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Freshmen -JoJo Uhorchuk and Mason Jakob both will wrestle in the finals tomorrow at 106 and 113 respectively -Ryder Smith will wrestle for 3rd place at 195, and Titus Norman will wrestle for 7th place at 132 Sophomores -"Mad Max" Norman will wrestle in the finals tomorrow at 160 -Ethan Uhorchuk will wrestle for 3rd at 120 and Cy Fowler will wrestle for 5th at 160 Juniors -Logan Fowler will wrestle in the finals at 145lbs -Jarvis Little (126) and Rob Atwood (220) will wrestle for 5th while Garrett Crowder wrestles for 7th Seniors -Ethan Lipsey will wrestle for 5th at 132, and Bentley Ellison (126) and Logan Heckert (170) will wrestle for 7th Congratulations to our 13 All-Americans! Dobyns-Bennett: 4 Cleveland: 3 Signal Mountain: 2 Bradley Central, Trousdale County, Sycamore, CCS: 1 Best of luck to these young men tomorrow!

Freshmen -JoJo Uhorchuk, Mason Jakob, Ryder Smith all advance to the semis -Titus Norman is our only other wrestler still alive in the consis Sophomores -Ethan Uhorchuk and Max Norman advance to the semis -Chase Walker, Casen Roark, Brayden Leach, Brody Casto, Cy Fowler, Lucas Szymborski, and Tyson Russell all in consis

Juniors -Jarvis Little (126), Logan Fowler (145), Rob Atwood (220), and Garrett Crowder (220) all into the quarters -Other notables: Joe Calvin (120), Hunter Heflin (126), Spencer Reep (126), Arash Yazdani (132), Damen Pullen (138), Aidan Howard (182), Jake Stacey (182) all in the consis -4 in quarters, 18 in consis Seniors -Bentley Ellison (126), Ethan Lipsey (132), and Logan Heckert (170) all into the quarters -Other notables: Caleb Uhorchuk (120), Caleb Gumlick (138), Finley Jameson (152), Aidan Brenot (170), Wyatt Gibbs (170), Kendrick Curtis (195), all in the consis -3 in quarters, 14 in consis Looking at the brackets, I see that Caleb Uhorchuk injury defaulted 25 seconds into his first match. Anyone have an update on him or know what happened? In total, 16 of 68 wrestlers from TN in the quarters. Not bad at all!!! Cleveland with 3 of those. Very impressive!

It looks like Freshmen and Sophomore divisions are done for the day. We have 9 in the quarters between the two divisions. Solid showing so far! Freshmen -JoJo Uhorchuk (106), Mason Jakob (113), Titus Norman (132), and Ryder Smith (195) all into the quarters -Other notables: Jose Cordero, Tanner Tran, and Samuel Comes all in the consis at 106, Ayden Hood at 138 -4 in quarters, 16 in consis Sophomores -Ethan Uhorchuk (120), Casen Roark (126), Brody Casto (152), Cy Fowler (160), Max Norman (160) all into the quarters -Other notables: Chase Walker (113), Cole Gumlick (120), Zac Bosken (120), Ethan Lampert (120), Brody Gobbell (126), Brayden Leach (145), Wyatt Howard (152), Jackson Davis (152), Lucas Szymborski (170), Tyson Russell (195) all in the consis -5 in quarters, 20 in consis

"subpar" is being generous. McCallie has been atrocious under Yost the past two years. If they do not have a significant turn around next year, I suspect we will all be discussing who his replacement will be this time next year. I could be mistaken, but I do not think McCallie has beaten Baylor in the past 20 years or Father Ryan in the past 15. While they have had some good individuals from time to time, I don't think anyone has taken them serious as a team in that division in quite some time. Might I add, ZERO state team titles since Connell's crew won the duals in '06. I also do not believe Connell or Newman ever lost to a team like MBA in their tenures. MBA put a drubbing on Yost and the big blue.

