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I'm pretty sure I've posted this idea on here before, but here it is again... Let's start with some IHSAA philosophies, since they are the ones ultimately making the decision. Bobby Cox and company don't like "wrestlebacks" so this is something different. They are used to the one-and-done postseasons of football and basketball and have asked the wrestling coaches how many times someone should be allowed to lose and still move on. Our answer should be 2 - double elimination. The IHSAA views all 4 weeks as one big tournament. So, make the whole thing as close to double elimination as possible, like every other wrestling tournament in the world. That means we should guarantee that someone has lost twice in the tournament series or lost once to someone who has already lost twice (i.e., 4 over 1). Right now, there are 2 times when this does not happen. One is the pigtail round of Sectionals, which should be fixed by not pairing unseeded wrestlers against the top seeds. The only other spot that happens is the ticket round of Semi State, where an undefeated postseason wrestler can lose to someone with 1 postseason loss. That's what this solution will fix. The IHSAA also doesn't believe in upsets. They believe whoever wins must be the better wrestler. We cannot use any upsets as examples, because in their minds upsets do not happen. But if we can show them the fundamental flaw in their system that can be easily fixed with minimal effort, it has a much better chance of passing. And finally, the IHSAA likes to make more money and loves it's own ideas. This fix appeals to both of those philosophies, as well. And now for the idea... Qualify the top 5 out of each Semi State. Several years ago, the IHSAA had one year when they added matches to 5th place, but it was only for team score purposes. We bring back the IHSAA's own idea, so the ticket round losers pair up at the same time as the semifinals, and those winners wrestle for 5th at the same time as the 1st and 3rd place matches (like they do on Saturday of State). If your SemiState ran the semis on 2 mats, then this would take no extra time. If your SemiState ran the semis on 4 mats, then this would add about 45 minutes to the tournament. This year, New Castle was done around 6pm with 10 minute breaks between rounds and a 30+ minute lunch break. State will then have 20 per weight class, which will be more fans/money for the IHSAA without watering down the state tournament. Pair up the 4's versus 5's for an opening round on Friday night before the usual first round. Banker's Life can easily hold 6 mats to actually make Friday night go quicker. Details about the 20-man state bracket can be worked out later, but there would definitely be some exciting 4v5 and 5v1 matches on Friday night. Again, these would not be "wrestlebacks" - they are 5th place matches. They are not meant to give kids who lost (or got upset or had a bad match) an extra chance. This just fixes a systemic flaw in the "double elimination" of the tournament series overall. If the Coaches' Association proposes it like this, it would have a better chance of being approved by the IHSAA. A couple of additional benefits to this would be having a true alternate (6th place finisher) and more accurate team scores.

