D1 in Finals

botero wrote: lewiebakes wrote: @Dodfan Adam Waters is the best wrestler in District 1. He was a penalty point away from having an undefeated freshman year where he went Tech - Pin - Pin - Pin thru his first PIAA tournament. Earning him the outstanding wrestler award. If you add his summer accomplishments (Fargo 3rd FS + 2nd GR) I think that makes him a clear choice, as he seems to show a high level of skill in all 3 styles. BuT hE wAs HeLd BaCk

Mike, 

Dodfan wrote: Mike,  Please don't delete this thread because Botero ruined it on purpose.  Forum members just ignore him. It's not that hard!

There is only 1 person who lived in D1 that could and should be mentioned in the same category as Knortnik, and that’s Mike Beard! Yeah, he went to a prep school, but he’s the only one that deserves to be in the discussion.

Dodfan wrote: Mike,  Please don't delete this thread because Botero ruined it on purpose.  Forum members just ignore him. It's not that hard!

Just wanted to clarify something too...  I thought someone said Waters was the first state OW from D1 (now I can't find the post... maybe I'm still tired from the last few days, lol).

MTLeister wrote: Dodfan wrote: Mike,  Please don't delete this thread because Botero ruined it on purpose.  Forum members just ignore him. It's not that hard! Nah, the thread was infected well before botero posted this time

I kind of felt the same way at first, but the match popped into my Twitter feed this afternoon, and I rewatched it. Gaj controlled the match from beginning to end. He even had great poison on a single that was stopped, I believe he would have had that takedown had Church not given the old finger wag to stop the action. The reality is Gaj wrestled a perfect match, and looked more like a college wrestler than a HS one. Never out of position, didn't give up points and protected the lead. His shot defense is some of the best out there at any level. He wrestled a great match that should not be discounted. Maybe should have even got the OW, but I get why they gave it Rath.   

It will be interesting to see how Church does at the NCAA D1 level. Alot of what he does and is successful in HS will not translate IMO.

oldcougar wrote: Gaj over Church 7-1. Sounds like it was pretty easy? Nope. Church apparently thought Gaj could be bullied. He did a lot of face slaps and eye pokes. He got tagged for an eye poke in the 1st, so it's 1-0 Gaj. Church escapes in the 2nd. It's 1-1. Gaj escapes in the 3rd, now leads 2-1. With a little over a minute left in the match, Church pokes Gaj in the eye again. Everyone saw it. It was in slo-mo on instant replay. Now it's 3-1. Church continues to hit Gaj in the head, but avoids poking him in the eyes.  15 seconds to go. A final flurry occurs. Church tries one of those jump over things that some guys do - the Ridley 107 does it well. Didn't work for Church and Gaj gets the takedown. But there's more! Church grabs Gaj's uniform during the takedown. Gaj gets 2 and 2:  two points for the takedown, 2 points for the 3rd penalty. Yikes.  Gaj won 7-1 with 4 penalty points. Unusual.