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That really sucks for a kid to get hurt like that and ruin his season, especially a senior . But it was a smart decision for him to stop and not to ruin his arm for life just to wrestle. if you can catch those kind of injuries early and not continue to abuse it they will ususally heal back to normal.

Fc wrestling mom. I apologize for the comment. I agree he is a good wrestler and that why I picked him to win his class. I am sorry this is your sons senior year I know what you are feeling it is a sad time when that happens. I wish him the best of luck as I do all the kids in the tournament.

my predictions:

106 Kennedy hands down

113 Coureur

120 Lahue by pin

126 Jamison Ward has a slight chance

132 Marler- even if he is hurt

138 Meenach and Troutman could go either Way. Troutman only has 24 matches, probably could not make weight

145 Emily

152 Meldrum

160 Franklin- Heron will spend more time on his back than Emily did the other night against Lampe

170 Bagwell

182 McCutchen

195 Bannet

220 Ottersbach

285 Jolly

meenach beat Spray 19-4 two weeks ago

Lahue beat Jamison 8-5. It was a pretty good match

Stuart wrestled at 138 tonight against Spray of Southwestern  tonight and was pinned in the third period. He was down 11-3 when he was pinned.

looks like meenach is 6-0 . all pins except 1 and the only kid that has went the distance is Boonville and he beat him 15-2. Troutman is pretty good but he has to get through meenach to make it to Semi-State. I don't dissagree that he might be top eight but I would think you would throw Meenach in there somewhere

SHaffer from Owen Valley was very impressive against Franklin. Franklin hung with him very well. Meenach weighed in at 136 and bumped up to 145 and was very impressive. nobody had anything for him all day 1 forfeit 3 pins and one decision against Booneville and it was 15-2. I think he will be a factor at 138.

Is Marler that big, I figured he would be 138. I don't see the Meenach kid from New Washington on here either. He should be a 32 or 38. Did he graduate?

I would like to let the wrestlers that have made it to semi-state that you have made a great accomplishment. do not let the comments that we make on this site effect your wrestling Saturday. any one at this level can win. The only person that is gauranteed to beat you is the wrestler you think can beat you. good luck to all of you. The great thing about this sport is a win or a loss is nobodies fault or gain but your own. If Saturday ends your high school season don't let it end your hard work. Take the time to participate in USA wrestling and go to all the tournaments you can. Do the work to get to the level you need to be at next year. I bet 90% of the wrestlers at this level have done some USA wrestling.

Sorry,you ar correct, that was a little harsh. I didn't mean to sound like Pierre wasn't beatable. Everyone in the bracket is beatable and after reading my post it did sound that way. There is no superstars in that bracket. There is a alot of talented wrestlers in that bracket and the competition is close.

I agree those boys have beaten each other several times. I think Jamison is a good wrestler but after looking at the brackets he will be lucky to make it to the second round. If he does he won't make it out of the second. He has the ability to capitalize on other wrestlers mistakes (the quality of a good wrestler) but unless one of those kids makes a mistake I don't see him getting out. he had a pretty easy ride to regional finals, and I don't think he had a chance of winning that if Meenach hadn't gotten high on his ride. He took Jamison down with no problems and was holding him there. Holwager has a very hard first match and I don't see him getting past that. Meenach has the best chance with his draw. Brokal is a good wrestler but if Meenach wrestled like he did Saturday he has a chance to beat him. again it is a toss up, upsets happen every weekend at this level. I wish all the boys there good luck.

I agree. We need to shoe the state there are good quality wrestlers in this part of Indiana also.[/b]

 

Shouldn't it be show and not shoe...Bahahaha..lol

Yes you are correct sir! sucks having fat fingers.

In all honesty, A win for FC, NA or Jeff is a win for southern Indiana wrestling and God knows we need some bragging rights. Good luck to all you guys, we're proud of you, and we stand behind you 100% no matter the school!   ;D

I agree. We need to shoe the state there are good quality wrestlers in this part of Indiana also.

WOW!!! I have NO predictions for this weekend, merely hope that these kids don't have to see the comments made by some of you "so-called" adults.  I have known Bailey for quite some time and will neither be "out for revenge" nor was he "broken" by any of your wrestlers.  He helps his teammates and tries to be a good role model for someone so young.  His tears Saturday were not from losing or being broken, he simply wants his parents to be proud of him...as well as his many coaches.  He has a lot of weight on his shoulders for a 14-year-old boy and you should all be ashamed of yourselves for turning their hard work and dedication into a pissing match!  I am there every weekend rooting for each kid on our team including my own...and especially Bailey.  We try to be good sports and teach them that winning is MORE than getting your arm raised in the circle...it is about pride, hard work, dedication to one's team and coaches, and being a good person all the way around.  I watched the way some of you acted Saturday and it was pretty dispicable to say the least.  Showing appreciation for your wrestlers is one thing...just being out for blood is another.  And quite frankly....there was a whole lot of stalling going on for your peacock feathers to be showing quite so brightly.  These kids deserve more than a buch of nasty comments from grown men living vicariously through their sons....they ALL deserve respect!  So I say GOOD LUCK to ALL of you...and I hope that you show more sportsmanship Saturday in front of those kids than you have been showing on here!

I don't see any where on here where someone was talking bad about Bailey. He is a very talented wrestler that carries himself very well. predicting that someone will beat him isn't talking bad about him it is making a guess, and that what all these post are, guesses. I am sorry if you were offended and that wasn't the intention of anyone on this site. Every one makes predictions about all sorts of happenings and that is part of life. Some of these "so called adults" you are talking about are the wrestlers themselves. I hope Bailey wasn't offended by someone thinking that he will get beat because that is always going to happen. He carries himself very well and I am sure it bothers you more than it will ever bother him. Every member of the Lahue family I have talked to at wrestling meets have been very good people . There will always be unsportman like people everywhere you go  and I seen some Saturday also but there are more good fans in this sport than bad. That is why this is such a good sport.

