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New Castle 2018:
As usual New Castle has some brutal match ups of top dogs as early as the ticket round with ranked opponents galore.
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Ranked wrestlers:
#3 Logan Bailey Cathedral
#5 Alex Cottey PM
#14 Jacob Simone HSE
#17 David Pierson WC
#18 Harrison Hadley Lapel
Potential matchups
#14 Simone HSE vs #17 Pierson WC Ticket Round. This is a rematch from John Hurrle and North Mont Holiday Classic. All three matches have been close. Look for this to be a barn burner.
#14 Simone HSE/ #17 Pierson WC versus #3 Logan Bailey Cath Semis. Bailey is the favorite but don’t overlook the winner of this ticket round matchup.
#18 Hadley vs #5 Cottey semis. Cottey has been wrestling incredibly well on his freshman campaign, but a strong junior who has only lost to Bailey will not be an easy out for the freshman.
#3 Bailey vs #5 Cottey Finals. Great rematch in the finals between two top 5 kids.
1st Round picks
Simone over Slayton
Pierson over Schneider
Bailey over Hall
White over Condo
Cottey over the alternate
Chundi over Jefferson
Otto over Berry
Hadley over Harreld
Qualifiers in order:
Bailey, Cottey, Pierson, Hadley
Alpha dog:
Logan Bailey
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Ranked Wrestlers
#3 Brayden lowery Roncalli
#4 Andrew Black New Castle
#7 Jevian Ross WC
#10 Carson Eldred Westfield
#13 Caleb Oliver
#18 Parker Moseley NM
Potential Matchups:
#7 Ross vs #13 Oliver Ticket round. This is a rematch from December at the Cathedral duals. Both wrestlers have been on a tear lately with Oliver winning regionals and Ross giving Lowery a 9-8 regional finals match.
#10 Eldred vs UR Kung PM Ticket round. Don’t ever overlook a hard nosed Perry kid in the ticket round. I expect this to be a great match.
#4 Black vs #18 Moseley. Moseley has put together a great junior campaign, I doubt he wants it to end against the defending state runner up at his new school.
Semis Ross/Oliver vs Eldred should be a another great matchup between top programs in the state.
Semis #3 Lowery vs #4 Black This semi may be worth the price of admission on its own between two place winners from last year.
1st Round picks
Oliver over Cecil
Ross over Lonneman
Eldred over Peters
Kung over Sollars
Black over Dorman
Moseley over Dennison
Lowery over Busby
Harshbarger over Shafer
Tickets punched in order:
Lowery, Ross, Black, Eldred
Alpha dogs Lowery/Black
120
Ranked wrestlers
#2 Sam Fair PM
#3 Brendan Mattingly Carmel
#5 Lukasz Walendzak Cath
#11 Grant Stapleton Lawrenceburg
#14 Chase Wilkerson MV
#15 Gavin Rose GFC
1st Round Matchups
#2 Fair vs #14 Wilkerson ticket round. Great weight class with several top kids going home without a ticket.
#5 Walendzak vs #15 Rose ticket round. Rose is battle tested and look for him to give the cathedral stud all he can handle.
#2 Fair vs #11 Stapleton Semis. Stapleton is unbeaten on his junior campaign and looks to stave off a tough perry junior looking to return to the podium.
#3 Mattingly vs #5 Walendzak Semis. Another top 5 matchup where the winner will likely see #2 Sammy Fair. Three kids in this weight that are ranked top 5 should lead to some great matches.
1st Round picks
Stapleton over Goodwin
Bryant over Wagner
Fair over Alfrey
Wilkerson over Lauy
Walendzak over Lemieux
Rose over Condo
Mattingly over Brown
Slivka over Owens
Tickets punched
Fair, Mattingly, Walendzak, Stapleton
Alpha Dog Sammy Fair PM
126
Ranked Wrestlers
#3 Alex Viduya Ron
#5 Ethan Smiley BG
#13 Trevor Ragle NC
#15 Seth Johnson NM
#16 Bryer Hall SD
Potential Matchups
#3 Viduya vs UR Holman Carmel. Holman is a scrappy 126 pounder with a MIC championship under his belt and only 3 losses on the season. Don’t look for the easy out for Viduya.
