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Brock Hudkins will be the state champion if he stays healthy. That kid is solid. He might end up in Joe Lees weight making Lee prove himself. If that happens it will be the battle of the day at the Ford Center and most likely Bankers from there.

Fantastic kid with college level skills. Watched him at Semi-State and was very impressed. Reitz has had some great wrestlers over the years and that kid earned his name in the mix as one of their all time best wrestlers.

Great program & coaching staff. The X factor is not so much. I know each school has its obnoxious fans but they are generally exceptions to the rule. At MD I think it is the rule.

I watched him at Evansville Semi State and was impressed as ever with this kid. He beat Lahue and the year prior beat DJ Smith twice. I honestly think he was good enough to knock off Red this year but came down with an illness in Indy and was admitted to the hospital. I never heard what happened with him and hope he is okay. Anyone have info on how he is doing?

I was in Evansville for Semi State and watched Brock Hudkins wrestle. He handled Lahue with shocking ease. Lahue was a favorite to knock off Red. We might have a totally different thread here had Hudkins not fallen ill. We might be talking about Reds first high school loss.

Chad Red is a great wrestler. He has achieved 2 titles in his first 2 years of high school and that is a great accomplishment. If C. Red and N. Lee were to meet up there is no doubt in my mind C. Red would be completely overwhelmed by N. Lee. I think that the best shot for C. Red to beat a Lee would be against the younger Joe Lee who is coming up next year. But his odds at winning against the younger J. Lee are not that much greater considering J. Lee has as great a resume to his credit as his older brother Nick. I hope we get to see some sort of Lee vs Red match up next year. I don't see Red or either Lee running from each other should they end up in the same weight.

Good luck choosing your top 5. I will name 2 for you. Blake Maurer, Matt Coughlin and in about 4 years I feel like 2 more will be Nick Lee, Joe Lee. So you really have to be selective when that time comes because you only have one spot left. One hell of a tradition!!!

Southern Indiana schools have some serious talent. Castle, Mater Dei, Princeton, Central, Reitz and Memorial have had some great programs and individuals over the years. Is there anyone willing to sound off the accolades of those fine schools?

Fleener by far. It might not have been in the finals but his are wicked and effective.

Red vs Micic is way over the top with delusions. Red is a great wrestler with a great resume but he is not close to Micic. Nick Lee is one of the toughest wrestlers that Micic faced in his 3 year run of titles and he did an excellent job of neutralizing Lee. Honestly speaking from my humble point of view should Red wrestle Lee it would be the same outcome for Red that it was for Lee against Micic. From what is being said Red might have the honor of testing his skills against the younger Lee next year should the weights of each end up the same. Either way Red is a great wrestler that will have a fantastic career regardless of the fantasy matches we put on these blogs.

There is a Weinzapfel on this years team!? ???

Wilson started at 126 and saw Lee wrestle at team state and the very next week bumped to 132. Case closed.

Not only did you get corrected regarding the definition of Gladiator but : History Main article: Wrestling history Wrestling represents one of the oldest forms of combat. Literary references to it occur as early as in the Iliad, in which Homer recounts the Trojan War of the 13th or 12th century BC.[3] The origins of wrestling go back 15,000 years through cave drawings in France. Babylonian and Egyptian reliefs show wrestlers using most of the holds known in the present-day sport. 8) you almost got away with it.

Saw him wrestle for the first time at Evansville Semi State and was surprised at his making it out of a tough ticket round. I was very impressed with him.

Wrestling is a Gladiator sport? Gladiators like attention? Actually, Gladiators were typically criminals, slaves and or outcasts of society who were killed before audiences for entertainment by way of sword, animal or even rocks. Gladiators were mostly despised by the society they were from. I haven't seen a sword at a single match this year. Technically wrestling is considered a grappling sport which has one or more contestants fighting, grappling and clinching for superior position. Wrestlers have always been held with high regard in the society they are from. They are considered superior athletes in strength, intelligence and respect. Maybe that is why you are having such a hard time to get your team noticed? You didn't understand the concept of wrestling. Drop the brash act and humbly defeat your opponents.