State is just around the corner. Lets hear some predictions.

103: Elliot Martin dec. Travis Sullivan 4-3

      Myron Bradbury m.dec. Tommy Warren 11-3

112: Bryan Daniels pin Adam Carr

      Jon Voth dec. Dalton Evans 6-3

119: Shane Parks dec. Coty Vinsant 2-1

      Andre Zeppa dec. Matt Zarth 4-3

125: Tyler Voth m. dec. Dan Fuller 18-9

      Coty Lewis m. dec Trey Mortlatt 9-1

130: Matt Eck dec. Isaac Ervin 2-0

      Derek Branch dec. Jake Skinner 7-2

135: Ben Warner dec. Steven Butler 6-4

      Josh Ashbrook dec. Cassidy Veach 6-5

140: Bryan Peace dec. Malcolm Jackson 7-0

      Sammy Isaacs dec. Matt Miller 4-2

145: Harrison Courtney dec. Daniel Thueneman  5-0

      Beau Sanders  dec. Ben Barger 7-4

152: Josh Cooper  dec. Patrick Banks  8-6

      Blake Sheehan  dec. Randall Stevens  9-8

160: John Wolsiefer  dec. Scott Wheeler  7-0

      Dakoda Choate  dec. Ty Wolfe  2-1

171: Ben Rupp  dec. Mason Reid  6-2

      Ryan Harlow dec. Zack Guiler  3-1

189: Will Starks  pin Ryan Kelly 

      Mark Jones  dec. Terry Turner  2-0

215: Jacob Watson  pin Matt Green 

      Jordan Dockery dec. Deon Chaney 4-3

HWT: Matt Byrd  dec. Josh Young 7-5

        Adam Patterson  dec. Chris Espinoza 1-0

last i heard travis sullivan was going to move up to 112

Looks like a good set of predictions but a few things: Likoy of Dunbar has beaten Guiler 2 times, Doug Winter beat Matt Green 3-1, and last I heard Cassidy Veach tore sometihng in his knee Im not for sure though.

from what I heard I thought watson was going heavyweight(some of post said he was weighing 240), plus he wrestles more like a heavy weight anyway

watson is on wieght right now and will be at 215 for the rest of the year

I would put Matt Slone in the top four at 119.  He placed 3rd at state two years ago with his only loss being to Adam Carr.  It will be a tough weight though Vinsant, Zarth, and Parks but I think Slone is right up there with them at the top.

Is Slone cutting to 119 because he was wrestling 125 at Bourbon Bash?

I am shocked that Sullivan would drop to 103 and not have colleges start looking at him @ 112. There must be someone he is running from. Maybe it is Voth.

last i heard travis sullivan was going to move up to 112

i thought he dropped to 103? does anybody know what weight he is going to wrestle? I thought sullivan, daniels, and vinsant all dropped a weight.

i thought he dropped to 103? does anybody know what weight he is going to wrestle? I thought sullivan, daniels, and vinsant all dropped a weight.

Ive heard a lot... on the cover of kentuckywrestling.com it says all three of em are going down. but in teh courier journal article about elliot martin it said that elliot was #2 in the stated soon to be #1 because travis sullivan is bumping up

103  Sullivan Wayne

112  Daniels, Wayne

119  Zeppa, North Oldham

125  Voth, Dunbar

130  Ervin, Union Co

135  Warner, Oldham County

140  Peace, Ryle

145  Courtney, Woodford

152  Banks, Larue

160  John Wolsiefer, Fern Creek

171  Ben Rupp, Eastern

189  Starks, Woodford

215  Chaney, Fern Creek

285  Young, Oldham County

103  Sullivan Wayne

112  Daniels, Wayne

119  Zeppa, North Oldham

125  Voth, Dunbar

130  Ervin, Union Co

135  Warner, Oldham County

140  Peace, Ryle

145  Courtney, Woodford

152  Banks, Larue

160  John Wolsiefer, Fern Creek

171  Ben Rupp, Eastern

189  Starks, Woodford

215  Chaney, Fern Creek

285  Young, Oldham County

Zeppa wont beat Luna cause hes back... Chaney wont beat Watson and Nobody except Moose from Evansville Reitz can beat Matt Byrd at heavy weight but other than that good job, heres wut i got

103  Martin Seneca (If Sullivan Moves up)

112  Sullivan Wayne (If he moves up)

119  Luna Eastern (Hes back!)

125  Voth Dunbar (or it could be Coty Lewis but Voth is a beast)

130  Ervin Union

135  Butler Woodford

140  Peace Ryle

145  Courtney Woodford

152  Banks Larue

160  Wolsiefer Fern Creek

171  Rupp Eastern

189  Starks Woodford

215  Nickel Doss

285  Byrd Woodford

Team - Fern Creek or Trinity

Hacker:

Byrd got pinned (not decisioned, pinned) at Conner by Mastrovich from South Oldham!

