Twenty Sandites take first place at Team BIG Tournament

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

Clyde Boyd Middle School hosted the Sand Springs-Team Big elementary wrestling tournament this past weekend and drew a large crowd of competitors. Eighty-eight wrestlers from Sand Springs competed and wrestlers from thirty other schools showed up as well. The home team overwhelming won the tournament with twenty-seven finalists and twenty champions.

Blake Jones (6-3) competed in Division 5 Open at 100 pounds and took first place. He pinned Caleb Hight (Catoosa) in 3:35 and Karsen Rampey (OWA) in 1:25, then scored a 5-0 decision over Bryce Cockrell (Broken Arrow). 

Seth Jones (8-1) competed in Division 5 Open at 113 pounds and took first place. He pinned Jared Head (Threestyle WC) in 4:28 and teched Brayden Seago (Sperry) 19-4, then majored teammate Caden Vaughn 16-2. Vaughn (8-5) defeated Seago 7-0 for second place.

Brett Black (5-1) competed in Division 5 Open at 120 pounds and took first place. He pinned Tyson Rivas (StandFast WC) in 1:26, then scored a 4-1 decision over Kolton Smith (Matrix Grappling). Sam Harris (7-7) lost 11-1 to Smith, scored a 6-2 decision over Rivas, then pinned Clayton Miller (Jay) in 0:55 for third place.

Santana Naugle (2-6) competed in Division 5 Open at 134 pounds and drew only one competitor. He pinned Brent Ingram (Pryor) in 1:06 for first place. 

Clayton Giddens (14-1) competed in Division 4 Open at 67 pounds and drew only one opponent. He pinned Andrew Havens (Sperry) in 2:38, then won a 21-4 tech fall for first place.

Owen Martin (15-1) competed in Division 4 Open at 70 pounds and took first place. He pinned Jordan Vernon (Team NEO) in 1:43, majored teammate Mitchell Smith 12-2, then scored an 11-4 decision over Braxton Sloan (Cowboy WC). Smith (7-8) pinned majored Sloan 12-4 and pinned Vernon in 1:54 for second place. 

Sammy Naugle (10-9) competed in Division 4 Open at 88 pounds and took first place. He pinned Cameron Smith (Bristow) in 0:26 and teammate Jacob Lewis in 1:20. Lewis (7-7) pinned Smith in 1:18 for second place. Lewis also competed in Division 4 Novice and took third place. He majored Gabriel Uphold (Broken Arrow) 11-3 and scored a 2-0 decision over Jeffery Perry (Cleveland), but was pinned in 0:54 by Walker Brown (Claremore) and in 2:50 by Jayce Ward (J4 WC).

Bryce Fisher (3-0) competed in Division 4 Open at 130 pounds and took first place. He pinned Stephan Freeman (Team NEO) in 0:28, Kaleb Owen (Cowboy WC) in 4:13, and Trenton Cole (Glenpool) in 1:12.

Jackson Martin (11-3) competed in Division 3 Open at 52 pounds and drew only one opponent. He pinned teammate Ayreson Reiss in 4:09 and 0:49 for first place. 

Kason McAffrey (7-6) competed in Division 3 Open at 58 pounds and took third place. He lost his first match 11-3 to Iziah Tusler (Cushing), defeated Colin Jones (Glenpool) 9-6, then was pinned in 4:27 by Cayden Cupps (Catoosa). In the consolation finals he pinned teammate Colt Cothran in 2:29.

Zander Grigsby (13-3) competed in Division 3 Open at 61 pounds and took second place. He defeated Isaiah Jones (Glenpool) 8-2, but fell 9-4 to Gage Walker (Jay) in the finals.

Robert Burke (13-4) competed in Division 3 Open at 64 pounds and took second place. He lost his first match 9-1 to Bryson Humphries (Catoosa), but majored James Shelton (Sperry) 11-1 and pinned Mason Moore (Owasso) in 1:49. 

David Ritchey (7-8) competed in Division 3 Open at 67 pounds and took third place. He pinned Bo Ware (Cleveland) in 3:42, then lost a 6-2 decision to Maddox Jackson (Claremore). He won out from there with a 2-1 decision over teammate Landyn Barnes, then pinned Madden Smith (OWA) in 1:44 and got payback on Jackson with a pin in 0:54 in the consolation finals. 

Grady Mittasch (18-2) competed in Division 3 Open at 70 pounds and took third place. He pinned Devon Miller (Ponca City) in 2:37 and John Webb (Jay) in 1:10, but lost a 5-0 decision to Jaxson Humphries (Catoosa). In the consolation finals he pinned Miller again, this time in 2:16. 

Dariuz Black (7-1) competed in Division 3 Open at 73 pounds and drew only one opponent. He pinned Andrew Haynes (Glenpool) in 4:16, then majored him 13-0 for first place. 

Jaxon Trotter (13-13) competed in Division 3 Open at 85 pounds and took third place. He lost a 4-3 decision to Tyler McCall (Catoosa), pinned Wyatt Slover (Miami) in 2:04, then lost 8-0 to Beau Hickman (Matrix WC). In the consolation finals he won a 10-8 decision over Michael Lovins (Catoosa).

Adrian Flores (13-10) competed in Division 3 Open at 100 pounds and took second place. He pinned Jake Girty (Stilwell) in 2:57 and Kole Lamont (Broken Arrow) in 3:33, then scored a 7-3 decision over Kylar Bearpaw (Sapulpa). In the finals he was pinned in 0:58 by Bryson Kelley (Cushing). 

Tyler Smith (5-3) competed in Division 3 Open at heavweight and took second place. He pinned Hemi King (Jay) in 1:13, but was pinned in 1:12 by Gunner Wilson (Catoosa).

Will Meredith (15-2) competed in Division 2 Open at 43 pounds and took first place. He pinned Kyler Seaton (Cleveland) in 0:34 and scored a 7-0 decision over Roman Tyler (Berryhill).

Jaxon Grigsby (11-2) competed in Division 2 Open at 49 pounds and took second place. He fell 9-2 to Mason Burnham (Catoosa) in the opening round, but rebounded with a 10-0 major decision over Kreedon Hockett (Ponca City) and pinned Lachlan Barclay (Catoosa) in 2:41. 

Kaden Pope (9-1) competed in Division 2 Open at 58 pounds and took third place. He edged out Brodan Oneal (Catoosa) 3-2, but fell 9-0 to Javon Freeman (Cleveland). In the consolations he pinned Kale Fruits (Bristow) in 2:32, then beat Oneal 8-4 in the finals.

Hunter Spencer (11-5) competed in Division 2 Open at 61 pounds and took second place. He pinned Seth Kysar (Cleveland) in 4:22 and Wiley Wilson (Cowboy WC) in 0:46, but lost 8-2 to Jaedan Adams (Cowboy WC) in the finals. 

Carter Wood (9-4) competed in Division 2 Open at 67 pounds and took first place. He scored an 11-0 major decision over Maddux Moore (Ponca City) and was one point short of a tech fall in a 14-0 victory over Cooper Barrington (Berryhill). He then pinned Promised Johnson (Bristow) in 1:00 and Jackson Vaught (Threestyle WC) in 1:07. 

Dallas Flores (7-5) competed in Division 2 Open at 70 pounds and took third place. He was pinned in 2:14 by Talon Delk (Sperry), but won out from there with two decisions and a pin. He defeated Hudson Claggett (Bristow) 10-4, pinned Noah Lewis (Ponca City) in 2:52, then won a 13-11 shootout with Nickolas Formin (Broken Arrow).

Tabor Reiss (9-1) competed in Division 1 Open at 37 pounds and took first place. He scored a 14-0 major decision over teammate Bentley Cole, then pinned Gabriel Sharp (Broken Arrow) in only five seconds. Cole (8-2) took third place. He majored Bryson Cupps (Catoosa) 11-3, then pinned Cupps in 1:42 in the consolation finals. 

Ryder Flores (13-3) competed in Division 1 Open at 40 pounds and took second place. He pinned Bentlee Starks (Sperry) in 0:55, then fell 8-0 to Cael Dolan (Berryhill). Asher Giddens (6-5) took third place, falling in 0:35 to Dolan, but pinning Starks in 0:33. Flores also competed in Division 1 Novice and took second there as well. He majored both Rowden Benavidez (Sperry) and Rylan Sams (Sapulpa) 10-2, then fell 9-4 to Knox Lopez (Pryor). 

