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I want to invite your team to our Knockout Christmas Classic on December 27 and 28, 2019 at Osceola High School in Kissimmee, Florida.

This past season, our 39-team field featured teams from eight states, 26 of which finished in the top 10 at their state championships the previous season. The tournament included 34 State Champs, 106 State Place Winners, and 181 State Qualifiers.

Here is a quick rundown of the finals matches and the finalists’ credentials from the previous year.

106 Trae McDaniel (Cleveland, Intermat No. 14) over Dylan Layton (Jensen Beach, State 3rd)
113 Dylan Lesueur (Thompson, Fargo 3rd) over Jackson Bradford (Cleveland, State 6th)
120 Kyle Golhoffer (Woodland, Intermat No. 13) over Donovan Cataldi (Charlotte, State Champ)
126 Caleb Henson (Woodland, Flo No. 20) over Nick Masters (Woodward Academy, Fargo 2nd)
132 Caden McCrary (Woodland, Fargo 6th) over Bretli Reyna (South Dade, Super 32 4th)
138 Malyke Hines (Osceola, Intermat No. 7) over Mathew Singleton (Woodward Academy, Fargo 4th)
145 Jaxon Smith (Woodland, Fargo 6th) over Tyler Dahlgren (Camden County, State 2nd)
152 Johnny Lovett (Miami Southridge, Flo No. 11) over Ethan Woods (Hagerty, State 3rd)
160 Brevin Balmeceda (South Dade, Flo. No. 4) over Miguel Hernandez (Lake Gibson, State 2nd)
170 Colin Nation (Tampa Prep, State 2nd) over Walker Stephenson (Hillcrest, State 2nd)
182 Ashton Habeil (Lake Gibson, State Champ) over Jesse Martinez (Riverdale, Flo. No. 20)
195 Anthony Burburija (Countryside, Intermat No. 19) over Malcolm Wiley (Woodward Academy, State Champ)
220 Jose Valdez (Charlotte, State 2nd) over Justin Oldknow (Brookwood, State 4th)
285 Raymond Christas (Dallastown) over Tomari Fox (Collins Hill, State 3rd)

The tournament was streamed live on trackwrestling.

Our tournament runs on eight mats through trackwrestling. Each champion receives a custom Knockout Christmas Classic singlet from Knockout Sportswear.

Our high school is located about 20 minutes from Walt Disney World and 30 minutes from Universal Studios. For you football fans, Camping World Stadium in Orlando hosts the Camping World Bowl and the Citrus Bowl during the same week.

Many hotels in the area offer discounted wrestling rates for our tournament attendees. There are also many rental homes in the area available on sites like Airbnb.

If you have any questions, or would like more information, feel free to ask. My email address is donald.cash@osceolaschools.net

Hope to hear from you soon.

Coach Cash
Knockout Christmas Classic

2018 Team List
South Dade – FL 3A State Champs
Fleming Island – FL 3A 2nd
Hagerty – FL 3A 3rd
Osceola – FL 3A 4th
Southwest Miami – FL 3A 6th
Miami Southridge – FL 3A 10th
Winter Springs
Miami Palmetto
Countryside
Freedom Orlando
Orange City University
Lake Gibson – FL 2A State Champs
Jensen Beach – FL 2A 5th
Tampa Prep – FL 1A 3rd
Carrollwood Day – FL 1A 7th
Bishop Kenny – FL 1A 8th
Florida High
North Gwinnett, Georgia
Camden, Georgia – GA 7A State Champs
Collins Hill, Georgia – GA 7A 4th
Brookwood, Georgia – GA 7A 5th

NEW FOR 2018
Cleveland, Tennessee – TN 3A State Champs
Thompson, Alabama – AL 3A State Champs
Union Grove, Georgia – GA 5A 2nd
Riverdale, Florida – FL 2A 3rd
Charlotte, Florida – FL 2A 4th
Woodward Academy, Georgia – GA 4A 4th
Woodland, Georgia – GA 5A 5th
Hillcrest, South Carolina – SC 5A 5th
Christopher Columbus, Florida – FL 3A 5th
Chariho, Rhode Island – RI 5th
Brentwood Academy, Tennessee – TN D2 6th
Valdosta, Georgia – GA 6A 7th
Hernando, Florida
Fletcher, Florida
Dobyns-Bennet, Tennessee
Musselman, West Virginia
Colquitt County, Georgia
Dallastown, Pennsylvania

coachcash wrote:I want to invite your team to our Knockout Christmas Classic on December 27 and 28, 2019 at Osceola High School in Kissimmee, Florida.

