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Daleville has, but Maddox was the first since 1993...back when I was pretty intimidating

Not to mention moving 132 to the end would likely keep TV viewers longer.  The only negative I see is that i don't think you'd want to do it as a one time thing.  I think if you do this, a blind draw for the finals would need to continue in future seasons.  JMO

I think having a small committee of people meeting after the semi-finals to decide the final match would be great. Most years it wouldn't take more than 30 seconds to decide which match to have last. You don't need to have a random draw, just assign it. They are the IHSAA they can give themselves an exception from the rules.

I've worked with ESPN for the NCAA finals and they LOVE having the last match as something meaningful.

We can do more, just not to that extent. I would just draw the line there.

Who is Bailey's loss to then?

So we shouldn't do more to promote the sport and make it more fan friendly?

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By JEREMY HINES

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Evan Eldred’s dad taught him a valuable lesson when it comes to wrestling. He taught him that Evan doesn’t have to be the best wrestler in the state.

Ironically, that advice has molded Edred into a semistate champ and the No. 3-ranked 138 pounder this season.

“The best advice I’ve been given in wrestling is when my dad tells me that I don’t have to be the best,” Evan said. “I just have to be better than my opponent for six minutes. It doesn’t matter who I’m wrestling or what they’ve done. I took that to heart. If I go out there and do my best, it doesn’t matter if the guy across from me is the best in the state or whatever, you can’t let that make you nervous.”

Eldred has been nearly flawless this year on the mat. He’s 39-1, with his lone loss coming at the hands of No. 1-ranked Brayton Lee in a close 5-3 match.

“Last year I started my season off with a close loss to Brayton Lee,” Eldred said. “This year I ran into him at conference and had a close match with him. It was probably the best thing for me because it made me realize I’m close, but I wasn’t to where I needed to be.”

Eldred is a superb student. He has a 3.78 GPA, was Academic All-State honorable mention, and will wrestle next season for the Indiana Hoosiers.

Eldred’s older brother, Dillon, attends IU and Evan always dreamed of going there as well.

Westfield coach Terry O’Neil knew about Eldred’s desire to go to IU, so when he had a chance meeting with Hoosier coach Duane Goldman, he couldn’t pass up the opportunity to talk about his talented senior.

“I crossed paths with Coach Goldman at the Indiana wrestling coaches clinic,” O’Neil said. “I told him we had a kid whose brother goes to IU and that is where he really wants to go as well. I told him that Evan has flown under the radar and told him about Evan’s wrestling and academic resume. He called Evan that night.”

O’Neil has the highest praise for Eldred.

“I’m pretty biased,” he said. “But if I had only one 138 pounder in the state to pick to be on my team, he would be my choice. I know he can compete with anyone.”

O’Neil says he has never coached a kid with the ability to learn and utilize technique as well as Eldred.

“Several factors go into making Evan special,” O’Neil said. “You can show him a technique on a Tuesday and he will use it in a match on Wednesday. His ability to recognize technique is like nothing I’ve ever seen in a high school athlete.

“Another factor is that he never lets the moment get to him, no matter how important the match is or how big the stage is. He is even tempered and able to maintain an incredible focus.”

Eldred had goals to be Westfield’s first four-time state qualifier. He qualified as a freshman at 120 pounds, but then fell short his sophomore season, losing in the ticket round of semistate. He bounced back last year and placed sixth at 132 pounds.

Not making it to state his sophomore year was heartbreaking for Eldred, but it showed Coach O’Neil just how good of a kid Evan was.

“Evan’s older brother Dillon wrestled for us,” O’Neil said. “He was two years older than Evan. When Evan did not make it to state as a sophomore he was very upset. But when his brother qualified for the first time for state as a senior, the same year, Evan was so proud and so happy for him. His joy for his brother superseded any of his disappointment about not making it himself.”

Evan has worked extremely hard to improve every season. The best semistate finish he had up until this year was fourth. This year he broke through by winning the New Castle semistate. He’s hoping this is also the year he gets to wrestle under the lights in the championship match.

“My dad has been taking me to the wrestling finals since I was about five years old,” Eldred said. “He would always tell me that someday I could be there. Every single year I went I just dreamed about what that day would be like.

“My best wins in high school would be a tie between last year winning on Friday night and knowing I was going to be a state placer – and when I placed at Fargo Nationals two years ago. But getting under the lights would blow both of those two wins away.”

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So the winner of each semistate wins $20???? I think I scored highest for Evansville. Or... combines scores???

