navy80 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Who is this kid? I knew he was good coming in.... but he beat Brady Ison 3-1. Ison has been a STUD for four years in high school. Then he beats STATE CHAMPION Kyrel Leavel 6-4. He pinned place winner Wesley Smith as well. Really? When have we seen a freshman beat accomplished seniors? Only Nick Lee that I can remember.. but Clinton is on another level. He was rated as the number 2 middle schooler in October 2022 behind fellow STUD Evan Stanley. 2. Clinton Shepherd--8th grade--Crown Point--120--(132-138) 10-0 at VACs, 2nd at Super 32, 3rd at IHPO, (5-2 at IHPO 2021, Tulsa 12U 2nd, NHSCA duals 6-0, 8-0 at the Bear Duals(OW), 6-2 Nat MS Duals, BlueGrass Nat Duals, 6-0 Supreme Killer Duals, 5-0 at Sparty Duals, 7-1 GRR duals, 3rd at NUWAY Nationals, 7-0 Mat Mayhem duals, 3rd and 5ht at Indy Nat, ISWA state champ) * 2021 Super 32 3rd place (coin flip), National Middle school Duals 5-2 Will he be a four timer? I can't see Ison or Leavel getting beat by a 'freshman' their senior years.. But this kid is different. JORVILLE, Coplen187 and TrueRegionFan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 The kids been putting in a lot of travel events, camps and just plain hard work from a young age to get to this point. Glad to see it’s paying off for him. Coplen187 and jshep86 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regionrat1 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Hold old is he ? Does he have a drivers license ? pjayroza, jshep86, HWTDAD and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwise Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Hard worker and trained at Midwest RTC with Chris Fleeger for a few years. Those Fleeger trained boys are on a whole different level! Penn04, Jayruss and Misty Kendrex 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Smith Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 He and Wesley trained at Fleegers together for awhile. Wesley said he was his favorite training partner because he worked so hard. Made the switch to CP and trains with Howe now from my understanding. Great kid! jshep86 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jshep86 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 (edited) Clinton has been with Andrew Howe and Jon Morrison as well as cp staff the last yr and a half! Enough good things can not be said about Andrew/jon on development and more than wrestling character development that they instill and absolutely lead by example! These coaches are absolutely dedicated/love and care for their athletes in every aspect of life. Howe wrestling academy is a blessing for Northern Indiana! Edited December 31, 2023 by Dailygrind86 TrueRegionFan, fatony20, Paycheck141 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jshep86 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 26 minutes ago, Regionrat1 said: Hold old is he ? Does he have a drivers license ? Hes a fresh 15 and won't be driving till late winter/early spring sophomore yr! But just got a permit if you count that Beamaker and Bomberfan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ontherise219 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 He is pretty excited to watch, loves to score points and from everyone I talk to he is one of the hardest workers in any room Keep grinding Clinton jshep86, TrueRegionFan, JORVILLE and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JORVILLE Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 1 hour ago, navy80 said: Who is this kid? I knew he was good coming in.... but he beat Brady Ison 3-1. Ison has been a STUD for four years in high school. Then he beats STATE CHAMPION Kyrel Leavel 6-4. He pinned place winner Wesley Smith as well. Really? When have we seen a freshman beat accomplished seniors? Only Nick Lee that I can remember.. but Clinton is on another level. He was rated as the number 2 middle schooler in October 2022 behind fellow STUD Evan Stanley. 2. Clinton Shepherd--8th grade--Crown Point--120--(132-138) 10-0 at VACs, 2nd at Super 32, 3rd at IHPO, (5-2 at IHPO 2021, Tulsa 12U 2nd, NHSCA duals 6-0, 8-0 at the Bear Duals(OW), 6-2 Nat MS Duals, BlueGrass Nat Duals, 6-0 Supreme Killer Duals, 5-0 at Sparty Duals, 7-1 GRR duals, 3rd at NUWAY Nationals, 7-0 Mat Mayhem duals, 3rd and 5ht at Indy Nat, ISWA state champ) * 2021 Super 32 3rd place (coin flip), National Middle school Duals 5-2 Will he be a four timer? I can't see Ison or Leavel getting beat by a 'freshman' their senior years.. But this kid is different. He is ready and has beat a lot of state champs and qualifiers from across the country . Super hard worker who puts in the extra time . jshep86, Tcarter and TrueRegionFan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tcarter Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 100% a title contender this year and absolutely capable of being a 4 timer- great kid from a great family and one of the hardest working kids you'll ever see. Coplen187, CookieMonster99 and jshep86 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guillotine Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 He looked impressive. Fun to watch, and wrestles with a lot of confidence. Good for him. jshep86 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommyboy Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 so he moved away from new prairie at some point ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jshep86 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 3 hours ago, Tommyboy said: so he moved away from new prairie at some point ? No, he never lived in New prairie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnpsulions Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 This kid is a generational talent. Beating a STATE CHAMPION as a freshman! Shepard is our states nexts phenom. If he doesn’t win it this year he will win 3 TIMES. Salute young stud jshep86 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogleg Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 12 hours ago, Tommyboy said: so he moved away from new prairie at some point ? West Central kid in middle school I believe jshep86, Beamaker and formercollegekid 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formercollegekid Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 31 minutes ago, hogleg said: West Central kid in middle school I believe Correct, crazy too because some of that talent must have stayed with west central. They just got the 2 seed at team state. Coplen187 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1prouddad Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Very impressive. These young guns coming in over the past years have benefited from some great wrestling camps and partners. Tcarter and TrueRegionFan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HornetSloan Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Just