2016 Southern Scuffle

Top 11 Matches of Southern Scuffle

Top 11 Matches of Southern Scuffle

Every single round had matches that had the crowd on the edge of their seat. From upsets to clutch takedowns and dominating wins, you name it, the Southern Scuffle did not disappoint once again this year.

Jan 3, 2017 by Ryan Holmes
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Every single round had matches that had the crowd on the edge of its seat. From upsets to clutch takedowns and dominating wins, you name it, the Southern Scuffle did not disappoint once again this year. The best wrestlers in the country laid it all out on the line until 10 champs were crowned in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on Monday.

Check out our top 11 matches of the entire tournament. And for full results, brackets, team scores and archived matches, head to FloArena.

11. Joey Ward, UNC vs Dean Heil, OK State:

Every time these two meet it's a battle until the end, and this matchup in the 141-pound finals was no different. A scramble decided it all when Heil came out on top after Ward almost pinned himself.

10. Ben Darmstadt, FLWP vs Ben Haas, Lehigh

It was a full tutorial on how to be tough on top until Darmstadt sealed the round of 16 win with a reversal and turn late in the 197 match.

9. Kaid Brock, OK State vs Mitch McKee, Minnesota:

These two are definitely no strangers, and it showed as they put 17 points up on the board in the 133 semifinals.

8. Kyle Crutchmer, OK State vs Ethan Ramos, UNC:

After surviving an early headlock and trailing 6-0 in the 174 semifinals, Ramos fought back to get within striking distance of the win before Crutchmer sealed the deal.

7. Chandler Rogers, OK State vs Daniel Lewis, Missouri

Rogers put an exclamation point on a fantastic tournament by pinning No. 4 Daniel Lewis in the 165 finals.



6. Mark Hall, PSU vs Casey Kent, Penn:

Kent was the first of two All-Americans that Hall would take out on the weekend. Hall put on an amazing display as he defeated the third-ranked Kent in the 174 quarterfinals.

5. Gabe Townsell, Stanford vs Dylan Peters, UNI:

UPSET ALERT! Townsell was very impressive as he knocked off No. 3 Dylan Peters in the round of 16 at 125. (Note: Townsell has great mat returns...wow.)

4. Joey Ward, UNC vs Joey McKenna, Stanford:

Hold on, what was that?! It was a clutch six-point move by Ward to get the win in OT over No. 2 Joey McKenna in the 141 semifinals.



3. Gabe Townsell, Stanford vs Nathan Kraisser, Campbell:

Townsell was at it again, and this time he had to get it done late as he secured the buzzer-beating takedown for the win in the 125 quarterfinals.

2. J'den Cox, Missouri vs Brett Pfarr, Minnesota:

Pfarr was up for the battle, but Cox just has too many weapons in his arsenal. When it appeared they were heading to overtime, the Olympic bronze medalist hit a nice double to get the win in the 197 finals with little time left.



1. Mark Hall, PSU vs Ryan Preisch, Lehigh:

Always have a cement mixer in your back pocket. One thing we learned about Mark Hall in the 174 semifinals is that when he needs to go big to get it done, he can and he will.