pushed Samuel to a commanding 9-3 lead heading into the 3rd. Luna got a reversal to start the 3rd, but two more takedowns by Samuel and he cruised to a 14-9 win. Lake Norman’s Iacoves fell to Kunath for 3rd, but was the only non-region champ to make the podium at 120.

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126 lbs.

1st: Brandt Fajerman (Hough) 24-1 won by decision over Sam Barnett (New Bern) 22-1 (Dec 12-6)

3rd: William Cline (Providence) 17-3 won by decision over Avery Buonocore (Laney) 17-4 (Dec 3-2)

What Happened: Hough’s Brandt Fajerman emerged from a non-region champ position to claim the 126 lb. title with a 12-6 decision of Sam Barnett. Fajerman’s path wasn’t easy, but he made it look routine. He pinned Hunter Jones of Hickory Ridge in the 3rd period (after leading 12-0). He downed Avery Buonocore 9-2 in the semis before crossing paths with Barnett in the finals. Fajerman and Barnett were close heading into the 3rd when Fajerman turned it to claim the title. Barnett beat Cline 7-5 in the semis and Cline downed Buonocore 3-2 in the consi finals in what was an entertaining 126 lb. bracket.

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132 lbs.

1st: James Joplin (Northwest Guilford) 29-0 won by decision over Tyler Tracy (Cardinal Gibbons) 25-1 (Dec 15-8)

3rd: John Helmers (Heritage) 25-7 won by fall over Christian Hasty (Porter Ridge) 22-3 (Fall 4:24)

What Happened: Joplin captured another title - very workmanlike performance and was simply dominant on his feet. He had 3 falls before downing Tyler Tracy 15-8 in the finals. Tracy was also dominant on the bottom side of the bracket … winning by 2 falls and a 12-2 major before losing to Joplin. Big shoutout to John Helmers of Heritage and Christian Hasty of Porter Ridge … both won very tough quarterfinals to make the podium. Helmers downed Tobias Finn 4-3 and Hasty went into sudden victory to pull out the win over Jayden Harrison of Laney.

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138 lbs.

1st: Richard Treanor (Hough) 26-0 won by decision over Drew Pepin (Northwest Guilford) 33-2 (Dec 8-4)

3rd: Cayden Scott (Purnell Swett) 16-3 won by decision over Britton Janet (Cardinal Gibbons) 16-4 (Dec 10-6)

What Happened: Treanor continued his dominance. He had two falls before downing Cayden Scott 12-1 in the semis. Scott “upset” region champ Ryan Boyer 9-8 in the quarters to make the podium. On the top side Drew Pepin had a fall before getting a 3-0 decision of Davis Freeze to advance to the semis … where he pinned Britton Janet in the 2nd period. Treanor gave up 4 escapes in the finals, but matched that with 4 takedowns and won handily 8-4 over Pepin. Next stop for Treanor is West Point … don’t know if we will get to see him this summer in Fargo or not.

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145 lbs.

1st: Riley Edwards (Northwest Guilford) 33-0 won by decision over Toure Moore (Grimsley) 19-3 (Dec 4-3)

3rd: Maxwell Kiel (Jordan) 21-1 won by decision over Conner Johnson (Laney) 20-2 (Dec 11-6)

What Happened: Outstanding weight class that didn’t disappoint. Toure Moore downed Eli Murray 5-4 and then Conner Johnson 9-8 to advance to the finals opposite Riley Edwards. Edwards took care of business on the bottom side - beating Jun Figueredo 5-1 in the quarters and Maxwell Kiel 10-3 in the semis to make another finals. Edwards takedown at the end of the 1st period would prove to be huge as he held onto a 4-3 win to claim the 145 lb. title.

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152 lbs.

