PA Class AAA Finals Thread
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A few things
1) Spencer is hurt. It's probably a torn acl.
2) desanto came in with the gamelan of a lifetime and wore Spencer down
3) I can't believe what I just saw
4) I can't believe what I just saw
5) Spencer has now had significant shoulder surgery and is going to have significant knee surgery. Take from that what you may
6) we want Gavin
1) Spencer is hurt. It's probably a torn acl.
2) desanto came in with the gamelan of a lifetime and wore Spencer down
3) I can't believe what I just saw
4) I can't believe what I just saw
5) Spencer has now had significant shoulder surgery and is going to have significant knee surgery. Take from that what you may
6) we want Gavin
At the end of the day...when arenas erupt because you lose and your opponent, who beats you is king for a day, speaks to how great you truly are!!!!
Lee looks hurt, but that leads to the giant elephant in the room- the shoulder went, and now the acl? Pretty young to face two huge injuries like these. Was it torn ribs his soph. year too? I wonder if he can stay healthy in college where everyone is big and strong. Great wrestler in any case.
You very well may be right. All I'm saying is, if in fact he was wrestling with a torn acl, and that information just came out, I highly doubt those cheering knew he was wrestling injured.
So Lee pins his first opponent in under a minute. Wins 15-0 in second period in his second match. Wins 6-0 in his semis. Now i am not saying he has no injury, but please don't act like he had one leg out there either. And to the moron who said Lee would tech fall Austin if he was healthy. GTFOH with your constant nonsense.
Austin looked way bigger and much stronger this year than last year when they met. Wrestling 132 all year i think really helped him.
One of the best matches i ever saw. Props to both warriors leaving it out on the mat.
Austin looked way bigger and much stronger this year than last year when they met. Wrestling 132 all year i think really helped him.
One of the best matches i ever saw. Props to both warriors leaving it out on the mat.
Oh come on, give me a phucking break - it is not a disgrace that DeSanto fans cheered for him - it isn't his fault Lee has a hurt knee. What's he supposed to do, forfeit because Lee's knee is hurt? Lee went out and wrestled and DeSanto beat him. Nothing whatsoever wrong with people cheering for DeSanto - ridiculous to say otherwise.
I am asking this question earnestly, because I've seen two different stories about Spencer's knee.
Some are saying that he hurt the knee in January, some are saying he hurt it this morning in the semis. So when is the torn ACL purported to have occurred, this morning, or at some point earlier in the season?
Some are saying that he hurt the knee in January, some are saying he hurt it this morning in the semis. So when is the torn ACL purported to have occurred, this morning, or at some point earlier in the season?
Oh for christ sake, he's a young kid who got emotional over his friend losing a tough match in which his friend was wrestling hurt. So what, he dropped an F bomb, no reason to crucify the kid for being emotional on twitter. He did NOT insult DeSanto, the comment was directed toward the fans, whom he felt were being insensitive.
Now, if you want to criticize a kid for being a dick on twitter, look no further than Imar, who made a snide, disparaging comment directed toward Mark Hall, after his first match in college at Carver Hawkeye.
Now, if you want to criticize a kid for being a dick on twitter, look no further than Imar, who made a snide, disparaging comment directed toward Mark Hall, after his first match in college at Carver Hawkeye.
We'll see. Those are completely unrelated injuries. Last year quite a few people said the same thing about Nick Nevills and his two unrelated injuries.
Beating a kid with a torn ACL...Jody just said on the radio he tried to talk him out of going to Districts but Spencer thought he could win with 1 leg and damn near did....Kid is unreal !!!! He wanted 4th Title...Gavin is pissed at the fans and i would be too......But for real if Spencer has 2 legs he techs or pins all them !!!! Hate to say that but it's true....But he better get used to Pa fans booing him...But in reality he will probably never lose....
I would think he wouldn't have accepted the Pitt Classic if his knee wasn't OK. Thus, I assume he nicked it a bit during the last couple of days.
I could not care less what "Jody" has to say. I love the kids but Jody can pound sand.
When DeSanto choose to go after Lee, the dreamer in me pulled for him...incredible fortitude to take a second crack at Lee and even more so because it was DeSanto's last go-round at PIAA. Of course, never considered it possible till now so didn't imagine what it would feel like to have a legends dream crushed .... in his last HS match. Lee made his legend over four years, DeSanto's just made his in 2 minutes. All credit goes to DeSanto for going all in when 99.9% would have advised to take a easier path, but he, and the crowd, deserve to be elated because he took on the biggest challenge he could have and conquered it. I wish Lee had a different outcome to fulfill his dream as both he and DeSanto are champs in my book.
