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HENRIETTA — The
good news for the second- and third-place finishers in the New
York State wrestling tournament is that they still have a chance
to gain a berth in the state tournament March 2-3 in Albany.
The byes of
previous years in each weight class will be filled with at-
large wrestlers from around the state this season.
“That means 120
other wrestlers will get the opportunity to compete for a state
title,” said Don DeBadts of Geneseo, the state wrestling
chairman.
That is why there
is a week break this year between the SuperSectionals and the
state tournament, in order for officials to determine those at-
large wrestlers. DeBadts indicated that he hoped to have the
state pairings posted online by sometime on Wednesday.
There are
numerous criteria for the second- and third-place finishers to
determine who receives the at-large berths from around the
state.
“Won-loss record.
Take the wins and subtract your losses, that’s the points the
wrestler gets for that,” said DeBadts. “There are bonus points
for finishing in the sectionals years before, as many years as
the wrestler has gone in his career. There are points for
placing in the state meet any year.
“There are power
points for how well your section has done in the state meet
years before. If you’re in the top four sections, you get 10
power points. The middle four get five, and the bottom four
sections won’t get any power points. The better sections will
have a better chance of getting the at-large guys in.”
DeBadts gave the
example that Section 10 last year could not fill its 103-pound
weight class as there were only two schools competing in that
division. Those would become byes in this year’s format and
would be filled with at-large wrestlers from anywhere in the
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