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I know I'll get pelted with empties from any poster that starts with "SW" and I respect Mr. Goebel (sic) immensely, but maybe it's time to put a third guy on the show? And might I recommend @ontherise219 for that position? Now hear me out.... How many times last night did he mention "I'm not familiar with that wrestler..." or "IndianaMat ranks him...". Well, the actual ranker does some media stuff for the actual sight that does the rankings oft quoted, and since he does the rankings pretty well it appears, he does seem to know a bit about most/all the wrestlers and not just the ones at the E'ville SS. Again, nothing personal, and as far as the actual call of the finals matches goes I think Mr. Goebel is great and knows his stuff and adds insight, but for a parings show I'd just like to hear a bit more insight/matchups etc and think OTR could provide that. Of course the hour and fifteen minute time frame might be tough but he wouldn't have @Y2CJ41 to throw him off topic. Like I said, unpopular opinion.. but outside of the ESS dudes there just didn't seem to be much insight or info put out there except "that should be a good quarter bracket". There...I said it. I'll delete my acct now.

We don't need another week of the state series. A simple rule change that during the state tournament if you injury default you are not allowed to wrestle the rest of the day would suffice.

My issue is with the other dude (Greg Rakestraw). He fills in on some sports talk radio shows down here in Indy. Just don't enjoy listening to him. He just rambles. Clearly does not know a lot about wrestling. Plus.... he doesn't know the difference between Peanut Butter and Jelly and Ham sandwiches. Smh

I think it would be better if @Wrestling Scholar would throw tacos into the crowd. People LOVE tacos.

How about an INDIANA MAT mascot?

Not true... @FCFIGHTER170 is the official collection agent / enforcer for TheCounty. He has stood behind multiple state champs of late. He’s a good dude that actually is working with kids to try to make them better. Not just a keyboard warrior like others. Just likes to pump his guys up. I know that we are having fun. But... I will stick up for guys who give of themselves and actually help kids. #BetterHaveMyNanas

This is probably why young people do not go into officiating. Well done! Bryan Bailey 2693524526

Catching up a bit..Congrats on milestone wins!

#1 I have a gorilla tattoo #2 I have a gorilla costume

That's a clean start...sad situation...

I currently live in Indiana but lived most of my life in Ohio. I wrestled in Ohio and attended the state wrestling tournament there for 20 consecutive years. This year, I attended the IHSAA post season Semi State at New Castle for the first time ever. Was my first post season event ever attended for Indiana High School Wrestling. My first experience was almost entirely positive. I can tell you the perception in Ohio is that Indiana Wrestling is not as competitive. I personally had this belief as well. I do not anymore. I don’t know if New Castle is that much more competitive from the other Semi-State’s but the quality of wrestling there was excellent. I would go as far as saying there were kids who did not make it out that I could see being state qualifiers in Ohio. My only grip, which most of you could probably guess, was the qualification process. SMH. Why? I just can’t wrap my head around the thought process that went into decided that you need to make the semi finals and your in. This does not ensure the best four getting out. Having double elimination also does not ensure the “best” 4 getting out but it does allow tough quarter final draws to have a second chance. The state’s response could be to not lose and your okay. I get it, but for a lot of kids their goals are not to be a state champ. Maybe it’s to make it state or place in state. I am curious how many other states do it like this? My favorite round in all of Ohio’s post season wrestling is District (their semi-state) Conso-Semi’s. I wish Indiana would revisit this, but I also know that others have probably voiced their opinions over the years and here we are still the same. Also, New Castle is an awesome venue!

