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Anthony Lapsley - Snider 1998

The Best Wrestling Room in the NECC 🥳

The Best Wrestling Room in the NECC 🥳

ENTER DOOR 3 and then turn left and keep walking through the double doors.  Once past the double doors go down the little stairs and turn right and you'll see the wrestling room.  We will go from 6-7:30.  Monday only for the first two weeks!!!

There are probably more college coaches at IHPO than our state finals. There are many reasons for it, timing, number of competitors, multitude of states represented, etc, but we routinely have 15-20 different colleges represented at the event.

I'd move IHPO up above Free/Greco state

In terms of prestige, talent, the event, what would you consider the top 10 events in Indiana Wrestling?  It was the ISWA Folkstyle State finals that got me thinking about this.  So anyhow here is my list with about 5 minutes of thought put into it.
 
1. IHSAA State Finals
2. IHSAA Semi-State
3. IHSWCA Team State
4. ISWA Folkstyle State
5. Al Smith
6. ISWA Freestyle/Greco State
7. IHPO
8. Mater Dei Holiday Classic
9. Middle School State
10. Connersville Spartan Classic- We go there so this maybe a bit of a homer pick! 

It would be interesting to know how many schools in general have lay coaches. Not many kids are going the education route for their future. Let alone giving back to the sport bye coaching. Look at all the former studs they all go to schools that are already successful. So that leaves us old guys to try and manage our own family plus work outside of the school to keep a school from dropping a struggling program with 10-15 kids on a good year.

Lots of talk about other weight classes...not much about 160.  I am betting this to be the match of the night...Levitz vs. Dickens.  Only common opponent was Rodgers.  Both have beat him.  Levitz and Dickens haven't been "tested" yet.  Levitz has a lot to prove that small school wrestlers can come out on top, as well as being Prairie Heights first individual state champ.  Dickens has been #1 all year but not tested by anyone from Indiana other than Purdy.  I am.pulling for Levitz to win it all!  Go Panther Pride Wrestling!

Still the Baddest Wrestler walking ,

Heard on the local news (I think) that FW had champions from 14 different schools. No one got a second champ. Don't know if I've ever seen that before.

Extremely accurate if you ask me.

Except 113. I don't see Brooks getting beat by Sprague. Good luck to both competitors but just my opinion  

He didn't get knocked out. He basically passed out. Clearly visible watching video. He was struggling to walk back for a restart before it happened.

I think you got to put in something like 8 to 10 years in to ref semi state. Doesnt matter if you have wrestled your whole life either. Should really change those rules honestly.

Can someone please explain the process of what and when referees work at semi state and state. This rotating and sitting out to me makes no sense. I think of someone like Mike Faulkner in Northern Indiana who is hands down one of the best and I think most agree yet if I see it right can’t go back for a few years. Why not allow the coaches voices in different sections of the state have a little more say and input of the refs they see often and have the ability in voting in the officials above the rotating schedule? You can even have and I’ve seen them....new first second or third year officials I would vote for. Tenure should not be rewarded as much as excellence. I think we’re struggling getting officials cause the system is watered down. 

106: Ford of Leo
113: Herman of Homestead 
120: Veatch of Leo 
126: Humphrey of Snider 
132: Heath of Leo 
138: Chacón of New Haven 
145: Jackson of Leo 
152: Spencer of Snider 
160: Kreager of Snider 
170: Parrish of Homestead 
182: Saylor of New Haven 
195: Prahl of Leo 
220: Martz of New Haven 
285: Belizar of Snider 
 
TEAM 
1.Snider 2.Leo 3.New Haven 4.Homestead 
 
what are your guys’ thoughts?

