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Should be a great event on Wednesday.  Looking back at the lineups for Cathedral (Dual & Tournament), they have a tendency to move kids around more often.  The Royals have been extremely consistent, so I am comfortable predicting their lineup with a degree of accuracy.  With that said, in this dual, each team could/may adjust a few weights depending on who reports first to the table.
 
Projected lineup with State Ranking and Semi-State Ranking:
 
106: Matthew Rossman (NR, NR) vs Gavin Bragg (#21, #4)- Irish
113: William May (NR, NR) vs Evan Dickey (#2, #1)- Irish
120: Alex Plahitko (NR, NR) vs Aden Reyes (#11, #4)- Irish
126: Patrick McGinley (NR, NR) vs Josh Johnson (#12, #4)- Irish
132: Drew Willis (#20, #6) vs Zeke Seltzer (#1, #1)- Irish
138: Bryce Lowery (#3, #1) vs Luke Gonzalez (#12, #3)- Royals
145: Zach Wilson (#8, #8) vs Dillon Graham (#9, #5)- Royals
152: Kody Glithero (#5, #1) vs Max McGinley (NR, NR)- Royals
160: Andrew Stuck (#19, #4) vs Gabe Bragg (NR, NR)- Royals
170: James Dozier (NR, NR) vs JJ Braun (#14, #2)- Irish
182: Sam Hansen (#10, #3) vs Jake Hosbrook (NR, NR)- Royals
195: Sam Peeples (#16, #2) vs Grayson Harvey (#25, #6)- Royals
220: Justin Lewis (NR, #4) vs Jackson Weingart (NR, NR)- Royals
285: Luke Swartz (NR, NR) vs Hosia Smith (#12, NR)- Irish
 
I see the 14 matches being split, 7-7.  Bonus points are always the key to any close dual, and this will be no different.  I will be in attendance and pulling for Roncalli, but more than anything I want to see good sportsmanship and everyone going home healthy. 

Luke is also a hammer, my apology on the wrong name!

Luke is also a hammer, my apology on the wrong name!

Should be a great event on Wednesday.  Looking back at the lineups for Cathedral (Dual & Tournament), they have a tendency to move kids around more often.  The Royals have been extremely consistent, so I am comfortable predicting their lineup with a degree of accuracy.  With that said, in this dual, each team could/may adjust a few weights depending on who reports first to the table.
 
Projected lineup with State Ranking and Semi-State Ranking:
 
106: Matthew Rossman (NR, NR) vs Gavin Bragg (#21, #4)- Irish
113: William May (NR, NR) vs Evan Dickey (#2, #1)- Irish
120: Alex Plahitko (NR, NR) vs Aden Reyes (#11, #4)- Irish
126: Patrick McGinley (NR, NR) vs Josh Johnson (#12, #4)- Irish
132: Drew Willis (#20, #6) vs Zeke Seltzer (#1, #1)- Irish
138: Bryce Lowery (#3, #1) vs Luke Gonzalez (#12, #3)- Royals
145: Zach Wilson (#8, #8) vs Dillon Graham (#9, #5)- Royals
152: Kody Glithero (#5, #1) vs Max McGinley (NR, NR)- Royals
160: Andrew Stuck (#19, #4) vs Gabe Bragg (NR, NR)- Royals
170: James Dozier (NR, NR) vs JJ Braun (#14, #2)- Irish
182: Sam Hansen (#10, #3) vs Jake Hosbrook (NR, NR)- Royals
195: Sam Peeples (#16, #2) vs Grayson Harvey (#25, #6)- Royals
220: Justin Lewis (NR, #4) vs Jackson Weingart (NR, NR)- Royals
285: Luke Swartz (NR, NR) vs Hosia Smith (#12, NR)- Irish
 
I see the 14 matches being split, 7-7.  Bonus points are always the key to any close dual, and this will be no different.  I will be in attendance and pulling for Roncalli, but more than anything I want to see good sportsmanship and everyone going home healthy. 

