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106 Ford from Independence vs Terrell from Bradley in the semis should be a good one. Fowler from Cleveland on the bottom who’s only losses are against Ford and Terrell. 113 Ellison from Cleveland vs Bradford from Blackman in the finals barring a big upset along the way for them. 120 Borders is the favorite. Laxton and Dindl should come out of the bottom. 126 Trey Bates vs Mason Sells 132 Not picking as I have vested interest. However Watkins, Deselle, Patterson and Fort on one side and Bradford and Shires on the other. They all have wins and losses against each other. 138 McDaniel vs Fort round two. I will come back and do the others later.

This is the same way OW is decided at the tournament. Skyler Coffee won last year and was impressive but Tyler Seeley gave up zero points and won a state title. I would argue that the competition at Seeleys weight was substantially better. It’s a popularity contest and not based on performance. OW is about the tournament and not your career or season of work.

That’s correct.

I think it looks right as well although I think Bradley vs Wilson Central could be really close. I think that match comes down to bonus and maybe an upset or two. Bradley will have the advantage at the lower weights with the exception of 120. The keys will be 152 and up.

There is no way they allow the general public in for the duals. The gyms are not big enough to hold that kind of crowd. I think they give each school a certain number of tickets and that’s it. Nothing will be sold at the door I imagine.

106 is a toss up match. Should be a good one. Terrell by decision. 113 Ellison by decision. Although he did get upset by Lipsey last year. 120 Laxton by decision. 126 is a toss up match. Randall wrestling really good lately. The James kid has been solid all year. James by decision. 132 No comment vested interest here. Looking at weigh ins I think it will be Patterson here and not Belcher. 138 McDaniel by decision over Belcher. 145 If its Chittum it a pin. If it’s Cooper I still like him by decision. 152 Laxton by Major. 160 Bradley by pin. 170 Bradley by pin. 182 Boyd by Major. 195 Bradley by decision. 220 Davis by pin. 285 McClure by pin. So I have it Cleveland 29 Bradley 27 This is without the match at 132.

Cleveland will be there instead of the Knox Halls tournament.

Anybody want to make some predictions.

Spectators that are immediate family?

I was told they came and looked at Raider Arena in Cleveland.

If you mean as in an organized team workout that is currently a no. However there are a lot of kids that have home mats and home gyms available to them.

Bond is a Georgia kid from Chatooga I believe.

I didn’t say that there wasn’t a benefit but you would think that a technique driven approach has more benefits for everyone. An excessive amount of live wrestling has lots of inherent risks for the kids participating that are unnecessary. The sport as a whole is extremely physically demanding and yet it appears that it is being doubled down on in the spring. I would think that technique would be the focus in the off season to improve the skill set of the wrestlers. However keep doing what your doing if you think that is what wins team championships.

I am curious to know what is the advantage of these said Fight Nights? We don’t have them in the Chattanooga area and it seems that it works out just fine. Do the kids not show up if it’s technique driven?

Well said sir

Rebuilding this year and we will be better next year with some of the talented kids coming out of the middle school along with our depth at some weights that are returning. The weight classes will take care of themselves.

It looked like he simply ran out of gas.

He is not seeded because he did not medal in the previous year.

Absolutely. Belcher got a huge five point move to end the first period. The Lipsey kid was on the attack the entire match. Great matches. Congratulations to them.

8 out of 14 Region 4 finals matches will be Bradley vs Cleveland.

In Region 4 #5 Thomas from East Hamilton missed weight at 113 and is out.

Yes they did.

Science Hill by far the most overrated. They have the most points returning from the state tournament year over year. I was impressed with Clarksville and the kids they have and the way they competed.

Based on the bracket I have it this way. Cleveland Wilson Central Bradley Science Hill There will be some early tests for Wilson Central against Science Hill and Bradley. Ultimately I think they both wrestle back pretty well though.

Yes they wrestled this year. It was 39-6 and out of reach when the forfeits happened. Not a fan of the forfeits but I understand the coaches reasoning. As a fan I hate that we missed out on some good matches. I think three or four out of the five forfeits would have been ranked kids against each other.