CPHS Wrestling: Sandites fall 42-26 to No. 6 Jenks, Junior High wins 47-21

Shane Wolf gets a pin against Braden Conn Thursday night in Jenks. (Photo: Scott Emigh).

The Class 6A No. 6 ranked Jenks High School Wrestling team (6-1) celebrated senior night with a 42-26 win over No. 10 Charles Page High School (10-6) Thursday night at Frank Herald Field House. The night was doubly special for the Trojans, as it was their last home dual under Head Coach Ray Weis, who is retiring after twenty years with the program. The Sandites junior high won their dual 47-21.

Shane Wolf (13-12) kicked off the dual at 106 pounds with an easy win against Braden Conn, taking an 8-0 lead before pinning the Trojan in 5:11. Freshman standout Mitchell Smith (14-4) followed the effort with a pin of Lucas Spicer in 1:08.

Jenks got on the board with a medical forfeit early into the 120 match. Caden Vaughn (9-4) only recently returned to the lineup with a shoulder injury, and had it aggravated in the match against Garrett Rawlins. 

Seth Jones (20-4, 64-33) continued the Sandite pin streak with a 3:48 fall against Matt Ruley, but Jenks soon retaliated. Carter Goodman (8-10) led 5-2 before getting stuck at the 5:30 mark by Jonathan Kelvington. 

Blake Jones (21-8, 47-22) gave up an 8-5 decision to State Qualifier Branden Elrod but battled back after a 6-0 deficit with two third-period takedowns. Preston Medlin (18-12, 31-34) earned those points back with a 6-1 decision against Connor Robbins.

The Sandites forfeited 152 to State Qualifier Thatcher Hall to tie the dual up at 21-21 and the Trojans took their first lead when two-time State Champion Drake Vannoy pinned Dakota Taylor (3-16, 3-23). 

Chris Kirby (26-8, 84-32) got the visitors back on track with a huge 4-3 decision over State Qualifier Killian McGrew in one of the most exciting matches of the year, but Garrett Weis responded with a 7-3 decision against Sango Whitehorn (8-20, 10-24) to make it 30-24 with three matches left. 

Ethan Felts clinched the dual for the Trojans by pinning Brooks Dudley (21-15, 31-23), and the Sandites were deducted a team point for unsportsmanlike conduct following the match.

Josh Fincannon (28-10, 67-44) won a 9-7 decision over Hayden Crawley for the final Sandite points, then John Roberts wrapped up the dual with a pin of Robbie Parrish (7-15, 9-30) at heavyweight.

Sand Springs Wrestling will return to action Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. when they host nationally ranked No. 24 Broken Arrow (12-2) in their final event of the regular season. Jenks will travel to No. 14 Bixby (1-5) on Tuesday.