1st: Joseph Sealey (High Point Central) 24-0 won by tech fall over Sam Grena (Cary) 17-1 (TF-1.5 4:48 (24-9))

3rd: Logan Haseley (Corinth Holders) 24-2 won by major decision over Davieyon King-McAllister (Lumberton) 16-6 (MD 10-1)

What Happened: Sealey put together a takedown clinic this weekend - it just happened to be at the North Carolina State Tournament. Sealey scored 107 points in what has to be a NC record for the state tournament. Cary’s Sam Grena made the finals from the bottom side with 2 falls and a tough 6-4 win over Logan Haseley in the semis. Haseley downed King-McAllister for 3rd.

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160 lbs.

1st: Luke Goodin (Mooresville) 31-1 won by decision over Daniel Shoaf (Laney) 27-1 (Dec 3-1)

3rd: Joseph Lock (Jack Britt) 20-1 won by decision over Justin Sanders (Hough) 21-3 (Dec 8-6)

What Happened: Another good weight class where the top two - Goodin and Shoaf really shined in the first 3 rounds. Goodin had a fall, a 15-8 decision of Alex Hopper and a 15-4 major of Joseph Lock to make the finals. Shoaf had a 15-0 tech, a 1st period fall, and a 13-1 major of Justin Sanders to make the finals. Goodin scored the deciding takedown in the final minute to break a 1-1 tie and claim the title. Lock bounced back to take 3rd over Sanders.

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170 lbs.

1st: Jack Jarvis (Davie) 30-0 won by major decision over Devon Bell (Laney) 26-2 (MD 16-5)

3rd: Savoy New (Cardinal Gibbons) 18-1 won by fall over Alex Cowart (Hough) 21-5 (Fall 2:33)

What Happened: Davie’s Jack Jarvis was simply outstanding on his way to the 170 lb. title. Jarvis started things off with a 7-0 decision over Jake Wolfram being getting a quick fall of Karl Trapp. Jarvis had to grind out a 9-6 win over Savoy New in the semis before handing Devon Bell a 16-5 major decision loss in the finals. Bell had a tough opening match vs. Noah Rupp - surviving a 2-1 decision before pinning Eric Schaefer and then Alex Cowart to reach the finals. New pinned Cowart for 3rd.

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182 lbs.

1st: Holden Cypher (Millbrook) 24-0 won by fall over Robert Hyder (Pinecrest) 30-3 (Fall 0:40)

3rd: Paulique Noble (Olympic) 28-2 won by decision over Jacob Zaitawi (West Forsyth) 26-10 (Dec 10-7)

What Happened: Cypher was a man among boys at 182 … he looked simply outstanding on his way to another title. He had a 17-2 tech fall before pinning Jacob Zaitawi in 20 seconds of their semifinal match. He then downed Pinecrest’s Robert Hyder by fall in the finals. Hyder had a tough opening round match - a 3-2 decision over Dorn before getting decisions over Caleb Joines and Paulique Noble to reach the finals. Noble downd Zaitawi 10-7 to claim 3rd.

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195 lbs.

1st: Caleb Beaty (Wake Forest) 22-1 won by decision over Carson Floyd (Lake Norman) 32-1 (Dec 6-4)

3rd: Kanenan Barriner (Laney) 26-3 won by decision over Omari Lee (Glenn) 30-6 (Dec 5-2)

What Happened: Another really good weight. Beaty had a fall before getting a 4-2 decision of Chris Dickey to make the semis. Omari Lee had a 10-3 win and an 18-9 major to make the semis opposite Beaty. Beaty and Lee battled into the 3rd period with Beaty leading 4-3 before getting the fall and punching his ticket to the finals. On the bottom side, Barriner had a 9-5 decision and a 5-2 decision to make the semis and Carson Floyd had 2 2nd period falls to make the semis opposite Barriner. Floyd easily took care of business - a 13-3 major of Barriner to setup a showdown with Beaty. Floyd took a 2-1 lead into the 3rd, but could hold off Beaty … Beaty scored 5 in the 3rd to win 6-4. Barriner downed Lee 5-2 to take 3rd.

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220 lbs.

