I wasn't going to get on here and say this unless this match was brought up. Well this match has been brought up now. Clarksville has 3 legitimate losses this year to Father Ryan, Brentwood and Independence. The loss to MBA on Tuesday night was the worst case of home cooking by a referee that I've ever seen and I've experienced wrestling all over this country. I do not know the referees name but he was awful. It wasn't that he didn't know what he was doing, he knew exactly what he was doing. Clarksville had to pin the MBA guys multiple times in the match to ever get the fall. Jordan had Bellet pinned and the whole gym knew it, but this kid was protected. My son Chad had the other Bellett pinned also, everyone knew it and it still wasn't called. Chad still got the minor win but not the pin he deserved. Another bs locking hands call in the 119 match with 2 seconds left, I could go on and on. Just these three calls turned the match. Brandon Isbell and Ren Baggett had to pin their guys multiple times.
This referee should never be allowed to call an MBA match again, especially one that is important. It was clear that he let emotions get in the way of doing his job. I know someone will respond by saying you should beat a team so bad that you take the referee out of the picture, but some matches are going to be close. This match should have been won by Clarksville. Others may get on here and say you shouldn't complain unless you've worn the stripes. Well I plan on wearing stripes after my two older boys graduate, unless I'm blackballed because of this post. I'm too busy now with work and coaching a kids wrestling club. The pins by Clarksville were obvious. Just so no one throws the anonymous crack back at me either, my name is David Isbell. I normally just get on here and ask questions, share information and accasionally bust someones chops but I'll complain this time because this ref was horrible. Sorry for the book but I had to get this off my chest.