Jayruss

This year's state meet was great, as always - but, what is your favorite state finals and why?
For me, it was probably Chad Red's senior season. The electricity in the air for that Lee/Red match was one of the coolest things I've experienced in the sport.
Last year the most fun was the third-place heavyweight match.

Im going with 2018 Mason Paris
  He looked quicker and stronger,  and 2017 Paris doesnt want to make it look like he didnt improve, so he wouldnt try as hard.

Rumph going anywhere for college ? 

Didn’t deondre Wilson start late?

Yea Blake was very high level 

One word. RUMPH! 

Yea Blake was very high level 

Yea Blake was very high level 

The secret is out about Asa Garcia.  To beat him at State, you have to let him win Sectional, Regional & SS!
2016
Sectional - 2nd Place
Regional - 2nd Place
Semi-State - 2nd Place (all losses to Mills)
State - Champion
2017
Sectional - 1st Place
Regional - 1st Place
Semi-State - 1st Place
State - 3rd Place
2018
Sectional - 2nd Place
Regional - 2nd Place
Semi-State - 2nd Place
State - Champion

The pattern has been set!

I looked online:
Has beat that kid at Super32, the same way
two time Ohio junior high winner, second has 6th grader, 4 time elementary champion
has wrestled for Ohio, New Jersey, Texas and colorado national teams
was super32 champion 8th grade, finished 6th has 7th grader
has won Tulsa nationals, has placed second and third
 
not surprised by that win now we need to see what else he can do
 
 
 

Pierson over Ross could be an upset ? Ross seemed to be in control and got caught 

Mike Goebel says, mike Goebel says that alligators are ornery because they got all them teeth and no toothbrush.

I predict , pain

My wrestler was excited to get a chance to wrestle him finally. Said it was the best :11 he had on the mat all year.

If team Garcia was here he would say that this town looked like the mean streets of Muncie! 

Can't believe I've been at this semi state for almost 6 hours and I'm still alive. Evansville is freaking terrifying 

Spoken like a true country boy BlueBolt.  I've lived in downtown Evv three different times, including currently since Oct. 2014.  It's as safe as any part of the Evansville area as long as you know where you are going and aren't out wandering the streets alone late night.  It's a much safer downtown now than it ever has been (again lived there '92-5, '98-99 and '14-present).  We have an IU medical school opening up downtown soon to add to the population, so it will only keep getting better.  I live less than a mile from the Ford Center and have walked to and from many times without issue. 
What we really need is "Hook's Evansville SS preview", but places in or near downtown Eville to check out:
www.HayniesCorner.com (less than 1 mile away):  Evansville Brew House, Waltons (big place with decent food and also has prohibition style speakeasy Fidel's upstairs); Sauced (good italian); Dapper Pig (gastropub); Mo's House (bar with great cocktails).
Main Street: Comfort (great place opened in 2017 on 3rd and Main.  Back Stage (across from Ford Center) good bar cheap beer and should have live music Friday night (I know they do on Sat. night.  Zuki as mentioned already.  The Peephole is a great dive bar on 2nd and Main.  Cafe Arazu 5th and Main.  Bruburger mentioned already 3rd and Sycamore one block off Main St.
Other downtown:  Madelines on 2nd and Oak - good upscale food.
Franklin Street (about 1.5 miles away from Ford Center): GerstHaus mentioned already, but also Smittys Italian Steakhouse, Pistons (high octane bar), Franklin Street Tavern, Franklin Street Pizza, Sportsmans Billiards are all good.
Matty B: Tropicana opened their land based casino in October 2017.  It's MUCH nicer than the old boat.  Also, Cavanaughs is still on the boat side of the street and is run by Tropicana.  I has a great steak there a couple weeks ago.  Prices are at good streak house prices though.
 
It's okay to leave Warrick County BlueBolt and experience new things.

Coming from a guy born and raised in Evansville and literally lived on every side of town for multiple years I can still say Evansville isn’t that bad in comparison to the rest of the country. I currently live in San Antonio but lived in other cities and was stationed militarily throughout the world. With that being said those who tend to think Evansville is such a bad place usually are those who have never left Evansville outside of vacationing or who have come smaller towns. 

Im not sold, that this would be the best fit for Indiana. Don't get me wrong, any change at this time would be welcomed. I realize Fred (AD) and company have zero knowledge of the sport. But, the wrestling community would gladly help in a new coach search. Someone who would be compatible with the constraints, if any, that the Indiana athletic department would have. Salary, assistant money fund, and such. And this help would be free of charge. Bring in a few candidates for Indiana to talk to and then make a selection.

