February 16, 2019

CPHS Wrestling: Blake Jones qualifies for State, places third at Regionals

February 16, 2019/ Scott Emigh

Charles Page High School freshman Blake Jones (26-12) qualified for the OSSAA 6A State Tournament with a third place performance at 132 pounds at the East Regional Championship Saturday in Jenks.

He pinned Caleb Rogers in 5:26 and Logan Herrell in 2:47, decisioned Garrett Weis 8-2, teched Cason Deyalsingh 17-1 in only 3:00 and majored Carlos Arechiga 12-4. His only loss was an upset to Union freshman Caleb Rogers who pinned him in 5:26 after the Sandite led 10-3 in the third period.

In the finals he got payback on Bartlesville junior Ethan Gilkey, who pinned him in a dual earlier this season. Gilkey took a 4-0 lead in the first period with a takedown and two back points, but Jones scored seven in the second with five nearfall. Gilkey picked up two points on stalling penalties in the third.

The No. 5 ranked Sandites are sitting in fifth place after session three at the tournament. The Sandites have qualified six for the State Tournament with three finalists and three consolation finalists.

Brendon Wiseley (36-11, 50-19) won the 106 pound title 5-0 against Broken Arrow’s Bryce Cockrell.

Seth Jones (20-13, 42-27) placed third at 126 with a 10-0 major decision against Ponca City’s Shayden Trant.

Scott Patton (28-1, 63-23) is in the 152-pound finals.

Kaden Glass (31-8) is aiming for the 220 title.

Chris Kirby (33-12, 55-22) will wrestle for third at 160.

Two-time State Champion Riley Weir is out for the remainder of the season with a rib injury and ended his career with a 108-34 record.

All six Sandites are guaranteed to advance to State, but their placement will determine their seeding.

Team Scores
274.5 Broken Arrow
161.5 Edmond North
136.5 Owasso
125.0 Bartlesville
124.5 Sand Springs
117.5 Jenks
85.0 Ponca City
85.0 Union
64.0 Shawnee
58.5 Muskogee
58.0 Enid
50.5 Norman
44.0 Bixby
37.0 Putnam North
17.0 Edmond Santa Fe
12.0 Sapulpa

Finals
106: Wiseley (CPHS) 5-0 Cockrell (Bartlesville).
113: Cockrell (BAHS) 4-0 Tecson (Owasso).
120: Blankenship (Bixby) FALL Hill (BAHS).
126: Jones (Bartlesville) 1-0 Perez (BAHS).
132: Witcraft (BAHS) 7-2 Washington (Owasso).
138: Schickram (PoHi) v. Gonzalez (BAHS).
145: Randall (EdNo) v. Hernandez (Union).
152: Patton (CPHS) v. Vannoy (Jenks).
160: Floyd (EdNo) v. Rozell (BAHS).
170: Mattioda (BAHS) v. Bowman (EdNo).
182: Skillings (BAHS) v. Fleming (Owasso).
195: Potter (BAHS) v. Glass (CPHS).
220: Marcheselli (BAHS) v. McCoy (EdNo).
285: Cortes (BAHS) v. Orr (Jenks).

February 16, 2019

CPHS Wrestling: Seth Jones qualifies for State, places third at Regionals

February 16, 2019/ Scott Emigh

Charles Page High School junior Seth Jones (20-13, 42-27) qualified for the OSSAA 6A State Tournament for the second straight year after a third place performance at 126 pounds at the East Regional Championship Saturday in Jenks.

Jones pinned Killian McNichol in 3:38 and Noah Smith in 1:51 before falling 9-0 to defending State Champion Laif Jones in the semifinals. In consolation he defeated Ahmad Alserafei 8-7 and majored Ponca City sophomore Shayden Trant 10-0 in the finals.

Jones took Trant down with a headlock in the first period and rolled him for three, then added three more on a cradle in the second. The Sandite got two penalty points in the third to solidify the win.

Brendon Wiseley won the 106 pound title 5-0 against Broken Arrow’s Bryce Cockrell.

Scott Patton (28-1, 63-23) is in the 152-pound finals.

Kaden Glass (31-8) is aiming for the 220 title.

Chris Kirby (33-12, 55-22) will wrestle for third at 160.

Blake Jones (25-12) will wrestle for third at 132.

Two-time State Champion Riley Weir is out for the remainder of the season with a rib injury and ended his career with a 108-34 record.

All six Sandites are guaranteed to advance to State, but their placement will determine their seeding.

