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367
IndianaMat Team Power Rankings 1/21/14
Due to this year’s IHSAA State Championship being determined at the individual state finals, we have developed a power poll based off of the IndianaMat individual rankings. This poll will simply give point values to each ranking spot and totals them up for each team.




Rank
Team
Total
Num Ranked


1
Indianapolis Cathedral
105
7


2
Franklin Community
76
7


3
Penn
57
9


4(tie)
Evansville Mater Dei
56
9


4(tie)
Perry Meridian
56
10


6
Lowell
49
4


7(tie)
Crown Point
46
4


7(tie)
Merrillville
46
7


9(tie)
Mishawaka
42
3


9(tie)
Warren Central
42
6


11
Yorktown
36
6


12
New Palestine
31
5


13
East Noble
27
4


14
Bloomington South
25
4


15(tie)
Evansville Central
24
2


15(tie)
Hanover Central
24
2


17(tie)
Elkhart Memorial
22
1


17(tie)
Lake Central
22
1


17(tie)
Mount Vernon (Posey)
22
1


17(tie)
Western Boone
22
1


Point Values are as follows




1
22


2
18


3
13


4
11


5
8


6
6


7
4


8
3


9
2


10
2


11
2


12
2


13
1


14
1


15
1


16
1



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Genius Ratings 1/20/2014
Genius POTENTIAL is a score-based rating system that isolates your team's true quality within the context of your schedule.  It is the exact system used by data analysts as the foundation for establishing point spreads for college and professional sports.
The rating your team has compared to another team is approximately the expected difference between you and them in a dual meet.  It is only accurate in this regard for teams within about 40 points above and below you.
Strength of schedule numbers are based only on the results included in the ratings.  If a team or its schedule appears overrated or underrated, it could be because of missing results.  However, history has shown that these ratings are, with typically only a few exceptions, quite accurate by mid-January.  This version of the ratings takes into account all dual and tournament results recorded on IndianaMat.com through January 17, 2014.
 
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370
IndianaMat.com Team Rankings 1/13/2014
Rank
Last
Team
W-L
Notable Wins
Losses
Recent Matches


1
1
Franklin Comm.
15-0
EMD, PM, Yorktown

W, Yorktown 44-16


2
2
Ev. Mater Dei
12-1
Penn, Merrillville
Franklin
W, Merrillville 37-28


3
3
Penn
15-1
PM, Cathedral
EMD
W, Bellmont 53-13


4
4
Perry Meridian
15-2
Avon, Mishawaka, Bellmont
Penn, Franklin
W, Mishawaka 52-16


5
5
Merrillville
11-1
CP, Portage
EMD
L, EMD 37-28


6
6
Yorktown
26-1
New Pal, Bellmont
Franklin
L, Franklin 44-16


7
7
Cathedral
12-2
Crown Pt, Portage, Warren C.
Franklin, Penn
W, Westfield 43-20


8
10
Warren Central
5-3
Avon, Bloomington South
Cathedral (2X), Franklin



9
8
New Palestine
15-1
Bellmont
Yorktown



10
12
Carroll (FW)
15-0
Bellmont




11
11
Crown Point
7-4
Westfield, Portage
Franklin, Cathedral, Portage, Merr.
W, Portage 36-28


12
9
Portage
13-5
Crown Point, Mishawaka
Merr., Franklin, Cathedral, Penn, CP
L, CP 36-28


13
14
Mishawaka
12-4
Lowell,Bellmont
Portage, Southmont, Westfield, PM
W, Bellmont 48-21


14
13
Avon
13-3

Cathedral, Warren Central, PM
W, Zionsville 45-14


15
18
Evansville Mem.
14-2

Mater Dei, Union Co. (KY)
W, Center Grove 51-11


16
HM
Bellmont
8-6
Bloomington South
New Pal, Y, Carroll, Penn, Mish, PM
W, Bloomington S. 45-29


17
16
Carmel
13-3
Westfield , HSE
LN, HSE, Bloomington South



18
17
Westfield
17-2
Southmont, Mishawaka
Crown Point, Cathedral
W, Southmont 45-13


19
20
Franklin Central
13-0





20
15
Bloomington So.
20-7
Carmel
CG, EMD, PM, WC, Bellmont, Penn, Mish



HM

Lowell






HM

North Mont.






HM

Hanover Central






HM

Center Grove







386
IHSWCA Team State: Mistakes of 2014
It is time to challenge the leaders of the IHSWCA. This event was started to show the IHSAA how a classed event can be done. Yet it seems we took a huge step backwards in the second year. Last year we offered some simple suggestions in order to improve the product and unfortunately the IHSWCA did not look into any of them. Before we go on, we will once again post them in hopes that the IHSWCA will look into these.


Suggestions for Year Two and Beyond
 
While the IHSWCA did a great job and hit a home run with this event, I feel that they are still not even close to what this event can be.  Here are a few suggestions that they will hopefully look at for the future.
 
Facilities
 
Westfield has great facilities that 99% of the schools in the state are jealous of, but the place was cramped on the floor. The IHSWCA should look into having the event at a place like the Pepsi Coliseum at the fairgrounds. That would add a lot of flare to the event and give it more prestige with it being held outside of a high school.
 
Team Entry Fee
 
It seems weird for the IHSWCA to invite a team, then charge them to enter the event. What about waiving or reducing the entry fee if a team sells X amount of presale tickets? This is a great way for teams to save money and get more fans to the event.  This would also be a great way for teams to recoup some of their expenses if the IHSWCA would give teams a cut of their sales after X number of tickets sold.
 
Promotion
 
This is where I feel the IHSWCA really dropped the ball. This event should have been shoved down the throats of the fans of the sport since the start of practice in late October.  Have someone create a webpage (not in MS Word) with all the information for the event. Maybe ask some person at IndianaMat for a banner ad and other promotional help, they seemed to do well with that preseason event in September.
 
Sponsors
 
Need more sponsors! This is a great event and there seemed to be a lack of sponsors. Sponsors could help with securing a facility like the Pepsi Coliseum and reduce team travel expenses. Hotel sponsors would love to give a reduced rate for people attending the event. Restaurants would love to hand out coupons and such. The list goes on and these companies would love to have acknowledgement during the event.
1. Lack of promotion
 
If you treat it like a big deal, people will think it's a big deal.
 
Once again we are addressing this issue and sadly this year's version of the event was treated like a regular weekend super dual. Many people did not have simple information such as admission fee and even the start times. On top of that, there were what seemed to be 100 topics asking what teams were at the event. The IHSWCA NEEDS to step up and promote this event as the Super Bowl of wrestling in Indiana. They NEED to promote the event as much as possible. Their Facebook page didn't even have anything about the event until the day of it.
 
Here are some more simple suggestions on promotion.


Purchase a banner on IndianaMat- Yes I know it is like doing a deal with the devil, but guess what? In the past month on the messageboard alone there have been over 1.3 million, yes MILLION, page views. Having a banner on the site will get the dates, teams, locations, etc in front of the masses.
Talk to someone(hint hint) that might have access to social media with a great reach in Indiana- Again this is doing another deal with the devil, but that person wanted to help YOUR event and was shunned. Are you going to make that mistake again?
Promote the draw- Is the NCAA basketball draw during the conference tournaments or after when everyone can watch? The draw was a huge area of concern and question for all the classes. Get the date as one that you will get a big target audience. Those Google Hangouts seems to be going well, why not have those folks at IndianaMat release the draw that way?
Get the information out to the print media. Reporters were struggling to find information on the event.
2. The draw
 
First we had a change in the date, which wasn't a bad idea....but the IHSWCA didn't tell anyone of the change. THEN they do it on one of the busiest weekends of the year in terms of wrestling.  Also see #3 above on suggestions as this is the most anticipated part of the event.
 
3. Lack of communication
 
When coaches aren't aware of weigh-in times it is one thing, but add to that a general lack of knowledge of the start of the event or even how much it costs for admission. Quite simply, keep the coaches and their personnel in the loop when it comes to times and any changes that occur. On top of that do not forget about keeping the members of the media in the loop also. There is still a small core of wrestling enthusiasts in the print media realm that would love to promote the event and they are not being used effectively.
 
4. Promotion Magazine
 
I can go lots of places with this one, so let’s start off easy. It should come out a week in advance at least, not two days in advance. Also most of the information could easily be compiled way earlier in the year with the only updates that need to be made would be schedule and roster. Lastly, the lack of standard formatting in the roster and schedule make it hard to read and keep interested. It shouldn't be too hard to have a standard format for the whole magazine.  Lastly, do not use press releases by outside sources without permission.
 
5. Venue, Venue, Venue
 
As I stated last year, Westfield has great facilities, but this event should be moved to facilities that are more fan friendly in terms of being able to watch EVERYTHING going on. Here are a couple hints, the Pepsi Coliseum and even the Indiana Convention center that can host 8-12 mats easily.
 
6. Tournament Running Mistakes
 
Was this the IHSWCA’s first time running an event? Two big mistakes occurred. First, the finals were started before the 3rd place matches were complete…in the other gym! Secondly you moved one of the more anticipated matches (Penn vs. Perry Meridian) to the fieldhouse. The fans for both teams were forced to wrestle with a lack of proper seating.
 
7. Treat the Media like Royalty
 
This shouldn’t be a suggestion, it should be mandatory, yet the media is not given much information about the event. Things as simple as providing internet, printed results and a place for them to work is a big deal and can go a long way to help this event become what it should. Treat them right, because there are very few that still cover this sport.
 
8. Financials
 
When will we see them?
 
9. Who won the individual awards?
 
Why don't we know this? Why isn't this promoted?
 
10. IHSAA Tradition Factor
 
Last year the IHSAA instituted a tradition factor for team sports in order to level the playing field when certain schools were dominating in a particular sport. Will the IHSWCA implement this in their tournament? Since the IHSWCA has modeled this event off IHSAA rules and regulations it would seem we should see this implemented immediately....right?
 
 

390
IndianaMat Team Power Rankings 1/12/14
Due to this year’s IHSAA State Championship being determined at the individual state finals, we have developed a power poll based off of the IndianaMat individual rankings. This poll will simply give point values to each ranking spot and totals them up for each team.




Rank
Team
Total
Number Ranked


1
Indianapolis Cathedral
102
7


2
Franklin Community
77
7


3(tie)
Perry Meridian
59
8


3(tie)
Penn
59
9


3(tie)
Lowell
59
4


6
Evansville Mater Dei
46
9


7(tie)
Mishawaka
42
3


7(tie)
Crown Point
42
5


9(tie)
Warren Central
39
5


9(tie)
Merrillville
39
7


11
Yorktown
36
6


12
East Noble
29
5


13
New Palestine
28
4


14(tie)
Hanover Central
24
2


14(tie)
Evansville Central
24
2


16(tie)
Western Boone
23
2


16(tie)
Lake Central
23
2


16(tie)
Evansville Reitz
23
3


19(tie)
Bloomington South
23
4


19(tie)
Mount Vernon (Posey)
22
1


19(tie)
Elkhart Memorial
22
1


Point values are as follows:
1-22
2-18
3-13
4-11
5-8
6-6
7-4
8-3
9-2
10-2
11-2
12-2
13-1
14-1
15-1
16-1

401
IndianaMat.com Team Rankings 1/8
Rank
Last
Team
W-L
Notable Wins
Losses
Recent Matches


1
HM
Franklin Comm.
14-0
EMD, PM, Cathedral

W, EMD 30-27


2
HM
Ev. Mater Dei
7-1
Penn
Franklin
W, Penn 28-25


3
2
Penn
11-1
PM, Cathedral
EMD
W, PM 35-27


4
1
Perry Meridian
11-2
Avon
Penn, Franklin



5
5
Merrillville
6-0
CP, Portage

W, CP


6
7
Yorktown
22-0
New Palestine, North Mont.

W, North Mont 46-12


7
8
Cathedral
10-2
Crown Pt, Portage, Warren C.
Franklin, Penn
W, Warren C. 35-29


8
10
New Palestine
15-1

Yorktown



9
9
Portage
12-4
Crown Point, Mishawaka
Merrillville, Franklin, Cathedral, Penn



10
6
Warren Central
5-3
Avon, Bloomington South
Cathedral, Franklin
W, Bloom. So 42-15


11
11
Crown Point
5-4
Westfield
Franklin, Cathedral, Portage, Merr.



12
HM
Carroll (FW)
15-0





13
13
Avon
7-3
HSE, Brownsburg
Cathedral, Warren Central, PM



14
14
Mishawaka
9-3
Lowell
Portage, Southmont, Westfield



15
HM
Bloomington So.
19-4
Carmel, N. Mont
CG, EMD, Warren C., PM



16
16
Carmel
13-3
N. Montgomery, Westfield
LN, HSE, Bloom. So.



