ReformedPoster Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 8 hours ago, Jayruss said: 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! Happe also beat McDonald in the dual and SIAC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FCFIGHTER170 Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 Brendan campbell vs Mason Todd Jeremy motl vs Scotty Gross (caused the sectional riot in 96 and only parents were permitted to watch the conclusion of the match) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach J.Wilson Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 Dylan Culp vs. Ethan Smiley FCFIGHTER170 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Pendoski Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 I've been pretty fortunate to be close to a few great rivalries. In order of when they happened: 1. Vega vs Schaefer Schaefer beats Vega in the semis and wins in 1995. Vega with thrilling last second win in 1996. Vega wins in the finals in 1997. The one thing that really impacted me as a young coach and I will never forget this. Vega wins in the battle of two top 10 guys in the country. 10,000 fans cheering and as a young coach, I'm crazy ecstatic for his win.....Schaefer comes over to shake my hand. He looks me in the eye and says with the utmost sincerity, "Congratulations coach, Leroy is a great competitor". I will always be a fan of Greg Schaefer because of that. 2. Bradbury vs Ramos Not sure the Hobart faithful would call this one a rivalry because Ramos was 13-0 verse Bradbury. If anyone knows the Hobart faithful of that time, you would understand why I would hesitate to say that Bradbury was winning in the third period 6 or 7 times. (the Hobart faithful were quick to correct any error and let me know if it was only 5 or maybe 9.....and my corrections from the Hobart faithful usually ended with a "come on Eddie" and a very region insult. The 13th time they wrestled was in the state finals. Bradbury was up 4 with choice going into the third. We thought for sure this was the match he would win. Ramos was a great competitor and once again, found a way to win. 3. Eppert vs Wright I believe these two wrestled in the finals of Regional, Semi State, and State three years in a row. Eppert was a workhorse and Wright was the ultimate athlete. Every time Eppert made an adjustment to what Wright was doing, Wright would add a new skill. It was a great chess match. Wright and his dad were brilliant, and Camden just kept adjusting. All six of these guys are great people and it was great for Indiana wrestling to have been able to watch! Cricket21, Ahawkeye, busstogate and 7 others 8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcjcjc Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 2 hours ago, Ed Pendoski said: I've been pretty fortunate to be close to a few great rivalries. In order of when they happened: 1. Vega vs Schaefer Schaefer beats Vega in the semis and wins in 1995. Vega with thrilling last second win in 1996. Vega wins in the finals in 1997. The one thing that really impacted me as a young coach and I will never forget this. Vega wins in the battle of two top 10 guys in the country. 10,000 fans cheering and as a young coach, I'm crazy ecstatic for his win.....Schaefer comes over to shake my hand. He looks me in the eye and says with the utmost sincerity, "Congratulations coach, Leroy is a great competitor". I will always be a fan of Greg Schaefer because of that. 2. Bradbury vs Ramos Not sure the Hobart faithful would call this one a rivalry because Ramos was 13-0 verse Bradbury. If anyone knows the Hobart faithful of that time, you would understand why I would hesitate to say that Bradbury was winning in the third period 6 or 7 times. (the Hobart faithful were quick to correct any error and let me know if it was only 5 or maybe 9.....and my corrections from the Hobart faithful usually ended with a "come on Eddie" and a very region insult. The 13th time they wrestled was in the state finals. Bradbury was up 4 with choice going into the third. We thought for sure this was the match he would win. Ramos was a great competitor and once again, found a way to win. 3. Eppert vs Wright I believe these two wrestled in the finals of Regional, Semi State, and State three years in a row. Eppert was a workhorse and Wright was the ultimate athlete. Every time Eppert made an adjustment to what Wright was doing, Wright would add a new skill. It was a great chess match. Wright and his dad were brilliant, and Camden just kept adjusting. All six of these guys are great people and it was great for Indiana wrestling to have been able to watch! Up 4! It was 2! