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This is Trevor Rippy's father. First, although I did not agree with the stalling call last night, my son did the best he could with the situation he was in. Our whole team has been fighting sickness all week, and if anybody saw the match last night, it did not look like the usual Trevor Rippy. The reason he appeared not to have a "gas tank," is because he has the flu and bronchitis, but we do not make excuses, Sweeney was the better wrestler last night. After having two shoulder surgeries and being off the mat for a complete year, I am proud of his accomplishments and his will to fight back. What he will take from wrestling is much more than winning and losing a match, it is life lessons that he has learned in the last 14 years that will make him a better individual. I would like to thank Jeff and Jonathan Roberts and all the coaches that have mentored him throughout the years. Congratulations to Sweeney and all the other finalists.

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Ridiculous, have not looked at their region results, so how did that happen?

Agreed Bump, could see it all again at state. Mrfix a wrestler has to have medalled at state the year before and win their region to get seeded at state. Don't like it, but that is the way it is.

Region 6 results: 106 Trey Bates Beech 113 Hunter Borders WC 120 Brayden Palmer Beech 126 Noah Horst Beech 132 Thomas Williams Kenwood 138 Alex Pergande WC 145 Enrique Gonzalez Rossview 152 Trevor Rippy Beech 160 Dylan Quinn MJ 170 Parker Bennett WC 182 Sinjin Noga WC 195 Bradley Williams Clarksville 220 Kolin Miller WC Hwt Michael Kramer WC Hated to see Weist go out injured at 145, knew he would have been in the hunt at state. Walling and Williams at 195 was a good match although best match was Palmer and Isbell at 120. Didn't really think it was best match, Palmer was up 12-0 and Isbell battled back to make it a 12-8 match. OW went to Horst from Beech and Kramer from WC.

I think you just made my point, there are some D2 kids that could compete at AAA state and would be there no matter what size there school is.

Hated to see Weist go out like that. Weist is a tough kid and before his injury, looked like it could have been best match of the tourney with Herron. Both will return next year and maybe we will see the full match. Also, someone should send Kenwoods 113 lb to the dentist, from the bite pattern he left on Beeches 113, I think he has a cavity!

Bump and Kid, I think you nailed it. It amazes me that people believe the population of a school will dictate how good an individual wrestler can be. If you want a wrestler to be on the podium, get them involved early in youth programs and wrestling the best competition they can. Don't see many AA schools at AAA or D2 tournaments trying to get their kids better. If a kid ends up at a small school, they can still have the same wrestling background as any other kid in AAA or D2. I know Mt Juliet has one of the largest populated schools in Tn and still has trouble filling a full line up, while Greenbrier has built a solid team with huge numbers, so in this case size doesn't matter.

Don't think you can send an extra kid to state because that region has more kids in a certain weight class. Every year there are certain weight classes that won't fill a full bracket, for example heavy weights, usually have least amount of competition and fewer participants. Also, don't think you could score team points fairly if your sending more kids from certain regions. I agree with you though, it would be nice to have full brackets across the board.

Have done a lot of freestyle in the past, l should have been more clear. I was not referring to Tn refs, we have been to Indiana Iron man several times and the inconsistentcy was very frustrating.

No Twofdr, we did a high school duals state tourney, which is basically nothing like a region duals tourney. If you're scared, just say you're scared. And as far as freestyle goes, I have yet to see two freestyle refs call a match the same, don't think they even know the rules of freestyle.

I like it GFW, If a Grand Championship can't be done, how about a Region Grand Championship Duals after state? Region 6 would definitely be a strong contender.

I definitely agree. I believe Region 6 will surprise a lot of folks.

With all the young adults needing therapy dogs and play dough when they lose these days, is it any wonder they would not put their kids in a sport to teach them how to lose and work hard to win? Unfortunately, I think you will see a continued decline in a great sport.

Don't forget about Walling at 95, he stuck Carney at Regions and would have for sure medaled last year had he not been injured. He's a very strong kid and should make 95 even more exciting.