Zeppa and Luna have only met once and the score was 4-3!

Ive heard a lot... on the cover of kentuckywrestling.com it says all three of em are going down. but in teh courier journal article about elliot martin it said that elliot was #2 in the stated soon to be #1 because travis sullivan is bumping up

All I know is that they weighed in about the following at the Wayne Co duals (after the growth allowance):

Sullivan 106, Daniles 116, Vinsant 122.

That says they are dropping to me.  Why would those guys be 5-8 pounds underweight?

Hacker:

Byrd got pinned (not decisioned, pinned) at Conner by Mastrovich from South Oldham!

Zeppa and Luna have only met once and the score was 4-3!

Well i guess your right but everyone makes mistakes. and you dont have to be undefeated to win state, you just have to go 5-0 at state. and im not doubting zeppa at all he is a heck of a wrestler and i certainly wont ever beat him probably but id just have to go with luna 9 times out of 10.

and for the wayne trio... its not me saying there going up. its the papers and everyone else but i guess ill just have to corner one of em and ask them myself wuts going on w/ them

Zeppa wont beat Luna cause hes back... Chaney wont beat Watson and Nobody except Moose from Evansville Reitz can beat Matt Byrd at heavy weight but other than that good job, heres wut i got

103  Martin Seneca (If Sullivan Moves up)

112  Sullivan Wayne (If he moves up)

119  Luna Eastern (Hes back!)

125  Voth Dunbar (or it could be Coty Lewis but Voth is a beast)

130  Ervin Union

135  Butler Woodford

140  Peace Ryle

145  Courtney Woodford

152  Banks Larue

160  Wolsiefer Fern Creek

171  Rupp Eastern

189  Starks Woodford

215  Nickel Doss

285  Byrd Woodford

Team - Fern Creek or Trinity

wow thats a great prediction  I agree with most of them except i dont think butler can beat warner honestly i dont believe anyone at 135 can currently beat him at this point but who knows what will happen at state. An at 215 its a toss up honestly between watson,dockery,chaney and nickel.

watson b4eat dockery his first weekend back this year and has pinned chaney and beat him 14-1 so i dont know if it will be a toss up

yeah your probly right but you never can tell at state really. Watson has a high chance at winning but there are such things as upsets

Is Slone cutting to 119 because he was wrestling 125 at Bourbon Bash?

Yes Slone is cutting to 119 he will be there this weekend for the AMVETS Invitational at Sheldon Clark.  He is looking really tough this season and he had a great state tournament a couple years ago beating Luna at 103.

Yes Slone is cutting to 119 he will be there this weekend for the AMVETS Invitational at Sheldon Clark.  He is looking really tough this season and he had a great state tournament a couple years ago beating Luna at 103.

True he beat Luna but it was not a great match out of either wrestler with the final score 2-1 and all 3 points were stalling points. That means nobody scored any offensive or even defensive moves

If I was guessing, I would have to say that none of Luna's matches is very high scoring!  I don't know if I have ever saw him do an offensive move.

I dont think Sullivan will be running from anyone

Sullivan Never Runs From Anyone.

Hes A Beast.

Then WHY is he dropping to 103?

Then WHY is he dropping to 103?

its not dropping to 103 if your weighin in at like 105... then it would be stupid for you to not wrestle at 103. plus he'll own anybody at 103

its not dropping to 103 if your weighin in at like 105... then it would be stupid for you to not wrestle at 103. plus he'll own anybody at 103

As a senior Ruscell wrestled 119 while weighing around 112 all season.  I'm not saying that's what Sullivan should do; not sure what the team needs him to do.  But I would like to see him at 112.

