Everyone keeps beating up on 5A and 6A.
Have never gone out west to watch 321A, but have seen several eastern 321A achools in east Kansas big tournaments. Seldom see a first place wrestler or team from the 321A schools. One, they don't bring a full slate of wrestlers, and two seldom are they competitive as wrestlers from the bigger schools. Wrestlers from the bigger schools wrestle the better competition, if not in their wrestling rooms, then in their leagues, then in the bigger and better tournaments (B/L Bobcat, Baldwin BIT, Emporia Invit.--and even some very good tournaments hosted by 4A schools (Louisburg, Holton). Additionally, the small school wrestler-especially at the lighter weights--may be 2 or 3 years younger and/or 2 or three grades behind the big school wrestler.
An example with another sport. I like to watch the state champioship 8 man football games. Lots of action and lots of points. But, 125 and 130 fresmen or sophmore guards and running backs. Normally only 2 or 3 kids of size on an 8 man team--the center, the QB, and maybe a receiver. Compare that to JC, Manhattan, Olathe North with 230 lb guards 210 running backs, 260 tackles, etc. Big schools, more kids, older kids, more bigger kids with more experience as they come up through 9th, 10th and JV FB. Can draw similar conclusions and comparisons with small school and big school wrestlers--and yes some of those 125 and 130 321A footballers are or may develop to be very good wrestlers--but against bigger school kids the numbers are against them.
I can hear the rumbles out west heading this way.
Last edited by Contrarian; 02/26/10 07:17 PM.
