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Since a few people were asking, pretty cool song that they have

Really like this kid’s upside. If not for the broken arm in Regional final last year, he’d likely have been a SQ or better as a freshman. Definitely a little slept on in my opinion. Really looking forward to seeing him make a run at things.

Charlie Newman -Garrett 16-0.................................................................... 3-0 Varsity

I'm guessing he talked it to death.

Who is still undefeated going in to the last 2 weekends of the season? Update: We have 29 left going into semi-sate Name Team Weight SS Record Jesse Mendez Crown Point 126 East Chicago 34-0 Andres Moreno Lowell 132 East Chicago 24-0 Jorden Douglass Attica 145 East Chicago 36-0 Alex Cartwright LaVille 285 East Chicago 25-0 Cole Ross Evansville Mater Dei 113 Evansville 22-0 Brayden Littell Center Grove 120 Evansville 36-0 Blake Boarman Evansville Mater Dei 120 Evansville 34-0 Noah Gardner Edgewood 120 Evansville 29-0 Matthew Lee Evansville Mater Dei 145 Evansville 33-0 Nick South Columbus East 170 Evansville 36-0 Carson Brewer Avon 182 Evansville 34-0 Levon Bellemy Edgewood 182 Evansville 32-0 Will Nunn Castle 195 Evansville 37-0 Jacob Bolte Columbus East 220 Evansville 37-0 Alex Ocampo Central Noble 106 Fort Wayne 15-0 Brayden Curtis Yorktown 126 Fort Wayne 31-0 Matt Gimson Jimtown 132 Fort Wayne 39-0 Owen Krider Carroll (Fort Wayne) 132 Fort Wayne 22-0 Dylan Goudy Western 138 Fort Wayne 39-0 Chandler Chapman Jay County 195 Fort Wayne 14-0 Adam Bowman Maconaquah 285 Fort Wayne 34-0 Alex Cottey Perry Meridian 106 New Castle 34-0 Brayden Lowery Roncalli 120 New Castle 35-0 Grant Stapleton Lawrenceburg 126 New Castle 34-0 Gabe Phillips Centerville 138 New Castle 35-0 Bryer Hall South Dearborn 145 New Castle 33-0 Cody Klettheimer Frankton 170 New Castle 34-0 Silas Allred Shenandoah 195 New Castle 27-0 Jamichael Watts North Central 285 New Castle 28-0

Since most of us have a snow day today, let’s talk about an inspirational story from an outside perspective. Elliott Rodgers of Cathedral and his rise to the top. Again, I don’t know the kid but have been following since his remarkable freshman season. Elliott was a freshman wrestling 145 for the always tough, Cathedral team. Elliott’s record was 20-11 going into regionals, after he had just won a weak sectional. He won his first round match 7-5. Win by pin in his second match and lost in the finals 3-6. Elliott was NOT on anyone’s radar to punch his ticket to state. His ticket round match was Antwaun Graves of Warren Central who was 35-2 at the time and ranked high in state. Elliott drew a 17-15 kid from Carmel first round… in which he won 1-0 in a close match. Elliott then upset Graves in a 8-6 match that sent him to the state finals. But he wasn’t done yet, as he beat a North Central kid who was 33-12 at the time in the semifinals to send him to the Semi-State Championship match with a record of 25-13. Elliott was pinned by undefeated Boone Welliever in one minute. Great story right? Kid has a killer day and performs well…really well. But, is it really a Cinderella story if it happens again? Elliott drew Corban Pollitt of Col. East first round at state. Corban was 34-12 but was part of the elite CE wrestling team. Elliott pulls out the win 5-3 and advances to the second state. Elliott then beats Mason Winner (38-4) 3-0 to advance to the semi-finals. Elliott then lost 1-4 to Jason Crary of Munster and lost by pin to Welliever for 3rdand 4th. Elliott finished his freshman season 27 wins and 15 losses and a 4thplace finish on the podium. No imposter syndrome for Elliott… a kid who out performed his skill level? A kid who never placed in middle school state (according to track). Elliott comes back for his sophomore season and wins Semi-State with a record of 35 wins and 5 losses. He took 5that the Al Smith and DNP at the IHPO. Eliott went on to finish 2ndwith 2-1, 3-2, and 8-4 wins to eventually lose by TF to Brayton Lee in the finals. Elliott finished with 38 wins and 6 losses his sophomore year and a second place finish on the podium. As a junior, Elliott has wins over ultra-tough wrestlers Brock Ellis and Jake Schoenegge already.. but has a loss to Eli dickens and we also seen Elliott lose his #1 ranking, sliding him to #2. You may never find a wrestler who has so many losses after two years who has placed 4thand 2nd. Here is a kid who can teach us adults a life lesson.. You WILL fail in life, you may fail a lot, but as long as you don’t quit and keep getting better, you will be successful.