#16 Hall vs UR Evans. Evans has wrestled at every tournament known to man, has taken some lumps but isn’t going to be an easy win for anyone. However, Hall has had one of the most impressive freshman campaigns of the semi state. Winner will see Huffman from Noblesville who has been in and out of the rankings
#15 Johnson vs #5 Smiley. This quarter bracket was even tougher with #13 Ragle lurking in it, but with the injury to the one of the other tough freshman Phillips, these two medalists battle it out to punch a ticket.
#13 Ragle vs Beatty. Ragle is looking to finish his career at Bankers Life. The sophomore Beatty is looking to get there. This should be a battle. Beatty has wins over both Seth Johnson and Andrew Wilson who will be waiting in the ticket round for the winner between these two.
#3 Viduya vs #16 Hall Semis. Defending champ against super frosh who has only lost out of state.
Johnson/Smiley vs Ragle/Beatty. This semi final could go a lot of ways. Beatty has beat Johnson but lost to Smiley. Ragle is touger than nails on top. I look for Smiley to come out of the heap, but can’t count out defending medalists and qualifiers.
1st Round picks
Viduya over Replacement
Holman over Seymour
Hall over Evans
Huffman over Toole
Johnson over Ratcliffe
Smiley over Rose
Wilson over Brogan
Ragle over Beatty
Tickets Punched
Viduya, Smiley, Hall, Ragle
Alpha Dogs Rematch Viduya and Smiley
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Ranked wrestlers:
#3 Alex Mosconi Cath
#4 Tyce Frejie
#7 Carter Noehre
#11 Jarred Rowlett
#17 Elijah Phillips
Potential matchups
Poynter vs Peavler. This should be a battle for a 1v4 matchup. Peavler lost to Frejie in consols last week and is very capable. Winner has Wilkerson of MV waiting for them.
#11 Rowlett vs #17 Phillips ticket round. The one loss senior looks to punch a ticket against the junior coming off wins over #12 Cottingham and #4 Frejie in last month.
The big ticket round matchup. #3 Mosconi and #4 Frejie. Defending 7th and 8th place finishers from a year ago battle it out to see who can punch a ticket back to state.
Rowlett/Phillips vs Mosconi/Frejie Semis. Obviously a great matchup with a finals against #7 Noehre leaves this weight loaded.
1st round picks
Peavler over Poynter
Wilkerson over Brown
Noehre over Warren
Bauer over Boggs
Phillips over Sparks
Rowlett over Rogers
Mosconi over Hummel
Frejie over Merkel
Tickets punched
Mosconi, Noehre, Rowlett, Wilkerson
Alpha Dog Mosconi
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Ranked wrestlers:
#4 Zach Melloh Cath
#7 Bailey Moore BG
#11 Alex Strueder
#14 Gary Kitko Nob
#15 Brailen Harrington NC
#16 Jesus Mancera LC
Potential matchups
Walton vs #14 Kitko should be a great 1v4 where Pendleton looks to advance 4 for 4 to the state tournament. Walton has had a stellar career he would love to finish at the Bank
Keeney vs #11 Strueder is the same way. This weight will not be easy. Winners have each other to goto state here.
Melloh vs Lowery PM. Lowery has been in the rankings this year and now has drawn the tough cathedral senior. Don’t forgot Melloh has a ticket round loss to an under the radar PM kid.
#7 Moore vs #16 Mancera. Ticket round rematch from 2017. Mancera came away with that one, look for Moore to take the rubber match.
Robinson vs Coleman is an intriguing 1v4 with the right to take on #15 Harrington. If Coleman, he has a triple OT loss to Harrington.
Semis and Finals both should have ranked wrestlers.
