Bluesdad

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    It was 8 seconds. I was sitting right behind the table to the left on the clock in the Johnson Central section. The score keeper let a second tick off when it shouldn't have. As soon as it happened I looked at Geordon Blantons dad and said that was a 7 or 8 second pin...WOW!!!

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    My son must be in the minority. The first thing he said when he came off the may after he won his match to get into the 3rd 4th place match was "I don't have to wrestle youth now". I'd say a lot of it was because he was tickled that he was assured of placing top 4 in middle school as a 5th grader. But he really didn't want to wrestle youth state any longer. He won state 4 years in a row and he knows he has nothing else to accomplish in youth in Ky. The only youth match he has lost in Ky was to M.Lees boy when he was 5 I believe years old. I think youth should be for the kids that are youth level wrestlers. If a youth kid places top 4 in middle school they shouldn't be wrestling in youth state regardless of age just my opinion. Sure I would've loved for Blue to have won his 5th straight youth state championship. But he knows placing top 4 in MS in a greater accomplishment then winning a youth championship.

    I know I had one dad (hiskid is youth age also) on my MS team ask what I was going to do if Blue was in a situation were he could wrestle in a match to get to the 3-4 place match. I said he will wrestle it and I hope he wins. He went nuts saying he wouldn't he eligible for youth state. I said why would I even consider letting him not wrestle in that match. If he can place top 4 in MS that is a better accomplishment then youth state. He disagreed with me and said if my son is in that situation I wouldn't let him wrestle so he could wrestle youth. So some people are nuts and think a youth championship is greater than placing top 4 MS. Crazy.

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    Raider coach-----I believe the rule that keeps youth aged kids that place top 4 at middle school state out of the youth state tournament is one of the best rules we have to help keep youth state competitive. I have no doubt your 2 state placers would have won youth state in their division. They should though, hence the top 4 placement at middle school state. Letting them wrestle youth state would be for no reason other than to say yippie my boys a state champ. You say there's no benefit. I say it only benefits them to let them wrestle. I can assure you their respective brackets were not lacking competition this past Sunday. Not one kid in their bracket went home unfulfilled because they didn't get pounded by a middle school state placer that is the same age and weight as them. I believe that's where we as parents and coaches should help them keep things in perspective and understand that the top 4 finish at middle school state is a much bigger accomplishment for a youth aged wrestler than a youth state championship.

    I agree with this 100%. Especially the last sentence.

    I want to say congrats to a Shamrock wrestler, Jack Cummings.  Kid was a huge gamer all day, and had my son worried during the tourney.  I just want jack to know that he is a hell of a wrestler and the finals match could of gone either way.  I also want Jack to know that he brings the best out of my son (Jackson Belk) when they wrestle.  His parents are a class act, and I just want to give the kid props, because he handled himself like a champion when he lost in the last 6 seconds.  Yes he was upset, but he got up and acted like a young man when shaking hands.  Myself and my son have huge respect for Jack Cummings and his family.  Thank you all for a great tournament. 

    Jack and his father are two people my son and I seek out at each tournament to speak with. Great people and a joy to be around. Jack has a very bright future.

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    Martin County (Sheldon Clark) has a great youth program with great kids and awesome coaches. Blue is at Johnson County (has been the last 4 years) which also has a great program and a coach second to no one and he loves it. But to be truthful without Martin County and Coach Stafford Blue would not be wrestling. Thanks for twisting my arm coach. I think these coaches have MC on the right tack with this group of kids. 

     

    Not sure were Johnson County finished team wise Blue and I couldnt make it van wouldnt get out of the driveway lol. JC also had a kid (Blue) that couldnt participate in youth state due to placing top 4 at middle school state.