I keep hearing people talk about these tough 16 man brackets in 4A. 2 days of brutal competition.
I am not hear to knock the competition as every kid who wrestled gets credit and it is a great accomplishment for all who qualified to the state tournament
BUT.......
I would like to put an end to the thought that these are actually 16 man brackets. Looked at 3 Regionals - Spring Hill, Fort Scott, and Chapman. Could not find brackets for Mulvane. Not one bracket in all three regionals was full. I read Spring Hill only had 15 teams, still no bracket had 15 wrestlers.
Spring Hill / Chapman / Fort Scott
106 - 9 / 10 / 9
113 - 12 / 10 / 8
120 - 10 / 10 / 12
126 - 11 / 13 / 12
132 - 8 / 10 / 10
138 - 14 / 11 / 11
145 - 13 / 11 / 12
152 - 12 / 10 / 12
160 - 11 / 11 / 12
170 - 10 / 13 / 9
182 - 10 / 8 / 11
195 - 12 / 11 / 10
220 - 13 / 8 / 9
HWT - 12 / 8 / 8
I would bet a lot of money that not 1 bracket in Mulvane was full either!
Of course I agree wholeheartedly.
I have said that and pointed that out more than once, but it fell on many deaf ears.