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Genius Ratings Version 2.0
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.
 
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” at least every other week from here on out, sooner if possible.

Reward
All Classes
Class AAA
Class AA
Class A
Sorted By Sectional

Potential
All Classes
Class AAA
Class AA
Class A
Sorted by sectional

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Hoosier Conference Brackets
Teams:
Benton Central, Delphi, Rensselaer Central, Sheridan, Tipton, Twin Lakes, West Lafayette
 
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Woodlan Invitational Brackets
Teams:
BISHOP LUERS KNIGHTS
BLUFFTON TIGERS
CHURUBUSCO E AGLES
FREMONT EAGLES
LEO LIONS
GREENVILLE GREEN WAVE
WAYNE TRACE RAIDERS
WOODLAN WARRIORS
 
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43rd Annual Concordia "Wild Bill" Ihssen Invitational
Teams:
Concordia
Fort Wayne Carroll
Fort Wayne Snider
Homestead
Marion
Muncie South
Huntington North
Northwood
 
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Sagmore Athletic Conference Brackets
Teams:
Crawfordsville, Danville, Frankfort, Lebanon, North Montgomery, Southmont, Tri-West Hendricks, Western Boone
 
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Goshen Invitational Brackets
Teams:
1. Fairfield 240
2. Goshen 239
3. Fort Wayne Northside 145
4. Eastern 139
5. Columbia City 124
6. Whitko 118
6. Lakeland 118
8. Bronson(MI) 117
 
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1 240.00 Fairfield 5 3 1 1 2 1 12 239.00 Goshen 3 3 4 3 1
3 145.00 Ft. Wayne North 1 3 1 1 2 2 4
4 139.00 Eastern 2 3 2 1 3 3
5 124.00 Columbia City 1 2 3 1 4 1 2
6 118.00 Whitko 1 3 1 1 3 1 4
118.00 Lakeland 1 2 3 2 2 1 3
8 117.00 Bronson 1 1 6 2 2 2

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Northern State Conference Brackets
Teams
 
Bremen, Culver Community, Glenn, Jimtown, Knox, Laville, New Prairie, Triton
 
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Allen County Athletic Conference Brackets
Teams
 
Adams Central, Bluffton, Garrett, Heritage, Leo, South Adams, Southern Wells, Woodlan
 
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North Central Conference Brackets
Teams
 
Anderson, Huntington North, Kokomo, Logansport, Marion, Muncie Central, New Castle, Richmond
 
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North East Corner Conference Brackets
Teams
Angola, Central Noble, Churubusco, Eastside, Fairfield, Fremont, Lakeland, Prairie Heights, West Noble, Westview.
 
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2011 NECC Wrestling Championships
 
1/22/11
 
Score    School          1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
 
1    266.50  Prairie Heights 4    3    4    3
 
2    217.50  Fairfield       2    3    5    1    2
 
3    156.50  Churubusco      3    2         2    2    3
 
4    148.00  West Noble      2    2    1    1    3    1
 
5    92.00   Central Noble   1              4    1    2
 
6    79.00   Fremont         1         2    1         2
 
7    70.00   Eastside             1    1         2    3
 
8    68.50   Lakeland             1    1    1    1    2
 
9    63.00   Angola          1    1         1         1
 
10   48.00   Westview             1              w3
 
Regular Season Standings
 
Prairie Heights  8-0
 
Fairfield        8-1
 
Churubusco       7-2
 
Fremont          6-3
 
West Noble       5-4
 
Central Noble    3-6
 
Angola           2-7
 
Eastside         2-7
 
Westview         2-7
 
Lakeland         1-7
 
* Team has non-scoring wrestler

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Southern Indiana Athletic Conference Brackets
Teams
 
Castle, Evansville Bosse, Evansville Central, Evansville F.J. Reitz, Evansville Harrison, Evansville Mater Dei, Evansville North, Evansville Reitz Memorial
 
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Northeast Hoosier Conference
Teams
Bellmont, Carroll, New Haven, Homestead, Dekalb, East Noble, Norwell, Columbia City
 
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Team State Bracket
Click here to view the Team State bracket that will be updated throughout the state tournament.
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Tri-Eastern Conference Brackets
Teams
Centerville, Hagerstown, Lincoln, Northeastern, Tri-High, Union City, Union County, Winchester
 
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Northern Lakes Conference Brackets
Teams
 
Concord, Elkhart Memorial, Goshen, Northridge, Northwood, Plymouth, Warsaw, Wawasee
 
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Summit Athletic Conference Brackets
Team Scores
1. Dwenger 267
2. Snider 230
3. South Side 194
4. North Side 158
5. Wayne 150
6. Concordia 117.50
7. Northrop 114
8. Harding 89.50
9. Bishop Luers 69
 
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Final Indianamat.com Team Rankings 1/24
1. Crown Point (18-0)
2. Perry Meridian (23-0)
3. Evansville Mater Dei (18-0)
4. Penn (20-4)
5. Yorktown (27-2)
6. Roncalli (20-1)
7. Merrillville (13-2)
8. Carroll (Fort Wayne) (15-1)
9. Bellmont (20-4)
10. Mishawaka (20-4)
11. Lawrence North (14-4)
12. Evansville Reitz (15-0)
13. Carmel (15-3)
14. Center Grove (20-3)
15. Hamilton SE (16-2)
16. South Bend Clay (28-2)
17. South Adams (27-0)
18. Fishers (13-9)
19. Bloomington South (19-7)
20. Jennings County (26-1)

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2011 IHSAA Sectional Brackets
Date: Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011.
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 (9) | 9 am CT
Calumet, Gary Roosevelt, Gary Wallace, Gary West Side, Griffith, Hobart, Lake Station Edison, Merrillville, River Forest.
 
3. Crown Point (9) | 9 am CT
Andrean, Boone Grove, Crown Point, Hanover Central, Hebron, 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 ET
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 ET
Bremen, Culver Academies, Culver Community, Plymouth, Rochester, Tippecanoe Valley, Triton, Warsaw, Wawasee.
 
7. Twin Lakes (11) | 9 am ET
Cass, Caston, Frontier, Logansport, North White, Pioneer, Rensselaer Central, South Newton, Twin Lakes, West Central, Winamac.
 