**ASSUMING** that they score the tournament the same as last year (no advancement or bonus points for Friday night) the team race should be very close although I have it as a 3-horse race between Mater Dei, Cathedral and Crown Point. I think between those 3 it's anyone's tourney - bonus points, key matchups and some unexpected scorers could tilt the victory one way or another. Here is how the scoring works (again, using last year's formula). Wrestlers score for Advancement points and Placement points. Those are predetermined: Additionally, wrestlers can add team points versus Activity scoring: Obviously it makes a HUGE difference whether the wrestler can make it to the finals versus the 3rd/4th place match, and so on. Here are my predictions: 1. Evansville Mater Dei - 9 wrestlers with several chances to make the finals. Some huge landmines though that could really effect the outcome! 2. Indianapolis Cathedral - Some good early matchups means that they have a good chance to have a large number of wrestlers making it deep 3. Crown Point - With Mendez leading the way, the Bulldogs have some hammers that could make a deep run. They have some huge matchups with Mater Dei Evansville Mater Dei Nine wrestlers starting out Friday night for EMD. Close matchups for Egli, Baumann, Sollars and Parkinson - if they get all 9 through, look out! 113 Cole Ross likely to face Logan Frazier in his 2nd match. If we wins that, a tough one against the Schoeff/Anthony winner. I have Ross making the finals 120 Alec Freeman has a brutal route - Head to Head with Crown Point's Riley Bettich in the 2nd round, then has to beat Cathedral's Seltzer if he wants to reach the finals 126 Ashton Hayhurst - Has undefeated Dylan Stroud in the opening round. Can he get by him? If so, then battle-tested David Pierson in the 2nd round and Rioux in the 3rd. That's a lot to ask of a sophomore 132 Kane Egli - He's got a tough road, but guys like this senior can decide the team title. He faces Slivka from Roncalli in the 1st match. If he gets to Saturday he will likely have Ian Heath before hitting Mendez. Making the final 4 would be big 138 Blake Boarman is the big dog in a difficult half-bracket. For his 3rd match will probably face either Logan Wagner or Floyd Central's Conway 145 Brody Baumann has winnable first 2 matches but they won't be easy. Jajuan Anderson from Warren Central will push the pace - and then AJ Poindexter will stand in the way of a top 4 finish 160 Eli Dickens - Based on this year's results he is the favorite - but the final 4 at 160 will be extremely entertaining and could go any combination. He would have a match versus Cathedral's Eliot Rodgers in his 3rd match to reach the finals. That's a HUGE swing match for team points 170 Gabe Sollars - Someone like Sollars could make a huge difference. His first match is against Chesterton junior Gavin Layman. Then he would face a likely head-to-head matchup against Cathedral's Tyler Wagner 182 Macartney Parkinson - has the toughest quarter bracket in the tournament. Opens up against #1 Joseph Walker then has Mason Winner in the 2nd round. It's feast or famine for Mater Dei here Indianapolis Cathedral Cathedral enters 8 wrestlers to the field Friday night. All of them have a shot to make it to Saturday, with some high scoring potential 106 Evan Dickey comes in as a 4th place finisher, but he does avoid the loaded other half-bracket. His Friday night match is against Isaac Ruble - if he can get by that, then his points will really be a help 120 Zeke Seltzer is the prohibitive favorite but it isn't a cake walk. He may see Bettich or Freeman in the 3rd round. Still, it's likely big points here 138 Logan Bailey is a big swing in points, I think. He has potential to reach the finals, but he has a match against Drake Campbell in the 2nd round that could be a scare 160 Elliot Rodgers has a good path until that final 4 where he faces Dickens who has beat him this season. Will experience win over latest results? 