Jump to content

  • Articles

    Manage articles
    Show all categories
    Y2CJ41
    Date
    September 7, 2025

    Registration
    Registration will open July 24th
     
    Brackets and Streaming
    Coming Soon

    Stud List
    Coming soon
     
    Location:
    Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
    4000 Parnell Ave
    Fort Wayne, IN 46805
     
    Event Schedule (Tentative)
    Saturday September 6th  Weigh-ins
    VIP Weigh-ins 2-3pm
    Normal Weigh-ins 5-7pm Sunday September 7th  Wrestling Session 1 
    9:00 am pm EST
    Weights: 109, 123, 141, 147, 168, 193, 288 Wrestling Session 2
    2:00 pm EST
    Weights: 116, 129, 135, 153, 160, 178, 218  
    Weigh-In Information
    Saturday September 6th 
    VIP Weigh-ins 2-3pm
    Normal Weigh-ins 5-7pm No Satellite Weigh-ins Weigh-ins will be in a singlet or NFHS approved two-piece uniform No weight change fee Weigh-ins are WHOLE pounds, tenths will count! For example if you weigh 153.3 you will NOT wrestle the 153lbs weight class!  Weight changes will be done at weigh-ins  
    VIP Weigh-In Information
    Saturday September 6th 
    VIP Weigh-ins 2-3pm $20 cash only paid at the door No limit to number of VIP weigh-in athletes  
    Entry Fee
    $40 Registration by September 3th at 10:00pm EST or 900 paid entries, whichever comes first. No membership card is required to wrestle You must pay online by credit card ONLY! There will be no refunds of paid entries and not substitutions allowed. Online registration ONLY will be accepted this year. Registration will be cut off at the first 900 paid entries or September 3th at 10pm ET whichever comes first. Please note we have sold out the past five years. The Tournament Committee will retain the right to add up to an additional 25 wrestlers, at their discretion, via a petition process, after the entry cutoff. Information about the petition process will be posted within a day after registration closes. Once we reach the entry limit registration will be shut down. After that point the ONLY way to enter is through a petition.  
    Memorial Coliseum Procedures
    No charge for parking on Saturday for weigh-ins. Please tell the attendant you are there for wrestling weigh-ins Coolers will be allowed in the athlete lunch area only. Athletes can bring coolers in through the Athlete Entrance ONLY!  
    Tournament Gear and Apparel

    3X Gear is the official gear distributor for the IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open. They will be on hand with a full selection of tournament apparel and other wrestling apparel and supplies.
     
    Spectators and Coaches
    $20 per person can be purchased at the door Sunday morning or before session 2
    There are no separate coaching passes
     
    Age Groups
    Students currently enrolled in 7th-12th grades will be wrestling in one division.

    Awards
    Top 4 will receive medals and the top 4 will qualify for Super 32 early entry
     
    Contact
    info@Indianamat.com
     
    Wrestling Information
    -Wrestling will take place on Sunday September 8th, 2024
    -Weight Classes: 109, 116, 123, 129, 135, 141, 147, 153, 160, 168, 178, 193, 218, 288
    -Wrestlers in 7th-12th grade may participate
    -Double elimination wrestle-backs to 4th place
    -Period lengths Championship 2:00-1:30-1:30 Consolation 2:00-1:00-1:00 
    -Overtime will be 1 minute sudden victory neutral and 30 second ride-out
    -We will seed all wrestlers with specific criteria so please include your state or national credentials when registering 
    -2025/2026 NFHS rules will be utilized, except the overtime modification
    -Wrestling will be on full mats
    -Singlet or approved NFHS uniform is required
    -Headgear is not required, but recommended
    -Mouthpieces are required if you have braces
    -NFHS hair rules will apply
     
    Seeding Information
    MatScouts Willie Saylor will seed up to 16 in each weight class. All others with criteria below will be separated beyond the seeded wrestlers.
     
    Each wrestler that qualifies will be given a "Separation Criteria" from the list below. The criteria are ranked in order.
    1. Nationally ranked in FloWrestling or MatScouts rankings
    2. State Champion/IHPO Champion
    3. State 2-3/IHPO 2-4
    4. State 4-5
    5. State 6-8
    6. State Qualifier/IHPO Top 6 or 8
    7. Other Credentialed athletes that deserve separation
     
    With these groups we will determine seeds.  Here is an example
    If we have 2 wrestlers with #1 criteria, 4 with #2, 2 with #3, 2 with #4 and 5 with #5 this is how it will work.
     
    The top two seeds will be the two wrestlers with #1 criteria in a random order
    Seeds 3-6 will be the wrestlers with #2 criteria in a random order
    Seeds 7-8 wrestlers with #3 criteria in a random order
    Seeds 9-10 wrestlers with #4 criteria in a random order
    Seeds 11-14 wrestlers with #5 criteria in a random order
    The seeds will be determined randomly by TrackWrestling. 
     
    Host Hotel
    Coming soon
     
    College Coaches
    We will offer a special college coaches package for $50. 
    You may pay in advance or pay if you are not attending the event and want the entry database using this button
    Click here to purchase
    The package will include:
    Registration list of all high school aged wrestlers with name, address, grade, weight, accomplishments, GPA, and college test scores* Preliminary entry list sent after registration closes Note: Due to coliseum policies you will need to purchase a ticket separately.  
    *Tournament entry information with addresses and contact information will be sent the week after the event and will have all high school aged wrestlers that opted to have information released to coaches.
     
    Past Results
    2024 Results(772 wrestlers from 12 states)
    2023 Results(747 wrestlers from 9 states)
    2022 Results(732 wrestlers from 10 states)
    2021 Results(716 wrestlers from 12 states)
    2020 Results(707 wrestlers from 16 states)
    2019 Results(610 wrestlers from 11 states)
    2018 Results(605 wrestlers from 12 states)
    2017 Results(607 wrestlers from 10 states)
    2016 Results(647 wrestlers from 11 states)
    2015 Results(580 wrestlers from 11 states)
    2014 Results(586 wrestlers from 14 states)
    2013 Results(598 wrestlers from 10 states)
    2012 Results(444 wrestlers from 8 states)
    2011 Results(254 wrestlers from 9 states)
    2010 Results(171 wrestlers from 9 states)  
     
    Frequently Asked Questions
    Registration is closed, can I still register?
    No entries will be added to the event once registration is closed. There are absolutely no exceptions to this! 
     
    Is there a wait list?
    No, there is no such thing as a wait list for this event.
     
    Can I change my weight class?
    Weight changes can be done at weigh-ins, there is no need to notify anyone.
     
    Do I need to notify you of any cancelations?
    No, wrestlers that do not weigh in will be removed from the tournament.
     
    Estimated Future Event Dates
    *We try our best to be the weekend after Labor Day
    September 12-13, 2026
    September 11-12, 2027
    September 9-10, 2028
    September 8-9, 2029
    Y2CJ41
    As with previous years we are releasing our preseason rankings in our very popular preview magazine. We have five different covers to choose from if you want a physical copy and for the first time will feature the returning girls wrestling state champions. 

    Click the following link to purchase either a digital copy or physical copy. If you purchase the physical copy you also receive the digital for free. The physical copy will be mailed in a couple weeks.
     
    https://indianamat.com/index.php?/store/category/17-preview-magazine/
     
     





    Y2CJ41
    Location
    Amica Mutual Pavilion
    Providence, RI 
     
    Schedule(Eastern Time)
    Friday March 14th
    10 a.m. ET | Session 1 - Championship Prelims & First Round
    5 p.m. ET | Session 2 - Championship Second Round + Consolations
     
    Saturday March 15th
    10 a.m. ET | Session 3 - Championship Semis + Consolations
    7 p.m. ET | Session 4 - Championship Finals
     
    Brackets
    Brackets on TrackWrestling
     
    Participating wrestlers from Indiana
    Weight Name School High School 174 #8 Javen Estrada North Central Crown Point 197 Gavin Layman Ohio Northern Chesterton 285 Titus Waters Wabash Muncie Central
    Y2CJ41
    Location
    Corteva Coliseum
    Indianapolis, Indiana
     
    Ticket Link
     
    Schedule(Eastern Time)
    Friday March 14th
    10 a.m. ET | Session 1 - Championship Prelims & First Round
    5 p.m. ET | Session 2 - Championship Second Round + Consolations
     
    Saturday March 15th
    10 a.m. ET | Session 3 - Championship Semis + Consolations
    7 p.m. ET | Session 4 - Championship Finals
     
    Brackets
    Brackets on TrackWrestling
     
    Participating wrestlers from Indiana
    Weight Name School High School 125 Colton Drousias Glenville State Mount Carmel 125 Nathan Smith Indianapolis Southport 141 #3 Brayden Lowery Indianapolis Roncalli 157 Nathan Conley Indianapolis Avon 197 #3 Derek Blubaugh Indianapolis Bloomington South 285 Cale Gray Indianapolis Norwell
    Y2CJ41
    Location
    Park City Arena
    Park City, Kansas
     
    Schedule(Central Time)
    Thursday March 8th
    11am 1st Round Championship and Consolations
    6pm 2nd Round Championship and Consolations
     
    Friday March 7th
    11am Championship Quarter-Finals and Consolations
    6pm Championship Semi-Finals and Consolations
     
    Saturday March 8th
    11am Consolation Semi-Finals and placement matches
    7pm Championship finals
     
    Brackets
    Brackets on TrackWrestling
     
    Participating wrestlers from Indiana
    Weight Name School High School 125 #14 Matteo Vargo Cumberlands (Ky.) Penn 125 #8 Anthony Hughes Marian (Ind.) Lawrence North 125 Jeffrey Bailey Cornerstone (Mich.) River Forest 133 #10 Adonis Boyd Cumberlands (Ky.) Jeffersonville 133 #7 Luke Rioux Indiana Tech Avon 133 Landon Bertsch Marian (Ind.) Bluffton 149 David Pierson St. Thomas (Fla.) Warren Central 157 #5 Elliott Rodgers Marian (Ind.) Cathedral 157 #6 Elijah Chacon Indiana Tech New Haven 157 Jeff Dunasky Marian (Ind.) Guerin Catholic 165 #1 Jonathan Kervin Indiana Tech Floyd Central 174 #8 Graham Calhoun Southeastern (Fla.) Plymouth 174 Jevion Ross St. Thomas (Fla.) Warren Central 184 Jordan Fulks Marian (Ind.) Boonville 197 Clay Guenin Marian (Ind.) Greenfield-Central 285 #6 Johnny Cruz Indiana Tech Bluffton 285 Braydon Erb Indiana Tech Western
    Y2CJ41
    Location
    Mid-America Center
    Council Bluffs, Iowa
     
    Schedule(Central Time)
    Friday March 7th
    9am Preliminaries championship and consolations
    5:45pm Quarter-Finals and consolations
     
    Saturday March 8th
    9:30am Semi-Finals and consolations
    6:00pm Championship finals
     
    Brackets
    Brackets on FloArena
     
    Participating wrestlers from Indiana
    Weight Name School High School 125 #3 Riley Bettich Indian Hills Crown Point 133 #11 Hayden Demarco Triton Chesterton 141 #4 Gavyn Whitehead Indian Hills  New Castle 149 Ashton Hayhurst Triton Castle 157 #1 Brice Coleman Indian Hills Warren Central 165 Jeirmi Scales Southwestern Michigan South Bend Riley 184 #3 Jaquan East Indian Hills Kokomo
    Y2CJ41
    The IndianaMat Mr. and Miss Gorilla awards are given to seniors only. They are voted on by a group of coaches, past winners, media members, school admins, and others with deep ties to the wrestling community. 
     
    Mr. Gorilla: Jake Hockaday- Brownsburg
    1st Runner-up: Noah Weaver- Rossville
    2nd Runner-up: Isaiah Schaefer- Mater Dei
     
    *After consulting with our IndianaMat staff we decided there were three extremely accomplished girls who deserved the Miss Gorilla award designation.
    Miss Gorilla: Mallory Winner- Jay County
    Miss Gorilla: Julianna Ocampo- New Haven
    Miss Gorilla: Heather Crull- Northeastern
    1st Runner-up: Joy Cantu- Merrillville
    2nd Runner-up: Ella Gahl- Northfield
     
    The following awards are voted on my IndianaMat staff. The wrestler awards are for wrestlers in any grade.
    Assistant Coaching Staff of the Year: Brownsburg
    4A Coach of the Year: Darrick Snyder- Brownsburg
    3A Coach of the Year: Shaun Richardson- Roncalli
    2A Coach of the Year: Nick Kraus- Garrett
    1A Coach of the Year: Bill Hoover- North Miami
    Girls Coach of the Year: Ty Olds- Columbus East
     
    4A Wrestler of the Year: Revin Dickman- Brownsburg
    3A Wrestler of the Year: Kameron Hazelett- Lowell
    2A Wrestler of the Year: Matthew Staples- New Prairie
    1A Wrestler of the Year: Linkin Carter- Eastside
     
    Goshen Regional Girls: Aleksandra Bastaic- Highland
    Rochester Regional Girls: Kendall Moe- Hamilton Heights
    Alexandria Regional Girls: Maddie Marsh- Pendleton Heights
    Mooresville Regional Girls: Monica McMahon- Columbus East
     
    Past Award Winners
    1A Coach
    2015- Tony Currie- Adams Central
    2016- Brett Smith- Prairie Heights
    2017- Gary Black- Shenandoah
    2018- Chuck Fleshman- Central Noble
    2019- Tony Currie- Adams Central
    2020- Cody Moll- North Posey
    2021- Neal Stahly- Tell City
    2022- Clint Gard- Rochester
    2023- Joe Litherland- Tell City
    2024- Tony Abbott- Cowan
     
    1A Wrestler
    2015- Sawyer Miller- South Adams
    2016- Evan Ellis- Eastern
    2017- Eli Stock- Monrovia
    2018- Noah Cressell- Wabash
    2019- Silas Allred- Shenandoah
    2020- Isiah Levitz- Prairie Heights
    2021- Hayden Filipovich- Indianapolis Lutheran
    2022- Marshall Fishback- Rochester
    2023- Tyce DuPont- Tell City
    2024- Noah Weaver- Rossville
     
    2A Coach
    2015- Trent McCormick- Yorktown
    2016- Mark Kerrn- Jimtown
    2017- Trent McCormick- Yorktown
    2018- Frank Bumgardner- Wawasee
    2019- Chad Shepherd- Western
    2020- Paul Gunsett- Bellmont
    2021- Nick Kraus- Garrett
    2022- Tim Myers- Bellmont
    2023- Chad Shepherd- Western
    2024- Cody LeCounty- Delta
     
    2A Wrestler
    2015- Brock Hudkins- Danville
    2016- Brock Hudkins- Danville
    2017- Mason Parris- Lawrenceburg
    2018- Brayden Curtis- Yorktown
    2019- AJ Fowler- Calumet
    2020- Clayton Fielden- Garrett
    2021- Isaac Ruble- Bellmont
    2022- Christian Carroll- New Prairie
    2023- Tylin Thrine- New Castle
    2024- Mitchell Betz- Western
     
    3A Coach
    2015- Brad Harper- Penn
    2016- Darrick Snyder- Brownsburg
    2017- Chris Johl- Chesterton
    2018- Matt Schoettle- Perry Meridian
    2019- Sean McGinley- Cathedral
    2020- Sean McGinley- Cathedral
    2021- Adam Wolf- East Central
    2022- Chris Cooper- Columbus East
    2023- Steve Sandefer- Mishawaka
    2024- Brandon Sisson- Floyd Central
     
    3A Wrestler
    2015- Chad Red- New Palestine
    2016- Blake Rypel- Cathedral
    2017- Joe Lee- Mater Dei
    2018- Asa Garcia- Avon
    2019- Jordan Slivka- Cathedral
    2020- Eli Dickens- Mater Dei
    2021- J Conway- Floyd Central
    2022- J Conway- Floyd Central
    2023- Cole Solomey- Kankakee Valley
    2024- Easton Doster- New Haven
     
    4A Coach
    2021- Greg Schaefer- Mater Dei
    2022- Brandon Lorek- Crown Point
    2023- Maurice Swain- Center Grove
    2024- Darrick Snyder- Brownsburg
     
    4A Wrestler
    2021- Jesse Mendez- Crown Point
    2022- Gabe Sollars- Mater Dei
    2023- Joey Buttler- Whiteland
    2024- Jake Hockaday- Brownsburg
     
    Girls Coach of the Year
    2021- Jeremy Goodlett- Lebanon
    2022- Brad Harper- Penn
    2023- Nick Skinner- Southport
    2024- James Linn- New Haven
     
    Assistant Coaching Staff of the Year
    2022- Crown Point
    2023- Center Grove
    2024- Brownsburg
     
    Mr. Gorilla
    2015- Tommy Forte- Mishawaka
    2016- Chad Red- New Palestine
    2017- Andrew Davison- Chesteron 
    2018- Brayton Lee- Brownsburg and Mason Parris- Lawrenceburg
    2019- Asa Garcia- Avon
    2020- Silas Allred- Shenandoah
    2021- Alex Cottey- Perry Meridian
    2022- Jesse Mendez- Crown Point
    2023- Sam Goin- Crown Point
    2024- Wyatt Krejsa- Central Grove
     
    Miss Gorilla
    2021- Sarah Huse- Lebanon
    2022- Catie Campbell- North Montgomery
    2023- Aulani Davis- Kokomo
    2024- Rose Kaplan- West Lafayette
    Y2CJ41
    Let's see the comments on this one! Friday night success is paramount for any coach. The goal to get to state is nice, but getting that medal around your kid's neck is what you are aiming for. Which coaches are doing the best at this? We have pulled all the data from 1992 to present day to see which coaches are the best at this.
     
    The top percentages of current coaches include Darrick Snyder, Sean McGinley, and Brandon Lorek all with over 75% win rate on Friday night. The pride of the southside Shaun Richardson has a 72% win rate, while his neighbor to the west side Jake O'neill has a 70% win rate on Friday.
     
    Obviously these stats are for a WHOLE coaching staff as the top coaches always surround themselves with elite assistant coaches.
     
    Last year we saw Cathedral's Sean McGinley become the third coach to eclipse 100, yes triple digits, state placers. This year Brownsburg's Darrick Snyder is a mere 5 placers away and has nine opportunities to get this done. 
     
    Check out our coaches history page for more information on the top coaches
    https://indianamat.com/index.php?/history/coachingstate.html/
     
    Remember this is strictly data driven analysis and we will all have our own opinions based on who we want in the corner. 
     
