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It is definitely not as easy to use as Track. I had to click on teams, then Tennessee, then each wrestler individually, and then do that for each grade. Here are the Tennessee wrestlers that made it to day 3 to medal and All-American. Freshmen Brayden Palmer - Beech - 106 - Consolations (3rd - 8th) Mason Reiniche - Baylor - 145 - Consolations (3rd - 8th) Sophomores Javier Salvador - Heritage - 220 - Consolations (3rd - 8th) Jacob Coppenger - Heritage - 285 - Consolation Semis (3rd - 6th) Juniors TJ Hicks - Bradley - 113 - Finals (1st - 2nd) Gavin Hutchens - Pigeon Forge - 120 - Consolations (3rd - 8th) Sammy Evans - Alcoa - 285 - Consolation Semis (3rd - 6th) Seniors Trey Chalifoux - Father Ryan - 120 - Conolation Semis (3rd - 6th) Matthew Kieta - Pigeon Forge - 132 - Consolations (3rd - 8th) Michael Murphy - Baylor - 138 - Consolations (3rd - 8th) Congratulations to all of these wrestlers. I'm hoping to see Hicks bring a national championship back to Tennessee tomorrow.

A couple of things I wanted to point out if we're picking an all star lineup. People are talking about AAA winning 120 because McElhaney beat Eason. I disagree because Eason was not Father Ryan's 120 at state. The last time I checked Chalifoux was their 120, and I don't see anyone in TN beating him. 126 is a tossup to me. Hernandez vs Eason would be interesting. Mullin beat Hernandez, so you have to throw him in the mix. Herring won 2 of 3 vs Eason, but Eason won the one that mattered. I don't really know who I would go with at 126. There are a lot of studs there, and I don't think you could go wrong with any of them. At HWT im taking Sammy Evans until I see a head to head with Boykin to prove differently, but once again you can't go wrong with either one. At 160 I would take Russo like Bump said. At 106 it has to be Wheaton as the top choice. Killian lost 3 times to Robbie Griggs who lost to the AAA runner up. Killian also lost to the AAA 5th place finisher. All of the past matches I reference are with the assumption what is on Track is correct. I also know the original title said AAA vs D2, but I wanted to give a couple AA wrestlers some love.

Thanks for clearing that up coach. That proves what I was told was false. Like i said, I like to see people get second chances (or a third or a fourth lol). It couldn't have been an easy decision for you, as it weakens your lineup. I know the rankings had you guys at number 2 at one point, so it had to hurt. Hopefully he gets his life straightened out. As Bump said earlier, it is a completely different situation that you were in. Once again, I apologize to you and your team. It came off as me putting you guys down, and was not intended that way. Good luck to your team at regionals and state. You appear to have some contenders for some individual state titles at 106, 145, and 182.

"You are also right that adding a state placer is probably enough to get over the hump in that tight of a match. However, I never said it wouldn't. I said it would not be enough against the Chattanooga teams." That is my reply to Bump. If you read anything I posted, I never said it wouldn't make a differerence in those matches. I said against the CHATTANOOGA teams. I was talking about Soddy Daisy and Bradley Central. The best two teams in AAA. The last time I checked, Gibbs and Science Hill are from another part of the state.

Exactly. Congrats to Tennessee for doing what they did with the forfeits. That was impressive. However, I like Cleveland's chances at finishing third in that playing field. Just because they did not compete yesterday, does not mean they are not the 3rd best team. If I was ranking the teams, I still have Bradley, Soddy, Cleveland as my top 3. It's no different than when Burroughs, Taylor, and Dake were in the same weight class. They could have the best 3 in the world, but only 1 can qualify.

I apologize if it came off as me taking a shot at Beech. The post didn't really come off exactly as it sounded in my head. I don't know what goes on in their program. They have some a good team, and some tough wrestlers. I was just stating what I heard from other people about the situation (which very well could be false information). For all I know the story could of changed 5 times by the time I heard what happened. You know how that goes with the story changing every time someone else tells it. I just like seeing people get another chance (unless it was a murder or something lol). These kids are young and still learning. I get frustrated when I know it's something that a kid will probably regret their whole life. Once again though I am sorry. It was supposed to be praise for coach Smith, but did sound negative towards Beech after re-reading my post. You are also right that adding a state placer is probably enough to get over the hump in that tight of a match. However, I never said it wouldn't. I said it would not be enough against the Chattanooga teams.

I still don't think the state placer they were missing would have been enough for them to beat either Chattanooga team. It was awesome to see 2 of their teams in the finals again with Soddy keeping Wilson Central out this year. I think Cleveland probably would of took third as well. As for Beech's state placer, I was wondering what happened to him too. It may not be true but I heard he quit for a little while and then wasn't allowed back on the team when he tried to come back. The funny thing is Bradley was is the same situation and let Adkins back after not being there all year. Kudos to coach Smith for giving Adkins a second chance. Looks like it didn't hurt them to bad. These kids make mistakes all the time and should always be given another chance in my opinion. Congrats to Bradley and Soddy. I can't wait to see if Bradley, Soddy, and Cleveland can finish top 3 in 2 weeks.

Bradley lost to Archer 39-24 over Thanksgiving. Obviously it doesn't mean Ryan would beat Archer, but Ryan did beat Bradley worse. It might be an interesting matchup.

Father Ryan looked really tough tonight. Father Ryan - 53, Cleveland - 10

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I agree with rgiii. The way I understand the article, it wouldn't really change that much with fight nights, clubs, open mats etc. We would still be able to run them the same way. However, if someone that it zoned for another school attends one of these events and tries to transfer to that school, they would be ineligible. It sounds like they're trying to put more obstacles in the way of schools trying to stack a team. If it is as durdon says then I think we would all be opposed to that. All that would do is hold TN back even more compared to other states.

I personally am for it as long as we are going to keep the divisions split. Since I can't see us going back to one division, I like these changes. This proposal seems like a better way to split the schools, so the schools that can't pay for the tuition of students or accept out of county kids would not be at a disadvantage. Whether anyone wants to admit it or not, I feel that this "financial aid" is often used in the wrong way. I would prefer one division where no out of county/state and no financial aid is allowed creating a level playing field for all. Obviously this will never happen though. If anyone knows, who are the teams that this would affect? It would be interesting to know as this could create a lot interesting matchups we might of previously never seen in February.

If this change is made, what schools would be affected?

The biggest reason I hear for kids not doing freestyle and greco is that the kids simply don't like it. I believe that the reason they don't like it is because they don't know the rules as Bosken said, they are lazy, and afraid to lose. What I mean by that is they don't want to develop the extra skills you need to learn for freestyle and greco. They just want to keep doing what they are comfortable with, instead of having to try a new move. They would rather not take the chance of losing because they had to attempt something they wouldn't do in folkstyle. It drives me crazy because that's how you get better. You have to go out of your comfort zone. On another note, it seems like the USA season in TN always ends at the beginning of May with the Southeast Regionals at the end of May. We could probably push the USA tournaments back a couple weeks to help avoid some of these national events.

Who are the confirmed teams?