Southern Side

13 hours ago, ReformedPoster said:

MD has had down seasons before.  Losing to castle two years in a row in the team state series, the year we only had two qualifiers and both lost on Friday night are a couple of examples.  We bounced back.  Next year's team will have big holes to fill and it will be nearly impossible to replace the team points they are losing.  I think the lower-middle weights will be fine.  I'm assuming Martin will be up at 195.  Maybe Austin Vanover at 220.  No idea who the 285 will be.  We've got several semi-state qualifiers coming back that could get over the hump and get to state, but there are still holes that need to be filled.  I think it will be CP and BB battling it out for the title next year.

You just never know who might transfer in.  Could Purdy be the next one?  

3 minutes ago, RAJR said:

Thanks for the break down! Can someone help me out and explain what placers and schools with placer means? 

So Evansville had 37 total kids place at state.  Out of those 37 kids they came from 17 different schools.

Why so many open seats on lower levels?

I have heard it will now be up and running around 1:00

Heard ticketmaster

will be up and running at 11:30 to purchase tickets 

And we have another issue getting tickets.  Anyone else having problems?

1. Crown Point

2. EMD

3, Brownsburg

28 minutes ago, MUD said:

How can all day tickets work with assigned seating?

You sit In the same seat all day

7 hours ago, RAJR said:

Why is it so secretive, last minute and confusing? IHSAA should have the ticketing all figured out and communicated weeks if not months ago. I don't get it, why is that so hard to do? It's almost like they don't care...

It’s really not a secret.  Everything is posted on the Indiana mat website about when you can purchase tickets

2 hours ago, Matt Time said:

Any idea what a suite costs and how to secure one? Might be the easiest way to get a space for an entire group.

Looking at 2-3K

Heard the BRIDGE is bringing back the shaved ice.  

Yes

50 minutes ago, SWINfan said:

I'll add to this and answer a question asked earlier in this thread..

I've seen Critchfield more than Carroll.  Critchfield is positionally solid and seems comfortable in all positions.  He's wrestled some "close" matches (5-0, for example) and always seems in control.  He is good on top and his length helps on his feet.  Have no idea how he could fare against Carroll on bottom.  

I think he'll hold his own and make Christian work.  Will he win?  Will he stay off his back?  Not sure.  But from what I've seen, he doesn't seem like the type that would get steamrolled.  Of course, now that i say that, he'll probably stumble retreating a CC advance and end up on his back in :30.  
Either way, I hope to see it on Saturday night and not in the Semis.

Btw, I wanted to watch the Carroll - Grange match, but there is no video for that match.  Was there an issue with the stream at that time?  Most of the other matches have video available.  Disappointed

I was able to watch the Carroll Grange match and didn’t realize how quick Carroll was.  Grange ended up getting a TD and almost had another one until Carroll threw him to his back and pinned him.  Carroll is very strong and might be an issue for EMD 220.  With that said, I could see the EMD and GRANGE being a good match.  Like SWINFAN mentioned I would like to see Carroll on opposite side of bracket of EMD which would mean we would see EMD and GRANGE.

Wrestling doesn’t start until 9:30E and 10:00E

2 hours ago, blueandgold said:

My junior year we were ranked first in the state power poll and were projected to get eight or nine through to state after advancing 13 to semi-state, and we only sent four. We had an absolute meltdown in the ticket round.

What school?

Maybe this is a chance to bring in wrestle backs with them starting earlier on Friday.  Start at 10:00AM for Round 1.  Clear the place out once round 1 gets over around 2:30-3:00 and have session 2 start at 6:00 with the wrestle back round.

5 hours ago, Neccdad said:

I remember a commercial the new Ihsaa president was in and he said “this year is about bringing back the fans to Ihsaa athletics!”  And this is what we get again!  Bobby Cox please come back, we need someone that actually cares about the wrestling fans, not just the parents that are there to watch 1 kid and then leave!  Some of us like to watch all of it…sell an all session ticket!!!  If I don’t show up, who cares, you got my money!!t

5 hours ago, Neccdad said:

I remember a commercial the new Ihsaa president was in and he said “this year is about bringing back the fans to Ihsaa athletics!”  And this is what we get again!  Bobby Cox please come back, we need someone that actually cares about the wrestling fans, not just the parents that are there to watch 1 kid and then leave!  Some of us like to watch all of it…sell an all session ticket!!!  If I don’t show up, who cares, you got my money!!