8. Lafayette Jefferson (10) | 8:30 am ET
Attica, Benton Central, Carroll (Flora), Delphi, Harrison (West Lafayette), Lafayette Central Catholic, Lafayette Jefferson, McCutcheon, Seeger, West Lafayette.
 
9. Elkhart Memorial (8) | 8 am ET
Concord, Elkhart Central, Elkhart Memorial, Fairfield, Goshen, Jimtown, Northridge, NorthWood.
 
10. Westview (10) | 9 am ET
Angola, Central Noble, DeKalb, East Noble, Fremont, Howe Military, Lakeland, Prairie Heights, West Noble, Westview.
 
11. Carroll (Fort Wayne) (11) | 8 am ET
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 (9) | 8:30 am ET
Fort Wayne Bishop Luers, Fort Wayne Snider, Fort Wayne South Side, Fort Wayne Wayne, Harding, Heritage, Homestead, New Haven, Woodlan.
 
13. Peru (9) | 9 am ET
Huntington North, Maconaquah, Manchester, North Miami, Northfield, Peru, Southwood, Wabash, White’s.
 
14. Oak Hill (10) | 9 am ET
Eastbrook, Eastern (Greentown), Kokomo, Madison-Grant, Marion, Mississinewa, Northwestern, Oak Hill, Taylor, Western.
 
15. Jay County (9) | 8:30 am ET
Adams Central, Bellmont, Blackford, Bluffton, Jay County, Norwell, South Adams, Southern Wells, Union City.
 
16. Delta (10) | 9 am ET
Daleville, Delta, Monroe Central, Muncie Central, Muncie Southside, Randolph Southern, Wapahani, Wes-Del, Winchester, Yorktown.
 
17. Crawfordsville (9) | 9 am ET
Covington, Crawfordsville, Fountain Central, North Montgomery, North Vermillion, Rockville, South Vermillion, Southmont, Turkey Run.
 
18. Zionsville (12) | 8:30 am ET
Carmel, Clinton Central, Clinton Prairie, Fishers, Frankfort, Hamilton Southeastern, Lebanon, Rossville, Sheridan, Western Boone, Westfield, Zionsville.
 
19. Hamilton Heights (11) | 9 am ET
Alexandria, Anderson, Elwood, Frankton, Guerin Catholic, Hamilton Heights, Lapel, Noblesville, Pendleton Heights, Tipton, Tri-Central.
 
20. Lawrence Central (11) | 8:30 am ET
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 (12) | 9 am ET
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. Warren Central (11) | 9 am ET
Beech Grove, Eastern Hancock, Franklin Central, Greenfield-Central, Indianapolis Marshall, Mount Vernon (Fortville), New Palestine, Roncalli, Shelbyville, Triton Central, Warren Central.
 
23. Shenandoah (11) | 9 am ET
Blue River Valley, Cambridge City Lincoln, Centerville, Hagerstown, Knightstown, New Castle, Northeastern, Richmond, Rushville, Shenandoah, Tri.
 
24. South Dearborn (10) | 9 am ET
Batesville, Connersville, East Central, Franklin County, Greensburg, Lawrenceburg, Milan, Oldenburg Academy, South Dearborn, Union County.
 
25. Avon (10) | 8:30 am ET
Avon, Brownsburg, Cascade, Cloverdale, Danville, Greencastle, North Putnam, Plainfield, South Putnam, Tri-West Hendricks.
 
26. Mooresville (8) | 9 am ET
Center Grove, Franklin, Greenwood, Indian Creek, Martinsville, Monrovia, Mooresville, Whiteland.
 
27. Northview (9) | 9:30 am ET
Bloomington North, Bloomington South, Edgewood, Northview, Owen Valley, Sullivan, Terre Haute North, Terre Haute South, West Vigo.
 
28. Jennings County (9) | 9 am ET
Bedford North Lawrence, Brown County, Columbus East, Columbus North, Jennings County, Madison, Seymour, Scottsburg, Southwestern (Hanover).
 
29. Jeffersonville (10) | 9 am ET
Charlestown, Christian Academy of Indiana, Corydon Central, Eastern (Pekin), Floyd Central, Jeffersonville, New Albany, New Washington, Providence, Salem.
 
30. Southridge (10) | 8 am ET
Crawford County, Forest Park, Jasper, Mitchell, North Knox, Paoli, Pike Central, Southridge, Vincennes Lincoln, Washington.
 
31. Castle (9) | 8:30 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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Donald L. Patton Wrestling Scholarship, 2011
Don Patton was a five-time Indiana State Champion Wrestling Coach and Athletic Director at Delta High School. As a legendary coach he was known for his generosity, caring, enthusiasm, competitive spirit and willingness to help students, wrestlers, coaches and officials wherever he went. His dedication and willingness to work hard enabled him to overcome colon cancer at the age of 32 as he served as a role model for athletes and coaches across the state. Don's death in September 2033 left a void in the Indiana sports family. The Donald Lee Patton memorial Scholarship was created to inspire those students who exhibit Don's dedication to hard work, enthusiasm, and attaining one's aspirations in all facet of life.
 
Eligibility
-Graduate of an Indiana accredited high school
-Member of a high school wrestling team for at least 2 years
-"Demonstrates love for wrestling and a spirit for winning"
-Planning to attend an accredited college or university
 
Click here for the application and more information

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Delta Sectional Preview
Delta Sectional Preview

The Delta Sectional was going to be a very quiet sectional with Yorktown dominating the field.  The recent buzz about Yorktown’s 140 lber has brought much attention to this sectional that would have otherwise gone unnoticed.  This sectional contains 9 ranked wrestlers, 8 of them being from Yorktown.  Yorktown’s dominance will continue this year, but there should be a very interesting race for 2nd place between Muncie Southside and Winchester.

103:

3rd ranked Brock Bevans (Y) is the heavy favorite to win this weight class again this year. Bevans starts the first of two sets of “Big 3” wrestlers for Yorktown. Bevans’ top two challengers will be 22-0 Travis Phenis (RS) and Tyler Rigney (MS).

112:

The second wrestler in the “Big 3” is 9th ranked Schuyler Phillips (Y).  This outstanding sophomore has had a great season and it is likely to continue in the postseason.  Gavin Cox (Win) seems to be Phillips’ finals opponent.  The other two spots in this weight class will be up for grabs with the remaining five wrestlers battling it out.

