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  1. I believe there was a 5 pound allowance (132+5=137). I heard he missed that by 7 pounds. 137+7=144.
  2. How does this work since Illinois has 3 divisions? Is it Illinois (2A/3A) vs. Indiana 1 and Illinois (1A) vs. Indiana 2?
  3. I think that is legit. You could make arguments there. Personally, I think Langeloh and Garman are heavy favorites, but anything can happen Friday night.
  4. I've never really considered 1 to be several but that's alright. What four weights do you think are a possibility? You may be right, I just don't see it when I look through the brackets.
  5. Doors open at 5:00 pm according to the information posted by IHSAA. I believe you can purchase tickets in advance through the IHSAA website but I am not sure if that would save you any time.
  6. Just said it's a possibility - if I had to bet money, I would choose the 1 in all but maybe one of these matches. I just tried to go through the brackets and find the closest match-ups based on ranking and/or record
  7. Is this a serious statement? Maybe 2 or 3 weights top, but I don't know if that constitutes several. Possible 4 over 1 113: Johnson v. Wright (FW) 126: Dilbeck v. Mejia (FW) 145: Cowan v. McIntosh 160: Kasch v. Whitaker 170: Goerig v. Walton – I only say this because Goerig had a nice state run last year and pulled an upset or two at Banker’s Life 182: Hankenson v. Damler 285: McWilliams v. Perkins
  8. I was looking at the brackets and didn't see mat #'s listed. Is it first available or is there a simple formula to figure this out (i.e. top 2 matches on the bracket = mat 1). We are trying to plan ahead for where we would like to sit inside Banker's Life.
  9. Is this based on anything other than a gut feeling? I.E. recent results? A big win this year? Glogouski releasing a statement that he is wrestling semi-state with one arm tied behind his back? I think it's okay to make bold predictions, it just helps if there is some type of basis for your belief.
  10. 106: Curtis, Streeter, DeMien, Herring Match to watch: Streeter/Zadylak quarters and Curtis/DeMien semi 113: Mejia, Stephenson, Davis, Wright I think this could be argued almost in any order, the semis will be interesting. Don’t sleep on Liter, he could be the dark horse – I think his ticket round with Wright could be good. 120: Glogouski, Hunt, Langeloh, Mendez Langeloh/Hunt semis will be fun and the finals match will also provide some entertainment. 126: Mejia, Becker, Franklin, Davenport Like 113, this one is up in the air for me. No one stands out as a clear front runner. I’m looking forward to Mejia/Franklin 132: Doster, Luevano, Rhodes, Gunsett If Raypole is healthy, the first round could be the best 1st round matchup of the day. Rhodes/Luevano will be good 138: Coy, Rutter, Rasler, Brown I think Arney, Rutter or Brown could all be in the finals depending on who wants it the most come Saturday – this should be a competitive weight to watch 145: Laughlin, Eicher, Kerrn, Scott This weight could have the most intriguing 1st and 2nd round matches 152: McCormick, Levitz, Sturgill, Dietrich Most lopsided final. Ticket round between Levitz/Bates is the highlight here. 160: Garman, Busse, Harrison, Potter 170: Gray, Baumgartner, Ritchie, Johnson 182: Eli, Hankenson, Kohler, Blakely 195: Maddox, Evans, Elliot, Davis 220: Ellis, Paz, Davis, Pier 285: Amos, Mammolenti, Perkins, Hodge
  11. I agree with that, if you wrestled it 5 times, you'd probably get 5 different outcomes. Nance, Byman, Rushing, Richard, DeMarco - 6 of one, half a dozen of the other.
