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C.) CTM Pairings.rtf.dot
 
#1) Cathedral(#2) vs. Lake Station
#8) South Bend Riley vs. Valparaiso
 
#5) Floyd Central vs. Guerin Catholic
#4) Westfield(#15) vs. Culver Academy
 
#3) Mishawaka(#12) vs. Calumet
#6) Portage vs. Southmont
 
#7) Lawrence North vs. Lowell
#2) Franklin(#16) vs. Munster

Congrats to Brock Bobzein winning a Greco National Championship.  Brock moved out of Indiana a few years ago...  it would have been nice to have kept him and his younger brother in state.

16U Greco-Roman National Duals
When: June 12 and 13
Where: Spokane, Washington
Who: Team Indiana featuring wrestlers aged 15 and 16, formerly the cadet age group.
Link to Brackets and Video: https://www.trackwrestling.com/tw/teamtournaments/VerifyPassword.jsp?tournamentId=421806132
14U Greco-Roman National Duals
When: June 13 and 14
Where: Indianapolis, Indiana(Warren Central High School)
Who: Team Indiana featuring wrestlers aged 13 and 14, formerly the schoolboy age group.
Link to Brackets and Video: https://www.trackwrestling.com/tw/teamtournaments/VerifyPassword.jsp?tournamentId=421804132
16U Freestyle National Duals
When: June 14 and 15
Where: Spokane, Washington
Who: Team Indiana featuring wrestlers aged 15 and 16, formerly the cadet age group.
Link to Brackets and Video: https://www.trackwrestling.com/tw/teamtournaments/VerifyPassword.jsp?tournamentId=421805132
Final X Lincoln
When: June 15
Where: Lincoln, Nebraska
Who: Kayla Miracle and Sarah Hildebrandt wrestle for a World Team spot.
Link to Video: https://FloWrestling.org

14U Freestyle National Duals
When: June 15 and 16
Where: Indianapolis, Indiana(Warren Central High School)
Who: Team Indiana featuring wrestlers aged 13 and 14, formerly the schoolboy age group.
Link to Brackets and Video: https://www.trackwrestling.com/tw/teamtournaments/VerifyPassword.jsp?tournamentId=421803132
Junior Greco-Roman National Duals
When: June 19 and 20
Where: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Who: Team Indiana featuring wrestlers 15 and older that are in high school.
Link to Brackets and Video: https://www.trackwrestling.com/tw/teamtournaments/VerifyPassword.jsp?tournamentId=421809132
14U Girls's Freestyle National Duals
When: June 20 and 21
Where: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Who: Team Indiana featuring wrestlers aged 13 and 14, formerly the schoolboy age group.
Link to Brackets and Video: https://www.trackwrestling.com/tw/teamtournaments/VerifyPassword.jsp?tournamentId=421810132
AAU Disney Duals
When: Community Divisions- June 21-24
All-Star and Developmental- June 19-22
Girls- June 19-21
Where: Orlando, Florida
Who: All-Star teams and high schools from across the state.
Community 1 Community 2 Bloomington South Purple Dead Mouse Mafia Silver(Avon) Brownsburg Purple FC Boom Squad(Franklin Central) Carroll Chargers Indiana Marauders(Mount Vernon(Fortville)) Dead Mouse Mafia Gold(Avon) NWI Gladiators(Hammond Gavit) Garrett Terre Haute South Braves Black Indiana Cornbrawlers(Oak Hill) T.O.P. Orange(Columbus East) T.O.P White(Columbus East) Warrior Elite Black(Warren Central) Terre haute South Braves Red   Warrior Elite Gold(Warren Central)       All-Star Developmental Indiana Outlaws Select Beech Grove WC IndianaMat Gold DC Elite(Decatur Central) IndianaMat Silver DC Select(Decatur Central) MXW White MXW Black(Penn)   MXW Blue(Penn) Girls MXW Gold(Penn) South Select Girls MXW Grey(Penn) Link to Brackets and Video:
All-Star, Developmental, and Community Divisions
https://www.trackwrestling.com/tw/teamtournaments/VerifyPassword.jsp?tournamentId=434069132
Girl's Division
https://www.trackwrestling.com/tw/teamtournaments/VerifyPassword.jsp?tournamentId=434070132
Junior Freestyle National Duals
When: June 21 and 22
Where: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Who: Team Indiana featuring wrestlers 15 and older that are in high school.
Link to Brackets and Video: https://www.trackwrestling.com/tw/teamtournaments/VerifyPassword.jsp?tournamentId=421808132
UWW Cadet Pan-American Championships
When: Greco-Roman June 28, Freestyle June 29-30
Where: Morelia, Mexico
Who: Jesse Mendez at 60kg
Link to Brackets and Video: https://www.trackwrestling.com/tw/opentournaments/VerifyPassword.jsp?tournamentId=278613132
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When:
16U Freestyle- July 13-15
16U Women Freestyle- July 13-14
Junior Freestyle- July 14-16
Junior Women- July 16-17
16U Greco-Roman- July 17-18
Junior Greco-Roman- July 18-19
Where: Fargo, North Dakota
Who: Team Indiana featuring wrestlers 15 and older 
Link to Brackets and Video: Coming soon

