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Rosbottom vs jankowski.

Should I say class wrestling now and get booed out of the room? Or should I start toward the door and say it on my way out?

On behalf of Pinchy Guy and all of Cheese Nation, we will not be accepting any Brickie Gruff.

Well in other news, today is Tuesday not Wednesday

Bradbury Portage vs Birge Frankfort Birge was the returning state Champ, Bradbury was going to War with Alex Ramos every week. Bradbury lost to Ramos beat him for a regional title, setting up the match. Bradbury got the W, then went on to continue his rivalry to Ramos losing to him Under the lights.

Wow forgot about this. Schulyer put it on him pretty good if I remember correctly.

Schuyler Phillips (Yorktown) and Forrest Glogouski (Fairfield) was a rough one both were ranked top 5 I believe and Phillips lost to LJ Mosier of South Adam’s in regional finals. I believe they also wrestled in the round to go to nationals at D2 regionals as well.

3 vs 8 is a tough one but not horrible. I think Watson would be a clear favorite. I would say Conway vs Rust would be a much closer match and a worse draw.

Sawyer Miller vs. Conner Knapp, rematch of the third place match from the year before. Ben Dalton vs. Gavinn Alstott, rematch of the 3rd place match from the year before.

I'd guess the cost would outweigh the possible ticket sales, even with whatever fans they could allow now. That said, I wouldn't mind watching from one of the Ford Center suites.

i got a feeling the big annual class wrestling thread is coming soon. Get you're debate ammunition ready for the annual trip down the old polarized but entertaining class wrestling rabbit hole.

I agree completely about both the 106's and Tristen Hood. These are some hammers that could cause some interesting matches. I think 7 from Logan is where I'm landing.

Mike, Im counting 8 from Logansport in your picks. That would be a windfall year for Logansport. Whats going on here? Is the Cold air or are those steel mills in the Region emitting that clean air. Id really be surprised with 8. 6 is real, 7 would be good. If they get 8, @Region Rat would have that "Whats happening to the neighborhood" look and would blame the refs or covid. But i can see from your perspective, the rankings are much more difficult thie year with less certainty because most of the Lafayette area (everybody else) cancelled a big chunk of their schedules this year, especially the big tournaments like the Tom Cameron and Harvest Connersville, Etc. I think you're mostly right, but the 106 little guy Logansport kids are solid with Siburcrist and Stall creating problems for Cruz and Bennett. I could see one of these guys getting through and at least provide some ticket round drama.

Cause Fort Wayne has more small schools. There’s no Warren Centrals or Merrillville up here. And there’s no big wrestling private/parochial schools like a Cathedral or Mater Dei. The Fort Wayne semi state has been held up by mostly smaller schools, outside of Carroll. Doesn’t help that Yorktown has fallen off, and even they are 2A. And while RTCs like the one at Indiana Tech are trying to get a foothold, there’s nothing in the area like a Red Cobra, CIA, Mauer Coughlin, or RWA.

5x champ not to bad

East Chicago has 68 state ranked wrestlers. Fort Wayne has 71 state ranked wrestlers. New Castle has 88 state ranked wrestlers. Jasper has 103 state ranked wrestlers. --however-- East Chicago has 27 wrestlers ranked in the top 8. Fort Wayne has 12 wrestlers ranked in the top 8. New Castle has 29 wrestlers ranked in the top 8. Jasper has 37 wrestlers ranked in the top 8. --HOWEVER-- East Chicago has 5 #1 ranked wrestlers. Fort Wayne has 1 #1 ranked wrestler. New Castle has 5 #1 ranked wrestlers. Jasper has 3 #1 ranked wrestlers. These numbers probably aren't exact but I think it gives accurate enough to start forming an argument on which semi-state is the toughest, it really all depends on how you judge the toughness of a semi-state. If you go purely by ranked wrestlers, there could be a semi-state with a lot of lower ranked wrestlers, but more overall than a semi-state with less ranked wrestlers but more quality wrestlers. And of course, if you go strictly by the amount of champs that a semi-state produces, there's an argument to be made there too.

Congratulations to the 258 Freshmen and Sophomores who qualified for their IHSAA Semi-States ... of the 896 Semi-State spots. Good luck on Saturday at your respective IHSAA Semi-States. They have been imported into the Indiana Frosh-Soph State Championship with a "3" Separation Criteria (similar to seed). These wrestlers are not permitted in the North or South Frosh-Soph Qualifiers. Advancement to the Semi-State Quarter-Finals changes the Separation Criteria to "2", and State Qualifiers become a "1". Congrats in advance to any IHSAA State Place-winners ... they will be removed from the Frosh-Soph event. Good luck to all.

Mater Dei will be hosting the Indiana Frosh-Soph South Qualifier. For this event to be a success we will need participants and coaches to cooperate with the guidelines below. Frosh/Soph State Qualifier: February 14th, 2021 This tournament will be ran using two sessions TWO SESSIONS Session I - Doors Open 8:00 a.m. CST for 106-145 Proceed directly to Scales for Weigh-In’s Weigh-In’s CLOSE at 9:00 CST. Singlet and shoes (4 pound total allowance) Session II … 152-285 Weigh-in’s begin at Noon, closing at 1:00 … Wrestling begins at 1:30 p.m. Weight Class changes will be permitted with no fee. COVID-19 Protocol & Procedures Athletes enter door #6 This is where weigh-ins take place Coaches enter door #5 (must be on the list) There will not be spectators at this event. The amount of coaches allowed will be based on the number of participants per school. 1-3= 2 coaches 4-7=3 coaches 8 = 4 coaches Each School attending should email a list of coaches attending via email by Friday February 12th(gschaefer@evdio.org) Wrestlers should be in stands unless they are on deck or in the hole. No Concessions, plan accordingly. All attendees MUST wear face masks. Athletes will be exempt from this when they are warming-up or competing. If you are not feeling well, experiencing symptoms or may be at a higher risk for getting very sick, we recommend you stay home. Each person entering the event will be subject to a screening for COVID-19 symptoms. Teams should do their best to be seated 6’ away from each other teammates and other participants while in the facility. A designated monitor will be assigned to ensure social distancing and mask wearing throughout the tournament. There will be no physical interaction with the referee. The referee will maintain 6’ distance as much as possible. Handshaking and normal match procedures such as raising an athlete's hand will be eliminated from this tournament.

