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North Central Conference Brackets
Teams
Anderson
Huntington North
Kokomo
Logansport
Marion
Muncie Central
New Castle
Richmond
 
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2010 Hoosier Conference Brackets
Teams
Benton Central, Delphi, Rensselaer Central, Sheridan, Tipton, Twin Lakes, West Lafayette
 
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North East Corner Conference Brackets
Teams
Churubusco
Fremont
Prairie Heights
West Noble
Central Noble
Eastside
Angola
Lakeland
Westview
Fairfield
 
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Northern Lakes Conference Brackets
Teams
 
Warsaw
Elkhart Memorial
Goshen
Northwood
Concord
Wawasee
Northridge
Plymouth
 
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Chat with the Rankings Guy Sectional Edition
Wednesday at 8pm
Chat with the Rankings Guy Sectional Preview

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Team Rankings 1/25/10
1. Mishawaka (23-0)
2. Crown Point (12-1)
3. Yorktown (27-1)
4. Perry Meridian (22-1)
5. Castle (15-3)
6. Evansville Reitz (17-1)
7. Evansville Mater Dei (17-1)
8. Merrillville (17-2)
9. Penn (17-3)
10. Portage (14-6)
11. Bloomington South (17-4)
12. Bellmont (19-5)
13. Franklin (20-6)
14. Roncalli (12-3)
15. Jeffersonville (22-6)
16. Cathedral (18-3)
17. New Palestine (22-5)
18. Carmel (7-4)
19. Lawrence North (10-5)
20. Center Grove (19-5)

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2010 Jeffersonville Wrestling Sectional Preview
Host Jeffersonville Red Devils look to defend their Wrestling Sectional Crown this Saturday. The Red Devils are heavily favored with 7 of their 14 wrestlers receiving 1st seeds. Corydon has 3 - 1st seeds, with Charlestown, Floyd Central, New Albany, and Providence each getting 1 – 1st seed. There are a total of 6 top 20 ranked wrestlers and 18 returning semi-state qualifiers.
 
103
# 1 seed, Jeff Sophomore Alonzo Shepherd (36-4)(semi-state qualifier), #20 in the state, is the defending champ and will likely have a rematch of last years finals with # 2 seed, Corydon sophomore Matthew Lahue (20-3)(semi-state qualifier). However, Lahue will have to get by # 3 seed, Floyd Central junior Caleb Happel (24-6) to get to the finals.
 
112
#1 seed, Jeff Senior Curtis Smith (33-8)(3X semi-state qualifier), will be looking for his 3rd Sectional Crown and will likely have # 2 seed, Floyd Central sophomore Zach Thomas (19-14) in the finals.
 
119
#1 seed, Jeff Senior Devon Miller (36-4)(semi-state qualifier), looks to get his first sectional crown and will likely meet up with # 2 seed New Washington freshman, Brady Meenach (20-15). But Meenach will have to get by semi-state qualifier, # 3 seed, Justin Wolf of Charlestown.
 
125
# 2 seed, Charlestown senior, Jeff Stotridge (13-3)(State qualifier), #20 in the state, has to be the favorite despite the # 2 seed. He will likely meet # 1 seed, Corydon senior, Dustin Springer in the finals.
 
130
This will be one of the more competitive weight classes of the day. Corydon senior Jackson Fowler (16-12)(semi-state qualifier) got the # 1 seed but will have to get by scrappy Jeff senior, Shawn Simpson (28-13). # 2 seed, Floyd Central senior, Aaron Witt (26-4)(semi-state qualifier), #17 in the state, will have to get by # 3 seed New Albany senior, and state qualifier, Tim Martin (29-5).
 
135
# 1 seed, Jeff junior Renaldo Weekley (36-5)(semi-state qualifier), #12 in the state, will be a heavy favorite. He will likely face the winner of # 3 seed Floyd Central senior Tom Denny(21-6) and # 2 seed New Washington junior Lane Massingham(32-5).
 
140
#1 seed, Charlestown senior Taylor Newcomb(24-5)(semi-state qualifier) will likely meet #2 seed, New Albany senior Lawrence Rickman(32-3)(semi-state qualifier) in the finals.
 
145
#1 seed, Floyd Central senior Ben Moberly (29-1)(semi-state qualifier), #7 in the state, will be a slight favorite over undefeated, #2 seed New Washington senior Josh Sampson(36-0)(semi-state qualifier).
 
152
#1 seed, Providence senior Jacob Golembeski (27-5)(semi-state qualifier) will be the favorite and will likely meet the winner of #3 seed Darien Tatgenhorst(27-8) and #2 seed Mark Daugherty(16-4)(semi-state qualifier).
 
160
#1 seed, Jeff sophomore Brandon Marlin(28-14) will likely meet #2 seed, Charlestown sophomore Jacob Hall(23-10) in the finals.
 
171
#1 seed, Jeff senior Caleb Browner(40-1)(semi-state qualifier), #7 ranked in the state, will be the heavy favorite. He will likely meet #2 seed, Charlestown junior Ethan Bowen(16-10) in the finals.
 
189
#1 seed, Jeff junior Nelson Bowen(22-11) will likely meet #2 seed, Providence senior Joey Libretto(19-6) in the finals.
 
215
#1 seed, Corydon junior Ryan Dewitt(19-2) will likely meet #2 seed, Jeff junior Jimmy Pratt (30-9) in the finals.
 
285
#1 seed, New Albany senior Taylor Hoke(29-6)(semi-state qualifier) will meet the winner of #3 seed, Jeff sophomore Elijah Curtley(23-11) and #2 seed, Charlestown junior John Slaten(23-10) in the finals.
 
TOP 4 SEEDS IN EACH WEIGHT CLASS
103
1.Alonzo Shepherd - Jeff
2.Mathew LaHue-Coryden
3.Caleb Happel-Floyd Central
4.Joshua Coomer-New Albany
 
112
1.Anthony "Curtis" Smith- Jeff
2.Zach Thomas- Floyd Central
3.Austin Jamison-New Albany
4.Corbin Hammond-New Washington
 
119
1.Devon Mliller-Jeff
2.Brady Meenach-New Washington
3.Justin Wolf-Charlestown
4.Chase Laughead-New Albany
 
125
1.Dustin Springer-Coryden
2.Jeff Stotridge-Charlestown
3.Robert "Tre" Marler-New albany
4.Kevim Castro-Jeff
 
130
1.Jackson Fowler-Coryden
2.Aaron Witt-Floyd Central
3.Tim Martin-New Albany
4.Sean Simpson-Jeff
 
135
1.Renaldo "Nado" Weekley-Jeff
2.Laine Massingham-New Washington
3.Tom Denny-Floyd Central
4.Ethan Banet-Christian Academy(IN)
 
140
1.Taylor Newcomb-Charlestown
2.Lawrence Rickman-New Albany
3.Drew Denny-Floyd Central
4.Jordan Kaelin-Providence
 
145
1.Ben Moberly-Floyd Central
2.Josh Sampson-New Washington
3.Cory Suddeth-Charlestown
4.Tyler Gilliatt-Salem
 
152
1.Jacob Golembeski-Providence
2.Mark Daughtery-Charlestown
3.Darien Tatgenhorst-Jeff
4.Eric Foster-Floyd Central
 
160
1.Brandon Marlin-Jeff
2.Jacob Hall-Charlestown
3.Matthew O'Connel-New Albany
4.Shane Sneed-Floyd Central
 
171
1.Caleb Browner-Jeff
2.Ethan Bowen-Charlestown
3.Humphrey Blaine-Salem
4.Jacob Faulkenburg-Floyd Central
 
189
1.Nelson Bowen-Jeff
2.Joey Libretto-Providence
3.William Faith-New Albany
4.Patrick Kehrwald-New Washington
 
215
1.Ryan DeWitt-Coryden
2.James "Jimmy" Pratt-Jeff
3.Andrew Sharp-Floyd Central
4.Cody Leasor-New Albany
 
289
1.Taylor Hoke-New Albany
2.John Slaten-Charlestown
3.Elijah Curtley-Jeff
4.Fred Edwards-Floyd Central

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Delta Sectional Preview
By AJ
 
It is no secret that Yorktown is the odds on favorite to not only win the sectional, but win it in run away fashion again this year.  This is arguably the best team Yorktown has ever had from top to bottom in their lineup.  There are not very many weight class champions that are up in the air, but there will be a lot of 3rd place matches that will be very interesting.  The only weight class champions really in discussion are 119, 145 and 215. Can Bradley or Anderson put together two tough matches and knock off top seed Harry? Can Harper ride the Yorktown wave and defeat top seeded Heuchan? Will Chalfant be able to keep Neff from gaining one more Yorktown sectional crown? Will Yorktown advance all 14 wrestlers to the Regional? We will find out all these answers on Saturday as we enjoy a great day of wrestling at Delta High School.
 





Weight
Favorite
Top Challenger
Dark Horse


103
Bevans (Y)
Phenis (RS)
Rigney (MS)


112
Gonzales (De)
Shaw (WD)
Bryant (Mun C)


119
Harry (Wap)
Bradley (MS)
Anderson (Y)


125
Bevans (Y)
Armantrout (MS)
Sterling (De)


130
Jackson (Y)
Crabtree (Mun C)
Douthitt (MS)


135
Hiestand (Y)
Harry (Wap)
York (Da)


140
Martin (RS)
Rench (Y)
Quinn (WD)


145
Heuchan (Mun C)
Harper (MS)
Boyd (Win)


152
Smith (Y)
Simmons (Win)
Reed (MS)


160
Holcomb (Win)
Osborn (Mun C)
Osgood (Mon C)


171
Castner (Y)
Pointer (Mun C)
Phillips (RS)


189
Brown (Y)
Crabtree (MS)
Thomas (Mon C)


215
Chalfant (Win)
Neff (Y)
Morris (Mon C)


HW
Janney (Y)
Hershberger (Win)
Reyes (MS)



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2010 IHSAA Wrestling Sectional Brackets
Date: Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010.
Admission: $5.
Advancement: The top four place winners in each weight class advance to the regional tournament. Also, the championship team in the individual sectional tournament advances to the regional round of the team tournament.
 
1. East Chicago Central (10), 9 am CT
East Chicago Central, Hammond, Hammond Bishop Noll, Hammond Clark, Hammond Gavit, Hammond Morton, Highland, Lake Central, Munster, Whiting.
 
2. Calumet (8), 9 am CT
Calumet, Gary Wallace, Gary West Side, Griffith, Hobart, Lake Station Edison, Merrillville, River Forest.
 
3. Crown Point (8), 9 am CT
Andrean, Boone Grove, Crown Point, Hanover Central, Kankakee Valley, Lowell, North Newton, Valparaiso.
 
4. LaPorte (8), 9 am CT
Chesterton, Glenn, Knox, LaPorte, Michigan City, New Prairie, North Judson, Portage.
 
5. Mishawaka (9), 9 am
LaVille, Mishawaka, Mishawaka Marian, Penn, South Bend Adams, South Bend Clay, South Bend Riley, South Bend St. Joseph’s, South Bend Washington.
 
6. Plymouth (9), 9 am
Bremen, Culver Academies, Culver Community, Plymouth, Rochester, Tippecanoe Valley, Triton, Warsaw, Wawasee.
 
7. Twin Lakes (11), 9 am
Cass, Caston, Frontier, Logansport, North White, Pioneer, Rensselaer Central, South Newton, Twin Lakes, West Central, Winamac.
 
8. Lafayette Jefferson (10), 9 am
Attica, Benton Central, Carroll (Flora), Delphi, Harrison (West Lafayette), Lafayette Central Catholic, Lafayette Jefferson, McCutcheon, Seeger, West Lafayette.
 
9. Elkhart Memorial (8), 9 am
Concord, Elkhart Central, Elkhart Memorial, Fairfield, Goshen, Jimtown, Northridge, NorthWood.
 
10. Westview (10), 9 am
Angola, Central Noble, DeKalb, East Noble, Fremont, Howe Military, Lakeland, Prairie Heights, West Noble, Westview.
 
11. Carroll (Fort Wayne) (11), 8 am
Carroll (Fort Wayne), Churubusco, Columbia City, Eastside, Garrett, Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger, Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran, Fort Wayne North Side, Fort Wayne Northrop, Leo, Whitko.
 
12. New Haven (10), 8:30 am
Fort Wayne Bishop Luers, Fort Wayne Elmhurst, Fort Wayne Snider, Fort Wayne South Side, Fort Wayne Wayne, Harding, Heritage, Homestead, New Haven, Woodlan.
 
13. Peru (9), 9 am
Huntington North, Maconaquah, Manchester, North Miami, Northfield, Peru, Southwood, Wabash, White’s.
 
14. Oak Hill (10), 9 am
Eastbrook, Eastern (Greentown), Kokomo, Madison-Grant, Marion, Mississinewa, Northwestern, Oak Hill, Taylor, Western.
 
15. Jay County (9), 8:30 am
Adams Central, Bellmont, Blackford, Bluffton, Jay County, Norwell, South Adams, Southern Wells, Union City.
 
16. Delta (10), 9 am
Daleville, Delta, Monroe Central, Muncie Central, Muncie Southside, Randolph Southern, Wapahani, Wes-Del, Winchester, Yorktown.
 
17. Crawfordsville (9), 9 am
Covington, Crawfordsville, Fountain Central, North Montgomery, North Vermillion, Rockville, South Vermillion, Southmont, Turkey Run.
 
18. Zionsville (12), 8:30 am
Carmel, Clinton Central, Clinton Prairie, Fishers, Frankfort, Hamilton Southeastern, Lebanon, Rossville, Sheridan, Western Boone, Westfield, Zionsville.
 
