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State shouldn't be classed, one tourney one champ.

Michigan just pulled Mason Parris redshirt vs Oregon State. Mason got the 10-4 win on 2018 AA 3rd placer Dhesi

Ty is red-shirting this year at 133/141, but 2 days before their first Open of the year at Virginia Tech he got banged up. He's still recovering and may end up with a medical red-shirt this year. He's been able to get a little practice over the past few weeks, but still showing symptoms of his injury and not fully cleared yet. Jeremiah was ready to battle it out this year at 133, down from 141 last year. However, he sustained a pretty severe concussion around the same time Ty went down. He's been recovering from it since and I'm not sure if he'll be cleared after break or not. At this point, Duke is FFing 133, so I wouldn't be surprised if the first healthy one gets inserted into the line for the Dual schedule. Regardless, Ty is loving the environment and I think found the perfect fit of academics and athletics. I'm excited to see what Coach Lanham continues to build in the ACC!

At 53, I pee in Morse code...dot dot dash dot dot dash

It’s kind of like asking why hasn’t Avon won a high school state title. They consistently have the best elementary team. They have won almost every elementary state, won middle school state, and have several triple crown winners. It’s also in <Pound Sign>HendricksCountySmellsFunny

It’s sad when you come into a thread with the intentions of posting a GIF, and the only other reply has already beaten you to it

$15 for all matches. Not as good of a deal as the $10 a few years ago, but still one hell of a deal if you can't make it to FW!

Mater Dei all the way

So did we figure out who can pee the furthest yet?

Moran 18th 113 Asa 16th 132 Washington 17th 160 South 18th 170 Brewer 18th 182 Silas 6th 195 Cornwell 19th 220

According to Track Mason Parris just defeated the number 1 ranked wrestler in the nation Amar Dhesi of Oregon State 11-4. 4 td, 2 escapes and almost 2 minutes of riding time.

Looking at team matches is exhausting, as I said earlier I see the potential for many teams to move around wrestlers to gain an advantage. Here is some data to chew on: #1 Cathedral: State ranking -- 4 wrestlers in top 4 (113, 132, 152, 160), 3 ranked between 5th - 8th (126, 138, 145) and 1 more ranked (182); 1 ranked in Semi-State only (106) -- 8 TOTAL Individual State Finals experience: 126 (2x), 132, 138, 145 (3x), 152 (2x), 160 (3x) // 1 Returning State Champ, 2 Returning State Runner-up // Loaded with skill & experience, if you are going to beat them you best chance is to win almost all of the matches between 106-120 and 170-285 and stay off your back in every other match. If you can steal a match in the middle that will be a huge bonus because the lineup (126 - 160) is similar to 'Alabama Football', pure talent. With all that said I do believe there are a couple of teams that fit the bill and will battle them to the end. #8 Avon: State ranking -- 4 wrestlers in top 4 (126, 132, 152, 182), and 3 more ranked between 9th -13th (120, 138, 145); 1 ranked in Semi-State only (220) -- 8 TOTAL Individual State Finals experience: 120, 126 (2x),132 (3x), 152 (3x), 182 // 1 Returning State Champ (2-timer) // They have 4 kids who are serious contenders to be a 2019 State Champ; the rest of the group has plenty of experience on their side as well. They have wrestled the hardest schedule YTD and are more than ready to do battle in Fort Wayne. It has been mentioned several times they have been forfeiting 2 weight classes and they were missing a stud for several of their matches as well. They will be a tough out and entertaining to watch. Penn: State ranking -- 1 wrestler in top 4 (195), and 3 between 5th - 9th (120, 220, 285) and 2 more ranked (145, 182); 2 ranked in Semi-State only (132, 138) -- 8 TOTAL Individual State Finals experience: 120, 132, 195 // Unfortunately down in Indy we are not provided many opportunities to watch the teams from the ECSS. With that said Penn is known throughout the state as a hard nosed team with plenty of heart & technique. If any match comes down to the wire and Penn has 182 - 285 remaining they will win the match. Between 106 - 170 they have several wrestlers ranked and are more than capable of winning a big match for the team. Don't sleep on the Kingsmen, if you do you may be behind on the scoreboard after the 14th match. POTENTIAL MATCHES: 120 Vince Sparrow - Penn (#9) vs Tyler Conley - Avon (#13) 126 Ray Rioux - Avon (#4) vs Lukasz Walendzak - Cathedral (#6) 132 Asa Garcia - Avon (#1) vs Logan Bailey - Cathedral (#3) (1st match was 1-0 Garcia) 152 Nathan Conley - Avon (#3) vs Elliott Rodgers - Cathedral (#1) #2 Evansville Mater Dei: State ranking -- 3 wrestlers in top 4 (113, 120, 145), 7 ranked between 7th - 13th (106, 126, 132, 138, 152, 160, 170); 1 ranked in Semi-State only (182) -- 11 TOTAL Individual State Finals experience: 113,120,126, 145 (2x), 152 // Although EMD is located 3 hours south of my location I am familiar with this group of wrestlers. They reload each year better than any school in our state. Never one to back down from a challenge; they don't get pinned, or give up any bonus points for that matter, and when given the opportunity to win in that fashion they usually seize the moment. Look for them to be laser focus in their quest to win Team State this coming weekend. #7 Carmel: State ranking -- 1 wrestler in top 4 (106), and 4 more ranked between 5th -15th (132, 170, 182, 195); 1 ranked in Semi-State only (285) -- 6 TOTAL Individual State Finals experience: None // The 'Rodney Dangerfield' of Team State. Personally I believe Carmel to be very dangerous with enough athletes to make it difficult for any team to beat them. Outside of their only loss this season (29-27), they have decimated their competition with the closest dual being a 25 point victory. Extremely well coached and intelligent wrestlers, they typically will not 'beat themselves'. They are better than the individual rankings indicate, look for them to pull off an upset along the way. Portage: State ranking -- 2 wrestlers in top 4 (113, 160), and 3 more ranked between 5th -15th (120, 126, 132); 2 ranked in Semi-State only (106, 152) -- 7 TOTAL Individual State Finals experience: 113 (2x), 126 (2x),132, 160 // 1 Returning State Champ // Portage is strong where Portage is strong, which means don't expect to beat them where they have a ranked wrestler participating. In order for them to pull the upset they will need to accumulate points from 113 - 132, 152 & 160 and pull off a few surprises at the other weights. The program has a reputation of being one of the best in the state for a very good reason, and underestimating this group will give a team headaches for the remainder of the day. POTENTIAL MATCHES: 106 Suhas Chundi - Carmel (#4) vs Alec Freeman EMD (#7) 113 Jacob Moran - Portage (#1) vs Cole Ross - EMD (#4) 120 Ty Haskins - Portage (#15) vs Blake Boarman - EMD (#2) 126 Brook Peele - Portage (#5) vs Kane Egil - EMD (#7) 132 Ricky Hegedus - Portage (#9) vs Kyle Holman - Carmel (#14) vs Clay Egil - EMD (#10) 160 Donnell Washington - Portage (#1) vs Gabe Sollars - EMD (#9) 170 Logan Hart - Carmel (#5) vs MaCartney Parkinson - EMD (#7) ** I will do the other 2 pools sometime in the next 24 hours....sorry for any mistakes.

