pa wrestler, your for sure not a p.a. wrestler, but i do agree with you. mike evans would at least give him a match, but he'd still win with ease.. hahah.
Chris would win state in PA without question. Chris beat a Pennsylvania state champion when Chris was in the 7th grade...you failed to mention that. For official matches Phillips is 127-0 including junior high of course. Phillips will not lose a match in his High School career barring injury and will go down as the greatest high school wrestler in American history. It's easy to forget he is only a sopre. He will also become a Division 1 National Champion in college......i have a crystal ball yep. Then after that he will represent the USA in the Olympics and win a gold medal.
Just kidding guys Chris will break my legs with one arm tied behind his back, one leg tied behind his b.utt, and on his knees ( i might like that last part ). I don't stand a chance against the #1 rated 171 pounder in America. I'm reconsidering challenging him to a match I might just not wrestle this year to avoid an a.sskicking.
SAW SOMEWHERE PHILLIPS WAS RANKED AT 189 BELOW CAMPOLATTANO. CAMPO IS A REALLY GIFTED ATHLETE BUT SEEMS TO ME LIKE PHILLIPS IS A LEVEL UP. I HAVE A FEELING CAMPO WILL END UP AT 215, SO WHO KNOWS IF THE 2 WILL EVER MEET. BUT I MUST SAY IF CAMPO WINS NJ STATES AGAIN THIS YEAR, HIS CHANCES OF BEING JERZ'S 2ND 4 TIMER AND THE ONLY ONE AT AN UPPER WEIGHT, ARE LOOKING BETTER AND BETTER. A BIT MORE OF AN ACCOMPLISHMENT THAN WINNING 4 IN OHIO DUE TO THE MULTIPLE DIVISIONS. WISH ALL THE STATES THAT HAVE MORE THAN ONE STATE CHAMP IN EACH WEIGHT CLASS WOULD HAVE A TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS .....
12009 Wikel Road Milan, OH, Phillips will roll with anyone, go measure yourself there, not on this comment box. Smell all you want, 100 of 100 times its gonna smell like defeat! Unless you can have bats and guns in your singlet.
you're right though, :53 was a nice little push by Smyers. A) Looks like a douche because he's getting worked. B) Please make Phillips angry. That will improve your situation.
Are you kidding? How did this NORwayne kid make the finals?? Phillips had kids in the Owens District that were harder to take down than Smyers. The NORwayne kid must've had a great draw. Remember, Phillips is a freshman and beat the dominant Roddy of St. Ed's 7-3. This finals was a joke.
my favorite is how Phillips would not tie up with him because he knew that smyers would throw him and put him on his back. Would love to see him in a greco match and see how he does. All Phillips did was take shots PERIOD.
I checked my tanning log and compared the time i tanned to the time i practiced on the mat. The ratio was 3 to 1 in favor of tanning. Ok i gotta go get some color, Prom is just around the corner. I hope Chris isn't around the corner, I hope i never cross his path again.
Hey Truth, Are you serious? Did he steal your seat on the bus, your lunch money, or your girl? Oh I get it.....she thinks he's hot and it pissed you off. Get a life dude!
hmmmm sounds to me someone is just a bit jealous of Smyers. You have no idea how hard he works or anyone else for that matter. Give the poor kid a break.....I can almost bet it was and still is a hell of alot harder than you. From what I have heard this kids season never stops and he proved that with his record this year. That does not happen unless you work. Why don't you step on the mat with the kid and see how far you get, or are you just a internet lurker that likes to cut down kids on internet forums?
the boy is bad real bad and can you remember your wrestling skills in 9th grade? I can and they where no match for Chris Phillips. So just give it to him he is awesome. Good Job Chris yes you can smile now you deserve it.
Rosolowski sucks so quit trying to make him look like something he is not. He got knocked out in the go to round 8-2 by Kyle Schafrath for gods sake. Quit making yourself look like a idiot!
thats just the thing, that is how good Phillips is cause Smyers is good. You don't make it to the state finals in Ohio with a 44-1 record if you are not.
what part of Rosolowski being teched by Smyers 18-3 at the Sandusky duals is almost beating him? You are dreaming CHS. WAKE-UP quit trying to make Rosolowski something he is NOT.
