When MSU recruit Josh King won the Class 2A-285 wrestling state title in Illinois, the referee raised King’s hand in triumph. Looking over, he saw good friend and fellow MSU recruit Matt Allen get his arm lifted after his title victory in the Class 3A-285 class.
King and Allen played each other twice this past season, with King winning round one in double overtime and Allen bouncing back in match two, escaping with a one-point victory. After King’s school of Hinsdale South High School was moved down one class, the two did not have an opportunity for a likely rubber match for the state title.