Dingo Brigade

Harvey wins his conso semi 1-0 and wraps up an automatic NCAA bid.

Hildebrandt wins his conso semi and the #2 Akins gets taken out. The MAC scenario for Hudkins & Hildebrandt is now this:
Top 2 qualify and a True 2nd is wrestled if necessary.
#3 Hudkins faces #1 M. McGee for the title. If he wins, he's in and Hildebrandt is eliminated because Hildebrandt already lost to M. McGee. If Hudkins loses, he will definitely wrestle a True 2nd match against either possible 3rd place finisher.
#4 Hildebrandt faces multiple-time NCAA qualifier #5 B. McGhee for 3rd. (He beat him during the season and yesterday in very dramatic finishes both times.) As can be inferred from above, he must win this match, hope Hudkins loses the final, and then beat Hudkins to get the automatic bid.

They should have a TOURNAMENT OF RUNNER-UPS, would be interesting to see some of the guys that are never given the true credit they deserve 

David Martin III was the Griffith 189 back in the day

Larimore was ranked #1 in the nation as a senior. He, Streck, Big Chico and Pokorney are my favorites, but there are a lot of good guys in these brackets

Cosgrove DQ'd at weigh-ins for not wearing a suitable undergarment.

Wasn't Young from Culver Academies?

RPW did this 15 or so years ago. I watched it religiously. All of their production work and footage burned in a fire, effectively ending the whole thing. There are dvds out there, but they are scarce. Was a great show

Senior Coughlin won Sr Nats, beating Ryan Morningstar in ot I believe.
Howe was just an animal, would love to see his pounding style vs Lee's elite neutral abilities 

Larimore was ranked #1 in the nation as a senior. He, Streck, Big Chico and Pokorney are my favorites, but there are a lot of good guys in these brackets

Jason was a little better, but both were great. Lil bro

Larimore was ranked #1 in the nation as a senior. He, Streck, Big Chico and Pokorney are my favorites, but there are a lot of good guys in these brackets

Big thanks to Mark Durham and Southport for another great Frosh/Soph State tournament!  There was some great wrestling and great mat time for the kids.
 
Congrats to all the place winners and congrats on Back to Back Team champs Warren Central

It's something that I would probably watch and enjoy if it really happened.  But I'd think it would be difficult to sustain such a league.
Wasn't there a go at such a league several years ago that didn't last?

Link to brackets
http://static.psbin.com/8/0/mza4mk5vindjbd/NJCAA_Wrestling_Brackets-2018.pdf
Link to nationals information
http://njcaa.org/sports/wrest/2017-18/national_championship/index
157lbs Steven "BAM" Lawrence- Ellsworth
174lbs Burk Van Horn- Lincoln
184lbs Luke Sinkovics- Ancilla
 

Here is our first match-up!
Mason Parris vs. Brandon Whitman from Dundee, Michigan

Stay tuned for our coaching staff announcement, just waiting for one last official confirmation.
They won't be as good looking as the one from Pittsburgh, but still a pretty talented staff.

I got to coach the USA Team a few years ago.  it was a great experience

Coaches of the Year
1A- Chuck Fleshman 
2A- Frank Bumgardner
3A- Matt Schoettle
Wrestlers of the Year
1A- Noah Cressell 
2A- Brayden Curtis
3A- Asa Garcia
Mr Gorilla
Co-Mr. Gorillas Mason Parris and Brayton Lee
2nd Lucas Davison 
3rd Graham Rooks 

Hearing some commitments and so far it's a
Flo/Intermat/WrestlingUSA Senior ranking
4/3/1 vs. a state semi-finalist
1/1/1 vs. a state champ
3/3/2 vs. one of our #1's
Once I get the okay to name names I'll start announcing match-ups
 

I put this together, thought people might like it.