We have 16 wrestlers that enter Friday without a loss on their record. However, the other 208 wrestlers have a combined 935 losses between them. Most of the losses are to state level competitors. Here is a listing of all the losses for each wrestler at state this weekend. Note: If you know any of the missing or incorrect results please notify me. Random Stats Most losses to state qualifiers Braden Haines, Isaiah Ponce- 10 Stefan Vitello, Damon McClain, Jacob Johnson- 8 Johnny Cortez, Dylan Driver, AJ Dull, Dennis Hubbard- 7 Most wins over state qualifiers Graham Calhoun- 11 Logan Frazier- 10 Aiden Warren, Sam Goin, Alex Cottey, Zeke Seltzer, Dorian Keys- 9 Elliott Rodgers, William Fiechter, Isaac Ruble, Brock Ellis- 8 Non-State Qualifiers with the most wins over state qualifiers Tyler Conley, Yehezquel DeVault- 6 Aundre Beatty, Jajuan Dale, Josh Howell, Matt Neff, Ryan Sheets- 4 Brock Hueber, Chad McLean, Jack Hargan, Ryan Purvis- 3 Undefeated Wrestlers 106 Bryce Lowery 120 Zeke Seltzer 126 Dylan Stroud 145 Brock Ellis, Alec Viduya 152 Brice Coleman, Logan Boe, Garrett Stuckman 160 Isiah Levitz 170 Graham Calhoun 195 Jacob Laplace, Silas Allred 220 Drew Webster, Cale Gray 285 Dorian Keys, Logan Swallow #WAYL2 Who are your losses to? Key *- State Qualifier (Losses/ State Qualifier Losses/ State Qualifier Wins) 106 Bryce Lowery(0/0/6) Isaac Ruble(1/1/8): Sam Goin* Sam Goin(1/1/9): Logan Miller* Logan Miller(2/0/4): Ben Aranda(IL), Caden Horwath(MI) Jeff Bailey(2/2/5): Johnny Cortez*, Sam Goin* Anthony Martin(3/2/1): ???, Hayden Brady*, Isaac Ruble* Suhas Chundi(3/3/2): Bryce Lowery*, Logan Miller*, Sam Goin* Cash Turner(4/3/1): Isaac Ruble*, Jason Heasten, Kyler West*, Suhas Chundi* Josh Johnson(5/3/2): Bryce Lowery(3)*, Keaton Morton, Nathan Smith Keegan Malott(5/5/0): Anthony Martin*, Hayden Brady(2)*, Isaac Ruble(2)* Hayden Brady(5/4/4): Isaac Ruble(3)*, Logan Stuckman, Sam Goin* Coy Hammack(5/3/0): Blake Zirkelbach, Cash Turner*, Kyler West*, Logan Miller*, Reed Egli Kyler West(6/2/2): Bryce Lowery*, Logan Miller*, Logan Sutton(2), Reed Egli, Trayce Eckman(KY) Evan Dickey(7/6/1): Bryce Lowery*, Cooper Shore(OH), Hayden Brady*, Josh Johnson(2)*, Sam Goin*, Suhas Chundi* Trevor Triana(9/6/1): ???(2), Emmanuel Ellis, Isaac Ruble*, Jeff Bailey(4)*, Johnny Cortez* Johnny Cortez(10/7/2): ???, Doug Waters*, Emmanuel Ellis, Evan Dickey*, Karter Guzman(IL), Sam Goin(4)*, Trevor Triana* 113 Alex Cottey(1/0/9): Kody Glithero Lane Gilbert(1/1/2): Cole Ross* Logan Frazier(2/2/10): Alex Cottey*, Brac Hooper* Aidan Sprague(2/1/4): Preston Teusch, Trey Sturgill* Cole Ross(2/2/5): Alex Cottey*, Lane Gilbert* Elijah Anthony(3/3/2): Alex Cottey*, Brac Hooper(2)* Trey Sturgill(3/1/2): Elijah Anthony*, Ryan Purvis, Trevor Schammert Cheaney Schoeff(4/3/4): Cole Ross(2)*, Lane Gilbert*, Mason Yarbrough(OH) Ethan Reiley(5/4/0): Aidan Sprague(2)*, Colton Weimer(2)*, Drayk Kallenberger(OH) Brac Hooper(5/4/7): Alex Cottey(3)*, Dylan Driver*, Logan Carrender Colton Weimer(7/3/2): Aidan Sprague*, Hyatt Yeager, Justin Brantley, Karson Everett, Nam Doan*, Nick Olson, Trey Sturgill* Nam Doan(7/5/4): Alex Cottey*, Logan Frazier*, Logan Frazier(2)*, Ryan Purvis(2) Doug Waters(9/5/5): Anthony Streib(IL), Chad Bellis(IL), Hyatt Yeager, Logan Frazier*, Nam Doan(3)*, Stefan Vitello*, Trevor Schammert Stefan Vitello(10/8/1): ???, Aidan Sprague*, Anthony Bahl, Doug Waters(4)*, Logan Frazier(3)* Dylan Driver(10/7/2): Alex Cottey*, Blake Wolf, Brac Hooper(3)*, Braden Haines*, Elijah Anthony*, Griffin Ingalls(2), Logan Frazier* Braden Haines(16/10/1): Aiden Smith(MI), Alex Cottey*, Brac Hooper*, Cheaney Schoeff(4)*, Cody Goebel(WI), Cole Ross(2)*, Dylan Driver*, Kaden Chinavare(MI), Logan Frazier*, Marquarias Wilburn, Ramsy Mutschler(MI), Tommy Porter(IL) 120 Zeke Seltzer(0/0/9) Dominic Heath(1/0/2): Ben Miller Giovanni Diaz(1/1/5): Riley Bettich* Alec Freeman(2/2/5): Zeke Seltzer(2)* Carson Eldred(2/2/4): Zeke Seltzer(2)* Delaney Ruhlman(3/2/3): Alec Freeman*, Brady Ester, Riley Bettich* Sam Scott(3/2/2): Alec Freeman*, Delaney Ruhlman*, Jacob Simone John Robinson(3/3/1): Carson Eldred*, Christian White*, Dominic Heath* Ethan Higgins(3/2/0): Jett Boots*, John Robinson*, Preston Teusch Riley Bettich(4/4/6): Giovanni Diaz(3)*, Zeke Seltzer* Cole Solomy(4/4/1): Giovanni Diaz*, Jeff Bailey*, Riley Bettich(2)* Christian White(4/2/2): Carlton Perry(2), Zeke Seltzer(2)* Jett Boots(4/1/1): Ben Miller, Deandrea Darden(OH), Dominic Heath*, Harper Dedman Malik Hall(5/4/0): Cole Solomy*, Giovanni Diaz*, Riley Bettich(2)*, Ty Haskins Anthony Hughes(8/6/0): Antonio Jefferson, Carson Eldred*, Christian White*, Delaney Ruhlman(2)*, Kody Glithero, Zeke Seltzer(2)* Aydan Amento(10/6/0): ???(3), Alec Freeman(3)*, Carson Eldred*, Chris Newman, Sam Scott(2)* 126 Dylan Stroud(0/0/2) Raymond Rioux(1/0/9): Kyren Butler(OH) Landon Bertsch(1/1/1): Dylan Stroud* Stephen Roberson(2/0/7): Jake Rundell(IL), Zach Strueder Ben Dalton(2/2/1): Kysen Montgomery(2)* Brayden Lowery(2/1/6): Gavinn Alstott, Raymond Rioux* Jace Alexander(2/2/3): Aidan Torres(2)* Payne Blackburn(3/1/1): Cameron Allen, Dominic Litchfield, Dylan Stroud* Camren Toole(3/2/0): ???, Brayden Lowery*, Willie Dennison* Willie Dennison(3/3/1): Carson Eldred*, David Pierson*, Jace Alexander* David Pierson(3/3/2): Brayden Lowery(3)* Beau Humphrey(4/2/0): Alex Slates, Collin Ruemler, Landon Bertsch*, Payne Blackburn* Aidan Torres(5/5/3): Stephen Roberson(5)* Ashton Hayhurst(7/6/1): Ben Dalton*, Brayden Lowery(2)*, Josue Dawson(OH), Kysen Montgomery*, Raymond Rioux(2)* Kysen Montgomery(8/6/3): David Pierson*, Jake Rundell(IL), Mason Shrader(MI), Raymond Rioux(4)*, Stephen Roberson* Brendon Mark(9/6/0): Aidan Torres*, Ashton Hayhurst*, Conner Kleinberg(OH), Gavinn Alstott, Jace Alexander(2)*, Luke Gonzalez, Raymond Rioux*, Stephen Roberson* 132 Jesse Mendez(1/0/9): Nico bolivar Hayden Watson(1/1/6): Jesse Mendez* Ian Heath(1/1/5): Hunter Cottingham* Hunter Cottingham(2/1/6): Aundre Beatty, Reakus Shelton* Matt Koontz(3/2/6): Aundre Beatty, Logan Wagner*, Luke Goodwin* Jared Brown(4/3/0): Andrew Wilson, Hunter Cottingham*, Luke Goodwin*, Sam Slivka* Brody Arthur(5/4/0): Hunter Cottingham(3)*, Ian Heath*, Lane Deckard Connor Holt(5/3/3): ???, Hayden Watson(2)*, Kane Egli*, Tyler Conley Luke Goodwin(5/4/3): Aiden Bunce, Matt Koontz(2)*, Sam Slivka(2)* Kane Egli(5/3/1): David Davis(OH), Hayden Watson*, Matt Koontz*, Max Boaz(OH), Raymond Rioux* Reakus Shelton(7/5/4): Cameron Mason, Christian Pfeiffer-Laguerre, Ian Heath(4)*, Vince Sparrow* Vince Sparrow(7/4/3): Jesse Mendez(2)*, Mason Kleinberg(OH), Reakus Shelton(2)*, Tyler Conley(2) Bradley Conrad(7/4/4): ???(2), Gabe Adams(KY), Jesse Mendez(3)*, Sam Slivka* Sam Slivka(7/3/4): Andrew Wilson, Aundre Beatty, Conner Alcala*, Gabe Adams(KY), Luke Goodwin*, Matt Koontz*, Tyler Conley Conner Alcala(8/5/1): ???, Connor Holt(3)*, Hayden Watson(2)*, Thomas Deck(KY), Tyler Conley Isaiah Ponce(12/10/0): Aidan Hansen(IL), Bradley Conrad(4)*, Dillon Carlson(IL), Jesse Mendez(3)*, Reakus Shelton*, Vince Sparrow(2)* 138 Drake Campbell(1/1/6): Logan Wagner* J Conway(2/2/1): Blake Boarman*, Drake Campbell* Logan Bailey(2/2/4): Blake Boarman*, Logan Wagner* Eli Hickman(2/2/3): Ethan 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Sevaugh Carter(OH) Nick Tattini(10/5/1): Anthony Rivera(2), Droshawn Lewis, Eli Hickman*, Ethan Kaiser*, Jack Krause, Jake Damron, Kyle Lawson*, Tyson Nisley(2)* 145 Brock Ellis(0/0/8) Alec Viduya(0/0/6) Jacob Maldonado(1/1/1): Brock Ellis* Aj Poindexter(2/2/2): Jacob Maldonado*, Orlando Cruz* William Fiechter(2/2/8): AJ Poindexter*, Evan Ulrick* Jaden Reynolds(4/3/5): Alec Viduya*, Brody Baumann*, Dustin Morgillo(OH), Reece Luhmann* Brody Baumann(4/3/2): ???, Alec Viduya*, Jaden Reynolds(2)* Jajuan Anderson(4/3/6): Alec Viduya*, Chris Wilkerson, Jaden Reynolds*, Reece Luhmann* Alex Currie(5/4/4): Tyler Vredeveld, William Fiechter(4)* Orlando Cruz(6/5/5): Brock Ellis(5)*, Joshua Ogunsanya(IL) Reece Luhmann(6/5/4): Alec Viduya*, Jajuan Anderson(3)*, Jake Shafer*, Nick Cicciarelli Riley Rust(7/5/2): Brody Baumann*, Ethan Nash*, Jaden Reynolds*, Jake Shafer(2)*, Justice Cash, Kailan Keith Aj Dull(8/7/0): Alex Currie(3)*, Gabe Steyer(OH), Jorden Douglass*, William Fiechter(3)* Jake 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Lots of talk about other weight classes...not much about 160. I am betting this to be the match of the night...Levitz vs. Dickens. Only common opponent was Rodgers. Both have beat him. Levitz and Dickens haven't been "tested" yet. Levitz has a lot to prove that small school wrestlers can come out on top, as well as being Prairie Heights first individual state champ. Dickens has been #1 all year but not tested by anyone from Indiana other than Purdy. I am.pulling for Levitz to win it all! Go Panther Pride Wrestling!

