13th Annual Metro Classic Wrestling Dual

Missouri Kansas

112 Craig Honeywell 40-6 1st Oak Grove High School vrs. Cory Bloodgood Spring Hill High School 38-5 2nd
119 Michael Dunkum 26-0 1st Platte County High School vrs. Keaton Baker Blue Valley High School 41-2 2nd
125 Julian Gunnels 43-3 1st Platte County High School vrs. Grant Baker Blue Valley High School 44-1 3rd
130 Trent Welczak 33-8 2nd Liberty High School vrs. Caleb Hulse Turner High School 35-6 4th
135 Matt Breit 33-9 3rd Ray-Pec High School vrs. Kenny Aubrey Shawnee Mission South High School 37-3 5th
140 William Forrest 43-7 2nd Ray-Pec High School vrs. Max Connelly Santa Fe Trail High School 36-6 3rd
145 Tyler Grayson 36-0 1st Winnetonka High School vrs. Cody Sprang Atchison County Community HS 37-6 3rd
152 Cameron Harms 26-2 2nd Blue Springs High School vrs. Travis Eden Santa Fe Trail High School 37-4 3rd
160 Brandon Simpson 39-0 1st Richmond High School vrs. Ross Starcher Tonganoxie High School 38-5 2nd
171 Michael Moore 49-0 1st Oak Grove High School vrs. Justin Wiscombe Santa Fe Trail High School 41-0 1st
171 Louis Caputo 52-0 1st Blue Springs High School vrs. Blake Malloy Shawnee Heights High School 43-1 1st
189 Taylor Moore 43-2 1st Oak Grove High School vrs. Tyler Gonzales Shawnee Heights High School 36-5 2nd
189 Sean Miller 34-5 1st Park Hill High School vrs. Neil Cisper St. Thomas Aquinas High School 43-1 1st
215 Mark Ellis 39-1 1st Ray-Pec High School vrs. Doug Thompson Turner High School 39-1 2nd
275 Jaron Baston 49-0 1st Blue Springs High School vrs. Brad Rittinghouse Bonner Spring High School 33-9 6th


Coaches: Coaches: Regan Erickson-Santa Fe Trail High School
Bob Gonzales-Shawnee Heights High School
Russ Hermreck-Paola

Tim Serbousek-Blue Valley Northwest High School

How exactly do they choose between mutliple state champs?

Ryan Sonderegger 2x State Champ will wrestle 171 for Kansas against Michael Moore.

It's too bad Cisper and Moore weren't matched up. I was hoping to see that happen.

Yeah I would much rather see Cisper wrestle Moore. Who decides the match ups anyways?

It must be hard for the selection committee to find room for many talented wrestlers in the KC area in a couple of weights. I feel badly for the guys left off. No one should feel snubbed. Wouldn't it be cool to have a Senior Open on a Sat. for all Metro seniors with the finals set up at night? That would take the pressure off of the selection committee. You could have a Kansas Pool and a Missouri Pool. I think the match-ups are chosen by the coaches/committee. Coach Gonzales is a coach and his son is wrestling Moore. Cisper/Caputo was the match-up that many people wanted to see but Caputo dropped to 171 and another Shawnee Hts/Malloy will face Caputo. Looks like the Hts. Coach got his guys the tougher draws.

Chris Pursel 189 3x state champ?????

SlamBam

State no-show, is this is so, where will Wiscombe wrestle and why would Mr. Phillips have the wrong info?

Changes have been made to the Missouri Line up


13th Annual Metro Classic Wrestling Dual

Missouri Kansas

Wt. Name W/L State School Name School W/L State
112 Craig Honeywell 40-6 1st Oak Grove High School vrs. Cory Bloodgood Spring Hill High School 38-5 2nd
119 Matt Groepel 37-15 4th Ray-Pec High School vrs. Keaton Baker Blue Valley High School 41-2 2nd
125 Michael Dunkum 26-0 1st Platte County High School vrs. Grant Baker Blue Valley High School 44-1 3rd
130 Trent Welczak 33-8 2nd Liberty High School vrs. Caleb Hulse Turner High School 35-6 4th
135 Matt Breit 33-9 3rd Ray-Pec High School vrs. Kenny Aubrey Shawnee Mission South High School 37-3 5th
140 William Forrest 43-7 2nd Ray-Pec High School vrs. Max Connelly Santa Fe Trail High School 36-6 3rd
145 Tyler Grayson 36-0 1st Winnetonka High School vrs. Cody Sprang Atchison County Community HS 37-6 3rd
152 Cameron Harms 26-2 2nd Blue Springs High School vrs. Travis Eden Santa Fe Trail High School 37-4 3rd
160 Brandon Simpson 39-0 1st Richmond High School vrs. Ross Starcher Tonganoxie High School 38-5 2nd
171 Michael Moore 49-0 1st Oak Grove High School vrs. Ryan Sonderegger Shawnee Mission East High School 44-2 1st
171 Louis Caputo 52-0 1st Blue Springs High School vrs. Blake Malloy Shawnee Heights High School 43-1 1st
189 Taylor Moore 43-2 1st Oak Grove High School vrs. Neil Cisper St. Thomas Aquinas High School 43-1 1st
189 Sean Miller 34-5 1st Park Hill High School vrs. Tyler Gonzales Shawnee Heights High School 36-5 2nd
215 Mark Ellis 39-1 1st Ray-Pec High School vrs. Doug Thompson Turner High School 39-1 2nd
275 Jaron Baston 49-0 1st Blue Springs High School vrs. Brad Rittinghouse Bonner Spring High School 33-9 6th


