ENoblewrestling Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 So with the big Red Lee match possibly looming I started to think about other matches over the years that had a ton of buildup. I'm sure there are many more but one that stood out to me was Shaffer vs Vega. That match was at either the first or second finals that I had went too. Does anyone know what they were ranked nationally when that match took place? It seemed like that match was similar to this match in terms of the accolades of the wrestlers. Micic and Lee was pretty hyped up too, I know I'm missing a ton of them, what other matches had a lot of hype heading into this weekend? rpetty24 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrecoISU Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 I think the Red vs Lee matchup has been the biggest hype I've seen. Note: I've been around the sport since 2001 so anything before that I wouldn't know. But, Tsirtsis vs Quiroga was talked about quite a bit. Though T-shirts was only a lowly freshman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpunkyPotato Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Alex Dolly vs Blake Maurer is up there as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNextDynasty Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Off the top of my head, I remember a lot of hype about Howe vs Walpole, Angel vs. Macke, and to a lesser extent Maurer vs. Dolly. The Maurer-Dolly match was the only one that lived up to the hype(and exceeded it). But, none of those compare to this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 McGill v Cosgrove final match... was different type of anticipation because they wrestled so many times that year but the last matchup was highly anticipated... PatParham 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go Big Blue Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 The Lee and Micic match from a couple years ago was beat to death on this forum so I would think it would be up there as well. TShipleyViking and OldManStrength2117 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Eppert vs. Wright match got a lot of attention due to the rivalry. They faced each other like 12 times with Wright having won slightly more of the match-ups. Three of those matches were under the lights for the state title. Eppert won the first title, Wright won the next year. Going into the last match there was a lot of hype of who would get the last word since Eppert was graduating. Eppert won in a close 3-2 decision on an escape, to claim the state title. Wright goes on the next year to win his second state title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regionfather10 Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 (edited) Vega and Shaefer in 97 wasn't about their accolades but more about their personal rivalry. In 95 Vega beat the number one ranked kid Smiley in the quarters and was beaten by the freshman Shaefer in the semis. In 96 they met Saturday morning with Shaefer leading Vega threw him to his back for 5 with seconds to go in the match for the win. I don't think I ever heard Market Square Arena so loud. Then in 97 to both meet undefeated in the finals I can remember the crowd coming to their feet as they entered the mat. A great rivalry that continued into college with both gaining victories over each other. Fair to say if it wasn't for each other Vega would've been a 3x champ and Shaefer a 4x. Edited February 19, 2016 by regionfather10 Devils27, munges and poitup123 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smooth34 Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Harper-Carr Devils27 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regionrat1 Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Dolly - Maurer what a battle / also remember Dolly / Maurer at da Greco state - some mitty fine wraslin Over da years some great battles - got a makin for a number dis weekend / not to many times 2 champs meet up - epic battle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchRobb Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Schaefer vs Vega was the best finals match I have ever watched Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forrester Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 (edited) I know it hasn't been talked about much, but I'm really looking forward to a potential Woods / Parris match-up at 220. As a homer, I'm also looking forward to Cael McCormick and BAM at 152. Edited February 19, 2016 by Forrester Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILUV2PIN Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Tsirtsis v Quiroga, Micic v Lee to name a few. I don't know how much you guys on here got into it, but last year's matchup between Brandon James v Joe Lee was a decently hyped up match. Especially since James could only defeat Lee by a few points at the Ball State duals. I knew going into the state finals that Joe Lee had a legitimate shot at beating the dominant James. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Nieman Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Biggest one I remember was Eppert vs. Wright. But that was my senior year, so it holds a bit more of a sentimental value for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smooth34 Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Forte vs. LeCount Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1gold Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Petrol put on Show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaker Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 1994 Semi-Finals HWT (tragedy matchup to be in the semi's) Hummel vs Schneider Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckwallac Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Are there any videos out there of these hyped matches? I was looking for the Vega Schaefer match yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kleveland11 Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Dude, back in ('95?) James Leavell vs David Maldanado was far more hyped than Red vs Lee. Rematch of previous state finals where both guys came in undefeated. MSA was rockin'. munges 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timeinandout Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Dude, back in ('95?) James Leavell vs David Maldanado was far more hyped than Red vs Lee. Rematch of previous state finals where both guys came in undefeated. MSA was rockin'. The hyped match for 95 was the James Leavell and Vernon Cannon. These two wrestled like five times. Cannon only won one I believe, but they were all close. These two were so good that they went different weight classes at Senior Nationals...both won. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maligned Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 (edited) I saw all of the matches mentioned on this thread and Red vs. Lee takes the cake for me as being the biggest high school match Indiana will have ever seen. It's possible Jason Tsirtsis was slightly more highly regarded than Red as a national recruit, but Red is the second biggest recruit to come out of Indiana, at worst. And Lee has to be the most highly regarded national-level recruit to ever enter an Indiana high school match an underdog. Leavell/Maldonado and Schaefer/Vega are probably the only other two matches where both guys were probably Top 10 in the country--possibly top 5--at the moment of the match. But rankings were much less accurate and cross-pollination of the best wrestlers nationally was much less then. There have never been two guys so universally recognized as tops in the nation at the moment of their match facing off as we'll hopefully see in Red/Lee tomorrow night. Edited February 19, 2016 by maligned Jon H and munges 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayruss Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 Vega and Schaefer was definitely up there . Tons of buzz around the state and no social media Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fearless fly Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 Lee vs Miracle Y2CJ41 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dad2cash Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 Micic and Boston got a lot of attention Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2CJ41 Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 Lee vs Miracle Especially since they did spend some time as a couple at one point after the match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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