Richard-
You can't really base your evidence on the 112 lb. weight class as to whether or not the Valley Center regional was the toughest regional. I agree that the Valley Center regional was very tough, but lets look at the 112 state placers again.
Hays Regional Placers (112)
1) Nick Nothern (Salina South)
2) Tommy Edgemon (Goddard)
3) Brandon Chansler (Great Bend)
4) Levi Sides (McPherson)
State Placers out of the Hays Regional
1) Tommy Edgemon (Goddard)
2) Nick Nothern (S.S.)
5) Levi Sides (McPherson)
6) Brandon Chandler (Great Bend)
By the way, the fourth place finisher at the Hays regional beat the first place finisher at the Valley Center regional in the first round. I am not saying that the Hays regional was tougher, I am just trying to prove a point that it varied from weight to weight and regional to regional.