    If you want to see all the data here is the link. 
    Click here for all of the data
     
    Current coaches with 10+ state qualifiers from 1992-2024

    Coach Qualifiers Placers Fri % Current Coach Darrick Snyder 124 95 76.61% Brownsburg Sean McGinley 134 101 75.37% Indianapolis Cathedral Branden Lorek 64 48 75.00% Crown Point Shaun Richardson 11 8 72.73% Roncalli Jake O'Neill 20 14 70.00% Warren Central Chris Cooper 43 30 69.77% Columbus East Maurice Swain 46 32 69.57% Center Grove Joshua Holden 21 14 66.67% Greenfield-Central Zach Whickcar 12 8 66.67% Elkhart Alex Johns 15 10 66.67% Avon Greg Schaefer 98 64 65.31% Evansville Mater Dei Gary Black 14 9 64.29% New Castle David Maldonado 96 61 63.54% Merrillville Jim Tonte 112 71 63.39% Franklin Community Pat Dowty 12 7 58.33% Indian Creek Cody LeCount 14 8 57.14% Delta Matt Schoettle 44 25 56.82% Perry Meridian Bill Flatt 23 13 56.52% South Bend Riley Mike Runyon 26 14 53.85% Bloomington South Doug Welch 17 9 52.94% Zionsville Ed Pendoski 82 42 51.22% Carmel Joe Litherland 10 5 50.00% Tell City Eric Myers 34 16 47.06% Jay County Jim Pickard 45 21 46.67% Goshen Louie Kuzdas 30 14 46.67% LaPorte Dennis Lewis 28 13 46.43% NorthWood Gabe Cook 16 7 43.75% Terre Haute South Scott Ferguson 39 17 43.59% Evansville Reitz Brandon Sisson 26 11 42.31% Floyd Central Jason Cook 12 5 41.67% Valparaiso Brad Harper 87 36 41.38% Penn Scott Raypole 15 6 40.00% Carroll (Fort Wayne) Dan Mikesell 15 6 40.00% Mooresville Adam Wolf 10 4 40.00% East Central Andy Hobbs 43 17 39.53% Peru James Linn 18 7 38.89% New Haven Dave Cloud 31 12 38.71% Pendleton Heights Danny Struck 21 8 38.10% Jeffersonville Jamie Welliever 16 6 37.50% Southmont Tony Currie 19 7 36.84% Adams Central Nick Brobst 11 4 36.36% Hamilton Southeastern Luke Triveline 14 5 35.71% Lake Central Bobby Whitenack 12 4 33.33% New Prairie Steven Sandefer 25 8 32.00% Mishawaka Andrew King 29 9 31.03% Oak Hill Jim Wadkins 22 6 27.27% Calumet Sam Riesen 11 3 27.27% East Noble Tim Alcorn 11 3 27.27% Gibson Southern Brett Smith 15 4 26.67% Prairie Heights Nick Kraus 23 6 26.09% Garrett Johnny Henry 16 4 25.00% Harrison (WL) Blane Culp 17 4 23.53% Columbia City Doug Deters 13 3 23.08% Franklin County Tom Miller 18 2 11.11% Lafayette Jefferson  
    All coaches with 10+ state qualifiers from 1992-2024

    Coach Qualifiers Placers Fri % Wiley Craft 12 11 91.67% Todd Kendrick 13 11 84.62% Frank Svarczkopf, Jr. 12 10 83.33% Wade McClurg 17 14 82.35% Travis Walls 26 21 80.77% Dan Gelarden 15 12 80.00% Brett Crousore 39 31 79.49% Nick Petrov 24 19 79.17% Perry Summitt 13 10 76.92% Darrick Snyder 124 95 76.61% Sean McGinley 134 101 75.37% Jerimiah Maggart 12 9 75.00% Brian Weaver 12 9 75.00% Branden Lorek 64 48 75.00% Al Smith 26 19 73.08% Justin Smith 11 8 72.73% Rod Wartman 11 8 72.73% Shaun Richardson 11 8 72.73% Keith Grant 10 7 70.00% Jake O'Neill 20 14 70.00% Alan Goddard 10 7 70.00% Dennis Miesle 10 7 70.00% Chris Cooper 43 30 69.77% Maurice Swain 46 32 69.57% Duboris Dickerson 13 9 69.23% Grodie Crick 13 9 69.23% Mike Atwood 19 13 68.42% Paul Nicodemus 19 13 68.42% Lance Rhodes 31 21 67.74% Joshua Holden 21 14 66.67% Zach Whickcar 12 8 66.67% Paul Voigt 15 10 66.67% Kevin Blundell 12 8 66.67% Mike Goebel 111 74 66.67% Alex Johns 15 10 66.67% Bill Kelly 26 17 65.38% Greg Schaefer 98 64 65.31% Lance Ellis 17 11 64.71% Gary Black 14 9 64.29% Zach Errett 28 18 64.29% Chad Red 25 16 64.00% Joe Virgin 11 7 63.64% David Maldonado 96 61 63.54% Jim Tonte 112 71 63.39% Matthew Behling 19 12 63.16% Brian Seltzer 40 25 62.50% Robert Emerick 29 18 62.07% Bob Jarrett 13 8 61.54% Jack Grimaldi 13 8 61.54% Rob Willman 18 11 61.11% John Kopnisky 10 6 60.00% Brent Faurote 109 65 59.63% Kevin Troy 32 19 59.38% David Walpole 17 10 58.82% Russel Feigert 41 24 58.54% Dave Thompson 24 14 58.33% Pat Dowty 12 7 58.33% Royce Deckard 64 37 57.81% Bob Read 26 15 57.69% Steve Balash 52 30 57.69% Kyle Poyer 28 16 57.14% Mike Smorin 14 8 57.14% Jim Nicholson 14 8 57.14% Cody LeCount 14 8 57.14% Matt Schoettle 44 25 56.82% Bill Flatt 23 13 56.52% Larry Tharp 23 13 56.52% Trent McCormick 103 58 56.31% Bobby Howard 16 9 56.25% John Cook 16 9 56.25% Dan Briggs 25 14 56.00% Bob Hasseman 68 38 55.88% Keith Hoffar 27 15 55.56% Lance Beehler 18 10 55.56% Danny Williams 20 11 55.00% Jamie Wingler 11 6 54.55% Jason Warthan 11 6 54.55% James Colias 11 6 54.55% Kenny Wallace 11 6 54.55% Clarence Warthan 24 13 54.17% Israel Blevins 37 20 54.05% Bob Harmon 63 34 53.97% Chris Joll 63 34 53.97% Jake Harreld 13 7 53.85% Tony Abbott 39 21 53.85% Mike Runyon 26 14 53.85% Mike Ester 26 14 53.85% Bob Brennan 15 8 53.33% Chad Shepherd 32 17 53.13% Doug Welch 17 9 52.94% Jared Williams 40 21 52.50% Rex Peckinpaugh 73 38 52.05% Andy Simon 35 18 51.43% Scott Vlink 76 39 51.32% Ed Pendoski 82 42 51.22% Leroy Vega 43 22 51.16% Chris Campbell 14 7 50.00% Frank Bumgardner 16 8 50.00% T. Howard Jones Jr. 22 11 50.00% Joe Litherland 10 5 50.00% Mark Bruner 12 6 50.00% Mark Kirchgassner 12 6 50.00% Kevin King 18 9 50.00% Randy Kearby 34 17 50.00% Lee Fry 10 5 50.00% Bill Yozipovich 14 7 50.00% Jim Ledbetter 28 14 50.00% Todd Sacksteder 20 10 50.00% Chris Svarczkopf 10 5 50.00% Larry Hazuga 10 5 50.00% Christopher Kern 10 5 50.00% Henry Wilk 43 21 48.84% Mark Kerrn 39 19 48.72% Terry O'Neill 19 9 47.37% Eric Myers 34 16 47.06% Scott Dehart 17 8 47.06% Jim Pickard 45 21 46.67% Louie Kuzdas 30 14 46.67% Dennis Lewis 28 13 46.43% Cale Hoover 26 12 46.15% Rod Williams 13 6 46.15% Tony Boley 24 11 45.83% Bud Palmer 11 5 45.45% Steve Wewe 11 5 45.45% Bo Henry 11 5 45.45% Clint Gard 29 13 44.83% Gabe Cook 16 7 43.75% Phil Smith 16 7 43.75% Scott Ferguson 39 17 43.59% Rick Stenftenagel 14 6 42.86% David Caple 14 6 42.86% Lou Silverman 40 17 42.50% Brandon Sisson 26 11 42.31% Scott Schwarz 26 11 42.31% Eric Highley 19 8 42.11% Jim HIttler 12 5 41.67% Jason Cook 12 5 41.67% Brad Harper 87 36 41.38% Ryan Wells 17 7 41.18% Steve VanderAa 17 7 41.18% Larry Mattingly 37 15 40.54% Scott Raypole 15 6 40.00% Dan Mikesell 15 6 40.00% Ryan Landis 10 4 40.00% Mark Line 20 8 40.00% James Binkley 10 4 40.00% Sam DiPrimio 10 4 40.00% Gene Backes 10 4 40.00% Murray Miller 10 4 40.00% James Phillips 10 4 40.00% Kevin Taylor 10 4 40.00% Adam Wolf 10 4 40.00% Andy Hobbs 43 17 39.53% Steve Pugliese 23 9 39.13% Al Hartman 36 14 38.89% James Linn 18 7 38.89% Dave Cloud 31 12 38.71% Ed Fox 13 5 38.46% Greg Gastineau 13 5 38.46% Danny Struck 21 8 38.10% Dean Branstetter 16 6 37.50% Jamie Welliever 16 6 37.50% Tony Currie 19 7 36.84% Gary Fox 11 4 36.36% Nick Brobst 11 4 36.36% Gary Schliessman 11 4 36.36% Tony Grater 11 4 36.36% Tony Starks 11 4 36.36% Derek Bocock 14 5 35.71% Luke Triveline 14 5 35.71% Mark Scott 20 7 35.00% Paul Gunsett 20 7 35.00% David Errett 20 7 35.00% Barry Humble 18 6 33.33% Bobby Whitenack 12 4 33.33% Josh Dommer 15 5 33.33% Robert Freije 18 6 33.33% Todd Fakes 12 4 33.33% Steven Sandefer 25 8 32.00% Doug Smoker 22 7 31.82% Andrew King 29 9 31.03% Matt Koontz 13 4 30.77% Randy Pursley 13 4 30.77% Chuck Fleshman 10 3 30.00% John Bennett 10 3 30.00% Lonnie Chamberlain 10 3 30.00% Nicholas Eckert 14 4 28.57% George Gardner 18 5 27.78% Jim Wadkins 22 6 27.27% Sam Riesen 11 3 27.27% Tim Alcorn 11 3 27.27% Ron Anderson 11 3 27.27% Brett Smith 15 4 26.67% Nick Kraus 23 6 26.09% Eric Burres 12 3 25.00% Johnny Henry 16 4 25.00% Blane Culp 17 4 23.53% Doug Deters 13 3 23.08% Byron Sweet 10 2 20.00% Kevin Wilkinson 10 2 20.00% Ken Houston 16 3 18.75% Denny Schwartz 16 3 18.75% Scott VanDerAa 15 2 13.33% Tom Miller 18 2 11.11% Al Thomas 10 1 10.00% Tim Sloffer 12 1 8.33% Doug Schultz 13 1 7.69%
    Y2CJ41
    Sometimes too much information can hurt your pick'ems. Thus, we are putting this article out to make you question every single one of your pick'ems! Losses are a part of the game, but finding them all is always a challenge. Of the 1170 losses recorded by the 224 wrestlers at the state finals, 691 are to state qualifiers or 59%! Many of our top wrestlers also have losses to out of state competition which is not included. Enjoy this article and hopefully it helps you in your pick'ems.
     
    If you have any additions to the losses please add them to the topic.
     
    Random Stats
    Most losses to state qualifiers
    Anthony Zuranski (Avon)- 11
    Cade Zuber (Greenfield-Central), Cameron Woods (Portage)- 10
    Ben Clark (Crown Point), Ramon Sierra (Garrett)- 9
     
    Most wins over state qualifiers
    Gavin Jendreas (Crown Point)- 12
    Seth Syra (Avon)- 11
    Nathan Rioux (Avon), Silas Stits (Center Grove), Gavin Lewis (Crown Point), Michael Ortega (Portage)- 10
     
    Non-State Qualifiers with the most wins over state qualifiers
    Aidan Abad- 7
    Grady Baker, Carter Fielden, Abrum Swathwood, Everette McClelland, Gavyn Kemp- 5
     
    Undefeated Wrestlers
    113    Noel Verduzco (Lowell)
    113    Peyton Schoettle (Roncalli)
    132    Jake Hockaday (Brownsburg)
    132    Layne Horn (Rochester)
    138    Evan Stanley (Lowell)
    144    Jeffrey Huyvaert (New Prairie)
    157    Matthew Staples (New Prairie)
    157    Jackson Bradley (Cowan)
    165    Adrian Pellot (Merrillville)
    190    Ethan Farnell (Maconaquah)
    215    Travis Henke (Northridge)
     
    Records by Weight Class
    106: 551-96    88.73%
    113: 526-76    86.37%
    120: 507-89    86.37%
    126: 533-79    86.39%
    132: 541-79    86.70%
    138: 554-85    89.79%
    144: 560-86    89.74%
    150: 548-85    90.88%
    157: 543-74    89.31%
    165: 544-94    87.60%
    175: 503-79    89.50%
    190: 530-85    88.04%
    215: 585-77    90.84%
    285: 511-86    88.87%
     
    #WAYL2
    Who are your losses to?
     
    Key
    *- State Qualifier
    (Losses/ State Qualifier Losses/ State Qualifier Wins)
     
    106lbs
    Julianna Ocampo (New Haven)(1/1/6): Reed Wicker*
    Connor Maddox (Westfield)(1/1/5): Traevon Ducking*
    Heather Crull (Northeastern)(1/1/2): Tate St. Laurent*
    Joseph Warner (Carroll (Fort Wayne))(3/3/3): Heather Crull*, Julianna Ocampo*, Reed Wicker*
    Caleb Morrow (Indianapolis Lutheran)(3/3/1): Heather Crull*, Peyton Schoettle*, Connor Maddox*
    Cruz Orueta (Lake Central)(4/4/5): Sam Westfall(3)*, Tate St. Laurent*
    Reed Wicker (Delta)(4/1/4): Dominic Cordero (Cleveland), Colton Wyller (Marmion Academy), Case Bridge*, Kellen Schoeff
    Tate St. Laurent (Indianapolis Cathedral)(5/4/5): Sam Westfall*, Connor Maddox(2)*, Daniel Brown Jr.*, ???
    Traevon Ducking (Brownsburg)(5/2/8): Turner Ross (Edmond North), Brayden Wenrich (Northampton), Justin Farnsworth (Malvern Prep), Case Bridge*, Daniel Brown Jr.*
    Gavin Ash (Monrovia)(6/5/1): Traevon Ducking*, Kylle Riley, Caleb Morrow*, Case Bridge*, Daniel Brown Jr.(2)*
    Daniel Brown Jr. (Center Grove)(7/5/7): Gavin Ash*, Traevon Ducking*, Niko Odiotti (Loyola Academy), Ethan Powell (Genoa Area), Case Bridge(2)*, Connor Maddox*
    Case Bridge (Avon)(9/7/6): Traevon Ducking(5)*, Davion Henry (Flossmoor (Homewood), Tate St. Laurent(2)*, Alden Walker
    Sam Westfall (Crown Point)(9/5/7): Loc Webber (Dublin Coffman), Bodey Gibbs (Columbia), Sebastian Gracia (Mt. Carmel), Cruz Orueta*, Daniel Brown Jr.(2)*, Reed Wicker*, Tate St. Laurent*, ???
    Ramon Sierra (Garrett)(12/9/0): Julianna Ocampo(3)*, Carter Shegog(2), Cruz Orueta(2)*, Nicholas Freeze, Reed Wicker*, Joseph Warner(3)*
    Julian DeLuna (Hanover Central)(12/6/0): Julianna Ocampo(2)*, Sam Westfall*, Chase Mikels*, Cruz Orueta(2)*, Tyler Quarles, Jackson Webb, Vince McCoy, ???(3)
    Chase Mikels (Portage)(14/4/1): Francisco Rodriguez, Sam Westfall(2)*, Brody Blevins, Case Bridge*, Connor Maddox*, Nathan Scott, ???(7)
     
    113lbs
    Noel Verduzco (Lowell)(0/0/8): 
    Peyton Schoettle (Roncalli)(0/0/6): 
    Rex Moore (Manchester)(2/1/1): Kaid Jackson*, Abrum Swathwood
    Bakari Cooper (New Haven)(3/2/2): Peyton Schoettle*, Noel Verduzco*, Liam Wechsler
    Case Bell (Brownsburg)(3/0/7): Fred Bachmann (Faith Christian Academy), Caleb Noble (Warren), Jarrett Smith (Lowell)
    Lincoln Parsons (Greenfield-Central)(4/3/2): Peyton Schoettle*, Nathan Reyes, Keegan Dresslar(2)*
    Charlie Fleshman (Central Noble)(4/2/0): Rex Moore*, Abrum Swathwood, Griffin Byrum, Bakari Cooper*
    Cole Freese (Franklin County)(4/2/0): Lincoln Parsons*, Peyton Schoettle*, Tobias Bowling(2)
    Eli Ogle (Tri-West)(5/4/0): Jude Heaston*, Justus Thrasher(2)*, Braylon McIntire, Case Bell*
    Keegan Dresslar (Southport)(5/3/2): Peyton Schoettle(2)*, Blake Getz*, Aiden Woods, ???
    Jude Heaston (Indian Creek)(5/2/1): Royce Malone*, Aiden Woods, Leblanc Phan, Case Bell*, ???
    Justus Thrasher (Center Grove)(6/4/3): Nathan Reyes, Abrum Swathwood, Case Bell(3)*, Colin Strayer*
    Kaid Jackson (Delta)(7/2/1): Lincoln Parsons*, Abrum Swathwood, Kylle Riley(2), Aidan McClure (Marmion Academy), Jose Cordero (Cleveland), Bakari Cooper*
    Zavier Acuna (Portage)(8/5/2): Jett McGuire, Gavin Lewis*, Colin Strayer(2)*, Drew Heisler, Noel Verduzco(2)*, Brayden Head
    Nash Burke (Munster)(8/4/0): Carlo Federici, Colin Strayer*, Noel Verduzco*, Zavier Acuna(2)*, ???(3)
    Colin Strayer (Crown Point)(12/4/4): Nathan Reyes(2), Justus Thrasher*, Abrum Swathwood, Ignacio Villasenor (Stillwater), Jake Landis (St Paris Graham), Aidan McClure (Marmion Academy), Jose Cordero (Cleveland), Jarrett Smith (Lowell), Noel Verduzco(3)*
     
    120lbs
    Blake Getz (Roncalli)(1/1/7): Cameron Meier*
    Revin Dickman (Brownsburg)(1/0/5): Joe Bachmann (Faith Christian Academy)
    Levi Johns (Bluffton)(2/2/3): Ayden Bollinger*, Ezra Fye*
    Ayden Bollinger (Delta)(3/2/4): Levi Johns*, Gavin Lewis*, Haydn Nutt (Dundee)
    Joseph Mendoza (Benton Central)(3/2/0): Chance Smith*, Lincoln Underwood*, ???
    Gavin Lewis (Crown Point)(3/1/10): Royce Malone*, Joe Bachmann (Faith Christian Academy), Chazz Robinson (Homewood-Flossmoor)
    Timmy Rocha (New Haven)(4/4/4): Ayden Bollinger*, Cameron Meier*, Blake Getz*, Caleb Asa*
    Cam Meier (Bloomington South)(5/4/4): Revin Dickman*, David Alstadt, Mason Goelz*, Royce Malone(2)*
    Ezra Fye (Alexandria Monroe)(6/5/2): Timmy Rocha(2)*, Levi Johns*, Walter Hagedorn, John Bissmeyer*, Blake Getz*
    Royce Malone (Center Grove)(6/4/6): Revin Dickman*, Mason Goelz(2)*, Gavin Lewis*, Joe Bachmann (Faith Christian Academy), Liston Seibert (Perry (Massillon)
    Mason Goelz (Avon)(8/8/6): Revin Dickman(3)*, Blake Getz*, Royce Malone*, Gavin Lewis*, Case Bell(2)*
    Lincoln Underwood (Portage)(8/7/2): Cameron Meier*, Daniel Mata, Mason Goelz*, Gavin Lewis(4)*, Noel Verduzco*
    Caleb Asa (Garrett)(8/4/1): Timmy Rocha(2)*, Cameron Meier*, Levi Johns*, Kamaron Straw, Porter Temples, Zac Brown, Qwanell Gabriel
    John Bissmeyer (Indianapolis Cathedral)(9/6/1): Porter Temples, Ezra Fye*, Jett McGuire(2), Mason Goelz(2)*, Royce Malone*, Gavin Lewis*, Caiden Underwood*
    Caiden Underwood (Lawrence North)(10/6/1): Ayden Bollinger*, Dominic Brown*, Richard Rogers*, Blake Getz(3)*, Maximus Quiroz, Gavyn Kemp(2), D'Sheaon Wilson
    Chance Smith (Mishawaka)(12/2/1): Daniel Mata, Tyler Tun, Aidan Diaz, Gavin Lewis*, Owen Ingalls, Lincoln Underwood*, ???(6)
     
    126lbs
    Nathan Rioux (Avon)(1/1/10): Gavin Jendreas*
    Hickson Love (Marion)(1/1/3): Sean Harris*
    Gavin Jendreas (Crown Point)(2/0/12): Blaze VanGundy (Dublin Coffman), Sebastian Degennaro (Jensen Beach)
    Bradyn Volz (Eastern Hancock)(2/0/3): Cole Vandygriff, ???
    Jordan Korreckt (North Miami)(3/3/1): Layne Horn*, Hickson Love(2)*
    Sean Harris (New Haven)(3/2/4): Kameron Baker*, Hickson Love*, Gavyn Kemp
    Angelo Vargo (Penn)(4/3/3): Gavin Jendreas*, Matthew Maldonado*, Dominic Brown*, ???
    Eli Broady (Mount Vernon (Fortville))(4/3/3): Chayce Yant*, Jensen Boyd, Angelo Vargo*, Daniel Brown Jr.*
    Matthew Maldonado (Merrillville)(4/3/2): Gavin Jendreas(3)*, Dalton Robson
    Chayce Yant (Fishers)(4/1/4): Landen Haines(2), Dalton Robson, Bradyn Volz*
    Ty Henderson (Evansville Mater Dei)(5/5/2): Nathan Rioux(4)*, Gavin Jendreas*
    Isaac Ash (Monrovia)(5/5/0): Nathan Rioux*, Ty Henderson*, Dominic Brown(2)*, Eli Broady*
    Dominic Brown (Center Grove)(6/5/5): Nathan Rioux(3)*, Gavin Jendreas(2)*, Landen Haines
    Kameron Baker (Garrett)(9/6/1): Gavin Jendreas*, Ayden Bollinger*, Jordan Korreckt*, Cameron Woods*, Dakota Sprunger, Sean Harris(2)*, Quentin Kjendalen, Dane Pippenger
    Richard Rogers (Franklin Central)(11/7/1): Nathan Rioux*, Chayce Yant(2)*, Dominic Brown*, Eli Broady*, Patrick Dowty, Maximus Quiroz, Sean Harris*, Bradyn Volz*, Gavyn Kemp(2)
    Cameron Woods (Portage)(15/10/1): Nathan Rioux*, Gavin Jendreas(3)*, Seth Aubin(2), Matthew Maldonado*, Ty Henderson*, Eli Broady*, Angelo Vargo(2)*, Maximus Quiroz(2), Bradyn Volz*, ???
     
