321A State

I saw some of the best matches of my life at the 321A state tournament this weekend including one that my son wrestled in.

125#: Tait Weatherbee (TMP) vs Tyler Baker (Hoxie) quaterfinals. What a match 2OT.

Weatherbee

125#: Tait Weatherbee (TMP) vs Levi Younkin(Oakley) Finals. Weatherbee in two great matches.

Younkin

171# Chris Purcel (ACCHS) vs Derek Ross (St. Francis).

Purcel in OT.

I do believe that Ross got a bad call in the OT. So did most of the crowd as well.

Both of these guys are great wrestlers and it is too bad this wasn't a Finals Match.

Ross went on to pin his next three guys bringing his pin total to 4 @ the tournament, before winning 9-2 in the Consolation Finals.

I do not know Ross but I think he is an awesome wrestler.
Last year he lost his first match and wrestled his way through the back door to take 3rd.

275#: Michael Sprigg (Norton) vs Ryan Honas (Ellis)
Sprigg wins in OT to secure Nortons first Team State Title since 1973.

It was exciting, too bad more people did not stick around to watch it.

160# Dustin Foster (Sedgwick) vs Austin Kingsbury (Smith Center) Finals

Wow what a match!

First Period
No Score

Second Period
Kingsbury scores first on a reversal: 2-0
Foster Escapes:2-1

Third Period
Foster Escapes: 2-2
Foster Takedown: 4-2
Kingsbury Reversal: 4-4

Kingsbury hits a Peterson as soon as he hits the mat head first after being lifted and brought back to the mat under control. What an amazing move in that situation. There was literally .7 seconds left in the match.

First OT

Foster takes the shot, Kingsbury shucks and almost gets in the hole. Foster Scrambles out

Second OT

0:11 seconds left.

Kingsbury stands up.
Foster lifts him and again takes him to the mat head first (But Slowly and in Control). Kingsbury tries to Peterson, but Foster Sprawls and under hooks him. Foster takes him to his back for 2 backpoints.

Both of these wrestlers were just awesome all weekend.

Kingsbury beat Chance Harmon (27-1 Coming in)who beat him previously this year in the Semi Finals.

Foster beat Scott Christians who beat him previously this year in the Semi Finals.

This bracket had to be one of the most if not the most competetive bracket.

Congradulations to everyone!