CPHS Senior Daton Fix attains #1 ranking in USA pound-for-pound

Four-time undefeated State Champion Daton Fix hasn't lost a match in the U.S. since October of 2015.

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

Daton Fix is a household name in Sand Springs by now. Every serious high school wrestling fan in the United States is at least somewhat aware of him, and every year his name-recognition increases worldwide as he racks up the hardware at junior and senior level freestyle events across the globe.

Fix has held the #1 ranking from FloWrestling in the 132-pound weight class since June, but after finishing his high school career undefeated as a four-time State Champion, he has now climbed to the top of the pound-for-pound rankings as well.

The previous #1 was Iowa University-signed senior Spencer Lee.

Fix and Lee have held very similar careers these past four years. The two first met in May of 2013 at the Cadet Freestyle Nationals in the 110-pound weight class. Lee rolled to a 13-2 technical fall for the National title.

Two years later it was Fix's turn, winning a 9-6 decision for the Championship. Since then, the Pennsylvania State Champion has won a pair of gold medals at the World Championships while the Oklahoman won bronze the past two years. 

So what pushed Fix past Lee in the rankings? How he finished in high school. While Fix concluded his undefeated career with a 168-0 record and four State Championships, Lee lost his final match to end as a three-time State Champ and four-time finalist with a 144-1 record.

Lee could still easily make his case to remain number one, however. His loss was to a no-joke opponent in Drexel-signed senior Austin Desanto, who was then ranked fourth in the nation at their weight class. Furthermore, though he refuses to use it as an excuse, Lee was wrestling with a torn ACL in his right knee. 

In the latest Flo rankings, Fix moved from third to first, while Lee dropped from first to third. Second-ranked Cornell-signed senior Yianni Diakomihalis held his spot. Diakomihalis and Fix have split decisions in the past. Diakomihalis defeated Fix 5-0 in the 2014 Super 32 finals, but Fix won a 3-1 overtime decision for the FloNationals Folkstyle Championship in 2015. Diakomihalis finished his career with a 243-3 record but didn't compete for the State Championship due to a broken elbow. 

While the odds of meeting the 145-pound Diakomihalis is college is unlikely, it's very likely we could see Fix and Lee meet again, either at the collegiate level or in national/international freestyle competitions.

For now, the only four-time State Champion in Sandite history has certainly lived up to his Twitter handle of "Greatest Ever." At least, greatest ever in Sand Springs. But the State Championships were just small stepping stones in his ultimate quest for Olympic Gold. He'll get his first shot in Tokyo in 2020, but till then he'll have to be content with being the #1 wrestler in America, and maybe win a few NCAA Division One titles for Oklahoma State University along the way.

Daton Fix titles:

2X Oklahoma Junior High State Champion
2X USAW Schoolboy Freestyle National Champion
2X USAW Schoolboy Greco-Roman National Champion
2012 USAW Preseason Middle School National Champion
2013 USAW Cadet Greco-Roman National Champion
2013 USAW Cadet Freestyle National Champion
2014 USAW Cadet Folkstyle National Champion
2014 Cadet Greco-Roman Pan American Champion
2014 Cadet Freestyle Pan American Champion
2014 Youth Olympics Freestyle Silver Medalist
2015 Junior Folkstyle FloNationals Champion
2X UWW Cadet Freestyle National Champion
2015 USAW Junior Freestyle National Champion
2016 Cadet Worlds Freestyle Bronze Medalist
2X Jay Hancock Memorial Champion
2X UWW Junior Freestyle National Champion
2016 Junior Worlds Freestyle Bronze Medalist
4X Perry Tournament Champion
4X Kansas City Stampede Champion
2X Geary Invitational Champion
4X Jerry Billings-Bobby Lyons Champion
4X OSSAA 6A-East Regional Champion
4X OSSAA 6A State Champion

No. 1 CPHS Wrestling splits consolation round, guaranteed seven placers

Senior Tanner Ward won his consolation semifinal match, guaranteeing his spot as a four-time State-placer. (Photo: Scott Emigh).

Top-Ten Team Scores: 

1. Sand Springs (107.5)
2. Broken Arrow (101)
3. Choctaw (94.5)
4. Edmond North (54)
5. Stillwater (47)
6. Yukon (33)
7. Mustang (30)
8. Ponca City (30)
9. Midwest City (28.5)
10. Norman North (28)

Consolation Finals:

106: Fowler (Yukon) vs Long (Union)
113: Ward (CPHS) vs Picklo (Mustang)
120: Lupton (Mustang) vs Jones (Bartlesville)
126: Holman (Choctaw) vs Schickram (Ponca)
132: Edwards (Mustang) vs Schickram (Ponca)
138: Simons (EDN) vs Mattioda (BAHS)
145: Gilmore (Yukon) vs Johnson (Westmoore)
152: Walker (MWC) vs Rubio (Ponca)
160: Wise (BAHS) vs Messer (NNHS)
170: McBride (Mustang) vs Hensley (EDM)
182: Carnes (Sapulpa) vs Johnson (Owasso)
195: Jones (Putnam) vs Johnson (Owasso)
220: Lancaster (Putnam) vs Poole (Choctaw)
285: Austin (Choctaw) vs Haff (Owasso)

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

The No. 1 ranked Charles Page High School wrestling team is still in good position to win their first State Championship since 1971 with seven competitors still in contention and guaranteed to place. But they haven't clenched it yet.

