Coach Brobst

Great pick here. Breken was in the MS program when I was coaching at Mooresville and in the off-season at club practices kid would scrap with Seniors like it was nothing. Tons of heart, some good technique too. Gotta root for this kid. He has another teammate that was literally 4th string JV 220 as a Freshman, a backup last year and now is in Semi-State (and is a cadet state champ this past season) in Robbie Gentry at 285. Great attitude, fun kid. Two athletes I’ll definitely be pulling for while coaching in New Castle.

This is one ticket round match that I think will be really interesting. Carrender when good is great. Anthony is more consistent and way more battle tested at this point in the tournament (wrestled Chundi twice and Crousore). Will be a fun match if they can both get past their first round opponents. Good luck to both!

Did Heavyweight even get touched? Sounds self serving (because it is one of my athletes), but Kunkleman from HSE beat both Dorien Keys of Brownsburg and Alexander of FC at Conference last weekend and the top 13 remained unchanged with Kunkleman, whose losses were all months ago when he was in Football shape and two of the 5 are to #1 Watts, who outweighs him by 60 pounds, remains at #17.

Andrew Irick-HSE is 25-0.

Irick beats Cornwell again at North Mont in a semi-Finals, 6-3 and beats Webster of North Mont in final. Simone over Perry 3-2 in Championship at North Mont at 113 after beating Teusch of Huntington 4-1 in the semis.

Andrew Irick (HSE) over Cornwell (Elwood) dec 8-2

I agree with Coach P here. We came up with some heartbreakers (both in OT or UTB) at this weight, but all 4 guys went after it and wrestled really well. Wouldn't be surprised to see all again very deep into the tourney. Rough day for us against Harrison (and Carmel). They came out to wrestle and beat us in like 7 straight by decision. Very evenly matched teams, but they were much more mentally tough Saturday, kudos to them! Back to the drawing board for us to get ready for North Montgomery Holiday Duals!

So does this mean that if a team has fewer than 7 wrestlers, that team does not count as an official team towards the classifications? For instance if 25 teams have fewer than 7 wrestlers, would we bump the cut lines by 25 between 3A/2A and 2A/1A, or would they simply not be eligible as a team? I assume it's the first, since they never would have qualified to begin with having less than 7 wrestlers, but I'd like to clarify.

That totally makes sense now. Wasn’t thinking about that. I figured there was some reason, but couldn’t come up with it. Thanks!

I had only one negative experience other an official, but it was brutal. Twice in a period, kid gets 4 counts for nearfall, no points awarded. I ask him about it he says it takes 4 full swipes for nearfall. I informed him it was only 2 full swipes and he said that was untrue. I tried to get him to ask the other official sitting matside l, he refused, which I understand for judgment calls but he admitted it was 3.5 swipes...not a huge deal grand scheme wise, but just such a simple rule to not know... The line Friday night to print the USA card was atrocious as well. Kids stood in line for more than 2.5 hours just to print a card that they could have just pulled up on their devices...seems like a silly rule to me. All in all, very crowded in the field house, and there’s room for improvement, but I felt it was a good spot to end a folkstyle season for our kids.

So true. Jake Garcia also is very good. He lost to Harrington but majored Mancera. He also beat Kitko. His record is deceiving as all his losses are to either Mulkey, Westfield's 138, Avon's Miranda, Melloh, and Harrington. Some more than once. Should be an absolutely fantastic opener between him and Lowery tomorrow, with the winner getting another shot at Melloh.

Great preview! I disagree in some areas, but that's cool. Good luck to everybody this weekend! Just a little more to those 8 with HSE on their singlets.

Isn't Attica in East Chicago this year?