119:

The last leg of this “Big 3” would be the Freshmen Sensation, 9th ranked Chandler Carroll.  Carroll is a dominating wrestler that will continue his domination this week.  The bottom bracket will have some interesting matchups that could shake out in numerous ways: Helm (WD) v Wills (MS) with the winner most likely facing 23-4 Rascon (Win).  Once again a weight class where the battles for 2nd-4th will be up in the air!

125:

Another freshman for Yorktown is leading the pack at 125, Rhett Hiestand.  Hiestand’s main competition will be 24-10 Adam Gordon (De).  Hiestand will try to bring the first of two sectional titles home for the Hiestand family on Saturday

130:

130 is the first weight class that Yorktown does not have the heavy favorite. 1st seeded Hunter Randolph (Wap) is the favorite at this weight class, but 3rd seeded Dalton Baysinger (Y) will want to continue the Yorktown domination, and he has the talent and ability.  This weight class will be the first weight class that will have a lot of suspense for all 4 placements.

135:

#1 ranked Devon Jackson (Y) leads this weight class, and leads the entire state according to the final rankings.  Jackson is also the start to Yorktown’s second “Big 3”.  Jackson is joined by 7th ranked Isaiah Bradley (MS) in this weight class making it the only weight class with multiple ranked wrestlers.   The intrigue in this weight will be if Bradley can give Jackson a competitive mach or will Jackson have his way with him.  Bradley will first have to get by 28-3 Scott Kohler (MuC) in the semifinals.

140:

The weight class that has brought attention to this weight class will not provide much wrestling attention on Saturday.  2nd seeded and 18th ranked Cole Van Horn (Y) is actually the favorite to win this weight class over #1 seed Joey Crabtree (MuC).  Van Horn is the second wrestler in Yorktown’s second “Big 3”.

145:

The last wrestler of this “Big 3” is 2nd ranked Andrew Hiestand.  Hiestand is another wrestler who has had a dominating season, and the dominance will continue.  This weight class will provide some interesting matches for placers 2nd – 4th.  The Hiestand family may get to watch Rhett win his first sectional title and then watch Andrew win his last.

152:

28-1 Austin Quinn (WD) is the favorite to but this weight class will have two highly competitive semifinal matches.  Returning semistate qualifier Jake Reed (MS) will meet Quinn in the semifinals while in the other semifinal Hunt (Y) will look to knock off Boyd (Win).  This weight class could be full of surprises.

160:

29-1 Jordan Simmons (Win) and Andie Higgins (Y) are the top two wrestlers in this weight class.  Simmons may be the slight favorite but Yorktown has a history of pulling out a few upsets in the tourney. This weight would definitely classify as a mild upset if Higgins can pull out the victory.

171:

Spencer Osborn (MuC) recovered from a broken leg suffered during soccer and had a really good season.  He has only wrestled 19 matches due to the injury and recovery time, but he is wrestling well and quickly returning to his form of a year ago.  Eric Sauser (Win) and Seth Edwards (Y) will both be interested in meeting up with Osborne in the finals.

189:

This weight class became a lot more interesting a few weeks ago when 19th ranked Scott Neff (Y) dropped from 215.  Joining Neff as the top contender is Corey Crabtree (MS).  Crabtree has been a fixture at this weight for the past few seasons, but so has a Yorktown singlet as he was beating in the finals last year by a Yorktown wrestler.

215:

Chase Edwards (Y) and Andrew Chalfant (Win) lead this weight, with a very talented Taylor Morris (MoC) close behind.  This field has many athletic wrestlers and will provide a lot of fun wrestling for such a high weight class.

HW:

Micah Hill (MuC) leads a very talented HW class.  There are 4 wrestlers with over 20 wins: Hill,  Jacob Peckham (MoC), Dylan Williams (Da), and Jim Schafer (De).  Add in Dylan Smith (Y) and Lee Reyes (MS) and this will be the most exciting and unpredictable weight class of the entire sectional.



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Jeffersonville Sectional Preview
2011 Jeffersonville Wrestling Sectional Preview

Host Jeffersonville Red Devils look to win their third straight Wrestling Sectional Crown this Saturday. The Red Devils are heavily favored with 10 of their 14 wrestlers receiving 1st or 2nd seeds (5 each). Charlestown has 4 - 1st seeds, Floyd Central has 2 – 1st seeds and 3 – 2nd seeds, New Albany has 1 – 1st seed and 2 – 2nd seeds, New Washington has 1 – 1st seed and 1 – 2nd seed, and Christian Academy has 1 – 1st seed. There are a total of 4 top 20 ranked wrestlers, 2 returning IHSAA State Finalists, 11 returning Regional Qualifiers, and 13 returning Semi-State Qualifiers.

Participating Teams: Charlestown, Christian Academy of Indiana, Corydon, Eastern Pekin, Floyd Central, Jeffersonville, New Albany, New Washington, Providence, Salem

103

# 1 seed, Floyd Sophomore Terrence Kennedy (25-5) is ranked #20 in the state, will be heavily favored and will likely meet up with # 2 seed, Eastern Pekin freshman Jordan Gray (22-8). However, Gray will have to get by # 3 seed, Christian Academy freshman Daniel Doty (21-11) to get to the finals.

Predictions: 1. Kennedy – FC 2. Gray – EP 3. Doty – CAI 4. Coureur - Je

112

#1 seed, Jeff Junior Alonzo Shepherd (38-1) (2010 State Qualifier), is ranked 7th in the state and will be looking for his 3rd straight Sectional Crown. He will be heavily favored but cannot overlook # 2 seed, Corydon Junior Matthew Lahue (2X Semi-State Qualifier). However, Lahue likely will have to get by Floyd sophomore, Chris Whitely (22-9) in the semi finals.

Predictions: 1. Shepherd – Je 2. Lahue – Co 3. Whitely – FC 4. Peavler – NA

119

#1 seed, New Albany Sophomore Austin Jamison (17-5)(semi-state qualifier), looks to get his first sectional crown and will likely meet up with # 2 seed Floyd Sophomore, Jacob Cassady (14-13). But Cassady will have to get by, # 3 seed, Sophomore Oscar Deleon (18-21) of Jeffersonville. They have split their 2 previous matches so it should set up a great semi-final match.

