R. Kendrick

On 4/10/2024 at 1:45 PM, MattM said:

Yes, but time, distance, and judge score based sports can do that more easily with a set cut number.  It's not a one on one bracket.

And there is also not a set number of state qualifiers.  If you are 5th in your regional but run/jump or throw "state standard" you advance to state also.   One athlete can also compete in 4 events, not just 1 weight class. 

There is also 1 less level in the state series in Track and Field.   No Semi State

Whoever posted this must not have watched Nate Johnson or Wyatt Kresja this weekend.  

Anyone else notice that the Track wrestling brackets, does not have the consolation bracket?  Only the match for 3/4

190

gunner Henry 

Vinny freeman

Penola

50 minutes ago, tyquhp13 said:

because I'm lazy and people on here are way better than me. What conference has the most going to State?

Hoosier Crossroads has 24.  Going to be tough to beat 

Center Grove 10

brownsburg 9

Avon 5

Floyd Central 5

Mater Dei 4

1 minute ago, SIACfan said:

 

This matchup as well as the Henderson-Haines matchup are the perfect examples to debunk the "be the bad draw" myth. All 4 of those guys are bad draws.

 

A bad draw is not about one competitor. It's about 2 kids who both would likely move on if the tournament was conducted properly - with wrestlebacks.

The Regional Champ is really the one that gets the bad draw.   Your reward for winning regional?  A top 5 wrestler...

17 minutes ago, AJ said:

What was the catalyst that caused the sectional and regional changes from about 20 years ago.  We drastically cut the number of sectionals by combining them and then making new regionals.

There were number of 4 team sectionals, and kids were not even having to wrestle a match to advance to Regional due to FF's.  I think one year around 2000 there was a 4-team sectional that had Zero 103 lbers... 

Look back at the youth rankings from the last few years- you can see the movement.  22-23 Middle school rankings has 25 eighth graders listed.  Of that 25- 4 went out state for HS., 5 or so holdbacks, of the 16 left only 7-8 are enrolled at the same high school listed in the MS rankings.  

Ty Henderson was at Vincennes Lincoln last year.   

19 minutes ago, BIGCATSontheMAT said:

All 14 for Mater Dei. But still get told we “recruit”

Evansville has 2 or 3 of these EVERY year though. 

Go back to taking the top 3 from Regional instead of top 4, and insert a "wrestle back" round for the ticket round losers, exactly the same amout of matches for the day. 

16 hours ago, jets said:

Sure- wrestlers from the same conference often butt heads MANY times. While ALL were important- none were a “win or your seasons DONE” scenario of the ticket round…

No but it did sept up a Garcia vs Cadyn Rooks ticket match,  that was win or go home.  
 

those 2 combined for 5 state titles and 6 trips under lights. 

On 2/3/2024 at 6:29 PM, TeamGarcia said:

Evansville 150

 

#2 May vs. #3 Gibbs 

 

 

On 2/3/2024 at 6:33 PM, blueandgold said:

Evansville 120

#3 Ty Henderson vs. #4 Preston Haines or #7 Isaac Ash

On 2/3/2024 at 6:32 PM, Gdunham149 said:

Potential at 190 for Terry or Goldsberry to see McConnell in the ticket round. 

All of these happened.  

6 minutes ago, MattM said:

To lazy to add up Round 2 but at a glance it looks like Evansville has a lead on that one too.  

7 potential top 10 match ups.... First or Second round.  

This 1/4 bracket is insane....  

Happens every year in Evansville 

Hoosier Crossroads.  Probably not close. 

Braylon Reynolds over L Rioux 8-4

Was 175 the only weight that didn’t get atleast 3 out? 

Isaac Ash Monrovia just knocked off Preston Haines 11-10

Last year in Evansville, 106 was Bloomington vs Castle. 

On 1/29/2024 at 7:29 PM, awill0352 said:

And doesn't Evansville SS also have the most schools compared to other semi states?  You would think they would reorganize a little. 

My wife is pretty upset I will spend the next 3 weeks obsessed w/ High school wrestling. 

Yes, Evansville has like 86 schools that feed into it.    A full sectional amount of teams more than FW and ECC.