Kansas Wrestling Forums General Discussion High School Derby Matchups.... January 8-9

I like a white Christmas as much as anyone but this was a little much. I am stuck in the house and now I am left with nothing to do but contemplate some Derby matchups!

Ark City, Bishop Carroll, Derby, Emporia, Goddard, Great Bend, El Dorado, Harah OK, Nixa Mo, Pittsburg, Rose Hill, Shawnee Heights, St. James Academy, Valley Center, Wellington, Wichita Heights, Wichita South, Winfield,

No Garden City this year.

Here are a couple of good ones that might happen:

Moeder v. Nitcher
Cokeley v. Blair


Lets hear of some others...

No GC? 145 class looked tough with Cokeley, Sanchez, Dozier, Penka and Shavlik!

Penka is going 52

I think Shavlik is going 52 as well. Perhaps Mr. Sanchez would like to join the party? After the Christmas feasting a weekend up a weight class might be a good thing.

charbonneau vs carado at 130- 1/2 in 5a

charbonneau v. Moeder

215 has 3 ranked kids!
Hicks Goddard and Marlatt Derby will be a good match!
It should be one of those 2 vs Kolmer in the finals!
At 189 Carpenter and Beard should be a good one as well!

Moeder will go 135 to wrestle Nitcher.

Jones (AC) Vs Deshazer (WH) at 125
Heincker(DB) vs Mertins(VC) at 125

I'm interested to see how the Pitt Wrestlers fare against a lot of the Wichita area schools. They fared really well at Gardner/Carl Junction/ and a meat grinder at Claremore. I hope that wrestler move around a little bit to get the matchups that everyone wants to see....but more importantly to challenge themselves to see where they are. I would much rather see young men take on the challenges than worry about an unblemished record. There are going to be state champions, both past and present wrestling for 5/6th, 3/4th at this tourney....oh and 1st/2nd.

Shavlik is going 45 our team is set with everyone at the weights they plan on wrestling the rest of the season. Another good match Little(derby) vs Houlden(godd)

looks to be very interesting:
4- top 10 teams (all class)
31- top 10 wrestlers (all class)
135- 4
125- 3
130- 3
140- 3
145- 3
189- 3
215- 3

Don't leave out Kash biddle at 135, and Vance Oliver at 140.

Is it final that moeder will be going to 135?

When Taylor left for Colby to visit relatives and see old friends his plan was to go 135 at Derby. HIS plan however is irrelevant and he will go whatever weight his coach tells him he is going when he gets back.

Ha, well put Tim. ie. "HIS plan in irrelevant. . . "

Way to be a team player and do what is best for the team. Way to have respect/support - from/towards his coach.

Dean

Little (DB) vs Houlden(GD)/Oliver(WF) will be a great match in the finals!!

140 bracket should have Oliver(winfield 2 in 5a),Koehn(pitt 4 in 5a), Rickabaugh(sh 6 in 5a), Houlden(gd 1 in 6a), Little(db 2 in 6a)also could have U.Deshazer. I cant wait for the seating meeting its gonna be good entertainment.

Almost as tough as 140 at Basehor:

Blew - #1 5A
Houlden - #1 6A
O'Hara - #3 4A
Johnson - #4 6A
Koehn - #4 5A

I have never seen a team get an individual into college to wrestling but maybe it’s different in your world. I have seen a coach convince a wrestler and his parents that dropping 4 weight classes is all for the team and put the wrestler in the hospital from dehydration and low blood sugar for sure! In the end a wrestler is on their own and the coach is all about getting that TEAM championship that will get him a pay raise or better paying job! But that’s just my opinion.