I grew up wrestling with Blair’s Will Henckel. We’re playing dodgeball after practice one time and I’m not the best player in the room, but he picks me first anyway. I asked him why and what he said I’ll never forget. “I’d rather take a shot at winning the upset with my friends than dominate with people I don’t know.” If I remember correctly, we lost pretty bad. He’s an amazing wrestler and a great person too.
Really good editing on this, turning a 90 minute marathon into a 10 minute highlight reel without making it feel like anything was missed. It's really bizarre that they would forfeit the deciding match though, I've seen wrestlers hide broken bones so that they didn't have to miss their match
Maybe he was battling a pre existing injury and coach wants him to not risk it for a high risk dual? idk just gonna trust the coach here, great matches.
@@xSayPleasex I thought so too. Honestly don't know a whole lot about these 2 teams but obviously they are very good. Was just wondering if u had a reason not to include iowa or what haha. A best of iowa vs these 2 would be cool tho
@@xSayPleasex nah these kids compete in national prep division or idk what it’s called but based on national rankings most of these kids would be state champs in almost every state besides like 2 states
I remember wrestling Blair somewhere around 1990 at the St Albans tournament in Washington DC. I think they had four number ones in that tournament of 64 different schools. RLTW 3/75
LOL. I guess it was a clean one still in the package, but I still would sure have loved to have girls fighting and giggling over my T-shirt when I was a little kid wrestling! That plus the fancy private school, some kids have all the luck! Man are these kids talented. Good luck to everyone out there reading this, the fortunate ones and the ones that have to work a little harder to get things going. Worked out well for me in the end, in sports and life!
That 175 freshman was something to see! To be that big and that good that early. We had a kid close to that at my school, but he had so much chest hair and 5 o'clock shadow, wasn't a real 9th grader. Lot of upside in these kids! Keep training hard!
These young athletes will become the “shakers and movers” of the future. The technique and strategy lessons learned by these young men are the backbone of our society. Good work coaches!
@@margief1798 True. Unless they break each other’s backbones. 😎 The reality is that by this training, they are learning to deal with struggle, like real men. Struggle is a part of life, and for all intensive purposes, sometimes diplomacy and social etiquette just doesn’t work.
@@walthoward68 Nah. Did wrestling 3 years, folkstyle's okay I guess, I always preferred freestyle over folk though. I realized I could use a lot more of my judo training and techniques I knew in that style over folkstyle. More points available and a much more free style. Also, there's not really as many rules as folk. Folk doesn't let you clasp your hands, I always hated that rule.
@@zaynes5094 Judo is an excellent study, but I tend to believe that both forms of wrestling-depending upon the quality of coaching available-tones the body, and for developing young men on a subconscious level, it builds a more realistic sense of confidence and respect for others. Self-discipline is not something easily learned, and I believe that the ‘training’ involved here is worth its weight in gold, as far as confidence is concerned. I hope the legacy continues because it’s one of our best institutions in education. I realize that there are many ‘knuckle-dragging’ neanderthal coaches out there, but the physical and intellectual challenges wrestlers face so readily is a plus for those living in the blue collar world. Perhaps it’s more about balancing what you should do with what you should not. It goes far beyond a matter of win vs. loss. It’s about dignity, self-respect and honor as a man.
@@johngetz8585 NY as well. Not surprising considering I wrestled in NY some 7-8 years ago and there's a tough competition here in wrestling. We've got some solid wrestlers that go DI/DIII. Ohio, Minnesota, Iowa, California, Pennsylvania usually the top 5. Even Colorado and Arizona has pretty solid teams and individuals all around. Indiana is famous now because of Nick Lee and his brothers. Tons of really great wrestlers have come out of either Pennsylvania, NY, or California.
@@MF-kb2nvBlair is prep academy that takes talent from everywhere, so that’s correct not every wrestler on their roster is from NJ. But NJ as a D1 wrestler producer has been consistent for decades. Even taking Blair out of the equation, they are usually in the top 5, when not on par with Ohio.