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Congratulations to Seth Johnson from North Montgomery for signing with Marian. He is projected to wrestle 125.

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We shared this video with our families.  Wanted to share with all.  FUN trip.  Thank you parents!
2019 AAU Elementary National Champs
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Kenny Harden

Congratulations to Nick Willham from Greenwood for signing with Indiana. He is projected to wrestle 197.

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Chase Wilkerson has signed with UIndy to continue his wrestling career. Chase is the first wrestler in over a decade to sign to wrestle in college from Mt. Vernon (Fortville). He ends his HS career as the schools all time wins leader at 143. 

Have to admit......I entertained the idea with Silas.  But ultimately.....had I done so, I would’ve outwardly been setting an example of athletics overriding academics.  And that’s a major breach of the Allred’s household priority line.
Being fully transparent.....Regardless of my sons success through relentless hard work, I still frequently think on the “what if’s”.  He could legit be a sophomore right now and not such a young junior.  Increased accolades in-state and Nationally would undoubtedly be attained.  But ultimately....if athletics isn’t the back up plan to education/career, we’re setting our kids up for misaligned values.  Make no mistake.....Silas plans to take the sport as far as his health, work ethic and God allows.  But one reality we’ve embraced.....is that the events of tomorrow can never be fully predicted.  And in retrospect......being young for his class and having to work harder to compensate for the age gap, has likely benefited his long term success and character much more than any medal could.  And rest assured, as it pertains to the topic of age/success/recruiting......programs are very aware of an athletes age/projection. So in most instances.....being young and successful is even more appealing to recruiters.  And that “success” I refer to here.....goes far beyond what an athlete accomplishes in their particular sport.  Character & Classroom has to come first.