I don't want to bet money on any of these weight classes. This is what I think 

106

Kennedy - Floyd    Shouldn't have many problems with this group.

Burton - Paoli

Lynch - New Albany

Nawl - Vincennes Lincoln

113

Whitley - Floyd- I think the win will give him the confidence to win again

Lahue- Corydon

Schitter - Jasper

Graber - Washington

120

Shepherd - Jeff 

Popp - Floyd

Eckert - Jasper

Ramirez - Southridge

126

Jamison - New Albany  This one is a toss up, any of the top 3 could win, all their matchs are close, so I won't change powerhalfs prediction.

Schremp - Jeff

Meenach - New Wash

Kersteins - Jasper

132

Marler - Floyd  it was good match last time but I don't think Griffith can pull it off

Griffith - Providence

Meza - Washington

Chavez - Jasper

138

Troutman - Floyd    .

Gregory - Jasper

Meza - Washington

Stuart - Charlestown

145

Mundy - Southridge    The "other" sectional gets on the board. 

Emily - Floyd

Fridley - Jeff

Kempf - Providence

152

Burnette - Mitchell   

Browner - Jeff

Franklin - New Wash

Stenftenagel - Jasper

160

Abell - Forrest Park  - looked really good SIWC

Kaelin - Providence

Dean - New Wash

Rice - Paoli

170

Marlin - Jeff          I like Marlin and his tough sched in this matchup. Could be Hall

Hall - Charlestown

Stetter - Southridge

Shepard - Paoli

182

Cissell - Washington    Has looked really good so far this year.

Randall - Floyd

McCutcheon - Charlestown

Songer - Jasper

195

Curtley - Jeff  A beast at this weight class

Valenciano - Jasper

Schwinghammer - Southridge

Lynch - New Albany

220

Andry - Paoli  Big Ram should roll

Ottersbach - Floyd

Hedrick - Washington

Leasor - New Albany

HWT

Phillips - Mitchell  Do not make Mongo mad

Schoweppe - Southridge

Miller - Pike Central

Jolley Little - Jeff

He fractured his ankle and was out for several meets.  His losses have been to quality kids including Meenach by 1 point at the SIWC. 

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]He is a quality wrestler and I thought it was wierd that he didn't have a higher seed. That's when I noticed his record.

why does Humphry only have 16 matches?  Was he injured this year? who is his 4 losses to?

I think all the predictions I've seen are close and you never know what crazy things will happen, this is my oppinion.

106

Kennedy

Lynch

Gray

Jones

113

Lahue

Whitley

Doty

Laughead

120

Shepherd

Popp

Haynes

Peavler

126

Meenach

Jamison

Schremp

Strobel

132

Marler

Griffith

Deleone

Crase

138

Gregory

Troutman

Stuart

Lowe

145

Emily

Kempf

Fridley

Dunn

152

Browner

Franklin

Meldrum

Scott

160

Herron

Kaelin

Dean

Thompson

170

Hall

Marlin

Fernandez

Bagwell

182

McCutcheon

Randall

Lee

Spangler

195

Curtley

Youtsey

Lynch

Hoff

220

Ottersbach

Leasor

Brown

Enteman

285

Crawley

Jolly-Little

Carver

Koehler

Stuart wrestled this past saturday... I don't know your source who said he quit, but my soucre is pretty reliable  ;D.

Something crazy or unexpected will no doubt happen Saturday Jeff..  Jeff and Floyd are gonna have a battle til the end for the title, will be interesting to see if one of them gets a leg up tonight in drawing those forfiet brothers from Salem and CAI in the first round... I see Kennedy, Lahue, Shepherd, Marler and Curtley as locks, take it to the bank..  126, and, 138 are deep weights whoever wins these will be battle tested... Stuart from Charlestown will be at 132 or 138 and will add some depth to one of those weights...... I think 170 is a weight to watch as well Hall and Marlin should be a good one...... Also watch the big boy from Providence, he could shake some things up... I could see a Champion from seven different teams.

At that particular sectional 132 maybe easier overall than 126.  Floyd Central's Tre Marler has to be favorite but after him it looks like a toss up.  Marler and Meenach may be an interesting match to watch.

I agree 132 would probably be easier, the 126 in that sectional is stacked it will be a toss up between about 3 kids in that weight class. Marler would definately be the favorite and that Providence kid has a chance to but I believe Marler would beat him. I'm sure Meenach would do fine in that class also and I would expect it would be Marler and Meenach in the finals. The New Washington kid that wrestled the Providence kid in the finals at SIWC in the 132 did not give him much trouble.

Jeff Classic performance may have had something to do with competition level.  Who did he beat at conference?

he beat the kid fron Forest park to get to the finals and then he beat Humphries in the finals, Humphries  is a very talented wrestler as are some of the other Southwestern Rebels. The competition was very good at Jeff Classic in all weight devisions but I am was just saying the kid did not look sick and weak this time. I think he has been wrestling at 132 all year  and might wrestle sectional at 132 instead of 126 which is a shame because I think it would be a differnt outcome this time. I think his only 2 losses this year was the day of Jeff classic. I think they said his record is 27-2.

the Milan Invitational is this weekend also

some kids I seen this weekend that probably need mentioned was BRyant Haynes from Charlestown it held his own with Humphries of Southwestern. Jared Griffith of Providence at 132 wrestled well this weekend. Meenach won conference at 126, the only one that give him any trouble was Humphries. Meenach must have been sick at Jeff Classic because he wrestled very well this weekend. Jacob Hall was pretty impressive at 170 this weekend also.