19. Hamilton Heights (12), 9 am
Alexandria, Anderson, Anderson Highland, Elwood, Frankton, Guerin Catholic, Hamilton Heights, Lapel, Noblesville, Pendleton Heights, Tipton, Tri-Central.
 
20. Lawrence Central (11), 8:30 am
Indianapolis Arlington, Indianapolis Arsenal Technical, Indianapolis Bishop Chatard, Indianapolis Broad Ripple, Indianapolis Cathedral, Indianapolis Howe Academy, Indianapolis Manual, Indianapolis Scecina, Lawrence Central, Lawrence North, North Central (Indianapolis).
 
21. Decatur Central (11), 9 am
Ben Davis, Decatur Central, Indiana School for the Deaf, Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter, Indianapolis Crispus Attucks, Indianapolis Northwest, Indianapolis Washington, Park Tudor, Perry Meridian, Pike, Southport, Speedway.
 
22. Shelbyville (10), 9 am
Beech Grove, Eastern Hancock, Franklin Central, Greenfield-Central, Mount Vernon (Fortville), New Palestine, Roncalli, Shelbyville, Triton Central, Warren Central.
 
23. Tri (11), 9 am
Blue River Valley, Cambridge City Lincoln, Centerville, Hagerstown, Knightstown, New Castle, Northeastern, Richmond, Rushville, Shenandoah, Tri.
 
24. Franklin County (9), 9 am
Batesville, Connersville, East Central, Franklin County, Greensburg, Lawrenceburg, Milan, South Dearborn, Union County.
 
25. Avon (10), 8:30 am
Avon, Brownsburg, Cascade, Cloverdale, Danville, Greencastle, North Putnam, Plainfield, South Putnam, Tri-West Hendricks.
 
26. Mooresville (8), 9 am
Center Grove, Franklin, Greenwood, Indian Creek, Martinsville, Monrovia, Mooresville, Whiteland.
 
27. Northview (9), 9:30 am
Bloomington North, Bloomington South, Edgewood, Northview, Owen Valley, Sullivan, Terre Haute North, Terre Haute South, West Vigo.
 
28. Jennings County (9), 9 am
Bedford North Lawrence, Brown County, Columbus East, Columbus North, Jennings County, Madison, Seymour, Scottsburg, Southwestern (Hanover).
 
29. Jeffersonville (10), 9 am
Charlestown, Christian Academy of Indiana, Corydon Central, Eastern (Pekin), Floyd Central, Jeffersonville, New Albany, New Washington, Providence, Salem.
 
30. Southridge (10), 9 am
Crawford County, Forest Park, Jasper, Mitchell, North Knox, Paoli, Pike Central, Southridge, Vincennes Lincoln, Washington.
 
31. Castle (9), 9 am CT
Boonville, Castle, Gibson Southern, Heritage Hills, Princeton, South Spencer, Tecumseh, Tell City, Wood Memorial.
 
32. Evansville Central (9), 9 am CT
Evansville Bosse, Evansville Central, Evansville Harrison, Evansville Mater Dei, Evansville Memorial, Evansville North, Evansville Reitz, Mount Vernon, North Posey.

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Mishawaka Sectional Preview - 2010
The host Cavemen are the clear favorite in this sectional but rival Penn appear to be narrowing the gap. This is always one of the deepest sectionals in the state as it also includes South Bend Clay, who defeated Yorktown in a dual earlier this season, and South Bend Riley, who is rebuilding but seem to have several youngsters peaking at the right time of the season.
 
This sectional feeds into the Rochester Regional where they are paired with the top four placers from the Plymouth Sectional. The team champion from this sectional will move on to Jimtown High School next Wednesday where they will meet the champion from the Plymouth Sectional.

103The top four seeds appear to be a step ahead of the rest of the field and I look for Mishawaka’s Grant Martsoff to come out on top. He has survived a brutal schedule that will pay dividends during the tournament.
 


Movin’ On
1. Martsoff (Mishawaka)
2. Ferdig (SB Adams)
3. Johnson (SB Washington)
4. Hildebrandt (Penn)
 
112
Paul Beck of Mishawaka will look to secure his 3rd sectional title as he is the number one seed and clear favorite. A pack of three hungry sophomores led by Penn’s Ben Varner will battle for placing.
 
Movin’ On
1. Beck – Mishawaka
2. Varner – Penn
3. Gleuckart – SB Clay
4. Sailors – SB Riley
 
119
A very deep field at 119 is highlighted by Penn’s Alex Gregory. Gregory will be looking to pick up his first sectional championship (he was a regional champ last year) as he takes his 33-1 record over to the Cave. Gregory’s lone loss on the season was a tight 1-0 loss to perennial state title contender Brandon Nelson of Lawrence North. Upsets could very well happen at this class.
 
Movin’ On
1. Gregory (Penn)
2. Olsen (SB Adams)
3. Binion (Mishawaka)
4. Kazmierzak (SB Clay)
 
125
No clear cut favorite at 125. I see three fairly evenly matched wrestlers that will battle for the blue ribbon. Mishawaka’s Taylor Wisler has fashioned a 28-3 record with his controlling style. Not flashy, but effective. Look for Wisler to win. One of the better semi-final battles of the day should be Penn’s Tyler Chapple versus Clay’s Mitch Hartman.
 
Movin’ On
1. Wisler – Mishawaka
2. Hartman – Clay
3. Chapple – Penn
4. Martinez – Riley
 
130
Mishawaka’s Nick Schrader is quietly having an outstanding season. His lone loss was a close decision to Crown Point’s Jason Tsirtsis. Look for Schrader to have a relatively easy go on Saturday as the rest of the field will battle for placing.
 
Movin’ On
1. Schrader – Mishawaka
2. Manspeaker – Penn
3. Dixon – SB Adams
4. Fowler – SB Washington
 
135
Another very deep field awaits the fans at the 135 class. Senior Matt Guerra appears to be a step ahead of the field and should pick up a sectional championship. Don’t overlook Penn’s Grant Anglemyer, Clay’s Joe Stroud, or Riley’s Kelly Kolat. Kolat’s name alone should be worth something.
 
Movin’ On
1. Guerra - Mishawaka
2. Anglemyer – Penn
3. Stroud – Clay
4. Kolat – Riley
 
140
The top two seeds at 140 appear to be evenly matched. I look for a minor upset and think that Penn’s Ben Sokol will cap his senior year with a championship win over Mishawaka’s Anthony Eddy.

Movin’ On
1. Sokol – Penn
2. Eddy – Mishawaka
3. Acosta – SB Adams
4. Stroud – SB Clay
 
145
The Mishawaka/Penn monopoly on champions should end at this weight class where South Bend Clay’s junior Laquan Lunford has an unblemished record at 33-0. Penn’s Pat Davenport looks to pull off the upset.
 
Movin’ On
1. Lunford – SB Clay
2. Davenport – Penn
3. Marshall – Mishawaka
4. Markovich – SB Adams
 
152
Last year’s state runner-up at 140, Ryan Stahl, headlines the 152 weight class. He should cruise through the field at section with his high risk/high reward style. Stahl might have to tighten up his attack down the road as he appeared a little sloppy in two losses earlier at the Bellmont Invite earlier this season.
 
Movin’ On
1. Stahl – Mishawaka
2. Hummer – Penn
3. Alwine – SB Clay
4. Stroud – SB Adams
 
160
Three very talented seniors look to take home the crown at 160. Alex White of Mishawaka is the slight favorite over Penn’s Austin Kunze and Washington’s Malcolm White. It wouldn’t be a big surprise if any of those three comes out on top.
 
Movin’ On
1. Alex White – Mishawaka
2. Malcolm White – SB Washington
3. Austin Kunze – Penn
4. Zach Amberg – SB Clay
 
171
Andy Wiseman of Penn and Richard Morin of Mishawaka have separated themselves from the field at 171. The championship match could go either way but I look for the Kingman to beat the Caveman for a second time this year.
 
Movin’ On
1. Andy Wiseman – Penn
2. Richard Morin – Mishawaka
3. Alex Skipper – SB Adams
4. Houston Anderson – SB Washington
 
189
South Bend Riley’s Timmy Buckingham headlines the 189 class with his 27-3 record. He did not wrestle last weekend so he might be a little dinged up. Mishawaka’s Danny Abu-Shehab has been improving all season and will look to test the Wildcat senior along with Clay’s Justin McCray.
 
Movin’ On
1. Buckingham – SB Riley
2. Abu-Shehab – Mishawaka
3. McCray – SB Clay
4. Ham – Penn
 
215
Mishawaka’s returning state runner-up is the 800 pound gorilla in this class. The overall quality of the 215 class is top-notch with returning semi-state qualifier Eric McDaniel of South Bend Washington and young studs Devin Reagan of Penn and Joe Gallegos of South Bend Clay.
 
Movin’ On
1. Lentz – Mishawaka
2. Gallegos – SB Clay
3. McDaniel – SB Washington
4. Reagan – Penn
 
285
Returning state qualifier and human eclipse, Travis Thomas of Mishawaka is the favorite to repeat as sectional champ. He will likely face Evan Nixon of Clay before moving on to a tough regional field at Rochester next week.
 
Movin’ On
1. Thomas – Mishawaka
2. Nixon – Clay
3. Johnson – Penn
4. Kandzierski – SB St. Joe

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Genius Ratings Version 1.0
Computer Ratings for every Indiana High School wrestling team

--presented by Maligned on behalf of Indianamat.com

What are “Genius Ratings”?

Indianamat.com’s “Genius Ratings” are comprehensive computer ratings based on every match result presented in the results section of Indianamat.com’s discussion page, plus many other results gleaned from websites and coaches’ sources.  Even matches with out-of-state teams were considered when that team wrestled at least two Indiana opponents.

Two Ratings

The “Genius Ratings” are made up of two separate ratings designed to serve two distinctly different purposes.  One rating is called POTENTIAL and uses match scores only to rate all teams, disregarding wins and losses.  The other rating is called REWARD and uses only wins and losses data, not considering scores at all.

POTENTIAL

POTENTIAL is specifically designed to be the best possible predictor of future results.  It was designed 5 years ago by Maligned and is virtually identical to rating systems currently being incorporated Jeff Sagarin at USA Today, Joe Lunardi at ESPN, baseball analyst Bill James, top Las Vegas odds-makers, and others.  This system locks in a team’s true potential by measuring its score differential within the context of its schedule, considering a team’s context to the 100th degree of separation from other teams, if necessary.  The difference in rating between your team and another is the expected point differential in a dual meet.  Multiply the difference in rating by three to arrive at the expected differential in a full-team individual tournament event.  The predictive effect is most useful for teams within about 40 points of each other.  (The top teams and bottom teams are separated by impossibly large margins because a top team can beat a good team by 40, which can beat a mid-level team by 40, which can beat a bottom team by 40).

REWARD

The rating entitled “REWARD” is a more politically correct ranking, designed to slot teams according to only their wins and losses within the context of their schedule.  No score results are involved with this ranking at all.  Again, teams are measured against others as far away as the 100th degree of separation or beyond if necessary.  This ranking is ideologically similar to most of the computer ranking systems currently being used by the BCS in college football.  About 5% more results were used for this than for POTENTIAL for various reasons (post-football issues, lack of score information, etc.)

Duals AND Tournament Results Used

All possible results were used for these rankings, including individual tournaments.  Analysis shows that in full-team, regular season events, final scores of tournaments are great predictors of which teams would defeat which other teams in dual meets.  POTENTIAL considers all score differentials between your team and others at all individual tournaments and divides them by 3.  In other words, if Team A defeats Team B by 15 points in a tournament, the score differential is recorded as  +5 for Team A, not +15.   A win or a loss for finishing ahead or behind a particular opponent at an individual tournament was also incorporated into the REWARD rating.  Finally, all individual tournament results are only weighted as being 50% as important as dual meets (except 32-team events, which weight 40% only).  For example, you would have to beat a team twice in an individual tournament to receive the same rating benefit as beating them in a dual meet.

Example: Team A finishes 3rd place out of 8 teams in an event and +102 in score against all 7 opponents.  Team A’s record is listed as 5-2 against these seven opponents and its POTENTIAL point differential is listed as +34 for these seven separate competitions.  Again, all results are then only 50% as important as duals.

Post-Football Results NOT Used

Any match held within two weeks of a given school finishing its football playoffs did not have scores considered for POTENTIAL. However, if a team wrestled and won during that time period against a team who did not have a recent football game, the win was considered in the REWARD rating.  Again though, no scores were considered for POTENTIAL.  Any loss during the post-football time period for a particular school was not considered at all for any rating.  The match result was thrown out completely.

Strength of Schedule

The Strength of Schedule (SOS) component listed here is only as accurate and complete as the information we had available.  Some SOS ratings are based on 5 or fewer matches for a team.  Especially for some of the very small schools at the bottom of the ratings, the SOS rating can be almost completely disregarded.

The Future of the “Genius Ratings”

Indianamat.com plans to update the “Genius Ratings” after sectional, after team regional, and again after team state.  No individual tournament results after sectional will be considered because full teams will not be participating.

For the 2010-2011 season, the “Genius Ratings” will start the season biased heavily toward results from this season and update periodically as results come in—gradually losing all dependence on ’09-‘10 and becoming completely based on ’10-’11.

