bluemonster

Early Christmas via our rankings guru @ontherise219
 
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So Jesse jumps up for competion and gets beat. That just shows he’s looking for the best comp and not concerned about losing. Still the best Indiana will ever have. Mendez won’t be challenged in state.

Very proud of Jesse Mendez!!

So Jesse jumps up for competion and gets beat. That just shows he’s looking for the best comp and not concerned about losing. Still the best Indiana will ever have. Mendez won’t be challenged in state.

Very proud of Jesse Mendez!!

Lol... I personally do not. That would be another person that lives with me when he comes home from school. 
 
You would have to ask him about that. But you probably never would because more than likely you would get hurt. Smh.. 🤦‍♂️ 
 
But my son was never a dark horse. Cole isn’t either. IMO
 
D1 wrestlers eat trolls! 
#KeepTrying

So you consider the 4th ranked kid an underdog or dark horse? 
 
Another STRONG post by this dude!!! Smh 🤦‍♂️ 

Ya, it’ll be that way until guys get locked down on weights. Things tend to change weekly!

Ya, it’ll be that way until guys get locked down on weights. Things tend to change weekly!

Red was ranked #1 from the start. 

Ditto for NC

Ditto for NC

Saying rankings don’t mean anything is absolutely false. I can speak from experience. As soon as my son hit some national rankings. His phone, instagram, snap, and whatever else blew up with college coaches contacting him. Elite travel teams look at our state rankings to recruit guys. That leads to national exposure against the best kids. I bet it was the same experience for every other nationally ranked kid over the last several years. 
 
With that said.... don’t try to fly under the radar. Let people know who the kids are. Promote, promote promote. I know you all got sick of all the Avon Youngunz stuff. With that said, 8 kids that were on those teams are wrestling in college. Keeping them relevant and ranked as high as possible put them on radars. 
 
I love what the young Crown Point program is doing. I bet most of us know their starting line up. Their fans are pumped and are promoting the hell out of their kids. Keep it up Crown Point!!!

Thanks for itemizing those weights @bluemonster. Cathedral’s line-up is fairly skewed, but I imagine many weights are in these line-ups. We’ll all have a better idea how we are looking Saturday. See you all there! Go Irish. 

This will be a fun one!
 
Teams-
#11 Nationally ranked Cincinnati Lasalle
#2 Cathedral
#5 Warren Central
#6 Avon

106—
#2 Damien Ryan—Lasalle Ohio
#15 Dickey—Cathedral
#16 Dray—Warren Central
113—
#2 Cole Skinner Lasalle OH
#4 Cheaney Schoeff—Avon
#9 120 Carleton Perry WC
120—
#1 Dustin Norris Lasalle OH
#1 Zeke Seltzer Cathedral
#10 Blaze Garcia Avon
126—
#3 Antoine Allen Lasalle
#6 David Pierson WC
#16 Colton Roberts Avon
Luke Gonzalez Cath
132—
#2 Casey Wiles Lasalle
#2 Raymond Rioux Avon
#4 Aundre Beatty WC
#5 Andrew Wilson Cathedral
#13 Andrew Sinkovics Culver
138—
#2 Logan Bailey Cath
#3 Jake Niffenegger Lasalle
#6 Jevian Ross WC
#9 Tyler Conley Avon
145
#3 Darnai Heard Lasalle
#3 Jaden Reynolds Avon
#7 Jajuan Anderson WC
152—
#3 Brice Coleman WC
#11 Tyler Wagner Cath
160
#1 Elliott Rodgers Cath
#6 Braden Welch Culver
nCSS #7 Deyontae Allen
170
#13 Eli Pack Culver
#10 Dillon Walker Lasalle
#16 at 182 Damon McClain WC
#2 NCSS Johnny Parker Cath
182—
NCSS #5 Ulrick Urasky

195—
#12 Josh Jones Avon
NCSS #5 Jacob Huffman Cath
220—
#4 Ben Blevins Lasalle
#9 David Guhl Cathedral
#16 Alex Hernandez Warren Central
EVSS #6 Clayton Peters
285—
#4 Holder Parsons Cathedral
#6 Paul Haywood Lasalle
#10 Dennis Hubbard WC

This will be a fun one!
 
