7:15 p.m. We are into the last round of the day, where it will narrow down to eight wrestlers in consolation joining the eight wrestlers up in the quarters per weight class. No. 2 Wyoming Seminary, Pa. has the most quarterfinalists with seven. Next in line with five each are No. 10 St. Edward, Ohio, No. 40 Montini Catholic, Ill., No. 24 Delta, Ohio, and No. 1 Blair Academy, N.J. Four each in the quarterfinals for No. 18 Belle Vernon, Pa., No. 26 Malvern Prep, Pa., No. 4 St. Paris Graham, Ohio, and No. 11 Marmion Academy, Ill.
7:10 p.m. In the 285 pound round of 16, Kameron Teacher (Central Crossing, Ohio) pinned returning Ironman placer Trenton Lieurance (Broken Arrow, Okla.). Also in that round was an upset, Sadi Santana (Lorain, Ohio) with an overtime decision over three-time state/National Prep placer Neil Putnam (Blair Academy, N.J.)
7:00 p.m. The 220 pound quarterfinal matches have been determined. Freshman Cohlton Schultz (Ponderosa, Colo.), ranked No. 17 nationally with a major decision over an Ohio state placer, advances.
6:50 p.m. Nationally ranked Kevin Snyder (Good Counsel, Md.) was upset by Gary Traub (Sycamore, Ohio) 7-3 in the round of 16 at 195 pounds. Blair vs. Wyoming Seminary in the quarters here with Singletary vs. Dietrich.
6:40 p.m. Zack Blackiston (Massillon Perry, Ohio), one week off the football field, beats two-time state placer Tre Campbell (Wauseon, Ohio) 4-3 in the round of 16 at 182 pounds. Also that round, Milton Kobaly (Belle Vernon Area, Pa.) pinned No. 20 Chasen Blair (Rancho Bernardo, Calif.) in the third period; the nationally ranked Leopards have four in the quarters.
6:35 p.m. All quarterfinals at 170 pounds have been determined. Pretty much all chalk there.
6:20 p.m. Big overtime match between wrestlers from the top two programs in the country at 160 pounds saw No. 19 Ryan Karoly (Blair Academy) upend Will Verallis (Wyoming Seminary) 4-2 in overtime, now faces No. 1 Alex Marinelli (St. Paris Graham) in the quarterfinal round.
6:15 p.m. Huge upset at 152 in the round of 16 as Julian Ramirez (Tampa Jesuit, Fla.) beats No. 6 Luke Troy (Martin Luther King, Calif.) by injury default in the first period; Ramirez was winning at the time. St. Edward picked up a fourth quarterfinalist in Jack Conway, Wyoming Seminary picked up a fourth with No. 2 Mason Manville, and they'll face each other tomorrow morning.
6:10 p.m. The most interesting round of 16 match at 145 pounds was Justin Demicco (Brecksville, Ohio) beating state champion Adam Lewis (Tampa Jesuit, Fla.) 12-11. Rocky Jordan over Andrew Merola 8-5 in a Graham vs. Blair battle.
5:50 p.m. Huge upset upset at 138 pounds with Patrick Munn (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) advancing to the quarterfinals after a 5-1 win over No. 6 Julian Flores (San Marino, Calif.). The match featuring ranked wrestlers saw No. 11 Ryan Deakin (Legacy, Colo.) beating No. 20 Grant Aronoff (St. Thomas Aquinas, Fla.) 5-3.
5:40 p.m. St. Edward, Ohio wrestling supremely well, got another freshman into the quarterfinals, Sam Dover, at 132 pounds. He beat a pair of multi-time state placers from Ohio this afternoon. The other big match had Gabe Townsell (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.) rally with a late takedown to upend Ryan Thomas (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) by 4-3 score.
5:20 p.m. It's all Ohio in the lower half of the quarterfinals at 126 pounds tomorrow morning, including a state finals rematch between No. 20 Tariq Wilson (Steubenville, Ohio) and No. 8 (at 120) Tyler Warner (Claymont, Ohio); Warner won at state, Wilson won the district match. In the round of 16, battle of state champions saw Cole Matthews (Reynolds, Pa.) beat Allan Hart (St. Edward, Ohio) 4-2.
5:10 p.m. No. 11 Noah Baughman (Wadsworth, Ohio) had a tighter than expected round of 16 match, winning 6-4 in overtime against Jairod James (Bedford, Ohio) at 120 pounds. No. 18 Zach Sherman (Blair Academy, N.J.) had a tight win over freshman sensation Theorius Robison (Pomona, Colo.) 1-0.
4:50 p.m. Freshman Julian Sanchez (Genoa, Ohio) an unexpected quarterfinalist, but he got there by beating two multi-time state/National Prep placers. Most notable of the matches was Chris Cannon (Blair Academy, N.J.) beating Matt Kazimir (St. Edward, Ohio) 8-6 in overtime.
4:40 p.m. It was an entertaining set of round of 16 matches at 106 pounds. Bryce Andonian (St. Edward, Ohio) beat state champion Josh Venia (Toledo Central Catholic, Ohio) in overtime, 14-13. Andonian led midway through the match, Venia rallied back to an 11-9 lead late, and then Andonian got the reversal to tie at the buzzer. Second stall on Venia in overtime. Also that round, Melendez beat Colaiocco 2-1.