Click here for the ratings




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The Genius Ratings By Sectional
Here's a list of each sectional and its contenders, based on the "Genius" POTENTIAL Rating (see Indianamat.com home page).  Remember that this rating is designed to predict results.  Individual tournament point differentials are predicted by finding the difference in rating of two teams and multiplying by 3.  Individual tournament results are obviously widely variable for a number of reasons, so these point spreads are not nearly as effective as the "straight-up" point spread differentials you can pull from POTENTIAL for dual matches.   This is why these tournament results (like other individual tournaments) will only be weighted half as much as duals.  Here's a breakdown of the outlook for each sectional:
 
1. East Chicago Central (10), 9 am CT
Favorite: Munster (GeniusPO #33)
Other contenders: Lake Central (-25.5 points)
My pick: Munster
 
2. Calumet (8 ), 9 am CT
Favorite: Merrillville (GeniusPO #5)
Next: Calumet (-108.5 points)
My pick: Merrillville
 
3. Crown Point (8 ), 9 am CT
Favorite: Crown Point (GeniusPO #8)
Next: Kankakee Valley (-85.5 points)
My pick: Crown Point
 
4. LaPorte (8 ), 9 am CT
Favorite: Portage (GeniusPO #11)
Next: Chesterton (-73.5 points)
My pick: Portage
 
5. Mishawaka (9), 9 am
Favorite: Mishawaka (GeniusPO #1)
Other contenders: Penn (-52.5 points)
My pick: Mishawaka
 
6. Plymouth (9), 9 am
Favorite: Warsaw (GeniusPO #95)
Other contenders: Wawasee (-19 points), Plymouth (-27), Culver Academies (-39), Rochester (-43)
My pick: Warsaw
 
7. Twin Lakes (11), 9 am
Favorite: Logansport (GeniusPO #109)
Other contenders: Pioneer (-20 points), Winamac (-25.5), Rensselaer Central (-26), West Central (-39.5)
My pick: Logansport
 
8. Lafayette Jefferson (10), 9 am
Favorite: McCutcheon (GeniusPO #23)
Other contenders: Lafayette Jeff (-10.5 points), W.L. Harrison (-28), Delphi (-41)
My pick: McCutcheon
 
9. Elkhart Memorial (8 ), 9 am
Favorite: Jimtown (GeniusPO #18)
Other contenders: Goshen (-2 points), Elkhart Memorial (-16.5), Fairfield (-53)
My pick: Elkhart Memorial
 
10. Westview (10), 9 am
Favorite: Prairie Heights (GeniusPO #54)
Other contenders: DeKalb (-4 points), East Noble (-31)
My pick: Prairie Heights
 
11. Carroll (Fort Wayne) (11), 8 am
Favorite: FW Dwenger (GeniusPO #25)
Other contenders: Carroll (-8 points), Garrett (-10), Whitko (-11), Leo (-46.5)
My pick: Whitko
 
12. New Haven (10), 8:30 am
Favorite: Homestead (GeniusPO #40)
Other contenders: New Haven (-47 points), Heritage (-49.5)
My pick: Homestead
 
13. Peru (9), 9 am
Favorite: Huntington North (GeniusPO #30)
Other contenders: Southwood (-42.5 points), Peru (-48.5)
My pick: Huntington North
 
14. Oak Hill (10), 9 am
Favorite: Marion (GeniusPO #85)
Other contenders: Eastern (Greentown) (-26.5 points), Kokomo (-31.5), Western (-34.5)
My pick: Marion
 
15. Jay County (9), 8:30 am
Favorite: Bellmont (GeniusPO #15)
Other contenders: South Adams (-44.5 points), Adams Central (-61.5)
My pick: Bellmont
 
16. Delta (10), 9 am
Favorite: Yorktown (GeniusPO #2)
Next: Muncie Southside (-298.5)  (Note: GeniusPO predictive ability not accurate with such large separation)
My pick: Yorktown

17. Crawfordsville (9), 9 am
Favorite: Fountain Central (GeniusPO #56)
Other contenders: South Vermillion (-31 points), North Vermillion (-33.5), Crawfordsville (-41)
My pick: Fountain Central
 
18. Zionsville (12), 8:30 am
Favorite: Carmel (GeniusPO #22)
Other contenders: Westfield (-9.5 points), Hamilton Southeastern (-10), Zionsville (-36.5)
My pick: Carmel

19. Hamilton Heights (12), 9 am
Favorite: Noblesville (GeniusPO #48)
Other contenders: Pendleton Heights (-13 points), Alexandria (-34), Tri-Central (-36)
My pick: Pendleton Heights
 
20. Lawrence Central (11), 8:30 am
Favorite: Cathedral (GeniusPO #13)
Other contenders: Lawrence North (-28.5 points), North Central (-46)
My pick: Cathedral

21. Decatur Central (11), 9 am
Favorite: Perry Meridian (GeniusPO #3)
Next: Pike (-87 points)
My pick: Perry Meridian

22. Shelbyville (10), 9 am
Favorite: Roncalli (GeniusPO #14)
Other contenders: New Palestine (-14 points), Warren Central (-45.5)
My pick: New Palestine
 
23. Tri (11), 9 am
Favorite: New Castle (GeniusPO #41)
Other contenders: Rushville (-47 points)
My pick: New Castle
 
24. Franklin County (9), 9 am
Favorite: South Dearborn (GeniusPO #59)
Other contenders: East Central (-34.5 points), Connersville (-43), Union County (-48)
My pick: South Dearborn
 
25. Avon (10), 8:30 am
Favorite: Brownsburg (GeniusPO #46)
Other contenders: Danville (-2 points), Avon (-6), Cascade (-33.5)
My pick: Avon
 
26. Mooresville (8 ), 9 am
Favorite: Franklin (GeniusPO #12)
Other contenders: Center Grove (-31 points), Mooresville (-54)
My pick: Franklin
 
27. Northview (9), 9:30 am
Favorite: Bloomington South (Genius PO #9)
Next: Northview (-122 points)
My pick: Bloomington South

28. Jennings County (9), 9 am
Favorite: Jennings County (Genius PO #63)
Other contenders: Columbus North (-10 points), Columbus East (-14)
My pick: Jennings County
 
29. Jeffersonville (10), 9 am
Favorite: Jeffersonville (Genius PO #16)
Next: Floyd Central (-98.5 points)
My pick: Jeffersonville
 
30. Southridge (10), 9 am
Favorite: Jasper (Genius PO #71)
Next: Knox (-98 points)
My pick: Jasper
 
31. Castle (9), 9 am CT
Favorite: Castle (GeniusPO #7)
Next: Heritage Hills (-59 points)
My pick: Castle
 
32. Evansville Central (9), 9 am CT
Favorite: Evansville Reitz (Genius PO #4)
Other contenders: Evansville Mater Dei (-18.5 points)
My pick: Evansville Reitz

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2010 Plymouth Sectional Preview
Based on the seeds, this sectional appear to be wide open and up to 5 teams could contend for the sectional championship. Three teams from the Northern Lakes Conference (Warsaw, Wawasee, Plymouth) and two teams from Lake Maxinkuckee (CMA and Culver Community all seem to have a shot at the team hardware. What team will come out strong is anybodies guess.
 
This sectional feeds into the Rochester Regional where they are paired with the top four placers from the Mishawaka Sectional. The team champion from this sectional will move on to Jimtown High School next Wednesday where they will meet the champion from the Mishawaka Sectional.
 
103
Warsaw’s Jared Brooks answered a lot of questions when he mowed down the field at Mishawaka’s Al Smith Invite in late December. He appears to be ready for the big stage in Indianapolis this year.
 
Movin’ On
1. Brooks - Warsaw
2. Weese - Rochester
3. Newman -Wawasee
4. Betts - Culver Community
 
112
Only one wrestler has a winning record in this bracket so many will be looking to finish up their season on a high note with a trip to regionals.
 
Movin’ On
1. Armstrong – Tippy Valley
2. Corsbie - Plymouth
3. Corl - Wawasee
4. Carlson - Warsaw
 
119
Top seeded Dalton Overmyer of Culver Community looks for his first sectional championship after finishing second as a frosh at 112. To do that he will have to defeat either Seth Fincher of Valley or Charlie Salinas of CMA in what should be a close semifinal match.
 
Movin’ On
1. Overmyer – Culver Community
2. Salinas – CMA
3. Fincher – Valley
4. Munoz – Warsaw
 
125
Only 5 wrestlers entered at the 125 bracket so only one will be hanging up the singlet for the season. Will the Wild Man from Burr Oak prevail over the field?
 
Movin’ On
1. Randolph – Culver Community
2. Duzan - Warsaw
3. Gohlke - Wawasee
4. Kramer - CMA
 
130
A very interesting finals battle looms at the 130 weight class between a pair of tough seniors. Bremen’s Justin Bogart and CMA’s Josh Brown are the top two seeds. Rochester’s tough Jacob Schroder is capable of upsetting either of these two.
 
Movin’ On
1. Brown - CMA
2. Bogart – Bremen
3. Schroder - Rochester
4. Clevenger - Wawasee
 
135
Wawasee’s Bobby Marcuccilli is the headliner at 135 and will be looking to start his bid for Indy with a sectional championship. He will likely face Valley’s tough Austin Nelson in the finals.
 
Movin’ On
1. Marcuccilli - Wawasee
2. Nelson - Valley
3. Vass - CMA
4. Egierski - Plymouth
 
140
The finals at 140 should be one of the highlights of the Plymouth Sectional. Warsaw’s Paul Manbu and neighbor Darius Stevens of Triton should battle for supremacy in the finals. Manbu gave Stevens his lone loss on the season back in November.
 
Movin’ On
1. Manbu - Warsaw
2. Stevens - Triton
3. Rodriquez - Wawasee
4. Jacobs - CMA
 
145
Another nice finals battle is shaping up at the 145 pound class. State final hopeful Chase Lewandowski will likely battle CMA’s senior Alex Canacci. Canacci is a relative unknown who has battle injuries throughout his career but is a very solid wrestler.
Movin’ On
1. Lewandowski - Plymouth
2. Canacci - CMA
3. Shidler - Rochester
4. Bauters - Valley
 
152
Tippy Valley’s undefeated Isaac Yoder is a clear favorite. A good semifinal battle looms in the bottom part of the bracket between Bremen’s Trevor Berger and CMA’s Zach Hewitt.
 
Movin’ On
1. Stahl – Mishawaka
2. Hummer – Penn
3. Alwine – SB Clay
4. Stroud – SB Adams
 
160
This is another weight class where only one winning record appears. CMA’s Cameron Crowell will likely cruise to a sectional title while the other look to finish their seasons on a positive with a trip to regionals.
 
Movin’ On
1. Crowell - CMA
2. Clark - Wawasee
3. Benham - Plymouth
4. Stevens - Rochester
 
171
Culver Community’s Robert Molebash is the returning runner-up at this class and will be tested by either Triton’s Dylan Senff (189 sectional champ last year) or Wawasee’s Joe Melendez..
 
Movin’ On
1. Molebash – Culver Community
2. Senff - Triton
3. Melendez - Wawasee
4. Miller - Rochester
 
189
Four very solid wrestlers headline the 189 bracket with all having a legitimate shot to take home the blue ribbon. Culver Community’s freshman Matt Hurford is the number one seed and has victories over second seeded Scott Barry of Plymouth and third seeded Brock Vermillion of Triton. To reach the top of podium, Hurford must first defeat the cagey Ross Hoover of Warsaw.
 
Movin’ On
1. Hurford – Culver Community
2. Barry - Plymouth
3. Hoover - Warsaw
4. Vermillion - Triton
 
215
Bremen’s Alan Bollenbacher has stepped up his wrestling this season and has fashioned a fine 27-4 record. He will be tested by a host of quality wrestlers in the rest of the bracket.
 
Movin’ On
1. Bollenbacher – Bremen
2. James – Culver Community
3. Jones - Wawasee
4. Gamble - Rochester
 
285
Three outstanding underclass heavies will be on stage at Plymouth. Number one seed Damon Howe of Plymouth is the defending sectional champ. Hot on his heels will be Culver Community’s explosive Jeremiah Harvey and Bremen Super Soph Abe Hall. Hall’s father was a state champ for the Lions back in the 1970s and his son appears to have similar talent.
 
Movin’ On
1. Howe - Plymouth
2. Harvey – Culver Community
3. Hall - Bremen
4. Kaplanis - Wawasee

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Zionsville Sectional Preview
Greyhounds, Royals and 'Rocks, oh my....This year will almost certainly be a dogfight for the team title. If seeds hold, Westfield would beat Carmel by one point, but seeds seldom hold in every weight class. As the day progresses, look for Carmel and Westfield to pull away from the pack, which will include HSE, Fishers and Zionsville. I'll take defending champ Carmel by an eyelash.
 
103
Predicted order of finish
1. Inman, Westfield
2. Snyder, HSE
3. Miller, Rossville
4. Garcia, Frankfort
 
Outlook: 103 can be kind of unpredictable, but seeds should hold here, with returning Regional qualifier Sparky Inman leading the way. Rossville's Kyle Miller was a conference champ and Frankfort's Manuel Garcia was the 5th place finisher at this weight last year. Watch out for Carmel's Chris Simmons and Fisher's Vinny Pavan, as they have average records but wrestle beastly competition.
 
112
Predicted order of finish
1. Ling, Fishers
2. Parham, Carmel
3. Campbell, Lebanon
4. Watson, HSE
 
Outlook: This is a pretty tough, pretty experienced field. Parham is a returning sectional and regional champ and is very capable of knocking off Ling, a semistate qualifier in '09, for the crown here. Campbell is also a returning semistate qualifier and is capable of winning the weight.
 