Teams-
#11 Nationally ranked Cincinnati Lasalle
#2 Cathedral
#5 Warren Central
#6 Avon

106—
#2 Damien Ryan—Lasalle Ohio
#15 Dickey—Cathedral
#16 Dray—Warren Central
113—
#2 Cole Skinner Lasalle OH
#4 Cheaney Schoeff—Avon
#9 120 Carleton Perry WC
120—
#1 Dustin Norris Lasalle OH
#1 Zeke Seltzer Cathedral
#10 Blaze Garcia Avon
126—
#3 Antoine Allen Lasalle
#6 David Pierson WC
#16 Colton Roberts Avon
Luke Gonzalez Cath
132—
#2 Casey Wiles Lasalle
#2 Raymond Rioux Avon
#4 Aundre Beatty WC
#5 Andrew Wilson Cathedral
#13 Andrew Sinkovics Culver
138—
#2 Logan Bailey Cath
#3 Jake Niffenegger Lasalle
#6 Jevian Ross WC
#9 Tyler Conley Avon
145
#3 Darnai Heard Lasalle
#3 Jaden Reynolds Avon
#7 Jajuan Anderson WC
152—
#3 Brice Coleman WC
#11 Tyler Wagner Cath
160
#1 Elliott Rodgers Cath
#6 Braden Welch Culver
nCSS #7 Deyontae Allen
170
#13 Eli Pack Culver
#10 Dillon Walker Lasalle
#16 at 182 Damon McClain WC
#2 NCSS Johnny Parker Cath
182—
NCSS #5 Ulrick Urasky

195—
#12 Josh Jones Avon
NCSS #5 Jacob Huffman Cath
220—
#4 Ben Blevins Lasalle
#9 David Guhl Cathedral
#16 Alex Hernandez Warren Central
EVSS #6 Clayton Peters
285—
#4 Holder Parsons Cathedral
#6 Paul Haywood Lasalle
#10 Dennis Hubbard WC

Possibly Carmel and Carrol at Westfield. OPRF, Providence, Dekalb, Detroit Catholic Central at IL duals. Chesterton, Hobart, and Merrillville. Also Brownsburg in tournament setting and all the great teams at the Al Smith. 
 
Hopefully next year we can make team state work. 

I couldn’t agree more with this.

F
riday November 22nd, Franklin Community will wrestle Jeffersonville on the stage in the auditorium.  It will be a fun time loaded with light shows, fog, walkout songs and a camera above the mat the will show three huge screens as well as the live event.  Screen one will be behind the mat on the stage taking up the entire backdrop while screens 2 and 3 will be on the side walls of the auditorium.  Watch in surround view.  And, its alumni night so all former Franklin Wrestlers are invited for special recognition.  Following the meet there will be a reception for the alumni at The Willard, in downtown Franklin.  Come see an exiting event.  Festivities and wrestling start at 5:15 pm

Nice job

Tonight or early tomorrow, putting some final touches on the graphics.