When you beat your biggest competition obviously you'll be happy, they all wrestled hard and gave it their all to win and you expect them to, what, be crying that they won by forfeit? Of course they're happy.
I'm super confused on what the fuck just happened. They gave up on their heavyweight and just gave them the number one team in the US. I would have had a broken leg and still wrestled against them
@@NoobDogsTripleOGicecream but there are also plenty of ufc fighters who were d1 wrestlers that became champions lesnar,DC,Hendricks,Cain,Woodly,Kevin randleman,tito Ortiz,Matt Hughes just to name few
@@suspiciousneighbor4799 thats not plenty, thats an extremity, mma is much more complex than just wrestling, there are thousands of D1 wrestlers who cant make it pro
@@NoobDogsTripleOGicecream Despite some variation, all UFC champions can be divided into seven categories in terms of their primary martial arts backgrounds. These are: wrestling, BJJ, kickboxing, Muay Thai, boxing, Taekwondo and karate. As of 2021, wrestling has the most, with 31 champions total. BJJ clocks in at second place with 17 champions Wrestling has always transitioned the best in the UFC, and the numbers speak for themselves
i remember wrestling snyder in a junior league match and beating him when we were in the same grade. I'm a senior now lol. his redshirt has turned pink
Unquestioned No 1 in the country? There was a forfeit at the end....explain the FF and we can weigh in on that claim. No 2 in the country should not have a 190 and 210 that get cradled for a pin. C'mon man, We talking bout a craddle...we ain't talking bout a twister or an assassin, we talking bout a cradle.
Are you serious? Bo Nickal was cradling college wrestlers for fun. And even at #2 in the country, it doesn't mean that the opponent doesn't have a guy that's ranked in the top 5.
@@nitrox1613 Seriously it's PA? Like how does this school not just go out of its way to convince some jacked football player to join the team and fill the gap? Even, then, miracle spladles do happen, so why not let the rookie have a shot? If you lose, you lose, nothing lost, nothing gained.
NJ has the nastiest wrestlers. I mean that in a good way. I grew up in ct coached by a great mentor from jersey. I thought I wrestled yr round. These dudes at Blair live wrestling.
Technically it's usually Pennsylvania, followed by either Cali or Ohio. Arizona's got some competition and Brock Lesnar, as well as Gable Steveson, came from Minnesota. So, those are the best usually. I can attest to that having seen, some 8 years ago when I was in HS and did wrestling (even though I hated and still hate folkstyle), both Ohio and Pennsylvania wrestlers up close. I was surprised by the already-high levels those guys were at. Some guys from Ohio who were seniors and were getting pinned by guys who were in 9th/10th grade from Pennsylvania.
@@Joeygt25 it's well known that the North Allegheny team with the likes of Ty Moore and Ray Brinzer in the very early 90's was the best high-school wrestling team ever assembled.
Not for nothing my kid wrestles and as a parent if my kid looked at the opposing side and put his finger to his moth to shush them I would be pissed. I never liked cocky because there will always be someone better. Show some class and after the win help the other guy up. shake his hand like a man whhen you win or lose, nobody likes a sore loser.
There will always be someone better? That's theoretically true, but the top wrestlers won't even lose 5 matches in high school. And if they do, it's usually because they wrestle across the country. Unfortunately, they aren't humbled until they go to college.
Man, I like the rest of America hate New Jersey. But gotta give the devil it’s due and respect their wrestling team. Also didn’t know Wyoming was even on the map for wrestling.
@@magma2185 F PSU but yet again gotta give the devil it’s due. Psu doesn’t rebuild they RELOAD. Still rooting for Iowa for what that’s worth. Anyway Pennsylvania has the best wrestling program k-12 in my opinion.
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Blair just won Ironman Team trophy and Journeyman team trophy in December and have the most ranked wrestlers i believe Sem should be 3 behind Stillwater who got Ironman second
@@cannonanderson3606 They Brought a few JV kids to Bissel, Jv go to some local and state level events. Most of the Varsity guys only do the big duals and National level events.
