blueandgold Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 (edited) I know IndianaMat does their own awards, but I wanted to do a fan version of these awards with some extra categories! Maybe the IndianaMat crew will add some of these in the future! Categories Wrestler of the Year Coach of the Year Most Outstanding Wrestler Team of the Year Feud of the Year Dual Meet of the Year Match of the Year Program of the Year Most Improved (Individual) Most Improved (Team) 4A Most Valuable Wrestler 3A Most Valuable Wrestler 2A Most Valuable Wrestler 1A Most Valuable Wrestler OMG! Moment of the Year (Bonus) All finalists are listed, winners are in bold. Wrestler of the Year Silas Allred Jesse Mendez Zeke Seltzer Alex Cottey Joseph Walker Evan Bates Eli Dickens Alec Viduya Coach of the Year Sean McGinley Branden Lorek Greg Schaefer Darrick Snyder Wade McClurg Mark Kirchgassner Most Outstanding Wrestler Jesse Mendez Alex Cottey Logan Bailey Joseph Walker Matthew Koontz Jonathan Kervin Bryer Hall Robbie Gentry Team of the Year Indianapolis Cathedral Crown Point Evansville Mater Dei Brownsburg Feud of the Year Blake Boarman vs. Logan Bailey Eli Dickens vs. Elliott Rodgers Evansville Mater Dei vs. Indianapolis Cathedral Elliott Rodgers vs. Cooper Noehre Matthew Koontz vs. Luke Goodwin vs. Aundre Beatty Dorian Keys vs. Robbie Gentry Dennis Hubbard vs. Antone Alexander Match of the Year Joseph Walker vs. McCartney Parkinson 2/21 Indianapolis Tyler Jones vs. Garrett Stuckman 2/21 Indianapolis Blake Boarman vs. Logan Bailey 2/22 Indianapolis Bryce Lowery vs. Suhas Chundi 2/15 New Castle Logan Boe vs. Jonathan Kervin 2/15 Evansville Kane Egli vs. Tyler Conley 2/15 Evansville Dorian Keys vs. Robbie Gentry 2/8 Mooresville Alex Cottey vs. Cole Ross 1/11 Indianapolis Isiah Levitz vs. Elliott Rodgers 12/28/19 Mishawaka Program of the Year Brownsburg Carmel Crown Point Franklin Community Warren Central Most Improved (Individual) JaJuan Anderson, Warren Central Riley Rust, Center Grove Anthony Walker, Greenwood Tyler Wagner, Indianapolis Cathedral Jacob Huffman, Indianapolis Cathedral Jacob Johnson, Franklin Community Most Improved (Team) Crown Point Carmel Franklin Community 4A Most Valuable Wrestler Jesse Mendez Zeke Seltzer Alex Cottey 3A Most Valuable Wrestler Alec Viduya Joseph Walker Brayden Lowery 2A Most Valuable Wrestler Clayton Fielden Isaac Ruble Cash Turner 1A Most Valuable Wrestler Silas Allred Nathan Willman Alex Currie OMG! Moment of the Year Matthew Koontz headlocks Jesse Mendez Kody Glithero stuns Alex Cottey Nathan Willman pins the field at Evansville Lane Gilbert upsets Cole Ross Back-to-Back 170 State Semis Controversy I’ll let YOU GUYS pick MOTY. It’s literally too hard to decide for me. I rate matches out of five stars, with a five being rare. Of those listed for MOTY, I have: Walker/Parkinson - 4.5 Stars Jones/Stuckman - 4.5 Stars Boarman/LB - 4 Stars Bryce Lowery/Chundi - 4 Stars Boe/Kervin - 4.75 Stars Egli/Conley - 4 Stars Keys/Gentry - 4 Stars Cottey/Ross - 4.25 Stars Levitz/Rodgers - 4.25 Stars WAY too close to call. Every match starts with two stars and gets rated based on competitiveness Typically 3.5 = Very Good 3.75 = Great 4/4.25= Amazing 4.5/4.75 = Instant Classic 5 = Greatest of All-Time Star ratings are just opinions as one match may be rated higher than another based on a variety of factors including skill level, competitiveness, excitement, drama, etc., but all these matches are different stylistically and all will go down as some of the most memorable in Indiana. Past Five Star Matches Blake Maurer vs. Alex Dolly - 2003 IHSAA State Finals (watched via YouTube, thought I was actually there; that’s how good it was) Paul Petrov vs. Brenden Campbell - 2012 IHSAA State Finals Cody LeCount vs. Tommy Forte - 2014 IHSAA State Finals Chad Red vs. Nick Lee - 2016 IHSAA State Finals Robert Samuels vs. Rickie Clark - 2017 IHSAA State Finals Edited March 5, 2020 by blueandgold ontherise219, PMFAN, FCFIGHTER170 and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piscis1956 Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 Fun reading. However, I am curious as to our definition/criteria for Most Outstanding Wrestler. blueandgold 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueandgold Posted March 5, 2020 Author Share Posted March 5, 2020 1 minute ago, piscis1956 said: Fun reading. However, I am curious as to our definition/criteria for Most Outstanding Wrestler. Thank you, and sure I’ll be happy to explain. So, for Most Outstanding Wrestler, we choose the wrestler who demonstrates exceptional skill as well as excitement in their matches that