119
Predicted order of finish
1. #19 Julien, Lebanon
2. Ash, HSE
3. Rokop, Carmel
4. Leicht, CC
 
Outlook: This is returning state-placer Julien's weight class to lose, and he won't, barring an injury or similar freak occurrence. A lot of unpredicability after Julien, with regional qualifier Ash getting the nod as runner-up.
 
125
Predicted order of finish
1. #14 Sommer, Carmel
2. Roman, HSE
3. Campbell, Lebanon
4. Cox, Zville
 
Outlook: Returning semistate qualifier Sommer leads the way here, although he could be surprised by HSE's Roman, a semistate qualifier in '08 and regional qualifier in '09 who spent some time in the state ranking this year as well.
 
130
Predicted order of finish
1. Lawson, Frankfort
2. Stachler, Zville
3. Bankert, Westfield
4. Riley, Fishers
 
Outlook: Very wide open with a lack of proven wrestlers in this class. Lawson has a sterling record but Frankfort doesn't wrestle as many of the big boys as other teams in this sectional.
 
135
Predicted order of finish
1. Billman, Westfield
2. Davis, WeBo
3. Calhoun, HSE
4. Hume, Sheridan
 
Outlook: Another wide open weight, with a lot of possible scenarios. Billman has improved tremendously from '09 and is one of a few who can win this weight, including Calhoun, Davis and even Billman's first opponent Simpson, a surprise semistate qualifier a year ago.
 
140
Predicted order of finish
1. #12 White, Westfield
2. #10 Scurria, Carmel
3. Irick, HSE
4. Laughner, Frankfort
 
Outlook: Probably the toughest weight in Zionsville. White vs. Scurria will be one of a handful of likely matchups that will go a long way in determining the team champ. Irick is a returning regional qualifier, but he has an unfortunate matchup with returning semistate qualifier Cameron Van Camp of Lebanon.
 
145
Predicted order of finish
1. #6 Robinson, HSE
2. Miller, Rossville
3. Smith, Westfield
4. Varner, Frankfort
 
Outlook: This is clearly Mr. Robinson's neighborhood, but returning semistate qualifier Miller won't roll over for him--it won't matter in the end, as Robinson begins his march to Conseco.
 
152
Predicted order of finish
1. Evans, Clinton Central
2. #13 Frascell, Carmel
3. Montes, Fishers
4. Frauhiger, Zville
 
Outlook: Pretty tough weight class here. Evans is the one of the best kids you haven't likely seen and Frascella isn't ranked so highly by accident. Should be a great finals matchup, although Montes and Frauhiger could easily throw a monkey-wrench in those plans.
 
160
Predicted order of finish
1. #12 Anderson, Carmel
2. Evans, CC
3. Youngs, Zville
4. Dewhitt, Fishers
 
Outlook: Another nice finals matchup here, if seeds hold. Youngs is the most likely candidate to spoil the party, as he's a pretty stout #3 seed here.
 
171
Predicted order of finish
1. #19 Howenstein, Zville
2. Smitley, HSE
3. Wright, Lebanon
4. Schaeffer, Westfield
 
Outlook: '09 Semistate qualifier Howenstein should make hay here. Smitley/Wright should be a good semis match.
 
189
Predicted order of finish
1. #3 Sliga, Fishers
2. Nichols, Westfield
3. Morris, Carmel
4. Bobbitt, Frankfort
 
Outlook: The beginning of the Sliga Age begins in earnest. The slick freshman should have his way in one of the manliest weight classes. This could be the first of four potential sectional crowns for the all-world frosh. Nichols should provide a good test in the finals.
 
215
Predicted order of finish
1. Jacquet, CC
2. Carnes, Westfield
3. Pedigo, Zville
4. Courter, Carmel
 
Outlook: I'm going against the grain a little in picking Jacquet, but the '09 Team Indiana member is capable of winning the weight. Pedigo and especially Carnes are certainly capable of blowing this pick to shreds, but I'll take the returning semistate qualifier in Jacquet over regional qualifier Pedigo in the semis, and then Jacquet over Carnes.
 
HWT
Predicted order of finish
1. Hollander, Carmel
2. Melby, Westfield
3. Boley, Lebanon
4. Howard, Frankfort
 
Outlook: Hollander won this weight at last year's sectional, but not one wrestler from the sectional advanced past regionals. This year's final could very well determine the team title. One thing to watch for is Hollander's likely first match vs. Killen. Killen was a 3rd place finisher last year at this weight. Boley is the only returning semistate qualifier among this year's participants.

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2010 Carroll Sectional Preview
The Carroll Sectional looks to be as thrilling as ever with four teams having a legit shot at the team title.  Carroll, Bishop Dwenger, Garrett and defending champion Whitko all are looking for the championship as this promises to be a knock down, drag out fight from the beginning.  Whitko is loaded in the lower weights, Garrett has their horses in the middle weights and Carroll and Dwenger have numerous seeded wrestlers throughout the brackets.  The team championship will go to the team that avoids the most slip-ups along the way.
 
103lbs
 
Chas Busz of Whitko is the class of this weight with only one loss on the season.  Look for him to not be challenged all day.


Chas Busz- Whitko
Kris McKinley- Northrop
August Novy- Garrett
Bryce Forresster- Columbia City
112lbs
 
This weight is going to be very interesting with three very good wrestlers battling it out for the top spot.  Returning champion Jordan Gilbert of Whitko is going to be tested by Logan Ables of Carroll and Derek Kissinger of Columbia City.


Jordan Gilbert- Whitko
Derek Kissinger- Columbia City
Logan Ables- Carroll
Tim Burns- Bishop Dwenger
119lbs
 
This weight is a toss-up from the top to the bottom.  The top seed is Austin LeTourneau of Whitko, but he will be pushed by Austin McCray of Garrett.  Both are younger brothers of two excellent wrestlers and look to start making a name for themselves this week.


Austin LeTourneau- Whitko
Austin McCray- Garrett
Justin Garman- Carroll
Mike Miller- North Side
125lbs
 
The top two wrestlers in this weight class come in with stellar records, the rest of the weight class, not so much.  Top seed Logan Lee of Garrett defeated second seed Dylan LeTourneau earlier this year in overtime.  Look for this match-up to be just as close as both are excellent grapplers.


Dylan LeTourneau- Whitko
Logan Lee- Garrett
Riley LeFever- Carroll
Michael Zehr- Bishop Dwenger
130lbs
 
The class of this weight class is state medalist Daniel Rothgeb of Whitko.  Rothgeb is having an outstanding year again with only one blemish on his record.


Daniel Rothgeb- Whitko
Brayden Moreau- Garrett
Alec Bussen- Leo
Michael Nix- Bishop Dwenger
135lbs
 
The class of this field is returning 3rd place finisher Brock Norton of Carroll. Norton has yet to suffer a loss this year and will look to wrap up his second straight sectional title.


Brock Norton- Carroll
Corey Delaney- Bishop Dwenger
Corey Botts- Leo
Cody Bays- Whitko
140lbs
 
This is one of the tougher weight classes in the sectional with returning state qualifier Justin Beck of Leo being the headliner.  He will be pushed by North Side’s Wade Theil and Garrett’s Shea Novy.


Justin Beck- Leo
Wade Thiel- North Side
Shea Novy- Garrett
Jeff Clark- Carroll
145lbs
 
This is probably the premier weight class of the sectional with three state ranked wrestlers.  Carroll’s Reece LeFever has the top seed, but he will be challenged by Jordan Venderley of Bishop Dwenger and Garrett’s Bryce Schendel.


Reece LeFever- Carroll
Bryce Schendel- Garrett
Jordan Venderley- Bishop Dwenger
Roy Meeks- Leo
152lbs
 
This weight class has many good wrestlers with semi-state qualifiers Jon Timmerman of Carroll and Garrett Weber of Leo leading the field.  Look for Timmerman to seal his first sectional title.


Jon Timmerman- Carroll
Garrett Weber- Leo
Jordan Nicodemus- Churubusco
Carter Delaney- Bishop Dwenger
160lbs
 
There are two headliners in this weight and after that it falls off significantly.  Leading the way is undefeated Zac McCray of Garrett, but he is closely followed by Carroll’s Conner LeFever.  LeFever and McCray last met in the regional finals with McCray getting a big win.


Zac McCray- Garrett
Conner LeFever- Carroll
Ben Evans- Bishop Dwenger
Jon Porter- Northrop
171lbs
 
This will also be an interesting weight class with some very good wrestlers.  Leading the way is returning state qualifier Jordan Hamilton of Churubusco.  Whitko’s sophomore sensation Austin Striggle will look to improve on his 4th place finish in this weight one year ago.


Jordan Hamilton- Churubusco
Austin Striggle- Whitko
Corey- Harris- Northrop
Brendan Berghoff- Bishop Dwenger
189lbs
 
There are many good wrestlers in this weight class with all the top seeds coming in with over 20 wins each.  Bishop Dwenger’s Peter Waikel looks to be the head of the class here, but will have to navigate numerous land mines to secure a sectional title.


Peter Waikel- Bishop Dwenger
Braxton Siddons- Churubusco
Daniel Sauders- Concorida
Austin Gibson- Garrett
215lbs
 
This is a great weight class with all but one wrestler having a record of .500 or more.  Look for this to be a weight with many different possibilities.  Isaac Evans of Bishop Dwenger is the top seed, but Carroll’s Gage Andis is wrestling well right now.


Gage Andis- Carroll
Moe Talamantes- Northrop
Isaac Evans- Bishop Dwenger
Clint Davis- Northrop
285lbs
 
Concordia’s undefeated big man Korey Eck leads this field.  He is the defending champion of this weight, but will be pushed by Whitko’s Drake Brainard who he met last year in the finals.


Korey Eck- Concordia
Drake Brainard- Whitko
Geoff Getts- Garrett
Tony Bobay- Bishop Dwenger

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2010 IHSAA Regional Brackets
Date: Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010.
Admission: $6.
Advancement: The top four place winners in each weight class advance to the semi-state tournament.
 
1. Calumet, 9 am CT
Feeder Sectionals: Calumet, East Chicago Central.
 
2. LaPorte, 9 am CT
Feeder Sectionals: Crown Point, LaPorte.
 
3. Rochester, 9 am
Feeder Sectionals: Mishawaka, Plymouth.
 
4. Logansport, 9:30 am
Feeder Sectionals: Lafayette Jefferson, Twin Lakes.
 
5. Goshen, 9:30 am
Feeder Sectionals: Elkhart Memorial, Westview.
 
6. Carroll (Fort Wayne), 9 am
Feeder Sectionals: Carroll (Fort Wayne), New Haven.
 
7. Peru, 9 am
Feeder Sectionals: Oak Hill, Peru.
 
8. Jay County, 8:30 am
Feeder Sectionals: Delta, Jay County.
 
9. North Montgomery, 9 am
Feeder Sectionals: Crawfordsville, Zionsville.
 
10. Pendleton Heights, 9 am
Feeder Sectionals: Hamilton Heights, Lawrence Central.
 
11. Perry Meridian, 9 am
Feeder Sectionals: Decatur Central, Shelbyville.
 
12. Richmond, 9:30 am
Feeder Sectionals: Franklin County, Tri.
 
13. Mooresville, 9 am
Feeder Sectionals: Avon, Mooresville.
 
14. Bloomington South, 9 am
Feeder Sectionals: Jennings County, Northview.
 
15. Jeffersonville, 9:30 am
Feeder Sectionals: Jeffersonville, Southridge.
 
16. Castle, 9 am CT
Feeder Sectionals: Castle, Evansville Central.

294
Rochester Individual Regional
It's all about individual advancement at this point and Mishawaka should lead the chage and qualify 13 to Merrillville. Sectional rival Penn should make a strong showing as well and should qualify 12 to the Semi-State next Saturday.
 
103
 
Warsaw’s Jarred Brooks continues a stellar sophomore campaign by winning this weight class. He should be tested somewhat by a trio of Michiana wrestlers including sectional champ Sammy Ferdig of Adams, Grant Martsoff of Mishawaka, and Sarah Hildebrandt of Penn. Hildebrandt looks to be the first female semi-state qualifier in Indiana history.
 
On to ‘Da Region
1. Brooks-Warsaw
2. Ferdig – Adams
3. Hildebrandt – Penn
4. Martsoff – Mishawaka
 
112
 
A Mishawaka sweep is likely at 112 as all four placers appear to be superior to their Plymouth Sectional counterparts. Only two wresters from Plymouth have winning records.
 
On to ‘Da Region
1. Beck – Mishawaka
2. Varner – Penn
3. Sailors – Riley
4. Gleuckert – Clay
 
119
 
Alex Gregory of Penn should continue to dominate in his march to Indy. His toughest competition this weekend will come from his sectional rivals Layten Binion and Josh Olsen. Culver Community’s Dalton Overmyer should round out the top four.
 
On to ‘Da Region
1. Gregory – Penn
2. Binion – Mishawaka
3. Olsen – Adams
4. Overmyer – Culver Community
 
125
 
The top three are pretty well defined at 125 with Mishawaka’s Taylor Wisler, Clay’s Mitch Hartman, and Penn’s Tyler Chapple proving to be a step ahead of the field. The only drama might be a first round match up between Riley’s Javier Martinez and Culver Community’s Ian Randolph.
 
On to ‘ Da Region
1. Wisler – Mishawaka
2. Hartman – Clay
3. Chapple – Penn
4. Randolph – Culver Community
 
130
 
Mishawaka’s under appreciated Nick Schrader will likely battle Penn’s tough freshman Trevor Manspeaker in the finals again this Saturday. Look for Bremen’s Justin Bogart and Rochester’s Jacob Schroder to repeat last week’s exciting finals match in the consolation finals this week.
 