They turned away Carmel and Center Grove.

Both schools have released a statement saying they will keep options open and go independent.  Hopefully for football they will play a similar schedule to Cathedral.

I don't know the depth of the majority of teams, so my predictions are solely based on rankings.  Granted all the rankers are outstanding, so I have confidence in the data I can see.
 
Roncalli vs Hobart -  Roncalli has studs, depth, and pinners.
State ranked matchup: #9 Hansen vs #5 Simpson
Floyd Central vs Franklin - Very close match, but Floyd Central studs will get bonus and allow them to win.
East Central vs Mishawaka - Closest match in the 1st round. I went with Mishawaka because they have wrestled a tougher schedule YTD.
Columbus East vs TH South - Columbus East is a strong team and should get the W.
 
Roncalli vs Floyd Central - The depth of Roncalli will prevail, but the match could be a nail biter IF FC wins all the tight ones.
State ranked matchup: #3 Lowery vs #19 Knable (Lowery with the pin at EMD Holiday Classic) // #9 Hansen vs #8 Emerine
Columbus East vs Mishawaka - Columbus East has outstanding firepower between 160 - 285, and when you throw in 113 & 120 this team IS a handful.  Mishawaka has 8 wrestlers ranked in their Semi-State, so IF they can get a few upsets and stay off their backs there is hope for an upset. 
 
Roncalli vs Columbus East - Roncalli will rack up points between Willis to Glithero.  I expect them to split the lower weights and get a couple of wins above 170 to win the 3A Title.
3A Team State Ranked Wrestlers.xlsx

I don't know the depth of the majority of teams, so my predictions are solely based on rankings.  Granted all the rankers are outstanding, so I have confidence in the data I can see.
 
Roncalli vs Hobart -  Roncalli has studs, depth, and pinners.
State ranked matchup: #9 Hansen vs #5 Simpson
Floyd Central vs Franklin - Very close match, but Floyd Central studs will get bonus and allow them to win.
East Central vs Mishawaka - Closest match in the 1st round. I went with Mishawaka because they have wrestled a tougher schedule YTD.
Columbus East vs TH South - Columbus East is a strong team and should get the W.
 
Roncalli vs Floyd Central - The depth of Roncalli will prevail, but the match could be a nail biter IF FC wins all the tight ones.
State ranked matchup: #3 Lowery vs #19 Knable (Lowery with the pin at EMD Holiday Classic) // #9 Hansen vs #8 Emerine
Columbus East vs Mishawaka - Columbus East has outstanding firepower between 160 - 285, and when you throw in 113 & 120 this team IS a handful.  Mishawaka has 8 wrestlers ranked in their Semi-State, so IF they can get a few upsets and stay off their backs there is hope for an upset. 
 
Roncalli vs Columbus East - Roncalli will rack up points between Willis to Glithero.  I expect them to split the lower weights and get a couple of wins above 170 to win the 3A Title.
3A Team State Ranked Wrestlers.xlsx

I don't know the depth of the majority of teams, so my predictions are solely based on rankings.  Granted all the rankers are outstanding, so I have confidence in the data I can see.
 
Roncalli vs Hobart -  Roncalli has studs, depth, and pinners.
State ranked matchup: #9 Hansen vs #5 Simpson
Floyd Central vs Franklin - Very close match, but Floyd Central studs will get bonus and allow them to win.
East Central vs Mishawaka - Closest match in the 1st round. I went with Mishawaka because they have wrestled a tougher schedule YTD.
Columbus East vs TH South - Columbus East is a strong team and should get the W.
 