just makes you want to give them a standing ovation. Allred was the overall wrestler of the year due to many things, namely his poise as a wrestler, but Mendez’s skill goes beyond that of anyone in Indiana, but you have to take into account some of the finalists such as Bailey, Kervin, and Hall’s funk and scrambling abilities, Cottey’s ability to end matches quickly, Koontz’s method of surprise, and Gentry’s deceptive speed and strength at heavyweight. All of the guys were outstanding and every match you watched of theirs left you in awe. Sig40 and bluemonster 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemonster Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 Well done. Fun to read. blueandgold 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CpDinger Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 All I gotta say is idk how I'm not in the talk for most improved indianmorg, blueandgold and backtothemat 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki27 Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 If pinning 100% of your opponents doesn’t put you in the top 8 for most outstanding then I’m not sure I follow your selection process. backtothemat and blueandgold 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galagore Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 This reminds me of the old PWI year-end issues TripleB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemonster Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 1 hour ago, Loki27 said: If pinning 100% of your opponents doesn’t put you in the top 8 for most outstanding then I’m not sure I follow your selection process. I believe he gave Silas the top award so as not to repeat winner gave the other category to Mendez. At least that’s my guess. Sig40 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueandgold Posted March 6, 2020 Author Share Posted March 6, 2020 1 minute ago, bluemonster said: I believe he gave Silas the top award so as not to repeat winner gave the other category to Mendez. At least that’s my guess. Correct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NW Indiana Wrestling Fan Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 11 hours ago, CpDinger said: All I gotta say is idk how I'm not in the talk for most improved You should want them to keep sleeping on you Ding. Use it as motivation. THE BRACKET BUSTER FCFIGHTER170 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FCFIGHTER170 Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 Kevin vs Boe was best match I seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FCFIGHTER170 Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 170 Marcus malson from rushville ws 1 hell of an improved wrestler.. pinned previously unbeaten Ragle to win regionals.. pinned his way to punching his ticket and lost at the buzzer to Wagner at SS.. regardless this is a great thread and a lot of thought went into this! blueandgold and piscis1956 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueandgold Posted March 6, 2020 Author Share Posted March 6, 2020 14 hours ago, Galagore said: This reminds me of the old PWI year-end issues Yes. Directly inspired by it and the Dave Meltzer Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards. I’d like to do a poll in the future to make a fan vote for these. Galagore and TripleB 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueandgold Posted March 6, 2020 Author Share Posted March 6, 2020 15 minutes ago, FCFIGHTER170 said: Kevin vs Boe was best match I seen. Unreal match. I’m sitting there in Ford Center as it happened and I’m like, “This is the semis?!?!” A classic match-up. FCFIGHTER170 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueandgold Posted March 6, 2020 Author Share Posted March 6, 2020 24 minutes ago, FCFIGHTER170 said: 170 Marcus malson from rushville ws 1 hell of an improved wrestler.. pinned previously unbeaten Ragle to win regionals.. pinned his way to punching his ticket and lost at the buzzer to Wagner at SS.. regardless this is a great thread and a lot of thought went into this! Thanks man! You always know those under-the-radar guys who have stud potential. I always appreciate you dropping names under threads for us to keep an eye on. FCFIGHTER170 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BClark Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 19 hours ago, blueandgold said: Past Five Star Matches Blake Maurer vs. Alex Dolly - 2003 IHSAA State Finals (watched via YouTube, thought I was actually there; that’s how good it was) Paul Petrov vs. Brenden Campbell - 2012 IHSAA State Finals Cody