Oklahoma Wrestling: Week Eight High School 6A Individual Rankings

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By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

106

  1. Garrett Steidley (Edmond Memorial Freshman)
  2. TJ Long (Union Sophomore) Previously #3 in 113
  3. Riley Weir (Sand Springs Sophomore) Previously #2
  4. Gabe Johnson (Choctaw Freshman) Previously #3
  5. Braden Fowler (Yukon Senior) Previously #4
  6. Johnathan Warford (Sapulpa Junior) Previously #5 in 113
  7. Jackson Cockrell (Broken Arrow Freshman) Previously #5 
  8. Nate Becker (Edmond North Freshman) Previously #6
  9. Austin Hall (Southmoore Senior) Previously #7
  10. Corwin Strachan (Bartlesville Sophomore) Previously #8

Union Sophomore TJ Long has been steadily building his resume all season, taking first place at the Union Takedown Tournament and fourth at Perry, but made national attention this past weekend with an upset of nationally ranked No. 9 Nico Incontrera of Blair Academy to win the Geary Invitational. Johnathan Warford also made the cut from 113 to win the Larry Wilkey Invitational and defeated Corwin Strachan 6-4 in sudden victory. Jacob Zimmer dropped out of the rankings due to the addition of Long and Warford, while Austin Hisey moved up to 113.

113

  1. Colt Newton (Choctaw Sophomore)
  2. Caron Watson (Union Junior) Previously #9 in 120
  3. Tanner Ward (Sand Springs Senior) Previously #2
  4. Andrew Police (Broken Arrow Freshman)
  5. Brandon Blose (Sapulpa Senior) Previously #7 in 120
  6. Brayden Strachan (Bartlesville Sophomore)
  7. Will Pham (Deer Creek Freshman) 
  8. Joe Lupton (Mustang Junior) 
  9. Noah Hanscom (Yukon) 
  10. Dominic Derr (Westmoore)

Colt Newton came in second at Geary, pinning Caron Watson in 3:32. Watson, who cut from 120, scored a 12-8 upset over Tanner Ward and took sixth place. Brandon Blose won the Larry Wilkey Invitational and defeated Brayden Strachan 3-0. Strachan came in second and pinned Austin Hisey in 5:18. Hisey's fourth place finish wasn't quite impressive enough to jump over anyone in the rankings.

120

  1. Paxton Rosen (Edmond North Senior) 
  2. Canon Randall (Westmoore Senior)
  3. Tyler Lawley (Broken Arrow Senior)
  4. Michael Ritchey (Sand Springs Senior)
  5. Cameron Picklo (Mustang Sophomore) Previously #8
  6. Andy Schlaepfer (Choctaw Junior) Previously unranked
  7. Blake Gonzalez (Broken Arrow) Previously #9 in 126
  8. Trent Higginbotham (Edmond North Junior) Previously #10
  9. Laif Jones (Bartlesville Sophomore) Previously unranked
  10. Jacob Swenson (Ponca City Junior) Previously #8 in 126

Michael Ritchey came in third at Geary with a 7-0 defeat of Andy Schlaepfer. Blake Gonzalez and Schlaepfer split wins at Geary with Schlaepfer taking fourth and Gonzalez placing fifth. Schlaepfer also beat Gonzalez 4-2 in a dual last week. Laif Jones has been hovering just outside the rankings for weeks now, taking third at the Union Takedown Tournament, first at the Brad Constantine Open, and sixth at the Mid America Nationals. He finally broke through with a first place finish at the Larry Wilkey Invitational, defeating Chase Slatton 5-1 and Jacob Swenson 6-4. Jones and Swenson actually split wins, but Swenson came in second. Despite being a State Qualifier, Slatton just slipped out of the rankings after losses to both Jones and Swenson this season and a third place finish. 

