Kansas Wrestling Forums General Discussion High School JOHNSON COUNTY CLASSIC !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WHAT GOOD MATCHES TO WATCH OUT FOR?????
103chandler gordon(smnw),nathan reed(bvn),ryan hodges(mv)
112trevor boyer(mv),tom abrams(bvnw),zac dremel(os)
119.tommy willams(sta),tre humprey(sms),tjstokes(ge)
125.josh haug(bvn),ross whitmore (smnw),
130.taylor moeder(sja),sasha ambrose(bm),reese humprey(sms)
135.zack tanenbaum(bvn),tyler koppler(sms)
140.micah flora swick(ge),andy jones(smn),dominique lujan (os),
145.ryne cokeley (sja),casey kidwell(ge),tanner johnson(sme),conner middleton(onw),will greenhaw(smnw),
152.jake walker(sta),pat cervantes (bm),trip hiller(os),chase woofter(sme),
160.mike arend(bvw),todd curtis(ge),
171.parker madl(bv),jared hoopes(bvn),
189.david blazevic(on)jake akin(ge)
215.nick pearch(bv),leo beck(mv),eric mason(sta),
285.ryan kincaid(bm),justin walberg(sta),

SORRY IF I MISSED ANYBODY JUST THESE WERE THE ONES ON THE 4,5,6 RANKINGS ANYBODY ELESE I MISSED ????????????????

Stokes is at 125 and beat Haug earlier this year.
GE has Shireman at 119.

I would add

zach litvak at 130 - GE
Justin Long 152 GE
GE heavy weight will surpise you!

My predictions:

103 Mancuso SJA This is my upset special.
112 Boyer MV
119 Williams STA
125 Dogfight! Throw SJA's Justin Vielhauer into the mix.
130 Moeder SJA
135 Tanenbaum BVN
140 Dogfight II. There will be a surprise in here!
152 Walker vs Cervantes but don't count out Woofter and Hiller. Probably the most competitive bracket.
160 Curtis GE
171 Madl BV
189 Akin GE
215 Pearch BV but I want to see Beck vs Mason II!!
285 Kincaid BM Summer wrestling will pay off for Ryan.

The team race should be a barnburner. I don't see anybody running away with it.

Aquinas should be a strong contender for the team title. They made a nice showing at Eudora last week coming in second to Lansing.

You forgot 145 Will.

Were hoping to see Akin vs. Blazevic at 189.

145 Cokeley SJA

Blue Valley West Jags will be near the top for the team title as well. Took third last year only a few points out of second. Took second in their league and won the region. May not have one individual winner this year at JoCo, but very good depth if they get their weights right have the potential to place at 103 - 145. A chance at 152 due to a tough bracket, as well at 171 and 189. Problem is they are open at 215 currently and heavyweight. Good showing at the Nebraska duals last weekend.

is arend hurt at 160 for west? i heard he wont be wrestling at the classic

Not wrestling at the classic so that will hurt us at 160. He should be returning the first weekend in January.

This will be a great TEAM battle! GE will be shooting for its 3rd title in a row. STA will be in the hunt. BVN, BVW, SJA, Olathe South. It may be decided by which team can win the most on the back side of the bracket.

I am sorry to miss it.

One thing I like about this tournament is that many of the graduates are home for the holidays and come to cheer on their old high school teammates.

You are right. The team title could be a very close competition this year. It will be interesting and fun watching it develop. Good luck to all the Johnson County teams and wrestlers this weekend.

I agree with LancerLou too with all the alumni coming back to cheer on their old teammates that it helps makes this a special annual tournament. It has always been one that I looked forward to. It was really interesting last year when they introduced all the old Classic champions in attendance before the finals to see how many of the ex-champions actually were in attendance at the event.

When will they have the Pools listed?

Seeding meeting is tomorrow night.

It is all good but I really wish it wasn't the same weekend as the Toshiba/KCI Classic. I wish we could be there to watch and wrestle. It would be a much better deal if these events were not on the same weekend.

Will, the Toshiba/KCI Classic is a great tournament. It certainly would be a very challenging test especially for the Johnson County wrestlers who have won state championships. It would also be a good test for former State placers or qualifiers.

It is doubtful though that the organizers of the Johnson County Classic would be willing to change the date of the Classic. The Classic does get a lot of attendance from college kids who were ex-high school Johnson County wrestlers and their parents. I know over the years that my son wrestled in this tournament I noticed that this tournament was the best attended tournament by former Aquinas wrestlers and parents. It has become a holiday wrestling tradition in Johnson County that I doubt the organizers want to change. Jacob, my wife and I are both going this year. This will be the first high school tournament that we will attend.

Does anyone know the schedule for tomorrow & saturday ??

Wrestling starts at 2:30 tomorrow.

Pool Rounds 1,2,3 and 4 on Friday. Pool round 5 starts at 10am Saturday. 1st round of brackets start about 11:20 Saturday. Semis at about 1pm. Finals about 4pm!