Agree, 100%, with Mr. Church. A bye shouldn't count. But, an open at any dual should. The wrestler made the weight to compete, not his fault there was nobody to wrestle. Or even worse, they sat varsity wrestlers, to keep there stats up, avoiding a loss.
And it happens!
And how does this differ from a scramble when a coach leaves a kid home because he doesn't think he is ready or doesn't want to give up pin points in a tournament?? The wrestler made weight and wants to earn points for his team just like in the dual. This dual vs tournament is a hair splitter. Either you wrestle or you don't!!
