Oklahoma Dual Team places 7th at Greco-Roman Nationals

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Incoming Charles Page High School freshman Carter Young (22-2 FS, 21-1 GR) competed on Team Oklahoma at the 2017 USA Wrestling Greco-Roman Cadet National Duals this week in York, Pennsylvania and was only one win shy of attaining All-American status.

While the team as a whole went 4-3 for seventh place in the nation, Young went 6-1 for the second-best record on Team Oklahoma. Young’s six wins were the most of any wrestler on the team, and Reece Witcraft was the only Okie to go undefeated at 4-0. Micah Lugafet (0-1), Gage Hockett (3-1), Talon Borror (4-1), Cabe Dickerson (5-1), and Josh Heindselman (4-1) were the other one-loss members of Team Oklahoma.

Twenty-four states participated in the National Championship with thirty total teams. Minnesota defended their National Championship from last year with a close 40-38 finals victory over Illinois, who placed third last year, but won it in 2015. Oklahoma slipped two spots from their previous performance when they placed fifth in 2016, but still made it to the Gold Pool for the second year in a row.

To qualify for the Cadet Dual Teams, wrestlers must be born in either 2001 or 2002. Selections are then based upon five levels of qualification. Young qualified as an Oklahoma USAW Freestyle State Champion and returning Dual Team member. He was a two-style All-American at the Schoolboy classification after going undefeated in last year’s Dual Nationals.

Oklahoma got off to a great start Thursday, going undefeated in the D Pool. They dominated Virginia 63-18 and Georgia Red 63-19, then topped Michigan Red 42-32 to earn their way to the Gold Pool on Friday.

On day one, Young defeated Georgia two-style State Champion Tucker Kinsaul via 12-0 technical fall, then topped Michigan Freestyle State Champion and U.S. Open Runner-Up Sam Freeman 12-2.

Day two was far tougher, however, as the Okies lost their opening dual 45-28 to Iowa Gold, who would go on to finish fourth. Young suffered his first defeat of the year to Cullan Schriever, an undefeated freshman State Champion from Mason City, who won the USAW National Titles in all three styles last year.

Oklahoma lost their next two duals as well, 41-33 to Ohio, who would place fifth, and 52-24 to Illinois.

Young rebounded from his loss and finished the day with three-straight wins, all by tech fall, and Oklahoma won a rematch with Michigan Red for seventh place.

The Cadet teams will return to action Friday for the Freestyle tournament. The event is being held at Memorial Hall on the York County Fairgrounds.

Illinois has won four-straight National Titles in freestyle and has made the finals every year since 2009. Team Oklahoma placed tenth last year and hasn’t won a Cadet Freestyle Title since 2008 when they defeated Pennsylvania 35-33.

Sand Springs Elementary Wrestling places second at Ponca City Tournament with 12 Champions

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By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

Team Scores:

  1. Ponca City (599)
  2. Sand Springs (336)
  3. Stillwater (248)
  4. Broken Arrow (223)
  5. Guthrie (204)
  6. Cushing (196)
  7. Sperry (196)
  8. Bristow (195)
  9. Ark City (192)
  10. Catoosa (149)
  11. Cleveland (133)
  12. Sapulpa (111)
  13. Bartlesville (99)
  14. Winfield (89)
  15. Blackwell (82)
  16. Berryhill (80)
  17. Matrix (69)
  18. Owasso (63)
  19. Collinsville (61)
  20. Enid (55)
  21. Harrah (50)
  22. NEO (37)
  23. Newcastle (32)
  24. Sallisaw (32)
  25. Pryor (26)
  26. Standfast (24)
  27. Stilwell (23)
  28. OWA (22)
  29. Creek (20)
  30. Threestyle (19)
  31. Shute (18)
  32. Greyhorse (11)
  33. Edmond (9)
  34. Newkirk (9)

While the Charles Page High School varsity wrestling squad is making headlines as the No. 1 ranked team in Oklahoma, the younger generations of Sandite wrestling are working hard to carry on the tradition. Sand Springs Team Big sent thirty-five elementary and junior high wrestlers to Ponca City this weekend for the Blubaugh-Wilson Battle for Gold and came in runner-up behind the host team with 20 finalists and 12 champions. The host team entered three times as many wrestlers as Sand Springs and finished with 23 finalists and 14 champions.

Jayden Bussell (4-0, 14-3) competed in Division One Open at 60 pounds and took first place. He scored a 15-0 technical fall over Zane Agnew (Bartlesville), majored Jaden O'Kelley (Cushing) 15-3, defeated Ryder Rosholt (Ark City) 6-3, then pinned Noah Boulware (Broken Arrow) in 1:50. 

