Four Sandites take first place at Coweta Wrestling Tournament

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

Team Scores

1. Coweta (518)
2. Collinsville (363)
3. Glenpool (275)
4. Catoosa (231)
5. Sand Springs (186)
6. Sapulpa (159)
7. Stilwell (142)
8. Caney (127)
9. Ponca City (123)
10. Berryhill (110)
11. Claremore (102)
12. Pryor (85)
13. J4 (84)
14. Warner (81)
15. NEO (62)
16. Tahlequah (61)
17. Owasso (52)
18. Broken Arrow (49)
19. Sperry (47)
20. R.A.W. (36)
21. Sallisaw (34)
22. Ft. Gibson (16)
23. Muskogee (16)
24. Threestyle (16)

The Sand Springs Team Big elementary and junior high wrestling club competed in a USA Oklahoma tournament at Coweta High School this past weekend and took fifth place with four champions and six runners-up. 

Dariuz Black (23-13) competed in both Division Three Open and Division Four Open at 73 pounds. In Division Three he pinned Alex Rider (Stilwell) in 2:50 and Derek Bailey (Pryor) in 0:55 and scored a 6-0 decision over Carson Leach (Collinsville) for first place. In Division Four he majored Jackson Willingham (Glenpool) 14-0, Vince Veloquio (Pryor) 14-2, and Carson Leach (Collinsville) 10-2, but was pinned in 2:58 by Corban Zugelder (Catoosa) and took second place. 

Robert Burke (17-5) competed in Division Three Open at 67 pounds and took first place. He pinned Michael Blendowski (Catoosa) in 3:45 and majored Dakota Seawright (Collinsivlle) 17-3. 

Kaden Pope (11-2) competed in Division Two Open at 58 pounds and took second place. He scored a 17-1 tech fall over Wyatt Rae (Coweta) and defeated Maddox Young (Glenpool) 4-0 before falling 4-2 to David Farmer (Sallisaw).

Ryder Flores (14-4) competed in Division One Open at 40 pounds and took second place. He scored a 17-0 tech fall over Lynette Mullin (Stilwell), but lost an 8-0 major decision to Cael Dolan (Berryhill).

Thomas Naugle (5-6) competed in Division Five Open at 134 pounds and took third place. He pinned Hudson Moudy (Coweta) in 1:16, Brent Ingram (Pryor) in 2:25, and Bo Tramel (Coweta) in 2:35, but fell in 3:58 to Oryan Smith (Coweta). 

Dallas Flores (9-7) competed in Division Two Open at 70 pounds and took third place. He pinned Cruz Morrison (Catoosa) in 2:39 and defeated Braxton Baker (Stilwell) 5-2, but fell 8-0 to Boomer Murphy (Tahlequah) and 6-4 to Mason Holmes (Glenpool). 

Evan Sartin (3-1) competed in Division One Novice at heavyweight and took first place. He scored a 4-0 decision over Brycen Thomas (Warner) and pinned Cooper Nichols (Sapulpa) in 0:28. 

Brody Wilson (3-9) competed in Division Two Novice at 61 pounds and took first place. He pinned Brandon Frias (Glenpool) in 0:12, Nevaeh Partridge (Caney) in 0:40, and Bryce Cook (Coweta) in 0:56, but was pinned in 2:28 by Wyatt Hummer (Coweta). With only five competitors in the division, the wrestlers competed round-robin without a bracket, and despite the loss to Hummer, Wilson took first place with the best record.

Aaerick Collins (16-13) competed in Division One Novice at 49 pounds and took second place. He pinned Brentley Martin (Caney) in 2:42 and Austen Yocham (Coweta) in 0:21, but fell in 1:44 to Conlee Adair (Tahlequah). 

Lane Cannon (4-5) competed in Division Two Novice at 90 pounds and took second place. He pinned Elijah Rogers (Caney) in 1:32 and Charles Williams (Coweta) in 2:56, but fell 8-2 to James Seabolt (Stilwell). 

Brysyn Jones (11-11) competed in Division Two Novice at 46 pounds and took third place. He pinned Santos Valencia (Collinsville) in 1:13, teched Blake Parker (Ponca City) 17-0, and majored Parker Peak (Collinsville) 14-0, but fell in 2:16 to Noah Back (Catoosa). 