  12. Enough about spelling bees... here are some more predictions... 106: 1. Streeter, FWNS 2. Shearer, Garrett 3. Just, Carroll 4. Smith-Goheen, FWBD 113 1. Davis, FWW 2. Johnson, H. North 3. Wertman, Garrett 4. Jenkins, Homestead 120 1. Langeloh, CC 2. Nance, FWS 3. Rushing, Homestead 4. Richard, Leo 126 1. Franklin, Homestead 2. Standridge, Carroll 3. Ray, CC 4. Roemer, Woodlan 132 1. Doster, NH 2. Rhodes, Homestead 3. Raypole, Carroll 4. Hissong, Leo 138 1. Arney, Carroll 2. Woenker, FWBL 3. Kern, Leo 4. Parisot, Woodlan 145 1. Eicher, Leo 2. Capps, FWNS 3. Hicks, Carroll 4. Jiminez-Aguirre, Garrett 152 1. Miller, FWS 2. Dietrich, CC 3. Van Ooyen, Leo 4. Johnson, FWW 160 1. Garman, Carroll 2. Reed, CC 3. Potter, NH 4. Snyder, FWNS 170 1. Partin, Chur. 2. Burns, ES 3. Davis, FWCL 4. Garton, Leo 182 1. Clem, Homestead 2. Updike, H. North 3. Nix, FWBD 4. Armour, FWW 195 1. Davis, Garrett 2. Whitner, FWNS 3. Grossnickle, Carroll 4. Schindler, Woodlan 220 1. Davis, Garrett 2. Isaacson, Leo 3. Asher, FWCL 4. Kilgore, Chur. 285 1. Lawson, Carroll 2. Ault, FWNS 3. Gardner, H. North 4. Morua, Heritage
  13. That was just one example, I can think of a number of smaller schools that have always been able to compete with the larger schools. If I can win against everyone, why would I want to enter a tournament with lesser opponents and be given a consolation prize when I could have won it all? Oh... that's right, this is America, so we need to help the needy and disadvantaged so everyone is equal. Why give out 1 trophy when we can give out 3 or 8 or 15? So St. Mary Catholic School for the Blind can receive a bid for the 1A State Tournament, throw a big party in the local square which leads to a rejuvenated excitement for the sport of wrestling. Now everyone at the school wants to wrestle and all of our problems are solved. Div. 1 basketball should develop 2 or 3 more levels so a school like Butler can compete. I'm sure March Madness' popularity has nothing to do with the 'underdog' or 'Cinderella' stories. I know, I know, we are talking about Butler and they can recruit all across the country and I am comparing apples and oranges, but can't we do some 'recruiting' in our own communities? I'm not saying small school coaches/wrestlers/parents/fans don't care about competing - but if we were really driven by 'making the sport better' - does the state tournament make the difference? I'll end here because I am sure most of you have tuned out. I work to make the sport better because I am convinced it is one of the best tools to help young men develop. I know they can experience things through the sport that they will not experience elsewhere. If the state tournament changes, it won't make me any more or less motivated to get young men and children involved in the sport. A trophy or title has never been the motivation and if that has become our motivation, maybe we have found the real problem with the sport.
  14. Pride? Honor? I know teams that haven't competed at a championship level for a number of years but the coaches and wrestlers show up every day and bust their @$$. Even if there is a classed state tournament, South Side (historically speaking) will not be in the running for a title. Regardless of how the state tournament is run, coaches and schools should have the internal motivation to put their best foot forward and field a complete roster. Personally, I don't think the size of the school matters. Bellmont has historically beaten every size of school, destroyed teams in the NHC that were 2 or 3 times their size. This isn't football or basketball where we rotate guys off a bench. Yes, depth matters for a number of reasons, but small schools can compete and some big schools suck. It doesn't matter if they are 2,000 kids if you can't find 14 that want to wrestle. The responsibility is the same at each school, find kids, field a roster, if the roster isn't full, go find more kids and eventually you breed a culture and a community that can compete. Instead of pointing the finger and looking for the path of least resistance, find a way that is within your control to make the most out of the current system.
  15. Even with 10 wrestlers, they still have the most regional qualifiers according to the seeds. Most of the teams at the sectionals don't have full rosters. Below, I provided two numbers - the first number is the number of wrestlers entered, the second is the number of wrestlers seeded in the top 4. If Leo doesn't win it, I don't know who does. I will put it out there as a dark horse - Woodlan? Luers – 10 / 3 Snider – 14 / 5 South Side – 12 / 3 Wayne – 13 / 6 Heritage – 10 / 3 Homestead – 13 / 7 Huntington North – 12 / 6 Leo – 10/12? (They have heavyweight in the bracket) / 9 New Haven – 14 / 6 Woodlan – 12 / 8
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