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Check out the individual results of two better wrestling schools up north. Forfeit, pins, wild match and one normal dec.

1. decrease in wrestlers
2. decrease in quality






Brooke 39 Cameron 33

December 17, 2016


106 Reiordan (Brk) forfeit
113 Double forfeit
120 Clayton (Brk) forfeit
126 Trin Scott (Cam) fall Ryan Lancaster (Brk)
132 Max Camilletti (Brk) forfeit
138 Logan Mackey (Cam) fall Jesse Law (Brk)
145 CJ Helms (Brk) fall Lane Miller (Cam)
152 Colton Dobbs (Cam) dec Dalton Yost (Brk) 26-21
160 Gage Barnhart (Brk) fall Wyatt Wingrove (Cam)
170 Colten Zombeck (Brk) dec Mike Starcher (Cam) 8-6
182 Garrett Finsley (Brk) fall Austin Cain (Cam)
195 Austin (Cam) forfeit
220 Hayden Hoge (Cam) forfeit
285 Brady Clayton (Cam) forfeit

I have no idea if this is why, but my son's middle school faced Cameron Middle several times last year and their numbers were way down. One of the other coaches was telling me how Cameron Middle used to have a big team, and if memory serves me correctly, they were down to like 7 or 8 wrestlers.

This is a prime example of the current state and likely direction high school wrestling is heading in here in WV.

Continue as usual and track the team scores. However, let the B and C teamers wrestle. Wrestling is an individual sport first, team sport second.

Perfect example: Capital and South Charleston High Schools. Both teams have 3 wrestlers each. They are not going to accomplish anything in terms of team scores. However, they each have three individuals that might accomplish something.