This past season, our 39-team field featured teams from eight states, 26 of which finished in the top 10 at their state championships the previous season. The tournament included 34 State Champs, 106 State Place Winners, and 181 State Qualifiers.

Here is a quick rundown of the finals matches and the finalists’ credentials from the previous year.

106 Trae McDaniel (Cleveland, Intermat No. 14) over Dylan Layton (Jensen Beach, State 3rd)
113 Dylan Lesueur (Thompson, Fargo 3rd) over Jackson Bradford (Cleveland, State 6th)
120 Kyle Golhoffer (Woodland, Intermat No. 13) over Donovan Cataldi (Charlotte, State Champ)
126 Caleb Henson (Woodland, Flo No. 20) over Nick Masters (Woodward Academy, Fargo 2nd)
132 Caden McCrary (Woodland, Fargo 6th) over Bretli Reyna (South Dade, Super 32 4th)
138 Malyke Hines (Osceola, Intermat No. 7) over Mathew Singleton (Woodward Academy, Fargo 4th)
145 Jaxon Smith (Woodland, Fargo 6th) over Tyler Dahlgren (Camden County, State 2nd)
152 Johnny Lovett (Miami Southridge, Flo No. 11) over Ethan Woods (Hagerty, State 3rd)
160 Brevin Balmeceda (South Dade, Flo. No. 4) over Miguel Hernandez (Lake Gibson, State 2nd)
170 Colin Nation (Tampa Prep, State 2nd) over Walker Stephenson (Hillcrest, State 2nd)
182 Ashton Habeil (Lake Gibson, State Champ) over Jesse Martinez (Riverdale, Flo. No. 20)
195 Anthony Burburija (Countryside, Intermat No. 19) over Malcolm Wiley (Woodward Academy, State Champ)
220 Jose Valdez (Charlotte, State 2nd) over Justin Oldknow (Brookwood, State 4th)
285 Raymond Christas (Dallastown) over Tomari Fox (Collins Hill, State 3rd)

The tournament was streamed live on trackwrestling.

Our tournament runs on eight mats through trackwrestling. Each champion receives a custom Knockout Christmas Classic singlet from Knockout Sportswear.

Our high school is located about 20 minutes from Walt Disney World and 30 minutes from Universal Studios. For you football fans, Camping World Stadium in Orlando hosts the Camping World Bowl and the Citrus Bowl during the same week.

Many hotels in the area offer discounted wrestling rates for our tournament attendees. There are also many rental homes in the area available on sites like Airbnb.

If you have any questions, or would like more information, feel free to ask. My email address is donald.cash@osceolaschools.net

Hope to hear from you soon.

Coach Cash
Knockout Christmas Classic

2018 Team List
South Dade – FL 3A State Champs
Fleming Island – FL 3A 2nd
Hagerty – FL 3A 3rd
Osceola – FL 3A 4th
Southwest Miami – FL 3A 6th
Miami Southridge – FL 3A 10th
Winter Springs
Miami Palmetto
Countryside
Freedom Orlando
Orange City University
Lake Gibson – FL 2A State Champs
Jensen Beach – FL 2A 5th
Tampa Prep – FL 1A 3rd
Carrollwood Day – FL 1A 7th
Bishop Kenny – FL 1A 8th
Florida High
North Gwinnett, Georgia
Camden, Georgia – GA 7A State Champs
Collins Hill, Georgia – GA 7A 4th
Brookwood, Georgia – GA 7A 5th

NEW FOR 2018
Cleveland, Tennessee – TN 3A State Champs
Thompson, Alabama – AL 3A State Champs
Union Grove, Georgia – GA 5A 2nd
Riverdale, Florida – FL 2A 3rd
Charlotte, Florida – FL 2A 4th
Woodward Academy, Georgia – GA 4A 4th
Woodland, Georgia – GA 5A 5th
Hillcrest, South Carolina – SC 5A 5th
Christopher Columbus, Florida – FL 3A 5th
Chariho, Rhode Island – RI 5th
Brentwood Academy, Tennessee – TN D2 6th
Valdosta, Georgia – GA 6A 7th
Hernando, Florida
Fletcher, Florida
Dobyns-Bennet, Tennessee
Musselman, West Virginia
Colquitt County, Georgia
Dallastown, Pennsylvania

Coach,

I see that you had 39 teams. Did you set your tournament up as a 64 team bracket or a 32 team bracket? If the bracket was set at 32, how did you navigate the potential +7 wrestlers in each weight class?


I am simply looking for new ideas on how others make things happen.


Thank you and I appreciate your response.