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brickfor6 Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 (edited) Black vs Rumph...Another Hobart/Portage rivalry! Black won 9 Rumph won 1 Every match was a battle! Wrestled Blacks Junior year in Sectional, Reg, SS finals, and 3rd place match Wrestled Blacks senior year in sectional, Reg, SS, and state finals Can't remember where the other 2 were at? Mishawaka? IDK Edited December 15, 2021 by brickfor6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingotdad37 Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 27 minutes ago, brickfor6 said: Black vs Rumph...Another Hobart/Portage rivalry! Black won 9 Rumph won 1 Every match was a battle! Wrestled Blacks Junior year in Sectional, Reg, SS finals, and 3rd place match Wrestled Blacks senior year in sectional, Reg, SS, and state finals Can't remember where the other 2 were at? Mishawaka? IDK I believe they were at harvest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silence Dogood Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 The bankers life crowd who wait in line for hours and rush to their seats vs the ushers that take forever to scan their tickets and ask them to slow down/walk. Annual rivalry that will only be stopped by getting rid of general admission tickets... Websterk149, coach_worden, Cricket21 and 2 others 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silence Dogood Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 Market square arena: "less filling" vs "tastes great" crowd chants. Not sure who won, but it was a great rivalry. piscis1956 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silence Dogood Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 Also at state: People who have been in their seats for an hour vs people who walk down to the best seats in the arena right before the matches are about to start expecting to find open seats Websterk149 and busstogate 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rookie78 Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 Harper and Carr in 1999, state finals match and Al Smith finals both came down to ot correct? Not sure how many times they wrestling each other over the years oldfat119, Penn04 and FlyNavy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12andcounting Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 It was the mid 90’s when Levell and Maldonado went at it under the lights. I just remember it was back to back years with each one taking a win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrestling Scholar Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 Back in the 80s, how about Chute vs Swain. Chute's only loss from the best lateral drop ever. boilergrappler 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueandgold Posted December 16, 2021 Author Share Posted December 16, 2021 Haven't seen anyone post it yet, so Elliott Rodgers and Cooper Noehre. Fire matches every time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brickfor6 Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 15 hours ago, Ingotdad37 said: I believe they were at harvest Yep thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silence Dogood Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 12 hours ago, rookie78 said: Harper and Carr in 1999, state finals match and Al Smith finals both came down to ot correct? Not sure how many times they wrestling each other over the years Can't remember if Al Smith was OT, but State was 2OT...Carr kicked his foot out of Harper's grasp to get the escape. Carr's rivalry in 1998 was with Anthony Lapsley. Lapsley won at the Al Smith. Carr won at Semi-State. Lapsley won at State. rookie78 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillyFanMD Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 (edited) Andy McDonald vs Darren Happe They met during at regular meet, conference, sectional, regional, semi-state, and State Finals Edited December 17, 2021 by PhillyFanMD Cricket21 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2CJ41 Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 On 12/15/2021 at 9:06 PM, rookie78 said: Harper and Carr in 1999, state finals match and Al Smith finals both came down to ot correct? Not sure how many times they wrestling each other over the years busstogate and MitchRobb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahawkeye Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 13 hours ago, PhillyFanMD said: Andy McDonald vs Darren Happe They met during at regular meet, conference, sectional, regional, semi-state, and State Finals McDonald had 7 losses that year and 6 were to Happe. The other was to a guy at a tournament in Tennessee. I'm sure Andy remembers that kids name but I can't. Andy did beat a very good wrestler from Hopkins County to win the MD Holiday Classic. His other notable wins were several guys along the way through the tournament. He beat some studs at state. Happe had his # the whole season and maybe Happe had more talent but Andy had soooo much heart! PhillyFanMD, boilergrappler and Cricket21 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayruss Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 On 12/14/2021 at 7:17 AM, gsmith58 said: DeAndre Wilson and Brandon James. That’s the one right there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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