state info / A brackets

[VHSLhelper 571]

http://www.angelfire.com/va/vhsl/2012Abracket.html

 

The A/AA state tourney is this weekend at the Salem Civic Center.

 

For you first-timers, it's not a "combined" tourney, where you'd have 1 final champ in each wt. class, but a "combination event", like the Va. Duals - AA on the front mats and A on the far end mats.

 

WRESTLERS : On Thursday, mats will be available from 5:00 - 7:30 for practice. Weigh-ins are at 7:30 a.m. with the first matches at 9:30 both days.

 

FANS : Each day has 2 sessions. Admission is $10 per session or $25 for F/S.

 

The "Kids 6 & under get in free" deal from the past may be history... it's not mentioned this year.

 

Session 1 : 9:30-5 ish Friday : 1st round, then 1st consol. round about 1:00.

 

Session 2 : 6-11 ish : quarter-finals, then 2nd consol. round about 8:45.

 

Session 3 : 9:30-4 ish Saturday : semi-finals & 2 consol. rounds, then the

7th, 5th & 3rd place matches start around 1:30 ish.

 

Session 4 : 6-10 ish : walk of (past) champs, then finalist introductions - expect finals to start around 6:45; then awards/trophies/medals.

 

Tidbits :

When you go in, Grundy fans will be on the left, C'burg on the right.

 

"Festival" seating - 1st come, 1st served.

 

The arena WILL be cleared between sessions and "trash" will be gathered. Do NOT leave something behind (like a program) and expect it to be there when you return.

 

Expect LONG lines - only 2 double-doors go into seating from the lobby, and they search backpacks, bags and purses. NO outside food/drinks allowed in the arena area (this means no coolers), so finish it up while in line in the lobby.

(Typical ly, a group would leave one person behind to sit in line while the rest went, then bring him back something. He'd then take in 3 or 4 coats/jackets and "save" seats for his group, which would be up to 30 minutes later getting in.)

 

Smoking is allowed outside the building (through a "side" door, so you don't HAVE to go out front and stand in line to come back in).

 

Clothing, programs and updated brackets are ONLY sold in the front lobby

(and you WILL get checked when you return to the seating, so get them before you go in or on your way out).

 

In the past, if you bought a program, you got free brackets for EITHER A or AA throughout the weekend if you show them your program - if you want both, you have to pay a little extra.

 

(The Friday morning brackets will NOT be 100% accurate since they're printed on Thursday

and a kid could fail to make weight that morning).

 

NO drink machines are in the seating area - it's concession stands or nothing.

 

The lobby has a couple of non-soda drink machines just past the left-side doors.

 

I'll be there, but won't have much time to post updates.

 

Morning lows are expected to be above freezing, with highs in the mid 50s.

Look for some snow showers Sunday morning.

 

 

http://www.vhsl.org/athletics.wrestling

 

http://www.vhsl.org/doc/upload/wr-state-info-2012-a-aa.pdf

 

http://www.salemciviccenter.com

 

http://www.weather.com/weather/tenday/USVA0680?from=36hr_fcst10DayLink_undeclared

[VHSLhelper 571]

oops... I copied & pasted from last year and forgot to change something...

Children under 7 admitted free with parent

[VHSLhelper 571]

Wonderin has posted his rankings thru the Regionals and I plugged them into my point chart. I make no predictions, don't guess at the brackets, and don't care if a Region has more than 4 kids in the top 8 at any weight.

 

So, if the current top 8 were to earn that place at state, here's what the top 10 team scores would look like...

 

161 Grundy - 8 placers

134 Manassas Park - 8

79 Stonewall Jackson - 4

75 Rural Retreat - 5

66 Northampton - 6

 

65 Strasburg - 4

60 Parry McCluer - 4

55 Eastside - 4

54 James River - 4

53 George Mason - 3