Bearhugger you can look up all the information you want on trackwrestling.com just search knockout Christmas classic 12/28-29. Miller of Musselman had a great tournament losing a close match to the champ in the semis.

csmith11 wrote:Bearhugger you can look up all the information you want on trackwrestling.com just search knockout Christmas classic 12/28-29. Miller of Musselman had a great tournament losing a close match to the champ in the semis.

Thanks. I just have the one question. If Coachcash doesn't respond in a few days, I will take your advice and look this tournament up. I am just curious how they managed an odd number of 39 teams into brackets.

Bearhugger wrote:

csmith11 wrote:Bearhugger you can look up all the information you want on trackwrestling.com just search knockout Christmas classic 12/28-29. Miller of Musselman had a great tournament losing a close match to the champ in the semis.

Thanks. I just have the one question. If Coachcash doesn't respond in a few days, I will take your advice and look this tournament up. I am just curious how they managed an odd number of 39 teams into brackets.

Just search for it and you will see your answer. Some weight classes were 64, some were 32. I see no pigtails, i see byes (except one weight class).

JustSomeone wrote:

Bearhugger wrote:

csmith11 wrote:Bearhugger you can look up all the information you want on trackwrestling.com just search knockout Christmas classic 12/28-29. Miller of Musselman had a great tournament losing a close match to the champ in the semis.

Thanks. I just have the one question. If Coachcash doesn't respond in a few days, I will take your advice and look this tournament up. I am just curious how they managed an odd number of 39 teams into brackets.

Just search for it and you will see your answer. Some weight classes were 64, some were 32. I see no pigtails, i see byes (except one weight class).

I trust your response and there is no need for me to check behind you. So they took a hybrid approach and went with 32 AND 64 brackets. Accommodated 39 teams, appear to be seeking even more teams and still had a few byes. Someday this high level of creativy will expand to other states.


Wait.............the WSAZ does this.

Yes, Smith and Someone are correct. Combination of 64 and 32 man brackets.

Miller had a great tournament wrestling back and taking 3rd.

coachcash wrote:Yes, Smith and Someone are correct. Combination of 64 and 32 man brackets.

Miller had a great tournament wrestling back and taking 3rd.

Thank you for your response Coach. Here in West Virginia we have had a couple of tournaments that load up on teams beyond the "bracket" limit. It worked out well due to the amount of forfeits that most teams possess these days. Hopefully WV's other tournaments will follow your lead and do the same.


Based on what 100% of the parents I talk with, they want to come watch their son/daughter wrestle, not collect forfeits or byes.


If a northern team located in West Virginia made the trip all the way down to Florida, then your tournament must be something!!!

Good luck next season!

Sad that it’s scheduled the same weekend as The Powerade tournament at Canon-Mac, PA.

Many tournaments are advertising now and seeking teams for the 2019/2020 season.

Who will fill their brackets?

Good luck

Updated team list for 2019. We are still accepting teams to fill out this year’s field. Let me know if you’re interested in attending or if you have any questions.

Donald.cash@osceolaschools.net

Returning Teams
South Dade – FL 3A State Champs
Fleming Island – FL 3A 2nd
Southwest Miami – FL 3A 3rd
Winter Springs – FL 3A 5th
Hagerty – FL 3A 6th
Osceola – FL 3A 6th
Freedom Orlando
Lake Gibson – FL 2A State Champs
Charlotte – FL 2A 3rd
Jensen Beach
Tampa Prep – FL 1A 7th
Hernando – FL 1A 10th
Thompson, Alabama – AL 7A State Champs
Woodward Academy, Georgia – GA 4A State Champs
Woodland, Georgia – GA 5A State Champs
Valdosta, Georgia – GA 6A State Champs
Camden County, Georgia – GA 7A State Champs
Collins Hill, Georgia – GA 7A 2nd
Musselman, West Virginia

New For 2019
Tampa Jesuit, Florida – FL 2A 2nd
American Heritage, Florida – FL 1A 2nd
West Laurens, Georgia – GA 4A 2nd
Springstead, Florida – FL 2A 7th
Manatee, Florida – FL 3A 8th
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
Buchholz, Florida
Ashley Ridge, South Carolina

Updated team list for 2019. We are still accepting teams to fill out this year’s field. Let me know if you’re interested in attending or if you have any questions.

