CoachDelgado

Don't sweat DrEvil papabear. He has come after me on occasion and just headhunts for no good reason. We have done the same thing for the sake of resting the varsity and getting younger guys experience. Sometime the team score works out, sometimes not, but goals are accomplished even though others may not understand them.

CBHS is also going to Brother Martin instead of the Father Ryan Inv. State Duals or State is the only possiblilty.

What weight was he trying to make?

Bobmarley, Only if you consider a win over a JV wrestler that was moved up a weight class monumental . Perhaps he was upset that Fryman wasn't at his weight that night. Borneman was out sick that night and Coach Holmes had to alter the lineup to have our strongest possible team out there. It definately seemed out of character for him, but that does not excuse the indiscretion.

Enid should improve with the exposure to college coaches. This upcoming season, the Junior Duals was pushed a week later into July. College coaches cannot have exposure to kids prior July 1. In the past that was a problem but now it is not.

Thanks Silverbullet. The brackets from last year's state tourney had him listed as a Junior.

People have asked numerous times, Why should I go to Fargo? Well here it is in a nutshell. 1. Summer wrestling makes winter champions (maybe a bit overused but never the less true). Ryan Scott, Kyle James, Spencer Manley, Phillip Simpson, Patrick Simpson, Raymond Dunning, Matt Keller, Jake Yost, Kevin Ward and numerous others have benefitted from the TWF summer program. 2. Week long raining camp with Coach Brands. 3. Two week life experience with camp and travel. 4. The largest wrestling tournament event in the world. 4300 wrestlers, 8600 matches, 5 styles, 24 mats on an indoor football field. McKenzie Arena feels like a high school gym after having been in that venue. 5. The mosquitos are the friendliest in the world. Without asking they come right up to you and get acquainted. 6. Terry Brands wants his recruits to be active in Freestyle wrestling. 7. Most if not all of the bigtime college coaches are in attendance for recruiting purposes. When would you see Bobby Douglas, John Smith, Jim Zalesky, J Robinson, Tom Ortiz, Greg Stroebel, Terry Brands, etc all in the same building looking for potential recruits for their programs. Oh, the DII and DIII coaches also are looking to fill their rosters and offer potential scholarships. Three years ago there was a wrestler, can't remember the state, who had no scholorship after his senior year. He made the finals in Fargo and a scholarship materialized at a DI school.

People have asked numerous times, Why should I go to Fargo? Well here it is in a nutshell. 1. Summer wrestling makes winter champions (maybe a bit overused but never the less true). Ryan Scott, Kyle James, Spencer Manley, Phillip Simpson, Patrick Simpson, Raymond Dunning and numerous others have benefitted from the TWF summer program. 2. Week long raining camp with Coach Brands. 3. Two week life experience with camp and travel. 4. The largest wrestling tournament event in the world. 4300 wrestlers, 8600 matches, 5 styles, 24 mats on an indoor football field. McKenzie Arena feels like a high school gym after having been in that venue. 5. The mosquitos are the friendliest in the world. Without asking they come right up to you and get acquainted. 6. Terry Brands wants his recruits to be active in Freestyle wrestling. 7. Most if not all of the bigtime college coaches are in attendance for recruiting purposes. When would you see Bobby Douglas, John Smith, Jim Zalesky, J Robinson, Tom Ortiz, Greg Stroebel, Terry Brands, etc all in the same building looking for potential recruits for their programs. Oh, the DII and DIII coaches also are looking to fill their rosters and offer potential scholarships. Three years ago there was a wrestler, can't remember the state, who had no scholorship after his senior year. He made the finals in Fargo and a scholarship materialized at a DI school.

As far as Scott v Marable goes, Scott had the edge in the state tourney last year. He had already had the experience of performing on such a large stage as the state finals and in that high pressure situation. To say the least, Marable has gained that experience in the finals last year and in Fargo, 24 mats on a football field and wrestling for a national championship. Yeah yeah, I know that Scott also was in Fargo, but the finals is a different story. Both Marabel and Scott have worked hard to improve their wrestling over the spring and summer the last couple of years. Yeah yeah, I know Marabale's win was in Cadets and some people will try to discount that. They are sadly mistaken that it takes anything away from the level he had to wrestle to accomplish that goal. All I know is that will be one incredible matchup of it they are in the same weight class. The only time it can happen is at state duals or state.