First off I was behind him with my whole arm around his back and he had 1 hand on the ground for a moment which is 2. Even tho he had his arm around my head I was still behind him with control. Second off even if I didn't get that takedown. I still would have won because I road him out the whole 3rd period.

Overall Record of Weight // Undefeated // Classes // Previous State Experience 106: 525 - 68 // Lowery // 7-Freshman, 6-Sophomore, 1-Junior, 2-Senior // 1x - Miller, Chundi, Ruble 113: 538 - 87 // None // 5-Freshman, 5-Sophomore, 4-Junior, 2-Senior // 2x - Cottey, Ross : 1x - Anthony, Sturgill, Sprague 120: 553 - 57 // Seltzer // 2-Freshman, 2-Sophomore, 5-Junior, 7-Senior // 3x - Bettich : 2x - Diaz, Eldred : 1x - Seltzer, Freeman, Hall, White, Robinson, Boots 126: 565 - 54 // Stroud // 1-Freshman, 3-Sophomore, 5-Junior, 7-Senior // 3x - Rioux, Lowery : 2x - Pierson, Montgomery, Alexander : 1x - Dalton, Roberson, Bertsch, Blackburn, Humphrey, Mark 132: 544 - 80 // None // 0-Freshman, 4-Sophomore, 8-Junior, 4-Senior // 3x - Cottingham : 2x - Egli, Heath : 1x - Mendez, Sparrow, Brown 138: 567 - 71 // None // 0-Freshman, 4-Sophomore, 5-Junior, 7-Senior // 3x - Campbell : 2x - Boarman, Wagne, Hickman, Mattingly : 1x - Bailey, Conway, Lawson, Shepherd 145: 536 - 80 // Viduya, Ellis // 1-Freshman, 3-Sophomore, 6-Junior, 6-Senior // 3x - Viduya : 2x - Ellis : 1x - Poindexter, Fiechter, Reynolds, Maldonado 152: 570 - 46 // Stuckman, Coleman, Boe // 0-Freshman, 1-Sophomore, 7-Junior, 8-Senior // 3x - Boe : 2x - Douglass : 1x - Kervin, Hall, McCune 160: 568 - 62 // Levitz // 1-Freshman, 0-Sophomore, 2-Junior, 13-Senior // 3x - Rodgers : 2x - Dickens, Pettigrew : 1x - Levitz, Noehre, Hollendonner, Asbury 170: 598 - 66 // Calhoun // 0-Freshman, 3-Sophomore, 5-Junior, 8-Senior // 3x - Calhoun : 2x - Deters : 1x - Fielden, Sollars, Welch 182: 584 - 59 // None // 0-Freshman, 2-Sophomore, 5-Junior, 9-Senior // 3x - Winner : 2x - Walker, Warren, Lone : 1x - Parkinson, Kwiatkowski 195: 591 - 71 // Allred, Laplace // 0-Freshman, 2-Sophomore, 5-Junior, 9-Senior // 3x - LaPlace : 2x - Allred : 1x - Farrell, Funk 220: 567 - 59 // Gray, Webster // 0-Freshman, 0-Sophomore, 3-Junior, 13-Senior // 1x - Bates, Webster, Gray, Crider, Streck, Stewart 285: 525 - 74 // Swallow, Keys // 0-Freshman, 1-Sophomore, 3-Junior, 12-Senior // 2x - Parsons : 1x - Keys, Irick, Dancy, Swallow Previous State Champs: Bettich, Mendez, Viduya, Rodgers, Allred, Keys Previous Runner-ups: Cottey (2x), Seltzer, Bettich, Rioux, Boarman, Viduya, Rodgers, Noehre, Fielden

I would like to apologize as we have helped make it easy to know everything about Indiana wrestling. Maybe we should require Rakestraw to listen to Gorilla Radio.

I worked the New Castle Semi-State.....Most of the coaches had good questions, which I probably changed 3 or 4 of my calls after consulting my assistant. We cant always see everything, so I love to have the extra set of eyes. Some officials dont want it unfortunately .

Actually, in a pinning situation, the second official should not be watching for a pin at all. His job is to watch the line if close to OB, or the top of the action to look for blood, illegal holds, eye gouging, choking, any penalties, and then let the #1 official know. The best officials leave egos out of it and worry about getting the call right. In the end, that's why there are two of them out there. I had a call overturned Saturday. After the match I thanked the #1 official, not for changing the call, but for being willing to listen to me first, then go and talk with the other official who had a better angle. That's how it should work. Get the call right, no matter what.

