abilene ended up with 113 points
columbus ended up with 100 points
taplin loses=109 points
columbus wins 140 and 171 with at least one match winning by a major decision=109 points
so columbus still had a chance at that moment
i'm not saying that abilene did not want grater to win though.
I have heard some of the clay center kids say they do not like ross because he is a jerk. also i don't think that clay center had any chance of winning a state title. maybe if every one of their 4 kids took state.