Coaches: John Daniels-Richmond High School Coaches: Regan Erickson-Santa Fe Trail High School
Bill Erneste-Park Hill High School Bob Gonzales-Shawnee Heights High School
Gary Mayhab-Oak Park High School Russ Hermreck-Paola
Tim Serbousek-Blue Valley Northwest High School

All I do is post what they sent me. I don't know how they pick the wrestlers or why some are and some aren't wrestling. I will try and find out and post it when I get the information.

This is how wrestlers are picked for the Metro Classic


Bob,
 
The range on the metro area is eliptical with Kansas being given 75 miles from the center to Kansas City and Missouri being given 50 miles.  That allows a more even school population for both states.
 
The wrestlers are selected by committee based upon information that the committee has available to them.
 
Gary Ulmer

I just ask again...Why was Tyler Gonzales a 1x state champ and 1x runner-up and someone who lost to the kid from Salina South (can't spell him name) picked over Chris Pursel a 3x state champ who beat the Salina South kid? Both have lost to Cisper so no question there.

All due respect to Tyler Gonzales he is a great wrestler, but Pursel would have been the only 3x state champ in the lineup I believe. I am biased but it's a fair question.

SlamBam

So what happened to Wiscombe, Ryan? I'm glad you're there though, good luck man!

I agree, Pursel should be there. He definitely falls w/in the mile limit. Gonzales is there because, well let's face it, his dad is one of the coaches.

Unfortunately, I write just like I speak. Bob entered into this forum the email I sent to him just like I wrote it, and now you get to enjoy my lack of good grammer.

The metro territory starts at the border and extends 75 miles into Kansas and 50 miles into Missouri in an arch like fashion. They have so many large high schools in that range, that Kansas has to have more distance to equallize the student population.

No one should ever feel bad about not getting selected to this team. In most cases there is just one spot and many great candidates. The committee takes into account all of the information that it has been collected over the season and bases their selection on that. It is not an exact science.

Gary Ulmer

I don't know why Tyler Gonzales is ahead of Pursel, I doubt that his father did anything unethical to enter him. If you knew Bob, he would say put the other kid there before you put mine.
I don't know if you could count this as criteria for the selection, but Cisper beat Pursel in our tournament 9-5 and he beat Gonzales in the finals in overtime.

I injured my ribs somehow. They think it is torn cartliage. I really want to wrestle in the metro but I am not going to do it if I am not 100%.

Let me be clear I know and respect Bob Gonzales and am not in any way saying he did anything enethical for his kid. His kid is a stud. I was only pointing out we have the only 3x state champ eligible that is not going to get to wrestle. That it.

SlamBam

Can anyone tell me who's on this selection committee? Or if you're on the committee, can you tell me how they picked Cody Sprang over Chaz Hill at 145? I'm sure Cody is a good wrestler, but Chaz is by far the best 145 in the metro area on the Kansas side this year. He's 3-time state placer (2nd, 3rd, 3rd), has a 113-23 career record, shares the Kansas State record for team points, was selected 1st team All-Metro last year, placed above Cody at Junction City this year (the only place they were together), and at state this year Chaz beat Ryker Carter from Garden City, who placed above Cody at the Bobcat Inv. this year.

I know the old adage, "he beat this kid who beat that kid" may not mean much, but Chaz has beat a lot of kids that have beaten Cody or placed above him at tournaments, both this year and last. This just doesn't make sense. Isn't this supposed to be the best from each side of the state line or is it just a political thing? rhill

How much weight do the wrestlers get? Bloodgood is wrestling 112 in this dual, but he wrestled 125 this year! That could be a lot of weight to pull. Both Baker Boys will be wrestling down a weight class as well.

Justin:
I am sorry to hear that you were injured, I hope you heal up soon!-