from Chattanoogan.com

 Sunday, January 1, 2023
Day one is in the books for the Southern Scuffle, presented by Compound Sportswear. McKenzie Arena was treated with high drama and a fantastic performance from sophomore Brayden Palmer. Palmer marched to the semifinals with three wins. 

He opened with a dominating 8-0 major decision over Maryland’s Connor Quinn. The round of 16 matchup with McGwire Midkiff was a little more dramatic.

The 3-1 win was clinched in the first period with a takedown. Both wrestlers escaped from the down position in the second and third periods as Palmer thwarted every Bison attempt in the third.

The quarterfinals saw No. 16 Ramazan Attasauov of Iowa State in the crosshairs. He went up 4-2 before a late Palmer takedown sent it to the third knotted 4-all. Palmer escaped 19 seconds into the period for the 5-4 lead and then this happened with 0:06 left for the 7-4 decision. 

“It’s a big deal,” Coach Kyle Ruschell began. “Anytime we get somebody in the semifinals is good. Brayden is really hard to finish on. He’s really good and can do some special things.”

Logan Andrew made sure his 133 would not be lonely on Monday. He claimed a takedown with 10 seconds to go against Little Rock’s Apollo Gothard in the fourth round of consolations to advance to day two. He lost his round of 16 match in overtime before a strong 6-2 decision over Jake Andrews (CSU Bakersfield) in his first wrestle back.

”He’s figuring out how to be a heavyweight,” Ruschell added. “He who went from 97 took all year last year off.

He had about 10 matches at the weight class coming in, so he’s figuring out how to wrestle heavyweight.”

Palmer takes the mat for the semifinals against Minnesota’s Aaron Nagao which starts at 1 p.m., Monday, with the 125 class. Andrew is on the docket after the restart for the fifth round of consolations against Stanford’s Peter Ming opening the day at 11 a.m. Follow @LetsScuffle and @UTCWrestling on Twitter for updates.

MEDIA
Stream: FloWrestling | Live Stats: FloArena
 


SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Monday, January 2
10 a.m.: Doors Open for Spectators
11 a.m.: 5th Round of Consolations
1 p.m.: Championship Semifinals & Consolation Quarterfinals
3 p.m.: Consolation Semifinals
7 p.m.:  Championship Finals & Medal Matches



BEST MOCS FINISHES IN THE SCUFFLE
2nd: Nick Soto, 2012 (133)
3rd: Sean Boyle, 2015 (125); Bryce Carr, 2017 (184); Bryce Carr, 2018 (184); Brayden Palmer, 2022 (133)
4th: John Davis, 2005 (184); Nick Soto, 2014 (133); Jared Johnson, 2016 (285); Matthew Waddell, 2020 (184)
5th: Matt Keller, 2005 (133); Javier Maldonado, 2006 (125); Michael Keefe, 2006 (141); Scottie Boykin, 2018 (197); Alonzo Allen, 2019 (125); Tanner Smith, 2020 (149)
6th: Aaron Martin, 2006 (149); Dean Pavlou, 2012 (149); Jared Johnson, 2017 (285); Chris Debien, 2019 (141); Fabian Gutierrez, 2022 (125)
7th: Matt Keller, 2006 (133); Lloyd Rogers, 2006 (174); Josh Edmundson, 2006 (184); Niko Brown, 2012 (197); Dean Pavlou, 2013 (141), Nick Soto, 2015 (133)
8th: Javier Maldonado, 2005 (125); Shawn Cordell, 2006 (125); Brandon Wright, 2012 (165); Roman Boylen, 2018 (149)

Match-by-Match Mocs Results125: Logan Ashton#16 Stevo Poulin (N. Colorado), MD, L, 2-13Reid Nelson (Little Rock), Dec., L, 0-4
133: Brayden PalmerConner Quinn (Maryland), MD, W, 8-0McGwire Midkiff (N.D. St.), Dec., W, 3-1#16 Ramazan Attasauov (Iowa St.), Dec., W, 7-4141: Blake BoarmanCollin Gerardi (Va Tech), MD, L, 1-13Teague Travis (Oklahoma St.), Fall, L, 5:00 141: Dayne DalrympleDylan Chappell (Bucknell), MD, L, 0-8Kyren Butler (Virginia), Dec., L, 1-4141: Eli Knight#25 Darren Miller (Bucknell), TF, L, 3-18Andrew Bloemhof (Oklahoma St.), Fall, 1:27141: Franco Valdes#4 Allen Hart (Missouri), Fall, L, 4:31Jayden Gomez (Little Rock), Dec., L, 1-3149: Noah CastilloBlaine Brenner (Minnesota), Dec., L, 3-8Nate Pulliam (Missouri), Dec., W, 2-0Grant Lundy (Chattanooga), Med. For., L149: Grant Lundy#23 Quinn Kinner (Rider), Fall, L, 4:22Jaden Reynolds (Purdue), Dec., W, 6-3#30 Noah Castillo (Chattanooga), Med. For., WMarcos Polanco (Minnesota), Dec., L, 5-9149: Matthew WilliamsTheo Cha (Minnesota), Dec., L, 3-5#16 Jaden Abas (Stanford), TF, L, 3-18157: Lincoln HeckLuke Mechler (Oklahoma St.), Dec., W, 6-5Vinny Zerbian (N. Colorado), MD, L, 1-9Tim Stapleton (Minnesota), Dec., W, 6-4Andrew Huddleston (Iowa St.), Dec., L, 6-10157: Jackson HurstNathan Moore (N. Colorado), Dec., L, 2-3Jason Kraisser (Iowa St.), Dec., L, 5-7165: Kamdyn MunroBaylor Fernandes (N. Colorado), Dec., L, 2-6Chase Barlow (Bucknell), Dec., W, 8-4Gaetano Console (Duke), Fall, W, 0:58Dimitri Gamkrelidze (Binghamton), Dec., L, 3-9165: Thomas SellHunter Garvin (Stanford), Dec., L, 12-18William Ebert (Binghamton), Dec., L, 10-13174: Sergio DesianteAndrew Berryesa (N. Colorado), Dec., L, 3-8Brody Baumann (Purdue), MD, L, 5-16174: Bryce Keckley#21 Julien Broderson (Iowa St.), TF, L, 3-18Jordan Florence (Va Tech), MD, L, 3-13184: Ben BumgarnerGavin Stika (Oklahoma St.), Fall, L, 2:26Brook Byers (Stanford), MD, L, 4-14184: Landon Lewis#22 Sean Harman (Missouri), MD, L, 6-18Luke Chakonis (Duke), Fall, L, 4:48184: Matthew WaddellKyle Haas (Oklahoma St.), Dec., L, 4-9Jacob Hansen (CSUB), Dec., W, 9-3Sam Fisher (Va Tech), Dec., L, 1-3197: Jake Boyd#29 Michial Foy (Minnesota), Dec., L, 0-1Ty Lukens (Little Rock), Dec., W, 2-0Carson Floyd (App St.), Dec., L, 1-3 SV197: Logan WebsterBrayden Ray (Duke), Dec., L, 5-6Ty Lukens (Little Rock), Fall, L, 0:26285: Logan AndrewJuan Mora (N.D. St.), Dec., L, 1-3 SV-1Jake Andrews (CSUB), Dec., W, 6-2Apollo Gothard (Little Rock), W, 3-1NEXT 3 MATCHESJan. 6: at VMIJan. 13: West Virginia, 7 p.m.Jan. 21: Davidson, 7 p.m.