The dads from Cathedral wrote the song. They all plan on pursuing a career in song writing.

and battle tested with flying colors!

I was there at NC ss his freshman year.. he put on a show and never let his losses before affect him... This is a story that future athletes to come should All look into.. it also goes for kids that are undefeated going into tourney time to never overlook a guy based on his record or you'll end up looking at the lights if you aren't careful.

Correct.... To clarify (in case you want to use any of this in your rankings key wins/losses) Mater Dei Holiday Classic - 1st Place Win vs. 14-4 Robert Major - Downers Grove South - Illinois 3A (large school) #6 at 145 Win vs. 11-4 Dalton Russelburg - Union Co. - Kentucky #8 at 152 Grappler Gold - 4th Place Loss vs. 3-2 James Whitaker - St. John's - Michigan D2 #2 (at the time), National #8 at 152 (now) & D2 State Champion Win vs. 6-3 Quenten Hall - DeWitt - Michigan D2 #4 & 2x State Placer (6th) Win vs. 8-4 Stoney Buell - Dundee - Michigan 3A #1 & D3 State Champion Loss 6-4 vs. Caleb Fish - Eaton Rapids - Michigan D2 #1 & State Runner Up

I agree, I’m looking forward to watching this stud at NC Semi State

Let me first say I in no way am putting down anybody in particular or acting like I’m the role model cause I’m the furthest from perfect, but I really think coaches need to take a step back and look in the mirror and realize our wrestlers watch our lives more than they listen to our words. I’ve been blessed at Plymouth to coach with coaches that in many years have impacted hundreds of lives. I’ve never heard a foul word out of their mouth nor is any wrestler aloud to use profanity. Their goal is always create young men of integrity first and champions in life then champions on the mat. I’m amazed when I see and hear coaches and athletes cuss back and forth.....see wrestlers yell at refs.....throw things in anger and nothing is done. On a positive I’ve watched people I respect and look up to like coach Snyder get in wrestlers faces yet put his arm around them and build them up....coach Harper from little kids to high schoolers speak life into his kids yet in their face. I don’t know a man in the world that loves winning more than coach Read or a man that hates to lose more than him but you ask anyone that’s gone through his program in 30 plus years and you will hear nothing but the utmost respect because of the integrity he walks in. Coaches your integrity is the most 8mportant part of your job with the kids we have in front of us. Impact lives. As our coach always says....”Do the right thing simply because it’s the right thing to do”. Your reputation is what others think of you but your character is what people see and you really are. It’s time coaches we lead from the front!

bingo... the kid can only beat who they put in front of him.

regardless the thread was about undefeated kids not an adult cutting a great young man down... And let's say he is undefeated afterwards are you gonna apologize? oh that's right I wouldn't expect somebody that hates on a kid to actually have tact.

Dude, you cannot be serious. He would start for every team in the state except maybe six or seven. He pinned a returning Michigan state champion earlier this season. Ask that kid if Brody felt like a JV wrestler. Everyone in Indiana acknowledges that Brody is a bad ass, I guess except for you.

I think the forum was about who the undefeated wrestlers are at this point in the season, not whether or not they should or shouldn’t be seeded wherever. Hard to say a kid who is undefeated shouldn’t be the number one seed. Thankfully seeds don’t mean squat, and that’s why we wrestle. Good luck to anyone who gets to compete tomorrow. Be safe.

If I were to guess, the costs would increase significantly. Things like facility rental would double, they would need to pay for hotels for most of the refs, administrators would need to be there earlier, etc. The facility rental would be a very big expense.