The Philo Electric Junior High Invitational is looking for out of state junior high teams that would like to attend the 2010 tournament.  The 2010 tournament will be held on Saturday January 16, 2010.  This is the premier in-season tournament in the state of Ohio .  An information sheet is attached and past results and other info can be found at the tournament website: http://www.philoelectricinvitational.com .  Philo is 1 hour east of Columbus .  If you have any questions please feel free to email me or call me at school at 740-674-7274 x1502.  Tournament info is below.  Thanks for your time.

Ric Roe

Tournament Director

Date: Saturday January 16, 2010

Location: Philo Junior High School, 225 Market St. Philo, OH 43771

Times: Weigh-Ins: 6:00-8:00 am, Coaches Meeting 8:45, Wrestling Starts at 9:00 on 6 mats

Entry Fee: $125 per team

2009 Teams: PHILO, TUSLAW, MARIETTA, LIBERTY UNION, LOGAN, CROOKSVILLE, INDIAN VALLEY, LICKING VALLEY, HARRISON, SHADYSIDE, FAIRFIELD UNION, TRI-VALLEY, HEBRON LAKEWOOD, COLUMBUS DESALES, NEWARK CATHOLIC, NELSONVILLE-YORK, BISHOP HARTLEY, MENTOR, WEST GEAUGA, ATHENS, WADSWORTH, TEAYS VALLEY, CVCA, BELPRE, MORGAN, MOELLER, MAYSVILLE, ST. PARIS GRAHAM, NEWARK, CENTERBURG, SHERIDAN, MECHANICSBURG, WESTFALL, CAMBRIDGE, LAKE CATHOLIC, MAPLE HEIGHTS, CHAMINADE JULIENNE, TROY CHRISTIAN, DAYTON CARROLL, CLINTON MASSIE, WHEELING PARK (WV), BISHOP LEIBOLD

*****Coaches--we will still be using a 32-man amended bracket. We will seed every wrestler and the top 32 seeds (all starters will be put in before extras) will be in the tournament. All wrestlers who do not get into the tournament will wrestle 2 matches in a pool. EVERY WRESTLER WHO COMES TO THE TOURNAMENT IS GUARANTEED 2 MATCHES!*****

Weight Classes: 80-86-92-98-104-110-116-122-128-134-142-150-160-17 2-205-245 (2 lb. weight allowance)

Format: 32-man DOUBLE-ELIMINATION bracket

Seeding: Based on criteria

1) Junior High State Champ

2) Junior High State Placer

3) Junior High State Qualifier

4) Placed previous year in Electric Invitational (Top 6)

5) Win-Loss record (8 match minimum)

AWARDS: 1st, 2nd, 3rd Place Teams

1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th Place each weight class

Most Outstanding Wrestler (80-122 & 128-245)

Concessions: Available all day. All you can eat breakfast $6 from 6

This is and unbelievable tournament, and I was going to enter our team in it, but it's the same weekend as our District tournaments I do believe.

thanks for the kind words turl.  are your districts always on MLK weekend every year?

Actually this is the first year we're going to a district then regional format.  We voted on what weekend to hold it on, and it should be this same weekend every year.  In KY middle school kids can wrestle varsity too, so we try and have the qualifying tournaments not overlap and this is the best weekend we could come up with.

AS OF 11/5

CURRENT TEAMS

BREAKDOWN BY OHSAA DISTRICT

Northeast - 12

Northwest - 2

Central - 15

East - 9

Southeast - 6

Southwest - 9

Out of State - 4

TEAMS THAT HAVE RETURNED CONTRACTS AND PAID ENTRY FEE

1. Philo (PAID)

2. Athens (PAID)

3. Centerburg (PAID)

4. Harrison (PAID)

5. Moeller (PAID)

6. Elyria (PAID) (New for 2010)

7. Parkersburg South

We would love to have a couple KY teams in the tournament this year. We have 3 from WV and 1 from GA.

Also, we would accept individual wrestlers if they met one of the following criteria:

KENTUCKY

-Top 4 Kentucky Middle School State Championships

-Top 6 at Ohio Tournament of Champions (Junior or Schoolboy or Cadet)

If anyone thinks we should consider other tournaments for criteria let me know. Results of the tournament need to be able to be verified online for us to use them.

Entry Fee for an independent wrestler would be $35 and would include: Entry, All you can eat breakfast, all you can eat pizza, 2 hot dogs, 4 drinks, sno cone, & a tournament T-shirt. 1 Coach would also be admitted free and have access to the hospitality room.