Hunter Spencer (4-0, 19-8) competed in Division Two Open at 61 pounds and took first place. He pinned Aidan Aldridge (Ark City) in 2:19, Bowdy Thomason (Blackwell) in 2:57, and Lane Simpson (Cushing) in 1:02, and scored a 6-0 decision over Seth Kysar (Cleveland). 

Bentley Cole (3-0, 11-2) competed in Division One Open at 37 pounds and took first place. He scored a 16-0 technical fall over Bryson Cupps (Catoosa), then pinned Ivy Mullin (Stilwell) in 0:36 and Mekko Stites (Berryhill) in 2:13.

Balance Johnson (3-0) competed in Division Three Open at 120 pounds and took first place. He pinned Shane Lovejoy (Newcastle) in 1:09, majored Treg Bowman (Stillwater) 14-0, and teched Adyn Peugh (Collinsville) 16-1. 

Clayton Giddens (3-0, 33-2) competed in Division Four Open at 67 pounds and took first place. He pinned Andrew Havens (Sperry) in 2:49, and teched Elijah Green (Broken Arrow) 20-3 and Caydon Miller (Sapulpa) 17-0.

Blake Jones (3-0, 14-5) competed in Division Five Open at 100 pounds and took first place with three pins. He took down Shayden Trant (Ponca City) in 1:19, Nathaniel Sparks (Cleveland) in 2:40, and Noah Smith (Team NEO) in 4:14. 

Riley Magee (2-0) competed in Division Five Open at 190 pounds and took first place. He pinned JaKobe Sanders (Stillwater) in 3:30 and scored a 21-6 technical fall over Cayson Badley (Ponca City).

Sammy Naugle (2-0, 16-12) competed in Division Four Open at 88 pounds and took first place. He majored Tyler McCall (Catoosa) 12-3, then pinned Colby Wilder (Guthrie) in 1:20. 

Thomas Naugle (2-0, 7-6) competed in Division Five Open at 134 pounds and took first place. He drew only one competitor and pinned Brent Ingram (Pryor) in 2:58 and 1:48 in a best-of-three series. 

Grady Mittasch (3-1, 35-8) competed in Division Three Open at 67 pounds and took first place. He didn't draw enough competitors for a full bracket and instead wrestled a round-robin. He lost a 4-1 decision to Devon Miller (Stillwater), but the Pioneer wrestler fell in three other matches and Mittasch emerged with the best record to win the division. He topped Daxton Sullivan (Bristow) 2-0, teched Elijah Green (Broken Arrow) 15-0, and pinned Dylan Abbott (Sperry) in 2:22.

Ethan White (3-1, 8-16) competed in Division Four Open at 120 pounds and had a similar situation to Mittasch. He defeated Corey Chilcoat (Catoosa) 4-0 and pinned Anthony Amador (Ponca City) in 1:21, but fell 6-4 to Cameron Jackson (Ponca City). Despite his loss, a forfeit from Joseph Jeavitt (Ponca City) left him with a better round-robin record and he won the division. 

Rhett Peak (3-1, 19-9) competed in Division Four Open at 80 pounds and took second place. He majored Johnny Leverich (Cushing) 10-2, pinned Elijah Lunn (Ponca City) in 1::12, and edged out Ryker Agee (Blackwell) 3-2, but fell 7-0 to Cole Brooks (Collinsville).

Chase White (3-1, 8-5) competed in Division Four Open at 110 pounds and took second place. He topped Caden Kelly (Ponca City) 8-3, pinned Andrew Mullin (Stilwell) in 1:11 and Wesley Silvis (Guthrie) in 0:39, but fell 12-8 to Braxton Bacon (Owasso). 

Sam Harris (2-1, 11-15) competed in Division Five Open at 126 pounds and took second place. He pinned Nathen Moore (Owasso) in 3:53 and Malachia Rogers (Ponca City) in 1:06, but lost a close 2-1 decision to Brayden Henson (Broken Arrow). 

Asher Giddens (1-1, 9-8) competed in Division One Open at 43 pounds and took second place. He pinned Parker Ingram (Cleveland) in 0:41, but fell 13-3 to Gannon Wilson (Catoosa) in the finals.

Will Meredith (1-1, 19-5) competed in Division Two Open at 46 pounds and took second place. He pinned Aiden Bruner (Winfield) in 1:30, but fell in 0:57 to Aberic Scott (Threestyle).

Christian Forbes (1-1, 8-7) competed in Division Five Open at 84 pounds and took second place. He topped Danny Green (Broken Arrow) 8-6, but fell 11-2 to Shelton Chastain (Matrix). 

Owen Martin (3-1, 20-3) competed in Division Four Open at 73 pounds and took third place. He pinned Carla West (Ponca City) in 0:43 in the opening round, but fell 3-0 to Landyn Sommer (Stillwater) 3-0. In the consolations he edged out Corban Zugelder (Catoosa) 3-2 and majored Blaten Kemble (Ponca City) 8-0. 