17
17
Westfield
14-1
Southmont, Mishawaka
Crown Point



18
HM
Evansville Mem.
9-2
Ev. Reitz
Mater Dei, Union Co. (KY)



19
19
North Montgomery
16-3
Southmont
Yorktown, Carmel, Bloom. So.



20
20
Franklin Central
8-0





HM

Lowell






HM

Southmont






HM

Hanover Central






HM

New Prairie







362
IndianaMat.com Team Rankings 1/1/2014
Rank
Last
Team
W-L
Notable Wins
Losses


1
1
Perry Meridian
10-0
Center Grove, Avon



2
5
Penn
9-0
Portage



3
3
Franklin Community
11-0
Crown Point, Cathedral, Portage



4
2
Evansville Mater Dei
5-0
Ev. Memorial, Bloomington So.



5
4
Merrillville
5-0
Portage



6
7
Warren Central
4-1
Avon
Cathedral


7
10
Yorktown
19-0
New Palestine, North Mont.



8
6
Cathedral
8-1
Crown Pt, Portage, Warren C.
Franklin,


9
8
Portage
12-4
Crown Point, Mishawaka
Merrillville, Franklin, Cathedral, Penn


10
11
New Palestine
15-1

Yorktown


11
9
Crown Point
5-3
Westfield
Franklin, Cathedral, Portage


12
12
Carroll (Fort Wayne)
15-0




13
17
Avon
7-3
HSE, Brownsburg
Cathedral, Warren Central, PM


14
16
Mishawaka
9-3
Lowell
Portage, Southmont, Westfield


15
HM
Bloomington South
18-2
Carmel, N. Mont
CG, EMD


16
HM
Carmel
13-3
N. Montgomery, Westfield, HSE
LN, HSE, Bloom. So.


17
13
Westfield
14-1
Southmont, Mishawaka
Crown Point


18
18
Evansville Memorial
9-2
Ev. Reitz
Mater Dei, Union Co. (KY)


19
14
North Montgomery
16-3
Southmont
Yorktown, Carmel, Bloom. So.


20
19
Franklin Central
8-0




HM

Lowell





HM

Southmont





HM

Center Grove





HM

New Prairie






841
IndianaMat Team Power Rankings
Due to this year’s IHSAA State Championship being determined at the individual state finals, we have developed a power poll based off of the IndianaMat individual rankings. This poll will simply give point values to each ranking spot and totals them up for each team.




Rank
Team
Total


1
Indianapolis Cathedral
70


2
Penn
68


3
Franklin Community
67


4
Lowell
64


5
Perry Meridian
62


6
Crown Point
48


7
Warren Central
45


8
Mishawaka
42


9
Yorktown
37


10(tie)
Merrillville
35


10(tie)
Evansville Mater Dei
35


12
Bloomington South
34


13
New Palestine
33


14
East Noble
29


15
Evansville Central
26


16
Hanover Central
25


17
Western Boone
23


18(tie)
Mount Vernon (Posey)
22


18(tie)
Lake Central
22


18(tie)
Kokomo
22


18(tie)
Ben Davis
22


Point values are as follows:
1-22
2-18
3-13
4-11
5-8
6-6
7-4
8-3
9-2
10-2
11-2
12-2
13-1
14-1
15-1
16-1

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2013 Year in Review
This past year was filled with a lot of great stories in the sport of wrestling. Here is a recap of the top ten stories from the year in no particular order.
 
1. Angel and Reece on World Team
 
Two of the seven representatives on the World Team this year were former state champions. Angel Escobedo and Reece Humphrey both wrestled for Team USA in Budapest, Hungary. Escobedo placed 5th and narrowly missed a medal. Humphrey battled his way to the quarter-finals only to drop his match on a late push-out.
 
2. Howe is back
 
After what seemed like an eternity, Andrew Howe is back on the mat. He started the season out with a win at the All-Star Classic against the returning national runner-up and has already defeated the returning champion at Bedlam. He will look to cap his final NCAA season with another title.
 
3. 600 Wrestlers at the IHPO
 
In what started as a little wrestling tournament with 170 wrestlers on 4 mats has exploded to one of the best preseason tournaments in the country. This year there were over 600 wrestlers on 12 mats at Carroll High School. This year four wrestlers joined an exclusive club as being a two-time champion in Nathan Boston, Brendon Kelley, Austin McCloskey and Josh Alber.
 
4. Tsirtsis on Junior World Team
 
Jason Tsirtsis made his first World Team this year when he qualified for the FILA Junior World Team in May. He wrestled 66kg(145.5lbs) for Team USA in Sofia, Bulgaria in September. He won his first two matches before dropping his third match to his opponent from Iran. He ended up placing 7th in the tournament.
 
5. Micic on Cadet World Team
 
Stevan Micic made his first World Team in 2013 also, when he qualified for the FILA Cadet World Team. He wrestled in Zrenjanin, Serbia, which is actually where he still has family. He wrestled 54kg(119lbs) and dropped his first and only match to Nematdin Rahmanov of Azerbaijan.
 
6. Perry Takes Title #3
 
Perry Meridian brought their third straight title to the south side. After having a rough quarter-final round in which they lost three of seven matches they came back to take three individual titles with one runner-up. Yorktown kept it close throughout the day until the finals where Perry increased their lead to win by 40.5 points.
 
7. Six Collegiate All-Americans
 
While no Indiana natives earned All-American status at the Division I level, there were many others in the lower divisions. At the Division II level Alex Johns and Cameryn Brady lead the way with 5th and 7th place performances respectively. At the Division II level Reece Lefever placed 7th for the Wabash Little Giants. Finally, Indiana Tech came back from NAIA Nationals with two All-Americans in Travis Barroquillo and Kris McKinley. Trivia Question: What wrestling club did Lefever and Barroquillo wrestle for in high school?
 
8. Nick Lee makes an early mark
 
Mater Dei's Nick Lee had quite a year as he placed second at FILA Cadet Nationals and third at Fargo. This all as just an 8th grader. He even earned national recognition as being nationally ranked before his first freshman class.
 
9. Northwestern Nabs Third Straight Top Recruit
 
Northwestern has had a knack for snagging top recruits from around the country, but recently has just had to come to the Hoosier state to get top kids. In 2012 they brought in four-time state champion Jason Tsirtsis to the Wildcat program. Their 2013 class included another top recruit from the Hoosier state in two-time state champion Mitch Sliga. This year's class will include Hanover Central's Stevan Micic as he becomes the third straight top recruit to take his talents to Evanston.
 
10. Olympic Wrestling on the Brink of Extinction
 
During the week of the state finals this year we were dealt some devastating news that wrestling may be out of the Olympics. After FILA made some drastic changes in the structure of the organization and in the rules of the sport we still had to battle three other sports for one elusive spot in the games. In a vote on September 9th the fate of wrestling in the games was in the hands of the IOC board and their votes. The IOC voted wrestling back in the games and through a tumultuous seven months the wrestling community from around the world came together like never before.

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Perched upon the Oak Hill
With the IHSWCA Team State Duals coming up there are lots of questions arising, such as what time are weigh-ins and what time are the finals? BUT, there is another question that has a few people including myself asking and that is about a team in little ole Richland. In doing the classifications for results purposes it came to my attention that this team was in fact a 1A team when the IHSWCA lists them as a 2A team. This is very crucial because if Oak Hill were to be listed as a 1A team they would have been on the short list to be invited to Team State next week. Instead they were not invited as there is a much deeper field in 2A.
 
Classification Information
 
First a little background on the classifications. There are 311 schools(according to the IHSWCA) with wrestling in the state. Per the IHSAA classification breakdowns they would be classed the following way: 3A with 103 teams, 2A with 104 teams and 1A with 104 teams. Also if a team were to bump up(Mater Dei did for this event) then that would count towards that class’s team count and bump team(s) down a class. For instance if you are the 103rd biggest school and Mater Dei bumps up, then you would become the 104th biggest school and go to 2A.
 
Second, where did I get my data you may ask. Here are the links for your perusal.
 
IHSWCA Classifications and Final Team State Numbers
http://indianamat.com/messageboard/index.php/topic,25569.0.html
That topic has the teams and their respective classifications updated, for instance New Haven is 2A, when they were 3A in the 2013 season.
 
IHSAA Enrollment Numbers
 
http://www.ihsaa.org/Portals/0/ihsaa/documents/quick%20resources/Boys%27%20Basketball%20Classifications%202013-15.pdf
 
This link was used due to it having all of the schools with wrestling listed.
 
See the table at the bottom of the article for the teams and class comparisons for the IHSWCA and IndianaMat.
 
Questions to Ask
 
How did this happen?
The IHSAA sent a press release with the new enrollments on February 26, 2013. The attached document however is different than what is posted on the IHSAA website, thus it was modified after the press release was sent out.
 
Did the IHSWCA Fumble the ball on this?
Throughout the checks and balances of the process they all went off the same document and thus did not use the IHSAA’s website for the information as I did. This could be a mistake, but at the same time no one checked the IHSAA site for the information.
 
What can the IHSWCA do?
Being this late in the game, who knows what they can and will do. It seems Oak Hill has a very talented team this year and could make a good run at a 1A title, but instead will be sitting at home. Will they get an invite next year….or will they still be listed as a 2A school? Those are two questions that will remain to be asked.
 
Final Thoughts
 
This is a situation that the IHSWCA needs to address immediately as we have a team that should have been considered for an invite, but was not even in the running due to a clerical error. This team, their coaches and fans were not given the opportunity to wrestle in this event. The IHSWCA used the data provided to them, however at the same time they did not go through a thorough check of the data compiled. There are also some teams in 3A and 2A that are not in their proper class. This situation is bad for all involved especially in that it affected a team that could have made an impact at these duals.
 
IndianaMat vs IHSWCA Classification Table
 
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2013 Al Smith Pre-Seeds
Here is a listing of our predictions of the Al Smith seeding. Please note this is based off rankings and information we have had access to and is not necessarily how the seeds will be played out.
 
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258
IndianaMat.com Team Rankings 12/23
Rank
Last
Team
W-L
Notable Wins
Losses
Recent Matches


1
1
Perry Meridian
10-0
Center Grove, Avon

Marion Co. Champs


2
2
Evansville Mater Dei
5-0
Ev. Memorial, Bloomington South

W, Union Co. (KY)


3
3
Franklin Community
11-0
Crown Point, Cathedral, Portage

W, Center Grove 58-3


4
4
Merrillville
5-0
Portage




5
5
Penn
9-0
Portage

W, Portage 60-9


6
8
Cathedral
8-1
Crown Pt, Portage, Warren C.
Franklin,
Indy City Champs


7
6
Warren Central
4-1
Avon
Cathedral
3rd-Marion County


8
7
Portage
12-4
Crown Point, Mishawaka
Merrillville, Franklin, Cathedral, Penn
L, Penn 60-9


9
9
Crown Point
5-3
Westfield, Lake Central
Franklin, Cathedral, Portage
W, Lake Central 49-13


10
10
Yorktown
19-0
New Palestine, North Mont.

W, Floyd Central 70-3


11
11
New Palestine
15-1

Yorktown
W, Greenfield C. 51-20


12
12
Carroll (Fort Wayne)
15-0
East Noble

W, Bellmont 36-28


13
13
Westfield
14-1
Southmont, Mishawaka
Crown Point
2nd-Hamilton Co.