1st: Noah Williams (Apex) 21-0 won by decision over Sakarri Morrison (Lake Norman) 30-1 (Dec 3-2)

3rd: Nathan Carnes (Porter Ridge) 24-1 won by fall over Joshua George (South View) 14-4 (Fall 4:15)

What Happened: 220 is a perfect example of why I don’t make predictions … returning 2A State Champ Sakarri Morrison came in on a roll and continued that through the first 3 rounds on Saturday (with 2 falls and a 22-5 tech fall). Apex’s Williams came into Saturday unbeaten and won his 1st match 9-4 and his second 7-4 before getting a come from behind 6-5 decision over Nathan Carnes in the semis. Williams and Morrison went back and forth in the finals with Williams coming out on top with 3-2 decision to deny Morrison a 4A title. Carnes rebounded from his loss to Williams to get the fall over Joshua George.

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285 lbs.

1st: Rylan Vann (Cary) 18-0 won by decision over Kareem Crawford (South View) 19-4 (Dec 4-2)

3rd: Javari Wright (Corinth Holders) 21-2 won by decision over Nicholas Glasgow (Ragsdale) 18-4 (Dec 6-0)

What Happened: Another very competitive weight class … with Rylan Vann getting 2 5-3 sudden victory wins to make the finals before downing Kareem Crawford 4-2. Vann got takedowns in overtime against both Craig-Blakely and Javari Wright to make the finals on the bottom side. Crawford took out Emmanuel Bell and David Eldridge before getting an overtime win over Nicholas Glasgow to make the finals. Wright downed Glasgow 6-0 to take 3rd.

135 girls from across North Carolina descended on Glenn High School on Saturday to compete in the NCHSAA Women’s Invitational. Each of the photos below was provided by Cheryl Baynard of SanctionNC on Instagram. Parkwood led the way with 79 points, followed by Hoke County, Burns, Dixon, and Pine Forest.

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106A:

Final: Aynsley Fink (Robbinsville) 21-0 won by fall over Diandra Tejada (Jack Britt) 15-4 (Fall 3:41)

3rd: Lilly Prendergast (South Brunswick) 16-4 won by decision over Bryanna Luihn (Wake Forest) 16-6 (Dec 7-0)

The Recap: Fink had 3 falls on her way to the top step. She pinned Curry in the 1st period, Pendergast of South Brunswick in the semis (was leading 7-4 in the 2nd period) and pinned Tejeda in the finals (leading 8-0 in the 2nd period). Predergast was certainly the darkhorse - coming from the 5 seed to finish 3rd and gave Fink a match in the semis.

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106B:

Final: Laila Sa (Hoke County) 24-3 won by major decision over Morgan Repasky (McDowell) 20-4 (MD 18-5)

3rd: Glennin Hansen (North Henderson) 14-5 won by tech fall over Khia Htway (New Bern) 15-5 (TF-1.5 3:15 (15-0))

The Recap: Senior Laila Sa looked great on her way to the top step in 106B. She had two quick 1st period falls before downing Morgan Rapasky 18-5 in the finals. #2 seed Hansen of North Henderson rebounded from her semifinal loss to Rapasky to take 3rd (Rapasky got the fall with 5 seconds remaining in a back and forth semi - she was leading 11-9, but trailed by 7 early in the 2nd period).

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113A:

Final: Reagan Riddick (First Flight) 13-2 won by tech fall over Hope Horan (Mt Airy) 16-6 (TF-1.5 4:19 (15-0))

3rd: Ayonna McNeill (Westover) 13-5 won by fall over Jaylynne Esquivel (Cherokee) 17-6 (Fall 1:26)

The Recap: First Flight’s Reagan Riddick dominates the 113A bracket. She had two 1st period falls before downing #2 seed Hope Horan 15-0 in the finals. Riddick didn’t give up a point in the tournament (outscored her opponents 25-0). Horan was 2nd followed by #3 seed Ayonna McNeill and Cherokee’s Jaylynne Esquivel.