Jackson Martin (2-1, 15-6) competed in Division Three Open at 55 pounds and took third place. He fell 7-3 to Max Linthicum (Sallisaw) in the opening round, but topped Talon Suttles (Winfield) 4-2 in sudden victory overtime, then pinned Cavin Peper (Sapulpa) in 0:33.

Promised Johnson (2-2) competed in Division Two Open at 64 pounds and took third place. He pinned Noah McBride (Ponca City) in 1:30 and majored Colten Stevens (Guthrie) 9-0, but fell 10-2 to Tohmi Carney (Broken Arrow) and 7-4 to Jaedan Adams (Stillwater). 

Samuel Moore (4-0, 25-10) competed in Division One Novice at 49 pounds and took first place. He pinned Tristen Cain (Ponca City) in 0:16, Garrett Schoonover (Guthrie) in 0:53, Weston Little (Bristow) in 2:24, and Zayden Merrill (Owasso) in 0:12.

Matthew Moore (2-1, 21-6) competed in Division Three Novice at 61 pounds and took second place. He pinned Mea Amador (Ponca City) in 0:32 and scored a 15-0 technical fall over Tatum Dolan (Berryhill), but fell 9-5 to Aydin Machado (Cushing). 

Chase Kelley (1-1, 5-12) competed in Division Four Novice at 130 pounds and took second place. He defeated Colton Ingram (Pryor) 12-8, but fell 15-4 to Rowdy Jackson (Cushing).

Blayton Collins (3-2, 8-16) competed in Division Two Novice at 58 pounds and took fourth place. He defeated Zavier Campion (Sperry) 7-2 and pinned Caden Sotelo (Ponca City) in 0:14, but fell 7-2 to Ryan Jinks (Sperry). In the consolation he pinned Colt Schickram (Ponca City) in 2:53, but lost a 12-8 decision to Elijah Montgomery (Sapulpa). 

Oklahoma Wrestling: Week Ten High School 6A Individual Rankings

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By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

106

  1. Riley Weir (Sand Springs sophomore) Previously #2
  2. Gabe Johnson (Choctaw freshman) Previously #3
  3. Braden Fowler (Yukon senior) Previously #4
  4. Garrett Steidley (Edmond Memorial freshman) Previously #1
  5. Brandon Blose (Sapulpa senior) Previously #5 in 113
  6. Jackson Cockrell (Broken Arrow freshman)
  7. Nate Becker (Edmond North freshman) 
  8. Austin Hall (Southmoore senior)
  9. Corwin Strachan (Bartlesville sophomore)
  10. Jacob Zimmer (Norman North freshman)

Garrett Steidley was knocked off the top of the rankings after getting pinned by Braden Fowler at Yukon. Steidley settled for third place while Fowler fell 6-3 to Gabe Johnson in the championship round. Sapulpa teammates No. 5 Johnathan Warford and 113 No. 5 Brandon Blose switched weight classes at Yukon, but Blose failed to place.

113

  1. Colt Newton (Choctaw sophomore) 
  2. TJ Long (Union sophomore)
  3. Tanner Ward (Sand Springs senior)
  4. Andrew Police (Broken Arrow freshman)
  5. Johnathan Warford (Sapulpa junior) Previously #5 in 106
  6. Brayden Strachan (Bartlesville sophomore)
  7. Will Pham (Deer Creek freshman)
  8. Joe Lupton (Mustang junior)
  9. Yves Worou (Norman North) Previously unranked
  10. Noah Hanscom (Yukon) Previously #9

Colt Newton picked up a win at Yukon. Johnathan Warford moved up from 106 and took fifth place at Yukon. Yves Worou made his ranked debut after taking sixth at Yukon and defeating Noah Hanscom 6-5. Joe Lupton came in Runner-Up at the Greg Henning Invitational.

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) Previously #8
  8. Laif Jones (Bartlesville sophomore) Previously #10
  9. Jacob Swenson (Ponca City junior) Previously unranked
  10. Chase Slatton (Jenks senior) Previously unranked

Paxton Rosen won the Yukon tournament and won a 10-5 decision over Chase Slatton, who came in fourth. Cameron Clark placed fifth and knocked No. 7 Andy Schlaepfer out of the rankings with a 12-7 decision. No. 9 Trent Higginbothan moved up to 126.

126

  1. Drew Wilson (Midwest City senior)
  2. Connor Holman (Choctaw junior) 
  3. Tanner Cole (Deer Creek senior)
  4. Spencer Schickram (Ponca City sophomore) 
  5. Blake Sargent (Sand Springs junior) 
  6. Brandon Bright (Edmond North senior)
  7. Trent Higginbothan (Edmond North junior) Previously #9 in 120
  8. Wyatt Johnson (Owasso senior) previously #7
  9. Alaisa Rubio (US Grant) Previously #8
  10. Logan Herrell (Enid sophomore) Previously #9

Drew Wilson scored a 7-4 decision over Blake Sargent at the Ram Duals. Connor Holman won the Yukon tournament with a 9-2 decision over Brandon Bright, who placed second. Trent Higginbothan moved up from 120 and placed sixth, bumping No. 10 DaQuan Carbajal out of the rankings.

