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Is this the same Mister Cobble that wrestled at Central? If so will someone that knows him tell him good job and good luck in the bowl game from all of us... Mister Cobble isn't your typical scout team defensive tackle. Offensive guard Larry Warford knows that all too well from their battles on the practice field all season long. http://www.ukathletics.com/blog/2011/01/from-the-pressbox-notes-from-tom-leach-jan-7.html "Now that Cobble has regained his eligibility in the classroom, his scout team days are over and Warford thinks Cobble can make an impact in the bowl game even though it will mark Cobble's first college game action. "Big, strong, physical guy," Warford said of Cobble. "I don't think I've played against anyone stronger than him. We'll be double teaming him and he won't move. He really has a chance to be an All-SEC player." Because he wasn't eligible to play in games this past season, Cobble spent extra time in the weight room and said his max on the bench press is up to 450 pounds. Warford benefitted from going against Cobble every day as he earned All-SEC honors this year."

i know krauzewitz beat salyers and I know hitchings beat honeycutt by one I think

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thanks. I couldn't find anything anywhere. So I dont need a coaches card or anything?

what does somebody need to coach in the tournament?

does anybody know about the training camp going on with the askrens this summer he spoke about training in the summer somewhere in kentucky for the trials. http://www.purefight.org/coverage/237103-Bellator-19/video/335094-Ben-Askren-on-being-a-2-sport-athlete

i think it is plenty easy to follow a college team if you desire to. You can watch almost any wrestling dual meet nowadays on tv. Get a couple of guys together and go watch at buffulo wild wings, hooters, or almost any pizza place. As for the whole not having a home team to root for... Yes I do agree that if we had a D1 team closer to home it would make things much easier. But the fact is that we don't have that luxery so until it happens we should make due. Besides watching alot of wrestling matches, and seeing tendencies from particular schools that may mimic your own style should be a better reason to root for them than location. Im from kentucky and live in st louis, my favorite team is oklahoma st, and somehow I find a way to watch almost every match. Drilling is much more important to bringing a young wrestler to the next level than live wrestling in my opinion. The science of wrestling is no different than any other science, you learn the material and practice the problems. Drilling is the studying and homework, the live wrestling is the test. You can't get better at taking the same test you keep failing without studying a little more.

meant the first period for dramatic purposes

Great job to Caleb for all of his success, but wrestlers like him should not be our concern. A few more phenoms like Ervin or Fahy in our state is not what is going to earn us respect. We need to be worried about "Big Picture" stuff. Which state would earn more respect at a national tournament? 1) The state that has 2-3 studs that do really well, and the rest don't manage to find a way out of the third period or 2) A state that as a whole at a national tournament has large numbers of competitors who win multiple matches, whether they place high or not (though the State with its worst wrestlers at a higher level, usually reflects on how good their best wrestlers are). I wrestle at a college in missouri and I must say that the high schools I help out at in the off-season as a whole have a much higher knowledge of the sport. The best way to get better at wrestling is to learn from the best. Coaches and wrestlers alike need to be involved in the wrestling community around the world. Pick a favorite D1 team and follow it, watch their dual meets, study the wrestlers, when they score rewind and try to figure out what they did to make that particular move work. Coaches could choose a college team that as a whole the high school team rooted for, and maybe even get together as a team and watch their matches(a little team bonding doesn't hurt anybody) Studying wrestling is our biggest problem as a state, and if we became more observant of college/international wrestling, I think we would notice results.

Seneca will also be doing nationals training and encourage anyone to come work out. Hopefully we will coordinate it so that our training days do not conflict with Trinity's, this way Louisville wrestlers can get a work out almost any day of the week.

I heard that Paden lost to Campbell County

Yea help us out... some of us dont have the luxury of traveling to frankfort. Digital updates at big tournaments would be a big step in the right direction for this site anyway

Goff was a phenomenon, kids like him are 1/10,000. As a first year wrestler, he placed at state and went on to be an all-american at senior nationals in VA beach, he now wrestles for lindsey wilson. The only other person i've seen with that kind of raw talent was Justin Davis from eastern. Most kids would be lucky avoid being teched by Fahy even if they had been wrestling since grade school.

Caleb's win at VA beach was very legit. His opponent was a returning national champion from the previous year at freshman NHSCA's. He beat some very tough wrestlers, he pinned in every match except for the finals and won the award for most falls. Its a huge tournament and we all had a great time watching our KY wrestlers compete. This is my order: Caleb Erving ~ Fahy: too close to call. Nhsca national championship Fahy: Beast of the east placer. Both have big wins over nationally ranked competition. This really is too close to call. Brad Hitchings: nearly in the same boat as Fahy and Ervin. He placed 5th at the beast, he has big national wins and has been ranked nationally before though I believe he is on the honorable mention list currently. Josh Johnson: As far a credentials go, Josh is next in line. He has been competitive at national tournaments like the Beast and Nhsca's. He did All American his sophomore year at VA beach

results?

i think myron has a good chance against grey. His match management and defense are great, he will be able to keep it close.

I believe Ranger made them worth it to talk about the top 25 when he decided to rank the top 25. Why dont you stop being rude to our wrestling community, and give your ego a rest long enough to let other people ask questions... sorry for the out burst

who all is coming?

Kary Goff (Seneca) 8th 2008 103

any good individual matchups?

Sullivan was a great wrestler no doubt but he shouldn't be on this list. He was great against Kentucky 103's and 112's but he never beat anyone at a higher level. I know that he had some success in aau freestyle stuff, but he never beat any tough competition in folk style. All of the others in the discussion have done so. Courtney placed in multiple national tournaments and is an All-American, Cooper constantly took on tougher opponents in Ohio, Murton was an Ohio state placer as a freshman and had wins over nationally ranked opponents, Ruschelle placed 3rd at senior nationals...wow, Wolsiefer also took on tough competition and has wins over state champs and placers from elsewhere. John Fayhe as a freshman is nationally ranked and has already made a name for himself on the big stage, Fayhe would major or pin sullivan if they met in highschool. Sullivan never showed that he could hang with the big boys.

the team that beat them was South Dade in miami, they are sick

Looking forward to seeing how Cris Reed does as the new head coach at Seneca. He's young and going to bring a lot of new energy into the program, plus he's Anderson trained for the job.

congrats to Caleb, it was exciting to watch!

Well now that state is over, who is going to Virginia beach nationals? We had a nice showing their last year, I encourage anyone and everyone to attend. The more wrestlers we send, the more All-Americans we will have. Its a great experience and a good chance to get to know coaches and wrestlers from all over the state. Here are the links to the NHSCA web site: Freshman:http://www.nhsca.com/index.php?view=details&id=168%3Ahigh-school-freshman-nationals-wrestling-championship-and-convention&option=com_eventlist&Itemid=116 Sophomores:http://www.nhsca.com/index.php?view=details&id=164%3ASophomoreNationalsWrestling2009&option=com_eventlist&Itemid=116 Juniors:http://www.nhsca.com/index.php?view=details&id=169%3Ahigh-school-junior-nationals-wrestling-championship-and-convention&option=com_eventlist&Itemid=116 Seniors:http://www.nhsca.com/index.php?view=details&id=170%3Ahigh-school-senior-nationals-wrestling-championship-and-convention&option=com_eventlist&Itemid=116