rewatched his match with Leavell. Impressive wrestler, my first time watching him! That being said, that seemed like one of those matches that a wrestler will just get caught up in a specific position and before you know it,the match is over. I felt Kyrel controlled a lot of the match and got away from attacking the legs. Unbiased opinion is that they missed a stall call against Clinton on the edge. Honestly my money is on Kyrel in a rematch, and it will be worth the price of admission and then some! mcnorthcarolina and blueandgold 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M109R Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 35 minutes ago, HornetSloan said: Just rewatched his match with Leavell. Impressive wrestler, my first time watching him! That being said, that seemed like one of those matches that a wrestler will just get caught up in a specific position and before you know it,the match is over. I felt Kyrel controlled a lot of the match and got away from attacking the legs. Unbiased opinion is that they missed a stall call against Clinton on the edge. Honestly my money is on Kyrel in a rematch, and it will be worth the price of admission and then some! I think they are both good enough to beat each other on any given day . I think a rematch is a tossup . dwise, busstogate and jshep86 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igotcaught Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 35 minutes ago, HornetSloan said: Just rewatched his match with Leavell. Impressive wrestler, my first time watching him! That being said, that seemed like one of those matches that a wrestler will just get caught up in a specific position and before you know it,the match is over. I felt Kyrel controlled a lot of the match and got away from attacking the legs. Unbiased opinion is that they missed a stall call against Clinton on the edge. Honestly my money is on Kyrel in a rematch, and it will be worth the price of admission and then some! History generally shows that when a freshman goes against the #1 senior during the regular season, the freshman makes better adjustments than the senior at state. Mendez vs Watts was close at Al Smith then Mendez majors Watts in Semis. Jason Tsirtsis loses a close match to Cashe Quirogo at the traicoff and got revenge in the Semis at state. Joe Lee loses 8-2 to Brandon James at team state and then pins him in the semis. However last year Huyvert beat solomey at regionals and then solomey goes on to win state. I think Freshman generally have more room to grow in a short time period compared to a senior. That being said Shepherd might have to take out Ison and Kyrel in the same day to win a state title. I think 138 has 3 serious title contenders: Ison, Kyrel and Shepherd. Whoever is on the other side of the bracket is gonna walk to the finals in my opinion. TrueRegionFan, pjayroza, busstogate and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HornetSloan Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 6 minutes ago, igotcaught said: History generally shows that when a freshman goes against the #1 senior during the regular season, the freshman makes better adjustments than the senior at state. Mendez vs Watts was close at Al Smith then Mendez majors Watts in Semis. Jason Tsirtsis loses a close match to Cashe Quirogo at the traicoff and got revenge in the Semis at state. Joe Lee loses 8-2 to Brandon James at team state and then pins him in the semis. However last year Huyvert beat solomey at regionals and then solomey goes on to win state. I think Freshman generally have more room to grow in a short time period compared to a senior. That being said Shepherd might have to take out Ison and Kyrel in the same day to win a state title. I think 138 has 3 serious title contenders: Ison, Kyrel and Shepherd. Whoever is on the other side of the bracket is gonna walk to the finals in my opinion. Very good points! I suppose time will tell if Clinton is on THAT level. And you're dead on about the bracket, pjayroza, jshep86 and igotcaught 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jshep86 Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 On 12/31/2023 at 12:26 PM, Coach Smith said: He and Wesley trained at Fleegers together for awhile. Wesley said he was his favorite training partner because he worked so hard. Made the switch to CP and trains with Howe now from my understanding. Great kid! We love wesley! He is such a great kid! Hard worker and amazing young man! Coach Smith, Coplen187 and FCFIGHTER170 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rpine3 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 On 12/31/2023 at 12:48 PM, navy80 said: Who is this kid? I knew he was good coming in.... but he beat Brady Ison 3-1. Ison has been a STUD for four years in high school. Then he beats STATE CHAMPION Kyrel Leavel 6-4. He pinned place winner Wesley Smith as well. Really? When have we seen a freshman beat accomplished seniors? Only Nick Lee that I can remember.. but Clinton is on another level. He was rated as the number 2 middle schooler in October 2022 behind fellow STUD Evan Stanley. 2. Clinton Shepherd--8th grade--Crown Point--120--(132-138) 10-0 at VACs, 2nd at Super 32, 3rd at IHPO, (5-2 at IHPO 2021, Tulsa 12U 2nd, NHSCA duals 6-0, 8-0 at the Bear Duals(OW), 6-2 Nat MS Duals, BlueGrass Nat Duals, 6-0 Supreme Killer Duals, 5-0 at Sparty Duals, 7-1 GRR duals, 3rd at NUWAY Nationals, 7-0 Mat Mayhem duals, 3rd and 5ht at Indy Nat, ISWA state champ) * 2021 Super 32 3rd place (coin flip), National Middle school Duals 5-2 Will he be a four timer? I can't see Ison or Leavel getting beat by a 'freshman' their senior years.. But this kid is different. Is Clinton related to the Shepherd's from Western High School in Russiaville, IN and if so, how?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyzirkle Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 2 hours ago, Rpine3 said: Is Clinton related to the Shepherd's from Western High School in Russiaville, IN and if so, how?? I was curious about this too. The announcer at 157 said Western had 1 state champ named Shepherd in 1991. I thought Ray Shepherd won 138 in the mid 80s too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrodyHardcastle Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 3 hours ago, Rpine3 said: Is Clinton related to the Shepherd's from Western High School in Russiaville, IN and if so, how?? 1 hour ago, tonyzirkle said: I was curious about this too. The announcer at 157 said Western had 1 state champ named Shepherd in 1991. I thought Ray Shepherd won 138 in the mid 80s too. The head coach Chad Shepherd won in 91. Could be wrong but believe there is no relation, congrats to Mitchell Betz on getting it done, class act. MUSKEEWRESTLER and Michael Berry 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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