at Houston 12/09/03 Houston(TN) 57 - Bolton(TN) 19 152 - Drew Fryman(Houston) Won By FALL Over Chris Wooley 1:29 160 - Roy Benfield(Bolton) Won By FALL Over James Cunnigham 1:37 171 - John Grady(Houston) Won By FALL Over Ben Gregory 1:05 189 - Russell Matthews(Houston) Won By FALL Over Jonathan Higgombotham 1:09 215 - Mark Rice(Houston) Won By FRFT 275 - RJ Autry(Houston) Won By DEC Over David Conley 2-0 103 - Landon Linton(Houston) Won By FRFT 112 - Brian Rosloniec(Houston) Won By FRFT 119 - Zac Farina(Bolton) Won By DEC Over Ryan Schmidt 22-17 125 - Andy groves(Houston) Won By FALL Over Riley Hannah 1:24 130 - Brandon Wright(Houston) Won By FALL Over Steffan Cimino 1:19 135 - T.J. Hannah(Bolton) Won By FALL Over Hunter Colvin 2:49 140 - Nick Fotopoulos(Bolton) Won By MD Over Scott Mayhorn 19-8 145 - Adam Sweda(Houston) Won By FALL Over Jeremy Jarret 3:35 Harding(TN) 51 - St. Benedict(TN) 27 152 - Jeff Mullins(St. Benedict) Won By FALL Over Travis Ladd 0:44 160 - Levi Fearnley(Harding) Won By FALL Over Justin Blatnick 2:44 171 - Michael Tarrant(Harding) Won By FALL Over Timmy Griggs 3:11 189 - Kyle Taylor(Harding) Won By FRFT 215 - Eric Edwards(St. Benedict) Won By DEC Over Andrew Strange 2-1 275 - Vance Fearnley(Harding) Won By FRFT 103 - J.t. Thompson(Harding) Won By FALL Over Justin Bagoria 0:39 112 - Taylor Wynn(St. Benedict) Won By FALL Over Randall Cooper 2:43 119 - Jordan James(Harding) Won By MD Over Jeff Stidham 12-1 125 - Bret Shaw(Harding) Won By FALL Over Brooks Hamrick 1:01 130 - Ross Lockwood(Harding) Won By FRFT 135 - Brad McCarter(Harding) Won By TF Over Drew Bonham 15-0 140 - Nick Stidham(St. Benedict) Won By FALL Over Jonny Seidl 2:33 145 - Doug Taylor(St. Benedict) Won By FALL Over Dan LaVelle 1:56 Houston(TN) 55 - St. Benedict(TN) 22 152 - Jeff Mullins(St. Benedict) Won By FALL Over Chris Bellamy 1:30 160 - James Cunnigham(Houston) Won By FALL Over Justin Blatnick 0:59 171 - John Grady(Houston) Won By FALL Over Timmy Griggs 2:34 189 - Russell Matthews(Houston) Won By FRFT 215 - Mark Rice(Houston) Won By FRFT 275 - RJ Autry(Houston) Won By FRFT 103 - Jordan Spencer(Houston) Won By FALL Over Justin Pageria 2:36 112 - Taylor Wynn(St. Benedict) Won By FALL Over Bryan Rosloniec 3:40 119 - Ryan Schmidt(Houston) Won By DEC Over Jeff Stidham 3:40 125 - Andy Groves(Houston) Won By FALL Over Brooks Hamrick 2:20 130 - Brandon Wright(Houston) Won By FRFT 135 - Hunter Colvin(Houston) Won By MD Over Drew Bonham 13-3 140 - Nick Stidham(St. Benedict) Won By MD Over Scott Mayhorn 9-1 145 - Doug Taylor(St. Benedict) Won By FALL Over Adam Sweda 2:37 Harding(TN) 45 - Bolton(TN) 33 152 - Travis Ladd(Harding) Won By FALL Over Chris Wooley 1:28 160 - Roy Benfield(Bolton) Won By FALL Over Michael Tarrant 2:29 171 - Ben Gregory(Bolton) Won By MD Over Levi Fearnley 16-8 189 - Kyle Taylor(Harding) Won By FALL Over Johnathan Higgombotham 0:38 215 - Andrew Stange(Harding) Won By FRFT 275 - David Conley(Bolton) Won By MD Over Vance Fearnley 12-1 103 - Taylor Cummins(Harding) Won By FRFT 112 - Randall Cooper(Harding) Won By FRFT 119 - Zac Farina(Bolton) Won By FALL Over Jordan James 1:30 125 - Bret Shaw(Harding) Won By DEC Over Riley Hannah 13-8 130 - Brad McCarter(Harding) Won By FALL Over Steffan Cimino 1:32 135 - TJ Hannah(Bolton) Won By FALL Over Ryan Cooper 1:21 140 - Nick Fotopoulos(Bolton) Won By FALL Over Jordan Stroupe 1:32 145 - Dan LaVelle(Harding) Won By FALL Over Jeremy Jarret 0:34 Houston(TN) 58 - Harding(TN) 21 152 - Travis Ladd(Harding) Won By FALL Over Chris Bellamy 1:22 160 - James Cunnigham(Houston) Won By FALL Over Levi Fearnley 5:03 171 - John Grady(Houston) Won By FALL Over Michael Tarrant 2:41 189 - Russell Matthews(Houston) Won By FALL Over Kyle Taylor 1:02 215 - Mark Rice(Houston) Won By FALL Over Andrew Strange 3:01 275 - RJ Autry(Houston) Won By FALL Over Vance Fearnley 1:53 103 - J.T. Thompson(Harding) Won By FALL Over Jordan Spencer 5:02 112 - Matt Raich(Harding) Won By FALL Over Brian Rosloniec 2:33 119 - Jordan James(Harding) Won By DEC Over Ryan Scmidt 13-9 125 - Andy Groves(Houston) Won By MD Over Bret Shaw 12-4 130 - Brandon Wright(Houston) Won By FALL Over Brad McCarter 3:26 135 - Hunter Colvin(Houston) Won By FALL Over Ross Lockwood 1:00 140 - Scott Mayhorn(Houston) Won By FALL Over Jordan Stroupe 1:16 145 - Drew Fryman(Houston) Won By FALL Over Jonny Seidl 1:02 Bolton and St. Benedict did not wrestle