132

  1. Daton Fix (Sand Springs senior)
  2. Easton Hudson (Bixby senior)
  3. Dylan Schickram (Ponca City junior) 
  4. Drake Vannoy (Edmond North freshman)
  5. Sam Avant (Norman North senior)
  6. TaJuan Daniels (Broken Arrow senior) 
  7. Jacob Blumenthal (Westmoore senior)
  8. Baylor Smith (Owasso junior)
  9. Trey Edwards (Mustang)
  10. Tyler Roberts (Edmond Santa Fe) Previously unranked

The only activity at 132 was a 5-2 decision by Tyler Roberts over No. 10 Broc Bailey for a fifth place finish at Yukon.

138

  1. Jaxen Gilmore (Yukon junior) 
  2. Jack Karstetter (Sand Springs senior) Previously #3
  3. Tyler Dieringer (Stillwater senior) Previously #4
  4. Kruz Simons (Edmond North sophomore) Previously #2
  5. Josh Suter (Norman senior) Previously #6
  6. Bryce Mattioda (Broken Arrow freshman) Previously #7
  7. Cody Mathis (Sand Springs junior) Previously #8
  8. Dawson Hunt (Ponca City senior) Previously #9
  9. Austin Daniels (Jenks) Previously #10
  10. Connor Simpson (Edmond Memorial) Previously #9 in 145

Jaxen Gilmore took first place at Yukon, defeating Tyler Dieringer 4-2. Dieringer came in second and defeated Connor Simpson (who cut from 145) 5-2 and Kruz Simons 5-4. Simons placed third and pinned Austin Daniels in 2:15. Daniels took sixth. Simpson didn't place at Yukon, but took second at the Greg Henning Invitational. No. 5 Seth Graves moved up to 145.

145

  1. Kendon Lee (Stillwater senior)
  2. Beau Bratcher (Sand Springs senior)
  3. Ryan Swanson (Westmoore junior)
  4. Seth Graves (Edmond Memorial senior) Previously #5 in 138
  5. Zane Taylor (Yukon) Previously unranked
  6. Brandon Conrad (Owasso senior) Previously #4
  7. Shamar Duncan (Putnam City senior) Previously #8
  8. Blake Muse (Choctaw sophomore) Previously #6
  9. Killian McGrew (Jenks freshman) Previously unranked
  10. Noah Austin (Edmond North senior) Previously #7

No. 5 Baywiin Hollingshead moved up to 152 for Yukon, while No. 9 Connor Simpson cut to 138. Kendon Lee took third and pinned Noah Austin in 5:59. Seth Graves moved up from 138 and took second, pinning Shamar Duncan in 3:43 and topping Zane Taylor 3-1 in sudden victory, but didn't go head-to-head with Lee. Taylor took fourth and pinned Killian McGrew in 1:47. Duncan didn't place, but did top Blake Muse 7-6. McGrew pinned Austin in 0:51.

152

  1. Payton Scott (Sand Springs junior)
  2. Baywiin Hollingshead (Yukon) Previously #5 in 145
  3. Kyle Knowles (Edmond Memorial freshman) Previously #2
  4. Robert "RJ" Walker (Midwest City senior) Previously #3
  5. Jeff Speer (Choctaw junior) 
  6. Zach Johnson (Westmoore sophomore)
  7. Ezequiel Rubio (Ponca City senior) 
  8. Jermain Harring (Union) 
  9. Brady Mattioda (Broken Arrow junior) 
  10. Jacob Swafford (Edmond North)

Payton Scott padded his impressive resume with a 5-3 decision over RJ Walker at the Ram Duals. Baywiin Hollingshead moved up from 145 and pinned Kyle Knowles in 4:59 for a fourth place finish at Yukon. Knowles took fifth place. No. 4 Connor Wilcoxen moved up to 160.

160

  1. Jaryn Curry (Choctaw junior)
  2. Chase Vincent (Yukon senior)
  3. Caleb Wise (Broken Arrow junior)
  4. Connor Wilcoxen (Stillwater senior) Previously #4 in 152
  5. Joseph Messer (Norman North senior) Previously #4
  6. Cooper Meadows (Mustang senior) Previously #5
  7. Nolan Miller (Owasso junior)
  8. Noah Almy (Sand Springs sophomore)
  9. Grayson White (Ponca City junior)
  10. Warren Stanely (Jenks sophomore) 

Jaryn Curry took second place at Yukon, defeating Joseph Messer 6-3. Connor Wilcoxen moved up from 152 and took third, defeating Messer 3-2 in a tie-breaker round. Messer finished in fifth. Cooper Meadows took second at the Greg Henning Invitational and topped Nolan Miller 13-6 at the Ram Duals. No. 6 Nano Martinez cut to 152 at Yukon.

