CPHS Wrestling: Sandites place 31st at Kansas City Stampede

The Charles Page High School varsity wrestling team took a depleted roster to the 14th Annual Kansas City Stampede this past weekend and took 31st place out of 49 teams. Liberty, Missouri won the tournament, which featured three top-fifty teams from Intermatwrestle’s national rankings.

Seth Jones (13-4, 57-33) wrestled at 126. In pool play he pinned Daxton DeFrange (Edmond North) in 5:40, Trey Phan (Platte County) in 1:21, Colin Bybee (Newton) in 2:56, and Aydan Cook (Seckman) in 1:52, but fell 6-0 to Logan Ferrero (Whitfield). He lost his first match of the Gold bracket 4-3 to Reese Davis (Tuttle), then beat Dayne Dalrymple (Christian Brothers) 5-2 before falling 6-0 once again in a rematch with Ferrero. He won the ninth-place bracket with a pin of Cassius Vanderpool (Bonner Springs) in 1:43 and an 11-2 major decision against Ayden Dolt (Liberty). 

Chris Kirby (10-5, 68-29) flew through his early competition, pinning his first six opponents. He took down Gage Sporleder (Nixa) in 1:39, Daryn Langford (Kearney) in 0:26, Chandler Holman (Choctaw) in 5:23, Treyton Rusher (Derby) in 0:23, Ethan Ooten (Edmond North) in 0:24, and Amaury Alvarez (Baylor) in 1:14 before getting pinned by eventual tournament Champion Jared Simma (St. Thomas Aquinas). In consolation he was pinned in a rematch with Holman, then pinned by Trevor Christian (Lebanon) before winning a 17-14 decision over Mason Hedgecorth (Smithville) for 11th place.

Brendon Wiseley (10-4, 62-24) competed at 106 pounds, despite battling sickness. In his pool he took a 6-0 lead on Karey Anderson (Monett) before pinning him in 0:55, then earned a 6-2 decision against Kolby McClain (Smithville) before falling 7-4 to Alexander Rallo (Whitfield). He ended pool play with a 1:07 pin of Nate Dovel (Red Oak) and withdrew from the tournament before bracket competition began.

Blake Jones (11-4, 37-18) went 2-2 in pool play at 138 pounds. He pinned Shayden Trant (Ponca City) in 4:00 and won a 10-6 decision against Clayton Moison (Ozark), but lost 6-2 to Trey Crawford (Park Hill) and was pinned by Sawyer Mock (Newton). He came back strong in the Silver bracket, pinning Brayton Chesnut (Creston) in 0:46 and Steven Rodriguez (Randall) in 4:28, with a 10-7 decision against Josh Parks (Edmond North) and a 6-4 rematch with Moison for first place in Silver and 17th overall.

Josh Fincannon (11-5, 50-39), also battling sickness, went 2-2 in pool play at 220 pounds. He pinned Sean Collins (Ozark) in 0:32 and Isaiah Barrett (Garden City) in 0:37, but was pinned by JC Cabuyaban (Liberty) and by eventual tournament champion Cade Lautt (St. James). He pinned Garrett Mead (Goddard) in 1:43, beat Andy Weis (Creston) 9-3 and Mason Crim (Smithville) 13-3 to earn his way to the Silver finals, but was pinned by Xavier Diaz (Klein) for 2nd in Silver and 17th overall.

Brooks Dudley (8-8, 18-16) went 2-2 in pool play at 182 with a 5-4 decision over Dru Guinn (Monnett) and a pin of Matthew Kerutis (Christian Brothers) in 0:31, but was pinned by Dylan Carlton (Seckman) and by Branson Britten (Randall). In the Silver bracket he set a new school record for fastest pin at that weight class, taking down Ryan Sigler (El Reno) in 0:11 to shave a second off Zach Sims’s record. He was then pinned in 0:54 by Josue Chaidez (Randall) and defeated 3-1 by Jacob Loughary (Seckman), but pinned Gabe Harmon (Platte County) in 1:37 and Guinn in 0:43 for seventh place in Silver and 23rd overall.

