Not sure what Mathews was thinking in that situation. He was up 10-2 with just a few seconds left. He for sure should have to miss some events. Not sure what the rule is. SF kid will more than likely have to miss some of his season for Mathews actions. Seems fair that Mathews should have to miss at least the equal amount of time.
I wasn't there to watch this slam but I have heard that it was not only unnecessary but also premeditated based on events leading up to the event. The SF kid missed their dual this week but I saw that Matthews wrestled. I have a hard time as a fan of the sport to see that more isn't being done for discipline, especially if it was premeditated. I hope to see a change moving forward for athletes hurting other athletes on purpose. AGAIN as I already stated a lot of my information is hearsay so please feel free to educate me further, and not just bash at me
I was at this event, noticed a couple of things, the Mathews kid undoubtedly intentionally tried to hurt the SF kid. It was completely unnecessary. The other thing I took away from it, was that at no point did coach Matthews show the slightest bit of concern for the injured wrestler. Guy has no class. I get that emotions were high at the moment but at some point you have to be a bigger person with a bigger purpose for high school kids.
It was completely legal shoulders hit first and the head didn’t even hit.. we have the film to prove it! next time you guys make a post trash talking a high school kid fact check yourself!
Not sure what Mathews was thinking in that situation. He was up 10-2 with just a few seconds left. He for sure should have to miss some events. Not sure what the rule is. SF kid will more than likely have to miss some of his season for Mathews actions. Seems fair that Mathews should have to miss at least the equal amount of time.
I wasn't there to watch this slam but I have heard that it was not only unnecessary but also premeditated based on events leading up to the event. The SF kid missed their dual this week but I saw that Matthews wrestled. I have a hard time as a fan of the sport to see that more isn't being done for discipline, especially if it was premeditated. I hope to see a change moving forward for athletes hurting other athletes on purpose. AGAIN as I already stated a lot of my information is hearsay so please feel free to educate me further, and not just bash at me
I was at this event, noticed a couple of things, the Mathews kid undoubtedly intentionally tried to hurt the SF kid. It was completely unnecessary. The other thing I took away from it, was that at no point did coach Matthews show the slightest bit of concern for the injured wrestler. Guy has no class. I get that emotions were high at the moment but at some point you have to be a bigger person with a bigger purpose for high school kids.
Also if someone was grabbing my testicles and fingers I would slam them too..
It was completely legal shoulders hit first and the head didn’t even hit.. we have the film to prove it! next time you guys make a post trash talking a high school kid fact check yourself!