Zayveah Smith (2-4) competed in Division One Novice at 37 pounds and took third place. He pinned Banks Perkins (Glenpool) in 0:56 and Keegan Hummer (Coweta) in 0:22, but was pinned in 0:41 by Gabriel Sharp (Broken Arrow) and in 1:29 by Cody Kilgore (Coweta).

Sand Springs JV Wrestling takes third place at Inola Tournament; Burns and Portillo make finals

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

Team Scores

1. Carlsbad (203.5)
2. 3A No. 10 Pawhuska (185.0)
3. Sand Springs JV (167.0)
4. Inola (155.5)
5. 3A No. 11 Barnsdall (142.0)
6. Tahlequah Sequoyah (139.0)
7. Owasso (95.5)
8. 4A No. 8 Bristow (71.0)
9. Pawnee (30.0)
10. Skiatook (17.0)
11. NOAH (12.0)

Tournament Champions

106 - Shawn Martin (Carlsbad)
113 - Corbin McCarty (Pawhuska)
120 - Cody Wood (Carlsbad)
126 - Levi Youngwolf (Pawhuska)
132 - Bryson Swan (Pawhuska)
138 - Christian McCoy (Bristow)
145 - Fabian Padilla (Carlsbad)
152 - Mario Carrasco (Carlsbad)
160 - James Cole (Barnsdall)
170 - Dalton Lough (Pawhuska)
182 - Kaleb Aguila (Inola)
195 - Jalen Johnson (Owasso)
220 - Noah Wilson (Tahlequah Sequoyah) 
285 - Brody Jenkins (Inola)

The Charles Page High School wrestling team has incredible depth of talent and boasts numerous junior varsity wrestlers that could easily make varsity in most other schools. Most recently, the Sandite JV traveled to Inola and competed against varsity squads from Oklahoma and beyond. Carlsbad, New Mexico took first place in the tournament, followed by Pawhuska, Sand Springs, and the host team. 

Irwin Portillo (6-4) competed at 126 pounds and took second place. He defeated Ivan Villareal (Carlsbad) 7-2 and Austin Mitchell (Pawnee) 5-3, but was pinned in 1:28 by Levi Youngwolf (Pawhuska).

Mikey Burns (3-1) competed at 160 pounds and took second place. He pinned Noah Leija (Carlsbad) in 2:32, John Fulton (Tulsa NOAH) in 1:36, and Warren Graves (Pawhuska) in 5:42 before falling in 3:29 to James Cole (Barnsdall).

Hunter Carter (4-4) competed at 106 and took third place. He lost his first match 13-6 to Shawn Martin (Carlsbad), but pinned Dallas McGill (Barnsdall) in 2:23 and Cyle Colclazier (Pawnee) in 5:04.

Colten Roberts (7-4) competed at 120 and took third place. He pinned Trevor Mora (Inola) in 1:36, but was pinned in 2:56 by Price Perrier of Pawhuska. In the consolation bracket he scored a 13-0 major decision over Landon Girty (Tahlequah Sequoyah) and topped Cade McNeil (Pawhuska) 8-5. 

Mike Brown (4-3) competed at 182 pounds and took third place. He pinned Noah Bennett (Tahlequah Sequoyah) in 1:48 in the first round, but was pinned in 1:39 by Kaleb Aguila (Inola). In the consolations he received an injury default from Joseph Chavez (Carlsbad) and pinned Bennett in 0:56 in a rematch for third place.

Dominique Pipes (4-3) competed at heavyweight and took third place. He was defeated 4-1 in the opening round by Joel Buckner (Tahlequah Sequoyah), but bounced back by pinning teammate Ethan Hooper in 1:52. He then pinned James Collins (Barnsdall) in 1:59 and pinned Buckner in 4:51 in a rematch for third place.

Jacob Rampy (2-3) competed at 113 and took fourth place. He lost his first match 5-2 to Eric Merida (Owasso), pinned Dalton Clark (Bristow) in 0:29, then lost 7-1 to Merida in a rematch for third place.

