I don't mind getting thumped by the best! That is what I like about wrestling. It gives you a chance to measure yourself.

My biggest concern is getting more mat time.
My son is a "C" wrestler - what ever that means ! He has entered 5 tournaments this year and placed at two. The other three he went two and out.
At Johnson County a few weeks ago there were ten in his weight class. It was clear there were 4 or 5 A-B wrestlers and 4 or 5 C-D wrestlers.
Why not have more round robins ? Put the best together (how ever you rate them) and let them slug it out. This lets all of the kids get as much mat time as possible. I suppose there would be parents that would gripe about being in the wrong list - but even if my son was put in with 4 other wreslters more advanced - he would have 4 opportunities to wrestle. That would make him better.

Mark