In NO particular order: just the qualifiers 
 
 
 
I was comparing the two sectionals side by side and writing down names)
106 Ford, Crowder, Brady, Cornewell
113 Sloffer, Weimer, Lewis, Herman
120 Ester, Veotch, Teusch, Heath
126 Humphrey, Kuhl, Shearer, Reister
132 Forrester, Hoy, Shelton, Heath
138 Burns, Tippman, Sotero, Chacon
145 Sheets, Ulrick, Mudrack, Tippman
152 McCune, Saylor, Wireman, Hilger
160 Kreager, Custer, Pettigrew, Goeglein
170 Fielden, Parrish, Morris, McKinley (Morris vs. Mullinax could go either way)
182 Walden, Schwehn, Knight, Saylor
195 Harris, VanWagner, Lepper, Mills
220 Bergman, Miller, Wicker, Martz
285 Hathaway, Buescher, Busch, Muncie
 
so, by my math that's 36 kids moving on to semi state from Carroll Sectional and 20 from New Haven Sectional
 
Qualifiers by team:
Garrett 9
Carroll 6
Snider 5
Homestead 4
Leo 4
Huntington North 4
Bishop Dwenger 4
Columbia City 4
Churubusco 3
Eastside 3
New Haven 3
Concordia 2
Southside 2 
Wayne 1
Heritage 1
Northrop 1 

1. Homestead 2.Garrett 3.Carroll 4. CC 

Is this the year Carroll gives up the sectional crown?

106- Brady,Cornwell,Hurd,Sanderson
113- Weimer,Sloffer,Lewis,Maggard
120- Teusch,Heath,Cornwell,McComb
126- Reister,Kuhl,Shearer,Hensler
132- Forrester,McCormack,Jodway,Getty
138- Burns,Fitch,Kline,Baker
145- Sheets,Mudrack,Ulrick,Tippmann
152- McCune,Saylor,Hilger,Cope
160- Pettigrew,Patrick,Custer,Goeglein
170- Fielden,McKinley,Mullinax,Delaney
182- Schwehn,Walden,Cheesbrough,Wicker
195- Lepper,Debolt,Harris,Van Wagner
220- Wicker,Harris,Miller,Bergman
285- Muncie,Hathaway,Buescher,Nahrwold

Not to mention any semi state that draws into them at state.

couple things....
 
Rankings don’t mean 💩!
 

120 is a toss up,  Carroll’s Ehle is tough.. Maybe you aren’t smart enough to realize this? He’s a 2 time Michigan state qualifier, who Ester had the opportunity to wrestle this past week, BUT DIDNT EVEN WEIGH IN FOR THE DUAL.. 
 
138 - Who has Sotero even beaten this season? Quick answer - No one.. Carroll’s Fitch is a grinder, just like his uncle Jon! Didn’t he beat Sotero in the offseason? 
 
152 - At minimum a tossup... Saylor has a much better resume and wrestled Hollis to a tough 3-1 loss... Hilger was tech called by Hollis. 🤔 
 
182 - Schwehn has beaten best guys SAC has to offer. (Not exactly a mystery)
 
220 - Bills only loss was an injury default to the snider kid in the first 30 seconds.... Also, pinned the wrestler who is likely to be SAC’s #1 seed...
 
 
You would need every Fort Wayne team to just have a CLOSE dual meet with Carroll! 😂 
 
 
 

Who do you guys have this year? 
 
My predictions are as follows 
 
106: Ruble of Bellmont over Ford of Leo
113: Sprague of East Noble over Hart of Leo
120: Tuesh of Huntington North over Veatch of Leo
126:  Kuhl of Huntington North over Mallott of East Noble 
132: Heath of Leo over Owens of East Noble 
138: Chacon of New Haven over Lawson of Bellmont 
145: Schuckman of Norwell over Sheets of Columbia City 
152: Mccune of Huntington North over Wireman of Columbia City
160: Pettigrew of Columbia City over Freidt of Bellmont 
170: Seifring of Bellmont over Mullinax of Columbia City 
182: Rowe of Dekalb over Walker of Norwell
195: Freidt of Bellmont over Dreiband of Norwell
220: Gray of Norwell over Clifford of Columbia City 
hwt: Martz of New Haven over Busch of Leo 
 
TEAM: Bellmont edges Columbia City by a few points 
 
 

fairly similar predictions to mine
106- Ruble over Mallott
113- Sprague over Everett
120- Teusch over Veatch
126- Kuhl over Malott
132- heath over owens
138 Lawson over Chacon
145-Sheets over Manley
152-Mccune over Wireman
160-Pettigrew over freidt
170- Graden over Mullinax
182 Rowe over Walker
195- freidt over Dreiband
220-Gray over lee
HWT- Martz over Busch
Belmont takes it