    132lbs
    Jake Hockaday (Brownsburg)(0/0/8): 
    Layne Horn (Rochester)(0/0/4): 
    Drew Waldon (Dekalb)(1/1/1): Sam Mosier*
    Donald Bowie (Warren Central)(2/2/6): Chayce Yant*, Tylin Thrine*
    Landon Westenfeld (Griffith)(2/2/2): Landon Hawkins*, Warren Brown*
    Tylin Thrine (New Castle)(2/1/7): Braylon Reynolds*, Donavon Allen (Marist)
    Sam Mosier (Delta)(4/3/2): Landon Hawkins*, Layne Horn*, Tylin Thrine*, Demetrios Carrera (Marmion Academy)
    Caleb Schaefer (Evansville Mater Dei)(4/2/4): Jake Hockaday(2)*, Jayden Raney (Union County), ???
    Hunter Douglas (Homestead)(4/2/2): Jake Hockaday*, Jensen Boyd, Sam Mosier*, ???
    Tripp Haisley (Madison-Grant)(4/2/0): Drew Waldon*, Hunter Douglas*, Max Bowers, Seth Dewell
    Colin Troyer (Franklin County)(6/6/1): Tylin Thrine(2)*, Cade Zuber*, Donald Bowie(2)*, Ashton Goney*
    Eddie Goss (Center Grove)(7/4/5): Jake Hockaday(2)*, Landon Hawkins*, Donald Bowie*, Mason Rohr (Perry (Massillon), Deven Casey (IC Catholic Prep), ???
    LT Hawkins (Crown Point)(8/5/4): Eddie Goss*, Layne Horn*, Caleb Schaefer*, Warren Brown*, Donald Bowie*, George Marinopoulos (Marist), Jackson Blum (Lowell), Manuel Saldate (Lake Mead Christian Academy)
    Warren Brown (Merrillville)(9/6/2): Evan Stanley*, Layne Horn*, Josh England*, Dalton Robson, Gage Rutan, Landon Westenfeld(2)*, Cooper Wilkins*, Christopher Firebaugh
    Cullen Crowley (Indianapolis Cathedral)(12/7/1): Eddie Goss*, Colin Troyer*, Landon Hawkins*, Tylin Thrine*, Hunter Douglas*, Donald Bowie*, Jaylen Sanchez (Lincoln), Christian St. Clair (Westerville-South), Cole Munn (Aurora), Blaine DeMarco (Graham), Preston Schuler (Olentangy), Anthony Zuranski*
    Anthony Zuranski (Avon)(14/11/1): Jake Hockaday(3)*, Eddie Goss(3)*, Caleb Schaefer(3)*, Tony Kessinger, Donald Bowie*, Cullen Crowley*, Bradley Ruckman (Civic Memorial), Jayden Raney (Union County)
     
    138lbs
    Evan Stanley (Lowell)(0/0/9): 
    Dylan Ogg (Adams Central)(1/1/5): Ashton Goney*
    Gunner Butt (New Palestine)(2/1/9): Isaiah Schaefer*, Nathan Bryan
    Peyton Richards (Switzerland County)(3/3/4): Justice Thornton*, Tylin Thrine*, Braylon Reynolds*
    Jack Davis (Indianapolis Bishop Chatard)(3/3/2): Bryce Doss*, Gunner Butt*, Peyton Richards*
    Isaiah Schaefer (Evansville Mater Dei)(3/1/4): Braylon Reynolds*, Jayce Paridon (Lake Highland Prep), Israel Borge (Westlake)
    Ashton Goney (Cowan)(4/3/4): Peyton Richards*, Henry Faurote(2)*, Nathan Bryan
    Braylon Reynolds (Brownsburg)(4/1/3): Isaiah Schaefer*, Dale Corbin (Wyoming Seminary (PA), Geronimo Rivera (Layton), Seth Mendoza (Mt. Carmel)
    Justice Thornton (Columbus North)(5/4/1): Isaiah Schaefer*, Gunner Butt*, Peyton Richards(2)*, Bo Jackson
    Liam Bumgardner (Western)(5/3/0): Josh England*, Dylan Ogg*, Caleb Kirkpatrick, Ashton Goney*, ???
    Josh England (LaPorte)(6/4/8): Evan Stanley(3)*, Sonny Sessa*, Amrin Pratt, ???
    Terry Easley (Warren Central)(7/6/3): Evan Stanley*, Quinten Schoeff, Gunner Butt(2)*, Jack Davis*, Josh England*, Henry Faurote*
    Henry Faurote (Bellmont)(8/5/3): Josh England*, Dylan Ogg(4)*, Amrin Pratt, Marcus Malone, Preston Hammond
    Sontonio Sessa (Crown Point)(10/6/3): Isaiah Schaefer*, Evan Stanley(2)*, Quinten Schoeff, Josh England(3)*, Wyatt Burns (Dundee), Abe Hermes (Milan), Ryan Kennedy (Spire Academy)
    Cooper Wilkins (Portage)(10/5/2): Evan Stanley(2)*, Sonny Sessa(2)*, Quinten Schoeff, Josh England*, Amrin Pratt, Matthew Schroeder, ???(2)
    Cade Zuber (Greenfield-Central)(14/10/1): Terry Easley(2)*, Will Roberts, Tylin Thrine*, Quinten Schoeff, Gunner Butt(5)*, Cooper Wilkins*, Amrin Pratt, Ashton Goney*, Steven Hunter
     
    144lbs
    Jeffrey Huyvaert (New Prairie)(0/0/7): 
    Bryce Doss (New Palestine)(1/0/6): Moses Stevenson
    Wyatt Hoppes (Yorktown)(2/2/3): Bryce Doss*, Brody Hagewood*
    Lincoln Frazee (North White)(2/2/0): Logan Haney*, Luke Reid*
    Brody Hagewood (Prairie Heights)(3/3/4): Wyatt Hoppes*, Peyton Hornsby(2)*
    Sam Bustamante (Indianapolis Bishop Chatard)(4/3/3): Alex Smith*, Bryce Doss*, Tyler Lavin*, ???
    Tommy Gibbs (Brownsburg)(4/1/6): Seth Syra*, Walker Turley (St Christopher`s School), Jack Dinwiddie (Wadsworth), Grayson Fuchs (Detroit Catholic)
    Luke Reid (Valparaiso)(5/5/3): Jeffrey Huyvaert(4)*, Jack Davis*
    Dakoda Willoughby (Fountain Central)(5/2/0): Bryce Doss*, Alex Plahitko*, Jake Saez, Landon Vaught, ???
    Peyton Hornsby (Center Grove)(6/3/7): Tommy Gibbs(3)*, Carter Fielden, Colin Rutlin (Christian Brothers College), Evan Gosz (Fremd)
    Alex Plahitko (Roncalli)(7/4/1): Sam Bustamante(2)*, Bryce Doss(2)*, Chris Casler, Daniel McGill, NATHEN HERRIN (Civic Memorial)
    Cohen Long (Columbus North)(7/3/2): Lane Kirchner, Terry Easley*, Tommy Gibbs*, Kegan Jochim, Peyton Hornsby*, Kendi Quoi, Caleb Kirkpatrick
    Jacob Unger (Cowan)(8/3/0): Wyatt Hoppes(2)*, Cavan Tom*, AJ Heskett, Wyatt Mann, ???(3)
    Chase Kline (Avon)(10/7/0): Landen Horning, Tommy Gibbs(2)*, Kegan Jochim, Peyton Hornsby(3)*, Cohen Long(2)*, Grant Voelker
    Cavan Tom (Wawasee)(10/1/1): Brody Hagewood*, Carter Fielden, Daniel McGill, Will Franze, Colby Smith, Alex Diaz-Ruiz, Jager Bute, Jersey Slabaugh, ???(2)
    Logan Haney (Crown Point)(12/5/1): Brody Hagewood*, Jeffrey Huyvaert*, Carter Fielden, Luke Reid(2)*, Peyton Hornsby*, Kendi Quoi, Joseph Sandefer (Perry (Massillon), Carter Chlebove (Northampton), Logan Dawson (Lowell), Kayden McDonald (Parkersburg), Julius Spencer
     
    150lbs
    Seth Syra (Avon)(1/1/11): Michael Ortega*
    Linkin Carter (Eastside)(1/1/4): Easton Doster*
    Easton Doster (New Haven)(1/1/4): Linkin Carter*
    Alex Smith (Heritage Hills)(1/1/2): Seth Syra*
    Michael Ortega (Portage)(4/4/10): Silas Stits*, Christian Arberry*, Marlone Kirksy*, Matthew Staples*
    Marlone Kirksy (Merrillville)(4/4/5): Michael Ortega(2)*, Brody Hagewood*, Jeffrey Huyvaert*
    Silas Foster (Purdue Polytechnic- Downtown)(4/3/3): Silas Stits*, Christian Arberry*, Anthony Evanitsky (Wyoming Seminary (PA), Matthew Staples*
    Brason Schortgen (Adams Central)(4/3/0): Easton Doster(2)*, Chase Stephens, Dallas Davidson*
    Dallas Davidson (Angola)(5/2/1): Ethan Rodriguez, Carter Fielden(2), Linkin Carter(2)*
    Zach Kenney (Griffith)(7/7/0): Sam Bustamante*, Michael Ortega*, Jeffrey Huyvaert*, Marlone Kirksy(3)*, Teigan Newell*
    Parker Reynolds (Brownsburg)(7/4/2): Seth Syra(4)*, Noah Nininger (Staunton River), Hunter Sturgill (Baylor School), Blake Cosby (Dundee)
    Wyatt Cooksey (Bloomington South)(7/3/1): Seth Syra*, Alex Smith*, Parker Reynolds*, Lincoln Cooper(2), ???(2)
    Teigan Newell (Crown Point)(8/5/1): Michael Ortega(3)*, Jayden Lewis, Marlone Kirksy*, Tyler Lavin*, Sean Breedlove, Jairo Acuna (Mt. Carmel)
    Hank Phenicie (Zionsville)(10/4/2): Seth Syra*, Silas Foster*, Jayden Lewis, Parker Reynolds*, Wyatt Cooksey*, Cale Bonenberger, Sean Breedlove, ???(3)
    Aaron Durham (Warren Central)(10/3/1): Silas Foster(2)*, Jayden Lewis, Jessie Franklin, Tyler Lavin*, Oscar Baca, Luke Spurgeon, ???(3)
    Tyler Lavin (Indianapolis Cathedral)(11/5/3): Seth Syra(2)*, Aaron Durham*, Hank Phenicie(2)*, Lincoln Cooper, Sean Breedlove, ???(4)
     
    157lbs
    Matthew Staples (New Prairie)(0/0/7): 
    Jackson Bradley (Cowan)(0/0/5): 
    Brant Beck (Rochester)(1/1/4): Matthew Staples*
    Jacob Weaver (Rossville)(2/2/5): Michael Ortega*, Christian Arberry*
    Deacon Dressler (Gibson Southern)(2/1/2): Silas Stits*, Cale Bonenberger
    Silas Stits (Center Grove)(3/1/10): Ishmael Guerrero (Stillwater), Jared Goldberg (St Edward), Matthew Staples*
    Christian Arberry (Warren Central)(3/1/6): Brennan Warwick (Massillon Perry), Stephn Smith (Malvern Prep, Matthew Staples*
    Brock Hagewood (Prairie Heights)(4/4/5): Michael Ortega*, Jackson Bradley(2)*, Christian Arberry*
    Kaleb Wilburn (Milan)(4/3/0): Kameron Mikesell*, Jacob Weaver(2)*, ???
    Maverick Dubach (Adams Central)(5/5/1): Easton Doster*, Brock Hagewood(2)*, Jackson Bradley(2)*
    Kameron Mikesell (Western Boone)(5/4/1): Christian Arberry*, Asher Ratliff*, Jacob Weaver(2)*, Carter Hutchison
    Asher Ratliff (Columbus North)(6/5/1): Seth Syra*, Silas Stits*, Mason Day*, Deacon Dressler(2)*, ???
    Brian Barrett (Garrett)(8/7/1): Silas Stits*, Brock Hagewood(3)*, Jackson Bradley*, Linkin Carter*, Maverick Dubach*, Colin Murphy
    Mason Day (Brownsburg)(8/3/2): Silas Stits(2)*, Christian Arberry*, Lucas Boe (Lake Highland Prep), Zack Aquila (Brecksville), Liam Kelly (Mt. Carmel), Maximillian Weimer (Springboro), Ethan Sonne (Marist)
    Griffin VanTichelt (Crown Point)(10/4/3): Michael Major*, Aidan Costello, Evan Roudebush*, Brant Beck*, William Vander Luitgaren, Cael Weidemoyer (Faith Christian Academy), Shane McFillin (Bethlehem Catholic), William Denny (Marist), Matthew Staples*, Liam Kelly (Mt. Carmel)
    Anthony Bustamante (Merrillville)(13/4/0): Silas Stits*, Griffin Van Tichelt(2)*, Charlie Shaffer, Amari Leake(2), Aiden Whitten, Matthew Staples*, Tymothy James, ???(4)
     
    165lbs
    Adrian Pellot (Merrillville)(0/0/6): 
    Evan Roudebush (Bloomington South)(1/1/7): Adrian Pellot*
    Gavin Davis (Bellmont)(1/0/2): William Vander Luitgaren, Clayton Miller
    Michael Cain (Hamilton Heights)(2/1/1): Michael Major*, Aidan Kincaide
    Michael Major (Carmel)(3/2/5): Julian Weems*, 0*, Owen Segorski (Lowell)
    Teegan Clouse (West Noble)(3/2/3): Gavin Davis*, Rylee Biddle, Jake Thrash*
    Jacob Cole (Rossville)(4/3/2): Michael Major(2)*, Michael Cain*, Mason Thompson
    Jesus Lopez (Terre Haute South)(6/5/1): Evan Roudebush(3)*, Brant Beck*, Jacob Weaver*, Lincoln Cooper
    Jaxsin Prater (East Central)(7/3/0): Michael Major*, Xavier Smith*, Jacob Cole*, ???(4)
    Israel Sinnott (Hanover Central)(7/2/3): Aidan Costello, Ben Clark*, Daniel Adams, Leonardo Santiago*, ???(3)
    Leonardo Santiago (Penn)(8/6/3): Adrian Pellot*, Aidan Costello, Griffin Van Tichelt*, Brant Beck*, Chance McCollough(2)*, Israel Sinnott*, ???
    Chance McCollough (Elkhart)(9/6/3): Gavin Davis*, Adrian Pellot*, Aidan Costello, Jayden Lewis, Teegan Clouse(2)*, Brant Beck*, Rylee Biddle, Leonardo Santiago*
    Griffan Larson (Avon)(9/4/3): Silas Stits*, Evan Roudebush(2)*, Mason Day*, Jackson Haston, Mason Thompson, Cooper Collins, Lucas McBee, James Wojciewicz (Civic Memorial)
    Camden Baumann (Evansville Mater Dei)(11/5/1): Evan Roudebush*, Elijah Guyer, Jesus Lopez*, Griffan Larson(3)*, Cooper Collins, ???(4)
    Carson Godinez (Homestead)(11/3/0): Blake Denman, Teegan Clouse*, James Dozier, Porter Kleeberg, Chance McCollough*, Leonardo Santiago*, ???(5)
    Ben Clark (Crown Point)(12/9/1): Adrian Pellot(3)*, Michael Ortega*, Silas Stits*, Camden Baumann*, Brian Barrett*, Ronin Haran (Marist), Jovan Vukajlovic (Flossmoor (Homewood), Israel Sinnott(2)*, Kevin Kalchbrenner (Chicago (Mt. Carmel))
     
    175lbs
    Vinny Freeman (Penn)(2/2/7): Devin Kendrex*, Ceasar Salas*
    Julian Weems (Center Grove)(2/2/3): Landon Terry*, Waylon Cressell*
    Waylon Cressell (Warren Central)(2/0/7): Nick Singer (Faith Christan), Asher Cunningham (State College)
    Coy Bender (Terre Haute South)(3/2/3): Julian Weems*, Noah Sumner, Jacob Cole*
    Landon Terry (Tell City)(4/3/5): Julian Weems*, Coy Bender(2)*, Lucas Ricketts (Union County)
    Kaeb Stebbins (Delta)(4/3/3): Seer Godwise*, Michael White*, Ricky Ericksen (Marist), Ceasar Salas*
    Jake Thrash (Homestead)(4/3/3): Kaeb Stebbins*, MJ Morton*, Matthew Pegram, Xavier Smith*
    Xavier Smith (Fishers)(4/2/4): Waylon Cressell(2)*, Rj Robinson (Flossmoor (Homewood), Rod Owens (ArchBishop Alter)
    Wyatt Davis (Rochester)(5/5/1): Hayden Whitenack*, Vinny Freeman(2)*, Ethan Farnell*, Brennon Whickcar*
    Hayden Whitenack (New Prairie)(6/4/4): Kaeb Stebbins*, Vinny Freeman(2)*, Xavior Palacios*, Lucas Anderson, Calvin Stewart
    Tyson Barrow (North Posey)(6/4/0): Coy Bender*, Landon Terry(3)*, Oliver Hallett, Lucas Ricketts (Union County)
    Brody Wingate (East Central)(6/2/1): MJ Morton*, Chris Quarles, Waylon Cressell*, ???(3)
    Elijah Carter (Hammond Central)(7/2/1): Wyatt Davis*, Vinny Freeman*, Emilio Tirado(2), Hayden Mancilla, Wesaal Wardak, ???
    Brennon Whickcar (Elkhart)(8/5/2): Kaeb Stebbins*, Hayden Whitenack(2)*, Dominic Dunn(2)*, Emilio Tirado, Lucas Anderson, ???
    MJ Morton (Roncalli)(8/4/2): Landon Terry*, Xavier Smith*, Waylon Cressell(2)*, Oliver Hallett, Jaylen Hill, Hayden Mancilla, Hank Redman
    Dominic Dunn (Dekalb)(8/3/2): Hayden Whitenack*, Jake Thrash*, Dallas Plattner, Elijah Carter*, ???(4)
     
    190lbs
    Ethan Farnell (Maconaquah)(0/0/3): 
    Michael White (Lawrence North)(1/1/5): Kyle Harden*
    Kyle Harden (Indianapolis Cathedral)(2/2/4): Ceasar Salas(2)*
    Xavior Palacios (Bellmont)(3/3/5): Devin Kendrex*, Ethan Farnell*, Colin McMahon*
    Sam Howard (Boonville)(3/3/3): Gunner Henry(2)*, Noah Terry*
    Noah Terry (Tell City)(3/3/2): Gunner Henry*, Sam Howard*, Colin McMahon*
    Gunner Henry (Brownsburg)(3/1/4): Waylon Cressell*, Matt Kowalski (Springboro), Adam Waters (Faith Christian Academy)
    Devin Kendrex (New Prairie)(4/3/4): Ceasar Salas(3)*, ???
    Ceasar Salas (Crown Point)(4/0/8): Adam Waters (Faith Christian Academy), Robert Kucharczk (Lake Highland Prep), Ricky Ericksen (Marist), Matt Kowalski (Springboro)
    Seer Godwise (Perry Meridian)(6/5/5): Kyle Harden*, Vinny Freeman*, Michael White(2)*, Colin McMahon*
    Austin Parks (Northridge)(6/3/2): Breckan Maran, Xavior Palacios*, Dylan Krehl*, Brody Wingate*, ???(2)
    Colin McMahon (Columbus East)(7/7/5): Gunner Henry*, Noah Terry*, Kyle Harden(2)*, Vinny Freeman*, Xavior Palacios*, Sam Howard*
    Aiden Granger (Hobart)(8/4/2): Devin Kendrex*, Noah Sumner, Jayden Bartoszek*, Seer Godwise*, Colin McMahon*, Ben Fedorchak, Luke Boersma(Marmion Academy), Oliver Piowoszkin
    Dylan Krehl (East Noble)(10/5/1): Ethan Farnell*, Ayden Waggoner, Xavior Palacios(2)*, Kaullin Price, Caleb Cohee, Job Richman, Austin Parks(2)*, Walker McCrea
    Alessio Retzloff (Penn)(12/5/0): Devin Kendrex*, Jake Thrash*, Brennon Whickcar*, Austin King, Ceasar Salas*, Hayden Mancilla, Aiden Granger*, ???(5)
    Gray Wiley (Roncalli)(13/6/0): Seer Godwise(2)*, Spencer Fain, Michael White(2)*, Colin McMahon*, Caleb Ayetomowo, Aiden Granger*, Nathan Morawska, Rylan Stevens, Ky'reem Weems, ???(2)
     
    215lbs
    Travis Henke (Northridge)(0/0/6): 
    Noah Weaver (Rossville)(1/0/3): Cade Ziola (Skutt Catholic)
    Hartley Hoover (North Miami)(2/2/4): Austin Ringeisen*, Derek Morrison*
    Jayden Bartoszek (Hanover Central)(2/1/4): Austin Reading*, Aidan Abad
    Ethan Schraner (Tell City)(3/2/2): Caden Brewer*, Noah Sumner, Kellen Fellure*
    Caden Brewer (Brownsburg)(3/0/4): Landon Jobber-Spence (Staunton River), Alex Smith (Lake Highland Prep), Connor Bercume (Detroit Catholic)
    Jett Goldsberry (Heritage Hills)(4/4/1): Caden Brewer*, Travis Henke*, Ethan Schraner*, Sam Howard*
    Austin Ringeisen (Maconaquah)(4/4/1): Travis Henke*, Hartley Hoover(3)*
    Talen Garner (Winimac)(4/3/0): Austin Reading*, Malachi Evans(2)*, ???
    Kellen Fellure (Franklin Community)(5/3/2): Jett Goldsberry*, Everett McClelland, Seer Godwise*, Ethan Schraner*, Aidan Abad
    Derek Morrison (Wawasee)(6/4/1): Travis Henke(3)*, Hartley Hoover*, Trey Dunning, Aidan Abad
    Andy Warren (Perry Meridian)(6/2/1): Noah Weaver*, Kellen Fellure*, Will Massey, Elisha Johnson, ???(2)
    Kian Maclauchlan (Zionsville)(8/4/0): Andy Warren*, Aidan Abad, Malachi Evans*, Julian Burgett(2)*, Lane Hewig, ???(2)
    Malachi Evans (Penn)(8/2/3): Jayden Bartoszek*, Everett McClelland(2), Austin Reading*, Trey Dunning, Colin Whetsel, ???(2)
    Austin Reading (Crown Point)(10/2/3): Jayden Bartoszek(2)*, Everett McClelland(2), Aidan Abad(2), Riley McPherson (Brecksville), Colton Tupper (Reynolds HS), Luke Driedric (Arrowhead Union), Ben Lowe
    Julian Burgett (Fishers)(11/5/2): Caden Brewer(2)*, Noah Weaver(2)*, Travis Henke*, Evan Lawhead, Trey Dunning, Aidan Abad, Luke Driedric (Arrowhead Union), ???(2)
     
