[csabo17]

Wrestling begins at 4pm today.

Use this thread to post updates, predictions, or anything else related to the State Tournament. I will be at the tournament Friday and Saturday working a table. If anyone has a specific wrestler they want updates on let me know and I will do my best to let you know whats happening with their matches.


LETS GET IT ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[cougarpride08]

Good Luck to all teams in eastern Kentucky. Good Luck to the four Letcher Central wrestlers who will be participating in the tournament.

[csabo17]

Region 8 wrestlers in the quarterfinals....... (This is the best that I can tell, if I left someone out sorry. Also this does not mean if a wrestler isnt listed he is out of the tournament. Just that these wrestlers still have a chance at winning a state championship. )

Ashland High School
Trent Hardy 215

Johnson Central
Josh Conley 125
Greg Bowen 130
Zack Salyer 140
JJ Jude 171

McCreary Central
Vince Staten 285

Perry Central
Cody Hollon 215

Sheldon Clark
Austin Stepp 189

Wayne Co
Luke Troxell 140
Cody Mink 285

Whitley Co
Stephen Back 135
Aaron Back 160
Solomon Vanover 189

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Current team scores

Place Team Score
1. Ryle 68.00
2. Trinity (Louisville) 64.00
3. Union County 55.50
4. Larue County 49.00
5. St. Xavier 45.00
6. Johnson Central 42.50
7. Whitley County 41.00
8. Campbell County 37.50
9. Woodford County 35.50
10. Southern 29.50
11. Christian County 26.50
12. Henry Clay 26.00
13. North Oldham 25.00
(tie) Oldham County 25.00
15. Lafayette 24.00
16. Simon Kenton 23.00
17. Ohio County 22.00
18. Eastern 21.50
19. Meade County 20.00
(tie) Pleasure Ridge Park 20.00
21. Walton Verona 19.50
22. Central Hardin 17.50
(tie) Danville 17.50
24. Fairdale 17.00
25. Jeffersontown 16.00
(tie) Moore 16.00
(tie) North Hardin 16.00
28. Wayne County 15.50
29. University Heights 15.00
30. Franklin County 12.00
31. Perry County Central 11.00
32. Harrison County 10.50
33. Anderson County 10.00
(tie) Fort Campbell 10.00
(tie) McCreary Central 10.00
(tie) Nelson County 10.00
37. Paul Laurence Dunbar 9.50
38. Letcher County Central 9.00
(tie) Scott 9.00
(tie) Seneca 9.00
41. Ashland Blazer 8.00
(tie) Bishop Brossart 8.00
(tie) Caldwell County 8.00
(tie) Dixie Heights 8.00
(tie) Montgomery County 8.00
(tie) South Oldham 8.00
(tie) Tates Creek 8.00
(tie) Western Hills 8.00
49. Bourbon County 7.00
(tie) Kentucky Country Day 7.00
51. Boone County 6.00
(tie) DeSales 6.00
(tie) Fern Creek 6.00
(tie) Fort Knox 6.00
55. Apollo 4.00
(tie) Boyle County 4.00
(tie) Bullitt Central 4.00
(tie) Conner 4.00
(tie) Sheldon Clark 4.00
60. Central 3.00
(tie) Daviess County 3.00
62. DuPont Manual 2.00
(tie) Holy Cross (Louisville) 2.00
(tie) Newport 2.00
65. Atherton 0.00
(tie) Barren County 0.00
(tie) Belfry 0.00
(tie) Bryan Station 0.00
(tie) Bullitt East 0.00
(tie) Calloway County 0.00
(tie) Cooper 0.00
(tie) Doss 0.00
(tie) East Ridge 0.00
(tie) Grant County 0.00
(tie) Henderson County 0.00
(tie) Holmes 0.00
(tie) Hopkinsville 0.00
(tie) Iroquois 0.00
(tie) Jenkins 0.00
(tie) John Hardin 0.00
(tie) Kentucky School f/t Blind 0.00
(tie) Lawrence County 0.00
(tie) Madison Central 0.00
(tie) North Bulliet 0.00
(tie) Paducah Tilghman 0.00
(tie) Pike County Central 0.00
(tie) Prestonsburg 0.00
(tie) Scott County 0.00
(tie) Shawnee 0.00
(tie) Trigg County 0.00
(tie) Valley 0.00
(tie) Western 0.00

[OK2NV]

Jude from JC has really got after his first two challengers. In his first match he pinned the guy in a 74 seconds and in the second match he pinned the guy in a minute and a half. Hope he continues this way but the road to a state title will get tougher from here on out.

[cougarpride08]

Congrats to Letcher Central who has five wins so far. Good Luck Saturday with the rest of your matches.

[Stardust]

Campbell County is hurt by have two the of the states favorites on the injured list! I believe Mason Frank is still going to give it a go, but........

