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2023 Kingsley Classic
Hello Coach:
I am the former head coach and Kingsley tournament director at Fort Mill High School in South Carolina. I am writing to invite you to our Kingsley Classic on Dec. 8-9, 2023. We are located just off I-77 about fifteen minutes south of Charlotte, NC. Kingsley (https://www.kingsleyfortmill.com/) is a brand new commercial and residential development that includes hotels, dining, entertainment, and shopping all within walking distance and a five minute drive to FMHS.
The tournament operates on a round robin pool system where each wrestler is guaranteed at least three matches, and as many as seven. The top two wrestlers from each pool will advance into an eight man, double elimination bracket on Saturday. Championship and conso finalists will hit 6-7 matches.
Awards to top three teams. Other awards include Most Outstanding Wrestler and Most Falls.
These programs and coaches (or others) may be contacted as references concerning the quality of our event:
Mike Benzel….Kellam, Va….One of the top programs in Va.
Mark Strickland….Team Predator, Va…….2004 National High School Coach of The Year.
Matthew Small…. Great Bridge, VA. 19 X State Champions, Multiple All-Americans, and National Champs
Ben Watson….Mooresville, NC…Top AAAA program. 2018 Traditional Tourn. State Champs
Roy Hill…Hayfield, Va…..Top caliber program..Many champs and placers.
Jack Kozmicki….Eastside, SC….Multiple state titles and Champs. 2016-2017-2018 SC AAAA State Champs
Derek Strobel…..Lexington, SC…2013 AAAA State Champs. Multiple state champs and AA
Pete Fritts…Woodward Academy, Ga…..Multiple state champs and placers
Tom Fiacco….Harrison, Ga…..Traditionally strong program. Multiple champs and placers
Bryan Hazard…Robinson, Va. One of the top programs in Va.
Jimmy Miller…. Science Hill HS, TN. Multiple state titles and a TN Powerhouse.
Teams from the past: Event annually includes many state champs, AA, and national champions.
Robinson, VA West Forsythe, GA Great Bridge, VA Kellam, VA Jesuit, LA Nansemond River, VA Hayfield, VA Woodward GA
Science Hill, TN Mooresville, NC Irmo, SC Eastside, SC Rock Hill SC Harrison GA Fort Mill SC Lexington SC
Nation Ford, SC East Gaston, NC South Pointe, SC Byrnes, SC Lugoff Elgin, SC Lake Norman, NC JM Robinson, NC
I would like to know of your interest asap and hope that you’ll consider us on your 23-24 schedule.Sincerely,
Chris Brock
Fort Mill High School...W – 803-548-1900….C-803-487-0187
brockc@fortmillschools.org
Kingsley Classic
Sample Bracket
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________ 1st Pool A
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________ 2nd Pool D
Pool B __________
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________ 1st Pool B
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________ 2nd Pool C
Pool C _______________
________ Champion
________ 1st Pool C
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________ 2nd Pool B
Pool D ____________
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________ 1st Pool D
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________ 2nd Pool A
*** Quarter and Semi-final losers will enter consolation bracket.
1st & 2nd place wrestlers from each pool will advance into an elimination bracket to compete for places 1- 4. If wrestlers have the same record at the end of pool wrestling, the following criteria will be used to determine which wrestler will advance:
- Head to Head
- Most pins
- Most tech-falls
- Most major-decisions
- Least amount of time for pins
- Total points allowed in pool matches
Team Scoring
Standard Tournament scoring will apply. Pool wrestling is for qualifying/seeding into the elimination tournament. See sample bracket above.Tournament Schedule: Times are approximate
Friday, December 8th4:00 – Weigh-In
5:00 - First Round of Pools (6 Mats)
6:15 - Second Round of Pools (6 Mats)
7:30 - Third round of pools (6 Mats)
Saturday, December 9th
8:30… Weigh-ins (Same procedure as Friday)
9:30… 1st round championship bracket (4 mats)
11:00…1st round consolations (4 mats)
12:00…Break
12:30…Championship semi-finals (3-4 mats)
Consolation semi-finals (3-4 mats)
2:00…Championship and Consolation Finals (2 mats)
4:00…Presentation of Awards
Entry Fee…$300.00. Please make checks payable to Fort Mill ABC/Wrestling.
Admission…$8.00 One Day $12.00 Two Day
Kingsley Classic
Seeding Criteria
IMPORTANT: If there is a line-up change, please notify me as soon as possible. In case of injury or illness, we will allow a team to substitute a wrestler into that weight class. If the scratched wrestler was seeded, the bracket will be adjusted. Coaches, please do your best to fill every weight class. Pool tournaments operate on a numbers system where balanced pools are important. You will have until Friday at 10:00 AM to email changes. Any open spots will be filled by “House’ wrestlers from all teams. House wrestlers will be entered in the order they are received and coaches will be notified. A point system will be used to determine seeding for the top eight wrestlers in each weight class. The final spots in the bracket will be determined by a blind draw.
Key for Seeding Criteria:
2023 State Place
1st- 40 points2nd- 30 points
3rd- 25 points
4th- 20 points
SQ- State Qualifier in 21 or 22 - 15 points
- If wrestler placed in 2021 but not in 2022, you count them only as a SQ.
2023 Qualifier- (Tournament finish that qualified wrestler for the State Tournament)
1st- 30 points2nd- 25 points
3rd- 20 points
4th- 15 points
22-23 Record- Varsity matches wrestled in and out of state in 22-23
Each win - 2 pointsEach Loss - 1 point
- Be sure to multiply total number of wins by 2, THEN subtract the number of losses.
Each win - 2 points
Each Loss - 1 point
- Be sure to multiply total number of wins by 2, THEN subtract the number of losses