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113B:

Final: Amy Williams (Millbrook) 19-1 won by fall over Elizabeth Daniels (Northern Nash) 7-2 (Fall 3:25)

3rd: Liliana Lizarde (Overhills) 6-6 won by fall over Shayla Evans (North Mecklenburg) 5-6 (Fall 3:56)

The Recap: Millbrook’s Amy Williams dominated her bracket - also did not yield a point as she outscored her opponents 17-0 (each of her 3 matches ended in a fall). Williams pinned #3 seed Elizabeth Daniel in the 2nd period of their finals match and unseeded Liliana Lizarde proved to be the “darkhorse” as she won her first match 10-3, her semi by fall, and then her 3rd place match by fall over Shayla Evans.

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120:

Final: Brooke Zak (Currituck County) 12-4 won by decision over Isabel Rodriguez (Dixon) 10-5 (Dec 13-8)

3rd: Mickey Allen (West Henderson) 10-2 won by fall over Sydney Sullivan (Northern Nash) 10-3 (Fall 2:55)

The Recap: Freshman Brooke Zak came from the #5 seed to claim the top step at 120. Zak had a 2nd period fall over Diya Dhananjay (after leading 14-0) and then downed #4 seed Ferrell Ava 15-0. She took out top seed Sydney Sullivan with an 11-4 decision and beat fellow unseeded wrestler Isabel Rodriguez of Dixon 13-8 in the finals. #3 seed Mickey Allen pinned Sullivan to finish 3rd.

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126:

Final: Aurora Efird (Parkwood) 6-3 won by injury default over Milena Daniels (Hoke County) 11-3 (Inj. 4:00)

3rd: Madeline Coplin (Dixon) 4-6 won by decision over Kady Watkins (Cedar Ridge) 12-14 (Dec 9-3)

The Recap: Top seed Aurora Efird of Parkwood had 2 falls and took an injury default win in the finals to claim the 126 lb. title. Efird controlled her fir two matches before running into a tough Milena Daniels of Hoke County in the finals … Daniels led 3-1 in the 2nd period before having the injury default. Madeline Coplin of Dixon was 3rd and Kady Watkins was 4th.

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132:

Final: Jade Hutto (South Caldwell) 14-13 won by tech fall over Autumn Coles (East Chapel Hill) 6-11 (TF-1.5 3:11 (15-0))

3rd: Kamilah Brooks (Manteo) 6-6 won by fall over Maya Kaleo (Hoke County) 11-2 (Fall 2:51)

The Recap: Hutto had a 10-1 major decision and a 3rd period fall before a 15-0 tech fall over Autumn Coles to claim the top step at 132. Coles had two falls - one over #2 seed Maya Kaleo to reach the finals. Kamilah Brooks pinned Kaleo to take 3rd.

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138:

Final: Hailie Misplay (Pine Forest) 10-4 won by fall over Alysha Earley (Alexander Central) 3-1 (Fall 1:22)

3rd: Kenley Riley (West Carteret) 3-3 won by fall over Kaly Brookshire (North Henderson) 2-2 (Fall 4:44)

The Recap: Top seed Hallie Misplay looked every bit the part on her way to the top step. She pinned Savannah Hayden in the first period before pinning Kenley Riley in the 2nd period of their semifinal (leading 14-0). She topped the day off by getting the fall over unseeded Alysha Earley in the finals. Riley rebounded from her semifinal loss to down Kaly Brookshire for 3rd.

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145 lbs.

Final: Mikayla Taylor (Richlands) 8-15 won by fall over Mara Cavazos (Bunn) 6-5 (Fall 3:44)

3rd: Mackenzie Eller (Parkwood) 2-1 won by major decision over Angel Davis (Clayton) 2-2 (MD 13-1)

The Recap: #4 seed Mikayla Taylor wrestled great on her way to the top step. She pinned Caleigh Suddreth in the 2nd period after being down 7-3. She followed that up with a fall of Angel Davis with 20 seconds remaining in their semifinal match. Taylor finished things off with a fall of Mara Cavazos in the 2nd period to claim the 145 lb. title. Mackenzie Eller rebounded from her semifinal loss to Cavazos to down Eller for 3rd.

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152 lbs.

