Originally posted by mchurchJR.:
I think my first high school state tournament i went to was when one of the Finney's was beaten and went crazy on the mat. He flipped off the crowd and shoved a ref. it is a blurry memory but one that I have in my head. i might be off on the facts though? sorry if I am.
That would be Lonnie Finney III. There was a little taunting going on before the match and it continued after the match Lonnie doesn't have the best temper in the world. He started walking towards his opponent and the ref jumped in his was way, but Lonnie didn't stop and kept walking through the ref. He didn't really push the ref at all he just didn't stop when the ref wanted him too. Then he got dq'd, his dad came out of the stands, and for lack of better terminology, all hell broke loose.
The really crazy thing about that was it was the year Clearwater won the state title. Their 2 best wrestlers, Lonnie Finney III and Scott Nienke, didn't score any team points for them, and they still walked away with the title. Lonnie after losing that match would very likely have taken 3rd, and Nienke dominated the guy that ended up winning his weight class.