Who has stated that he was ' God ' you presumptuous simpleton. Don't be envious of a successful high school athlete now, hes shattered an ohio high school state record as a freshman ( if u dont know do some research regarding what it is ). The bandwagon is filin up quickly and there is not a seat reserved for you. Only facts have been stated, nothing has been exaggerated you resentful shmuck. Be happy for him you belligerent imbecile and give credit where credit is due.
yo Lebron, Phillips competes in the 100 meter dash, 200 meter, 400 , and shotput. Maybe in some relays also. Give me a ring bro we'll check him out a few times, im on the Phillips bandwagon now yo.
He will simply dominate in track, he almost broke the high school 400 meter record as an 8th grader.....barring injury Phillips will be a future state champion in the 400 meter. I wonder what other track events he plans to compete in. Their first track meet is April 1st.
scoutstaff 2 wrote:
philips has the advantage of not being to bright and therefore does not have to balance academics and athletics.
Phillips is actually an intelligent kid, he may act strange at tiems but thats his personality, and i can confirm what "chris's friend" wrote, and he is in mostly advanced classes. Btw watch out for phillips to dominate track as well, he runs a 52 sec 400 prolly faster now.
whoever scoutstaff2 is....chris is in my grade and he is in mostof my classes.. he is in advanced classes and gets good grades...if he wasnt bright and getting good grades wouldnt he be ineligible anyways? if you don't know what your talking about don't say anything.
The beginning of the season this 15 year old d3 school freshman "phillips" went through Brian Roddy while sick with the flu. Beat him like he was nothing !! Yet at the time Roddy was ranked # 1 in the nation !! go figgure
Hey DELTApanther08 I dont think you realize that Yant ran backward and placed 2nd so what are you bragging about? I dont remember seeing you at the finals at all. Where did you place? Oh you didnt...? thats right! I watched all of the finals and Yant showed me NOTHING....and phillips would have kicked his a** thats why he ran backwards into a lower weight class. Smyers earned his way to the top noone gave him a free ride. He worked hard for every bit of what he got this year, county, sectional and district champion, 3 time state qualifier and state runner up.... where did you place again? Yeah, i thought so.. nowhere.
anyone know how i can view all comments on here since State Champs were decided.I posted a comment 03-02-08,wanted to read any comments that anyone may have made to my post.Phillips is a freak,he'll be the most decorated wrestler in the country by the time he graduates."He may be already".
Smyers record proved he did not get a charity ride anywhere. Thats why he went into the finals 44-1. Just because Yant beat him at Sandusky don't mean crap. From what I observed when these 2 met, if Smyers had some decent coaches in his corner, the outcome would of been a bit different just like Sophmore year at Sandusky Duals. I guarantee Yant would of got his a** handed to him just as bad by Phillips. Thats why he ran. To little to late for Yant, Smyers wrestled the best in his state final.
and Yant would have gotten his ass handed to him with Phillips.
Lotta good it did Him to drop....didn't do any better than second.
Atleast Smyers didn't RUN!
As a matter of fact-I may have wrestled you....if you are who you say you are.
And I can't wait to meet you again. Rookie??? ..not quite.
Is it a half nelson you call it? Hardly.
Quit stalking me I am only 17 yrs old.....You must be a victim of one of my specialty half nelsons rookie. Quit calling me STUPID, i am gonna tell my mommy on you!
I am just worried for my own well being, he might break my arm next year dude. I think you deserve a piledriver into the concrete for accusing me of being a poser.
I am prepared to lose to chris again next year if we are in the same weight class. But this time around i will lose by a larger margin. You know..i might just punk out and avoid him.
Best looking freshman I have ever seen. Sorry Alan, you'll have to settle for #2 now. And what was J.D. Smyers thinking during and after that match? Had to be something like..."What the heck just hit me?" Phillips keeps himself in better position that a lot of college wrestlers I've seen.
That is what the ref is looking at.
He is not taking his cues from Phillips.
He is more concerned about the position of the leg.
And in my opinion, it was a potential danger.
They also did not call a potential danger move on Phillips when he had the kids leg cocked up with his foot on his hip[ either. Shouldnt that of been called? I saw alot of that not only in this match but several others.
The 2:22 mark of the video is the best part. He has the kids leg trapped and basically tells the ref to start the back count, and the ref jumps in on cue and starts it. I laughed out loud.
Congratulations Chris, this entire town is very proud of you and looking forward in seeing you for the years to come, good luck with Track...heard you're pretty awesome at that also.
frantz
If you look close enough and if you were there you would see that the position of the kids right leg was potentially dangerous. There was no complaining to it....it should of been stopped. Try laying on you back sometime with you foot on your hip and your toe pointed out, all the while with someone shoving it as hard as they can. See if you like it. You all think that was such a cool move but if you ask me that was dirty wrestling.
fan
Come out from behind your computer "fan" and see that you are nothing without something to hide behind.