Jim Watkins (2-2) competed in Division 4 Novice at 70 pounds and took first place. He defeated Kaleb Collins (Broken Arrow) 10-9 and teammate Jayden Pait 12-4. 

Joey Marris (1-3) competed in Division 4 Novice at 80 pounds and took second play. He fell 7-6 to Zamar Gardner (J4 WC) but pinned Kassandra Buckner (Sapulpa) in 2:50.

Codey Cramer (2-0) competed in Division 4 Novice at 110 pounds and took first place, pinning Aaron Braswell (Claremore) in 1:57.

Chase Kelly (2-4) competed in Division 4 Novice at 130 pounds and took second place. He pinned Colton Ingram (Pryor) in 2:25, but was pinned in 0:27 by Daltyn Jory (Jay).

Matthew Moore (11-3) competed in Division 3 Novice at 58 pounds and took first place. He pinned Edward Jones (Sapulpa) in 1:39 and teammate Joshua Spurgeon 11-6. Spurgeon (14-4) scored a 13-0 major decision over Jones for second place.

Landyn Barnes (8-4) competed in Division 3 Novice at 70 pounds and took first place. He defeated Dylon Link (Cushing) 9-2 and teammate Hunter Jewel 2-1. Jewel (2-1) pinned Cole Davis (Glenpool) in 0:18 and Tevin Minney (Cushing) in 2:42 for second place.

Jesse Moore (7-4) competed in Division 3 Novice at 76 pounds and took second place. He lost 5-3 to Clay McKiddy (Cushing) in a sudden victory overtime round, but pinned Eli Phemister (Glenpool) in 0:25. 

Dayne Ficken (5-4) competed in Division 2 Novice at 55 pounds and took fourth place. He pinned Collier Tracy (Glenpool) in 0:24 and Ethan Moss (Berryhill) in 2:36 before falling 6-2 to Cadyn Dodson (Cushing). He then defeated Jameson Allen (Sperry) 7-3 but lost 12-5 to Carson Epperson (Ponca City) in the consolation finals. 

Tanner Copeland (4-0) competed in Division 2 Novice at 61 pounds and took first place. He pinned Carter Beaston (Ponca City) in 0:44 and Alex Patton (Broken Arrow) in 0:45, then received a pair of forfeits. 

Skyler Wood (8-1) competed in Division 2 Novice at 64 pounds and took second place. He defeated Rhodes Molenda (OWA) 4-2, then pinned Drake Blue (Sperry) in 2:49 before falling 8-1 to Brody Stevenson (Glenpool). 

David Cline (4-4) competed in Division 2 Novice at 70 pounds and took second place. He was pinned in 1:37 in his opening match by Cruz Morrison (Catoosa), but won his next two. He defeated Griffin Goins (Broken Arrow) 10-5, then teched Brendan Stalnaker (Broken Arrow) 16-1.

Jaxton Grundy (10-7) competed in Division 1 Novice at 43 pounds and took fourth place. He was pinned in 1:20 by Kyson Buckner (Sapulpa) and in 2:41 by Max Dunkelbrger (Sapulpa), but pinned his other four opponents. He took down Hunter Pryor (Pryor) in 0:14, Braxton Johnson (Pryor) in 0:40, Roman Parker (Oologah) in 0:45, and Cooper Lewis (Claremore) in 1:54.

London McGinnis (10-5) competed in Division 1 Novice at 46 pounds and took first place. He pinned Jeter Ketenbrink (Coweta) in 0:37, Nathan Kendall (Sapulpa) in 0:20, and Angel Estrada (Glenpool) in 0:28, then scored a 16-0 tech fall over teammate Samuel Moore. Moore (14-7) pinned Noah Sotelo (Ponca City) in 0:08 and Cash Pope (Glenpool) in 0:18, then won a 10-8 decision over Weston Little (Bristow) for second place.

Jareb Boatman (4-0) competed in Division 1 Novice at 52 pounds and took first place. He defeated Tynan Justice (Cleveland) 12-8, Noah Hall (Broken Arrow) 11-8, Kyler Ward (Cushing) 10-7, and pinned Jace Davis (Broken Arrow) in 2:31. 

Brody Wafford (4-4) competed in Division 1 Novice at 55 pounds and took second place. He pinned Cody Davis (Glenpool) in 0:58 and scored a 6-4 decision over Legend Johnson (Bristow) before falling in 2:32 to Cade O'Rourke (Sperry). 

Bently Furr (10-4) competed in Division 1 Novice at 60 pounds and took third place. He was majored 12-1 by Noah Boulware (Broken Arrow) in the opening round, but won out from there. He pinned teammate Aiden Rhine in 1:53 and Reid Rose (Glenpool) in 2:32. 

Evan Sartin (1-1) competed in Division 1 Novice at 66 pounds and took first place. He majored Preston Hollis (Claremore) 11-0, then received a forfeit from teammate Cael Knight. Knight defeated Hollis 12-6 and took second place.

Daton Fix becomes third wrestler in KCI history to win tournament four times; Sandites place 3rd as team

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

The Charles Page High School varsity wrestling team (1-0) has been on a roll this season. They already earned the No. 1 ranking in Oklahoma 6A after a first place finish at the Perry Tournament of Champions. Now they've taken third place at the prestigious Kansas City Stampede and they did it without a full roster. 

Top-Ten Team Scores:
No. 13 Tuttle (OK 564.5
Park Hill (MO) 446.5
No. 17 Sand Springs (OK) 409
Goddard (KS) 374.5
Neosho (MO) 347.5
Smithville (MO) 333
Staley (MO) 329
Omaha Skutt Catholic (NE) 327.5
Archer (GA) 307.5
Christian Brothers (TN) 287

Even though senior State-placers Jack Karstetter and Zane Basma sat out with injuries, and State finalist Beau Bratcher wrestled through his own injury, the depth of talent on the Sandite roster still led the team to their best-ever finish at KCI. While the majority of the team placed, three wrestlers made the finals, and two won the tournament, the most impressive performance was far from an unfamiliar name. 

Daton Fix is already one of only two Sand Springs wrestlers to win the State Tournament three times. He's one of only six wrestlers from any school to win the Perry Tournament of Champions four times. Now he's one of only three wrestlers from any school to win the Stampede four times. The Oklahoma State University-signed senior is currently undefeated at 131-0 in his high school career and is ranked No. 1 in the nation in the 132-pound weight class. He is also ranked third pound-for-pound, though he has split decisions with the top-two wrestlers in the past. He was named the Outstanding Wrestler of both the Perry and Kansas City tournaments.

160-pound junior Payton Scott (12-1) also took first-place in the tournament, marking his second high school tournament championship. 126-pound junior Blake Sargent (11-3) made the tournament finals, but lost by a single point. Delvin Jordan (12-1) took fifth place, Riley Weir (10-4) and Beau Bratcher (11-2) placed sixth, Michael Ritchey (9-5) took tenth, Tanner Ward (9-4) took eleventh, and Gage Fain (9-4) took thirteenth. 

The Sandites as a team have achieved the No. 17 ranking in the nation, according to both FloWrestling and InterMat Wrestling. They will return to action after the new year when they host No. 8 Ponca City (3-0) in their home debut.

Weir was majored 14-5 by Platte County’s Jake Stathopoulos in the opening round of pool play, but rebounded with a pair of major decisions. He defeated Kolton Sanders (Neosho) 8-0 and Collinsville’s Jared Campbell 14-3 to earn his way to the gold bracket. He lost his first match to Christian Brothers’ Missouri State Qualifier Cevion Severado 21-10, but won his next three in the consolation bracket. He scored a 12-3 major decision over Kansas State Champion Zach Keal (Mill Valley), got payback on Stathopoulos with a 1-0 decision, then pinned Jack Wrocklage (Seckman) in 5:31. In the placement match he once again met with Ceverado and fell by 23-6 tech fall in 5:14 for sixth place. He improved three spots over his last year’s ninth place performance.

Ward only wrestled two opponents in pool play and defeated both. He scored a 12-8 decision over Missouri State Champion Caden Green (Kearney) and a 7-2 decision over Christian Robinson (Ark City). He won his first match in the gold bracket 6-3 over Missouri State-placer Cade Coons (Staley), but was pinned in his next two matches. He fell in 0:34 to Dalton Divett (Neosho) and in 1:02 to Jonathon Ortegon (Randall), then was defeated 7-5 by Georgia State-placer Tariq Malik (Collins Hill). In the placement round he got a rematch with Coons and pinned his opponent in 4:51 for eleventh place. This was the senior transfer’s first time competing at the Stampede.

