The match starts and Sutton-Kerns scores a quick take-down. Strawn fights back and soon regains the led. Points start to accumulate but Sutton-Kerns won't go away. He keeps coming through at the right time to keep the match close. Strawn maintains a 1 to 2 point led most of the way through the match. Both guys are just hitting beautiful moves. People are standing mid aisle watching. Grandma's who have come only to watch their grandson's receive a medal are on their feet. Mid way through the third Strawn is warned for passivity. With just seconds to go in the 3rd and Strawn leading by 2 Kerns lunges for a headlock. There is a scramble and Sutton-Kerns comes out on top. But had time run out? Had Strawn countered well enough for it not to be a take down? Was anyone watching the clock? The ref's confer and give Kerns 2 to tie it. Overtime. They circle. They tie up. Strawn is trying to force the action. He is moving forward and trying to engage Sutton-Kerns. Sutton-Kerms (perhaps aware that he scored first and would get down in overtime, perhaps waiting for the right time to attack, perhaps just trying to figure out his best options) is cautious. Strawn pushes again and Kern allows himself to be pushed off the mat (or was Kerns backing up and Strawn following?) BOOM!!! The ref calls fleeing the mat and gives Strawn 1 pt for the win. Then in probably the classiest move all season - Kerns shakes hands, shakes the refs hands, hugs his opponent, and walks off the mat. He forgot to remove his leg band so at the corner he comes back to center takes off the band and walks to the middle of the mat and gently lays it down.

This match and Sutton-Kerns composure when it was done should do more for hooking him up with a college program than anything he had done before. College coaches -- don't let this guy slip by you.

And Strawn - what a great guy - no show boating -simply returns the congratulations and hugs and walks off the mat.