170 Tyler Wagner may face EMD's Gabe Sollars in his 2nd match - that's a big showdown. Wagner could make a run to the finals 182 Johnny Parker - Unfortunately for Parker, he drew in to the death quarter bracket of Mason Winner then Parkinson/Walker. Tough to see him winning the first round, let alone getting to the final 4 195 Jacob Huffman - he is an interesting one. His first match is against Friedt, who is ranked higher but also lost to his Cathedral teammate Parker this season. I don't have Huffman making it to Saturday, but he could surprise and get into that 5th-8th range. In that case, bonus points would be key 285 Holden Parsons - the senior Yorktown transfer has wrestled well this season and the 285 weight class is always unpredictable. I have him winning 2 matches before facing Dancy from Portage. Parsons is very experienced and opposite the Key/Irick combo. If he can slow down the match and wrestle strategically against Dancy, he could be under the lights with some HUGE points Crown Point Crown Point brings 8 wrestlers to the first round. I think their first round looks great, which means they will get 6 or possibly 7 into the scoring rounds. They are very young, but still could surprise some of the older wrestlers and make deep runs to make this a close race 106 Sammy Goin has only lost once all season. I would love his chances - but he got a tough, tough draw. He has Chundi in the 2nd round. That match may be a tossup. Can Goin get past Chundi and make it into the final 4 and possibly win it all? Since there are so many young wrestlers here and the action is lightning-quick, 106 can be very unpredictable and the matches can turn quickly 113 Logan Frazier is another freshman. He has a stiff task, facing the experienced Cole Ross from EMD in the 2nd round. I would give the edge to Ross, but I am not counting out these young bulldogs either 120 Riley Bettich has a ton of talent and the chance to take out a couple of head to head competitors. He should have Alec Freeman in the 2nd round, then Zeke Seltzer in the 3rd 126 Stephen Roberson - we all know the 126 weight class is bonkers this year. There are no easy paths to the finals and Roberson will have to face Kysen Montgomery in the 2nd round, then the winner of Dalton/Lowery showdown in the 3rd round if he wants to see the finals. Possiblity of huge points, or very few points here. 132 Jesse Mendez - He'll have the target on his back this year. Hard to see anyone stopping him from winning it all and getting the 20 team points. So the question may be how many bonus points can he rack up to help out the team? 138 Nick Tattini - Don't have Tattini getting to Saturday. If he can manage to get there, that's a huge boost for CP 145 Orlando Cruz - he also faces a murderer's row of wrestlers but he is capable of getting some points. He has Feichter in the 1st round, then likely Avon's Jaden Reynolds in the 2nd round before seeing undefeated Alec Viduya in the semis. Any points here would be a big win 160 Noah Hollendonner is the #1 seed. He should win his first, but then will have to try to break up the favored final 4 at this weight. He will see the winner of Noehre/Asbury. Look for Noah to be shooting for 5th-8th range and getting bonus points where he can Honorable Mentions Brownsburg - Some great wrestlers with some brutal matchups. Logan Miller at 106 should reach the semis. Kysen Montgomery will have Roberson in 2nd round. DRake Campbell has only lost once this season - can he knock off Logan Bailey in the 2nd round? Peyton Asbury got a Friday night death draw versus Noehre, but he will not make it an easy out. 285 Dorian Keys is the returning champion - can he repeat against Irick in a likely rematch with Irick in the semifinals and bring home another title? Chesterton - Look for Ellis and Bates to score big points here. Torres is great but has Rioux in the 2nd round. Kaiser would have to beat Boarman in the 2nd round. Tough roads to reach those big-point finals Perry Meridian - Only 3 wrestlers, but all of them have a legit shot to get to the finals. Cottey (113), Koontz (132) and Warren (182) can rack up mega points, but they are just hurt by lack of sheer numbers Roncalli - Similar to Perry. The Lowery brothers only have 2 losses between them on the season. Both could make a nice run to the finals. Viduya is on fire and he could be the 3rd Roncalli wrestler to reach the finals. Slivka is talented but has a really tough first round matchup with Kane Egli. If the other 3 can get to the finals and Slivka reaches the final 4 then we may see Roncalli creeping up the board Warren Central - 5 wrestlers here. Brice Coleman is undefeated and favored - he should score lots of points. David Pierson at 126 would be challenged at every step, but he has the potential and experience to make a deep run. Jajuan Anderson, Damon McClain and Dennis Hubbard could score some points, but not enough As always these are only my opinions. Good luck to all teams and wrestlers this weekend - hope that everyone wrestles their best match(es) ever and stays injury-free, in victory or defeat.

