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Let's start a thread for updates about the state tournament.

What is the schedule? Does anyone know when each round is scheduled to start? I couldn't find this info on the website.

Is there a fee to watch live online?

Why the McCallie forfeit at 170?  McCallie surely has enough wrestlers to give someone some mat time and an opportunity to wrestle.

Baylor men showed a lot of grit to take the victory in an upset. Always an exciting match to watch! 

Someone was saying McCallie hasn't beaten Baylor in a regular season dual match for many years. Does anyone know how many straight years? 

Does anyone have updates on scores? Where are we in the matches now?

Anyone have DII score update?  Much appreciated.

What team has been forfeiting?

Anyone want to throw out some names? ...Best wrestlers at each weight, regardless of Divisions.

In response to Ridintime and 2blLeg's earlier posts,

Cole Hayes and Stuart Doster are both very tough, as well as fine young men. If you want to see an all out battle, then I'm willing to bet the Baylor practice room held plenty of those between Hayes and Doster over the course of the season.

Hayes might very well be a 3X state champ as of last weekend if it weren't for the extremely inopportune injuries that occurred before state in both 2009 and 2010. I would've enjoyed seeing a great match between him and Johnson, and we probably would have seen a better semi-final's match between Hayes and Hooker. Anyhow, it was a tough weight class.

I'd like to add that I've seen a lot of improvement in Doster since last season. I know he was already a 2 timer, but he looked exceptional in State tourney last weekend. I think he's developed into a very skilled wrestler on top of the natural talent he already had. It's always good to see a young man keep good motivation, when he has already accomplished what few will accomplish

RidinTime and 2blleg, regarding Doster and Hayes, I certainly wouldn't put one in the top ten list without the other.

On a side note, I hope all State medalists will consider wrestling in National tournaments during the offseason in order to measure their talent against the best of the best. All State finalists are eligible for Senior Nationals and Junior nationals (if they are seniors or juniors) and I know for a fact that one 3rd place finisher from each state can apply for entry into both of these tournaments. Wrestling in national competitions is a good way to be recognized by colleges, and if nothing else it's a great opportunity. Even if you are a state champ, you can learn a few things by going to these tournaments. I hope all Tennessee coaches will urge their wrestlers to seek the best competition they can find.

Great Tournament, and congratulations to State Champions Baylor and Bradley Central. It would truly quench the Tennessee wrestling fans' long deprived desire to see a Baylor vs. Bradley "battle of the dynasties" sometime in this era.

Baylor beat McCallie 41-23.

Does anyone have the breakdown by weight class? I wonder which matches swung to Baylor's advantage in order to increase their margin of victory this time around.

Based on results from this weekend it appears that, even without Stavrum and Pinkstaff, at least on paper, Baylor remains in the driver's seat in this dual. It will be interesting to see if the EBE will try to juggle some weights in an effort for a net positive result. Are there options around 140?

With no juggling involved, 140 would be a rematch of yesterday's Semifinal matchup between Stuart Doster (Bay) and Michael Hooker (McC). Always a fun matchup to watch. I don't remember many Baylor vs. McCallie battles where coach Connell DIDN'T juggle the lineup in order to finesse the results, but I'd be willing to bet there are some great matchups regardless. That gym ought to be packed like a can of sardines.

Who won OW and Best Match?

Whoops.... my apologies Buck, I didn't see you had already posted the answer before i asked the question haha

Who won OW and Best Match?

160----Marchetti over Todd (MBA) 6-0.

 

Good news for Baylor is no bonus points given up by Todd.

 

Ryan 243

Baylor 235

 

8 pts. 3 matches. Baylor has 3 left. Ryan has 2 left. Two head to head matches.

 

Ferguson beat Wesley at duals. Can he duplicate?

 

Barnburner.

Basically, F. Ryan only has to win one of the 2 matches to clinch the state title. that is, if Baylor doesn't pin in their other 2 matches, which would cause a tie.

correct me if i'm wrong.