Gavin Garcia (4-6) competed at 145 and took fourth place. He defeated Collin Elias 2-1, but was pinned in 5:01 by Fabian Padilla (Carlsbad). In the consolations he majored Josh Copeland (Tahlequah Sequoyah) 9-1 before falling 4-1 to Payton McCarty (Pawhuska) in the finals.

Kris Edwards (3-2) competed at 220 and took fourth place. He pinned Steven Marlow (Bristow) in 4:00, but was defeated 11-5 by Mat Smith. In the consolation bracket he pinned Marc Brannan (Carlsbad) in 0:33 before falling in 0:24 to Baylee Perigo (Barnsdall).

Hyatt Cartwright (4-3) competed at 138 and took fifth place. He lost his opening match 5-1 to Ethan Johnson-Klein (Carlsbad) and was pinned in 1:34 by Ky Allen (Barnsdall), but scored a 7-4 decision over Justice Thompson (Inola) in the placement match.

Hunter Willis (5-3) competed at 195 and took fifth place. He pinned Triston McCartney (Pawhuska) in 1:02, but was teched 19-4 by Jalen Johnson of Owasso. In the consolation bracket he pinned Tyler Burch (Skiatook) in 0:53 and scored an 8-5 decision over Sage Locust (Tahlequah Sequoyah) before falling in 2:09 to Matt Morquecho of Bristow. 

Colby Heckenkamp (1-3) competed at 132 and took sixth place. He was pinned in 4:40 by Stephen Williams (Owasso), but rebounded with a pin of Rhett Gomez (Barnsdall) in 1:45 before falling in 2:43 to Micah Bynym (Inola). In the placement match he lost a close 9-6 decision to Xavier Clutter (Owasso).

Colten Sanders (1-8) competed at 170 pounds and took sixth place. He was pinned in 2:31 by Max McCombs (Inola), in 2:22 by Cody Connaughton (Skiatook), and in 3:02 by Bradley Cheater (Tahlequah Sequoyah), but he pinned Christian Ramirez (Carlsbad) in 1:24. 

Cody Motes (1-4) competed at 152 pounds but didn't place. He defeated David Mase (Inola) 15-5, but fell 18-5 to Tanner Sublett (Inola) and was pinned in 3:41 by Trenton Rosson (Tahlequah Sequoyah).

Ethan Hooper (1-2) competed at heavyweight, but didn't place. He pinned Christian Dry (Tahlequah Sequoyah) in 4:58, but fell in 2:39 to Brody Jenkins (Inola) and in 1:52 to teammate Dominique Pipes. 

No. 1 Sandites take first place at Jerry Billings Invitational with four champions

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

Team Scores

1. Sand Springs (229.5)
2. Broken Arrow (226.5)
3. Collinsville (174.5)
4. Ponca City (154.0)
5. Union (102.5)
6. Cascia Hall (95.0)
7. Bixby (93.0)
8. Sperry (91.5)
9. Sapulpa (91.0)
10. Sallisaw (55.5)
11. Pryor (23.0)

Tournament Champions

106 - Riley Weir (Sand Springs)
113 - Caleb Tanner (Collinsville)
120 - Gunner Hamm (Collinsville)
126 - Jet Taylor (Sallisaw)
132 - Daton Fix (Sand Springs)
138 - Jack Karstetter (Sand Springs)
145 - Nate Keim (Collinsville)
152 - Tanner Skidgel (Cascia Hall)
160 - Caleb Wise (Broken Arrow)
170 - Dalton Abney (Cascia Hall)
182 - Gavin Potter (Broken Arrow)
195 - Zach Marcheselli (Broken Arrow)
220 - Delvin Jordan (Sand Springs)
285 - Trenton Lieurance (Broken Arrow)

The No. 1 ranked Charles Page High School varsity wrestling team traveled to the Jerry Billings Invitational tournament in Sapulpa this weekend and narrowly defeated No. 3 Broken Arrow for first place with eight finalists and four champions.

The tournament alternates annually between Sand Springs and Sapulpa, with the Sandite counterpart being dubbed the Bobby Lyons Invitational. Last year the Sandites sat out five varsity wrestlers with injuries and forfeited one weight class, and still managed to take third place. This year they voided three weight classes and still managed to take first place, dethroning the back-to-back champions from Broken Arrow.

