Originally posted by RichardDSalyer:
From the 2005-2006 NFHS Wrestling Case Book and Manual:
Pages 8-9
Rule 1.2.2 Situation:
In a multiple school tournament being conducted in one day, there are:
(a) eight schools invited, and it is announced four places will be scored; or
(b) 16 teams are invited, and it is announced six places will be scored.
Ruling:
Wrestlers are limited to no more than five matches during a day. Matches are those for which the time limit is specified by rule and are six minutes in length for championship or five or six minutes in length for consolation.
In (a), it would be possible for a school to conduct an eight-team tournament, wrestling back to four places, because this would consist of a maximum of four matches for any wrestler.
In (b), if only the losers of the quarterfinal bracket go to the wrestle-back it could be completed in only five matches per day. If, however, the first-round losers enter the wrestle-back, there is a possibility that some contestants would be involved in six matches. This would not be allowed and would be in violation of Rule 1-2-2 which states, no wrestler shall represent the school in more than five matches in any one day. Therefore some consolation finals could not be wrestled. If one wrestler had wrestled in four matches and the other wrestler in five matches, then the wrestler with four matches would be the winner by forfeit. If it was the match for third place and both wrestlers had been in five matches, then they would both receive points for fourth place. There could be no one for third.
I agree and it is exactly how the rule is set up read part (b)
