Posts by Jeff Upson
POWERade Finals Preview Podcast with Big Mac Gerrit Nijenhuis
PAP46: PA Power Wrestling’s Jeff Upson @PAPowerWrestle and Eric Knopsynder @KnopsKnotes bring you a preview of the 2018 POWERade Finals from Canon-McMillan High School on Saturday. They preview each of the finals matches and make predictions on winners. Joining them are Canon-McMillan junior Gerrit Nijenhuis who talks about his finals match-up with State Champion Carter Starocci (Cathedral Prep). Subscribe to…
Read MoreNot So Sleepy: Five Takeaways from the POWERade Quarterfinals
#1 Alejandro Herrera (Seneca Valley) majors #4 Finn Solomon (Franklin Regional) at 113 pounds (10-1) AHR looked like the State Champ who tore through the Ironman into the finals. He didn’t fall for any of Finn Solomon’s tricks as he collected the first takedown and never looked back rolling up the back-points. #5…
Read MoreTop Seeds and Ranked Wrestlers Fall in Turbulent POWERade Quarterfinals
Quarter-Final Results 106 lbs. 106 #1 Gary Steen (Reynolds) MD #6 Kai Burkett (Chestnut Ridge), 9-0 106 #2 Carter Dibert (Franklin Regional) MD #5 Aiden Lewis (Cedar Cliff), 13-2 106 #3 Kyle Hauserman (Council Rock North) DEC #3 Matt Vulakh (Pope John Paul II), 4-0 106 #1 Dylan Chappell (Seneca Valley) DEC Pacey…
Read MoreYou Really Can’t Miss These 13 POWERade Quarterfinals
Can’t Miss Quarterfinals 106 lbs. 106 #5 Aiden Lewis (Cedar Cliff) vs. #2 Carter Dibert (Franklin Regional) 106 #3 Matt Vulakh (Pope John Paul II) vs. #3 Kyle Hauserman (Council Rock North) #2 Carter Dibert defeated #5 Aiden Lewis at the PA State Tournament in March by major decision (9-1). We could see the…
Read MoreWild Round of 16 From POWERade Sets-up Stellar Friday Night Quarterfinals
Without a doubt my favorite round of my favorite tournament – the POWERade Quarterfinals. They are set for Friday evening at Canon-McMillan High School and will feature some of Pennsylvania’s top names going head-to-head. Check out the Round of 16 results and Quarterfinal match-ups below! Round of 16 Results 106 lbs. 106 #1…
Read MoreRidiculous Round of 16 POWERade Match-ups You Can’t Miss
There will be some hammer match-ups in the POWERade Round of 16 on Friday. State Medalists will clash as well as top ten ranked wrestlers meeting in the round. Check out the can’t miss matches below! You can follow all the action from Canonsburg on the FloArena. 106 lbs. #3 Matt Vulakh (Pope John…
Read MoreStay Woke! Freshmen Sleepers Who Will Break POWERade Brackets
Finn Solomon (Franklin Regional) 113 pounds Season Record (11-1) State Ranking: 4th Top Incoming Freshmen Ranking 23rd Eastern Area Champion King of The Mountain Third The younger brother of Gus Solomon (probably the best wrestler in the State to never qualify for States due to injuries), Finn is a hard-nosed wrestler who can punish…
Read MoreEvery Single State and Nationally Ranked Wrestler Competing in The POWERade
You want some fireworks? Check out all the State and Nationally Ranked wrestlers competing in the 2019 POWERade. National Rankings are based on Flo’s National High School Rankings current as of 12/24. 106 lbs. Nationally Ranked #8 Gary Steen (Reynolds) #20 Dylan Chappell (Seneca Valley) State Ranked #1 Gary Steen (Reynolds) …
Read MoreComplete Pennsylvania Holiday Tournament Viewers Guide
Overwhelmed with all of the Holiday Wrestling Tournaments taking place over the next three days? So are we! Check out all of the Pennsylvania Tournaments that will take place in the closing moments of 2018 below! Southmoreland Holiday Classic Thursday December 27th and Friday December 28th Brackets & Results on the FloArena Albert Gallatin…
Read MoreWarUp on The WPIAL’s POWERade Preview with State Champ Guest Ryan Sullivan
PAW19: It’s the Holiday Season and that means a ton of quality wrestling happening in The Keystone State. PA Power Wrestling’s Greg Warnock @GWarnock24 and Jeff Upson @PAPowerWrestle preview one of the biggest Tournaments of the year: POWERade. The pair recaps the WPIAL Showcase Quad Meet and also Waynesburg’s performance at The Beast of The East. Each weight at…
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