14
HM
North Montgomery
11-2
Southmont
Yorktown
W, Southmont 37-33


15
14
Southmont
13-3
Mishawaka
Cathedral, Westfield, N. Montgomery
L, N. Montgomery 37-33


16
15
Mishawaka
9-3
Lowell
Portage, Southmont, Westfield



17
18
Avon
7-3
HSE, Brownsburg
Cathedral, Warren Central, PM
1st-Jeff Classic


18
HM
Evansville Memorial
9-2
Ev. Reitz
Mater Dei, Union Co. (KY)



19
HM
Franklin Central
8-0


2nd-Marion County


20
16
Center Grove
5-2
Bloomington South
Perry Meridian, Franklin
L, Franklin 58-3



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Indianamat.com Team Rankings 12/16
1. Perry Meridian (3-0)
 
W, Avon 51-12
 
2. Ev. Mater Dei (3-0)
 
W, Bloomington South 51-15
 
3. Franklin Community (7-0)
 
Won Traicoff
 
4. Merrillville (5-0)
 
W, Portage 35-29
 
5. Penn (3-0)
 
6. Warren Central (3-0)
 
W, Avon 37-27
 
7. Portage (9-2)
 
L, Merrillville, Cathedral and Franklin
W, Crown Point and Mishawaka
 
8. Cathedral (6-2)
L, Franklin 37-31;
W, Portage 38-27
 
W, Southmont, Crown Point
 
9. Crown Point (3-3)
 
L to Franklin, Cathedral, Portage
 
10. Yorktown (13-0)
 
W, North Mongtomery
 
11. New Palestine (6-1)
 
12. Carroll (FW) (9-0)
 
13. Westfield (13-0)
 
5th at Traicoff
 
14. Southmont (11-2)
 
W, Mishawaka 36-34
 
L, Cathedral, Westfield
 
15. Mishawaka (9-2)
 
L, Portage 37-28; Southmont 36-34
 
16. Center Grove (5-1)
 
W, Bloomington South 33-32
 
4th at Zionsville Invite
 
17. Bloomington South (3-1)
 
W, Jasper 40-27
 
L, Center Grove 33-32
 
18. Avon (7-3)
 
L, Perry Meridian 51-12
 
W, Brownsburg 51-13
 
19. Plymouth (6-1)
 
W, Lowell 48-22
 
20. East Noble (1-1)

309
Indianamat.com Team Rankings 12/2/13
1. Perry Meridian
Won Capital City Classic
2. Evansville Mater Dei
3. Merrillville
4. Cathedral
5. Penn
6. Franklin Community
7. Warren Central
8. Crown Point
9. Yorktown (5-0)
W, #11 New Palestine 33-31
10. East Noble
11. New Palestine (4-1)
L, #9 Yorktown 33-31
12. Carroll (Fort Wayne)
Won Northern Indiana Challenge
13. Mishawaka
14. Bloomington South
15. Portage (4-0)
16. Lowell
17. Lake Central (2-0)
18. Jasper
19. Westfield (4-0)
20. Evansville Reitz

317
Indianamat Team Power Rankings 12/2
Due to this year’s IHSAA State Championship being determined at the individual state finals, we have developed a power poll based off of the IndianaMat individual rankings. This poll will simply give point values to each ranking spot and totals them up for each team.




Rank
Team
Points


1
Indianapolis Cathedral
77


2
Penn
64


3
Warren Central
60


4
Perry Meridian
54


5
Lowell
49


6(tie)
New Palestine
45


6(tie)
Franklin Community
45


8
Yorktown
44


9
East Noble
41


10
Merrillville
40


11
Evansville Mater Dei
39


12
Mishawaka
34


13
Bloomington South
33


14
Crown Point
32


15
Kokomo
28


16
Evansville Central
26


17
Hanover Central
25


18
Lake Central
23


19(tie)
Zionsville
22


19(tie)
Western Boone
22


19(tie)
South Bend St Joseph
22


Point values are as follows:
1-22
2-18
3-13
4-11
5-8
6-6
7-4
8-3
9-2
10-2
11-2
12-2
13-1
14-1
15-1
16-1

282
IndianaMat Team Power Rankings 11/19
Due to this year’s IHSAA State Championship being determined at the individual state finals, we have developed a power poll based off of the IndianaMat individual rankings. This poll will simply give point values to each ranking spot and totals them up for each team.




Rank
Team
Points


1
Indianapolis Cathedral
77


2
Penn
62


3
Perry Meridian
59


4
Warren Central
57


5
New Palestine
48


6
Franklin Community
44


7(tie)
Lowell
43


7(tie)
Evansville Mater Dei
43


9
East Noble
42


10
Merrillville
37


11(tie)
Yorktown
36


11(tie)
Bloomington South
36


13
Mishawaka
34


14
Crown Point
32


15
Kokomo
30


16
Evansville Central
26


17
Hanover Central
25


18
Lake Central
24


19
Western Boone
22


20
Lawrence North
20


Point values are as follows:
1-22
2-18
3-13
4-11
5-8
6-6
7-4
8-3
9-2
10-2
11-2
12-2
13-1
14-1
15-1
16-1

281
IndianaMat Team Rankings 11/19
1. Perry Meridian
2. Evansville Mater Dei
3. Merrillville
4. Cathedral
5. Penn
6. Franklin Community
7. Warren Central
8. Crown Point
9. Yorktown
10. East Noble
11. New Palestine
12. Carroll (Fort Wayne)
13. Mishawaka
14. Bloomington South
15. Portage
16. Lowell
17. Lake Central
18. Jasper
19. Westfield
20. Evansville Reitz

603
2013 IndianaMat Preview Magazine On Sale Now!
IndianaMat 2013 Preview Magazine



By Joe Caprino in IndianaMat.com Magazines

40 pages, published 10/20/2013



Preview magazine for the 2013/2014 wrestling season in Indiana. This magazine was produced by the staff at IndianaMat, the one and only source for wrestling information for the state of Indiana. The magazine contains our preseason rankings along with regional previews and a team preview.




454
Class of 2013 College Signings
This is the section where you will find out where Indiana high school seniors will be going to college next year to wrestle. Good luck to these seniors as they take their skills to the next level.
 
Date Name High School College Choice Projected Weight 11/16/2012 Anthony McHugh Culver Academies Air Force 141 5/23/2013 Juwan Bartlett Lawrence North Ashland 149 6/3/2013 Nathan Carmichael Center Grove Ashland 141 3/18/2013 Landon Nave Southmont Calumet College 149 4/26/2013 Dalton Baysinger Yorktown Cumberland 133/141 6/10/2013 Matt Hurford Culver Community Ellsworth 184 4/24/2013 Robbie Elsea New Palestine Elmhurst 149 4/26/2013 Schuyler Phillips Yorktown Findlay 125 2/28/2013 CJ Bostwick Bishop Dwenger Heidelberg 174 10/17/2012 Neal Molloy Danville Indiana 149 10/17/2012 John Tatom Hamilton Southeastern Indiana 157 10/17/2012 Jake Masengale Perry Meridian Indiana 184 1/9/2013 Luke Blanton Alexandria Indiana 141/149 2/5/2013 Andrew Roberts Bedford North Lawrence Indiana Tech 184 4/26/2013 Mitch Roadruck Lowell Indiana Tech 149 12/9/2012 Luke Kriech Franklin Community Indianapolis 157 3/18/2013 Nick Crume Jimtown Indianapolis 125/133 4/17/2013 Joe Kieffer Roncalli Indianapolis 149 5/2/2013 Angelo Robles Decatur Central Indianapolis 133 4/26/2013 Taylor Fee New Palestine Indianapolis 125/133 5/23/2013 Jared Boehm Heritage Hills Indianapolis 197 4/18/2013 Isaiah Bradley Muncie South Limestone 157 5/14/2013 Nick Stewart Jeffersonsville Lindenwood-Belleville 141 10/17/2012 Mitch Sliga Fishers Northwestern 197 5/7/2013 Tom Gettinger Connersville Pratt CC 133 5/7/2013 Kyle Webster Shenandoah Pratt CC 165 11/25/2012 Riley McClurg Perry Meridian Purdue 157 7/2/2012 Luke Welch Castle Purdue 125 2/5/2013 Josh Farrell Greenfield-Central Purdue 149/152 4/26/2013 Kaleb Hammersley Peru Virginia Military Institute 157 6/18/2013 Hunter Hickman Rensselaer Central Virginia Military Institute 141/149 11/23/2012 Riley Lefever Carroll Wabash 174 2/28/2013 Nick Bova Perry Meridian Wabash 141/149 2/28/2013 Connor Brummett Dekalb Wabash 157 2/28/2013 Alex Sparks Lawrence North Wabash 125 3/18/2013 Levi Moss Ben Davis Wabash 133/141 5/2/2013 Allen Betts Culver Community Wabash 125 5/8/2013 Mark Maldonado Highland Wabash 165 5/13/2013 Austin Jamison New Albany Wabash 133 5/14/2013 Daniel Thompson Jeffersonville Wabash 174 5/14/2013 Mitch McClure Carroll Wabash 141 6/11/2013 Jasi Coureur Jeffersonville West Virginia Tech 125
301
2013 Pick'ems Results
Here are the results for the pick'ems from Semi-State and State. You can click each column to sort by the value in that column.
 
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277
2013 IHSAA State Finals Information Central
Site: Bankers Life Fieldhouse, 125 S. Pennsylvania St., Indianapolis | Website
Admission: $8 per session or $20 both days.
 
Friday, Feb. 15, 2013
First Round | 6 pm ET.
 
Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013
Quarterfinals | 9:30 am ET with semifinals to follow.
Consolations | 5 pm ET.
Finals | 7:30 pm ET.
 
TrackWrestling.com Link
 
Rankings Breakdown
 
State Finals Pick'ems
 
The Three Headed Monster: State Finals Preview
 
@Indiana_Mat Twitter with all match results
*use the hashtag #INStateFinals13 for state finals related Tweets
 
IHSAA Program

Video Coverage Links
FloWrestling.com Coverage
 
BroadcastSport.net Coverage
 
IHSAA Coverage(Finals only) approx 7:30pm Saturday

609
Three Headed Monster: State Finals Preview
106





Mike's Cold Hard Locks
Joe's Fort Wayne Flavor


1
Jake Sinkovics-Mishawaka
Hayden Lee- Garrett


2
Hayden Lee-Garrett
Jake Sinkovics- Mishawaka


3
Chad Red-New Palestine
Chad Red- New Palestine


4
Brock Hudkins-Danville
Garrett Pepple- East Noble


5
Terrence Kennedy-Floyd Central
DJ Smith- Franklin


6
Garrett Pepple-East Noble
Brock Hudkins- Danville


7
Mike Garza-Merrillville
Terrence Kennedy- Floyd Central


8
Matt McKinney -Warren Central
Cael McCormmick- Yorktown



Dingo's 8-Pack
Karl's Elite 8


1
#1 Chad Red, New Palestine
Jake Sinkovics- Mishawaka


2
#2 Jake Sinkovics, Mishawaka
Chad Red- New Palestine


3
#3 Hayden Lee, Garrett
Hayden Lee- Garrett


4
#7 Garrett Pepple, East Noble
Brock Hudkins- Danville


5
#5 D.J. Smith, Franklin Community
DJ Smith- Franklin


6
#8 Brock Hudkins, Danville
Garrett Pepple- East Noble


7
#9 Matt McKinney, Warren Central
Terrence Kennedy- Floyd Central


8
#4 Terrance Kennedy, Floyd Central
Matt McKinney- Warren Central


Dingo’s Breakdown
If it’s not Red, it’s: Lee or Sinkovics. Honestly, take all three and throw them in a hat and pick one. I chose Red by an eyelash, as Lee has been money in rematches and Sink
 
Darkhorse(s): it’s hard to call SInkovics and Lee darkhorses, but on paper neither is the favorite. This weight really is a three horse race.
 
Upset alert: Mike Garza over D.J. Smith (returning state qualifiers meet in a pick ‘em), Drew Hildebrandt over Terrance Kennedy (Hildebrandt’s record is deceiving—he’s wrestled EVERYONE), Brett Johnson over Garrett Pepple (same thing for Johnson as Hildebrandt) and Cael McCormick over Matt McKinney
 
Inside Y2’s Mind
Why: Serving up some home cookin’ with these picks, but when they materialize I will look like a genius. This weight class has three wrestlers enter with zero losses and three others with only a single loss. It will be a barn burner from beginning to end and when the dust settles it could go down as the most exciting weight class of the weekend.
 
Bracket Busters:
Terrence Kennedy- He is the lone senior in the group and may give Red all he can handle on Saturday morning.
 
Cael McCormmick- He has the pedigree, he has the skills, and he has the intangibles to break many people’s brackets
 
Karl's Komments
 
The little guys should provide big fireworks this weekend as the four semi-state champs are a combined 143-1. Mishawaka's Jake Sinkovics (42-0) and Garrett's Hayden Lee (36-1) are both juniors who have a lot of high school experience. Sinkovics owns a victory over Lee this season but Lee has experience at the state finals. The other two semi-state champs both come in with unblemished records. Freshmen Brock Hudkins (21-0) and Chad Red (44-0) have dominated this season.
 
