Best High School Wrestler

[dragonwrestler]

Also, he is only a junior.

[LadyPat27]

Chase Larkins from Oakland High School

[BAJ16]

irishdad didnt hiller lose to james at mccallie?

[best_of_the_west]

Yes, I think it was 6-1 or 7-2, somewhere around there.

[irishdad]

If James was the Kid from Park Hill, Yes he did. I think it was 7-2

[RMC]

On McCallie's web site it lists the result as James (Soddy-Daisy) over Hiller 11 - 7.

[irishdad]

Mcallie was three tournaments ago and I was a little fuzzy. Jimmy did loose at Mccallie in the final he also lost at CBHS lat weekend to the kid from Park Hill. I apologize for my ealry morning fog......My best memory tells me that those are his only two loses of the year..

[LovinIt]

How about by weight class.

[oasis]

Jordan Leen. The facts: Leen has wrestled Kyle James 5 times in their high school career, winning all 5. Jack Silberman was one of the top kids in the state last year and handed Leen 1 of his only 3 high school defeats in his career. Leen went on to defeat Silberman 5 times afterward. Leen jumped up to defeat state champion Bird, East Ridge last year on his way to another undefeated season. Yes, this year in the first match of the season, a very tough John Lane ended a 114 match winning streak for Leen, however Jordan avenged the loss in fine fashion with a dominant decision 2 weeks ago. Another fairly good sign of who the top wrestlers are are the numbers of scholarships offered from D-I schools. Jordan took the maximum 5 visits in the fall to quality programs accross the country and decided to continue his career at Cornell (currently ranked in the Top Ten in the nation). There are lots of quality kids in the state this year, but make no mistake who the best one is. Jordan Leen

[best_of_the_west]

When was his last match with Gibson? Sounds like a bias arguement. It's hard to choose who the best wrestler is between Gibson and Leen, but Gibson is definately the most dominant. Here's a little info on Gibson--

 

Tennessee 2001 runner-up, 2002 State Champion, 2003 State Champion

 

160 lb. AAU All World event Champion in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in April, 2003

 

2 Time State Champion

 

*2003 Voted Outstanding Wrestler

 

1 Time State Runner up

 

2003 1st @Tulsa World Folk Style, Tulsa OK

 

2003 6th @ 171 lbs, @ AAU Ironman World Champion, Knoxville TN

 

3 Time Regional Champion

 

2 Time Bradley Invitational Champion, 3 time placer, Cleveland TN

 

2 Time Huntsville Invitational Champion, 3 time placer, Huntsville, AL

 

Fr. Record 40-4 @152

 

So. Record 41-1 @160

 

Jr. Record 41-0 @160 Undefeated

 

Career: 122-5 Ranked 8th in W.I.N. Magazine

Edited January 16, 2004 by best_of_the_west

[best_of_the_west]

I know it's off the subject, but I figured you guys might want to know that Matt Keller is ranked #10 in the nation in the most recent WIN rankings. There is only one freshman ahead of him. That's incredible.

[Sommers]

Jordan Leen. The facts: Leen has wrestled Kyle James 5 times in their high school career, winning all 5. Jack Silberman was one of the top kids in the state last year and handed Leen 1 of his only 3 high school defeats in his career. Leen went on to defeat Silberman 5 times afterward. Leen jumped up to defeat state champion Bird, East Ridge last year on his way to another undefeated season. Yes, this year in the first match of the season, a very tough John Lane ended a 114 match winning streak for Leen, however Jordan avenged the loss in fine fashion with a dominant decision 2 weeks ago. Another fairly good sign of who the top wrestlers are are the numbers of scholarships offered from D-I schools. Jordan took the maximum 5 visits in the fall to quality programs accross the country and decided to continue his career at Cornell (currently ranked in the Top Ten in the nation). There are lots of quality kids in the state this year, but make no mistake who the best one is. Jordan Leen

Kyle James has probably traveled and gone far and wide to meet the toughest competition in America. To me it's between James and Gibson. Leen is very tough and may be in the top three, but I wonder who would win the best two out of three vith Leen vs. Lane.

 

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