Ranger123 43 Report post Posted February 3, 2016 Okay, time to get excited. State is here. Attached are some final rankings to view prior to the matches kicking off this Saturday morning. But as well all know, the medals are won and lost on the mat. Besides, we still have a long way to go to get better information on these kids and get truly accurate rankings. I am finishing up a tournament preview and will attach it later tonight. WR Rankings 2015_16 Middle School FEB2_2016.pdf Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Runskiplayer 0 Report post Posted February 3, 2016 Thanks for the rankings. Eric Green in the 130 weight class is from Pikeville. It is mistakenly listed as Pike County. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rsjkpoints 0 Report post Posted February 3, 2016 I am confused and new to wrestling but why wouldn't the state qualifiers be the top 16 in a weight class? It seems that if you qualified you should be ranked. Maybe I am missing something. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
plantmanky1 58 Report post Posted February 3, 2016 5 minutes ago, Rsjkpoints said: I am confused and new to wrestling but why wouldn't the state qualifiers be the top 16 in a weight class? It seems that if you qualified you should be ranked. Maybe I am missing something. Those that run the state tournament and those that do the rankings are two separate groups. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
All American 1 Report post Posted February 3, 2016 2 hours ago, plantmanky1 said: Those that run the state tournament and those that do the rankings are two separate groups. For sure they ranked one kid in a bad way but rankings mean nothing at this point. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RockTwenhofel 0 Report post Posted February 4, 2016 The link does not work for me Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dutch 178 Report post Posted February 4, 2016 Those darn ranking guys are crazy Not to mention they are part of the NKY mafia. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ranger123 43 Report post Posted February 4, 2016 Okay, this takes WAYYYYY longer than I ever anticipate. Finally got it done. MS State Preview 2016.pdf Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ranger123 43 Report post Posted February 4, 2016 23 hours ago, Rsjkpoints said: I am confused and new to wrestling but why wouldn't the state qualifiers be the top 16 in a weight class? It seems that if you qualified you should be ranked. Maybe I am missing something. Not true. There are a lot of kids who come out of very difficult districts and regions and don't make the big dance and some do qualify out of easier areas. So just making it doesn't mean you should be ranked. Plus, there are not 16 at most weights. And for those who think your kid is ranked "bad" and think it is something personal you are just trying to manufacture some conspiracy. Our goal is to just get it right. Playing favorites or hating on someone just makes us look wrong in the end. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pin2win 58 Report post Posted February 4, 2016 10 minutes ago, Ranger123 said: Okay, this takes WAYYYYY longer than I ever anticipate. Finally got it done. MS State Preview 2016.pdf Hot off the press..just in time for me to read before I head to practice. Appreciate it, Ranger! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Go Shamrocks 2 Report post Posted February 4, 2016 21 minutes ago, Ranger123 said: Okay, this takes WAYYYYY longer than I ever anticipate. Finally got it done. MS State Preview 2016.pdf This is fantastic work. Thanks for the time you put into it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RamMan 5 Report post Posted February 4, 2016 Awesome job Ranger! Thanks for the props to my son, he will be there supporting his team. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wrstlrsdad 5 Report post Posted February 5, 2016 Agree, Nice Job! Thanks for the time you put into it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ranger123 43 Report post Posted February 5, 2016 Thanks. Far from perfect but with the delayed regions there was really very little time to update rankings and digest the brackets. For HS Dutch and I have to forgo sleep for a couple days. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LLbear 0 Report post Posted February 5, 2016 (edited) That was worth the read. Enjoyed that very much. Edited February 5, 2016 by LLbear Forgot a word Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
plantmanky1 58 Report post Posted February 5, 2016 25 minutes ago, Ranger123 said: Thanks. Far from perfect but with the delayed regions there was really very little time to update rankings and digest the brackets. For HS Dutch and I have to forgo sleep for a couple days. Tacos, lots of tacos, I will bring the hot sauce. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
twenhofelcoach 61 Report post Posted February 5, 2016 Once again thank you for everything you do Ranger and Dutch. I for one am glad you guys put in the time you guys do for presenting something for the fans of the sport of wrestling to get some knowledge of the young men and women representing this sport at this level. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rsjkpoints 0 Report post Posted February 8, 2016 Looking forward to a final ranking to see what surprises came up on Saturday. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rjs4470 103 Report post Posted February 8, 2016 5 minutes ago, Rsjkpoints said: Looking forward to a final ranking to see what surprises came up on Saturday. shouldn't be any surprises....everything was settled on the mat at the state tourney. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rsjkpoints 0 Report post Posted February 8, 2016 I personally know in the 190 weight class there was a surprise. A previously unranked kid placed 6th. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rjs4470 103 Report post Posted February 8, 2016 2 minutes ago, Rsjkpoints said: I personally know in the 190 weight class there was a surprise. A previously unranked kid placed 6th. What I'm saying is if you want final rankings, just look at how the state tourney finished. The top 6 are pretty clear. And I wouldn't say an unranked kid finishing 6th is all that unusual, or a huge surprise. The only big surprise IMHO was in the 240lb class. There are always a few kids that make the podium that are a bit of a surprise or an unknown , especially at the bigger weights. Middle School ranking are such an inexact science. That being said, Rangers favorite was the state champ in 12 of the 15 weight classes. In the 3 he missed, 1 finished 2nd, one 3rd, and one finished 6th after exiting in the semi's with a tournament ending injury. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gameface 253 Report post Posted February 8, 2016 On February 5, 2016 at 9:36 PM, Ranger123 said: Thanks. Far from perfect but with the delayed regions there was really very little time to update rankings and digest the brackets. For HS Dutch and I have to forgo sleep for a couple days. Thank you Ranger for the time and effort you put into it. Great props for a lot of great wrestlers. And Dutch doesn't need sleep!! He does that at work and it's still not helping. As far as the unranked 190 Keegan Pointe, he wrestled great this weekend and ends up 6th at State! Very proud of this first year wrestler! Ryle has a bright future with this Big Guy in their line up!! Congrats to your little hammer Spencer Moore on winning his first Middle School Championship!! He certainly has earned it!!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BIGBLUE18 0 Report post Posted February 16, 2016 Would it be possible to get a grade list for these young men? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris Duke 284 Report post Posted February 16, 2016 44 minutes ago, BIGBLUE18 said: Would it be possible to get a grade list for these young men? I will post what I have and maybe someone can help fill in the blanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BIGBLUE18 0 Report post Posted February 16, 2016 10 hours ago, Chris Duke said: I will post what I have and maybe someone can help fill in the blanks. Thank you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites