Sorry Chief, I made a change while you were responding. I know when I was wrestling at UCO, 9th graders were not considered High Schoolers. We will just have to agree to disagree on 9th graders being on the same playing field as Juniors and Seniors.
No problem. I appreciate the discussion. This is a great subject. You really do have to at least consider why virtually every other state disagrees with you. (At least it's 7-0 so far). They didn't just flip a coin. They decided it was better for their state's development.
I do however, agree with the point about allowing an 8th grader the choice of wrestling up in the HS division. Just not HS wrestlers moving back down to Kids.