WrestlingDad78

I am for anything that will provide more action. I hate watching wrestling where you know the wrestler will not attempt an offensive move. They wait until overtime and see who can hold who down.

We have an ISHAA Commissioner who openly advocates getting rid of Team State. I think if the product is better, you would have more people in the stands. Higher attendance means it is tougher to do away with Team State. I saw outstanding wrestling and wrestlers at Conseco. I also saw wrestlers win and advance without performing an offensive move. This type of wrestling is boring and people do not want to watch it. People want to see action.

This sport is called wrestling, not running! I saw alot of wrestlers advance because they simply ran to the ring and never made an offensive move. If wrestlers were penalized for going outside of the ring, we would see much better matches. I saw great matches with alot of action, I also saw alot of matches that bored me to death!

The first family of Pendleton Wrestling has sent 3 to the State Finals in the last 10 years...Mitch, Matt and Mason.

I have had a heavy heart since hearing the news of Zach's passing. Zach was such a wonderful person. I can't remember ever seeing him without a smile. My prayers go out to his family.

Throughout the tournament and regular season I saw several wrestlers stalling their way to victory in one match,then wrestle the same way with another official and lose for stalling. I lost count of the number of times coaches influenced the official to get the call.

Sorry didnt see Simon beat me to it

Richmond Wrestling Regional Results Finals This was in the Richmond paper: 103-Cody Phillips (UC) maj. dec. Tom Gettinger (CON) 16-4. 112-Brenden Campbell (NC) pinned Austin Fuller (UC) 0:37. 119-Cody Land (LAW) maj. dec. Garrett Port (RHS) 14-0. 125-Jared Huff (MIL) dec. Nolal Feller (FC) 9-4. 130-Connor Mullins (NC) default injury Tyler Clark (SD). 135-Levi Rose (NC) maj. dec. Michael Rogers (UC) 17-5. 140-Cody Fellers (NC) dec. Mason Gesell (UC) 3-2. 145-Keifer Uphaus (CEN) fall Jordan Maple (CON). 152-Nick Manning (SD) dec. Cody Day (CON) 6-0. 160-Von Wasson (NC) pinned Cody Becker (NE) 5:33. 171-Michael Duckworth (UC) maj. dec. Jon Flanary (RUSH) 11-2. 189-Kevin Wilger (SD) dec. Jacob Lumpkin (SHEN) 3-1. 215-Jeff Mofield (NC) dec. Kyle Barrett (CON) 2-1. 285-Ben Jackson (MIL) pinned Blaec Gray (RUSH) 0:43. Consolations 103-Garrett Brasier (EC) pinned Tyler Money (MIL) 4:31. 112-Cody House (CON) dec. David Noe (RHS) 5-0. 119-Justin Wilson (RUSH) forfeit Jerod Findley (UC). 125-Cody Handley (NE) dec. Zach Bottomley (CON) 9-4. 130-Taylor Gray (RHS) pinned Nick Huff (MIL) 2:23. 135-Chris Struewing (EC) dec. Justin Ballard (SD) 8-4. 140-Justin Enright (CEN) dec. Dustin Pierce (Tri) 9-4. 145-Caleb Smith (FC) pinned Zeth O?Neal (MIL). 152-Kevin Fox (RHS) pinned Cody Marsee (MIL) 2:24. 160-Mark Brown (EC) dec. Nick Harrell (SD). 171-Brandon Gunter (BATE) dec. Alex Fisher (Green) 12-5. 189-Bronc Fletcher (CEN) Matt Davidson (FC) 3:48. 215-Ron Forman (SD) pinned Christian Schaekel (CEN) 0:49. 285-Ben Wysong (HAG) pinned Blake Babcock (CEN) 2:05.

At Pendleton - 103 -Riley Newkirk Lawrence Central (31-8) vs Zach Wise Pendleton Heights (34-5) 215 -Wright Tech (30-3) vs Smart Lapel (27-4)

Rankings guy did an awesome job this year with the information he received. Looking over the sectional brackets, I see some wrestlers ranked with 10 losses. (I would never name the kids) Surely there are better wrestlers and more deserving to be ranked. Unfortunately if records are not sent in, these rankings are a best effort. I understand why coaches would not send in information. The most important and accurate rankings start tomorrow.