Predictions: 1. Jamison – NA 2. Cassady – FC 3. Deleon – Je 4. Brasfield – Co

125

# 1 seed, Jeff Senior, Kevim Castro (30-9)(Regional qualifier), is the favorite. The bottom portion of the bracket will be very competitive with 3 semi-state qualifiers trying to get to the finals. New Washington Sophomore Brady Meenach will have either Charlestown Junior Justin Wolf (14-9) or Floyd Junior Zach Thomas (1-0) in the semi-finals.

Predictions: 1. Castro – Je 2. Thomas – FC 3. Meenach – NW 4. Wolf – Ch

130

Semi-state Qualifier, Christian Academy Senior Cory Neel (23-8) got the 1st seed. But he better not overlook scrappy 6th seed Floyd Sophomore Michael Kruer (18-12). In the bottom part of the bracket, #2 seed, regional qualifier, Junior Brennan Gregory (26-9) of Providence will have a tough quarter final match against New Albany Freshman Hunter Langley (14-13). #3 seed, Charlestown Sophomore Cameron Stuart (23-10) will likewise have a tough quarter final match against Jeff Junior Jordan Schremp (27-16). This looks to be the most open weight class in the sectional.

Predictions: 1. Kruer – FC 2. Schremp – Je 3. Neel – CAI 4. Gregory – Pr

135

# 1 seed, Floyd Sophomore George Emily (19-11), will likely face the # 2 seed Jeff Junior Michael Vazquez (28-14). The two have split a pair of matches this season with Emily winning the last one.

Predictions: 1. Vazquez – Je 2. Emily – FC 3. Banet – CAI 4. Griffith – Pr

140

#1 seed, New Washington Senior Lane Massingham(semi-state qualifier) will likely meet #2 seed, Jeff Senior Tre Harbin(34-7)(regional qualifier) in the finals.

Predictions: 1. Harbin – Je 2. Massingham – NW 3. Schoenbaechler – FC 4. Weddington - Ch

145

#1 seed, Jeff Senior Renaldo Weekley (38-1)(2010 IHSAA State Qualifier), ranked #4 in the state, will be a heavy favorite. He should meet #2 seed Floyd Freshman Chase Herron (22-12) in the finals.

Predictions: 1. Weekley – Je 2. Herron – FC 3. Miles – Ch 4. Kaelin – Pr

152

#1 seed, Charlestown Junior Cory Suddeth (25-8)(semi-state qualifier) will be the slight favorite and will have a tough match against #4 seed New Albany Junior CJ Reynolds (19-5). #2 seed Jeff Junior Brent Browner (29-11) will likely meet up with 3rd seed Christian Academy Senior Levi Speth (26-4) (Semi-State Qualifier).

Predictions: 1. Browner – Je 2. Reynolds – NA 3. Suddeth – Ch 4. Speth – CAI

160

#1 seed, Charlestown Junior Jacob Hall (29-6) (Semi-State Qualifier) will likely meet #2 seed, Jeff Junior Brandon Marlin (25-15) (Semi-State Qualifier) in the finals.

Predictions: 1. Hall – Ch 2. Marlin – Je 3. Franklin – NW 4. Embry - CAI

171

#1 seed, Charlestown senior Ethan Bowen (29-5) (Regional Qualifier), will be the heavy favorite. He will likely meet #2 seed, Floyd Senior Shane Sneed (17-11) (Regional Qualifier) in the finals.

Predictions: 1. Bowen – Ch 2. Sneed – FC 3. Schindler – NA 4. Spangler - Je

189

#1 seed, Jeff Junior Elijah Curtley (22-3) (Semi-State Qualifier), ranked 18th in the state, will likely meet #2 seed, New Albany Senior Zach Faith (23-6) (Regional Qualifier) in the finals.

Predictions: 1. Curtley – Je 2. Faith – NA 3. McCutcheon – Ch 4. Youtsey – FC

215

#1 seed, Charlestown Senior Logan McCutcheon (28-8) will have to get by #4 seed Floyd Sophomore Nick Ottersbach (18-9) to get to the finals. There he will likely meet #2 seed, Jeff Senior Jimmy Pratt (23-4) (Semi-State Qualifier) in the finals. Pratt will first have to get by New Albany Senior Cheyenne Conn (8-5).

Predictions: 1. Pratt – Je 2. McCutcheon – Ch 3. Conn – NA 4. Ottersbach - FC

285

#1 seed, Jeff Senior Ryan DeWitt (31-8) (Semi-State Qualifier) will be the favorite. To get to the finals he will have to get by #4 seed Eastern Pekin Senior Austin Duncan (27-4) (Regional Qualifier). #2 seed New Albany Senior Jacob Mudd (7-2) will face either #3 seed Floyd Senior Andrew Sharp (24-9) (Regional Qualifier) or #6 seed Christian Academy Senior Caleb Delbridge (23-6) in the semi finals.

Predictions: 1. DeWitt – Je 2. Mudd – NA 3. Sharp – FC 4. Duncan – EP



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2011 IHSAA Regional Brackets
Date: Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011.
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 ET
Feeder Sectionals: Mishawaka, Plymouth.
 
4.     Logansport | 9:30 am ET
Feeder Sectionals: Lafayette Jefferson, Twin Lakes.
 
5.     Goshen | 9:30 am ET
Feeder Sectionals: Elkhart Memorial, Westview.
 
6.     Carroll (Fort Wayne) | 9 am ET
Feeder Sectionals: Carroll (Fort Wayne), New Haven.
 
7.     Peru | 9 am ET
Feeder Sectionals: Oak Hill, Peru.
 
8.     Jay County | 8:30 am ET
Feeder Sectionals: Delta, Jay County.
 
9.     North Montgomery | 9 am ET
Feeder Sectionals: Crawfordsville, Zionsville.
 
10.   Pendleton Heights | 9 am ET
Feeder Sectionals: Hamilton Heights, Lawrence Central.
 
11.   Perry Meridian | 9 am ET
Feeder Sectionals: Decatur Central, Warren Central.
 
12.   Richmond | 9:30 am ET
Feeder Sectionals: Shenandoah, South Dearborn.
 
13.   Mooresville | 9 am ET
Feeder Sectionals: Avon, Mooresville.
 
14.   Bloomington South | 9 am ET
Feeder Sectionals: Jennings County, Northview.
 
15.   Jeffersonville | 9 am ET
Feeder Sectionals: Jeffersonville, Southridge.
 
16.   Castle | 9 am CT
Feeder Sectionals: Castle, Evansville Central.

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Rochester Regional Preview
As north central Indiana braces for this year's “storm of the centuryâ€, 112 wrestlers will be preparing for Saturday's regional tournament at Rochester High School. The weather may play havoc with the practices but all the schools will be dealing with the same issues. The Penn Kingsmen are the big story as they qualified all 14 wrestlers to regional and stand a good chance of qualifying all 14 to next weeks's semistate.
 