4:20 p.m. And the round of 32 has reached its conclusion, round of 16 matches are set at 285 pounds. Most notable among those matches is Trenton Lieurance (Broken Arrow, Okla.) against Kameron Teacher (Central Crossing, Ohio).
4:15 p.m. Round of 16 matches are set at 220 pounds. Most notable match on the docket places state runner-up Jared Campbell (St. Edward, Ohio) against state champion Nick Mosco (Blair Academy, N.J.)
4:10 p.m. Round of 16 matches are set at 195 pounds. There was a massive round of 32 upset with Cody Howard (St. Edward, Ohio) scoring a third period pin over No. 13 Wyatt Koelling (Davis, Utah). Notable match in the round of 16 places No. 11 Christian Dietrich (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.) against Kanan Sarver (St. Paris Graham, Ohio).
4:02 p.m. Round of 16 matches are set at 182 pounds. All key wrestlers won in the opening round, except for National Prep placer Brian Hennessey (St. John's College, D.C.) losing by 4-3 decision to sophomore Dominic Cooper (Canfield, Ohio).
4:00 p.m. Round of 16 matches are set at 170 pounds, no matches placing ranked wrestlers against one another. Some notable round of 32 results though: No. 2 Brandon Dallavia (Blair Academy, N.J.) by 3-1 decision over notable sophomore Nate Jimenez (Marmion Academy, Ill.), along with Cody Mulligan (Saegertown, Pa.) over state placer Garrett Jordan (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) by 8-7 decision in the tiebreaker. A notable round of 16 match places state runners-up Robbie Bowers (Defiance, Ohio) and Brian Buser (Tampa Jesuit, Fla.) against one
3:55 p.m. Round of 16 matches are set at 160 pounds, no matches placing nationally ranked wrestlers against one another. Most notable on the docket is No. 19 Ryan Karoly (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. Will Verallis (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.).
3:50 p.m. Round of 16 matches are set at 152 pounds, two nationally ranked wrestlers lost in the round of 32. No. 19 Max Wohlabaugh (Winter Springs, Fla.) fell by 3-2 decision in the ultimate tiebreaker against Emil Soehnlen (Massillon Perry, Ohio), while No. 16 Georgio Poullas (Canfield, Ohio) fell by 1-0 decision against Nico O'Dor (Elyria, Ohio). Notable round of 16 matches include Jacoby Ward (Moeller, Ohio) vs. Jack Conway (St. Edward, Ohio).
3:30 p.m. Round of 16 matches are set at 145 pounds, none have nationally ranked wrestlers against one another. A couple of interesting matches involve Cadet double All-American Andrew Merola (Blair Academy, N.J.) against No. 12 Rocky Jordan (St. Paris Graham, Ohio), Kevin Budock (Good Counsel, Md.) against Greg Brusco (Delaware Hayes, Ohio), and Adam Lewis (Tampa Jesuit, Fla.) against Justin Demicco (Brecksville, Ohio).
3:20 p.m. Round of 16 matches are set at 132 pounds. None will place nationally ranked wrestlers against one another. Most notable of them are No. 11 Gus Solomon (Franklin Regional, Pa.) vs. Corey Shie (LaSalle, Ohio) and Ryan Thomas (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) vs. No. 17 Gabe Townsell (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.). Big first round upset had freshman Sam Dover (St. Edward, Ohio) beat three-time state placer Hunter Bray (Franklin, Ohio) in overtime.
2:45 p.m. Round of 16 matches are set at 120 pounds. None is a battle between nationally ranked wrestlers, the most notable match though places No. 18 Zach Sherman (Blair Academy, N.J.) against high impact freshman Theorius Robison (Pomona, Colo.)
2:40 p.m. Round of 16 matches are set at 138 pounds. One showdown of nationally ranked wrestlers, No. 20 Grant Aronoff (St. Thomas Aquinas, Fla.) vs. No. 11 Ryan Deakin (Legacy, Colo.). Other notable matches include Seth Hogue (Reynolds, Pa.) vs. Jamie Hernandez (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.) and No. 5 Hunter Ladnier (St. Edward, Ohio) vs. Jacob Greenwood (Poudre, Colo.)
2:25 p.m.: Round of 16 matches are set at 126 pounds. None involve nationally ranked wrestlers against one another. Most notable is a battle between unranked returning state champions in Allan Hart (St. Edward, Ohio) and Cole Matthews (Reynolds, Pa.)
2:20 p.m.: Round of 16 matches are set at 113 pounds. None involve ranked wrestlers against one another. The most notable may be top seed Drew Mattin (Delta, Ohio), ranked No. 2 nationally, facing Robert Campos (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.)
2:15 p.m.: Round of 16 matches at 106 pounds are set. One match will feature a pair of ranked wrestlers, No. 17 Michael Colaiocco (Blair Academy, N.J.) vs. No. 11 Joey Melendez (Montini Catholic, Ill.)
2:00 p.m.: About an hour into the tournament, and we've already had one nationally ranked wrestler lose. No. 12 Elijah Palacio (Calvary Chapel, Calif.) lost to Colton Yapoujian (Pomona, Colo.) by 2-0 decision in the round of 32 at 106 pounds.
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