True, people love tacos, including the Scholar. The problem is the Scholar already has a lot of unpaid taco debt already. But im sending the idea to my engineering department on how to make a taco launcher. Even though a great idea, tacos can be messy and Im visualizing the flying tacos landing in the stands creating an explosion of beef, shredded cheese, taco sauce and taco shells. I could see this landing on a Perry Meridian Fan with a clean brand new powder blue T Shirt and being upset with a taco stain. What if it a guy the guy ruined a Merrillville Purple sweat shirt. The scholar would be in trouble. I think a low probability I could get the written consent of the Bankers Life Security department or the consent of the Marion County food board. But the idea of a Gorilla in a singlet like the coach on Vision Quest had on with the Indianamat logo it is genius. You're marketing should be thanking Luv2Compete and the Scholar. I say you go all out and get the Gorilla that does flips and dunks basketballs. You could make t-shirts with your advertisers on it and really market the heck out of this. You're welcome Joe.

I was at the Al Smith and I was the official most of the Day on Mat one. Name is Leo Mercado, and I truly work really hard to make sure I stay consistent with the rules of our sport and apply them like the rulebook states to apply them. I typically don't like to throw jabs at anyone and I hope that this doesn't come out as a jab to anyone or anything; but I truly work hard to make sure my signals, mechanics, interpretations, and rules applications of the sport are delivered clearly and consistent throughout the whole match in the whole entire arena, so that even the deaf man at the nosebleed seats can understand my call. If you don't want me calling a "bad" match for your kid, scratch me like any other coach does in the our state because I apply the rules the way they should be applied.