Allow me to add, that I have zero problem with Gavin being upset about the crowd favoritism. I don't like it when a crowd roots, based on being haters, rather than based on their favorite team(right turk?).
With that said, this crowd was not rooting against Spence, this crowd was rooting FOR Austin DeSanto, as his school is just a stones throw from Hershey. It was basically a home match for him.
With that said, this crowd was not rooting against Spence, this crowd was rooting FOR Austin DeSanto, as his school is just a stones throw from Hershey. It was basically a home match for him.
True- but Nick's didn't happen in high school. I think he stayed fairly healthy through high school. College wrestling tends to create more injuries than high school wrestling.
Boy DeSantis does look huge relative to Lee. Also gotta say that Lee did not look at all like he was "wrestling on one leg" in those scrambles. DeSantis looks like he just whooped him in the 3rd.
My son's best friend wrestled with a torn ACL his Sr year...Did not do very well but tried....For Spencer to do this and almost pull it off that's almost like winning the title...WOW..Talk about a tough kid...But he better get used to Pa fans booing and i will be a loud one...Sad thing is he will never be loseing...Maybe to Nick S....
What I saw and felt was the crowd got behind a wrestler that was a big underdog and a situation that seemed to be stacked against him. Lee should have been nailed stalling and should of had a 2nd start violation called on him. Lee gassed late 2nd period. His coach knew it and tried to get him a minute breather when he walked to the table.Desanto was the aggressor the whole match. He deserved it. If he would wrestle Lee tomorrow I think he could beat him again. Desanto was not lucky in his win , he was the better wrestler tonight for whatever reason. It was a great match and everyone likes an underdog.
and finally, whether Lee has an ACL, or not, is not relevant to me: The young man was wrestling VERY hurt, and it took guts to go out there in the first place. While all of that is true, DeSanto winning was not a fluke, as DeSanto showed equal guts to go down just to meet him, turning down what would have been an almost certain championship at 132. There wasn't anyone on earth that gave him a shot in this match, other than himself and his coaches. So, credit to Spencer, who will be back next year(provided it's not an ACL, and then he'll be back after a redshirt year), credit to Austin, who has improved ten fold from last year, and credit to Gavin, for sticking up for his friend and showing his love, albeit using the wrong language, to do so.
Nothing but love for all three kids.
But "Jody" can go pound sand.
Nothing but love for all three kids.
But "Jody" can go pound sand.
Perhaps. Perhaps not. We don't know the full extent of his injury. Nevertheless, DeSanto looked bigger, stronger, determined and with a full tank of gas, and I'm not sure that Lee would have easily pinned or teched him this time around. Spencer Lee will have to bulk up considerably in college. I don't know what his growth projection is, but as of now he'd be a terribly undersized 125 pounder. I'm sure the plan is for him to redshirt, get healthy and hit the weights and I don't doubt that he will be formidable in college. Whether or not he never loses? Who knows?
OMG he came down 9 days after Spencer tore his ACL or he would have never came down....Or announced he was coming down....Yes that kid is good but not in Spencer's league with 2 legs....
That's BS, Green didn't run and hide. I was there. They both went after it. And it wasn't at states it was at Regionals in Altoona's Jaffa Mosque.
It is ONE of the upsets of the century: Henry Green over Jimmy Carr is probably tied with this match.
Virginia has been doing a really nice job of recruiting PA, they are getting a good one in Coy!
Green most certainly did NOT run and hide. Love ya Franklin, but you are off base on this one amigo.
This is all about DeSanto taking the challenge and winning.
And should not be about Lee losing.
This amazing upset is an amazing accomplishment and rightfully should be celebrated.
And should not be about Lee losing.
This amazing upset is an amazing accomplishment and rightfully should be celebrated.
First of all, you didn't know when he tore his ACL. Because if you did know, you would have blabbing about it endlessly on this board like you always do about everything else.
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He's been talking ALL YEAR about a rematch with Lee. You're talking out your ass, as usual.
Beyond time to give DeSanto some credit. Anderson is nationally ranked and lost. DeSanto won.
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