I agree with Oscar. One minute a kid is ranked in the top 10 and one loss has him unrated. I don't understand the logic but do understand Rankings Guy does the best he can and I appreciate his work. to critique your unfounded argument about one "fluke" loss dropping a kid completely out of the rankings i point to a few examples... #5 at 103 and 2x SQ dylan hall was pinned with a lead early in the season by an unranked wrestler from evansville north, #5 at 112 and last year's state runner up at 103 dusty kief has a loss to a freshman from evansville memorial on a big 5 point move late in the match and he remains ranked high, at 119 layten binion of mishawaka remained ahead of tyler chapple of penn despite being pinned by him in the dual meet because at the time of the fall binion had a double digit lead, also at 119 former medalist steven ross of concord remains ranked despite a loss by fall to slough of jimtown due to his nice wins over bradley of muncie south and chapple of penn, at 125 former state champion ethan raley was absolutely wrecked by justin kieffer of roncalli and remains ranked in the top 5, at 130 #6 mike clark of calumet had an early season loss to aaron witt of floyd central and has since turned his wrestling up to a new level, completely outwrestling nick schrader from mishawaka at the al smith in an 8-7 loss and clark is ranked ahead of witt despite that loss, at 135 cody zink of woodlan has a questionable loss to fiechter of southern wells who bumped up from 130 and beat him, yet zink remains ranked b/c of his big win over weinzapfel and his respectable loss to brock norton of carroll, at 140 former state placer and 3rd ranked matt milton has an early season loss to scurria of carmel yet remains ranked ahead of him because of his win over manbu of warsaw and his major decision over bowman of franklin.... do i need to continue? i could point to examples at every weight class I never used the word "fluke". I used Buchanan as my example. Jake was rated in the top 10. Jake lost to a good wrestler and fell out of the rankings. If Notre Dame is ranked in the top 10 and loses to a good USC team, typically they won't disappear from the rankings. Obviously you know more than me since Jake lost again this weekend and might not deserve to be ranked. Like I said, I may not understand the reasonings for your decisons, but I understand you do the best you can with the information you receive. You have done a great job this season.

Who beat Buchanan 8-2? I only use him as an example. I saw Jake wrestle as HWT and he looked strong. I wonder if dropping to 215 is too much for him.

I agree with Oscar. One minute a kid is ranked in the top 10 and one loss has him unrated. I don't understand the logic but do understand Rankings Guy does the best he can and I appreciate his work.

I don't understand how you drop someone from top 10 to totally out of rankings because of one loss. (example: Jake Buchanan) You have some ranked with no noteable wins and losses against ranked wrestlers.

I dont know how you call Cooper a sleeper. I don't think any State Ranked Wrestler is a sleeper. I noticed Cooper is ranked #15. Cooper will have his hands full to get to State. Below are some expected wrestlers going to New Castle Semi State at 215... Buchanan (Cathedral) #5 ranked Smitherman (Pendleton Heights) #6 ranked Jacquest (Clinton Central) #13 ranked Wright (Tech) #16 ranked Forman (South Dearborn) was ranked for most of the year. Balbach (Mt Vernon) was ranked previously Looks like to me there will be a few very good wrestlers who won't make it to the Finals. I think Cooper has as good a chance as anyone mentioned here to get to the finals. Great thing about wrestling is you have to bring it each time you step on the mat. Anyone of these 7 wrestlers could be at the finals.

How much weight did Buchanan lose to get to 215? I have seen him wrestle a couple times at Heavyweight and he looked like he would have to lose a bunch to get to 215. Nice win for Cooper.

I don't like comparing today's teams with teams of the past. I agree with IndianaWrestlingGuy, Connersville is one of the best places to watch a tournament. It has a great tradition. Some weight classes (103) may have been tougher than others, but with 29 ranked wrestlers in action Connersville must be in the top 3 tournaments this year.

Thanks Hummels. There was a ranked wrestler at each weight class.

How many ranked wrestlers were at this meet? It seem like every weight class had at least one ranked wrestler. The 103 class was a beast. Very entertaining 2 days. Congrats to all wrestlers.

Y2 I think it is awesome you have the rankings also by Semi State. As a parent, I appreciate all of your hard work. This is definitely the cream of the crop when it comes to discussion forums.

I know Pendleton Heights did not get much respect last year, but I hope it changes this year. You can not replace Matt Todd, but I think overall this years team will be tough to beat. We return State Qualifier Mason Todd along with several Semi State Qualifers. Seniors Justin Eshelman and Henry Nichols will be tough. Both fell short of Semi State last year but should advance to the State Semi's or farther this year. This team should start out ranked in the top 20.

I don't think it is the size of the school but the size of the heart. I think the wrestlers who are successful are those who put the blood, sweat and tears into the sport. If you look, I would bet the majority of the boys left are those who wrestle all year long. I bet you will see these same faces at folkstyle, freestyle and grecco roman tournaments. I believe when it comes to the teams, the size of the school matters.

I would throw in Dave Cloud from Pendleton Heights. Dave and his staff did an awesome job with this years team. It took awhile but the Arabians finally got a little respect from the polls late in the season.

Here are my predictions with a few upsets, Good Luck to All! 103 - Todd,Harvey,ONeal,Price 112 - Nelson, Gadient,Wilson,Roytek 119 - Eppert,Wright,Cosby,Eshelman 125 - Quiroga,Berryman,Grey,Logan 130 - Bullock,Franklin,Bryant,Bell 135 - Corsaro,Alley,Buck,Long 140 - McGinley,Butts,Bowers,Shelton 145 - Bennett,McGinley,AJ,Goodwin 152 - Sullivan,Miller,Holt,Teeters 160 - Todd,Willis,Bill,Buehler 171 - Grimes,Moats,Hofmeister,Buehler 189 - Garrity,Vondersaar,Sandberg,Nichols 215 - Warner,Buchanan,Smart,Smitherman 285 - Cuevas,Becker,Stokes,Kerfoot