2022 D1 Single A Individual State Championship Predictions

[cowcatcher]

A few thoughts before I dive into my individual predictions…

1. The team race will be won by 1 of these 3 teams: Greeneville, Signal Mountain, or Pigeon Forge
2. Don’t buy into the hype of Gibbs after beating Greeneville this weekend at Sectionals. Gibbs likely only has 3 placers (1 finalist).
3. Josh Parton’s health could decide who wins the team title. I heard his injury was pretty serious and he may not even compete. If he is healthy enough to place in the top 3, Pigeon Forge is the team to beat.
4. If you’re thinking, “I’ll just come up Friday for the Semis and Finals on Saturday,” think again! We’re going to have so excellent quarter final bouts on Thursday between ranked guys and returning placers.

106

1. JoJo Uhorchuk (Signal Mountain)

2. Carson Dupill (Greeneville)

3. Aiden Wright (Halls)

4. Ezra Finstad (Gibbs)

5. Chris Lagorio (Hixson)

6. Luke Carpenter (East Hamilton)

JoJo v. Carson…expect fireworks! They should start the finals at 113 and wrestle this one last!

113

1. Ethan Uhorchuk (Signal Mountain)

2.  Porter Finstad (Gibbs)

3. Leandre Dabney (Greeneville)

4. Taylor Turner (Harpeth)

5. Steve Ramos (MLK)

6. Lucas Martin (Hillwood)

120

1. Caleb Uhorchuk (Signal Mountain)

2. Ryan King (Stone Memorial)

3. Thomas Brown (Page)

4. Drew Lewis (Soddy Daisy)

5. Ellis Haney (Upperman)

6. Cooper Johnson (Greeneville)

The quarterfinal matchup between King and Brown will be one of the best matches of the tournament. Two exciting guys to watch.

126

1. Andy Cable (Pigeon Forge)

2. Noah Shriner (Signal Mountain)

3. Keegan Seaver (Fairview)

4. Dylan Davenport (Sycamore)

5. Greg Gomez (MLK)

6. Caleb Adkins (Tullahoma)

132

1. Zander Hutson (Hixson)

2. Mo Moktani (Munford)

3. Sam Hutchinson (Halls)

4. Hunter Gentry (Pigeon Forge)

5. Wyatt Davis (Whitwell)

6. Grant Hawkinson (Page)

No clear cut favorite here. I wouldn’t be shocked if any of these guys 1-6 won the whole thing. Should be fun to see this one play out!

138

1. Wyatt Howard (Pigeon Forge)

2. Dalen Kimble (Sycamore)

3. Brody McLemore (Eagleville)

4. Perrin Clark (East Ridge)

5. Braiden Vanderploeg (Forrest)

6. Christian Perez (Munford)

Howard upsets McLemore in the semis, which is likely the deciding factor in the team race. Regardless, I'm taking the Howard/McLemore winner to beat Kimble in the finals.

145

1. Aubrey Thompson (Stone Memorial)

KIDDING!!! I hope cbg and oceansize didn’t fall out of their seats after reading that. LOL

MR. HUNTER MASON (Greeneville) pins or techs his way to his 3^rd title depending on how long he actually wants to stay on the mat.

2. Luke London (Sycamore)

3. Sasha Warner (Polk County)

4. Cole Morse (Tullahoma)

5. Seth McCoy (Forrest)

6. Cole Jenkins (Signal Mountain)

Don’t sleep on Warner. He placed 2^nd at McCallie this year. The Morse-Magouirk (Whitwell) matchup in the quarters could be interesting, too. I remember watching Magouirk last year and he impressed me. Seems like he’s had a down year though… only a 12-7 record according to Track and got majored by the Signal kid at Sectionals. 145lb is obviously a tournament for 2^nd place, but lots of exciting matchups to be had here that don’t include the P4P King.

152

1. Colin Dupill (Greeneville)

2. Ethan Hylton (David Crockett)

3. Malachi Bennett (Fairview)

4. Thomas Magness (Harpeth)

5. Jerzy Hendrix (Tullahoma)

6. Jackson Davis (Signal Mountain)

160

1. Logan Heckert (Sycamore)

2. Maclain Otting (East Hamilton)

3. Josh Parton (Pigeon Forge)

4. Will Parcel (Page)

5. Ben Whaley (Halls)

6. Carson Reep (Gibbs)

Depending on Parton’s health, he is definitely good enough to beat Heckert. If he can give it a go, that will be one of the best matches of the tournament in the quarters between him and Heckert.

