Forfeits
It's an old problem but it seems to be circulating in better company these days. Forfeits in wrestling, especially Class AA, have been a problem for this area. With the number of students declining and the number of weight classes rising over the last decade, coaches are finding it harder and harder to fill a full lineup.
Tuesday's wrestling match between South Side Beaver and Fort Cherry highlighted the problem. Fort Cherry forfeited four weight classes and SSB one in the Rams 43-35 victory. The dual meet lasted just over an hour and the crowd was small. Fort Cherry head coach Rick Chaussard said he hadn't seen this many forfeits at Fort Cherry since he took over the program 11 years ago.
That's not a good sign.
Tuesday's wrestling match between South Side Beaver and Fort Cherry highlighted the problem. Fort Cherry forfeited four weight classes and SSB one in the Rams 43-35 victory. The dual meet lasted just over an hour and the crowd was small. Fort Cherry head coach Rick Chaussard said he hadn't seen this many forfeits at Fort Cherry since he took over the program 11 years ago.
That's not a good sign.
posted by Joe Tuscano at
12:12 AM
5 Comments:
I think they should eliminate the 103 class. 103 is too light for a high school wrestler.
That is a great suggestion, which is why the PIAA won't do it. Most schools have problems finding 103-pounders because high school-aged wrestlers can't hold the weight for very long. Small schools almost always struggle with that. Besides, 14 weight classes are at least one too many.
I'd rather see 285 eliminated. When was the last time you saw an exciting heavyweight match?
they should change it to 108 and 117 instead of 103,112,119
The two most commonly used phrases in the O-R wrestling recaps are "won by forfeit" and "no match." Way too many weight classes out there. Perhaps they need to run different weight classes (fewer) in Class AA as opposed to Class AAA.
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