Throughout the history of the state finals the number of state placers has grown from four to six and finally to eight in 1992. With the addition of the 7th and 8th place finishers came the Friday night win or go home match for all the competitors. Throughout the years we have seen amazing matches and crazy upsets on Friday night. After some thought we wanted to know which coach had the best winning percentage on Friday night. We compiled all the data from 1992 until 2019 and came up with the following information. Please note that included in these statistics are qualifiers that did not end up participating at state due to injury. This mildly affects a coach’s percentage as it is a rare occurrence an athlete does not participate on Friday night. Click here for all of the data Current coaches with 10+ state qualifiers from 1992-2019 Rank Coach Qualifiers Placers Friday % Current School 1 Wade McClurg 11 10 90.91% Roncalli 2 Brian Weaver 11 9 81.82% Elkhart Memorial 3 Sean McGinley 100 78 78.00% Indianapolis Cathedral 4 Darrick Snyder 85 64 75.29% Brownsburg 5 Chris Cooper 31 22 70.97% Columbus East 6 Maurice Swain 10 7 70.00% Center Grove 7 Jim Tonte 102 70 68.63% Franklin Community 8 David Maldonado 79 53 67.09% Merrillville 9 Matthew Behling 17 11 64.71% Culver Academies 10 Matt Schoettle 22 14 63.64% Perry Meridian 11 Dan Briggs 16 10 62.50% Carroll(Fort Wayne) 12 Joshua Holden 18 11 61.11% Greenfield-Central 13 Zach Errett 20 12 60.00% Avon 14 Kevin Blundell 10 6 60.00% Monrovia 15 Greg Schaefer 69 40 57.97% Evansville Mater Dei 16 Branden Lorek 14 8 57.14% Crown Point 17 Ed Pendoski 65 37 56.92% Carmel 18 Bill Flatt 23 13 56.52% South Bend Riley 19 Tony Abbott 31 17 54.84% Cowan 20 Bob Read 24 13 54.17% Plymouth 21 Eric Myers 21 11 52.38% Jay County 22 T. Howard Jones Jr. 22 11 50.00% Jennings County 23 Mark Kirchgassner 10 5 50.00% East Central 24 Bob Harmon 57 28 49.12% Castle 25 Chris Joll 47 23 48.94% Chesterton 26 Jim Pickard 40 19 47.50% Goshen 27 Mike Runyon 15 7 46.67% Bloomington South 28 Louie Kuzdas 24 11 45.83% LaPorte 29 Lou Silverman 35 16 45.71% North Central 30 Clint Gard 16 7 43.75% Rochester 31 Brad Harper 62 27 43.55% Penn 32 Scott Ferguson 38 16 42.11% Evansville Reitz 33 Steve Pugliese 22 9 40.91% Tri-West 34 Dave Cloud 27 11 40.74% Pendleton Heights 35 Dean Branstetter 15 6 40.00% Attica 36 Brandon Sisson 10 4 40.00% Floyd Central 37 Chad Shepherd 18 7 38.89% Western 38 Danny Struck 18 7 38.89% Jeffersonville 39 Larry Mattingly 31 12 38.71% Evansville Memorial 40 Andy Hobbs 39 15 38.46% Peru 41 Dan Mikesell 13 5 38.46% Mooresville 42 Doug Smoker 19 7 36.84% Angola 43 Rod Williams 11 4 36.36% Leo 44 Jim HIttler 17 6 35.29% Huntington North 45 Jamie Welliever 12 4 33.33% Southmont 46 Andrew King 20 6 30.00% Oak Hill 47 Tim Alcorn 10 3 30.00% Mount Vernon (Posey) 48 Paul Gunsett 14 4 28.57% Bellmont 49 Jim Wadkins 22 6 27.27% Calumet 50 Blane Culp 11 3 27.27% Columbia City 51 Nick Kraus 11 2 18.18% Garrett 52 Tom Miller 17 2 11.76% Lafayette Jefferson All coaches with 10+ state qualifiers from 1992-2019 Rank Coach Qualifiers Placers Friday % Current School Past School 1 Wiley Craft 12 11 91.67% Lawrence Central 2 Wade McClurg 11 10 90.91% Roncalli Roncalli 3 Todd Kendrick 13 11 84.62% Franklin Central 4 Frank Svarczkopf, Jr. 12 10 83.33% Lawrence North 5 Brian Weaver 11 9 81.82% Elkhart Memorial Elkhart Memorial 6 Travis Walls 26 21 80.77% Griffith 7 Dan Gelarden 15 12 80.00% Munster 8 Brett Crousore 39 31 79.49% Lawrence North 9 Nick Petrov 24 19 79.17% Hanover Central 10 Sean McGinley 100 78 78.00% Indianapolis Cathedral Indianapolis Cathedral 11 Perry Summitt 13 10 76.92% Bloomington North 12 Darrick Snyder 85 64 75.29% Brownsburg Brownsburg 13 Al Smith 26 19 73.08% Mishawaka 14 Justin Smith 11 8 72.73% Warsaw 15 Rod Wartman 11 8 72.73% Lake Central 16 Chris Cooper 31 22 70.97% Columbus East Columbus East 17 Keith Grant 10 7 70.00% Indian Creek 18 Maurice Swain 10 7 70.00% Center Grove Center Grove 19 Alan Goddard 10 7 70.00% Ben Davis 20 Dennis Miesle 10 7 70.00% Woodlan 21 Duboris Dickerson 13 9 69.23% Pike 22 Grodie Crick 13 9 69.23% Evansville Central 23 Jim Tonte 102 70 68.63% Franklin Community Warren Central 24 Mike Atwood 19 13 68.42% Delphi 25 Paul Nicodemus 19 13 68.42% Plainfield 26 Lance Rhodes 31 21 67.74% Indianapolis Cathedral 27 David Maldonado 79 53 67.09% Merrillville Merrillville 28 Mike Goebel 111 74 66.67% Evansville Mater Dei 29 Paul Voigt 15 10 66.67% Carroll(Fort Wayne) 30 Bill Kelly 26 17 65.38% East Chicago Central 31 Lance Ellis 17 11 64.71% Roncalli 32 Matthew Behling 17 11 64.71% Culver Academies Culver Academies 33 Chad Red 28 18 64.29% New Palestine 34 Matt Schoettle 22 14 63.64% Perry Meridian Perry Meridian 35 Brian Seltzer 40 25 62.50% Lawrence North 36 Dan Briggs 16 10 62.50% Carroll(Fort Wayne) Union County 37 David Walpole 16 10 62.50% Decatur Central 38 Robert Emerick 29 18 62.07% Lake Central 39 Bob Jarrett 13 8 61.54% Eastern (Greentown) 40 Jack Grimaldi 13 8 61.54% Alexandria 41 Joshua Holden 18 11 61.11% Greenfield-Central Greenfield-Central 42 Rob Willman 18 11 61.11% Floyd Central 43 Zach Errett 20 12 60.00% Avon Avon 44 Kevin Blundell 10 6 60.00% Monrovia Monrovia 45 John Kopnisky 10 6 60.00% Carmel 46 Brent Faurote 109 65 59.63% Bellmont 47 Kevin Troy 32 19 59.38% Roncalli 48 Larry Tharp 22 13 59.09% Portage 49 Russel Feigert 41 24 58.54% Beech Grove 50 Dave Thompson 24 14 58.33% Whiteland 51 Greg Schaefer 69 40 57.97% Evansville Mater Dei Evansville Mater Dei 52 Royce Deckard 64 37 57.81% Bloomington South 53 Steve Balash 52 30 57.69% Hobart 