LeCount vs. Tommy Forte - 2014 IHSAA State Finals Chad Red vs. Nick Lee - 2016 IHSAA State Finals Robert Samuels vs. Rickie Clark - 2017 IHSAA State Finals I was there for all of the above, except Samuels/Clark in 2017. Also, witnessed Harper/Carr in person. That Petrov/Campbell match is my favorite one. Unbelievable action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueandgold Posted March 6, 2020 Author Share Posted March 6, 2020 For reference, here are some past award winners to make a trip down memory lane and be swept away in a tide of nostalgia. Past Award Winners Wrestler of the Year 2012: Jason Tsirtsis, Crown Point 2013: Mitch Sliga, Fishers 2014: Stevan Micic, Hanover Central 2015: Tommy Cash, Lawrence North 2016: Chad Red, New Palestine 2017: Andrew Davison, Chesterton 2018: Brayton Lee, Brownsburg; Mason Parris, Lawrenceburg 2019: Asa Garcia, Avon Coach of the Year 2012: Jim Tonte, Perry Meridian 2013: Jim Tonte, Perry Meridian 2014: Bob Hasseman, Franklin Community 2015: Brad Harper, Penn 2016: Jim Tonte, Warren Central 2017: Darrick Snyder, Brownsburg 2018: Matt Schoettle, Perry Meridian 2019: Sean McGinley, Indianapolis Cathedral Most Outstanding Wrestler 2012: Jason Tsirtsis, Crown Point 2013: Cody LeCount, Perry Meridian 2014: Gelen Robinson, Lake Central 2015: Nick Lee, Evansville Mater Dei; Blake Rypel, Indianapolis Cathedral 2016: Drew Hughes, Lowell; Shawn Streck, Merrillville 2017: Joe Lee, Evansville Mater Dei 2018: Brayton Lee, Brownsburg; Mason Parris, Lawrenceburg 2019: Jesse Mendez, Crown Point Team of the Year 2012: Perry Meridian 2013: Perry Meridian 2014: Franklin Community 2015: Evansville Mater Dei 2016: Warren Central 2017: Brownsburg 2018: Brownsburg 2019: Brownsburg Feud of the Year 2012: Brian Harvey vs. Kirk Johnson 2013: Donte Winfield vs. Wesley Bernard 2014: Deondre Wilson vs. Brandon James 2015: Sawyer Miller vs. Breyden Bailey 2016: Chad Red vs. Nick Lee 2017: Brownsburg vs. Perry Meridian 2018: Brownsburg vs. Perry Meridian 2019: Jordan Slivka vs. Donnell Washington Match of the Year 2012: Paul Petrov vs. Brenden Campbell - IHSAA Individual State Finals, Indianapolis, IN, February 18 2013: Neal Molloy vs. Eli Walker - IHSAA State Finals, Indianapolis, IN, February 16 2014: Cody LeCount vs. Tommy Forte - Bellmont Main Event, Decatur, IN, January 11 2015: Sawyer Miller vs. Breyden Bailey - IHSAA State Finals, Indianapolis, IN, February 21 2016: Chad Red vs. Nick Lee - IHSAA State Finals, Indianapolis, IN, February 20 2017: Robert Samuels vs. Rickie Clark - IHSAA State Finals, Indianapolis, IN, February 18 2018: Noah Warren vs. Jordan Rader - IHSAA State Finals, Indianapolis, IN, February 17 2019: Alex Cartwright vs. Jamichael Watts - IHSAA State Finals, Indianapolis, IN, February 16 Program of the Year 2012: Perry Meridian 2013: Perry Meridian 2014: Franklin Community 2015: Perry Meridian 2016: Brownsburg 2017: Brownsburg 2018: Perry Meridian 2019: Brownsburg Most Improved (Individual) 2012: Sean Mappes, Center Grove 2013: Riley McClurg, Perry Meridian 2014: Chase Osborn, Penn 2015: Nathon Trawick, Richmond 2016: Ben Stewart, Indianapolis Cathedral 2017: Rickie Clark, Brownsburg 2018: Nick South, Columbus East 2019: Clayton Fielden, Garrett Most Improved (Team) 2012: Crown Point 2013: Warren Central 2014: Franklin Community 2015: Evansville Mater Dei 2016: Brownsburg 2017: Perry Meridian 2018: Perry Meridian 2019: Indianapolis Cathedral OMG! Moment of the Year 2012: Sliga pins Kourtney Berry 2013: Eli Walker’s fireman’s carry in the finals 2014: Rhett Hiestand stuns Vinny Corsaro 2015: Tommy Cash pins Joe Lee 2016: Nick Lee goes up 4-0 on Chad Red 2017: Alec White pins Blake Mulkey 2018: Conner Graber shocks Nathan Walton 2019: Asa Garcia’s leg pass to a cradle for title #3 Sig40 and MrsTeamGarcia 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrodyHardcastle Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 Joe Lee pinning Brandon James in 2015 was crazy. That probably gets my OMG moment for that year. Might be the loudest I’ve ever heard Bankers Life get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueandgold Posted March 6, 2020 Author Share Posted March 6, 2020 Just now, bigballerb said: Joe Lee pinning Brandon James in 2015 was crazy. That probably gets my OMG moment for that year. Might be the loudest I’ve ever heard Bankers Life get. That moment was nuts. Perry section went silent BrodyHardcastle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueandgold Posted March 6, 2020 Author Share Posted March 6, 2020 (edited) Last thing, here is a short list of some of my highest rated matches I’ve