    285lbs
    Kameron Hazelett (Lowell)(1/1/8): Lucas Szymborski*
    Caleb Evans (Homestead)(1/1/6): Maximus Forrester*
    Isaiah Coolman (Leo)(3/3/4): Caleb Evans(3)*
    Maximus Forrester (Brownsburg)(3/1/5): Mark Effendian (Faith Christian Academy), Trayvn Boger (South Summit), Lucas Szymborski*
    Lucas Szymborski (Crown Point)(4/3/3): Tyson Russell (Cleveland), Kameron Hazelett(3)*
    Keenan Mowery-Shields (South Putnam)(4/3/2): Maximus Forrester(2)*, Declan Gard*, ???
    Brandon Brewer (Northview)(4/3/2): Sean Murphy, Declan Gard*, Keenan Mowery-Shields(2)*
    William Glesing (New Palestine)(5/5/3): Charles McGrant*, Zach Blevens(3)*, Jacarei Markey*
    Job Mavrick (Westfield)(5/4/0): Maximus Forrester*, Caleb Evans*, William Glesing*, Zach Blevens*, AW Vankirk
    Jacarei Markey (Warren Central)(5/2/3): Trevi Hillman-Conley, John Steinhoffer, William Glesing*, Grady Baker, Zach Blevens*
    Declan Gard (Rochester)(5/1/3): Trevi Hillman-Conley(2), Kameron Kauffman, Kameron Hazelett*, ???
    Zach Blevens (Greenfield-Central)(6/3/5): Triston Meschede, Tyson Ruhe, William Glesing*, Bradyn Lothamer, Jacarei Markey(2)*
    Charles McGrant (New Haven)(7/4/4): Caleb Evans*, Isaiah Coolman(2)*, Grady Baker(2), Kameron Hazelett*, ???
    Jacob Reynolds (Garrett)(11/6/0): Trevi Hillman-Conley, Caleb Evans*, Isaiah Coolman(2)*, Charles McGrant(3)*, Grady Baker(2), Bradyn Lothamer, James Miller
    Luke Juris (Hobart)(11/5/0): Triston Meschede(3), Dominick Mercer, Kameron Kauffman, Declan Gard*, Kameron Hazelett(3)*, Lucas Szymborski*, Mateusz Nycz (Marmion Academy)
    Manford Osburn (Terre Haute North)(11/4/0): Maximus Forrester*, Tyson Ruhe, Brandon Brewer(3)*, Dominick Mercer, Carson Andreas, Brandon Brewer, AW Vankirk, Elijah Stokes, Jackson Bui
     
     
    Y2CJ41
    Overall 
    We have 224 wrestlers that have punched tickets to the state finals. With that comes the analysis of how well the ranking performed. All of our rankings are updated before sectional, so injuries, missing weight, crazy upsets and everything else that happens are bound to shake up the ranked wrestlers. Even with everything that goes on, the rankings prove to be very accurate year after year. Here is our breakdown of each weight class and how the rankings held up.
      
    As always our information center has brackets and will be updated multiple times with information throughout the week. Bookmark this page and check it often for updates. 
    Click here for the Info Center with links to download the brackets
      
    Season by season ranked wrestlers advancing to state 
    *Note Mike Reiser took over the rankings in 2012 
    2025- 192 
    2024- 193 
    2023- 200 
    2022- 190 
    2021- 186 
    2020- 180 
    2019- 175 
    2018- 179 
    2017- 169 
    2016- 175 
    2015- 172 
    2014- 171 
    2013- 171 
    2012- 170 
    2011- 157 
    2010- 159 
    2009- 143 
      
    Wrestlers not in either the final state or semi-state rankings: 
    113lbs Cole Freese (Franklin County)  
    165lbs Jaxsin Prater (East Central) 
    175lbs Elijah Carter (Hammond Central) 
    285lbs Jacari Markey (Warren Central)  
    285lbs Jacob Reynolds (Garrett) 
      
    106lbs 
    Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 14 
      
    Unranked qualifiers: 
    Chase Mikels (Portage) 
    Ramon Sierra (Garrett) 
      
    First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers: 
    #4 Traevon Ducking (Brownsburg) vs. #3 Caleb Morrow (Indianapolis Lutheran) 
    #1 Julianna Ocampo (New Haven) vs. #11 Cruz Orueta (Lake Central) 
    #5 Connor Maddox (Westfield) vs. #6 Gavin Ash (Monrovia) 
    #8 Heather Crull (Northeastern) vs. #9 Case Bridge (Avon) 
    #10 Reed Wicker (Delta) vs. #23 Julian DeLuna (Hanover Central) 
    #2 Daniel Brown Jr. (Center Grove) vs. #7 Tate St. Laurent (Indianapolis Cathedral) 
      
    113lbs 
    Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 14 
      
    Unranked qualifiers: 
    Cole Freese (Franklin County) 
    Nash Burke (Munster) 
      
    First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers: 
    #1 Case Bell (Brownsburg) vs. #23 Charlie Fleshman (Central Noble) 
    #20 Zavier Acuna (Portage) vs. #9 Keegan Dresslar (Southport) 
    #21 Bakari Cooper (New Haven) vs. #8 Eli Ogle (Tri-West) 
    #7 Lincoln Parsons (Greenfield-Central) vs. #13 Colin Strayer (Crown Point) 
    #15 Jude Heaston (Indian Creek) vs. #12 Kaid Jackson (Delta) 
    #6 Rex Moore (Manchester) vs. #11 Justus Thrasher (Center Grove) 
     
    120lbs 
    Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 13 
      
    Unranked qualifiers: 
    Caiden Underwood (Lawrence North) 
    Caleb Asa (Garrett) 
    Chance Smith (Mishawaka) 
      
    First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers: 
    #1 Revin Dickman (Brownsburg) vs. #19 Joseph Mendoza (Benton Central) 
    #18 John Bissmeyer (Indianapolis Cathedral) vs. #4 Ayden Bollinger (Delta) 
    #3 Gavin Lewis (Crown Point) vs. #5 Cam Meier (Bloomington South) 
    #11 Levi Johns (Bluffton) vs. #16 Ezra Fye (Alexandria Monroe) 
    #2 Royce Malone (Center Grove) vs. #9 Lincoln Underwood (Portage) 
     
    126lbs 
    Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 15 
      
    Unranked qualifiers: 
    Kameron Baker (Garrett) 
     
    First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers: 
    #8 Angelo Vargo (Penn) vs. #6 Chayce Yant (Fishers) 
    #21 Hickson Love (Marion) vs. #10 Isaac Ash (Monrovia) 
    #9 Eli Broady (Mount Vernon (Fortville)) vs. #4 Matthew Maldonado (Merrillville) 
    #11 Bradyn Volz (Eastern Hancock) vs. #20 Cameron Woods (Portage) 
    #3 Ty Henderson (Evansville Mater Dei) vs. #13 Jordan Korreckt (North Miami) 
    #1 Gavin Jendreas (Crown Point) vs. #18 Richard Rogers (Franklin Central) 
    #19 Sean Harris (New Haven) vs. #7 Dominic Brown (Center Grove) 
      
    132lbs 
    Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 15 
      
    Unranked qualifiers: 
    Colin Troyer (Franklin County) 
      
    First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers: 
    #4 Layne Horn (Rochester) vs. #16 Tripp Haisley (Madison-Grant) 
    #10 Sam Mosier (Delta) vs. #18 Warren Brown (Merrillville) 
    #5 Caleb Schaefer (Evansville Mater Dei) vs. #3 Donald Bowie (Warren Central) 
    #1 Jake Hockaday (Brownsburg) vs. #14 Cullen Crowley (Indianapolis Cathedral) 
    #9 Landon Westenfeld (Griffith) vs. #12 Drew Waldon (Dekalb) 
    #2 Tylin Thrine (New Castle) vs. #23 Anthony Zuranski (Avon) 
    #8 Hunter Douglas (Homestead) vs. #6 LT Hawkins (Crown Point) 
      
    138lbs 
    Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 15 
      
    Unranked qualifiers: 
    Cade Zuber (Greenfield-Central) 
      
    First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers: 
    #18 Dylan Ogg (Adams Central) vs. #9 Peyton Richards (Switzerland County) 
    #11 Sontonio Sessa (Crown Point) vs. #10 Jack Davis (Indianapolis Bishop Chatard) 
    #3 Braylon Reynolds (Brownsburg) vs. #20 Liam Bumgardner (Western) 
    #23 Terry Easley (Warren Central) vs. #8 Josh England (LaPorte) 
    #6 Justice Thornton (Columbus North) vs. #22 Henry Faurote (Bellmont) 
    #4 Gunner Butt (New Palestine) vs. #14 Cooper Wilkins (Portage) 
    #17 Ashton Goney (Cowan) vs. #2 Isaiah Schaefer (Evansville Mater Dei) 
      
    144lbs 
    Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 13 
      
    Unranked qualifiers: 
    Cavan Tom (Wawasee) 
    Chase Kline (Avon) 
    Jacob Unger (Cowan) 
      
    First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers: 
    #1 Jeffrey Huyvaert (New Prairie) vs. #23 Dakoda Willoughby (Fountain Central) 
    #3 Bryce Doss (New Palestine) vs. #18 Lincoln Frazee (North White) 
    #25 Cohen Long (Columbus North) vs. #7 Wyatt Hoppes (Yorktown) 
    #16 Alex Plahitko (Roncalli) vs. #6 Luke Reid (Valparaiso) 
    #14 Logan Haney (Crown Point) vs. #8 Sam Bustamante (Indianapolis Bishop Chatard) 
      
    150lbs 
    Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 15 
      
    Unranked qualifiers: 
    Dallas Davidson (Angola) 
      
    First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers: 
    #2 Silas Foster (Purdue Polytechnic - Downtown) vs. #11 Wyatt Cooksey (Bloomington South) 
    #4 Seth Syra (Avon) vs. #13 Tyler Lavin (Indianapolis Cathedral) 
    #14 Teigan Newell (Crown Point) vs. #1 Easton Doster (New Haven) 
    #8 Linkin Carter (Eastside) vs. #18 Zach Kenney (Griffith) 
    #7 Alex Smith (Heritage Hills) vs. #20 Aaron Durham (Warren Central) 
    #22 Hank Phenicie (Zionsville) vs. #5 Parker Reynolds (Brownsburg) 
    #6 Marlone Kirksy (Merrillville) vs. #15 Brason Schortgen (Adams Central) 
      
    157lbs 
    Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 13 
      
    Unranked qualifiers: 
    Anthony Bustamante (Merrillville) 
    Brian Barrett (Garrett) 
    Kameron Mikesell (Western Boone) 
      
    First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers: 
    #1 Matthew Staples (New Prairie) vs. #11 Asher Ratliff (Columbus North) 
    #10 Jacob Weaver (Rossville) vs. #9 Brock Hagewood (Prairie Heights) 
    #8 Deacon Dressler (Gibson Southern) vs. #2 Brant Beck (Rochester) 
    #5 Jackson Bradley (Cowan) vs. #17 Kaleb Wilburn (Milan) 
    #7 Griffin VanTichelt (Crown Point) vs. #6 Mason Day (Brownsburg) 
      
    165lbs 
    Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 12 
      
    Unranked qualifiers: 
    Ben Clark (Crown Point) 
    Carson Godinez (Homestead) 
    Griffan Larson (Avon) 
    Jaxsin Prater (East Central) 
      
    First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers: 
    #17 Jacob Cole (Rossville) vs. #10 Jesus Lopez (Terre Haute South) 
    #7 Gavin Davis (Bellmont) vs. #15 Israel Sinnott (Hanover Central) 
    #3 Michael Major (Carmel) vs. #21 Camden Baumann (Evansville Mater Dei) 
    #14 Teegan Clouse (West Noble) vs. #23 Leonardo Santiago (Penn) 
      
    175lbs 
    Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 13 
      
    Unranked qualifiers: 
    Brody Wingate (East Central) 
    Dominic Dunn (Dekalb) 
    Elijah Carter (Hammond Central)  
      
    First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers: 
    #1 Waylon Cressell (Warren Central) vs. #20 Brennon Whickcar (Elkhart) 
    #7 Landon Terry (Tell City) vs. #16 Hayden Whitenack (New Prairie) 
    #10 Wyatt Davis (Rochester) vs. #6 Coy Bender (Terre Haute South) 
    #3 Vinny Freeman (Penn) vs. #17 Tyson Barrow (North Posey) 
    #19 MJ Morton (Roncalli) vs. #12 Jake Thrash (Homestead) 
      
    190lbs 
    Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 12 
      
    Unranked qualifiers: 
    Alessio Retzloff (Penn) 
    Austin Parks (Northridge) 
    Dylan Krehl (East Noble) 
    Gray Wiley (Roncalli) 
      
    First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers: 
    #3 Michael White (Lawrence North) vs. #9 Sam Howard (Boonville) 
    #7 Noah Terry (Tell City) vs. #12 Seer Godwise (Perry Meridian) 
    #5 Kyle Harden (Indianapolis Cathedral) vs. #10 Colin McMahon (Columbus East) 
    #20 Aiden Granger (Hobart) vs. #8 Xavior Palacios (Bellmont) 
      
    215lbs 
    Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 15 
      
    Unranked qualifiers: 
    Andy Warren (Perry Meridian) 
      
    First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers: 
    #3 Travis Henke (Northridge) vs. #24 Talen Garner (Winamac) 
    #14 Julian Burgett (Fishers) vs. #8 Jett Goldsberry (Heritage Hills) 
    #5 Jayden Bartoszek (Hanover Central) vs. #9 Austin Ringeisen (Maconaquah) 
    #2 Caden Brewer (Brownsburg) vs. #20 Kian Maclauchlan (Zionsville) 
    #13 Hartley Hoover (North Miami) vs. #15 Austin Reading (Crown Point) 
    #1 Noah Weaver (Rossville) vs. #7 Ethan Schraner (Tell City) 
    #18 Malachi Evans (Penn) vs. #19 Derek Morrison (Wawasee) 
      
    285lbs 
    Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 13 
      
    Unranked qualifiers: 
    Jacari Markey (Warren Central) 
    Jacob Reynolds (Garrett) 
    Manford Osburn (Terre Haute North) 
     
    First round match-ups of UNRANKED wrestlers: 
    Jacari Markey (Warren Central) vs. Jacob Reynolds (Garrett) 
     
    First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers: 
    #4 Caleb Evans (Homestead) vs. #14 Job Mavrick (Westfield) 
    #23 Brandon Brewer (Northview) vs. #1 Lucas Szymborski (Crown Point) 
    #12 Declan Gard (Rochester) vs. #15 Keenan Mowery-Shields (South Putnam) 
    #16 Zach Blevens (Greenfield-Central) vs. #3 Isaiah Coolman (Leo) 
    #2 Maximus Forrester (Brownsburg) vs. #18 Luke Juris (Hobart) 
    #25 Charles McGrant (New Haven) vs. #19 William Glesing (New Palestine) 
     
     
     
    Y2CJ41
    Schedule
    Friday, Feb. 21, 2025
    Session 1
    1:30 pm ET - Gates open 
    2:30 pm ET - Parade of Champions 
    2:45 pm ET - Presentation of Colors and National Anthem 
    3 pm ET - First Round Weight Classes 106 - 144 
    6 pm ET - First Round Weight Classes 150 - 285 
     
    Gorilla Radio Live after the first round at The Hangar
    501 Madison Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46225 
     
    Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025
    Session 2
    8 am ET - Gates open 
    9 am ET - Quarterfinals begin with Semifinals to follow
    Fieldhouse cleared of all spectators following Semifinals
    Session 3 
    3:30 pm ET - Gates open 
    4:30 pm ET - Consolation matches 
    7 pm ET - Introductions of State Championship participants 
    Approx. 7:24 pm ET - Presentation of Colors and National Anthem 
    7:30 pm ET - State Championship matches begin
     
    Location
    Gainbridge Fieldhouse, 125 S. Pennsylvania Street, Indianapolis, IN
     
    Admission 
    $15 per session; $30 all sessions. Reserved seating only (no general admission).  
     
    Tickets for the 87th IHSAA Boys’ Wrestling State Finals will go on sale to the General Public on Tuesday, February 18th at Noon ET.
     
    Pre-sale tickets (all-session tickets only) for participant athletes and their families will go on sale beginning at 3:00 pm ET on Sunday, February 16, 2025. Pre-sale tickets for participants and their families will end at 11 am ET on Tuesday, February 18, 2025. All-Session tickets will only be available for purchase until 1 pm ET, Friday, February 21st.  From that point forward, only single session tickets will be available for purchase. To purchase All-Session tickets, visit here. To purchase single session tickets, visit Ticketmaster.com or the Gainbridge Fieldhouse Box Office starting on Friday, February 21st at 1 pm ET. Show your ticket purchase verification on your mobile phone at the admission gate.  
    Streaming
    All matches on Friday and Saturday, including Saturday night’s championship round, may be viewed via live stream for a subscription fee of $15 via IHSAAtv.org and the IHSAAtv suite of apps (iPhone, Android phone, Roku, Amazon Firestick, AppleTV, and Android TV). 
     
    State Finals Pairings Show
    Feb 16, 2025
    Time: 4 pm ET / 3 pm CT (1 hour)
    IHSAA Wrestling State Finals Pairings Show
    Hosts: Greg Rakestraw, Mike Goebel, Joe Caprino
    Streaming: Exclusively on IHSAAtv.org
     
    Brackets
    IndianaMat Brackets with State and Semi-State Rankings
    State Bracket.pdf
    IndianaMat Brackets with State Rankings
    State Bracket-State Only.pdf
    TrackWrestling Brackets
     
    Semi-State Results
    East Chicago Semi-State Results
    Evansville Semi-State Results
    New Castle Semi-State Results
    Fort Wayne Semi-State Results
     
    Pick'em Contests
    Pickem Standings through Semi-State

    State Finals Pick'ems
    Pick'em bracket with link for pre-filled in pick'ems
     

    Gorilla Radio
    Two episodes on Monday and Tuesday
     
    Featured Articles
    By the Numbers
    Media Guide
    WAYL2
    Who do you want in your corner?
     
     
     
    IndianaMat
    Via a mystery contributor
     
    Da Castle, just doesn’t sound right.  New Castle Semi State Preview 2025.  I would argue the second toughest Semi State in Indiana currently, a far second to Evansville but second nonetheless.  The team race is likely to be decided by bonus points.  Warren Central/Roncalli/Westfield seem to be the favorites but several other teams could sneak in to the mix with good days.  I still wish it would be moved to a facility where you actually were able to use full mats since it currently is the only Semi State that does not have the ability to be wrestled under the current out of bounds rules.
     
    106
    This weight is pretty evenly distributed to avoid absolute death draws.
     
    State Ranked Wrestlers
    #3 Caleb Morrow (Indianapolis Lutheran)
    #5 Connor Maddox (Westfield)
    #7 Tate St. Laurent (Indianapolis Cathedral)
    #8 Heather Crull (Northeastern)
    #16 Colin Clark (Perry Meridian)
    #19 Lukas Scott (Southmont)
     
    Semi-State Ranked Wrestlers
    #7 Bryson Kirk (Warren Central)
    #8 Carter Sanford (Roncalli)
    #9 Eddie Tomlinson (Indianapolis Bishop Chatard)
    #10 Carson Weiler (Batesville)
     
    Potential state ranked matchups first and second round
    #8 Crull vs #16 Clark ticket round
    #7 Tate vs #19 Scott SM
     
    First round picks
    Maddox over Sanford
    Tomlinson over Poole
    Morrow over Beatle
    Tackett over Kaohi
    Crull over Horning
    Clark over Koyanagi
    Tate over Weiler
    Scott over Kirk
     
    Qualifiers in order
    Maddox, St Laurant, Morrow, Crull
     
    Top dog Maddox
     
    113
    State Ranked Wrestlers
    #2 Peyton Schoettle (Roncalli)
    #5 Nathan Reyes (Indianapolis Cathedral)
    #7 Lincoln Parsons (Greenfield-central)
    #9 Keegan Dresslar (Southport)
    #19 Brayden Head (Westfield)
     
    Semi-State Ranked Wrestlers
    #7 Germaine Johnson (Purdue Polytechnic - Downtown)
    #10 Isaia Gardner (Tri)
    #8 Owen Ingalls (Fishers)
    #10 Caiden Underwood (Lawrence North)
     
    Potential matchups
    #5 Reyes vs #9 Dressler ticket round
    #7 Parsons vs redhot Federici Carmel
    #7ss Johnson vs #19 Head
     
    First round picks
    Reyes over Veldhuizen
    Dressler over Hopkins
    Federici over Dix
    Parsons over Gardner
    Johnson 4 over 1 Freese
    Head over Morgan
    Schoettle over Kissel
    Mcnamee over Aragon
     
    Upset alert
    Dressler over Reyes
    Johnson over Head
     
    Qualifiers in order
    Schoettle, Dressler, Parsons, Johnson with clean sweep PM Regional
     
    120
    State Ranked Wrestlers
    #6 Blake Getz (Roncalli)
    #10 Porter Temples (Westfield)
    #15 Sully Frazier (Zionsville)
    #16 Ezra Fye (Alexandria Monroe)
    #18 John Bissmeyer (Indianapolis Cathedral)
    #23 Nick Anderson (Hamilton Southeastern)
     
    Semi-State Ranked Wrestlers
    #8 Owen Ingalls (Fishers)
    #10 Caiden Underwood (Lawrence North)
     
    Potential matchups
    #6 Getz vs #23 Anderson.  Tough draw for the senior trying to break through to State
    #10 Temples vs #16 Fye
    #15 Frazier vs #18 Bissmeyer
    SS#8 Ingalls vs SS#10 Underwood
     
    First round picks
    Getz over Doucette
    Anderson over Rudnick
    Fye over Sellers
    Temples over Coy
    Ingalls over Hunt
    Underwood over Weimer
    Frazier over Fliehman
    Bissmeyer over Rodriguez
     
    Ticket round
    Cathedral Irish magic starting with Bissmeyer upsetting Frazier
     
    Qualifiers in order
    Getz, Bissmeyer, Temples, Ingalls
     
    Top dog Getz
     
    126
    Some brutal ticket round matchups in this weight.  Yant will have his hands full with Warren’s Wills who had a 1-0 match with Broady first round.
     