Ritchey took second in his pool, winning three of four. He defeated Isaiah McGee (Blue Springs) 6-3 and TJ Cole (Bettendorf) 5-2 before falling 16-5 to Missouri State Champion Malik Johnson (Christian Brothers). He snapped back with a 10-2 major decision over Bryce Wells (Derby). In the first round of the gold bracket he fell in 1:35 to Tuttle’s State Champion Rhett Golowenski. He defeated Sammy Guevara (Garden City) 5-1, fell 6-5 to Missouri State Champion Clayton Singh (Kearney), defeated State-qualifier Spencer Schickram (Ponca City) 2-0, then lost 5-3 to Perry’s State Champion Cale Betchan in the placement round. It was his second time competing at the Stampede and first time placing, taking tenth.

Sargent went undefeated in his pool, pinning two out of three opponents. He scored an 11-4 decision over Missouri State-qualifier Anthony Benito (Staley), then pinned Georgia State Champion Nick Stonecheck (Burford) in 4:35 and Sam Nickelson (Farmington) in 1:47. In the gold bracket he pinned Kansas State-placer Logan Pirl (Goddard) in 3:10, then edged out two-time Alabama State Champion Gabe Hixenbaugh (Thompson) 3-2. He received a forfeit in the semifinals, then fell by a close 5-4 decision to three-time Nebraska State Champion Korbin Meink (Omaha Skutt Catholic) in the finals. His runner-up performance was a major improvement over his ninth place performance last year.

Fix drew a tough competitor to start and won his first major decision of the season over Lucas Desilva of Collins Hill. Every other opponent has been pinned or teched, but Silva only lost 15-5. Fix scored a pair of tech falls from there, 27-11 over Kelby Luther (Creston) in only 2:42, and 28-13 over Missouri State-qualifier Blake Berryman (Staley) in 4:33, then pinned Preston Nicard (Granite City) in 1:01. He worked his way through the gold bracket just as easily, teching every single opponent. He took down Drake Vannoy (Edmond North) 19-3 in 2:00, Iowa State-qualifier Jake Watters (Dowling Catholic) 21-6 in 2:50, and Missouri State-qualifier Josh Steele (Park Hill) 23-8 in 4:21. 

Bratcher started off with a tough competitor in Archer’s Georgia State-placer Logan Smith, but prevailed 4-3, then pinned Joey Gray (Mill Valley) in 0:34. He scored a 5-0 decision over Staley’s Freestyle and Greco-Roman National Champion Rocky Elam to win his pool and advance to the gold bracket. He pinned Kansas State Runner-Up Garrett Lange (Goddard) in 1:51, then scored a 5-0 decision over Illinois State-qualifier Will Edgar (Christian Brothers) to get a rematch with Smith in the 5th place match. This time the Archer wrestler came out on top of a 4-2 decision. Bratcher finished in sixth place, an improvement over his last year’s ninth place performance. He also took sixth as a sophomore and tenth place as a freshman

Scott pinned his two opponents, Kansas State-qualifier Austin Crocker (Mill Valley) in 1:10, and Christian Brothers’ Tennessee State-qualifier Turk Wigley in only 0:13. From there he scored a 14-3 major decision over Illinois State-qualifier Jared Skaggs (Granite City) and took first-place in the pool. In the gold bracket he pinned Perry’s State-placer Jace Burdick in 1:38, then won out with three-straight decisions. He took down Tommy Lisher (Park Hill) 5-2, two-time Kansas State Champion Kameron Frame (Goddard) 9-5, and Collinsville’s two-time State Champion Elijah Tanner 3-1 for first place. This was his first time competing at the Stampede, having been recovering from a football injury last season.

Noah Almy (5-6) got off to a tough start, falling 7-4 to Buford’s Tristan Bozolan, then was pinned in his next two matches. He fell in 4:45 to Missouri State-placer Austin Purtle (Smithville), and in 1:09 to Kyle Sanders (Neosho). In the silver bracket he scored a 10-7 decision over Bradley Poos (Platte County), but fell 7-4 to Brady Sifford (Edmond North) for 12th place in the silver bracket, or 28th overall.

Jordan continued the pin-streak he began at the Perry Tournament with four-straight at KCI. He took down Georgia State Champion Tomari Fox (Collins Hill) in 2:00, Jacob Zachary (Dowling Catholic) in 3:16, and Bel Altman (Omaha Skutt Catholic) in 0:56. In the first round of the gold bracket he pinned Johnny Wilson (Park Hill) in 2:47 before his winning streak finally came to an end. After falling 11-4 to Neosho’s Missouri State Runner-Up Adrian Hitchcock, he won out for fifth place. He pinned Missouri State-qualifier Clayton Mordecai (Kearney) in 2:36 and Louisiana State Champion Perry Ganci (Jesuit) in 0:34, then rematched Fox for a 13-3 major decision. This was his second time competing and first time placing at the event.

Fain pinned two out of three of his pool opponents and tied for first. He pinned Landon Calvert (Goddard) in 1:28 and Kansas State-placer Benny Hernandez (Garden City) in 5:36, but fell in 4:42 to Seth Whitlock (Thompson). In the gold bracket he was pitted against Ark City’s Arkansas State Champion Tyler Shannon, who he defeated 1-0 at the Perry Tournament, and this time his foe prevailed 3-1 in a sudden victory overtime round. From there Fain was defeated 3-0 by Alec Derritt (Mill Valley), but he pinned his final two opponents in the second period. Aaron Sonkesak (Collins Hill) went down in 3:07 and Seth Whitlock (Thompson) fell in 3:39. Fain took 13th place in his second time competing and first time placing at the Stampede.

Oklahoma Wrestling: Week Three High School 6A Team Rankings

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

The latest team rankings have been released by the Oklahoma Secondary Schools Activities Association and the defending State Champions from Choctaw have retained the number one spot by a narrow margin over the State Runners-Up from Sand Springs in the dual rankings, but the Sandites have overtaken the top spot in the tournament rankings after beating out Choctaw at the Perry Tournament of Champions this past weekend.

No. 1 Dual, No. 2 Tournament Choctaw Yellowjackets

Last year's State and Dual State Champions (1-0) won their season opener with a convincing 60-15 victory over No. 14 Deer Creek (0-1) and took second place at the Perry Tournament with three champioins and four finalists. The Yellowjackets have twelve ranked wrestlers, seven State Qualifiers, all of whom placed, and two State Champions. Colt Newton (113), Jaryn Curry (160), and Easton Rendleman (182) all hold the number one rankings in their divisions. Choctaw received 15 first-place votes in the dual rankings and 7 in the tournament rankings.

Choctaw will return to action this weekend at the Reno Tournament of Champions.

No. 2 Dual, No. 1 Tournament Sand Springs Sandites

Last year's Dual State Runners-Up (1-0) won their season opener 62-6 over Owasso (1-1), winning every match and forfeiting one weight class. They followed it up with a dominating performance at Perry with three champions and five finalsts. The Sandites have twelve ranked wrestlers, ten State Qualifiers, seven placers, and one State Champion. Daton Fix (132), Beau Bratcher (145), Zane Basma (170), and Delvin Jordan (220) all hold the number one rankings in their divisions. Basma scored an 8-2 victory over State Champion Zane Coleman to earn the top spot this weekend. The Sandites received 13 first-place votes in the dual rankings and 20 in the tournament rankings.

Sand Springs will return to action this weekend at the Kansas City Stampede.

No. 3 Dual/Tournament Broken Arrow Tigers

Last year's State Runners-Up (2-0) completely shut down Muskogee (0-3) 73-0 in their season opener, then topped Akron, Ohio's Saint Vincent-Saint Mary High School 31-24 on their way to the Walsh Jesuit Ironman tournament, where they placed 23rd. They previously took second place at the Gardner Edgerton Invitational. The Tigers have eleven ranked wrestlers, seven State Qualifiers, five placers, and two State Champions. Zach Marcheselli (195) holds the number one ranking in his division. The Tigers received one first-place vote in the tournament rankings.

The Tigers will return to action in the new year when they take on Choctaw and 4A No. 1 Tuttle (3-0) both on January 5th. 