126

  1. Drew Wilson (Midwest City Senior)
  2. Connor Holman (Choctaw Junior) 
  3. Tanner Cole (Deer Creek Senior) 
  4. Spencer Schickram (Ponca City Sophomore) Previously #5 in 120
  5. Blake Sargent (Sand Springs Junior) Previously #4
  6. Brandon Bright (Edmond North Senior) Previously #5
  7. Wyatt Johnson (Owasso Senior) Previosuly #6
  8. Alaisa Rubio (US Grant) Previously #10
  9. Michael Harjo (Sapulpa Sophomore) Previously unranked
  10. Logan Herrell (Enid Sophomore) Previously unranked

Drew Wilson came in fourth at Geary, defeating Connor Holman 2-1. Holman took fifth after defeating Blake Sargent 7-5. Spencer Schickram moved up from 120 to win the Jenks tournament and defeated Wyatt Johnson 4-2. Schickram leapfrogs over Sargent by virtue of a 10-7 dual win a few weeks ago. Johnson took third at Jenks, Michael Harjo took fifth, and Logan Herrell placed sixth after getting pinned by Harjo. 

132

  1. Daton Fix (Sand Springs Senior)
  2. Dylan Schickram (Ponca City Junior)
  3. Drake Vannoy (Edmond North Freshman)
  4. Sam Avant (Norman North Senior) Previously #8 in 138
  5. TaJuan Daniels (Broken Arrow Senior) Previously #4
  6. Jacob Blumenthal (Westmoore Senior)
  7. Baylor Smith (Owasso Junior) Previously #9 in 138
  8. Easton Hudson (Bixby Senior) Previously #7 in 126
  9. Trey Edwards (Mustang) Previously #7
  10. Broc Bailey (Yukon Junior) Previously #9

Daton Fix won his second Geary Invitational with a decision over a nationally ranked opponent. Dylan Schickram won the Jenks tournament after pinning both Baylor Smith and Easton Hudson. Sam Avant cut from 138 and took third at Geary, pinning TaJuan Daniels in 5:13, who took fourth. Smith came in third at Jenks and Hudson placed sixth. Ashad Rufia dropped out of the rankings due to the newcomers.

138

  1. Jaxen Gilmore (Yukon Junior) 
  2. Kruz Simons (Edmond North Sophomore) 
  3. Jack Karstetter (Sand Springs Senior)
  4. Tyler Dieringer (Stillwater Senior) Previously #5
  5. Seth Graves (Edmond Memorial Senior) Previously #6
  6. Josh Suter (Norman Senior) Previously #7
  7. Bryce Mattioda (Broken Arrow Freshman) Previously #8
  8. Cody Mathis (Sand Springs Junior) Previously #10 in 152
  9. Dawson Hunt (Ponca City Senior) Previously #8
  10. Austin Daniels (Jenks) Previously unranked

Cody Mathis has been filling in for Jack Karstetter, who is recovering from a minor injury, and has been knocking off solid wrestlers left and right. He dropped from 152 to take sixth at Geary, and leaped over Dawson Hunt in the rankings thanks to an 11-9 dual victory. Hunt won the Jenks tournament and defeated Austin Daniels 6-1 and Chasen Umholtz 7-2. Umholtz dropped out of the rankings after failing to place at Jenks, where he was upset by Hunt and unranked Jesse Gomez.

145

  1. Kendon Lee (Stillwater Senior)
  2. Beau Bratcher (Sand Springs Senior)
  3. Ryan Swanson (Westmoore Junior) Previously #4
  4. Brandon Conrad (Owasso Senior) Previously #5
  5. Baywiin Hollingshead (Yukon) Previously #6
  6. Blake Muse (Choctaw Sophomore) Previously #7
  7. Noah Austin (Edmond North Senior) Previously #8
  8. Shamar Duncan (Putnam City Senior) Previously #9
  9. Jermain Harring (Union) Previously #9 in 152
  10. Brady Mattioda (Broken Arrow Junior)

Kendon Lee defeated Bratcher 4-2 in a dual. Bratcher came in third at Geary with three ranked wins. He pinned Brady Mattioda in 4:39, majored Blake Muse 10-0, and pinned Jermain Harring in 2:38. Harring cut from 152 and came in fourth at Geary with a 7-3 victory over Mattioda. Brandon Conrad won the Jenks tournament. 

