BRANSON VARSITY WRESTLING TOURNAMENT 2014 Date: January 18, 2014 PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: Branson, Bolivar, Carl Junction, Oak Park, Union, Lee Summit, Macdonald County, Monett, Nixa, Neosho, Bixby(OK), Reeds Spring, Seneca, Smith Cotton, St. Genevieve, Webb City SCALES AVAILABLE: 7:00 AM WEIGH-INS: 7:30 AM +2 POUND FOR WEIGHT ON SATURDAY – Branson will dual Union Friday night, January 17th. Union also duals on Thursday night. Weigh-Ins will be done by weight in the new Activities Center. SCRATCH MEETING: 7:30 AM IN THE HOSPITALITY ROOM AWARDS: THERE WILL BE FOUR MEDALS AWARDED IN EACH WEIGHT. THERE WILL BE TROPHIES AWARDED TO THE TOP THREE TEAMS. THERE WILL ALSO BE AN OUTSTANDING WRESTLER TROPHY. SCHEDULE OF WRESTLING: WRESTLING BEGINS AT 9:00 AM. WE WILL TAKE LUNCH BREAK AFTER THE FIRST THREE ROUNDS (POOLS). WRESTLING WILL RESUME AFTER THE LUNCH BREAK AND CONTINUE TO THE COMPLETION OF THE TOURNAMENT. TOURNAMENT FORMAT: THERE WILL BE FOUR POOLS OF FOUR WRESTLERS. SEEDED WRESTLERS WITHIN EACH POOL WILL BE SCHEDULED TO WRESTLE IN THE THIRD ROUND. POOL A WILL INCLUDE THE #1 AND #8 SEEDS POOL B WILL INCLUDE THE #4 AND #5 SEEDS POOL C WILL INCLUDE THE #3 AND #6 SEEDS POOL D WILL INCLUDE THE #2 AND #7 SEEDS THE TOP FINISHER IN EACH POOL WILL WRESTLE IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP SEMI-FINALS. THE WINNERS OF THESE SEMI-FINALS WILL WRESTLE FOR FIRST PLACE. THE LOSERS OF THESE SEMI-FINALS WILL WRESTLE FOR THIRD PLACE. POOL A WINNER V POOL B WINNER POOL C WINNER V POOL D WINNER THE SECOND PLACE FINISHERS IN EACH POOL WILL WRESTLE IN THE CONSOLATION SEMI-FINALS. THE WINNERS OF THESE SEMI-FINALS WILL WRESTLE FOR FIFTH PLACE. THE LOSERS OF THESE SEMI-FINALS WILL WRESTLE FOR SEVENTH PLACE. POOL A RUNNER-UP V POOL B RUNNER-UP POOL C RUNNER-UP V POOL D RUNNER-UP Third in each pool will wrestle based on the same format as well. All who place 4th in their pool are done wrestling after Round 3. DIRECTIONS: FROM HIGHWAY 65 TAKE THE OZARK MOUNTAIN HIGH ROAD EXIT. GO WEST TO THE FRONTAGE ROAD AND TURN LEFT (SOUTH). CONTINUE PAST MEEKS AND JUST PAST THE TITAN PROPANE BUILDING TURN RIGHT ON BUCHANAN ROAD. CONTINUE ON BUCHANAN TO THE FIRST STOP SIGN AND TURN LEFT INTO THE PARKING LOT. HOST HOTEL: BRANSON TOWERS 236 SHEPHERD OF THE HILLS EXPRESSWAY BRANSON, MO 65616