54 Keith Hoffar 28 16 57.14% East Noble 55 Kyle Poyer 28 16 57.14% Hamilton Southeastern 56 Mike Smorin 14 8 57.14% South Bend Riley 57 Jim Nicholson 14 8 57.14% Elkhart Central 58 Branden Lorek 14 8 57.14% Crown Point Crown Point 59 Ed Pendoski 65 37 56.92% Carmel Carmel 60 Bill Flatt 23 13 56.52% South Bend Riley South Bend Riley 61 Trent McCormick 103 58 56.31% Yorktown 62 Bobby Howard 16 9 56.25% Lowell 63 John Cook 16 9 56.25% Valparaiso 64 Bob Hasseman 68 38 55.88% Franklin Community 65 Lance Beehler 18 10 55.56% Mishawaka 66 Danny Williams 20 11 55.00% Warren Central 67 Tony Abbott 31 17 54.84% Cowan Cowan 68 Jamie Wingler 11 6 54.55% New Palestine 69 Jason Warthan 11 6 54.55% Columbus North 70 James Colias 11 6 54.55% Munster 71 Kenny Wallace 11 6 54.55% Princeton 72 Bob Read 24 13 54.17% Plymouth Plymouth 73 Clarence Warthan 24 13 54.17% Frankfort 74 Israel Blevins 37 20 54.05% Avon 75 Mike Ester 26 14 53.85% Fort Wayne Snider 76 Jake Harreld 13 7 53.85% Fishers 77 Bob Brennan 15 8 53.33% Zionsville 78 Jared Williams 40 21 52.50% Zionsville 79 Eric Myers 21 11 52.38% Jay County Jay County 80 Scott Vlink 86 45 52.33% Crown Point 81 Rex Peckinpaugh 73 38 52.05% New Castle 82 Andy Simon 35 18 51.43% Carmel 83 Leroy Vega 43 22 51.16% Portage 84 Mark Kerrn 38 19 50.00% Jimtown 85 Randy Kearby 34 17 50.00% Columbia City 86 Jim Ledbetter 28 14 50.00% Warren Central 87 T. Howard Jones Jr. 22 11 50.00% Jennings County Jennings County 88 Todd Sacksteder 20 10 50.00% Beech Grove 89 Kevin King 18 9 50.00% Indianapolis Bishop Chatard 90 Chris Campbell 14 7 50.00% Greenwood 91 Bill Yozipovich 14 7 50.00% Greenfield-Central 92 Mark Bruner 12 6 50.00% Brown County 93 Mark Kirchgassner 10 5 50.00% East Central East Central 94 Lee Fry 10 5 50.00% Prairie Heights 95 Chris Svarczkopf 10 5 50.00% Fort Wayne North Side 96 Larry Hazuga 10 5 50.00% Jeffersonville 97 Christopher Kern 10 5 50.00% Zionsville 98 Bob Harmon 57 28 49.12% Castle Castle 99 Chris Joll 47 23 48.94% Chesterton Chesterton 100 Henry Wilk 43 21 48.84% Penn 101 Dennis Lewis 27 13 48.15% NorthWood 102 Jim Pickard 40 19 47.50% Goshen Goshen 103 Terry O'Neill 19 9 47.37% Westfield 104 Scott Dehart 17 8 47.06% Wawasee 105 Mike Runyon 15 7 46.67% Bloomington South Bloomington South 106 Ryan Wells 15 7 46.67% Kokomo 107 Cale Hoover 26 12 46.15% Center Grove 108 Louie Kuzdas 24 11 45.83% LaPorte LaPorte 109 Tony Boley 24 11 45.83% Warsaw 110 Lou Silverman 35 16 45.71% North Central North Central 111 Bud Palmer 11 5 45.45% Delta 112 Steve Wewe 11 5 45.45% Franklin County 113 Bo Henry 11 5 45.45% Bloomington North 114 Clint Gard 16 7 43.75% Rochester Rochester 115 Brad Harper 62 27 43.55% Penn Penn 116 Rick Stenftenagel 14 6 42.86% Jasper 117 David Caple 14 6 42.86% Floyd Central 118 Scott Schwarz 26 11 42.31% East Central 119 Scott Ferguson 38 16 42.11% Evansville Reitz Evansville Reitz 120 Steve VanderAa 17 7 41.18% Winamac 121 Steve Pugliese 22 9 40.91% Tri-West Danville 122 Dave Cloud 27 11 40.74% Pendleton Heights Pendleton Heights 123 Scott Raypole 15 6 40.00% Carroll(Fort Wayne) 124 Dean Branstetter 15 6 40.00% Attica Attica 125 Brandon Sisson 10 4 40.00% Floyd Central Floyd Central 126 James Binkley 10 4 40.00% New Albany 127 Sam DiPrimio 10 4 40.00% Fort Wayne Northrop 128 Gene Backes 10 4 40.00% Evansville Reitz 129 Murray Miller 10 4 40.00% South Bend Washington 130 James Phillips 10 4 40.00% Indianapolis Emmerich Manual 131 Kevin Taylor 10 4 40.00% Wawasee 132 Al Hartman 36 14 38.89% South Bend Clay 133 Chad Shepherd 18 7 38.89% Western Western 134 Danny Struck 18 7 38.89% Jeffersonville Jeffersonville 135 Larry Mattingly 31 12 38.71% Evansville Memorial Evansville Memorial 136 Andy Hobbs 39 15 38.46% Peru Peru 137 Dan Mikesell 13 5 38.46% Mooresville Mooresville 138 Ed Fox 13 5 38.46% Carroll(Fort Wayne) 139 Greg Gastineau 13 5 38.46% Hamilton Southeastern 140 Mark Line 21 8 38.10% Kankakee Valley 141 Doug Smoker 19 7 36.84% Angola Angola 142 Gary Fox 11 4 36.36% Franklin Central 143 Rod Williams 11 4 36.36% Leo Leo 144 Tony Grater 11 4 36.36% McCutcheon 145 Tony Starks 11 4 36.36% Ben Davis 146 Todd Fakes 11 4 36.36% Monrovia 147 Derek Bocock 14 5 35.71% Lebanon 148 Matt Koontz 14 5 35.71% Whitko 149 Jim HIttler 17 6 35.29% Huntington North Huntington North 150 Mark Scott 20 7 35.00% Muncie Central 151 David Errett 20 7 35.00% Martinsville 152 Barry Humble 18 6 33.33% South Adams 153 Josh Dommer 15 5 33.33% Leo 154 Jamie Welliever 12 4 33.33% Southmont Southmont 155 Robert Freije 16 5 31.25% Brownsburg 156 Randy Pursley 13 4 30.77% Homestead 157 Andrew King 20 6 30.00% Oak Hill Oak Hill 158 Chuck Fleshman 10 3 30.00% Central Noble 159 Tim Alcorn 10 3 30.00% Mount Vernon (Posey) Mount Vernon (Posey) 160 John Bennett 10 3 30.00% Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger 161 Paul Gunsett 14 4 28.57% Bellmont Bellmont 162 Nicholas Eckert 14 4 28.57% North Posey 163 George Gardner 18 5 27.78% South Dearborn 164 Jim Wadkins 22 6 27.27% Calumet Calumet 165 Blane Culp 11 3 27.27% Columbia City Columbia City 166 Ron Anderson 11 3 27.27% Winchester 167 Eric Burres 12 3 25.00% New Albany 168 Doug Deters 13 3 23.08% Franklin County 169 Kevin Wilkinson 10 2 20.00% Southmont 170 Ken Houston 16 3 18.75% Twin Lakes 171 Denny Schwartz 16 3 18.75% Adams Central 172 Nick Kraus 11 2 18.18% Garrett Garrett 173 Scott VanDerAa 15 2 13.33% Harrison (WL) 174 Tom Miller 17 2 11.76% Lafayette Jefferson Lafayette Jefferson 175 Al Thomas 10 1 10.00% Logansport 176 Tim Sloffer 12 1 8.33% Carroll(Fort Wayne) 177 Doug Schultz 13 1 7.69% Adams Central View full article