With six finalists waiting to wrestle this evening, the Sandites had only two matches in the Saturday morning consolation semifinals. Seniors Michael Ritchey and Tanner Ward split wins, and Ward will wrestle for third place this afternoon around 12:45 p.m. 

Ward (34-11 season, 110-23 career) breezed through Bartlesville sophomore Brayden Strachan (33-9) with a pair of takedowns and a trio of nearfall points for a 7-1 first period lead in the 113-pound consolation semifinals. He started the second period on bottom and reversed in the first twenty seconds. Strachan reversed immediately after, and Ward reversed once again near the end of the period. The Sandite added a takedown to start the third, cut his foe loose, and repeated to try for a technical fall. Strachan got the final score however, and Ward settled for a 15-7 major decision. The four-time State placer will take on Mustang sophomore Cameron Picklo (31-7) in the placement round. 

Ritchey (36-12, 65-36) scored first against Mustang junior Joe Lupton (30-7) and held a 2-0 advantage to start the second period on top. Lupton failed to escape and Ritchey elected to start the third period on top as well. This time the Bronco got the upper hand for a reversal with 50 seconds left and sent the match into overtime, scoring a takedown for the 4-2 sudden victory decision. 

Sand Springs has lots of opportunity to score points, with sophomore Riley Weir (113), senior Daton Fix (132), senior Jack Karstetter (138), senior Beau Bratcher (145), junior Payton Scott (152), and senior Delvin Jordan (220) all wrestling for State titles.

Broken Arrow and Choctaw are still nipping at the heels of the Sandites, however. The third-ranked Tigers also have seven wrestlers in contention, with five finalists and two consolation finalists. The defending State Champions from Choctaw have seven in contention with four finalists and three consolation finalists.

The tournament is being held at Jim Norick Arena in the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds in Oklahoma City. Consolation finals are slated to begin at 12:45 p.m., with the Championship matches scheduled for 5:45 p.m. Team and Individual awards presentations will be held at the conclusion of all wrestling. 

Oklahoma Wrestling: Week Twelve High School 6A Individual and Team Rankings

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

106

1. Riley Weir (Sand Springs sophomore) 
2. Gabe Johnson (Choctaw freshman) 
3. Braden Fowler (Yukon senior)
4. Garrett Steidley (Edmond Memorial freshman)
5. Jackson Cockrell (Broken Arrow freshman)
6. Brandon Blose (Sapulpa senior)
7. Nate Becker (Edmond North freshman)
8. Austin Hall (Southmoore senior)
9. Corwin Strachan (Bartlesville sophomore)
10. Yoshi Orikasha (Norman)

Gabe Johnson pinned Nate Becker in 4:29 in a dual.

113

1. Colt Newton (Choctaw sophomore)
2. TJ Long (Union sophomore)
3. Tanner Ward (Sand Springs senior)
4. Johnathan Warford (Sapulpa junior)
5. Andrew Police (Broken Arrow freshman)
6. Brayden Strachan (Bartlesville sophomore)
7. Will Pham (Deer Creek freshman)
8. Joe Lupton (Mustang junior)
9. Yves Worou (Norman North)
10. Noah Hanscom (Yukon) 

120

1. Paxton Rosen (Edmond North senior)
2. Canon Randall (Westmoore senior)
3. Tyler Lawley (Broken Arrow senior)
4. Michael Ritchey (Sand Springs senior)
5. Caron Watson (Union junior)
6. Cameron Picklo (Mustang sophomore)
7. Laif Jones (Bartlesville sophomore) Previously #8
8. Jacob Swenson (Ponca City junior) Previously #9
9. Chase Slatton (Jenks senior) Previously #10
10. Cameron Clark (Sapulpa senior) Previously unranked

No. 7 Blake Gonzalez moved up to 126 at Bishop Kelley. Cameron Clark moved into the tenth spot after placing fourth at Jenks and fifth at Yukon. 

126

1. Drew Wilson (Midwest City senior)
2. Spencer Schickram (Ponca City sophomore)
3. Blake Sargent (Sand Springs junior)
4. Blake Gonzalez (Broken Arrow) Previously #7 in 120
5. Wyatt Johnson (Owasso senior) Previously #4
6. Brandon Bright (Edmond North senior) Previously #5
7. Trent Higginbotham (Edmond North junior) Previously #6
8. Alaisa Rubio (U.S. Grant) Previously #7
9. Logan Herrell (Enid sophomore) Previously #8
10. DaQuan Carbajal (Moore junior) Previously #9

Blake Gonzalez moved up from 120 and placed fourth at Bishop Kelley, pinning Logan Herrell and defeating Wyatt Johnson 6-2. No. 10 Irwin Portillo was bumped out of the rankings.

