171,
I didnt say that the padding was intentional, but it is so. Yes, there are tough kids all over the state. Nobody ever said that there are not tough kids in Eastern, KS. Just that there are a larger number of guys from that region, who have great records, and can't get the job done at State. Yes, the records are padded, b/c the guys that are good, are just stomping there buddies in the same area instead of testing the water in other parts of KS. So yes, I will say that 75% of the time, a wrestler with a 500 or 600 record in the mid and western part of KS, will beat a wrestler with a 800 or above record.

Have a good day,
Michael R. Church

P.S. 171, why you gotta get so mad about record padding, guilty conscience? LOL