Postby KDunbar » Mon Jan 29, 2018 4:32 am
Not making any excuses, but a couple close head to head matches lost by South to Erie probably produced about a 30 point swing in team scores. One was a loss in SV-OT and the other was a loss by a last second pin while actually ahead by points with just a few seconds left. Those kind of things can result in a significant change when things are this close. However, a loss is a loss and of course, there are always many other what ifs that can always come into play. Nevertheless, Erie Prep wrestled tough and very aggressive and deserved the win on Saturday. They even had a couple unseeded kids finish in second place and bump 1st seeded kids from South into the consolation bracket early on. It was pointed out they were in 4th place and only about 40 or so point behind South's 3rd place finish at Powerade. Scoring at tougher tournaments can be affected a lot by how many kids can score points against that kind of competition, while at smaller tournaments some wrestlers who did not score much can be more productive and shift the balance in favor of their team. Seneca Valley, Circleville, and Oegon Clay (along with some others) had some real quality wrestlers there as well.