What about Bashara Robinson of Westside at 275? Some preseason polls had him ranked very high. Is he around this year?

Borneman of Houston is at 152 this year. He just won the Black Horse Inv with a tough victory over a Brother Martin wrestler.

Dragonwrestler quote "where the official began counting backpoints with less than 3 seconds in the match and the buzzer sounded almost immediately after he had 2 seconds counted, my opponent was awarded 2 backpoints for a 3 count that never happened." Dragonwrestler, you stated the referee reached a two count but never got to a three count for the nearfall, but the other wrestler was awarded two back points anyway. The rule is that it only takes a two count to get two nearfall and a five count to get three nearfall. The call was correct. I know that you are only a wrestler frustrated about a call, but please learn the rules of the game before criticizing referees who are doing their best. After you graduate I'm sure that we would all be more than happy if you put on the zebra stripes and gave it a try. If that is not soon enough for you, I invite you to try officiating freestyle in the spring. You should know who I am and where to find me.

Houston will be there.

Complete printable brackets are available at Houston Wrestling website www.houstonwrestling.org

2003 BLACK HORSE INVITATIONAL AT HOUSTON HIGH SCHOOL GERMANTOWN, TN December 5 - 6, 2003 Full brackets available at www.houstonwrestling.org FINAL TEAM SCORES 1 BROTHER MARTIN, NEW ORLEANS - BM 322.5 2 GRISSOM, HUNTVILLE, AL - GR 279.0 3 BARTLETT - BAR 149.0 4 RIDGEWAY - RI 148.5 5 HOUSTON - HO 140.5 6 CENTENNIAL - CEN 118.0 7 CORDOVA - COR 102.5 8 BOLTON - BOL 91.5 8 GERMANTOWN - GT 91.5 10 MUNFORD - MUN 80.0 11 MUS - MUS 75.0 12 ST. BENEDICT - STB 65.0 13 MEMPHIS CATHOLIC - MC 55.0 14 KINGSBURY - KIN 50.0 15 BRIARCREST - BRI 46.5 16 WHITE STATION - WST 43.0 17 GHS-HUNTSVILLE - GHS 33.0 18 HARDING - HA 24.0 19 MILLINGTON - MIL 2.0 OUTSTANDING WRESTLER - JACK DUFFARD - BM BEST MATCH 152LBS - LUKE BORNEMAN - HO VS JORDAN WOODS - BM 103 LBS 1st JAMES CASADABAN - BM 2nd COREY OVERSTREET - GR 3rd DARIUS WILLIAMS - RI 4th ADAM PIOTROWSKI - COR 5th STUART COPE - CEN 6th REED CARTER - BOL 7th BINH NGUYEN - MC 8th MATTHEW CRAIG - KIN 112 LBS 1st JACK DUFFARD - BM 2nd TAYLOR WYNN - STB 3rd RYAN DROSSOPOULOS - CEN 4th DUSTIN SMITH - GT 5th