U.S. ALL-STARS 28, PENNSYLVANIA 12

112-- B.J. Futrell, Mt. Carmel, Ill. dec. Mark Rappo, Council Rock South, 7-0.

119-- Thomas Williams, South Hills, Calif. dec. Kegan Handlovic, Easton, 2-1 rideout.

125-- Brian Owen, University, Wash. dec. Derek Reber, Lewisburg, 7-2.

130-- Jordan Oliver, Easton dec. Tyler Graff, Loveland, Colo., 3-1 OT.

135-- Mark Weber, Goodrich, Mich. dec. Colin Johnston, Canon-McMillan, 5-3.

140-- Jason Chamberlain, Springville, Utah dec. Walter Peppelman, Central Dauphin, 11-4.

145-- Brock Parker, Canton dec. Tony Jameson, Austintown Fitch, Ohio, 3-2.

152-- Alex Meade, Caesar Rodney, Del. dec. Mallie Shuster, Big Spring, 12-8.

160-- Jason Welch, Las Lomas, Calif. dec. Jonathan Brothers, Redbank Valley, 22-11.

171-- Quentin Wright, Bald Eagle Area dec. Chris Spangler, Neuqua Valley, Ill., 9-4.

189-- Romero Cotton, Hutchison, Kansas dec. Joe Kennedy, Delaware Valley, 6-3.

215 -- Jordan Enck, Manheim Central dec. Tyrell Fortune, Lakeridge, Oregon, 6-3.

285-- Eric Thompson, Waverly-Shell Rock, Iowa dec. Ziad Haddad, Bethlehem Catholic, 6-2.

Oliver edges four-time state champ DAPPER DAN CLASSIC. Easton's three-timer beats Colorado's best; Handlovic, Haddad both lose. Sunday, March 16, 2008 By KEN WUNDEREY Special to The Express-Times PITTSBURGH | The Dapper Dan Wrestling Classic selection committee saved the best for last. And Jordan Oliver didn't disappoint the capacity crowd who attended the 34th annual event Saturday night at the University of Pittsburgh's Fitzgerald Field House. Oliver (175-5), a three-time PIAA Class AAA champion from Easton who is ranked No. 1 in the country at 130 pounds, faced Tyler Graff, a four-time Colorado champion from Loveland High School who is ranked No. 2. The committee saved Oliver's bout with Graff until the end of the event. "It was pretty awesome," said Oliver, after recording a 3-1 overtime victory over Graff. "I've watched tapes of (the Classic) over the years and always wished I could compete in it. It was an incredible experience." The two traded escapes in the second and third periods, but neither scored a takedown until the overtime. Oliver scored the winning two-pointer with 28 seconds left in the overtime on a single-leg takedown. "I just had to keep pushing him," said Oliver, when asked of his thoughts leading into overtime. "I knew if I stayed focused and patient that I would get the shot I needed to win." However, Oliver was one of only four members of the Pennsylvania All-Star Team who posted a victory, as the United States All-Stars claimed their seventh consecutive victory with a convincing 28-12 decision. "This is a first-class event that features the best wrestlers in the country," Easton coach Steve Powell said. "It's a great honor to have even one kid chosen, and an even bigger honor to have two." Oliver was joined by teammate Kegan Handlovic, who was also taken to overtime in his bout at 119 pounds. Handlovic (125-29), a two-time PIAA Class AAA champion, dropped a 2-1 decision to Thomas Williams (179-17), a California state champion from South Hills High School. "It's an honor to be here and wrestle in The Rose Bowl of scholastic wrestling," Handlovic said. "It's one of those events that everybody looks forward to their whole life." Like in Oliver's match, Handlovic and Williams traded escapes in regulation. The bout eventually went to the tiebreaker, and Williams escaped, then rode out Handlovic. "I have an 83-4 record over the last two years and two of my losses were to Williams," Handlovic said. "We met in the finals of the Reno Tournament twice and he beat me both times." But it's not the first time Easton has had more than one wrestler entered in The Classic. "We actually had three kids here in 1997," Powell said. "Chris Kelly, Jamarr Billman and Bryan Snyder were on the Pennsylvania team that year." Bethlehem Catholic's Ziad Haddad was also a member of the Pennsylvania All-Star Team. Haddad, a two-time PIAA Class AA finalist and one-time champion, dropped a 6-2 decision to Eric Thompson, a two-time Iowa champion from Waverly-Shell Rock, in the 285-pound bout. "It's a great honor to be here," Haddad said. "I want to thank God for blessing me with the opportunity to wrestle as such a prestigious event. He was a tough kid. We battled and he was the better wrestler today. To be here is something special. To win would have made it even more special." Graff was one of five four-time state champions in the United States lineup. The others were: Mark Weber, Romero Cotton, Jason Chamberlain and Tony Jameson. Weber (224-7), a four-time Michigan champion from Goodrich, posted a 5-3 win over Canon-McMillan's Colin Johnston (163-10), a three-time PIAA Class AAA placewinner and two-time finalist, at 135 pounds. Cotton (137-11), a four-time Kansas champion from Hutchinson High, recorded a 6-3 win against Joe Kennedy (152-24), a PIAA Class AAA champion from Delaware Valley who committed to Lehigh, at 189 pounds. Chamberlain (191-2), a four-time Utah champion from Springville, posted an 11-4 win against Central Dauphin's Walter Peppelman (172-13), a three-time PIAA Class AAA finalist and one-time champion, at 140. Jameson (168-5), a four-time Ohio champion from Austintown Fitch, was defeated 3-2 in the 145-pound bout by Canton's Brock Parker (146-14), a PIAA Class AA champion.