Good to hear from you, Coach Gonzales. We had missed seeing Tyler this year and my FHSU neighbor in the stands told me about his surgery. I also hope he has a complete and successful recovery and is back on the mat next year.

We were fortunate to avoid the early fall. It is very difficult to overcome such an early deficit.

I saw a similar wild match last year while I was standing right at matside. In the first period, both wrestlers were given a penalty point and a brief, firm, private lecture for a slugfest. I was fearful that one or both or the wrestlers would be DQ'd for unsportsmanlike conduct. The ref was in total control for the remainder of the match. He stayed very close to the action and was ready to step in quickly if needed. He made sure the wrestling
decided the match.