[itzAmazing]

Cody Smith from East Ridge advanced.

[csabo17]

State Finals. Wrestling begins at 6:30pm.

103
Clay Brown Walton Verona
Garth Yenter Campbell County

112
Brock Ervin Union County
Felix Casa De Valle Seneca

119
TJ Ruschell Ryle
Sean Fausz Campbell County

125
John Fahy Trinity
Tyler Kaelin Oldham County

130
Kyle Terry Central Hardin
Jayce Carr Union County

135
Brent Hitchings Trinity
Kevin Cooper Simon Kenton

140
Cody Herald Simon Kenton
Zach Salyer Johnson Central

145
Shelby Floyd Larue County
Joe Whalen Henry Clay

152
Anthony Wood Pleasure Ridge Park
Caleb Ervin Union County

160
John Lampe St. Xavier
Aaron Back Whitley County

171
JJ Jude Johnson Central
Jake Maupin Fairdale

189
Brandon Barnett Harrison County
Thomas Buckman Union County

215
Kyle Durbin Eastern
Trent Hardy Ashland Blazer

285
Aaron House North Hardin
Mason Franck Campbell County

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Team scores going into the finals round.


1.Union County 176.50
2.Trinity (Louisville) 160.50
3.Ryle 137.00
4.Larue County 136.00
5.St. Xavier 118.50
6.Campbell County 110.00
7.Johnson Central 100.50
8.Whitley County 74.00
9.Woodford County 73.50
10.Meade County 70.50
11.Simon Kenton 68.00
12.Henry Clay 67.00
13.Oldham County 65.00
14.Central Hardin 61.50
15.Eastern 60.50
(tie) Southern 60.50
17.Lafayette 56.00
18.Wayne County 54.50
19.Christian County 52.50
20.Pleasure Ridge Park 51.00
21.Fairdale 41.00
(tie) North Oldham 41.00
(tie) University Heights 41.00
24.Danville 40.50
(tie) Walton Verona 40.50
26.Ohio County 39.00
27.Franklin County 38.00
(tie) North Hardin 38.00
29.McCreary Central 35.00
30.Jeffersontown 33.00
(tie) Perry County Central 33.00
32.Anderson County 31.00
33.Seneca 30.00
34.Scott 29.00
35.Tates Creek 28.00
36.Harrison County 27.50
37.Fern Creek 26.00
38.Ashland Blazer 25.00
39.Moore 23.00
40.Paul Laurence Dunbar 21.50
41.Nelson County 21.00
42.DeSales 20.00
43.Bourbon County 17.00
44.Fort Campbell 16.00
45.South Oldham 15.00
46.Boone County 14.00
(tie) Caldwell County 14.00
(tie) Western Hills 14.00
49.Boyle County 13.00
50.Fort Knox 12.00
(tie) Kentucky Country Day 12.00
(tie) Letcher County Central 12.00
53.Bishop Brossart 11.00
(tie) Conner 11.00
(tie) Holy Cross (Louisville) 11.00
(tie) Newport 11.00
57.Cooper 10.50
(tie) Dixie Heights 10.50
59.Sheldon Clark 10.00
60.Daviess County 9.50
61.Montgomery County 9.00
62.DuPont Manual 8.00
63.Bullitt Central 7.00
64.Apollo 6.00
65.Trigg County 4.00
66.Central 3.00
(tie) East Ridge 3.00
(tie) Hopkinsville 3.00
(tie) Western 3.00
70.Bullitt East 2.50
71.Calloway County 2.00
72.John Hardin 1.00
(tie) Lawrence County 1.00
(tie) Paducah Tilghman 1.00

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112
Brock Ervin Union County
Defeats
Felix Casa De Valle Seneca

Major Decision 13-3

[csabo17]

103 Champion from Campbell Co, Garth Yenter via Decision. Sorry I missed the score.

[csabo17]

119 Championship

TJ Ruschell Ryle
Defeats
Sean Fausz Campbell County

Via Pin

[csabo17]

Im having to much fun watching these matches. I will post them all together later.

[cougarpride08]

Congrats to Zach Salyers of Johnson Central. State Champion.

[monster_energy]

any news on jude from JC?

[monster_energy]

JJ Jude State Champion 171

[UKisN1]

Congrats just watched it on ihigh.com.

[cougarpride08]

How did Johnson Central place as a team?

