maligned Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but my beloved alma mater Goshen Redhawks may have accomplished the most bizarre feat of the postseason. I've paid close attention to the program's postseason since I was in 5th grade in 1988. It's possible during the 4-team sectional era that we once advanced all 14, but I think the 13 we advanced to regional this year was at least a tie for most during that time period. (And we came agonizingly close to getting 14.) As regional approached, I knew we didn't have the high-end talent to take a big group to semi-state, but the result was worse than expected--only 2 of 13 got through. This low total of 2 to semi-state is also (I believe) at least a tie for the record in the past 35 years--but a record in the opposite direction. Our least ever. Strange year! Anyone else experience a bizarre year like this before? FCFIGHTER170 and busstogate 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trinedad Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 I would say that most large schools have seen this happen where they take 7,8,9,10 kids to SS only to get 3 out. As a smaller school that might be a unique experience. ColdSkifan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Ayersman Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 My senior year at Lake Central we qualified all 14 to the regional then 12 to the semi-state. We ended up with only two going to state, the ticket round was brutal to my teammates. I remember warming up and one of my teammates had Miracle in the go round and I remember telling him that the whole crowd will be against him and to stay focused...it unfortunately did not work out for us. MUSKEEWRESTLER, indianmorg and D Summar 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jstephenson1356 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 My senior year of high school we took 12 to semi-state with one of our wrestlers who didn't make it being ranked and got suspended from school the week of regionals and the other broke his ankle at sectionals. We ended up getting 8 through to state that year. Fast forward as a coach this year we took 11 to regionals which is the most we have had in recent years. We came out only getting 2 through. This was also a very weird for us as a few of our guys I definitely felt were semi-state level kids that ran into other tough kids at regionals. It's frustrating to sit and see multiple kids that our kids beat wrestling this weekend and we aren't but that's the name of the game. It happens every year maybe moreso at other semi-states. Our sectional and regional seemed to have maybe not quite as much top end talent but a lot more depth than when I was in high school which I expected but still felt strange to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUSKEEWRESTLER Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 13 hours ago, Kyle Ayersman said: My senior year at Lake Central we qualified all 14 to the regional then 12 to the semi-state. We ended up with only two going to state, the ticket round was brutal to my teammates. I remember warming up and one of my teammates had Miracle in the go round and I remember telling him that the whole crowd will be against him and to stay focused...it unfortunately did not work out for us. I remember it well. You are right. Lake Central fans were the only ones in the crowded Merrillville gym not pulling for Miracle. D Summar and Kyle Ayersman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahawkeye Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 1 hour ago, MUSKEEWRESTLING said: I remember it well. You are right. Lake Central fans were the only ones in the crowded Merrillville gym not pulling for Miracle. MD is very used to having the entire gym against them. We are very accustomed to such situations, sometimes you win sometimes you lose. Cricket21 and Jstephenson1356 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueandgold Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 My junior year we were ranked first in the state power poll and were projected to get eight or nine through to state after advancing 13 to semi-state, and we only sent four. We had an absolute meltdown in the ticket round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southern Side Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 2 hours ago, blueandgold said: My junior year we were ranked first in the state power poll and were projected to get eight or nine through to state after advancing 13 to semi-state, and we only sent four. We had an absolute meltdown in the ticket round. What school? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueandgold Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 1 hour ago, Southern Side said: What school? Perry Meridian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpt189 Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 Castle back 2017 sent 13 to semistate and every one of them had a death draw of some sort and none advanced to state. Cricket21 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maligned Posted February 12, 2022 Author Share Posted February 12, 2022 6 hours ago, jpt189 said: Castle back 2017 sent 13 to semistate and every one of them had a death draw of some sort and none advanced to state. Wow. I didn't remember that. And they got all those 13 to semi-state by beating their Evansville sectional opponent at regional--so no slouches among them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrodyHardcastle Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 My sophomore year we sent 10 to semi-state which was a school record, then proceeded to send 0 to state. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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