It’s over.
I knew it had to end. I did not think he would win the whole tournament.
Still, I am always left wishing that he could have gone one more match.
He lost in his second match in the consolation bracket, 7-4.
At the end of two periods, the match was tied 4-4. My son elected to give the guy a point for an escape because he thought he had a better chance of taking the guy down. He had one good shot, but the guy wriggled out of it. With :24 left, he dove in, the guy fought him off, spun around and gained control to score the final two points.
Both the KS coaches and the NY coaches congratulated him and said that he wrestled well.
That is all I have ever asked my children: “Did you do your best?”
If they can answer “Yes” with integrity, it makes disappointing results a little easier to handle. You did all that you could do.
Anyway, his performance really began to look pretty good as the tournament went on. Keep in mind that there were 75 wrestlers in his weight class who either won or placed 2nd in their state tournament. There were no easy matches.
His second loss was to a guy who made the final 24. His first loss was to a guy who made it to the final 16.
Not bad for 1 1/2 years in the sport!
