CPHS Wrestling: Undefeated Sandites thump Stillwater 40-17

The Class 6A No. 5 ranked Charles Page High School wrestling team improved to 3-0 on the season with a dominant 40-17 win against No. 10 Stillwater (2-2) Tuesday evening at the Ed Dubie Field House.

Sand Springs won nine matches to five, and picked up falls at three weight classes.

The Sandites got off to a hot start, winning their first four matches before Stillwater won the biggest showdown of the night.

Christian Forbes (7-2) decisioned Gabe Fontanez 9-6, Brendon Wiseley (6-2, 20-10) pinned Henry Warren in 2:20, Dylan Luker (1-1) received a forfeit, and Seth Jones (6-2) won a 13-4 major decision against Cade Nicholas for a 19-0 Sandite lead.

The hottest match of the season thus-far pitted two-time State Champion Riley Weir (1-1, 92-28) against sophomore State Champion Carter Young. Young went 40-1 last season as a Sandite, but transferred to Stillwater over the summer. In only his second match of the season, Weir took a 2-0 lead with a first period takedown, but Young tied it up in the second period and added two more takedowns in the third for a 6-4 decision.

Freshman Blake Jones (7-1) got the Sandites back on track with a 10-4 decision over Skylar Lancaster, but Dax Hughes won a 7-3 decision for the Pioneers over Caleb Phillips (1-4, 3-11).

Scott Patton (8-1, 43-23) edged out Tanner Robinson 8-6, and Chris Kirby (6-2, 28-12) topped Brett Black 5-4, but Christian McCutcheon secured Stillwater’s only fall in 2:49 against Braden Dahl (0-1, 1-4).

Riley Magee (4-2, 9-7) made easy work of Devin Alcantara, taking a 9-0 lead into the second period with three sets of back points. He added two more takedowns and a trio of nearfall points before pinning his foe in 3:53.

Freshman standout Kaden Glass (3-0) pinned Camron Kirker in only 1:09 after scoring three takedowns against the Pioneer.

Robbie Parrish (0-3, 2-15) held tough against State Qualifier Sam Smith, but gave up an escape in the third period for a 1-0 loss.

Both teams will return to action Friday at the Thirteenth Annual Kansas City Stampede. Sand Springs placed 29th last year at the prestigious event and the program’s best finish was third place in 2016. They will face teams like Nationally-ranked No. 12 Tuttle and No. 22 Park Hill, as well as 6A No. 4 Edmond North, 5A No. 2 Collinsville, and 3A No. 1 Perry. Carter Young is the only returning tournament champion from either team.