Riley Weir (106), Daton Fix (132), Jack Karstetter (138) and Delvin Jordan (220) all took first place in the 54th annual tournament, while Tanner Ward (113), Michael Ritchey (120), Beau Bratcher (145), and Zane Basma (170) claimed second place.

Weir (20-6 season, 41-18 career) sat out last year's tournament with an elbow injury, but dominated this year's competition, pinning all four of his opponents in a total of 8:45. He took down Chance Granger (Sapulpa) in 1:21, Martezz Carnes (Ponca City) in 0:50, Jackson Cockrell (Broken Arrow) in 1:36, and finished the weekend with Rocky Stevens (Collinsville) in 4:58. 

Fix (25-0, 143-0) continued his undefeated career with his fourth-straight championship win in the tournament. He breezed through his competition in 12:05 with three pins and a technical fall. He took down Tanner Frew (Sapulpa) in 3:10, Ashad Rufia (Union) in 1:09, and Dylan Schickram (Ponca City) in 2:32. In the finals he scored a 22-7 victory over State Qualifier TaJuan Daniels of Broken Arrow in 5:14.

Karstetter (11-1, 84-16) won the tournament for the third straight year, in dominating fashion. He pinned Johnathan Donahue (Sapulpa) in 0:21 and Derek Vandyke (Bixby) in 0:52, then majored Bryce Mattioda (Broken Arrow) 14-5. In the finals he scored an 8-3 decision over Louden Akin (Sperry).

Jordan (23-2, 54-14) took third place in the tournament as a freshman and hasn't competed since. He made his return to the tournament by manhandling his way past some tough competitors. He pinned Ben Downs (Sapulpa) in the first round and scored a 5-1 decision over State Qualifier Austin Fry (Ponca), then wrapped up the tournament with a pin of State Qualifier Cody Adams (Bixby) in 2:22.

Ward (16-8, 92-20) also wrestled in the tournament for the first time, having been at Berryhill for the past three years. The senior State Runner-Up pinned Kaleb Harris (Sallisaw) in 0:49 and received a forfeit from Brandon Blose (Sapulpa) to earn his way to the finals. In the Championship round he was defeated 3-1 by Caleb Tanner of Collinsville. 

Ritchey (18-8, 47-32) improved over his last year's fourth-place finish by majoring his first two opponents 10-1. He made his way to the finals by defeating Caron Watson (Union) and Michael Harjo (Sapulpa), but was defeated 3-1 by Gunner Hamm of Collinsville. 

Bratcher (21-6, 112-29) was the defending tournament champion at 145 pounds and went to the finals for the second straight year. He majored Bryce Carter (Sperry) 11-3, pinned Nenebah Biggoose (Ponca City) in 1:04, and scored a 4-0 decision over Miles Waller (Cascia Hall), but fell 7-1 to State Qualifier Nate Keim of Collinsville in the championship match.

Basma (9-2, 67-26) was the defending tournament champion at 170 pounds and earned his way back into the finals with three-straight pins in only 3:28. He took down Joe Hall (Broken Arrow) in 0:44, Aaron Lytle (Sapulpa) in 1:10, and Lane Newlin (Ponca City) in 1:34. In the finals he was defeated 5-1 by Dalton Abney of Cascia Hall. 

Blake Sargent (19-7, 71-21) was the defending tournament champion at 126 and pinned Verdell Schoats (Union) in 1:35, but was defeated 11-8 by State Qualifier Spencer Schickram of Ponca City. In the consolations he had a tough matchup against teammate Irwin Portillo, but won 3-1 in overtime, then he pinned State Qualifier Xavear Cullors (Collinsville) in 3:43 for third place. 

Noah Almy (11-12) competed at 160 and took fourth place. He defeated Grayson White (Ponca City) 9-4, but was majored 13-5 by State Qualifier Caleb Wise of Broken Arrow. He defeated teammate Mikey Burns 2-1 to earn his way into the consolation finals, but was defeated 6-4 by State Qualifier Ryce Haymaker of Collinsville. 

Portillo (3-2, 6-5) suffered a first round pin in 3:05 by State Champion Jet Taylor of Sallisaw, but rebounded with a 3-2 decision over Bennett Sherrer (Pryor). After his defeat by Sargent he scored a 5-2 win over Zach Phares of Broken Arrow for fifth place.