170

1. Kodiak Cannedy (Greeneville)

2. Kyle Watts (White House Heritage)

3. Jake Stacey (Green Hill)

4. Cooper Edwards (Harpeth)

5. Marco Pukl (Fairview)

6. Cadan Avans (Tullahoma)

182

1. Kendrick Curtis (Fairview)

2. Herbert Little (Pigeon Forge)

3. Kobe Smith (Red Bank)

4. Jordyn Davis (Munford)

5. Nathan Downey (Green Hill)

6. Brett Smith (Tullahoma)

195

1. Rob Atwood (Trousdale County)

2. Aiden Howard (Pigeon Forge)

3. Gabe Ferrell (David Crockett)

4. Elijah Hubbs (Gibbs)

5. Landon Morris (Cheatham County)

6. Tex Lewis (East Hamilton)

220

1. Jacob Clevenger (Fairview)

2. Caleb Wolfe (Pigeon Forge)

3. Zac Crisman (Greeneville)

4. Mason Keel (Marion County)

5. Sam Weddington (Tennessee)

6. Sam Bradley (Lawrence County)

Have Wolfe and Clevenger wrestled each other before? I’m excited to see these two go at it!

285

1. Lance Williams (Alcoa)

2. Kaymon Overton (East Nashville)

3. Landon Moore (Hixson)

4. Dylan Jackson (Pigeon Forge)

5. Matthew King (Watertown)

6. Ronan O’Connell (Page)

Williams is every bit as dominant as Mason is at 145lb (in Tennessee, oceansize and cbg!)

TEAM

1. Pigeon Forge—1^st (2) 2^nd (3) 3^rd (1) 4^th (2) —8 placers

2. Greeneville—1^st (3) 2^nd (1) 3^rd (2) 6^th (1)—6 placers

3. Signal Mountain—1^st (3) 2^nd (1) 3^rd 6^th (2)—6  placers

4. Fairview—1^st (2) 3^rd (1) 5^th (1)—4 placers

[noonesfool]

Enjoyed your thoughts and projections. I believe one advantage the Devils big 4 have is pin points. I’m going out on a limb and state 106 Dupill gets the win on the 3 try. (Probably wrong) what goes against the Devils is couple of their guys may not place as high. Upsets and lower placements for all the top 3  teams in their second tier will influence the tournament.

I’m trying to predict point totals in my head. The devils big 4 will pin or tech their way into the finals and the big ten points finals placement points. I believe the 3 brothers from SM will match. Not sure on PF.

[oceansize42]

1 hour ago, cowcatcher said:

A few thoughts before I dive into my individual predictions…

1. The team race will be won by 1 of these 3 teams: Greeneville, Signal Mountain, or Pigeon Forge
2. Don’t buy into the hype of Gibbs after beating Greeneville this weekend at Sectionals. Gibbs likely only has 3 placers (1 finalist).
3. Josh Parton’s health could decide who wins the team title. I heard his injury was pretty serious and he may not even compete. If he is healthy enough to place in the top 3, Pigeon Forge is the team to beat.
4. If you’re thinking, “I’ll just come up Friday for the Semis and Finals on Saturday,” think again! We’re going to have so excellent quarter final bouts on Thursday between ranked guys and returning placers.

106

1. JoJo Uhorchuk (Signal Mountain)

2. Carson Dupill (Greeneville)

3. Aiden Wright (Halls)

4. Ezra Finstad (Gibbs)

5. Chris Lagorio (Hixson)

6. Luke Carpenter (East Hamilton)

JoJo v. Carson…expect fireworks! They should start the finals at 113 and wrestle this one last!

113

1. Ethan Uhorchuk (Signal Mountain)

2.  Porter Finstad (Gibbs)

3. Leandre Dabney (Greeneville)

4. Taylor Turner (Harpeth)

5. Steve Ramos (MLK)

6. Lucas Martin (Hillwood)

120

1. Caleb Uhorchuk (Signal Mountain)

2. Ryan King (Stone Memorial)

3. Thomas Brown (Page)

4. Drew Lewis (Soddy Daisy)

5. Ellis Haney (Upperman)

6. Cooper Johnson (Greeneville)

The quarterfinal matchup between King and Brown will be one of the best matches of the tournament. Two exciting guys to watch.

126

1. Andy Cable (Pigeon Forge)

2. Noah Shriner (Signal Mountain)

3. Keegan Seaver (Fairview)

4. Dylan Davenport (Sycamore)

5. Greg Gomez (MLK)

6. Caleb Adkins (Tullahoma)

132

1. Zander Hutson (Hixson)

2. Mo Moktani (Munford)

3. Sam Hutchinson (Halls)

4. Hunter Gentry (Pigeon Forge)

5. Wyatt Davis (Whitwell)

6. Grant Hawkinson (Page)

No clear cut favorite here. I wouldn’t be shocked if any of these guys 1-6 won the whole thing. Should be fun to see this one play out!

138

1. Wyatt Howard (Pigeon Forge)

2. Dalen Kimble (Sycamore)

3. Brody McLemore (Eagleville)

4. Perrin Clark (East Ridge)

5. Braiden Vanderploeg (Forrest)

6. Christian Perez (Munford)

Howard upsets McLemore in the semis, which is likely the deciding factor in the team race. Regardless, I'm taking the Howard/McLemore winner to beat Kimble in the finals.

145

1. Aubrey Thompson (Stone Memorial)

KIDDING!!! I hope cbg and oceansize didn’t fall out of their seats after reading that. LOL

MR. HUNTER MASON (Greeneville) pins or techs his way to his 3^rd title depending on how long he actually wants to stay on the mat.