1st round picks
Walton over Kitko
Strueder over Keeney
Melloh over Walsh
Lowery over Garcia
Moore over Mangus
Mancera over Puglsey
Coleman over Robinson
Harrington over Ragle
Tickets punched
Melloh, Harrington, Moore, Walton
Alpha dog Melloh
145
Ranked wrestlers:
#3 Jordan Slivka CAth
#5 Antwaun Graves WC
#8 Hayden Lohrey Shen
#9 Jack Servies PM
#10 Dakota Ball SM
#14 Cooper Noehre
Potential matchups
#5 Graves vs #10 Ball Semis. Undefeated Ball against the WC Triple Crown winner.
#14 Noehre vs #8 Lohrey ticket round. Cooper looks to punch his first ticket after knocking Servies to the consolations last week. Undefeated Lohrey will have his hands full.
#3 Slivka vs #9 Servies. Can the Cathedral phenom get revenge for his teammate? Servies knocked off Elliot Rodgers in a controversial call at the dual which won it for PM.
1st round picks
Graves over Sharp
Dunasky over Otto
Ball over Wright
Leavell over Humbert
Lohrey over Gibson
Noehre over Lucas
Slivka over Redd
Servies over Gobeyn
Tickets punched
Slivka, Graves, Lohrey, Ball
Alpha dog Slivka
152
Ranked wrestlers:
#5 Kody Wagner ZV
#7 Elliot Rodgers Cath
#11 Dheontae Unseld LN
#19 Aidan Warren PM
Potential matchups
#5 Wagner vs #11 Unseld. Unseld has impressive wins over both Rodgers and Warren this season. Don’t overlook him to steal this ticket from Wagner.
Delph vs Scott. Both sectional qualifiers a year ago. Delph just celebrated his 100th win, first in Sheridan school history. Is it enough against a solid WC senior?
#5 Wagner vs #7 Rodgers Finals.
This weight is wide open for anyone to take.
1st Round picks
Wagner over Moore
Unseld over Rohrig
Warren over Lowe
Fensler over Roberts
Miller over Browning
Scott over Delph
Rodgers over Clark
Saez over Wills
Tickets Punched
Rodgers, Unseld, Warren, Scott
Alpha Dog Rodgers
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Ranked Wrestlers:
#2 Jack Eiteljorge Car
#9 Dru Berkebile Frankton
#12 Brooks Davis
#13 Tucker Coffman UC
Potential matchups:
Surprise regional champion Anthony Mosconi has wins and losses against a lot of the field. A fall over Berkebile puts him in a great spot to punch a ticket. Blake, a CO State Qualifier looks to make our state tournament.
#13 Coffman won his regional and drew a brutal first round match with Drake Kendrex. The Mount Vernon junior has some great wins under his belt and looks to continue the season.
#2 Eiteljorge vs Despain LN. Despain spent some time in the rankings and is a tough senior. Eiteljorge has issues in the ticket round his whole career. Can the LN senior prevent Jack from ever punching a ticket?
#9 Berkebile vs #12 Davis. The premier ticket round at this weight.
1st round picks
Mosconi over Noble
Blake over Smith
Kendrex over Coffman
Ford over Groves
Eiteljorge over Rebein
Despain over Suding
Davis over Gerdes
Berkebile over Massey
Tickets punched
Eiteljorge, Kendrex, Berkebile, Mosconi
Alpha dog Eiteljorge and his dog Bacon.
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Ranked wrestlers:
#1 Noah Warren PM
#6 Cody Kleittheimer Fra
#7 Brad Lowe
#11 Elijah Mahan Ron
Potential matchups or rematches from Perry Regional
#1 Warren vs #6 Kleittheimer Semis
#6 Kleittheimer vs Taylor. Both wrestlers have slim victories over Hauke of NC. Can the Perry Regional go 4 for 4 to state?
#11 Mahan vs Hauke. Hauke is a tough senior with a ton of experience. Look for this to be a solid match up.
#7 Lowe vs #11 Mahan. Unbelievable match at Perry, can it live up to the first round?