Key matchups:
106 Carlton Perry (WC) vs Logan Miller (BROWN) in the 1st round. With only 5 wrestlers, Warren really needs these points.  Brownsburg has to have lots of people advance too. Perry defeated Miller 8-2 earlier this season 106 Blaze Garcia (AVON) vs Suhas Chandi (Carmel) in 1st round. Rough matchup for the freshman - if he can win I consider those huge bonus points for Avon 113 Jacob Moran (PORT) vs Cole Ross (EMD) in 1st round. Brutal draw for Mater Dei - if he wins then Portage is essentially done. If Moran wins as expected then that is a big loss for EMD 113 Zeke Seltzer (CATH) vs KT Nelson (BROWN) in 2nd round. Nelson is hot, but can he control Seltzer?  I’m guessing no, which would put Nelson with a 5th place finish as best possible scenario 120 Brayden Lowery (RONC) vs Tyler Conley (AVON) in 1st round. Likely that Avon loses one of their 7 here Lowery is too much 120 Blake Boarman (EMD) vs Chris Stewart (WC) in 1st round. Winner gets Riley Bettich (CROWN) in the 2nd round.  What a group of 4!  I think Stewart has the chance to pull an upset here but advantage Boarman. Warren absolutely has to have Stewart get to the points rounds to have a shot. Boarman vs Bettich - WOW!  Loser can only place 5th at best WOW. Big points swing possible 120 Kysen Montgomery (BROWN) vs Carson Eldred (Westfield) in 1st round. The two have split matches this year. Montgomery has his work cut out for him, but it’s a big swing match for Brownsburg 126 Brock Peele (PORT) vs Brayden Curtis (YORK) in 1st round. Winner gets Lukasz Walendzak (CATH) in 2nd round.  Another stacked group of 4. Peele is great but can he knock off both of these? If Curtis wins, can Walendzak score on the solid senior? 126 Kane Egli (EMD) vs Logan Wagner (Zionsville) in 1st round. Another tough first round for Mater Dei. Wagner is very experienced - but I think it’s close enough and Egli could provide the minor upset. Winner gets Hunter Watts in the 2nd round! 126 Jesse Mendez (CROWN) vs Hunter Watts (Jimtown) in semifinals. There’s a huge difference in points (22 vs 13) between 1st and 3rd place. Can Mendez repeat his 5-2 win over Watts? 132 Ricky Hegedus (PORT) vs Drake Campbell (BROWN) in 1st round.  Winner gets Alec Vidya (RONC) in 2nd round.  Yet another crazy quarter-bracket!  Could be a BIG points move if the winner of Hegedus/Campbell can beat Viduya. Viduya has to score big for Roncalli 138 Jaden Reynolds (AVON) vs Dylan Goudy (Western) in 1st round. Goudy will be a tough matchup, but I’d consider these some critical bonus points if Reynolds can win it.  145 Jacob Burford (CROWN) vs Antwaun Graves (WC) in 1st round. Winner has a good chance to get to the final 4 so that would be big points for whoever comes out ahead here.  152 Tyler Conley (AVON) vs Elliott Rodgers (CATH) in 1st round. WOW this is a blockbuster in terms of points because either of these could go a long way in the bracket for some major points. I think Rodgers needs to finish top 2 to give Cathedral a shot at the title. 152 Sam Fair (PERRY) vs Jake Schoenegge (CO EAST) in 1st round. WOW another great matchup! Pretty much a must-win for both teams cause these are high scorers, and without them neither team has the numbers to make it up 160 Peyton Asbury (BROWN) vs everybody. Asbury has a pretty good draw. Can he make it through to the semifinals where he would likely see Slivka (CATH)? A 3rd/4th place finish for Asbury would be nice points 170 Eli Mahan (RONC) vs Thierry Jean-Baptiste (BROWN) in 1st round. Mahan is electric - can Brownsburg draft a strategy to slow him down and steal a win here? I don’t see it happening 170 Nick South (COL EAST) vs Joe Walker (Mishawaka) in 2nd round. South won a 2-1 decision at the Al Smith. Columbus East will need him to win it all to keep in the team race. If he defeated Walker, South could see Mahan in the semifinals 182 Carson Brewer (AVON) is the only one at the weight on one of the teams listed. Should be big points for Avon here 195 Austin Lane (PERRY) and Ethan Potosky (CROWN) both are up against higher ranked opponents in 1st round.  Tough for either to advance 220 Lawson Aiken (BROWN) will have a rough 2nd round match against the winner of Kyle Cornwell (Elwood) vs Joey Kidwell (W Lafayette). Aiken knocked off the #1 wrestler at semistate, can he keep the hot hand? 220 Jacob Bolte (COL EAST) vs Drew Webster (N Montgomery) in 2nd round. Webster is a dangerous opponent for Bolte. Columbus East needs every single point it can get 285 Dorian Keys (BROWN) vs Yehezquel DeVault (Penn) in 2nd round. Heavyweight is always so unpredictable, but if Keys can get some big points here for Brownsburg it would be a huge boost for them