Mikey Burns (3-3) competed at 160 and took fifth place. He was pinned in 1:12 by Jake Hall (Cascia Hall) in the opening round, but rebounded with a pair of consolation wins. He pinned Joey Cook (Sperry) in 4:59 and scored a 4-2 decision over Skylar Johnson (Union) before falling 2-1 to teammate Noah Almy. In the placement match he defeated Dalton Turner (Cascia Hall) 5-3.

Gage Fain (15-9, 28-31) competed at 220 and took fifth place, one spot better than his last year's performance. He was pinned in 4:48 in the opening round by State Qualifier Cody Adams of Bixby, but pinned Noah Cortes (Broken Arrow) in 1:40. He came out on bottom of a close 4-3 decision to State Qualifier Austin Fry (Ponca City), but majored Noah Davis (Sallisaw) 11-3 in the placement match. 

Derek Davis (2-2, 19-14) made his season debut at 145 pounds, but was eliminated one round short of placement. He was pinned in 5:07 by State Qualifier Nate Keim (Collinsville) in the opening round, but rebounded with a dominating 15-0 tech fall over Colton Konell (Sapulpa) in only 3:37. He scored an 8-4 decision over Nenebah Biggoose (Ponca), but was pinned in 4:19 by Braden Roller of Bixby. Davis didn't compete at the Bobby Lyons Tournament last year, but took fourth in Sapulpa the year prior. 

The Sandites (5-0) will return to action next Thursday when they host the district dual quad. They will take on U.S. Grant (3-3), Enid (1-6), and Putnam City West (1-5) and the winner of the series will advance to Dual State this February. 

No. 1 Sandite Wrestling sends eight contenders to finals matches at Sapulpa

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

The No. 1 ranked Charles Page High School varsity wrestling team is currently sitting in first place at the Jerry Billings Invitational in Sapulpa, by a significant margin. The tournament began Friday morning and Sand Springs entered wrestlers in only ten of fourteen weight classes while resting several athletes with minor injuries.

The Sandites currently lead No. 3 Broken Arrow 194 points to 142, with 5A No. 3 Collinsville holding 133 points. The Sandites' massive lead is made even more impressive considering they didn't wrestle anybody at 152, 182, 195, or 285 pounds. Eight Sand Springs wrestlers will be competing for first place in their brackets, while six others have the possibility of placing as high as third place.

The consolation matches will begin Saturday at noon and the finals matches will be wrestled at 4:00 p.m. in the Sapulpa Chieftain Center at 1201 East Lincoln Avenue.

106 Riley Weir (Sand Springs) vs Rocky Stevens (Collinsville) - 1st Place
113 Tanner Ward (Sand Springs) vs Caleb Tanner (Collinsville) - 1st Place
120 Michael Ritchey (Sand Springs) vs Gunner Hamm (Collinsville) - 1st Place
126 Irwin Portillo (Sand Springs) vs Bennett Sherrer (Pryor) - Consolation Quarterfinals
126 Blake Sargent (Sand Springs) vs (Sherrer/Portillo) - Consolation Semifinals
132 Daton Fix (Sand Springs) vs TaJuan Daniels (Broken Arrow) - 1st Place
138 Jack Karstetter (Sand Springs) vs Louden Akin (Sperry) - 1st Place
145 Derek Davis (Sand Springs) vs Braden Roller (Bixby) - Consolation Quarterfinals
145 Beau Bratcher (Sand Springs) vs Nate Keim (Collinsville) - 1st Place
160 Mikey Burns (Sand Springs) vs Skylar Johnson (Union) - Consolation Quarterfinals
160 Noah Almy (Sand Springs) vs (Burns/Johnson) - Consolation Semifinals
170 Zane Basma (Sand Springs) vs Dalton Abney (Cascia Hall) - 1st Place
220 Gage Fain (Sand Springs) vs Noah Cortes (Broken Arrow) - Consolation Quarterfinals
220 Delvin Jordan (Sand Springs) vs Cody Adams (Bixby) - 1st Place

No. 1 Sandites remain undefeated with 46-21 victory at No. 3 Broken Arrow

Delvin Jordan and Zach Marcheselli are both ranked No. 1 in their weight classes. Marcheselli moved up a division and lost a 4-3 decision to Jordan Thursday night in Broken Arrow.