Thanks @UncleJimmy that would be awesome! Like I am sure y2 would tell you the Ihsaa would need a bigger time slot for all of the different directions the show would go and the half hour of fanboying I would be doing with coach Goebel. I love that the show uses the rankings as a base I think it would be really cool if they had the rank on the bracket so everyone can see where the ranked matches up are and i think it would help greg. Overall I love the show and think it is an amazing idea! I know some programs were doing watch shows for the release which is awesome too. I’ll try to keep my Sunday after semi state open in case they call. thanks guys I appreciate all of you! Also o believe we are doing half the bracket tonight on gorilla radio

Overall Rankings always provide a great insight to the best of the best in the state. Arguments always ensue on who is the best and who should be ranked. Over the years our rankings have proven to be the best out there. On top of that our rankings are locked before the first whistle at sectional and they do not take into account the semi-state draws. This year only 9 wrestlers that advanced to state were not in our state or semi-state rankings. We also set a new record for most state ranked wrestlers advancing to state with 180 or just over 80%! Thanks to our rankings gurus Mike Reiser, Caleb Spires, Howard Cottey, and Dustin Bentz for another great season. Do not forget to download the IndianaMat brackets with rankings attached so it is easier to follow the state finals. Click here for our special IndianaMat brackets Season by season ranked wrestlers advancing to state *Note Mike Reiser took over the rankings in 2012 2020- 180 2019- 175 2018- 179 2017- 169 2016- 175 2015- 172 2014- 171 2013- 171 2012- 170 2011- 157 2010- 159 2009- 143 106lbs Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 13 Unranked qualifiers: Trevor Triana- Hobart Johnny Cortez- Lake Central Keegan Malott- East Noble First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers: #4 Isaac Ruble- Bellmont vs. #9 Evan Dickey- Indianapolis Cathedral #6 Jeffrey Bailey- River Forest vs. #15 Kyler West- Evansville Reitz Memorial #7 Joshua Johnson- Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter vs. #8 Hayden Brady- Garrett #2 Sam Goin- Crown Point vs. #12 Coy Hammack- Tell City #11 Anthony Martin- Western vs. #3 Suhas Chundi- Carmel 113lbs Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 10 Unranked qualifiers: Dylan Driver- Westfield Braden Haines- Brownsburg Doug Waters- Chesterton Colton Weimer- Garrett Stefan Vitello- Valparaiso Ethan Reiley- Jay County First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers: #5 Lane Gilbert- Sullivan vs. #12 Brac Hooper- Carmel #3 Cheaney Schoeff- Avon vs. #4 Elijah Anthony- Frankfort 120lbs Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 12 Unranked qualifiers: Delaney Ruhlman- Bloomington South Cole Solomey- Kankakee Valley Aydan Amento- Evansville Central Dominic Heath- Churubusco First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers: #5 Alec Freeman- Evansville Mater Dei vs. #10 Anthony Hughes- Lawrence North #11 John Robinson- Delta vs. #2 Riley Bettich- Crown Point #3 Giovanni Diaz- Wheeler vs. #18 Ethan Higgins- Wabash #16 Sam Scott- Heritage Hills vs. #4 Carson Eldred- Westfield 126lbs Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 15 Unranked qualifiers: Willie Dennison- Anderson First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers: #18 Dylan Stroud- Manchester vs. #9 Ashton Hayhurst- Evansville Mater Dei #10 Jace Alexander- Wawasee vs. #6 David Pierson- Warren Central #1 Raymond Rioux- Avon vs. #15 Beau Humphrey- Fort Wayne Snider #5 Brayden Lowery- Roncalli vs. #17 Brendon Mark- Mishawaka #2 Ben Dalton- Monrovia vs. #12 Landon Bertsch- Bluffton #4 Stephen Roberson- Crown Point vs. #19 Camren Toole- Lebanon #14 Payne Blackburn- Delta vs. #7 Kysen Montgomery- Brownsburg 132lbs Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 15 Unranked qualifiers: Brody Arthur- Oak Hill First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers: #5 Ian Heath- Leo vs. #20 Isaiah Ponce- Lake Central #17 Sam Slivka- Roncalli vs. #4 Kane Egli- Evansville Mater Dei #13 Connor Holt- Plainfield vs. #10 Luke Goodwin- Southport #2 Matthew Koontz- Perry Meridian vs. #15 Conner Alcala- Decatur Central #18 Bradley Conrad- Portage vs. #11 Reakus Shelton- Fort Wayne Snider #6 Hayden Watson- Center Grove vs. #16 Jared Brown- Pendleton Heights #3 Hunter Cottingham- Western vs. #14 Vince Sparrow- Penn 138lbs Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 14 Unranked qualifiers: Lane Burns- Eastside Nick Tattini- Crown Point First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers: #9 Tyson Nisley- LaPorte vs. #2 Logan Bailey- Indianapolis Cathedral #20 Elijah Chacon- New Haven vs. #16 Landon Boe- Plainfield #7 Brendan Mattingly- Carmel vs. #6 Eli Hickman- Rensselaer Central #15 Ethan Kaiser- Chesterton vs. #14 Dylan Dorman- Greenfield-Central #1 Blake Boarman- Evansville Mater Dei vs. #12 Hayden Shepherd- Western #10 Kyle Lawson- Bellmont vs. #3 J Conway- Floyd Central 145lbs Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 13 Unranked qualifiers: Ethan Nash- Franklin Community Aj Dull- South Adams Riley Rust- Center Grove First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers: #8 Jaden Reynolds- Avon vs. #13 Jake Shafer- Carmel #4 William Fiechter- Southern Wells vs. #5 Orlando Cruz- Crown Point #12 Jacob Maldonado- Merrillville vs. #18 Evan Ulrick- Carroll (Fort Wayne) #20 Alex Currie- Adams Central vs. #3 Aj Poindexter- Harrison (West Lafayette) #7 Jajuan Anderson- Warren Central vs. #10 Brody Baumann- Evansville Mater Dei 152lbs Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 12 Unranked qualifiers: Aidan Hardcastle- Oak Hill Tyler Jones- Lawrence Central Anthony Walker- Greenwood Community Garrett Stuckman- Wawasee First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers: #12 Cody Mccune- Huntington North vs. #5 Jordan Fulks- Boonville #1 Brice Coleman- Warren Central vs. #9 Jorden Douglass- Attica #2 Jonathan Kervin- Floyd Central vs. #20 Ethan Mason- Tri-Central #4 Logan Boe- Danville Community vs. #16 Eli Hilger- Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger #10 Shane Bates- Zionsville vs. #13 Tyler Turley- Hobart #11 Shawn Hollis- Lowell vs. #3 Bryer Hall- East Central First round match-ups of unranked wrestlers: Garrett Stuckman- Wawasee vs. Tyler Jones- Lawrence Central Aidan Hardcastle- Oak Hill vs. Anthony Walker- Greenwood Community 160lbs Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 14 Unranked qualifiers: Jacob Linky- Warsaw Community Sam Schroeder- Southridge First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers: #7 Noah Hollendonner- Crown Point vs. #16 Tytus Morrisett- Eastern (Greentown) #4 Cooper Noehre- Greenfield-Central vs. #8 Peyton Asbury- Brownsburg #2 Isiah Levitz- Prairie Heights vs. #17 Nick Winland- Chesterton #11 Sam Morrill- Columbus East vs. #15 Andrew Roth- Lawrenceburg #1 Eli Dickens- Evansville Mater Dei vs. #14 Damon Mcclain- Warren Central #10 Jed Perry- Southern Wells vs. #19 Aj Steenbeke- Penn 170lbs Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 12 Unranked qualifiers: Marcus Malson- Rushville Consolidated Clayton Lundy- Elkhart Memorial Brodie Porter- Eastern (Greentown) Cody Timmerman- Mishawaka First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers: #1 Graham Calhoun- Plymouth vs. #14 Jalen Ward- Franklin Community #3 Tristan Ruhlman- Bloomington South vs. #10 Braden Welch- Culver Academies #7 Tyler Wagner- Indianapolis Cathedral vs. #19 Jacob Duncan- Southern Wells #13 Gavin Layman- Chesterton vs. #6 Gabe Sollars- Evansville Mater Dei 182lbs Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 15 Unranked qualifiers: Sam Walker- Norwell First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers: #3 Macartney Parkinson- Evansville Mater Dei vs. #1 Joseph Walker- Mishawaka #6 Johnny Parker- Indianapolis Cathedral vs. #2 Mason Winner- Jay County #8 Khris Walton- Merrillville vs. #9 Brendan Mcpike- Terre Haute South Vigo #19 Zian Constable- Peru vs. #12 Hayden Filipovich- Indianapolis Lutheran #7 Noah White- Columbus East vs. #17 Connor Barket- West Lafayette #5 Jake Lone- NorthWood vs. #16 Kole Viel- East Central #10 Colin Kwiatkowski- Valparaiso vs. #11 Drake Buchanan- Center Grove 195lbs Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 12 Unranked qualifiers: Jacob Huffman- Indianapolis Cathedral Luke Bakeis- Harrison (West Lafayette) Gage Demarco- Chesterton Richard Clevenger- New Palestine First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers: #8 Isaiah Street- Brownsburg vs. #6 Eli Pack- Culver Academies #1 Silas Allred- Shenandoah vs. #20 Ibrahim Khaoucha- Northridge #2 Jacob Laplace- Mishawaka vs. #10 Harris Eason- Franklin Community #11 Matt Lepper- Carroll (Fort Wayne) vs. #3 Jd Farrell- Fishers 220lbs Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 11 Unranked qualifiers: Blaine Pierce- Richmond Haakon Van Beynen- Carmel Reese Condon- Mooresville Fred Durben- Oak Hill Grant Warmuth- Wabash First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers: #5 Jason Streck- Merrillville vs. #10 Deshawn Young- Franklin Central #7 Will Stewart- South Spencer vs. #18 Tristen Martz- New Haven #2 Drew Webster- North Montgomery vs. #9 Jonathan Thomas- Mishawaka 285lbs Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 12 Unranked qualifiers: Andres Larios- Hammond Clark Andrew Himes- Plymouth Ke`Tre Dickens- Avon Jose Rosales- Goshen First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers: #12 Dennis Hubbard- Warren Central vs. #14 Robbie Gentry- Mooresville #1 Dorian Keys- Brownsburg vs. #9 Antone Alexander- Franklin Central #2 Andrew Irick- Hamilton Southeastern vs. #16 Jacob Johnson- Franklin Community #8 Braydon Erb- Western vs. #13 Sam Perez Jr.- Highland View full article

Didn't Dickens beat Rodgers like 9-3 in mid-January?