The kid in the red has a name. It's JD Smyers and he won several titles this year.
What have you done to make you an expert?
I saw Smyers at Sandusky Duals where he went up against many tough opponents.
It was there where he suffered his first (and only other) loss of the season.
That loss was to Yant, who chose to run from Phillips and fled to a lower weight class in order to not meet up with Chris at state.(a lot of good that did him as he ended up 2nd as well.) This kid Phillips is a great wrestler and those that choose to bad mouth Smyers only take more away from him. Smyers did not run...he faced a though opponent with class.
Hey js and Rocco, the kid in red has a name, It's J.D. Smyers, remember it because he is only getting started... and you WILL get to know him well if you dont already know him and are not admitting that he has already kicked your a** which I am betting he has per your comments. Follow college wrestling and you will see great things come from this kid. He's NOT done yet. Rocco, dont be bragging too much about what you would do to phillips if he got you in a single leg position... truth is, he would probably stuff it in your rear end.
CPhillips
What I've heard about you is obviously true.
You ARE full of yourself.
There will be a time and a place.
You will not be able to run from them all... and rely soley on your ablilty to grab people by the legs.
This message is specifically for flofan.
And just WHAT do you know about Smyers.
He never lifts? He does.
Stalls! Hardly. I guess that's how he got to the position to wrestle Phillips in the first place...by stalling.
Lazy. Hardly! He works out beyond the school practice 3-4 or more times per week.
He took first at the Bill Dies Tourney for two years which showcased wrestlers from all over the area.
If you don't want to watch him "strut his stuff" then you better not follow college wrestling.
He'll be there....with class.
UNLIKE YOU.
You have to know Smyers to know that you are totally wrong with your comments.
This kid is one of the hardest workers out there at that sport and he has a tremendous heart.
He did not allow a point or a take down all tourney and did not run from Phillips into a different weight class to avoid him either.
Stop running your trash mouth about him.
He is number ONE and only got beat by the best.
Step up to the mat and see for yourself how good you are if you think YOU can take him.
He has improved, I am jealous of a freshmans success. I failed to mention he wasnt even in high school yet at the time of those matches. He will be the greatest ever, I'll just kill myself.
for everyone throughing coments on mitch dijulus clearing watch the video about the bad call mitch has the leg , clear as day. beware what you post these are two friends for the past 12 years everthing posted is taken to heart and what a shame if a life long friendship is ruined over our outspoken coments.
I'll give credit where credit is due. Graham does have the best team in the nation and Ohio this year. I'm just putting this out but isn't this the first time Jeff Jordan has won vs St.Edwards in 9 years? I believe your comment is to instigate a flame battle and that's not my intention, I'm just stating that both Phillips and Smyers are quality wrestlers and Smyers doesn't deserve to have anything taken away from him for wrestling his heart out against Phillips. Graham will be great if not the best team in the years to come with the sheer amount of talent in the middle school pool. I just want to say St.Eds, Grahams, and Troy Christian congrats on winning the state title and see you guys next year at Ironman.
Zmiller what makes you such an expert? What are your credentials. Do you know that Dan Gable lost a match? What about Cael his redshirt year. Or Dustin Schlatter was going to be undefeated too?
Peltier is Chris' last loss, he hit like a WWE move at Fila's and pinned Chris, it was nice and was a great loss for Chris to take. Thanks for the motivation to feed this freak Peltier, not unbeatable especially against a guy like you. Props to Blair.
yoshi quit making excuses for ed's. we whipped them. they are done and we are #1. you throw ed's out there like they are some elite team. there time is over! we beat them like a drum. jj trained!
i pinned phillips less than 1 year ago at fila cadets. he beat me by 4. why is he rated as unbeatable? plus he lost twice at disney. good yes...great yes... the best ever????only time will tell
Talking to Chris' dad, totally humble, great people, now I see what he means by maybe regulating this message board, I will talk to Martin. Sorry to both Chris Phillips'.
