After HIGH SCHOOL STATE, KIDS FEDERATED STATE, METRO CLASSIC, AND EAST-WEST CLASSIC, here are my final thoughts on who where this year's best wrestlers at each weight.
103: Jake Kriegbaum - By far the most dominant wrestler at this weak weight.
112: Jake Gardner, Cody Garcia - Both very, very good wrestlers, but I'd pry give the advantage to Gardner, but this might change in the next couple of years.
119: Carbonneau - was reluctanct to choose Carbonneau, but he gave Hoover a heck of a match at the E-W Classic, so he earned my respect.
125: Doug Hoover - with only 3 losses in career, he's far and away the best at this weight.
130: Emery McReynolds - very dominant all year, and at E-W Classic he proved how good he was.
135: Bogart, Luke Wise - No body had heard of Wise all year, but he dropped alot of weight, and was very dominant at this weight, and he even pinned his E-W Classic opponent showing he could handle any pressure.
140: Drennon, Pyle, Johnson, Dugan - I think these four are far and away the best, and I think they make up the best weight class in the state. I think if you wreslted these 4 in a round robin, the result would be different every time.
145: Vogel - Proved he was the best when he M-Dec. Nick Chrisman at the E-W Classic. And for you Dukes fans, Gentry showed you.
152: Gentry - This was a competitive class, but not terribly strong.
160: Jake Gardner, Johnathon Walter - Very good match at the E-W Classic. Gardner has only lost about 2 matches in the last two years, and he is very big for his weight.
171: Gabe Conaghan, Josh Pruitt - I thought Pruitt was the best all year long, and he helped me out when he pinned his E-W Classic opponent with ease. Conaghan is very dominant as well.
189: Jutin Dyer - Beat everybody good. He was far and away the most dominant wrestler in this weight class all year long. Next year I think it'll be Jake Strait, but this year the nod goes to Dyer.
215: Seiler - All year long I thought the best was TJ Staab. I think TJ can beat Seiler, but from what I saw from the E-W Classic, Dyer isn't to be taken lightly, and I think he is the best right now.
275: Ubben - Nobody has really touched him the last 3 years. Pulliam gave him a hell of a match, but Ubben won like always. I thought Venegas might be the best, but when Jason Duffy beat him at kids state, I knew it was Ubben.
If you think otherwise, please tell me. EXCEPT FOR ALL YOU DUKES FANS. HE IS NOT AS GOOD AS YOU ALL BRAG HIM UP TO BE.