No. 4 Dual/Tournament Edmond North Huskies

The Huskies (2-0) started off the season with solid competition, scoring a 47-24 victory over No. 9 Mustang (1-1) and a 42-18 victory over No. 11 Deer Creek (1-3) before taking second place at the Mid America Nationals in Enid. They have seven ranked wrestlers, three State Qualifiers, and two State Champions. Paxton Rosen (120) holds the number one ranking in his division.

Edmond North will compete this weekend at the Kansas City Stampede.

No. 5 Dual/Tournament Yukon Millers

Yukon (2-0) scored some quality wins to start their season, topping 5A No. 6 Piedmont (1-2) 43-27 and No. 15 Edmond Memorial (0-2) 38-34, then placed sixth at Perry behind Sand Springs, Choctaw, and Ponca City, with five finalists. The Millers have six ranked wrestlers, three State Qualifiers, two placers, and one State Champion. Jaxen Gilmore (138) holds the number one ranking in his division. 

The Millers will have another tough challenge Tuesday when they travel to No. 10 Mustang.

No. 6 Dual/Tournament Westmoore Jaguars

The Jags (2-0) started the season with a 42-31 win over No. 11 Deer Creek (1-3) and a close 36-34 win at No. 10 Norman North (1-2). They took seventh place at the Mid America Nationals behind Edmond North and Mustang. Westmoore has eight ranked wrestlers, six State Qualifiers, two placers, and one State Champion. 

Westmoore will take on unranked Enid (0-3) Tuesday.

No. 7 Dual, No. 10 Tournament Union Redskins

The Redskins (0-0) have yet to wrestle their first dual of the season, and will do so Tuesday night when they host 5A No. 6 Claremore (1-0) and No. 15 Owasso (1-1). They competed this weekend at Perry and came in fourteenth. Union has nine ranked wrestlers and one State Qualifier. 

No. 8 Dual, No. 7 Tournament Ponca City Wildcats

Ponca City (2-0) kicked off the new year with a bang, hammering 3A No. 5 Blackwell (0-2) 57-21 and unranked Enid (0-3) 61-15, then took fifth place at Perry as the third-highest performing team from 6A with eight placers. The Wildcats have seven ranked wrestlers and three State Qualifiers. 

Ponca will travel to unranked Sapulpa Tuesday, then will compete at the Kansas City Stampede this weekend.

No. 9 Dual, No. 8 Tournament Stillwater Pioneers

Stillwater (1-1) scored an impressive 48-27 victory over 5A No. 5 Shawnee (1-1), but fell 49-18 to 3A No. 1 Perry (2-0). They placed tenth at the Perry Tournament with three placers and one finalist. The Pioneers have five ranked wrestlers, five State Qualifiers, four placers, and one Champion. 

The Pioneers will host unranked Deer Creek (1-3) Tuesday, then will travel to the Kansas City Stampede.

No. 10 Dual, No. 9 Tournament Mustang Broncos

Mustang (1-1) bit off more than they could chew in their season opener, falling 47-24 to No. 4 Edmond North (2-0), but rebounded with an impressive 51-31 victory over 3A No. 2 Heritage Hall (4-3). They competed at the Mid America Nationals this weekend and took sixth. They have six ranked wrestlers, two State Qualifiers, and one placer. 

The Broncos will return to action Tuesday when they host No. 5 Yukon (2-0).

No. 11 Dual/Tournament Edmond Memorial Bulldogs

The Bulldogs (0-2) had one of the toughest schedules in the State, starting with 3A No. 1 Perry (2-0) and No. 4 Yukon (2-0). They fell 50-19 to the Maroons and 38-34 to the Millers. At the Perry Tournament they took eighth place with four placers and one finalist. Memorial has five ranked wrestlers and two State Qualifiers.

The Dogs will return to action Tuesday when they host unranked Muskogee (0-3), then will take on unranked Putnam City (4-0) Thursday before competing in the Norman Tournament this weekend. 

No. 12 Dual, No. 14 Tournament Jenks Trojans

Jenks (1-0) rolled over unranked Muskogee (0-3) 60-20 in their season opener, then placed ninth at the Bristow Tournament. They have two ranked wrestlers and one State Qualifier. 

The Trojans will return to action in their home tournament after the new year.

No. 13 Dual, No. 12 Tournament Norman North Timberwolves

Norman North (1-2) had a rough start with a 52-24 loss to No. 14 Deer Creek (1-3), snapped back with a 48-18 win at 5A No. 16 Noble (0-3), then fell 36-34 to No. 7 Westmoore (2-0), then placed eleventh at the Mid America Nationals. The Timberwolves have five ranked wrestlers and three State Qualifiers, all of whom placed.

They will return to action on the 29th at the Cimarron Memorial Spartan Duals Tournament in Las Vegas. 

No. 14 Dual, No. 15 Tournament Bixby Spartans

Bixby (0-0) began their season last weekend at the Mid America Nationals where they placed eighteenth. The Spartans have three ranked wrestlers, two State Qualifiers, and one placer. 

Their dual season will begin after the new year when they host unranked Muskogee (0-3).

No. 15 Dual Owasso Rams

The Rams (1-1) won their season opener 56-18 over unranked Muskogee (0-3), but were hammered 62-6 by No. 2 Sand Springs (1-0). They placed eleventh at Perry with three placers. The Rams have five ranked wrestlers.

They will return to action Tuesday when they take on 5A No. 6 Claremore (1-0) and No. 7 Union (0-0).

No. 13 Tournament Deer Creek Antlers

The Antlers (1-3) slipped out of the Dual rankings after dropping three-straight, but took third place at their own tournament to remain in the Tournament rankings. After topping No. 10 Norman North (1-2) 52-24, they fell 60-15 to No. 1 Choctaw (1-0), 42-31 to No. 7 Westmoore (2-0), and 42-18 to No. 6 Edmond North (2-0). They have seven ranked wrestlers, two State Qualifiers, and one placer.

The Antlers will return to action Tuesday at No. 8 Stillwater (1-1).

Sandite Pride Power Rankings:

1. Sand Springs (116)
2. Choctaw (110)
3. Broken Arrow (72)
4. Westmoore (66)
5. Edmond North (52)
6. Stillwater (49)
7. Yukon (49)
8. Union (38)
9. Norman North (37)
10. Edmond Memorial (37)
11. Ponca City (35)
12. Deer Creek (32)
13. Mustang (29)
14. Midwest City (28)
15. Sapulpa (26)

Oklahoma Wrestling: Week Three High School 6A Individual Rankings

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

106

1. Garrett Steidley (Edmond Memorial Freshman) Previously unranked
2. Braden Fowler (Yukon Senior) Previously #1
3. Riley Weir (Sand Springs Sophomore Previously #2
4. Austin Hall (Southmoore Senior) 
5. Gabe Johnson (Choctaw Freshman) 
6. Jackson Cockrell (Broken Arrow Freshman)
7. Joe Lupton (Mustang Junior)
8. Nate Becker (Edmond North Freshman) Previously #9
9. Corwin Strachan (Bartlesville Sophomore) Previously unranked
10. Jacob Hodges (Southmoore Freshman) Previously unranked

Edmond Memorial Freshman Garrett Steidley emerged on the high school circuit with a bang this past weekend, taking second place at the Perry Tournament of Champions after defeating Braden Fowler by 2-0 decision. The 106 division returns only two State qualifiers in Fowler and Riley Weir, allowing the Claremore transfer to leapfrog over the competition to the number one spot. 

113

1. Colt Newton (Chcotaw Sophomore)
2. Tanner Ward (Sand Springs Senior) 
3. Cameron Picklo (Mustang Sophomore) Previously #6 in 120
4. TJ Long (Union Sophomore) Previously #3 in 106
5. Andrew Police (Broken Arrow Freshman) Previously #3
6. Johnathan Warford (Sapulpa Junior) Previously #5
7. Brayden Strachan (Bartlesville Sophomore) Previously #6
8. Will Pham (Deer Creek Freshman) 
9. Noah Hanscom (Yukon Sophomore) Previously unranked
10. Dominic Derr (Westmoore Sophomore) Previously unranked

Returning State Runners-Up Colt Newton and Tanner Ward handily defended their top spots with first and third place finishes, respectively, at Perry. Cameron Picklo made the cut from 120 for the Mid America Nationals where he placed third with an 11-3 major decision over Brayden Strachan. TJ Long came in fourth at Perry, falling 5-2 to Ward. Noah Hanscom breaks into the rankings after a sixth place finish at Perry. Dominic Derr didn't place at Mid America, but did score a handy tech fall over previous 106 No. 7 David Boucher.