Nationally ranked wrestlers competing this weekend... https://www.flowrestling.org/articles/10776785-all-the-ranked-wrestlers-at-2023-nhsca-high-school-nationals Shout out to the following guys from Tennessee for being mentioned! JoJo Uhorchuk - #9 at 106lbs Tanner Tran - HM at 106lbs Gabe Moore - HM at 182lbs Ethan Uhorchuk - HM at 120lbs Casen Roark - HM at 126lbs Max Norman - HM at 160lbs Jarvis Little - HM at 126lbs Logan Fowler - HM at 152lbs Caleb Uhorchuk - HM at 120lbs Aidan Brenot - HM at 170lbs Surprised that Mason Jakob wasn't on the list. Hopefully he and some of the others on this list join JoJo in the top 20 after the weekend. I predict the following (in order) have the best chance of finding the podium... 1. JoJo Uhorchuk (Fr.) 2. Mason Jakob (Fr.) 3. Max Norman (Soph.) 4. Casen Roark (Soph.) 5. Caleb Uhorchuk (Sr.) 6. Logan Fowler (Jr.) 7. Jarvis Little (Jr.) 8. Aidan Brenot (Sr.)

I do not believe so. My friends at BC tell me that Blackmon was the choice all along. It turns out that my list appeared to be more of a wish list from some of the parents and a few alumni close to the program. The community is very supportive of Blackmon and believes he will do a great job. They will need to give him some time though. As rasslinking said previously, the Bears graduate 8 quality seniors. That star studded senior class couldn't beat Cleveland this year. I expect Cleveland to be even better next year, so it's hard when you're Blackmon coming in and a lot of people will assess you based on how you do against Cleveland. I do believe this is a critical juncture for the Bradley Central program. Historically, when you look at proud programs like Soddy Daisy, McCallie, Baylor, CBHS, and Hixson, the transition from a longtime impressive coach to someone new is monumental. Soddy Daisy slumped significantly after legendary coach Steve Henry retired. It's taken them close to 10 years to finally rebound. To their credit, they gave Ulric Winesburgh time and their patience was rewarded once they found the right guy. To all of my fellow Vol fans, think about the tough times following the Fulmer era. McCallie hasn't been the same since Gordon Connell retired and neither has CBHS since the departure of Chris Lewis to MUS. Hixson completely fell off the map this year following the retirement of Garrick Hall. What I like about this hire for Bradley is the parallel between this and the path Baylor took following Jim Morgan's long and impressive tenure. Baylor had Ben Nelson succeed Morgan who had previously served as an assistant, and Rex Kendle then took over after Nelson moved on, and he also had served as an assistant. I expect Bradley's path after Logsdon's retirement with Ben Smith and now Bryant Blackmon to prove beneficial. I may be wrong but keeping it within the family seems like a safe and likely wise move. I would give this hire a solid B+/A- but time will tell. Rasslinking is certainly right. Blackmon must make the kids club and middle school a top priority if he plans on contending with their cross-town rival.

LOL!!! In all seriousness, Cougar's head and heart are in the right place. Unfortunately, I think it boils down to the fact that the general masses are not as interested in women's wrestling right now as they are compared to men's. That is why with this event, for example, you had a donor willing to fund the gear for the boys, but not the girls. Simply put, that is where we are right now. That is a theme with all sports at all levels. Take the NBA v. the WNBA. If you offer a random person courtside seats to watch the Lakers play the Celtics or the LA Aces v. the Chicago Sky, I don't know many people that wouldn't pick the NBA game. Why? The level of play is so much higher watching Lebron James than it is at a WNBA game. These are just facts. Can women's wrestling still grow and become popular in Tennessee? Of course, and I think it will! While the general UFC fan is still more interested in watching two men battle it out in the octagon, the emergence of individual stars and rivalries like Rousey v. Tate/Holm, Shevchenko, Nunes, etc. have helped it grow into the mainstream. You just have to give it time. Women's wrestling in Tennessee is still a very new concept to most.

Thank you CoachBosken for an insightful post that actually added substance to the conversation. Cougars130 just sounds like one of those angry liberals that likes to complain about everything. LOL!