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.

@TeamGarcia https://t.co/bMWlcUeklt?amp=1

They should have to stand inline to weigh in wit the kids..... Sware to God they should...…. Four hours later bFF,s

The Fresh Prince of Fort Wayne vs Punchy McPunchFace. It’s a work in progress...

I'll be in @FCFIGHTER170's corner and will surely get a few calls overturned. I get home cookin' even in Indy.

You ask, and I deliver... Introducing GenHeavyHandz....

hell yeth it is

I’ll be gutsy and call Dylan stroud over Ashton hayhurst an upset. He looked dominant at semi state but I don’t think many would pick him to beat hayhurst.

Checking in so I can say I was a part of history. What a thread.

LMAO... 100:1 odds @MikeTython knocks one of you guys out because you don’t wanna go to your respected corners . Might watch out when Mike starts humming a Phil Collins song . Might have a flash back or something.

This is making the wait for Friday more tolerable.

We need a ring announcer....."Wrestling outta the International Fashion corner...sporting the Stones singlet with the snakeskin "Narf". @TeamGarcia can work this angle Corner men/coaches... @Mattyb seems to be an @FCFIGHTER170 fave..maybe @DrunkJoeNamath for the Genereal since he has secret pics of him? Ref..gotta be RefTroy..need somebody to body hard when one of these dudes goes down and it gets ugly. I am so in for this. Set up donations for charity or something...

Nooooo Wayyyy!!! This is awesome!!! So.... let me get this straight... The General has put on 50 more pounds?

4:1 odds @FCFIGHTER170 makes him tap Betting bananas ..... or ..... what I have left after @Y2CJ41 racketeering nanas casino takes it all .

Can you wear a scarf with a singlet? Do they make a Rolling Stones singlet (if not, they should)? Are rear-naked chokes allowed in ISWA? Can we get a signature line bet here?!

This might be more hyped than Red/Lee!!!

You should absolutely go start that topic then... because "D1 does not mean anything..." Think I will just walk away from that... yeah.

They're too busy in WingChung class! Hard 2 do that when he just hides behind a screen name making indirect threats like somebody's scared to find out his real identity.. Always implies that if I found out who he was, I would faint and beg for forgiveness..I just see some troll that acts tough and starts stuff by taking shots at kids and making references to ppl that are actually my ppl.. He brought up Will Ragle (my coach and mentor in hs)..Lapsley was my team mate and good friend since we've trained MMA together during our Team WolfPack days.. that's the difference between him and I.. I'm speaking truth he's just blabbering about the 80s when he had hair and a prayer.

Standings after semi-state Top Ten Rank Name Fort Wayne East Chicago Evansville New Castle State Total 1 Caleb Sprunger 434 442 442 448 0 1766 2 Kevin Arnett (Navy80) 409 442 432 472 0 1755 3 IU Boyz 439 444 396 460 0 1739 4 Robert Weaver 423 423 443 450 0 1739 5 Jace 425 432 444 436 0 1737 6 Brad Clark 426 446 435 425 0 1732 7 IndySportsFan 448 407 439 420 0 1714 8 Rodney Hendricks 422 434 447 410 0 1713 9 D.Hardcastle 443 427 422 419 0 1711 10 Brody Hardcastle 436 414 416 440 0 1706