To all those who are slamming Smyers doubting that he wouldn't even place in NJ is just foolish. Don't take away anything from this kid because he deserve every bit of praise for making it all the way to the finals in Ohio. If you wish to question Ohio wrestling, step it up at Walsh Ironman in 2008. I'm pretty sure that both St.Edwards and St.Paris Grahams will be in the top 5 with a high chance of the falcons winning the toughest high school tournament in the nation. Chris Phillips is simply a joy to watch wrestling and a truly gifted wrestler, best wishes to him on his 4x seek. I've had to pleasure of wrestling in Ohio and PA so I have first hand experience in seeing quality from both powerhouses. I won two Ohio Division 1 titles and had the great pleasure to be an All American for Penn.
Have seen Wright, don't know if he's ready for him just yet (ready to beat him, hang, definitely), but I'd love to see it regardless, this kid is a phenom no doubt
i wrestled Chris 2 years ago in Iowa. i was there to watch him in the state tournament. he is a fantastic athlete and has great sportsmanship. congrats Chris on a great freshman year- i can't wait to see him wrestle again!
wat is wrong with people this kid is great i dono y everyone has to hate everyone in all these other states wish they had a kid that would come close to him and all those calie people think jason welsh is something meet Mr.Phillips
Keep the green shoes,awesome.Same goes here(171's and up)as it does in the light weights.I would move to another state,somewhere like Pa.,N.Y.,W.V.,N.J. or Wisc."Fab 4" has State at their mercy for the rest of their Hall of Fame, High School years.15 years old,this kids a Beast,Stud,Freak of Nature,off the charts...He has the potential to be the best "EVER" .Train hard,all these out of state non believer chumps are waiting for you to make a mistake.Not gonna happen.Not sure what he squats or DL's but doesn't he bench like 365.15 years old...yea,freak of nature.Oh yea,back to State in "09" L.J.
That dude in red wouldn't start on our JV team. He just stands there like a statue and is way out of position and way out of shape. Terrible fundamentals. I would have spladled Phillips and stuck him if he got in on a single leg like that on me.
You people who are doubting this kid need to actually learn something about this sport. This kid is going to be a 4X State Champion, who wrestles anything, but an easy schedule. He beat Roddy, who I doubt anyone would call a slouch at Ironman, and he won Brecksville. Not to mention the fact that he is wrestling a weight class not typical of a freshman. Unlike the Steiber's, he is not wrestling fellow underclassmen, but men who have hit the weights longer than him. And to those speaking of his "cocky" attitude, I have never seen him disrespect another wrestler and coach, and for the next three years, I do not see anyone emerging as a worthy adversary, so he doesn;t have "false" confidence.
I agree.....Smyers deserves respect. He could of chose to run from Phillips but didnt. That says alot of this young man. If you take Phillips single out of the picture things would of been a bit different. There is a reason why Phillips wouldnt tie up with him.
Chris is gonna be the first 4 time state champ in the upper weights no doubt about it. He is a natural athlete and keeps his composure throughout the whole match. Something college scouts love! Nice job chris!
not gona lie i honestly thnk that austin meys who basically pinned his way through cadet fargo at 152 would beat chris phillips. his bro has the national pin record thhis year beating steve mocco. he would beat phillips no joke
good work chris...great season...i saw you in finals at hepner tourney in austintown execute your opponote that day also..get some thick skin baby you got yourself a world of haters coming your way!!
Yoshi , I agree with you , referring to Wisconsins' comment , but you are counting alot of chickens. Remember , B Squires and R Spicel were both going to be 4 x champs .
Hey Wisconsin, look up how well this kid did at Walsh Ironman. He didn't give up ONE single take down to nationally rank kids from St.Ed, St.Paris Graham, and North Allegany. What makes you think he would struggle against a "decent" kid and what would qualify as decent? The 4 from Monroeville will all be 4x stat champion and three of them has a very strong chance to be 4x national champions.
He was decked on that single- it hurt him a little too. Phillips is a Hammer and we're probably going to witness something pretty amazing out of a tiny community. Has any team, any division, had a group of 4 timers? Much less 4 of them wrestling at the same time. Kudos to them
i have heard that he wont have the grades to get into ohio stae so he is gonna join cael at iowa stae. i hope he hits the books so he can become a buckeye!
Yeah flofan what mark on the podium were you? Oh I forgot...you were left behind. Smyers is good and he proved that by his position on the podium. He was in a tough weight class and proved he is in the top 2 in his weight class and division in the state. That must be a little hard for you to swallow. Why don't you get a life and quit hiding behind a screen name on the internet.
To make it to the finals in any division in Ohio is not to be taken upon lightly, Ohio has always been a powerhouse in Wreslting Smyers deserve some respect for going up against a beat like Phillips and wrestled his heart out.