February 16, 2019

CPHS Wrestling: Brendon Wiseley wins 6A-East Regional Championship

February 16, 2019/ Scott Emigh

Charles Page High School junior Brendon Wiseley (36-11, 50-19) won the OSSAA 6A-East Regional Championship at 106 pounds Saturday afternoon in Jenks.

Wiseley pinned his way to the finals, taking down Cooper Britton in 5:34, Brenner James in 1:38, and Colby Strachan in 4:27. In the finals he defeated Broken Arrow junior Bryce Cockrell 5-0.

The two stayed neutral through the first but Wiseley got an escape in the second and rolled the Tiger for two pairs of back points in the third.

This is Wiseley’s first year competing at Regionals. He is riding a twelve-match win streak and leads the team in technical falls, reversals, and nearfall points.

Scott Patton (28-1, 63-23) is in the 152-pound finals.

Kaden Glass (31-8) is aiming for the 220 title.

Seth Jones (19-13, 41-27) will wrestle for third at 126.

Chris Kirby (33-12, 55-22) will wrestle for third at 160.

Blake Jones (25-12) will wrestle for third at 132.

Two-time State Champion Riley Weir is out for the remainder of the season with a rib injury and ended his career with a 108-34 record.

All six Sandites are guaranteed to advance to State, but their placement will determine their seeding.

Finals
106: Wiseley (CPHS) 5-0 Cockrell (Bartlesville).
113: Cockrell (BAHS) 4-0 Tecson (Owasso).
120: Blankenship (Bixby) FALL Hill (BAHS).
126: Perez (BAHS) v. Jones (Bartlesville).
132: Witcraft (BAHS) v. Washington (Owasso).
138: Schickram (PoHi) v. Gonzalez (BAHS).
145: Randall (EdNo) v. Hernandez (Union).
152: Patton (CPHS) v. Vannoy (Jenks).
160: Floyd (EdNo) v. Rozell (BAHS).
170: Mattioda (BAHS) v. Bowman (EdNo).
182: Skillings (BAHS) v. Fleming (Owasso).
195: Potter (BAHS) v. Glass (CPHS).
220: Marcheselli (BAHS) v. McCoy (EdNo).
285: Cortes (BAHS) v. Orr (Jenks).

February 16, 2019

CPHS Wrestling: Sandites qualify six for State, sitting in fifth at Regionals

February 16, 2019/ Scott Emigh

The No. 5 ranked Charles Page High School wrestling team is sitting in fifth place after session three at the 6A-East Regional. The Sandites have qualified six for the State Tournament with three finalists and three consolation finalists. The team has 124.5 points, trailing No. 1 Broken Arrow at 274.5, No. 4 Edmond North at 161.5, No. 9 Owasso with 136.5, and No. 13 Bartlesville with 125.

Brendon Wiseley (35-11, 49-19) pinned his way to the 106-pound finals, taking down Cooper Britton in 5:34, Brenner James in 1:38, and Colby Strachan in 4:27. Wiseley will take on Broken Arrow junior Bryce Cockrell in the finals. He pinned Cockrell in their last meeting.

Scott Patton (28-1, 63-23) is in the 152-pound finals. He pinned Spencer Shook in 5:23 and majored Jayden Villalobos 14-1. In the finals he will take on defending Jenks State Champion Drake Vannoy, who he defeated 6-2 in a dual earlier this year.

Kaden Glass (31-8) is aiming for the 220 title. He pinned Curtis Fodor in 1:07 and Luis Vega in 1:41 at 195 pounds, then edged out Elijah Tomlin 3-2 in the semifinals. In the finals he will take on two-time defending Broken Arrow State Champion Gavin Potter. Potter pinned Glass at the Sapulpa tournament finals, but Glass was able to score on the senior.

Seth Jones (19-13, 41-27) will wrestle for third at 126. He pinned Killian McNichol in 3:38 and Noah Smith in 1:51 before falling 9-0 to defending State Champion Laif Jones in the semis. He scored an 8-7 decision against Ahmad Alserafei Saturday morning, scoring the go-ahead escape with 25 seconds left in the third. In placement he will wrestle Ponca City sophomore Shayden Trant.

Chris Kirby (33-12, 55-22) will wrestle for third at 160. He pinned Noah Alexander in 2:11, Devin Cross in 0:18, Isaac Gibson in 1:56, and Killian McGrew in 3:01. In placement he will get a rematch with Owasso junior Nate Jacobson who defeated him in the semifinals on Friday.

