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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.