CPHS Wrestling: Chris Kirby qualifies for State, places third at Regionals

Charles Page High School junior Chris Kirby (34-12, 56-22) placed third at the OSSAA 6A-East Regional Championship Saturday in Jenks, qualifying for the State Tournament at 160 pounds.

Kirby pinned Noah Alexander in 2:11, Devin Cross in 0:18, Isaac Gibson in 1:56, and Killian McGrew in 3:01, then won a rematch with Owasso junior Nate Jacobson.

Jacobson pinned Kirby in the semifinals, but Kirby came won a 14-10 shootout in consolation. Jacobson scored a pair of takedowns in the first but Kirby scored with sixteen seconds left to tie it at 4-4, then scored a takedown and nearfall points in the second for the 9-6 lead. Both wrestlers scored takedowns in the third, but Kirby got a trio of escapes and held on for the win.

Kirby is a returning State Qualifier, placing fourth last year. He leads the team in falls with 29 this season.

The No. 5 ranked Sandites are sitting in third place at the tournament with a one-point lead on Owasso and a 1.5 lead on Bartleville. The Sandites have qualified six for the State Tournament with three finalists and three consolation finalists.

Brendon Wiseley (36-11, 50-19) won the 106 pound title 5-0 against Broken Arrow’s Bryce Cockrell.

Seth Jones (20-13, 42-27) placed third at 126 with a 10-0 major decision against Ponca City’s Shayden Trant.

Blake Jones (26-12) placed third at 132 with a 7-6 decision over Bartlesville’s Ethan Gilkey.

Scott Patton (29-1, 64-23) won the 152 pound bracket with a 4-2 decision over defending Jenks State Champion Drake Vannoy.

Kaden Glass (31-8) is aiming for the 220 title.

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.

All six Sandites are guaranteed to advance to State, but their placement will determine their seeding.

Team Scores (after session 3)
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) 5-0 Cockrell (Bartlesville).
113: Cockrell (BAHS) 4-0 Tecson (Owasso).
120: Blankenship (Bixby) FALL Hill (BAHS).
126: Jones (Bartlesville) 1-0 Perez (BAHS).
132: Witcraft (BAHS) 7-2 Washington (Owasso).
138: Schickram (PoHi) FALL Gonzalez (BAHS).
145: Hernandez (Union) 11-5 Randall (EdNo).
152: Patton (CPHS) 4-2 Vannoy (Jenks).
160: Floyd (EdNo) 3-2 Rozell (BAHS).
170: Mattioda (BAHS) FALL Bowman (EdNo).
182: Skillings (BAHS) 6-4 Fleming (Owasso).
195: Potter (BAHS) v. Glass (CPHS).
220: Marcheselli (BAHS) v. McCoy (EdNo).
285: Cortes (BAHS) v. Orr (Jenks).