170

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

Christian Bahl handily won the Yukon tournament. Gage McBride placed second at the Greg Henning Invitational and defeated Sam Hensley 5-0. Hensley took third and defeated Joe Speno 9-3.

182

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

Easton Rendleman placed second at Yukon and Dakota Carnes took fourth.

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 (Putanm City)
  7. Arin Copas (Mustang senior)
  8. Colin Foster (Yukon)
  9. Riley Corona (Westmoore senior)
  10. Luke Bratcher (Sand Springs sophomore) 

Gary Dockery took sixth place at Yukon. 

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 (Choctaw junior)
  7. Cody Adams (Bixby senior)
  8. Yousef Aliya (Union senior)
  9. Gage Fain (Sand Springs junior) Previously #10 
  10. Parsa Lessani (Edmond North) Previously unranked

According to the Broken Arrow Ledger, State Champion Skyler Haynes has been cleared to return in time for the post season, marking a big challenge for Delvin Jordan, who has had fairly easy competition thus far. Mason Lancaster took first place at Yukon, pinning Caulin Poole in 4:00. Poole came in second and topped Cody Adams 2-1. Adams placed third and topped Parsa Lessani 5-1. Lessani took fourth. 

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 (US. Grant)
  8. Blake Russell (Mustang senior) Previously unranked
  9. Brett Bridges (Ponca City) Previously #10
  10. Griff Stanley (Deer Creek junior) Previously unranked

Gage Johnson took first at Yukon, pinning Zach Austin in 2:26. Austin placed third. Blake Russell took sixth at the Greg Henning Invitational. 

Accumulative Dual Team Rankings (Final 5 Weeks)

  1. Sand Springs (1154 points)
  2. Choctaw (1150)
  3. Broken Arrow (1011)
  4. Edmond North (958)
  5. Yukon (862)
  6. Ponca City (681)
  7. Union (675)
  8. Westmoore (641)
  9. Mustang (493)
  10. Stillwater (440)
  11. Edmond Memorial (388)
  12. Norman (373)
  13. Claremore (307)
  14. Jenks (195)
  15. Sapulpa (184)

OSSAA Dual Team Rankings Week 10

  1. Choctaw (8-0, 9 first-place votes)
  2. Sand Springs (16-0, 15 first-place votes)
  3. Edmond North (10-0)
  4. Broken Arrow (7-2, 1 first-place vote)
  5. Yukon (6-2)
  6. Ponca City (8-2)
  7. Union (8-5)
  8. Westmoore (13-4)
  9. Norman (15-2)
  10. Mustang (10-7)
  11. Stillwater (8-3)
  12. Edmond Memorial (5-6)
  13. Claremore (14-7)
  14. Sapulpa (11-6)
  15. Jenks (3-4)

Accumulative Tournament Team Rankings (Final 5 Weeks)

  1. Sand Springs (1134)
  2. Choctaw (1092)
  3. Broken Arrow (1021)
  4. Edmond North (947)
  5. Yukon (823)
  6. Ponca City (659)
  7. Union (636)
  8. Westmoore (610)
  9. Stillwater (569)
  10. Mustang (483)
  11. Edmond Memorial (461)
  12. Norman North (307)
  13. Norman (256)
  14. Deer Creek (181)
  15. Jenks (166)

OSSAA Tournament Team Rankings Week 10

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

Sandite Pride Tournament Rankings

  1. Sand Springs (92)
  2. Choctaw (82)
  3. Broken Arrow (77)
  4. Edmond North (51)
  5. Yukon (46)
  6. Westmoore (43)
  7. Ponca City (38)
  8. Stillwater (35)
  9. Norman North (32)
  10. Edmond Memorial (29)
  11. Union (28)
  12. Mustang (28)
  13. Owasso (26)
  14. Deer Creek (24)
  15. Putnam City (24)
  16. Midwest City (22)
  17. Sapulpa (18)
  18. Bixby (15)
  19. Southmoore (13)
  20. Bartlesville (11)
  21. Jenks (8)
  22. U.S. Grant (7)
  23. Norman (6)
  24. Edmond Santa Fe (5)
  25. Putnam City North (3)
  26. Enid (2)
  27. Booker T. Washington (0)
  28. Capitol Hill (0)
  29. Lawton (0)
  30. Moore (0)
  31. Muskogee (0)
  32. Putnam City West (0)

No. 1 Sandite Wrestling wins fifth shutout of the season, 80-0 over Springdale

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By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

Round Four Results:

Pool A
Sand Springs 80 Springdale 0
Midwest City 47 Vian 36
Claremore bye

Pool B
Collinsville 52 Bartlesville 24
Comanche 45 Bentonville 31
Pittsburgh bye

Pool C
Perry 78 Enid 6
Mustang 34 Owasso 33
Lebanon bye

Pool D
Manhattan 70 Salina 12
Deer Creek 33 Har-Ber 27
Union bye

The No. 1 ranked Charles Page High School varsity wrestling team (11-0) just cant be stopped this season. In the fourth round of the Ram Duals tournament they rolled to their fifth shutout of the season, 80-0 over Springdale, Arkansas.