    State Ranked Wrestlers
    #6 Chayce Yant (Fishers)
    #9 Eli Broady (Mount Vernon (Fortville))
    #11 Bradyn Volz (Eastern Hancock)
    #12 Matthew Baylor (Milan)
    #14 Gavyn Kemp (Roncalli)
    #18 Richard Rogers (Franklin Central)
    #23 Connor Bayliss (Indianapolis Cathedral)
     
    Semi-State Ranked Wrestlers
    #8 D'Sheaon Wilson (Lawrence Central)
    #10 Luke Weaver (Rossville)
     
    Potential matchups
    #6 Yant and #23 Bayliss ticket round
    #9 Broady vs #12 Baylor ticket round
    #11 Volz vs #14 Kemp ticket round
     
    First round picks
    Yant over Wills
    Bayliss over Rullman
    Broady over Smalley
    Baylor over Hernandez
    Volz over Clouser
    Kemp over Simmons
    Nekolite over Hrubbartt
    Rogers over Weaver
     
    Qualifiers in order
    Yant, Volz, Broady, Rogers
     
    Top dog—open
     
    132
    Pretty evenly distributed weight with fireworks waiting in the finals between Warrens Bowie and NC Thrine.
     
    State Ranked Wrestlers
    #2 Tylin Thrine (New Castle)
    #3 Donald Bowie (Warren Central)
    #14 Cullen Crowley (Indianapolis Cathedral)
    #17 Jack Richardson (Roncalli)
    #25 Kayden Simpson (Elwood)
     
    Semi-State Ranked Wrestlers
    #3 Colin Troyer (Franklin County)
    #6 Carter Niccum (Westfield)
    #7 Dylan Merilus (Perry Meridian)
    #8 Jordin Franklin (North Central)
    #9 Will Hruskoci (Fishers)
    #10 Parker Culp (Hamilton Southeastern)
     
    Potential matchups
    #2 Thrine vs #17 Richardson
    #3 Bowie vs #25 Simpson
     
     
    First round picks
    Crowley over Frazier
    Hruskoci over Franklin
    Thrine over Alexander
    Richardson over Culp
    Niccum over Merilus again
    Troyer over Suddarth
    Bowie over Ingram
    Simpson over Brewer
     
    Qualifiers in order
    Thrine, Bowie, Crowley, Niccum
     
    Top dog until proven otherwise Thrine but the finals should be electric after Bowie’s Al Smith run.
     
    138
    Arguably one of the weaker weight classes at New Castle but I am sure there will be some absolute battles to punch a ticket.  When you don’t have the top dogs, it makes it even more likely for fireworks in my opinion.
     
    State Ranked Wrestlers
    #4 Gunner Butt (New Palestine)
    #10 Jack Davis (Indianapolis Bishop Chatard)
    #23 Terry Easley (Warren Central)
     
    Semi-State Ranked Wrestlers
    #6 Steven Hunter (Lawrence North)
    #7 Alic Washburn (Westfield)
    #8 Gage Sherwood (Cambridge City Lincoln)
    #9 Simon Kuhn (Hamilton Heights)
    #10 Cade Zuber (Greenfield-Central)
     
    No state ranked matchups first two rounds.
     
    First round picks
    Butt over Engel
    Kuhn over Billet
    Zuber over Sherwood 4 over 1.  Holden always has his guys ready to go and battle tested
    Heineman over Laney
    Washburn over McGinley
    Easley over Hengehold
    Davis over Wilson
    Hunter over Bolser
     
    Qualifiers in order
    Butt, Davis, Easley, Zuber
     
    Top dog Butt
     
    144
    This weight is fireworks written all over it.  Doss and Stevenson have gone back and forth all season with Doss getting the win at regionals to avoid the death draw date with Bustamante who has had an incredible season including a win over Fielden.  Bustamante has to get through a tough HSE Casler first
     
    State Ranked Wrestlers
    #3 Bryce Doss (New Palestine)
    #5 Moses Stevenson (Franklin Central)
    #8 Sam Bustamante (Indianapolis Bishop Chatard)
    #13 Chris Casler (Hamilton Southeastern)
    #16 Alex Plahitko (Roncalli)
    #19 Landon Vaught (Crawfordsville)
    #23 Dakoda Willoughby (Fountain Central)
     
    Semi-State Ranked Wrestlers
    #7 Jake Saez (Westfield)
    #8 Justin Tilton (Hamilton Heights)
     
    Potential matchups
    #3 Doss and #19 Vaught ticket round
    #8 Bustamante and #13 first round followed by #5 Stevenson in the ticket round
     
    First round picks
    Walton SD over Maio
    Tilton HH over Willoughby FC
    Doss over Gollher
    Vaught over Rodgers
    Bustamante over Casler
    Stevenson over Shephard
    Saez over Kramer
    Plahitko over Stenger
     
    Going with the returning state qualifier Stevenson in the death draw and winning the rubber match since they seem to be trading wins like baseball cards
     
    Qualifiers in order
    Stevenson, Doss, Plaitko, Tilton
     
    150
    This seems to be Fosters weight to lose after pinning #2SS Franklin at regionals.  But definite fireworks coming in the second quarter bracket.
     
    State Ranked Wrestlers
    #2 Silas Foster (Purdue Polytechnic - Downtown)
    #13 Tyler Lavin (Indianapolis Cathedral)
    #16 Jessie Franklin (North Central)
    #20 Aaron Durham (Warren Central)
    #22 Hank Phenicie (Zionsville)
     
    Semi-State Ranked Wrestlers
    #6 Robert Dodson (Mount Vernon (Fortville))
    #8 Gabriel McNamee (Indianapolis Bishop Chatard)
    #9 Zach Golliher (Hagerstown)
     
    Potential matchups
    #13 Lavin and #16 Franklin ticket round
     
    First round picks
    Euson over Furst
    Durham over Staley
    Lavin over Schaffer
    Franklin over Hutchison
    Foster over Botner
    Presits over Golliher
    Phenicie over Dodson
    Mcnamee over Burns
     
    Qualifiers in order
    Foster, Lavin, Phenicie, Durham
     
    Top dog Silas Foster
     
    157
    State Ranked Wrestlers
    #4 Christian Arberry (Warren Central)
    #10 Jacob Weaver (Rossville)
    #17 Kaleb Wilburn (Milan)
    #18 Daniel Adams (Indianapolis Bishop Chatard)
    #20 Landon Hicks (Hamilton Southeastern)
     
    Semi-State Ranked Wrestlers
    #6 Kameron Mikesell (Western Boone)
    #7 Brady Bryant (Shelbyville)
    #8 Xaviour Akpan (Purdue Polytechnic - Downtown)
    #9 Denver Campbell (Rushville)
     
    Potential matchups
    #17 Wilburn vs #20 Hicks ticket round
    Semis #4 Arberry vs #10 Weaver.  Does Weaver have the same trajectory as his brother coming from arguably nowhere to State Champ.  His IHPO performance indicates that it is possible.  Loser of this match will potentially have 2nd place from Evansville with Stitts CG and Day BB
    #18 Adams vs #6SS Mikesell
     
    First round picks
    Arberry over Rollson
    Grimme over Sope
    Weaver over ss#8 Akpan
    Campbell over Rowland
    Wilburn over Gipson
    Hicks over Bryant
    Adams over Bond
    Mikesell over Briles
     
    Qualifiers in order
    Arberry, Adams, Weaver, Wilburn
     
    Top dog Arberry
     
    165
    This weight will start off with fireworks with first round state ranked matchups.  I think Major is the favorite but he has had a close match with Thompson GFC 5-0 during the season and the rematch is in the ticket round.  I wouldn’t go down on him as he will ride you into the grave.
     
    State Ranked Wrestlers
    #3 Michael Major (Carmel)
    #5 Michael Cain (Hamilton heights)
    #11 Mason Thompson (Greenfield-Central)
    #17 Jacob Cole (Rossville)
    #20 James Dozier (Roncalli)
    #25 Jericho Jackson (Lawrence North)
     
    Semi-State Ranked Wrestlers
    #7 Cohen Davis (Hamilton Southeastern)
    #10 Gabe Flick (New Palestine)
     
    Potential matchups
    #5 Cain vs #25 Jackson
    #20 Dozier vs #17 Cole Rossville.  Dozier is certainly battle tested this year with 9 losses against top guys in state.
    #3 Major vs #11 Thompson
     
    First round picks
    Cain over Jackson
    Davis over Reynolds
    Dozier over Smith
    Cole over McClellan
    Major over Berger
    Thompson over Pappas
    Prater over Pollard
    Flick wins rematch over Seale
     
    Qualifiers in order
    Major, Cain, Dozier, Flick
     
    Top dog Michael Major
     
    175
    Unfortunate draws at this weight with two state ranked tickets. But this is Cressels weight and everyone else is fighting for his scraps.
     
    State Ranked Wrestlers
    #1 Waylon Cressell (Warren Central)
    #2 Xavier Smith (Fishers)
    #9 Jaylen Hill (North Central)
    #19 Mj Morton (Roncalli)
    #21 Kade Rickard (Indianapolis Bishop Chatard)
     
    Semi-State Ranked Wrestlers
    #6 Braeden Hites (Crawfordsville)
    #7 Jarrid Graves (Parke Heritage)
    #8 Evan Nicholls (Noblesville)
    #9 Brody Wingate (East Central)
    #10 William Wolford (Tipton)
     
    Potential matchups
    #2 Smith and #9 Hill Ticket round
    #1 Cressell and #21 Rickard ticket round
     
    First round picks
    Smith over Nicholls
    Hill over Gilb
    Turner over Wolfford
    Morton over Thornbury
    Cressell over Supinger
    Rickard over Thompson
    Wingate over Bailey
    Shryock over Hites
     
    Qualifiers in order
    Cressell, Smith, Morton, Wingate
     
    Top dog Cressell
     
    190
    After the 80 points in two matches between White and Godwise, we add some new hammers to the mix with Harden and Quarles.
     
    State Ranked Wrestlers
    #3 Michael White (Lawrence North)
    #5 Kyle Harden (Indianapolis cathedral)
    #11 Chris Quarles (Fishers)
    #12 Seer Godwise (Perry Meridian)
    #15 Nathan Shafer (New Castle)
    #24 Brody Aeschliman (Zionsville)
     
    Semi-State Ranked Wrestlers
    #7 Adele Navarette (Carmel)
    #8 Yan Tioua (Noblesville)
    #9 Sam Pavey (Rushville)
    #10 Tucker Conley (Parke Heritage)
     
    Potential matchups
    #3 White vs #24 Aeschliman
    #11 Quarles vs #12 Godwise
    #3 White vs #5 Harden Semis
     
    First round picks
    Harden over Thomas
    Pavey over Conley
    White over Garner
    Aeschliman over Cohee
    Quarles over Krekler
    Godwise over Tioua
    Shafer over Stryker
    Shelton over Wiley
    Qualifiers in order
    White, Godwise, Harden, Shafer
     
    Top dog Michael White
     
    215
    Noah Weaver Weight class, fireworks early and some interesting regional results with Metzler Noblesville winning PH with a losing record.  Predicting two 4 over 1s in this weight.  Andy Warren with a win over #4 Whetsel at PM and has the blood of Noah and Aiden in his veins.
     
    State Ranked Wrestlers
    #1 Noah Weaver (Rossville)
    #4 Colin Whetsel (New Palestine)
    #14 Julian Burgett (Fishers)
    #20 Kian Maclauchlan (Zionsville)
    #23 Evan Lawhead (Hamilton Southeastern)
    #25 Jonah Ellis (Frankton)
     
    Semi-State Ranked Wrestlers
    #6 Tristen Lanum (Greenfield-Central)
    #8 Andy Warren (Perry Meridian)
    #9 Brendin Kolter (East Central)
    #10 Zane Richardson (Milan)
     
    Potential matchups
    #4 Whetsel vs #25 Ellis first round
    Winner gets #14 Burgett
    #8SS Warren and #23 Lawhead HSE
     
    First round picks
    Weaver over Jones
    Lanum over Koons
    Burgett over Richardson 4 over 1
    Whetsel over Ellis
    Cisneros Rodriguez over Metzler 4 over 1
    Maclauchlan over Kolter
    Warren over Hight
    Lawhead over Schneider
     
    Qualifiers in order
    Weaver, Warren, Whetsel, Maclauchlan
     
    Top Dog Noah Weaver
     
    285
    Wide open weight class where they all seem to have beaten each other during the season. Favorite is likely Mavrick but he has lost to Vankirk.
     
    State Ranked Wrestlers
    #14 Job Mavrick (Westfield)
    #16 Zach Blevens (Greenfield-Central)
    #19 William Glesing (New Palestine)
    #22 Max Amberger (Batesville)
     
    Semi-State Ranked Wrestlers
    #4 Jackson Apple (Noblesville)
    #7 Camden Funk (Fishers)
    #8 AW Vankirk (Hamilton Southeastern)
    #9 John Steinhoffer (Franklin Central)
     
    Potential matchups
    #16 Blevens vs #22 Amberger ticket round
     
    First round picks
    Mavrick over Stienhoffer
    Everson over Mittermeyer
    Glesing over Vankirk
    Rhodes over Mendoza
    Apple over Graham
    Markey over McNeil
    Amberger over Standlee
    Blevens over Funk
     
    Qualifiers in order
    Mavrick, Blevens, Glesing, Apple
    TripleB
    TRIPLE_B EVANSVILLE SEMI-STATE SPECTACULAR PREVIEW!!!!!!
     
    It's the most wonderful time of the year
    With the parents loudly yelling
    And everyone telling you, "It’s Evansville, be full of good cheer"
    It's the most wonderful time of the year
    It's the hap-happiest season of all
    With those Semi-State brackets, curtain jerkers, and turrrible draws
    We’ll see pin falls, near falls, and refs making awful calls
    It's the hap-happiest season of all
    There'll be bodies for throwing
    TripleB’s picks for toasting
    And trying to practice with all of the snow
    There'll be scary Hendricks County stories
    And tales of the Semi-State victories of long, long ago
    It's the most wonderful time of the year
    There'll be much close wins and stupid stall calls
    And hearts will be glowing when loved ones punch that ticket to GAINBRIDGE
    It's the most wonderful time of the yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrr!!!!
     
     
    Evansville is THE BEST Semi-State in the land!! 224 wrestlers will be battling for 56 Golden tickets to Indy!!! Out of those 224, 122 are Semi-State ranked. This year packs the star power punch as out of those 122, 99 are State ranked wrestlers and that is the most we’ve seen in awhile.
     
    House keeping items -
     
    Here is the link for the Indianamat Semi-State Hub -
     
    https://indianamat.com/index.php?/articles.html/high-school-news/2025-semi-state-information-center-r1436/
     
    Ticket Link - https://public.eventlink.com/tickets?t=114696
    Bag Policy - https://fordcenter.com/plan-your-visit/clear-bag-policy
    Parking - https://fordcenter.com/plan-your-visit/directions-parking
    LISTEN, I’M PUTTING THIS IN BOLD, GET THERE EARLY - THE LINES WILL BE LONG TO GET IN, THEY AREN’T READY OR PREPARED FOR THE BEST WRESTLING FANS IN THE STATE, BUY YOUR TICKET IN ADVANCE, LAST YEAR WAS A MESS AND THIS YEAR WALNUT STREET IS CLOSED FROM HWY 41 TO MARTIN LUTHER KING BLVD WHICH WILL MAKE TRAFFIC EVEN MORE NUTS.
     
    From our former inside man Markio - Ford Arena info:
     
    NEW (2024) DOOR ENTRY PROCESS FOR WRESTLERS SEE UNDERLINED INFO BELOW
     
    ●      Parking and general information about the arena can be found at www.thefordcenter.com
    ●      Wrestlers can enter the arena at 7:30am for weigh-ins. Wrestlers and coaches will enter at the rear double doors on 6th Street near the corner of 6th Street and Bob Jones Way.  You will pick up your credentials here.
    ●      The only coolers allowed are for wrestlers and must enter at the check in table through the rear wrestlers entrance door. NO OUTSIDE FOOD OR DRINK for anyone else is allowed inside unfortunately. Not my rules, just standard building policy.
    ●      Public doors open at 8:00am CST. Enter on Main Street through the main lobby. We will look to create a separate door/entrance for those that already have tickets. $12 dollars for all session ticket, $10 for finals only.
    ●      There is NO onsite parking. Please do not have any team vehicles attempt to park in the loading dock or attached outer lot. These are reserved spots.
    ●      There is no public Wi-Fi.
    ●      Please do not jump over the dasher walls to access the floor. They try to control access to the floor, so you need to enter from the lower level hallway under section 103. You wouldn't jump the wall at Gainbridge would you? lol
    ●      The hospitality room for officials, etc. will be in the Corner Club. Enter from the main lobby and hang a right at the lower level hallway.
    ●      If you are going to set up a camera please do not have the cord running across the aisle. You will be made to unplug any cords running across an aisle.
    ●      We will have full concessions available throughout the day. Coffee and hot chocolate are also available all day as well. (get the bbq pork nachos, huge and awesome)
    ●      There is no smoking on or in the Ford Center property, this includes e-cigarettes.
    ●      Brackets will be updated throughout the day and posted on several of the 170 or so TVs located all over the arena. The brackets end up kind of small, but hey, they are everywhere and pretty cool.
    ●      Lastly,if you are a wrestler that loses please don't kick,throw,or punch Ford Center property. We had a kid break off a door handle last year.Sent the bill to the school.
     
    How does this work - The exclusive Evansville Championship Selection Committee (ECSC) spent 2 days in hard deliberations over their Ford Fab 4 picks. Each member selected their ballot, points were accumulated, and from there the picks started falling into place.
     
    Article features:
     
    The Charles Barkley “Turrible”  Draws - ticket round matches that shouldn’t be happening in the ticket round!
     
    The Barry Horowitz Best Curtain Jerkers - Best first round matches!
     
    The Built Ford Tough Locks - Any weight class where the pick for champion was unanimous, makes it a Ford Tough Lock. This year we have, what may be a record, 10, yes 10 FORD TOUGH LOCKS!
     
    Ford Fab 4 - After the picks were gathered, points distributed, and the dust settled, we’ll have the Ford Fab 4.
     
    Rankings will be featured like such (State Rank/SS Rank)
     
    This year we brought in a new round rankers - Hutch, Ducktails, Jimmy The Bulldog, and the State Rankings Guru OTR Mik Reiser
     
    Also a big thanks to Jimmy Ducktails Ward for doing the initial weight class write ups for me this year. Thanks to Ducktails, we’ve added in Top Half/Bottom Half Breakdowns and Ticket Round Projections.
     
    What if I didn’t agree with the ECSC or I thought they made a terrible error? Then have no fear - The TripleB Guarantee will help you sort out the madness.
     
    ARE YOU READY???
     
    HERE
     
    WE
     
    GO!!!!!!
     
     
    106: State ranked/Semi State ranked = 8/8
     
    Let’s get the expression out of the way now “Mooresville Sweep” is something you’ll hear early and often in the write up. The long storied Mooresville Regional, as always, will look to wreak havoc on the brackets and cause lots of early heartbreak. 106 will get us going with the formidable 4 of Traevon Ducking, Gain Ash, Case Bridge, and Dominic Brown.
     
    Top half- We have seen the writing on the wall for sometime now, “Mooresville sweep!”. Not so fast my friend, Senior (15/7) Tom Nguyen of the other other Bulldogs (New Albany) will have upset on the mind in the ticket round against (6/2) Gavin Ash. (9/4) Case Bridge should have the winner of the dog fight.
    Bottom half- A likely (4/3) Traevon Ducking v 2/1) Daniel Brown semi-final match looms.
     
