CPHS Wrestling: Blake Jones qualifies for State, places third at Regionals
/Charles Page High School freshman Blake Jones (26-12) qualified for the OSSAA 6A State Tournament with a third place performance at 132 pounds at the East Regional Championship Saturday in Jenks.
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.
In the finals he got payback on Bartlesville junior Ethan Gilkey, who pinned him in a dual earlier this season. Gilkey took a 4-0 lead in the first period with a takedown and two back points, but Jones scored seven in the second with five nearfall. Gilkey picked up two points on stalling penalties in the third.
The No. 5 ranked Sandites are sitting in fifth place after session three at the tournament. 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.
Scott Patton (28-1, 63-23) is in the 152-pound finals.
Kaden Glass (31-8) is aiming for the 220 title.
Chris Kirby (33-12, 55-22) will wrestle for third at 160.
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
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) 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).