132

1. Daton Fix (Sand Springs senior)
2. Drake Vannoy (Edmond North freshman) Previously #5
3. Connor Holman (Choctaw junior) Previously #2
4. Tanner Cole (Deer Creek senior) Previously #3
5. Dylan Schickram (Ponca City junior) Previously #4
6. Sam Avant (Norman North senior)
7. Baylor Smith (Owasso junior) Previously #9 in 138
8. TaJuan Daniels (Broken Arrow senior) Previously #7
9. Easton Hudson (Bixby senior) Previously #8
10. Jacob Blumenthal (Westmoore senior) Previously #9

Drake Vannoy upset Connor Holman 6-3 in a dual. Baylor Smith cut from 138 and upset TaJuan Daniels 7-4 at Bishop Kelley, bumping No. 10 Trey Edwards out of the rankings.

138

1. Jaxen Gilmore (Yukon junior)
2. Jack Karstetter (Sand Springs senior)
3. Tyler Dieringer (Stillwater senior)
4. Kruz Simons (Edmond North sophomore)
5. Josh Suter (Norman senior) 
6. Elijah Barnett (Booker T. Washington)
7. Bryce Mattioda (Broken Arrow freshman) 
8. Cody Mathis (Sand Springs junior)
9. Dawson Hunt (Ponca City senior) Previously #10
10. Austin Daniels (Jenks) Previously unranked

No. 9 Baylor Smith cut to 132 at Bishop Kelley. Austin Daniels slipped into the bottom spot thanks to a fourth place finish at the Chuck West Invitational, a second place finish at Jenks, and a sixth place finish at Yukon. 

145

1. Kendon Lee (Stillwater senior)
2. Beau Bratcher (Sand Springs senior)
3. Ryan Swanson (Westmoore junior)
4. Seth Graves (Edmond Memorial senior)
5. Zane Taylor (Yukon) 
6. Brandon Conrad (Owasso senior)
7. Shamar Duncan (Putnam City senior)
8. Killian McGrew (Jenks freshman)
9. Noah Austin (Edmond North senior)
10. Micah Lugafet (Deer Creek)

152

1. Payton Scott (Sand Springs junior)
2. Baywiin Hollingshead (Yukon)
3. Kyle Knowles (Edmond Memorial freshman)
4. Robert "RJ" Walker (Midwest City senior)
5. Ezequiel "Zeke" Rubio (Ponca City senior)
6. Jacob Swafford (Edmond North) Previously #10
7. Jeff Speer (Choctaw junior) Previously #6
8. Zach Johnson (Westmoore sophomore) Previously #7
9. Jermain Harring (Union) Previously #8
10. Brady Mattioda (Broken Arrow junior) Previously #9

Jacob Swafford pulled off a 6-3 upset of Jeff Speer in a dual. Brady Mattioda placed second at Bishop Kelley and defeated Austin Loza 10-3.

160

1. Jaryn Curry (Choctaw junior)
2. Chase Vincent (Yukon senior)
3. Caleb Wise (Broken Arrow junior)
4. Connor Wilcoxen (Stillwater senior)
5. Joseph Messer (Norman North senior)
6. Cooper Meadows (Mustang senior)
7. Nolan Miller (Owasso junior) 
8. Chase Kelvington (Jenks) 
9. Noah Almy (Sand Springs sophomore) 
10. Grayson White (Ponca City junior)

Caleb Wise placed first at Bishop Kelley.

170

1. Zane Basma (Sand Springs senior)
2. Zane Coleman (Choctaw sophomore)
3. Christian Bahl (Stillwater senior)
4. Payden Brown (Putnam City senior)
5. Tyren Robb (Norman) 
6. Gage McBride (Mustang senior)
7. Sam Hensley (Edmond Memorial junior)
8. Joe Speno (Edmond Santa Fe senior)
9. Kaleb Mertz (Owasso junior) 
10. Lane Newlin (Ponca City)

182

1. Gavin Potter (Broken Arrow)
2. Easton Rendleman (Choctaw junior)
3. Justin "JD" Johnson (Owasso junior)
4. Jace Brownlee (Stillwater senior)
5. Shane Flandermeyer (Westmoore junior)
6. Dakota Carnes (Sapulpa senior)
7. Noah Hooks (Edmond North junior)
8. Declan O'Brien (Deer Creek)
9. Jaylen Childs (Putnam North) 
10. Joe Curtis (Bixby sophomore)

Gavin Potter placed second at Bishop Kelley. 