On to ‘Da Region
1. Schrader – Mishawaka
2. Manspeaker – Penn
3. Schroder – Rochester
4. Bogart – Bremen
 
135
 
Possibly the most evenly matched finals could occur at 135. The likely match-up would pit 7th ranked Matt Guerra of Mishawaka against 8th ranked Bobby Marcuccilli of Wawasee. Flip a coin here. An interesting first round match-up between Tippy Valley’s Austin Nelson and Penn’s Grant Anglemyer will determine a trip to Merrillville.
 
On to ‘Da Region
1. Guerra – Mishawaka
2. Marcucculli – Wawasee
3. Kolat – Riley
4. Anglemyer – Penn
 
140
 
Warsaw breaks to the front of the pack for a second time at 140. Paul Manbu has put together an impressive 34-3 record this season and will look to make it 37-3 if he defeats the winner of Darius Stevens of Triton and Anthony Eddy of Mishawaka. Penn’s Ben Sokol should also qualify for semi-state.
 
On to ‘Da Region
1. Manbu – Warsaw
2. Eddy – Mishawaka
3. Stevens – Triton
4. Sokol – Penn
 
145
 
South Bend Clay’s Laquan Lunford will look to continue his magical season where he has yet to be defeated. He will likely meet up with Plymouth’s Chase Lewandowski in the finals. They have already wrestled one close match at the Rochester Invite early in January.
 
On to ‘Da Region
1. Lunford – Clay
2. Lewandowski – Plymouth
3. Davenport – Penn
4. Canacci – CMA
 
152
 
The exciting and acrobatic Ryan Stahl is the clear favorite at 152. His finals opponent is not quite as clear. Tippy Valley’s Isaac Yoder is undefeated but has not wrestled nearly the schedule that his likely semi final opponent, Michael Hummer has. South Bend Adams’ Dorian Stroud should also qualify for Merrillville.
 
On to ‘Da Region
1. Stahl – Mishawaka
2. Hummer – Penn
3. Yoder – Valley
4. Stroud – Adams
 
160
 
The battle of the White’s is likely to continue in the finals at 160. In the sectional, Mishawaka’s Alex White defeated Washington’s Malcolm White, 8-4. Look for Penn’s Austin Kunze to place third and CMA’s Cameron Crowell to take the last birth to Mishawaka.
 
On to ‘Da Region
1. Alex White - Mishawaka
2. Malcolm White – Washington
3. Kunze – Penn
4. Crowell – CMA
 
171
 
This may be the deepest weight at the Regional as it is full of quality wrestlers. Andy Wiseman of Penn is probably the slight favorite but at least five other quality wrestlers could challenge for a title.
 
On to ‘Da Region
1. Wiseman – Penn
2. Morin – Mishawaka
3. Molebash – Culver Community
4. Senff – Triton
 
189
 
Another deep class awaits fans at Rochester at 189. Riley’s Timmy Buckingham is seasoned and very tough. Culver Community has a promising freshman in Matthew Hurford who comes in hot after winning conference and sectional titles. Others likely to advance are Triton’s Brock Vermillion and Plymouth’s Scott Barry.
 
On to ‘Da Region
1. Buckingham – Riley
2. Hurford – Culver Community
3. Vermillion – Triton
4. Barry – Plymouth
 
215
 
The Mishawaka Sectional was a true meatgrinder at 215. All four competitors were ranked in the state at the end of the season. Look for the same four to advance on to Merrillville.
 
On to ‘Da Region
1. Lentz – Mishawaka
2. Reagan – Penn
3. McDaniel – Washington
4. Gallegos – Clay
 
285
 
The upper weights appear to be particularly deep at both sectionals which will make for an exciting Saturday in Rochester. Travis Thomas of Mishawaka is the clear favorite and Plymouth’s Damon Howe has established himself as the second best heavy in the other class. The other two spot will be fought out between about four other tough competitors.
 
On to ‘Da Region
1. Thomas – Mishawaka
2. Howe – Plymouth
3. Harvey – Culver Community
4. Hall - Bremen

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Carroll Regional Preview
Carroll High School will once again be the host of regional wrestling action. The atmosphere at the Carroll gym is great with all the fans right on top of the action. During big matches the crowd is very loud to the point of making it hard for the referee to hear the buzzer. Look for some great match-ups once again this week with some top kids in the state battling it out for a ticket to the War Memorial Coliseum next week. Some of the best weight classes include 145lbs and 119lbs where three state ranked wrestlers will go toe to toe for the second straight week. At 135lbs, 160lbs and 171lbs there will be two ranked wrestlers that could potentially meet in the finals.
 
103lbs
Top Dawg- Chas Busz- Whitko
Other tickets to the Coliseum
Andrew Bowman- Homestead
Kris McKinley- Northrop
August Novy- Garrett
 
The Lowdown
This weight will be dominated by Busz of Whitko who comes in with only one loss.  McKinley vs. Nino will be a rematch of the SAC finals where McKinley won by fall.  Novy will be attempting to avenge a loss just a few weeks ago where he was pinned while leading 16-12.
 
First Round Match(es) to Watch
Kris McKinley- Northrop vs. Jose Nino- Elmhurst
August Novy- Garrett vs. Tommie Lockett- Harding
 
112lbs
Top Dawg- Jordan Gilbert- Whitko
Other tickets to the Coliseum
Alex Richman- Heritage
Derek Kissinger- Columbia City
Tim Burns- Bishop Dwenger
 
The Lowdown
Two matches highlighting the first round here are repeat conference title matches from the SAC and NHC.  Kody George of Homestead will look for revenge on Derek Kissinger of Columbia City, while James Johnson of South Side will look to avenge his loss to Tim Burns of Bishop Dwenger.   Jordan Gilbert is looking for his seconhd regional championship after finishing 3rd last year at the same weight class and winning 103lbs as a freshman.
 
First Round Match(es) to Watch
Tim Burns- Bishop Dwenger vs. James Johnson- South Side
Kody George- Homestead vs. Derek Kissinger- Columbia City
 
119lbs
Top Dawg- Tony Lovejoy- Bishop Luers
Other tickets to the Coliseum
Alex Troy- Snider
Andy Franklin- Homestead
Austun McCray- Garrett
 
The Lowdown
Two-time state placer Tony Lovejoy will continue his march back to Conseco with the same foes he met last week providing the stiffest competition.  The first round match-up between Franklin and LeTourneau will be first wrestled on Wednesday night at Team Regional.
 
First Round Match(es) to Watch
Austun McCray- Garrett vs. Ali Al-Timeem- Elmhurst
Austin LeTourneau- Whitko vs. Andy Franklin- Homestead
 
125lbs
Top Dawg- Dylan LeTourneau- Whitko
Other tickets to the Coliseum
Cedric Morrison- Harding
Logan Lee- Garrett
Tony Elkins- Snider
 
The Lowdown
Dylan LeTourneau will continue the Whitko dominance of the lighter weights.  An interesting match-up between Logan Lee of Garrett and Keelan Rushing of Homestead lingers in the first round.  They faced off last year in the same round with Rushing coming out the winner in overtime.
 
First Round Match(es) to Watch
Logan Lee- Garrett vs. Keelan Rushing- Homestead
Tony Elkins- Snider vs. Jason Nicodemus- Churubusco
 
130lbs
Top Dawg- Daniel Rothgeb
Other tickets to the Coliseum
Tucker Smith- Homestead
Brayden Moreau- Garrett
Mitchell Peaks- New Haven
 
The Lowdown
Daniel Rothgeb of Whitko placed at state last year, but finished third in the regional behind Tucker Smith and Tony Lovejoy.  Smith beat him in the semi-finals, but this year they will most likely meet in the finals.
 
First Round Match(es) to Watch
Mitchell Peaks- New Haven vs. Michael Nix- Bishop Dwenger
 
135lbs
Top Dawg- Brock Norton- Carroll
Other tickets to the Coliseum
Cody Zink- Woodlan
Cody Bays- Whitko
Corey Botts- Leo
 
The Lowdown
The Zink vs. Norton match will be highly anticipated.  Both come in with lots of credentials and Zink will be looking for revenge from a loss about a month ago.
 
First Round Match(es) to Watch
None
 
140lbs
Top Dawg- Justin Beck- Leo
Other tickets to the Coliseum
Wade Thiel- North Side
Shea Novy- Garrett
Nate Bloomfield- New Haven
 
The Lowdown
Returning state qualifier Justin Beck will look to win his second straight regional title at 140lbs.  There are many wrestlers with some very good records in this weight class and after Beck, it will come down to who comes to wrestle on Saturday as to where they place.
 
First Round Match(es) to Watch
AJ Herron- Churubusco vs. Nate Bloomfield- New Haven
 
145lbs
Top Dawg- Reece Lefever- Carroll
Other tickets to the Coliseum
Bryce Schendel- Garrett
Jordan Venderley- Bishop Dwenger
Levy Francious- New Haven
 
The Lowdown
Garrett’s Bryce Schendel will be going through déjà vu this Saturday having to wrestle two wrestlers that he is 1-1 against this year and had to beat to win a sectional championship last week.  The LeFever vs. Schendel match came down to the last second and expect the next one to be the same way.
 
First Round Match(es) to Watch
Jordan Venderley- Bishop Dwenger vs. Trevon Carr- Harding
 
152lbs
Top Dawg- Garrett Weber- Leo
Other tickets to the Coliseum
Zack Zurbrugg- New Haven
Jon Timmerman- Carroll
Jordan Nicodemus- Churubusco
 
The Lowdown
This is another weight class with a lot of very good wrestlers and is a crap shoot when determining who will advance to the Coliseum.  Zack Zurbrugg cannot overlook his first opponent Cord Feasby or he may be going home early.
 
First Round Match(es) to Watch
Cord Feasby- Whitko vs. Zack Zurbrugg- New Haven
 
160lbs
Top Dawg- Zac McCray- Garrett
Other tickets to the Coliseum
Conner LeFever- Carroll
Alex Brenneke- Woodlan
Cody Conrad- Heritage
 
The Lowdown
Zac McCray of Garrett will look for his second straight regional title on Saturday and will possibly have to go through familiar foe Conner LeFever of Carroll.  Last week’s match was a one point decision in favor of McCray, but you can never count out a LeFever.  Look for three ACAC wrestlers to make the semi-finals.
 
First Round Match(es) to Watch
Alex Brenneke- Woodlan vs. Jon Porter- Northrop
 
171lbs
Top Dawg- Jordan Hamilton- Churubusco
Other tickets to the Coliseum
Austin Striggle- Whitko
Tyler Unsicker- Heritage
Logan Raypole- Carroll
 
The Lowdown
Returning state qualifier Jordan Hamilton looks to be the class of the field after downing Austin Striggle in the sectional finals.  Unsicker lost a two point match to Striggle earlier in the year, so look for that semi-final match to be very good.
 
First Round Match(es) to Watch
Logan Raypole- Carroll vs. Jamal Turner- Elmhurst
 
189lbs
Top Dawg- Taylor Scott- Heritage
Other tickets to the Coliseum
Redrecus McCurrie- Wayne
Peter Waikel- Bishop Dwenger
Braxton Siddons- Churubusco
 
The Lowdown
This is another weight class that will be very fun to watch.  McCurrie is looking for revenge against the Railroader Austin Gibson after losing in the first round to another Railroader last year.  Nolan Wilson of Harding comes in with 13 losses, but is someone that could pull an upset or two.
 
First Round Match(es) to Watch
Nolan Wilson- Harding vs. Braxton Siddons- Churubusco
Austin Gibson- Garrett vs. Redrecus McCurrie- Wayne
 
215lbs
Top Dawg- Brad Mills- Homestead
Other tickets to the Coliseum
Isaac Evans- Bishop Dwenger
Moe Talamantes- Northrop
Theo Coursen-Carr- South Side
 
The Lowdown
This will be a fun weight class to watch after the first round.  Every wrestler in the weight has a great shot at finishing on top of the podium.  Brad Mills of Homestead will look to finish on top of the podium after finishing 3rd last year.
 
First Round Match(es) to Watch
Theo Coursen-Carr- South Side vs. Gage Andis- Carroll
 
285lbs
Top Dawg- Korey Eck- Concordia
Other tickets to the Coliseum
Tony Bobay- Bishop Dwenger
Josh Mitchell- Heritage
Drake Brainard- Whitko
 
The Lowdown
Undefeated Korey Eck of Concordia will look to stay undefeated this week.  He will have to go through some familiar opponents that would love nothing more than to deal him his first loss of the season.
 
First Round Match(es) to Watch
Tony Bobay- Bishop Dwenger vs. Vernie Starks- South Side

706
Calumet Regional Preview
103
After finishing 4th in the state at 103 last year, #3 Zach Stevens of Merrillville will be looking to cap off his senior season with a Calumet Regional championship on Saturday.  He will be the class of the field and should find himself in a rematch of last week’s Sectional final with #12 Collin Slagle of Griffith for the championship.
 
Movin’ On:
#3 Zach Stevens- Merrillville
#12 Collin Slagle- Griffith
Santo Marciano- Munster
Roland Jordan- Hammond
 
112
Arguably the deepest weight class of any Regional in the whole state this Saturday, 112 alone will be worth the $6 price of admission.  This weight class contains 4 state ranked wrestlers and 1 unranked former state medalist.  #2 Kyle Ayersman of Lake Central leads the way and should capture his second straight Calumet Regional crown.  In one of the toughest win-or-go-home matches in the state, #13 Brian Orzechowicz of Griffith squares off with last year’s 8th place finisher at 103, unranked Aurelio Medina of Munster. Orzechowicz won the first matchup 3-1.
 
