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Also at HCC at 145 #3 Jaden Reynolds over #1 Logan Wagner 3-1

2nd match of the year with #3 Leighton Jones vs #4 Antone Alexander. Brownsburg with the win 3-1

Have seen Brady Ison dominate since his bantam days. Going to have a phenomenal high school career! Very impressive win over a very tough Cheaney Schoeff

These will be my dark horse picks to place very high in the state tournament and shock some heads (No order) 106- Nathan smith , Tanner Tishner , Zachary Dray 113- Keaton morton , Aden reyes 120- Cottey and Lemley is going to be one fun finals match to watch if they can both pull through 126- Nobody will come close to Zeke 132- Ian Heath, Christian White, Dylan Stroud 138- Gavin Alstott , Jace alexander, Jared Brown 145- Jeivan Ross , Ashton Hayhurst 152- Alex Currie , Aiden Hardcastle , Tyler Conley 160- Andrew wilson ,Tyler Fuqua 170- Bryer Hall is the man at this weight . I think the guy with the best shot against him is Brodie porter 182- Johnny parker , Clayton Lundy 195- Nobody will Beat Eli pack 220- Nobody will beat Evan bates 285- Braydon Erb , Leighton Jones

Yeah I saw that. Crouch vs Cannerella was a closer match with Crouch earning a 2-1 decision

120 - Ross (MD) 132- Dalton (Monrovia) 138 - Roberts (Avon) 145 - Mckivitz (PM) 152 - Conley (Avon) 160 - Fuqa (Franklin) These would be my dark horse picks this year considering multiple previous wins over top 5 opponents within the last 3 years. These are guys that are always in the mix producing solid victories and results.

Definitely the worst I felt about leaving any kid off this set, and wanted to go back and change it after it was posted. To be honest, he is most likely a top 8 kid at that weight and should probably be in there, but the H2H loss by fall to #8 Friedt, without any victories over any of the other ranked 160s, is why he didn’t get a nod this time. 160, in my opinion, is also easily one of the two deepest classes in FW this season. That said, the win over Currie should have been enough for a “mulligan” on the Friedt loss, and he should have a match today with #1 Buckley, which I wouldn’t view as an upset at all if he did win.

Coy Hammack at 113 looks pretty impressive today . The kid likes to scrap , and never shys away from competition. At Castle Today . John Purdy is cleaning house today as well .

At the HCC tournament at 126 #6 Brady Ison over #2 Cheaney Schoeff 3-1

Lane Deckard from Edgewood looked impressive this morning at 132 .. He is smooth with the takedowns and I know 132 is Loaded.

Koontz and Mckivitz both used that extra 2 pounds to drop for team state. 138 he’d have Mendez who’s more than likely going to be a 4 timer. At 145 perry has Mckivitz who’s easily a medalist this year so 152 is next up and has already beat two of the top three guys at that weight. Has a better shot at a title at 152 than 138

Anyone got any dark horse picks this year? Here are mine. 106- I think Seng can win it all, coached him this summer and he’s the real deal. Think he’s always been undersized until this year really. Also, think Tishner from Western can place high and compete with anyone. 113- This one is tough. Outside the top 4 I can’t see anyone else winning and throw Cottey into the mix and it’s a party. I think Demarco can shock some people in the state series. 120- I think Tony Wood from Jay County is very solid and could place. I also like Preston Teusch from HN to place high. 126- Don’t think anyone can really contend with Zeke but some dark horses to place could be guys like Bertch, Wolf, Dedman and Uhlman. Ft. Wayne is stacked at this weight. 132- Absolutely loaded weight, hard to pick a dark horse here really but I could see Solomey, Stroud and Thrine shocking some people. 138- No one touches Jesse but Brody Arthur, Glithero, Aj Gunn and Roberts could all do some damage. 145- look for Naselroad to be a dark horse and I like Hayden Shepherd breaking through and getting on the podium this year after being a 2x qualifier. 152- Another pretty deep weight class. I think there are numerous guys that win it all. Maybe Koontz here as well? I think anyone 1-11 can win. Tyler Williams is a good dark horse he’s been wrestling well. 160- Fuqua is my major dark horse here. He can beat anyone. 170- Jajuan Dale is my dark horse here along with Khawaja from Floyd Central. 182-Lundy, ward and Willems are my dark horses here. 195- Carrington my dark horse to win it all. I think Juan Grange places very high as well. 220- Aataeveon Jordan and Keshawn Dickens are both super athletic. Watch for them in the state series. 285- Hunter Whitenack is an absolute unit when we saw him at team state. Also Munoz and Hartwell can do some damage.

I see Buckley wrestle a lot. All I can say is when he wins he pins.

Buckley by first period pin. Only saw the result, so not much to take from other than it was over early.

Juan grange penn pins #5 Leppler Ft Wayne carroll

Zeke 19-5

Sherwood also lost last night to Luke Cannerella Centerville.

Eli Stock is all I have to say....