Harley Newberry (3-6) competed at 113 and went 2-2 in pool play. He was pinned by Shelton Chastain (Mustang) and Easton Hilton (Liberty), but pinned Silas Atkins (Tuttle) in 2:50 and Charlie Zeller (Paola) in 5:23. In the Silver Bracket he was pinned in 5:54 by Andy Lipp (Staley) and majored 13-4 by Knowlyn Egan (Derby). He won a 10-5 decision against Andrew Dent (Lebanon) but was teched 15-0 by Clayton Knapp (El Reno) for 14th place in Silver and 29th overall. 

Sango Whitehorn (4-6, 6-10) wrestled at 195 pounds and took 13th place in Silver and 29th overall. He pinned Ben Bueneman (Holt) in 3:32 in pool play, but fell 11-1 to Piper Pennington (Coweta) and was pinned in three-straight maches by Ashton Sharp (Park Hill), Callum Trester (Liberty), and Braegan Patman (Ozark). He ended the tournament with a pair of wins, pinning Wyatt Holmes (Coweta) in 0:38 and beating Peyton Nevels (Nixa) 18-10.

Robbie Parrish (4-8, 6-23) picked up his first-ever non-forfeit victory in the heavyweight pool, pinning Garrett Childers (Lebanon) in 2:17. He was pinned by Marquonn Journey (Choctaw), Erik Hernandez (Garden City), Chaz Polifika (Perry), and Steven Bussell (Mustang) before getting another win. He pinned Ricky Samuel (Har Ber) in 4:57 before falling to Aidan Gonzalez (Tuttle) in the placement round for 14th place in Silver and 30th overall.

Preston Medlin (3-7, 16-29) won an 8-1 decision against Kamden Huneycutt (Goddard), but lost 7-6 to Schmuke Branch (Farmington), 8-2 to Koa Grace (Staley), 7-2 to Elijah Arl (Lebanon), and was pinned by eventual champion Garrett Bowers (Christian Brothers).

Colton Luker (0-5, 1-5) competed at 120 pounds. He was pinned by Hayden Ferrell (Holt), Jacob Frost (Holy Cross), Johnathon Erp (Red Oak), and Cole Moberly (Mill Valley) in pool action.

Dakota Taylor (0-6, 0-13) competed at 152 pounds and was pinned by Josh James (Garden City), Giovanni Casviasca (Har Ber), Anthony Chellew (Seckman), David Brooks (Staley), and Carson Gleghorn (Paola).

Sand Springs voided 132 and 170 pounds. Former Sandite State Champion Carter Young, who transferred to Stillwater after his freshman year, placed third at 132 with three falls, three technical falls, and a major decision.  

The Sandites will take the rest of the year off to nurse injuries before returning to action Tuesday, January 7th in a dual against Bixby, 7:00 p.m. at Clyde Boyd Middle School.

Champions
106: Cael Hughes (Stillwater).
113: Cameron Steed (Collinsville).
120: Jeremiah Reno (Liberty).
126: Keegan Slyter (Olathe North).
132: Brandon Borlinghaus (Staley).
138: Garrison Dendy (Baylor).
145: Garrett Bowers (Christian Brothers).
152: Brady DeArmond (Tuttle).
160: Jared Simma (St. Thomas Aquinas).
170: Aiden Johnson (Staley).
182: Tate Picklo (Mustang).
195: Rocky Elam (Staley).
220: Cade Lautt (St. James).
285: Marquonn Journey (Choctaw).

Girls Champions
103: Peyton Hand (Choctaw).
110: Jaryn Ortegan (Randall).
115: Emalie Olson (Kearney).
120: Jordan Knecht (Paola).
125: Maria Slaughter (Holt).
130: Haley Ward (Fort Osage).
135: Maddie Kubicki (Park Hill).
142: Esther Han (Holt).
152: Talora Frisbee (Lebanon).
166: Ava Miller (Truman).
187: Samantha Mumm (Plattsburg).
235: Lexie Cole (Kearney).