120

1. Paxton Rosen (Edmond North Senior) Previously #1 in 126
2. Canon Randall (Westmoore Senior) Previously #1
3. Tyler Lawley (Broken Arrow Senior) Previously #2
4. Michael Ritchey (Sand Springs Senior) Previously #3
5. Chase Slatton (Jenks Senior) Previously #5 in 126
6. Brandon Blose (Sapulpa Senior) Previously #5
7. Caron Watson (Union Junior) Previously #7 in 126
8. Trent Higginbotham (Edmond North Junior) Previously unranked
9. Laif Jones (Bartlesville Sophomore) Previously #7
10. Andy Schaepfer (Choctaw Junior) Previously #8

113 State Champion Paxton Rosen didn't get to go head-to-head with 106 State Champion Canon Randall, but he did finish two spots ahead of him at the Mid America Nationals. While Randall fell 6-4 to Tuttle's Rhett Golowenski, Rosen defeated the 4A State Champion 8-4. Chase Slatton made the cut from 126 and took third place at the Chuck West Invitational.

126

1. Drew Wilson (Midwest City Senior) Previously #3 in 132
2. Connor Holman (Choctaw Junior) Previously #2 in 132
3. Tanner Cole (Deer Creek Senior) Previously #2
4. Blake Sargent (Sand Springs Junior) Previously #3
5. Spencer Schickram (Ponca City Sophomore) Previously #4 at 120
6. Wyatt Johnson (Owasso Senior) Previously #4 in 113
7. Brandon Bright (Edmond North Senior) Previously unranked
8. Easton Hudson (Bixby Senior) Previously #6
9. Jacob Swenson (Ponca City Junior) Previously #4
10. Blake Gonzalez (Broken Arrow Sophomore) Previously #6

Drew Wilson and Connor Holman both made the cut from 132 and the Midwest City Senior leapfrogged the 113 State Runner-Up with a close 3-2 decision at Perry. Wilson and Holman both handled Blake Sargent 7-1, who finished fourth with a 6-3 decision over Wyatt Johnson. Johnson also gave up a 10-3 decision to Spencer Schickram, who finished 5th. Brandon Bright topped State qualifier Easton Hudson 13-7 for a third place finish at the Mid America Nationals.

132

1. Daton Fix (Sand Springs Senior)
2. TaJuan Daniels (Broken Arrow Senior) Previously #4
3. Dylan Schickram (Ponca City Junior) Previously #9 in 138
4. Dawson Hunt (Ponca City Senior) Previously #5
5. Bobby Robinson (Deer Creek Sophomore) Previously #7
6. Jacob Blumenthal (Westmoore Senior) Previously #8
7. Broc Bailey (Yukon Junior) Previously unranked
8. Ashad Rufia (Union Junior) Previously #9
9. John Ritchey (Stillwater Junior) Previously #10
10. Angelo Wythe (Yukon) Previously unranked

Despite a bye week, TaJuan Daniels jumped in the rankings thanks to Drew Wilson and Connor Holman cutting for Perry. Dylan Schickram cut from 138 for Perry and majored teammate Dawson Hunt 16-6, then handled John Ritchey 11-7 for a third place finish. Hunt came in sixth after pinning Rufia and scoring a 4-0 decision over Broc Bailey. Bailey entered into the rankings after a 6-4 decision over Ritchey.

138

1. Jaxen Gilmore (Yukon Junior) Previously #1 in 145
2. Kruz Simons (Edmond North Sophomore) Previously #1 at 152
3. Jack Karstetter (Sand Springs Senior) Previously #1
4. Sam Avant (Norman North Senior) Previously #3
5. Tyler Dieringer (Stillwater Senior) Previously #3 in 145
6. Seth Graves (Edmond Memorial Senior) Previously #4
7. Josh Suter (Norman Senior) Previously #6
8. Bryce Mattioda (Broken Arrow Freshman) Previously #7
9. Baylor Smith (Owasso Junior) Previously #8
10. Keanu Quinn (Sapulpa Senior)

Jaxen Gilmore cut from 145 for the Perry Tournament and took second place with a 7-1 decision over Tyler Dieringer. Jack Karstetter came in third at Perry with a pair of decision over Baylor Smith and a 6-0 defeat of Seth Graves. Dieringer cut from 145 and took sixth at Perry, defeating Graves 3-1. Kruz Simons cut from 152 for the Mid America Nationals and placed third. Baylor Smith took fourth at Perry.

145

1. Beau Bratcher (Sand Springs Senior) Previously #2
2. Chasen Umholtz (Jenks Senior) Previously #4
3. Ryan Swanson (Westmoore Junior) Previously #4 in 152
4. Brady Mattioda (Broken Arrow Junior) Previously #5
5. Brandon Conrad (Owasso Senior) Previously #8
6. Blake Muse (Choctaw Sophomore) Previously unranked
7. Connor Simpson (Edmond Memorial Junior) Previously unranked
8. Cameron Taylor (Union Junior) Previously #6
9. Marshall Massad (Deer Creek Senior) Previously unranked
10. Noah Austin (Edmond North Senior) Previously unranked

138 State Runner-Up Beau Bratcher took first place at Perry with a 9-3 decision over Brandon Conrad, Chasen Umholtz took sixth at the Chuck West Invitational, and Ryan Swanson took fifth at the Mid America Nationals. Conrad came in third at Perry and Blake Muse made his way into the rankings with a fifth place finish at Perry, falling only 3-1 to Conrad. Connor Simpson made his way into the rankings after defeating Cameron Taylor 8-1 at Perry. Marshall Massad found his way into the rankings with a third place finish at the Deer Creek Invitational, and Noah Austin took the final spot with a seventh place finish at the Mid America Nationals.

152

1. Kyle Knowles (Edmond Memorial Freshman) Previously unranked
2. Robert "RJ" Walker (Midwest City Senior) Previously #3
3. Connor Wilcoxen (Stillwater Senior) Previously #5
4. Jeff Speer (Choctaw Junior) Previously #6
5. Kendon Lee (Stillwater Senior) Previously #2 in 138
6. Zach Johnson (Westmoore Sophomore) Previously #5 in 138
7. Jermain Harring (Union) 
8. Cody Mathis (Sand Springs Junior) Previously unranked
9. Nenebah Biggoose (Ponca City Junior) Previously #8
10. Austin Loza (Enid Senior) Previously #9 in 160

Freshman Kyle Knowles turned heads at the Perry Tournament, pinning State-qualifier RJ Walker and defeating State-placer Jeff Speer 7-5 for a third place finish. Walker came in fourth, defeating Speer 1-0. Zach Johnson stepped up from 138 at the Mid America Nationals and finished seventh. Sand Springs junior Cody Mathis won a close 12-9 decision over Nenebah Biggoose at Perry.

160

1. Jaryn Curry (Choctaw Junior) Previously #2
2. Joseph Messer (Norman North Senior) Previously #3
3. Chase Vincent (Yukon Senior) Previously #4
4. Trey Painter (Westmoore Senior) Previously #5
5. Caleb Wise (Broken Arrow Junior) Previously #6
6. Payton Scott (Sand Springs Junior) Previously #2 in 152
7. Cooper Meadows (Mustang Senior) Previously #4 at 170
8. Ezequiel Rubio (Ponca City Senior) 
9. Nano Martinez (Edmond Santa Fe Sophomore) Previously unranked
10. Austin Manley (Bartlesville Junior)

145 State Champion Jaryn Curry won the Perry Tournament with a pair of close 3-2 decisions over Chase Vincent and Payton Scott, who finished second and third, respectively. 152 State Runner-Up Joseph Messer made a huge statement at the Mid America Nationals, pinning Cooper Meadows and Trey Painter for a first-place finish. Caleb Wise took seventh at the Walsh Ironman, Scott pinned Zeke Rubio who took fifth at Perry, and Nano Martinez took ninth at the Mid America Nationals after a close 7-5 decision to Cooper Meadows.