I have watched Smyers all season and have never seen him stall.. he has never had to. flofan - you are a little immature in your comments... I can bet he has wooped your a** at one time and the accomplishments of this very fine young man should not be understated. If he was lazy he would not be where he is today with county, sectional, and district titles not to mention 3-time state qualifier and state finalist. The only two people who beat him this year were a state champion and a state runner-up that says something for this young man's ability. He is a champion himself and he always has been and you are probably a non-accomplished nobody who has to run other people down to make yourself feel good.
flofan-I can almost bet he has kicked your a** or you are jealous you didnt make it. He works harder than many. Wrestling all year is lazy?? Think again. That explains why he is a 3x qualifier and State finalist.
flanksteak-Why does Smyers look like a 45 lber? Because he never lifts, all he does is wrestle and when he has a close match he stalls! Lazy kid. I'm so glad I don't have to watch him wrestle anymore and strut around like he's special.
Yes Phillips is solid but it seems to me he was playing a takedown game and showing off. Smyers attempted several shots but couldnt complete. Smyers is good and did not give up a point until the finals.
any way you stack it up phillps is a monster yea i'm sure there are some wrestlers that can beat him even gable lost. it happens. but for those of you say hes garbage when you where a freshman did any one you even make it to state.
I would love to see Chris Phillips wrestle some of the best that PA has to offer. I'm not saying that he'll beat them all soundly but I do have to say that he will give them a run for their money as a 9th grader. Wright is a very talented wrestler and Phillips would be a match I would pay for to see.
Phillips would have a tough time in PA. Q. Wright is ranked #1 in the country and would defeat Phillips soundly. Ed Ruth has already defeated him, at Disney Duals last summer. Lance Bryson probably would beat him too. Even the match with DiCiantis was 4-3 with a few seconds to go. Phillips is very good, especially for a Frosh, but no need to get carried away.
Chris philips is good on the mat. Just because he is playing the takedown game in this particular match does not mean he has no mat skills. Philips is the best wrestler in the country at this weight. Periond.
Phillips is incredibly talented and that finals performance was nothing short of amazing regardless of Divison. However, I wouldn't just say he would beat everyone in the country. I personaly know that in PA you have two outstanding wrestlers in Edward Ruth (JR) and Quentin Wright (SR) at 171 who would definitely give him a go and could beat him. The simple fact that I am even saying a top SR & JR from PA can beat him is a true testament to how much of a talent Phillips is though. I am really curious to see him wrestle against someone that will force him to go underneath. The only concern for Phillips and his future development may be being so good on his feet that he doesn't get much practice working on the mat. Hopefully he gets a chance to work out with some good upper-weights that can test him on the mat before he makes his entry into college albeit several years from now.
what is that guy talking about, does he honestly think that anybody in p.a. can beat him... i think not. chris phillips can compete at collage level and still win most of his matches
ya he definitely wouldnt do anything in pa....i mean what he's only ranked 3rd in the nation as a freshman, ya he definitely wouldnt do anything in pa....NICE TRY
ct123, I have no idea what chewed up is either, I did'nt write it. Phillips could win state in PA, but they have tough dudes who may be able to hang around and beat him, respect to PA. Don't think they got a guy who could beat Phillips, not even Wright. Could Wright beat Phillips? Yes. Would he? NO!
zmiller -- not sure what "chewed up in PA" means. he only met one PA guy at ironman (deciantis from n. allegheny) and won 6-3. decaiantis has 5 losses this year and (3 at ironman)and he won SW in PA. the 3 other PA guys failed to advance far enough at ironman to meet him. Phillips won ironman.
zmiller -- not sure what "chewed up in PA" means. he only met one PA guy at ironman (deciantis from n. allegheny) and won 6-3. decaiantis has 5 losses this year and (3 at ironman)and he won SW in PA. the 3 other PA guys failed to advance far enough at ironman to meet him. Phillips won ironman.
It does not matter where you put Chris Phillips (PA, NJ, CA, OK, IL, MINN, IOWA, Russia, Mars, Jupiter), he is going to win, and yes even PA, they can't ride this freak!
I would say he his far more impressive than the Palmers,Schlatters,Jordans and Taylor were in their freshman years. Barring any catastrophic injury or social misstep he has got to be the best thats come out of Ohio in many moons...