Upcoming matches:

160 Marchetti (FR) vs. Todd (MBA)

171 Wesley (FR) vs. Ferguson (Baylor) **H2H

189 Jarrell (MBA) vs. Helton (Baylor)

215 Norcross (FR) vs. Mackey (Baylor) **H2H

275 Carrethers (BA) vs Severson (St. Ben.)

so i guess the new score after 145 is

Ryan 239

Baylor 235

CBHS 229

Thank you BUCKLATERAL you are the man! i greatly appreciate the updates-- I heard Hooker pulled 2 or 3 injury times trying to catch his breath. I guess he couldn't get his shoe to slip off! haha just kidding.

Congratulations to Mosely, Bauke, Watson, and Doster!!!

Someone PLEASE keep us posted on the top 3 Team scores

is anyone else having trouble with the webcast site? It keeps telling me the application ended, and it should've started 20 minutes ago

CupCake- any insight on this from your side of things!?

Baylor will lose a lot of team points w/o Cole. I think it will be a tall order for the big red to pull this one off. In my opinion the CBHS will have a better chance than the the purple Irish, but they still have to get past Baylor minus one

MWR, since you're the topic starter, do we have a point system for this State championship pickem' thread? gotta stir some intra-coachT competition to make it interesting!

103: Cole Mosely over Calloway, because the Irish needs a win here to compete w/ the Red Raiders.

112: Zach Watson beats Carney, Tech Fall (Carney probably won't give up the pin) Watson possible OW, even though his chances are slim since he won OW last year

119:Bauke vs Manley: VERY close match. Bauke won last match, and I give this one to Manley. (but don't count on it)

125: M. Hooker vs. S. Doster- could be another close one. Hooker is a senior and may have the maturity edge. also, I have seen him cheat at least 3 times with my own eyes. (He rigs his shoes so that he can slip one off when he is about to be taken down or reversed. the Referees fell for it EVERY TIME, and stopped the match.) If Hooker is able to slip his shoe off, I will be surprised if the refs haven't caught on by now. Doster wins.

130: Cole Hayes over Chase Brannon. Hayes has proved to be one of the toughest kids on his team. which says a lot, seeing that he wrestles for a very strong team (Baylor).

135: Austell vs. Stavrum: toss-up. I call Best Match here. Cody Austell (Another important Purple Irish win).

140: T.J. Duncan vs. Z Johnson. I hear Duncan get pinned last weekend at Duals? you can rest assure he won't let that happen again. McCallie's very own T.J. Duncan

145: Chanse hayes vs. Nick Bateman: govol says Bateman will put up a tougher fight than the last meeting. Hayes will have to work for it. Chanse Hayes

152: Justin Cash vs Chase Martino: JUSTIN CASH

160: Marchetti and Todd: Marchetti, hands down

[OW award will probably go to either Cash or Marchetti, whoever dominates his opponents the most]

171: Mac Ferguson vs. Wes Wesley. Wesley's name has been around longer, but Mac F. has become a good wrestler seemingly overnight. good match, and a very tough call. I was very impressied w/ the Baylor kid's performance at Duals; I think Ferguson's improvement rate might give him the edge. M.F.

189 Jarrell vs. Helton: Historically a good, close match. very tough to call. Jarrell

215:Norcross vs Mackey. Mackey looks like a Bull Moose on the mat. Mackey

275: Carrethers vs. Severson. I'm going against the thread - Severson. he has a cool name anyway haha

Keep the rankings. Thanks for all the time and hard work that go into them. I think they are a quick and easy way for ex-wrestlers, parents, and fans to keep up with what's going on in Tennessee wrestling.

BAYLOR VS BRADLEY

But obviously, I'd be more likely to see a pink Unicorn carrying a leprechaun.

Some TN kids can be found... USA Rankings

Tennessee Freshman and Sophomores listed (most are Chattanooga area wrestlers):

[Name]

Zach Watson, 112, 24, Baylor

Mike Hooker, 112, Special mention, McCallie

Stuart Doster, 125, Special mention, Baylor

Campbell Lewis, 130, Special mention, Soddy Daisy

T.J. Duncan, 135, 24, McCallie

Jamarcus Mobley, 145, Special mention, Red Bank

Michael Kennedy, 189, 12, Blackman

Hard work = promising future. Keep it up, Have fun

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