Here are some hard number calculations that pretty well wrap up the argument. according to Prant's argument, the situation at Manhattan high, with 1327 students, poses a much more monumental task of getting one of the 14 spots on the varsity that the smaller schools, making the situation there much tougher. Well lets take those 1327 enrolled students and see what we get in NW Kansas. that will take in Colby (269), Goodland (236), Scott City (227), Oakley (135),
Oberlin(121) St. Francis (105) Hoxie (100), Atwood,(83). these are all the schools in the area that have a wrestling program, none left out.
I wasn't sure whether to include Scott city in the mix, as they are south, so if you like you can take the next team west-- Norton.
Manhattan still has the advantage, as the combination of these schools is only 1276 total enfollment. If you look at the wrestlers at their respective wieghts and wrestle them against Manhattan high, the only matches manhattan would win would be Woodford at 112, shilling at 135, and Chris at 215, I gave only 3 point decisions to the west guys except for Gilliland and Bedore,And a pin to chris over Horenik, which I doubt would happen, but I am trying to be fair.
Came up with 42 to 18.that's how much tougher a 1 through 4 a student is than a 6a student.
OR: Manhattan produces 1 awsome undefeated wrestler with 1327 students. Atwood does it with 83, Goodland with 236.
OR
with 13.27 TIMES as many students to draw from,
Manhattan is not able to beat hoxie at the beloit tourney. When you look at numbers, you can put together quite an all star team from 3a or 4a with less kids than the average 6a school has to choose from. the numbers are not as great in the smaller schools, but the teams are just as tough.