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Was the 8 under the lights in the parking lot? 

I have been telling everyone this year this Dogs team is special. 
 
The weekend is finally here to prove how great this team is. 
 
12 here, I am calling 11 medals I think we can put 8 under the lights I hope they have lights, 6 champs. It's going to be a great day to be a dog. Even the purple dogs will have a solid day. 
 
Just a heads up we will be better next year, so I think the team trophy is staying region 
 
I'll see you all on the Square for the celebration 

I’m excited to see the freshman Volz take on Bollinger tomorrow morning. I think that’s a dangerous match for Bollinger.

Well part of it is that people couldn’t   transfer tickets bought Wednesday. So we have 3 seats not occupied because the person that got them didn’t come. 

Apologies for the lengthy post, but thought found this to be interesting. Last night I was scrolling through Tiktok, procrastinating on some homework, and came across a video about NCAA Basketball champions, and how they all fall under certain criteria, and I was curious as to how something like that can be applied to our state tournament. This is what I came up with: 
 
All State Champions but 4, (since 2015) have fallen under at least 3 of the 4 following criteria: 
- Taken 2nd or better at respective Semi-State
- Ranked in the Indianamat Final State Top 5 Rankings
- A returning Qualifier
- Wrestles for a team with multiple qualifiers in the same season 
 
The 4 wrestlers who broke this trend? 
-Asa Garcia (106) in 2016
         - 2nd or Better in SS? Y (1st)
         - Top 5? N (Ranked 8th)
         - Returning? N (Freshman)
         - Team with multiple Qualifiers? Y (Avon) 
- Eli Stock (170) in 2017 
         - 2nd or Better in SS? Y (1st)
         - Top 5? N (Ranked 18th)
         - Returning? N (Senior)
         - Team with multiple Qualifiers? Y (Monrovia) 
- Ashton Jackson (106) in 2021
         - 2nd or Better in SS? Y (1st)
         - Top 5? N (Ranked 7th)
         - Returning? N (Sophomore)
         - Team with multiple Qualifiers? Y (La Porte) 
- Marshall Fishback (285) in 2022
         - 2nd or Better in SS? Y (1st)
         - Top 5? N (Ranked 10th)
         - Returning? N (Senior)
         - Team with multiple Qualifiers? Y (Rochester Community)
 
Knowing the criteria, who are the contenders this year? (* = 4/4)
106
Jones*
Boyd 
Schoettle
 
113
Bollinger*
Dickman*
Rioux*
Lewis
 
120
Jendreas*
LaRocca*
Ash
 
126
Schaefer*
Reynolds
Rioux
Butt
Rowles
Hawkins
 
132
Thrine*
Goss*
Hockaday*
Sessa
Bradley
DeMarco
 
138
Leavell*
Wood*
Ison*
Shephard
Whitehead
Thornton
 
144
Arberry*
Courtney*
Doster*
Huyvaert
Hagewood
Walker
Reynolds
Graham
 
150
Krejsa*
Harper*
May*
Bohn
Getz
Jett
 
157
Betz*
Brabender*
Pellot*
Cashman II*
Stits
 
165
Meyers*
Rinehart*
Beck
Roudebush
 
175
Emerine* 
Costello*
Leech*
Clouser* 
 
190
Henry*
Penola*
McConnell*
Weaver*
Bisping
 
215
Clark*
Martin*
Brewer
Woodall
Weingart
 
285
Clark*
Beck*
Johnson*
Smith (Ind. Cath.)
Hastings 
 
Some Things to note about this data: 
- 94.29% (66/70) of Wrestlers that fell under this criteria won on Friday night this year
- All but 1 wrestler with all 4 of the criteria won on Friday night
 
Now does someone really need all this criteria to be a state champion? Definitely not. If we could predict every champion using this, the tournament wouldn't be as great as it is. These 'contenders' are not the end all be all, but it's a decent place to start if you're looking to pick your state champion. I'll be continuing to keep track of this as the tournament goes on, and see how this list of criteria plays out. Would love to hear everyone's thoughts on this as well. Thanks for reading! 

ScheduleThursday, Feb. 15, 2024
IndianaMat Live Gorilla Radio from Chasers Bar and Grill
8pm CT
Address: 2131 West Franklin Street, Evansville, Indiana 47712
 
Friday, Feb. 16, 2024
Session 1
Gates open at 12:30 pm CT
Parade of Champions at 1:30 pm CT
First Round Weight Classes 150 - 285 begin at 2 pm CT 
First Round Weight Classes 106 - 144 begin at 5:30 pm CT
 
Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024
Session 2
Gates open at 8 am CT 
Quarterfinals begin at 9 am CT with Semifinals to follow
Fieldhouse cleared of all spectators following Semifinals
Session 3 
Gates open at 3:30 pm CT
Consolations at 4:30 pm CT with State Championships to follow at 7:30 pm CT
 
Location
Ford Center, 1 SE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Evansville, IN 
 
Admission 
$15 per session; $30 all sessions. Reserved seating only (no general admission).  
 
Streaming
All matches on Friday and Saturday, including Saturday night’s championship round, may be viewed via live stream for a subscription fee of $15 via IHSAAtv.org and the IHSAAtv suite of apps (iPhone, Android phone, Roku, Amazon Firestick, AppleTV, and Android TV).  If you have a FloPro+ plan, you may also view the livestream at FloWrestling.com through the consolation rounds.
 
State Finals Pairings Show
Feb 11, 2024
Time: 4 pm ET / 3 pm CT (1 hour)
IHSAA Wrestling State Finals Pairings Show
Hosts: Greg Rakestraw, Mike Goebel, Joe Caprino
Streaming: Exclusively on IHSAAtv.org
 
 

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Need to move it over to EMD.  They keep that gym at a balmy 110 degrees.

YES! Yes we do!

Can't figure out why trackwrestling is only showing 6pts for Tell City. They had 3 wins with 1 pin, right?
 

I do not think he has been mentioned but a great wrestler and (in my opinion) one of the best coaches in taking a wrestler to a higher level quickly was/is James Tanniehill.  Multiple time National Champion as a wrestler and coached many champions.
 

Sounds like the Evansville folk can drive to Fremont for a state finals. 🤣

Can we count Jackson Bradley as a Muncie Southsider?   It’s about as close as we have left. 

Why is there glitter on some of the mats?

Maybe we should just stop the tournament and move it to Indy on Monday.

Looks like a lot of empty seats!!

Just an observation, but the rumor we heard concerning State was that event tickets would be sold out in less than an hour. Maybe I am missing something, but the stands look around half capacity?

It is in his DNA!!!!

Didn’t mean to slight Levi Abbott.  He’s got some lineage too.  Southside blood going through his veins too.  

Really showing my age, but watching Muncie Central’s great Pete Lee (state champion and future Olympian) wrestle live in high school helped flame an early spark of interest in wrestling.  I remember sitting a few feet from him on the bleachers at sectionals at Muncie Southside and just being in complete awe.

I'm hoping they for got to change the setting from semi-state and this will be fixed by time wrestling starts.

Having finally met some face to face, I'd rather not. 
 

I am thinking it's the same ones used for middle school state.

Anyone else notice that the Track wrestling brackets, does not have the consolation bracket?  Only the match for 3/4

Hard to believe this topic has gotten 2 pages long without mention of the Leavell Brothers. Tim, James, & John (I believe) 
All State Champions if I’m not mistaken, with James certainly being one of the best HS wrestlers of his era.