As a senior Ruscell wrestled 119 while weighing around 112 all season.  I'm not saying that's what Sullivan should do; not sure what the team needs him to do.  But I would like to see him at 112.

but Travis Sullivan at 103, Bryan Daniels at 112, and Coty Vinsant at 119... it seems like at triple threat to me, and they might not all be that way if they bump up one weight class

Sullivan is a very talented wrestler but at 103 he will be wrestling boy's. He needs to be at 112.

Vaughn is top 4 at 103... and Brown is top 4 at 130...

Sullivan NEEDS to go 112 no matter what the weight if he is interested at going to college for wrestling.. also if he is allowed to go 103 that is crazy anyways

Vaughn is top 4 at 103... and Brown is top 4 at 130...

You have to give more justification than ...  Tell us why they deserve to be higher than the others.

You have to give more justification than ...  Tell us why they deserve to be higher than the others.

Vaughn is very tough wrestler... come and see him wrestle you will see... Brown beat griffith and is tough as long as he has his head in it

Dakota Choate wrestled Ty Wolfe this Wednesday and won a decision. Pretty much controlled the pace of the match. I think he'll do even better next time. I don't know much about the Wheeler guy, can't wait to see him and Dakota roll.

wat was the score of the dakota and wolfe match? thats impressive

Vaughn is very tough wrestler... come and see him wrestle you will see... Brown beat griffith and is tough as long as he has his head in it

I've seen Vaughn, but in my opinion the top 3 are Sullivan, Martin, and Bradbury.  Vaughn is right in the mix with the next few guys for the 4th spot.  I also saw Brown beat Griffith.  Again, at 130 I think Eck and Ervin are the top 2.  The next few guys are pretty close, Carmen, Branch, Skinner, Speck, and Brown.  I also wouldn't count out Shotwell.  He is young and seems has the potential to get much, much better.

Wayne County has 3 potential champs in the lighter weights. I don't believe anyone could come close to Sullivan at 103, 112 or even at 119 should he ever desire to gain the weight. I suspect Sullivan is dropping because "as a team" they believe they could sweep the lower weight groups. I will make a prediction I strongly believe will hold true: Sullivan will not lose a match at any weight throughout the remainder of his high school career. Sullivan is in a class by himself. I have seen very few close scores, but never in the past 3 years has Sullivan not dominated the match.

Sullivan by no means "dominated" Shane Parks at state last year. 2-1, Sullivan was gased and Shane just couldnt finish a shot.  I understand the whole team concept and why they all dropped but I think there are people at both 112 and for sure 119 that could beat him.

voth almost beat sullivan last week lost by 3 but from what i heard it was 4-3 with little time left and voth shot a desperation shot, if sullivan stayed at 112 i believe he would lose to someone wheter it be adam carr ross frasier or maybe even voth if they wrestled again

Sullivan by no means "dominated" Shane Parks at state last year. 2-1, Sullivan was gased and Shane just couldnt finish a shot.  I understand the whole team concept and why they all dropped but I think there are people at both 112 and for sure 119 that could beat him.

    First off Sullivan is a beast,before you state that he would be running from someone ,you might check his record at 112!  Why doesnt Wolsipher go 171, why doesnt Peace go 152, why doesnt Starks go 285? The answer is the same as Sullivans, they are wrestling their weight class! To ask why someone that makes 103 doesnt wrestle at 119 is not avery bright question!

    First off Sullivan is a beast,before you state that he would be running from someone ,you might check his record at 112!  Why doesnt Wolsipher go 171, why doesnt Peace go 152, why doesnt Starks go 285? The answer is the same as Sullivans, they are wrestling their weight class! To ask why someone that makes 103 doesnt wrestle at 119 is not avery bright question!

GREAT Post. Anyone who has ever seen Sullivan wrestle knows that he is a great wrestler and probably could win 103,112,or 119 this year but he is a team player and is doing what is best for his team. Colleges will loo at him no matter what weight he wrestles they just might be smaller colleges. From what I have heard he has his mind made up on Campbellsville anyway. The reason for this I dont know because he is much more talented then to limit his self to this college. If I were in his shoes I would at least be looking at the better college in the state (UOTC) and even some small DI, DII, and DIII schools. The reason Sullivan is so good is because of his confidence that he will not be beat. Will some people be in a close match with him, of course especially if he is cutting alot of weight or injured, but no one will beat him this year for sure.