    Ticket round projections:
    (15/7) Tom Nguyen New Albany(6/2) Gavin Ash Monrovia
    (NR/10) Cameron Schofield Franklin Community/(9/4) Case Bridge Avon
    (4/3) Traevon Ducking Brownsburg/(NR/NR) Kasyn Ingle Tell City
     2/1) Daniel Brown Center Grove/(17/6) Jaxsen Jean Bloomington South
     
    Barry Horowitz Best Curtain Jerker - Never count a WildCat out, #24 Alden Walker, Regional Champ, EMD vs #2 Daniel Brown Center Grove will get the crowd warmed up Saturday!
     
    Charles Barkley Turrible Draws - N/A  
     
    Don’t sleep on…. New Albany Bulldog Tom Nguyen and EMD’s Alden Walker
     
    Ford Fab 4 - (Brown and Ducking came in tied, the votes were split! Trips rolls w/ Travon Ducking) - 1st: Case Bridge Avon, 2nd: Travon Ducking Brownsburg, 3rd: Daniel Brown Jr. Center Grove, 4th: Isaac Ash Monrovia        
     
    113: State ranked/Semi State ranked = 4/8
     
    We have our first FORD Tough Lock as 113 is highlighted by Brownsburg Bull Freshman Phenom Case Bell. Bell has done it all this season for the Bulldogs and the Pickers see no reason that that changes now (or next weekend, keep dreaming other semi-states).
     
    Top half- Two tough ticket round matchups highlight the top backet. (8/2) Eli Ogle v (NR/6) Max Stevens and (11/5) Justus Thrasher v (NR/7) Owen Blessinger
    Bottom half- (1/1) Case Bell pain train has been chugging along all season and I don’t see any scheduled stops in Evansville.
     
    Ticket round projections
    (NR/6) Max Stevens Gibson Southern/(8/2) Eli Ogle Tri-West
    (NR/7) Owen Blessinger Southridge/(11/5) Justus Thrasher Center Grove
    (1/1) Case Bell Brownsburg/(NR/NR) Matteo Cirignano Evansville Memorial
    (15/4) Jude Heaston Indian Creek/(NR/NR) Jace Forgy Boonville
     
    Barry Horowitz Best Curtain Jerker - Two first round matches feature SS ranked wrestlers - SS #6 Gibson Southern Freshman Max Stevens will take on SS #10 New Albany Bulldog Jack Cavallo. Same top half of bracket will also see SS#6 Owen Blessinger from SouthRidge take on Mater Dei Sophomore SS#9 Brady Elfrich.
     
    Charles Barkley Turrible Draw - One more weight down, and still not a Turrible Draw to be found. Almost seems spooky
     
    Don’t sleep on…. While he’s one of the Ford Fab 4, don’t sleep on Indian Creek Senior Jude Heaston. He’s got an uphill battle in the semis with Bell, He’s slotted 4th. I can see him taking 3rd and getting on the podium next weekend!
     
    FORD TOUGH LOCK - CASE “DOESN’T NEED SAVED BY THE”  BELL BROWNSBURG
     
    Ford Fab 4 - 1st: Case Bell Brownsburg, 2nd: Justus Thrasher Center Grove, 3rd: Eli Ogle Tri-West, 4th: Jude Heaston Indian Creek
     
     
    120: State ranked/Semi State ranked = 8/10
     
    Sometimes the IHSAA Bracket Builders think they are cute and they sneak a Turrible Draw into a Curtain Jerker slot. After 2 weights of no Turrible Draws 120 punches us in the mouth as for the first real time we get the Mooresville Regional looking to maybe wreak havoc in a bracket. I won’t go too much into it now, but just look at the bottom quarter bracket - 3 state ranked wrestlers and the #4,5,6 SS ranked wrestlers all the same quarter. Grab some overpriced coffee and don’t be late as 120 will be FIREWORKS.
    Also we are officially off and running with Bulldog Locks and Revin Dickman is our next FORD TOUGH lock. The 2 time state champ has rarely been touched in Indiana and probably won’t be touched Saturday.
     
    Top half- (2/2) Royce Malone v (7/3) Mason Goelz looks to be destined to run it back in the semi-finals. (13/7) Wyatt Ulrey will look to stop the reunion.
    Bottom half- (5/4) Cameron Meier will have to beat (17/5) David Bowman and (20/6) David Alstadt just for the right to square off with (1/1) Revin Dickman.
     
     
    Ticket round projections
    (NR/8) Aiden Woods Franklin Community/(7/3) Mason Goelz Avon
    (13/7) Wyatt Ulrey Boonville/(2/2) Royce Malone Center Grove
    (1/1) Revin Dickman Brownsburg/(25/9) Jayden Owsley Corydon Central
    (5/4) Cameron Meier Bloomington South/(20/6) David Alstadt Evansville Mater Dei
     
    Barry Horowitz Best Curtain Jerker/Charles Barkley Turrible Draw/Don’t sleep on…. : Let’s just get all of these out w/ one quarter bracket. Cam Meier took a year off and is back focused on getting back to the podium, David Bowman has been behind the Ashes/Malones for 2 years and has put together a great junior campaign that he hopes to end on the podium, David Alstadt has always been in the talk of punching his ticket. Well Saturday only one looks to get out. Bowman/Meier will be a doozy and then the winner won’t get a chance to breathe because A Wildcat will be waiting for a chance to takedown his prey and punch that ticket.
     
    Charles Barkley Turrible Draw: Oh you thought there was just one Turrible Draw…. Ha, think again. Mon……no…. Center Grove Sophomore State ranked #2 Royce Malone has been living in Dickman’s shadow all year and that gives him a ticket round match with #13 1 loss Boonville Sophomore Wyatt Ulery. Two state ranked sophomores duking it out for a trip to Indianapolis!
     
    FORD TOUGH LOCK - REVIN “VROOM VROOM” DICKMAN BROWNSBURG
     
    Ford Fab 4: 1st: Revin Dickman Brownsburg, 2nd: Royce Malone Center Grove, 3rd: Mason Goelz Avon, 4th: Cameron Meier Bloomington South
     
     
    126: State ranked/Semi State ranked = 7/9
     
    126 is LOADED… Not one, not 2, but 3 TURRRRRRIBLE Draws. We also have a returning turrible draw from 2024 that will now be a Curtain Jerker. Mylanta…. Don’t eat any spicy stuff too early or you’ll be reaching for Mylanta after this weight class.
    Top half- State Qualifier (22/7) Fynn Douglas will look to knock off returning state medalist (10/5) Isaac Ash while (7/4) Dominic Brown squares off with electric freshman (16/6) Patrick Dowty
    Bottom half- Welcome to the Evansville Semi-State where two top 5 guys regularly knock each other off in the ticket round. This year's edition features (3/2) Ty Henderson and (5/3) Landen Haines. Two hammers 1 ticket. Win that matchup and look out for  (2/1) Nathan Rioux waiting to greet you.
     
     
    Ticket round projections
    (22/7) Fynn Douglas Floyd Central/(10/5) Isaac Ash Monrovia
    (16/6) Patrick Dowty Indian Creek/(7/4) Dominic Brown Center Grove
    (2/1) Nathan Rioux Avon/(NR/9) Eli Stewart Madison
    (3/2) Ty Henderson Evansville Mater Dei/(NR/10) Ethan Rose Switzerland County
     
    Barry Horowitz Best Curtain Jerker -  Oh….Ma….Gersh….. Henderson/Haines Family Rd…4??? Last year this was the most talked about ticket round match that ended in a little bit of controversy Ty Henderson vs Preston Haines. This year Landen will look to avenge his brother's loss last year and avenge the family. They enter ranked in the top 5 in the state (#3 Hendo/#5 Haines) and also both top 4 in the Semi-State. Henderson has won all the matches to date, can Haines flip the script for the family Saturday?
     
    Charles Barkley Turrible Draw -  To go along w/ the Hendo/Haines we have another quarter bracket featuring two returning state qualifiers and both are seniors - Floyd Central’s Fynn Douglas, out for some of season with an injury and also up a weight from where he started the season, will take on Monrovia senior and 2x state qualifier Isaac Ash from Monrovia. Another quarter bracket will feature Indian Creek freshman phenom Patrick Dowty and Center Grove returning state qualifier Dominic Brown. All 4 of these grapplers are good enough to be on the podium at Gainbridge but only 2 of them can advance.
     
    Don’t sleep on…. Not the best draw but I have to give love to my man Madison Senior Eli Stewart. Eli snapped his leg in half in football, the prognosis wasn’t great. He went to work and never lost his smile. He was cleared a month early, was back on the mats before 2024 was over and hasn’t looked back. Him wrestling Saturday is a win - great kid, great family and I wish him nothing but the best this weekend.
     
    Ford Tough Lock: NATE “NICO” RIOUX AVON
     
    You know who’s been glossed over almost this whole article so far? The WestSide WingMen from Avon. Case Bridge, Mason Goelz, and in this own preview of 126 - Nate Rioux. We will get into some teammates in a bit. But I wanted to give the Orioles their flowers. They take care of business!
     
    Ford Fab 4: 1st: Nathan Rioux Avon, 2nd: Dominic Brown Center Grove, 3rd: Ty Henderson Evansville Mater Dei, 4th Isaac Ash Monrovia
     
    TRIPLEB GUARANTEE - Am I crazy? Am I mad? Am I a MaterDei fanboy (for the record, yes!)? I’m doing it… Give me Hendo over Rioux in the semis!!!
     
     
    132: State ranked/Semi State ranked = 8/9
     
    Our string of Ford Tough Locks take a break here. You read that right, that’s not a typo. 3x returning state champ Jake Hockaday isn’t a Ford Tough Lock! First don’t shoot the Trips, remember I don’t do the voting. Hock has missed periods of time this year and I’m guessing that figured into the voting.
    This bracket features some other interesting match ups, freshmen, returning state qualifiers. It really has a little bit of everything. I’d be shocked if there’s not at least one “upset” Saturday at 132.
    Top half- Not much drama in the top half of the bracket as (1/1) Jake Hockaday owns a 19-5 win over (5/2) Caleb Schaefer already this year. The only question is can (13/4) Tony Kessinger cut in on the rematch.
    Bottom half- (7/3) Eddie Goss and (15/5) Gage Rutan look to be the favorites in their quarter brackets but (19/6) John Orman has played the underdog role before.
     
    Ticket round projections
    (5/2) Caleb Schaefer Evansville Mater Dei/(13/4) Tony Kessinger Floyd Central
    (1/1) Jake Hockaday Brownsburg/(NR/9) Luke Kirchner Jennings County
    (19/6) John Orman Edgewood/(7/3) Eddie Goss Center Grove
    (15/5) Gage Rutan Columbus East/(23/NR) Anthony Zuranski Avon
     
    Barry Horowitz Best Curtain Jerkers -  Let’s start with the first match in this bracket, it features two state ranked underclassmen - Super Sophomore from Evansville Mater Dei #5/#2 Caleb Schaefer vs Freshman Phenom from the Cadets of Cascade #21/#7 Charles Chuck Hutchison. If Schaefer messes around, Hutch can BRING THE BOOM!
     
    Charles Barkley Turrible Draws - The winner of that match will get returning state qualifier Tony Kessinger from Floyd Central. Should Schaefer pull it out you will see a SS ranked #2 vs #4 in the ticket round. This is a CRIME!!!
     
    Don’t sleep on…. Under the radar Avon Freshman Anthony Zuranski comes in with a very deceiving 19-12 record. Unranked in the semi-state but state ranked #23 Zuranski will have Columbus East senior Gage Rutan. Rutan is looking for his first trip to State. The voters will split! Trips will come in w/ the tie breaker.
     
    Ford Tough Lock: Just a reminder that there is NOT A FORD TOUGH LOCK AT 132
     
    Ford Fab 4 - 1st: Jake Hockaday Brownsburg, 2nd: Eddie Goss Center Grove, 3rd: Caleb Schaefer Evansville Mater Dei, 4th: Gage Rutan Columbus East
     
     
    138: State ranked/Semi State ranked = 10/10
     
    138 will be a banging weight. This weight is the first weight to feature all 10 SS ranked kids getting through. It’s the first time in a few years we’ve had a “Stock Weight”, what’s a stock weight? A weight where all the pickers picked the same 4 kids to finish in the exact same order. This weight also features 6 of the top 10 state ranked kids. Every ticket round match will feature 2 state ranked wrestlers going at it.
    In short, this weight is WOWSERS!!
    Also we get our next Ford Tough Lock - Hometown boy 3x state medalist Isiah Schaefer will look to cap off his last Semi-State with a Semi-State championship.
    Top half- 2 guys 1 academy (9/3) Peyton Richards and (15/9) Hunter Banet both bring some Invicta love to the ticket round. We have the Jennings County Sectional to thank for (3/2) Braylon Reynolds and (5/4) Bo Jackson being a first round matchup.
    Bottom half- (2/1) Isaiah Schaefer, (7/6) Quinten Schoeff, (13/7) Caleb Kirkpatrick all in the same quarter bracket is a hard pill to swallow.
    Ticket round projections
    (9/3) Peyton Richards Switzerland County/(15/9) Hunter Banet Floyd Central
    (3/2) Braylon Reynolds Brownsburg/(16/10) Nathan Bryan Terre Haute South
    (12/8) Amrin Pratt Bloomington South/(6/5) Justice Thornton Columbus North
    (2/1) Isaiah Schaefer Evansville Mater Dei/(7/6) Quinten Schoeff Avon
     
    Barry Horowitz Best Curtain Jerker - Another weight, another first round match featuring two top 5 ranked wrestlers going at it out of the gates. #3/#2 Braylon Reynolds vs. #5/#4 Bo Jackson. It’s Red Cobra vs Contenders! It’s not fair! IHSAA will you just let TripleB make the brackets?
     
    Also we get #13/#7 Caleb Kirkpatrick from Columbus East vs Avon’s #7/#6 Quinten Schoeff. Congrats to the winner as they get…. Isaiah Schaefer!
     
    Charles Barkley Turrible Draw - Schoeff/Schaefer, Schoeff is a returning state qualifier and if he survives Kirkpatrick, he’ll get Schaefer. Another one that’s not necessarily a terrible draw but a fun ticket round match should be #12/#8 Amrin Pratt and #6/#5 Justice Thornton. Both guys are fun to watch and should bring a great match to the ticket round.
     
    Don’t sleep on…. Flip a coin, right? When you have 10 state ranked wrestlers and all 10 semi state ranked wrestlers it’s hard to choose one. Watch out for Amrin Pratt, he’s had a great season. Also I’m going to highlight Switzerland County Pacer Peyton Richards. He has 3 career losses, 2 to state champs. He’s been locked in this year. Can he surprise the bracket and find himself in the finals or possibly even win the bracket? First he has to get by Floyd’s Hunter Banet, Hunter is an exciting wrestler.
     
    Man, I can't wait for this weight class Saturday!
     
    Ford Tough Lock: ISAIAH “THE PROPHET” SCHAEFER EVANSVILLE MATER DEI
     
    Ford Fab 4 -  1st: Isaiah Schaefer Evansville Mater Dei, 2nd: Braylon Reynolds Brownsburg, 3rd: Peyton Richards Switzerland County, 4th: Justice Thornton Columbus North
     
     
    144: State ranked/Semi State ranked = 7/8
     
    Maybe the most exciting weight class to write about. TripleB has a youngling in a weight class at Semi-State! DoubleB didn’t get the best draw but like the great Lloyd Chrismas said in Dumb and Dumber  “So you’re telling me there’s a chance!”
    Brownsburg has another Ford Tough Lock as Tommy Gibbs looks to erase the banana splits nightmare of last year and not only advance to state but is heavily favored to win the weight class.
    Also another #TripleBTrained athlete looks to punch his ticket as Columbus North’s Cohen Long will be favored to get out.
    Top half- of the bracket may lack for some high profile matchups but if 144 has shown us anything, prepare for anything. The winner of (25/8) Cohen Long and (24/NR) Matthew Schroeder will match up with (2/1) Tommy Gibbs in the semi-finals.
    Bottom half- While the top half was a little light on ranked wrestlers, the bottom half of the bracket is loaded with them. (4/2) Peyton Hornsby and returning State Qualifier (15/5) Gabe Rose face off in the opening round while (NR/NR) Kegan Jochim will look to keep his run going when he takes on his 6th ranked opponent this postseason in (NR/9) Chase Kline Avon. If he wins that matchup, (12/3) Landen Horning will most likely wait in the quarter-finals.
     
    Ticket round projections
    (2/1) Tommy Gibbs Brownsburg/(22/7) Asa Spencer North Posey
    (25/8) Cohen Long Columbus North/(24/NR) Matthew Schroeder Evansville Mater Dei
    (12/3) Landen Horning Evansville Memorial/(NR/9) Chase Kline Avon
    (NR/10) Noah Fields Terre Haute South/(4/2) Peyton Hornsby Center Grove
     
     
    Barry Horowitz Best Curtain Jerker/Charles Barkley Turrible Draws - This weight features another first round double whammy nightmare as returning state qualifier Gabe Rose (#15/#5) draws into Center Grove’s (#4/#2) Peyton Hornsby. This will be Hornsby’s first Evansville SS as last year he was a Dragon at the New Castle Semi-State. He’s tough, is he Ford Tough?
     
    Don’t sleep on…. You know I’m gonna say it, right? I have to say it, don't I? Look starting at 144 there’s only 2 freshmen left in the brackets at Evansville. Both are Madison Cubs - 144 Brendan Bentz and 175 Garrett Deuser. Madison’s Bentz was a 5 seed at sectionals behind 4 state ranked wrestlers, he squeezed through. Last weekend he came in as the 4 seed and had to defeat a senior sectional champ to get out. Done. He’s here, turrible draw. But we have a saying in Madison #CIEO - Consistency, Intensity, Eternal Optimism. LFG Son!
     
    Also Franklin’s Keegan Jochim has had a hell of a run and after back to back weekends, you can’t say he’s lucky. He’s good. He shook the field up at sectionals and followed that up with a regional runner up last weekend. Some voters like him to keep this streak going and knock off Evansville Memorial Senior Landen Horning. Hey TripleB says if you’re not sure, then never bet against Evansville in Evansville, but what do I know?!?!
     
    FORD Tough Lock: TOMMY “THE FURY” GIBBS BROWNSBURG
     
    Ford Fab 4 - 1st: Tommy Gibbs Brownsburg, 2nd: Peyton Hornsby Center Grove, 3rd: Landen Horning Evansville Memorial; 4th: Cohen Long Columbus North
     
     
    150: State ranked/Semi State ranked = 8/8
     
    The voters were torn at 150 as 3 different wrestlers all received votes to win. State ranked wrestlers #4, #5, #7, #9,#10, and #11 highlights this wide open weight and also lets you know there’s gonna be some Turrible Draws!
    What might make this weight the most fun is history, we got hungry kids that have been upset and/or unable to get over the semi-state hump in the past. We have ticket round matches that have already happened and were close. This weight class can really go in a bunch of different directions.
    Top half- Biggest storyline here is (4/1) Seth Syra getting past the ticket round curse. (17/7) Michael Neidigh will do his best to continue the misery but it’s going to be a tall order. Unbeaten senior (7/5) Alex Smith likely waits for the winner in the semi-finals.
    Bottom half- (5/2) Parker Reynolds will look to duplicate his 11-3 win over (9/4) Lincoln Cooper earlier this year. Reynolds will await the winner of (11/3) Wyatt Cooksey and (10/6) Sean Breedlove.
     
    Ticket round projections
    (4/1) Seth Syra Avon/(17/7) Michael Neidigh Edgewood
    (7/5) Alex Smith Heritage Hills/(NR/NR) Luke Spurgeon Columbus North
    (9/4) Lincoln Cooper Columbus East/(5/2) Parker Reynolds Brownsburg
    (11/3) Wyatt Cooksey Bloomington South/(10/6) Sean Breedlove Center Grove
     
    Barry Horowitz Best Curtain Jerker - #10/#6 Sean Breedlove from Center Grove vs #23/#9 Grant Voelker of Evansville Mater Dei will be the opening round highlight. Both have quality wins, both have quality losses. Breedlove has an 11-7 loss to his possible ticket round opponent Wyatt Cooksey. Will Breedlove look past Voelker? If he does he might find himself watching Voelker/Breedlove.
     
    Charles Barkley Turrible Draw - Olympian Sophomore Lincoln Cooper has had a fantastic season winning the Al Smith, Hoosier Hills Conference, Sectionals and Regionals. Brownsburg’s Parker Reynolds has found himself behind Avon’s Seth Syra all year. This has set up a Death Draw of Cooper/Reynolds. Both have state medal dreams, only one will get that chance.
     
    Don’t sleep on…. Heritage Hill’s Alex Smith and Bloomington South’s Wyatt Cooksey both can win Saturday and while it wouldn’t be a surprise most are focusing on another Reynolds/Syra match up. Don’t be surprised to see either of these 2 grapplers walk away as a champ Saturday.
     
    Ford Fab 4 - 1st: Parker Reynolds Brownsburg, 2nd: Seth Syra Avon, 3rd: Alex Smith Heritage Hills, 4th: Wyatt Cooksey Bloomington South
     
    TRIBLEB GUARANTEE - We interrupt this broadcast to bring you a TripleB Guarantee…. Lincoln Cooper will punch his ticket, I repeat Lincoln Cooper will punch his ticket!
     
