Maximus
11-13-2006, 04:40 PM
Article from Penn State wrestle-offs... another Illinois kid doing well. Rella was suppose to be the man. I think a lot of the East-coasters think very highly of Rella.
165: Sophomore Mark Friend (Libertyville, Ill.) got a hot start at 165 with a quick pin of Michael Lorenzo (Bellefonte, Pa.) in 2:07. True freshman Dave Rella (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio) gave early notice to his prowess by bolting out to an early 6-2 lead over Zach Snyder (Mt. Pleasant, Pa.) and rolling to an 11-4 win. In the winners bracket final, Friend opened up with a 2-1 lead over Rella after one period. Friend added another takedown in the second period and led 4-1 after two. Friend would go on to post an impressive 6-1 win to await the winner of consolations.
Friend went on to beat Rella again 7-1 in the finals...
165: Sophomore Mark Friend (Libertyville, Ill.) got a hot start at 165 with a quick pin of Michael Lorenzo (Bellefonte, Pa.) in 2:07. True freshman Dave Rella (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio) gave early notice to his prowess by bolting out to an early 6-2 lead over Zach Snyder (Mt. Pleasant, Pa.) and rolling to an 11-4 win. In the winners bracket final, Friend opened up with a 2-1 lead over Rella after one period. Friend added another takedown in the second period and led 4-1 after two. Friend would go on to post an impressive 6-1 win to await the winner of consolations.
Friend went on to beat Rella again 7-1 in the finals...