From what I am hearing from those close to the program, Blackmon seems to be the front runner but others are being considered. Here are the names that I am hearing... all very highly qualified candidates! First 3 in the family Bryant Blackmon · 2004 State Champion at Bradley under the Godfather, Steve Logsdon, finished 2nd in 2003 · Brings head coaching experience from serving as the head coach at Ooltewah HS and Greenback HS · Wrestled with his brother, Rusty, at Oklahoma State for a year under legendary Cowboy coach John Smith on the 2005 National Championship team · Spent time as an assistant at Walker Valley HS and most recently under Ben Smith at Bradley Heath Eslinger · 2x SoCon Coach of the Year (2011, 2013) at UTC · Led Mocs to 6 regular season SoCon titles and 5 SoCon tournament titles · #2 in UTC history for career head coaching wins with a 101-61 dual meet record · One of the drivers to the start of Cleveland’s historic run as their head coach prior to UTC · Assistant at UTC under legendary Terry Brands from 2002-2004 · 3x SoCon Champion and 3x NCAA qualifier · 2x State Champion at Bradley · https://gomocs.com/sports/wr/roster/coaches/heath-eslinger/500 Shawn Cordell · 3x Tennessee State Champion at Bradley in 2001, 2002, and 2004 · Coaching tree includes wrestling under the Godfather, Steve Logsdon and at UTC for 3x World Team member and National Champion Chris Bono · Assistant under Ben Smith Other 3 outside the family... Chris Dieben · Current Baylor School assistant under Rex Kendle where they have won 2 State Traditional titles and 1 Dual title · 4x Tennessee State Champion · HS National Champion · Could likely add his father, Eric Phillips, to the staff · 2x SoCon Champion and 2x NCAA qualifier at UTC · https://www.baylorschool.org/directory/profile/~const-id/62106 · https://gomocs.com/sports/wr/roster/chris-debien/6831 Houston Clements · Current Signal Mountain head coach · 2022 State Duals Champions · 2nd in Traditional in 2022, 2023, and 2nd in Duals in 2023 · 2x All-American at Baylor School, wrestled collegiately at North Carolina · https://goheels.com/sports/wrestling/roster/houston-clements/5862 · Would the Uhorchuks follow him to Bradley??? Greg Foreman · 5x State Dual Champions (2014, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020) · 4x State Dual Runner-Up (2012, 2013, 2016, 2021) · 6x State Traditional Champions (2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021) · This one seems the least likely given Foreman and his family would have to move cities Prediction - I think they are going to try to convince Eslinger to take it, he'll turn it down, and they will keep it in the family with Blackmon. I hear a lot are high on the idea of Clements or Dieben though. I still think Blackmon will end up being the guy. Should have an announcement soon.

They better fly Cael Sanderson in if they want to have a shot at beating Cleveland. I wonder if there's any chance Logsdon would come out of retirement? It seems like more and more retired coaches have the itch to get back into it these days. Heath Eslinger? Plenty of great options. I suspect this will be an extremely highly sought after job. If they keep it in the family, I think the most likely candidates are Bryant Blackmon and Shawn Cordell. If they expand the search, I would look at giving Greg Foreman a call at Pigeon Forge. With his son being gone now, he might be ready for a change. He would bring a ton of experience and is a proven winner. If you go after one of the up and comers, I think your list has to include Pete Miller at Summit, Ed Holland or Chris Dieben at Baylor, Houston Clements at Signal, and Ulric Winesburgh as Soddy.

With another great season behind us, I wanted to post my annual Class (A) Way-Too-Early Top 5 for next year. #1 Soddy Daisy Returning Starters: 13/14* I am including 106lber Micah Hilton as a starter since he was there and did well all season prior to Dyer’s arrival, and 113lber Tyson Flavin. Returning State Qualifiers: 7 Returning State Placers (6): Elijah Turner (2nd), Braylen Cosper (3rd), Drew Lewis (3rd), Charles Duncan (5th), Logan Rawlinson (6th), Tucker Ross (6th) Key Losses (2): Cole Dyer, William Whalen (State Qualifier—SQ) Notes: I believe this has a chance to be one of the all-time best teams to come through since the big/small school split. On paper they remind me of the ’21 Pigeon Forge team that qualified 13 and placed 9. I expect Turner, Cosper, Flavin, and Duncan to all be contenders or favorites to win their weight classes next season. I have Signal as my 2nd best team, and I don’t see them coming close to the Trojans next season. This Soddy team will be special! Winesburgh has done a great job restoring the glory to this proud program. #2 Signal Mountain Returning Starters: 7/14 Returning State Qualifiers: 5 Returning State Placers (4): JoJo Uhorchuk (Champion), Ethan Uhorchuk (Champion), Jackson Davis (3rd), Luke Higdon (5th) Key Losses (4): Caleb Uhorchuk (Champion), Jacob Winchester (6th), Jackson Owens (SQ), Daniel Odom (SQ) Notes: One less Uhorchuk…we can all take a sigh of relief LOL! Signal will definitely have some question marks to going into the year, but with 4 returning placers and 2 Uhorchuks, Signal will rack up the points in a tournament quickly. I do remember thinking Signal would take a step back after they lost all of those seniors in ’21 on the team that finished 2nd behind Pigeon Forge, and then they brought Clements in and they won the state duals that next year so maybe they will surprise me, but I just don’t see any way they can beat Soddy. For the first time in a long time, it feels like it might be a battle for 2nd place in Class A. #3 Pigeon Forge Returning Starters: 10/14 Returning State Qualifiers: 5 Returning State Placers (3): Aiden Howard (2nd), Ayden Hood (3rd), Wyatt Howard (5th) Key Losses (3): Caleb Wolfe (Champion), Andy Cable (2nd, 2x Champion), Aiden Littles (2nd) Notes: After winning 6 state titles in 7 years from 2015-2021, Pigeon Forge will have an uphill battle to get back on top, but this roster returns plenty of talent. Both Howards should be favorites to win their weight classes next year. I thought Wyatt underperformed this year in the state tournament, but I expect him to rebound in a big way. This group returns 10 starters, and this program has a reputation for doing a fantastic job in developing talent. As long as Coach Foreman is at the helm, you can expect the Tigers to remain at the top. #4 Anderson County Returning Starters: 11/14 Returning AA State Qualifiers (3): Evan Prewitt, Josh Bingham, Ayden Derry Returning AA State Placers: 0 Key Losses (2): Gabriel Dietlin (SQ), Lucas Prewitt (SQ) Notes: As much as I love the Single A division for its parity amongst the teams in comparison to D2 and AA, I was reminded how much of a talent gap there is between A and AA when I was watching the state tournament this year. I believe the Single A champions could hold their own or beat many of the champions in AA and D2, but outside of that, there is a substantial difference, and I think Anderson County (coming down) and Halls (moving up) will show that. AC returns a super experienced team and should be great in duals. As a matter of fact, if these rankings were based on duals, I might have them at #2. While I do not expect them to beat Soddy, I will note that they edged Soddy out this year at the Maryville Invitational. #5 Eagleville Returning Starters: 11/14 Returning State Qualifiers: 6 Returning State Placers (2): Brody McLemore (2nd), Thomas Solomon (6th) Key Losses (1): Zachary Lewis (SQ) Notes: While they only return 2 placers, Eagleville returns 11 starters and 6 qualifiers that will make them a formidable test for anyone outside of Soddy in my opinion. This 5th slot could have easily gone to any of the 4 teams I have listed below on the waiting list, but I think Eagleville’s depth sets them apart. Waiting List Gibbs, Fairview, Green Hill, Tullahoma My one burning question for the off season Where does Greeneville go from here? I have grown so accustomed to seeing them in the mix that it almost feels weird not having them in there. Outside of Carson Dupill, they may not have a single placer next year. I have also heard Dupill may be on his way out to team up with Mason Jakob at DB...?

If you don't understand 1-0 scores, you must not watch much high level wrestling at all. I encourage you to watch the NCAA tournament in a couple weeks.

