2010 Cadet/Junior Nationals
July 18-24 at Fargo, ND 

Junior Freestyle Friday night breakdowns

A quick look at every match Friday night involving an Iowa wrestler in the Junior Freestyle National Tournament. All the wrestlers had clinched All-American honors and were battling for place matches.

They are listed in the order they were wrestled.

171 - Evan Knight vs. Mike England
The first bout of the night was the best. A pair of Iowans with title match hopes battled in a round robin bout.

Knight used a front headlock roll on is way to a solid 5-0 win in the first period. Knight was on top 3-0 in the second when England began his comeback. A 3-point takedown for England and a 2-point roll for Knight made it 5-5 late in the period, with Knight leading based on the 3-point move. He hung on for that 5-5 win to send them into the third period.

England shot another low single early in the third, but Knight countered for three points. After a wild flurry midway through the period, it was a 5-5 tie, but Knight led based on the 3-point move. England scored a takedown on a low single for a 6-5 lead and held off a Knight takedown attempt in the final seconds for the 6-5 period win to take the thrilling match.

189 - Matthew Riley vs. Austin Marsden (Illinois)
Riley remained undefeated with a solid 2-1, 3-0 victory. Riley had four takedowns and one pushout in the match and only gave up a last-second takedown in the first.

215 - Cody Krumwiede vs. Gage Harrah (Illinois)
After getting blitzed in the first period, 6-0, Krumwiede rallied for the big win.

In the second period, Krumwiede was down 2-1, but scored a reversal to knot the score and a late takedown for a 3-2 win. In the third, Krumwiede scored a takedown with 45 seconds left in the match and held on for the 1-0 period and match win.

285 - Austin Blythe vs. Donnie Longendyke (Minnesota)
Blythe scored three takedowns for a 3-0 first period lead and held off Longendyke at the end for the 3-2 period win. It was scoreless late in the second period when the two locked upper body position and Blythe tossed the Minnesota wrestler to his back for the fall with 33 seconds remaining.

112 - Dylan Peters vs. Evan Silver (Maryland)
Silver dominated the action in the first period for a 5-0 win. Silver scored a pair of takedowns in the second period for a 2-0 lead. Peters scored on a pushout with 15 seconds left, but could not get past Silver's defense at the end and fell, 2-1.

Peters will wrestle for third place Saturday.

171 - Mike England vs. Logan Storely (South Dakota)
England needed a win to make the finals. A Storely decision win and Iowa's Evan Knight would make the finals. The only way Storely could make the finals was by a technical fall or pin victory.

Storely used a counter takedown for a quick three points and rolled to a 7-1 first-period win. In the second period, he rolled England to his back and got the fall he needed to reach the finals.

England will wrestle for fifth place Saturday.

Evan Knight will wrestle for third place Saturday.

189 - Matthew Riley vs. Devin Peterson (Wisconsin)
Riley needed a victory to make the finals.

Riley scored an early takedown in the first period for a 1-0 lead. That held up for a 1-0 win. He also led 1-0 in the second period, but was called for stalling and Peterson was awarded a penalty point to give him a 1-1 period win.

In the third period, Riley hit a sweet takedown to Peterson's back 15 seconds into the period and went on to the 3-0 win.

Riley will wrestle for first place Saturday.

160 - Michael Kelly vs. Kyle Crutchmer (Oklahoma)
Kelly used a takedown to Crutchmer's back early on for a 4-0 lead in a 4-2 first period win.

Crutchmer hit a headlock midway through the second period, but Kelly had a body lock and tossed Crutcher to his back for a 3-0 lead. He tacked on a late takedown for a 4-0 period win to take the match.

285 - Austin Blythe vs. Connor Medbery (Colorado)
Blythe didn't have a chance to make the finals at this point based on an earlier loss by fall, but a win would meet a chance at the bronze medal.

Blythe used three takedowns and a push out in the first period for a 4-1 win. After getting taken down out of bounds to his back for a 3-0 deficit in the second, Blythe tossed Medbery to his back and earned the fall in 44 seconds.

Blythe will wrestle for third place Saturday.

112 - Cory Clark vs. Freddie Rodriguez (Michigan)
Another great round robin match.

Rodriguez used a whip-over for two points in the first period on his way to a 4-0 win.

Clark turned the tables in the second, as he used a front headlock roll for three points late in the period for a 3-0 win.

Clark scored an early takedown in the third to lead 1-0, but Rodriguez tied the score with a takedown with 22 seconds left in the match. Clark needed a score for the win, but couldn't finish a shot as the whistle blew.

Clark will wrestle for fifth place Saturday.

160 - Nick Moore vs. Michael Kelly
The match everyone from Iowa wanted to see ever since the brackets were released. The winner was off to the finals, while the loser would have to settle for a chance at third.

Moore opened the scoring in the first with a takedown with exposure with 45 seconds left, for a 2-0 lead. That would hold up as the final period score.

In the second, it was all Moore. He got in on a single leg and dumped Kelly to his back for three points and hit a quick gut wrench for two more and a huge 5-0 lead. Kelly couldn't penetrate the defense of Moore the rest of the way and Moore went on to the 5-0 win.

Moore will wrestle for first place Saturday.

Kelly will wrestle for third place Saturday.

215 - Kody Krumwiede vs. Scott Schiller (North Dakota)
Krumwiede would become the fourth Iowan to make the finals with a win.

In the first period, Krumwiede got behind Schiller as both were on their feet and threw him back to the mat for a takedown and 1-0 period win.

In the second period, Krumwiede scored a counter takedown off a Schiller shot for a 1-0 lead. A push out made it a 1-1 match, but Krumwiede locked up a single leg and dumped Schiller to his back for a big three points and 4-1 lead. Schiller scored a late takedown, but was called for unsportsmanlike conduct to give Krumwiede another point and a 5-2 win.

Krumwiede will wrestle for first place Saturday.

Iowa Junior Freestylers who didn't wrestle Friday night:
98 - Jay Fresh will wrestle for 7th place Saturday
105 - Colby Knight will wrestle for 7th place Saturday
119 - Eric DeVos will wrestle for 7th place Saturday
140 - Jake Ballweg will wrestle for 1st place Saturday