HighCrotchNinja Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 With a first round upset over Molloy, a great second match against Rhodes, giving RED a run for his money (until RED does what RED can do) and falling short to Black. Great run for the 31-13 sophmore in my opinion. throw45, Bulldog89, quinnsDAD and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackshirtD Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Chris Rumph is going to be scary good by the time he is a senior. The kid has only wrestled for 2 years. Once he learns how to wrestle the sky is the limit. He was battling with Red but he put his head down for 1 second...just like Lee..and got cradled and put away. You see those losses and don't realize he was losing to Hatch and Crary very close matches with less that 30 career matches. Then 4 losses to Black , which other than kinda pinning himself defending a takedown against Molloy while winning would have been undefeated going into his match with Lee which he hung in there with for the most part. I don't know if Rumph can stay under 145( and Lee just looks like he will be bigger by then) , but next year I wouldn't be shocked if at 138 you see Rumph and Black all the way through the tournament against one another then under the lights in Indy. throw45 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingo Brigade Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Very impressed by Rumph. I think Karl hungus was key to his success with his 'Rumph' dog barks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIACfan Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 I was impressed. You need look no further than his win over Molloy. Rumph was basically in control the entire match & Molloy is the real deal. And you're saying he didn't wrestle prior to HS? Wow! grapplegirl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ontherise219 Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/sports/ct-ptb-wrestling-state-st-0219-20160218-story.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backtothemat Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 (edited) His calm demeanor is impressive! Edited February 22, 2016 by backtothemat grapplegirl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maligned Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 From a 7-4 record and unseeded at the Al Smith to being tied halfway through a state semi-finals match against Chad Red. Not bad progress for his year. He just kept getting better at the end of the season too. Squeaks it out against Tolin at the DAC to avenge an earlier loss. Beats Crary (who he'd lost to before) by 11 at regional and narrows the gap against Black from 11 to 6. Techs the very tough Mishawaka kid at semi-state, controls Tolin this time, and narrows the gap with Black further to 4. Shows up at state to dominate Molloy and mostly control a very tough Rhodes before standing toe to toe with Red. He somehow just kept topping himself. With this sort of upward trajectory, the sky is definitely the limit. grapplegirl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrydjr Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Not to take anything away from him, but the story states: "I was going to try and play basketball (in high school), but I realized I was too short for it and probably wouldn't get too far," he said. "I got the chance to join the wrestling team in middle school, and ever since then, I've been a wrestler." Although it doesn't say what year of middle school. Once again, he was fun to watch, and the sky is the limit for him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maligned Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Not to take anything away from him, but the story states: "I was going to try and play basketball (in high school), but I realized I was too short for it and probably wouldn't get too far," he said. "I got the chance to join the wrestling team in middle school, and ever since then, I've been a wrestler." Although it doesn't say what year of middle school. Once again, he was fun to watch, and the sky is the limit for him! It said he's in his third season of wrestling. Considering when most middle schools start their season, he's most likely only a few weeks past two calendar years of experience (although I also thought the "2 years" meant he was in his second season). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapplegirl Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 (edited) After watching this young man all season, I guarantee that this was not just a hot tournament run. It was merely the state's introduction to an impressive wrestling career. As the article posted above discusses, Coaches Keith and Vega (and all the Portage staff) are just beginning to scratch the surface of Rumph's talent. I look forward to being thoroughly impressed by this young man's development over the next few years as his experience and wrestling knowledge increase. The best part about it is that he is an even better person than he is a wrestler. Shout out to all the Portage wrestlers and coaches...the next few years should be fun! Can't forget to mention Kasper's impressive showing this post-season too. And thank you to Bam, Gaige and the other seniors for setting a tremendous example for the future of Portage Wrestling. Very proud to be a long time Portage Wrestling fan! Edited February 22, 2016 by grapplegirl GAT36 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayruss Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Star in the making Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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