In Heckert's defense, he shot multiple times in the first period. Smith didn't even attempt a shot and did get warned for stalling. Great win for him though! Turner wins a lot of low scoring matches. That is just his style and he's extremely good at it. Hating on him for a 1-0 match doesn't make a lot of sense to me. He's a position wrestler that keeps a great stance for 6 minutes, and he's hard to score on... nothing wrong about that. Final point on this one...terrible call by the official not to give him an escape in the 2nd period. I didn't watch many of the girl matches, but the A and AA officiating this weekend was questionable at best.

I would pay a pretty penny to see some of these matchups! 106 - Phillips (Baylor) 113 - JoJo Uhorchuk (Signal), ranked #9 on Flo, Jakob is great, but he's nowhere near on the level of JoJo or Carson Dupill right now. 120 - Carson Dupill (Greeneville) beat Terrell earlier in the year, also has a win over JoJo, and has been in and out of Flo's top 20 126 - Little (Summit) 132 - Roark (Father Ryan), if healthy, I don't see either Lipsey or Uhorchuk wrestling him within 3-4 points. Lipsey already beat Caleb Uhorchuk. 138 - Desselle (Summit) 145 - Mason (Greeneville), ranked #18 on Flo 152 - Colin Dupill (Greeneville), in and out of Flo's top 20 this year 160 - Norman (DB) 170 - Stacey (Green Hill) 182 - Alvarez (Baylor), not currently ranked, but as high as #12 on Flo back in the fall 195 - Medina (The Hill) 220 - Fisher (MBA) 285 - Wolfe (Pigeon Forge)

The non-Tennessee Baylor boarding school team and Cleveland from last year would both have to be in the conversation. Both were nationally ranked in the top 25 at points in the year if I am not mistaken.

Here are some quarterfinal matchups that I am really looking forward to! Seeing this on Thursday that early in the tournament is a gift for us fans. Who do you guys have in some of these? 106 John Haney (Upperman) v. Luke Higdon (Signal Mountain) 113 Luke Carpenter (East Hamilton) v. Lucas Martin (Hillwood) 120 Charles Duncan (Soddy) v. David Cook (Halls) 138 Harlen Hunley (Halls) v. Grant Hawkinson (Page) 145 Caleb Adkins (Tullahoma) v. Ayden Hood (Pigeon Forge) 160 Briar Whaley (Halls) v. Malachi Bennett (Fairview)/Jerzy Hendrix (Tullahoma) winner Josh Ward (Page) v. Wyatt Howard (Pigeon Forge) Dawson Jones (Sullivan East) v. Thomas Magness (Harpeth) 170 Gilman Reid (Gibbs) v. Daniel White (Cheatham Co. Central) 182 Logan Heckert (Sycamore) v. Gabe Ferrell (David Crockett) Caleb Richardson (East Hamilton) v. Connor Avans (Tullahoma) 220 Michael Cloud (MLK) v. Jacob Winchester (Signal Mountain) Anthony Rigby (Harpeth) v. Tyson Click (Samuel Everett School of Innovation) Bull Goodman (Halls) v. Cayden Buchannon (Spring Hill)/Micah Hardaway (Red Bank) winner 285 Landon Brooks (Gibbs) v. Evan Dixon (Sycamore) Ronan O'Connell (Page) v. Zach Smith (Munford)

I just can't believe the coaches were not more on top of it after Flavin missed weight the week before. Yes, the kids should be on weight especially at this point in the season, but one would think the coach is also responsible for making sure their team is properly prepared to take the mat and that starts with having the wrestlers on weight. At least Flavin has 3 more years. Can you imagine being Dyer and his family though? Move schools and houses just to wrestle all to not even be able to take the mat. We can point the finger at him, the coaches, or whoever, but you've got to feel for the poor kid. He's been through a lot in the past month or so. I wish him nothing but the best going forward.