    157:  State ranked/Semi State ranked = 6/9
     
    Dare we say that after weights and weights of excitement, 157 is…. Boring?? This weight class features 3 returning State Qualifiers from the same weight as a year ago! We have a FORD Tough Lock and it’s not a Brownsburg Bulldog! Silas Stits of Center Grove comes in as the favorite. A year ago, he was also the favorite; the predicted finish was Stits, Mason Day Brownsburg, Asher Ratliff Columbus North. This year’s projected finish - Stits, Day, Ratliff. Last year I got a phone call from one Asher Ratliff telling me he had a dream he won and called me, so when he won, he called me. Will it be Deja Vu for the Bulldog?!?!
    Top half- A (11/4) Asher Ratliff and (13/5) Cale Bonenberger ticket round matchup is on the agenda but (NR/6) Emmanuel Akpadija will try to play spoiler. (6/2) Mason Day will look to avoid the upset when he faces off with (NR/NR) Ethan Stancombe.
    Bottom half- (3/1) Silas Stits and (8/3) Deacon Dressler have 4 losses between them and are likely going to square off in the semi-finals.
     
    Ticket round projections
    (11/4) Asher Ratliff Columbus North/(13/5) Cale Bonenberger Evansville North
    (NR/NR) Ethan Stancombe Bedford North Lawrence/(6/2) Mason Day Brownsburg
    (3/1) Silas Stits Center Grove/(24/7) Cameron Sommers Franklin Community
    (8/3) Deacon Dressler Gibson Southern/(NR/NR) Hunter Fender Bloomington South
     
    Barry Horowitz Best Curtain Jerker - The most exciting wrestler a year ago was no doubt Indianapolis Pike’s Emmanuel Akpadija. Won an absolute dog fight in UTB in the first round, then lost a TD w/ ten seconds to go in the ticket round to EMD’s Tyler Vanover. Well, Akpadija is back and is in one of the more entertaining quarter brackets in the Semi-State featuring the #4, #5, and #6 ranked SS wrestlers who are also state ranked #11, #22, #13. First round The Red Devil gets the Husky from Evansville North #13/#5 Cale Bonenberger who is another returning ticket rounder. The winner gets….
    Charles Barkley Turrible Draws - See above… a good old Fashioned Sir Charles Barkley Turrible Draw! #11/#4 Asher Ratliff will be waiting in the ticket round. Will the Bulldog be focused on Day/Stitts? Will AR15 fire blanks?!?!?This quarter will be ALL GAS AND NO BRAKES!
     
    Don’t sleep on…. This is another Curtain Jerker, but I needed to work it in somewhere. #24/#7 Cameron Sommers of Franklin remembers Emmanuel Akpadija as he was on the wrong side of the UTB first round match. This year Sommers gets Floyd Central’s NR/#10 Graham Ehringer. Ehringer has had a sneaky good junior year for the Highlanders. Another great opening round match at 157.
     
    FORD Tough Lock: SILAS “SLY” STITTS CENTER GROVE
     
    Deacon Dressler of Gibson Southern is looking to rebound from his upset loss last year in the ticket round and has a win over Ratliff this year. But both are tied in the votes, Trips gives Ratliff the tie breaker - He’s shown he can win the big ones at the Ford!
     
    Ford Fab 4 - 1st: Silas Stits Center Grove, 2nd: Mason Day Brownsburg, 3rd: Asher Ratliff Columbus North, 4th: Deacon Dressler Gibson Southern
     
     
    165: State ranked/Semi State ranked = 8/10
     
    Just the second weight class where all 10 SS ranked wrestlers landed at The Ford, we also have 8 state ranked wrestlers and they all aren’t the same?!?!?!
    We have 2 quarter brackets that look to be all out fights on paper as 165 had 6 wrestlers all receive votes to get out. That’s tied w/ 126 and another weight to be named as the most “wide open” weights.
    In one we have #13/#7 Elijah Guyer, #19/#6 Evan Hamblin and #10/#5 Jesus Lopez. In the other we have NR/#9 Griffan Larson, #16/#4 Cori Tonte and #8/#3 Cooper Collins. Let’s Goooooo!!!!
    Despite the wide openness we do have another LOCK and he’s not from the Mooresville regional! He’s returning Semi-State champ and State Medalist, West Point signee Evan Rowdy Roudebush. While everyone else is scrapping for the ticket, Roudebush will look to get his second SS ‘Ship and set himself up for a state championship run next weekend.
    Top half- I have personally watched 7/8 wrestlers here this year. This half of the bracket looks wide open. (10/5) Jesus Lopez and (19/6) Evan Hamblin in the first round should be a tight one. The two wrestled to a 0-0 score for 5 minutes the last time they saw one another.
    Bottom half- (8/3) Cooper Collins and (16/4) Cori Tonte meet in the first round and the winner of this match should meet the Black Knight commit (2/1) Evan Roudebush in the semi-finals.
     
    Ticket round projections
    (21/ NR) Camden Baumann Evansville Mater Dei/(6/2) William Vander Luitgaren Center Grove
    (13/7) Elijah Guyer Indian Creek/(10/5) Jesus Lopez Terre Haute South
    (2/1) Evan Roudebush Bloomington South/(NR/NR) Dalton Pledger Heritage Hills
    (NR/9) Griffan Larson Avon/(8/3) Cooper Collins Vincennes Lincoln
     
    Barry Horowitz Best Curtain Jerkers - Hamblin/Lopez. Martinsville’s Hamblin saw his postseason cut short last season by injury. Lopez dropped an opening round match last year 4-3. This year they both look to get through, this is Hamblin’s last chance as the Martinsville Artesian is a senior. As we’ve pointed out, the winner will get Indian Creek Sophomore Elijah Guyer. Guyer was favored to get out a year ago but fell in the ticket round. He will know not to look past and that it all rides on this match.
     
    Then we also get Collins/Tonte. A battle of sophomores - Collins has seemingly came out of nowhere this year and has beaten the who’s who at 165, Tonte comes from the very much decorated Tonte family. Both have been wrestling for years on the kiddie circuit and both have a common in….. Avon’s Griffan Larson. Collins beat Larson at the Mater Dei classic and Tonte lost to Larson at the same tournament.
     
    Charles Barkley Turrible Draw - No clue, those quarter brackets are brutal, but are they turrible draws? Tonte and Collins are #4/#3 in the semi state but we’ve already said that Larson will play a factor here. Is that a terrible draw? What about Mater Dei’s Camden Baumann who beat Collins last weekend and now gets #6/#2 William Vander Luitgaren in the ticket round, that’s for sure a TURRIBLE Draw. Hamblin/Lopez/Guyer, Turrible Draw? At 165 the hits keep coming and they don’t stop!
     
    Don’t sleep on…. Cam Baumann Evansville Mater Dei, it’s a tall task waiting in the ticket round, but Baumann showed last week he’s a gamer when he knocked off Collins. Cam can get it done.
     
    FORD Tough Lock: EVAN “ROWDY” ROUDEBUSH BLOOMINGTON HIGH SCHOOL SOUTH
     
    Ford Fab 4 - 1st: Evan Roudebush Bloomington South, 2nd: William Vander Luitgaren Center Grove, 3rd: Cooper Collins Vincennes Lincoln, 4th (TripleB Tie Breaker goes to the Jennings County Sectional) Elijah Guyer Indian Creek
     
     
     
    175: State ranked/Semi State ranked =  8/10
     
    No locks at 175 as this weight is a-b-s-o-l-u-t-e-l-y loaded! All 10 SS ranked wrestlers are here along with the state ranked #4,#6,#7,#11, #14,#17,#24 and #25 ranked wrestlers. If you go chasing waterfalls at 175, you might step on a landmine! This will also feature a who’s right amongst the rankers as TripleB has rode w/ Bender/Terry this year while OTR has rode with Julian Weems. If Weems wins he’ll need to potentially get through both Terry and Bender!
    175 has it all - Curtain Jerkers, Turrible Draws, and maybe an upset ALERT(?)!! If you like excitement, buckle in and don’t cut out the Pork Nachos just yet or sneak away for a drink if you are up in the LOGE/VIP. Wait, did you know that?!?! Best kept secret at the FORD, boozy beverages if you are up high (hit me up if you can help Trips and Mrs Trips out!!!) Anyways I digress, but 175 will probably drive plenty of moms, dads and coaches to drink Saturday!
    Top half- (6/1) Coy Bender looked like a man on a mission last week with another win over (7/2) Landon Terry. I look for him to face the winner of (17/6) Tyson Barrow and (25/7) James Hastings in the semi-finals.
    Bottom half- The 2,3,4 and 5 ranked wrestlers in the Semi-State reside in the bottom half of the bracket. (7/2) Landon Terry and (11/4) Oliver Hallett  go head to head followed by (4/3) Julian Weems and (14/5) Matthew Pegram. 
    Ticket round projections
    (6/1) Coy Bender Terre Haute South/(NR/8) Hank Redman Columbus East
    (17/6) Tyson Barrow North Posey/(NR/10) Cory Fuller Franklin Community
    (11/4) Oliver Hallett Indian Creek/(7/2) Landon Terry Tell City
    (4/3) Julian Weems Center Grove/(14/5) Matthew Pegram Evansville North
     
    Barry Horowitz Best Curtain Jerker - We have a couple of matches featuring state ranked guys in the first round. #17 Tyler Barrow from North Posey will take on Senior James Hastings from Terre Haute North. Barrow is the favorite as all the pickers like him, but Hastings is returning senior with ticket round experience. Barrow has shot up from 144 last season to 175 this season. Does any of this matter?!?!
     
    Next we have #24 ranked Drew Schapker of Evansville Mater Dei getting brutal first round draw of #7/#2 Landon Terry of Tell City. It’s seniors getting after it, like I’ve said many times - Mater Dei at the Ford can pull magic. Will they be out of magic dust by 175?
     
    Charles Barkley Turrible Draws - Returning State Qualifier Oliver Hallett has but 2 blemishes on his record this year to Weems and Barrow. After locking up his second regional title last weekend and seeing that Barrow is on the opposite side of the bracket and Weems and him can’t meet until the semis, he had to feel good. And then he saw Landon Terry… Who has only 2 losses in state this year, both to Coy Bender and has a win over Julian Weems. Both could/should be state qualifiers, but only one will punch that ticket Saturday. Both received votes… Terry just barely eked out on paper.
     
    Don’t sleep on…. Hey…. you don’t wanna read about my kids? Write your own article. Props to Madison Freshman Garrett Deuser, as mentioned earlier after 144 Deuser is the ONLY FRESHMAN in the brackets at Semi-State. Dude is gonna be a monster. If I was Weems, I wouldn't sleep. Also Columbus East’s Hank Redman doesn’t even know how good he is, the kid is the definition of no gas tank. He pushes and pushes and never thinks he’s out of a match.
     
    Ford Fab 4 - 1st: Coy Bender Terre Haute South, 2nd: Julian Weems Center Grove, 3rd: Landon Terry Tell City, 4th: Tyson Barrow North Posey
     
     
    190:  State ranked/Semi State ranked = 7/8
     
    190 features the final show for one of Evansville’s Semi-State’s more dominant wrestlers in recent memory, Brownsburg’s Gunner Henry. The Wyoming commit is a 3x State semi-finalist and this year will look to cap his career with his first state championship. He also kicks off the last 3 weights of Ford Tough LOCKS for the Bulldogs of Brownsburg.
     
    Henry can be expected to be pushed by the likes of Sam Howard, Noah Sumner, Colin McMahon, Noah Terry, and Caden Thacker. All big slabs of meat looking to make a name for themselves.
     
    The most interesting matchup here is a rematch from a Turrible draw a year ago as Sam Howard and Noah Sumner look once again to mix it up for a chance to Indy on the line.
     
    Top half- (9/4) Sam Howard and (14/5) Noah Sumner make an interesting ticket round matchup. The possible (10/2) Colin McMahon and (23/8) Jevon Hagans matchup is also one that will pit contrasting styles against each other. Hagans is a big dude.
    Bottom half- A (1/1) Gunner Henry and (7/3) Noah Terry matchup in the semi-finals looks likely. (NR/9) Evan Saevre will look to avenge an Holiday Classic loss to (7/3) Noah Terry and play spoiler.
     
    Ticket round projections
    (9/4) Sam Howard Boonville/(14/5) Noah Sumner Martinsville
    (10/2) Colin McMahon Columbus East/(23/8) Jevon Hagans Terre Haute North
    (7/3) Noah Terry Tell City/(NR/9) Evan Saevre Columbus North
    (1/1) Gunner Henry Brownsburg/(18/6) Caden Thacker Evansville Mater Dei
     
    Barry Horowitz Best Curtain Jerker - 190 is the first weight where we don’t have some type of ranked vs ranked in the first round. In fact each first round match up features a ranked wrestler vs an unranked wrestler. This just means I get to be a homer again, as I’ll go with Madison Senior Ayden Waggoner and Evansville Mater Dei’s Caden Thacker. Look for contrasting styles to make a potential fun first round match up!
     
    Charles Barkley Turrible Draws - It’s like Mad Max here at 190, two men enter one man leaves. It’s the Sumner/Howard rematch. A year ago there was a lot of hype on The Freshman from Boonville Sam Howard. He brought in a nearly unheard of 51-0 record into The Ford Center. The Pioneer would be upended in the ticket round by Noah Sumner of Martinsville. This year it’s the rematch! Can Sumner make it 2 for 2 or will Howard take this round and advance to Gainbridge?
     
    Don’t sleep on…. Terre Haute North Senior Jevon Hagans. Columbus East Sophomore Colin McMahon has a big win earlier in the year of Noah Terry and has been on a roll. No doubt hes gunning for Gunner, but if the Olympian looks past Hagans, it’ll be an Olympic dream that fizzles out early Saturday.
     
    FORD Tough Lock: GUNNER “BODACIOUS” HENRY
     
    Ford Fab 4 -  1st: Gunner Henry Brownsburg, 2nd: Sam Howard Boonville, 3rd: Noah Terry Tell City, 4th: Colin McMahon Columbus East
     
     
    215:   State ranked/Semi State ranked = 5/8
     
    215 is a weight with 4 top 11 state ranked wrestlers, but all are spread out throughout the bracket. We do get a curtain jerker, but no real Turrible Draws.
     
    Brownsburg Senior and 2x Semi-State champ Caden Brewer is the highlight of this weight. Brewer is a returning state semifinalist and is the clear cut favorite here. This weight was almost a “Stock Weight” as the pickers liked the same 4 guys and even all like a Brewer/#8 Jett Goldsberry final match. There were some differences on how third and fourth shake out with #7 Tell City’s Ethan Schraner and Super Sophomore #11 Kellen Fellure from Franklin battling it out here.
     
    Top half- (2/1) Caden Brewer and (7/2) Ethan Schraner look to meet up in the semi-finals but the Castle Senior (NR/NR) Coleton Adamson may have something to say about it.
    Bottom Half- The number 3, 4, 5, 7 and 10 ranked wrestlers in our semi-state will exchange some body blows to determine the representatives from the bottom half. If there was a betting line, it would be hard not to put money on the ultra-athletic kid from Santa Claus, Indiana (8/3) Jett Goldsberry.
     
    Ticket round projections
    (7/2) Ethan Schraner Tell City/(NR/NR) Coleton Adamson Castle
    (2/1) Caden Brewer Brownsburg/(NR/9) Jaran Kerney Princeton
    (8/3) Jett Goldsberry Heritage Hills/(NR/7) Devyn Orman Northview
    (11/4) Kellen Fellure Franklin Community/(NR/10) Noah Owens Southridge
     
    Barry Horowitz Best Curtain Jerker - In terms of ranked wrestlers only one match up of semi-state and state ranked wrestlers takes place here - #8/#3 Jett Goldsberry will take on #17/#5 James Moss of Columbus East right out the gates. This could even fall into the Turrible Draw category.
     
    Also look for the 2 unranked grapplers that both could and should be ranked - Jennings County Sophomore Christian Gomez and Castle Senior Colten Adamson. Gomez has only lost to Fellure during his state run and has a tight 3-2 loss to James Moss at HHC. Adamson is a SIAC champ and has only lost to Goldsberry during his state run. The winner here will look to pick off Ethan Schraner in the ticket round.
     
    Another first round matchup that has Trips interest is Ben Davis Senior Jeremiah Finch and Northview Junior Devyn Orman. Orman comes in with a solid 31-3 record and his only loss during his state tournament run is to Schraner, Finch’s only two losses during his state run is to Brewer.
     
    215 is really solid when drill down into the wrestlers and who they have lost too.
     
    Don’t sleep on…. Read above, lots of good wrestlers at 215, it wouldn’t be crazy to see one or even possibly two “upsets” this Saturday.
     
    FORD Tough Lock: CADEN “BRAUMEISTER” BREWER
     
     
    Ford Fab 4 - 1st: Caden Brewer Brownsburg, 2nd: Jett Goldsberry Heritage Hills, 3rd: Ethan Schraner Tell City, 4th: Kellen Fellure Franklin Community
     
    TRIPLE B GUARANTEE: I have a buddy… and this buddy swears that wrestlers who have great football seasons use that momentum and translate it into a great wrestling season. Did anybody in the state have a better football season than Jett Goldsberry and his Heritage Hill Santa Clauses… or wait, are they the Patriots? (why not be called The Holiday World Elves?) Can Goldsberry roll into Semi-State and really shock the world? Do I put a TripleB Guarantee on it? No, I just don’t have the energy to fight off the Hendricks County Mafia, butttt I’ll say, I wouldn’t be surprised!
     
    285: State ranked/Semi State ranked = 5/7
     
    First if I wrestled HWT or had a family member wrestling HWT, I’d burn incense, practice gratitude, and carry a rabbit's foot. Hwt wrestlers have been snake bitten this postseason. 2 of the top 3 SS ranked HWT’s have bowed out due to kind of unfortunate/freaky injuries. Best wishes to Hayden Smith and Tyson Ruhe!
     
    We end w/ the last Bulldog gladiator, the anchor Maximus Forrestor. Last year Forrestor was looking to go on a state run like the great Bulldog HWTs before him, only to see his run end before it ever got started at Sectionals. The Bulldog has been laser focused and has only one in-state loss. He looks to keep his momentum going and help cap off a Brownsburg team semi-state crown w/ his own championship Saturday.
     
    With all of the injuries at HWT, things have opened up. 6 HWT’s all received votes to get out, the pickers like an upset Saturday. We will have an unranked HWT punch his ticket. I always talk about the fun quarter brackets where there are no state ranked wrestlers and it’s truly a battle for that golden ticket. Well amazingly this year there is only one quarter bracket in the whole Semi State that features the unranked quarter bracket and it’s at HWT. We have 9 loss regional champ Brody Klem, 14 loss Jason Guevara, 9 loss and the only SS ranked wrestler Manford Osborn and 12 loss Xavior Gindhart. It’s a crap shoot, they all have wins and losses to commons. It’s truly whoever shows up ready to rock Saturday. I’m a homer, I like Gindhart, dude is a rhinoceros, just mean.
     
    Top half- Big Bad (13/4) Ben Land will have a tougher than anticipated ticket round matchup with tackling machine (15/5) Keenan Mowery-Shields. The winner should have (23/6) Brandon Brewer in the semi-finals.
    Bottom half- Unfortunately (11/3) Tyson Ruhe suffered an injury and will not be able to end his career with a chance to qualify for State. An unfortunate side effect of this injury is that (NR/NR) Elijah Stokes went from a quarter bracket where he had wins over his first two projected opponents, (NR/NR) Xavior Gindhart and (NR/NR) Brody Klem, to facing (2/1) Maximus Forrester for a ticket.
     
    Ticket round projections
    (23/6) Brandon Brewer Northview/(NR/9) Braden Love Avon
    (13/4) Ben Land Jeffersonville/(15/5) Keenan Mowery-Shields South Putnam
    (NR/NR) Brody Klem Gibson Southern/(NR/8) Manford Osburn Terre Haute North
    (2/1) Maximus Forrester Brownsburg/(NR/NR) Elijah Stokes New Albany
     
    Barry Horowitz Best Curtain Jerker - Just circle the third quarter bracket, we’ve already talked about it above. Someone is going to state that almost no one predicted 3 weeks ago.
     
    Charles Barkley Turrible Draws - Jeff’s Ben Land has won it all - Greco and Freestyle State Championships, Frosh/Soph State, etc. But he’s never been able to punch that ticket. This year the senior brings in a 44-1 record. In the ticket round he will more than likely face #15 ranked South Putnam Sophomore Kennan Mowery-Shields. These brutes are also ranked #4/#5 in the Semi-State and when you see that unranked quarter bracket you can’t help but think that this is a TURRRRRIBLE draw for one of these two wrestlers.
     
    Don’t sleep on…. The pickers really like KMS listed above in the Turrible draw. So Big Ben can’t sleep on Keenan here or South Putnam will be sending an Eagle to State! Some also liked Mater Dei’s Nate McDurmon. McDurmon has wins over Klem….. And literally as I’m typing this we have another scratch and another HWT out, McDurmon is out of the bracket.
     
    Y’all I’m not joking, wrap your HWTS in bubble tape and get them to Evansville with EXTREME CAUTION.
     
    FORD Tough Lock: MAXIMUS “THE GLADIATOR” FORRESTER (Not gonna lie, the bourbon guy in me wanted to go w/ Maximus “Old” Forrester  but I guess we need to keep it kid friendly)
     
    Ford Fab 4 - 1st: Maximus Forrester Brownsburg, 2nd: Brandon Brewer Northview, 3rd: Keenan Mowery-Shields South Putnam, 4th: Brody Klem Gibson Southern
     
    TRIPLE B GUARANTEE: The Big Man of the Greco City, punches that ticket. Ben Land survives the ticket round and advances!
     
    And that’s it, I’m done…. CAN YOU DIGGGGGG IT SUCKAHHHHH!!!!!
     
