CPHS Wrestling: Sandites dominated 47-6 by nationally-ranked Broken Arrow
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The Class 6A No. 5 ranked Charles Page High School wrestling team (5-1) suffered their first defeat of the season Tuesday night at the hands of No. 1 Broken Arrow (6-1). The 47-6 defeat was their worst dual loss since 2008, but it came at the hands of a program ranked seventeenth in the nation. The Sandites forfeited two matches and won only two of twelve, but seven of their ten losses were by decision and six losses came by two points or less.
Christian Forbes (11-6) lost a 3-1 decision to Bryce Cockrell. Brendon Wiseley (16-9, 30-17) lost a 4-3 decision to Jackson Cockrell. Tied 2-2 with thirty seconds in the match Wiseley caught a single leg but Cockrell got a whizzer in for the takedown.
State Qualifier Blazik Perez won a 3-1 decision over Seth Jones (11-6, 33-21), State Champion Reece Witcraft received a forfeit, State Qualifier Blake Gonzalez won a 14-6 major decision against Blake Jones (10-8), and Chris Moores won a 7-0 decision against Preston Medlin (7-12).
The Sandites’ only two wins came at 120 and 152. State Champion Riley Weir (14-5, 105-32) and State Qualifier Jared Hill went scoreless through the first and second periods. Weir escaped to start the third. Hill got hooks in on Weir for a throw, but the Sandite headlocked his foe for a takedown and backpoints for the 6-0 decision.
Diego Maturino tried to take down Scott Patton (19-1, 54-23) with a single leg early in the 152-pound match, but the Sandite got a headlock for back points. Maturino got a reversal and a takedown, but Patton notched two escapes and a takedown for the 9-6 decision.
Chris Kirby (19-7, 41-17) put on a show at 160 against Ty Rozell. In typical Westside Strangler fashion, Kirby fell in an early hole before reversing for backpoints with his signature headlock. He scored two more nearfall points in the second period, but Rozell added two more takedowns for an 8-7 decision.
State Runner-Up Bryce Mattioda pinned Braden Dahl (3-4, 4-7) in 1:34, Emmanuel Skillings won an 8-5 decision over Riley Magee (6-7, 11-12), State Champion Gavin Potter won a 15-7 major decision over Kaden Glass (15-7), State Champion Zach Marcheselli received a forfeit, and State Qualifier Noah Cortes won a 6-4 decision over Josh Fincannon (16-13, 30-30) to conclude the night.
Sandite Wrestling will return to action Thursday at 4:00 p.m. with a district quadrangle against Enid (3-2), Muskogee (2-2), and No. 14 Bartlesville (4-2). Sand Springs has won three-straight district titles.