I will say this…we are about to have a great three days of wrestling in the single A division!. We are going to get some incredible matchups right out of the gate on Thursday. I expect the team race to be extremely tight between Greeneville, Halls, Signal, and Pigeon Forge. Halls is an interesting tournament team because they don’t have the hammers that Greeneville, Signal, and Pigeon Forge do, but I expect them to have quite a few placers. I think they got hurt by the brackets being “separated” v. actually being seeded. The bottom half of the bracket for 138 is a great example where Harlen would need to beat Hawkinson and my pick to win it, Davenport, just to make the finals. For Halls to win… -3 finalists between the following 5 guys… Cook (120), Hutchison (132), Hunley (138), Whaley (160), and Goodman (220) -Sexton to place at 126 and Whaley to place at 152 For Greeneville to win… -Dupill (120), Mason (145), and Dupill (152) to all win and that’s a given -Lowery to make the finals at 195 -Oakley (106), Castillo (126), Herrell (160), or Feltner (285) to win a couple matches For Signal to win… -Three brothers all win… I expect them to but I heard Cable gave Ethan all he could handle at the Sectionals -Davis to make the finals. Davis v. McCoy in the semis is a must for Signal -Higdon (106) and Winchester (220) to place For Pigeon Forge to win… -3 finalists between the 5 following guys… Cable (126), Howard (160), Little (170), Howard (195), and Wolfe (285) -Malik Boiling from East Nashville v. Wolfe in the semis is a must for Pigeon Forge. That and the 152 match for Signal have major implications for both teams. -Hood to place at 145 Man...Soddy Daisy must be sick about Flavin and Dyer missing weight. They would have as good of a chance as any of these four if those two were in the field this week. I don't know how that happens and at this time of the year of all times too... Here are my weight by weight predictions. I want to hear what others are thinking, so please share yours as well! 106 1. Chris Lagorio (Hixson) 2. Samuel Comes (Seymour) 3. Blake Allen (Gibbs) 4. Justin Muniz (Green Hill) 5. Luke Higdon (Signal Mountain) 6. John Haney (Upperman) 113 1. JoJo Uhorchuk (Signal Mountain) 2. Luke Carpenter (East Hamilton) 3. Evan Glass (Volunteer) 4. Ezra Finstad (Gibbs) 5. Kyle Nielsen (Spring Hill) 6. Lucas Martin (Hillwood) 120 1. Carson Dupill (Greeneville) 2. Henry Ribble (Fairview) 3. Landon Turner (Harpeth) 4. Charles Duncan (Soddy Daisy) 5. David Cook (Halls) 6. Gabe Miller (Elizabethton) 126 1. Ethan Uhorchuk (Signal Mountain) 2. Andy Cable (Pigeon Forge) 3. Drew Lewis (Soddy Daisy) 4. Jordan Sexton (Halls) 5. Thomas Brown (Page) 6. Aaron Waller (East Hamilton) 