Over 40 of the best wrestlers from Indiana are heading to North Carolina to take on the Super 32 Challenge this weekend. If you have been living under a rock, this is the toughest high school tournament in the country and some brackets that feature over 150 wrestlers. You will see future NCAA All-Americans not place here and even potentially see some future NCAA Finals matches. Indiana’s representatives feature 35 guys that have qualified for state including five state champions.
History Lesson
Indiana has only had four grapplers take home a belt: Ethan Raley in 2010, Jared Brooks in 2011, Chad Red in 2014, and Blake Rypel in 2015. The first placer was in 2008 when Camden Eppert took 3rd. No Indiana native has placed three times in the high school division, but six wrestlers have placed twice(Blake Rypel, Chad Red, Jason Tsirtsis, Brayton Lee, Joe Lee, and Drew Hughes). Since 2015 Indiana has placed five wrestlers each year at the Super 32 with many others being a round or two from placing.
Click here for a listing of all the past Super 32 placers.
https://indianamat.com/index.php?/history/super32placers.html/
The Contenders
This tournament is deep, REALLY deep and placing here is a huge accomplishment. Some of the weights feature as many as 15 of the top 20 ranked kids so placing top 8 is an extreme accomplishment.
The top contender to bring back a belt is #2 ranked Jesse Mendez. He is fresh off an impressive performance at Who’s #1 and the favorite for a title. Potential match with his first opponent from Who’s #1, Ryan Jack, is off as he has pulled out. Jesse will still be challenged by the 13 others that are nationally ranked in this weight class.
State champ and the only returning Super 32 placer, Brayden Littell is going to look to finish higher than 8th this year. He has shown he can bang with the best and is not flying under the radar this year like he was last year. He’ll likely be seeded which should make his path a little easier to finish higher on the podium
Zeke Seltzer is rolling along this spring, summer, and fall with impressive performances throughout the off-season. He was runner-up at Fargo and then won a loaded weight class at this year’s IHPO. He is in the mix to make a deep run this year. The 120lbs weight class is one of the deepest there is, but he is battle tested and ready to do some damage in Greensboro.
Matt Lee is another one to watch from Indiana. While he will be forgoing the high school season he will be taking one more shot at placing at the Super 32. He has the tools to bring back a belt and could make his last high school event memorable with a title.
Under the Radar
Folks in Indiana know these names, but the following guys are ones I have a sneaky feeling will make deep runs and potentially place in this event. Every year Indiana has a few guys surprise everyone with great performances. Look no further than Nick South’s run to the finals last year or Brayden LIttell finishing 8th in a loaded weight.
Elliott Rodgers is someone we all know and know he’s as tough as they come, but nationally he isn’t as well known. Rodgers’ ability to ride is huge in an event with shortened periods on the first day and in the consolations. He also has a knack to find a way to win. Don’t be surprised to see him finishing high here.
Colton Drousias is an Indiana guy that wrestles in Illinois during the high school season. He has had national success placing at Fargo in 2018. He was a state champion in Illinois last year, so he has the tools to make the podium in Greensboro.
Evan Bates has a very good shot at bringing back some hardware. He burst onto the scene at Fargo placing in both styles after a 3rd place finish at state last year. He’s known now and should make a deep run at 195lbs. The upper weights are as loaded as ever, but usually do not field as deep of a field as the lower and middle weights.
Graham Calhoun has wrestled every where and always shown he is a contender at any tournament he enters. He has been in and out of the national rankings and beaten a lot of the best guys in the country. This could be his year to bring back a medal.
Five state runner-ups from this year all should have deep runs here. Alex Cottey, Alec Viduya, Blake Boarman, Ray Rioux, and Cooper Noehre are all solid grapplers that could make a surprise appearance on the podium. Cottey and Boarman have both had some national success and could surprise some people here. Rioux is an extremely dangerous wrestler that cannot be overlooked by the top guys. Viduya has been in the mix nationally and always wins matches at the big events. Noehre had a breakout season last year and is one that has the tools to place here.
Others to watch
There are many others than I’m gonna keep my eye on that may just find their way to day two and the podium after the dust has settled.
Alec Freeman and Eli Dickens from Mater Dei are both solid wrestlers that have shown they can compete with the best. Logan Bailey has had a fantastic off-season and his ability to ride and turn could pose a hazard for his opponents. Mason Winner had a good GFC this past weekend and like others he is good on the mat which can make a huge difference here. Brock Ellis has had national success and going to be down at 145lbs.
Some incoming freshmen to watch are Sam Goin of Crown Point, Christian Carroll of Penn, and Sergio Lemley who will go to Mount Carmel. They will have tough roads to hoe, but should be on the podium in Greensboro during their careers.
Where to Watch
You can watch the action starting on Saturday on FloWrestling.org. Brackets will be on Arena.FloWrestling.org. You can also check out @IndianaMat on Twitter for updates throughout the weekend.
Indiana also has many wrestlers in the elementary and middle school divisions that hit the mat on Sunday. You can find all the entries and other tournament information at Super32.com.
Indiana Entries
Weight Name School 106 Sam Goin Crown Point, IN 113 Alexzander Cottey Perry Meridian H.S. 113 Cole Ross Evansville Mater Dei 113 Sergio Lemley Mount Carmel 120 Braden Haines Brownsburg high school 120 Christian White New Palestine High School 120 Colton Drousias Chicago - Mount Carmel 120 David Pierson Warren Central High School 120 Giovanni Diaz Wheeler high school 120 Landon Bertsch Bluffton 120 Riley Bettich Crown Point High School 120 Zeke Seltzer Indianapolis Cathedral 126 Alecsander Freeman Mater Dei High School 126 Brayden Littell Center grove 126 Hayden Watson Center Grove High School 126 Kysen Montgomery Brownsburg 126 Stephen Roberson Jr Crown Point 132 Blake Boarman Evansville Mater Dei 132 Jesse Mendez Crown Point 132 Raymond Rioux Avon High School 138 Anthony Poindexter Jr. Harrison High School 138 Aundre' Beatty Warren Central High School 138 Drake Campbell Brownsburg 138 Logan Bailey Cathedral High School 145 Alec Viduya Roncalli 145 Brady Mckivitz Perry Meridian High School 145 Brock Ellis Chesterton High School 145 Jaden Reynolds Avon High School 145 Kailan Keith Ben Davis 152 Brice Coleman Warren Central High School 152 Matthew Lee Lee Homeschool 152 Nick Buchanan Coldwater 152 Tristen Hood Harrison (WL) 160 Christian Carroll Penn High School 160 Cooper Noehre Greenfield Central  160 Eli Dickens Mater Dei 160 Elliott Rodgers Indianapolis Cathedral 160 Isiah Levitz Prairie Heights 170 Graham Calhoun Plymouth 182 Joseph Walker Mishawaka High School 182 Mason Winner Jay County High School 195 Evan Bates Chesterton High School 195 Robert Bowman Mount carmel high schol  

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Rankings will be out in mid to late October as usual. As with most reputable ranking sources we will have ONE set of preseason rankings. 

I am working them for sure. The IHPO does a great job for setting the groundwork, I usually start to put the final touches together around super 32. Then Y2 release the first copy in the preseason Mag with a ton on photos and articles. But I am ready for the season

But you need to look at the guys in 2016, not what they did since after.  I think Asa as a freshman probably loses to Cernus.  I love Asa to death, as he is one of my wrestlers, but the reality is Cernus was pretty darn good. Were the tops kids from 2016 champs better, or have better careers, maybe.  I believe a better barometer would be the number of kids going to college to wrestle.  Is that number increasing or decreasing?