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By the numbers, Central vs Castle sectional Champions Central-9, castle-5 Semi state qualifiers Central- 34, castle- 22 Do you leave them as is, or make a couple of more adjustments to achieve parity?

I am amazed. Through all of this conjecture, supposition and opinion, somehow you maintain an unbiased and honest position! Are you a judge or some kind of professional mediator?

was it questionable? I don't know, do you know the rule? I would like to see someone, familiar with the rules, tell us what the rule is. when the foot was hooked, the "two" went up.

The moment Egli hooked his foot, the ref called the reversal. He made a strong call; I don't know the criteria of the call

i know a freshman out there; he is 8-24, but let me tell ya, in a couple of years....he is going to make some noise. i wanted to be the first to highjack this thread with a non sequitor.

They were fifth this year. I don't think that moving up one place would be very satisfying.

By "everyone", he means pantherfan and bluegraypanther. Where are those guys?

Quote- "the coach screwed his team and my son"

Your undefeated kid got screwed in the wrestle-off? You have a full lineup plus 45 jv kids? Wow! Those are perry and penn numbers.

Basic- I'm not sure if this works. The theory is that if one wrestles a tough schedule, he learns from mistakes in his losses and/or close matches. When the said wrestler wrestles someone from his own conference, he will likely defeat his opponent with a superior record. The head-to-head record is the primary criterion in determining the seed.

Interesting. Your theory is to test whether or not the seed given was reflective of what was appropriate. My theory tests strength of schedule vis a vis the matchup of a two and three regional seed. Btw- what's a "curt Zenthopher"? Is that a Swiss chocolate bar you buy at the airport? I like them, but would not consider myself to be a "disciple"

1. Who is Wayne sharp? 2. What is a chitownhustler? Some sort of escort for an alternative lifestyle? 3. Generally, good wrestlers populate good teams. Consequently, if you wrestle tough teams you will get good individual bouts. Don't believe me! Check it out for yourself. 4. Louden swain from visionQuest? The movie where the unbeatable Shute gets hit with three lat drops and then pinned? Right.

Like an Andrew Dice Clay show, there is something in the post to offend everyone. In the Castle regional, the strength of schedule factor will be the best indicator of who wins matches between the two and three seeds. I will stipulate that there are differences in the quality of the sectionals and within each, individual weight class. Colds, injuries, mental health, etcetera will also come into play, but let’s put the theory to the test. Here is the stack ranking, based upon strength of schedule: 1 mater dei 2 memorial 3 castle 4 central 5 gibson southern 6 harrison 7 princeton 8 reitz 9 mt. vernon 10 vincennes 11 north 12 tell city 12 north posey 14 pike central 14 south spencer 14 tecumseh Using this metric as the only consideration, here are the picks: #2 Nolan Schaefer, Memorial over Joel Nawl, Vincennes #2 Logan Dillbeck, GS over David Teague, Tell City #2 Christian Pellacer, GS over Aubrey Craig, Tell City #2 Seth Horty, Memorial over Dawson Matherly, North #3 Noah Keller, Mt Vernon over #2 Nick Burke, North #2 Hunter Arney, Memorial over #3 Kaleb Greenwell, GS #3 Hunter Baehl, GS over Jarrod Hemmings, Boonville #3 Johny Wargel, Memorial over #2 Conner Willis, Central #2 Blake Jourdan, MD over Conner Brown, Memorial #2 Austin Ramsey, Castle over Mikie Boger, Vincennes #2 Luke Petrig, Memorial over Hayden Baehl, GS #2 AJ Dixon, Central over Charlie Allen, Boonville #2 Korbin Karges, Princeton over Peyton Whoberry, Mt. Vernon #2 Jacob Farmer, Castle over Jacob Smith, Central #2 Dane Wilson, Mt. Vernon over Justin Naylor, North #2 Logan Weinzapfel, MD over Holden Abshier, Memorial #2 Ashton Forzley, MD over Elliot Brown, Tell City #2 Blake Jeffress, Castle over Shane Martin, North Posey #3 Andrew Shaw, Reitz over Josh Taylor, Tecumseh #2 Turner Lockyear, Castle over Ty Winchell, North #2 Evan Dowell, Castle over Louis Hoover, GS #3 Noah Huelsing, Memorial over Jacob Wallace, Tecumseh #3 Seth Orth, MD over Jacob Newton, Boonville #3 Jake Lamar, Castle over Rashon Jefferson, Vincennes #3 Tristan Choate, Mt. Vernon over Adam Lytle, Tecumseh #3 Colton Dossett, Tecumseh TOSS UP RJ Shaw, South Spencer #3 Austin Stallings, Mt. Vernon over Dalton Miller, Pike Central #3 Adrian Butler, MD over Terrance Kyles, Harrison Note that 17 of the 27 picks were runners-up in their sectional. By a better than 3-2 margin, kids with the tougher schedule finished higher in their respective sectional than the wrestler with a weaker schedule. Let the dart-throwing begin…

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It seems like there may be some ego/vanity attached to the number of wins. Over the years there are a couple of coaches in the area that are always quoted about their kids records. If you are undefeated, or have 50 wins, you must be really good! I noticed a kid in the castle sectional that only had one loss on the year, but he finished fourth in the sectional. He will likely go out the initial round of the regional. There is a number of southern Indiana teams that would move to the next level if they toughened up their schedule. Look at Franklin or perry meridians record; their schedule is brutal. Their kids have so many big matches, the affect of another big match is minimized. Obviously , they also receive the benefit of their weaknesses revealed. Quality vs quantity.

I heard Sam made scratch 120 this morning, "just to prove a point"

Coldskifan- the best southern Indiana handle I have ever seen. Well done. I see you are a reitz fan so I hate to bring this up....did you know that ski is the unofficial beverage of mater dei wrestling? Sorry, man. Find me, introduce yourself and the ski's on me.

Your drum-beating and wild claims will turn people against this kid, not because of him, but by you. Consequently, if he fails, there will be many that will mercilously mock him/you. If that happens I fully expect to see your self-righteous horror at posters "cutting down a kid" You claim he will be on the sectional regional and semi state podiums, but that state is "up to him". I can infer that your incredible coaching will carry him through the first three levels, but you are abandoning him at state? You said in an earlier post "that his wrestling speaks for itself". I could not agree more, because your comments reek of garlic and horseradish. Until then, he is another freshman with a loud-mouth coach. You may opt to double down. He wins a medal and you rub it in my face. Guess what? The only thing worse than a poor loser is a poor winner. At that point, people will actively root against him. He will be another sophomore, with a state medal, and a loudmouth coach. I wish brendon well, and I hope that Danny Bell will put a sock in it.

Jeff harp is the standard. Two state titles. The only reitz titleist. Hook out!

how does that work? if you have the "md" on your singlet, you get seeded a couple of places above what you deserve?

petrig wrestled a tough schedule this year and has a good room in which to practice. it sure showed at the siac. i saw him wrestle in the early season. he has gone from good to very good. i think he is the favorite at castle.

it was more than a quick five; I believe the final score was 15-13. the match had wild momentum swings. kemper dominated the first part, forzley owned the second part and it looked like he was going to pull it out. kemper got a second wind and won it. i suspect there will be a rematch; it will be interesting to see how it plays out. it's hard to bet against kemper or forzley!

this should be the marquee match of the sectional. I would venture to say that neither forzley nor kemper were pleased with the siac outcome. they are both very tough, great competitors. neither should overlook Tecumseh or north posey; they are both quality kids with lots of experience and big wins. e need a final order pick 'em contest for 160.

great job!

Ah. Wrestleman vision?