@@cannonanderson3606 they sometimes don’t send their main team, if they don’t value the event that much. They won the National prep tournament, back the rock, and Ironman this year.
I grew up wrestling with Blair’s Will Henckel. We’re playing dodgeball after practice one time and I’m not the best player in the room, but he picks me first anyway. I asked him why and what he said I’ll never forget. “I’d rather take a shot at winning the upset with my friends than dominate with people I don’t know.” If I remember correctly, we lost pretty bad. He’s an amazing wrestler and a great person too.
He did not say that. That’s like something from a Mark Wahlberg movie. Stop your lying
@@jimlahey3919 ask him when you meet him
You go to war with your boys 💪no matter what love that 💯
him and i always went back and forth in middle school, nice to see him here
@@jimlahey3919 you have no reason to believe him but don’t denounce him and call a man you don’t know a liar
Really good editing on this, turning a 90 minute marathon into a 10 minute highlight reel without making it feel like anything was missed. It's really bizarre that they would forfeit the deciding match though, I've seen wrestlers hide broken bones so that they didn't have to miss their match
Maybe he was battling a pre existing injury and coach wants him to not risk it for a high risk dual? idk just gonna trust the coach here, great matches.
Quality of wrestling in this dual meet rivals many state championship finals. Well done.
It's probably better than most state finals aside from a few powerhouses like Ohio, PA, Jersey, and Cali.
@@xSayPleasex IA?
@@carterbendorf8898 Iowa is pretty legit wrestling also sure. A 'best of IA' versus a Blair/Sem superteam could be interesting match actually lol.
@@xSayPleasex I thought so too. Honestly don't know a whole lot about these 2 teams but obviously they are very good. Was just wondering if u had a reason not to include iowa or what haha. A best of iowa vs these 2 would be cool tho
@@xSayPleasex nah these kids compete in national prep division or idk what it’s called but based on national rankings most of these kids would be state champs in almost every state besides like 2 states
Great to see 4 wrestlers from MA in this dual. Props to Jude, Josh, Ryan , and Chewy!
Wow what a great scene. I love to see such a pure sport get that kind of attention. AWESOME.
I know Carter and Nolan Neves, i grew up with them in Covington before the moved to graham, they are very humble guys and are both state champs
do blair academy wrestlers not compete in the NJ AC championships?
Dang that freshman great job kid 💯💪
I remember wrestling Blair somewhere around 1990 at the St Albans tournament in Washington DC. I think they had four number ones in that tournament of 64 different schools. RLTW 3/75
Crazy how many rangers, and seals are wrestlers. RLTW BROTHER 2/75
Let's go. That foreman's 🔥 one of the best takedowns when it works you get back point almost every time if not a pin
this video was really well done
Great matches had me on the edge of my seat I miss wrestling
Great match to watch!
LOL. I guess it was a clean one still in the package, but I still would sure have loved to have girls fighting and giggling over my T-shirt when I was a little kid wrestling! That plus the fancy private school, some kids have all the luck!
Man are these kids talented. Good luck to everyone out there reading this, the fortunate ones and the ones that have to work a little harder to get things going. Worked out well for me in the end, in sports and life!
IDK about Wyoming, but the kids that go to Blair are recruited….. they earn it! You can’t buy your way onto the team!
@@dgillian183that’s most them prep schools
That 175 freshman was something to see! To be that big and that good that early. We had a kid close to that at my school, but he had so much chest hair and 5 o'clock shadow, wasn't a real 9th grader. Lot of upside in these kids! Keep training hard!
These young athletes will become the “shakers and movers” of the future. The technique and strategy lessons learned by these young men are the backbone of our society. Good work coaches!
😂wrestling techniques will be the backbone of our society!! Lol
@@margief1798 True. Unless they break each other’s backbones. 😎 The reality is that by this training, they are learning to deal with struggle, like real men. Struggle is a part of life, and for all intensive purposes, sometimes diplomacy and social etiquette just doesn’t work.
