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Wonder if this was at Zionsville Sectional? I saw that too. Same kid did it throughout tournament.

Curious? Are you saying he could have beaten Floor?

I was not there, nor do I know either kid, but I once saw the Zionsville coach not accept a DQ because he knew his kid could not go on anyway. He did not want to end another kid's wrestling career. It was, also an illegal move. We all know that an illegal move doesn't have to be intentional. Experienced wrestlers make mistakes in the heat of the moment, when they are trying something new, etc. As a coach I think you need to consider several things before an athlete's career. 1. Did your athlete have a chance at beating this kid-Only you can answer that honestly. 2. Does the opponent routinely use illegal moves and try to manipulate the system or was this a mistake? No one should be able to move ahead if they have cheated their way to the top. State is a big stake in a kid's life. Not wanting to hurt your athletes feelings is not a good enough reason to end another kids career. It is YOUR job to guide your athletes to make good decisions.

NO kid should be rewarded for an illegal move, but to say that he should know better is a little dramatic. I wasn't there, but experienced wrestlers can mistakenly hit an illegal move. It doesn't have to be intentional. I may be misinterpreting, but it seems like some think this kid was cheating from the get go on an illegal move.

Kurt, you know that Luke was 53-0 before the final match Saturday night!??

Ditto!! Two great competitors with great sportsmanship!! Best of luck to Tanner!!

Why would you write something like this? This kid just won the state championship! Why would you want to take the chance of making this kid feel bad by comparing him to his esteemed coach. Have some respect!!

nice job!!!

In my opintion Academic All State should be awareded to those students who excel on the mat and scholastically. The days of participation ribbons are over by the time you reach your junior and senior year. Those who can achieve both in sports and academically are few and far between. Let's honor those who can achieve and make it special. If you are gifted academically or in a sport you are acknowleged in those fields. This award should be for those who can do both.