Team Scores
600 Liberty
561.5 Baylor
560.5 Tuttle
462 Mustang
432.5 Choctaw
412.5 Staley
388 Neosho
364.5 Goddard
357 Park Hill
338 Collinsville
330 Stillwater
322 Whitfield
294 Mill Valley
275 Southmoore
271.5 Christian Brothers
266.5 Randall
258 Arkansas City
234 Monett
231.5 Edmond North
229.5 Lebanon
210 Newton
210 Ozark
204.5 Kearney
204 Holy Cross
196 Smithville
194 Olathe North
180.5 Derby
174 Perry
173 Creston
169 Nixa
159 Sand Springs
157 Garden City
149 Holt
142 Klein
135.5 Coweta
132.5 Seckman
129 Fort Osage
128.5 Farmington
128.5 Timberland
128 Platte County
126.5 El Reno
126 Red Oak
110 Paola
92 Ponca City
83 St. James
83 St. Thomas Aquinas
58 Har Ber
54 Holton
41.5 Bonner Springs

CPHS Wrestling: Sandites routed 58-9 by No. 2 Mustang

Brendon Wiseley, pictured here in a dual with Stillwater, put the Sandites on the board against Mustang after his team fell behind 37-0.

The Class 6A No. 7 ranked Charles Page High School wrestling team (2-1) took on its toughest opponent of the season thus far Tuesday night, and were routed 58-9 by No. 2 Mustang (4-0) at the Ed Dubie Field House. The home team won only two matches, and gave up six pins in their worst loss since 2000.

Mustang is currently ranked No. 39 in the country by Intermatwrestle.com and features four defending State Champions.

The dual started at 160 pounds and Mustang won five consecutive pins and seven-straight matches for a 37-0 lead before Brendon Wiseley (7-3, 59-23) picked up a 4-0 decision against Shelton Chastain. The Broncos won their next two matches before Seth Jones (6-1, 50-30) pinned Weldon Bryan in 1:59 to make it 48-9. The visitors ended the night on a three-match run.

The Sandites have two more top-ranked duals on the horizon against 6A No. 1 Broken Arrow (2-0) and 5A No. 2 Collinsville (2-0), but first will travel to the Kansas City Stampede in their final event of 2019. Mustang will also compete at Kansas City.

MHS 58 CPHS 9
160: Jacen Jackson (MHS) FALL 3:36 Chase White.
170: Joseph Sylvester (MHS) FALL 1:06 Dakota Taylor.
182: Tate Picklo (MHS) FALL 0:30 Thomas Naugle.
195: Jack Kitchingham (MHS) FALL 1:31 Brooks Dudley.
220: Judson Rowland (MHS) FALL 1:01 Robbie Parrish.
285: Christian Rowland (MHS) 1-0 Josh Fincannon.
106: Haden London (MHS) 16-4 Shane Wolf.
113: Brendon Wiseley (CPHS) 4-0 Shelton Chastain.
120: Tucker Owens (MHS) 17-0 Colton Luker.
126: Kidd Johnson (MHS) FALL 1:57 Ethan Norton.
132: Seth Jones (CPHS) FALL 1:59 Weldon Bryan.
138: Keegan Luton (MHS) 17-8 Caleb Phillips.
145: Claude Moates (MHS) 6-4 Blake Jones.
152: Colt Fischer (MHS) 4-2 Preston Medlin.

Marques Haynes to be inducted into Small College Basketball Hall of Fame

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Small College Basketball announced its 2019 National Hall of Fame Class in Kansas City, Mo. this past weekend. Naismith Hall of Famer and Langston University Alumni Marques Haynes was selected for inclusion in this year's class.

Haynes attended the now-defunct Booker T. Washington High School in Sand Springs, helping his team to Oklahoma Black High School Class B State Championships in 1940 and 1941, and a Negro League National Championship in 1941. The section of Highway 97 that runs through Sand Springs is named in his honor.