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

CPHS 46 BAHS 21

106 #3 Riley Weir t.f. #7 Jackson Cockrell 16-1
113 #3 Tanner Ward t.f. #4 Andrew Police 15-0
120 #4 Michael Ritchey d. Blake Gonzalez 1-0
126 #5 Blake Sargent p. James Phares 0:55
132 #1 Daton Fix p. Matt Police 1:33
138 #3 Jack Karstetter d. #5 TaJuan Daniels 5-2
145 #2 Beau Bratcher p. #7 Bryce Mattioda 1:15
152 #1 Payton Scott p. Aedan Cottle 3:20
160 #10 Brady Mattioda d. #8 Noah Almy 7-3
170 #2 Zane Basma d. #3 Caleb Wise 4-2
182 #1 Gavin Potter inj. Luke Bratcher
195 Noah Cortes p. #10 Gage Fain 5:59
220 #1 Delvin Jordan d. #1 Zach Marcheselli 4-3
285 #3 Trenton Lieurance p. Dominique Pipes 2:28

The No. 1 ranked Charles Page High School varsity wrestling team (5-0) traveled to No. 3 Broken Arrow (2-2) Thursday night and won ten out of fourteen matches to continue their undefeated start to the season. Only two other undefeated teams remain and Sand Springs won't meet either in the regular season.

Sand Springs has held the No. 1 spot in the tournament rankings since winning the Perry Tournament a month ago, and they have been tied for first in the dual rankings with Choctaw (3-0) for two weeks now. Both teams received nine first-place votes this past week and neither will get the chance to knock each other off till Dual State. No. 4 Edmond North (5-0) is also undefeated, but they will end their regular season at Choctaw in early February. 

The Sandites will return to action Friday and Saturday at Sapulpa High School for the Jerry Billings Invitational against a tough field that includes No. 3 Broken Arrow, No. 6 Union, No. 8 Ponca City, 4A No. 6 Cascia Hall, 5A No. 3 Collinsville, and 3A No. 4 Plainview.

The dual started off at 106 with State Qualifier Riley Weir (16-6 season, 37-18 career) versus freshman Jackson Cockrell. It took Weir less than twenty seconds to take down his opponent and he worked him over for back points with half a minute left in the period. Weir started the second period neutral with a 5-0 lead and doubled it going into the final stretch. He start the third period on bottom and quickly reversed for nearfall points before cutting his opponent loose. He ended things with a takedown for a 16-1 tech fall in 5:20.

Senior State-placer Tanner Ward (14-7, 90-19) and Andrew Police came out fast and aggressive, and it was the Sandite who took the early 5-0 lead with nearfall points. He added two more back points soon after and started the second period on bottom with a 7-0 advantage. A quick reversal and nearfall points finished it off 15-0 in 3:44. 

Senior State-placer Michael Ritchey (16-7, 45-31) met Blake Gonzalez in a well-matched bout that ended the first period 0-0. Ritchey got the first and only point after escaping to start the second period, and once again neither contender could secure a takedown. Ritchey never allowed his opponent to break free and secured the 1-0 decision for a 13-0 team lead.

Junior State-placer Blake Sargent (16-6, 68-20) came out jacked for the Sandites and phinned James Phares in 0:55 after taking an early 2-0 lead. Senior three-time State Champion Daton Fix (21-0, 139-0) worked his typical mayhem against Matt Police at 132 pounds and built an 8-3 lead before getting the pin in 1:33 to give his team a 25-0 advantage. 

State Qualifier TaJuan Daniels put up a tough match against State Runner-Up Jack Karstetter (7-1, 80-16), but the Sandite was resilient despite having wrestled only one match in the last month. The match was tied 2-2 going into the third period when Karstetter took the lead with an escape. His Broken Arrow counterpart was looking desperately for an open shot, but the Sandite came out on top to end things 5-2.

State Runner-Up Beau Bratcher (18-5, 109-28) wasted no time in taking down Bryce Mattioda and pinned his foe in 1:15. State-placer Payton Scott (20-1, 41-8) wrestled a page out of the Daton Fix playbook, working up a quick 8-4 lead by taking down his opponent just to cut him loose repeatedly. He eventually pinned Aedan Cottle in 3:20 to officially secure the dual as a Sandite victory with a 40-0 lead.