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 Kaiser*, Hunter Cottingham* Kyle Lawson(3/3/4): Elijah Chacon*, Matt Koontz*, Tyson Nisley* Blake Boarman(3/3/3): Drake Campbell(2)*, Logan Bailey* Logan Wagner(3/3/6): Brendan Mattingly*, Gabe Sollars*, Logan Bailey* Brendan Mattingly(5/5/3): Drake Campbell*, Hayden Watson*, Logan Bailey*, Logan Wagner*, Orlando Cruz* Ethan Kaiser(5/2/2): Bryce Shelton(IL), Cody Goodwin, Jay Orman, Nick Tattini*, Tyson Nisley* Elijah Chacon(5/1/3): ???(2), Kyle Lawson*, Ryan Sheets, Sebastien Bryant Hayden Shepherd(5/2/1): ???, Eli Hickman*, Elijah Chacon*, Jevian Ross, Sebastien Bryant Tyson Nisley(5/5/5): Eli Hickman*, Logan Wagner*, Matt Koontz*, Orlando Cruz(2)* Dylan Dorman(6/3/0): Aundre Beatty, Brendan Mattingly*, Jeivan Ross, Logan Bailey*, Logan Wagner*, Sebastian Bryant Landon Boe(7/5/0): ???, Blake Boarman*, Brendan Mattingly*, Drake Campbell(2)*, J Conway*, Tyler Conley Lane Burns(8/4/0): Conner Douglass(OH), Elijah Chacon*, Hayden Shepherd*, Isaac Hawkins, Josue Sotero, Kyle Lawson(2)*, 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 Shafer(9/6/3): AJ Poindexter*, Alec Viduya*, Jajuan Anderson(2)*, Justice Cash, Noah Baker, Reece Luhmann(2)*, Seth Willems Evan Ulrick(11/4/1): Alec Viduya*, Alex Currie*, Brock Ellis*, Chris Wilkerson, Garrett Manley, Garrett Stewart, Jajuan Anderson*, Kailan Keith, Mark Everman, Ryan Sheets(2) Ethan Nash(11/4/1): Conner Gilles, Garrett Stewart, Jaden Reynolds*, Nick Cicciarelli, Ralph Thompson(MI), Riley Rust(2)*, Shane Braunecker, Simeon Norton, Tristan Martin, Tyson Nisley* 152 Logan Boe(0/0/3) Brice Coleman(0/0/4) Garrett Stuckman(0/0/2) Jordan Fulks(1/1/1): Logan Boe* Bryer Hall(1/1/3): Brice Coleman* Jonathan Kervin(2/1/1): Logan Boe*, Payne Carr(KY) Aidan Hardcastle(2/1/2): Ethan Mason*, Ryan Sheets Ethan Mason(2/1/2): ???, Aidan Hardcastle* Cody Mccune(2/2/3): Brice Coleman*, Ethan Mason* Shane Bates(2/1/1): Bryer Hall*, Kade Law Jorden Douglass(4/2/1): David Davis(IL), Shane Braunecker, Shawn Hollis*, Tyler Turley* Shawn Hollis(4/3/4): ???, Garrett Stuckman*, Tyler Turley(2)* Eli Hilger(5/5/0): Aidan Hardcastle*, Cody McCune(3)*, Shawn Hollis* Anthony Walker(7/3/0): ???, Jonathan Kervin*, Jordan Fulks*, Logan Boe*, Moses Hamm, Noah Baker, Scottie Saylor Tyler Turley(7/5/3): ???, Brock Ellis*, Garrett Stuckman*, Kade Law, Orlando Cruz*, Shawn Hollis(2)* Tyler Jones(7/5/0): ???, Brice Coleman(2)*, Bryer Hall*, Elliott Rodgers*, Shane Bates*, Zach Hoyt 160 Isiah Levitz(0/0/6) Cooper Noehre(2/2/4): Elliott Rodgers(2)* Jackson Pettigrew(2/2/2): Clayton Fielden*, Isiah Levitz* Tytus Morrisett(2/2/1): Jackson Pettigrew*, Jed Perry* Eli Dickens(2/0/4): Brett McIntosh(OH)(2) Andrew Roth(2/2/1): Bryer Hall*, Elliott Rodgers* Jed Perry(2/2/2): Cooper Noehre*, Isiah Levitz* Elliott Rodgers(3/3/8): Eli Dickens(2)*, Isiah Levitz* Noah Hollendonner(4/0/7): Bradley Gillum(IL), Jajuan Dale, Joe Chapman(IL), Luke Davis Jacob Linky(4/2/2): Isiah Levitz*, Jacob Kreager, Jajuan Dale, Noah Hollendonner* Sam Schroeder(5/5/0): Isiah Levitz*, Peyton Asbury*, Robert 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It’s a HS Conference Mike DONT HIT ME !

Sorry I'm a tad busy this week preparing kids for the state finals.

Well, I have atleast 1 regional title to my name.... Therefore, I believe we can all agree that if I was not retired I would be betting favorite for Old Mans division at ISWA state..

Walker (if healthy or mostly healthy) over Parkinson 182.

D1 competition is night & day compared to D2 & D3 . Especially in the Big Ten . There I said it ! Crucify me now

Hey! 167 is right around my natural weight too!

DICKENS WITH THE WIN!!!!!

THIS IS THE BEST DAY OF MY LIFE

Him talking about cutting weight in the masters division is like bragging about WingChung and calling MMA boring only to find out he has MMA as a hobby on his social media.