First round picks:
Warren over Jones
Roehm over Reeves
Kleittheimer over Taylor
Farrell over Hunter
Calderon over Sandhu
Lowe over Wagner
Bohman over Davis
Mahan over Hauke
Tickets punched
Warren, Mahan, Lowe, Kleittheimer
Alpha dog Warren
182
Ranked wrestlers:
#3 Silas Allred Shen
#9 KJ Roudebush Tipton
#10 Sam Goebyn ZV
#15 Jonah Rolfes Lawr
#16 Daniel Below PM
#18 Jalen Morgan Elwood
#20 Logan Hart Car
Potential matchups
#18 Morgan vs #15 Rolfes.
#16 Below vs #20 Hart. Battle between Schoettles kid and Pendowksi for a shot at state.
#3 Allred vs #9 Roudebush. A potential place winner goes home early. Allred has been lights out this season with a tech fall over Mahan Roncalli earlier this season.
1st Round picks
Morgan over Guhl
Rolfes over Williams
Below ovr Caldera
Hart over Jackson
Gobeyn over Combs
Sterrett over Fries
Allred over Mahoney
Roudebush over Salazar
Tickets punched
Allred, Hart, Gobeyn, Morgan
Alpha dog Allred
195
Ranked Wrestlers:
#3 Thomas Penola ZV
#6 Sam Hansen Ron
#9Tremor Bynum PH
#12 Austin Lane PM
#14 David Delph Frankton
#20 Luke Utterback SD
Potential Matchups
#3 Penola vs #12 Lane ticket round. Two potential placers in the first ticket round of 195.
#9 Bynum vs Irick. Irick has plenty of experience and name ID to pull off the upset.
#6 Hansen vs #20 Utterback
1s Round Picks
Penola over Rohrig
Lane over Pettiford
Bacon over Bohman
Delph over Cochard
Bynum over Clevenger
Irick over Berger
Hansen over Adams
Utterback over Knowling
Tickets punched
Penola, Hansen, Irick, Delph
Alpha dog Penola
220
Ranked Wrestlers
#1 Mason Parris Lawr
3 Jacob Mcclaine Leb
#4 Kyle Cornwell Elwood
#7 Landon Burton NP
#12 Frank Hammond PM
#13 Andy Guhl Cath
#15 Crae Kunkleman HSE
Potential Matchups
#1 Parris vs #15 Kunkleman
#1 Parris vs #13 Guhl
#3 McClaine vs #12 Hammond
#4 Cornwell vs #7 Burton This will be a battle between two strong 220s.
1st Round picks
Cornwell over Adame
Clouse over Van Beynen
Burton over McCullough
Webster over Rohn
McClaine over Browning
Hammond over Baker
Parris over Kunkleman
Guhl over Fears
Tickets Punched
Parris, Cornwell, McClaine, Burton
Alpha dog Parris
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Ranked wrestlers
#8 Jacob Obst Cath
#11 Darrione Gregory LC—Eliminated
#13 DJ Koors Greensburg
#20 Juggernaut Carmel
Who knows how this weight will turn up…anyone can win it and anyone can punch a ticket. Not sure there is an alpha dog in the weight..
Potential matchups:
Majors LN vs Adams NM. Majors has had a great season with a marion county title and is looking to keep it alive.
Greene vs winner of Obst and Snipes. Greene clearly sandbagged the sectional with a 4th place finish followed by a regional championship. Can the BG athlete keep it going?
Stone vs Juggernaut…not sure how Stone isn’t ranked as he is a tough kid with 3 losses. Juggernaut is going to have a war to punch a ticket. Which wins between a Stone and a Juggernaut?
The bottom quarter bracket is anyones guess. Watts is a monster. However, he injury defaulted out of regionals. Fuller and PM kid are in the weeds waiting to see the winner of Koors and Watts.
Come down and watch. That’s all you can do. I would recommend coming to Contenders in Monday or Red Cobra on Tuesday. Those are live nights. It’s really just about the intensity, great instruction, and great partners. Club vs academy is really apples and oranges. I have coached at a pretty good club over the last 10 years. No matter how you try... it’s not possible to get the same level of intensity. Once I see a kid that can handle an academy.. I put my ego aside and tell his family to go check one out an academy. I guess there is just that difference between a family that wants to drop off a kid to train a few nights a week for 6 months for $100 and a family that is grinding 4 nights a week for $100 per month. I assure you that the kids have fun at both places. I can also ensure you that if a kid is not paying attention at club he may take a small amount of heat. I can also ensure that if that same kid does the same at academy... well ... let’s just say we ain’t paying $100 a month for that noise!
