#1 Cleveland vs #3 Bradley

[fooseball96]

What has happened to Landers. I dont know if hes dropped too much weight but that bradley kid beat him down!

[Sommers]

What has happened to Landers. I dont know if hes dropped too much weight but that bradley kid beat him down!

2 Big ones in a roll now!

[rlwest40]

Cleveland wins 40-22 I believe it was, hard to tell cuz the scoreboard was cleared before the lights came back on. Student section made their presence well known.

[anotherback]

What has happened to Landers. I dont know if hes dropped too much weight but that bradley kid beat him down!

 

I was told by someone from Bradley that thier 106 would win and someone from Cleveland told me that Lander was having trouble getting hydrated at that weight right before Christmas but would be ready in January. But after seeing him tonite I would have to say quit cutting that much he's losing muscle weight. Saw Andy Morris do the same thing for Bradley a few years back. When you hit your growth spurt even as a wrestler you Have to feed your body.

[fooseball96]

I was told by someone from Bradley that thier 106 would win and someone from Cleveland told me that Lander was having trouble getting hydrated at that weight right before Christmas but would be ready in January. But after seeing him tonite I would have to say quit cutting that much he's losing muscle weight. Saw Andy Morris do the same thing for Bradley a few years back. When you hit your growth spurt even as a wrestler you Have to feed your body.

I agree with you 100 percent

[anotherback]

I agree with you 100 percent

I admire him for getting there to try and help his team but if you don't feed your body it will canabalize itself and absorb its nutrients from muscle tissue if no fat is available. Kidneys and liver can also shut down. Bottom line is he's a real good wrestler who I hope continues in the sport in a healthy manner. Not to take anything away from McElhaney he looked good.

[fooseball96]

I admire him for getting there to try and help his team but if you don't feed your body it will canabalize itself and absorb its nutrients from muscle tissue if no fat is available. Kidneys and liver can also shut down. Bottom line is he's a real good wrestler who I hope continues in the sport in a healthy manner. Not to take anything away from McElhaney he looked good.

I couldn't agree more

[Raider76]

Two good teams. Great Match, lots of fireworks.

[Sommers]

No third period means no gold medal 99% of the time.

[Sommers]

From Mr Ward Gossitt...

 

Cleveland Does it Again (3 in a roll)

 

 

By: Ward Gossett | January 10, 2014

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photo Bradley Central's Taylor Kazy (top) grapples with Cleveland's Austin Stevison during their 132-pound bout at Bradley Central's Jim Smiddy Arena on Thursday.

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CLEVELAND, Tenn. — It wasn't Cleveland's biggest or most complete win of the high school wrestling season, but it was the Blue Raiders' sweetest with no doubt.

 

They scored the first 15 points and won 40-23 Thursday night at crosstown rival Bradley Central. It was the defending state champions' third straight win over the Bears.

 

"We're looking for a gauge for where we're at, getting ready for the region and state duals," Cleveland coach Jake Yost said, "and it was nice to come in and get a view of what their lineup is like, because we may see them again in the postseason. We're not where we want to be. I saw some positions we definitely need to work on."

 

The Blue Raiders, coming off a long Christmas break, didn't compare favorably with the team that last year swept through the state duals and the traditional state tournament, but Yost said there was still time.

 

"If everybody's healthy and everybody wrestles to their potential, we have a shot," he said of a possible repeat in one or both.

 

Bradley closed within four points six matches in but could get no closer as the Raiders went on a four-match win streak including a pin from Chris Debien (126 pounds), a major decision from Ezra Taylor (138) and decisions from Austin Stevison (132) and William Haas (145).

 

"Chris has some room to grow," Yost said. "He took some losses early in the season to kids from out of state that showed us he has some areas to improve on. He always does really well in state and sometimes in national events, but he knows he has work to do."

 

Following a pin by the Bears' Colter McConnell at 152, Cleveland put the match out of reach with a decision from Aron Oliver (160) and a pin from Josh Hamilton (170).

 

Cleveland won nine of the 14 bouts, picking up bonus points in five. Bradley managed extra points in four matches but had just one pin.

 

"That's a winnable match for us," Bears coach Ben Smith said. "Coming in we talked about making it a close match and getting some respect, but hindsight being 20-20, the more we thought about it we felt it was winnable. Three of those [close] matches go the other way it's a different match. But before I go further, they're a better team than us."

 

Cleveland beat Bradley 63-29 last year.

 

"We lost four close ones, gave up a forfeit and three of the swing matches, we lost two of them," Smith said. "It's hard to be the No. 1-ranked public school team when you do that. You talk about getting bonus points and winning the close ones; we didn't do that tonight and they did."

 

Contact Ward Gossett at wgossett@timesfreepress.com or 423-886-4765. Follow him at Twitter.com/wardgossett.

 

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[TIGERMAN92]

What does this report mean by a long break??  Didnt i see Cleveland at the Soddy Showdown last weekend????

[rlwest40]

They had two weeks off during the holidays.