Best First Round Match Up – Mike Garza (39-3) 11 Merrillville vs. DJ Smith (38-5) 11 Franklin
 
Best Quarterfinal Clash – Brock Hudkins (21-0) 9 Danville vs. Garrett Pepple (40-1) 10 East Noble
 
Sensational Semifinal Slugfest – Chad Red (44-0) 9 New Palestine vs Hayden Lee (36-1) 11 Garrett

113




1
Stevan Micic-Hanover Central
Stevan Micic- Hanover Central


2
Jacob Cottey-Perry Meridian
Jacob Cottey- Perry Meridian


3
Sawyer Miller-South Adams
Damon Kuhn- Evansville Reitz


4
Gaige Torres-Portage
Connor Knapp- East Noble


5
Zach Davis-Penn
Zach Davis- Penn


6
Damon Kuhn -Evansville Reitz
Sawyer Miller- South Adams


7
Conner Knapp-East Noble
Gaige Torres- Portage


8
Charles Baker-Ind. Crispus Attucks
DeLawrence Gayfield- Concord



Dingo's 8-Pack
Karl's Elite 8


1
#1 Steven Micic, Hanover Central
Stevan Micic- Hanover Central


2
#3 Jacob Cottey, Perry Meridian
Jacob Cottey- Perry Meridian


3
#9 Damon Kuhn, Evansville Reitz
Damon Kuhn- Evansville Reitz


4
#4 Connor Knapp, East Noble
Connor Knapp- East Noble


5
#5 Jack Chastain, Hamilton Southeastern
Zach Davis- Penn


6
#7 Gaige Torres, Portage
Jack Chastain- Hamilton Southeastern


7
#11 Matt Mastison, Evansville Harrison
Jacob Brown- Castle


8
Charlie Baker, Crispus Attucks
DeLawrence Gayfield- Concord


Dingo’s Breakdown
If it’s not Micic, it’s: Cottey, but realistically, it’s Micic and no one else. This is one of just a few mortal lock weight classes.
 
Darkhorse(s): There really is no darkhorse to win the weight, but Zach Davis got red hot last year at State, and could do so again.
 
Upset alert: Mastison over Davis, Torres over Brown (this is a pick’em), Miller over Chastain (Chastain already beat Miller this year, but it was a tight one), Baker over Gayfield (Baker has some pretty solid leg defense)
 
Inside Y2’s Mind
Why: Micic is the class of the field and him getting beat would rank up with some of the biggest upsets in state finals history. Of course anything can happen, but Micic hasn’t broken a sweat this year and could put on an Andrew Howe type performance this weekend.
 
Bracket Busters:
Zach Davis- This is his third trip to state, he is no stranger to the big matches.
 
Sawyer Miller- He was in the semi-finals last year and a tough competitor that will not go down without a fight.
 
Karl's Komments
 
Region rats continue to crow about the quality of wrestler produced by Lake County. They will get no argument from me when they mention Hanover Central's Steven Micic. A state champion last year, this junior is currently ranked #2 in the country. It appears to be a one man race with everyone else chasing. Reitz' senior Damon Kuhn is battle tested and a semi-state champ. Perry Meridian would love to see junior Jacob Cottey make a deep run to help their team's chances of a title. East Noble's Conner Knapp has quietly put together an awesome season.
 
Best First Round Match Up – Sawyer Miller (40-2) 10 South Adams vs. Jack Chastain (37-1) 10 Hamilton Southeastern.
 
Best Quarterfinal Clash – Jacob Cottey (37-1) 11 Perry Meridian vs. Zach Davis (42-6) 11 Penn
 
Sensational Semifinal Slugfest – Conner Knapp (40-0) 10 East Noble vs. Jacob Cottey (37-1) 11 Perry Meridian.

120





Mike's Cold Hard Locks
Joe's Fort Wayne Flavor


1
Drew Hughes-Lowell
Drew Hughes- Lowell


2
Adam Garcia-Merrillville
Bailey LaHue- Corydon Central


3
Schuyler Phillips-Yorktown
Schuyler Phillips- Yorktown


4
Bailey Lahue-Coydon Central
Deondre Wilson- Warren Central


5
Deondre Wilson-Warren Central
Adam Garcia- Merrillville


6
Andrice Martin-Franklin Central
Andrice Martin- Franklin Central


7
LJ Moser-South Adams
Josh Davis- Evansville Reitz


8
Josh Davis -Evansville Reitz
LJ Moser- South Adams



Dingo's 8-Pack
Karl's Elite 8


1
#1 Schuyler Phillips, Yorktown
Deondre Wilson- Warren Central


2
#5 Adam Garcia, Merrillville
Schuyler Phillips- Yorktown


3
#3 Drew Hughes, Lowell
Drew Hughes- Lowell


4
#7 Bailey Lahue, Corydon Central
Bailey LaHue- Corydon Central


5
#2 Deondre Wilson, Warren Central
LJ Moser- South Adams


6
#6 Andrice Martin, Franklin Central
Josh Davis- Evansville Reitz


7
#14 L.J. Moser, South Adams
Andrice Martin- Franklin Central


8
Preston Mantel, Zionsville
Adam Garcia- Merrillville


Dingo’s Breakdown
If it’s not Phillips, it’s: Hughes (The Lowell freshman has been lights out all year and is certainly capable of winning it all. Only his youth gives me pause), Deondre Wilson, Adam Garcia (highest returning placer at this weight).
 
Darkhorse(s): Moser has a postseason win over Phillips, which shows that he can go with anyone. Martin is a talented and dynamic wrestler and could pose problems for Phillips
 
Upset alert: Mantel over Davis (Davis beat Mantel in OT earlier, but Mantel is wrestling his best now), Eldred over Lahue (Eldred had one regular season loss and Westfield has a tough schedule. He is going to be special before it’s all said and done in high school)
 
Inside Y2’s Mind
Why: This weight has been the one filled with lots of opinions on who and why certain wrestlers will come out on top. The top five wrestlers are all contenders for the blue medal. Drew Hughes has had a phenomenal freshman campaign and looks to cap it off on top of the podium. He will have to go through a battle tested senior in Schuyler Phillips and then get through one of what seems a dozen contenders in the bottom bracket.
 
Bracket Busters:
Adam Garcia- He was a top four finisher last year and has the tools to get to the finals. He is no sleeper, but one that many are writing off.
 
Bailey LaHue- Coming from a school not exactly a wrestling power house he is as legit as they come. He already has one state medal and don’t blink if he is under the lights and on top of the podium.
 
Karl's Komments
 
The quality and depth at 120 rivals any weight class in the state this year. Yorktown senior Schuyler Phillips rebounded in impressive fashion at semi-state after a regional hiccup. Lowell's baby monster Drew Hughes is terrifying on top. From the deep south comes Corydon's Bailey Lahue and Warren Central brings undefeated Deondre Wilson from the East Side of Indy. Another three or four wrestlers possess the skills needed to upset the semi-state champs.
 
Best First Round Match Up – Adam Garcia (34-2) 12 Merrillville vs. Andrew Ledford (45-4) 12 Kokomo
 
Best Quarterfinal Clash – Bailey Lahue (38-2) 10 Corydon vs. LJ Moser (28-1) 12 South Adams
 
Sensational Semifinal Slugfest – Schuyler Phillips (45-2) 12 Yorktown vs. Drew Hughes (36-1) 9 Lowell

126





Mike's Cold Hard Locks
Joe's Fort Wayne Flavor


1
Nick Crume-Jimtown
Nick Crume- Jimtown


2
Luke Welch-Castle
Brandon James- Perry Meridian


3
Josh Fuqua-Crown Point
Blake Denton- Twin Lakes


4
Blake Denton-Twin Lake
Josh Fuqua- Crown Point


5
Brandon James-Perry Meridian
Luke Welch- Castle


6
Tom Gettinger-Connersville
Tom Gettinger- Connersville


7
Tyler Fleener -Center Grove
Tyler Fleener- Center Grove


8
Ben Harvey-Indpls. Cathedral
Ben Harvey- Cathedral



Dingo's 8-Pack
Karl's Elite 8


1
#2 Brandon James, Perry Meridian
Nick Crume- Jimtown


2
#1 Nick Crume, Jimtown
Luke Welch- Castle


3
#5 Tom Gettinger, Connersville
Tom Gettinger- Connersville


4
#8 Ben Harvey, Cathedral
Ben Harvey- Cathedral


5
#4 Josh Fuqua, Crown Point
Brandon James- Perry Meridian


6
#3 Luke Welch, Castle
Josh Fuqua- Crown Point


7
#6 Blake Denton, Twin Lakes
Blake Denton- Twin Lakes


8
#7 Tyler Fleener, Center Grove
Tyler Fleener- Center Grove


Dingo’s Breakdown
If it’s not James, it’s: Crume, although I’m sure most people have Crume as the favorite. He has been nothing short of dominant this year and it’s hard to find any flaw in his game. Gettinger looked the part of a state champ at semi-state and will be a very tough out for anyone.
 
Darkhorse(s): Since Crume is basically a favorite or co-favorite, I’ll go with Gettinger. The Connersville standout is excellent on his feet and probably even better on the mat. Throw in a plus gastank and you have yourself a real stud.
 
Upset alert: James over Crume, Gettinger over Crume (Obviously, I feel that New Castle is very strong at this weight)
 
Inside Y2’s Mind
Why: The magic coin got a workout in this weight class. The quarter-finals alone features at least three matches that many throughout the year have said would be state finals matches. Crume has been the most consistent over the year and seems primed to bring a blue medal back to Baugo. He will be pushed and shoved from every direction and one slip up could land one of about six wrestlers on the top step of the podium.
 
Bracket Busters:
Luke Welch- I hate to call a kid with two state medals and the family history he does a bracket buster. He has the tools to make me toss my bracket out the window.
 
Tom Gettinger- Another that is hard to call a bracket buster after his big win over James last week. He will have to fend off 2011 state runner-up Josh Fuqua to make the semi-finals then take on stalwart Crume to make the finals.
 
Karl's Komments
 
Prognosticators have been anticipating a Nick Crume-Brandon James match up in the state finals since the start of the season. No one was mentioning Connersville senior Tom Gettinger then, but they all know about him now. Evansville semi-state champ Luke Welch is a seasoned and tough wrestler who has already committed to Purdue. Welch also needs to be mentioned in the state title discussion. Jimtown's Nick Crume has quietly throttled all competition this season.
 
Best First Round Match Up – Dylan Logsdon (29-8) 12 Portage vs. Tyler Feener (40-3) 11 Center Grove
 
Best Quarterfinal Clash – Luke Welch (44-1) 12 Castle vs. Brandon James (33-1) 10 Perry Meridian
 
Sensational Semifinal Slugfest – Tom Gettinger (45-1) 12 Connersville vs. Nick Crume (34-0) 12 Jimtown

132





Mike's Cold Hard Locks
Joe's Fort Wayne Flavor


1
Cody Lecount-Perry Meridian
Cody LeCount- Perry Meridian


2
Levi Moss-Ben Davis
Levi Moss- Ben Davis


3
Trevor Burlison-Crown Point
Grant Martsolf- Mishawaka


4
Dalton Baysinger-Yorktown
Trevor Burlison- Crown Point


5
Devin Broukal-Bloomington South
Mitch Hartman- South Bend Clay


6
Grant Martsoff-Mishawaka
Devin Broukal- Bloomington South


7
Mitch Hartman-South Bend Clay
Logan Wedding- Evansville Memorial


8
Skyler Lykins-Franklin Community
Skyler Lykins- Franklin



Dingo's 8-Pack
Karl's Elite 8


1
#1 Cody LeCount, Perry Meridian
Cody LeCount- Perry Meridian


2
#3 Levi Moss, Ben Davis
Grant Martsolf- Mishawaka


3
#10 Dalton Baysinger, Yorktown
Trevor Burlison- Crown Point


4
#6 Trevor Burlison, Crown Point
Mitch Hartman- South Bend Clay


5
#2 Mitch Hartman, South Bend Clay
Zach Krumlauf- Dekalb


6
#9 Devin Broukal, Bloomington South
Dalton Baysinger- Yorktown


7
#14 Jordan Lile, Fishers
Ben Fiechter- Southern Wells


8
#16 Skyler Lykins, Franklin Community
Skyler Lykins- Franklin


Dingo’s Breakdown
If it’s not LeCount, it’s: Moss (Coach’s son returns again to the State meet, looking for the ultimate prize. While he is as tough and solid as they come, beating LeCount is probably too much to ask)
 
Darkhorse(s): Again, it’s hard to call a returning two-time placer and 2nd ranked coach’s son a dark horse, but Hartman should meet Moss in the quarterfinals. If he can get by Moss, Hartman is capable of a state finals appearance.
 
Upset alert: Snyder over Burlison (Snyder is a scrappy dude, and his record is misleading. The former state qualifier has been rounding into shape and will be dangerous), Broukal over Krumlauf (hard to bet against the two-time qualifier and 4th ranked Dekalb wrestler, but Broukal won a big Friday night match last year and looks to repeat history), Fiechter over Moss (tough senior and returning state qualifier won’t roll over for Moss), Perez over Hartman (nasty draw for the talented Hot Dawg wrestler. Slick and tough, he could give Hartman a hard time), Wedding over Baysinger (not much of an upset as they are #11 and #10, respectively) and Lile over Martsolf (Lile looked much better at semi-state than regionals and sectionals). This is a deep and tough bracket, but LeCount is a notch above the rest of the strong field.
 