[csabo17]

1. Union County 202.00
2. Trinity (Louisville) 175.50
3. Ryle 152.00
4. Larue County 140.00
5. St. Xavier 126.00
6. Campbell County 118.00
7. Johnson Central 109.50
8. Woodford County 76.50
9. Whitley County 74.00
10. Simon Kenton 72.00

[takeaknee]

WHAT SOME BS IN THE SEMI FINALS.....STATE CHAMP INTEGRITY CHECK

Cody Hollond from Perry Central was wrestling in the semi finals against Kyle Durbin of Eastern. Cody picked Kyle up and dropped him back on the mat instead of safely returning him which is a penalty. Kyle used all 5 minutes of his recovery time and wasnt sure at the time if he won or lost if he didnt continue. ( The rule in wrestling is if your opponent gets injured and can not continue due to an illegal slam or hold he wins the match ) So he continues the match.
Time runs out in the first period with Cody leading 2-0, Cody was holding Kyles leg up in a single leg position, Cody did not hear the horn sound or the refs whistle. Roughly 5 seconds after the horn sounded Cody trips Kyle to the mat. The ref calls unnecessary roughness. (Which was the right call) Now Kyle lays on the mat in agony. He convinces the ref that his shoulder is hurt so bad that he can not lift it at all. So the match is stopped and Kyle is awarded the win due to not being able to continue after a penalty point.


Now where it gets a lil shady is less than 4 hours later Kyle goes on to win the state title. During the finals he showed 0 signs of an injured shoulder, and wrestled the #1 ranked wrestler in the state who at the time was undefeated. Im not taking anything away from Kyles finals match because he wrestled great and just wanted it a little more than his opponent. I hate to say I question the integrity of the kid because thats just wrong to do. However, I hate to see this and dont want to see something like this happen in the future.

[Stardust]

103 Champion from Campbell Co, Garth Yenter via Decision. Sorry I missed the score.

Congrats Garth, we are very proud of you!

[OK2NV]

All I can say is WOW. I am not a fan of the KHSAA but I will give them credit. They put on a fine state wrestling tournament. You can read about and you can watch it on ihigh.com but it doesn't compare to being there. My advice is this. If you have ever been or athlete of any sport or have kids that you hope will be athletes, you need to take them to this event one time. It doesn't matter how old or young you are it will make the hair on your neck stand up. It is second to known as state titles go in KY. Congrats to all the winners.

[Roundabout]

I was there. IT WAS SICKENING!!!!! The Hollon boy was cheated. It was also disgraceful to watch the Eastern fans mocking the Hollon kid after the DQ as he battled for a 3rd or better placing. I personally have no respect for Eastern fans, coaches, and their 215 wrestler. Not only did they “play” and deceive the officials but cheated Hollon and Hardy. The rule was designed to protect players not help them cheat to get a win. Nothing can change my mind THIS WAS WRONG at all levels. Hope your program is proud, everyone saw what happened. I witnessed 7 or 8 coaches appolgize to the Hollon boy for how he was done. I guess cheaters do win.

[csabo17]

All I can say is WOW. I am not a fan of the KHSAA but I will give them credit. They put on a fine state wrestling tournament. You can read about and you can watch it on ihigh.com but it doesn't compare to being there. My advice is this. If you have ever been or athlete of any sport or have kids that you hope will be athletes, you need to take them to this event one time. It doesn't matter how old or young you are it will make the hair on your neck stand up. It is second to known as state titles go in KY. Congrats to all the winners.

I tell everyone this. As much as basketball is put on a pedal-stool in this state, its state championship fails to compare to the wrestling championships. It truly is a mind changing event. I tell every coach no matter if their kid makes it to state or not make sure you take them to the championships. It will spark a fire in them like nothing else. I still get goosebumps every year. Luckily this year I was fortunate to be apart of the staff, and cant wait till next year.

As for the Hollon incident, as a KHSAA official I will have to keep my opinion to myself. However, wrestling is a sport in which a community treats everyone like family. Once you are a part of wrestling, you belong to a certain family. With that said, I truly hope the kid from Eastern did not fake an injury to win the match. I did watch the match in which he was injured and he seemed like he was hurt. Everyone involved in the match thought he was hurt bad enough that they wasnt sure if he would even be able to wrestle in the finals.

[Stardust]

Anyone have the list of champions?

[Roundabout]

How was the match allowed to go over 5 seconds without an official touching or grabbing the kids to stop the wrestling? Bad deal all around

[csabo17]

Both officials where blowing the whistle and one had his hand raised in front of Cody. They did everything correct. The only time an official will put his hands on a wrestler is if they are hearing impaired.

[csabo17]

Anyone have the list of champions?

103
Garth Yenter Campbell County
112
Brock Ervin Union County
119
TJ Ruschell Ryle
125
John Fahy Trinity (Louisville)
130
Jayce Carr Union County
135
Kevin Cooper Simon Kenton
140
Zach Salyer Johnson Central
145
Joe Whalen Henry Clay
152
Caleb Ervin Union County
160
John Lampe St. Xavier
171
JJ Jude Johnson Central
189
Thomas Buckman Union County
215
Kyle Durbin Eastern
285
Aaron House North Hardin

[cougarpride08]

I am having a hard time getting to watch the match on ihigh web site. Do you know where I can watch a repeat of JJ Jude, and Zach Salyers matches online?