152

  1. Payton Scott (Sand Springs Junior)
  2. Kyle Knowles (Edmond Memorial Freshman)
  3. Robert "RJ" Walker (Midwest City Senior)
  4. Connor Wilcoxen (Stillwater Senior)
  5. Jeff Speer (Choctaw Junior)
  6. Zach Johnson (Westmoore Sophomore)
  7. Ezequiel "Zeke" Rubio (Ponca City Senior)
  8. Jacob Swafford (Edmond North)
  9. Trey Painter (Westmoore Senior) Previously #6 in 160
  10. Hunter Skaggs (Sapulpa) Previously unranked

Payton Scott won the Geary Championship and pinned Zeke Rubio for the second time this season in a dual. RJ Walker came in fourth at Geary. Rubio won the Jenks tournament. Trey Painter cut from 160 for Geary but failed to place. Hunter Skaggs came in fifth at Jenks.

160

  1. Jaryn Curry (Choctaw Junior)
  2. Chase Vincent (Yukon Senior) Previously #3
  3. Caleb Wise (Broken Arrow Junior) Previously #4
  4. Joseph Messer (Norman North Senior) Previously #2
  5. Cooper Meadows (Mustang Senior) Previously #6
  6. Nano Martinez (Edmond Santa Fe) Previously #7
  7. Nolan Miller (Owasso Junior) Previously unranked
  8. Noah Almy (Sand Springs Sophomore) Previously unranked
  9. Grayson White (Ponca City Junior) Previously unranked) 
  10. Trey Odam (Union Junior) Previously #10 in 170

Jaryn Curry won the Geary Championship with a 3-2 overtime victory over Caleb Wise and also teched Joseph Messer 25-10 in a dual. Wise came in second at Geary after defeating Messer 4-3, and Messer took third. Nolan Miller popped into the rankings after defeating Grayson White 6-2 and coming in second at Jenks. Noah Almy didn't place at Geary, but he defeated State Qualifier Connor Wilcoxen 3-2 and Grayson White 4-3 in duals. White came in third at Jenks and pinned Austin Manley in 4:41. Manley dropped out of the rankings after taking fifth at Jenks. Trey Odam cut from 170 for his tournament but failed to place. 

170

  1. Christian Bahl (Stillwater Senior)
  2. Zane Basma (Sand Springs Senior)
  3. Zane Coleman (Choctaw Sophomore) 
  4. Jace Brownlee (Stillwater Senior) 
  5. Payden Brown (Putnam City Senior)
  6. Sam Hensley (Edmond Memorial Junior) 
  7. Gage McBride (Mustang Senior) 
  8. Joe Speno (Edmond Santa Fe Senior) 
  9. Kaleb Mertz (Owasso Junior) 
  10. Lane Newlin (Ponca City) Previously #10 in 160

Lane Newlin moved up from 160 for Jenks and took second place.

182

  1. Gavin Potter (Broken Arrow) Previously #9
  2. Easton Rendleman (Choctaw Junior) Previously #1
  3. Shane Flandermeyer (Westmoore Junior) Previously #2
  4. Justin "JD" Johnson (Owasso Junior) Previously #3
  5. Dakota Carnes (Sapulpa Senior) Previously #3 in 195
  6. Noah Hooks (Edmond North Junior) Previously #4
  7. Declan O'Brien (Deer Creek) Previously #5
  8. Jaylen Childs (Putnam North) Previously #6
  9. Joe Curtis (Bixby Sophomore) Previously #7
  10. Max Guyer (Bixby) Previously unranked

Gavin Potter surged to the top of the rankings with a 1-0 victory over Easton Rendleman for the Geary Championship. He also pinned Gary Dockery in 2:11 in a dual. Shane Flandermeyer came in third at Geary. JD Johnson won the Jenks Invitational, defeated Dakota Carnes 2-1 in overtime, and also pinned Carnes and Abram Arechiga. Carnes cut from 195 and took second. Max Guyer pinned Arechiga in 5:41 for fifth at Jenks to knock Arechiga out of the rankings.