Final: Laura Thompson (Cleveland) 8-0 won by fall over Willow Chance (Rosman) 11-12 (Fall 3:40)

3rd: Marissa De La Cruz (Parkwood) 1-1 won by fall over Serenity Sobolefski (Mitchell) 2-6 (Fall 2:49)

The Recap: Top seed Laura Thompson looked the part in pinning Serenity Sobolefski in the semis and Willow Chance in the finals (Thompson did not allow a point in her two matches). Marissa De La Cruz rebounded from her semi loss to pin Sobolefski for 3rd.

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170 lbs.

Final: Savannah Bramhall (Parkwood) 7-2 won by fall over Aaliyah Milligan (Purnell Swett) 8-1 (Fall 1:31)

3rd: Jamira Jackson (Montgomery Central) 10-8 won by fall over Zariah Moss (Thomasville) 6-13 (Fall 4:03)

The Recap: Top seed Savannah Bramhall spent fewer than 3 minutes on the mat in her 3 matches … getting falls of 26 seconds, 32 seconds, and a fall in 1:31 over #2 seed Aaliyah Milligan in the finals. #3 seed Jamira Jackson pinned Zariah Moss to finish 3rd. This is one of the few weights that went exactly the way as the seeds were set.

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195 lbs.

Final: Ella Beam (Burns) 9-9 won by fall over Jocelyn Paredes (West Wilkes) 4-5 (Fall 0:33)

3rd: Elisa Holly (Broughton) 8-10 won by fall over Gabriella Kessey (Hoke County) 5-2 (Fall 4:01)

The Recap: Top seed Ella Beam looked great on her way to the top step at 195 lbs. Beam had 3 falls including a 33 second pin of #2 seed Jocelyn Paredes in the finals. Elisa Holly rebounded from her semifinal loss to Beam to pin #3 seed Gabriella Kessey to take 3rd.

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285 lbs.

Final: Myranda Johnson (North Iredell) 10-4 won by decision over Saige Cook (Burns) 7-5 (Dec 6-0)

3rd: Savanna Hurley (South Stanly) 3-4 won by fall over Samantha Kidder (Hoke County) 7-3 (Fall 2:30)

The Recap: Round robin action at 285 amongst the 5 in the bracket. Myranda Johnson won her 1st match over eventual 3rd place finisher Savanna Hurley 5-1 before pinning Samantha Kidder and Piper Hill. Johnson downed Saige Cook 6-0 in the final (both came into their last match unbeaten on the day).

Interested in watching some high quality wrestling? Go back and watch the Junior Freestyle Duals … the SE teams, but in reality any of the teams competing. There were some great matches, some outstanding throws, and the many duals came down to the last match.

Iowa downed Oklahoma Red 40-23 to claim the overall title - their first in 16 years. Minnesota Blue downed Illinois 37-27 for 3rd. Wisconsin, Ohio Red, California, and New Jersey rounded out the top 8.

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Alabama and Tennessee battle with some of the best in Pool A

Both Alabama and Tennessee lost their first round matches in Pool A - Alabama to #2 seed Colorado 47-25 and Tennessee in a heartbreaker 36-34 to Michigan Blue. Tennessee rebounded with wins over Nebraska and Colorado before losing to Michigan Blue again for 3rd. Alabama came back from that opening round loss to down Texas B 38-29 before losing to Michigan Blue and Colorado (again) to finish their action in Pool A.

Tennessee moved onto the Bronze/Copper Pool for Day 2 and Alabama moved into the Red/Blue Pool. Tennessee dropped their opening match to Georgia Blue 51-12, beat Minnesota Red 35-33 and then lost to Kansas and North Dakota Blue to finish 5th in the Bronze Pool. Bentley Ellison’s 10-2 win at the end of the Minnesota Red match sealed the win for Tennessee.

Alabama lost their opening match in the Red/Blue pool to Florida 43-21 and then dropped a tough one to Texas A 34-32 in a dual where their 2 forfeits really hurt them. Alabama rebounded with a win over George Red 41-22 before dropping a close one to Indiana 32-31 to finish the tournament.

