Perseverance

Cathedral and Columbus E would be my personal picks as front runners. Cathedral.....because of their QUALITY depth. If they have 5-6 guys in the finals it wouldn’t be some crazy over-accomplishment. I voice Columbus E due to them having what I personally believe to be a couple solid front runners to get it all the way done. Strong arguments could be made for each of these teams. Especially Avon if things go their way. But when you look at the depth of MD, the coaching and possible State Champs of other programs mentioned......draws are going to be paramount in the team race. Semi-final matches could literally determine the Team Champs. In fact.......has there ever been a Team Championship won by a program without an individual champion? Just curious due to my relative infancy following high school wrestling. Now humor me if you would....and play “What Could Have Been!” Had things went differently at barely big enough for 4 syllables Shenandoah........our just over 400 enrollment would be right in the mix. AJ Black....Jordan Slivka......Silas Allred. In turn, if Lohrey & Pugsley make a run towards the top of the podium, it could’ve been historic! I voice these things because this year was the “Target year” when the team was comprised and taking shape 5 yrs ago. Fun to think about.......but only if it’s fleeting. Stings too much to dwell on it .

Not real sure how I feel about this quite yet. Admittedly......Silas’ primary goal is making the Cadet World Team in late May/early June. Definitely need to find some clarity as to how this could/couldn’t translate with World Team training. Aside from that variable......we were planning on competing there this year as a Final Folkstyle tourney, chasing a match-up with Ferrari. Definitely somewhat of an interesting curveball at the moment.

Those are results that breed lessons. Obviously.....it’s never ok to celebrate defeat. But man......the Rogers & Slivka matches show a very small gap to close. Especially Jordan’s! That’s a solid performance against a ridiculously talented Amine.

Wes........Superintendent pulled the plug on Shenandoah going due to weather predictions.

Really like this kid’s upside. If not for the broken arm in Regional final last year, he’d likely have been a SQ or better as a freshman. Definitely a little slept on in my opinion. Really looking forward to seeing him make a run at things.

KJ is a stand up kid whose obvious humility is genuine. This young man’s lack of overall mat time is counteracted by high level athleticism & physical strength, as well as a competive heart that don’t know “quit”. That same humble, yet confident approach to matches, personal interaction, etc., is also shared by the Tipton coaching staff. Silas and I had the opportunity to dialogue with those gentlemen at length last year, and have stayed in intermittent contact since. Great people all the way around. The Allred’s wish KJ and Tipton Wrestling best of luck the remainder of the season as they collectively push towards their goals.

I was happy for Carmel also Matt. Coach P being a close friend of mine, I’m aware of a lot of the issues he’s had to persevere through to begin getting things aligned in a way that breeds success. I know you’re already aware of what isn’t the problem there.......great coaching. Admittedly......I don’t know the Ben Davis staff. So I can only speak on Ben Davis alum’s Coach Gill, and his commitment to CIA. I rarely use the word “friend”, because REAL ones are hard to find. But ironically.....both Gill & Ed are more comparable to family, than just friendship. So in Gill’s case......I’d bet my bank account that when/if he ever decides to slow down his commitment to pumping out D1 wrestlers at CIA, and throw his hat into the high school head coaching arena, that programs struggles would improve significantly. No disrespect to BD’s current staff. Again, I don’t know them. So I speak namely about the aforementioned line-up issues.....and obviously based on my experience of how Gill (and Eppert) has helped cultivate my son into one of the top wrestling prospects in the country. Just my 2 cents. I know I’m preaching to the choir here Matt. I’m confident your post had nothing to do with those guys specifically. You’ve always been too stand-up for that in all of our interaction throughout the years. But let’s face it......many people who are unaware of your subjectivity on the matter, may raise eyebrows and get the wrong idea about what you’re implying. So I felt led to not only give clarity about 2 of only 5 individuals I genuinely call “friend”, but to also validate your character on the matter brother. Look forward to catching up with you and Garcia on Sat.

Thomas Penola from Purdue (Zionsville) has also secured a podium spot. Still wrestling for placement. Knocked off class of 17 State Champ and CIA comrade Jacob Gray along the way. Hate it for Jake....but glad to see he’s back rolling at an elite level after all the shoulder issues/surgery.

My mistake. Appreciate the correction.

Not related to Evansville topic obviously.....but a similar weight class of interest at New Castle will be 145. All State Ranked 2-Hall 3-Warren 4-Graves 5-Mosconni 10-Pugsley 14-Burden Much like 132 down south......this weight is going to be bananas!!!!