195

  1. Zach Marcheselli (Broken Arrow Sophomore)
  2. Blake Minnick (Edmond North Sophomore) Previously #4
  3. Jesse Wetherington (Norman North) Previously #5
  4. Rafe Johnson (Deer Creek Freshman) Previously #9
  5. Gary Dockery (Choctaw Junior) Previously #10
  6. Bradyn Pressnall (Ponca City Senior) Previously #8
  7. Fisher Jones (Putnam City) Previously unranked
  8. Arin Copas (Mustang Senior) Previously #6
  9. Colin Foster (Yukon) Previously #7
  10. Riley Corona (Westmoore Senior) Previously unranked

Zach Marcheselli won the Geary Championship. Jesse Wetherington and Gary Dockery split wins at Geary, but Wetherington got the last word in for fifth while Dockery took sixth. Bradyn Pressnall came in third at Jenks. Fisher Jones made his ranked debut after pinning Arin Copas in a dual. Carnes cut to 182 for Jenks and Cody Adams moved up to 220. Riley Corona moved into the open spot by virtue of a second place finish at the Westmoore Open earlier this season.

220

  1. Delvin Jordan (Sand Springs Senior)
  2. Mason Lancaster (Putnam City Junior)
  3. Jon Martinez (Westmoore Senior)
  4. Cody Adams (Bixby Junior) Previously #2 in 195
  5. Austin Fry (Ponca City Senior) Previously #4
  6. Caulin Poole (Choctaw Junior) Previously #5
  7. Keland Bearpaw (Sapulpa Junior) Previously #6
  8. Yousef Aliyah (Union Senior) Previously #7
  9. Julian Flores (Broken Arrow Junior) Previously #8
  10. Beltazar Reyes (U.S. Grant) Previously #9

Delvin Jordan came in second at Geary, falling to a nationally ranked wrestler. Cody Adams moved up from 195 and won the Jenks Invitational with a 4-0 victory over Austin Fry. Fry came in fourth, beating Keland Bearpaw 3-1 in sudden victory. John Bolton was bumped out of the rankings by Adams's arrival. 

285

  1. Brey Walker (Southmoore Junior)
  2. Gage Johnson (Norman North Senior) Previously #3
  3. Trenton Lieurance (Broken Arrow Senior) Previously #2
  4. Zach Austin (Choctaw Senior) 
  5. Elwood Tomlin (Union Senior) 
  6. Ryan Tilbury (Midwest City Senior) 
  7. Malik McGee (U.S. Grant) 
  8. Trey Cossey (Mustang Senior)
  9. Zane Bailey (Edmond North)
  10. Gage Fain (Sand Springs Junior) 

Gage Johnson won the Geary Championship with a pair of ranked wins. He defeated Zach Austin 7-1 and Trenton Lieurance 5-1 in overtime. Lieurance defeated Austin 5-0, Eldwood Tomlin 1-0, and pinned Gage Fain in 0:42 to take second place. Austin came in third and pinned Tomlin in 2:17. Tomlin placed fourth and defeated Ryan Tilbury 3-2. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

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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

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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 One High School 6A Individual Rankings

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106

  1. Braden Fowler (Yukon Senior) Previously #6
  2. Riley Weir (Sand Springs Sophomore) Previously #7
  3. TJ Long (Union Sophomore) Previously unranked
  4. Austin Hall (Southmoore Senior) Previously unranked
  5. Gabe Johnson (Choctaw Freshman) Previously unranked
  6. Jackson Cockrell (Broken Arrow Freshman) Previously unranked
  7. David Boucher (Bartlesville Sophomore) Previously unranked
  8. Jacob Zimmer (Norman North Freshman) Previously unranked
  9. Nate Becker (Edmond North) Previously unranked