@@walthoward68 Nah. Did wrestling 3 years, folkstyle's okay I guess, I always preferred freestyle over folk though. I realized I could use a lot more of my judo training and techniques I knew in that style over folkstyle. More points available and a much more free style. Also, there's not really as many rules as folk. Folk doesn't let you clasp your hands, I always hated that rule.
@@zaynes5094 Judo is an excellent study, but I tend to believe that both forms of wrestling-depending upon the quality of coaching available-tones the body, and for developing young men on a subconscious level, it builds a more realistic sense of confidence and respect for others. Self-discipline is not something easily learned, and I believe that the ‘training’ involved here is worth its weight in gold, as far as confidence is concerned. I hope the legacy continues because it’s one of our best institutions in education. I realize that there are many ‘knuckle-dragging’ neanderthal coaches out there, but the physical and intellectual challenges wrestlers face so readily is a plus for those living in the blue collar world. Perhaps it’s more about balancing what you should do with what you should not. It goes far beyond a matter of win vs. loss. It’s about dignity, self-respect and honor as a man.
Yeah, right. Like Gym Jordan LOL
You deserve more subscribers thank you
Yo. What if jersey sports zone also does colleges
Mark Anthony mcgowen reminds me a lot of RBY !!
People don't know how good the HS Wrestling is in NJ. NJ is a Wrestling juggernaut.
Pennsylvania's The Big Cheese. But Jersey has come a long way
I agree, but most of the kids that wrestle at Blair aren’t from NJ
When they come from outside states. I know at least 3 on the team that came from Ohio
@@johngetz8585 NY as well. Not surprising considering I wrestled in NY some 7-8 years ago and there's a tough competition here in wrestling. We've got some solid wrestlers that go DI/DIII. Ohio, Minnesota, Iowa, California, Pennsylvania usually the top 5. Even Colorado and Arizona has pretty solid teams and individuals all around. Indiana is famous now because of Nick Lee and his brothers.
Tons of really great wrestlers have come out of either Pennsylvania, NY, or California.
@@MF-kb2nvBlair is prep academy that takes talent from everywhere, so that’s correct not every wrestler on their roster is from NJ. But NJ as a D1 wrestler producer has been consistent for decades. Even taking Blair out of the equation, they are usually in the top 5, when not on par with Ohio.
It's easy to be the number one and number two ranked teams in the country one more private school and can recruit from all over the country
So Blair is excited by winning on a Forfeit!
When you beat your biggest competition obviously you'll be happy, they all wrestled hard and gave it their all to win and you expect them to, what, be crying that they won by forfeit? Of course they're happy.
Reminds me of Dowagiac and Lakeshore around 2000
i miss wrestling i need to get back
I'm super confused on what the fuck just happened. They gave up on their heavyweight and just gave them the number one team in the US. I would have had a broken leg and still wrestled against them
I wonder if we'll see any of these kids in the UFC one day
doubt it, theres plenty of ufc fighters who went D1 in wrestling and are literal tomato cans
@@NoobDogsTripleOGicecream but there are also plenty of ufc fighters who were d1 wrestlers that became champions lesnar,DC,Hendricks,Cain,Woodly,Kevin randleman,tito Ortiz,Matt Hughes just to name few
@@suspiciousneighbor4799 thats not plenty, thats an extremity, mma is much more complex than just wrestling, there are thousands of D1 wrestlers who cant make it pro
@@NoobDogsTripleOGicecream Despite some variation, all UFC champions can be divided into seven categories in terms of their primary martial arts backgrounds. These are: wrestling, BJJ, kickboxing, Muay Thai, boxing, Taekwondo and karate. As of 2021, wrestling has the most, with 31 champions total. BJJ clocks in at second place with 17 champions
Wrestling has always transitioned the best in the UFC, and the numbers speak for themselves
Bro trolling obviously. I’m guessing a wrestler just fucked bros parlay up.
How come carter Neves didn’t wrestle the NJ 2023 state tournament?
i remember wrestling snyder in a junior league match and beating him when we were in the same grade. I'm a senior now lol. his redshirt has turned pink
how is that possible??