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Georgia Blue just misses the All American Pool; Georgia Red battles into the Red/Blue Pool

Georgia Blue won their opening match vs. North Dakota Red before losing the pool B semifinal to New Jersey 41-25 (the match that would keep them from making the All American Pool and their only loss in Freestyle). Georgia Blue rebounded by downing California Blue and Oklahoma Blue to finish Pool B. Georgia Blue finished up their tournament with wins over Tennessee, Kansas, Minnesota Red, and Oklahoma Blue to take 9th.

Georgia Red lost a close one to North Dakota Blue 38-30 before downing South Carolina. They finished their action in Pool D with losses to Kansas and Pennsylvania. Georgia Red lost to Texas A, Florida, and Alabama before downing California Blue to take 7th in the Red/Blue Pool. Georgia Red was very competitive despite giving up 4 forfeits.

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Florida and South Carolina

Florida finished 5th in Pool B after going 2-2 with a bye in the opening round. They lost to Illinois 56-9 in the semis and lost to Oklahoma Blue 39-30 in the consi semis before getting on board with a dual win for 5th over California Blue. Florida then turned it on for day 2 - going unbeaten to claim the top spot in the Red/Blue Pool. They downed Alabama, Georgia Red, Texas A, and finally Colorado in a 36-31 match that came down to an 11-9 win by Hayden Whidden at 126 and a fall by Sebastian Melguizo at 132.

South Carolina brought 11 to Tulsa - and in this field that was going to be a real challenge (in getting dual wins). They went 0-2 in Pool D, but were significantly more competitive in the Green/Yellow Pool on Day 2. Still forfeiting 5 is always going to put a team behind … and South Carolina could never find a way to recover those 25 points. They finished the tournament losing to Texas B, Nebraska, Arkansas, and North Dakota Red.

Team Florida

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Five on the Rise

The Freestyle portion of the Junior Duals were filled with some outstanding individual performances. We’ve identified 5 below that really stood out plus an “others to watch” section that highlights some of those that you should definitely keep an eye on heading into Fargo

Another thing to keep in mind … going unbeaten is always the best measure of how well someone wrestled. It is important to note that some below (with losses) had tougher matches than others that might have finished with better records.

• 120 - Cole Hunt (Georgia) - 8-0 with 2 close wins over Potts of Oklahoma (8-7) and Collins of New Jersey (13-10) plus 6 tech falls.

• 160 - Gunner Filipowicz (Georgia) - 8-0 (6-0 with 2 forfeits). 6 tech falls with very good wins over Braden Anderson of Oklahoma, Kodiak Cannedy of Tennessee, and others.

• 160 - Will Miller (Alabama) - few walked away from the four days of wrestling with an unblemished record (in both Greco and Freestyle), but Miller was one of them. He was 8-0 with 5 tech falls and 3 falls. App State got a good one … and several SE programs will be sorry they didn’t pursue Miller more diligently.

• 170 - Gabe Arnold (Georgia) - 8-0 (7-0 with a forfeit). Really nice win over Michael Dellagatta of New Jersey 8-4.

• 220 - Noah Pettigrew (Georgia) - 8-0 (6-0 with 2 forfeits) - very good win over Ashton Davis of Tennessee (10-0 tech fall) - had 5 tech falls and a fall.

Others to watch:

• 120 - Yanni Vines (Alabama) - 6-2 with good wins over Milani of Michigan and Ditomasso of Georgia. Vines is on the cusp of pushing for a spot on the podium in Fargo, but will need to find a way to beat the likes of Strickenberger and Black (who he lost to this past week).

• 120 - Dominic Ditomasso (Georgia) - 5-3 with a fantastic win over Cadet Greco Fargo Champ Christian Tanefeu of North Dakota.

• 126 - Hayden Whidden (Florida) - 6-1 with 2 forfeits. Only loss to Baysinger of Illinois. Really good win over Angelo Lozado of Colorado - who was a Cadet All American 2 years ago.