Blake Jones (25-12) will wrestle for third at 132. He pinned Caleb Rogers in 5:26 and Logan Herrell in 2:47, decisioned Garrett Weis 8-2, teched Cason Deyalsingh 17-1 in only 3:00 and majored Carlos Arechiga 12-4. His only loss was an upset to Union freshman Caleb Rogers who pinned him in 5:26 after the Sandite led 10-3 in the third period. He will take on Bartlesville junior Ethan Gilkey, who pinned him in a dual earlier this season.

Two-time State Champion Riley Weir is out for the remainder of the season with a rib injury and ended his career with a 108-34 record.

The placement matches will be held at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday at Jenks’s Frank Herald Field House. All six Sandites are guaranteed to advance to State, but their placement will determine their seeding.

Finals
106: Wiseley (CPHS) v. Cockrell (Bartlesville).
113: Cockrell (BAHS) v. Tecson (Owasso).
120: Blankenship (Bixby) v. Hill (BAHS).
126: Perez (BAHS) v. Jones (Bartlesville).
132: Witcraft (BAHS) v. Washington (Owasso).
138: Schickram (PoHi) v. Gonzalez (BAHS).
145: Randall (EdNo) v. Hernandez (Union).
152: Patton (CPHS) v. Vannoy (Jenks).
160: Floyd (EdNo) v. Rozell (BAHS).
170: Mattioda (BAHS) v. Bowman (EdNo).
182: Skillings (BAHS) v. Fleming (Owasso).
195: Potter (BAHS) v. Glass (CPHS).
220: Marcheselli (BAHS) v. McCoy (EdNo).
285: Cortes (BAHS) v. Orr (Jenks).

February 16, 2019

CPHS Wrestling: Sandites send three to Regional finals, seven still in contention

February 16, 2019/ Scott Emigh

The No. 5 ranked Charles Page High School wrestling team is sitting in fourth place after day one at the 6A-East Regional. The Sandites have seven wrestlers still in contention and sent three to the Championship finals. The team has 95 points, trailing No. 1 Broken Arrow at 268.5, No. 4 Edmond North at 134.5 and No. 9 Owasso with 114.5.

Two-time State Champion Riley Weir is out for the remainder of the season with a rib injury and ended his career with a 108-34 record. Junior heavyweight Josh Fincannon finished the season 25-17, missing Regionals with appendicitis.

Brendon Wiseley (35-11, 49-19) pinned his way to the 106-pound finals, taking down Cooper Britton in 5:34 and Brenner James in 1:38. In the semis he took a 6-0 lead on Bartlesville’s Colby Strachan before felling the Bruin at 4:27. Wiseley will take on Broken Arrow junior Bryce Cockrell in the finals. He pinned Cockrell in their last meeting.

Scott Patton (28-1, 63-23) got a first round bye at 152 then pinned Ponca City senior Spencer Shook in 5:23. In the semis he majored Edmond North senior Jayden Villalobos 14-1 with three takedowns and six nearfall points. In the finals he will take on defending Jenks State Champion Drake Vannoy, who he defeated 6-2 in a dual earlier this year.

Kaden Glass (31-8) pinned Curtis Fodor in 1:07 and Luis Vega in 1:41 at 195 pounds, then edged out Union senior Elijah Tomlin 3-2 in the semifinals. In the finals he will take on two-time defending Broken Arrow State Champion Gavin Potter. Potter pinned Glass at the Sapulpa tournament finals, but Glass was able to score on the senior.

Seth Jones (18-13, 40-27) competed at 126 and pinned Killian McNichol in 3:38 and Noah Smith in 1:51 before falling 9-0 to defending Bartlesville State Champion Laif Jones in the semis. He will wrestle either Putnam North senior Ahmad Alserafei or Enid freshman Trinit Zweifel in the consolation semifinals.

Chris Kirby (31-12, 53-22) wrestled at 160 and pinned Noah Alexander in 2:11, but was in turn pinned by Owasso junior Nate Jacobson. In consolation he pinned Putnam North freshman Devin Cross in only eighteen seconds. On Saturday he will meet Bixby freshman Isaac Gibson, who he pinned in a dual two weeks ago.

Riley Magee (16-17, 21-22) received a first round bye at 182 and suffered a 12-6 decision at the hands of top-ranked Broken Arrow sophomore Emmanuel Skillings in the quarterfinals. He pinned Shawnee sophomore Kyle Heile in 1:15 in consolation and will take on Ponca senior State Qualifier Abram Arechiga on Saturday. Arechiga won their last meeting 6-5 at the Perry Tournament of Champions.

Blake Jones (23-12) was pinned by Union freshman Caleb Rogers in 5:26. In consolation he pinned Enid’s Logan Herell in 2:47 and won an 8-2 decision against Jenks junior Garrett Weis. He will take on Norman freshman Cason Deyalsingh on Saturday.

