Regional Tournaments

[underarmour]

With the regional tournaments less than 3 weeks away, lets here some predictions. Team champions as well as indivdual champions.

 

For those of you who dont know, there are 8 regions in kentucky. The top 4 place winners from each regional tournament will wrestle at state, with the 5th and 6th place wrestler being alternates. Regional tournaments will be wrestled February 4th across the state. The state tournament will be February 8th, 9th and 10th in Frankfort.

 

Here is a list of teams that have wrestling

 

Region 1

Apollo

Caldwell County

Calloway County

Christian County

Daviess County

Fort Campbell

Henderson County

Hopkinsville

Ohio County

Paducah Tilghman

Union County

University Heights

 

Region 2

Anderson County

Central Hardin

Danville

Fort Knox

John Hardin

Larue County

Nelson County

North Hardin

 

Region 3

Bullitt Central

DeSales

Doss

Fairdale

Holy Cross (Louisville)

Iroquois

Meade County

Pleasure Ridge Park

Southern

Valley

Western

 

Region 4

Atherton

Central

DuPont Manual

Kentucky School f/t Blind

Moore

Seneca

St. Xavier

Trinity (Louisville)

 

Region 5

Ballard

Eastern

Fern Creek

Jeffersontown

Kentucky Country Day

North Oldham

Oldham County

South Oldham

 

Region 6

Campbell County

Conner

Dixie Heights

Holmes

Newport

Ryle

Scott

Simon Kenton

 

Region 7

Bourbon County

Bryan Station

Frankfort

Franklin County

Harrison County

Henry Clay

Lafayette

Montgomery County

Paul Dunbar

Tates Creek

Western Hills

Woodford County

 

Region 8

Ashland Blazer

Johnson Central

Lawrence County

Letcher County Central

McCreary Central

Oneida Baptist

Perry County Central

Pike County Central

Prestonsburg

Sheldon Clark

Wayne County

Whitley County

[underarmour]

Here is my predictions for the region 8. With some wrestlers still trying to cut as much weight as possible, I have left some the weights empty because I still dont know who will be wrestling in those weights come regionals.

 

103 - Zack Salyers - Johnson Central

112 - Corey Spencer, Johnson Central - Travis Sullivan, Wayne County

119 - Matt Slone - Sheldon Clark

125 - Coty Vinsant - Wayne County

130 - Tyler Grimm - Johnson Central

135 - ?

140 - Eric Music - Sheldon Clark

145 - ?

152 - ?

160 - ?

171 - Thomas Hardwick - Johnson Central

189 - Ryan Kelly - Sheldon Clark

215 - Adam Dials - Sheldon Clark

HWT - Chris Espinoza - McCreary Central

 

Team

1. Wayne County

2. Johnson Central

3. Sheldon Clark

4. McCreary Central

5. Letcher County Central

[Graybeard]

A very informative report Underarmour – thank you.

 

Ashland (as a team) isn’t quite a strong as last year. However, we do have a couple of wrestlers that could be contenders for the Region 8 title. Andrew Dillon (HWT) and Patrick (112) have had very successful seasons to date – including some very tough Ohio competition.

 

I think we have a few others that are good enough to qualify for state. Mat Bartram (160), Bayless (215), Riggsby (135) and maybe a few more. We have several young wrestlers that are probably a year away.

 

The good news from Ashland is that our middle school (Verity) did very well at their Regional meet, and our coaches have also started a program for very young kids this year. About 60 kids turned out for the K-3rd grade program and another 40 or so have participated in the 4th-6th grade program. I think getting them involved early will generate interest in the wrestling program and make better wrestlers down the road in the next few years.

[underarmour]

I need to correct my first post on here.

 

Regionals will be wreslted on February 10th.

State will be wrestled on February 15th, 16th and 17th @ Frankfort.

[underarmour]

LaRue County won the state duals last year, and got 3rd at the state tournament. Can this be the year they bring home the state championship? If my memory is correct, LaRue County was leading in points during the first 2 days of last year at the state tourney, then on the last day Woodford County and South Oldham passed them up. We will have to wait and see.

 

Last years state tournament point totals

 

1st - Woodford County - 230.00

2nd - South Oldham - 166.00

3rd - LaRue County - 143.00

[underarmour]

I know Graybeard and I arent the only wrestling fans on bluegrasspreps.com Lets here some discussion on this topic. After tomorrow... we only have regionals then state.

[pastplayer]

Here is my predictions for the region 8. With some wrestlers still trying to cut as much weight as possible, I have left some the weights empty because I still dont know who will be wrestling in those weights come regionals.

 

103 - Zack Salyers - Johnson Central

112 - Corey Spencer, Johnson Central - Travis Sullivan, Wayne County

119 - Matt Slone - Sheldon Clark

125 - Coty Vinsant - Wayne County

130 - Tyler Grimm - Johnson Central

135 - ?

140 - Eric Music - Sheldon Clark

145 - ?

152 - ?

160 - ?

171 - Thomas Hardwick - Johnson Central

189 - Ryan Kelly - Sheldon Clark

215 - Adam Dials - Sheldon Clark

HWT - Chris Espinoza - McCreary Central

 

Team

1. Wayne County

2. Johnson Central

3. Sheldon Clark

4. McCreary Central

5. Letcher County Central

I think at 152 it will be Burgess (SC) vs Sullivan (WC) an at 160 Stafford(SC) vs Floyd(WC). At 171 I think Singley will win it and at HWT Slone(Sc) vs Espinoza(MC) will be a good matchup.

[underarmour]

Anybody have an idea about how region 7 will turn out?