How can you rank a wrestler ahead of another without a head to head match. Wilson placed second in the state tournament and beat kids that beat Cole from Chanute. Wilson's losses were all to state finalists except for Cole but then beat kids who beat him in the state tournament. And you really love those 5A kids huh, you hardly ranked any 4A as number one, leaves a lot for conversation there.
Please name some of those 4A kids you think should be number 1 overall and make a case for them. Objective data has always been welcome. It is NOT personal, trust me.
This changes from year to year. One class is always more dominant than the others. This year it was 5A. There aren't always going to be head-to-head match ups. This is no different than college football when teams have not played each other. You have to evaluate based on the competition they wrestled. In KS a state finalist doesn't even insure that he is in the top 2 of 4A. If the Champion beats two guys on the other side there is a chance that the 2nd placer finisher didn't even beat the 3rd and 4th place guys and possibly even the fifth! I agree with Kit that he had a great state tournament but that doesn't automatically mean anything. Ranking is really tough without head-to-head match ups. Find someone he beat that beat the guys above him and you have a case. Good job Jake.
