He won his consi semi and is into tomorrow's 3rd place match vs. Ulrich. He probably won't win that, but 36-2/4th is an excellent year -- especially for where he was last year.
Would certainly agree that it’s not easy. I just think stuffing them on Saturday morning is a brutal way to show off the product and doesn’t put the wrestlers on the stage they deserve
Run Thursday as is, then wrestle both classes together. QF Friday AM, Semi-finals Friday night and Saturday medal rounds starting at 11AM. Then two mats and run AA and AAA finals concurrently.
I wouldn't run the title matches concurrently. Each finals match should stand on its own. (And that's something I don't like about the current format of 1/3/5/7 all at once -- although at least that's not two finals together.)
No doubting the overall and high-end quality. PA AAA is widely considered the best state tournament in the country. PA AA is typically around 4th or so behind NJ and CA (both single class) and maybe some years the big school classes in OH, MI, and/or IL.
Think I may put PA AA a bit further down the board behind NJ and big school Iowa but like you said it sort of depends on the year. If McCort were in that obviously changes the equation.
I haven't been to the states in at least 8 years. But putting AA and AAA together at same times, 8,500 seats would not have accommodated the combined crowds as little as 8 or 10 years ago. Maybe that isn't a true statement anymore.
Obvious things take forever in PA, and then often get done half-assed ... such as alcohol sales distribution.
It would not surprise me at all if Deputy wins this. He took down Seidel in the first match and beat Smith at the same tournament.Deputy is a good wrestler. He may well be a state champ someday, maybe even get multiple. This was the expected finals. Deputy has some shot, but Seidel will be favored and beat him 6-2 at King of the Mountain.
BTW, PA Wrestling's website has an excellent common opponent tool. Here it is for Seidel vs. Deputy:
PA-Wrestling.com : Your online resource for Pennsylvania Wrestling
www.pa-wrestling.com
Thursday is the problem. Or the logistics of switching between AAA and AA is the problem. Start a little early Thursday and wrestle AA consi rd 1. It’s 4 matches per weight which is the same number of machetes as AAA semi finals and consi rd 4. There should be no break for transition between AA and AAA on Thursday, just intertwine the matches.
Probably because Lawrence has had better results both in PA and at national events like Fargo. Hogan is definitely a good prospect though.
No, and he's a JR. His brother JT is a freshman at Lock Haven. Not sure if Tucker will follow him, or is inclined to go to a bigger power. Tucker is having a significantly better HS career than JT did.
It puzzles me. In 1974, the first season of two classes, AAA was held at Rec Hall and AA at the State Farm Show Arena. As I recall, both were packed.
If we want to talk about guys who don't get the attention (at least here) that they should ...