132 1. Caleb Uhorchuk (Signal Mountain) 2. Sam Hutchison (Halls) 3. Greg Gomez (MLK) 4. Jacob Pennington (Eagleville) 5. Keegan Seaver (Fairview) 6. Jake Ferrell (David Crockett) 138 1. Dylan Davenport (Sycamore) 2. Brody McLemore (Eagleville) 3. Harlen Hunley (Halls) 4. Braylen Cosper (Soddy Daisy) 5. Grant Hawkinson (Page) 6. Cody Agnell (Tullahoma) Keep an eye on Luke Athoe (Green Hill) who only lost 5-3 to Hawkinson and 2-1 to Agnell this weekend. 145 1. Hunter Mason (Greeneville) 2. Luke London (Sycamore) 3. Oleksaudr Warner (Polk County) 4. Ayden Hood (Pigeon Forge) 5. Caleb Adkins (Tullahoma) 6. Thomas Solomon (Eagleville) Zalven Welch (Soddy Daisy) and Kaden Weitzel (Livingston Academy) are two other guys capable of pulling some upsets 152 1. Colin Dupill (Greeneville) 2. Jackson Davis (Signal Mountain) 3. Nikolas Taylor (White House Heritage) 4. Seth McCoy (Forrest) 5. Barrett Whaley (Halls) 6. Anthony Copeland (East Ridge) I would not be surprised to see Rawlinson (Soddy Daisy) on the podium this weekend. 160 1. Elijah Turner (Soddy Daisy) 2. Wyatt Howard (Pigeon Forge) 3. Thomas Magness (Harpeth) 4. Briar Whaley (Halls) 5. Malachi Bennett (Fairview) 6. Josh Ward (Page) Jerzy Hendrix (Tullahoma) had a rough weekend, but he is a potential bracket buster. You have 7 guys all capable of beating each other in this one. Can’t wait to see this one play out! 170 1. Jake Stacey (Green Hill) 2. Herbert Little (Pigeon Forge) 3. Colton Ferrell (David Crockett) 4. Michael Carter (Spring Hill) 5. Daniel White (Cheatham County Central) 6. Houston Retting (Eagleville) 182 1. Logan Heckert (Sycamore) 2. Kobe Smith (Red Bank) 3. Elijah Hubbs (Gibbs) 4. Gabe Ferrell (David Crockett) 5. Connor Avans (Tullahoma) 6. Caleb Richardson (East Hamilton) 195 1. Kendrick Curtis (Fairview) 2. Morgan Lowery (Greeneville) 3. Aiden Howard (Pigeon Forge) 4. Nathan Downey (Green Hill) 5. John Geist (Livingston Academy) 6. Marshall Jones (Sullivan East) 220 1. Rob Atwood (Trousdale County) 2. Bull Goodman (Halls) 3. Jacob Winchester (Signal Mountain) 4. Cayden Buchannon (Spring Hill) 5. Anthony Rigby (Harpeth) 6. Michael Cloud (MLK) 285 1. Malik Boiling (East Nashville Magnet School) 2. Zach Smith (Munford) 3. Caleb Wolfe (Pigeon Forge) 4. Evan Dixon (Sycamore) 5. Ronan O’Connell (Page) 6. Landon Brooks (Gibbs) Boiling had a great weekend but can he do it again when the stakes are this high? Will Wolfe finally break through (I really hope so!), but it’s going to be tough. Similar to 160, any of these guys are capable of winning it in my opinion. Team 1. Signal Mountain 2. Pigeon Forge 3. Greeneville 4. Halls 5. Sycamore 6. Soddy Daisy 7. Fairview 8. Gibbs 9. Green Hill 10. Eagleville

