Salzer

Two best wrestlers in the state and the two best officials in the state( ) all on the same mat :o

A friend of the official, no. An acquaintance of the official, kind of. Familiar with the official, yes. I'll agree that it is poor mechanics, as pictures 2, 8, and 16 clearly show on page 83 of the rule book. I'll also acknowledge that I was present at the scorer's table when the explanation was made that the second one that you refer to was clarified that it was not his intention to call stalling. Had it been called as stalling, it would/should have been one point, and then the subsequent stalling call would have been an additional one point (not two points). I'm not attacking you, your son, or your son's coaching staff, just adding a perspective from a different view point of what was discussed between the official, the scorer and the timer before any coaches were involved. I did indeed review the video prior to posting on the topic. Finally, I'm not saying that it was right or wrong, as I'm not qualified to do so. Bad mechanics, absolutely, and in this case caused a whole lot of confusion as well. Don't take it personal, as I'm not taking anyone's side.

This official DID NOT miss awarding points. The one instance in which the wrestlers went out of bounds and the official raised his closed fist was not a stall call, rather the signal that the wrestlers were out of bounds. Most officials would use an open hand to signal this call, however, this particular official uses a closed fist which is often times mistaken for a stall call. That particular official also raises two closed fists to show neutral, which is ALSO OFTEN MISTAKEN that he is calling a double stall. This was also all explained at the scorer's table when there was some confusion about a stall call that was not followed by the awarding of a point. A lot of things that have the appearance of one thing to the crowd are often explained at the scorer's table. Unfortunately, the fans don't get to hear what happened.

Brrrrrrrrrrr :

I saw the exact same thing happen at Evansville between refs Jeff McClane and Charles Barnett. That's what the assistant is there for, and the refs who don't use their assistant are handicapping themselves. Nice job guys!

I had to clear history and cookies to get it to work.

Last I heard, yes, but that was 2 weeks ago.

Evansville sectional should dominate, but a lot of tough individuals from the other sectional will definately affect the outcome.

Yell at your parents, get disciplined. Yell at your boss, get disciplined. Yell at your wife, get disciplined (and get cut off). Yell at a ref.... you get the picture!

Big Fuqua is back and won the sectional 1-0 over Kenny Hughes of Lowell. I think it was Hughes' first loss. That certainly helps Crown Point. Halstead/Padilla is huge, and I agree that Padilla has the mental edge. Lil Fuqua and Garcia is also huge. Gonna be a good one. Edge in coaching goes to DM; never loses his cool!

Once the weigh in starts, nobody can leave the room, as they must stay in the designated weigh-in room and they can do nothing to lose weight, and nothing to gain weight. Each wrestler gets to step on his designated scale once. If he does not make weight he gets to step off and step on the same scale one more time, for a total of two tries on his original scale. If he still does not make weight he can step on every other scale one time. If there is one more scale, he gets one more try. If there are ten more scales he would get ten more tries. The wrestler who does not make weight on his original scale is immediately walked to each proceeding scale for one try. Once that every participant in a particular weight has stepped on the scale(s) the weight class is closed, and you cannot make any more efforts after the last wrestler of the day has weighed. Weigh ins ALWAYS start at 106 and conclude at 285 if one scale is used, but can be split up if more than one scale is used. They do, however, have to proceed in weight class order from the weight class which went first on any particular scale. All of the above listed procedures are relatively new rules, passed maybe in the last 5-10 years. In the old days you could run during the WI, stand on your head, go to the bathroom, spit, throw up, and/or try again at the conclusion of the designated WI time frame. Not anymore. In this particular sectional I understand there were only two scales, with 106-145 being weighed in on one scale, and 152-285 being weighed in on the other scale. It is also my understandinig that the young man was given two attempts on his original scale, one attempt on the other scale, and he was over weight on both scales. It is also my understanding that the IHSAA was called at the time (prior to the conclusion of the WI and prior to the start of any wrestling). I do not know, however, the particulars or results of the phone call, but it appears as if it was not in the young man's favor. As far as an official jumping up and down on the scales, I can't confirm the accuracy of the statement or the possibility that the phrase "jumping up and down" is accurate or embelished, but it does sound a bit controversial and unprofessional on the part of the official if this occurred. Regardless of the outcome, it's an extremely unfortunate situation for all involved. :(

Or an incredibly emotional coach who can't control his mouth :-X

Congrats Anthony. Harper College is getting a fine young man and excellent wrestler.