Fanoffans Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 1 hour ago, Lat Drop said: Very true. I'd say Hock was in an arguably tougher weight class but both wrestled very well. I hope Cressell finds some humble in his game, confidence is one thing and I know he is just a sophomore but he didn't come off well in the post match interview. Just seemed uncomfortable being interviewed. 15/16 year olds don't always like public speaking. Disco 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRFan Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 I don’t think anyone’s taking anything away from Kyrel’s accomplishments. The original post said he was the most dominant wrestler. Others have given their thoughts on who THEY thought fit that definition. Kyrel’s very athletic and knows how to compete. He & his club & HS coaches deserves all the credit for his accomplishments! He should definitely be proud, as should everyone involved, including his parents. jshep86 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanoffans Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 Kyrel has now twice avenged his only loss of his season with dominating state finals wins. Never finished his state runs lower than third in some pretty loaded weight classes. Stud way to end his high school career! Coplen187 and blueandgold 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jshep86 Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 1 hour ago, blueandgold said: Y’all been hating on Kyrel all year. Y’all even going as far as taking away from a post about him and my opinion on his performance to mention what you think about Hockaday’s dominance. We not talking about that right now. So, based on everything I’ve seen posters on this site say about him, it seemed like hate to me even if you want to pass it off as a joke. “Yikes.” Nobody is out to get anyone, your post opened up a debate because that's what forums do. He was dominate and I don't think anyone has said he wasn't dominate at all just the fact that there were others extremely impressive like hockaday who is the face of indiana wrestling at the moment and rightfully so! My question is why get so defensive. I feel like everytime someone disagrees it causes hurt feelings. Everyone in the state is going to have different opinions. P4p 138 had 3 kids in the top 20 and all had a great season! Hockaday is just another level and an amazing personality! Great kid. No one is out to get anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coachin Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 2 hours ago, Lat Drop said: Very true. I'd say Hock was in an arguably tougher weight class but both wrestled very well. I hope Cressell finds some humble in his game, confidence is one thing and I know he is just a sophomore but he didn't come off well in the post match interview. He’s nothing but humble my guy. Nothing he said was arrogant/cocky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GenHeavyHandz Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 Being humble is admirable. I like it both ways. Makes it fun and enjoyable. Kyrel keep dominating. Gurpartap Gill, blueandgold, Lat Drop and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeamGarcia Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 (edited) My guy @blueandgold is prolly intelligent Indianamat Poster of all time . He brings those facts and history to this site yearly. I know some posters can’t read . His Topic on this thread says Kyrel Leavell . Let’s about talk about 2x State Champ Senior that wrestled his last match for WC that shined this Saturday Night . He was Dominant ! Excellent wrestler. We’ll talk about other wrestlers his teammates accomplishments in another thread . Let’s give this Senior his due . PERIOD ! Edited February 19 by TeamGarcia Spell Checks Justin Ratliff, GenHeavyHandz, Coachin and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueandgold Posted February 19 Author Share Posted February 19 4 minutes ago, TeamGarcia said: My guy @blueandgold is prolly intelligent Indianamat Poster of all time . He brings those facts and history to this site yearly. I know some posters can’t read . His Topic on this thread says Kyrel Leavell . Let’s about talk about 2x State Champ Senior that wrestled his last match for WC that shined this Saturday Night . He was Dominant ! Excellent wrestler. We’ll talk about other wrestlers his teammates accomplishments in another thread . Let’s give this Senior his due . PERIOD ! I appreciate you my guy. TeamGarcia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caleb Spires Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 6 hours ago, Lat Drop said: I think everyone shared the same level of shock/also not shocked feeling when Leavell pinned Shep. Felt so reminiscent of Joe Lee/Tommy Cash. Stud freshman beats former 3rd and 2nd place senior in the semi-finals, then takes an early lead on former state champion senior in the finals. Starts to look like he’s going to cruise to his first state championship, and then BAM on his back a few seconds later. Was admittedly pulling for Shepherd, not because I have a problem with Kyrel, but because of the possibility of looking back on this tournament in the future and seeing four different 4x state champions competing at one state finals. But congratulations to Kyrel. He showed up all weekend, and had a career 99.99% of high school wrestlers wish they could have had jshep86, piscis1956, GenHeavyHandz and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayruss Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 Was Kyrel offered by either Purdue or IU? Coplen187 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnorthcarolina Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 8 hours ago, Lat Drop said: Very true. I'd say Hock was in an arguably tougher weight class but both wrestled very well. I