170

1. Zane Basma (Sand Springs Senior) Previously #2 
2. Zane Coleman (Choctaw Sophomore) Previously #1
3. Jace Brownlee (Stillwater Senior)
4. Payden Brown (Putnam City Senior) Previously #5
5. Sam Hensley (Edmond Memorial Junior) Previously #7 in 160
6. Gage McBride (Mustang Senior) Previously #7 in 182
7. Joe Speno (Edmond Santa Fe Senior) Previously unranked
8. Kaleb Mertz (Owasso Junior) 
9. Trey Odam (Union Junior) Previously #6
10. Jerry "JT" Stambeck (Norman North Sophomore) Previously #7

160 State-placer Zane Basma topped 152 State Champion Zane Coleman for a second place finish at Perry. The Sandite also pinned State-qualifier Sam Hensley. Joe Speno jumped into the rankings with a fourth place finish at Mid America, defeating JT Stambeck 4-2. Stambeck placed fifth at the event. Kelb Mertz teched Trey Odam at Perry, where neither of them placed. 

182

1. Easton Rendleman (Choctaw Junior) Previously #2
2. Christian Bahl (Stillwater Senior) Previously #1 in 160
3. Shane Flandermeyer (Westmoore Junior) 
4. Justin "JD" Johnson (Owasso Junior) Previously #5
5. Jakob Ogden (Stillwater Senior) Previously #6
6. Noah Hooks (Edmond North Junior) Previously unranked
7. John Bolton (Union Senior) Previously #8
8. Declan O'Brien (Deer Creek) Previously unranked
9. Jaylen Childs (Putnam North) 
10. Joe Curtis (Bixby Sophomore) 

State Runner-Up Easton Rendleman scored a close 4-3 decision over State Champion Christian Bahl for first-place finish at Perry. Bahl pinned John Bolton and decisioned JD Johnson. 

195

1. Zach Marcheselli (Broken Arrow Sophomore) Previously #1 in 182
2. Cody Adams (Bixby Junior) 
3. Dakota Carnes (Sapulpa Senior) 
4. Blake Minnick (Edmond North Sophomore)
5. Colin Foster (Yukon) Previously unranked
6. Bradyn Pressnall (Ponca City Senior) Previously unranked
7. Rafe Johnson (Deer Creek Freshman) Previously #6
8. Gary Dockery (Choctaw Junior) Previously #7
9. Jesse Wetherington (Norman North) Previously unranked
10. Arin Copas (Mustang Senior) Previously #9

State Champion Zach Marcheselli moved up to 195 and took first at the Gardner Edgerton Invitational. Colin Foster jumped into the rankings with a 5-3 defeat of Gary Dockery for a second place finish at Perry. Bradyn Pressnall also defeated Dockery, 3-2, at Perry for a third place finish, and Rafe Johnson pinned Dockery in the third period. Dockery came in sixth. Jesse Wetherington bumped Arin Copas down a spot with a 6-2 decision for eighth place at the Mid America Nationals.

220

1. Delvin Jordan (Sand Springs Senior) 
2. Mason Lancaster (Putnam City Junior)
3. Jon Martinez (Westmoore Senior)
4. Austin Fry (Ponca City Senior) Previously #4 in 182
5. Caulin Poole (Choctaw Junior) Previously #4
6. Keland Bearpaw (Sapulpa Junior) Previously #5
7. Yousef Aliya (Union Senior) Previously #6
8. Julian Flores (Broken Arrow Junior) Previously #7
9. Griff Stanley (Deer Creek Junior) Previously #8
10. Beltazar Reyes (US Grant) Previously #9.

State qualifier Delvin Jordan handily won the Perry Tournament with four pins in under four minutes total, including taking down State qualifier Austin Fry in 0:38. Fry moved up from 182 and knocked down Caulin Poole a spot with a 3-1 decision for third at Perry. 

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. Trey Cossey (Mustang Senior) Previously #9
9. Gage Fain (Sand Springs Junior) Previously #5 in 195
10. Brett Bridges (Ponca City) Previously unranked

Heavyweight remained mostly unchanged. Trenton Lieurance took second at the Walsh Ironman. Zach Austin pinned Gage Fain for a second place finish at Perry. Fain placed third and majored Brett Bridges, who placed fifth. 

Eight Sandites take first place at Owasso Elementary Wrestling Tournament

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

Thirty-nine members of the Sand Springs Elementary/Junior High Team Big wrestling club competed at the USA Oklahoma Youth Wrestling League tournament in Owasso this past weekend. Nineteen made the finals and eight took first place in their divisions. 

Will Meredith (12-2) competed in Division 2 Open at 43 pounds and took first place. He majored Parker Hapham (Owasso) 14-0 and was just one point short of a technical foul, then pinned his next three opponents. He defeated Ethan Boyd (Claremore) in 0:26, Conner Holly (Cowby WC) in 2:44, and Coleman Ruttman (Owasso) in 1:34.

Hunter Spencer (12-2) competed in Division 2 Open at 61 pounds and took first place. He defeated Gunner Murray (Claremore) 6-2, scored a 10-0 major decision over Chase Hartley (Owasso), then pinned teammate Brody Wilson in 0:46 and Wiley Wilson (Cowboy WC) in 0:44.

Matthew Moore (8-3) competed in Division 3 Novice at 55 pounds and took first place. He pinned Dalton Lunn (Claremore) in 0:23, scored a 12-5 decision over Luis Flores (Sapulpa), majored Edward Jones (Sapulpa) 14-2, and pinned teammate Joshua Spurgeon in 1:00. 

Kaden Pope (6-0) competed in Division 2 Open at 58 pounds and took first place in his second-straight tournament. He scored a 15-0 tech fall over Joseph Ketcher (Pryor), majored Kolbe Bargas (Jay) 9-1, then edged out teammate Kasen McAffrey with a 5-2 decision.

Tyler Smith (4-2) competed in Division 3 Open at heavyweight and pinned all three of his opponents for first place. He took down Hemi King (Jay) in 2:28, Jared Young (Collinsville) in 3:08, and Rowdy Jackson (Cushing) in 2:48. 

Robert Burke (11-3) competed in Division 3 Open at 64 pounds and took first place. He drew only two opponents and pinned Dakota Seawright (Collinsville) in 0:49 and Mason Moore (Owasso) in 1:45.

Ryder Flores (5-3) competed in Division 1 Open at 40 pounds and drew only one competitor. He pinned Corbin Thomas (Collinsville) in 1:32, then scored an 18-1 tech fall in a best-of-three series for first place.

Jayden Pait (4-0) competed in Division 4 Novice at 70 pounds and took first place. He won a close 8-6 decision over teammate Jim Watkins, then defeated Kaleb Collins (Broken Arrow) 7-4. 

Owen Martin (12-1) competed in Division 4 Open at 70 pounds and took second place. He scored an 18-2 tech fall over Riley Kuder (Broken Arrow) and majored Hudson Henslick (Collinsville) 10-0 before falling 6-5 to Otto Black (SOT Academy). He then teched Matthew Manley (Pryor) 15-0.

Brett Black (3-1) competed in Division 5 Open at 134 pounds and took second place. He pinned Oryan Smith (Coweta) in 1:13, majored Mark Turner (Owasso) 9-0, and pinned Clayton Provinsal (Sperry) in 0:51 before falling in 1:49 to Christian Jones (Vian). 

Zander Grigsby (11-2) competed in Division 3 Open at 61 pounds and took second place. He lost his opening match 5-2 to Gage Walker (Jay), but rebounded with two pins and a major decision. He took down Mason Lapham (Owasso) in 0:33 and Cole Vaughan (Cushing) in 0:57 before scored an 11-0 victory over Isaiah Jones (Glenpool).

Joshua Spurgeon (12-3) competed in Division 3 Novice at 55 pounds and took second place. He pinned Edward Jones (Sapulpa) in 0:43, Luis Flores (Sapulpa) in 2:59, and Dalton Lunn (Claremore) in 0:35 before falling in 1:00 to teammate Matthew Moore. 

Aiden Rhine (3-1) competed in Division 1 Novice at 60 pounds and took third place. He pinned Crew Kaser (Broken Arrow) in 0:12, and was in-turn pinned in 0:41 by Owen Notley (Broken Arrow). He took down Noah Limon (Pryor) in 1:31 and defeated Lukas Camarillo (Broken Arrow) 8-2. 

Jaxon Grigsby (9-1) competed in Division 2 Open at 52 pounds and took second place. He scored a 19-2 tech fall over Jaycob Graves (Pryor), then pinned Kale Shultz (Pryor) in 1:55 before falling in 1:56 to Spencer McClelland (Pryor). 

