From what I was told a few years ago, there are only four spots from each District tournament that go to State. At that time, there were no alternates, therefore, no wrestling for the 5th/6th place match (to decide an alternate). If this is still the rule, why would a kid wrestle in the State Tournament series that isn't planning on going to State? When I saw this post, I figured that these kids got injured and could not go on. Maybe some of them did, and if that is the case, I feel bad for them. If that is not the case, and you were not planning on wrestling at the State tournament, why take a kid's spot that could (again, unless the rule has changed from a few years ago).