By STEVE KRAH
stvkrh905@gmail.com
When Trent McCormick became head wrestling coach at Yorktown High School, he was a teenager leading teenagers.
Over the decades, McCormick turned the Tigers into a mat powerhouse.
In his 30 seasons, Yorktown sent many wrestlers to the State Finals in Indianapolis. Fifty-nine times, they headed back to Delaware County as state placers.
Six times, they were state champions — Ross Janey (285 in 2010), Devon Jackson (138 in 2012), Rhett Hiestand (160 in 2014), Brad Laughlin (160 in 2017), Brayden Curtis (106 in 2017 and 113 in 2018). McCormick, 50, has announced his retirement and he steps away as the leader of the program with a memorable last go-round at the State Finals.
“We were a small team this year,” said McCormick Saturday, Feb. 17 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. “There were a lot of studs on the team. We always like to say, ‘Steel sharpens steel.’ It’s been a long, grueling season and to have four state placers and six state qualifiers, I was very proud of them.”
McCormick, a state champion at 185 for Delta in 1986 and an Indiana High School Wrestling Coaches Association Hall of Famer, took his boys back to the State Finals after winning the 22nd sectional, 13th regional and eighth semistate of his career.
At Indy, junior Brayden Curtis (40-0) bested New Castle junior Andrew Black 6-0 in the finals to become a two-time state champion on McCormick’s watch.
“He knows how to plan and he knows how to coach us mentally and physically,” said Curtis of McCormick. “He’s a huge part of my success as well as (assistant) coach (Kenny) O’Brien.” Senior Christian Hunt (48-1) concluded his Yorktown career as a state runner-up at 145.
“It was a great honor to go out and represent my school,” said Hunt.
“I definitely wanted to come out with a first, but second isn’t too bad.”
“As a senior, I wanted to send Coach McCormick out on a positive note,” said McCormick. “I did absolutely the best I could.”
Senior Alex Barr (48-3) placed sixth at 132.
Senior Zach Todd (42-8) came in seventh at 106.
State qualifiers were junior Eric Hiestand (42-4) at 152 and sophomore Holden Parsons (39-6) at 285.
The Tigers finished seventh in the team standings. During McCormick’s run, Yorktown has been state runner-up twice and won four team state duals championships.
A lay coach for 18 years who transitioned into teaching and has been in the classroom for the past 12, McCormick said he plans to spend more time with loved ones. He also plans to travel and that means going to West Point, N.Y., to see son Cael McCormick wrestle for Army. Cael was a three-time state medalist at Yorktown.
“I’m going to spend some more time with the family and not so much time in the gymnasium,” said McCormick.

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Top 25
Rank/ Name/ Grade/ Projected High School/ Current Weight/ Projected HS Weight