The heavyweight class is the deepest with three wrestlers ranked in the state's top seven. (Plymouth's Damon Howe, Bremen's Abe Hall, and Culver Community's Jeremiah Harvey). These three, along with the five other talented underclassmen in the bracket, will make watching the big boys entertaining throughout the day.
 
Another reason to focus on the Rochester regional will be to follow the return of Penn's Sara Hildebrandt and the undefeated march of Culver Military's Kayla Miracle. Both of these young ladies would like to be the first female to qualify for state.
 
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Culver Military's thirteenth ranked freshman Kayla Miracle handled the spotlight (literally and figuratively) in the sectional finals last week at Plymouth. Despite giving up some early points, she did not panic and methodically put points on the board to win 11-4. Mishawaka's junior Scott Fozo comes in as a sectional champ and is battle hardened. Penn's promising freshman, Zach Davis is also worth keeping an eye on.
 
Best 1st round Match: Darnell Johnson (South Bend Washington) vs. Greg Newman (Wawasee)
 
Not Packing a Cooler


Fozo – Mishawaka
Davis – Penn
Miracle – CMA
Greg Newman – Wawasee
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A rematch of the Al Smith Invitational is highly likely here as the long and lanky Sam Ferdig of South Bend Adams looks to get another shot at Warsaw's Jarred Brooks. The 13th ranked Ferdig is likely studying the tape intently in order to find a way to stop the high energy Brooks, who ended the regular season ranked 4th in the state. Brooks only loss is by DQ to a Michigan wrestler.
 
Best 1st round match – Sarah Hildebrandt (Penn) vs. Zech Weese (Rochester)
 
Not Packing a Cooler


Brooks – Warsaw
Ferdig – South Bend Adams
Grant Martsoff – Mishawaka
Zech Weese – Rochester
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The Plymouth sectional gets a chance to flex a little muscle at 119. Plymouth runner-up and third ranked Anthony McHugh will look to rebound from his first loss of the season. The transfer from suburban Columbus, OH was a state qualifier in Ohio Division II last year. Former state qualifier Garth Simpson of Rochester was the author of the upset. These two are the clear favorites to meet in a rematch.
 
Best first round Match: Mitch Emmons(Mishawaka) vs. Anthony McHugh (CMA)
 
Not Packing a Cooler


McHugh – CMA
Simpson – Rochester
Jacob Davis – Penn
Garrett Glueckert – South Bend Clay
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The Mishawaka sectional comes roaring back at 125 and they are favored to take all four tickets to Merrillville. Third ranked Layten Binion of Mishawaka is one of the most entertaining wrestlers in the state to watch. His conference and sectional rival is 11th ranked Tyler Chapple of Penn. Chapple is a considerable talent in his own right and can hit throws from all angles.
 
Best first round match: William Howell-Bey(SB Washington) vs. Carlos Salinas(CMA)
 
Not Packing a Cooler


Binion – Mishawaka
Chapple – Penn
Ullery – South Bend Riley
Howell-Bey – South Bend Riley
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The northern boys continue to roll at 130 as they again look to be favorites in all the opening round matches. An almost unnoticed result from Mishawaka was South Bend Clay's sophomore Mitch Hartman finding the answer to Mishawaka's fourth ranked Taylor Wisler. These two along with Penn's Trevor Manspeaker are very close and it wouldn't be surprising if any of the three win a regional title. All three also have legitimate shots at qualifying for state regardless of where they place but going into semi-state as a regional champ will make the quest for Conseco considerably easier.
 
Best first round match: Josh Juarez (SB Riley) vs. Seth Fincher (Tippecanoe Valley)
 
Not Packing a Cooler


Wisler – Mishawaka
Hartman – SB Clay
Manspeaker – Penn
Juarez – SB Riley
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One of the few “sure things†at Rochester is that Penn's undefeated senior and fourth ranked Alex Gregory will be at the top of the podium on Saturday afternoon. Gregory has been dominant this year and should cruise to a regional title. Mishawaka's freshman Tristan Macri will likely get a rematch with his Penn rival in the finals.
 
Best first round match: Cliff McLeod (SB Riley) vs. Ian Randolph (Culver Community)
 
Not Packing a Cooler


Gregory – Penn
Macri – Mishawaka
McLeod – SB Riley
Austin Nelson – Tippecanoe Valley
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The 140 class is the first class at Rochester that does not contain a ranked wrestler. Penn's sectional champion Dan Ginter has put together a fine 34-7 record and is a slight favorite over Riley's senior Joe Roland. Ginter edged Roland 6-4 in last weeks finals.
 
Best first round match: Kyle Jones (Mishawaka) vs. Justin Corl (Bremen)
 
Not Packing a Cooler


Ginter – Penn
Roland – SB Riley
Luther Jacobs – CMA
Corl – Bremen
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The four horsemen of the Mishawaka sectional make a repeat appearance in Rochester. These four closely matched foes include the sixth ranked Laquan Lunford of South Bend Clay and eleventh ranked Grant Anglemyer of Penn. The lofty ranking will not intimidate Mishawaka's Sidney Logan or SB Riley's Brandon Reynolds-Smith. Any of the four could win this on any given day.
 
Best first round match: Logan (Mishawaka) vs. Trent Bauters (Tippecanoe Valley)
 
Not Packing a Cooler


Lunford – SB Clay
Anglemyer – Penn
Logan – Mishawaka
Reynolds-Smith – SB Riley
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Eight closely bunched wrestlers are in the 152 bracket and that should make this weight class one of the more exciting to watch on Saturday. Three of the four first round matches should be doozies. The headliner of the first round is surely Mishawaka's fifteenth ranked Darius Marshall versus Rochester's tough Jacob Schroder. Marshall pinned Schroder in the semis at Al Smith but rumor has it that Marshall might be a little dinged up. The winner will likely face Riley's Kelly Kolat who seems to be peaking at the right time. The bottom of the bracket includes Penn's Mike Hummer and Tippecanoe Valley's Isaac Yoder.
 