@@jacksonpeet6494 holdback
@@liam-hu3qx that’s means he held himself back 3 years bud?
@@Joeygt25 yup
@@liam-hu3qx no way he’s a senior??
Am I to assume the forfeit was due to fear? Such an intense story with no details on the reason for the final outcome.
Prolly national prep seeding points n shit. Dont take the loss on ur record
Fear? 😂
Unless it was an injury... Man up, and his record needs a big ole, *
@@ballineverythingflawless1114 If you ever wrestled you would understand my assumption.
Great Dual
Unquestioned No 1 in the country? There was a forfeit at the end....explain the FF and we can weigh in on that claim. No 2 in the country should not have a 190 and 210 that get cradled for a pin. C'mon man, We talking bout a craddle...we ain't talking bout a twister or an assassin, we talking bout a cradle.
Are you serious? Bo Nickal was cradling college wrestlers for fun. And even at #2 in the country, it doesn't mean that the opponent doesn't have a guy that's ranked in the top 5.
the bye was for a future cause
Do Blair Academy wrestlers not wrestle in the NJ state championships?
that’s my boy matthew, he’s only a sophomore. give him time
Just realized. Where’s Meyer Shapiro?
I think I'm in love 🥰
The 112 on Blair and the 215 on Seminary have the same face
Should’ve been Stillwater vs Blair
Nah, WS would beat Stillwater. St. Joes and delbarton would honestly beat them end season.
Peter Snyder isnt a softmore???
How would faith christian in PA do against Blair?
Curious how these are the top 2 teams in the country without at top 30 wrestlers. Just overall very good across the board I'm assuming?
Wdym? Almost every kid here was nationally ranked.
I’m from Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 and I’m 16 and I want to come and show these Americans how to wrestle 😉🤪
Why would they ff at heavyweight
from what i've heard the kid from wyoming has less than a month of wrestling experience, didn't want to risk him getting injured.
I think Stillwater Is better than Sem. I would like to see if That dual would happen
They aren’t
@@Joeygt25 looking up and down the lineups u think it would be very close
So we not gonna say how dude pulled his hair to win ???
Why would they forfeit? Anything can happen Blair pulled off 3 huge upsets without that cem would’ve won
he’s been wrestling under a month
@@wrestle2145 that’s the best guy they could get? Top five best school in the country? A beginner
@@wrestle2145 yea what how does one of the top wrestling programs in the country not have some nationaly ranked heavyweight?
@@nitrox1613 Seriously it's PA? Like how does this school not just go out of its way to convince some jacked football player to join the team and fill the gap? Even, then, miracle spladles do happen, so why not let the rookie have a shot? If you lose, you lose, nothing lost, nothing gained.
@@nitrox1613 you realize people can get injured right?💀
Why did the last dude forfeit?
He only had a month of experience the Blair dude was #2 in country
Also, what's wrong with McGowan's hand? IIRC, it was hurting since the Ironman.
Wrd he would’ve won if he was healthy
He’s had a bandage on his hand for a while now idk if it’s like a big thing
OMG, his voice is why I'm so happy there's a mute button and captions on youtube.
Why did Wyoming forfeit heavyweight the guy weighed in?
I had to wrestle these schools and my god it was truly awful
Get better. Got guys like Nick Lee and Jason Nolf that were teching guys in middle school, High School, and college.
Don't kid us by saying you did math coach, we all know better.........
*WHY DID SEM FORFEIT AT HWT?!?!*
Coach made a baffling decision. Let the wrestlers wrestle. He gave the match away. Instead of letting it play itself out.
The kid has been wrestling for under a month so there was no need risking him getting hurt for him to get pinned
@@wrestle2145 ok. That makes more sense. Ty 4 the update
Under a month in his life or this season because of injury?
@@wrestle2145 he still should have got in there and got some experience.
NJ has the nastiest wrestlers. I mean that in a good way. I grew up in ct coached by a great mentor from jersey. I thought I wrestled yr round. These dudes at Blair live wrestling.