Inside Y2’s Mind
Why: My (not so) expert opinion is this is a two horse race. The favorite is LeCount with only two career losses, I don’t see him suffering any more in his a career. He will not have an easy time navigating the bracket with landmines like Moss, Hartman and Broukal placed throughout the bracket.
 
Bracket Busters:
Mitch Hartman- He is a two time placer and made the semi-finals as a sophomore. Don’t overlook the possibility of him making the semi-finals or finals.
 
Dalton Baysinger- He is a tough competitor that has the ability to make a deep run. With great defense and very opportune offense he can make any match a winnable match.
 
Karl's Komments
 
Perry Meridian's Cody LeCount has been the lead dog in this weight class from the start of the season and he has handled that pressure admirably, running the table with a perfect 36-0 record. Veteran Ben Davis Giant Levi Moss is the brackets other unbeaten but a combination of a brutal quarter bracket and some injury issues might make the way for some one else to bully their way to the podium. Fort Wayne semi-state champ Dalton Baysinger had a great day at the Coliseum, knocking off perviously unbeaten Zach Krumlauf of DeKalb. Trevor Burlison of Crown Point often gets overshadowed by some of his teammates but he has a great opportunity for a deep run.
 
Best First Round Match Up – Levi Moss (35-0) 12 Ben Davis vs. Ben Fiechter (39-3) 12 Southern Wells
 
Best Quarterfinal Clash – Dalton Baysinger (44-3) 12 Yorktown vs. Grant Martsoff (37-6) 12 Mishawaka
 
Sensational Semifinal Slugfest – Mitch Hartman (44-3) 12 South Bend Clay vs. Grant Martsoff (37-6) 12 Mishawaka

138





Mike's Cold Hard Locks
Joe's Fort Wayne Flavor


1
Luke Blanton-Alexandria
Tommy Forte- Mishawka


2
Chandler Carroll-Yorktown
Luke Blanton- Alexandria


3
Tom Forte -Mishawaka
Chandler Carroll- Yorktown


4
Tyler Hupp-Indian Creek
Evan Loe- Peru


5
Nick Bova-Perry Meridian
Anthony McHugh- Culver Academies


6
Anthony McHugh-Culver Academies
Nick Bova- Perry Meridian


7
Evan Loe-Peru
Tyler Hupp- Indian Creek


8
Juwan Bartlett-Lawrence North
Juwan Bartlett- Lawrence North



Dingo's 8-Pack
Karl's Elite 8


1
#1 Tommy Forte, Mishawaka
Tommy Forte- Mishawka


2
#2 Luke Blanton, Alexandria
Luke Blanton- Alexandria


3
#3 Chandler Carroll, Yorktown
Chandler Carroll- Yorktown


4
#9 Tyler Hupp, Indian Creek
Evan Loe- Peru


5
#4 Nick Bova, Perry Meridian
Anthony McHugh- Culver Academies


6
#5 Anthony McHugh, Culver Academies
Nick Bova- Perry Meridian


7
#7 Evan Loe, Peru
Tyler Hupp- Indian Creek


8
#14 Juwan Bartlett, Lawrence North
Juwan Bartlett- Lawrence North


Dingo’s Breakdown
If it’s not Forte, it’s: Blanton (It’s hard to be much more impressive than Blanton was at New Castle this past weekend, but beating Forte is quite a task for the tough two-time placer).
 
Darkhorse(s): Carroll has had a phenomenal career already and looks to add to his hardware. He is plenty dangerous in this class. Bova has wrestled everyone and, outside of the unusual match vs Blanton, he can hang with anyone.
 
Upset alert: Wagner over Hupp (Wagner appeared to be injured by the end of the day at semi-state. If he is healthy, he is very dangerous. If he can’t go, his replacement Chase Watson of HSE is plenty tough in his own right and will push Hupp)
 
Inside Y2’s Mind
Why: The past two years Blanton has been a bracket buster and pulled crazy upsets at state. Will he be able to do it for a third time? This weight has three wrestlers that stand out in Forte, Blanton and Carroll. Each has taken home hardware from state before, but none have wrestled under the lights.
 
Bracket Busters:
Anthony McHugh- He has been to state three times, but never come home with any hardware. This year will be different for the future Air Force Falcon. Don’t be surprised if he makes the finals.
 
Nick Bova- Never under estimate a wrestler with two state medals from the perennial state power. Bova has all the tools necessary to make a deep run at Bankers Life.
 
Karl's Komments
 
Personally, this weight class contains some of my favorite wrestlers to watch in the state. New Castle semi-state champ Luke Blanton of Alexandria is a dynamic athlete that has provided many thrills for the fans in Indy. Also on this side of the bracket is Indian Creek's Tyler Hupp. Hupp has state experience and comes in as a semi state champ. Don't overlook Peru's Evan Loe or Culver Military's Anthony McHugh, either one could be a dark horse state finalists. The other side of the bracket shakes out with Yorktown's Chandler Carroll and Mishawaka's Tommy Forte being the odds on favorites to reach the semis.
 
Best First Round Match Up – Nick Bova (36-2) 12 Perry Meridian vs. Isiah Kemper (44-4) 10 Evansville Central
 
Best Quarterfinal Clash – Tyler Hupp (39-1) 12 Indian Creek vs. Evan Loe (43-3) 11 Peru
 
Sensational Semifinal Slugfest – Chandler Carroll (40-1) 11 Yorktown vs. Tommy Forte (42-0) 10 Mishawaka

145





Mike's Cold Hard Locks
Joe's Fort Wayne Flavor


1
Neal Molloy-Danville
Neal Molloy- Danville


2
Eli Walker-Yorktown
Brendon Kelley- Evansville Central


3
Cody Handley-Northeastern
Eli Walker- Yorktown


4
Tristen Macri-Mishawaka
Tristan Macri- Mishawaka


5
Brenden Kelley-Evansville Harrison
Cody Handley- Northeastern


6
Robbie Elsea-New Palestine
Shabaka Johns- Warren Central


7
Mitch Roadruck-Lowell
Mitch Roadruck- Lowell


8
Kyle Jolas-Huntington North
Robbie Elsea- New Palestine



Dingo's 8-Pack
Karl's Elite 8


1
#1 Neal Molloy, Danville
Neal Molloy- Danville


2
#2 Brandon Kelley, Evansville Central
Brendon Kelley- Evansville Central


3
#4 Tristan Macri, Mishawaka
Eli Walker- Yorktown


4
#9 Mitch Roadruck, Lowell
Tristan Macri- Mishawaka


5
#5 Cody Handley, Northeastern
Cody Handley- Northeastern


6
#7 Shabaka Johns, Warren Central
Shabaka Johns- Warren Central


7
#3 Eli Walker, Yorktown
Robbie Elsea- New Palestine


8
#8 Robbie Elsea, New Palestine
Mitch Roadruck- Lowell


Dingo’s Breakdown
If it’s not Molloy, it’s: Kelley (It’s very unlikely that anyone will get Molloy, but Kelley appears to have the best chance).
 
Darkhorse(s): Handley might have some health concerns, but if he’s healthy he could be battling Molloy under the lights.
 
Upset alert: Jolas over Johns (Two-time state qualifier might be able to get by the tough-riding Johns), McKee over Handley (Handley impressed me as far back as last year, but his injury clouds his weekend outlook), Mammolenti over Kelley (the tough Penn wrestler has wrestled a brutal schedule and has been able to hang with the big dogs), Campbell over Walker (there is some familiarity there as they competed in the same semi-state two years ago and Campbell has a knack for snatching victory from the jaws of defeat), Ferguson over Roadruck (on paper, the Lowell wrestler is a big favorite, but Ferguson is riding some serious momentum), Elsea over Macri, potential quarterfinals match (Elsea is a tough senior and could follow in fellow Dragon Connor Robinson’s amazing state run last year)
 
Inside Y2’s Mind
Why: Neal Molloy is one of the top wrestlers in the state and nation. He placed at Fargo and Super 32 this offseason with this year focused on his second state title. Last year it was shown that he can be derailed, but don’t expect that this year.
 
Bracket Busters:
Cody Handley- Coming off a semi-state championship he has not gotten the press others have as a contender for a high spot on the podium.
 
Mitch Roadruck- He is a great competitor that has had his season overshadowed by the Hughes brothers. He has been around the block and could sneak into the finals if you aren’t careful.
 
Karl's Komments
 
Two titans from the south appear to have separated themselves in the race for the crown at 145. Danville's Neal Molloy has wrestled under the lights before and has national credentials. His semi state rival Brendon Kelley of Evansville Central wrestles a wide open style. A match up in the finals between these two would surely entertain the crowd. A host of other talented grapplers will look to knock the two front runners off their perch. Eli Walker of Yorktown and Tristan Macri of Mishawaka don't get as much ink as their teammates but both are battle tested warriors.
 
Best First Round Match Up – Neal Molloy (39-0) 12 Danville vs. Chris Katsafaros (39-3) 12 Chesterton
 
Best Quarterfinal Clash – Cody Handley (41-2) 12 Northeastern vs. Brendon Kelley (37-1) 11 Evansville Central
 
Sensational Semifinal Slugfest – Tristan Macri (42-1) 11 Mishawaka vs. Neal Malloy (39-0) 12 Danville.

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Mike's Cold Hard Locks
Joe's Fort Wayne Flavor


1
Isaiah Bradley- Muncie Southside
Josh Farrell- Greenfield Central


2
Josh Farrell- Greenfield Central
Isaiah Bradley- Muncie Southside


3
Vinny Corsaro- Indianapolis Cathedral
Vinny Corsaro- Indianapolis Cathedral


4
Dusty Schurg- Crown Point
Connor Brummett- Dekalb


5
Brayden Montgomery- Danville
Brayden Montgomery- Danville


6
Jordan Partee- Madison
Dusty Schurg- Crown Point


7
Sam Ferdig- South Bend Adams
Nick Borta- North Montgomery


8
Sebastian Eckert- Huntington North
Sebastian Eckert- Huntington North



Dingo's 8-Pack
Karl's Elite 8


1
#1 Isaiah Bradley, Muncie Central
Josh Farrell- Greenfield Central


2
#2 Josh Farrell, Greenfield-Central
Isaiah Bradley- Muncie Southside


3
#3 Vinny Corsaro, Cathedral
Vinny Corsaro- Indianapolis Cathedral


4
#9 Jordan Partee, Madison
Dusty Schurg- Crown Point


5
#7 Brayden Montgomery, Danville
Brayden Montgomery- Danville


6
#8 Jackson Bennett, Hamilton Southeastern
Jordan Partee- Madison


7
#6 Nick Borta, North Montgomery
Sam Ferdig- South Bend Adams


8
Kody Henshaw, Evansville Memorial
Kody Henshaw- Evansville Memorial


Dingo’s Breakdown

 
If it’s not Bradley, it’s: Farrell-The three-time state placer looks to add another placement to his collection. He puts up a lot of points and is pretty strong in all aspects, Corsaro-Like Farrell, Corsaro is attempting to become a rare four-time state placer. Also like Farrell, he is a returning state runner-up. Corsaro is solid on his feet and especially on the mat and, like his previous two seasons, appears to be peaking in the postseason. Bradley is the favorite, but he will have to work for his repeat bid.
 
Darkhorse(s): Corsaro, Farrell, #4 Schurg—I realize it’s a little strange to have him here when I picked him to be “upset” by Bennett, but his only two losses on the year are to Illinois studs and he is a returning state qualifier.
 
Upset alert: Bennett over #4 Schurg (Bennett is a stud, and this is a lot closer matchup than the majority of 1-4 matches), #12 Brummett over Partee (not really an upset, except according to the rankings), #11 Ferdig over Borta (Ferdig was 2nd in his semi-state, Borta was 3rd; they are pretty closely ranked and had roughly similar seasons), #13 Manspeaker over Corsaro (tough draw for the senior from Penn, but he is tough and battle-tested)
 
Inside Y2’s Mind

 
Why: This weight class has been shaping up all season to be one of the most anticipated of the weekend with three wrestlers in the mix that have experience under the lights. The question all season was could Isaiah Bradley defend his title. So far he is unblemished, but has yet to face the top competitors in the weight class. He is one that you cannot count out and when the lights are on he seems to shine the brightest. He will be pushed by three-time medalist Josh Farrell who has been lights out all season long. You cannot count out Vinny Corsaro who wrestled under the lights last year to make a run for the top step.
 
Bracket Busters:
 
Brayden Montgomery- He doesn’t come in with the credentials the rest of the top contenders in this weight do, but he has the skills to pull a few upsets.
 
Dusty Schurg- Growing up with 18 brothers you know he is tough as nails and one that won’t crack under pressure. Like Montgomery he has the tools needed to surprise folks this weekend.
 
 
 
Karl's Komments

 
Defending state champion Isaiah Bradley of Muncie South headlines the 152 pound class but does not appear to be a clear cut favorite to repeat. Many think that Greenfield Central's Josh Farrell possesses the arsenal to take out Bradley. Crown Point veteran Dusty Schurg knows how to win close matches and Cathedral's Vinny Corsaro was a state runner up one year ago.
 
Best First Round Match Up – Trevor Manspeaker (44-4) 12 Penn vs. Vinny Corsaro (43-3) 11 Cathedral
 
Best Quarterfinal Clash – Dusty Schurg (27-2) 12 Crown Point vs. Jordan Partee (48-3) 11 Madison
 
Sensational Semifinal Slugfest – Josh Farrell (44-0) 12 Greenfield Central vs. Dusty Schurg (27-2) 12 Crown Point

160





Mike's Cold Hard Locks
Joe's Fort Wayne Flavor


1
Kenny Hughes- Lowell
Austin McCloskey- Western Boone


2
Seth Seitzinger- Bloomington south
Riley McClurg- Perry Meridian


3
Mark Maldonado- Highland
Rhett Hiestand- Yorktown


4
Rhett Hiestand- Yorktown
Mahlon Parkinson- Evansville Mater Dei


5
Luke Kriech- Franklin community
Mark Maldonado- Highland


6
Riley McClurg- Perry Meridian
Luke Kriech- Franklin community


7
Mahlon Parkinson- Evansville Mater Dei
Blake Rypel- Cathedral


8
Blake Rypel- Cathedral
Seth Seitzinger- Bloomington south



Dingo's 8-Pack
Karl's Elite 8


1
#1 Austin McCloskey, Western Boone
Austin McCloskey- Western Boone


2
#8 Riley McClurg, Perry Meridian
Seth Seitzinger- Bloomington south


3
#10 Mark Maldonado, Highland
Rhett Hiestand- Yorktown


4
#7 Blake Rypel, Cathedral
Mark Maldonado- Highland


5
#9 Luke Kriech, Franklin Community
Riley McClurg- Perry Meridian


6
#4 Mahlon Parkinson, Evansville Mater Dei
Luke Kriech- Franklin community


7
#5 Rhett Hiestand, Yorktown
Blake Rypel- Cathedral


8
#6 Seth Seitzinger, Bloomington South
Mahlon Parkinson- Evansville Mater Dei


Dingo’s Breakdown

 
If it’s not McCloskey, it’s: #2 Hughes-In a strange twist of fate, Hughes and McCloskey meet up on Friday night for the second year in a row. McCloskey won last year’s battle, and the Lowell stud has a great shot at running the table if he can get by the Western Boone standout, Rypel-It’s very hard to believe this kid is only a freshman. He’s very, very slick and solid in all aspects….Oh, and very dangerous as well, McClurg-The Perry standout senior just proved he can beat anyone in the state when he handed McCloskey his first loss all season.
 
Darkhorse(s): Kriech-How does this defending state runner-up (losing a very close Finals match in the process) get lost in the sauce? He is very capable of another deep run. Maldonado-He has only one loss all year, to Hughes, which he avenged at semi-state. Parkinson-The EMD senior has been tough all year, and the bracket is set up for a run to the finals if he gets hot.
 
Upset alert: #11 Gomez over Rypel (tough senior matches up with freshman phenom), #16 Krege over Maldonado (record is a little misleading with Krege, the Pendoski-trained junior who has improved steadily the past year), #12 Hollins over McClurg (Tough junior doesn’t have a sterling record, but has wrestled a tough schedule and has some nice wins)
 
Inside Y2’s Mind

 
Why: Oh boy, oh boy, OH BOY! About 8:30pm on Friday all eyes will be on mat 2 to watch a match one week ago many were predicting for the state finals. Both Austin McCloskey and Kenny Hughes suffered their first losses of the year last week and their reward is a first round match-up that many will be talking about for years. Last year McCloskey won on Friday night against Hughes by the score of 5-1. This weight is one of the most wide open weights with the top half of the bracket absolutely loaded. The winner of McCloskey and Hughes will feel like they won the showcase showdown as they will get last year’s runner-up Luke Kriech. On the bottom half of the bracket you have a red hot Riley McClurg and an always dangerous Mater Dei wrestler in Mahlon Parkinson. In all honesty this weight class has about 14 bracket busters in it.
 
Bracket Busters:
 
Mahlon Parkinson- Never, never, never count out a Mater Dei wrestler to make a deep run. This year, he is my pick to bust up some brackets.
 
Blake Rypel- The super frosh is extremely talented and is poised to make things interesting this weekend.
 
Seth Seitzinger- He is a solid wrestler who wrestles a style that puts him in every match. Don’t count him out to make it under the lights on Saturday.
 
Karl's Komments

 
Friday night's clash between Austin McCloskey of Western Boone and Lowell's Kenny Hughes could be one for the ages. These two ended the season ranked in the top five in the state and by luck of the draw, they will face off on Friday night. Perry Meridian's Riley McClurg and Highland's Mark Maldonado are responsible for the exciting Friday night match up and these two will look to continue the momentum they gained last Saturday. Seth Seitzinger of Bloomington South and Rhett Hiestand of Yorktown are both semi state champs who could make deep runs in this bracket.
 
Best First Round Match Up – Kenny Hughes (39-1) 11 Lowell vs Austin McCloskey (42-1) 11 Western Boone
 
Best Quarterfinal Clash – Riley McClurg (33-3) 12 Perry Meridian vs. Seth Seitzinger (36-7) 12 Bloomington South
 
Sensational Semifinal Slugfest – Rhett Hiestand (44-2) 11 Yorktown vs. Austin McCloskey (42-1) Western Boone

170





Mike's Cold Hard Locks
Joe's Fort Wayne Flavor


1
Bobby Steveson- Merrillville
Riley Lefever- Ft. Wayne Carroll


2
Scottie Sopko- Hobart
Bobby Steveson- Merrillville


3
Anthony Linnear- Ft. Wayne Northside
Jake Rickenbaugh- Heritage Hills


4
Logan Floor- Westfield
Conner Galvin- Bloomington South


5
Riley Lefever- Ft. Wayne Carroll
Scottie Sopko- Hobart


6
Austin Neibarger- Hamilton Southeastern
Anthony Linnear- Ft. Wayne Northside


7
Jake Rickenbaugh- Heritage Hills
Tanner Adams- Jimtown


8
Conner Galvin- Bloomington South
Logan Floor- Westfield



Dingo's 8-Pack
Karl's Elite 8


1
#1 Bobby Steveson, Merrillville
Riley Lefever- Ft. Wayne Carroll


2
#2 Riley Lefever, Carroll
Bobby Steveson- Merrillville


3
#7 Jake Rickenbaugh, Heritage Hills
Anthony Linnear- Ft. Wayne Northside


4
#11 Logan Floor, Westfield
Conner Galvin- Bloomington South


5
#6 Scottie Sopko, Hobart
Scottie Sopko- Hobart


6
#5 Anthony Linnear, Fort Wayne North Side
Austin Neibarger- Hamilton Southeastern


7
#3 Austin Neibarger, Hamilton Southeastern
Jake Rickenbaugh- Heritage Hills


8
#9 Conor Galvin, Bloomington South
Logan Floor- Westfield


Dingo’s Breakdown

 
If it’s not Steveson, it’s: Lefever-The senior from Carroll looks like Steveson’s only real challenge for supremacy at this weight. He is undefeated and has beaten most opponents pretty badly.
 
Darkhorse(s): Neibarger-The HSE senior hasn’t been able to match his freshman magic, when he placed in a tough upper weight class. He has an extremely tough first round match and, if he wins, he gets Steveson. If he can get by the first two matches, he could go all the way. Sopko-He has only three losses (despite being in Steveson’s proximity) and is returning placer
 
Upset alert: #8 Adams over Neibarger (The Jimtown senior is a rough opener for Neibarger…this could go either way), #16 Fentz over Sopko (Fentz has wrestled nearly every tough team in the state and won’t be intimidated by Sopko)
 
Inside Y2’s Mind

 
Why: This weight features two undefeated wrestlers in Steveson and Lefever both on a collision course under the lights. Steveson has beaten Lefever the few times they have wrestled including a one point match in the fall of 2011. This could be quite a match-up as both have great gas tanks and are not shy about putting points on the board. Of course they will have to navigate the field that features some very tough wrestlers like Rickenbaugh, Galvin, Linnear and Adams.
 
Bracket Busters:
 
Anthony Linnear- Hard to call him a bracket buster after placing third last year, but he is still a wildcard. He will give every opponent a tough match-up.
 
Scottie Sopko- Another one that is hard to call a bracket buster. The quarter-final match between him and Lefever will most likely wrestle under the lights.
 
Tanner Adams- Last year he was not able to wrestle at the state finals and with this year being his senior year he could definitely make things interesting.
 
 
 
Karl's Komments

 
The 170 class is another class where two front runners have emerged and remained unbeaten through this season. Fort Wayne Carroll's Riley Lefever and Merrillville's Bobby Steveson are on a collision course. The bracket gods were kind to the fans of Indiana and this match up, if it happens, will be under the spot light. Steveson's local rival Scottie Sopko of Hobart and Lefever's opponent at sectional, regional and semi-state, Anthony Linnear of Fort Wayne North Side will look to finally topple their rivals. Others looking to advance deep into the bracket are super frosh Conner Galvin of Bloomington South and veteran Austin Neibarger of Hamilton Southeastern.
 
Best First Round Match Up – Tanner Adams (42-2) 12 Jimtown vs. Austin Neibarger (35-3) 12 Hamilton Southeastern.
 
Best Quarterfinal Clash – Riley Lefever (43-0) Fort Wayne Carroll vs. Scottie Sopko (39-3) 10 Hobart
 
Sensational Semifinal Slugfest – Anthony Linnear (32-4) 12 Fort Wayne North Side vs. Bobby Steveson (35-0) 10 Merrillville

182





Mike's Cold Hard Locks
Joe's Fort Wayne Flavor


1
Matt Hurford- Culver Community
Matt Hurford- Culver Community


2
Jake Massengale- Perry Meridian
Jake Massengale- Perry Meridian


3
Brad Busse- Bellmont
Brad Busse- Bellmont


4
Dakota Thacker- Bloomington South
Dakota Thacker- Bloomington South


5
Katrell Moss- Warren Central
Brian Wagner- New Palestine


6
Ryan Jankowski- South Bend St. Joes
Exvonte Jones- Portage


7
Brian Wagner- New Palestine
Ryan Jankowski- South Bend St. Joes


8
Exvonte Jones- Portage
Katrell Moss- Warren Central



Dingo's 8-Pack
Karl's Elite 8


1
#1 Matt Hurford, Culver Community
Matt Hurford- Culver Community


2
#3 Jake Masengale, Perry Meridian
Jake Massengale- Perry Meridian


3
#6 Brad Busse, Belmont
Brad Busse- Bellmont


4
#2 Dakota Thacker, Bloomington South
Brian Wagner- New Palestine


5
Ryan Jankowski, South Bend St. Joseph
Dakota Thacker- Bloomington South


6
#10 Katrell Moss, Warren Central
Ryan Jankowski- South Bend St. Joes


7
#5 Brian Wagner, New Palestine
Katrell Moss- Warren Central


8
#20 Exvonte Jones, Portage
Connor Ludwig- Brownsburg


Dingo’s Breakdown

 
If it’s not Hurford, it’s: Masengale-Perry’s senior is a returning state runner-up and two-time qualifier. He’s had just a couple of lapses this season, but is capable of beating Hurford or anyone else at the weight.
 
Darkhorse(s): Busse-The returning 7th place finisher owns a win over Thacker and is wrestling at a very high level right now. A potential semis match vs. Masengale should be intense, and Busse could run the table, Thacker-Thacker completes the merry-go-round with Busse and Masengale—he lost to Busse but beat Masengale, and Busse lost to Masengale. Only a junior, Thacker is a pinner and is in the elite level of the weight class.
 
Upset alert: Jones over #15 Ludwig (Jones has been through a gauntlet of tough opponents, which could serve him well in this opening match), Riley over Busse (Tough Friday night match for both wrestlers, but especially for Riley, who should be ranked…he is no joke), #4 Zorniger over Hurford (state-ranked #4 has the misfortune of drawing state favorite Hurford…or is it Hurford who is unfortunate?), #12 Pfister over Wagner (common opponent Katrell Moss…both lost close matches), Jankowski over #18 Chambers (overlooked Jankowski was a strong second at Merrillville semi-state and looks to keep it rolling over the Edgewood junior)
 
Inside Y2’s Mind
Why: At 182lbs you are looking at a two horse race right now between the returning state runner-up at 170lbs and the returning 5th place finisher in this weight. Masengale has had a couple hiccups this year, but is battle tested throughout the season. Hurford has been rarely tested this year which could be a factor later into the day on Saturday. Dakota Thacker is also one to watch as he owns a win over Masengale and will look to avenge a Friday night loss to Hurford from last year.
 
