The 3,500 fans who attended last night's 30th anniversary of the Dapper Dan Wrestling Classic would have understood if Coleman Scott defaulted to his opponent in the 125-pound bout of the feature match between the Pennsylvania All-Stars and the United States All-Star Team, but the Waynesburg High School senior didn't want his career to end that way.

A shoulder injury with 21 seconds left in the first period put Scott in so much pain that it brought tears to his eyes. Waynesburg coach John Yates recommended that Scott default, but Scott returned to the mat and gave the crowd a performance that rivals any in Classic history.

Despite wrestling with only one arm, Scott turned a 7-5 lead into a 16-9 win and was named the Pennsylvania team's outstanding wrestler.

"I was very close to defaulting," said Scott, who was still in pain 15 minutes after his bout. "But I didn't want to end my career that way. I was in a lot of pain, but I knew I could beat him."

Scott, a three-time PIAA Class AAA champion, jumped out to a 7-2 lead, but his opponent, Jordan Crass, a three-time Wisconsin state champion, reversed Scott and put him on his back with a questionable move.

"It was definitely an illegal move," said Scott, who was in obvious pain throughout the bout. "You can't take the arm to the outside of the elbow. When I rolled through, that made it even worse. I never had that happen before."

Unfortunately, the Pennsylvania All-Stars didn't give the home crowd much more to cheer about. The United States All-Stars won seven of the first eight bouts and rolled to a 35-9 victory.

The Pennsylvania team had only two other winners: Connellsville's Jarrod King and Northampton's Josh Haines.

King, a two-time PIAA Class AAA champion, recorded a takedown with 14 seconds left to pull out a 3-1 victory against Steve Luke, a three-time Ohio champion from Perry, in the 160-pound bout.

"I expected a high-scoring match, but he didn't shoot very much," King said. "I really thought our team would do better. Losing a few close bouts early in the match didn't help."

Haines, a two-time PIAA Class AAA champion, recorded a 1-0 win in the 189-pound bout over Jed Wade, a four-time Alaska champion from Wasilla, but the victory came after the United States team had clinched the victory.

Scott and King were two of three WPIAL entries on the Pennsylvania team. The other was Kurt Brenner, a three-time PIAA Class AA champion from Freedom. Brenner lost, 8-6, in double overtime to Blake Maurer, a four-time Indiana champion from Evansville, in the 171-pound bout.

"I thought I had him pinned," said Brenner, referring to a five-point move in the first period in which Maurer was on his back. "His shoulders were flat, but the ref didn't call the pin."

Maurer and Wade were among five four-time champions on the United States team, and all but one was victorious.

Angel Cejudo, a four-time Arizona state champion from Phoenix, recorded a pin in the 135-pound bout against Upper Perkiomen's Darren Kern. Cejudo was named the United States team's outstanding wrestler.

Charlie Falck, a four-time Minnesota champion from Apple Valley, posted a 4-3 win against Joe Kemmerer, a one-time Pennsylvania champion from Crestwood, in the 119-pound bout.

Alex Tsirtis, a four-time Indiana champion from Griffth, recorded a 6-4 win against Isaiah Britton, a two-time Pennsylvania champion from Williamsport's Loyalsock High, at 140.

In the preliminary match, the WPIAL All-Star Team won six of the first seven weightclasses on its way to a 28-17 victory against the Texas All-Star Team.

Norwin's Scott Morgan and Shaler's Toby Seger gave the WPIAL team a 6-0 lead with two narrow decisions.

Morgan recorded an 8-6 win against Michael Villavicencio of Halton City, Texas, in the 112-pound bout. Seger registered a 7-6 win against Jerry Elliott of Borges, Texas at 119.

Houston's Trey Blakely gave the Texas All-Stars their first victory with a 12-4 major decision against Chartiers-Houston's Lee Beatty at 125.

Jeannette's Larry Hall (130), Waynesburg's Mark Throckmorton (135), and Trinity's Mark Powell (140) won via decision to give the WPIAL team a commanding 15-4 lead.

Central Catholic's Andrew Sherry followed with a 17-3 major decision against Amarillo's Devin Velasquez at 145 and was named the WPIAL team's outstanding wrestler.

Arlington's Will Rowe, a 14-6 winner against Moon's Jared Mowl, was named the Texas' outstanding wrestler.