No Hoisington, no Norton, no Smith Center. Eastern Kansas, big school biased, fake news. But thanks for the history. 😊
I have followed these rankings and assisted in providing information to assist Chief in being able to accurately rank ALL Kansas wrestlers. In that time, I don't recall there EVER being a debate or argument regarding the top wrestler in each weight class. That being said, I have been directly involved with many, many 321A wrestlers in the spring, summer, and fall. There are not as many of them as there are in the larger schools as most of the 321A athletes choose NOT to specialize in wrestling, participating in many other sports. Most of the big school wrestlers specialize and compete 11 months a year on the mat. No disrespect meant to 321A but it is simply not possible to keep up with those who specialize basically getting up to 5 or 6 seasons worth of matches in 11 months. Couple that with the lack of exposure to consistent tough competition during the season. Again, I am generalizing but over the years 321A wrestle the exact same schedule year in and year out. I don't believe ANY 321A school has ever attended The Stampede or Gardner, traditionally considered two top shelf events with some nationally ranked wrestlers from out of state. If you want to be ALL CLASS #1 you are going to have to wrestle the best, wrestle year round and expose yourself to losses.
