Andale wins 4A State Wrestling; five area wrestlers medal
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Salina, Kan. (westernkansasnews.com)–In a tournament that featured several surprises, the Class 4A State Wrestling Tournament wrapped up Saturday night with a familiar team claiming the state championship inside the Tony’s Pizza Events Center in Salina.
Andale took a big lead after the first day, and never looked back as they won their second team title in the past three seasons. Rose Hill finished as runners-up and Augusta rallied on the backside to take third place, that came down to the last match of the tournament. Tonganoxie, the defending 4A State Champion, finished sixth.
As for the area schools, Scott City was the highest finisher, with a 14th place finish and two medalists. Houston Frank just missed out on a state title, losing in the finals at 165, while Collin McDaniel took home sixth place at 150 pounds. Ulysses was 21st as a team, as Justin Degollado closed out his career with a third place finish at 190. Hugoton was 31st, as Adam Mendoza was sixth at 157 pounds and Holcomb saw Gregery Martinez place sixth at 132 pounds, as the Longhorns were 33rd overall.
Team Scores
Andale 163; Rose Hill 146.5; Augusta 127; Paola 124.5; Clay Center 95; Tonganoxie 87; Chanute 74; Abilene 73; Independence 58; Pratt 55; Winfield 54.5; Colby 53; Ottawa 50; Scott City 47; Wamego 42; Holton 36; Baldwin 34; Fort Scott 32.5; Concordia 29.5; Buhler 27; Ulysses 26; Santa Fe Trail 25; Mulvane 25; Smoky Valley 22; Coffeyville 21; Louisburg 18; McPherson 17; Goodland 15; Chapman 14; Anderson County 13; Hugoton 13; Columbus 12; Frontenac 11; Holcomb 11; Osawatomie 9; Clearwater 8; Burlington 7; Marysville 6; Hayden 6; Wellsville 5; Hesston 3; Jefferson West 3; Labette County 2; El Dorado 1; Prairie View 1; Cheney 0; Eudora 0; Girard 0; Royal Valley 0; Iola 0; Nickerson 0; Parsons 0
State Placers
106
Championship: Brock Johnson, Paola, won won by dec over Johnny Leck, Rose Hill, 4-2
3rd Place: Ryder Dempewolf, Colby, won by fall over Mason Gibbons, Independence, 2:03
5th Place: Tristen Cox, Andale, won by fall over Koehn Dietrich, Mulvane, :40
113
Championship: Brock Sutton, Ottawa, won by fall over Bryson Rockers, Paola, 2:19
3rd Place: Adam Bilby, Rose Hill, won by tech fall over Cody Black, Santa Fe Trail, 18-3
5th Place: Keith Sanders, Independence, won by dec over Talon Suttles, Winfield, SV-1 3-1
120
Championship: Julio Aguirre, Rose Hill, won by dec over Owen Suttles, Winfield, 5-3
3rd Place: Kaiden Powell, Paola, won by dec over Sammy Hershberger, Buhler, 3-2
5th Place: Koby Tyler, Concordia, won by maj dec over Lucas Batz, Holton, 10-0
126
Championship: Marcus Terry, Augusta, Augusta, won by dec over Damon Ingram, Rose Hill, 3-2
3rd Place: Christopher McClanahan, Abilene, won by fall over Kaeden McCarty, Colby, 1:31
5th Place: Knox Karnowski, Wamego, won by dec over Connor Barnes, Smoky Valley, 7-0
132
Championship: Braeden Moore, Tonganoxie, won by dec over Kohen Wright, Independence, 11-4
3rd Place: Kalvin LaPlant, Augusta, won by dec over Jasper Allison, Fort Scott, 1-0
5th Place: Daniel Vines, Concordia, won by dec over Gregery Martinez, Holcomb, SV-1 3-1
Gregery Martinez, Holcomb
138
Championship: AJ Furnish, Andale, won by dec Trey Dillow, Chanute, SV-1 4-2
3rd Place: Grady Fox, Andale, won by fall over Tucker Wark, Colby, 2:35
5th Place: Josh Lawrie, Independence, won by dec over AJ Schaffer, Anderson County, 5-2
144
Championship: Owen Eck, Andale, won by fall over Brady Martin, Tonganoxie, 1:12
3rd Place: Tucker Cell, Abilene, won by fall over Blake Winsor, Pratt, :21
5th Place: Brody Gomez, Fort Scott, won by dec over Macoy Johnson, Paola, 4-1
150
Championship: Taye Wilson, Pratt won by dec over Cannon Carey, Augusta, SV-1 8-6
3rd Place: Noah Bailey, Tonganoxie, won by dec over Thomas McIntyre, Wamego, 3-2
5th Place: Rhett Briggs, Rose Hill, won by dec over Collin McDaniel, Scott City, 6-3
Collin McDaniel, Scott City
157
Championship: Ty Leedy, Chanute, won by dec over Jonah Meyer, Andale, 5-4
Braeden Wilson, Abilene, won by dec over Charlie Zeller, Paola, 7-3
5th Place: Cooper Reeves, McPherson, won by fall over Adam Mendoza, Hugoton, 2:50
Adam Mendoza, Hugoton
165
Championship: Brett Loader, Clay Center, won by fall over Houston Frank, Scott City, 5:56
3rd Place: Ian Aouad, Andale, won by dec over Clayton Younger, Paola, SV-1 3-1
5th Place: Colton Brusven, Tonganoxie, won by forfeit over Jayden Fletcher, Holton
Houston Frank, Scott City
175
Championship: Kody Brenn, Winfield, won by dec over Isaiah Wilson, Andale, 3-0
3rd Place: Tucker Jackson, Clay Center, won by dec over Dylan Waggerman, Paola, 7-0
5th Place: Parker Gardner, Smoky Valley, won by dec over Mason Hernandez, Goodland, 7-0
190
Championship: Jack Harvey, Baldwin, won by dec over Seth Ferguson, Ottawa, 6-4
3rd Place: Justin Degollado, Ulysses, won by fall over Cade Small, Chanute, 3:26
5th Place: Chris Dietrich, Mulvane, won by fall over Seth Carrow, Osawatomie, 3:39
Justin Degollado, Ulysses
215
Championship: Bronx Wood, Rose Hill, won by fall over Riley Marx, Andale, 2:52
3rd Place: Gabe Kant, Augusta, won by dec over Brayden Lexow, Chapman, TB-1 5-3
5th Place: Dalton Roush, Holton, won by dec over Hunter Benedict, Tonganoxie, 8-2
285
Championship: Luke Young, Clay Center, won by fall over Kainen White, Coffeyville, 1:23
3rd Place: Milan Colvin, Rose Hill, won by dec over Willy Jon Morales, Augusta, 3-1 SV-1
5th Place: Jake Eddington, Columbus, won by fall over Elijah Eslinger, Louisburg, :09
Scott City Coach Dakota Hayes