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  1. Hope this works...if I remember right the camera missed some of the best action, but still worth a watch Samuels vs Clark
  2. @trackgopher - Thank you for responding. I was hoping that you would see this and give the definitive answer. I think that is great news about the first round! Can you confirm that both the advancement (2 points) and activity points will count for the first round? Also, could you confirm that the placement points remain the same at 16/12/9/7/5/3/2/1 ?? It would be nice on trackwrestling if there was a feature for non-admins to see the scoring setup prior to the beginning of the contest - maybe you can put a word in the ear of their devlopers.
  3. Here's the really crazy thing though... this seems to be in explicit contradiction to the information in the IHSAA Wrestling Winter Bulletin (https://ihsaa.org/Portals/0/ihsaa/documents/quick resources/Winter Bulletin.pdf) From page 77 of 84, section VII: Who knows? Maybe this year they will begin scoring of advancement points in the first round. Does anyone have a connection to whoever is running the TrackWrestling for the state tournament? They should know how the scoring will be setup
  4. Congratulations junior wrestlers/students! I believe it would be a great gesture for the IHSAA to provide all-session tickets for the State Finals at the will-call for any of the athletes making the junior or senior list
  5. Can we please get a 1 million times simulation of General HeavyHandz vs FCFighter?!? Amiright?
  6. Can we get a spare open mat at "The Chet" to make this happen? Coinciding with the 2020 Olympics, maybe we can turn this into a pentathalon type of event. Wrestling would be one competition. Other possibilities Competitive eating (shaved ice/ tacos) Slamathon - insult battle, performed in an Eminem style rap or perhaps to some smooth jazz Name-dropping battle, each reads off one name at a time until their list runs out or the name is not recognized by anyone present Any other ideas?
  7. **ASSUMING** that they score the tournament the same as last year (no advancement or bonus points for Friday night) the team race should be very close although I have it as a 3-horse race between Mater Dei, Cathedral and Crown Point. I think between those 3 it's anyone's tourney - bonus points, key matchups and some unexpected scorers could tilt the victory one way or another. Here is how the scoring works (again, using last year's formula). Wrestlers score for Advancement points and Placement points. Those are predetermined: Additionally, wrestlers can add team points versus Activity scoring: Obviously it makes a HUGE difference whether the wrestler can make it to the finals versus the 3rd/4th place match, and so on. Here are my predictions: 1. Evansville Mater Dei - 9 wrestlers with several chances to make the finals. Some huge landmines though that could really effect the outcome! 2. Indianapolis Cathedral - Some good early matchups means that they have a good chance to have a large number of wrestlers making it deep 3. Crown Point - With Mendez leading the way, the Bulldogs have some hammers that could make a deep run. They have some huge matchups with Mater Dei Evansville Mater Dei Nine wrestlers starting out Friday night for EMD. Close matchups for Egli, Baumann, Sollars and Parkinson - if they get all 9 through, look out! 113 Cole Ross likely to face Logan Frazier in his 2nd match. If we wins that, a tough one against the Schoeff/Anthony winner. I have Ross making the finals 120 Alec Freeman has a brutal route - Head to Head with Crown Point's Riley Bettich in the 2nd round, then has to beat Cathedral's Seltzer if he wants to reach the finals 126 Ashton Hayhurst - Has undefeated Dylan Stroud in the opening round. Can he get by him? If so, then battle-tested David Pierson in the 2nd round and Rioux in the 3rd. That's a lot to ask of a sophomore 132 Kane Egli - He's got a tough road, but guys like this senior can decide the team title. He faces Slivka from Roncalli in the 1st match. If he gets to Saturday he will likely have Ian Heath before hitting Mendez. Making the final 4 would be big 138 Blake Boarman is the big dog in a difficult half-bracket. For his 3rd match will probably face either Logan Wagner or Floyd Central's Conway 145 Brody Baumann has winnable first 2 matches but they won't be easy. Jajuan Anderson from Warren Central will push the pace - and then AJ Poindexter will stand in the way of a top 4 finish 160 Eli Dickens - Based on this year's results he is the favorite - but the final 4 at 160 will be extremely entertaining and could go any combination. He would have a match versus Cathedral's Eliot Rodgers in his 3rd match to reach the finals. That's a HUGE swing match for team points 170 Gabe Sollars - Someone like Sollars could make a huge difference. His first match is against Chesterton junior Gavin Layman. Then he would face a likely head-to-head matchup against Cathedral's Tyler Wagner 182 Macartney Parkinson - has the toughest quarter bracket in the tournament. Opens up against #1 Joseph Walker then has Mason Winner in the 2nd round. It's feast or famine for Mater Dei here Indianapolis Cathedral Cathedral enters 8 wrestlers to the field Friday night. All of them have a shot to make it to Saturday, with some high scoring potential 106 Evan Dickey comes in as a 4th place finisher, but he does avoid the loaded other half-bracket. His Friday night match is against Isaac Ruble - if he can get by that, then his points will really be a help 120 Zeke Seltzer is the prohibitive favorite but it isn't a cake walk. He may see Bettich or Freeman in the 3rd round. Still, it's likely big points here 138 Logan Bailey is a big swing in points, I think. He has potential to reach the finals, but he has a match against Drake Campbell in the 2nd round that could be a scare 160 Elliot Rodgers has a good path until that final 4 where he faces Dickens who has beat him this season. Will experience win over latest results? 