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.
