I know this experience will only help him and I look for him to be back contending for the state title again. I know he will work hard and continue to give the kind of effort to get him a shot at the state title next season.

We will be heading into the meat of our schedule, so it will be important for us to be prepared and have our best foot forward. I feel we have some potential, but I want these wrestlers to respond and give the kind of effort I know they're capable of on the mat. When they do, I'll be glad to praise their performance.

Playing there will help them get some experience.

The primary task is to help them develop a context ... which becomes the experience they already know. It helps kind of ground them in some history so it doesn't feel like such a random thing.

Jake just made a couple of mistakes and like a good wrestler does, Blanton took advantage of the situation on the mat.

Jake lost to an outstanding wrestler. He's a two-time state champion and ranked second in the nation.