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DiFf-Cnottd8sXgcuLOC-cKqrXlk8PoZkV0Wd4nmjd4/edit?usp=sharing

This is ridiculous, Caleb Spires holds a slim lead after semi-state. BUT the big points are at state, so come ready with the right picks.

Scoring

10 points for a correct placer

-1 point for each position they are off

For instance

Your picks:

1. Joe Caprino

2. Mike Reiser

3. Chad Red

4. Nick Lee

Finish

1. Joe Caprino- 10 points

2. Nick Lee- 8 points

3. Caleb Spires- 0 points

4. Chad Red- 9 points

Prizes

Semi-State champions receive $20 from our store

Top Overall gets $50

Top 2-5 gets $20

Top 6-10 gets $5 to the store

I will contact you after state to get addresses and such.

Wouldn't that explain 2 additional qualifiers instead of 8?

It explains why Jay County gets more qualifiers in general. Add to that JC had 5 4th place finishers which tells me draws made a HUGE impact on their qualifier numbers. The three other regionals only had 3, 4th place finishers.

This "formula" has been the same for the past 7 years. 

I meant what year? I think Y2 was stating the rankings are improving on getting them correctly, and I'm not intending to bash these dudes, but they're wasn't always 20 ranked wrestlers... it used to be on 16 when they first started. Which of course you're gonna have more ranked wrestlers go to state. That's 56 extra kids (14x4) having a chance going to state. My whole point is, rankings don't mean nothin! Hell we didn't even have rankings when I was in HS! I've seen the #1 and #2 kid in state lose Friday night MULTIPLE times!

I'm pretty positive that we have always expanded to 20 ranked wrestlers before sectional.

It is no coincidence that the Jay County regional 2nd placers match up with the Peru regional champions 6 times a year.

This year it happened at

106- 

113

120- JC Qualified- only draw that would have qualified him

160- JC Qualified- only draw that would have qualified him

170- JC Qualified- would have qualified with ANY draw

285

Add to that Jay County 3's see Peru champs another 4 times in the ticket round, that means Jay County's 2's and 3's get to see Peru's champs 10 times while Goshen and Carroll both see them only 8 times.

State Finals Pick'ems

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1NJlh2keB1zgQHT_KluiEwpcvyYJzUTYP_P75vNYFZDw/viewform?usp=send_form

Mat Burns Pick the Champions

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1lW7JYQyiaZdLdwyVz4eYS51yJTq15ztvdIS2PBlyEEQ/viewform?usp=send_form

Overall

Once again we have shown how accurate our rankings are with another great year for the final rankings. Note that our rankings are locked before sectional and these do not take into account injuries or semi-state draws as the state series progresses. This year we had a record 175 ranked wrestlers that made it to state. The top weight classes were 120 with 15 of the 16 state qualifiers being ranked. Also 132 had 14 ranked wrestlers and 106, 126, 152, and 182 all had 13. Unfortunately bringing up the rear was 195lbs with only 10 ranked wrestlers. That shows you how crazy of a weight that was.

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:

Devon Casebolt-Castle

Hunter Watts-Jimtown

Trey McCartney-Harrison (WL)

First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:

#2 Ty Mills- Brownsburg vs. #16 Gavin Rose- Greenfield-Central

#5 Tanner DeMien- Northwood vs. #9 Jacob Moran- Crown Point

#4 Kory Cavanaugh- Penn vs. #20 JC Herring- Oak Hill

#11 Brycen Denny- Monrovia vs. #6 Sammy Fair- Perry Meridian

#13 Lukasz Walendzak- Indianapolis Cathedral vs. #8 Asa Garcia- Avon

113lbs

Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 13

Unranked qualifiers:

Jabin Wright- Kokomo

Hunter Whitman- Jimtown

Donovan Johnson- Logansport

Hayden Lohrey- Shenandoah

First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:

#3 Skylour Turner- Warren Central vs. #16 Dalton Craig- Jennings County

#8 Baxter Annakin- Castle vs. #12 Jordan Slivka- Indianapolis Cathedral

#2 Alec White- New Palestine vs. #10 Alex Mosconi- Indian Creek

#7 Austin Slates- Penn vs. #14 Geoffrey Davis- F.w. Wayne

#20 Christian Mejia- Elkhart Memorial vs. #15 Colin Poynter- Portage

120lbs

Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 15

Unranked qualifiers:

Adam Davis- Culver Academies

First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:

#7 Blake Mulkey- Brownsburg vs. #18 Mason Mendez- Bellmont

#15 Jonathan Moran- Crown Point vs. #14 Ethan Smiley- Beech Grove

#4 Hunter Langeloh- Columbia City vs. #12 Noah Hunt- Bloomington South

#10 Caleb Bocock- Lebanon vs. #2 Jeremiah Reitz- Griffith

#1 Drew Hildebrandt- Penn vs. #20 Isaac Castro- Lawrence North

#6 Kyle Luigs- Evansville Mater Dei vs. #5 Blake Glogouski- Fairfield

#11 Christian Hunt- Yorktown vs. #3 Graham Rooks- Columbus East

126lbs

Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 13

Unranked qualifiers:

Travis Davenport- Oak Hill

Reese Rodriguez- Hammond Morton

Bryce Niewoehner- Kankakee Valley

First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:

#8 Marcus Mejia- Elkhart Memorial vs. #7 Logan Dilbeck- Gibson Southern

#4 Austin Holmes- Hamilton Southeastern vs. #9 Michael DeLaPeña- Merrillville

#3 Gaige Torres- Portage vs. #11 Johnny Loos- Franklin County

#19 Dawson Combest- Columbus East vs. #15 Jon Becker- Bellmont

#14 Jack Franklin- Homestead vs. #6 Isaac Gomez- Plainfield

132lbs

Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 14

Unranked qualifiers:

Nathan Conley- Avon

Aaron Orr- Rochester

First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:

#4 Brendan Black- Hobart vs. #17 Josh Elpers- Evansville North

#16 Boone Welliever- Southmont vs. #8 Owen Doster- New Haven

#11 Fernando Luevano- West Noble vs. #13 DJ Brookbank- Perry Meridian

#5 Drake Rhodes- Homestead vs. #18 Skyler Collins- Frankfort

#3 Elliott Molloy- Danville vs. #7 Kris Rumph- Portage

#1 Chad Red- New Palestine vs. #9 Daniel Gunsett- Bellmont

138lbs

Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 12

Unranked qualifiers:

Nathan Housholder- East Noble

Cole Lukaszka- Benton Central

Gabe Lane- East Central

Jerrod Smith- Carmel

First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:

#3 Evan Eldred- Westfield vs. #16 Brooks Wathen- Jennings County

#14 Riley Rasler- Prairie Heights vs. #8 Jason Crary- Munster

#11 Tristan Dembowski- Valparaiso vs. #18 Colt Rutter- Yorktown

#10 Cale McCoy- Northview vs. #4 Matthew McKinney- Warren Central

145lbs

Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 12

Unranked qualifiers:

Matthew Cullen- Avon

Szhantrayle Roberson- Kokomo

Clay Jones- Lafayette Jefferson

Clayton Cowan- Hamilton Heights

First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:

#8 Austen Laughlin- South Bend Riley vs. #20 Derrick Motley- North Central (Indianapolis)

#2 Jared Timberman- New Palestine vs. #6 Triston Rodriguez- Culver Community

#19 Tyler Crowl- Floyd Central vs. #7 Kenny Kerrn- Jimtown

#5 Isaac Eicher- Leo vs. #10 Austin Bethel- Mount Vernon

152lbs

Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 13

Unranked qualifiers:

Jacob Clark- Avon

Matt Burns- Hobart

Jacob Ferris- Hamilton Southeastern

First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:

#3 Trent Pruitt- Warren Central vs. #15 Mitch Lehman- Evansville Mater Dei

#12 Diego Lemley- Chesterton vs. #17 Hunter Bates- Adams Central

#13 Peyton Sturgill- Peru vs. #9 Denzyl Prentice- Penn

#1 Steven Lawrence- Portage vs. #19 Cross Dietrich- Columbia City

#5 Elijah Dunn- Indian Creek vs. #6 Brett Johnson- Perry Meridian

160lbs

Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 12

Unranked qualifiers:

Mitchell Mundy- Southridge

Jed Levitz- Prairie Heights

T.C. Perry- Southern Wells

Sam Bublick- Carmel

First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:

#18 Gleason Mappes- Center Grove vs. #9 Tavonte Malone- South Bend Adams

#10 Jarod Swank- Penn vs. #7 Burk VanHorn- Franklin

#5 Cayden Whitaker- Martinsville vs. #13 Oszkar Kasch- Crown Point

#8 Tony Busse- Bellmont vs. #2 Alston Bane- Richmond

170lbs

Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 12

Unranked qualifiers:

Jacob Hendrich- Northview

Nick Ritchie- Elkhart Memorial

Zach Davis- F.W. Concordia Lutheran

Steven Trammell- Lawrence Central

First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:

#2 Nathan Walton- Brownsburg vs. #6 Tristan Goering- South Bend Riley

#15 Tanner Webster- North Montgomery vs. #3 Jacob Gray- Delta

#9 Thomas Dull- Terre Haute North vs. #8 Ismael Cornejo- Portage

#5 Bryce Baumgartner- Bellmont vs. #13 Dezmen Goddard- Warren Central

#4 Hunter Mote- Delphi vs. #12 Kameron Fuller- Jeffersonville

182lbs

Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 13

Unranked qualifiers:

Bristen Dial- Brown County

Grant Goforth- Indian Creek

Russell Gibbs- Lake Central

First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:

#2 Andrew Davison- Chesterton vs. #16 Spencer Irick- Hamilton Southeastern

#5 Andy Kohler- Jay County vs. #13 Hunter Dalton- Bloomington North

#6 CJ Damler- Brownsburg vs. #10 Caleb Hankenson- Bellmont

#9 Zach Worm- Southmont vs. #7 Isaac James- Lowell

#17 Ashton Mutuwa- Hanover Central vs. #3 Cameron Jones- Lawrence North

195lbs

Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 10

Unranked qualifiers:

Keith Barclay- South Spencer

Derrick Craig- New Albany

Luke Elliott- Eastbrook

Beck Davis- Garrett

Damari Embery- South Newton

Cedrick Vakalahi- Penn

First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:

#8 Nick Fox- Carmel vs. #11 Isaac McCormick- Brownsburg

#5 Kurtis Wilderman- Evansville Mater Dei vs. #10 Kolby Ferris- Hamilton Southeastern

#20 Scottie Evans- Delta vs. #17 Evan Larsen- Hanover Central

220lbs

Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 12

Unranked qualifiers:

Joey Pier- Yorktown

Patrick Ernst- Mishawaka Marian

Donnie Crider- Harrison (wl)

Brandon Streck- Merrillville

First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:

#4 Evan Ellis- Eastern (Greentown) vs. #16 Scott Fuller- Zionsville

#8 Sam Hipple- Carmel vs. #10 Derek Paz- Goshen

#1 Kobe Woods- Penn vs. #15 Tristin Choate- Mount Vernon

#13 Blake Davis- Garrett vs. #9 Ryan Guhl- Indianapolis Cathedral

285lbs

Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 12

Unranked qualifiers:

Austin Fleck- Evansville Mater Dei

DeAndre Hodge- Marion

Dan Phifer- Tipton

Austin Dollens- Westfield

First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:

#15 Owen Perkins- Oak Hill vs. #17 Isaiah McWilliams- South Bend Washington

#19 Chris Ridle- Perry Meridian vs. #4 Quinn York- Franklin

#1 Shawn Streck- Merrillville vs. #12 Braxton Amos- Prairie Heights

#6 Robert Samuels- Lawrence North vs. Austin Fleck- Evansville Mater Dei

#18 Nick Mammolenti- Jimtown vs. #11 Givoni Murillo- Portage

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Dane, it looks like you had to work very hard.   It takes "fuzzy math" to make Carroll better than the top four teams at Jay Co.

Go back to tending to the trees, it's a lot better for you than coaching.

Not sure yet!

Joe wasn't Nick a 6 grader when he lost to Hayden? and Coy and Konrath can tell stories later in life how they beat those guys back in the day. although both will have quite a few career highlights to talk a bout. funny not seeing Paul's name in the brackets.

Nick Lee beat Hayden when Lee was a 7th grader. Hayden got revenge the next year beating him in the semi-finals. That year(2012) that weight also featured Nathan Boston, Drew Hughes, Gaige Torres, and Owen Doster. Here is the link to the brackets http://www.trackwrestling.com/opentournaments/VerifyPassword.jsp?tournamentId=54534009

It doesn't look like 2007 was a good year for either of them!

Congratulations to all the Academic All-State wrestlers this year! It is great to see so many wrestlers not only striving for excellence on the mat, but in the classroom.

IHSWCA Academic All-State.pdf

Hospitality room? What hospitality room. Ft. Wayne semi-state hasn't had one for the past two years. 

They had one this year...maybe you weren't invited   

The IHSAA doesn't make a dime off concessions

I might have to have wrestle-offs this year for Team Gorilla!

I believe he lost to the young man from Perry, Brandon James during the off season as a Sophomore entering his Junior year. 

Red lost to James at Flo Nationals in 2014. The weight class was 120+5 and James cut down from wrestling 132 that year. To say the least James was HUGE for the weight.

I heard if any of them loses they will have to change their last name to Caprino.

The first post is updated with scores

its injustice for the Dirty South and obviously "Cat Haters" plain and simple

Nick didn't have his room cleaned so he couldn't be on.

TripleB...may have left his keyboard on the mat Saturday, not sure though.