Donald.cash@osceolaschools.net

Returning Teams
South Dade – FL 3A State Champs
Fleming Island – FL 3A 2nd
Southwest Miami – FL 3A 3rd
Winter Springs – FL 3A 5th
Hagerty – FL 3A 6th
Osceola – FL 3A 6th
Freedom Orlando
Lake Gibson – FL 2A State Champs
Charlotte – FL 2A 3rd
Jensen Beach
Tampa Prep – FL 1A 7th
Hernando – FL 1A 10th
Thompson, Alabama – AL 7A State Champs
Woodward Academy, Georgia – GA 4A State Champs
Woodland, Georgia – GA 5A State Champs
Valdosta, Georgia – GA 6A State Champs
Camden County, Georgia – GA 7A State Champs
Collins Hill, Georgia – GA 7A 2nd
Musselman, West Virginia

New For 2019
Tampa Jesuit, Florida – FL 2A 2nd
American Heritage, Florida – FL 1A 2nd
West Laurens, Georgia – GA 4A 2nd
Springstead, Florida – FL 2A 7th
Manatee, Florida – FL 3A 8th
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
Buchholz, Florida
Ashley Ridge, South Carolina

Updated team list. We still have three spots remaining. Let me know if your teams wants in or if you have any questions. Donald.cash@osceolaschools.net

Returning Teams
South Dade – FL 3A State Champs
Fleming Island – FL 3A 2nd
Southwest Miami – FL 3A 3rd
Winter Springs – FL 3A 5th
Hagerty – FL 3A 6th
Osceola – FL 3A 6th
Countryside – FL 3A 9th
Miami Palmetto
Freedom Orlando
Lake Gibson – FL 2A State Champs
Charlotte – FL 2A 3rd
Jensen Beach
Tampa Prep – FL 1A 7th
Florida High – FL 1A 8th
Hernando – FL 1A 10th
Woodward, Georgia – GA 4A State Champs
Woodland, Georgia – GA 5A State Champs
Valdosta, Georgia – GA 6A State Champs
Camden Co, Georgia – GA 7A State Champs
Collins Hill, Georgia – GA 7A 2nd
Thompson, Alabama – AL 7A State Champs
Musselman, West Virginia


New For 2019
Tampa Jesuit, Florida – FL 2A 2nd
American Heritage, Florida – FL 1A 2nd
West Laurens, Georgia – GA 4A 2nd
Lake Norman, North Carolina – NC 4A 4th
Powhatan, Virginia – VA 4A 5th
Springstead, Florida – FL 2A 7th
Manatee, Florida – FL 3A 8th
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
Buchholz, Florida
Ashley Ridge, South Carolina
Lassiter, Georgia
Clarion, Pennsylvania
Fort Pierce Central, Florida
North Port, Florida
Fort Myers, Florida

We wrapped up our 2019 Knockout Christmas Classic this past Saturday. Here is a rundown of the finals matches.

106 - Kai Owen (Jesuit, Intermat No. 12) over Hayden Whidden (Lake Gibson)
113 - Danny Martinez (SW Miami, State 5th) over Powell Gilbert (Collins Hill, State 3rd)
120 - Ethan Mojena (Tampa Prep, State 2nd) over Braden Basile (Jesuit, State 1st)
126 - Tom Crook (Jesuit, NHSCA 1st) over Connor Williams (Lake Gibson, State 1st)
132 - Nick Masters (Woodward, Fargo 4th) over Jaekus Hines (Osceola, State 2nd)
138 - Frankie Tal Shahar (Heritage, Flo No. 10) over Brendon Abdon (Lake Gibson, State 2nd)
145 - Caleb Henson (Woodland, Flo No. 10) over Bretli Reyna (South Dade, Flo No. 3)
152 - Andy Martinez (Golden Gate, State 4th) over Darian Estevez (Somerset, State 2nd)
160 - Mathew Singleton (Woodward, Flo No. 6) over Lucas DeSilva (Collins Hill, Intermat No. 19)
170 - Tylynn Lukens (Manatee, State 2nd) over Jaxon Smith (Woodland, Intermat No. 10)
182 - Ashton Habeil (Lake Gibson, TOM No. 17) over Nolin Eaddy (Osceola, State 3rd)
195 - Bryan Canedo (Palm Beach Gardens, State 1st) over Gregory Dennard (Ft Myers)
220 - Chase Horne (West Laurens, Flo No. 11) over Chad Nix (Fleming Island, Intermat No. 13)
285 - Curtis Ruff (Seminole, NHSCA 2nd) over Mason Arnold (Jesuit, NHSCA 3rd)

We are starting to line up teams for our 2020 tournament. The dates will be Tuesday December 29 and Wednesday December 30. Feel free to contact me if you are interested in joining the field or if you have any questions.

Donald.cash@osceolaschools.net