McDaniel has been phenomenal. He’s been in and out of the top 25 this year. Keyveon Roller has also done great at UVA and is starting at 133lbs.

Thanks for catching that! I updated my post with Whaley in at #3 at 160.

Well guys, I got a new job which is exciting, but I forgot my password, and couldn't get a new one sent to my old work email, so I am back under cowcatcherII, but yes it's still me! You know that I love following the small school division so I wanted to take a stab at publishing my own set of rankings for the division. I spent most of the weekend looking at Track Wrestling results and taking notes. My rankings consider head to head, common opponents, overall record including strength of quality wins, and my own opinion. Please know that these are just for fun. I am a fan of the sport and do not want to try to offend anyone. These are not my predictions as to how guys will finish, but simply where I would have them ranked. I would love to continue to do this going forward if the feedback is positive. I would also love to hear any suggestions you might have to improve these. For instance, I included a top 10 team rankings at the bottom with a points system. There were quite a few weights where guys were on the cusp on making the top 6. I thought about adding a few honorable mentions per weight and those guys would add a point to their team's ranking. Let me know what you think. I hope you enjoy. 106 1. Cole Dyer (Soddy Daisy) 2. Samuel Comes (Seymour) 3. Chris Lagorio (Hixson) 4. Blake Allen (Gibbs) 5. Justin Muniz (Green Hill) 6. Luke Higdon (Signal Mountain) 113 1. JoJo Uhorchuk (Signal Mountain) 2. Ezra Finstad (Gibbs) 3. Luke Carpenter (East Hamilton) 4. Zachary Lewis (Eagleville) 5. Hayden Hunt (Green Hill) 6. Ricky Lester (Stone Memorial) 120 1. Carson Dupill (Greeneville) 2. David Cook (Halls) 3. Landon Turner (Harpeth) 4. Henry Ribble (Fairview) 5. Charles Duncan (Soddy Daisy) 6. Colton Relation (Samuel Everett School of Innovation) Again, these are not my predictions, just what I see as a fair ranking based on results. If it were my prediction, I could even see Duncan finishing as high as 2nd. 126 1. Ethan Uhorchuk (Signal Mountain) 2. Andy Cable (Pigeon Forge) 3. Drew Lewis (Soddy Daisy) 4. Jordan Sexton (Halls) 5. Aaron Waller (East Hamilton) 6. Thomas Brown (Page) Uhorchuk v. Cable should be a lot of fun with two state champs going at it! 132 1. Caleb Uhorchuk (Signal Mountain) 2. Sam Hutchison (Halls) 3. Greg Gomez (MLK) 4. Jacob Pennington (Eagleville) 5. Owen DeLuca (Gibbs) 6. Keegan Seaver (Fairview) 138 1. Dylan Davenport (Sycamore) 2. Harlen Hunley (Halls) 3. Brody McLemore (Eagleville) 4. Grant Hawkinson (Page) 5. Braylan Cosper (Soddy Daisy) 6. Cody Agnell (Tullahoma) This weight class is loaded! Everyone wanting to run from the P4P king Mr. Mason, and I can't say I blame 'em! 145 1. Hunter Mason (Greeneville) 2. Luke London (Sycamore) 3. Oleksaudr Warner (Polk County) 4. Luke Richardson (East Hamilton) 5. Thomas Solomon (Eagleville) 6. Zalven Welch (Soddy Daisy) 152 1. Colin Dupill (Greeneville) 2. Jackson Davis (Signal Mountain) 3. Seth McCoy (Forrest) 4. Barrett Whaley (Halls) 5. Logan Rawlinson (Soddy Daisy) 6. Nikolas Taylor (White House Heritage) 160 1. Wyatt Howard (Pigeon Forge) 2. Thomas Magness (Harpeth) 3. Briar Whaley (Halls) 4. Elijah Turner (Soddy Daisy) 5. Malachi Bennett (Fairview) 6. Josh Ward (Page) This should be one of the more fun weights to follow these next two weeks. So many quality guys. Looking forward to some great matchups in this weight class! 170 1. Jake Stacey (Green Hill) 2. Herbert Little (Pigeon Forge) 3. Colton Ferrell (David Crockett) 4. Michael Carter (Spring Hill) 5. Houston Retting (Eagleville) 6. Chris Davis (Forrest) 182 1. Logan Heckert (Sycamore) 2. Gabe Ferrell (David Crockett) 3. Kobe Smith (Red Bank) 4. Connor Avans (Tullahoma) 5. Elijah Hubbs (Gibbs) 6. Caleb Richardson (East Hamilton) 195 1. Kendrick Curtis (Fairview) 2. Morgan Lowery (Greeneville) 3. Aiden Howard (Pigeon Forge) 4. Loudon Laxton (Soddy Daisy) 5. Kenny Harris (Alcoa) 6. Marshall Jones (Sullivan East) 220 1. Rob Atwood (Trousdale County) 2. Bull Goodman (Halls) 3. Maddox Gilkey (Hixson) 4. Andrew Grove (Creek Wood) 5. Cayden Buchannon (Spring Hill) 6. Jacob Winchester (Signal Mountain) 285 1. Caleb Wolfe (Pigeon Forge) 2. Zach Smith (Munford) 3. Malik Boiling (East Nashville Magnet) 4. Evan Dixon (Sycamore) 5. Ronan O'Connell (Page) 6. Landon Brooks (Gibbs) If we do a point system for the team rankings where 1st = 30pts, 2nd = 25pts, 3rd = 20pts, 4th = 15pts, 5th = 10pts, 6th = 5pts, the team rankings would look like this... 1. Halls (150) 2. Pigeon Forge (130) 3. Signal Mountain (125) 4. Soddy Daisy (115) 5. Greeneville (115) 6. Sycamore (100) 7. Eagleville (70) 8. Gibbs (65) 9. Fairview (60) 10. East Hamilton and Green Hill (50)