2. Luke London (Sycamore)

3. Sasha Warner (Polk County)

4. Cole Morse (Tullahoma)

5. Seth McCoy (Forrest)

6. Cole Jenkins (Signal Mountain)

Don’t sleep on Warner. He placed 2^nd at McCallie this year. The Morse-Magouirk (Whitwell) matchup in the quarters could be interesting, too. I remember watching Magouirk last year and he impressed me. Seems like he’s had a down year though… only a 12-7 record according to Track and got majored by the Signal kid at Sectionals. 145lb is obviously a tournament for 2^nd place, but lots of exciting matchups to be had here that don’t include the P4P King.

152

1. Colin Dupill (Greeneville)

2. Ethan Hylton (David Crockett)

3. Malachi Bennett (Fairview)

4. Thomas Magness (Harpeth)

5. Jerzy Hendrix (Tullahoma)

6. Jackson Davis (Signal Mountain)

160

1. Logan Heckert (Sycamore)

2. Maclain Otting (East Hamilton)

3. Josh Parton (Pigeon Forge)

4. Will Parcel (Page)

5. Ben Whaley (Halls)

6. Carson Reep (Gibbs)

Depending on Parton’s health, he is definitely good enough to beat Heckert. If he can give it a go, that will be one of the best matches of the tournament in the quarters between him and Heckert.

170

1. Kodiak Cannedy (Greeneville)

2. Kyle Watts (White House Heritage)

3. Jake Stacey (Green Hill)

4. Cooper Edwards (Harpeth)

5. Marco Pukl (Fairview)

6. Cadan Avans (Tullahoma)

182

1. Kendrick Curtis (Fairview)

2. Herbert Little (Pigeon Forge)

3. Kobe Smith (Red Bank)

4. Jordyn Davis (Munford)

5. Nathan Downey (Green Hill)

6. Brett Smith (Tullahoma)

195

1. Rob Atwood (Trousdale County)

2. Aiden Howard (Pigeon Forge)

3. Gabe Ferrell (David Crockett)

4. Elijah Hubbs (Gibbs)

5. Landon Morris (Cheatham County)

6. Tex Lewis (East Hamilton)

220

1. Jacob Clevenger (Fairview)

2. Caleb Wolfe (Pigeon Forge)

3. Zac Crisman (Greeneville)

4. Mason Keel (Marion County)

5. Sam Weddington (Tennessee)

6. Sam Bradley (Lawrence County)

Have Wolfe and Clevenger wrestled each other before? I’m excited to see these two go at it!

285

1. Lance Williams (Alcoa)

2. Kaymon Overton (East Nashville)

3. Landon Moore (Hixson)

4. Dylan Jackson (Pigeon Forge)

5. Matthew King (Watertown)

6. Ronan O’Connell (Page)

Williams is every bit as dominant as Mason is at 145lb (in Tennessee, oceansize and cbg!)

TEAM

1. Pigeon Forge—1^st (2) 2^nd (3) 3^rd (1) 4^th (2) —8 placers

2. Greeneville—1^st (3) 2^nd (1) 3^rd (2) 6^th (1)—6 placers

3. Signal Mountain—1^st (3) 2^nd (1) 3^rd 6^th (2)—6  placers

4. Fairview—1^st (2) 3^rd (1) 5^th (1)—4 placers

Malachi Bennett didn't wrestle in sectionals and isn't at states.  Not sure what the story is but I have to assume injury which stinks.  

[Bump11]

weigh-ins happening right now. 2 guys have been scratched already for something, including #2 ranked former state champion and 3x finalist Josh Parton, 160 from PF. As well as Sycamore 113 Preston Castleberry.

Edited February 24, 2022 by Bump11

[noonesfool]

2 hours ago, Bump11 said:

weigh-ins happening right now. 2 guys have been scratched already for something, including #2 ranked former state champion and 3x finalist Josh Parton, 160 from PF. As well as Sycamore 113 Preston Castleberry.

Bump, With Parton out does it become a 2 t race?

[Hamblin]

15 hours ago, Bump11 said:

weigh-ins happening right now. 2 guys have been scratched already for something, including #2 ranked former state champion and 3x finalist Josh Parton, 160 from PF. As well as Sycamore 113 Preston Castleberry.

Castleberry concussion at practice. Sad for him as he is a senior

[Appvol]

Was Finstad getting beat in the quarterfinals a upset. He beat Turner last year in the Semis 7-4. 

Edited February 25, 2022 by Appvol

[oceansize42]

Peer match in my opinion but Turner was clearly better yesterday.  

[oceansize42]

What should have been finals but is semis is Ferrell vs Atwood at 195.   Going to be a fun one. 

[noonesfool]

1 hour ago, Appvol said:

Was Finstad getting beat in the quarterfinals a upset. He beat Turner last year in the Semis 7-4. 

Not as familiar with Turner, but he  was 22-1. Never trying to get into a young man’s head but was Finstad looking at the semis. I have seen it happen many times. Probably Turner had the higher motor yesterday.

Edited February 25, 2022 by noonesfool