195

1. Zach Marcheselli (Broken Arrow sophomore)
2. Blake Minnick (Edmond North sophomore)
3. Jesse Wetherington (Norman North)
4. Rafe Johnson (Deer Creek freshman)
5. Gary Dockery (Choctaw junior)
6. Fisher Jones (Putnam City) 
7. Arin Copas (Mustang senior)
8. Colin Foster (Yukon)
9. Riley Corona (Westmoore senior)
10. Luke Bratcher (Sand Springs sophomore) 

Zach Marcheselli took first at Bishop Kelley. Blake Minnick  defeated Gary Dockery 6-2 in a dual. Luke Bratcher is expected to be back in action at Dual State this weekend.

220

1. Delvin Jordan (Sand Springs senior)
2. Skyler Haynes (Broken Arrow senior)
3. Mason Lancaster (Putnam City junior)
4. Jon Martinez (Westmoore senior)
5. Austin Fry (Ponca City senior)
6. Caulin Poole (Chcotaw junior)
7. Cody Adams (Bixby senior)
8. Yousef Aliya (Union senior)
9. Gage Fain (Sand Springs junior)
10. Parsa Lessani (Edmond North)

Skyler Haynes placed second at Bishop Kelley in his first tournament of the season and pinned Keland Bearpaw in 4:20. Caulin Poole defeated Parsa Lessani 6-2 in a dual.

285

1. Brey Walker (Southmoore junior) 
2. Gage Johnson (Norman North senior)
3. Trenton Lieurance (Broken Arrow senior)
4. Zach Austin (Choctaw senior)
5. Elwood Tomlin (Union senior)
6. Ryan Tilbury (Midwest City senior)
7. Malik McGee (U.S. Grant)
8. Blake Russell (Mustang senior)
9. Brett Bridges (Ponca City)
10. Trey Cossey (Mustang senior)

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OSSAA Tournament Rankings

1. Sand Springs (1486)
2. Choctaw (1432)
3. Broken Arrow (1320)
4. Edmond North (1240)
5. Yukon (1071)
6. Ponca City (876)
7. Union (787)
8. Stillwater (777)
9. Westmoore (769)
10. Mustang (628)
11. Edmond Memorial (607)
12. Norman (399)
13. Norman North (371)
14. Deer Creek (252)
15. Sapulpa (220)

OSSAA Dual Rankings

1. Sand Springs (1344)
2. Choctaw (1334)
3. Broken Arrow (1154)
4. Edmond North (1086)
5. Yukon (941)
6. Ponca City (759)
7. Union (675)
8. Westmoore (641)
9. Mustang (493)
10. Stillwater (483)
11. Norman (428)
12. Edmond Memorial (388)
13. Claremore (307)
14. Jenks (195)
15. Sapulpa (184)

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Sandite Pride Tournament Rankings

1. Sand Springs (94)
2. Broken Arrow (80)
3. Choctaw (77)
4. Edmond North (56)
5. Yukon (46)
6. Stillwater (40)
7. Westmoore (36)
   Ponca City (36)
8. Norman North (30)
9. Owasso (29)
10. Edmond Memorial (26)
    Union (26)
11. Mustang (25)
12. Putnam City (24)
13. Deer Creek (22)
    Midwest City (22)
14. Sapulpa (18)
15. Southmoore (13)
    Norman (13)
16. Bartlesville (11)
17. Jenks (9)
18. U.S. Grant (7)
    Bixby (7)
19. Booker T. Washington (5)
20. Edmond Santa Fe (3)
21. Enid (2)
    Putnam City North (2)
22. Moore (1)
23. Putnam City West (0)
    Muskogee (0)
    Lawton (0)
    Capitol Hill (0)

Carter Young wins third-straight Junior High State Championship, three Sandites place second

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

Top 25 Team Scores:

1. Choctaw (440.5)
2. Tuttle (249.5)
3. Collinsville (246)
4. Owasso (193)
5. Deer Creek (186.5)
6. RAW (173)
7. Sperry (170)
8. OWA (168.5)
9. Ponca City (158)
10. Westmoore (150.5)
11. Mustang (147.5)
12. NEO (145.5)
13. Indian (140)
14. Duncan (138)
15. Sand Springs (138)
16. Vian (128.5)
17. Cushing (127)
18. Piedmont (118.5)
19. Wagoner (113.5)
20. Claremore (109)
21. Durant (107)
22. Berryhill (104)
23. LawtonMac (103)
24. Yukon (101
25. Broken Arrow (100.5)

The No. 1 ranked Charles Page High School varsity wrestling team (17-0) will be graduating seven wrestlers this season, but if this weekend's Junior High Allstate results are any indicator, the Sandites are still in good shape for the years to come. 

The Allstate Wrestling tournament was held at the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds in Oklahoma City this weekend, and the Sandites entered nineteen wrestlers. Eight placed, twelve had winning records, four made the finals, and Carter Young took first place for the third-straight year. 