Cmon!!!! Let’s do this!!! You slacking Lewis!

It almost seems as if a few fellas are trying to incite those reactions.

I actually prefer the video , so I can see the reactions of Joe and Mike when Folks make a smart comment or start a fight on Facebook. The laughter being held back on numerous occasions is quite funny - then again I’m bored and sitting on my couch doing nothing every night. So I’m easily entertained !

The first year they had some issues with seating, but the past two years they changed the configuration and added another section of the hall to make it better for everyone. 9am Eastern

Depend on how much you drink

Avon is in an odd place. I think they are in a great position to beat a very tough Cathedral team. On the other hand, I don’t see a scenario where Avon can beat WC, MD or PM. IC is loaded. There will be a lot of Avon fans when they square off!

Where is Caliboy when you need him?

I believe it will be via track wrestling

Rumor has it AWood2 is on double secret probation!

I hadn't been following Conner Tolley, so I did a bit of research after his Scuffle performance, where he ended up 2-2, dropping a 6-0 decision to #13 Voss and a 2-1 decision to Stanford's top guy, who is 11-5. In his first 3 seasons at UT-Chattanooga, including a redshirt year, Conner won a grand total of 6 matches. He then got the varsity spot last year and went 11-8, finishing 3rd in the SoCon (only champ advanced to NCAAs). This year, he's got 9 wins already and could be a dark horse for an NCAA spot. It's looking like the SoCon defending champ Heino, a Finnish world teamer who made it to the NCAA blood round last year, is going to redshirt. If he does, Conner will be right there as one of the two or three contenders for the conference's automatic bid at 285. Very cool to look back through his results and see the big jumps in the quality level of his results. Great testament to persistence and hard work--lots of guys stop wrestling or transfer out of D1 after taking the kind of lumps Tolley did for 3 years.

Wow. HUUUUUGE first win for Mason. It’s a bold move for Michigan to pull the redshirt, but you know Mason was itching to wrestle this year. Go get ‘em, Mason. Still very conflicted to be cheering for two Wolverines... Should also be noted that Dhesi is currently ranked #1 by Flo right now.

Can I be butthurt in this thread, too?

This should keep SWIN busy a couple days. Thanks for making the college board great again!

Why wouldn’t you want top level officials doing your matches? That is like saying you wouldn’t want top level coaching because it can be to intense come on man

Eric, thanks for your reply. And..... your 100 percent right. Wasn’t knocking any coach. I truely am looking forward to seeing what the Greyhounds can bring to team state. I was just curious to what the masses think as to why these large heavily populated schools were not pumping out monster teams that match the schools sizes and resources. Your reply and the no punches held back response above are what I was looking for. As someone that has worked pretty hard to grow the sport, feedback like wrestling guys is what I’m interested in.

Beep beep. I’ll remind all of you what EdP, Northside Indy, and Hamilton County deal with in spades: Vaginitis. Little Johnny doesn’t get a bloody nose perhaps in his whole life unless he wrestles. No bike or skateboard accidents....they’re in the basement playing Fortnight. They’re on the iPad getting an allowance to make their bed. The Carmel life is real and it’s an epidemic. I fight it daily with some youngster programs, but the struggle is real with these middle class kids. Kopnisky finally threw in the towel at Carmel. Most of the north side Indy schools are grinding to keep kids in the sport. Lacrosse, boys’ volleyball, and a slew of other sports are decimating wrestling. The CYO in Indianapolis has added 140 boys’ volleyball teams in competition with wrestling in the last 3 years. So, CoachP and many of us in Indy are marketing our asses off to preserve the sport. It might feel good for “The County” and the Indy County teams, but it is an assault to the sport. We’ll make it at Cathedral because we’ll find great, committed kids. However, I fear for the 75 kids in K-4 that end up prancing off to volleyball in 5th grade. Give me a violin, perhaps, but our sons are getting weaker. It pisses me off.