....John Cook of Hays High, who was unbeaten at 171, wrestled up 2 weights - to 215 at Regionals. Cook is unbeated no more, in fact he took 3rd place at his 5A regional. This seems odd to me. I realize Romero Cotton of Hutch is also in the 171# class. Can anyone help me out?
From Holliday Hays daily newspaper:
"On top of that, Hafliger said the Indians' lineup might be forced to undergo changes at the last minute.
"We may still do some lineup juggling Saturday morning, we'll just have to wait and see," Hafliger said.
Unbeaten senior 171-pounder Jon Cook has been struggling to make weight as of late as he goes into the regional with a 23-0 record. If he would move up to 189, that would push senior Danny Smyl to 215, a position he wrestled toward the end of the season while earning a 27-9 record. Smyl is ranked No. 5 at 189.
"We are in a very tough regional with a lot of good teams, and it's difficult not knowing what's going to happen," Hafliger said. "The way it's looking, we'll probably have a lot of people sitting in those four or five spots."
Cook is ranked No. 4 at 171 pounds and has a handful of tournament titles under his belt this season. Smyl, a two-time state qualifier at 189 pounds, spent two weeks wrestling at 215."