Roncalli vs Floyd Central - The depth of Roncalli will prevail, but the match could be a nail biter IF FC wins all the tight ones.
State ranked matchup: #3 Lowery vs #19 Knable (Lowery with the pin at EMD Holiday Classic) // #9 Hansen vs #8 Emerine
Columbus East vs Mishawaka - Columbus East has outstanding firepower between 160 - 285, and when you throw in 113 & 120 this team IS a handful.  Mishawaka has 8 wrestlers ranked in their Semi-State, so IF they can get a few upsets and stay off their backs there is hope for an upset. 
 
Roncalli vs Columbus East - Roncalli will rack up points between Willis to Glithero.  I expect them to split the lower weights and get a couple of wins above 170 to win the 3A Title.
3A Team State Ranked Wrestlers.xlsx

I don't know the depth of the majority of teams, so my predictions are solely based on rankings.  Granted all the rankers are outstanding, so I have confidence in the data I can see.
 
Roncalli vs Hobart -  Roncalli has studs, depth, and pinners.
State ranked matchup: #9 Hansen vs #5 Simpson
Floyd Central vs Franklin - Very close match, but Floyd Central studs will get bonus and allow them to win.
East Central vs Mishawaka - Closest match in the 1st round. I went with Mishawaka because they have wrestled a tougher schedule YTD.
Columbus East vs TH South - Columbus East is a strong team and should get the W.
 
Roncalli vs Floyd Central - The depth of Roncalli will prevail, but the match could be a nail biter IF FC wins all the tight ones.
State ranked matchup: #3 Lowery vs #19 Knable (Lowery with the pin at EMD Holiday Classic) // #9 Hansen vs #8 Emerine
Columbus East vs Mishawaka - Columbus East has outstanding firepower between 160 - 285, and when you throw in 113 & 120 this team IS a handful.  Mishawaka has 8 wrestlers ranked in their Semi-State, so IF they can get a few upsets and stay off their backs there is hope for an upset. 
 
Roncalli vs Columbus East - Roncalli will rack up points between Willis to Glithero.  I expect them to split the lower weights and get a couple of wins above 170 to win the 3A Title.
3A Team State Ranked Wrestlers.xlsx

Entering the 2nd day:
Evansville Mater Dei - 109 // 13 remaining (9 Championship, 4 Consolation)
Perry Meridian - 98 // 12 remaining  (4 Championship, 8 Consolation)
Union County - 93 // 11 remaining (7 Championship, 4 Consolation)
Roncalli - 91 // 11 remaining (5 Championship, 6 Consolation)
Floyd Central - 75.5 // 8 remaining (5 Championship, 3 Consolation)
Franklin - 66 // 8 remaining (3 Championship, 5 Consolation)
 
 
 
 

Entering the 2nd day:
Evansville Mater Dei - 109 // 13 remaining (9 Championship, 4 Consolation)
Perry Meridian - 98 // 12 remaining  (4 Championship, 8 Consolation)
Union County - 93 // 11 remaining (7 Championship, 4 Consolation)
Roncalli - 91 // 11 remaining (5 Championship, 6 Consolation)
Floyd Central - 75.5 // 8 remaining (5 Championship, 3 Consolation)
Franklin - 66 // 8 remaining (3 Championship, 5 Consolation)
 
 
 
 

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I think based on these brackets, I've broke wide open the mystery of no TrackWrestling at the Spartan Classic! Clearly someone paid a fortune for hundreds of these brackets to be custom printed in the late 80's and now they must recover their cost.
 
If you take a closer look at this stellar illustration, the top man appears to be wearing some saggy tights left over in the team's closet from the 1970s.  He's applying the classic "wing and tight waist" move on the bottom guy, trying to muscle his way to the pin.  Can't say for sure what is up with the skunk hair-do he has going on.
 
The bottom guy is sporting a mask with no eye-holes, so maybe he's seen VisionQuest and has decided to throw all his chips in and wrestle this match blind.  Not to be outdone by the Blue School, he also has some tights that match his mask, and he has cleverly pulled off the singlet/kneepad fashion match too.  He may lose miserably, but he WILL LOOK MARVELOUS doing so!
 