Justin Smith (1-4) competed at heavyweight and was eliminated from contention. He was pinned in 0:41 by Broken Arrow Senior State Qualifier Noah Cortes and in 2:23 by Sapulpa senior Blake Brooks.

Christian Forbes (28-11) competed at 113 and eliminated. He was defeated 6-3 by Bartlesville senior State Qualifier David Boucher and 12-5 by Shawnee senior Caleb Nahmahpeah.

Ethan Norton (0-5) was pinned by Shawnee’s Jordan Lomeli in 1:21 and decisioned 8-3 by Jenks senior Garrett Johnson at 120 pounds.

Caleb Phillips (6-20, 8-27) went 1-2 at 138. He was pinned by Bartlesville senior Brayden Strachan in 1:38, pinned Norman freshman Aydin Matanone in 2:01 in consolation, then was pinned in 3:20 by Shawnee junior Jose Cervantes.

Preston Medlin (13-22) was eliminated from contention at 145 pounds. He was pinned in 3:13 by Owasso State Qualifier DJ Anderson and in 1:46 by Broken Arrow junior Chris Moores.

Braden Dahl (9-17, 10-20) wrestled 170 and was eliminated. He was pinned in 1:14 by Bartlesville junior Laken Clowdus and majored 15-3 by Jenks senior Russell Stanley.

Brooks Dudley (10-8) was eliminated from contention at 220. Dudley was pinned by Bartlesville’s Jaden James 4-2 in 2:25 and by Ponca sophomore HB Bowers in 1:33.

The Consolation Quarterfinals and Consolation Semifinals will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday with the placement matches beginning at 5:00 p.m.

Team Scores
268.5 Broken Arrow
134.5 Edmond North
114.5 Owasso
95.0 Sand Springs
87.5 Jenks
77.0 Bartlesville
70..0 Ponca City
60.0 Union
44.0 Bixby
42.0 Enid
35.0 Shawnee
33.5 Muskogee
33.5 Norman
21.0 Putnam North
17.0 Edmond Santa Fe
8.0 Sapulpa

February 15, 2019

CPHS Wrestling: Eleven Sandites alive at Regionals with four in semifinals

February 15, 2019/ Scott Emigh

The No. 5 ranked Charles Page High School wrestling team is sitting in fourth place after the first session at the 6A-East Regional Friday afternoon. The Sandites have eleven wrestlers still in contention with four on the Championship side of the bracket. The team has 65 points, trailing Broken Arrow at 150.5, Edmond North at 86.5 and Owasso with 76.

Two-time defending State Champion Riley Weir is out for the remainder of the season with a rib injury and ended his career with a 108-34 record. Junior heavyweight Josh Fincannon finished the season 25-17, missing Regionals with appendicitis.

Brendon Wiseley (34-11, 48-19) easily won his first match at 106 against Cooper Britton, taking a 7-0 lead before pinning the Panther in 5:34. In the quarterfinal he pinned Shawnee’s Brenner James in 1:38. He will meet Bartlesville junior Colby Strachan in the semis, who he previously defeated 9-0 earlier this season.

Seth Jones (18-12, 40-26) took a 9-2 lead before pinning Killian McNichol in 3:38 at 126 pounds, then pinned Union freshman Noah Smith in 1:51 in the quarterfinals. He will meet defending Bartlesville State Champion Laif Jones in the semis. The Bruin needed sudden victory overtime to beat the Sandite 6-4 earlier this season.

Scott Patton (27-1, 62-23) got a first round bye at 152 then rolled over Ponca City senior Spencer Shook. Patton scored a takedown in the first, back points in the second, and a reversal in the third before pinning the Wildcat at 5:23. He will wrestle Edmond North senior Jayden Villalobos in the semis. He previously majored the Husky 11-1 in their first meeting this year.

Kaden Glass (30-8) pinned Bartlesville sophomore Curtis Fodor in 1:07 and Enid sophomore Luis Vega in 1:41 at 195 pounds. He will take on Union senior Elijah Tomlin in the semifinals. Glass defeated Tomlin 5-2 and 6-1 earlier this season.

Chris Kirby (30-12, 52-22) wrestled Sapulpa senior Noah Alexander at 160 and won a fall in 2:11, but was in turn pinned by Owasso junior Nate Jacobson. In consolation he will meet Putnam North freshman Devin Cross.

Riley Magee (15-17, 20-22) received a first round bye at 182 and suffered a 12-6 decision at the hands of top-ranked Broken Arrow sophomore Emmanuel Skillings in the quarterfinals. He will wrestle Shawnee sophomore Kyle Heile in consolation.

