RustyLove

I know that many of us enjoy/love our sport of wrestling without government politics in it. So my apologies. The Government shut down but they seem to pick what departments remain open.... I guess to get to my point, has there been any type of “Shutdown” in the Bracket/ Seeding Dept?? Some sectional brackets have been chosen to be viewed... Where is my darn Delta sectional brackets????

I also think that 145 could be a good weight with solid wrestling. I’ve got Hunt over Young in the finals. Just don’t know about 3rd & 4th. I’m familiar with all of the wrestlers except Zack Mounsey, I’ve not seen him wrestle before. Of course the one I’m not familiar with Would be the one my son wrestles. ?

There’s some good competition with the Heavies. I’m going to say that the finals will be Pardons of Yorktown vs Oliver Baronick of Blackford. We know that Pardons has remained solid this whole season and will make it to finals. Oliver Baronick has worked hard all season and even in off season when he was wrestling for our ‘Travel ‘Team’, kid has great work ethic. Fans will get there monies worth on this match alone. Should be a fun bracket/ weight class.

I would say the upset of the day and maybe even better match of day would (House of Payne) Payne Blackburn of Delta over X. Curtis of Yorktown. But not real sure it’s considered a upset when Payne just beat him the week before at Conference. I would say the biggest surprise as far as placement would be Abbott (WesDel) at 4th place. Tough kid but he’s been wrestling through some rough injuries.

Yorktown seems to have some good young talent but you probably won’t see them as top Delta Sectional contenders until a couple-few years from now. Cowan also has a good young program that will make a big statement in a couple years. Delta has the best chance of running away with it next year as returning wrestlers (will be seniors) Pease, Love, Lee, Hill, Ashburn. They also have tough returning under class men (Blackburn, Robinson, Schliessman) and couple really good Freshman coming in. Heck, I think they’ll run away with it the next 2-3 years. As always it will be fun to watch the up and coming!!

The predictions above are pretty good. I try not to lean to heavily on my home team (Delta) but I think there’s a few wrestlers from Delta that will place a little better. #132 Blackburn should do better than 8th. #145 Love should do a little better than 6th. Unfortunately, I don’t think we will see Pease @ 195wrestle today. ?? Regardless, I think we’re in for a really good day of wrestling!! Good luck to all wrestlers.

I also thought the Young/Leazier match was a good, solid match. Just when you think Eliseus was gassed out....then he one of those oh so Quick takedowns that he can hit fro anywhere. I believe we will see big things out of Muncies Andrew Abbott in real near future. I, for one, hated to see him leave us after Freshman season to go to MCB. Good kid though!!

ECIC at Jay County was well ran again this year. We got to watch some really solid wrestling matches. Few surprise upsets as well. It’s a couple days rest (yea right with Christmas hustle) then we’re off to Mooresville Holiday Classic.. This tourney should have some really solid wrestling as well. Everyone have a great Christmas!!

What team, what wrestlers to watch for in 2017 ECIC at Jay Co?