Best Wrestler to Never Win State

[haze]

this is true, robinson of mccallie didnt win state, but if you saw the match he was winning and in the last few seconds bateman got the throw, he was clearly dominating the match

Edited February 28, 2006 by haze

[keefjams]

Joe Waddell or Mike Agnew TOSS UP

[bigboywrestler]

Mike Jones HVT from The School of Hard Knocks was pretty good back in the day, but back then they didn't want him...

[Likeachamp171]

Bond Davis, definitely. He had great technique and was an all-around outstanding wrestler. He just fell a little short 3 years in a row...including the overtime match in the finals in 2003 against Luke Sanders.

[tnko]

Mike Morehouse from Brentwood Academy finished 3rd three times in the mid 80's. He was a great technition and very smart. He just couldn't win the big one.

I have to agree. He has always been known as THE BEST WRESTLER TO NEVER WIN STATE. He was definately the strongest wrestler at 125 that I've ever seen!!

[mofo11]

Jared smith of webb was a 2x 152 state runner-up as a sophmore and junior. His senior year two weeks before the state tournament he broke his ankle in a dual match and could not compete. As a sophmore he lost to Joey Gote of father ryan in the finals and as a junior he lost to J.T. Hagen of McCallie and they were two really good wrestlers to say the least.

Edited February 28, 2006 by mofo11

[Rocky14533]

Casey Cothren of Bradley in 97, also Rabbit Turner in 97, both were in the finals that year. Cothren lost to Tim Voiles in the finals in 96 also.

[mikey65]

Rusty Sparks of Daniel Boone High School.

[Sommers]

Cothren lost to Tim Voiles in the finals in 96 also.

Although 55-0 that season and heavily favored to win, Cothren faced a relatively unknown 33-0 wrestler from Rutherford Co. and was out worked the final 4 minutes by this Angelo Giansante in the 97 finals , coach Angelo, a self made man and great driver today for Smyrna Wrestling. It would be interesting to see anyone take him down and even more amazing would be to see someone turn him & pin him today

[TheGreatDevion]

Bond Davis...

 

Patrick Walsh...

[tin man]

Charlie Oddo from Fr. Ryan

[Proud Daddy]

You can't overlook Jonathan Gobble of Father Ryan. If I'm not mistaken he lost to Johnny Pirani from Baylor in '85 then Adrian Northfleet in "86