Movin’ On:
#2 Kyle Ayersman- Lake Central
#6 Adam Garcia- Merrillville
#13 Brian Orzechowicz- Griffith
#14 Danny Rodriguez- Highland
 
119
#8 Marc Escobedo of Lake Central is the favorite to capture his first Calumet Regional title on Saturday, though he will be challenged in the final by DAC rival #11 Al Padilla of Merrillville.  Escobedo narrowly escaped with a victory in their first matchup of the season 5-4, so look for a very exciting rematch.
 
Movin’ On:
#8 Marc Escobedo- Lake Central
#11 Al Padilla- Merrillville
Shawn Siokos- Griffith
Connor Cecil- Munster
 
125
4th ranked Anthony Napules of Merrillville should cruise to a Calumet Regional title this Saturday and will likely be met in the finals by Lake County Tournament Runner-Up Bryan Smith of Lake Central.
 
Movin’ On:
#4 Anthony Napules- Merrillville
Bryan Smith- Lake Central
Patrick Manning- Hobart
Jeremy Camacho- Highland
 
130
8th ranked senior Mike Clark of Calumet headlines the field at 130 this Saturday and appears to be the heavy favorite to capture his first Regional title.  He should be met in the finals by Al Smith placewinner Frankie Valdivia of Merrillville.  In a closer than expected win-or-go-home match, look for East Chicago Central Sectional Champion Darius Flores of Munster to barely sneak by River Forest senior JW Yanez.
 
Movin’ On:
#8 Mike Clark- Calumet
Frankie Valdivia- Merrillville
Darius Flores- Munster
Bob Gallardo- Hobart
 
135
Look for #9 Bradley Wartman to make it 3 individual Regional titles for the Lake Central Indians.  He will likely be met in the finals by DAC rival Xavier Ponce of Merrillville. Clint Boelt of Munster and Zach Schraven of Calumet looks to be an interesting first round matchup.
 
Movin’ On:
#9 Bradley Wartman- Lake Central
Xavier Ponce- Merrillville
Clint Boelt- Munster
Tom Camacho- Hobart
 
140
The state’s top-ranked wrestler, Frankie Porras of Hobart, will cruise through this weight class.  He will meet #5 Victor Rodriguez of East Chicago Central in a Lake County Final rematch in which Porras won the first match decisively.  Luke Smith of Munster and Eddie Deluna of Merrillville is a win-or-go-home matchup in the first round between two Al Smith placewinners.
 
Movin’ On:
#1 Frankie Porras- Hobart
#5 Victor Rodriguez- East Chicago Central
Luke Smith- Munster
Mike Greer- Calumet
 
145
The road to the Calumet Regional title will go through #4 Alex Surma of Munster, as he is the heavy favorite.  He should be met in the finals by the “Grim Reaper”, Jack Hammons of Lake Station.  Lake County Champion Matt Beck of Griffith is this weight’s 3rd best wrestler.
 
Movin’ On:
#4 Alex Surma- Munster
Jack Hammons- Lake Station
Matt Beck- Griffith
Javier Avalos- Merrillville
 
152
This weight class is absolutely up for grabs with two relatively unknown wrestlers, Adrian Guttierez of Munster and Nicholas Hill of Gary West Side, battling it out for the title on Saturday.  Hill looks to be the best chance in awhile for the Gary schools to end their state qualifier draught.
 
Movin’ On:
Adrian Guttierez- Munster
Nicholas Hill- Gary West Side
Eddie Jennings- Calumet
Victor Nzeata- Merrillville
 
160
If you thought 152 was up for grabs, then you must consider 160 an absolute crapshoot.  East Chicago Central Sectional Champion, Justin Slosser of Munster, comes in sporting a 9-5 record, and Calumet Sectional Champion, Zachary Sandefur of Merrillville, comes in with a record of 12-7.  This is truly anyone’s weight to win, and this Regional Champion will likely not qualify for Conseco.
 
Movin’ On:
Justin Slosser- Munster
Zachary Sandefur- Merrillville
Tony Rodriguez- Hobart
Aaron Lewis- Lew Wallace
 
171
Merrillville’s Jeremy Wengel is a returning semi-state qualifier who wrestled up at 189 last year.  He is at his best weight now and appears to be peaking at the right time after some early season missteps.  Peco is another wrestler moving down in weight and should be the runner up.
 
Movin On:
Jeremy Wengel- Merrillville
Joe Peco- Hobart
Eric Johnson- Highland
Seth Basler- Lake Central
 
189
Calumet’s burly Nate Fowler is the clear favorite at 189 and looks to continue his outstaning senior campaign.  Anything short of a trip to Indy would likely be a disappointment for the Warrior grappler.
 
Movin’ On:
#8 Nate Fowler- Calumet
Cal Posey- Hobart
Rich Pennington- River Forest
Jordan Al-Akel- Highland
 
215
The trend of weight classes that are strong at the top continues where Munster’s big Jack Seaman looks to anchor a regional championship to go along with his sectional title.  It will be difficult for any other 215 in this weight class to get through Merrillville Semi-State.
 
Movin’ On:
#20 Jack Seaman- Munster
Justin Perez- Calumet
John Anderson- Hammond Morton
Michael Nickson- Merrillville
 
285
No one at the Calumet Regional should seriously challenge the state’s top heavyweight, Merrillville’s James Travis.  He will have to wait until next week where a host of challengers who have wrestled close matches with Travis await.
 
Movin’ On:
#1 James Travis- Merrillville
Pat Biancardi- Lake Central
Tyler Kerrick- Munster
Tyler Van Lul- Calumet

409
Jay County Regional Preview
The Jay County Regional will once again be highlighted by two teams: Yorktown and Bellmont.  With two first round matches and six possible finals matches looming, this regional could very well have the feeling of a dual meet.  These two teams will battle it out Wednesday, and I am sure that the intensity from Wednesday will carry over to Saturday for both of these teams.  Even though Yorktown and Bellmont will dominate this Saturday, there will be other schools that will have a say so in some of the weight classes.  There will be 16 ranked wrestlers competing in this regional with all weight classes but 152 having at least one ranked wrestler.  Heavyweight leads the way with three ranked wrestlers: #3 Ross Janney (Yorktown) #4 Jim West (South Adams) and     #7 Daniel Meyer (Bellmont).
 
103: Favorite – Cody Walburn of Adams Central
 
This weight class is led by two wrestlers: Cody Walburn (Adams Central) and Brock Bevans (Yorktown).  Ben Fiechter (Southern Wells) is not to be overlooked either, because if Bevans is focusing on Walburn then he might have to wait until next week to get a chance to wrestle him.
 
Top four in alphabetical order: Bevans, Cox, Fiechter, Walburn
 
112: Favorite – Stevie Gonzales of Delta
 
There will be little, if any drama, in this weight class when deciding the champion.  However, this weight class has the possibility of having three great first round matches that could all possible be classified as pick’em matches.  It will not be out of the question for the Delta Sectional to have a clean sweep at this weight class, but at the same time Jay County could take three of the top four spots as well.  Do not miss the first round of this weight class, because it may be some of the most competitive matches of the day in the weight class,
 
Top four in alphabetical order: Bryant, Gonzales, Phillips, Roe
 
119: Favorite – Phillip Gerber of Bluffton
 
This weight class is full of talented underclassmen.  Leading the way is sophomore Phillip Gerber (Bluffton) and freshman Isaiah Bradley (Muncie Southside).  Gerber, due to owning a win over Bradley, has to be considered the favorite in this weight class.  This weight class has four wrestlers with the talent and ability to win this weight: Bradley, Gerber, Batt (South Adams), and Anderson (Yorktown).  Anderson and Batt have the toughest road to winning the title because they face each other the first round, and then will most likely face Gerber in the semifinals.  Waiting on that winner will probably be Bradley.  We may get to see a rematch from the ECIC finals between Bradley and Gerber or we may get to see a rematch of the sectional finals between Bradley and Anderson. I am sure though that Batt and the other wrestlers in the weight class will have something different to say about that.
 
Top four in alphabetical order: Anderson, Bradley, Gerber, Keuneke
 
125: Favorite – Derek Bevans of Yorktown
 
The top four in this weight class have distinguished themselves over the other half.  Bevans, ranked third in the latest poll, leads the way in this weight class with a perfect 42-0 record.  He will await the winner of the Perry (Bluffton) v. Armantrout (Muncie Southside) semifinal.  Perry and Armantrout met last year in regional and this year at the ECIC, with Perry pulling out close wins both times.  This looks to be another exciting match for these two wrestlers.
 
Top four in alphabetical order: Armantrout, Bevans, Perry, Striker
 
130: Favorite – Devon Jackson of Yorktown
 
Devon Jackson is the second of three consecutive STUDS that Yorktown will place in the finals.  Jackson, who is also ranked third, brings an unblemished record of 41-0 into the regional. This weight class will give us a rematch of last weeks upset when Hormann (Bellmont) looks to prove it was not an upset as he will face Fiechter (Southern Wells).
 
Top four in alphabetical order: Fiechter, Hormann, Jackson, Meska
 
135: Favorite – Andrew Hiestand of Yorktown
 
The third consecutive third ranked wrestler for Yorktown, Andrew Hiestand, will lead a talented group of wrestlers. Faurote (Bellmont) is the only wrestler here that will give Hiestand a challenge this week.  Placements for this weight are crucial because next weeks semistate is a meat grinder at 135!
 
Top four in alphabetical order: Faurote, Harry, Hiestand, Schultz
 
140: Favorite – Josh Martin of Randolph Southern
 
This weight will be highlighted by two really good first round matchups: Busse (Bellmont) vs. Rench (Yorktown) and Burnfield (South Adams) vs. Quinn (Wes-Del).A finals match up of Schwartz and Martin looks to provide a lot of excitement.
 
Top four in alphabetical order: Burnfield, Martin, Rench, Schwartz
 
145: Favorite – Josh Ehr of South Adams
 
Josh Ehr is the top dog in this weight class.  Harper (Yorktown) is no slouch and will be up for the challenge.  Ehr must first be able to get passed Heuchan (Muncie Central) who has been known to put many talented wrestlers on their back.
 
Top four in alphabetical order: Boyd, Ehr, Harper, Heuchan
 
152: Favorite – John Mahlan of Bellmont
 
This weight class is arguably the most wide open with no clear cut favorite. Mahlan, Jones (Southern Wells) and Smith (Yorktown) will all have their eyes on the title.  Reed (Muncie Southside) and Simmons (Winchester0 have a great shot at pulling a first round upset.  This will be a fun weight class to watch because anything can and will happen.
 
Top four in alphabetical order: Jones, Mahlan, Simmons, Smith
 
160: Favorite – Ryley Hankenson of Bellmont
 
This weight class is down a bit at this year’s regional.  Hankenson is the clear cut favorite with the other three spots up in the air.  If you sit through the excitement of the 152 weight class, don’t leave because the first round at 160 will be just as exciting with no obvious favorites in any match other than Hankenson’s.
 
Top four in alphabetical order: Fuller, Hankenson, Higgins, Holcomb
 
171: Favorite – Trent Castner of Yorktown
 
Castner is a slight favorite at this weight class over Stebing (Bellmont).  Hopefully these two will battle it out Wednesday and give us a preview of what to expect on Saturday.  The Taylor (South Adams) and Mock (Winchester) will be a very competitive match.
 
Top four in alphabetical order: Castner, Pointer, Taylor, Stebing
 
189: Favorite – Travis Thatcher of Bellmont
 
This will be another finals match up between Bellmont and Yorktown as Thatcher and Brown (Yorktown) are the top two wrestlers in this weight class. Two first round matches worth watching will be that of Miller (Southern Wells) vs. Crabtree (Muncie Southside) and Garringer (Jay County) vs. Folkner (Wes-Del).
 
Top four in alphabetical order: Brown, Crabtree, Folkner, Thatcher
 

 
215: Favorite – Seth Biberstine of Southern Wells
 
This weight class has four wrestlers with a legit shot at winning the regional.  The semifinal match ups will be great and the winner of this weight class will have to have a very solid day of wrestling.  Chalfant (Winchester) Bultemeir (Bellmont) and James (Jay County) all are capable o winning this Saturday, and we can not sleep on Neff from Yorktown either.
 
Top four in alphabetical order: Biberstine, Bultemeir, Chalfant, James
 
HW: Favorite – Ross Janney of Yorktown
 
Ross Janney leads a very talented and highly ranked HW class at the Jay County Regional.  Three wrestlers in this weight class are ranked in the top seven of the latest indianamat rankings.  Throw in the Justice (Blackford) win over West (South Adams) last week and this weight class becomes very interesting.  The semifinals will be fun to watch and will both be on the same level as the wrestling that will happen in the finals match.  Meyer (Bellmont) and Janney may give us a preview On Wednesday, but they both got a lot of work to do before they get to the finals.
 
Top four in alphabetical order: Janney, Justice, Meyer, West

378
Pendleton Heights Regional Preview 2010
103
 
Punching a ticket to New Castle:
 
1. #7 Mike Venezia, 28-2, Cathedral
2. Tyler Elmore, 34-5, Hamilton Heights
3. Riley Newkirk, 31-8, Lawrence Central
4. Alex Sparks, 23-9, Lawrence North
 
Outlook: This is a bit of a tossup after Venezia. Elmore, Newkirk, Sparks, Alexandria's Nick Naselroad (32-9) and Pendleton Heights' Zach Wise (34-5) are all capable of advancing. In the end, I think the tough schedules wrestled by Lawrence Central and Lawrence North propel Newkirk and Sparks into the next round. Elmore had better not look too far past opening round opponent Antonio Perez of Manual (27-4).
 