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Blake Sargent (24-8 season, 76-22 career) pinned Logan Walton in 0:53 to start off the dual, then Oklahoma State-commit Daton Fix (31-0, 149-0) put on a takedown clinic and led Kotomai Tamangdad 8-4 before pinning him in 1:20. Jack Karstetter (17-1, 90-16) handled Paul Mejibon in 0:39, Cody Mathis (8-5, 26-19) pinned Leeon Runny in 1:10, and Payton Scott (26-1, 47-9) took down Jonathan Snider in 0:23 for a 30-0 team lead. 

The pinning streak finally came to an end as Noah Almy (16-12) won a 7-1 decision over Jordi Villarreal, but Hayden Cramer (7-3) started it right back up again by pinning Noland Joran in 5:53. Gage Fain (21-9, 34-31) took care of Roland Joran in 1:29, and Delvin Jordan (29-2, 60-14) topped Cree Gonzalis in 0:42.

Dominique Pipes (1-3, 1-5) picked up a forfeit at heavyweight. Riley Weir (26-6, 47-18) scored a 15-0 technical fall over Isaace Ponce in 2:07, Tanner Ward (22-8, 98-20) pinned Christian Davidson in 0:34, and Michael Ritchey (24-8, 53-32) ended the dual with a fall over Thoper Runny in 3:36.

No. 1 Sandite wrestling qualifies for Dual State with 79-0 victory over Enid

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By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

CPHS 84 U.S. Grant 0

106 No. 2 Weir p. Garcia 0:35
113 No. 3 Ward p. Martinez 0:33
120 No. 4 Ritchey p. Alford 0:23
126 No. 5 Sargent p. Lozano 2:55
132 No. 1 Fix p. Barber 1:27
138 No. 3 Karstetter p. Ibarra 0:45
145 No. 2 Bratcher p. Aldana 0:37
152 No. 1 Scott p. Carolina 1:00
160 No. 8 Almy p. Love 1:02
170 No. 2 Basma p. Esparza 0:31
182 Cramer p. Izydor 0:47
195 No. 10 Fain p. Herrera 2:31
220 No. 1 Jordan p. Serrano 0:09
285 Edwards p. No. 7 McGee 0:47

CPHS 82 PCW 0

113 No. 3 Ward p. Ellis 0:33
120 No. 4 Ritchey p. Morgan 3:36
126 No. 5 Sargent p. Loudermilk 2:46
132 No. 1 Fix p. Tolton 0:21
138 No. 3 Karstetter p. Gutierrez 0:04
145 No. 2 Bratcher p. Hart 0:17
152 No. 1 Scott p. Sutton 0:06
160 No. 8 Almy m.d. Garrett 16-6
170 No. 2 Basma p. Strickland 0:04
182 Cramer p. Guzman 1:16
195 No. 10 Fain p. Romby 2:37
220 No. 1 Jordan p. Silva 0:44
285 Edwards p. Martinez 2:36
106 Weir forfeit.

CPHS 79 Enid 0

120 No. 4 Ritchey t.f. McGee 19-3 (3:08)
126 No. 5 Sargent p. Herrell 1:03
132 No. 1 Fix p. Arrington 0:35
138 No. 3 Karstetter p. Reese 1:10
145 No. 2 Bratcher p. Masterson 0:23
152 No. 1 Scott p. Loza 2:33
160 No. 8 Almy p. Griffin 0:27
170 No. 2 Basma p. Morse 1:41
182 Cramer p. Miner 1:58
195 No. 10 Fain p. Pemberton 0:48
220 No. 1 Jordan p. Anderson 0:44
285 Edwards d. Dodd 3-2
106 Weir t.f. Stuber 17-1 (2:40)
113 Ward p. Hisey 1:39

The No. 1 ranked Charles Page High School wrestling team (8-0) demonstrated Thursday why they're not only the top team in Oklahoma, but are also ranked fifteenth in the nation. Hosting Putnam City West (2-6), Enid (2-7), and No. 18 U.S. Grant (4-4), the Sandites won 42 consecutive matches to outscore their opponents by a cumulative 245-0. Not only did they not give up a single team point, but they beat all three teams in a cumulative 59:51, whereas a single dual with no pins or technical falls would last 1:24:00.