170 Tyler Wagner may face EMD's Gabe Sollars in his 2nd match - that's a big showdown. Wagner could make a run to the finals 182 Johnny Parker - Unfortunately for Parker, he drew in to the death quarter bracket of Mason Winner then Parkinson/Walker. Tough to see him winning the first round, let alone getting to the final 4 195 Jacob Huffman - he is an interesting one. His first match is against Friedt, who is ranked higher but also lost to his Cathedral teammate Parker this season. I don't have Huffman making it to Saturday, but he could surprise and get into that 5th-8th range. In that case, bonus points would be key 285 Holden Parsons - the senior Yorktown transfer has wrestled well this season and the 285 weight class is always unpredictable. I have him winning 2 matches before facing Dancy from Portage. Parsons is very experienced and opposite the Key/Irick combo. If he can slow down the match and wrestle strategically against Dancy, he could be under the lights with some HUGE points Crown Point Crown Point brings 8 wrestlers to the first round. I think their first round looks great, which means they will get 6 or possibly 7 into the scoring rounds. They are very young, but still could surprise some of the older wrestlers and make deep runs to make this a close race 106 Sammy Goin has only lost once all season. I would love his chances - but he got a tough, tough draw. He has Chundi in the 2nd round. That match may be a tossup. Can Goin get past Chundi and make it into the final 4 and possibly win it all? Since there are so many young wrestlers here and the action is lightning-quick, 106 can be very unpredictable and the matches can turn quickly 113 Logan Frazier is another freshman. He has a stiff task, facing the experienced Cole Ross from EMD in the 2nd round. I would give the edge to Ross, but I am not counting out these young bulldogs either 120 Riley Bettich has a ton of talent and the chance to take out a couple of head to head competitors. He should have Alec Freeman in the 2nd round, then Zeke Seltzer in the 3rd 126 Stephen Roberson - we all know the 126 weight class is bonkers this year. There are no easy paths to the finals and Roberson will have to face Kysen Montgomery in the 2nd round, then the winner of Dalton/Lowery showdown in the 3rd round if he wants to see the finals. Possiblity of huge points, or very few points here. 132 Jesse Mendez - He'll have the target on his back this year. Hard to see anyone stopping him from winning it all and getting the 20 team points. So the question may be how many bonus points can he rack up to help out the team? 138 Nick Tattini - Don't have Tattini getting to Saturday. If he can manage to get there, that's a huge boost for CP 145 Orlando Cruz - he also faces a murderer's row of wrestlers but he is capable of getting some points. He has Feichter in the 1st round, then likely Avon's Jaden Reynolds in the 2nd round before seeing undefeated Alec Viduya in the semis. Any points here would be a big win 160 Noah Hollendonner is the #1 seed. He should win his first, but then will have to try to break up the favored final 4 at this weight. He will see the winner of Noehre/Asbury. Look for Noah to be shooting for 5th-8th range and getting bonus points where he can Honorable Mentions Brownsburg - Some great wrestlers with some brutal matchups. Logan Miller at 106 should reach the semis. Kysen Montgomery will have Roberson in 2nd round. DRake Campbell has only lost once this season - can he knock off Logan Bailey in the 2nd round? Peyton Asbury got a Friday night death draw versus Noehre, but he will not make it an easy out. 285 Dorian Keys is the returning champion - can he repeat against Irick in a likely rematch with Irick in the semifinals and bring home another title? Chesterton - Look for Ellis and Bates to score big points here. Torres is great but has Rioux in the 2nd round. Kaiser would have to beat Boarman in the 2nd round. Tough roads to reach those big-point finals Perry Meridian - Only 3 wrestlers, but all of them have a legit shot to get to the finals. Cottey (113), Koontz (132) and Warren (182) can rack up mega points, but they are just hurt by lack of sheer numbers Roncalli - Similar to Perry. The Lowery brothers only have 2 losses between them on the season. Both could make a nice run to the finals. Viduya is on fire and he could be the 3rd Roncalli wrestler to reach the finals. Slivka is talented but has a really tough first round matchup with Kane Egli. If the other 3 can get to the finals and Slivka reaches the final 4 then we may see Roncalli creeping up the board Warren Central - 5 wrestlers here. Brice Coleman is undefeated and favored - he should score lots of points. David Pierson at 126 would be challenged at every step, but he has the potential and experience to make a deep run. Jajuan Anderson, Damon McClain and Dennis Hubbard could score some points, but not enough As always these are only my opinions. Good luck to all teams and wrestlers this weekend - hope that everyone wrestles their best match(es) ever and stays injury-free, in victory or defeat.