Bracket Busters:
 
Ryan Jankowski- He has flown under the radar all season long and has had a very strong tournament series.
 
Brad Busse- As with Mater Dei, Bellmont has a tradition of pulling upsets. With this being their only state qualifier look for their coaching staff to have him primed for a spot under the lights.
 
 
 
Karl's Komments

 
Perry Meridian's Jake Masengale wrestled under the lights last year and lost a narrow decision to Sean Mappes of Center Grove. He overcame a hiccup at regional to top the field at New Castle. On the other side of the bracket looms Culver Community's unbeaten Matt Hurford. Hurford must survive a brutal quarter bracket that includes Avon's Jonah Zorniger and Warren Central's Katrell Moss. Bloomington South's Dakota Thacker and Bellmont's Brad Busse also are in this class and both have experience at Banker's Life.
 
Best First Round Match Up – Brian Wagner (38-5) 11 New Palestine vs. Ben Pfister (39-5) 12 Adams Central
 
Best Quarterfinal Clash – Brad Busse (34-2) 12 Bellmont vs. Ryan Jankowski (38-5) 11 South Bend St. Joseph
 
Sensational Semifinal Slugfest – Matt Hurford (44-0) 12 Culver Community vs. Brian Wagner (38-5) 11 New Palestine

195





Mike's Cold Hard Locks
Joe's Fort Wayne Flavor


1
Mitch Sliga- Fishers
Mitch Sliga- Fishers


2
Jacob Ricks- Benton Central
Jacob Ricks- Benton Central


3
Clayton Fiddler- Bloomington South
Mason Nickel- Roncalli


4
Mason Nickel- Roncalli
Clayton Fiddler- Bloomington South


5
Ryan Patterson- Lowell
Kalob Salkill- South Spencer


6
Kalob Salkill- South Spencer
Kyle Garringer- Jay County


7
Jaylin Allen- South Bend Clay
Jaylin Allen- South Bend Clay


8
Justin Beruman- Delphi
Justin Beruman- Delphi



Dingo's 8-Pack
Karl's Elite 8


1
#1 Mitch Sliga, Fisher
Mitch Sliga- Fishers


2
#8 Jacob Ricks, Benton Central
Mason Nickel- Roncalli


3
#2 Clayton Fiddler, Bloomington South
Jacob Ricks- Benton Central


4
#7 Mason Nickell, Roncalli
Clayton Fiddler- Bloomington South


5
#6 Jaylin Allen, South Bend Clay
Joseph Ross- Northfield


6
#4 Kyle Garringer, Jay County
Kyle Garringer- Jay County


7
#19 Kalob Salkill, South Spencer
Kalob Salkill- South Spencer


8
Justin Berumen, Pioneer
Justin Beruman- Delphi


Dingo’s Breakdown

 
If it’s not Sliga, it’s: Fiddler-It’s just not going to happen. Sliga is a mortal lock.
 
Darkhorse(s): Nickell-The Roncalli senior has a nasty streak. He looks a little smaller than some of his opponents, but he is very quick and aggressive. Wrestling a tough slate of opponents, he had some huge wins this season. He looked a little nicked up at semi-state, so his health could be an issue.
 
Upset alert: #9 Ross over Allen (This is a slightly unusual situation, as Ross is a semi-state champ ranked lower than semi-state fourth place finisher Allen. The returning state qualifier Allen has wrestled a pretty tough schedule), Salkill over #17 Webster (This would be a very minor upset—in reality, this is probably a pick’em), #5 Perdue over Fiddler (#5 vs. #2 in an opening round match! Perdue had a rough semi-state, but he is extremely dangerous and could pull the upset over the returning state placer), #20 Patterson over Garringer (#20 advanced out of a wacky Merrillville semi-state and could spring a surprise for #4 Garringer, who was upset at semi-state), Ricks over Nickell (potential semifinal match, they met earlier this year, with Nickell winning 4-2)
 
 
 
Inside Y2’s Mind

 
Why: Sliga, Sliga and more Sliga, that will be the tune at 195lbs this year. As with Micic at 113, he is about as close to a lock as you will get this year. He will have to fend off foes from every angle, but this future Northwestern Wildcat will be ready. Look for the top bracket to be highly competitive with Joseph Ross, Jacob Ricks and Kalob Salkill all coming in with only one loss.
 
Bracket Busters:
 
Kalob Salkill- He is a relative unknown that comes in with only one blemish on his record.
 
Clayton Fiddler- He is a well coached athlete that will be one that can give Sliga a good run in the semi-finals.
 
Jaylin Allen- Last year he was injured the week of state, if he is healthy he could make a run as a four seed.
 
 
 
Karl's Komments

 
What more can be said about My man Mitch Sliga. Sliga has finished 3rd twice at the 189 pound weight class and was champion last year at 195. Rarely has Indiana seen such a skilled takedown artist at this high a weight class. Chasing Sliga for a chance at history will be Roncalli's Mason Nickell, Benton Central's manimal Jacob Ricks, and Bloomington South's talented Clayton Fiddler.
 
Best First Round Match Up – Joe Ross (36-1) 12 Northfield vs. Jaylin Allen (42-7) 12 South Bend Clay
 
Best Quarterfinal Clash – Jacob Ricks (46-1) 12 Benton Central vs. Kalob Salkill (47-1) South Spencer
 
Sensational Semifinal Slugfest – Clayton Fiddler (44-0) 12 Bloomington South vs. Mitch Sliga (45-0) 12 Fishers

220





Mike's Cold Hard Locks
Joe's Fort Wayne Flavor


1
Gelen Robinson- Lake Central
Gelen Robinson- Lake Central


2
Conner Tolley- Franklin community
Conner Tolley- Franklin community


3
Jared Boehm- Heritage Hills
Maxiliano Hernandez- Warren Central


4
Myron Hamilton - Lawrence Central
Fletcher Miller- Kokomo


5
Dylan Jones- Avon
Alex Lindeman- Milan


6
Fletcher Miller- Kokomo
Dylan Jones- Avon


7
Maxiliano Hernandez- Warren Central
Jared Boehm- Heritage Hills


8
Seth Meyers- Harrison(WL)
Myron Hamilton - Lawrence Central



Dingo's 8-Pack
Karl's Elite 8


1
#1 Gelen Robinson, Lake Central
Gelen Robinson- Lake Central


2
#5 Fletcher Miller, Kokomo
Conner Tolley- Franklin community


3
#4 Maximiliano Hernandez, Warren Central
Jared Boehm- Heritage Hills


4
#6 Conner Tolley, Franklin Community
Fletcher Miller- Kokomo


5
#3 Dylan Jones, Avon
Dylan Jones- Avon


6
#8 Myron Hamilton, Lawrence Central
Alex Lindeman- Milan


7
#2 Jared Boehm, Heritage Hills
Maxiliano Hernandez- Warren Central


8
#19 Alex Lindemann, Milan
Myron Hamilton - Lawrence Central


Dingo’s Breakdown

 
If it’s not Robinson, it’s: Hernandez-Warren Central’s battle-tested junior has been elite the entire season, and avenged a regionals loss by winning semi-state in impressive fashion, Miller-You can’t do much better than 47-0, and Miller won a semi-state title over a solid field, Boehm-The returning 8th place finisher is ranked 2nd in the state, but suffered a setback at semi-state. He is lurking in the weeds. However, realistically, Robinson has been a cut above all year and is a prohibitive favorite.
 
Darkhorse(s): Tolley-The Franklin Community junior has had some fairly impressive national freestyle results and won a very deep and tough semi-state. He may be peaking, meaning he could make a run to the final match under the lights, Jones-The returning 6th place finisher has only one loss all year, which he received at semi-state. Three of the top 6 in the state are from the Evansville semi-state.
 
Upset alert: #17 Nicodemus over Jones (The Churubusco senior is a returning state qualifier and suffered his only loss all season at semi-state)
 
 
 
Inside Y2’s Mind

 
Why: The talk of this weight class all year long has been this fella they call Gelen. As a freshman he had hype as his dad was an NBA All-Star and yet he choose to wrestle in high school. He is the favorite, but the 220(former 215) weight class you always have a few wrestlers that take everyone by surprise. Look no further than the mighty Conner Tolley of Franklin. This spring and summer he went on a tear claiming All-American honors five times. You also have some very tough wrestlers in Dylan Jones, Fletcher Miller and Jared Boehm that can make things interesting in this weight class.
 
Bracket Busters:
 
Jared Boehm- He placed 8th last year at this weight and with that experience he could make quite a splash this weekend.
 
Dylan Jones- He placed 5th at 195lbs last season. With the move in weight he only has one loss on the year. His quarter-final match with Robinson is one to watch.
 
Fletcher Miller- This Wildkat comes in with an unblemished record and a big question mark of how good he really is. We will find out this weekend.
 
Karl's Komments

 
The Big Chief from Lake Central is a clear favorite at 220. If Gelen Robinson had not lost a controversial decision in the semifinals last year, we might be looking at a back-to-back champion. Franklin's big Conner Tolley surprised some bigger names to take the semi-state crown in Evansville.
 
Warren Central's Max Hernandez and Kokomo's Fletcher Miller are in the bracket as semi-state champs. Avon's Dylan Jones placed sixth last year but got the unfortunate draw of being in Robinson's quarter bracket. Heritage Hills' big man, Jared Boehm, also returns to Banker's Life, looking to improve on last years eighth place finish.
 
Best First Round Match Up – Jason Nicodemus (28-1) 12 Churubusco vs. Dylan Jones (34-1) 12 Avon
 
Best Quarterfinal Clash – Max Hernandez (37-1) 11 Warren Central vs. Jared Boehm (47-1) 12 Heritage Hills
 
Sensational Semifinal Slugfest – Conner Tolley (38-3) 11 Franklin vs. Fletcher Miller (47-0) 11 Kokomo

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Mike's Cold Hard Locks
Joe's Fort Wayne Flavor


1
Donte Winfield - Perry Meridian
Donte Winfield - Perry Meridian


2
Wesley Bernard- Indianapolis Cathedral
Wesley Bernard- Indianapolis Cathedral


3
Eric Hemmelgarn- Jay county
Eric Hemmelgarn- Jay county


4
Norman Oglesby- Ben Davis
Norman Oglesby- Ben Davis


5
Shawn Streck- Merrillville
Shakir Carr- South Bend Clay


6
Shakir Carr- South Bend Clay
Shawn Streck- Merrillville


7
Josh Bartozsek- Hanover Central
Matt Beard- Eastside


8
Austin Little - North Posey
Austin Little- North Posey



Dingo's 8-Pack
Karl's Elite 8


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#1 Donte Winfield, Perry Meridian
Donte Winfield - Perry Meridian


2
#2 Wesley Bernard, Cathedral
Norman Oglesby- Ben Davis


3
#5 Eric Hemmelgarn, Jay County
Eric Hemmelgarn- Jay county


4
#11 Matt Beard, Eastside
Wesley Bernard- Indianapolis Cathedral


5
#9 Shawn Streck, Merrillville
Shawn Streck- Merrillville


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#6 Shakir Carr, South Bend Clay
Shakir Carr- South Bend Clay


7
#17 Norman Oglesby, Ben Davis
Matt Beard- Eastside


8
Dakota Ramey, North Montgomery
Dakota Ramey- North Montgomery


Dingo’s Breakdown

 
If it’s not Winfield, it’s: Bernard-Flip a coin between the two nationally ranked heavies. They are incredibly closely matched, and have faced each other many times. It would be very fitting for their final matchup to take place under the lights. This could be the closest, best final match of them all, if it shakes out.
 
Darkhorse(s): Hemmelgarn-The returning 3rd place finisher pinned Winfield on Friday night last year. He is a big boy and is also nationally ranked in some publications. He could improve his placement with a big semifinal win over Winfield, Streck-The Merrillville big fella is only a freshman, and this should be the first of several successful weekends in Indianapolis.
 