Best first round matches: Marshall (Mishawaka) vs. Schroder (Rochester)
 
Hummer (Penn) vs. Ryan Lindsay (Wawasee)
 
Not Packing a Cooler


Schroder – Rochester
Yoder – Tippecanoe Valley
Kolat – South Bend Riley
Hummer – Penn
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This class has both good quality and depth provided by the Mishawaka Sectional. Clay's 17th ranked senior Davon Alwine has seemed to separate himself from the field after majoring 20th ranked Carl McLeod of Riley. Alwine sports a fine 35-2 record and has been flying under the radar for much of the year.
 
Best first round match: Phillip Derrickson (SB Adams) vs. Everardo Ahuatl (Warsaw)
 
Not Packing a Cooler


Alwine – SB Clay
McLeod – SB Riley
Phillip Treely – Penn
Derrickson – SB Adams
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Another South Bend wrestler that has been flying under the radar is Riley's Nate Coddens. Three losses by injury default at the Al Smith Invite have hurt his state wide notoriety but he is clearly the top dog at the Rochester regional. Warsaw's Zac Erba looks to break the Mishawaka sectional stranglehold on this weight class.
 
Best first round matches: Tyler Reinoehl (Mishawaka) vs. Nathan Benham (Plymouth)
Erba (Warsaw) vs. Zach Johnson (SB Clay)
 
Not Packing a Cooler


Coddens – SB Riley
David Stevens – Penn
Reinoehl – Mishawaka
Erba – Warsaw
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Two top eight ranked 189 pounders, Warsaw's eighth ranked Ross Hoover and Culver Community's 5th ranked Matt Hurford headline this bracket and favored to meet for the second Saturday in row. Hurford nipped Hoover 8-6 in a hard fought battle. Penn's Mike Hamm was the suprise winner of the Mishawaka sectional and appears to be peaking at the right time.
 
Best first round match: Alex Skipper (SB Adams) vs. Lance Wright (Wawasee)
 
Not Packing a Cooler


Hurford – Culver Community
Hoover – Warsaw
Skipper – SB Adams
Hamm – Penn
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Two more ranked individuals and a couple of others good enough to push the big names highlight the 215 bracket. South Bend Clay's Joe Gallegos is ranked 5th in the state and owns a convincing win over ninth ranked Devin Reagan of Penn. These two junior will likely battle again on Saturday afternoon. Both of these studs will be working hard for the win because the loser could draw in to fourth ranked Tyler Kral at semi state.
 
Best first round match: Robert Deering (Mishawaka Marian) vs. Jacob Seagraves (Plymouth)
 
Not Packing a Cooler


Gallegos – SB Caly
Reagan – Penn
Alan Bollenbacher – Bremen
Deering – Mishawaka Marian
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The big boys represent the deepest field of any weight class at Rochester. Damon Howe is the clear favorite and owns victories over most of the field. The battle for the other three tickets to Merrillville will be well earned.
 
Best first round match: Kade Maggert (Penn) vs. Dmitri Kaplanis (Wawasee)
 
Not Packing a Cooler


Howe – Plymouth
Hall – Bremen
Harvey – Culver Community
Maggert - Penn

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Jeffersonville Regional Preview
The Jeffersonville Regional looks to have some very competitive wrestling this Saturday with 112 wrestlers trying to earn a spot to the Evansville Semi-State.  There are a total of 4 top 20 ranked wrestlers, 3 returning state qualifiers, and 21 returning semi-state qualifiers.
 
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Floyd Central Sophomore Terrance Kennedy (28-5), previously #20 in the state, is looking to follow up his sectional championship with regional championship this week-end. Kennedy will be a heavy favorite and will likely meet Jasper freshman Nathan Schitter (29-7) in the finals. The first round should have 2 competitive matches seeking births to the semi-state with Christian Academy freshman Daniel Doty (24-12) tries to knock off Washington sophomore Levi Graber (27-16) and North Knox freshman Benjamin Gray (29-9) tries to knock off Eastern Pekin freshman Jordan Gray (24-9).
 
Projections: 1. Kennedy 2. Schitter 3. Gray 4. Graber
 
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Jeffersonville junior Alonzo Shepherd (41-1)(2010 State Qualifier)(ranked 7th in the state), will be looking for his 3rd Regional Crown on his quest for another trip to Conseco Field house. He will likely have a tough semi-final match against Corydon junior Matthew Lahue (2X Semi-State Qualifier). The other side of the bracket will likely feature a competitive showdown between Floyd Central sophomore Chris Whitley (25-10), who just knocked off #2 seed Lahue in last week-ends Sectional, and Jasper freshman Rueger Kersteins (29-7).
 
Projections: 1. Shepherd 2. Whitley 3. Lahue 4. Kersteins
 
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Pike Central senior Cody Kendle (34-5)(2010 State Placer)(ranked 15th in the state), who will be looking for his first regional crown, will be a heavy favorite. He will likely meet up with New Albany sophomore Austin Jamison (20-5)(Semi-State Qualifier).
 
Projections: 1. Kendle 2. Jamison 3. Eckert 4. Deleon
 
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North Knox senior Cody Byrer (33-3)(semi-state qualifier) will be the slight favorite. He will have a tough path to get to the finals. He will have a first round match with Charlestown junior, Justin Wolf (17-11)(Semi-State qualifier) and then likely have to get through Floyd Central junior Zach Thomas (3-1)(Semi-State qualifier). The other likely finalist will be Jeffersonville senior Kevim Castro (33-9). He will meet either New Washington sophomore Brady Meenach (22-4)(Semi-State qualifier) or Forest Park senior Justin Olinger (25-9)(Semi-State qualifier).
 
Predictions: 1. Castro 2. Byrer 3. Thomas 4. Olinger
 
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The likely finalists will be Jasper senior Kaleb Chambers (28-7)(Semi-State qualifier) and Pike Central senior Derek Lunsford (35-4)(Semi-State qualifier). However, Chambers must first beat Christian Academy senior Cory Neel (26-8) and Lunsford must get by Providence junior Brennan Gregory (28-10).
 
