Stallmaster said: “If you take now shots the entire match, that's stalling. And neither looked that tough.”
My junior year of high school I was privileged to wrestle with a sopre, who won our district championship. He had a great attitude and was very humble, but I became very frustrated with him, while watching him wrestle for third place in the region, which, if he won, would take him to the state tournament in Minnesota. It was a tough region, the same one where Jake Deitchler, a high school kid who made the Greco-Roman Olympic team last year, wrestled to two state championships. Anyway, it just seemed to me like our sopre was spending too much time fighting for hand control, and not taking enough shots. I asked him why he didn't do more, after the match, and he replied that he was trying but just couldn't get anything over on this kid, but I didn't believe it, as the image I saw seemed to tell another story.
The long and short of it is that my teammate's opponent went on to win the state championship, made the Olympic team two years out of high school, and was outstanding wrestler of the national Greco tournament something like five times. I remember watching Ironsides win a very low-scoring NCAA championship for Iowa one year, and wondering why he didn't make any moves. Actually thought he was saving up his energy, while sizing up his opponent for the kill, but he only won the match by one point, with one minute or less left in the match. But when the national television announcer went to interview him and immediately after the match, the kid could hardly even breathe, to answer the man's questions. Those wrestlers have been fighting that hard in those lockups, fighting for position.
The moral of the story is simply this. These wrestlers defeated one heck of a lot of good wrestlers to get to the championship, despite their ages. The match was close simply because they were so evenly matched. Watch them develop in the strength and style that comes with growth and maturity, and I suspect you will see both these young men making names for themselves in high school.
i have personally wrestled against austin reese and he is very good wrestler. placed 1st at every event. for wrestling at mechanicsburg he is very good. and he shouldve beaten sammy easily so sto downing him.
good job
Both of these boys are outstanding. I noticed a lot of the Jordan Kids are taking half shots and checking stance with routine and going to a knee... Is this being taught in their room?
Let's not trash these kids, they are very good young wrestlers. I personally know Austin Reese and have to say he is going to develop into a complete beast. I placed 6th this year at state at 160 as a senior and i will tell you this kid has better technique than me. Im not saying im incredible but he is a heck of a wrestler. Don't trash his abilities. They are seventh graders, just wait, I guarentee atleast a state championship from Austin and i wouldnt be surprised in the least if he was a 3-4xer
Have now watched every finals match posted and with the exception of a couple kids these 2 are as tough as any that wrestled Just smaller than most. As for stalling, unless you haven't seen much wrestling somebody always thinks one of them was stalling. Congrats to both kids they will both be state champions in high school (in any state)
Red's defense was very agressive and he dominated the match. When kids are fairly even in ability almost always it is defense that wins the championship!
ohio is good at wrestling but this was a really week weight class. On top of that both these kids were 7th graders, had never won state before and looked really nervous. Besides the kid who lost was an All-American last year so that says something about the other kid.
Frayer was a two-time all-American and the 2002 NCAA runner-up at 149 pounds for Oklahoma. Zadick, a 2008 Olympian and a three-time all-American (2000-02)…
“If you take now shots the entire match, that's stalling. And neither looked that tough.”
The long and short of it is that my teammate's opponent went on to win the state championship, made the Olympic team two years out of high school, and was outstanding wrestler of the national Greco tournament something like five times. I remember watching Ironsides win a very low-scoring NCAA championship for Iowa one year, and wondering why he didn't make any moves. Actually thought he was saving up his energy, while sizing up his opponent for the kill, but he only won the match by one point, with one minute or less left in the match. But when the national television announcer went to interview him and immediately after the match, the kid could hardly even breathe, to answer the man's questions. Those wrestlers have been fighting that hard in those lockups, fighting for position.
The moral of the story is simply this. These wrestlers defeated one heck of a lot of good wrestlers to get to the championship, despite their ages. The match was close simply because they were so evenly matched. Watch them develop in the strength and style that comes with growth and maturity, and I suspect you will see both these young men making names for themselves in high school.
good job
keep up the hard work