Upset alert: #12 Ponder over Winfield (Center Grove’s returning state qualifier is pretty nimble for a man of his size. He has been able to hang with some of the state’s best big men), Ramey over #13 Little (Ramey has impressed during his postseason run. He advanced out of a semi-state that sent the #3, #10 and #16 heavies home), #7 Jolley-Little over Bernard (Jolley-Little has had some national success, in addition to the impressive junior season he had this year), #20 DeMuyt over Carr (Carr is a little erratic; very dangerous when he’s on, a little vulnerable when he’s not), Streck over Winfield (potential quarterfinals match, can the man-child pull a Dexter Larimore and make a strong run as a youngster?), Hemmelgarn over Winfield (potential semifinals match, can lightning strike twice? Everyone wants to take down the Fargo Freestyle runner-up), Carr over Bernard (potential quarterfinals match, Bernard is a tough, skilled heavy, but strange things happen with the big boys)
 
 
 
Inside Y2’s Mind

 
Why: The big boys will round out the wrestling on Saturday night and they might just save the fireworks for them. The rivalry between Wesley Bernard and Donte Winfield is going strong with Bernard holding a 2-1 advantage this season. Will Winfield be able to even it out and get the most important win? Winfield will not have an easy go as he could face Eric Hemmelgarn in the semi-finals who took him out last year on Friday night. Bernard will be pushed by Shakir Carr and Stormin’ Norman Oglesby in his half of the bracket.
 
Bracket Busters:
 
Norman Oglesby- This super sophomore shocked the Evansville semi-state by capturing the title last week. He looks to continue on his hot streak and break your bracket this week.
 
Matt Beard- Not many people even know where Eastside is and this young lad could just pull a couple upsets this weekend.
 
Shakir Carr- He has the tools to go toe to toe with any heavyweight in the state. Don’t be shocked if he makes a deep run on Saturday.
 
Karl's Komments

 
The Big Show at 285 has most prognosticators anticipating a match up between Perry Meridian's Donte Winfield and Cathedral's Wesley Bernard. The 285 class, however, is one of the most difficult to predict as most matches are tight, low scoring battles. Winfield will have to get by Merrillville's talented freshman, Shawn Streck in the quarterfinals and Bernard will most likely have a tough go with South Bend Clay's behemoth, Shakir Carr. Last year's third place medalist, Eric Hemmelgarn, who beat Winfield Friday night a year ago, awaits in the semis for Winfield. Bernard will possibly have to deal with Ben Davis upstart, Norman Oglesby, to reach the finals.
 
Best First Round Match Up – Josh Bartoszek (40-4) 12 Hanover Central vs. Matt Beard (41-1) 12 Eastside
 
Best Quarterfinal Clash – Wesley Bernard (45-1) 11 Cathedral vs. Shakir Carr (44-3) 12 South Bend Clay
 
Sensational Semifinal Slugfest – Donte Winfield (37-2) 12 Perry Meridian vs. Eric Hemmelgarn (44-1) 11 Jay County
 
 

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State Finals: Rankings Breakdown
Overall
This year's state finals will feature 224 wrestlers from across the state. Of those 224 wrestlers 171 were in the final Panko Strength and Speed Individual Rankings along with another 21 wrestlers on our watch list. Each weight class features an average of 12.2 ranked wrestlers. The best weight class is 132lbs were 15 of the 16 qualifiers were ranked in the top 16 in the final rankings. Here is a breakdown of each weight class and the highlights of the top Friday night matches between ranked wrestlers.
 

106lbs
Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 14
 
Unranked qualifiers:
Caleb Bocock- Lebanon
Cody Allmon- Plymouth
 
First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
#1 Chad Red (New Palestine) vs. #15 Blake Glogouski (Fairfield)
#4 Terrance Kennedy (Floyd Central) vs. #13 Drew Hildebrandt (Penn)
#6 Mike Garza (Merrillville) vs. #5 D.J. Smith (Franklin Community )
#19 Brett Johnson (Perry Meridian) vs. #7 Garrett Pepple (East Noble)
#2 Jake Sinkovics (Mishawaka) vs. #12 Griffin Schermer (Bloomington South)
#14 Cael McCormick (Yorktown) vs. #9 Matthew McKinney (Warren Central)

113lbs
Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 12
 
Unranked qualifiers:
Mitch Weber (Zionsville)
Branden Truver (Lake Central High School)
Jasi Coureur (Jeffersonville)
Charles Baker (Indianapolis Crispus Attucks
 
First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
#7 Gaige Torres (Portage) vs. #8 Jacob Brown (Castle)
#3 Jacob Cottey (Perry Meridian) vs. #15 Alan Mock (North Miami)
#11 Mathew Mastison (Evansville Harrison) vs. #2 Zachary Davis (Penn)
#6 Sawyer Miller (South Adams) vs. #5 Jack Chastain (Hamilton Southeastern)

120lbs
Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 12
 
Unranked qualifiers:
Andrew Ledford (Kokomo)**Watch List**
Nathan Schitter (Jasper)**Watch List**
Chase Wilson (Maconaquah)**Watch List**
Preston Mantel (Zionsville)**Watch List**
 
First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
#1 Schuyler Phillips (Yorktown) vs. #15 Matthew Lechowicz (Lake Central High School)
#17 Zack Runyon (Bloomington South) vs. #6 Andrice Martin (Franklin Central)
#7 Bailey Lahue (Corydon Central) vs. #13 Evan Eldred (Westfield)
#14 L.J. Moser (South Adams) vs. #19 Luis Munoz (Warsaw)

126lbs
Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 13
 
Unranked qualifiers:
Dylan Logsdon (Portage)**Watch List**
Bailey Schober (Greenwood)**Watch List**
Brett Martz (Fairfield)
 
First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
#3 Luke Welch (Castle) vs. #12 Maximilian Buckley (Valporaso)
#2 Brandon James (Perry Meridian) vs. #14 Cody Walburn (Adams Central)
#20 Steven Cardenas (Carroll (F.W.)) vs. #8 Ben Harvey (Indpls. Cathedral)
#17 Dalton Noblitt (Columbus East) vs. #4 Josh Fuqua (Crown Point)
#1 Nick Crume (Jimtown) vs. #10 Evan Smiley (Beech Grove)

132lbs
Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 15
 
Unranked qualifiers:
Cody Koebel (Jimtown)
 
First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
#6 Trevor Burlison (Crown Point) vs. #15 Mitch Snyder (Hamilton Southeastern)
#1 Cody Lecount (Perry Meridian) vs. #7 Jacob Covaciu (Merrillville)
#9 Devin Broukal (Bloomington South) vs. #4 Zachery Krumlauf (DeKalb)
#3 Levi Moss (Ben Davis) vs. #13 Benjamin Fiechter (Southern Wells)
#12 Hugo Perez (Frankfort) vs. #2 Mitch Hartman (South Bend Clay)
#10 Dalton Baysinger (Yorktown) vs. #11 Logan Wedding (Evansville Memorial)
#8 Grant Martsolf (Mishawaka) vs. #14 Jordan Lile (Fishers)

138lbs
Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 10
 
Unranked qualifiers:
Jonah Thompson (Greenwood)**Watch List**
Jacob Weimer (East Noble)
Reese Sieger (New Haven)**Watch List**
Patrick Schnell (Castle)
Isaac Rentas (Merrillville)
Gordon Wagner (New Palestine)**Watch List**
 
First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
#3 Chandler Carroll (Yorktown) vs. #18 Alex Reinhart (Penn)
#4 Nick Bova (Perry Meridian) vs. #10 Isaiah Kemper (Evansville Central)

145lbs
Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 13
 
Unranked qualifiers:
Grant Brescher (Jasper)**Watch List**
Levi McKee (North Miami)**Watch List**
Seth Ferguson (Martinsville)
 
First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
#8 Robbie Elsea (New Palestine) vs. #20 Tyler Housholder (East Noble)
#1 Neal Molloy (Danville) vs. #6 Chris Katsafaros (Chesterton)
#18 Kyle Jolas (Huntington North) vs. #7 Shabaka Johns (Warren Central)
#2 Brendon Kelley (Evansville Central) vs. #11 Joe Mammolenti (Penn)
#3 Eli Walker (Yorktown) vs. #10 Collin Campbell (Lebanon)

152lbs
Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 13
 
Unranked qualifiers:
Tristan Wilson (Fort Wayne Carroll)
Ashton Forzlog (Evansville Mater Dei)
Kody Hinshaw (Evansville Memorial)
 
First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
#2 Josh Farrell (Greenfield Central) vs. #16 Daniel Roach (Portage)
#4 Dusty Schurg (Crown Point) vs. #8 Jackson Bennett (Hamilton Southeastern)
#9 Jordan Partee (Madison) vs. #12 Conner Brummett (DeKalb)
#6 Nick Borta (North Montgomery) vs. #11 Samuel Ferdig (South Bend Adams)
#13 Trevor Manspeaker (Penn) vs. #3 Vinny Corsaro (Indpls. Cathedral)

160lbs
Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 12
 
Unranked qualifiers:
Andy Wimpelberg (Evansville Reitz)
Rashad Jackson-Tatum (New Haven)
Kaine Luginbill (Adams Central)
Johnathan Tredway (Elkhart Central)**Watch List**
 
First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
#2 Kennith Hughes (Lowell) vs. #1 Austin McCloskey (Western Boone)
#8 Riley McClurg (Perry Meridian) vs. #12 Matthew Hollins (Merrillville)
#7 Blake Rypel (Indpls. Cathedral) vs. #11 Damien Gomez (Hammond Noll)
#10 Mark Maldonado (Highland) vs. #16 Ben Krege (Carmel)

170lbs
Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 12
 
Unranked qualifiers:
Jade Doty (West Lafayette)
Evan Elmore (Avon)
Jacob Reed (Muncie Southside)
Michael Eldridge (Laporte High School)**Watch List**
 
First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
#4 Jeffrey Scott (Clinton Central) vs. #5 Anthony Linnear (F.W. North)
#8 Tanner Adams (Jimtown) vs. #3 Austin Neibarger (Hamilton Southeastern)
#2 Riley Lefever (Carroll (F.W.)) vs. #17 K.C. Hedger (Lawrenceburg)
#16 Garett Fentz (Franklin Community ) vs. #6 Scottie Sopko (Hobart)

182lbs
Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 11
 
Unranked qualifiers:
Seth Riley (Fishers)**Watch List**
Ryan Jankowski (South Bend St. Joseph)
Zachary Telschow (NorthWood)**Watch List**
Matt Langbehn (Crown Point)**Watch List**
Myron Howard (Yorktown)
 
First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
#20 Exvonte Jones (Portage) vs. #15 Connor Ludwig (Brownsburg)
#1 Matt Hurford (Culver Community) vs.#4 Jonah Zorniger (Avon)
#5 Brian Wagner (New Palestine) vs. #12 Benjamin Pfister (Adams Central)

195lbs
Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 11
 
Unranked qualifiers:
Rudy Harris (South Putnam)**Watch List**
Zach Goodyear (West Noble)
Brian Salmon (Woodlan)
Justin Berumen (Delphi)
Jesse Miller (Northview)
 
First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
195 #20 Ryan Patterson (Lowell) vs. #4 Kyle Garringer (Jay County)
195 #2 Clayton Fiddler (Bloomington South) vs. #5 Noah Perdue (Warren Central)
195 #17 Ty Webster (North Montgomery) vs. #19 Kalob Salkill (South Spencer)
195 #9 Joseph Ross (Northfield) vs. #6 Jaylin Allen (South Bend Clay)

220lbs
Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 10
 
Unranked qualifiers:
Brad Sadilek (Carroll (F.W.))
Seth Meyer (Harrison (W.L.))
Kobe Woods (Penn)
Brandon Joest (East Noble)**Watch List**
Boyd Haley (Bloomington South)**Watch List**
Matthew Berdine (Kankakee Valley)
 
First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
#1 Gelen Robinson (Lake Central) vs. #12 Jacob Aven (Zionsville)
#17 Jason Nicodemus (Churubusco) vs. #3 Dylan Jones (Avon)

285lbs
Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 13
 
Unranked qualifiers:
Hayden Schmucker (Goshen)**Watch List**
Riley Harlow (Chesterton)**Watch List**
Dakota Ramey (North Montgomery)
 
First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
#12 Drew Ponder (Center Grove) vs. #1 Donte Winfield (Perry Meridian)
#2 Wesley Bernard (Indpls. Cathedral) vs. #7 Gavan Jolley-Little (Jeffersonville)
#20 Drake DeMuyt (East Noble) vs. #6 Shakir Carr (South Bend Clay)
#17 Norman Oglesby (Ben Davis) vs. #17 Joseph Garland (Rushville)
#19 Joshua Bartoszek (Hanover Central) vs. #11 Matt Beard (Eastside)

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2013 IHSWCA Senior Academic All-State
2013 IHSWCA Senior Academic All-State
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Honorable Mention
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2013 IHSWCA Junior Academic All-State
2013 IHSWCA Junior Academic All-State
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Honorable Mention
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