More than a hundred teams competed in the tournament, which doesn't separate by school size. The Sandites placed fifteenth overall, and were seventh among 6A schools. 

Young (26-2) competed in the junior high division at 94 pounds and took first place. He pinned Daylen Sauls (El Reno) in 1:04 and Jose Becerill (Highlander) in 1:44 then teched Suan Sang (Jenks) 24-7 and Caleb Hight (Catoosa) 22-6. In the semifinals he topped Blazik Perez (Broken Arrow) 7-4, then pinned Eli Griffin (Cascia Hall) in 3:30 in the finals.

Brett Black (14-4) competed in the junior high division at 128 pounds and took second place. He pinned Traylon Jackson (Del City) in 3:23, teched Michael Reza (GWZOO) 16-0, majored Tristan Bradley (Berryhill) 10-1, then topped Roarke Simpson (Southmoore) 5-3. In the semifinals he defeated Timothy Trigg (Deer Creek) 9-3, but fell 6-2 to Kolby Depron (Bridge Creek) in the finals.

Christian Forbes (12-8) competed in the sixth/seventh grade division at 76 pounds and took second place. He pinned Cade Carter (Choctaw) in 1:17, majored Jaedan Ellis (Lawton) 23-13, teched Jaxon Klaassen (Weatherford) 22-7, and majored Josey Jernegan (Skiatook) 17-5 before falling in 4:20 to Christian Kaiser (Bixby).

Blake Jones (18-6) competed in the sixth/seventh grade division at 96 pounds and took second place. He pinned Zane Campbell (Okmulgee) in 0:31, majored Gannon Allen (Heritage Hall) 10-2 and Brock Mattioda (Broken Arrow) 15-2, then topped Shaun Muse (Choctaw) 7-0 before falling 12-2 to Jordan Cullors (Collinsville).

Seth Jones (21-2) competed in the junior high division at 108 pounds and took third place. He pinned Joey Hardbarger (Sequoyah) in 0:47 and Luke Young (Sapulpa) in 0:49, then majored Tyson Stevens (Warrior Wrestling) 13-1 and Logan Smith (Perry) 11-0 before falling 4-3 to Jaylon Otero (Catoosa). In the consolations he pinned Stevens in 1:00, Levi Buckridge (Prodigy) in 0:12, Gabe Valencia (Perry) in 1:45, then got payback on Otero with a 4-3 decision in the finals. Jones previously won State in 2015

Brooks Dudley (7-4) competed in the sixth/seventh grade division at 161 pounds and took fourth place. He pinned Nash Hill (Weatherford) in 1:15 and Jakobe Sanders (Stillwater) in 1:12, but fell in 4:09 to Anthony Smiddy (Duncan). In the consolations he pinned Bryson Cook (Weatherford) in 1:06, topped Joseph Rooker (Bethel) 3-1, and pinned Adam Brown (Stilwell) in 3:23 before falling in 3:41 to Thad Hicks (Geary).

CJ Kirby (11-3) competed in the junior high division at 138 pounds and took fifth place. He majored Christian McCoy (Bristow) 18-6, pinned Miguel Ortiz (Edmond Santa Fe) in 0:25, teched Jose Cervantes (Shawnee) 19-4, and edged out Landis Scoon (Yukon) 13-10 before falling in 3:12 to Cougar Andersen (Skiatook). In the consolation semifinals he was majored 10-2 by Nathan Adamson, but he pinned Brier Smith (Salina) in 2:24 in the placement round.

Kaden Glass (20-3) competed in the junior high division at 200 pounds and took eighth place. He pinned Tag Butler (Cascia Hall) in 0:49, and edged out Micah Walker (Union) 2-1, but fell 6-1 to Cooper Webb (Davis). In the consolations he pinned Adam Denham (Eisenhower) in 1:09, won a 5-3 tie-breaker over Nico Lopez (Berryhill), and pinned Jeremiah Thomas (Del City) in 3:19 before falling in 3:38 to Cabe Dickerson (Worx). 

Oklahoma Wrestling: Week Eleven High School 6A Individual and Team Rankings

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

106

1. Riley Weir (Sand Springs sophomore) 
2. Gabe Johnson (Choctaw freshman)
3. Braden Fowler (Yukon senior)
4. Garrett Steidley (Edmond Memorial freshman)
5. Jackson Cockrell (Broken Arrow freshman)
6. Brandon Blose (Sapulpa senior) 
7. Nate Becker (Edmond North freshman) 
8. Austin Hall (Southmoore senior) 
9. Corwin Strachan (Bartlesville sophomore)
10. Yoshi Orikasha (Norman North freshman) Previously unranked

Not much changed at 106 after the shake-up last week. Gabe Johnson took first place at the Big 4+4. No. 10 Jacob Zimmer was knocked out of the rankings by Norman North freshman Yoshi Orikasha with a 14-6 major decision. 