Still gotta weigh in.... Its the rulz, And he said spitmaker……..

did he really just say that ? ! tickets just went up for ISWA State extra $25

So you shed a couple of those 5 layers of clothes from the pic?? I kid..I kid...congrats on the weight loss. I'm starting to think the Genereal ain't frontin'..

This is incredible.

States with wrestle Backs at State Tournament AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MA,MD, MI, MN, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM,NY, NC, ND OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VE, VA, WA,WV, WI, WY States without wrestle Backs Indiana, Mississippi* Mississippi does not have state tournament.

This is a tough comparison that sometimes works but mostly doesn't. The Categories are simply a measure of how many regional-quality people are at each sectional or how many semi-state first round quality wrestlers are at a given regional--nothing more. When you have a regional like Hobart with lots of high-end talent from 3 schools, it seems silly to somehow suggest it's the "weakest" regional. It's not that. It's the "least crowded"--meaning there isn't a lot of depth in terms of overall number of kids that would qualify for semi-state from an average level regional around the state. It's like Yorktown's sectional for many years: it would often have 9 or 10 state qualifiers--well above average--while being considered one of the worst sectionals according to our measurement. The problem was that after Yorktown, there was very little depth in terms of causing difficulty for advancing to regional. But of course Yorktown would get 8 to state and there'd be another 1 or 2 from someone else and it seems like a killer sectional based on number of state qualifiers. It's two entirely different measurements.

@MikeTython will break them up. @FCFIGHTER170 is throwing @GenHeavyHandz right now . Weaving back and forth . he’s everywhere! Cue in Jim Ross right now .

So the Genereal/Leftenant is an international man of style and fashion! A British Rolling Stone patch hoodie...a Canadian BlueJay hat and is that a "narf" necklace-scarf? WTF is that? The look completed nicely with a Scooby Doo/UnderDog t'shirt under a flannel button down. Who knew the Genereal was Daymond John! My other question..why is @DrunkJoeNamath in possession of these pics? @FCFIGHTER170 you beat me to it on the fashion takes!!!

I couldn’t agree more. I have many many college opens this year. A top NAIA, D2, Or D3 guy is just as good as a solid D1 guy. Kids go where the money is. You can’t judge a kid from their division. There are good kids in all divisions. Where you really start to see the separation is around the top 20 or 25 for the D1 guys. Those dudes are really good. With all of that said, the D1 guys do tend to finish pretty high at most opens. More so than the lower division wrestlers. As far as developing D1 talent, it’s our academies here in Indiana. I think all of our recent D1 talent has attended an academy. I would say that Chad Red is leading the way. He has The Who’s who of college coaches cycling through Red Cobra. Coach Red is always taking notes, asking questions, and showing top level stuff from the best college coaches. Good place to learn and get seen.

The Chet is Manchester University. I went there and didn’t even know that was a thing til my senior year. Just MU’s lame way of trying to be cool and attempt to make a brand.

Just curious, what is The Chet? I assume it is a place with basketball goals. And it sounds like a place where New Castle people go. Other than that?

Yo, Uncle Jimmy, my poster name begins with SW and I have something to say about you're crazy opinion! I have no qualms with anything you said. Coach Goebel is/was an awesome coach! But he is not a TV personality. It's not his strength. I think he's solid, but not great in that role. I think a 3rd person would be great. I can't recall exactly how the State Finals broadcast was several years ago, but I think it got better with the addition of Blake Maurer. Adding Blake,Mike or another personality that closely follows wrestling would spice things up. It's hard for anyone to know wrestling in depth in all four corners of the state and in between, but it's possible. With Mike being more familiar with the Southern end, Mike could bring a nice balance.

Can @FCFIGHTER170 and @GenHeavyHandz just have a wrestle off with @ontherise219 and @Y2CJ41 on the mics. @MikeTython can ref the match. I think this is the only way to settle it. Man against man, fighter vs the English major drop out. I’ll start selling the tickets!

im looking for part time work

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.

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 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 .