seen live with the exception of anything pre-2012 (watched on YouTube). Highest Rated Matches 5 STARS Chad Red vs. Nick Lee (State Finals Day 2, 2016) Cody LeCount vs. Tommy Forte (Bellmont Main Event, 2014) Paul Petrov vs. Brenden Campbell (State Finals Day 2, 2012) Blake Maurer vs. Alex Dolly (State Finals Day 2, 2003) 4.75 STARS Logan Boe vs. Jonathan Kervin (Evansville Semi-State, 2020) Robert Samuels vs. Rickie Clark (State Finals Day 2, 2017) Chase Osborn vs. Mason Parris (State Finals Day 2, 2015) Sawyer Miller vs. Breyden Bailey (State Finals Day 2, 2015) Deondre Wilson vs. Brandon James (New Castle Semi-State 2014) Jason Tsirtsis vs. Devon Jackson (State Finals Day 2, 2010) 4.5 STARS Joe Walker vs. McCartney Parkinson (State Finals Day 1, 2020) Tyler Jones vs. Garrett Stuckman (State Finals Day 1, 2020) Jordan Slivka vs. Donnell Washington (State Finals Day 2, 2019) Elliott Rodgers vs. Cooper Noehre (State Finals Day 2, 2019) Alex Cartwright vs. Jamichael Watts (State Finals Day 2, 2019) Cooper Noehre vs. Elliott Rodgers (New Castle Semi-State, 2019) Matt Lee vs. Aiden Warren (EMD-PM January Dual, 2019) Jordan Slivka vs. Brooks Davis (Al Smith Day 2, 2018) Brayden Littell vs. Riley Bettich (Al Smith Day 2, 2018) Brenden Black vs. Kris Rumph (Harvest Classic, 2016) Robert Samuels vs. Sean Galligar (State Finals Day 2, 2016) Dylan Lydy vs. Ben Harvey (State Finals Day 2, 2015) Breyden Bailey vs. Cornelious Elliott (New Castle Semi-State, 2015) Nathon Trawick vs. Chris Ridle (New Castle Semi-State, 2015) Deondre Wilson vs. Brandon James (State Finals Day 2, 2014) Fletcher Miller vs. Connor Tolley (State Finals Day 2, 2014) Neal Molloy vs. Eli Walker (State Finals Day 2, 2013) Nick Crume vs. Luke Welch (State Finals Day 2, 2013) Vinny Corsaro vs. Isaiah Bradley (State Finals Day 2, 2013) Dylan Faulkenburg vs. Maximiliano Hernandez (Perry Meridian Regional, 2013) Daniel Young vs. Gavin McGinley (State Finals Day 2, 2009) Matches I’ve never seen but heard a lot about that would be 5-Star worthy Kurt Kinser vs. Kevin Clem (State Finals Day 2, 2006) Andrew Howe vs. Nick Walpole (State Finals Day 2, 2006) Reece Humphrey vs. Andrew Howe (State Finals Day 2, 2005) Greg Schaefer vs. Leroy Vega (State Finals Day 2, 1997) Edited March 6, 2020 by blueandgold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FCFIGHTER170 Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 2 hours ago, blueandgold said: Thanks man! You always know those under-the-radar guys who have stud potential. I always appreciate you dropping names under threads for us to keep an eye on. Np buddy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2CJ41 Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 Isiah Levitz should have been listed at 1A, but at least he got an #IndianaMat award. Others you missed that were higher than Cash Turner 2A- Lane Sullivan, Gio Diaz, Elijah Chacon, Logan Boe, Jordy Fulks, Jake Lone, Drew Webster rookie78 and blueandgold 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueandgold Posted March 6, 2020 Author Share Posted March 6, 2020 37 minutes ago, Y2CJ41 said: Isiah Levitz should have been listed at 1A, but at least he got an #IndianaMat award. Others you missed that were higher than Cash Turner 2A- Lane Sullivan, Gio Diaz, Elijah Chacon, Logan Boe, Jordy Fulks, Jake Lone, Drew Webster I appreciate the heads up! I think we definitely missed a lot of names, and we hope to improve on that next year! Hopefully we can see some of these categories in the IndianaMat Awards! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2CJ41 Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 20 minutes ago, blueandgold said: I appreciate the heads up! I think we definitely missed a lot of names, and we hope to improve on that next year! Hopefully we can see some of these categories in the IndianaMat Awards! With the IndianaMat awards everyone that wins gets a physical award. The less awards, the more prestige involved also. Not saying we won't add some, but right now we have a good number of them. FCFIGHTER170 and piscis1956 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rookie78 Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 1 hour ago, Y2CJ41 said: Isiah Levitz should have been listed at 1A, but at least he got an #IndianaMat award. Others you missed that were higher than Cash Turner 2A- Lane Sullivan, Gio Diaz, Elijah Chacon, Logan Boe, Jordy Fulks, Jake Lone, Drew Webster Just waiting on that Another website award now FCFIGHTER170 and piscis1956 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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