hope Cressell finds some humble in his game, confidence is one thing and I know he is just a sophomore but he didn't come off well in the post match interview. Yeah, for a kid who constantly heard how his state title was from “ND” and how wouldn’t be competitive to those top 5 guys. I wouldn’t be humble either, especially after how dominant he was in it either. The only thing on his mind is who the next best guy is so he can find away to move around and beat them. aoberlin, BrodyHardcastle, blueandgold and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aoberlin Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 9 hours ago, Lat Drop said: Very true. I'd say Hock was in an arguably tougher weight class but both wrestled very well. I hope Cressell finds some humble in his game, confidence is one thing and I know he is just a sophomore but he didn't come off well in the post match interview. For anyone that knows Waylon when it comes to wrestling he has a mindset at all times to score points and break his opponent. All the while being confident he will do that. What is wrong with that? His speech reflected that and the question is asked less than 5 minutes after he just got done taking care of business. You think his mindset changed that fast? The kid just went full throttle on a very tough bracket. Being humble in an interview is not be a requirement. Being confident in your ability is if you want to win on that level. BrodyHardcastle, mcnorthcarolina, Jayruss and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maligned Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 (edited) 13 hours ago, Fanoffans said: Just seemed uncomfortable being interviewed. 15/16 year olds don't always like public speaking. 5 hours ago, aoberlin said: For anyone that knows Waylon when it comes to wrestling he has a mindset at all times to score points and break his opponent. All the while being confident he will do that. What is wrong with that? His speech reflected that and the question is asked less than 5 minutes after he just got done taking care of business. You think his mindset changed that fast? The kid just went full throttle on a very tough bracket. Being humble in an interview is not be a requirement. Being confident in your ability is if you want to win on that level. He also seemed to misunderstand the question about how meaningful it was to be the second warrior to win it that night. His answer made him come across self-absorbed--but he clearly just missed the question. Again, easy to understand after such a big moment and still getting oxygen back in the brain. Edited February 20 by maligned blueandgold, Fanoffans and Coplen187 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lat Drop Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 7 hours ago, aoberlin said: For anyone that knows Waylon when it comes to wrestling he has a mindset at all times to score points and break his opponent. All the while being confident he will do that. What is wrong with that? His speech reflected that and the question is asked less than 5 minutes after he just got done taking care of business. You think his mindset changed that fast? The kid just went full throttle on a very tough bracket. Being humble in an interview is not be a requirement. Being confident in your ability is if you want to win on that level. Everyone is entitled to their own perception of things. I don't really care. In my point of view it didn't come off well. You are entitled to like whatever you want. I love the way he wrestles, very talented kid. Look forward to seeing him grow. Coplen187 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTboyz Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 One of the Best to ever do it!! Coplen187 and 1prouddad 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M109R Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 16 hours ago, TeamGarcia said: My guy @blueandgold is prolly intelligent Indianamat Poster of all time . He brings those facts and history to this site yearly. I know some posters can’t read . His Topic on this thread says Kyrel Leavell . Let’s about talk about 2x State Champ Senior that wrestled his last match for WC that shined this Saturday Night . He was Dominant ! Excellent wrestler. We’ll talk about other wrestlers his teammates accomplishments in another thread . Let’s give this Senior his due . PERIOD ! After all , the title of the thread is Kyrel Leavell TeamGarcia, Coplen187 and 2xplacer--060708 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coplen187 Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 (edited) 11 hours ago, mcnorthcarolina said: Yeah, for a kid who constantly heard how his state title was from “ND” and how wouldn’t be competitive to those top 5 guys. I wouldn’t be humble either, especially after how dominant he was in it either. The only thing on his mind is who the next best guy is so he can find away to move around and beat them. Absolutely dominant! He was incredible to watch. I hope having ND connections we see him wrestle club and then Fargo this summer. Edited February 20 by Coplen187 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2xplacer--060708 Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 Congrats to Kyrel 3rd, 1st, 3rd, and 1st. One hell of a HS career. He's a great representative of the Far Eastside #justakid GTboyz, Jayruss, Fanoffans and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayruss Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 9 hours ago, 2xplacer--060708 said: Congrats to Kyrel 3rd, 1st, 3rd, and 1st. One hell of a HS career. He's a great representative of the Far Eastside #justakid I said before bet the house on him winning. I mean he practically told us to! 3rd, 1st, 3rd…1st Coplen187, maligned and GTboyz 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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