113

1. Colt Newton (Choctaw sophomore)
2. TJ Long (Union sophomore)
3. Tanner Ward (Sand Springs senior)
4. Johnathan Warford (Sapulpa junior)
5. Andrew Police (Broken Arrow freshman)
6. Brayden Strachan (Bartlesville sophomore)
7. Will Pham (Deer Creek freshman) 
8. Joe Lupton (Mustang junior) 
9. Yves Worou (Norman North)
10. Noah Hanscom (Yukon)

No change at 113.

120

1. Paxton Rosen (Edmond North senior)
2. Canon Randall (Westmoore senior)
3. Tyler Lawley (Broken Arrow senior)
4. Michael Ritchey (Sand Springs senior)
5. Caron Watson (Union junior)
6. Cameron Picklo (Mustang sophomore)
7. Blake Gonzalez (Broken Arrow)
8. Laif Jones (Bartlesville sophomore)
9. Jacob Swenson (Ponca City junior)
10. Chase Slatton (Jenks senior)

No change at 120. Jacob Swenson placed second at the Big 4+4.

126

1. Drew Wilson (Midwest City senior)
2. Spencer Schickram (Ponca City sophomore) Previously #4
3. Blake Sargent (Sand Springs junior) Previously #5
4. Wyatt Johnson (Owasso senior) Previously #8
5. Brandon Bright (Edmond North senior) Previously #6
6. Trent Higginbotham (Edmond North junior) Previously #7
7. Alaisa Rubio (U.S. Grant) Previously #9
8. Logan Herrell (Enid sophomore) Previously #10
9. DaQuan Carbajal (Moore junior) Previously unranked
10. Irwin Portillo (Sand Springs sophomore) Previously unranked

No. 2 Connor Holman and No. 3 Tanner Cole both moved up to 132 for the Big 4+4. DaQuan Carbajal moved into the rankings by virtue of a fifth place finish at Blanchard earlier this season, while Irwin Portillo took the bottom spot thanks to a fifth place finish at the Sapulpa Invitational. Spencer Schickram won the 4+4 and teched Wyatt Johnson 15-0. Johnson placed second and actually defeated Schickram 5-3 in pool play, but fell in the bracket finals. 

132

1. Daton Fix (Sand Springs senior) 
2. Connor Holman (Choctaw junior) Previously #2 in 126
3. Tanner Cole (Deer Creek senior) Previously #3 in 126
4. Dylan Schickram (Ponca City junior) Previously #3
5. Drake Vannoy (Edmond North freshman) Previously #4
6. Sam Avant (Norman North senior) Previously #5
7. TaJuan Daniels (Broken Arrow senior) Previously #6
8. Easton Hudson (Bixby senior) Previously #2
9. Jacob Blumenthal (Westmoore senior) Previously #7
10. Trey Edwards (Mustang) Previously #9

132 just became one of the most stacked weights in the State with the addition of Connor Holman and Tanner Cole. Holman placed first at the Big 4+4, majoring Dylan Schickram 11-3 and Tanner Cole 15-6. Cole placed second and majored Schickram 7-2. TaJuan Daniels picked up a big 7-2 dual victory over No. 2 Easton Hudson. No. 10 Tyler Roberts was knocked out of the rankings by the new additions. No. 8 Baylor Smith moved up to 138 at the 4+4.

138

1. Jaxen Gilmore (Yukon senior)
2. Jack Karstetter (Sand Springs senior)
3. Tyler Dieringer (Stillwater senior)
4. Kruz Simons (Edmond North sophomore)
5. Josh Suter (Norman senior)
6. Elijah Barnett (Booker T. Washington) Previously unranked
7. Bryce Mattioda (Broken Arrow freshman) Previously #6
8. Cody Mathis (Sand Springs junior) Previously #7
9. Baylor Smith (Owasso junior) Previously #8 in 132
10. Dawson Hunt (Ponca City senior) Previously #8

Tyler Dieringer took first place at the Big 4+4, pinning Baylor Smith in 2:18 and topping Blake Muse 5-4. Elijah Barnett pulled off a big upset at Districts, pinning Bryce Mattioda in 1:07. Baylor Smith moved up from 132 and took second at the 4+4, defeating Dawson Hunt 3-1. Hunt placed fifth. No. 9 Austin Daniels and No. 10 Connor Simpson were bumped out by the new additions. No. 8 Blake Muse cut from 145, but came in last and didn't make the 138 rankings.