Jackson Martin (9-3) competed in Division 3 Open at 52 pounds and took second place. He pinned Parker Warren (Collinsville) in 4:10 and majored Spencer McClellend (Pryor) 12-2 before falling 12-4 to Cavin Peper (Sapulpa).

Bentley Furr (8-3) competed in Division 1 Novice at 60 pounds and took second place. He pinned Carter Condry (Broken Arrow) in 0:50 and Lukas Camarillo (Broken Arrow) in 0:49 before falling 11-5 to Owen Notley (Broken Arrow).

Mitchell Smith (5-7) competed in Division 4 Open at 73 pounds and took second place. He pinned Vince Veloquio (Pryor) in 1:59, but was taken down in 4:03 by Landyn Sommer (Cowboy WC).

Daxton Smith (4-2) competed in Division 2 Open at 55 pounds and took second place. He pinned Ty Yocham (Bristow) in 4:20, but was pinned in 1:30 by Sonny Hicks (Broken Arrow).

Kasen McAffrey (3-2) competed in Division 2 Open at 58 pounds and took second place. He pinned Kale Fruits (Bristow) in 2:44, but gave up a 5-2 decision to teammate Kaden Pope.

Samuel Moore (11-6) competed in Division 1 Novice at 46 pounds. He was pinned in 2:41 by Talon Lackey (Bartlesville), but rebounded with three-straight pins. He took down Jack Lucas (Sapulpa) in 0:22, Caiden Holland (Sperry) in 0:23, and Logan Stalnaker (Broken Arrow) in 2:51 before falling 9-4 to Benjamin Armstrong.

Dallas Flores (4-4) competed in Division 2 Open at 70 pounds and took fourth place. He was defeated 9-7 by Hudson Claggett (Bristow) in the opening round, but rebounded with a 7-5 victory over Griffin Goins (Broken Arrow). After majoring Jaxon Rice (Broken Arrow) 14-1, he was defeated 6-1 by Dane Jensen (Claremore) in the consolation finals.

Ethan Norton (8-12) competed in Division 4 Open at 88 pounds and took fourth place. He defeated Owen Zellers (Tulsa WC) 8-2, but was pinned in 2:05 by Kai Shultz (Pryor). He defeated teammate Sammy Naugle 1-0 in an ultimate tie breaker round, and was then pinned in 3:32 by Eric Olenberger (Bartlesville). 

Adrian Flores (10-9) competed in Division 3 Open at 100 pounds and took fourth place. He pinned Landon Bart (Catoosa) in 2:14 and win in turn pinned in 2:18 by Bryson Kelley (Cushing). He received a forfeit in the next round, then was defeated 6-3 by Kylar Bearpaw (Sapulpa). 

Bennett Mikles (5-4) competed in Division 1 Novice at 49 pounds. He scored a 15-0 tech fall over Allie Rae Majors (Berryhill), then defeated Israel Cooper (Owasso) 10-3, before falling in 0:20 to Jaden Guinn (Cushing). He was eliminated after a 7-3 decision to Tucker Alberty (Sapulpa). 

Jacob Lewis (4-4) competed in Division 4 Novice at 88 pounds and took third place. He won a close 2-1 decision over Walker Brown (Claremore), then was pinned in 0:48 by Jacob Munoz (Collinsville). He lost 9-3 to Jayde Ward (J4 WC), then finished strong with a 10-1 major decision over William Hughes (J4 WC). 

Dawsen Briscoe (3-3) competed in Division 3 Open at 58 pounds and took second place. He was defeated 5-1 by Colin Jones (Glenpool) and 10-0 by Cayden Cupps (Catoosa) but pinned Camden Whitby (Collinsville) in 0:57.

Jesse Moore (6-3) competed in Division 3 Novice at 76 pounds and took third place. He majored Titus Bell (Sapulpa) 13-0, but was pinned in 1:14 by Clay McKiddy (Cushing) and defeated 7-2 by Logan Trenary (Underdog WC). 

Jaxon Trotter (11-9) competed in Division 3 Open at 85 pounds and took fourth place. He was defeated 5-3 in a sudden victory round by Kyler Tabor (Berryhill), pinned Holden Gilstrap (Coweta) in 1:35, and was defeated 12-4 by Boomer Lovin (Catoosa).

Aaerick Collins (9-8) competed in Division 1 Novice at 46 pounds. He pinned Liam Quinton (Sperry) in 0:12, but was defeated 13-3 by Blake Ketcher (Pryor) and 8-5 by Weston Little (Bristow).

Abraham Flores (10-5) competed in Division 4 Open at 100 pounds and took fourth place. He was pinned in 1:39 by Noah Smith (Team NEO), in 1:02 by Jayden Moore (Stilwell), and in 1:16 by Chad Herbert (Owasso). He defeated Brock Mattioda (Broken Arrow) 5-1 in a tie breaker round. 

Sammy Naugle (8-9) competed in Division 4 Open at 88 pounds. He was pinned in 3:55 by Kaden Rush (Collinsville), then lost a 1-0 ultimate tie-breaker to teammate Ethan Norton.

Blake Stewart (1-6) competed in Division 3 Open at 67 pounds. He was pinned in 0:35 by Elijah Green (Broken Arrow) and 0:43 by Maddox Jackson (Claremore).

Brody Wofford (2-3) competed in Division 1 Novice at 55 pounds. He was pinned in 1:37 by JayPaul Welch (Bristow) and majored 11-0 by Chase Montroy (Collinsville). 

Brysyn Jones (6-6) competed in Division 2 Novice at 46 pounds. He was pinned in 1:11 by Conner Krajicek (Owasso) and in 0:35 by Elijah Schatz (Cowboy WC). 

Jim Watkins (0-2) competed in Division 4 Novice at 70 pounds. He lost a close 8-6 decision to teammate Jayden Pait, and fell 7-5 in a sudden victory overtime to Kaleb Collins (Broken Arrow). 

Chase Kelley (1-3) competed in Division 4 Novice at 130 pounds. He was pinned in 0:47 by Braxton Utter (J4 WC) and in 1:15 by Caleb Turner (Sapulpa). 

Sean Preas (0-5) competed in Division 5 Open at 76 pounds. He was pinned in 2:07 by Canon Acklin (Collinsville), in 2:19 by Zeke Wheeler (Owasso), and in 1:13 by Ethan Peterson (Sapulpa).

Ivan Barham (0-6) competed in Division 3 Novice at 85 pounds. He was pinned in 1:20 by Cage Boyd (Collinsville), majored 9-0 by Railly Gomez (Broken Arrow), and forfeited to Mathew Franklin (Owasso).

Brody Wilson (0-6) competed in Division 2 Open at 61 pounds. He was defeated 4-0 by Chase Hartley (Owasso), pinned in 1:32 by Wiley Wilson (Cowboy WC), pinned in 0:46 by teammate Hunter Spencer, and teched 15-0 by Gunner Murray (Claremore). 

No. 2 Sandite Wrestling wins Perry Tournament with 3 champions, hammers Owasso 62-6

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

The Charles Page High School varsity wrestling team (1-0) is on a roll to start the season, and may slip past No. 1 Choctaw (1-0) in the rankings soon. The OSSAA has two separate rankings for High School wrestling, one for tournaments and one for duals. Sand Springs is ranked second in both, but took first place this weekend at the prestigious Perry Tournament of Champions by a 27-point margin over the defending State Champions. They also won their first dual of the season last Tuesday without losing a single match.

Oklahoma State University-signed senior Daton Fix (5-0), a three-time undefeated State Champion, was name the Outstanding Wrestler of the tournament after becoming only the sixth wrestler in the tournament's history to win it all four years. Seniors Beau Bratcher (5-0) and Delvin Jordan (5-0) also picked up first-place wins. Bratcher was the State Runner-Up last season, while Jordan was a Regional Champion and defeated the previously undefeated State Champion Nic Roller, but was unable to compete at State. 

Seniors Michael Ritchey (4-1) and Zane Basma (4-1) both took second place. Sophomore Riley Weir (5-1), senior Tanner Ward (5-1), senior Jack Karstetter (5-1), junior Payton Scott (5-1), and junior Gage Fain (5-1) placed third. Junior Blake Sargent (5-2) took fourth place and sophomore Noah Almy (5-3) took sixth place.

