CPHS Wrestling ends season 13-4 at Dual State

The defending 6A Dual State Champions didn't get to retain their title last week in Shawnee. The No. 5 ranked Sandites (13-4) from Charles Page High School were eliminated in the first round of the tournament, 34-29 by No. 4 Mustang (18-3).

The Sandites started in the hole as Chris Kirby (17-7) fell in 1:25 to Tate Picklo. They got on the board at 152 as Kaleb Tabor (21-10) won a 3-0 decision against Jojo Sylvester with an escape and two caution points.

Jasanee Harjo (3-7) had a close match against Joey Carter. He scored an escape to start the second but the Bronco took him down soon after. Harjo broke loose but was scored on again and entered the third period trailing 4-3. Mustang got an escape and stayed neutral for a 5-3 decision.

Dayvon Taylor (17-18) gave up takedowns in the first two periods against Brannigan Reyes but scored one of his own in the third to tie it at 5-5, then cut the Bronco loose. He was unable to score again, however, and gave up a 6-5 decision.

Noah Almy (4-7, 28-27) fell in the first period to Cooper Meadows, Josh Fincannon (10-15) dropped a 12-0 major decision to Judson Rowland and the Broncos took a 22-3 lead.

Gage Fain (17-7, 56-45) got the Sandites back in contention with his ninth-straight victory, pinning Adam Denham in 1:19, but Blake Russell took the points right back by pinning Robbie Parrish (3-12) at heavyweight.

Freshman Carter Young (34-1) kept the Sandites alive, working up a 5-0 first period lead against Keegan Luton and reversing in the second for a trio of back points. He continued to work and ultimately secured a 16-1 technical fall with only nine seconds left for his seventeenth-straight victory.

Defending State Champion Riley Weir (22-7, 84-25) had a tough competitor in Tucker Owens. The two went neutral through the first and Weir rode the whole second period before escaping with fifty seconds left. The Bronco scored the go ahead takedown soon after, however, and won the 2-1 decision.

Seth Jones (24-12, 26-15) scored a takedown on Joe Lupton but gave up a reversal in the second period. He escaped late in the third and scored a last second takedown for a 5-2 decision.

Blake Sargent (10-5, 99-30) suffered a 4-2 decision to Cam Picklo, Irwin Portillo (26-16, 32-21) received a forfeit, and Scott Patton pinned Mark Boyd in 25 seconds to bring the dual to a close.

The Broncos were eliminated 35-26 by eventual State Champion No. 2 Choctaw (8-1) who defeated No. 1 Broken Arrow (9-1) 29-20 in the finals.