145

1. Kendon Lee (Stillwater senior)
2. Beau Bratcher (Sand Springs senior)
3. Ryan Swanson (Westmoore junior)
4. Seth Graves (Edmond Memorial senior)
5. Zane Taylor (Yukon)
6. Brandon Conrad (Owasso senior)
7. Shamar Duncan (Putnam City senior)
8. Killian McGrew (Jenks freshman) Previously #9
9. Noah Austin (Edmond North senior) Previously #10
10. Micah Lugafet (Deer Creek) Previously unranked

Kendon Lee took first at the Big 4+4 and defeated Brandon Conrad 9-5. Conrad placed second and majored Micah Lugafet 17-6. Lugafet majored No. 10 Cameron Traylor 14-0 at the Ram Duals and placed seventh at the 4+4. No. 8 Blake Muse cut to 138 at the 4+4.

152

1. Payton Scott (Sand Springs junior)
2. Baywiin Hollingshead (Yukon) 
3. Kyle Knowles (Edmond Memorial freshman)
4. Robert "RJ" Walker (Midwest City senior) 
5. Ezequiel "Zeke" Rubio (Ponca City junior) Previously #7
6. Jeff Speer (Choctaw junior) Previously #5
7. Zach Johnson (Westmoore sophomore) Previously #6
8. Jermain Harring (Union) 
9. Brady Mattioda (Broken Arrow junior) 
10. Jacob Swafford (Edmond North)

Zeke Rubio took first place at the Big 4+4 and pinned Jeff Speer in 4:40. Speer placed second. 

160

1. Jaryn Curry (Choctaw junior)
2. Chase Vincent (Yukon senior)
3. Caleb Wise (Broken Arrow junior)
4. Connor Wilcoxen (Stillwater senior)
5. Joseph Messer (Norman North senior)
6. Cooper Meadows (Mustang senior)
7. Nolan Miller (Owasso junior)
8. Chase Kelvington (Jenks) Previously unranked
9. Noah Almy (Sand Springs) Previously #8
10. Grayson White (Ponca City junior) Previously #9

Jaryn Curry placed first at the 4+4 and pinned Grayson White in 3:21. Connor Wilcoxen placed fourth and topped Nolan Miller 5-2. Miller placed fifth and edged out White 6-5. White finished in seventh. Chase Kelvington moved into the rankings by pinning Noah Almy in 1:10 in a dual.

170

1. Zane Basma (Sand Springs senior) Previously #2
2. Zane Coleman (Choctaw sophomore) Previously #3
3. Christian Bahl (Stillwater senior) Previously #1
4. Payden Brown (Putnam City senior) Previously #5
5. Tyren Robb (Norman) Previously unranked
6. Gage McBride (Mustang senior) 
7. Sam Hensley (Edmond Memorial junior)
8. Joe Speno (Edmond Santa Fe senior)
9. Kaleb Mertz (Owasso junior)
10. Lane Newlin (Ponca City) 

Zane Coleman took first place at the Big 4+4 by teching Lane Newlin 15-0 and defeating Christian Bahl 4-2. Bahl placed second and pinned Newlin in 4:54. Newlin placed third. Tyren Robb made his ranked debut by pinning Gage McBride at Districts. No. 4 Jace Brownlee moved up to 182 at the 4+4.

182

1. Gavin Potter (Broken Arrow)
2. Easton Rendleman (Choctaw junior)
3. Justin "JD" Johnson (Owasso junior) Previously #4
4. Jace Brownlee (Stillwater senior) Previously #4 in 170
5. Shane Flandermeyer (Westmoore junior) Previously #3
6. Dakota Carnes (Sapulpa senior) Previously #5
7. Noah Hooks (Edmond North junior) Previously #6
8. Declan O'Brien (Deer Creek) Previously #7
9. Jaylen Childs (Putnam North) Previously #8
10. Joe Curtis (Bixby sophomore) Previously #9

Easton Rendleman won the Big 4+4, defeating Jace Brownlee 5-3 and JD Johnson 3-2. Johnson topped Brownlee 5-2 for second place and Brownlee took third. No. 10 DJ Booner was knocked out by the addition of Brownlee.

195

1. Zach Marcheselli (Broken Arrow sophomore) 
2. Blake Minnick (Edmond North sophomore)
3. Jesse Wetherington (Norman North)
4. Rafe Johnson (Deer Creek freshman)
5. Gary Dockery (Choctaw junior)
6. Fisher Jones (Putnam City)
7. Arin Copas (Mustang senior)
8. Colin Foster (Yukon)
9. Riley Corona (Westmoore senior)
10. Luke Bratcher (Sand Springs sophomore)

No change at 195. Gary Dockery placed fourth at the Big 4+4.

220

1. Delvin Jordan (Sand Springs senior)
2. Skyler Haynes (Broken Arrow senior)
3. Mason Lancaster (Putnam City junior)
4. Jon Martinez (Westmoore senior)
5. Austin Fry (Ponca City senior)
6. Caulin Poole (Chcotaw junior)
7. Cody Adams (Bixby senior)
8. Yousef Aliya (Union senior) 
9. Gage Fain (Sand Springs junior)
10. Parsa Lessani (Edmond North)

No change at 220. Austin Fry won the Big 4+4 and topped Caulin Poole 3-1. Pool placed third. 

