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At Franklin high school or Father Ryan?

Where's the tournament and what's at FRHS?

Last post. Just think what Drew Nicholson could of accomplished at Preps... darn, wish that kid could of wrestled.

As well as all of the Tennessee kids. I think people see why I put Kharmari as my number 1 p4p . I may have to tighten up my ranking and let u guys check it out and see if any agree. Our state is getting better and better each year. Thanks to our great clubs and coaches from k-12.!

Great job Mason! So proud of you!

Excellent wrestling by the Tennessee kids!

Garrett House: Where were King, Simpson, and Wesnoski? I would of thought King would of gone deep into the bracket as well as Simpson. Why didn't Tommy Brackett not get a wild card?

Has he been to Mirons yet? That's a great room. Very different style than most but you can't argue with Mirons results, especially for the international styles.

According to Eli King's parents , Eli King trained with Miron for 3 years and won tulsa etc while training there.  Sounds like Miron gets results 

I heard Bradley County and Father Ryan have practiced with each other before state. Would like to see Knox Fuller wrestle with King in the room. I bet on Fuller. Any Bradley or Ryan people know if these two studs locked horns?

King will have his hands full with Wittman. Wittman will coast to the finals. It will be close and both will have to wrestle well to win. Both are great kids and probably know each other well

As a CBHS alum I was at the West region.

King took Hodge down easily. Hodge laid on the mat and refused to wrestle King so he King rode him 3/4 of the match. If King chose to cut Hodge each time King took him down, King would of teched him. I was hoping Hodge would make it close like he did with Fuller, but King played with him. Elijah is going to be fantastic for us in the next few years, he's just not there yet

I'll wade in here as a coach, and as father of one of the McCallie wrestlers you're referring to in the above statement.

 

First, wrestlers shaking hands with opposing coaches after individual matches is not required by rule, but it is customary. It's not a rule because of the physical/emotional effort required in the sport. Over time, the rule committees realized, after enough unfortunate instances, walking over to the opposing bench immediately after an individual match is not optimal. Teams shake hands after the dual has concluded.

 

My son, win or lose, doesn't shake hands after his match during duals. The dual setting creates a far more intense and emotional setting than individual tournaments. And, by not shaking hands after the individual matches of a dual meet, you remove the chance of any unsportsmanlike penalty happening for either team.  He shakes hands after the dual match with everyone of the opposing coaches and wrestlers (many of whom he competes with in the "off-season" competitions). I've spoken with him about it a few times. I explained that people will miss judge who you really are because of it, but since his reasoning is sound, and not of unsportsmanlike intent, I have not interfered with his decision. There have been school administrators bring it up with him and me. The explanation is given, and they have not interfered with his decision. Same for our head coach. In individual tournaments, he shakes hands with opposing coaches after each match, win or lose.

 

To date, no opposing coach or wrestler has complained that I'm aware. They seem to understand.

 

Congrats again to Father Ryan on their DII State Dual title and solid win Saturday night.

 

-TH

Your son shakes hands after each match during an individual tournament, but not in a duel? That makes zero sense. 

NM

After researching Super 32 middle school placers:  Parker from Baylor won it and Eli King from Father Ryan placed 4th

I'm basing my P4P with some explanation. Just my opinion and my thoughts might be way off the mark... hope I don't offend anyone. 

1. Khamari Whimper: physically stronger and faster than all wrestlers in Tennessee. Enough said here. Fargo All American.

2. Drew Nicholson: Physically is a man now. He's beaten nationally ranked kids during the season. This kid might be the best wrestler 160 and below in the state. Not sure of birthday, but maybe old enough to be a college freshman.

3. Ethan Dendy : Again, another one who is a man now. He can beat and compete with most anyone nationally. Would be 4 timer if it weren't for injuries,  Murphy and Elijah Oliver. No one touches him 152 and below in the whole state. Dynamic on top and bottom and can pin anyone at anytime.

4. Nick Boykin: Physically mature, strong,  and athletic for a heavy weight. Fargo all American

5. Eli King: very quick, good technique, doesn't appear physically to have fully matured. A good weight program could transform him into a NCAA All American. Already Fargo All American. Have heard he's burnt out of wrestling. Might be ready to end career once season is over.

6. Sammy Evans: Strong and quick and is good on his feet unlike most Heavy weights at the High School level. Like to see him in college at UTC.  .

7. Knox Fuller: just plain good. Has all the tools to do very well in college. No one wants to wrestle him in Tennessee...just look how many kids are running from him in Div 1 this year.

8. Mason Reinhe: still young even though according to Baylor coaches, he should be a junior in high school. I could of placed him anywhere as high as 2 right now and not lose any sleep over it. He's a stud and many colleges will be after him. He's the best wrestler in the state p4p next year hands down.  Fargo All American

9. Matthew Sells: very steady and rarely loses. Love watching this kid

10. Judah Duhm: College ready and is another one who is a man now. He could be as high 3 on my p4p. He may be college age now but not sure.

11. Tommy Brackett: tough and a greco stud.

12. Trevor Rippy: long and deceptively strong. very under rated wrestler and I may have rated him too low as well.

13. Gavin Hutchens: No one competes with him in his division.

14. Ray Eason: Very athletic and quick.   

15. Gabriel Elkin: According to the TSSAA wrestling results he has  been the bridesmaid to three Father Ryan studs 3 years in a row in the state tournament: King. Eason, and Chalifaux. 

Best 120 in the state by far regardless of division.

There are many very good wrestlers that I may of accidentally left out.  If so, add them to your list

Zeke Escalara106 won OW for the lower weights

Eli King 152 won OW for the upper weights

 CBG : If you know so much about these wrestlers, who's going to get their feelings hurt?

Can you name some wrestlers who have great records that won't live up to their high seed?

Love to here your input with specific names

When is King from Father Ryan descending to 147? Will it be at the Father Ryan tournament

Not sure why I let King out. Will be tough at 145 for state. From what many have said he looks to be wrestling well.  Like to see the Fargo AA wrestle at the next level. Might be the most explosive than any on his feet. Thought Hooker graduated. 

What's wrong with Father Ryan? Has the pipeline

dried up? The best wrestlers Eason and Simpson

got beat yesterday. Other than those two guys they are very average.

King and Reinche both won Tulsa, both placed High at Super 32 , and both won several Dixie Nationals and liberty nationals and placed high at Ohio Tourn of Champions growing up. Not sure anyone from Tennesse did what they did as youth wrestlers. They both beat up on my kids for several years

According to the Irish Eli king is going 147.

182 is stacked if Whimper and Bracket are there

Bracket is the only one who can compete with Whimper... no one else. Our west Tennessee faithful and CBHS

should compete with a championship this year

SAC you are spot on with your reply.

Heard from Bradley folks Eli King registered at 137 and decided not to lose weight for Flo and wrestled at 150 and extremely out of shape. Is Father Ryam not wrestling right now? No one can compete at a high level doing that

Also, Murphy would of beaten Olson. Olson was average at best and had an easy weight class in Div 2. If he was so good, he would of wrestled Div 1 in college. The runner up to Murphy, Ethan Dendy,  would of beaten Olson worse.