There isn’t a limit on fans this t

year.  This is what the field house wanted so you couldn’t save seats

3 hours ago, blueandgold said:

Jordan Vaughn, Franklin Central (2015): Placed third in the regional but caught fire at New Castle beating Jack Chastain along the way and went on the next weekend running all the way to the finals where he was finally stopped by Nick Lee.

 

Reed Egli, Evansville Mater Dei (2021): Pinned his way through a tough 113 weight class last year and was ranked #11 in the state (maybe even lower), but unfortunately drew Alex Cottey Friday morning at Bankers in what could’ve been a finals match had Alex not had to default to 4th place the prior weekend.

He also wrestled Alex Cottey very close.  Don’t be surprised is Reed comes out this Saturday on a mission.

I have only seen the MD 220 wrestle one match this year.  Not saying it’s going to be him or someone else.  I just believe Carroll will have that one match at State that he will be tested.  Looking at the scores from MD’s 220,  it looks like he is very good at riding his opponents from the wind he has with his opponents not scoring.  I don’t believe he will be able to do that against Carroll though.

1 minute ago, wrestlerfan5 said:

so what team will end up finishing 2nd? Everyone knows who will take the evansville semi-state trophy home saturday.

1. BROWNSBURG

2.EMD

I think he might get tested at State.  There will be that one match.  

16 minutes ago, TeamGarcia said:

110 Ranked will be wrestling !

 

How many State Champs will we have ? 

8-9 or is that too high?

My predictions for the Evansville Semi-State.  Picks in order

Moving to State /

Mater Dei 9   

Brownsburg 8

Center Grove 7

Memorial 4

Avon 3

Castle 3

Columbus East 3

Floyd Central 2

B South 2

N Posey 2

North Knox 1

Tell City 1

Crawford Co 1

Indian Creek 1

Whiteland 1 

Edgewood 1

Plainfield 1

Ben Davis 1

Charlestown 1

Southridge 1

Mt. Vernon 1

Sullivan 1

106

1.Jake Hockaday

2. Isaiah Schaefer

3.Luke Riuox

4. Donnie Feeder

113

1.Evan Seng

2.Preston Haines 

3.Jackson Heaston

4.Eddie Goss

120.

1.Logan Miller

2.Lane Gilbert

3.Reed Egli

4.Blake Zirkelback

126.

1.Joey Butler

2.Braden Haines

3.KT Nelson

4. Landon Horning

132.

1.Brady Ison

2.Cheany Schoeff

3.Coy Hammack

4.Colton Schneider

138.

1.Cash Turner

2.Ashton Hayhurst

3.Keegan Williams

4.Silas Sitts

145.

1.Haydon Watson

2Nicolas Castelluccio

3.Braedon Speers

4.Anfernee Oliver

152.

1.Delaney Ruhlman

2.Hunter May

3.Nick Cicciarlli

4.Andre Merritt

160.

1.Kade Law

2.J Coneay

3.Landon Boe

4.Chris Newman

170

1.Brody Baumann

2.Benjamin Phillips

3.Codei Khawaja

4.Aiden Farmer

182.

1.Drake Buchanan

2. Gunner Henry

3.Reid Schroeder

4.Clay Martin

195.

1.Gabe Sollars

2. Wyatt Willman

3. John Purdy

4. Evan Clayton

220

1. Nathan Critchfield

2. Tommy Morrill

3. Kelton Farmer

4. Royce Deckard

285

1. Leighton Jones

2.James Ralph

3.Beau Noland

4.Ashton Hartwell

How close was the snatch that Schaefer and LaRocca wrestled the 1st time?

Let’s see some predictions for the EVV SEMISTATE