285

1. Brey Walker (Southmoore junior) 
2. Gage Johnson (Norman North senior)
3. Trenton Lieurance (Broken Arrow senior)
4. Zach Austin (Choctaw senior) 
5. Elwood Tomlin (Union senior)
6. Ryan Tilbury (Midwest City senior)
7. Malik McGee (U.S. Grant)
8. Blake Russell (Mustang senior)
9. Brett Bridges (Ponca City)
10. Trey Cossey (Mustang senior) Previously unranked

Zach Austin placed third at the Big 4+4 and Brett Bridges took fourth. No. 10 Griff Stanley cut to 220 at the 4+4 and Trey Cossey took his spot. 

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OSSAA Team Tournament Rankings Week 11

1. Sand Springs (15 first-place votes)
2. Choctaw (7 first-place votes)
3. Broken Arrow (2 first-place votes)
4. Edmond North
5. Yukon
6. Ponca City
7. Stillwater
8. Westmoore
9. Union
10. Edmond Memorial
11. Mustang
12. Norman
13. Sapulpa
14. Deer Creek
15. Norman North

OSSAA Dual Team Rankings Week 11

1. Sand Springs (17-0, 15 first-place votes)
2. Choctaw (8-0, 10 first-place votes)
3. Broken Arrow (7-2)
4. Edmond North (10-0)
5. Yukon (7-2)
6. Ponca City (9-2)
7. Norman (15-2)
8. Stillwater (8-3)

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OSSAA Team Tournament Rankings Accumulative Final Five Weeks

1. Sand Springs (1486)
2. Choctaw (1432)
3. Broken Arrow (1320)
4. Edmond North (1240)
5. Yukon (1071)
6. Ponca City (876)
7. Union (787)
8. Stillwater (777)
9. Westmoore (769)
10. Mustang (628)
11. Edmond Memorial (607)
12. Norman (399)
13. Norman North (371)
14. Deer Creek (252)
15. Sapulpa (220)

OSSAA Dual Team Rankings Accumulative
Final Five Weeks

1. Sand Springs (1344 points)
2. Choctaw (1334)
3. Broken Arrow (1154)
4. Edmond North (1086)
5. Yukon (941)
6. Ponca City (759)
7. Union (675)
8. Westmoore (641)
9. Mustang (493)
10. Stillwater (483)
11. Norman (428)
12. Edmond Memorial (388)
13. Claremore (307)
14. Jenks (195)
15. Sapulpa (184)

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Sandite Pride Tournament Rankings

1. Sand Springs (94)
2. Choctaw (79)
3. Broken Arrow (75)
4. Edmond North (50)
5. Yukon (46)
6. Stillwater (40)
7. Westmoore (38)
8. Ponca City (35)
9. Norman North (31)
10. Owasso (28)
11. Union (27)
12. Edmond Memorial (26)
    Mustang (26)
13. Putnam City (24)
14. Deer Creek (23)
15. Midwest City (22)
16. Sapulpa (17)
17. Southmoore (13)
18. Norman (12)
19. Bartlesville (10)
20. U.S. Grant (8)
    Bixby (8)
21. Jenks (7)
22. Booker T. Washington (5)
23. Enid (3)
    Edmond Santa Fe (3)
24. Moore (2)
    Putnam City North (2)
25. Putnam City West (0)
    Muskogee (0)
    Lawton (0)
    Capitol Hill (0)

Editor's Note: If you think a certain wrestler should be ranked higher, send in results. We can only rank based on the results we are given. 

Sand Springs Wrestling wins Nathan Hale Tournament with six Champions

The Sand Springs JV Wrestling team took first place at the Nathan Hale Tournament this weekend, beating out numerous varsity squads. Sixteen wrestlers placed, twelve made the finals, and six brought home the gold. 

Top-Five Teams:

1. Sand Springs JV (214)
2. Checotah (157)
3. East Central (122)
4. Tulsa Edison (84)
5. Sand Springs B (64)
6. Nathan Hale (56)
7. Coweta JV (53)
8. Tulsa Webster (48)
9. Tulsa Edison JV (46)
10. Bishop Kelley (44)
11. Crossing Christian School (31)
12. Tulsa Memorial (29)
13. Bishop Kelley JV (18)
14. Tulsa NOAH (7)
15. Will Rogers (7)

Brendon Wiseley (106), Colten Roberts (120), Irwin Portillo (126), Cody Mathis (138), Dayvon Taylor (170), and Hayden Cramer (182) all took first place, while Colby HeckenKamp (132), Derek Davis (145), Mikey Burns (160), Kris Edwards (220), Scott Patton (126), and Gabe Wakefield (170) came in runner-up. 

James McDougal (113) and Mike Brown (182) placed third, Dominique Pipes (285) placed fourth, and Gavin Garcia (145) came in fifth.