For the Parks Sullivan match last year yes Sullivan was gased out but he did control the match and the reason Parks could not finish a shot is Sullivans credit not Shanes discredit.

103 sullivan

12 cornett

19 parks

25 lewis

30 butler maybe

35 warner

40 thuenemann or peace

45 courtney

52 banks or sheehan

60 wolsiefer (mow)

71 rupp

89 starks

215 watson

hvy byrd

ranger 123 i believe, if my facts are right, that brown beat speck last year

What is Starks record??

State is just around the corner. Lets hear some predictions.

103: Elliot Martin dec. Travis Sullivan 4-3

       Myron Bradbury m.dec. Tommy Warren 11-3

112: Bryan Daniels pin Adam Carr

       Jon Voth dec. Dalton Evans 6-3

119: Shane Parks dec. Coty Vinsant 2-1

       Andre Zeppa dec. Matt Zarth 4-3

125: Tyler Voth m. dec. Dan Fuller 18-9

       Coty Lewis m. dec Trey Mortlatt 9-1

130: Matt Eck dec. Isaac Ervin 2-0

       Derek Branch dec. Jake Skinner 7-2

135: Ben Warner dec. Steven Butler 6-4

       Josh Ashbrook dec. Cassidy Veach 6-5

140: Bryan Peace dec. Malcolm Jackson 7-0

       Sammy Isaacs dec. Matt Miller 4-2

145: Harrison Courtney dec. Daniel Thueneman  5-0

       Beau Sanders  dec. Ben Barger 7-4

152: Josh Cooper  dec. Patrick Banks  8-6

       Blake Sheehan  dec. Randall Stevens  9-8

160: John Wolsiefer  dec. Scott Wheeler  7-0

       Dakoda Choate  dec. Ty Wolfe  2-1

171: Ben Rupp  dec. Mason Reid  6-2

       Ryan Harlow dec. Zack Guiler  3-1

189: Will Starks  pin Ryan Kelly 

       Mark Jones  dec. Terry Turner  2-0

215: Jacob Watson  pin Matt Green 

       Jordan Dockery dec. Deon Chaney 4-3

HWT: Matt Byrd  dec. Josh Young 7-5

         Adam Patterson  dec. Chris Espinoza 1-0

I cant believe ur all are not giving wheeler 1st place at 160, very strong, quick, and aggressive, dont see anyone who could beat him, and really dont see the score being 7-0 at that.

Elam has wrestled tough competition all year. He placed first at Ryle, 3rd at mater dei, 1st at west frankfort(illinois) . His record is something like 29-3. 2 losses to Myron Bradbury. By 2 and in double overtime at the semifinals of Mater Dei. The other loss to a guy from Indiana. He was the MOW of the Jeff Jordan camp this summer. I wouldn't count him out on being in the top 4.

I cant believe ur all are not giving wheeler 1st place at 160, very strong, quick, and aggressive, dont see anyone who could beat him, and really dont see the score being 7-0 at that.

no discredit to wheeler hes a good wrestler no doubt but have u ever seen wolsiefer wrestle? if wheeler went to over time with sheehan an got beat then that doesnt say much for wen he goes up against wolsiefer

seriously, wolsiefer is ranked 22nd among juniors...Nationaly and for those who havent seen him wrestle, he is very impressive and i think he's going to tear through 60 with very little competition

I cant believe ur all are not giving wheeler 1st place at 160, very strong, quick, and aggressive, dont see anyone who could beat him, and really dont see the score being 7-0 at that.

I think it is pretty simple.  You're comparing the defending state champ at 152 to a guy who didn't place at 152.

I hope Banks and Cooper are in different weight groups. Both of these guys are superb wrestlers and unfortunately seniors. That means one of these guys will never become a  state champion. I do believe both of these wrestlers have skills and athleticism which exceed those of most state champions. I would like to see a Banks-Courtney rematch, this time, having the senior win. Banks, Cooper, Wolsiefer, Courtney and Sullivan are all exceptional domineering wrestlers and in my opinion the very finest Kentucky has to offer this year.

Woelsifer dominates everyone. He does not lose. He will not lose all this season.

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