CPHS Wrestling: Sandites qualify six for State, sitting in fifth at Regionals
/The No. 5 ranked Charles Page High School wrestling team is sitting in fifth place after session three at the 6A-East Regional. The Sandites have qualified six for the State Tournament with three finalists and three consolation finalists. The team has 124.5 points, trailing No. 1 Broken Arrow at 274.5, No. 4 Edmond North at 161.5, No. 9 Owasso with 136.5, and No. 13 Bartlesville with 125.
Brendon Wiseley (35-11, 49-19) pinned his way to the 106-pound finals, taking down Cooper Britton in 5:34, Brenner James in 1:38, and Colby Strachan in 4:27. Wiseley will take on Broken Arrow junior Bryce Cockrell in the finals. He pinned Cockrell in their last meeting.
Scott Patton (28-1, 63-23) is in the 152-pound finals. He pinned Spencer Shook in 5:23 and majored Jayden Villalobos 14-1. In the finals he will take on defending Jenks State Champion Drake Vannoy, who he defeated 6-2 in a dual earlier this year.
Kaden Glass (31-8) is aiming for the 220 title. He pinned Curtis Fodor in 1:07 and Luis Vega in 1:41 at 195 pounds, then edged out Elijah Tomlin 3-2 in the semifinals. In the finals he will take on two-time defending Broken Arrow State Champion Gavin Potter. Potter pinned Glass at the Sapulpa tournament finals, but Glass was able to score on the senior.
Seth Jones (19-13, 41-27) will wrestle for third at 126. He pinned Killian McNichol in 3:38 and Noah Smith in 1:51 before falling 9-0 to defending State Champion Laif Jones in the semis. He scored an 8-7 decision against Ahmad Alserafei Saturday morning, scoring the go-ahead escape with 25 seconds left in the third. In placement he will wrestle Ponca City sophomore Shayden Trant.
Chris Kirby (33-12, 55-22) will wrestle for third at 160. He pinned Noah Alexander in 2:11, Devin Cross in 0:18, Isaac Gibson in 1:56, and Killian McGrew in 3:01. In placement he will get a rematch with Owasso junior Nate Jacobson who defeated him in the semifinals on Friday.
Blake Jones (25-12) will wrestle for third at 132. He pinned Caleb Rogers in 5:26 and Logan Herrell in 2:47, decisioned Garrett Weis 8-2, teched Cason Deyalsingh 17-1 in only 3:00 and majored Carlos Arechiga 12-4. His only loss was an upset to Union freshman Caleb Rogers who pinned him in 5:26 after the Sandite led 10-3 in the third period. He will take on Bartlesville junior Ethan Gilkey, who pinned him in a dual earlier this season.
Two-time State Champion Riley Weir is out for the remainder of the season with a rib injury and ended his career with a 108-34 record.
The placement matches will be held at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday at Jenks’s Frank Herald Field House. All six Sandites are guaranteed to advance to State, but their placement will determine their seeding.
Team Scores
274.5 Broken Arrow
161.5 Edmond North
136.5 Owasso
125.0 Bartlesville
124.5 Sand Springs
117.5 Jenks
85.0 Ponca City
85.0 Union
64.0 Shawnee
58.5 Muskogee
58.0 Enid
50.5 Norman
44.0 Bixby
37.0 Putnam North
17.0 Edmond Santa Fe
12.0 Sapulpa
Finals
106: Wiseley (CPHS) v. Cockrell (Bartlesville).
113: Cockrell (BAHS) v. Tecson (Owasso).
120: Blankenship (Bixby) v. Hill (BAHS).
126: Perez (BAHS) v. Jones (Bartlesville).
132: Witcraft (BAHS) v. Washington (Owasso).
138: Schickram (PoHi) v. Gonzalez (BAHS).
145: Randall (EdNo) v. Hernandez (Union).
152: Patton (CPHS) v. Vannoy (Jenks).
160: Floyd (EdNo) v. Rozell (BAHS).
170: Mattioda (BAHS) v. Bowman (EdNo).
182: Skillings (BAHS) v. Fleming (Owasso).
195: Potter (BAHS) v. Glass (CPHS).
220: Marcheselli (BAHS) v. McCoy (EdNo).
285: Cortes (BAHS) v. Orr (Jenks).