    I can’t wait to see everyone on Saturday, come up and say Hey!! I love the Evansville Semi-State, I’m jazzed. See everyone at The FORD!!!
     
     
     
    Now let’s end w my favorite - food recommendations
     
    Hilltop Inn - Fried Brain sandwiches.
    Brains aren’t your thing?
    Turonis is a local pizza place that’s dynamite.
    Like German?
    Gerst Haus is phenomenal.
    Want to head out for some adult beverages?
    Go to Franklin St, not only do you have Gersts but you have Chaser’s, Smittys, Franklin Street Pizza Factory, Bud’s Rockin Country Bar, and Franklin Street Tavern.
    Around The FORD you have Tiki on Main, Bru Burger, and if you want brunch COMFORT by Cross-Eyed Cricket is highly recommended.
     
    Y2CJ41
    Admission: $12 per person. Children age 5 and younger admitted free.
     
    Advancement: The top four place winners in each weight class advance to the state finals.
     
    Streaming: A bundled package that includes access to all four semi-state sites, as well as next weekend's state finals, is available via IHSAAtv.org and the IHSAAtv suite of apps (iPhone, Android phone, Roku, Amazon Firestick, AppleTV, and Android TV) for $25. Access to all four semi-states only is available for $15. 
     
    1. East Chicago Central (John C. Baratto Athletic Center) | 9 am CT
    Feeder Regionals: Crown Point, Hobart, Logansport, Rochester.
    TrackWrestling Brackets
    IndianaMat Brackets with Rankings
    East Chicago.pdf
    Pick'ems Link
     
    2. Fort Wayne (Allen County War Memorial Coliseum) | 8:30 am ET
    Feeder Regionals: Carroll (Fort Wayne), Goshen, Jay County, Peru.
    TrackWrestling Brackets
    IndianaMat Brackets with Rankings
    Fort Wayne.pdf
    Pick'ems Link
     
    3. New Castle (New Castle Fieldhouse) | 9 am ET
    Feeder Regionals: North Montgomery, Pendleton Heights, Perry Meridian, Richmond.
    TrackWrestling Brackets
    IndianaMat Brackets with Rankings
    New Castle.pdf
    Pick'ems Link
     
    4. Evansville F. J. Reitz (Ford Center) | 9 am CT
    Feeder Regionals: Bloomington South, Castle, Jeffersonville, Mooresville. 
    TrackWrestling Brackets
    IndianaMat Brackets with Rankings
    Evansville.pdf
    Pick'ems Link
     
    Articles and Podcasts
    Episode 196: East Chicago Preview
    Episode 197: Fort Wayne Preview
    Episode 198: New Castle Preview
     
    Gorilla Radio Schedule
    Monday- East Chicago Semi-State
    Tuesday- Fort Wayne Semi-State
    Wednesday- New Castle Semi-state
    Thursday- Evansville with TripleB
     
     
    Y2CJ41
    Here are Genius Ratings for the full season of 2024-25 in Indiana. Remember that they use the same baseline mathematical system that is used by mainstream sports websites' "computer ratings" and by Las Vegas in determining point spreads. These ratings consider every dual and tournament in the IndianaMat database for the whole year, with the exception of some specific early-season results for teams that played football late. The difference in rating between two teams represents roughly the expected point spread if those two teams wrestled a dual. Multiply that same point spread by 3 to estimate the favored team's expected gap in a tournament.
     
     
    Rank School Rating SOS SOS Rank 1 Brownsburg 134.43 90.46 1 2 Crown Point 120.22 72.99 3 3 Center Grove 116.52 64.33 6 4 Evansville Mater Dei 105.38 63.27 7 5 Avon 100.48 68.08 4 6 Roncalli 93.69 56.40 16 7 Columbus East 83.75 56.81 15 8 Lowell 83.61 54.08 21 9 Bloomington South 83.02 53.59 22 10 Warren Central 82.29 47.41 40 11 Portage 81.31 57.26 13 12 New Prairie 80.71 49.50 34 13 Garrett 80.16 41.60 72 14 Franklin Community 79.30 58.15 9 15 Westfield 78.25 57.31 12 16 Floyd Central 75.22 57.11 14 17 Indianapolis Cathedral 74.38 76.80 2 18 Greenfield-Central 74.20 49.22 35 19 Penn 73.62 54.59 20 20 Homestead 72.83 45.23 54 21 Zionsville 71.84 64.90 5 22 Whiteland 71.51 51.69 25 23 Carroll (Fort Wayne) 70.88 39.16 84 24 Fishers 70.21 47.29 42 25 Merrillville 69.85 49.89 32 26 North Miami 69.72 24.59 222 27 Harrison (WL) 67.64 41.64 71 28 Bellmont 67.08 47.54 38 29 New Haven 67.04 38.09 94 30 Delta 65.85 45.43 53 31 Mishawaka 65.69 47.09 44 32 Terre Haute South 65.06 37.16 102 33 Hobart 64.86 53.12 23 34 New Palestine 63.75 55.78 17 35 Hanover Central 61.04 42.27 67 36 Columbus North 60.18 58.19 8 37 Perry Meridian 59.94 47.14 43 38 Hamilton Southeastern 59.87 45.52 51 39 Chesterton 59.36 54.85 19 40 Indianapolis Bishop Chatard 59.16 42.03 70 41 Terre Haute North 59.07 35.95 111 42 Adams Central 57.98 32.22 145 43 East Central 57.90 41.56 73 44 Milan 57.84 14.18 291 45 Rensselaer Central 57.53 37.93 96 46 Tell City 56.41 40.67 77 47 Noblesville 56.00 46.15 47 48 New Albany 55.55 35.29 118 49 Oak Hill 55.45 20.05 260 50 Lawrence North 55.30 51.48 27 51 Heritage Hills 55.21 34.00 129 52 Jasper 54.55 38.44 92 53 Martinsville 54.53 47.73 37 54 Carmel 54.40 50.38 30 55 Lake Central 54.40 49.91 31 56 Jay County 54.08 28.26 185 57 Griffith 53.43 22.88 241 58 Angola 52.77 29.98 168 59 Franklin Central 52.45 52.41 24 60 Prairie Heights 51.74 40.13 79 61 Purdue Polytechnic - Downtown 51.68 38.01 95 62 Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger 51.65 36.45 107 63 Eastside 51.50 31.46 153 64 Northridge 50.95 35.76 116 65 Yorktown 50.93 45.55 50 66 Crawfordsville 50.66 31.67 149 67 Mount Vernon (Posey) 50.59 31.54 151 68 Elkhart 49.92 42.04 69 69 East Noble 49.65 33.79 131 70 Fort Wayne Snider 49.22 47.49 39 71 Gibson Southern 48.79 30.62 160 72 Franklin County 48.39 25.65 210 73 Plainfield 48.08 42.26 68 74 South Bend Riley 47.68 38.96 87 75 North Central 47.61 33.72 132 76 Wawasee 47.61 43.04 63 77 Rossville 46.68 25.84 205 78 NorthWood 45.95 55.11 18 79 Indian Creek 45.81 40.91 76 80 Warsaw 45.10 45.87 49 81 Maconaquah 44.70 22.82 243 82 Northfield 44.34 21.89 252 83 Hamilton Heights 43.95 29.67 171 84 Owen Valley 43.87 34.82 123 85 North Posey 43.30 37.47 100 86 Madison 42.90 35.79 115 87 Western Boone 42.73 35.95 112 88 Evansville Memorial 42.57 37.80 97 89 Southmont 42.50 24.97 219 90 Decatur Central 42.10 37.63 99 91 Cass 41.34 18.66 267 92 New Castle 41.20 30.29 164 93 Lebanon 40.49 39.46 82 94 Kokomo 40.05 31.91 148 95 Alexandria Monroe 39.88 30.37 162 96 Winamac 39.62 16.97 276 97 Rochester 39.30 32.56 143 98 Rushville 39.21 25.22 215 99 Peru 39.12 38.87 88 100 Evansville North 38.80 38.75 89 101 LaPorte 38.74 49.65 33 102 Southport 38.72 44.86 55 103 Western 38.63 44.75 57 104 Frankton 38.62 18.56 268 105 Mooresville 38.58 32.29 144 106 Vincennes Lincoln 38.57 40.04 80 107 South Adams 38.37 29.37 177 108 Northview 38.19 26.12 204 109 Monrovia 38.17 35.83 114 110 Evansville Reitz 38.16 43.12 62 111 Switzerland County 37.76 26.19 202 112 West Noble 37.74 28.21 187 113 Jennings County 37.45 38.44 91 114 Concord 37.17 33.60 134 115 Corydon Central 36.99 22.53 246 116 Central Noble 36.84 24.04 228 117 Bluffton 36.76 23.55 233 118 Benton Central 36.62 20.27 258 119 Jimtown 36.57 35.25 119 120 South Putnam 36.31 25.71 207 121 Highland 36.19 28.68 182 122 Munster 35.95 42.59 65 123 Columbia City 35.81 38.29 93 124 Lawrence Central 35.79 31.30 157 125 Marion 34.56 26.64 199 126 DeKalb 34.44 40.64 78 127 Tipton 34.38 28.12 188 128 Cascade 34.02 41.23 74 129 Jeffersonville 33.69 46.28 46 130 Pendleton Heights 32.97 43.80 59 131 Triton Central 32.87 39.86 81 132 Southridge 32.79 34.12 128 133 Valparaiso 32.73 51.19 28 134 Plymouth 32.36 51.04 29 135 Greenwood 32.20 51.68 26 136 Edgewood 32.06 36.34 108 137 Charlestown 31.88 22.22 250 138 Northeastern 31.54 23.04 238 139 Bloomington North 31.08 42.61 64 140 Seeger 30.86 33.57 135 141 Huntington North 30.78 37.36 101 142 Ben Davis 30.28 48.52 36 143 Shelbyville 30.16 43.68 60 144 Pike 30.05 39.19 83 145 Castle 29.82 46.50 45 146 Leo 29.14 35.88 113 147 South Vermillion 28.54 17.14 275 148 Clinton Central 28.30 18.83 266 149 Salem 28.29 17.96 272 150 Mount Vernon (Fortville) 28.25 57.77 11 151 Tri-Central 28.19 22.76 244 152 Elwood 27.18 16.08 284 153 Fountain Central 26.99 25.05 216 154 Seymour 26.69 36.58 105 155 Fairfield 26.53 31.09 158 156 Lafayette Jefferson 26.34 37.16 103 157 Norwell 26.18 44.11 58 158 Speedway 26.08 23.00 240 159 Eastern (Greentown) 25.60 24.06 227 160 Batesville 24.97 35.69 117 161 West Lafayette 24.92 27.84 190 162 McCutcheon 24.81 39.15 85 163 Fremont 24.50 27.70 192 164 River Forest 24.25 22.44 247 165 Madison-Grant 23.85 27.00 196 166 Logansport 23.66 30.41 161 167 Indianapolis Lutheran 23.55 29.57 173 168 Bremen 23.45 20.12 259 169 Boone Grove 23.30 6.98 309 170 South Spencer 22.95 32.56 142 171 Winchester 22.94 18.43 269 172 Goshen 22.23 47.39 41 173 Lakeland 22.19 38.49 90 174 Tri-West 21.28 26.53 200 175 Parke Heritage 20.99 27.64 193 176 Wabash 20.91 23.89 230 177 Greensburg 20.85 27.31 194 178 Knox 20.82 17.17 274 179 Manchester 20.61 31.41 155 180 Cowan 20.54 25.77 206 181 Riverton Parke 20.39 45.89 48 182 Tri-County 20.12 25.37 214 183 Hammond Central 19.84 34.95 121 184 North Vermillion 19.62 29.87 169 185 Washington 19.18 26.84 198 186 Boonville 18.41 35.23 120 187 Evansville Harrison 18.40 29.18 180 188 Centerville 18.04 15.76 285 189 North White 17.05 20.92 256 190 Richmond 16.99 36.04 109 191 South Bend St. Joseph 16.43 10.89 300 192 Evansville Central 16.30 30.67 159 193 Beech Grove 16.19 37.71 98 194 Tippecanoe Valley 15.89 35.97 110 195 Faith Christian 15.68 34.23 126 196 South Dearborn 15.47 28.25 186 197 Sheridan 14.94 24.51 224 198 Eastern Hancock 14.84 33.43 137 199 Hagerstown 14.79 32.02 146 200 Calumet 13.92 32.69 140 201 Michigan City 13.91 43.51 61 202 Twin Lakes 13.88 24.53 223 203 Wes-Del 13.85 16.42 279 204 Anderson 13.21 25.59 211 205 Kankakee Valley 13.00 33.56 136 206 Fort Wayne Northrop 12.78 29.77 170 207 Union City 12.60 21.77 253 208 Sullivan 11.91 23.56 232 209 Wheeler 11.33 31.46 152 210 Lawrenceburg 11.27 33.69 133 211 Muncie Central 11.24 29.62 172 212 Shenandoah 11.11 9.80 302 213 Monroe Central 10.44 7.41 307 214 Lake Station Edison 9.71 26.44 201 215 Illiana Christian 9.68 16.09 283 216 Danville 9.51 29.00 181 217 Fort Wayne South Side 9.32 22.15 251 218 Tri 9.18 6.26 310 219 Mississinewa 9.05 28.53 183 220 Forest Park 8.61 24.80 221 221 Princeton 7.42 33.95 130 222 South Bend Adams 7.29 19.78 262 223 West Central 6.97 29.44 176 224 Frontier 6.97 20.03 261 225 Greencastle 6.91 34.45 124 226 Culver Academies 6.42 23.23 236 227 Frankfort 6.05 25.55 212 228 North Putnam 5.80 33.17 139 229 Delphi 5.51 30.25 165 230 Southern Wells 4.78 34.15 127 231 John Glenn 4.60 32.60 141 232 Fort Wayne Concordia 4.27 26.16 203 233 Southwestern (Hanover) 3.77 20.67 257 234 North Montgomery 3.35 38.97 86 235 Pioneer 3.33 23.02 239 236 Clinton Prairie 3.28 25.04 217 237 North Judson 3.11 25.43 213 238 East Chicago Central 3.07 25.01 218 239 Tecumseh 2.89 30.30 163 240 Brebeuf Jesuit 2.62 34.82 122 241 Daleville 2.38 8.41 306 242 West Washington 1.67 9.87 301 243 Eastbrook 1.15 23.98 229 244 North Newton 0.98 27.81 191 245 Mishawaka Marian 0.71 19.05 265 246 Caston 0.31 19.69 263 247 Bedford North Lawrence -0.30 45.47 52 248 Paoli -0.55 28.37 184 249 Taylor -0.85 22.33 249 250 North Harrison -0.86 16.45 278 251 Andrean -1.15 44.84 56 252 Lapel -1.67 29.53 175 253 Connersville -1.92 29.20 178 254 North Knox -1.93 11.41 297 255 Indianapolis Arsenal Tech -2.62 14.06 292 256 Heritage -2.67 37.03 104 257 Carroll (Flora) -2.76 22.59 245 258 Southwood -3.66 31.45 154 259 Pike Central -3.82 41.08 75 260 West Vigo -4.06 27.09 195 261 Scottsburg -4.40 14.55 290 262 Lafayette Central Catholic -4.82 33.24 138 263 Whitko -5.08 22.86 242 264 Silver Creek -5.08 18.00 271 265 Covington -5.08 30.17 166 266 Triton -5.53 30.02 167 267 Fort Wayne Wayne -5.97 23.17 237 268 Christel House -7.35 -1.23 312 269 Indianapolis Scecina Memorial -8.39 24.43 225 270 Whiting -8.91 19.57 264 271 Fort Wayne Bishop Luers -9.15 31.57 150 272 Churubusco -9.35 36.56 106 273 Woodlan -9.93 29.19 179 274 New Washington -10.16 21.37 255 275 Mitchell -10.41 -0.46 311 276 South Newton -10.41 25.68 209 277 Providence Cristo Rey -10.54 12.25 296 278 Fort Wayne North Side -10.69 14.86 289 279 Indianapolis Crispus Attucks -10.71 17.71 273 280 Hammond Bishop Noll -11.15 22.43 248 281 Cloverdale -12.05 23.29 235 282 Purdue Polytechnic - Broad Ripple -12.11 24.89 220 283 Attica -12.23 42.37 66 284 LaVille -12.58 25.70 208 285 Henryville -12.59 16.38 280 286 Eastern (Pekin) -13.23 15.59 287 287 Providence -13.85 6.99 308 288 Culver Community -14.13 15.66 286 289 Hebron -14.74 16.11 282 290 Brown County -15.77 34.41 125 291 Gary West Side -17.42 16.65 277 292 Evansville Bosse -17.54 18.35 270 293 Union County -17.59 23.62 231 294 Northwestern -17.91 31.37 156 295 Hammond Morton -17.93 26.92 197 296 Clarksville -18.77 13.69 293 297 Cambridge City Lincoln -18.96 16.20 281 298 Westview -19.74 31.96 147 299 Guerin Catholic -19.80 24.20 226 300 Wapahani -21.31 12.67 294 301 Borden -21.89 9.45 304 302 Crawford County -21.96 11.08 299 303 Blackford -23.53 28.11 189 304 Indiana Deaf -26.16 57.84 10 305 South Bend Washington -26.63 29.56 174 306 Knightstown -30.41 15.45 288 307 Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter -32.87 21.41 254 308 Randolph Southern -43.13 11.10 298 309 Indianapolis George Washington -43.26 9.66 303 310 Blue River Valley -43.60 12.27 295 311 Eminence -47.00 9.00 305 312 Calumet Christian -47.70 23.30 234
    Y2CJ41
    You can find TrackWrestling links here
    https://indianamat.com/index.php?/bracketstournament.html/
     
    1. Hobart | 9 am CT
    Feeder Sectionals: East Chicago Central, Portage. 
    Hobart.pdf
     
    2. Crown Point | 9 am CT
    Feeder Sectionals: Crown Point, LaPorte. 
    Crown Point.pdf
     
    3. Rochester | 9 am ET
    Feeder Sectionals: Mishawaka, Plymouth. 
    Rochester.pdf
     
    4. Logansport | 10 am ET
    Feeder Sectionals: Lafayette Jefferson, Twin Lakes. 
    Logansport.pdf
     
    5. Goshen | 9:30 am ET
    Feeder Sectionals: Elkhart, West Noble. 
    Goshen.pdf
     
    6. Carroll (Fort Wayne) | 9 am ET
    Feeder Sectionals: Carroll (Fort Wayne), New Haven. 
    Carroll.pdf
     
    7. Peru | 9:30 am ET
    Feeder Sectionals: Peru, Oak Hill. 
    Peru.pdf
     
    8. Jay County | 8:30 am ET
    Feeder Sectionals: Delta, Jay County. 
    Jay County.pdf
     
    9. North Montgomery | 9 am ET 
    Feeder Sectionals: Crawfordsville, Frankfort. 
    North Montgomery.pdf
     
    10. Pendleton Heights | 9 am ET
    Feeder Sectionals: Elwood, Indianapolis Arsenal Technical. 
     
    Pendleton Heights.pdf
     
    11. Perry Meridian | 9:30 am ET
    Feeder Sectionals: Purdue Polytech - Downtown, Southport. 
    Perry Meridian.pdf
     
    12. Richmond | 9 am ET
    Feeder Sectionals: Centerville, Franklin County.
    Richmond.pdf
     
    13. Mooresville | 9 am ET
    Feeder Sectionals: Avon, Mooresville. 
    Mooresville.pdf
     
    14. Bloomington South | 8 am ET
    Feeder Sectionals: Bloomington North, Southridge. 
    Bloomington South.pdf
     
    15. Jeffersonville | 9 am ET
    Feeder Sectionals: Jeffersonville, Jennings County. 
    Jeffersonville.pdf
     
    16. Castle | 9 am CT
    Feeder Sectionals: Castle, Evansville Central. 
     
    Castle.pdf
    Y2CJ41
    Schedule
    Friday, January 17, 20258:30 am ET - Gates open
    9:30 am ET - Parade of Champions
    10 am ET - First Round begins* 
    * Quarterfinals and Semifinals will be wrestled immediately after First Round 
    Approx. 3:30 pm ET - Intermission 
    4:15 pm ET - Consolation Round begins 
    7 pm ET - State Championship matches begin
     
    Location
    Corteva Coliseum,
    Indiana State Fairgrounds & Event Center,
    1202 E. 38th Street, Indianapolis
     
    Parking
    Please use the entry points off 38th Street or Fall Creek Parkway. Vehicles will be charged a $10 parking fee upon arrival at the Indiana State Fairgrounds.
     
    Admission 
    Tickets Link
    $15 per session. Reserved seating only (no general admission). Tickets for general public go on sale Wednesday, Jan. 15 at 8 am ET / 7 CT. Tickets will be digital only through your mobile phone and may be purchased via Ticketmaster.com (service fees apply). Show your ticket purchase verification on your mobile phone at the admission gate. 
     
    Streaming
    All matches on Friday Friday night’s championship round, may be viewed via live stream for a subscription fee of $15 via IHSAAtv.org and the IHSAAtv suite of apps (iPhone, Android phone, Roku, Amazon Firestick, AppleTV, and Android TV).  
     
    Social Media
    IHSAA on Twiiter
    IndianaMat on Twitter
     
    Brackets
    IndianaMat Brackets with both State rankings
     
    2025 Girls Brackets.pdf
    USA Bracketing Brackets
     
    Regional Results
    Goshen Regional
    Rochester Regional
    Alexandria Monroe Regional
    Mooresville Regional


×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue.