blueandgold Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 (edited) What are some noteworthy rivalries that have taken place over the course of the years that consistently put on great matches each time it happened or had an undeniable storyline and explosive match to go with it? A few off of the top of my head: Asa Garcia vs. Alec Viduya Brendan Black vs. Jeremiah Reitz Brendan Black vs. Kris Rumph Breyden Bailey vs. Cornelious Elliott Chad Red vs. Nick Lee Cody LeCount vs. Tommy Forte D.J. Brookbank vs. Zach Melloh Deondre Wilson vs. Brandon James Donte Winfield vs. Wesley Bernard Dylan Lydy vs. Jacob Stevenson Joe Lee vs. Austin Bethel Joe Lee vs. Brandon James Joe Lee vs. Jared Timberman Jordan Slivka vs. Donnell Washington Josh Farrell vs. Vinny Corsaro Matthew Koontz vs. JaJuan Anderson Norman Oglesby vs. Guy Henson Skylour Turner vs. Alec White Trent Pruitt vs. Brett Johnson Ty Mills vs. Asa Garcia vs. Cayden Rooks Edited December 18, 2021 by blueandgold Paycheck141 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 (edited) Wright vs Eppert has got to be one of the biggest HS career long ones. Multiple years of battling from sectionals all the way to the state finals. Including one of the most controversial sectional seeding meetings in existence. The one year Kleinhenz and VanDeveter faced each other like 8 time including the state-finals accounting for I think all Kleinhenz loses was crazy. I think there was another similar story like this with another group of big men facing each other a ton in one year. Edited December 14, 2021 by MattM Paycheck141, Dwilly, No One Famous and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrodyHardcastle Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 20 minutes ago, MattM said: Wright vs Eppert has got to be one of the biggest HS career long ones. Multiple years of battling from sectionals all the way to the state finals. Including one of the most controversial sectional seeding meetings in existence. The one year Kleinhenz and VanDeveter faced each other like 8 time including the state-finals accounting for I think all Kleinhenz loses was crazy. I think there was another similar story like this with another group of big men facing each other a ton in one year. Wright vs Eppert gets my vote. What happened at the seeding meeting? No One Famous and Jayruss 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formercollegekid Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 Eric McGill Munster and B. Cosgrove Hobart.... wrestled like 7 times in one year. Always a great match both ended careers with a State Title FCFIGHTER170, Paycheck141, diamondintheruff and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAJR Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 (edited) Eppert vs Wright definitely one of my favs and have posted about it before. But, they were never in the same sectional. Not sure what the sectional seeding meeting controversy is about, but am curious. Edited December 14, 2021 by RAJR sp Paycheck141 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MattM Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, RAJR said: Eppert vs Weight definitely bone of my favs and have posted about it before. But, they were never in the same sectional. Not sure what the sectional seeding meeting controversy is about, but am curious. Sorry I misspoke. The sectional issue was someone jumping over Wright and Kieffer for the top seed. technically it fit based on the interpretation of the criteria used then,but didn’t compute if you used the IHSAA guidelines which asks coaches to use seeding to create the best bracket (paraphrased the last part since I don’t have the wording from then in front of me). I think since there was no common opponents criteria came down to giving the seed to the returning sectional runner-up at the same weight who had a few loses over the returning state finalist from the weight class down since I think that years criteria was only based on same weight prior sectional results. Then Kieffer, who I also think placed in state the prior year, got caught in the domino effect of it all. And common sense didn’t find a way to prevail. I always forget that Wright and Eppert started at regional not sectional. Still one hell of a multi-year rivalry. Edited December 14, 2021 by MattM Paycheck141 and RAJR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indianawrestler145 Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 Jared McKinley vs josh Kieffer FCFIGHTER170, gsmith58 and Loki27 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsmith58 Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 DeAndre Wilson and Brandon James. Cricket21 and Jayruss 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrestlingaddict101 Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 Jason Woodson vs Randy Baker FCFIGHTER170, CoachDuke2.0 and GenHeavyHandz 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReformedPoster Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 Greg Schaefer vs Leroy Vega 1997 - Jared Williams, Ev Harrison vs Josh Hardy, Princeton. Williams won every match up that year except under the lights 1995 - Darren Happe, Ev Central vs Andy McDonald Mater Dei. Happe won the dual, SIAC, sectional, regional, semi state and under the lights against McDonald Cricket21 and boilergrappler 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paycheck141 Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 Colin Poynter vs Braxton Alexander, i dont know if its a rivalry per se but they had wrestled a few times and each time they did it was always a great one, i remember Colin took out Braxton in the ticket round because Braxton hit his head and had to default out, and then friday night Colin gets a head injury , it was kind of ironic CoachBumgardner 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrodyHardcastle Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 11 minutes ago, Paycheck141 said: Colin Poynter vs Braxton Alexander, i dont know if its a rivalry per se but they had wrestled a few times and each time they did it was always a great one, i remember Colin took out Braxton in the ticket round because Braxton hit his head and had to default out, and then friday night Colin gets a head injury , it was kind of ironic Man I felt so bad for Poynter. He was destined to place high, then bam smacks his head off the mat in a scramble and he was done. I remember him getting up trying to wrestle and wobbling everywhere, it was sad to see. Paycheck141 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paycheck141 Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 43 minutes ago, bigballerb said: Man I felt so bad for Poynter. He was destined to place high, then bam smacks his head off the mat in a scramble and he was done. I remember him getting up trying to wrestle and wobbling everywhere, it was sad to see. Yeah that one was hard to watch i could see the determination to keep going but knowing that it wasn't gonna happen just made it worse BrodyHardcastle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paycheck141 Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 Cashe Quiroga vs Josh Harper is another good one Steven Sandefer and busstogate 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahawkeye Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 Maybe not wrestling each other all year but Schaefer vs. Vega was always a fun match to watch. The "rivalry" spilled over to college as well. A source tells me Vega messes with the MD wrestlers sometimes, the wrestlers don't know who he is, telling them he's going to kick their coach's butt in the parking lot. All in good fun now but I'll bet in their fighting shape they'd go at it anywhere they could find 10 sq. ft. of open floor space! Both threw each other to their backs in separate matches, talk aboud a roller coaster of emotions while watching those. Vega's senior year (Schaefer's junior) Vega defused Scaefer's offense with a two on one. I think in college they split 1-1 but I could be wrong on that one. Cricket21 and mundell 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuinnHarris Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 Preston Mantel saw Jacob Cottey 3/4 years in the ticket round lost all 3 the one year he didn't see Cottey he finished 5th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueandgold Posted December 14, 2021 Author Share Posted December 14, 2021 14 minutes ago, QuinnHarris said: Preston Mantel saw Jacob Cottey 3/4 years in the ticket round lost all 3 the one year he didn't see Cottey he finished 5th Ironically enough, the one year he didn’t, he got Jacob’s teammate Aidan Kenny. Perry Meridian four years in a row. QuinnHarris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuinnHarris Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 1 minute ago, blueandgold said: Ironically enough, the one year he didn’t, he got Jacob’s teammate Aidan Kenny. Perry Meridian four years in a row. I'm not sure how I didn't know that so really its Mantel v Perry Meridian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DogPound75 Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 Jason Terry Cathedral Vs Marlin Stewart Brebeuf. They always had some good matches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Short Jay Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 Eppert vs Wright IMO. No One Famous, Paycheck141 and Jayruss 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go Big Blue Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 Fletcher Miller and Gelen Robinson. May not have been a "huge" rivalry but a couple of great matches for sure. Jayruss, BrodyHardcastle and Paycheck141 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grenadier2012 Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 2014-160-My way of getting to name drop my program. Not the most well known but still fun to watch. Jordan Partee/Gabe Koontz. I believe it was Partee relatively close in the season. Koontz took it 5-1 in the finals at semi-state (closer than the score), then on a last second TD for 3rd at state. Initially a no call which was rightfully (painful for me to say that) overturned and given. Crowd was heavily invested from the sound of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayruss Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 Dan Pleak vs James Brimm. Happe Ev Central vs Macdonald Ev MD, Happe had to defeat him in sectionals, regionals, semi-state, and under the lights at state! That has to be unprecedented! boilergrappler 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Kendrick Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 Robert Rosbottom (Jeffersonville) and Steve Minton (New Albany) anyone? Mid season dual goes to Rosbottom, Conference and Sectional to Rosbottom. Minton wins regional setting up the ticket round match of all ticket round matches in Seymour returning state champ Rosbottom vs. returning state runner up Jankowski. Rosbottom knocked off Jankowski, then beat Minton in the finals of Semi State and State. busstogate, MattM, Jmccullough1980 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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