My favorite part was like the last minute. I’m taking a stand and will never get Dane nachos.

Rust is a state champ in Alaska and placer in Indiana. Conway is a place in Indiana. Terrible draw for both! Center Grove with a tough draw with Rust and Watson.

They weren’t full Wrestle backs. Was just to 5th place. Fergusen took 5th at SS.

Matt Jaggers, New Castle vs Russel Smiley, Warren Central. Both returning SQ, Smiley had placed and was a returning SS champ. FCfighter might correct me but I believe Smiley was up 2-1 and jaggers hit a reversal or TD plus 2 NF and won 5-2, went on to win SS and take 5th.

Somewhat biased but Jacob Simone last year (2020) vs Zeke Seltzer. One of Jake’s 3 losses (non inj forfeit) on the year was a 2-1 OT loss to eventual state runner up Carson Eldred the week prior for the championship at regionals. Anytime you’re drawing into a nationally ranked kid is brutal.

2016 - Cayden Rooks vs. Asa Garcia 2015 - Brayton Lee vs. Austin Bethel

Hayhurst vs Watson ticket round hurts my soul.

I'm not going to throw predictions out there this go around but I won't be surprised if Peru Regional shakes things up in the SS brackets.

I may not be there in body but I will be watching every match. Go Wildcats.

Evansville just announced the Ford Center is allowing fans now. Should’ve kept it there.

What kind of shenanigans is this ?

Excuse @Ftwaynewrestlingfan... jumping to conclusions. They probably just jump the gun a bit on The Fort wrestling. It’s been a while . Everybody just needs to calm down . Breathe ..... 10-9-8-7-6

No one did. The word used was "could". Go back and read it again.

I don't know about the rest of you but this year seems to be about the toughest one to pick.

The denial point is true but understandable. You've still got a good amount of high-end star power to distract from the extreme drop-off in depth. Also, the drop-off has happened rather rapidly in the last 5 or 6 years, so owning the "little brother" role probably hasn't fully happened yet for a semi-state that was so loaded in the 2000s and early 2010s.

It would be cool if you got an overall win this year. You, @BrokenTowelRack, and myself would all have 3 overall titles. I'm of the TB12 mindset....semi state and state wins are cool but unless it's an overall win, its a disappointing year of pickems.

Come on @X_R A T E D I gotta hold it down for EC semi state, these Region Rats keep me on my Toes. Only The top 1 % can stomach the pressure of doing all semi states and state. I have to make a strong run at overall this year. I am chasing @BrokenTowelRackfor that 7x

At least you get to see it in person.

Nothing matters but overall wins. I'd take never winning semi states or state but winning overall every chance I could get. Especially since you have won twice overall already.... I know anything but an overall win is a disappointment for you

Event flier attached. Spectators limited to 1000 people at a given time. Hopefully the multiple sessions will keep us under this limit. Indy Nationals 2021.pdf

Chacon is pretty good...

I suggest the $24.95 option that gives you all 4 semi-states and the State Finals the next weekend.

Wait!!!... the AD is Ben Wissel? The same one that wrestled at Purdue and coached at Duke??? He’s the AD at New Castle? If that is him.... does he come in and wrestle? That dude is awesome.

Thanks for the shout outs, and my reply is only one year late. Hope you all are healthy and prosperous.

103...out of a possible 224.... So almost 50% of the time you are getting a ranked wrestler. I think this by far makes it the harder tournament. Yes kids ranked #1 will have an easy road (or should) and they make it hard on everyone around them... but if every kid you wrestle is ranked... thats like being at state already. Mooresville regional is what kills it. Having so many studs forces people that would normally win regionals to take 2nd or 3rd and set up death draws

@devildog47959 would have had a least 10 guys coming through the Logansport Regional. I miss the good ole days when the Logansport regional at least had a strong presence on Indianamat. But 4 seems like a low number. Ill add Its harder to predict this year with so fewer big matchups due to Covid schedule curtailments Logansport averages 6 or 7 traditionally., Is this year different?

Hayden Watson has not had a lot of luck with the Semi-State Ticket Round. In his freshman year, he lost 2-1 to Gavinn Alstott, Last year he cruised on to finished 3rd at State. This year it appears he'll face MD's Ashton Hayhurst. While he'll be favored to win, it's not a pretty draw for either. You can easily argue that Chris Newman got a better draw losing in last week to Hayhurst. Looking forward to seeing that matchup and I expect to see a ton of action!

Your Garrett education is showing. If you need a hint, it involves Garrett

Holy smokes

Jaggers is a beast tough break, Go getm Dustin show them how we do it. I would of likes to see Collins of went he might be another year away but look out this kid will make a name for his self in the MMA world soon.