• 126 - Amantee Mills (Georgia) - 5-3 with a forfeit win. Split matches with Oklahoma’s Rhett Peak and lost a close match to Totten of New Jersey 6-5. Really good win over Parker Janssen of Minnesota.

• 132 - Sebastian Melguizo (Florida) - 5-2 … good wins and two tough losses.

• 138/145 - Yannis Charles (South Carolina) - 4-2 splitting time between 138 and 145. Took one of his 2 losses at 145 vs. Connor Powell of Georgia. Had a wild 20-17 win over Brexton Beach of Arkansas.

• 138/145 - Brayden Ivy (Tennessee) - Unbeaten at 138 (6-0) - only loss came in bumping up to face Kilic of Georgia.

• 145 - Michael Kilic (Georgia) - 7-1 with a good 6-6 criteria win over 2019 Cadet All American Kyle Boeke and a tough 6-5 loss to Whalen of New Jersey.

• 145 - James Latona (Alabama) - 4-2 and split time with Logan Reaves at 145. Some good wins, but it was his loss to Ivan Morris that was the most telling - Morris was a Fargo All American 2 years ago as a Cadet. He lost 21-11 in a match that was all over the place (was 4-4 at the break). On his feet … Latona dominated, but couldn’t allow Morris on top.

• 145/152 - Luke Belcher (Tennessee) - Unbeaten at 145 (6-0) … only loss came to Jake Piccirilli of Georgia at 152.

• 152 - Jake Piccirilli (Georgia) - 6-2 with a pair of wins over Daegab Griffin of Oklahoma. Lost a close 6-5 decision to Elmore of Kansas.

• 160 - Zyan Hall (Georgia) - 6-1 (5-1 with a forfeit). Only loss came to Alabama’s Will Miller. Beat Couto of Florida as well Renner of North Dakota.

• 160/170 - Kodiak Cannedy (Tennessee) - 6-1 splitting time between 160/170 - only loss coming to Filipowicz of Georgia. Won a wild 21-18 decision over Kaden Renner of North Dakota.

• 182 - Warren Hoyt (Alabama) - 7-1 and wrestled outstanding. Gave up a quick fall to Robinson of Texas, but otherwise wrestled extremely well.

• 182 - Matthew Singleton (Georgia) - 7-1 and probably still a bit upset with his loss to Soldano of New Jersey (they got in a 50/50 situation in which Soldano came out on top and got the fall). Others Singleton ran through the 182’s - only giving up points to Cadet All American Jared Simma of Kansas in a 12-2 tech fall win.

• 182 - Gervacio Gonzalez (Tennessee) - only loss came to 2019 Cadet All American Jared Simma of Kansas.

• 195 - Ryan Cody (Florida) - 6-1 with a loss to Sheeren of Texas. Good win over Chesbro of Oklahoma and Adams of Georgia.

• 195 - Hunter Adams (Georgia) - 7-1 with only loss coming to Ryan Cody of Florida. Nice win over Sheeren of Texas 10-8

• 195 - Thomas Godbee (Georgia) - wrestled extremely well with his only loss coming to Ayzerov of New Jersey.

• 220 - Tristan Middlebrook (Florida) - 5-2 with a win over Webster of Georgia. Lost to Culp of Illinois and Newlin of Oklahoma.

• 220/285 - Logan Webster (Georgia) - 7-1 (5-1 with 2 forfeits). Stepped up and got 2 wins at 285 for Georgia Red. Only loss came to Tristan Middlebrook of Florida.

• 220 - Ashton Davis (Tennessee) - 6-2 with a loss to Pettigrew of Georgia and Caiden Casella (Kansas). Dominated in his 6 wins.

• 285 - Chase Horne (Georgia) - unbeaten and easily handled the competition … 5 tech falls (only giving up a point to McDaniel of Tennessee) plus a fall and a 9-0 decision of Novak of Minnesota.

• 285 - Abe Preston (Alabama) - Unbeaten at 8-0 (with 4 forfeits) Won 3 close matches - 9-8 over Vergara of Florida, 7-5 over Boggan of Michigan, and 8-4 over Valle of Georgia.