Weir, a State qualifier, made his season debut with the No. 2 ranking at 106 pounds and pinned Union's Cooper Gibson in 2:17. He scored a close 7-6 decision over Choctaw's No. 5 Gabe Johnson, but was majored 9-1 by Lawton MacArthur's Wyatt Adams, a two-time 5A State Champion. In the consolation bracket Weir won a 10-8 decision over Perry's 3A State Runner-Up Alex Valencia, then edged out Johnson 1-0 in a rematch for third-place.

Freshman Seth Jones (2-2) made an impressive varsity debut while wrestling unattached at 106. He pinned Kingfisher's Eric Gallupe in 2:27, then defeated Alex Valencia 5-2 before falling 6-3 to Edmond Memorial's Garrett Steidley. In the consolations he was defeated 9-5 by Gabe Johnson and got a rematch against Valencia. This time the Perry wrestler prevailed 4-3 and Jones took sixth place.

Tanner Ward is a State Runner-Up at the 3A level, and made his Sandite debut after transferring from Berryhill. He pinned Ark City's Christian Robinson in 3:18 and Yukon's Noah Hanscom in 0:39 before being edged out 8-7 by Perry freshman Dylan Avery. In the consolation bracket he scored back-to-back 5-2 decisions over Catoosa 4A State-placer Fabian Huerta and Union's No. 3 ranked TJ Long. 

120 State-placer No. 3 ranked Michael Ritchey won his first four matches of the tournament before falling to 3A State Champion Cale Betchan of Perry. He won a close 2-1 decision over Kylon Burgert of Yukon and a 3-0 decision over Karson Bellmard of Ponca City, then majored Lawton MacArthur's Billy Gonzalez 10-0 before going down 4-1 to Betchan in the finals. 

126 State-placer No. 3 ranked Blake Sargent won his first match 10-4 over No. 4 Jacob Swenson of Ponca City, but fell 7-1 in the semi-finals to 132 No. 3 Drew Wilson of Midwest City. In the consolations he defeated 113 No. 4 Wyatt Johnson of Owasso 6-3, then majored Pryor's 5A State-placer Von Gray 12-4. In the semi-finals he won a 9-3 decision over Perry's 3A State Runner-Up Brycen Justus before falling 7-1 to Choctaw State Runner-Up Conner Holman.

No. 1 Daton Fix worked his way through the 132 bracket with relative ease, winning two matches by pin and two by fall. Ponca City's No. 5 Dawson Hunt was pinned in 2:35 and Muskogee's Kyri Beasley was teched 18-3. He then pinned Ponca City No. 9 Dylan Schickram in 2:32 and teched Ark City's Montez Robinson 27-11 in 4:04.

138 No. 1 State Runner-Up Jack Karstetter pinned Chanute freshman Dalton Misener in 1:43, then edged out No. 8 Baylor Smith 3-2 before falling 3-1 to Kansas State Runner-Up Jake Beeson of Ark City. Beeson went on to defeated 145 No. 1 Jaxen Gilmore of Yukon 8-7 in the finals. Karstetter headed to the consolations where he put away No. 4 State-qualifier Seth Graves of Edmond Memorial 6-0. In the finals he once more defeated Baylor Smith, this time 6-2 for third place.

145 No. 2 Beau Bratcher handily worked his way through some tough competition for first place. He defeated Choctaw's Blake Muse 3-0, then pinned Blackwell's Braden Kincaid in 1:02. In the semifinals he scored a 5-1 decision over No. 8 Brandon Conrad, then he edged out Claremore 5A State Qualifier Trace Reeder 2-1 for the title.

Junior Cody Mathis competed at 152 and won his first match 12-8 over Owasso's Wyatt Wilson before falling 7-5 to Ark City's Colton Watters in a sudden victory overtime round. In the consolations he pinned Blackwell's Kris Lanman in 1:31 and defeated No. 8 Nenebah Biggoose of Ponca City 12-9 before getting pinned in 1:34 by Edmond Memorial's Kyle Knowles.

152 No. 2 State-placer Payton Scott wrestled up to 160 and won his first two matches before falling 3-2 to Choctaw State Champion Jaryn Curry. He pinned Owasso's Nolan Miller in 1:32 and scored a 22-8 major decision over Kingfisher's Austin Neal. In the consolation bracket he pinned No. 8 State qualifier Ezequiel Rubio of Ponca City in 0:59, then edged out Lawton MacArthur 5A State Runner-Up Hunter Jump 6-5 for third place.

160 No. 10 Noah Almy wrestled unattached and won his first two matches before falling to Jaryn Curry. He scored a 20-9 major decision over Muskogee's Mason Seth, then edged out Blackwell's Quinton Bolts 5-2 before getting pinned in 1:11 by Curry. In the consolations he defeated Edmond Memorial's Ben Parkhurst 7-1 and Austin Neal 12-5 before getting pinned in 4:57 by Hunter Jump. In the fifth-place match he was pinned in 2:50 by Ezequiel Rubio.

170 No. 2 State-placer Zane Basma defeated Harrah's Trey Winstead 6-3, then pinned Edmond Memorial's No. 7 State-qualifier Sam Hensley in 4:49. He scored a huge victory in an 8-2 upset of No. 1 State Champion Zane Coleman, but was in turn upset 9-6 by Claremore State-qualifier Austin Short.

While the Sandites are stacked at the lower weights and have several JV wrestlers who would be varsity at many 6A schools, they are limited at the upper weights and didn't wrestle anybody at 182 or 195. 

At 220, No. 1 Delvin Jordan pinned all four of his opponents in only three minutes. He took down Blackwell's Todd Grey in only 18 seconds, Chanute's Qualin Powell in 26 seconds, Ponca City's No. 4 State-qualifier Austin Fry in 38 seconds, and Perry's State-qualifier Bailey Burdik in 1:42.

At Heavyweight, Gage Fain scored a 4-2 decision over Lawton MacArthur's Brandon Lawton, then defeated Ark City's State Champion Tyler Shannon 5-2, before being pinned in 1:06 by Choctaw's No. 4 State-placer Zach Austin. In the consolations he majored Ponca City's Brett Bridges 12-2, then defeated Shannon 1-0 in a rematch for third place. 

Overall the Sandites had thirteen placers, more than any other team. Both Choctaw and Sand Springs had three Champions, but the Yellowjackets had four finalists to the Sandites' five, and only ten total placers. The host team, 3A No. 1 Perry (2-0) came in third with two champions, four finalists, and nine total placers. 

The Sandites took on No. 15 Owasso (1-1) last week and only gave up six points on a forfeit at 195 pounds. Owasso forfeited the 106 and 113 weight classes and started with a 12-0 deficit before the wrestling even started. Michael Ritchey handily worked over Tristan Herrera with an 11-0 major decision at 120, and 126 Blake Sargent edged out 113 No. 4 Wyatt Johnson with a 3-2 decision to make it 19-0.

Fix picked up a pin in 3:20 over Jesse Gomez. 138 Jack Karstetter won a 12-6 decision over No. 8 Baylor Smith and 145 Beau Bratcher edged No. 8 Brandon Conrad with a 4-1 decision for a 31-0 advantage. 

Cody Mathis scored a 16-5 major decision over Wyatt Wilson at 152, and Payton Scott stepped up to 160 and pinned Nolan Miller in 1:07. Noah Almy moved up to 170 and won a close 9-8 decision over Jared McLaughlin and Zane Basma moved up to 182 for a 3:44 pin of 170 No. 8 Kaleb Mertz.

Owasso finally got on the board with a forfeit at 195, then forfeited 220 to the Sandites. In the heavyweight class junior Gage Fain (5-1), ranked fifth in 195, pinned 220 No. 10 Cameron Harizal in 2:43 to wrap things up.

The Sandites will return to action this Friday when they travel to the prestigious Kansas City Stampede. Several Oklahoma teams will be at the tournament, including 4A No. 1 Tuttle, 3A No. 1 Perry, 5A No. 2 Collinsville, No. 4 Edmond North, No. 8 Stillwater, No. 12 Ponca City, and unranked Southmoore. The Sandites are ranked No. 26 in the nation by InterMat Wrestling, but they won't be the only nationally ranked team present. Tuttle is ranked No. 22 in the nation, and No. 25 Goddard High, and No. 44 Park Hill will also be competing. 

Daton Fix is a three-time champion at the event, and will have the opportunity to become only the third wrestler in the tournament's history to sweep all four years.