CPHS Wrestling: Sandites win fourth-straight District Championship 45-27 over No. 14 Bartlesville
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The Class 6A No. 5 ranked Charles Page High School wrestling team (8-1) won their fourth-straight District Championship Thursday evening at the Ed Dubie Field House, punching their ticket to the Dual State Tournament next month in Shawnee.
Sand Springs routed Muskogee 69-10 and Enid 65-12 before winning a 45-27 barn burner against No. 14 Bartlesville (6-3). The Sandites won nine matches to five, but the Bruins recorded three falls and an injury forfeit to keep things close for most of the dual.
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Josh Fincannon (19-13, 33-30) started the dual at 285 and pinned Ridge Brewington in 0:55. Christian Forbes (14-6) scored a 6-4 decision against Colby Strachan in a 106 battle of freshmen. Brendon Wiseley (19-9, 33-17) had a tough opponent in State Qualifier David Boucher, but recorded a takedown in the first period and reversals in the next two for a 6-0 decision.
Defending two-time State Champion Riley Weir (16-6, 107-33) had to take a medical forfeit at 126, suffering an injury shortly into the second period against State Qualifier Corwin Strachan, and the Bruins rode that momentum for four-straight match wins.
Seth Jones (13-8, 35-22) scored first on State Champion Laif Jones but gave up a reversal in the second. An escape gave the Sandite a 3-2 lead to start the third but the Bruin got a reversal with forty seconds left. Jones escaped to tie it, but Laif Jones got a takedown in sudden victory overtime.
Blake Jones (12-9) scored early on Ethan Gilkey but gave up reversals in the first and second periods before getting pinned in 3:32. State Qualifier Brayden Strachan pinned Caleb Phillips (3-10, 5-17) in 1:55 for a 21-12 Bruin lead.
Preston Medlin (8-14) got the Sandites back on track with an 8-1 decision over Kaleb Childress. Scott Patton (22-1, 57-23) pinned Jakob Hammack in 1:38 and Chris Kirby (22-7, 44-17) pinned Reed Blockard in 0:28 to put the Sandites out front at 27-21, but Laken Clowdus tied it up again by pinning Braden Dahl (5-5, 6-8) in 1:02.
Those would be the last points the Bruins would score. Riley Magee (9-7, 14-12) pinned Sabe Reddy in 4:33, Brooks Dudley (6-2) pinned Joe Fodor in 5:15, and Kaden Glass (18-7) pinned Jaden James in 1:12 to conclude the night.
Sand Springs wrestling will return to action Friday at the Owasso Ram Dual Tournament. The Sandites won the tournament in 2017 and placed fifth last season with four wins and two losses.
