The Sand Springs Team Big wrestling club sent fourteen wrestlers to the Junior High Allstate Wrestling tournament in Oklahoma City last weekend and crowned two State Champions and one runner-up at the event. Freshmen standouts Blake Jones and Kaden Glass each won titles
The Allstate tournament has two age divisions: Sixth/Seventh Grade and Eighth/Ninth Grade, and a girls’ division for 8th/9th. Unlike the High School State Tournament, there are no divisions based on school size, guaranteeing that the best wrestlers at every weight class meet in the finals. The team points for the three age divisions are also combined.
Choctaw won the team title with 146 points over Bixby’s Roller Academy of Wrestling at 132. Tuttle placed third, and Stillwater came in fourth. Sand Springs placed ninth with 54 points in a field of over 130 teams.
Jones won the Junior High State title at 133 pounds with four first-period falls and a pair of close decisions. He pinned Roman Rowland in 1:39, Davaun Jones in 0:47, Jonah Stephenson in 1:03, and Jesse Boyd in 1:22. In the semifinals he scored a 4-2 decision over Bartlesville’s Duke McGill, and in the finals he defeated Tuttle’s Jack Golowenski 5-3. He outscored his opponents 30-5 and only gave up one takedown.
Glass won the Junior High State Title at 200 pounds with six first-period falls and a 3-2 decision against Piedmont’s James Maguire. He took down Blake Rice in 0:37, Brady Neasby in 0:44, Brock Estes in 0:25, Adley Bufford in 0:49, Connor Columbus in 0:29, and Kaylon Wolf in 1:41 in the finals. In his seven matches he averaged only 92 seconds on the mat.
Both Glass and Jones are members of the varsity team at Charles Page High School, which is ranked fifth in Class 6A and headed to the Dual State Championship in Shawnee on Friday. Jones holds a 19-10 varsity record, while Glass holds the second-best record on the team at 25-8 and has the second-most falls on the team at eighteen.
Mason Harris came in Runner-Up in the 6th/7th Grade Heavyweight bracket. He pinned Charlie Venegas in eleven seconds, then defeated Jonah Marshall 2-1, Joe Davis 5-1, and Lane Gourley 7-0 before falling to Sperry’s Gunner Wilson in the finals.
Ethan White placed fifth at Junior High 138 with a 7-2 record. He pinned Cameron Clark in 0:45 and Daigen Gibbens in 0:37 and won five decisions. He defeated Gatlin Wilson 5-1, Ayden Matanane 4-3, Logan Sterling 3-0, and Bobby Felts 9-6. He was defeated 9-7 by Isaiah Davis and 7-2 by Chance Cobb, but got a payback win over Daivs 7-0 in the placement round.
Cameron White placed fifth at 110 pounds in the 6th/7th Grade division with a 7-2 record. He pinned Teyton Chandler in 3:20, Colby Wilder in 2:56, Jayden Fuston in 2:37, Mason Buzbee in 0:32, Fernando Dominguez in 2:22, and Teyton Chandler in 1:55 in the placement match. His only losses were a fall to eventual Champion Layton Schneider and a 4-2 decision to Kody Routledge, who placed third.
Carter Goodman went 4-2 at Junior High 123 with three falls. He pinned Riley Cole in 0:26, Kolton McAnally in 1:22, and Diego Ortiz in 1:13, and won a 4-0 decision against Kaysen Ybarra. His only losses were 8-0 to Southmoore’s Runner-Up Landon Valenzuela and 2-0 to Ponca City’s Caden Kelley.
Malachi Wilson went 3-2 at 161 pounds in the 6th/7th Grade division. He pinned Koby Wesley in 1:27, Carlos Ramirez in 1:18, and Kizer Kilpatrick in 1:59.
Chase White went 3-2 at Junior High 143. He decision Wyland Hargrove 7-4, majored Greyson Arnold 8-0, and pinned Eli Hammer in 2:25.
Jaxon Trotter went 3-2 at 6th/7th Grade 105. He pinned Braden DeLeon in 1:03 and Ezekiel Foster in 1:25, and won a 5-2 sudden victory decision against Matthew Revas.
Mitchell Smith went 2-2 at Junior High 94. He pinned Brandon Lamar in 1:24 and defeated Tanner Winesburg 6-1. Shane Wolf went 1-2 and pinned Keenan Simpson in 1:03.
Sammy Naugle went 2-2 at Junior High 101, pinning Eli Stevens in 1:12 and Hunter Wienke in 0:31.
Ethan Norton went 2-2 at Junior High 113, with both of his wins coming by 7-6 decision. He defeated Colton Weaver in regulation and Chase Massie in an overtime tie-breaker.
Colton Luker went 1-2 at Junior High 108, pinning Mason McPherson in eighteen seconds.