113

  1. Colt Newton (Choctaw Sophomore) Previously #3 in 106
  2. Tanner Ward (Sand Springs Senior) Previously #1 in 3A 113
  3. Andrew Police (Broken Arrow Freshman) Previously unranked
  4. Wyatt Johnson (Owasso Senior) Previously unranked
  5. Johnathan Warford (Sapulpa Junior) Previously unranked
  6. Joe Lupton (Mustang Junior) Previously unranked
  7. Will Pham (Deer Creek Freshman) Previously unranked

120

  1. Canon Randall (Westmoore Senior) Previously #2 in 106
  2. Tyler Lawley (Broken Arrow Senior) Previously #5 at 113
  3. Michael Ritchey (Sand Springs Senior) Previously #4 in 113
  4. Spencer Schickram (Ponca City Sophomore) Previously #7 in 113
  5. Brandon Blose (Sapulpa Senior) Previously #5 in 106
  6. Cameron Picklo (Mustang Sophomore) Previously #8 in 106
  7. Laif Jones (Bartlesville Sophomore) Previously unranked
  8. Andy Schaepfer (Choctaw) Previously unranked

126

  1. Paxton Rosen (Edmond North Senior) Previously #1 in 113
  2. Tanner Cole (Deer Creek Senior) Previously #2 in 120
  3. Blake Sargent (Sand Springs Junior) Previously #3 in 120
  4. Jacob Swenson (Ponca City Junior) Previously unranked
  5. Chase Slatton (Jenks Senior) Previously #8 in 113
  6. Blake Gonzalez (Broken Arrow) Previously unranked
  7. Caron Watson (Union Junior) Previously unranked
  8. Alaisa Rubio (US Grant) Previously unranked
  9. Gavin Southern (Bixby Sophomore) Previously unranked

132

  1. Daton Fix (Sand Springs Senior) Previosuly #1 in 126
  2. Connor Holman (Choctaw Junior) Previously #2 in 113
  3. Crew Wilson (Midwest City Senior) Previously #3 in 126
  4. TaJuan Daniels (Broken Arrow Senior) Previously #4 in 120
  5. Dawson Hunt (Ponca City Senior) Previously unranked
  6. Easton Hudson (Bixby Senior) 
  7. Bobby Robinson (Deer Creek Sophomore) Previously #8 in 126
  8. Crash Blumenthal (Westmoore) Previously unranked
  9. Ashad Rufia (Union Junior) Previously unranked
  10. John Ritchey (Stillwater Junior) Previously unranked

138

  1. Jack Karstetter (Sand Springs Senior) Previously #1 in 132
  2. Kendon Lee (Stillwater Senior) Previously #3
  3. Sam Avant (Norman North Senior) Previously #5 in 132
  4. Seth Graves (Edmond Memorial Senior) 
  5. Zach Johnson (Westmoore Sophomore) 
  6. Josh Suter (Norman Senior) Previously #6 at 120
  7. Bryce Mattioda (Broken Arrow Freshman) Previously unranked
  8. Baylor Smith (Owasso Junior) Previously unranked
  9. Dylan Schickram (Ponca City Junior) Previously unranked
  10. Keanu Quinn (Sapulpa Senior) Previously unranked

145

  1. Jaxen Gilmore (Yukon Junior) Previously #1 at 138
  2. Beau Bratcher (Sand Springs Senior) Previously #2 at 138
  3. Tyler Dieringer (Stillwater Senior) Previously #3 at 132
  4. Chase Umholtz (Jenks Senior) Previously unranked
  5. Brady Mattioda (Broken Arrow Junior) Previously #5 in 126
  6. Cameron Traylor (Union Junior) Previously unranked
  7. Garrett Spears (Norman North Senior) Previously unranked
  8. Brandon Conrad (Owasso Senior) Previously unranked