112
 
Punching a ticket to New Castle:
 
1. #10 Mason Todd, 37-1, Pendleton Heights
2. #9 Brian Harvey, 32-3, Cathedral
3. #8 Dominique Price, 29-3, Arsenal Tech
4. Robert Boston, 23-4, Lawrence North
 
Outlook: This is a remarkably loaded field, featuring 3 top-10 wrestlers, and each match, including the opening round matches, should be very competitive. North Central's Kieno Scott (23-11) is a tough first opponent for Mason Todd and Alexandria's Luke Blanton (35-5) could send Boston home. Todd, Harvey and Price are all very close in ability and results, so any of the three could win this weight, but perhaps more importantly, one of the three will finish 3rd or 4th, making getting through New Castle even more treacherous. Last year at this regional at 103, it was 1) Harvey, 2) Price, 3) Todd and 4) Boston. One of the premier regional weight classes in the state, without a doubt.
 
119
 
Punching a ticket to New Castle:
 
1. #1 Brandon Nelson, 33-1, Lawrence North
2. Andre Butts, 24-12, Lawrence Central
3. Levi Lanning, 32-7, Alexandria
4. John Hummel, 21-13, Cathedral
 
Outlook: Nelsen should cruise here. After the Lawrence North standout, it's pretty wide open. I like Andre to steal some of his brother's postseason magic from a year ago and snare a second place finish. Lanning is very capable of finishing second here. Tri Central's Austin Anderson (25-4) could knock off Hummel.
 
125
 
Punching a ticket to New Castle:
 
1. #13 Jordan Johnson, 24-11, Lawrence North
2. Justin Eshelman, 34-4, Pendleton Heights
3. #18 Charlie McGinley, 32-5, Arsenal Tech
4. Alex Collignon, 26-10, Cathedral
 
Outlook: '09 semistate qualifier Johnson is the favorite, but Eshelman and McGinley are formidable opponents and could provide a surprise at this weight. A possible McGinley/Eshelman matchup could be a good one; the same is true for the opening round match between Alexandria's Josh Blanton (25-6) and Collignon.
 
130
 
Punching a ticket to New Castle:
 
1. #10 John Stringfield, 32-3, Cathedral
2. Greg Bell, 24-8, Lawrence North
3. Eli Walker, 38-3, Alexandria
4. Tyler Gadient, 24-9, Noblesville
 
Outlook: Stringfield, Bell and Gadient are all returing semistate qualifiers. Stringfield is the favorite, but Walker is a very impressive freshman coming off of an oustanding sectionals performance. Chatard's Matt Barkley (32-8)/Gadient and Anderson's Michael Achenbach (25-5)/Bell should be excellent opening round matches.
 
135
 
Punching a ticket to New Castle:
 
1. #2 Mason Berryman, 26-0, Anderson Highland
2. #14 Matt Rattay, 25-8, Lawrence North
3. Keegan Pyke, 34-3, Tri Central
4. Charlie Smith, 32-7, North Central
 
Outlook: Berryman's domain. Beyond the talented Scots wrestler, look for fireworks from Pyke/Rattay. Some great opening round matches here: Pyke (34-3)/ Tech's Dominick Duff (32-6) and Alexandria's Jon Blanton (35-6) / Smith.
 
140
 
Punching a ticket to New Castle:
 
1. Haydon Buck, 30-2, Tri Central
2. #20 Tiandre Edwards, 27-7, North Central
3. Zach Long, 29-7, Elwood
4. Braydon Alley, 24-9, Hamilton Heights
 
Outlook: A fairly wide open field here, with the formidable Buck leading the way. Buck and Alley are returning semistate qualifiers. Scecina's Joseph Doucleff (27-8)/Alley and Noblesville's Wayne Specht (18-5)/Edwards are very solid opening matches.
 
145
 
Punching a ticket to New Castle:
 
1. Montrail Johnson, 39-0, Tri Central
2. Chris Lucas, 33-5, Chatard
3. Clint Nicholson, 21-11, Pendleton Heights
4. Max Hamm, 21-15, Cathedral
 
Outlook: Johnson and Lucas should cruise to the finals. It's a very unpredictable weight class past those two. Tipton's senior Justin Pore (28-10) might give Lucas a very tough match if he's overlooked. Noblesville's Alex Bowers (27-12) is capable of the upset in his clash with Hamm.
 
152
 
Punching a ticket to New Castle:
 
1. #1 Sam Bennett, 31-0, Anderson Highland
2. Mike Taylor, 32-7, Lawrence Central
3. #17 Austin Neibarger, 31-4, Cathedral
4. Charlie Orzeske, 26-11, North Central
 
Outlook: Bennett will be pushed, with tough potential matches with Neibarger and Taylor, but he should prevail to sew up a top seed at New Castle and beyond. Tri Central's senior Cody Byrd (32-5) could surprise talented frosh Neibarger, but Cathedral's schedule and Neibarger's talent make me pretty skeptical.
 
160
 
Punching a ticket to New Castle:
 
1. #2 Tyler Willis, 33-1, Cathedral
2. #13 Quinton Brooks, 30-6, Lawrence North
3. Dylan Gregg, 25-4, Anderson
3. Cole Kelly, 31-10, North Central
 
Outlook: What you talkin' about, Willis? He's talking about earning his first regional title (he was upset by North Central's Komilov last year) en route to his march to Conseco. Willis is number 2 in the state for a reason and will land the top seed at New Castle. Brooks is a pretty clear second best and will be positioned well at semistate.
 
171
 
Punching a ticket to New Castle:
 
1. #17 Mike Smith, 32-1, North Central
2. #11 Kevin Moats, 36-2, Tipton
3. Anthony Bill, 27-3, Chatard
4. Casey Devlin, 17-10, Cathedral
 
Outlook: This is a very top-heavy weight class and a difficult one to handicap. Bill, Moats and Smith are all returning state qualifiers, with Moats actually placing higher at New Castle last year than Smith and Duckworth. Should be a dogfight for first, second and third. The senior Devlin vs. Alexandria's senior Aaron Taylor (34-7) should be a great battle for the final advancement spot.
 
189
 
Punching a ticket to New Castle:
 
1. Ibragim Komilov, 15-1, North Central
2. Austin Enghauser, 26-9, Lawrence Central
3. Derrick Holpuch, 28-10, Noblesville
4. William Carter, 36-12, Howe
 
Outlook: The long, tall Komilov should reign here. He had a great regionals performance last year, knocking off Tyler Willis before ultimately falling to Matt Todd in the finals. He should lock up a number one seed for New Castle, with Enghauser second best. Not the deepest weight of the day.
 
215
 
Punching a ticket to New Castle:
 
1. #17 Jake Buchanan, 28-3, Cathedral
2. Kyle Smitherman,34-4, Pendleton Heights
3. #13 Arthur Wright,30-3, Arsenal Tech
4. Kevin Gaughan, 34-9, North Central
 
Outlook: Buchanan and Smitherman both advanced to New Castle last year and both should be able to duplicate that success this year. Wright looms as a very tough semis match for Buchanan, but he's battle-tested at heavyweight this year and should prevail. Lapel's J.R. Smart (26-4) had the misfortune to draw Wright, or else he might be moving on.
 
285
 
Punching a ticket to New Castle:
 
1. #14 Willie Henson, 32-2, North Central
2. Eric Thigpen, 18-4, Lawrence Central
3. Wesley Stokes, 16-6, Cathedral
4. Damien Stone, 15-8, Arsenal Tech
 
Outlook: Henson should follow in last year's standout Ethan Cuevas' shoes and bring home a regional title to North Central. Returning semistate qualifier Thigpen is solidly second here. It's pretty unpredictable past the first two.

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Goshen Regional Preview
103lbs
Top Dawg: Danny Hamm- Prairie Heights
Onward to the Coliseum
Will Nelson- West Noble
Nico Hensely- Angola
Matt Frane- Dekalb
 
This weight class is a toss-up from beginning to the end.  Bryce Hershberger came out of nowhere to win the Elkhart Memorial Sectional, while Danny Hamm avenged a conference finals loss at Westview.  All of the first round matches are very interesting and could conceivably go either way.  This could be a sweep for the Westview sectional, however.
 
112lbs
Top Dawg: Nick Crume- Jimtown
Onward to the Coliseum
Abraham Que- Elkhart Central
Brett Martz- Fairfield
Jonathan Weimer- West Noble
 
Last week Jimtown freshman sensation Nick Crume upended returning state qualifier Abraham Que for the second time this season.  The two will meet again in the semi-finals this week, but Que will have to go through a tough Alex Mix of Dekalb in the first round.
 
119lbs
Top Dawg: Steven Ross- Concord
Onward to the Coliseum
Kaleb Jackson- East Noble
Gary Houser- Northridge
Zach Slough- Jimtown
 
Former state placer and two-time state qualifier Steven Ross of the mighty Concord Minutemen leads the way at 119lbs.  He cannot overlook East Noble’s Kaleb Jackson who has had some close matches with many of the better wrestlers in the area.  The 2vs. 3 match-ups in the first round will be interesting as all the competitors are very evenly matched.
 
125lbs
Top Dawg: Travis Barroquillo- Prairie Heights
Onward to the Coliseum
Kevin Kelly- Elkhart Memorial
Bryson Nesbit- East Noble
Lucas Willms- Fremont
 
Two-time regional champion, Barroquillo is looking for his third straight crown in Redskin country.  He has been on a mission since not qualifying for state last season.  He has beaten all the top competitors in the regional at least once this season except Northwood’s Zach Rhymer.  Rymer will have a tough match with East Noble’s Bryson Nesbitt in the first round.
 
130lbs
Top Dawg: Collin Crume- Jimtown
Onward to the Coliseum
Lucas Riecke- East Noble
Logan Hayes- Prairie Heights
Tommy Poynter- Dekalb
 
This will be yet another hotly contested weight class.  Three wrestlers are all capable of coming home as the champion with Collin Crume of Jimtown being the leading contender.  Others that will challenge him are Lucas Riecke of East Noble and Tommy Poynter of Dekalb.
 
135lbs
Top Dawg: Jeremy Hill- Jimtown
Onward to the Coliseum
Taylor Grimes- East Noble
Cam Matteson- Elkhart Memorial
Adam Steele- Prairie Heights
 
The leader of the pack here is undefeated Jeremy Hill of Jimtown. Hill has blitzed through his competitors this season and will look to do the same at regional.  He will likely have a rematch with Elkhart Memorial’s Cam Matteson in the finals this week.
 
140lbs
Top Dawg: Ryan Ntende- Goshen
Onward to the Coliseum
Travis Gaff- Dekalb
Matt Hill- Jimtown
Doug Rush- West Noble
 
From top to bottom this is a very good weight class.  There are four wrestlers here with a shot at the title this week.  All of them can beat eachother, so this will be quite an interesting weight to watch.  Leading the way is Goshen’s Ryan Ntende, but he cannot overlook Doug Rush of West Noble, Matt Hill of Jimtown or Travis Gaff of Dekalb.
 
145lbs
Top Dawg: Tanner Boman- Dekalb
Onward to the Coliseum
Andrew Stegelmann- Goshen
Brock Bateman- Lakeland
Alberto Rios- Elkhart Memorial
 
This looks to be a three horse race with Boman leading out of the gate.  Boman avenged an earlier loss to Bateman in the sectional finals last week.  Both Bateman and Boman cannot overlook Goshen’s Stegelmann who will have home mat advantage.
 
152lbs
Top Dawg: Zack Corpe- Elkhart Memorial
Onward to the Coliseum
Chris Hogendobler- Concord
Jimmy LaRowe- East Noble
Aaron Mason- Dekalb
 
Zack Corpe is the headliner in this weight, but he will be pushed by East Noble’s Jimmy LaRowe.  Both wrestlers have lost to Munster’s Alex Surma earlier in the season.  Look for those two to duke it out in the finals in an exciting match.
 
160lbs
Top Dawg: Franciso Garcia- Goshen
Onward to the Coliseum
Ryan Chandler- Prairie Heights
Tanner Adams- Jimtown
Jacob Rupright- West Noble
 
This weight class is also a toss-up from the beginning to the end.  Francisco Garcia of Goshen could end up winning it, but could also lose in the first round.  Tanner Adams of Jimtown will have a tough match with Tyler Rimmel of Central Noble, while an NECC rivalry match occurs between Adam Kolakowski of Fairfield and Jake Rupright of West Noble.
 
171lbs
Top Dawg: JB Singer- Goshen
Onward to the Coliseum
Logan Counterman- Prairie Heights
Brandon Weinkauf- Jimtown
Alex Hostetler- Fairfield
 
This weight class is also very competitive from top to bottom. JB Singer of Goshen looks to be the favorite, but he cannot overlook Hostetler or Counterman if he wants to be the regional champ.
 
189lbs
Top Dawg: Brandon Dillenbeck- Goshen
Onward to the Coliseum
Carson Sappington- Elkhart Memorial
Chris Smith- Lakeland
Jordan Bontrager- Fairfield
 
Dillenbeck won the sectional title in the third meeting between him and Elkhart Memorial’s Cason Sappington in the past two weeks.  Sappington is leading the series 2-1 and will look to avenge his loss from last week. Sappington cannot over look Lakeland’s Chris Smith if he wants a rematch with Dillenbeck.
 
