Pennsylvania Blue wins back-to-back titles at 14U Greco-Roman National Duals after defeating Illinois, 55-17

14U Greco-Roman National Duals brackets

OAKS, Pa.— Pennsylvania Blue earned a back-to-back title at the 14U Greco-Roman National Duals after defeating Illinois 55-17 on Thursday. Greco-Roman action concluded following three rounds of color pool action at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center at Oaks.

Action resumed with the second and third rounds of the color pools. In the Gold/Silver pool, Pennsylvania Blue defeated Utah and Iowa to advance to the finals. Illinois reached the finals by bringing down Michigan Blue and Ohio Red. It was Wisconsin versus Ohio Red in the third place match, as Wisconsin defeated Iowa and Utah in rounds two and three.

The Gold/Silver first-place dual got underway at 110 pounds, where Pennsylvania Blue's CJ Caines pinned Lucas Forsythe of Illinois at 3:25 to establish the momentum. Illinois’ Max Mandac answered at 114 pounds, defeating Rocco Lombardo 8–5. At 119 pounds, Pennsylvania Blue’s Austin Bernash bested Maximus Pearch at 119 pounds, winning by 8-0 technical fall. At 125 pounds, Devin Ehler of Illinois responded with a dominant 11-2 technical fall victory against Arturo Reyes.

At 130 pounds, Dominic Butera won by forfeit, helping Pennsylvania Blue to increase their lead. The next four weights were won by Pennsylvania Blue, as William McNeal, Asher Bacon, Mason Chamberlain and Sam Harrington pushed the lead to 31-9. Illinois' best moment in the dual came from 250-pounder Darrell Bibbs, who pinned Emmitt Summerlin at 3:11, but Illinois lost a point for unsportsmanlike conduct.

Giovonni Nix, competing at 71 pounds, improved Illinois's record by defeating Grayden Paris 12-8. Pennsylvania Blue’s Leo Murillo answered with an 8-0 technical fall over Aden Spinelli at 77 pounds. Nelson Villafane of Pennsylvania Blue defeated Cole Lemberg 6-2 in a close decision at 83 pounds. At 87 pounds, Illinois’ Treyden Diduch picked up the final win of the dual for his state by defeating Brennen Veverka 15–9.

The remaining four weight classes were won by Pennsylvania Blue, as Arav Pandey, Andrew Gomez, Alex Marchetti and Cole Schwartz were victorious to close out the dual.

In the Gold/Silver Pool, the final standings saw Wisconsin securing 3rd place by defeating Ohio Red 45-33, while Iowa claimed 5th place with a 55-23 victory over Michigan Blue. Minnesota Blue placed seventh by defeating Utah 50-29.

Action continues Friday, June 14, at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center at Oaks as freestyle competition begins. The event will be broadcast live on FloWrestling.

Gold/Silver First Place Dual

110      CJ Caines (Pennsylvania Blue) over Lucas Forsythe (Illinois) Fall 3:25      0          5.0

114      Max Mandac (Illinois) over Rocco Lombardo (Pennsylvania Blue) Dec 8-5           3.0       1

119      Austin Bernash (Pennsylvania Blue) over Maximus Pearch (Illinois) TF 8-0           0          4.0

125      Devin Ehler (Illinois) over Arturo Reyes (Pennsylvania Blue) TF 11-2        4.0       1

130      Dominic Butera (Pennsylvania Blue) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf      0          5.0

136      Will McNeal (Pennsylvania Blue) over Landon Weidler (Illinois) TF 10-2  1          4.0

149      Asher Bacon (Pennsylvania Blue) over Luke Banas (Illinois) Fall 2:13       0          5.0

165      Mason Chamberlain (Pennsylvania Blue) over Ameer Khalil (Illinois) TF 8-0        0          4.0

187      Sam Harrington (Pennsylvania Blue) over Daniel Jackson (Illinois) TF 11-3          1          4.0

250      Darrell Bibbs (Illinois) over Emmitt Summerlin (Pennsylvania Blue) Fall 3:11       5.0       0

71        Giovonni Nix (Illinois) over Grayden Paris (Pennsylvania Blue) Dec 12-8  3.0       1

77        Leo Murillo (Pennsylvania Blue) over Aden Spinelli (Illinois) TF 8-0         0          4.0

83        Nelson Villafane (Pennsylvania Blue) over Cole Lemberg (Illinois) Dec 6-2           1          3.0

87        Treyden Diduch (Illinois) over Brennen Veverka (Pennsylvania Blue) Dec 15-9     3.0       1

92        Arav Pandey (Pennsylvania Blue) over Maddux Rabczak (Illinois) TF 8-0 0          4.0

97        Andrew Gomez (Pennsylvania Blue) over Colton Schultz (Illinois) TF 10-2           1          4.0

102      Alex Marchetti (Pennsylvania Blue) over Obadiah Willis (Illinois) Fall 1:01          0          5.0

106      Cole Schwartz (Pennsylvania Blue) over Vannak Khiev (Illinois) TF 10-2  1          4.0

USC@250       -1.0     

Dual Meet Score         22.0     59.0

Gold/Silver Pool Results

1st Place - Pennsylvania Blue

2nd Place - Illinois

3rd Place - Wisconsin

4th Place - Ohio Red

5th Place - Iowa

6th Place - Michigan Blue

7th Place - Minnesota Blue

8th Place - Utah

1st Place Match

Pennsylvania Blue defeated Illinois 55-17.

3rd Place Match

Wisconsin defeated Ohio Red 45-33.

5th Place Match

Iowa defeated Michigan Blue 55-23.

7th Place Match

Minnesota Blue defeated Utah 50-29.

Bronze/Copper Pool Results

1st Place - California

2nd Place - New York Gold

3rd Place - Indiana

4th Place - New Jersey

5th Place - Florida

6th Place - Maryland

7th Place - Oklahoma Red

8th Place - Colorado

1st Place Match

California defeated New York Gold 60-20.

3rd Place Match

Indiana defeated New Jersey 45-37.

5th Place Match

Florida defeated Maryland 48-33.

7th Place Match

Oklahoma Red defeated Colorado 51-26.

Red/Blue Pool Results

1st Place - Washington

2nd Place - Pennsylvania Red

3rd Place - Arkansas

4th Place - Texas Gold

5th Place - Georgia

6th Place - Oklahoma Blue

7th Place - Minnesota Red

8th Place - Tennessee

1st Place Match

Washington defeated Pennsylvania Red 40-38.

3rd Place Match

Arkansas defeated Texas Gold 46-33.

5th Place Match

Georgia defeated Oklahoma Blue 47-34.

7th Place Match

Minnesota Red defeated Tennessee 46-39.

Green/Yellow Pool Results

1st Place - Virginia

2nd Place - Missouri

3rd Place - Idaho

4th Place - Kansas

5th Place - New York Blue

6th Place - Louisiana

7th Place - Delaware

8th Place - North Carolina

1st Place Match

Virginia defeated Missouri 45-39.

3rd Place Match

Idaho defeated Kansas 46-36.

5th Place Match

New York Blue defeated Louisiana 56-30.

7th Place Match

Delaware defeated North Carolina 41-24.

Friday, June 14

8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. – Freestyle Session 1: Preliminary Rounds 1-2-3

3:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. – Freestyle Session 2: Preliminary Rounds 4-5-6

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)