Sophomore Noah Almy (9-10) was equally matched against State-qualifier Brady Mattioda throughout the first period and started the second 0-0. Almy scored first on an escape, then gave up a takedown, but escaped again to tie it up at 2-2. Mattioda started the third period down, escaped, scored, and led 5-2. Almy escaped, but Mattioda came out on top once again to end things 7-3 and officially put points on the board for Broken Arrow. 

Zane Basma (6-1, 64-25) and Caleb Wise both took third in State last year and were very close for the entirety of their match. Wise struck first, but Basma didn't stay under for long. He trailed 2-1 starting the second on top, but never let his opponent loose and added nearfall points to make it 3-2. He cushioned his lead with a third period escape and stayed up through the remainder for a 4-2 decision.

Luke Bratcher (3-1) suffered an unfortunate loss after a great start to a tough match. The Sophomore took on top-ranked Gavin Potter at 182 and the two were all knotted up early on, leaving a literal blood trail in their wake. After a timeout for cleanup, Bratcher quickly put points on the board for a 2-0 lead before giving up the match on an injury default. 

Gage Fain (13-7, 26-29) wrestled against Noah Cortes and suffered a literal last-second pin. The Tiger scored first, but Fain reversed almost immediately before letting Cortes out with seconds to go in the first period. Cortes started the second with another escape, gave up a point on an illegal hold, then added a takedown with twenty seconds to go. Trailing 6-3 to start the third, Fain scored an escape and picked up another caution point to cut it to a one point deficit before giving up another takedown. This time Cortes added nearfall points before Fain was saved by yet another illegal hold to make it 11-7. Cortes added another takedown, cut Fain loose, took him down again, cut him loose again, then got the pin with a single second left.

The marquee match-up of the evening was State Qualifier Delvin Jordan (20-2, 51-14) against State Champion Zach Marcheselli. Jordan is ranked first in the State in 220 after winning the Perry and Geary Championships, while Marcheselli is ranked first in 195 with Geary, Cascia Hall, and Gardner-Edgerton Championships this season. The two top-dogs of their divisions put on one of the most intense matches of the night. Jordan led 2-0 after a wild first period and added an escape to start the second. Marcheselli tied it up immediately to start the third with an escape and a takedown, but Jordan cut loose to make it 4-3, which he held till the end.

Sophomore Dominique Pipes (0-2, 0-4) wrestled his second dual of his career, and for the second time was pitted against a State-qualifier. He took on Senior Trenton Lieurance and trailed 8-1 before getting pinned in 2:28.

No. 1 Sandite Wrestling thrashes No. 6 Union 68-9, wins 10 of 12 matches

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

The No. 1 ranked Charles Page High School varsity wrestling team (4-0) continued their dominating undefeated streak with their biggest blowout of the season, and it was over their highest-ranked competitor yet. 

CPHS 68 Union 9

106 #3 Riley Weir forfeit.
113 #2 TJ Long d. #3 Tanner Ward 11-10
120 #4 Michael Ritchey d. #2 Caron Watson 5-0
126 #5 Blake Sargent p. Verdell Schoats 1:07
132 #1 Daton Fix p. Moises Davalos 1:02
138 #3 Jack Karstetter p. Ashad Rufia 1:42
145 #2 Beau Bratcher p. Cameron Traylor 5:38
152 #1 Payton Scott forfeit.
160 #8 Noah Almy t.f. Bryce Burdick 17-2
170 #2 Zane Basma p. Elijah Tomlin 1:22
182 Luke Bratcher p. Darius Boone 1:16
195 #10 Gage Fain p. John Bolton 1:40
220 #1 Delvin Jordan p. David Sandoval 0:21
285 #5 Elwood Tomlin p. Dominique Pipes 2:27

The Sandites traveled to No. 6 Union (2-2) and secured a 68-9 victory Tuesday evening. They received two forfeits and won ten out of twelve matches, including eight pins. Three of the Sandites' four duals this season were won by fifty points or more, but they can expect a far tougher opponent Thursday when they travel to No. 3 Broken Arrow (2-1).