Maybe someone local can verify how large the stash of brackets is for the Spartan Wrestling Classic, and then we can use some simple math to extrapolate the first viable year that Trackwrestling may be considered.  Good luck to all the wrestlers today and if you have a mismatch, maybe try to muscle your way to the old wing/waist, then throw a sly wink up at the crowd
 

Well your Christmas will be a letdown then. 

106 - Rossman (Ron) 4th, Roll (PM) 6th, Sanchez (WC) dnp 
— Roll falls Sanchez
 
113 - Taylor (PM) 1st, May (Ron) 2nd, Turner (WC) 4th
— Taylor 10-2 May; Taylor 18-2 Turner
 
120 - Leavell (WC) 1st, Billerman (PM) 2nd, Plahitko (Ron) 4th
— Leavell 4-2 Billerman; Billerman falls Plahitko
 
126 - Morton (PM) 1st, Arberry (WC) 2nd, McGinley (Ron) 5th
— Morton fall Arberry & fall McGinley
 
132 - Willis (Ron) 2nd, Bik (PM) 3rd, Juarez (WC) dnp
— Willis fall Juarez
 
138 - Lowery (Ron) 1st, Sang (PM) dnp, Hernandez (WC) dnp
— Lowery fall Sang
 
145 - Koontz (PM) 1st, Wilson (Ron) 2nd, Smith (WC) dnp
— Koontz fall Wilson & Smith
 
152 - Glithero (Ron) 1st, Russell (WC) 2nd, Kwakeh (PM) dnp
— Glithero 12-8 Russell, Russell fall Kwakeh
 
160 - Jones (WC) 1st, Stuck (Ron) 2nd, Huckaby (PM) 3rd
— Jones 9-7 Stuck & Jones 12-5 Huckaby
 
170 - Cashman (WC) 1st, Dozier (Ron) dnp, McBride (PM) dnp
— Cashman fall Dozier
 
182 - Hansen (Ron) 1st, Durham (WC) 2nd, McClure (PM) 3rd
— Hansen 6-4 Durham, Durham 12-6 McClure
 
195 - Peeples (Ron) 1st, Hammond (PM) 2nd, Smith (WC) 4th
— Peeples fall Hammond, Hammond fall Smith
 
220 - Lewis (Ron) 2nd, Butts (PM) 4th, Johnson (WC) dnp
— Lewis 1-1 OT Butts, Butts 3-1 Johnson
 
285 - Swartz (Ron) 2nd, Martin (PM) 4th, Green (WC) dnp
— Swartz 6-5 Green, Martin fall Green

H2H totals:
Roncalli (3) vs Perry Meridian (4)
Roncalli (4) vs Warren Central (2)
Perry Meridian (7) vs Warren Central (4)
 

IHSAA has said they do not class any of their individual sports. And they do not feel it is necessary to host a team event for an individual sport like wrestling when a team champion can be determined through the individual tournament format.   

Hopefully Roncalli made the 3A choice easy after winning the Marion County team championship today over #8/#7 4A Perry Meridian and #10/#9 4A Warren Central.
 
 