I personally don't think there can be dark horses any more with the great ranking effort on this site. We all know,, in most classes the top 3 or 4 rated, have a high percentage of winning it. And in a lot of classes most of the top 10 will reach the podium.But once in a while with a good draw a top 15 guy, who slips through the rankings, will reach the podium.

How is sheets from CC not ranked?

Anderson gets the win SV-1 3-1

Adam Crouch Franklin County over Gavin Sherwood of Lincoln by fall.

A few good 1 vs 3's getting ready to go. 152 Anderson v Rust then later 126 Seltzer v Lowery.

Dark Horses for me is anyone outside the top 4. 113-Hammack TC. Bahl CP. Reiley Jay County. Driver Westfield 120-Ross Mater Dei. 132-Kysen Montgomery BB. Stephen Roberson CP. Ben Dalton Monrovia. Christian White NP. Cole Solomet KV.Wow 132 is stacked. 145- Ross WC. Hayhurst MD. Garcia BB. 152- Ellis Chesterton. Conley AV. 195- Carrington GC. 285- Munoz JEF. Johnson Franklin

The Kemper boys are as tough as they come, but I agree Sollars has looked nasty!

Not at ‘38

Maybe it’s just my selfish opinion, but if you are a national title contender that has not yet won a title entering your final year(s), you get the pick of your lineup spot and the rest of the team will have to work around that. I’m sure Nicks all for being a “team player” but that is where the coach looks out for what is best for the athlete too. Nick has already helped Penn State win a team title, so he’s due to earn his own at the weight he believes works best for him. In the modern era coaches seem to be judged on individual titles as much if not more than team titles, and Sandersons statues is not being hurt any by Penn States 2021 finish. I’m not sure if that puts Nick at 141 or 149 but hopefully Sanderson gives Nick the best shot possible to accomplish an individual title.

He and Purdy will be an interesting matchup. I can already see the loser of those two at Regional meeting Sam Morrill from Columbus East in the Ticket Round!

Good move. He wanted no part of Gabe Sollars.

Cook re-injured his arm at team state and may be done for the year. Not sure at this point.

I also think Perry is thinking a team state title but still think he had a good shot to win 132. Mostly speculation though but now that he is entered in their conference tournament at 152 it looks to be true.

MidState Conference Tourney Saturday from Franklin Community HS Teams: Perry Meridian, Franklin Community, Mooresville, Plainfield, Decatur Central, Whiteland, Greenwood & Martinsville. Wrestling starts at 9am on trackwrestling.com No Live feed, Franklin will have FB Live for the GrizzlyCub placement matches. Preview: 106lb- Toby Billerman Perry Meridian #3 State 113lb- Keaton Morton Perry Meridian #9 State Joey Buttler Whiteland #6 SS Luke Bechert Franklin (sleeper) Trevor Hott Mooresville (sleeper) 120lb- Alex Cottey Perry Meridian #2 State undefeated Turner Williams Plainfield undefeated Eli Brooks Whiteland (sleeper) 126lb- Isaiah Pugh Mooresville #16 State Caleb Wyss Franklin (sleeper) 132lb- Jake Bechert Franklin #7 SS Braedon Spears Plainfield (sleeper) 138lb- Connor Ocala Decatur Central #17 State 145lb- Brady McKivitz Perry Meridian #15 State @ 138lb 152lb- Matthew Koontz Perry Meridian #1 State @132lb undefeated 160lb- Landon Boe Plainfield #11 State @ 152lb Jacob Sheets Perry Meridian #13 State @152lb Mark Everman Decatur Central #12 State 170lb- Tyler Fuqua Franklin #9 State @160lb undefeated JaJuan Dale Perry Meridian #13 State Beau Hess Martinsville (sleeper) 182lb- Aiden Warren Perry Meridian #2 State Jalen Ward Franklin #7 State Luke Bullock Mooresville undefeated 195lb- Harris Eason Franklin #4 State Eli Ross Greenwood undefeated 220lb- Jeff McClure Perry Meridian #12 State Ethan Stover Greenwood #18 State Nolan Skaggs Franklin #7 SS Jakarrey Oliver Whiteland undefeated Austin Pugh Mooresville undefeated 285lb- Jacob Johnson Franklin #5 State undefeated Davis Hall Mooresville (sleeper) Team Race- Perry Meridian’s to lose with Franklin lurking around in 2nd. 3rd place is up in air

Do you think cottey beats Lemley? After team state and watching Lemley wrestle Zeke, I don’t think so. Would be a fun match though.

Sundays would be illegal during IHSAA season.

I guess him wrestling 132 at team state throws me off. Plus with mckivitz going 138 at team state I assumed thats where he was going but like I said I'm not in their room or know their weight situation. I just see 132 being 20 pounds from 152 being a huge jump.

Mckivitz is a stud senior at 45.. Koontz can win 152 IMHO.

Thanks jaycer02

Koontz going down to 132 makes that weight even more stacked then it already was. Returning 8th placer at 132 is ranked 14th! wow... 15/20 have qualified at state and 13 have placed.

Hunter Watts also won for Central Michigan

I would be surprised if anyone past immediate family is allowed to attend. I hope I am wrong, but at this time it doesn't look good for anyone else.