Broken Arrow took third at the Geary Invitational while the Sandites placed fourth, but the Sandites forfeited two weight classes at Geary and were without Jack Karstetter and Zane Basma. Both wrestlers returned to the Sandite lineup Tuesday at Union. The Tigers fell 38-22 to No. 1 Choctaw (2-0) last Thursday.

Sophomore State Qualifier Riley Weir (15-6 season, 36-18 career) received a forfeit at 106 pounds and the Sandites had the lead for the duration of the dual.

Senior State-placer Tanner Ward (13-7, 89-19) had one of the toughest opponents in the State in TJ Long, a sophomore who recently upset a nationally ranked wrestler to win the Geary Championship. Ward struck first with an early takedown, but he couldn't hold Long more than a few seconds as the Union wrestler escaped and stayed on his feet throughout the first. Long started the second period down and immediately tied things up. He took the lead with 0:50 left in the second, but Ward escaped ten seconds later and scored a takedown of his own. Long reversed with four seconds left and added a trio of nearfall points as time expired. Ward started the third period down, escaped, scored a takedown, cut Long loose, then took him down again. He tied it up 10-10, but cut Long loose to look for more points. He didn't find any, and fell 11-10.

Senior State-qualifier Michael Ritchey (15-7, 44-31) had a tough opponent in Caron Watson, but didn't give up a single point in his win by decision. Ritchey scored first on a shot taken by Watson and utilized strong legwork to keep control of his opponent through the first period. He started the second period down and this time it was Watson who rode for the duration. Watson bottomed to start the third and this time Ritchey rolled him for three nearfall points early into the period. Watson avoided the pin, but fell by 5-0 decision.

Junior State-placer Blake Sargent (15-6, 67-20) had no difficulty with his opponent, scoring a takedown in five seconds and nearfall points on two separate occasions. He led Verdell Schoats 8-0 before finally getting the pin in 1:07. Oklahoma State University-signed senior Daton Fix (20-0, 138-0) was equally commanding in his victory. He led Moises Davalos 7-0 before getting his pin in 1:02.

Senior State Runner-Up Jack Karstetter (6-1, 79-16) made his first appearance on the mat since the Perry Tournament a month ago. He manhandled Ashad Rufia for a 6-0 lead before giving up a point on an illegal hold. He scored back-to-back nearfall points to make it 10-1 before pinning the Redskin in 1:42.

Senior State Runner-Up Beau Bratcher (17-5, 108-28) posted a quick two again Cameron Traylor, then added nearfall points for a 5-0 lead after the first. The second period started neutral and Traylor went on the offensive, but once more it was Bratcher with the only points of the period. The Sandite took a 7-0 lead into the third and started on bottom. He push it into major decision territory with an escape halfway through the period, but ended instead with a pin at 5:38.

Sophomore Noah Almy (9-9) quickly went to work on Bryce Burdick at 160 and led 6-0 with nearfall points before giving up an escape. Burdick nearly had a takedown of his own, but he was out of bounds and the young Sandite didn't give him another shot. Almy led 10-1 after the first, started the second neutral and quickly got a takedown. Burdick escaped, briefly, but was reeled right back in for back-to-back nearfalls and a 17-2 tech fall in only 2:56. 

Senior State-placer Zane Basma (5-1, 63-25) made his return at 170 after taking a month off to recover from Perry. He quickly worked over Elijah Tomlin for a 4-0 lead before pinning him in 1:22. Sophomore Luke Bratcher (3-0) took on Darius Boone at 182 and quickly ended the match. The two took half a dozen shots each before Bratcher got on top of his opponent and pinned him in 1:16. Junior Gage Fain (13-6, 26-28) took a 3-2 lead over John Bolton before getting the pin in 1:40.

Senior State Qualifier Delvin Jordan (19-2, 50-14) scored a huge takedown early into his match against David Sandoval before getting the pin in 0:21. Jordan leads the team with fifteen pins this season.

Sophomore Dominique Pipes (0-1, 0-3) made his season debut at heavyweight against State-qualifier Elwood Tomlin and put up a tough effort. He only trailed 2-0 after the first period, but Tomlin eventually worked up a 5-0 lead before pinning the Sandite in 2:27 to conclude the dual.