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Michael Ritchey (21-8 season, 50-32 career) got off to a fast start, taking a 12-2 lead after the first period and ultimately defeated Hunter McGee by 19-3 technical fall in only 3:08.

Blake Sargent (22-7, 74-21)  was next on the mat and he pinned his opponent in 1:03 starting off yet another team pin streak. Daton Fix (28-0, 146-0) pinned Cameron Arrington in 0:35, Jack Karstetter (14-1, 87-16) pinned Tyler Reese in 1:10. Beau Bratcher (24-6, 115-29) pinned Chase Masterson in 0:23.

Payton Scott (23-1, 44-9) had a tough opponent in Austin Loza, but took a 7-1 lead before pinning him in 2:33. Noah Almy (14-12) took down Logan Griffin in 0:27 and Zane Basma (12-2, 74-27) pinned Gavin Morse in 1:41 after leading 12-4.

Hayden Cramer (4-3) topped Seth Miner in 1:58, Gage Fain (18-9, 31-31) pinned his opponent in 0:48 and Delvin Jordan (26-2, 57-14) finished his foe in 0:44.

Kris Edwards (3-0) had one of the toughest opponents of the night and won the only close decision of the evening. They stalemated through the first period and Edwards took a 1-0 lead after a second period escape then added a takedown soon after. With only two seconds left the Plainsman reversed, but Edwards got the 3-2 victory.

Riley Weir (23-6, 44-18) breezed through his opponent and led 12-1 after the first, then added another takedown and nearfall points for a 17-1 tech fall in only 2:40. Tanner Ward (19-8, 95-20) ended the evening with a pin in 1:39. 

The Sandites are now officially heading back to Dual State this February at Firelake Arena in Shawnee. Last season the Sandites finished as runners-up, falling 41-18 to Choctaw. Before they get a chance to avenge that loss, they'll first have to get past some seriously tough competition this weekend at the Owasso Ram Duals. 

Owasso Ram Duals competitors:

Bartlesville (2-6)
Bentonville, Arkansas
4A No. 12 Cascia Hall (1-7)
No. 12 Claremore (6-2)
3A No. 4 Comanche (10-0)
5A No. 10 Deer Creek (6-6)
Enid (2-7)
Guthrie (4-3)
Har-Ber, Arkansas (24-4) 
Lebanon, Missouri (17-2)
No. 1 Manhattan, Kansas
Midwest City (2-4)
No. 9 Mustang (4-3)
Owasso (4-7)
3A No. 1 Perry (8-1)
No. 3 Pittsburg, Kansas
Salina (8-8)
Springdale, Arkansas
No. 6 Union (2-2)
3A No. 5 Vian (13-2)

Sand Springs JV takes ninth place at Catoosa Port City Classic

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By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

The Charles Page High School junior varsity wrestling team competed at the Catoosa Port City Classic this weekend and took ninth place. The Sandites competed against mostly varsity competitors, including several ranked teams.

Team Scores

  1. 3A No. 5 Vinita (222.0)
  2. 3A No. 2 Heritage Hall (190.0)
  3. 4A No. 12 Blanchard (161.0)
  4. 5A No. 13 Tahlequah (141.0)
  5. Newcastle (132.5)
  6. 3A No. 12 Jay (125.0)
  7. Broken Arrow JV (118.5)
  8. 4A No. 6 Catoosa (115.0)
  9. Sand Springs JV (91.5)
  10. Inola (91.0)
  11. 5A No. 15 Thomas Edison (89.0)
  12. Mannford (86.5)
  13. Bishop Kelley (78.5)
  14. Salina (69.5)
  15. Tahlequah Sequoyah (59.9)
  16. Webster (55.0)
  17. McLain (51.0)
  18. Owasso (32.0)
  19. Okmulgee (31.5)
  20. Metro Christian (30.0)
  21. NOAH (2.0)

Tournament Champions

106 - Braeden Williams (Blanchard)
113 - Zach Williams (Blanchard)
120 - Aston Whitaker (Salina)
126 - Vincent Eremita (Catoosa)
132 - Jessie Hodge (Jay)
138 - Kaden Gfeller (Heritage Hall)
145 - Rodrick Mosley (Heritage Hall)
152 - Carson West (Heritage Hall) 
160 - Colton Denney (Heritage Hall)
170 - Jared Gilbertson (Newcastle)
182 - Alex Kauffman (Vinita)
195 - Dustin Hicks (Tahlequah) 
220 - Matthew Smith (Bishop Kelley)
285 - Hollis Tuggle (McLain)

Seth Jones (9-5) took fifth place at 113 pounds. He defeated Jaylon Otero (Catoosa) 10-5, pinned Lewis Moulton (Jay) in 1:15 and Keeton Ornder (Vinita) in 4:56, then teched William Lemons (Newcastle) 18-3 in 4:00. In the semifinals he was defeated 6-5 by Val Park (Heritage Hall), then he lost a 5-4 rematch with Otero in the consolation bracket.