With an initial $25-church scholarship Marques Haynes enrolled at Langston University. He was an athlete-student there from 1942-46. During that time the team went 112-3, including a 59-game winning streak. He was named the Langston MVP and a Southwestern Athletic All-Conference member all four years , leading the team to Historic Black Colleges & University (HBCU) National Championships in 1944 and 1946.

In 1946 his Langston team upset the Harlem Globetrotters. Haynes would gain international acclaim as a member of the Globetrotters and as an ambassador of the game. Considered to have been among the game's greatest ball handlers, he was inducted into the NAIA Hall of Fame in 1985, the Sand Springs Education Foundation Hall of Fame in 1990, the Jim Thorpe Hall of Fame in 1993, the Langston University Hall of Fame in 1995, the Naismith Hall of Fame in 1998, and the Oklahoma Hall of Fame in 2011. Observers claimed that Haynes was able to dribble a ball three times in a second and control the ball just an inch or two off the floor.

"We are very excited to welcome the Class of 2019 into our Small College Basketball National Hall of Fame," said SCB founder John McCarthy. "This is a tremendously accomplished and impressive class, and I am very thankful to our Hall of Fame Committee, as they have spent a great deal of time researching and analyzing many, many potential candidates for this prestigious induction. Congratulations to every member of this special class."

To view the additional selections to this year's SCB Hall of Fame class and for more information on the Small College Basketball Association click here. 

Sandite of the Week: Beau Bratcher

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

This week, Sandite Pride would like to recognize CPHS junior Beau Bratcher as the Sandite of the Week for his outstanding performance at the Geary Invitational Wrestling Tournament.

Bratcher has had a stellar season thus-far, taking second at the Perry Tournament of Champions and 9th at the prestigious Kansas City Stampede.

He's undefeated in duals, has an overall record of 20-4 for the season, and is currently ranked #4 in 6A by okwrestle.com

In his opening match at this past weekend's tournament, he defeated #5 Caleb Wise (Broken Arrow) by 6-5 decision, but lost 5-1 in round two to Tuttle's 4A State Runner-Up Brik Filippo. 

Moving to the consolation bracket meant Bratcher had to wrestle twice as many opponents as most of his team mates if he wanted to make it to the 2nd place match.

He quickly pinned Piedmont's Fisher Johnson in 42 seconds, then pinned Juan Centeno of Altus in only 36 seconds. Next to fall was Choctaw's #7 ranked Jeff Spear, who lasted 1:22, followed by Hunter Jump of Lawton MacArthur, who fell in 1:45.

In the Consolation Semi-Finals, Bratcher was pitted against Stillwater's #6 ranked State-Qualifier Tyler Dieringer, whom he defeated 5-1. Earlier that same week, Bratcher defeated Dieringer 5-1 in the dual against Stillwater. 

In the third-place match, Bratcher once again had to wrestle Caleb Wise, and once again he won by a single point, edging him out 2-1.

Securing third place, he got to wrestle the loser of the championship match, Shane Brackup of nationally ranked #3 Blair Academy, and defeated him by 10-2 major decision to claim the title of Geary Invitational Runner-Up.

Bratcher's seven-straight wins is the second-longest win streak of any Sandite this season. Only undefeated Daton Fix has managed to win more than 7-straight.

Sandite of the Week: Daton Fix

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

This week Sandite Pride would like to recognize Daton Fix as Sandite of the Week for his 1st place finish at the prestigious Kansas City Stampede. This is Fix's third win at the annual event, making him only the sixth contender to win it 3 or more times. He won it the last two years at 113 and 126, and this year at 132.

Fix is a two-time state champion and has an undefeated high school record of 86-0 with a 13-0 record this year. He's claimed 15 National Championships, 2 Pan-American Championships, a Junior Olympics Silver Medal, and a World Championship Bronze Medal. 

In the last two years he has wrestled in Bosnia, China, Colombia, Slovakia, and Brazil. He is currently ranked 1st in Oklahoma at 132, 3rd in America at 126, and 9th in America pound-for-pound.