CPHS Wrestling: Sandites top No. 7 Jenks 31-27 on Homecoming, Patton beats State Champion

Jenks hasn’t beaten Sand Springs in wrestling since 1997, but they put up a valiant effort Thursday evening at the Ed Dubie Field House. Class 6A No. 5 ranked Charles Page High School (13-4) deal No. 7 Jenks (7-1) their first dual loss of the season, 31-27, and every match mattered.

At first it looked like Sand Springs was going to roll over the Trojans, taking a 22-0 lead right out of the gate. The visitors did their best to spoil Homecoming, however, winning six of the remaining eight matches and it came down to heavyweight for the dual to be decided.

Christian Forbes kicked the dual off with a 16-5 major decision against Sian Suan, Brendon Wiseley received a crucial forfeit at 113, and Riley Weir topped Garrett Johnson 16-7. Seth Jones recorded the only technical fall of the night, 15-0 against Jonathan Kelvington with ten nearfall points, and Blake Jones topped Garrett Weis 6-4 in sudden-victory overtime before the Trojans ever got on the board.

State Qualifier Branden Elrod pinned Caleb Phillips in 1:13 and Enrie Chavez won a 15-13 sudden victory decision against Preston Medlin.

The biggest match of the night was at 152 where Scott Patton won a 6-2 decision over defending State Champion Drake Vannoy. Patton got the lone takedown in the first period and the wrestlers went scoreless through the second. Patton notched two reversals in the third and gave up one reverse.

State Qualifier Killian McGrew pinned Chris Kirby at 160, Warren Stanley pinned Braden Dahl, and Noah Hernandez won a 5-3 sudden victory decision over Riley Magee to cut the Trojan deficit to 25-24.

Kaden Glass went the distance against Ethan Felts for a 4-2 decision, but Brooks Dudley suffered a 7-0 defeat at the hands of State Qualifier Jared Galli, and it all came down to Josh Fincannon. Fincannon only led 1-0 to start the third period against John Roberts, but picked up three nearfall points for the 4-2 decision.

Sand Springs Wrestling will return to action February 5th at Bixby (3-4) in their final dual of the regular season.