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We should be thankful to see such elite talent in this state not have a measuring contest about who is better. Both kids are class acts. Both are elite WORLD talent. We are beyond blessed to be wrestling fans and have them come through in such a close timeframe. I can’t wait to see Braxton at 197 wr...

Rt 2 still good and projected to be good with the rain all day? Can’t head south until I coach my daughter’s basketball game that ends at 4.

I saw one school had lost 10/11 first round matches. All 4 heavyweights from Region 4 won last night also.

Parkersburg Division 106 PHS 113 not phs or south (Holt) 120 south 126 south 132 phs 138 phs 145 phs 152 south 160 not phs or south (I like Carmen) 170 Not phs or south (pine) 182 South 195 not phs or south (Stanley) 220 King Amos 285 not phs or south (Porter in OT) Parkersburg claims 9/14 this year...

Parkersburg South will be attempting to win a state record 22nd state title in Huntington. They would pass rival Parkersburg High for the most titles in state history. Unless 10 of the 14 fail skin check or to make weight I think attempting should be spelled winning. I never take anything for grant...

Gator wrote:Parkersburg South will be attempting to win a state record 22nd state title in Huntington. They would pass rival Parkersburg High for the most titles in state history.

Unless 10 of the 14 fail skin check or to make weight I think attempting should be spelled winning.

Week and a half until states is kind of a bummer so let's get some talk on who we think will be in finals... 106 Donahue vs Dolan - Dolan 113 Holt vs Bowen - Holt 120 Staud vs Windland - Windland 126 Roberts vs Miller - Roberts 132 Quiocho vs Moler - Quiocho 138 Best vs Martin - Martin 145 Carder v...

guard0544 wrote:It depends on how one defines "hardest weight class".
152 will have the most depth, with 6 of the top 8 wrestlers from the soon to be released rankings wrestling in it.

While the winner of the region might be merely a formality, 2-4 are going to be a dog fight.

182 has 4 out of the top 6.

Hwt has 3 out of the top 7

220 while one sided still has a kid from Ripley who any other year walks away with a state title.

I think we all know why 220 cleared out but I also don’t see those clearing out are going to win titles at the weights they went to. Hwt is tough on top and not giving away a state title this year.

One misstep doesn’t show lack of knowledge. And I agree with the post. Every team in region 4 would benefit being in another region. By benefit I mean increase their chances at qualifying more kids.

Ripley is in region 4.

AAA's Region 3 is the only AAA region with 8 teams. 1. Out of 14 weight classes, NONE of them have 8 wrestlers. 2. Seven wrestlers: 152 3. Six wrestlers: 145, 195, 285 4. Five wrestlers: 113, 120, 132, 138, 170, 182 5. Four wrestlers: 126, 160, 220. Show up, pass the skin check, make weight, you ar...

Bearhugger wrote:Isn't Quiocho 1-0 against Molar?

Isn’t Best 1-0 against Martin?

HWT is the only class that might create some chaos. 1 and 2 should be an epic battle and 3-7 could all beat each other any given night. From what everyone has seen from Haga and Porter they seem to be bulletproof in the state. I like Carder to win at 145 and I’m not opposed to 138 having their rubbe...

# of state placements earned over the last 4 years by each team. South 39 Huntington 29 Parkersburg 25 Ripley 21 Cabell Midland 20 Wheeling Park 17 University 17 George Washington 16 Washington 16 St. Albans 13 Buck-Up 13 Riverside 11 John Marshall 11 Woodrow Wilson 9 Musselman 7 Greenbrier East 7 ...

PHS (41) vs Point Pleasant (28) 106# Donahue- W by Decision in OT 113# Westfall- L 120# Byrd- L 126# Couch- L 132# Moler- W by Fall 138# Best- W by Fall 145# Carder- W by Forfeit 152# King- W by Major Decision 160# Mathess- W by Decision 170# McCune- L 182# Nay- W by Fall 195# Forfeit 220# Wade- W b...

Best v Martin will be one for the ages. I also think Porter/Haga. Should see both of them next weekend again and for the first time. Moler and Quiocho could get a 3rd come states.

For the common fan, it’s probably unhealthier. For the diehards and wrestlers, it’s probably healthier. There is a lot more wrestling happening. I talked to a buddy last night and he said he had 30 matches his senior year (20 years ago and that was making the finals at Ironman and Reno) and a lot of...

i see a kid named Zane Hinzman in the AAA rankings. I'll admit that i do not follow AAA hardly at all. A few years ago when i was coaching middle school wrestling there was a boy from Ritchie Co whose last name was Hinzman and I am almost certain his first name was Zane. Does anyone know if this is...

ArcherloverHWT wrote:I say Rose from midland can make a big upset in state placings

Rose isn’t wrestling at MSACs?

Seee I disagree I think Porter should be number one he is the better wrestler. He will when this match by major decision I think the only comparable is Chapman and Haga won 1-0 and I believe Porter won 4-1 this past weekend. I don’t think Haga can beat Porter on points but he can pin him in the rig...

I think the ??? Is pretty accurate. Those 4, I believe, have separated themselves. Porter v Haga will settle 1/2 in a few weeks at Regionals assuming they meet. I think 5-20 are probably capable of beating one another on any given night.

True that! You can put ANYCOACH. Heck a basketball coach that knows nothing about wrestling and he would win titles at Park South but that’s ok takes a lot of work and stress off the staff.... I was a South doubter until I went and watched a dual last week. I still think people overdue them on here...

Congrats to Stephen who got his 100th win on his way to winning the Winner’s Choice in Fairmont this weekend.

Great kid. Great work ethic. Hopefully we get to see him wrestle at the next level as well.

We got 29 AAA schools in WV wrestling. Using the 120 pound weight class as an example, I am understanding that each 120 pounder from each high school are the 29 BEST in the state because they made varsity on their given team. I have a certain wrestler in mind that I guess is the 30th best using the...

JV players dress for varsity football games (at least everywhere I'm familiar with) and in a lot of cases actually play in varsity games, obviously, due to injuries, lopsided scores, the varsity player not performing well, matchups, etc. If the kid gives a good showing, he may get more varsity time...

Personal experience. My son wrestled initially to get better at football. He didn’t get many snaps his 8th grade year. Wrestled in 8th grade. Started his freshman year. Wrestled again. Started his sophomore year. Wrestled but ended up quitting when asked to cut weight. Started varsity his junior ye...

Personal experience. My son wrestled initially to get better at football. He didn’t get many snaps his 8th grade year. Wrestled in 8th grade. Started his freshman year. Wrestled again. Started his sophomore year. Wrestled but ended up quitting when asked to cut weight. Started varsity his junior yea...

Gator wrote:

pkbwrestling wrote:Swafford wrestled 195 at the quad at South last month.

He was back at 285 this past weekend.

Dang. He will pose problems for a lot of 285’ers.