The Cleveland State Open was Saturday Dec 11.  Some related results...
125 - IU's Jacob Moran took home the title with a 7-4 dec over Pittsburgh's Colton Camacho
133 - Christian White, Unattachd_Purdue finished 4th going 2-2 on the day.
141 - Cayden Rooks, IU, finished 5th after dropping a SV dec to Pat Nolan of Michigan.  Like IHSAA State, the tourney was set up that early wrestlebacks are for 5th Place and Semifinal losers automatically wrestler for 3rd/4th.  He went 4-1 on the day.
149 - Graham Rooks, IU, dropped his first match, then won 4 straight before dropping the 3nr/4th Place match to finish 4th.  Along the way he beat Jaden Reynolds 15-2 and teammate Alec Freeman 8-3. He finished 4-2 on the day. 
149 - Jaden Reynolds, Unattached_Purdue lost to the eventual champ in round 1, then won 2 in the consis before running into Rooks.  He finished 2-2.
149 - Alec Freeman, Unattached, IU won his 1st 2 matches, lost in the Quarterfinal and then to Rooks in the consolation, falling short of placing.
157 - Jonathan Kervin, IU went 1-2 and did not place
157 - Kasper McIntosh, IU went 3-2 and did not place (no 7th/8th place match)
165 - Isaiah Levitz, IU went 1-2 and did not place
165 - Hayden Lohrey, Purdue defeated Rob Deters in the opening match, went 5-1 and finished in 5th Place
165 - Rob Deters, IU was 0-2 and did not place
174 - Anthony Ciccarelli, West Virginia dropped a 5-2 decision to Nick South in the opener and did not place going 1-2 on the day.
174 - Nick South, IU beat Ciccarelli in round 1, then fell to Joseph Walker 6-5, in the 2nd. He went 2-1 on the day before MFF out of the tourney
174 - Joeseph Walker, Michigan won his first 3 matches, lost in the semifinal and then FF'd the 3rd/4th Place match.
184 - Donnell Washington, IU took him the title winning 3 matches by fall and a 16-11 dec in the Final over Colin McCracken of Kent St.
184 - Macartney Parkinson, Purdue went 2-2 and did not place
197 - Nick Willham, IU went 4-0 and is the Champion.
197 - Evan Bates, Unattached_Northwestern went 5-1 and finished 5th, with his only loss, a 6-3 decision to Willham in the quarterfinal
285 - Mason Parris, MIchigan went 5-0 and won the title.  He had 2 falls, 2 majors and a Tech Fall, including a 13-3 major over Andrew Irick. He WBF over IU's Jacob Bullock in the Final.
285 - Andrew Irick, IU went 2-2 and did not place

My apologies if I missed anyone.

The UNI Open was also Sat. Dec 11
Brayton Lee, Minnesota won the 157 lb title with a TF, 2 majors and a 6-3 win over Missouri's Jarrett Jacques in the Final.
174 - Graham Calhoun, Wisconsin went 1-2 and did not place

Ohio U - Bellarmine Dual
157 Jordan Slivka and 197 Carson Brewer both won their matches by fall

Rutgers - Army West Point Dual - Friday Dec 10
174 - Clayton Fielden, Army won by 5-3 dec over Connor O'Neill
184 - Brad Laughlin, Army lost a 13-4 Major decision to John Poznanski


 

A few? Do you not follow IndianaMat on Twitter? We have tweeted every result recorded today.

You would still have wrestlers at home, on Friday night, that would have qualified had they avoided the "loaded" regional/semi-state.  Wrestle-backs provides the best chance to get the Top 4 from a given location, on that given day.  Nothing more, nothing less. 

You would still have wrestlers at home, on Friday night, that would have qualified had they avoided the "loaded" regional/semi-state.  Wrestle-backs provides the best chance to get the Top 4 from a given location, on that given day.  Nothing more, nothing less. 

You would still have wrestlers at home, on Friday night, that would have qualified had they avoided the "loaded" regional/semi-state.  Wrestle-backs provides the best chance to get the Top 4 from a given location, on that given day.  Nothing more, nothing less. 

Of course we can all have our own opinions, but I think you find yourself in the small minority calling this match a "taking to the woodshed" type of event.  For the record, I think that statement is 100% wrong.  As you can see, for you to imply Mr. Nick Lee was 'beat down' in a wrestling match with a 6-5 score could be considered blasphemy in certain circles.

I have watched Eierman in 3 matches now, and I don't recall him taking a single shot.  Everything is a counter....I can see a few guys changing up their strategy to get him off his game.

I have watched Eierman in 3 matches now, and I don't recall him taking a single shot.  Everything is a counter....I can see a few guys changing up their strategy to get him off his game.