My thoughts overall: Great Regional, obviously the best with great top talent and tons of depth! I honestly don't think it's close. Below are my predictions: 106: Montgomery (BB), Dalton (MONR), Allen (PL) and Bechert (FRKL) Good chance for 2-3 of these guys to get to the bank depending on draws. 113: Petro (CG), Conley (AV), Overton (GW), Carrington (GC). One of the more intriguing matchups for the title here. I'm not as tapped in as I used to be so I'm not sure if Avon and Center Grove have seen each other at all this year, but my gut tells me to take the Junior over the Freshman. Could definitely see it flipping though. Conley is tough! 120: Boe (DV), Campbell (BB), Rioux (AV), and Fuqua (FRKL) Super deep weight here, any of the top three could be interchangeable. 126: Garcia (AV), Mills (BB), Denny (MONR), and Cox (MRSVL). Another awesome weight here. Probably six kids that could be regional champs in a different scenario. Alas, only 4 move on. I like Garcia to avenge his loss from Sectionals in the final and Denny to hold off Cox in another final rematch (those two have wrestled nearly as many times as Garcia and Mills dating back to their Freshman year). 132: Kreitzer (BB), Reynolds (AV), Burdon (PL) and Galvin (DC). Avon sectional might sweep this weight, but I think the raw strength and just plain awkwardness that Galvin has will best Weddle in one of the best opening round match-ups of the day! 138: Mulkey (BB), Miranda (AV), Campbell (BD), Clark (MONR). The Mooresville Sectional may have cost themselves more spots at Semi-State with a couple Sectional Upsets. McGowen losing in the quarterfinals cost him a winnable match at Regionals, even though he wrestled to 3rd and I was shocked to see King lose to Clark in the final. Good on Austin for making the leaps he needs to! I think he's Semi-State bound because of it. 145: Conley (AV), Pruett (CG), Asbury (BB), Hudson (CASC). I think this is another tough one to call. Pruett v Asbury will be a doozy in the semis but Peyton has to beat a tough as nails Dexter Grubb in the opening round first, so the nod goes to Pruett. I like the Senior Hudson to beat the Freshman from Plainfield because he'll be fighting for his career. Cascade is a program on the rise! (Just what Hendricks County needs, right?) 152: Lee (BB), Schrader (GW), Craig (MRSVL), Reynolds (AV). Part of this is biased, I'll admit. I coached Craig for years and just want him to succeed. He may not be able to beat Reynolds if they match up, but he's a kid you just have to root for. Obviously, Lee runs away with this one. 160: Mappes (CG), Osho (AV), Thomas (GC), Schubert (DV). Mappes wins this one, but it may be a little tighter than expected. Osho has some great defense. Thomas is very dangerous as well! 170: Brewer (AV), Willham (GW), Hays (CG), Carson (DV). Wow! Stacked up and I had trouble picking here. Willham is out of his mind good right now, but I don't know if he can beat Brewer. Hays v Carson ( or TJB v Carson) will be a great matchup as well! 182: Walton (BB), Conde (AV), Dodson (MRTVL), Byrd (CG). Could be a couple first round "upsets" here and I could see Dodson beating Conde if he gets a few breaks. 195: Stine (MRTVL), Spears (PL), Whitney (MONR), Frank (AV). This is probably the weakest weight of the regional and I think Stine wins it with few problems. I honestly don't know how the other first round matches are going to go. 220: Hammond (WL), Aiken (BB), Williams (AV), Walker (MRTVL). Another tough one to pick. I think I have the right guys in the right matches, just unsure of the winners of the championship and the 3rd place bouts. Hammond is tough as nails, but hasn't really been pushed often this season. We'll see if the schedule pays off for Aiken. 285: Peterson (BB), Comer (MRSVL), McCubbins (MONR), Cheam (FRKL). Wow! I think Peterson and Comer are definitely getting through to Semi-State, whether or not they make it to each other in the final is very much in doubt though. McCubbins will pose a great threat to Peterson in the semi-finals, assuming he gets past Curtis in the opener and EITHER Cheam or Biddle have both beaten Comer earlier this year, so there's definitely parity here. I could see all 4 who get through here making it to state if the draws are good. Best Heavyweight Regional in the state for sure! Team Race: Brownsburg, Avon, Center Grove, Monrovia, Mooresville, Franklin. Probably in that order though the last 3 could be interchangable and Greenwood could sneak into the top 5 as could Martinsville.

Good wrestler. Might be top 20, but Simone dominated that match, 7-2, only points came from being cut. Looked great against Teusch though. Probably just not getting enough exposure with the schedule. He’ll get his chance to prove himself.