boomer Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 (edited) No ones is talking about it but I thought this was the best match of the night. They really went at it and left it on the mat. I want to say congratulations to Conner for getting it done when most people thought that Nathan was the favorite. Great match guys. Edited February 18, 2018 by boomer eastdad18, SWINfan, base and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1prouddad Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 I was really surprised that after the final takedown, there wasn't a sense of urgency on Waltons behalf. Down by 1 with around :15 left, his hands hit the mat. All year, he's been hard to hold down. piscis1956 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cville75 Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 I have to agree with you. I thought this was the best match of the entire night. Glad to see the kid get a State Title for that school. boomer and TCCender 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FCFIGHTER170 Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 I was in awe how many times Graber got in on Walton legs in the final period.. and he avoided the most dreaded chin whip since Dustin Nosko..Graber was the poster child of emptying the gas tank..Walton has been so fun the last few years to watch and he's one of the better guys not to win a title in recent years..3 straight semi finals appearances like Mappes but came up short.. regardless I def be following both of these fine wrestlers college careers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
base Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Agreed - surprised me how well Graber did. Congratulations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWINfan Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 11 minutes ago, FCFIGHTER170 said: I was in awe how many times Graber got in on Walton legs in the final period.. and he avoided the most dreaded chin whip since Dustin Nosko..Graber was the poster child of emptying the gas tank..Walton has been so fun the last few years to watch and he's one of the better guys not to win a title in recent years..3 straight semi finals appearances like Mappes but came up short.. regardless I def be following both of these fine wrestlers college careers. I'd put Walton right alongside Ty Mills in that category FCFIGHTER170 and piscis1956 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FCFIGHTER170 Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 (edited) 2 minutes ago, SWINfan said: I'd put Walton right alongside Ty Mills in that category Yessir... and what about kasper.. you know Indiana is loaded when NATIONALLY ranked kid gets 6th... similar to Kobe woods.. ranked nationally then losing twice at state. Edited February 18, 2018 by FCFIGHTER170 piscis1956 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartan99 Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Couldn’t happen for a nicer kid, and great for this school and community. I went and watched Conner at semi-state last year but didn’t see last years finals. Got to meet him briefly and congratulate him last week when he broke my record. I’ve been around wrestling my whole life and coached lots of kids too, Conner is a true class act. Congrats to him, his family, school, and coaches. Great match, great win, great career. Best of luck in your future. Go Raiders! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1prouddad Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 On 2/17/2018 at 11:35 PM, FCFIGHTER170 said: I was in awe how many times Graber got in on Walton legs in the final period.. and he avoided the most dreaded chin whip since Dustin Nosko..Graber was the poster child of emptying the gas tank..Walton has been so fun the last few years to watch and he's one of the better guys not to win a title in recent years..3 straight semi finals appearances like Mappes but came up short.. regardless I def be following both of these fine wrestlers college careers. How about the likes of Tristen Tonte or Vinny Cosaro. Both were 3x finalist and ran into buzzsaws. FCFIGHTER170 and piscis1956 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FCFIGHTER170 Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 17 hours ago, 1prouddad said: How about the likes of Tristen Tonte or Vinny Cosaro. Both were 3x finalist and ran into buzzsaws. Yes they both were animals.. was stunned carisaro lost his senior year..Tonte had killers every year too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunDevils Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 (edited) 51 minutes ago, FCFIGHTER170 said: Yes they both were animals.. was stunned carisaro lost his senior year..Tonte had killers every year too. Jacob Tonte was a phenomenal wrestler as well. I believe 50-0 (or something to that effect) before being unable to wrestle at state his senior year. Would have had to beat one of the Welch twins which he was likely capable of but the Welch twins were studs. It was fun watching the Walton/Graber match. One thing that really, really stood out about Walton was his poise in the first period after giving up the initial take down. He didn't seem phased at all. The 3rd period, especially the last :30 seconds, seemed out of character in comparison to the other 5.5 minutes of the match. Graber wrestled a very good match. You can tell he had a great gas tank. Edited February 23, 2018 by SunDevils FCFIGHTER170 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FCFIGHTER170 Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 (edited) 29 minutes ago, SunDevils said: Jacob Tonte was a phenomenal wrestler as well. I believe 50-0 (or something to that effect) before being unable to wrestle at state his senior year. Would have had to beat one of the Welch twins which he was likely capable of but the Welch twins were studs. It was fun watching the Walton/Graber match. One thing that really, really stood out about Walton was his poise in the first period after giving up the initial take down. He didn't seem phased at all. The 3rd period, especially the last :30 seconds, seemed out of character in comparison to the other 5.5 minutes of the match. Graber wrestled a very good match. You can tell he had a great gas tank. Rypel beat tonte as well..Tonte should be in the HOF 1 day regardless..3x runner up is ridiculous Edited February 23, 2018 by FCFIGHTER170 FWwrestling1996 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigdad1968 Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 I might be biased but if you look at the number of shots taken it was Graber 10 and Walton 1.... Walton had on great take down from a shot he took..The take down Walton in the second period was after a scramble after Graber's shot... Graber was clearly the aggressor in the match even if the score did not show it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoachDuke2.0 Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 Jacob tonte wouldve had to beat sammy bennet i believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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