Predictions: 1. Lunsford 2. Chambers 3. Neel 4. Gregory
 
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Southridge senior Bryce Jones (25-4)(semi-state qualifier), will be the favorite. He will likely face Floyd Central sophomore George Emily (22-11). However, Jones will have to get by either Jeffersonville junior Michael Vazquez (30-15) or Forest Park senior Josh Thomas (31-7).
 
Predictions: 1. Jones 2. Emily 3. Vazquez 4. Meza
 
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Jeffersonville senior Tre Harbin (37-7) will be the favorite here and will likely meet Southridge  junior Luke Mundy (31-10) in the finals. However, Harbin must first get by New Washington senior Lane Massingham (29-4)(Semi-State qualifier) and Mundy must get by a tough first round match against Floyd Central junior Gus Schoenbaechler (18-12) before likely facing Washington senior Raule Velazquez (35-9).
 
Predictions: 1. Harbin 2. Mundy 3. Massingham 4. Velazquez
 
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Jeffersonville senior Renaldo Weekley (41-1)(2010 State Qualifier), who is ranked 4th in the state, will be a heavy favorite. His likely opponent in the finals will be Jasper senior Nick Ackerman (25-10). However, Ackerman must first get by a tough Floyd Central freshman Chase Herron (24-13).
 
Predictions: 1. Weekley 2. Ackerman 3. Herron 4. Lemond
 
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This looks to be one of the more wide open weight classes. Likely finalists will be Jeffersonville junior Brent Browner (32-11) and Southridge senior Cory Ingram (33-5)(Semi-State qualifier). However, Ingram has a tough first round match against Christian Academy senior Levi Speth (29-6)(Semi-State qualifier). In the semi-finals, Browner will likely face a very scrappy New Albany junior, CJ Reynolds (22-6) and Ingram will face a dangerous Charlestown junior, Cory Suddeth (27-9).
 
Predictions: 1. Browner 2. Ingram 3. Suddeth 4. Reynolds
 
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This will be another competitive weight class. Every first round match will be tough. The 2 favorites to be in the finals will be Jeffersonville senior Brandon Marlin (29-15)(Semi-State qualifier) and Jasper senior Ross Schwenk (26-7). However, Marlin will likely have to get by Southridge junior Angus Stetter (22-16) and Schwenk will likely face Charlestown junior Jacob Hall (31-7)(Semi-State qualifier).
 
Predictions: 1. Marlin 2. Schwenk 3. Stetter 4. Hall
 
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The favorite for this weight will be Jasper senior Joe Tucker (27-5)(Semi-State qualifier). He will likely meet Charlestown senior Ethan Bowen (33-5) in the finals. Other likely semi-finalists will be Paoli junior Garrett Shepard of Paoli (36-4) and Floyd Central senior Shane Sneed (20-12).
 
Predictions: 1. Tucker 2. Bowen 3. Sneed 4. Shepard
 
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Jeffersonville junior Elijah Curtley (25-3)(semi-state qualifier) will be the favorite with a wide open field to join him in the finals. Curtley will likely face Southridge junior Brad Schwinghammer (26-10) in the semi-finals. The favorites in the bottom side of the bracket will be New Albany senior Zach Faith (26-7) and Washington sophomore Aaron Cissell (33-10).
 
Predictions: 1. Curtley 2. Faith 3. Cissell 4. Schwinghammer
 
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Jeffersonville senior Jimmy Pratt (26-4)(Semi-State qualifier) will be the favorite. He will likely face the winner of the semi-finals match between Charlestown senior Logan McCutcheon (31-9) and Paoli sophomore CJ Andry (34-7).
 
Predictions: 1. Pratt 2. McCutcheon 3. Andry 4. Hedrick
 
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Jeffersonville senior Ryan DeWitt (34-8)(semi-state qualifier) will be the favorite and will likely face undefeated Mitchell junior Trevor Phillips(25-0)(semi-state qualifier) in the finals. Other likely semi-state qualifiers are Floyd Central senior Andrew Sharp (27-10) and New Albany senior Jacob Mudd (9-3).
 
Predictions: 1. DeWitt 2. Phillips 3. Mudd 4. Sharp

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Carroll Regional Preview
Carroll High School in wonderful Huntertown, Indiana will once again play host to regional wrestling action on Saturday.  The host Chargers will look to continue building on one of their most successful seasons ever.  They are led by a quartet of seniors that look to leave the Carroll Fieldhouse with one last victory.  Snider came out as the sectional winner at New Haven will look to continue their late season surge.
 
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This weight will be the tale of three seniors and a freshman.  Leading the way is #11 ranked Andrew Bowman of Homestead, but he will be challenged by seniors Kris McKinley of Northrop and Jose Nino of South Side along with undefeated freshman Hayden Lee of Garrett.  The 2 vs. 3 match-ups are interesting and could go either way, but this reporter will give the edge to the seniors.
 
Onward to the Coliseum(in order from top to bottom in the bracket):
Hayden Lee- Garrett
Jose Nino- South Side
Kris McKinley- Northrop
Andrew Bowman- Homestead
 
112lbs
The first round matches at this weight will all be very intriguing to watch with all of them toss-up matches.  The easiest one to pick is probably Alex Richman of Heritage over Bryce Forrester of Columbia City, but don’t count out Forrester as he has the potential to knock off Richman if he is not ready to wrestle.  Another interesting match is a battle of very familiar names with Colton LeTourneau of Whitko vs. Erique Early of Snider.  LeTourneau is a very familiar name that has had quite a bit of success at Whitko and Early is the son of former state champion Erique Early.  This weight also could be a clean sweep for the New Haven Sectional.
 
Onward to the Coliseum(in order from top to bottom in the bracket):
James Johnson- South Side
Tommie Lockett- Harding
Erique Early- Snider
Alex Richman- Heritage
 
119lbs
This one of many weight classes where there will be a feature match in the finals.  Chas Busz of Whitko comes in undefeated on the year, while Kody George of Homestead has only one loss.  Busz went to state last year at 103lbs and will look to continue his march towards Conseco once again.  The 2 vs. 3 matchups look to favor New Haven, but they will both be very close and could go either way.
 
