USA beats Ohio, 27-16 at Cliff Keen/Wrestling USA Dream Team Classic

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Chad Clark (Cliff Keen Athletic)
04/23/2007


The United States team won nine of 14 matches to defeat an all-star team from Ohio at the Cliff Keen/Wrestling USA Dream Team Classic on April 21.

The event was held at Austintown Fitch High School in Youngstown, Ohio.

This is the smallest margin of victory by a USA team in the 11-year Cliff Keen/ Wrestling USA Dream Team history.

While in Ohio, the USA team had an opportunity to visit the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio and had an outstanding time.

USA 27, Ohio 16
140- Luke Silver (USA - Bishop Lynch TX) won 8-2 over Matt Reedy (Ohio - Revenna) 
145- Kevin Hardy (Ohio - Solon) won 7-3 over Luke Ashmore (USA - Bishop Lynch TX) 
152- Thomas Straughn (Ohio - Perry) won 2-1 OT over Albert White (USA - Chicago St. Rita IL) 
160- Colt Sponseller (Ohio - W. Holmes) won 20-9 over Ryan Smith (USA - Crook County, OR) 
171- Kirk Smith (USA - Centennial ID) won 5-4 over Justin Kilgore (Ohio - Berea) 
189- Clayton Foster (USA - Kamiah ID) won 9-4 over Chris Honeycut (Ohio - St Edward) 
215- Jared Platt (USA - Blair Academy NJ) won 5-1 over Justin Powell (Ohio - Boardman) 
285- Dom Bradley (USA - Blue Spring, MO) won 10-6 over Brenden Barlowe (Ohio - West Central) 
103- Sam White (Ohio - Massillon Perry) won 12-6 over Joey Farnsworth (USA - Cary NC) 
112- Eric Olanowski (USA - Kellam, VA) won 1-0 over Bo Touris (Ohio - Lakota West) 
119- Zach Sanders (USA - Wabasha-Kellogg MN) won 5-2 over Cordell Longstreath (Ohio - Graham) 
125- Boris Novachkov (USA - Fremont CA) won 4-2 over Bryan Dean (Ohio - St. V) 
130- Kellen Russell (USA - Blair Academy NJ) won 3-0 over Darrin Boing (Ohio - Bedford St. Peter Chanel) 
135- Jeff Pelton (Ohio - Belleview) won 3-1 OT over Vincente Varela (USA - Rio Rancho, NM)