Powerline Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 I expected New Castle Semistate to be 5+ finalists ahead of everyone else, but the Merrillville Semi-state really impressed me today as I believe both NC and MERR have 11 finalists. Even in a down year, after the lost some generational guys, and some topped rank guys this year that didn't perform well, they still had depth to push guys through to the finals. Team wise 1,4,5,and 7 is quite good. Also in the Lee vs James match, kudos to the young Lee. However, I have no love loss for Meridian but IMO, James got screwed on the take down at the end of the 2nd/early 3rd at the edge of the mat; it Changed the complection of the match and you could see it in James. These refs are so inconsistent on out of bounds that I don't know what the rule is any more. But you have to overcome. At 182, The Parris kid is tough, calling it now, next year's final, Parris vs. Davison of Chesterton WaltHarris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XCard Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 Pretty good angle from where I was and it looked as if the refs got the call right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyandky Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 Heck a couple of the finals is merr ss finals. WaltHarris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanatic46041 Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 (edited) 7 Champs and 4 runner-ups in this "DOWN YEAR".... Edited February 22, 2015 by fanatic46041 WaltHarris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NICfan Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Isn't it 7 champs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanatic46041 Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Isn't it 7 champs yep, oversight it was Streck of all guys!! To big i didn't see him i guess! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyandky Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 That's awesome. Merr ss supplying half of champs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M109R Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Kind of hurts that Penn's Joe Mammolenti pins himself in the Semi's as I believe he would of won 170 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerline Posted February 22, 2015 Author Share Posted February 22, 2015 And you had neither of the 120's place. Maybe lot return next year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julio Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Maybe people will start to realize just how tough the Semi State at Merrillville really is. Seems like every year 1 of the other 3 semi states try to act like they are the best, proof is in the results of 7 State Champions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headlock83 Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Scary thing is like 5 or 6 of the Merr. state champs will be back next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeastMode#31 Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Maybe people will start to realize just how tough the Semi State at Merrillville really is. Seems like every year 1 of the other 3 semi states try to act like they are the best, proof is in the results of 7 State Champions. Need to send a couple Merrillville schools to FWSS to even things out. Powerline 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regionrat1 Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 7 Champs and 4 runner-ups in this "DOWN YEAR".... Im kinna disapointed i was looking for 10 champs - we know how to roll wit da best in da land of steel fanatic46041 and poitup123 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NICfan Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Kind of hurts that Penn's Joe Mammolenti pins himself in the Semi's as I believe he would of won 170 . Mammolenti was my pick as well, coming into hs I thought he would be a for sure champ, but this shows how hard it is to win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hook and half Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 I'm not sure that the rest of indiana really appreciates the dominance of the MSS. But then again, what would a reasonable person expect from a SS that contains da region? To make it easier on the rest of the state, probably should let the other three semis combine for a "I won a state title only because merrellville was not in it" state title. This is why "team state" is a joke. There is no possible way that perry, md or warren could hang with schools from da region. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NICfan Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 I'm not sure that the rest of indiana really appreciates the dominance of the MSS. But then again, what would a reasonable person expect from a SS that contains da region? To make it easier on the rest of the state, probably should let the other three semis combine for a "I won a state title only because merrellville was not in it" state title. This is why "team state" is a joke. There is no possible way that perry, md or warren could hang with schools from da region. But penn won and isn't from da region, and Cathedral won last year.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vito pepperelli Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 I'm not sure that the rest of indiana really appreciates the dominance of the MSS. But then again, what would a reasonable person expect from a SS that contains da region? To make it easier on the rest of the state, probably should let the other three semis combine for a "I won a state title only because merrellville was not in it" state title. This is why "team state" is a joke. There is no possible way that perry, md or warren could hang with schools from da region. Sour grapes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M109R Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 (edited) Mammolenti was my pick as well, coming into hs I thought he would be a for sure champ, but this shows how hard it is to win. Joe Mammolenti is an offensive machine , and sometimes that aggressive style has gotten him into some bad positions , like saturday . He then when on to dominate Cameron Jones of LN by fall(2:30) . Dylan Lydy (State Champ) only beat Jones 3-1 . Mammo then majored defending state champ Stevenson 12-3 . I realize Stevenson had a knee injury , but Jackson from Yorktown(3rd) only beat Stevenson by 1 point . I know I'm biased , but I trully believe Joe Mammolenti is better than Lydy and Harvey , We'll just never find out for sure . Edited February 22, 2015 by M109R NICfan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NICfan Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 (edited) Joe Mammolenti is an offensive machine , and sometimes that aggressive style has gotten him into some bad positions , like saturday . He then when on to dominate Cameron Jones of LN by fall(2:30) . Dylan Lydy (State Champ) only beat Jones 3-1 . Mammo then majored defending state champ Stevenson 12-3 . I realize Stevenson had a knee injury , but Jackson from Yorktown(3rd) only beat Stevenson by 1 point . I know I'm biased , but I trully believe Joe Mammolenti is better than Lydy and Harvey , We'll just never find out for sure . I agree with you, but I'd say I'm biased when it comes to joe also. Edited February 22, 2015 by NICfan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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