Technically it's usually Pennsylvania, followed by either Cali or Ohio. Arizona's got some competition and Brock Lesnar, as well as Gable Steveson, came from Minnesota. So, those are the best usually. I can attest to that having seen, some 8 years ago when I was in HS and did wrestling (even though I hated and still hate folkstyle), both Ohio and Pennsylvania wrestlers up close. I was surprised by the already-high levels those guys were at. Some guys from Ohio who were seniors and were getting pinned by guys who were in 9th/10th grade from Pennsylvania.
Don't be shushen me
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that 215 pounder has no futher. He aint gonna make it to HWT in college
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that announcer and music and the crowd, I gave it 9 cuz they didnt interview the forfeit boy.
Unquestioned best...hmmm
Good scrap
WS Coach has 🥜's 4. 🏀's
How can a school like WS not have a few HW hammers? How can a kid wrestling for a month even be on the team?
Kaukauna is beating both these schools
Idk who they are but these school are top 3 in the country with nationally ranked wrestlers throughout there lineup so idk about that one
Stillwater will destroy Kaukauna easily lol
That was a terrible ending. Wow. How do you forfeit that at the end.. 👎🏼
That is the lamest ending ever
You got a voice for nickelodeon or American ninja
How did the broccoli head haircut become popular? Ridiculous.
The way sem ducked at heavyweight is just pathetic omg
High-school wrestlingnis so soft anymore ......neither of those teams would stand a chance against ridgway, pennsvania in 2003-2009
Or North Allegheny in the early 90’s.
@@gsnicholas8522 they’d beat both those teams bud, you’re just blinded by “toughness”
@@Joeygt25 it's well known that the North Allegheny team with the likes of Ty Moore and Ray Brinzer in the very early 90's was the best high-school wrestling team ever assembled.
@@gsnicholas8522 yeah bud, for a public school in the area maybe.
Not for nothing my kid wrestles and as a parent if my kid looked at the opposing side and put his finger to his moth to shush them I would be pissed. I never liked cocky because there will always be someone better. Show some class and after the win help the other guy up. shake his hand like a man whhen you win or lose, nobody likes a sore loser.
There will always be someone better? That's theoretically true, but the top wrestlers won't even lose 5 matches in high school. And if they do, it's usually because they wrestle across the country. Unfortunately, they aren't humbled until they go to college.
Man, I like the rest of America hate New Jersey. But gotta give the devil it’s due and respect their wrestling team. Also didn’t know Wyoming was even on the map for wrestling.
They actually are from pa idk where the Wyoming part comes from
@@magma2185 F PSU but yet again gotta give the devil it’s due. Psu doesn’t rebuild they RELOAD. Still rooting for Iowa for what that’s worth. Anyway Pennsylvania has the best wrestling program k-12 in my opinion.
@@jeffblackard9753 I gotta agree with you
Wyoming Seminary is a Methodist prep school founded in 1844. It is located in the Wyoming Valley of northeastern Pennsylvania.
Wyoming Seminary is older than the state of Wyoming.
Ngl everything they do seems so slow .
What embarrassing behavior.
the kid has been wrestling for under a month lol
Punk sportsmanship all around. What a disgrace.
Weak.
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Don’t be gay
Idc
But I don’t want to
No thanks
A little Humility would benefit Blair Academy.
These schools are not ranked #1 and 2. not even close. Fake story.
Blair just won Ironman Team trophy and Journeyman team trophy in December and have the most ranked wrestlers i believe Sem should be 3 behind Stillwater who got Ironman second
@@cannonanderson3606 idk how they do on a local level on a national level there guys are killing it
@@cannonanderson3606 They Brought a few JV kids to Bissel, Jv go to some local and state level events. Most of the Varsity guys only do the big duals and National level events.
@@cannonanderson3606 they sometimes don’t send their main team, if they don’t value the event that much. They won the National prep tournament, back the rock, and Ironman this year.
Kevin they are, you’re just slow.
God, seeing the level of gloating these guys show, I sure hope they learn a bit of humility before becoming the hated guys of their times.