Justhere4myboys

You are correct. He could wrestle 220 but it would have been a big cut after post-season football so he decided to wrestle where he was this year. He also loves to eat LOL. No offense taken and appreciate your compliment.

I can verify he is just 18, drinks plain water, still lives at home and has in fact fathered no children. I think the new facial hair rule does reveal the awesome beard game he has got going on in his gene pool. Photo

Has anybody else noticed that the D1 State Tournament Schedule has been pulled off the TSSAA Site. Is it too much to hope that we have been heard? I have received no reply from my email submission.

Contact the BOC: ReedM@hcboe.net,mcculloughgf@scsk12.org,bbrady@ecseagles.com,dgoodwin@dcawildcats.org,david_meske@webbschool.org,michel.sanchez@mnps.org,scottg@milanssd.org,pspangler@bradleyschools.org,btrue12@hotmail.com,swallowsg@warrenschools.com,dexter.williams@mytcalions.com,jody.wright@knoxschools.org

This is the letter that I just sent to the BOC and TSSAA exec. You are welcome to use it. TSSAA Executives and BOC, We are contacting you concerning the upcoming Wrestling State Tournament 16 man bracket, 3-day format. Lets preface this by saying we are sure that there is never an easy answer to any of the decisions you face, however we feel strongly that we can do better by our children in this area. By stretching the 16 man bracket to three days, the impact it will have on wrestlers' health and education as well as the enormous financial burden the parents and programs will shoulder will be counter productive at the very least. Asking student athletes to miss two or three days of school, dual enrollment college classes and manage weight over the course of three days with very few opportunities to wrestle is not the best choice for them. Spreading out four matches over 3 days when it was all done in one day in the past year is not a positive change. In addition to this the transportation and room and board over that three day period is not something most programs can shoulder. These issues are aside from the time off and financial responsibilities that parents who would like to attend and support their children will have to consider. Please consider changes to the schedule while we still have time.

How do we access contact for the BOC?

If you are interested in voicing your concerns about the State Tournament and the impact it will have on wrestlers health and education as well as the enormous financial burden the parents and programs will shoulder please reach out to these folks as early as possible tomorrow. TSSAA Bernard Childress, Executive Director Bchildress@tssaa.org (615)889-6740 Mark Reeves, Assistant Executive Director, Wrestling and Soccer Mreeves@tssaa.org (615) 277-1908