This kid is the real deal,best in the country.He's only going to get bigger,stronger,quicker,etc.All the Monroeville Eagles kids are a Class Act...in every sport.Congratulations to all the Eagles.He didn't almost pin him with a ankle,he did pin him...the ref missed it.The ref was just as amazed and awed as we were.This is just the beginning...
this ked wrestles like a 103lber. He's fast and keeps up such a strong tempo. This kid is great and ihe keeps it up will be a legend. It would be absolutely ingredible to see him have an undefeated career! Little to early to say that but it's obviously a possibility.
Watch the videos from the 2008 Ohio State Wrestling Championships (OHSAA) from the campus of Ohio State University in Columbus, OH here on Flowrestling.
D3 Chris Phillips, Monroeville v J.D. Smyers, Creston Norwayne
haha =]
chris lost to a former pa wrestler this year :) :)
he could take any 171 in the nation.
Nice insult! What a slam on Chris! He only teched your boy.
hmmmm sounds to me someone is just a bit jealous of Smyers. You have no idea how hard he works or anyone else for that matter. Give the poor kid a break.....I can almost bet it was and still is a hell of alot harder than you. From what I have heard this kids season never stops and he proved that with his record this year. That does not happen unless you work. Why don't you step on the mat with the kid and see how far you get, or are you just a internet lurker that likes to cut down kids on internet forums?
And your season record was?????
And your success at state included??????
You are just jealous!
philips has the advantage of not being to bright and therefore does not have to balance academics and athletics.
Phillips is actually an intelligent kid, he may act strange at tiems but thats his personality, and i can confirm what "chris's friend" wrote, and he is in mostly advanced classes. Btw watch out for phillips to dominate track as well, he runs a 52 sec 400 prolly faster now.
Lotta good it did Him to drop....didn't do any better than second.
Atleast Smyers didn't RUN!
Your lucky Yant dropped... other wise you would of been in the conso's, where you belong! You got a charity ride to the finals!!!
Well come to University School and witness me stomp you again kid.
Your neck will be broken again.
And I can't wait to meet you again. Rookie??? ..not quite.
Is it a half nelson you call it? Hardly.
No....i guess you are not a "poser"....you are just STUPID. So...next time you will lose by a "larger margin" To that I'll agree.
Not sure what match you were watching but Smyers teched Rosolowski 18-3 at Sandusky Duals. The 3 were gimmie points. Get your facts straight!
Smyers also had a close match with you at Kent 4-2 I believe.
He is not taking his cues from Phillips.
He is more concerned about the position of the leg.
And in my opinion, it was a potential danger.
If you look close enough and if you were there you would see that the position of the kids right leg was potentially dangerous. There was no complaining to it....it should of been stopped. Try laying on you back sometime with you foot on your hip and your toe pointed out, all the while with someone shoving it as hard as they can. See if you like it. You all think that was such a cool move but if you ask me that was dirty wrestling.
Come out from behind your computer "fan" and see that you are nothing without something to hide behind.
The kid in the red has a name. It's JD Smyers and he won several titles this year.
What have you done to make you an expert?
It was there where he suffered his first (and only other) loss of the season.
That loss was to Yant, who chose to run from Phillips and fled to a lower weight class in order to not meet up with Chris at state.(a lot of good that did him as he ended up 2nd as well.) This kid Phillips is a great wrestler and those that choose to bad mouth Smyers only take more away from him. Smyers did not run...he faced a though opponent with class.
What I've heard about you is obviously true.
You ARE full of yourself.
There will be a time and a place.
You will not be able to run from them all... and rely soley on your ablilty to grab people by the legs.
And just WHAT do you know about Smyers.
He never lifts? He does.
Stalls! Hardly. I guess that's how he got to the position to wrestle Phillips in the first place...by stalling.
Lazy. Hardly! He works out beyond the school practice 3-4 or more times per week.
He took first at the Bill Dies Tourney for two years which showcased wrestlers from all over the area.
If you don't want to watch him "strut his stuff" then you better not follow college wrestling.
He'll be there....with class.
UNLIKE YOU.
This kid is one of the hardest workers out there at that sport and he has a tremendous heart.
He did not allow a point or a take down all tourney and did not run from Phillips into a different weight class to avoid him either.
Stop running your trash mouth about him.
He is number ONE and only got beat by the best.
Step up to the mat and see for yourself how good you are if you think YOU can take him.
I agree.....Smyers deserves respect. He could of chose to run from Phillips but didnt. That says alot of this young man. If you take Phillips single out of the picture things would of been a bit different. There is a reason why Phillips wouldnt tie up with him.
Cocky conceited comments like that will get your a** kicked someday. Then we all can sit back and laugh.