106 has two tough ticket round matches for me Ross vs Dalton (this is toss up for me but I chose Ross only because I got to watch him at mater dei. Also who’s is Dalton’s one loss too? Scott vs Montgomery, Scott showed last week that he can hang with the big dawgs but does he have enough to top Montgomery? I think not, look for Montgomery to take 1st and to try and meet Moran under the lights next weekend. 
My picks: Montgomery,Ross,Gardner,Alstott 
113 4 very exciting ticket round matchs! Spears vs Boarman, boarman should not have a problem taking this one but spears is a seasoned wrestler who’s put in the work. Next you have a very open 4 man bracket anyone of them could take it Brown took the first meeting vs Kendall can he do it again and then the winner should have Conley. Sutton vs Petro is another good one. Last you have Clark vs Casebolt, Clark has shown that he is peaking at the right time but does he have enough to stun Casebolt? 
My picks: Boarman,Casebolt,Petro, Brown
120
Two ticket round matches stick out to me, Egli vs Rouix and the big one Boe vs Cash 
Boe has peaked at the right time again this year but draws a very tough Cash, cash doesn’t have a lot of Notable matches but he held his own against Curtis and Fair guys that some people consider a lock. #8 vs #9 will be fun, two extremely talented kids who have been tested all year unfortunately one goes home early. 
My picks: Cash, Campbell, Egli, Antunez
126 
Well I could write on and on about this weight class, but first I will say thank you to the wrestling gods for not matching up Garcia and Rooks in the go round, because hopefully they will meet under the lights next weekend! With a weight class this stacked your bound to have very terrible draws. Unfortunately Willis draws mills, Willis has gotten terrible terrible draws for 3 years in a row now! He in my opinion should be at least a 3 time qualifier but draws have perverted that. Is this the year he makes it does he pull of the “upset”? Next you have Egli vs Garcia, Garcia has lost two weeks in a row now to a very tough and seasoned mills but look for him to bounce back this week and take home a Semi state title I think Rooks get the best of mills why Garcia gets the best of Denny I do think Garcia gets Rooks this week but I do expect a different outcome at the Bank. 
My picks: Garcia, Rooks, Mills, Denny
132: 
Not much to say about this class for em look for Rooks to take home the title and be looking for another title next week. But he will be tested against Dickens in the finals. There is one tough ticket round match for me Craig vs Kreitzer two well deserving qualifiers. 
My picks: Rooks, Dickens, Kreitzer, Sullivan 
138: 
A brutal draw for Miranda sticks out to me he draws in my opinion the state champ Combest, Miranda is tough and has plenty of accolades to back him I wouldn’t be to surprised if he upsets Combest. Next you have a pretty open bottom bracket, Donald Campbell was 7th a year ago now sitting with a 11-10 record? Was he hurt? Just having a bad season/tough competition? Hunt comes in as the one seed and I do expect him to take this quarter bracket but wouldn’t be surprised if Kincaid wins it castle wrestles one of the toughest schedules in the state and Kincaid has wrestled the best. In the finals Combest and Mulkey will be fireworks first round Combest won in overtime I expect another overtime low scoring match. 
My pick: Combest, Mulkey, Lee, Hunt
145
This is a wide open weight class for me, Normally I think Sellmer is the clear favorite but he looked a little off to me last week at regionals maybe he was sick? I do look for him to take the semi state title and look for a run under the lights next week at the bank. He will have a tough go round though in a talented Peyton Pruett. 
My picks: Sellmer, Conley, Schoenegge, Fitts
152 
LOTs of could win this weight class... except they have the #1 kid in the nation they will have to get passed in order to do it. Look for a lot of scraping in this weight class lots of good ticket round matches the one that sticks out to me the most is Blubaugh vs Parkinsons, Blubaugh has been solid all year and my pick for this match up.
my picks: Lee, Blubaugh, Deters, Pollitt
160
Another weight i don’t have much to say about other then I am extremely excited for Mappes vs South V2 is the finals I think this is also the match under the lights next weekend. I look for South to take this match. 
My picks: South, Mappes, Singleton, Osho
170
This will definitely be a scrappy weight lots of well deserving kids trying to punch there ticket! Bad draw for Carson and Beineke! I look for brewer to continue his outstanding season and continue on his run for a title next week at the bank should be a exciting finals match between him and fuller! 
My picks: Brewer, Fuller, William, Hayes
182 
A exciting weight for me (bias reasons) this weight it the only weight with 3 Undefeated wrestlers Walton, Mosley and Guerrier! Not any go round matches stick out to me should have a lot of kids trying to punch there ticket in the 2nd quarter bracket personally I’d like to see Wilks punch his ticket for north Harrison considering it’s there first year as a program! Mosley is tough would have really liked to see him and Guerrier go at it and the winner get Walton but unfortunately that didn’t happen. Look for Walton to continue his dominating season and to be ready for a title run next weekend. 
My picks: Walton, Guerrier, Mosley, Wilks
195:
(Another bias weight) Sonner looks like he has finally broken threw in the state series after his in my opinion dominating performance against in my opinion the 2nd best kid in the semi state in Goforth. Look for sonner to continue his great season and to be trying for a run under the lights next weekend! Lots of kids in this weight could punch there tickets no real heavy favorites in any quarter bracket! 
My picks: Sonner, Goforth, Smith, Stits
220:
Another weight with a lot of kids brawling for a ticket to the bank Boots and Hammond are the two front runners for this weight I expect a finals match between the two! 
My picks: Hammond, Boots, Williams, Sisk
285:
The most open weight in my opinion I think who ever shows up will win this weight no favorites for me!
my picks: McCubbins, York, Graves, Kramer 
 

I called out Sam Scott as someone to watch at the beginning of the season. He has honed his skills and is going to be a good match for anyone in front of him. 
Boarman is unreal and fun to watch
Levi taking 3rd is going to be a headache for some 2 seed come next Saturday. 
While Guerrier got caught goofing around late and was forced into an OT, there was definitely no low gaslight on in this guy. 
I personally liked the taunting between Castle and EMD. First it was Egli showing the hush sign to the Castle bench after a tough match with Willis. Then motto be outdone, Deters gives the Hulk Hogan hand over the ear to the EMD guys after his win over Parkinson. Two very tough teams going at it. 

I hear ya. I'm so pumped for this years SS. Just about every weight class is loaded with some of the Nations finest right here at home. I feel like a kid in a candy store. Not that I'm trying to give any ideas, but this is a high dollar event with the talent that's being represented right here. Best of luck to all that punch their ticket this weekend to be part of this spectacular event. 

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