JOSH MARTIN - BOL 6th MICHAEL HARRISON - RI 7th DALE BAKER - WST 8th CEDRIC MACKLIN - KIN 119 LBS 1st RYAN PEPPO - BM 2nd BRENDEN PRINCE - GR 3rd JONAS GIBBS - RI 4th VINCENT WINSTON - KIN 5th SHAWN QUINT - BAR 6th SPENCER STONER - BOL 7th JORDAN JAMES - HA 8th ZACK KENNEDY - GT 125 LBS 1st CHRISTIAN LEBOURGEOIS - BM 2nd CHAD WARREN - RI 3rd CHRIS BAKER - BAR 4th RILEY WOLFE - GR 5th RUSSELL PAYNE - COR 6th ANDY GROVES - HO 7th RILEY HANNAH - BOL 8th SPENCER COPE - CEN 130 LBS 1st ZACK FRIEDMAN - RI 2nd BRANDON WRIGHT - HO 3rd JP TROSCLAIR - BM 4th ALI RULLADI - GR 5th DALTON KLEINJAN - BAR 6th BRAD MCCARTER - HA 7th JAMES UFEU - MC 8th JOSIAH BRAND - BRI 135 LBS 1st JUSTIN BILLOT - BM 2nd JONATHAN PRINCE - GR 3rd DOMINIC WILLIAMS - COR 4th TJ HANNAH - BOL 5th DREW FRYMAN - HO 6th CHAD KOZLOWSKI - CEN 7th ASHTEN JOHNSON - MUN 8th NICK STIDHAM - STB 140 LBS 1st MATT COTAYA - BM 2nd CRAIG EDGINGTON - MUN 3rd ANDREW BARNETT - GT 4th KENNY SPENCER - GR 5th BEN SCOTT - RI 6th VINCE BURCH - CEN 7th ANDREW BUCAK - BAR 8th RANDALL MITCHNER - COR 145 LBS 1st JACOB WILLIAMS - GR 2nd ZACK DUREAU - BM 3rd ROSS MINKIN - COR 4th JOSH HALL - MUS 5th SHAWN SWAYNE - BAR 6th BILLY STAGGS - GHS 7th DOUG TAYLOR - STB 8th DAN SHARP - GT 152 LBS 1st LUKE BORNEMAN - HO 2nd JORDAN WOODS - BM 3rd CALEB CHISM - BAR 4th JEFF MULLINS - STB 5th DUSTIN STRATTON - GR 6th BRITT BALL - WST 7th KEN OLIVER - MC 8th DANNY TRAVIS - MUS 160 LBS 1st TAYLOR CASADABAN - BM 2nd BEN SHARP - GT 3rd BRANDON MAGILL - GR 4th JACOB RANDOLPH - CEN 5th CHASE HOWARD - KIN 6th ROY BENFIELD - BOL 7th BERRY WOLTON - BAR 8th SLOAN ABERNATHY - MUS 171 LBS 1st JOHN GREEN - BM 2nd JEREMY JONES - CEN 3rd ZAC ANDERSON - GR 4th JOHN GRADY - HO 5th DANIEL HARRIS - BAR 6th BRANDON ELLENBURG - COR 7th TIM BASS - KIN 8th MATT GABRIAL - GT 189 LBS 1st KEITH WAGNER - GR 2nd RUSSELL MATTHEWS - HO 3rd PAUL ELLIS - BAR 4th TREY COZIC - BM 5th DANIEL AYER - CEN 6th CLAYTON PERKINS - BOL 7th KEVIN PECOR - GT 8th JESSIE GUZMAN - WST 215 LBS 1st CHAD NUTTER - MUN 2nd JOEY FRIEND - MUS 3rd TOMMY RYBACKI - GR 4th RJ AUTRY - HO 5th URI HANSEN - RI 6th TOMMY BRANIGHAN - BM 7th TYLER LEJUENE - CEN 8th DANIEL LONGO - BAR 275 LBS 1st JASON BOSLEY - GR 2nd LAWRENCE SEAY - MC 3rd CARL TAYLOR - RI 4th ANDREW HOOSER - MUS 5th STEWART ALLEN - COR 6th LANIER COLEMAN - BM 7th JOSEPH CRONE - BRI 8th TYLER POWELL - BAR