Alrad? C'mon guys for a kid this special mind your spelling. It's Allred. Cole Solomey vs Jett Boots at 120 should be a heckuva match. Solomey has had a great year having stayed under the radar being in the same sectional with a pair of proven seniors in Bettich and Diaz. Now he may be on the podium.

Must have forgot about Aaron Ramey

Stevan Micic will go for a bronze medal at the Euro's today at noon US Eastern time, 6pm local time in Italy. He lost a round of 16 match yesterday to multiple time world medalist Atli of Turkey, 7-5. He then easily worked through the repechage this morning to advance to the bronze medal match against an Armenian who lost 6-3 to Atli. Micic traded 1-point matches with Atli last year, so he's a familiar opponent. This time, Atli hit a duck to get behind and then launched him for 4 in the first few seconds of the match. From there, he was mostly on his horse and Stevan was never really in a spot to put the match in great question. I don't believe Micic has ever faced the Armenian Jaburyan. He's been around and had some decent results, but he's 35 and this is the first time he's been Armenia's rep at a big event for the last couple years. He's had a couple nice wins in the tournament and fought hard against Atli, but Stevan should be favored to get the win in what should be a relatively tight match.

Good stuff. One could make a case that the absolute number is at least as important as the percentage.

#fakenews I know a 3x State Champ he was cheering for .

World/Olympic Ref. Zach Errett He knows a thing or two because he seen a thing or two in wrestling.

Imagine a bunch of hungry parents and wrestlers throwing head locks in the stands to get their hands on them there tacos

This is total disrespect and not needed. You sir are a classless individual and clearly I say this without knowing who you are because you don't sign your posts. I hope to hell you are not someone I know on a personal level because I think this kind of a statement towards a kid is just un-called for and you should re-think your posts in the future.

Yea, we could use the Indianamat Gorilla throwing T-shirts. That's the best idea I've heard all day. Joe has to even has to like this idea. Great advertising opportunity. And some of these shirts can be Indianamat T-shirts. If Joe, doesn't have the Gorilla suit, time to invest in one. This seriously is a good idea.

Thank you big dogg and i'll never stop supporting the sport and our guys! You know the feeling is mutual! I appreciate you speaking truths and speaking from experience of our past! BTW what about Those Bobcats!

Heard on the local news (I think) that FW had champions from 14 different schools. No one got a second champ. Don't know if I've ever seen that before.

Is this guy drunk? Or did he not pass an English class?

I thought MD got good if not great draws in all classes except 182. That doesn't mean they will win every match, but it is set p fairly for all of them with the possible exception of Freeman at 120. Bettich in the Quarterfinal and Seltzer in the Semi if he gets past Bettich. I don't think anyone is sleeping on him or anyone else. Drawing Driver was the best possible draw for Ross because if he wins, it also prevented him from seeing Cottey on Saturday morning. Another example is Blake Boarman got a great draw with Hayden Shepherd. Not so much because Shepherd isn't good, but because it avoided a potential first round match with Logan Bailey and put Bailey and Drake Campbell, they only two he has lost to this year, on the opposite side of the bracket. The key is no matter what draw you get, you still gotta go out and win,

What injury? Not being mean, but Hardcastle won the semi state after his injury...Crappy situation...as boomer implied earlier...wrestle backs could help this...both are tough kids...we don't know who would've won...just sucks to see a career end like that. I know that Coach Landis does a fantastic job with SW and I was rooting for him

But adding more wrestlers to the state finals would water it down. We don't want a watered down state finals event.

Beating Pletcher was big. But I think he needs an NCAA title to his name before we put him ahead of Donnie Baseball as Evansville's best.

Watts loses to Jordan Decatur in the finals. They dueled penn state last night and came and won this today. Carson beats a solid Russian in the finals 14-3 to win his 4th open of the season. Had a runner up finish this year also. Putting together a very solid redshirt campaign. #ProudDad

Justin Mora would probably like to make a case for this one.

McCartney Parkinson just got the worst draw in the history of this tournament on paper. Wow.

What’s low is a kid being “injured” enough to get a default win to get the state, then show zero signs of injury on his way to a title.

He went on the whistle, his disqualification is BS!

Steve,. I moved her about 12 years ago. I lived 4 years in Ohio and my older son wrestled in Ohio out of the Sandusky area. I attended a few State tournaments at OSU. Really fun time and great environment.. Also wrestled in Kansas and Missouri. I've seen a lot of state tournaments. When I moved to Indiana, I also said WTF, the state qualification process is bizarre. Being hear 12 years, I still ponder a lot on why they do it and realize they will never change. Here's my conclusions on why Indiana does it. 1. The Indiana State qualifying system has the "Hoosier Syndrome" DNA built into it. See the movie Hoosiers. The whole point is belief is one class and one champion. If you have one champion, and If you lose early in a qualifying round then were not the best and continuing to contend for placement is irrelevant and waste of time. 2. At some point in time, the Indiana legislature dictated to the IHSAA that it is not ok to miss school for sports participation. As you notice the whole very long state series takes place on weekends. With a one class state system, and to have full wrestle backs, you would to extend the tournament to weekdays requiring the missing of missinv of school which is strongly against IHSAA philosophy. 3. Basketball dominates Indiana and to some degree football. The IHSAA executive board who could make changes to the qualification format is made up of athletic directors from Indiana High Scools. Most of these board members have Basketball backgrounds and some football. I'm not aware of any former wrestling coaches. These sports do not have the equivalent of wrestle backs and have also have the one loss you're done philosophy ingrained into their beliefs. They do not believe in double elimination (strong bias at the IHSAA) and are offended that wrestling requests it. Our wrestling committee who presents rule changes was directed to not use the term wrestle backs when requesting policy change. Wrestle backs even though an integral part of wrestling is a dirty word at the IHSAA. 4. The Legacy of sudden death and no wrestle backs is ingrained into the wrestling community in Indiana. A majority of people would love to see wrestle backs, but a large minority of people love the Indiana tradition. When they participated, they had to deal with the unfairness of the luck of the draw. Why should younger kids get the benefit of dealing with wrestle backs. 5. The randomness of sudden death is entertaining. People love the ticket round and seeing two highly ranked kids meet knowing somebody is going home unfairly. It creates drama. I've made the same argument you did that the consolation semi final ticket round is just as exciting to no avail. If you thought the semi state quarter finals were unfair. Wait till the state tournament. You have kids to through the gauntlet of qualifying for the state tournament. Then half of the kids lose and are done. Although entertaining, I get a dirty feeling of unfairness. Why does Indiana want to bring the best talent in the state for a showcase, but try to shorten it for the least of among of wrestling they can get. It never made sense to me. Anyway I'm personally biased as my son's lost in one of those close ticket round matches at semi state and wish he had the benefit of a wrestleback. It just isn't right if you're a traditional wrestling can.

Micic won the bronze match in an easy tech.

People out of the region would like to understand what is being said! You would need to bring an interpreter!

Put up 9,7,3 in the first 3 matches. Don’t know how that’s stalling?? You said right to my face after my finals match you didn’t say anything on the internet about me. Stop talking about me please.