152

  1. Kruz Simons (Edmond North Sophomore) Previously #2 in 132
  2. Payton Scott (Sand Springs Junior) Previously #3
  3. RJ Walker (Midwest City  Senior) Previously #5
  4. Ryan Swanson (Westmoore Junior) Previously #4 in 145
  5. Connor Wilcoxen (Stillwater Senior) Previously #8 
  6. Jeff Speer (Choctaw Junior) Previously #7 in 138
  7. Jermain Harring (Union) Previously unranked
  8. Nenebah Biggoose (Ponca City Junior) Previously unranked
  9. Killian McGrew (Jenks Freshman) Previously unranked
  10. Austin Manley (Bartlesville Junior) Previously unranked

160

  1. Christian Bahl (Stillwater Senior)
  2. Jaryn Curry (Choctaw Junior) Previously #1 in 145
  3. Joseph Messer (Norman North Senior) Previously #2 in 152
  4. Chase Vincent (Yukon Senior) Previously #2 at 145
  5. Trey Painter (Westmoore Senior) Previously #7 at 152
  6. Caleb Wise (Broken Arrow Junior) Previously #3 at 145
  7. Sam Hensley (Edmond Memorial Junior) Previously #5
  8. Ezequiel Rubio (Ponca City Senior) Previously #4 at 152
  9. Austin Loza (Enid Senior) Previously #7 at 145
  10. Noah Almy (Sand Springs Sophomore) Previously unranked

170

  1. Zane Coleman (Choctaw Sophomore) Previously #1 at 152
  2. Zane Basma (Sand Springs Senior) Previously #3 at 160
  3. Jace Brownlee (Stillwater Senior) Previously #4
  4. Cooper Meadows (Mustang Senior) Previously #5 in 145
  5. Payden Brown (Putnam City Senior) Previously #8
  6. Trey Odam (Union Junior) Previously unranked
  7. JT Stambeck (Norman North Sophomore) Previously unranked
  8. Kaleb Mertz (Owasso Junior) Previously unranked
  9. Joseph Hall (Broken Arrow Senior) Previously unranked
  10. Trey Jezik (Bixby Senior) Previously unranked

182

  1. Zach Marcheselli (Broken Arrow Sophomore)
  2. Easton Rendleman (Choctaw Junior)
  3. Shane Flandermeyer (Westmoore Junior) Previously #5
  4. Austin Fry (Ponca City Senior) Previously #7
  5. JD Johnson (Owasso Junior) Previously unranked
  6. Jakob Ogden (Stillwater Senior) Previously unranked
  7. Gage McBride (Mustang Senior) Previously unranked
  8. John Bolton (Union Senior) Previously unranked
  9. Jaylen Childs (Putnam North) Previously unranked
  10. Joe Curtis (Bixby Sophomore) Previously unranked

195

  1. Skyler Haynes (Broken Arrow Senior)
  2. Cody Adams (Bixby Junior) Previously #6
  3. Dakota Carnes (Sapulpa Senior) Previously #4
  4. Blake Minnick (Edmond North Sophomore) Previously #5
  5. Gage Fain (Sand Springs) Previously unranked
  6. Rafe Johnson (Deer Creek) Previously unranked
  7. Gary Dockert (Choctaw Junior) Previously unranked
  8. Riley Corona (Westmoore Senior) Previously unranked
  9. Arin Copas (Mustang Senior) Previously unranked

220

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

285

  1. Brey Walker (Southmoore Junior) 
  2. Gage Johnson (Norman North Senior) Previously #3
  3. Trenton Lieurance (Broken Arrow Senior) Previously #2
  4. Zach Austin (Choctaw Senior) Previously #5
  5. Elwood Tomlin (Union Senior) Previously #4
  6. Ryan Tilbury (Midwest City) Previously unranked
  7. Malik McGee (US Grant) Previously unranked
  8. John Carroll (Enid Senior) Previously unranked
  9. Trey Cossey (Mustang Senior) Previously unranked