I don't have time to go over all of the brackets, but here a couple of quick observations on first glance:
- Westmont Hilltop's Logan Blackburn seems better than a fourth seed at 113 to me. It's hard for me to believe that someone who places at POWERade will be fourth in District 6. I think he's probably the second-best wrestler at the weight. Unfortunately, he'll likely meet Huntingdon's Collin Glorioso in the semifinals.
- The 126-pound bracket is looking very tough. Richland's Adam George is the top seed and has been very impressive this season while second-seeded Joe Davis of Cambria Heights is a two-time district runner-up. The depth is very good, with Penns Valley's Jared Hurd only getting a sixth seed despite a 22-8 record. In all, 11 wrestlers have a .500 record or better.
- Point systems can do some crazy things. For instance, Marion Center's Isaac Stewart is the sixth seed at 145 despite a 24-3 record. Samuel Ohler at 18-13 is the fifth seed.
- Not that it should matter, but I'm surprised that Tyler Oliver of United is only the third seed at 195 pounds. I can see him being seeded behind Tyrone's Jared Beckwith, although they have split two matches this year, but I am stunned that Mount Union's Phil Kyle. As I said, it shouldn't matter since they likely will meet in semifinals.
- At least one good heavyweight won't be making it to regionals. This is probably the most top-heavy (no pun intended) weight in the tournament. Mount Union's Nik Smith, Cambria Heights' Aaron Gill, West Branch's Morgan Selepack, Moshannon Valley's Jack Bunnell and United's Andrew Deitman are the top five seeds. All are impressive, but with only four spots in Johnstown, someone will go home disappointed.
psstttt, Tristan Law is at 120, not 126.
ReplyDeleteWho said he was at 126?
DeleteIt was on the original post. He has since corrected it.
DeleteHe's absolutely right. I had a mistake in it. I tried posting a note thanking him for it before, but it didn't post.
DeleteAt 138, how is Russell ahead of Hoenstine when Hoenstine beat him last week. I think Russell is 29-5 and Hoenstine is 20-3. Hoenstine got 4th at Thomas and is ranked in OTM, where Russell is not.
ReplyDeleteMy guess is that Russell finished higher in the initial point system and then Central's coaches didn't challenge for the spot. 4th @ Thomas and OTM rankings aren't factors. Coaches have sometimes declined to challenge when they prefer the location in the bracket that they are in.
DeleteFrom the D6 seeding criteria:
"A coach may challenge another wrestler with higher seed points if the wrestlers below has beaten the wrestler above him head-to-head the majority of the times they've wrestled during that given season irregardless of point totals. If the two wrestlers split matches, then the seeding reverts back to most total points. This process will work from bottom to top in terms of seeds and challenging."