I just asked my 9th grade son if he would rather as a freshman be going against the best sophomores or best 8th graders in Kids this year. He said he would definitely rather be going against the best sophomores. He asked me why I was asking. I told him that the annual discussion about 8th graders going up against 9th graders was being discussed on the forum. He said that high schoolers should be wrestling high schoolers and grade schoolers should be wrestling other grade schoolers. It is not that he thinks he is going to roll over the 8th graders. He knows there are no doubt high quality 8th graders out there who can beat him that are like that crew of Furches, Detmer and Kolmer from a year ago. It is just more important for him now to push himself with better competition and he knows in general that would come from the sophomores instead of 8th graders. He knows for the most part he is more ready to go against the sophomores than the 8th graders are for the 9th graders.


Vince Nowak
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