Mike, I agree with you that that may have been the logic used, but High School does not wrestle by Grade level. A sophomore may wrestle a senior in the state finals if necessary. Any wrestler must ovecome disadvantages in age, size and strength. I am sure there was no grand conspiracy, but I do understand the frustration of some of the parents. Most of the problems seem to revolve around puberty. Some wrestlers simply out grow their opponents. This happens most between the 12 and under group. An early eleven year old wrestling a late 13 year old is an extreme disadvantage. I am not saying that there is any solution other that yours, to look at it as an obstacle to overcome, but it is a real obstacle and not just a perceived one. The 6, 8 and 10 years olds are for the most part physically the same, with a few exceptions, then by 14 to 15 most of the differences seem to balance out again. There is no easy answer(if any). Just encourage your Kids to give it all they got and keep their heads up, because sometimes it never balances out and the winning is so much better when you have to struggle to get there. My son got literally man-handeled by an opponent at State that was almost a year and a half older and well developed already. After he was over the initial sting of the loss he laughed and said "Man that Kid was Strong", "I wish I had been on the other side of the bracket so I could have atleast wrestled for second" We both hugged each other and headed back to the stands.