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The front headlock should have been stalemated after 8-10 seconds max when neither wrestler was improving position. That would have left 10-14 seconds for the match to still be decided by the wrestlers. Unfortunately the official didn't call the stalemate and then compounded his mistake by making a more egregious one. Every year this guy makes numerous head scratching calls.

Good coaches will always fight for their kids. I would probably think a little less of a coach who didn't get kicked out in that situation.

As I was leaving “The Bank” tonight, which was during the 170 final, I saw Brayton in the hallway with about 5 younger kids talking with them and letting them hold his Medal and put around there necks.... I thought to myself how awesome that was only a few minutes after he had received his Medal.... I think with the example of this fine young man leading the way, the state of Indiana wrestling is in very good shape!!!

As I was leaving “The Bank” tonight, which was during the 170 final, I saw Brayton in the hallway with about 5 younger kids talking with them and letting them hold his Medal and put around there necks.... I thought to myself how awesome that was only a few minutes after he had received his Medal.... I think with the example of this fine young man leading the way, the state of Indiana wrestling is in very good shape!!!

As I was leaving “The Bank” tonight, which was during the 170 final, I saw Brayton in the hallway with about 5 younger kids talking with them and letting them hold his Medal and put around there necks.... I thought to myself how awesome that was only a few minutes after he had received his Medal.... I think with the example of this fine young man leading the way, the state of Indiana wrestling is in very good shape!!!

I see both sides but at the same time teams should set together. Kinda odd 3 people setting in a sea of Portage if your kid is wrestling a portage kid. (nothing against Portage just the 1st name that came to mind and i have never had any issue with them. good people) Would be nice to have teams sectioned off and a lottery for the seats but doubt any schools knows how many people will come from that school and how many would be saved for them leaving a lot of blank seats and putting good seats to waste. With that said If you do try to save seats try to use reason. Get an idea before heading how many are coming and only save those as needed or maybe just your family in the same area don't do 10 rows or something dumb. Also if you do see people saving a seat just talk to them most people are willing to work with you. There could be a good reason as to why they might be saving a seat. I for one saved one last year for my Father he had back issue and i did not want him getting hurt in the crowed getting in, so he hung back. I got the seat and he came once it settled down. 

We all used to wear our singlets over our sweats and plastic sweat suits every day at practice....

OMG!!!! I just got this horrible vision of TripleB in a tutu ballet dancing!!!!

I am the fifth Beatle

OMG!!!! I just got this horrible vision of TripleB in a tutu ballet dancing!!!!

It should be. 

Our final state hangout will be tonight as Ed Pendoski joins us to discuss the latest happenings of Geter and more!
 

Weak sauce...it’s the State Finals- should have to make the weight with no “extra” pound! Geez

Some really key matchups to watch that may swing the team scoring:
106 Kysen Montgomery (BROWN) vs Jacob Moran (PORT) in the 2nd round.  Loser here can only get 5th at best 106 Logan Bailey (CATH) vs winner of Montgomery/Moran in 3rd round 113 Ricky Hegedus (PORT) vs Devin Casebolt (Castle) in 1st round. A win here could propel Hegedus to top 4 and good team points 120 Brock Peele (PORT) vs Brendan Mattingly (Carmel) in 1st round. Peele can score big points but has to win this first 120 Sam Fair (PM) vs Drake Campbell (BROWN) in 2nd round.  I give advantage to PM here 126 Colin Poynter (PORT) vs Alec Viduya (Roncalli) in 2nd round. Tough for Poynter to get to top 4 126 Ty Mills (BROWN) vs Christian Mejia (Elk Mem) in 2nd round.  Mills has to win this one to setup rematch with Asa in semis 132 Alex Mosconi (CATH) got a dream bracket he should score big points 132 Graham Rooks (COL EAST) is the favorite here but his road is rough. Betourne, Gimson, Manzona Bryant and that's just to make it to the finals (likely against Mosconi).  I think he can do it 138 Kris Rumph (PORT) vs Matt Lee (EMD) in 2nd round.  Can Lee stop this takedown machine? 138 I think most of the seeds play out here putting Combest vs Rumph, Melloh vs Mulkey as final 4 145 HUGE HUGE matchup in 2nd round for team scores as Slivka (CATH) faces McIntosh (PORT).  Either of these guys could be state champ, but one will only finish 5th at best!! 145 Schoenegge (COL EAST) vs Antwaun Graves (Warren) in 2nd round. Advancing here will be tough but could provide huge team points. I have Graves winning this one he's too quick 152 Elliott Rodgers (CATH) - Not sure how far Rodgers can get his matchups look good and he has the whole top of the bracket to himself as far as team battles 152 Aiden Warren (PM) vs Donnell Washington (PORT) in 1st round.  Wow, one of these 2 won't even score team points!  And guess what - the winner gets Brayton Lee next OUCH! 152 Eric Hiestand (YORK) vs Corban Pollitt (COL EAST) in 1st round.  A match like this could be the swing really.  If Pollitt can win it's a huge advantage to Columbus East team with some extra points. Yorktown would have to have this 160 Nick South (COL EAST) vs Anthony Mosconi (CATH) in 2nd round. Mosconi has Kasch first so he might not even make it here. If South can win here, he should go to the finals 160 Diego Lemley (CHEST) vs Gleason Mappes (CentGrove) in 2nd round. Lemley made it to the finals last year this is a brutal draw early as Mappes is #1 ranked but a #2 semistate finisher to South 170 Noah Warren (PM) vs Carson Brewer (AVON) in semis 182 #1 Nathan Walton (BROWN) is in bottom half of bracket, along with #2 Cressell and #3 Allred.  Walton may have super athlete Jonyvan Johnson (New Haven) in 2nd round.  Walton can win this weight but can he rack up bonus points against these matchups? 195 Lucas Davison (CHEST) should win this weight and rack up mega bonus points 285 Eli Pokorney (CHEST) could also win this whole thing. Chesterton needs all their guys scoring big to have a shot. 285 Jacob Obst (CATH) won at NC last weekend. He has McCubbins (Monrovia) in tough 1st round matchup, then would likely have #1 McWilliams (SB Wash). If Obst can win at least one and maybe place around 5/6 that would be big Really, I see the team race between Cathedral, Columbus East and Brownsburg
Brownsburg has the most near-sure things (Lee, Walton, Mulkey, Mills).  I think Cathedral and especially Portage have some really tough matchups that will prevent them from scoring big enough points to win it.
My picks are:
1. Columbus East (some landmines but huge potential here if Schoenegge and South have good tourneys)
2. Brownsburg (Walton's tough matches will restrict bonus points)
3. Cathedral (some tough draws but also some great draws)
4. Yorktown (I think they all win their first round, and Curtis + Hunt could win it all)
5. Perry Meridian (4 big scorers)
6. Chesterton (success hinges on Lemley)
7. Portage (great wrestlers, brutal draws)
8. Avon (Garcia and Brewer score big - need lots of bonus points from others)
 

The way it works though is you need to be better than the guy that walks out on the mat against you. The luckiest guys are the ones that make their own luck by beating whoever walks out on the mat against them.  Everyone started the day in the same situation.... You win your little 4 man quarter bracket and you advance to next week.  The luckiest guys were the ones that won those quarter brackets by being better today than the guy that walked out on the mat against them.

Well as a fan, there is no doubt in my mind that every time a guy loses that I'm cheering for, it's definitely because the officiating was horrible!!!!!

This is directed at the questions, not the explanation of the questions.  I can't believe this is what they came up with.

I have been an advocate for wrestlebacks and think the discussion needs to happen and keep pushing the coaches association to fight for wrestlebacks. However, I think the discussion should happen at a later time.  Saying this guy should be at state and this guy shouldn’t because of the system in place is disrespectful to the guys that did what was necessary to advance. 

Here is what I think...... This past weekend matches are over and they don't matter anymore...... Next weekend is a new season..... Everyone is 0-0 and the guys that go 4-0 this upcoming weekend will be state champs!!!!!  Good luck to all wrestlers...... Have a good week of practice...... Leave everything on the mat!!!!!

Mike, you do a great job every year with the rankings and it will always be difficult to get all 16 because the talent is not usually balanced at all semi-states.  I would venture to say however, that I bet most of the unranked guys that make it to state every year were on your radar.

But there's levels to it.. when the whole building is up in arms about it. then there might be def something wrong. 

Well as a fan, there is no doubt in my mind that every time a guy loses that I'm cheering for, it's definitely because the officiating was horrible!!!!!

My wrestler was excited to get a chance to wrestle him finally. Said it was the best :11 he had on the mat all year.

I don't know how you can determine who the "best" wrestlers are. No disrespect to those that do the awesome rankings here, but those aren't gospel. You can't say kid A is ranked higher than kid B, so he must be better. If that was the case, only the No. 1 ranked guy should win each year. Ultimately, the best wrestler in the state tournament that weekend will be the one that wins, no matter who is in front of them.

I have been an advocate for wrestlebacks and think the discussion needs to happen and keep pushing the coaches association to fight for wrestlebacks. However, I think the discussion should happen at a later time.  Saying this guy should be at state and this guy shouldn’t because of the system in place is disrespectful to the guys that did what was necessary to advance.