Based on the IndianaMat final Power Poll (https://indianamat.com/index.php?/team_rankings.html/2019/power-poll-final-r114/) of the top scoring teams, here are some potential landmines with respect to the race for the team championship.  HUGE thanks to @Indysportsfan and his excellent data!
*NOTE: Northerners - before you complain... there are not many highly ranked teams (other than Portage and Crown Point) from either the East Chicago or Fort Wayne semistates.  Although there are a LOT of compelling matchups at regionals and semistate, I did not see many that would directly effect the team race at state.  Once they get to state - then there are plenty of hammers that could mess up team points!
106 Pounds
Huge landmine potential here
Evansville Semistate 
Alec Freeman - Mater Dei (#3 / #1SS) @ Evansville North Logan Miller - Brownsburg (#8 / #2SS) @ Mooresville Blaze Garcia - Avon (#12 / #3SS) @ Mooresville Noah Lykins - Columbus East (NR / #8SS) @ Jeffersonville Either Miller or Garcia will likely finish 2nd at Mooresville.  They could draw into Freeman or Lykins at semistate ticket-round. Freeman won a 8-6 decision over Miller this season, and Miller won by 3-1 over Garcia at sectionals. Could be a big point-scoring swing at Bankers LIfe for one of these teams depending on how things go
113 Pounds
Evansville Semistate
Cole Ross - Mater Dei (#5 / #1SS) @ Evansville North Ben Dalton - Monrovia (#6 / #3SS) @ Mooresville Hayden Watson - Center Grove (#8 / #4SS) @ Mooresville Cameron Allen - Plainfield (#13 / #8SS) @ Mooresville Kamariyon Nelson - Brownsburg (#17 / #6SS) @ Mooresville The log-jam at Mooresville could wreak havoc at semistate. Watson defeated Dalton last weekend 7-2. Doesn't look like Ross has faced any of these yet - but one of the 4 will be in the same ticket round group as him
120 Pounds
Evansville Semistate
Blake Boarman - Mater Dei (#2 / #1SS) @ Evansville North Brayden Littell - Center Grove (#1 / #2SS) @ Mooresville Kysen Montgomery - Brownsburg (#6 / #3SS) @ Mooresville Tyler Conley - Avon (#11 / #4SS) @ Mooresville This Mooresville regional is really creating some tough matchups @ Evansville semistate!  From the look of results, Boarman and Littell should be favorites to win their regionals. Boarman has a good chance that he will have to face either Montgomery or Conley in the ticket round.  Either way will have huge implications for state scoring potential cause all these guys could win a few at state. Boarman has a 4-1 decision over Conley this year
126 Pounds
New Castle Semistate
Lukasz Walendzak - Cathedral (#6 / #1SS) @ Pendleton Heights Chase Wilkerson - Mt Vernon (#9 / #4SS) @ Pendleton Heights Logan Wagner - Westfield (#7 / #2SS) @ North Montgomery Cameron Toole - Lebanon (#8 / #5SS) @ North Montgomery Jevian Ross - Warren Central (#11 / #3SS) @ Perry Meridian Big landmine for Cathedral and Warren here. Wilkerson defeated Walendzak 2-1 at sectional last weekend. If Walendzak finishes 2nd again this weekend, he could get Ross, Wagner or Toole for ticket round at New Castle. If Walendzak wins this weekend, he could still wind up in same bracket as either Wagner or Toole.  He has split decisions with Wagner this season
132 Pounds
Evansville Semistate
Asa Garcia - Avon (#1 / #1SS) @ Mooresville Logan Boe - Plainfield (#7 / #2SS) @ Mooresville Drake Campbell - Brownsburg (#9 / #4SS) @ Mooresville Tyler Fuqua - Franklin Comm (#18 / #5SS) @ Mooresville Clay Egli - Mater Dei (#11 / #3SS) @ Evansville North Joey Gordon - Columbus East (#19 / #6SS) @ Jeffersonville This landmine could hurt either Mater Dei or Columbus East (or both!).  Mooresville is stacked at this weight - they will send 4 highly ranked wrestlers to semistate.  Assuming Egli and Gordon both win their regionals, they will each have to make it past one of the Mooresville placers to get to Bankers Life
138 Pounds
New Castle Semistate
Tyce Freije - Roncalli (#2 / #1SS) @ Perry Meridian Gabe Smith - Perry Meridian (#9 / #2SS) @ Perry Meridian Jarred Rowlett - Warren Central (#12 / #5SS) @ Perry Meridian Andrew Wilson - Cathedral (#16 / #3SS) @ Pendleton Heights Chris Wilkerson - Mt Vernon (#17 / #7SS) @ Pendleton Heights Wilkerson defeated Wilson 2-1 at sectionals. They will face off again this weekend at Pendleton. Perry regional is loaded at this weight - Smith and Rowlett should face off in the semifinals. If Freije can win regionals, then Smith and/or Rowlett could draw into Wilson or another tough opponent (Gabe Phillips/Kyle Holman) and have their trip to state cancelled.  Wilson really has his work cut out for him to get to Bankers Life and help Cathedral's point total - he's lost to Rowlett, Smith and Freije this season
145 Pounds
New Castle Semistate
Alex Mosconi - Cathedral (#3 / #1SS) @ Pendleton Heights Jeff Dunasky - Guerin (#9 / #5SS) @ Pendleton Heights Aiden Warren - Perry Meridian (#4 / #2SS) @ Perry Meridian Antwaun Graves - Warren Central (#5 / #4SS) @ Perry Meridian Bryer Hall - South Dearborn (#2 / #3SS) @ Richmond So many possibilities here!  Graves or Warren will be a #2 finisher this weekend and both are absolute hammers. Warren beat Graves in OT 4-3 earlier this season so this final could go either way. If Mosconi can beat Dunasky at Pendleton, then it sets up a possible ticket-round death match of Mosconi vs Graves/Warren or Bryer Hall vs Graves/Warren unless they happen to draw the winner from North Montgomery.  Cathedral/Perry/Warren could all lose a super high potential guy next weekend at New Castle
152 Pounds
New Castle Semistate
Cooper Noehre - Greenfield Central (#3 / #2SS) @ Perry Meridian Brice Coleman - Warren Central (#4 / #3SS) @ Perry Meridian Sam Fair - Perry Meridian (#9 / #4SS) @ Perry Meridian Elliott Rodgers - Cathedral (#2 / #1SS) @ Pendleton Heights Like 145, this is another very dangerous situation for Cathedral / Perry / Warren.  Rodgers should win at Pendleton.  The regional at Perry is a tossup (Fair has lost to both Noehre and Coleman, Coleman defeated Noehre last weekend).  Any of the 3 Perry competitors will be heavily favored over the winners from Richmond and North Montgomery, but if one of them lands in the ticket group with Rodgers then it will be a high-stakes battle, as any of these top 10 wrestlers could end up scoring a lot of points in Indy
160 Pounds
Not really any here that I see - D Washington, J Slivka, and B Davis should all win comfortably and be separated at their semistates unless there is a big upset.  Most of the other top 160s are from teams not challenging for state title
170 Pounds
New Castle Semistate
Tyler Wagner - Cathedral (#20 / #6SS) @ Pendleton Heights Cody Klettheimer - Frankton (#3 / #1SS) @ Pendleton Heights Eli Mahan - Roncalli (#5 / #3SS) @ Perry Meridian Tucker Coffman - Union County (#8 / #5SS) @ Richmond Logan Hart - Carmel (#10 / #4SS) @ North Montgomery It's going to be very difficult for Tyler Wagner to thread the needle and make it to state. He will have Klettheimer at Pendleton Heights who will be heavily favored.  Should Wagner finish as runner up, then he will have to get past either Mahan, Coffman or one of Hart/Saez/Lowe in the ticket round. Can he pull out an upset and give Cathedral a potential huge upside of points?
182 Pounds
Nothing really here - Avon is the only top team to have a wrestler in the Top 20 and Brewer should be safe through semistate no matter the outcome of regionals
195 Pounds
Again, not much to see. Perry Meridian's #12 Austin Lane should win there.  He could have #13 Tremor Bynum at semistate ticket round
220 Pounds
Evansville Semistate
Micah Dodson - Martinsville (#7 / #2SS) @ Mooresville Jayden Williams - Avon (#11 / #3SS) @ Mooresville Lawson Allen - Brownsburg (#12 / #4SS) @ Mooresville Jacob Bolte - Columbus East (#1 / #1SS) @ Jeffersonville Bolte should be fine, but the outcome at Mooresville could be a swing in points down the road. Avon and Brownsburg will have to hope their wrestler can finish #1, or if they do not, then hope that they do not draw to the Bolte ticket bracket at Evansville semistate or they could leave points on the table
New Castle Semistate
David Guhl - Cathedral (#20 / #5SS) @ Pendleton Heights Kyle Cornwell - Elwood (#4 / #2SS) @ Pendleton Heights Andrew Irick - Hamilton SE (#3 / #1SS) @ North Montgomery Drew Webster - North Montgomery (#8 / #3SS) @ North Montgomery Haakon VanBeynan - Carmel (#16 / #8SS) @ North Montgomery Guhl has the potential to make it to state, but he will have to navigate some landmines - if he finishes a likely 2nd place to Kyle Cornwell this weekend, then he will need to get past one of the North Montgomery top 3 - best scenario for him matchup-wise is to get the #4 from North Montgomery and the #1 from Richmond as they have nobody on either the state or semistate list
285 Pounds
New Castle Semistate
Jamichael Watts - North Central (#1 / #1SS) @ Pendleton Heights Dennis Hubbard - Warren Central (#9 / #3SS) @ Perry Meridian John Harris - Roncalli (#10 / #5SS) @ Perry Meridian The big guys are pretty unpredictable - Roncalli's John Harris defeated Hubbard at sectionals.  If Harris can win again then he should be in a good spot to make it through New Castle.  If he loses, however, then the danger is that he is put in the same ticket round bracket as Watts from North Central, the #1 heavyweight in the state.  Roncalli will need these points and potential bonus points if they want to make a run at the top.
 
 
I'm sure I missed some great matchups. Mater Dei is #1 and Cathedral is #2 in the Power Poll, but both of them have a LOT of tough matchups due to the depth of talent at the Mooresville and Perry Meridian regionals.  Columbus East doesn't seem to have as many matchup issues - so who knows maybe them, Avon or Roncalli will be in the drivers seat in a couple of weeks

Allow me to provide analysis for this weekend with probably the most unbiased opinion on this forum.  🙂   Let me apologize in advance this will be slanted toward 3 teams who will be battling for the Ship.
It is a 3-way race with Warren Central in the drivers seat.  Throughout the year the Warriors have proved they are the better overall team than both the Rebels and Falcons.  They defeated them at County by a healthy margin, unless we see a few upsets along the way I believe the Warriors will prevail once again.  The Rebels defeated the Falcons at County and last week in Sectionals the Falcons returned the favor by winning with approximately the same margin.  As you will see there are many matches that could sway the team race to either Perry or Roncalli based on a mild upset and/or a toss-up going the other way this time.....it will be a fun day at Perry!
All 3 teams advanced their 14 wrestlers in the following fashion:
Warren -- 10 Champs & 4 Seconds; Roncalli -- 6 Champs, 4 Seconds, 4 Thirds; Perry -- 7 Champs, 5 Seconds and 2 Thirds.
1st round matches (3-seed vs 2-seed):
Warren vs Roncalli -- 2 (182 & 220 -- HUGE matches for team scoring)
Warren vs Perry -- 0
106
This weight class belongs to Mr. Cottey, with a close battle for 2nd.  Cottey has wins this season over #7 Carlton Perry and #15 Kody Glithero; it would surprise me to see him get a serious challenge before Saturday morning at Bankers Life.  Second place should be a tough battle between the other state ranked contenders.  This season Perry is 2-0 vs Glithero but the results were 3-1 & 3-2.  If the Roncalli frosh can pull off the mild upset it would definitely tighten up the team race.
Cottey, Perry, Glithero, Smith
113
Similar to 106 I see a clear cut favorite in #4 David Pierson.  He finished 4th in the state last year and I am certain a deep run will occur again this year.  The battle for 2nd should be hotly contested between Andrew Haggerty and Christian White.  I don't believe they have faced each other and common opponents are not easily found.  White has the better record, Haggerty has the tougher schedule.  Wilson, from Roncalli, has a win over ss #8 Brac Hooper so he has the potential to find some magic and take 3rd place.
Pierson, White, Haggerty, Wilson
120
The favorite is #4 Brayden Lowery, sitting at 32-0, but he has been challenged on 2 occasions from #12 Chris Stewart (3-0 & 4-2).  Both wrestlers have faced an array of challengers this year, and although Stewart has 7 losses they have come at the hands of Littell, Montgomery, Lowery, etc....  With that said I still have Lowery being the winner in convincing fashion, regardless of the score.
Lowery, Stewart, Morton, Donlan 
126
#11 Jeivan Ross is the wrestler to beat here and ss #7 Sam Slivka will be the opponent giving it a try in the Finals.  Ross owns 2 wins over Slivka this year (Fall & 8-0) but I believe Slivka will continue to close the game on Saturday.  Slivka has 4 losses on the year (Rioux & Curtis) so he has been tested plenty of times and should be ready on Saturday.  Ross, who was shot in the forehead last year while laying in bed, has had an outstanding year and I pull for him in any match outside of facing a Rebel.
Ross, Slivka, Mckee, Cotter
132
#2 Alec Viduya should succeed on Saturday facing a well-known wrestler in ss #5 Aundre Beatty in the final.  Alec has 2 wins over Beatty (20-5 & 15-5) and should continue that streak while moving on to New Castle.  This weight was deprived of an outstanding wrestler in Gavin Rose when he was forced to withdraw due to an injury; who will seize the opportunity to gain an invite to New Castle that probably would not have been available?
Viduya, Beatty, Taylor, Defreese
138
One of the best weights in the Regional.  You have #2 Tyce Freije, #9 Gabe Smith and #12 Jarred Rowlett battling for that #1 seed at New Castle.  Freije is the favorite having multiple wins over Smith and a Team State win over Rowlett.  Smith defeated Rowlett earlier in the year but that semi-final match could go either way.  I believe Goodwin (Southport) has been ranked this year in the semi-state so he is a wrestler you can not overlook...quite the entertainment should be provided from this group.
Freije, Smith, Rowlett, Goodwin
145
Two thoroughbreds are gearing up the finals at this weight.  #4 Aiden Warren and #5 Antwaun Graves are set to do battle for the Regional crown.  Warren holds the advantage this year with a 4-3 UTB victory in the County so it is obvious the 2 wrestlers are evenly matched.  Given the New Castle SS will have 3 other top 10 wrestlers waiting in the wings (Mosconi, Hall & Dunasky) being the top dog at Perry will provide you a 66% chance of avoiding one of them in the ticket round vs a 66% chance of wrestling one of them if you get 2nd.
Graves, Warren, Wright, Page
 
I will finish the last 7 weights tonight -- something called 'WORK' is bothering me at the moment.

Mooresville Regional and take your pick at a weight. *If they win 1st round* Chances are your either wrestling a Ranked kid or 2 Ranked wrestlers going at it in Semis . Crazy ! 
106- Semi Finals (3 Ranked)
113- Semi-Finals (4 Ranked) 
120- Semi Finals (4 Ranked) 
126- Semi Finals (2 Ranked) 
132- Semi Finals (4 Ranked) 
138- Semi Finals (2 Ranked) 
160- Semi Finals (2 Ranked) 
182- Semi Finals (2 Ranked) 
195- Semi Finals (2 Ranked) 
220- Semi Finals (3 Ranked) 
285- Semi Finals (4 Ranked) 
 
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Trackgopher that  would make perfect sense for the Regionals wheb tge brackets are big due to unlimited entries.  But I don’t see a need for the same setup at Girls State.  State is only an 8 person bracket.  Top 4 from the North and Top 4 from the South.  Seems like that lines up perfectly for complete wrestlebacks to 3/4 option.
 
I’m guessing the organizers want to speed the event along by not having the semi-final losers drop into an extra consolation round.  Just let them wrestle for 3/4 and move on.   From a tournament directors standpoint that does makes some sense since it’s a late Friday night.  But, I thought this was about finally giving these girls some due.  It’s Girls State not a random JV round robin to get matches.  I say let the girls prove their placement by wrestling it out.  Sure it may save a little time (that 2 less matches per weight) by cutting out a round of wrestle-backs,  but then the first round draw completely decided your season.  I’ve heard enough complaints over the years about the IHSAA doing the one loss and your done stuff at some round of boys state, but in this case the IHSAA isn’t the one deciding it.  
 
For most of these girls this is the highlight of the season and likely their last meet of the year (for some career).  I’m guessing most of them would vote to stay two matches longer if it gave them them a opportunity to earn the placement they believed they have worked hard for.  

As the Ben Davis guy who has been around a long, long time I will try to give you a couple. Don't get me wrong, they sound like excuses and I don't like excuses much. And, none of this is personal, hopefully my comments aren't construed as being a shot at anyone. Some comments i won't make in this forum as it isn't the right forum. However, there is my list, top of my head.
1. Resources - many programs develop talent by charging their kids $ every month or kids go to a "pay to play" facility like CIA, Red Cobra, Contenders, etc... In a lot of cases, we have kids who can't afford shoes, the sport fee or don't even know where they are staying tonight. Now, add on the cost of a USA card, tournaments, etc... and that is money our families need to spend elsewhere. Sure, we fund raise, but you can't cover costs for 50+ kids in a youth program to develop them in wrestling the way we would like. By the way, very few of our kids have a great support system. I can't imagine, as a 16 year old kid trying to cut weight, get to a Saturday practice, pay for a sport fee, new shoes, etc... without any parental support
2. All of the BD families from my era and later have moved to Avon, Brownsburg, Plainfield, Danvile, etc... i.. And, no families move into Ben Davis. Everyone is heading out West over the last 15 years, ncluding my family.  I know I have coached a dozen or so kids in Junior High that have gone on to be successful at the state level in other programs. Good for those families for getting themselves into what they see as better situations personally.
3. I think BD has a remarkable amount of kids that start as Sophomores and Juniors. Sounds great to have bodies in the room, but wrestling in the MIC, Marion County and the same Sectional as Avon (you), Brownsburg and Plainfield - 90- percent of the time these kids just can't compete with someone who has had 4+ years of experience get frustrated and quit. And, how hard is it to sell this story "If you bust your butt, give everything you can you might win half of your matches" and "to be the most competitive you can, you need to learn how to eat right and maybe watch what you eat a little". They can't because they don't have quality food in the house.
4. The sport has no "middle class" anymore, there are elite wrestlers and everyone else. We all know the sport is hard - if you are getting beat up all the time it isn't fun, if it isn't fun you quit (unless you are an idiot like me and wired differently). We have a lot of great kids in this state who do well nationally. So, I am a 3rd year kid who has grown up wrestling some of the many studs on the WestSide and Marion County and I get pounded every time, I get discouraged. I get discouraged and just don't love the sport the way I need to love it to get better - I could have been a good wrestler, not elite, but good, maybe a Semi-State or even a State qualifier, but I can't get out of sectionals. I tihnk it was 2 years ago at the Avon Sectional at 106, 3 of those kids placed in the top 7 at state and I believe 3 others from MIC and Marion County placed as well.
5. I can keep going, but will conclude with this... I would rather build better young men (as I am sure we all do). It has taken me a while to admit that winning isn't as important to me as making someone successful at life (and this statement in no way makes me think that the previous 2 statements are exclusive, I am a better person, employee, boss, etc.... for being a wrestler). At some point, we are trying to get kids to graduate because we are now their parents. I could throw in a bunch of stats, but they don't change the situation. I would love to be singled out in a post about our wrestling, not the lack of our wrestling, but that isn't where we are at right now. 
Don't misinterpret any of this, I want to beat everyone. I don't want to lose. but, spend a few months inside the program and you will see it isn't just a numbers game. 
For better or worse, I am BD wrestling - as are a group of guys that I am proud to coach along side who also fight the daily battle to keep this program together and moving forward. 
Brett Nabb
BD 1987 and 20 years coaching wrestling in Wayne Township

2nd Time ..... I wouldn’t rank SQ Avon 120- Tyler Conley either.... he (Avon) wrestles the State easiest schedule . 🤔
LOL ! 
The Notorious 

This will be streamed by IndianaMat on our YouTube and possibly Facebook accounts. We'll post a link next week.

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Congratulations to Carson Brewer from Avon for signing with Ohio. He is projected to wrestle 184.

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Ranked Wrestlers at each weight.
106
Cottey
Roberson
Watson
Sturgill
Ruble
113
Seltzer
Petro
Nelson
120
Littell
Bettich
Tolin
Alexander
Cruz
126
Watts
Mendez
Walendzak
Wagner
Lawson
Rust
Sparrow
132
Bailey
Moreno
Gimson
Brooks
Smith
138
Rooks
Gimson
Buchanan
Alexander
Weeks
Wilson
Hill
145
Mosconi
Warren
Maldonado
Rasler
Buchanan
Burford
Law
Leavell
152
Rodgers
Fair
Schoenegge
Ellis
Hicks
Turley
Ruble
Presson
160
Slivka
Adkins
Ruhlman
Verbeek
Graber
170
South
Blubaugh
Walker
Lone
Davis
Fielden
182
LaPlace
Bates
Wagner
Brown
Castro
Friedt
Potosky
Walton
195
Hurley
Sandefer
Lane
Bailey
220
Fowler
Bolte
Berta
285
Pokorney 
Artia
Anderson
Gregory
Devault
Muncie
Jones

https://fox59.com/2018/11/15/the-man-upstairs-has-a-plan-for-him-warren-central-wrestler-survives-shooting-succeeds-on-national-stage/
 
A really great and inspiring story about one of our own here at Dub-C of something really crazy that happened over summer. Hope everyone watches and enjoys!

Congratulations to Sam Fair from Perry Meridian for signing with Indianapolis. He is projected to wrestle 149.

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Congratulations to Nathan Conley from Avon for signing with Indianapolis. He is projected to wrestle 157.

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Congratulations to Hunter Watts from Jimtown for signing with Central Michigan. He is projected to wrestle 133.

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