  8. Can you wear a scarf with a singlet? Do they make a Rolling Stones singlet (if not, they should)? Are rear-naked chokes allowed in ISWA? Can we get a signature line bet here?!
  9. This information is fantastic - thank you Y2!
  10. Have any coaches heard from or confirmed with Mr Faulkens whether or not Friday night matches will count towards team scores? In the Winter Bulletin it says " Team scoring at the Semi‐State and State Meet will begin during the opening round with advancement points." However, last year there were *no* points scored for any Friday night matches. Would like to get this clearly established before Friday night's matches are under way
  11. Really disappointed to see Noehre and Rodgers land on the same side of the bracket. One of them will come into state as a 3rd place finisher - and will be a tough draw for the other #1's to have in their quarter bracket
  12. Wrestling shouldn't be about dodging the competition
  13. Then again, many times in all sports when the "pressure" is taken off by being an overwhelming underdog, the underdog plays loose, takes risks and generally does better the next time around. I look for Red to go for his offense more in the next matchup and then he becomes a much more dangerous opponent
  14. I like the creativity of the idea and the outline of how to do it. Honestly, I just don't see the benefit of it. A team's lineup is different each year, so facing off against different regional opponents would have negligible effects year to year. But, I support you thinking outside the box - keep throwing ideas out there to improve our sport!!
  15. Ok Boomer (sorry, just had to get that out)
  16. Congratulations! Will the 2 winners @ 195 wrestle each other?
  17. So in theory, the #2 seed could be undefeated including have beaten the #1 seed. But because the #1 seed has won more matches against the other sectional teams, they get the better seed? As an earlier comment stated, every year there seems to be a different interpretation. Maybe a few examples could be added to the bylaws to clear up any ambiguity.
  18. Pigtails should happen for the lowest seeded, or non-seeded wrestlers. There is no reason to randomly draw a 1st round one and done vs a high seed. Just use common sense
  19. Nick looked dominant. Chad didn’t get to his offense - hope next time he gets in some shots and it’s a closer match
  20. LOL - many on here graduated before you were born young'un !!
  21. Isn't it Coach Brobst not Brobs? Seems like he is a regular contributor on here?
  22. Yes coach, but if I'm not mistaken Alexandria's baseball team made it to state this year. I don't know how their football team did. The very contradiction of a small school is that if you want to have good players, then in today's day and age unless they are some freak athlete they have to put in work beyond "in-season". So by asking these kids to come out for wrestling, you may just bring the baseball or football squad down to "average". In my opinion, the benefit of a small school is that a student athlete has the opportunity to play and be a starter at multiple sports for their school. The student can choose to specialize or do dual training of some sort to excel in a sport - but then I believe those individuals are probably already doing just that.
  23. REGARDLESS of school size, if a wrestler wants to compete at a very high level and go on to college wrestling, then they will likely need to do offseason training to hone their skillset. In a small school environment, you will be killing the other sports by hoping a good athlete will invest this extra time in a SINGLE sport.. wrestling. If your goal is to raise the skill level of the AVERAGE wrestler in the state, then money would be better spent on low-cost, high-quality, high-availability training facilities where small school students interested in wrestling can find better opponents to practice with, and also get consistent quality coaching I also would contend that the very quantity of "potential wrestlers" at small schools is not very high. Although having a classed tournament would increase the number of state place winners, I do not believe that it would increase ability increase participation significantly - note that some VERY large schools have extremely low participation numbers greatly change the number of athletes from Indiana that college wrestling teams are interested in. In fact, to the contrary, it could possibly backfire and decrease visibility to some high-level small school wrestlers
  24. Some questions for the class wrestling supporters, and a proposal: If you have 3 classes, do the smaller school teams only participate in duals/tournaments versus other small school teams during season? If you plan to have small schools wrestle against large schools during in-season tournaments, then why wouldn't it make sense to do it post-season? The individual wrestlers are at the same advantage/disadvantage. If you plan to only have the small schools participate versus other small schools, then travel budget will increase as the number of schools in a given class will be less and schools will have to travel farther for class-level competition So following this reasoning, and assuming that class wrestling supporters are likely to believe that only the post-season should be classed - my proposal would be: Keep the single-class IHSAA tournament Small schools opt out of two in-season tournaments (4 participation points) After the Regional round of IHSAA championships, hold a regional tournament for those small school wrestlers that were eliminated in Sectional or Regional After the IHSAA state championship, hold a Small School State Championship and seed the small school wrestlers that made it to state/semistate along with the top wrestlers from the Small School Regional tournament. Determine class champions so more wrestlers can gain notoriety. Possibly only allow wrestlers that did not place at IHSAA State to participate (even more people awarded)
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