215lbs
Top Dawg: Taylor Grubb- Prairie Heights
Onward to the Coliseum
Shane Hendrickson- Elkhart Memorial
Dalton Lepley- Dekalb
Brandon Daniels- Goshen
 
Taylor Grubb of Prairie Heights and Shane Hendrickson of Elkhart Memorial are the two favorites in this weight.  As long as not monumental upsets occur the finals match between these two will be very competitive.
 
285lbs
Top Dawg: Jacob Clark- Goshen
Onward to the Coliseum
Gabe Zimmerly- Westview
Eric Forest- Jimtown
Dominique Stauffer- Elkhart Central
 
There are many quality big guys coming to Goshen.  Hometown favorite Jacob Clark will look to win his second straight regional title this week, but will be challenged along the way from Gabe Zimmerly of Westview or Eric Forest of Jimtown.  Clark is not exciting to watch, but he gets the job done.

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2010 Team State Finals Bracket
On Thursday the IHSAA announced the team state draw to the public.  Many great matches could occur early on including a possible #1 vs. #2 in the first round between Mishawaka and Crown Point.  Mishawaka won the first match-up 42-12 at the Traicoff Inviational.  Other great potential first round match-ups include a rematch of Perry Meridian and Cathedral that went down to the last match just last week.  Conference rivals New Palestine and Yorktown could also hook up in a pivotal first round match.  The three headed monster out of the south Mater Dei, Castle and Reitz will all slug it out for a team state berth and go up against the Peru Team Regional champion which right now McCutcheon is the favorite.  Most of the team regional pairings stayed the same, but a few changed.  Peru, Seymour and Jasper Team Regionals all will have different match-ups in the first round than they had last year.
 
Click here for the team state bracket that will be updated throughout the tournament

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Jeffersonville Regional Preview
The Jeffersonville Regional looks to have some very competitive wrestling this Saturday. There are a total of 7 top 20 ranked wrestlers, 2 returning state qualifiers, and 22 returning semi-state qualifiers.
 
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Jeff Sophomore Alonzo Shepherd (39-4)(semi-state qualifier), #20 in the state, is the defending champ and will likely have a rematch of last years finals with Corydon sophomore Matthew Lahue (22-4)(semi-state qualifier). Shepherd won their Sectional final 9-0 last week. Other likely semi-state qualifiers are Caleb Happel of Floyd Central (27-7) and Adam Concannon of Mitchell (27-7).
 
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Jeff Senior Curtis Smith (37-8)(3X semi-state qualifier), will be looking for his 4th Regional Crown and will likely have State Qualifier, and 16th ranked, Cody Kendle of Pike Central (29-3) in the finals. Smith won last years finals match over Kendle by 1. Other likely semi-state qualifiers are Kyle Eckert of Jasper (31-7) and Zach Thomas of Floyd Central (21-15).
 
119
Jeff Senior Devon Miller (39-4)(semi-state qualifier), will likely meet up with Justin Olinger (26-12) of Forest Park. Other likely semi-state qualifiers are Brady Meenach of New Washington (26-12) and Justin Wolf of Charlestown (21-10).
 
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Jaspers Kaleb Chambers (30-7)(semi-state qualifier) will likely meet Corydon senior, Dustin Springer (23-3) in the finals. Other likely semi-state qualifiers are Jordan Hedinger of Forest Part (29-8) and Derek Lunsford of Pike Central (27-8).
 
130
There will be a semi final rematch of last weeks Jeff sectional between New Albany’s senior Tim Martin (32-5)(State qualifier) and Floyd Centrals Aaron Witte (29-5)(semi-state qualifier). Other likely semi-state qualifiers are Shawn Simpson of Jeffersonville (31-14) and Cody Byrer of North Knox (24-4)(semi-state qualifier).
 
135
Jeffersonville junior Renaldo Weekley (39-5)(semi-state qualifier), #12 in the state, will be a heavy favorite. He will likely face the winner of Floyd Centrals Tom Denny (24-7) and Southridge’s Bryce Jones (28-10)(semi-state qualifier). Other likely semi-state qualifier is Lane Massingham of New Washington (35-6).
 
140
Jasper’s Adam Harder (33-6)(semi-state qualifier) will likely meet New Albany’s Lawrence Rickman (35-3)(semi-state qualifier) in the finals. Other likely semi-state qualifiers are Drew Denny of Floyd Central (29-8) and Taylor Newcomb of Charlestown (26-6)(semi-state qualifier).
 
145
There is a likely repeat match of last weeks Jeffersonville Sectional finals between Floyd Central senior Ben Moberly (32-2)(semi-state qualifier), #7 in the state, and undefeated New Washington senior Josh Sampson (39-0)(semi-state qualifier). Sampson edged Moberly 2-0 in their first meeting. Other likely semi-state qualifiers are Ross Schenk of Jasper (30-7) and Cory Ingram of Southridge (21-9)(semi-state qualifier).
 
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Providence senior Jacob Golembeski (semi-state qualifier) will likely meet Mitchell’s Andrew Wise (15-5) in the finals. Other likely semi-state qualifiers are Nick Ackerman of Jasper (26-13) and Angus Stetter of Southridge (26-14)(semi-state qualifier).
 
160
Drew Songer (35-4)(semi-state qualifier) of Southridge will be the favorite. Other likely semi-state qualifiers are Brandon Marlin of Jeffersonville (31-14), Jacob Hall of Charlestown (25-11), and Andrew Jones of Jasper (31-7).
 
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Jeffersonville senior Caleb Browner (43-1)(semi-state qualifier), #7 ranked in the state, will likely meet Jasper’s Cody Kreilein (29-7) in the finals. Other likely semi-state qualifiers are Garrett Shephard of Paoli (29-12) and Ethan Bowen of Charlestown (19-11).
 
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Forest Park’s Craig Vogues (37-3)(semi-state qualifier) will be the favorite and will likely have Jeffersonville junior Nelson Bowen(25-11) in the finals. Other likely semi-state qualifiers are Joe Tucker (29-6) of Jasper and William Faith of New Albany(21-13).
 
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The finals match will likely be Jeffersonville junior Jimmy Pratt (33-9) and Pike Central’s Hunter Manning (26-7). Other likely semi-state qualifiers are Corydon’s Ryan DeWitt (22-3) and Mitchells Trevor Phillips (28-8).
 
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Jasper’s Tyler Jenkins (34-2)(semi-state qualifier) #6 ranking in the state, will be the heavy favorite and will likely have New Albany senior Taylor Hoke(32-6)(semi-state qualifier) in the finals. Other likely semi-state qualifiers are Jeffersonville’s Elijah Curtley (25-12) and Southridge’s John Veatch (26-10).

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Toe to Joe with IHSAA Assistant Commissioner Bobby Cox
What do feel the state of wrestling is in the state of Indiana?
Currently our participation numbers are steady. I have not seen a dramatic decrease or increase over the past few years. With that said I have concerns regarding the health and safety of our student athletes and issues related to competition.
 
What can be improved with the sport of wrestling in the state?
It is my belief that student athletes who participate in wrestling are no different than their counterparts in other sports. Students wish to participate in front of their peers, their parents and fans that support their efforts. All day individual tournaments where the fans and even the participants have little idea of the status of the meet throughout the day do nothing to grow the sport of wrestling. While the notion of a student wrestling 40-50 bouts throughout a season in a collection of individual tournaments may be attractive from an experience and development standpoint, it decreases general interest and attention from the common sports fan. I firmly believe in our society today, if coaches want to increase the numbers of wrestlers on their squads, they have to demonstrate that while wrestling is a very demanding sport, it can be fun and rewarding. Part of that is the concept that those kids will compete in front of a large gathering of fans, parents, classmates and peers and be recognized for their efforts.
 
What is your athletic background - playing/coaching?
In high school I participated in track and cross country at Carmel High School with moderate success. I continued my running career at Butler University competing in long distance events such as the 5,000 and 10,000 meter runs. I was fortunate to have two outstanding coaches during my running days in Chuck Koeppen at Carmel and Stan Lyons at Butler. I began teaching and coaching in 1979. I taught health, physical education and driver's education and I coached cross country, basketball and track and field. After 11 years in those roles, I became an athletic director. I served as an athletic administrator at the middle school and high school levels for 10 years.
 
How he became involved with IHSAA?
I was the athletic director at Carmel High School when Bob Gardner announced that he was resigning as Commissioner to become the Chief Operating Officer for the National Federation. Blake Ress was an Assistant Commissioner at the time and was appointed as the new Commissioner in April of 2000. I received an application for the vacated Assistant Commissioner's position and decided that I would apply for the position. Prior to that as the A.D. at Carmel, we hosted the state softball tournament for several years and one year the state cross country meet along with various sectionals and regional events. Through the hosting of those events, I developed some relationships with the staff at the Association and a basic understanding of what the Association was about.
 
What is the function of IHSAA?
Our purpose as written in our by-laws is to encourage, regulate and give direction to wholesome amateur interschool athletic competition between the schools who are members of the Corporation.
 
What are your responsibilities with the IHSAA?
My primary responsibilities are the administration of five of the IHSAA's 20 sports. Those sports are football, wrestling, boys' track and field, girls' track and field and boys' golf. Additionally, I rule on approximately 1200 student transfers annually, oversee the insurance programs of the Association, oversee the coach education program for the Association, serve as the staff liaison to the Indiana Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association and sit ex-officio on the Commission on Sports Medicine which is an outreach of the Indiana State Medical Association. I have served a four year term as a member of the NFHS Coach Education Committee and currently sit on the NFHS football rules committee, serving as the Chairman of the Research subcommittee. Finally, anything else the Commissioner deems necessary.
 
What are your general views on wrestling as a sport (what it teaches kids)?
Of all sports the IHSAA sponsors, I believe that wrestling is the most demanding activity we offer. There is no question as to the value wrestling provides to the students that participate in the sport. All the commonly known attributes such as dedication, hard work, sacrifice, teamwork, mental discipline and physical development are easily observed. Wrestling, not unlike our other sports also provides the opportunity to teach sportsmanship and a sense of fair play. These tenants must stand at the forefront if we are to continue our pursuit of education based athletics.
 
What are your views on weight management plans since adoption (any bugs to still work out?)?
The IHSAA weight management plan has been in existence now for 10 years. It is hard to believe it has been that long. Generally, I am pleased with the fact we have implemented the program and how it has developed over time. With that being said I believe I need to ramp up my efforts in education for our coaches. Coaching as well as athletic administration experiences a great deal of turnover. I would estimate that over half of the head wrestling coaching positions in our state has changed over the last ten years. That turnover causes a need for focused communication with coaches regarding the provisions of our weight management program. I believe that the vast majority of coaches are making honest efforts to adhere to the principles of the program. I also believe that we still have a few individuals associated with wrestling that see weight management as a nuisance and dismiss it. Those individuals are doing their student athletes a grave disservice and are out of touch with today's sport.
 
What is the importance of relationship between IHSAA and coach's associations?
With all our coaches' associations, I believe the relationship between the IHSAA and those groups are important. The coaches' associations should be representing the desires of their constituents and have the ability to articulate those aspirations to the IHSAA staff and Executive Committee.
 
What is in store for the future of high school athletics (pay to play??)?
I have serious concerns regarding the future of education based interscholastic athletics. I phrase it in that manner because I believe that high school athletics will still be around, it just might not be in the style that educators can live with. The budget cuts that school corporations are facing span across all areas of programming and it appears that interscholastic athletics sits squarely in the crosshairs. When programming is cut, that reduces opportunities for young people to gain experiences that might not be enjoyed otherwise. In my opinion, student athletes, parents and coaches along with athletic administrators need to speak loudly and clearly in their local communities to the values of athletics and what those experiences provide outside the traditional classroom. If school boards fail to see the positive values provided by interscholastic athletics, I believe those programs are in jeopardy.
 
Wrestlebacks: Why do you think the coaches have been pushing so hard for them and what is preventing them from being passed?
My sense is that coaches push for wrestlebacks for a couple of primary reasons. Initially, it is part of the wrestling culture and those matches occur throughout the regular season. Many wrestling coaches would like the IHSAA tournament series to mirror some of those regular season events. Additionally, coaches feel that in some situations, a wrestler could get caught in a move during a bout and lose when in their mind the losing wrestler was really the best wrestler and should have the opportunity to "wrestle back" to a better position. The IHSAA individual tournament series is about determining a state champion in 14 weight classes. Adding wrestlebacks is nothing more than adding matches to an already long program to determine something that is already being determined. When the individual tournament concludes at Conseco on Saturday night, I believe we have accomplished our goal in identifying the best wrestler in 14 weight classes. Finally, wrestlebacks have been proposed on no less than three separate occasions to the Executive Committee and there has been no support from the Committee to entertain this proposal.
 
What would have to happen for Indiana to sanction women's wrestling like a few other states do?
Our current by-laws require that for a sport to be offered, 50% of the membership must be participating in that sport during the same season and a championship tournament series proposed by the Commissioner. Girls' Wrestling would be the sport and 206 schools would have to field females in their current wrestling programs for there to be any consideration.
 
Who have been your favorite wrestlers to watch at the state finals?
There have been many. It is always interesting to me to see how kids develop throughout their careers and how they handle success. I really enjoyed watching Alex Tsirtsis from Griffith in how he simply dominated his opponents. I admired Blake Maurer from Evansville Mater Dei not only because of his wrestling prowess but the fact he was a great three sport athlete. I watched him play football and his 4 x 800 meter relay team made the state finals his senior year. Not bad for a 171 pounder. Reece Humphrey from Lawrence North was entertaining and good. His patented back flip after a big victory probably prompted the NFHS wrestling rules committee to outlaw that stunt. Finally I really liked Angel Escobedo from Griffith because he seemed so humble and humility is an endearing trait.