126 - Kannon Webster {G} of Illinois vs. Cory Land {R} of Alabama

[@neilsreal]

👍awesome

[@newjerseybill3521]

Great sportsmanship Cory showed, also, I don't think anyone could have chosen wrestlers with as close matching singlets if they had tried.

[@loganperry5167]

Thanks MW

[@dewaynemizzell7009]

Been watching Cory since he was 5-6 years old. He’s super talented as is the rest of his family, but not many people saw how much time he put in on the mat even as a youth. Always training and learning. That’s stuff you can’t coach

[@nathanpiasecki1011]

Both great Young Studs... but one is just a very rare talent and his ceiling is the Sky... Kannon might not have comparable genetics and intangibles but he can Go Hard .... BadAce Duck Z!!!

[@agepi]

Great match! I'm no expert, what's the background for the replay at 1:10? Crucial/remarkable move?

[@MidwestWrestle]

Great question! Yes, that's a good way to put it. That maneuver is called a "duck under", and given the final score, it essentially won the match, which is remarkable not just because of how early it happened in the match, but also because of how incredibly well executed it was against an extremely talented and highly decorated opponent.

[@agepi]

@@MidwestWrestle Thank you once again for the comprehensive answer. I've learned something again! What a thrilling match.

[@jusadude7162]

May be a dumb question but how can you tell if these are high school vs college? Some descriptions say it but others, like this one, do not. Thanks!

[@MidwestWrestle]

Not a dumb question at all. In this case, I had been relying on the name of the tournament as the answer (it is the most prestigious high school wrestling tournament in the country), but since one of my goals is to grow the sport and its viewership beyond the relatively small community who would actually know that, that's not really good enough. I'll give some thought to how I write descriptions in the future to make sure it's clearer, but in the meantime, it's safe to assume that if you don't see a college or university in the title or description, it's high school. The only exception to that would be when you see something like "12U" in the title, in which case that would be "12 and under", for example.

[@jusadude7162]

@@MidwestWrestle thanks. In some cases the guys look like high schoolers but nowadays it’s harder to see a difference between say a 16 yr old and a 21 year old.

[@jonathanfoe1]

The match could have gone either way.