Again, apples to oranges and coaches need to realize that.
Also Bryan is doing Outlaw in Huntington I think. If I lived up there, I would support that 100 percent.
Going over the stats the county stat guru @Indysportsfan has put together.
We lock in the rankings before the state tournament every year. 280 wrestler enter the state tournament ranked. Which at the time of sectionals is just recognition of their season. We do not and will not adjust them. Not for injury or bad draws. Of 240 ranked wrestlers we lost 7 going on to semi state.
Thank you to everyone who has sent emails and messages. You are so important to the rankings.
You are correct it is a long shot, but it is also a long shot to be an olympic gymnast, to be in the movies, to have a recording contract or to be President, etc. Are we not suppose to support our kids dreams? Shouldn't we give them every opportunity to pursue that dream? Specializing in wrestling is not killing the sport, it is really a dress rehearsal for life, if you want something bad enough than go get it and don't let others tell you otherwise. If a kid is not reaching their goals because they are losing to year around wrestlers than either change your goals or get better just like life.
Speaking solely from a 1A selfish standpoint. If wrestling became classed......I'd likely transfer my son to a larger school. Because in my opinion.....without a "Tournament of Champions", most of the time kids from the larger schools would be perceived as better. Yes......I realize national accolades would separate a wrestlers worth to recruiters. However....I personally feel a 1 class system is one of the beauties of this sport here at home.
In regards to a wrestler becoming more successful......they simply need to have the hunger & drive to accomplish those things. My personal feeling......is that there is no difference between a kid at a small school vs a kid at a larger school in regards to becoming "elite". You have the same opportunities at open rooms, club training, ISWA events, national events, etc. Ultimately it's a choice. How hard is a kid willing to work on & off the mat at ALL the attributes that define a great athlete.....and not just someone whose athletic. Now, becoming "good" is a different story.
Having better practice partners in season, larger room (more partners), wrestling a tougher schedule, etc., will all play a factor in kids who primarily wrestle from Nov to Jan/Feb. in distancing themselves from peers at smaller programs. But that's a much different animal than truly pursuing future wrestling goals.
Ill be the first to admit I don't have all the answers. And I'm sure it could possibly help grow the sport some on a lower level. But I'm fairly confident that "classing" things would create an influx of your better wrestlers (including youth) beginning to gravitate more towards larger programs. Again....this is just my perspective on one facet of "class wrestling". I understand that there are other angles that I've not spoken on. But ultimately.....this is an individual sport within a team concept. So weakening competition so more kids can be successful who aren't putting in the work.....seems counter-productive to everything this sport stands for. Of which....is a major reason an old baseball guy like me has fallen in love with it. No excuses....and nobody to blame but the man in the mirror.
None of us are totally knowledgeable, I have been lucky enough to see a large percentage of these guys wrestle once or twice . But the only thing I am totally sure of is the fans will be the biggest winners , there will definitely be some great match ups & it will be very exciting to see some of these guys give it all they have to make it to the top of the podium. Good luck to every wrestler competing this Saturday. I look forward to seeing some great wrestling.
None of us are totally knowledgeable, I have been lucky enough to see a large percentage of these guys wrestle once or twice . But the only thing I am totally sure of is the fans will be the biggest winners , there will definitely be some great match ups & it will be very exciting to see some of these guys give it all they have to make it to the top of the podium. Good luck to every wrestler competing this Saturday. I look forward to seeing some great wrestling.
Nice work. Taking it 1 more step and slotting them into their SS:
Fort Wayne SS - 56
East Chicago SS - 69
New Castle SS - 76
Evansville SS - 79
** The #'s above are based on Ranked Kids entering the Sectional, obviously some kids were dropped last weekend and many more will lose this coming weekend.
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