Justin Smith (1-3) got a first round bye at heavyweight and was pinned in 0:41 by Broken Arrow Senior State Qualifier Noah Cortes in the quarterfinals. In consolation he will meet Sapulpa senior Blake Brooks.

Christian Forbes (28-10) got a first round bye at 113 and wrestled Bartlesville senior State Qualifier David Boucher in the quarterfinals. Boucher got an early takedown but the Sandite escaped and scored two shortly before the buzzer. Boucher tied it with an escape in the second and rolled him in the third for a trio of back points and a 6-3 decision. Forbes will meet Shawnee senior Caleb Nahmahpeah in consolation.

Ethan Norton (0-4) was pinned by Shawnee’s Jordan Lomeli in the first round of 120. He will wrestle Jenks senior Garrett Johnson in consolation.

Blake Jones (22-12) was upset at 132 by Union freshman Caleb Rogers. Jones led 10-0 late in the third with three takedowns and three near fall points, but Rogers got a takedown for the pin at 5:26. In consolation he took an 8-2 lead on Enid’s Logan Herell before pinning him in 2:47. Next up is Jenks junior Garrett Weis, who Jones defeated 6-4 in a dual.

Caleb Phillips (6-19, 8-26) was pinned in 1:38 by Bartlesville senior Brayden Strachan at 138 pounds but pinned Norman freshman Aydin Matanone in 2:01 in consolation. He will return to action against Shawnee junior Jose Cervantes.

Preston Medlin (13-22) was eliminated from contention at 145 pounds. He was pinned in 3:13 by Owasso State Qualifier DJ Anderson and in 1:46 by Broken Arrow junior Chris Moores.

Braden Dahl (9-17, 10-20) wrestled 170 and was eliminated. He was pinned in 1:14 by Bartlesville junior Laken Clowdus and majored 15-3 by Jenks senior Russell Stanley.

Brooks Dudley (10-8) was eliminated from contention at 220. Dudley led Bartlesville’s Jaden James 4-2 with two takedowns in the first period but James took him down for a fall at 2:25. In consolation he wrestled Ponca sophomore HB Bowers and led 8-3 before getting stuck at 1:33.

The semifinals and second round of consolation will be wrestled at 5:00 p.m. at Jenks High School. Consolation Quarterfinals and Consolation Semifinals will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday with the placement matches beginning at 5:00 p.m.

Team Scores
150.5 Broken Arrow
86.5 Edmond North
76.0 Owasso
65.0 Sand Springs
59.0 Bartlesville
57.5 Jenks
45.0 Ponca City
44.0 Union
32.0 Enid
28.5 Muskogee
23.0 Bixby
21.5 Norman
18.0 Shawnee
16.0 Putnam North
8.0 Edmond Santa Fe
1.0 Sapulpa

Semifinals
106: Wiseley (CPHS) v. Strachan (Bartlesville).
106: Campbell (Owasso) v. Cockrell (Bartlesville).
113: Cockrell (BAHS) v. Washington (Bixby).
113: Boucher (Bartlesville) v. Tecson (Owasso).
120: Blankenship (Bixby) v. Becker (EdNo).
120: Hill (BAHS) v. Strachan (Bartlesville).
126: Perez (BAHS) v. Trant (PoHi).
126: Jones (CPHS) v. Jones (Bartlesville).
132: Witcraft (BAHS) v. Gilkey (Bartlesville).
132: Arechiga (PoHi) v. Washington (Owasso).
138: Schickram (PoHi) v. Strachan (Bartlesville).
138: Parks (EdNo) v. Gonzalez (BAHS).
145: Webb (Muskogee) v. Randall (EdNo).
145: Hernandez (Union) v. Davis (Enid).
152: Patton (CPHS) v. Villalobos (EdNo).
152: Maturino (BAHS) v. Vannoy (Jenks).
160: Floyd (EdNo) v. Jacobson (Owasso).
160: McGrew (Jenks) v. Rozell (BAHS).
170: Mattioda (BAHS) v. Harley (PCN).
170: Seth (Muskogee) v. Bowman (EdNo).
182: Skillings (BAHS) v. Rogers (Union).
182: Fleming (Owasso) v. Bowman (EdNo).
195: Potter (BAHS) v. Cantu (EdNo).
195: Tomlin (Union) v. Glass (CPHS).
220: Marcheselli (BAHS) v. Galli (Jenks).
220: McCoy (EdNo) v. Walker (Union).
285: Cortes (BAHS) v. Dodd (Enid).
285: Williams (Muskogee) v. Orr (Jenks).