Onward to the Coliseum(in order from top to bottom in the bracket):
Chas Busz- Whitko
Mason Meling- Snider
Ali Al-Timeemy- Wayne
Kody George- Homestead
 
125lbs
Two state qualifiers highlight this weight class.  Last year Jordan Gilbert of Whitko advanced to state at 112lbs, while Homestead’s Keelan Rushing qualified at 125lbs.  They are expected to meet in the finals, but both will be tested in the semi-finals with solid opponents.
 
Onward to the Coliseum(in order from top to bottom in the bracket):
Jordan Gilbert- Whitko
Jared Wilson- Snider
Austun McCray- Garrett
Keelan Rushing- Homestead
 
130lbs
The headliner in this weight class is Garrett’s 19th ranked Brayden Moreau who comes in with only one blemish on his record to date.  Tony Elkins of Snider is the favorite in the other half of the bracket, but will be tested all day.  His first opponent, Rance Harris is way better than his 17-15 record shows and Busco’s Adam Boggess has some impressive wins this year.
 
Onward to the Coliseum(in order from top to bottom in the bracket):
Brayden Moreau- Garrett
Reese Sieger- New Haven
Adam Boggess- Churubusco
Tony Elkins- Snider
 
135lbs
This weight could see a sectional finals rematch between Michael Nix of Bishop Dwenger and Corey Botts of Leo.  Homestead’s Josh Kryder cannot overlook his first opponent or he will be sent home early.
 
Onward to the Coliseum(in order from top to bottom in the bracket):
Michael Nix- Bishop Dwenger
Jeff Clark- Carroll
Corey Botts- Leo
Josh Kryder- Homestead
 
140lbs
This will be one of the best weight classes to watch all day long.  All of the first round matches have some intrigue and could go either way.  The champions of each sectional should advance, but they do not have any gimme matches.  The 2 vs. 3 match-ups are both interesting with the first being Logan Lee of Garrett against Justin Norris of Homestead.  Both are seniors and Lee’s past two seasons have been ended by a Homestead Spartan.  Sean Cooley of South Side and Busco’s mini Brock Lesnar, Zach Armstead will also be a match to watch.
 
Onward to the Coliseum(in order from top to bottom in the bracket):
Cody Bays- Whitko
Logan Lee- Garrett
Zach Armstead- Churubusco
Cody Zink- Woodlan
 
145lbs
The sectional champions from this weight should cruise in their first round matches, but as usual the 2 vs. 3 matches will be the ones to watch.  KC Corey of Snider against the Busco bad boy Jason Nicodemus will be a great match.  The other match will be a clash of two sophomores with Brett Schendel of Garrett against Branden Baker of Homestead.
 
Onward to the Coliseum(in order from top to bottom in the bracket):
Jon Timmerman- Carroll
KC Corey- Snider
Brett Schendel- Garrett
Levy Francois- New Haven
 
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This weight could feature round three of the Reece Lefever and Zack Zurbrugg series.  So far Lefever has got the better of Zurbrugg, but you cannot count out the motivation from Bulldog coach Barry Humble.  Zurbrugg will have to fend off a very game Isaac Steury in the semi-finals and cannot overlook the lad from Lion country.
 
Onward to the Coliseum(in order from top to bottom in the bracket):
Reece Lefever- Carroll
Carter Delaney- Bishop Dwenger
Isaac Steury- Leo
Zack Zurbrugg- New Haven
 
160lbs
With an average of just over four losses per person in this weight, it will be quite a test for the undefeated cat owner Conner Lefever.  Arch nemeses Cody Conrad lies waiting on the other half of the bracket, but Conrad will have to fend off ACAC rival Garrett Weber in the semi-finals .  The 2 vs. 3 matches will be fun to watch as Anthony Linnear of North Side will be battling it out with Alex Brenneke of Woodlan in a very good match.  Garrett Weber of Leo will not have an easy time with Harding’s Trevon Carr either.
 
Onward to the Coliseum(in order from top to bottom in the bracket):
Conner Lefever- Carroll
Alex Brenneke- Woodlan
Garrett Weber- Leo
Cody Conrad- Heritage
 
171lbs
This is another weight that will be fun to watch from beginning to the end.  #16 Jeff Enrietto of Carroll is the headliner here, but he will be tested all day long.  Probably the best match of the first round will be Bishop Dwenger’s super soph Ben Evans against New Haven champ Skyler Messman.  Messman has been hidden deep in the Humble Stable and burst onto the wrestling scene this year.
 
Onward to the Coliseum(in order from top to bottom in the bracket):
Jeff Enrietto- Carroll
Jeremy Salmon- Woodlan
Spencer Cooper- Leo
Skyler Messman- New Haven
 
189lbs
Yet another great weight to watch and it definitely will provide many exciting matches all day long.  Three of the wrestlers here have been in and out of the rankings all year long and will be itching to get after eachother early and often.  The best first round match will be undefeated Redrecus McCurrie of Wayne against Austin Gibson of Garrett.  Last year McCurrie defeated Gibson with a  late takedown to advance to semi-state.  Another early match to watch is Braxton Siddons of Churubusco against the Harding Hawk’s Nolan Wilson.  Wilson is an excellent athlete that will give Siddons a great match.
 
Onward to the Coliseum(in order from top to bottom in the bracket):
Spencer Raypole- Carroll
Braxton Siddons- Churubusco
Austin Striggle- Whitko
Redrecus McCurrie- Wayne
 
215lbs
Word on the street is #7 ranked Brad Mills of Homestead has pulled out of the state series due to an injury and this will make this weight class wide open.  With Mills’ injury this could lead to a clean sweep for the Carroll sectional.  Look for Moe Talamantes of Northrop to be the favorite, but he will be tested by Alex Jakacki of Leo.
 
Onward to the Coliseum(in order from top to bottom in the bracket):
Moe Talamantes- Northrop
Clint Davis- North Side
Alex Jakacki- Leo
Gage Andis- Carroll
 
285lbs
The big guys are highlighted by undefeated Josh Mitchell of Heritage.  He will have a familiar face in the first round in Carroll’s Matt McClure who almost defeated him last year in this same exact match.  Another good first round match will be Eastside’s Matt Beard against Homestead’s late replacement Deshawn Lewis.
 
Onward to the Coliseum(in order from top to bottom in the bracket):
Ta’Quan Walker- North Side
Vernie Starks- South Side
Matt Beard- Eastside
Josh Mitchell- Heritage