WrestlingLover

Agree with CBG here. Posted in another thread are some of the individual rankings. According to that post at 120 lbs there are 9 or more wrestlers ranked in the Top 4 of their State Classification. Tourney looks to be loaded and not often that a Top 4 wrestler in the State doesn’t place in an individual tourney. Can’t tell you which ones will be disappointed, only that there will be some strong competition and some of these great kids won't get to the podium.

One of the Patriarchs of Middle Tennessee wrestling has passed away. Phillip Simpson - 92 raised beautiful daughters, and sons who have become some of Tennessee’s best high school coaches and wrestlers. He loved the sport and until recently could always be found watching his sons and grandsons compete. Visitation will be at Christ the King Church in Nashville on Sunday April 3rd 3:00 – 5:00 pm and again 7:00 – 8:30 pm. Funeral Mass will be 10:00 am Monday April 4th at Christ the King. Please keep the Simpson family in your prayers.

If you are talking about D2, I think the first round is blank for the top seeds to make room for the winner of the “wrestle ins†that are new this year. Hoping this qualifier in D2 is a one-and-done.

First congrats to Baylor on their Duals State Championship. A great team and congratulations to all these young men. I want to thank Coach Pat Simpson for his class and once again showing us why he is such a good leader and teacher. Anyone who witnessed the HW match knows there was a mistake made by the referee, but it happens. This mistake had a huge impact on the result, but instead of blaming the ref Coach Simpson chose to take the high road and is moving on to get the boys ready for the Individuals. From the Tennessean this morning: “That didn’t beat us,†Ryan coach Pat Simpson said of the call at 285. “We had our chances. We just didn’t perform where we needed to. We’ll go back to work Monday and see if we can win the individual tournament.†Thank you Coach for teaching young men to not only to be good wrestlers, but how to be good men.

MBA Coach Frank Simpson goes against brother Pat Simpson of Father Ryan on Saturday night at MBA. Franks’s son Patrick coaches at MBA, and John Michael at Ryan and there is always some brotherly love during the match. Add a couple more Simpson wrestlers at Ryan and there may not be any tickets left for those outside the family. MBA is looking good but think the Irish take it again this year.

Damon Smith is a class guy who helped the Ryan program. Even though he is doing well in real estate, my guess is he will be involved in in wrestling again at some point. If Franklin then good for them

he** hath no fury like a "Ghouse" scorned.

No question strong feeder programs are a huge boost for for high school wrestling. First (2) programs in TN that come to mind for me are Nashville Catholic Wrestling and Wave Wrestling, as both have large numbers and strong coaching. What are some of the other programs that do a good job preparing boys for high school?

Not sure either. Did you ever see the Andy Griffith episode where Goober grows a beard and suddenly is an expert on everything? This episode comes to mind when I read most of Sommers’ posts.

What about HIS opponent? Are we talking about the same match? Moseley did nothing put push this kid the entire time. I never saw his opponent make one offensive move. Moseley is up 3-2 with 20 seconds or so left, takes a shot and gets hit for stalling. Give me a break. One of the worst calls I have seen in my life and this ref should be ashamed.

Individuals: 106- Oliver (CBHS) 113- Elsea (McC) 120- Ortale (MBA) 126- Watson (Baylor) 132- Westbrooks (McC) 138- Marchetti (FR) 145- Baker (CBHS) 152- Cate (Bay) 160- Moseley (FR) 170- Hooker (FR) 182- Holmes (FR) 195- Fisher (FR) 220- Mason (BA) 285- Youngblood (McC)

My guess is that there won’t be 20 points difference between the top three teams in DII. Father Ryan barely over Baylor with CBHS third.

Know these guys have already caught a few top teams in Independence, CBHS, and Cleveland but seem to be down a bit this year. They have always competed for the top with teams like Bradley, Soddy, Cleveland, Baylor, Father Ryan and CBHS. Is this a rebuilding year for them?

Does wrestling make you a better football player? The starting center for the Super Bowl champion Packers was a successful wrestler in Nashville, and this recent article about a new Titan points out what wrestlers all know. Pay special attention to where this rookie attributes his leverage. http://www.tennessean.com/article/20110816/SPORTS01/308160037/Titans-rookie-Klug-plays-big-even-he-isn-t?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Sports Tennessee Titans

Found this on the Ryan website. Here are the top ten: 1. Father Ryan - 228 2. Christian Brothers - 220 3. MBA - 186.50 4. Franklin - 160 5. Mt. Juliet - 140.50 6. Brentwood Academy - 125 7. Benjamin Russell - 110.50 8. Dickson County - 108.50 9. Signal Mountain - 94 10. Hendersonville - 93