For all those that think this was a blown call and "clearly" an escape, please consider what other officials who don't know the wreslter's think.

I posted the You Tube link of the match on the National Federation's Officials' website and asked for opinions on whether this was an escape and whether there was USC at the end. So far all but one has said no escape and the one said "maybe but no problem with the call."

It's about evenly divided on the USC. Most realize the match was hard fought and would tend to overlook a slight disappointment-induced bad act. Although the USC seems obvious, I'd agree with both assessments.

You can visit the site if you wish and see why those guys think this was not an escape. The have no horse in the race and they understand the rules. They don't know the kids, they are from different parts of the country, and if you look through their posts on other matters they are pretty solid on the rules. They take the time to participate in a regular discussion of the rules on that forum, share tough call situations, and try to appoach situations without bias for the outcome. "Escape or no escape" call situations are fairly common so this isn't the first time its been considered by this group.



http://www.nfhs.org/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=forum;f=17