Picking up scraps.

Today I went to watch the Butchers choice duals at Grayson. It is only a few minutes from my house, so I took my uniform with me just in case. Johnny Stalings was the first official to show up so I told him I had my stuff with me if he needed me. Unfortunately for Johnny, he had not fully recovered from heart surgery, and asked me to take over for him after the second dual. He managed to work 5 duals on Wednesday at Parkview, but he was obviously tired. Most of the teams at the tournament did not have full line-ups. Shiloh and grayson may have been the only teams with a full line-up. Grayson actually had a team one, and team two in the tournament. I enjoy working duals because you get a better feel for the teams. You get a sense of what they might do and therefore are able to put yourself in better position to call the matches. I got to call a couple of matches with Shiloh, and a couple with Grayson. The managers for both of these teams did a great job, and helped make my job easier. There is nothing better than cooperative managers. I made a few stalling calls, but there were a number of wrestlers who were not in top shape at the tournament. Wrestling should start getting even better next week. I am not booked again till 12/8, but I will not go anywhere without my gear just in case. Next weekend, I am going to watch the Panther. Jackson County does a great job on the finals, and I am looking forward to it.