Colten Roberts (13-6) took fifth place at 120 pounds. He was pinned in 1:20 by Aston Whitaker (Salina), but rebounded with three-straight wins in the consolation bracket. He pinned Trevor Mora (Inola) in 1:44, Kai Faulkner (Catoosa) in 0:49, and teammate Jacob Rampy in 1:43 before falling to Taywone McNack (McLain) in 0:57. From there he pinned Sammy Cooper (Heritage Hall) in 4:16, then won a 6-2 decision over Reuben Arredondo (Catoosa). 

Scott Patton (8-5) took fifth place at 126 pounds. He lost his opening match 4-2 to Gage Edwards (Vinita) in sudden victory overtime, but pinned his next two opponents. He took down Cameron Mclure (Blanchard) in 0:21 and Rodney Beasley (Jay) in 0:30 before falling 11-3 to Vincent Eremita (Catoosa). From there he pinned Cameron Colpitt (Okmulgee) in 4:36 and won a 2-0 decision over Troy Hardbarger (Tahlequah Sequoyah). 

Gavin Garcia (10-7) took fifth place at 145 pounds. He defeated Caleb Buzzard (Jay) 5-1, Corbin Candy (Tahlequah) 4-2, Brad TeeHee (Catoosa) 15-2, and pinned Michael Halsey (Owasso) in 0:46 before falling 5-3 to Tye Rozell (Broken Arrow) in sudden victory overtime. In the consolations he defeated Hunter Sneed (Newcastle) 9-4 and Corbin Candy (Tahlequah) 3-1.

Hunter Carter (7-8) took sixth place at 106 pounds. He pinned Stacey Gladney (Broken Arrow) in 5:36 and defeated Eric Hussaini (Thomas Edison) 6-5, but was defeated 10-4 by Julien Brownfield (Tahlequah), 10-3 by Braeden Williams (Blanchard), 6-4 by Dylan Brown (Vinita), and 8-4 by Eric Hussaini.

David Cooper (11-3) took sixth place at 138 pounds. He defeated Eric Moody (Broken Arrow) 8-3, pinned Collin Elias (Bishop Kelley) in 3:57, edged out Wyatt Berry (Blanchard) 5-4, and won a 15-7 major decision over Brayden King (Jay). In the quarterfinals he was pinned in 1:16 by Hunter Palacios (Newcastle), but he rebounded with a 14-7 decision over Doug Whitehorn (Tahlequah).

Kris Edwards (5-5) took sixth place at 220 pounds. He pinned Nick Wilson (Catoosa) in 0:25 and received an injury default from Isac Higginbottom (Newcastle), but fell 5-4 to Ryan Bracken (Blanchard) and 4-2 to Leland McKinney (Thomas Edison).

Gabe Wakefield (2-7) took tenth place at 170 pounds. He fell 10-1 to Conner Keith (Heritage Hall) and was pinned in 1:05 by Brian Resch (Tahlequah), but pinned Jarred Hare (Tahlequah) in 2:39 before falling 19-4 to Johnathan Hayes (Vinita). 

Jacob Rampy (3-7) competed at 120 pounds but didn't place. He pinned Jackson Glenn (Bishop Kelley) in 1:49 and Tristan Melder (Okmulgee) in 0:46, but fell in 0:48 to Dylan White (Vinita) and in 1:43 to teammate Colten Roberts. 

Hyatt Cartwright (2-5) competed at 138 pounds but didn't place. He won a 12-10 decision over Brayden King (Jay), but was pinned in 3:27 by Andrew DeArmand (Catoosa) and lost a close 4-3 decision to Pablo Nava (Tahlequah).

Mike Brown (5-6) competed at 182 pounds but didn't place. He pinned Jose Gonzales (Catoosa) in 2:43, but fell in 0:45 to Sam Moss (Bishop Kelley), 2:41 to Caleb Aguilla (Inola), and 1:12 to Kaleb Crilly (Newcastle). 

Hayden Cramer (3-4) competed at 182 pounds but didn't place. He pinned Joey Binham (Thomas Edison) in 2:43, but fell in 1:08 to Jerome Townsell (Thomas Edison) and in 1:00 to Bobby Goins (Salina). 

Hunter Willis (6-6) competed at 195 pounds but didn't place. He pinned Cameron Johnson (Broken Arrow) in 0:49, but fell in 3:36 to Tyler Barnett (Tahlequah Sequoyah) and in 0:32 to Jordan Gilmore (Vinita). He also came out on the bottom end of a 13-12 shootout with Sage Locust (Tahlequah Sequoyah).