Coop is a CIA kid. So through the summer he frequently was rotating in with Silas, Winner.....and at times Dylan Lydy! So he had 2 choices......Get beat up, or get better”. And fact is, the kid got better. Trememdous competitive heart. He’s a great kid away from the mat as well. Very genuine. The Allred’s are big fans of Coop....and these early results have came as no surprise to us. Don’t be shocked if he continues closing some small gaps and finds himself under the lights in Feb.

Asa Garcia back in the National Rankings at 132lbs. #15 Well deserved.

113lbs Jacob Moran #10 Portage 120lbs Braden Littell #19 Center Grove 160lbs Donnell Washington #19 Portage 170lbs Nick South #17 Columbus East 195lbs Silas Allred #7 Shenandoah 285lbs Eli Pokorney #7 Chesterton -On the Bubble- 113lbs Zeke Seltzer Cathedral 126lbs Jesse Mendez Crown Point 132lbs Asa Garcia Avon 138lbs Alec Viduya Roncalli 170lbs Joseph Walker Mishawaka 182lbs Carson Brewer Avon -Prior Indiana Notables- 113lbs Colton Drousias #9 (Illinois) 145lbs Manzona Bryant #14 (Ohio)

Hector.......just hustle up, push some paperwork and transfer to Doah for the season. Problem solved.

Tons of great match-ups on the horizon to take place at Westfield High School on Saturday. Just a couple to look forward to in our opening pool from a Shenandoah perspective include....... 145- #13 Pugsley vs #9 Freije And a possible 160 bout of.....#7 Lohrey vs #7 @ 152 Hiestand. Just some early thunder to start the convo! Look forward to hearing others thoughts of potential matches of interest. There’s plenty!

Congratulations young man!

Jason.......as FCFighter indicated, everyone responds differently. Especially when factoring body types, genetics and other variables that should accompany any type of strength training regiment (in or offseason). Specifically......sport specific exercises, diet, additional supplementation, tons of stretching, and most importantly adequate rest. For my son Silas.....continued in season weight training has worked well. However, we really transition from heavier lifts, to sets of no more than 60-70% of his max for higher reps. We’ll also only do so 2 days a week.....in contrast to a full 5-6 days during National Season. With Silas being young for his class (literally a grade ahead of where he could be).....strength gains were essential early on to ensure he didn’t get bullied on the mat. So we began the summer before his 8th grade year and haven’t looked back. We started supplementing with 100% whey protein in 8th grade to assist recovery. That’s still a staple. He began utilizing creatine his freshman year.....but we’ve switched to a supplement called Mass Impact (Advocare) which consists of a healthy/safe mix of creatine, glutamine and other essential amino’s. His body has responded well. Eating clean and allowing at least 48hrs rest between training muscle groups has been what’s worked best for him. I’d highly recommend tons of plyometrics, agility/footwork drills, and medicine ball circuits to well round and help translate new strength towards technique. I can assure you that there’s no “secret sauce” for wrestler development or success. A young athlete just needs to embrace the philosophy of “nobody will outwork me” and apply it to every facet of their life to become the best version of themselves possible. It sounds to me like you and your son are on that similar path. So just allow his body, as well as his mental motivation and overall drive to be the determining factor of when to push harder.....and when to ease up. It has to stay enjoyable. Because with the amount of pain a young man has to endure to become elite....the perspective of “why” has to be a daily reminder. For instance.....It’s not conditioning, it’s 3rd period preparation. It’s not about wins & losses, it’s about becoming the best “you” possible. If you train the psychological side equally as hard as the physical......the winning will take care of itself. And in doing so, you’ll build in your son the type of attributes that will make him a champion at life.....not just a champion at wrestling. This is the dynamic that’s worked well for us. Hopefully some of this info can help you and your son inch closer towards your own mutual goals as well.

Just seen that he hit the Adidas rankings at #16. Well deserved. Flo will follow suite.

For whatever reason, 160lbs has yet to be updated. Not sure if it’s a clerical error.....or maybe just due to that much shifting in the rankings. The date directly above the ranked wrestler list shows when it was last updated. For 160.....it’s still showing Oct 9. All the other weights appear to be updated last night. Like yourself.......I fully anticipate South on the board.

Your opinions are weightless, and completely offensive. Unless this conversation can be “classed”, it’s completely unfair and biased towards larger schools coaching staffs.

Congratulations

Final Results Seltzer 6th Viduya 6th Noehre 5th Calhoun 9th Allred 2nd (Lost 8-2) Plenty to be proud of for these studs. But more importantly......plenty to work on before getting redemption at S32 in a few weeks! We don’t lose......we learn.

Viduya 3-1 wrestling for 5th Seltzer 3-1 wrestlingfor 5th Noehre 3-1 wrestling for 5th Calhoun ? wrestling for 8/9th Allred 4-0 and into the final. #9 Allred vs #2 Cardenas via Flo rankings All these young men have beaten some VERY legit opponents!