1. Jesse Mendez--8th grade--Crown Point/Mount Carmel--126--(120-126)
(Super32 Champ, USAW triple crown winner, 5X USA National Champ, 2X Tulsa Champ, IHPO Champ, 2X Ohio TOC champ, 3X Middle School state champ, schoolboy Pan Am Greco gold medalist, undefeated at Middle School Nat duals(X2), undefeated at VAC holiday and NHSCA Duals(X2), undefeated in both styles at Schoolboy duals, ranked #39 on Flo Wrestling junior High Big Board, ranked #14 on Youth1 top 75 youth wrestlers)
2.  Zeke Seltzer--8th grade--Cathedral--115--(113-126)
(1st, 2nd, 2nd at Middle School State, PHILO Champ, Super32-3rd place, 3rd place in Freestyle Nationals, 9-0 at the NHSCA duals, Grappler Fall Classic MS Champ, Central Regional Champ, 7-1 schoolboy duals freestyle, 4-1 GRR MS duals, 1st at GRR MS open, 6-2 at Heartland duals, 5-2 Middle school Duals, 4X ISWA State Champ
3. Cody Goodwin--8th grade--Mount Carmel/Lake Central--128--(120-138)
(1st and 6th at Middle School State, 9-1 at VAC, Tulsa Champ, Reno Worlds Runner-Up, Winter Nationals Champ, Brute Nationals Champ, multi time ISWA triple crown winner, Preseason Nationals 2X Runner up and 3rd place, 2X Indy Nationals champ, NUWAY National champ)
4. Matthew Koontz--8th grade--Cathedral--123--(113-132)
(2nd, 4th, and 7th at Middle School State, 10-0 at VAC, 6-0 at Sparty Duals, 8-0 at Iowa Duals, 6-1 at GRR HS duals, 7-0 at GRR MS duals, runner up at GRR MS open, 6-1 at AAU duals, 4-1 at Schoolboy duals FS)
6. Griffin Ison--8th grade--Brownsburg--150--(152-170)
(2X Middle School State Champ, 7-0 at NUWAY Nat Duals, ISWA triple crown winner, Indy National champ)
9. Brody Baumann--8th grade--Mater Dei--102--(106)
(1st and 5th at Middle School State, 2-2 at Tulsa, Central Regional FS champ, 8th at USA Nationals, 4-1 at GRR duals, 7-3 at Wildwood duals, 7-3 at VAC holiday duals
10. Kamariyon Nelson--8th grade--Harrison/Reitz--102--(106-113)
(2nd, 3rd, and 4th at Middle School State, 3rd at Tulsa Nationals, 10-0 at VAC, 6-1 at NUWAY Nat duals, 5-2 at GRR HS duals, 12-2 at Schoolboy duals between both styles, Indy Nationals Champ, 6-1 at GRR duals, Show Me Nationals champ)
11. Hayden Watson--8th grade--Greenwood/Roncalli--102--(106)
(2nd, 4th, and 7th at Middle School State, 5-2 at NUWAY Nat Duals, 5-1 at Sparty Duals, 6-4 at VAC, 9-0 Fall Brawl dual, 8-3 Flo Mat Bash, 7-1 at heartland Duals, 5-2 at AAU duals, 4th at TOC, 4-1 at Nationals Middle School duals, 5th and 3rd at Tulsa Nationals, multi ISWA state champ)
13. Ashton Hayhurst--8th grade--Castle--110--(113-130)
(2X Middle School State Runner Up, 5-5 at VAC in gold pool 2017, 9-1 at VAC holiday duals 2016, 6-0 at GRR duals, Runner up at Central Regional in FS&GR)
14. Logan Frazier--8th grade--Crown Point/Mount Carmel--88--(106)
(1st and 5th at Middle School State, 3-2 at Tulsa, 6-1 at NUWAY Nat duals, Dixie National Champ, Dominate the Dells Champ, Runner Up at GFC, 6-2 at Heartland Duals, 3X ISWA state champ)
16. Gabe Sollars--8th grade--West Vigo--136--(138-145)
(Middle School State Champ, 5-1 at GRR, Indy Nationals Nat Champ, 9-1 at VAC duals 2015, Runner Up at USA Nationals, NUWAY Nat Champ, 3rd at Tulsa, multi time ISWA champ)
18. Drake Buchanan--8th grade--Center Grove--135--(132-145)
(2nd and 5th at Middle School State, 8th at Preseason Nationals, 6-1 at schoolboy duals Greco style, USAW Nationals All American in freestyle and Greco, 4th at USA Nationals, Indy Nationals champ, multi ISWA state champ)
19. Kade Law--8th grade--Jennings County--135--(132-145)
(3rd at Middle School State, 9-1 at VAC, 5-3 in Greco and Freestyle at Schoolboy Duals)
20. Logan Miller--8th grade--Brownsburg--85--(106)
(Runner Up and 5th place at Middle School State, 5-2 at NUWAY Nat Duals, 4-1 at GRR MS duals, Winter Nationals Champ, 4th place at Super32)
25. JJ Conway--8th grade--Charlestown--116--(113-120)
(Runner up at Middle school state, 2nd at Dixie Nationals, 6-4 at VAC duals, 5-1 Border War Duals, 3rd at Indy Nationals)
Going to leave Josh down here until he officially moves to Indiana.
2. *Josh Barr--8th grade--Crown Point--112--(113-126)*
(4th at Tulsa 2018, 7-3 at VAC gold pool 2017, Super32 Runner-up, USAW triple crown winner, 4X USA National Champ, Tulsa Champ, Grappler Fall Classic MS champ & HS 3rd place, 9-1 at VAC holiday duals 2016, 9-0 at AAU duals, 9-1 at Wildwood duals, 6-1 at GRR duals HS division)
HM. Isaac Ruble--8th grade--Bellmont--95--(106)
(Indy Nationals champ, NUWAY nationals All American, 4th at GFC, 5th and 6th at Middle School State)
HM. Devon Bell--8th grade--Heritage Hills--135--(132-145)
(2-2 at Tulsa, 4-1 at NUWAY Nat Duals, 5th at Preseason Nationals, Adidas Nationals champ, Runner Up at Conflict at Carver,  GFC 5th, Brute Nationals 4th, ISWA runner up)
HM. Nathaniel Lommock--8th grade--South Vermillion--160--(145-160)
(3rd and 5th at middle school state, 5-3 at heartland Duals, 4-1 at Christmas Duals, ISWA state champ)
HM. Elijah Anthony--8th grade--Frankfort--90--(106)
(Runner Up at PHILO, 3rd at Midwest Nationals, 4-1 at Schoolboy duals, 4th and 8th at Middle School State, Runner Up at Celtic Elite, 4th and 7th at NUWAY Nationals)

Here are a look at this weeks medalist and finalist 
9-#1 ranked wrestler won it 
1-#3 slivka cathedral at 145
1-#4 Graber at 182
2- #5 rumph at 38 and south at 160 
1-#2 Pokorney at 285 
lowest ranked finalist 
#7 Elliott Rodger cathedral at 152 
 
Of the 112 wrestlers earning medals 6 were not in our final rankings 
120 Logan Wagner zionsville 
152 Corbin Pollitt Columbus East 
195 Shane Stits center grove 
220 Nate Lafree Plymouth
286 Tyler majors Lawrence north 
285 Marcus stone Elwood 
 
 

Yea Blake was very high level