The 25 area wrestlers you need to know about as road to Kansas state meet begins
The postseason for Kansas high school wrestling will look vastly different during the coronavirus pandemic than in a typical season.
Gone are the one-time qualifying tournaments to earn a spot at the state meet. Class 4A teams and below began a three-step process on Saturday to reach the state meet this season. The second division in girls wrestling also began their road to state on Friday.
Class 4A teams and below have been sorted into eight district tournaments with the top four placers in each weight class advancing to a regional tournament, where two districts will be combined and again the top four placers will advance — this time to a sub-state meet, where two regionals will be combined and the top four placers from there will advance to what will be an 8-wrestler field at the state tournament.
Here are 25 of the area’s top wrestlers who are moving on in the postseason after this weekend.
Top 20 boys
1. Hector Serratos, Andale senior
Current ranking: 4A No. 1 at 126 (No. 2 all-class). State history: A two-time 4A state champion after winning the 120 title as a sophomore and the 126 title as a junior. District finish: Won the 126 weight class at 4A Pratt No. 2, beating No. 2-ranked Devon Weber of Pratt in a 9-2 decision to improve to 22-2.
2. Sam Elliott, Buhler junior
Current ranking: 4A No. 1 at 160 (No. 2 all-class). State history: Won the 4A state championship at 152 last season after registering a sixth-place finish in 4A at 138 as a freshman. District finish: Won the 160 weight class at 4A Pratt No. 2 to improve to 33-0 this season.
3. Cayden Winter, Andale senior
Current ranking: 4A No. 1 at 220 (No. 3 all-class). State history: Lost in the 4A state championship match at 220 last season. District finished: Won the 220 weight class at 4A Pratt No. 2 to improve to 13-0 this season.
4. Chadwick Stahl, Mulvane senior
Current ranking: 4A No. 1 at 132 (No. 5 all-class). State history: Lost a decision in the 4A championship match at 120 to finish runner-up. District finish: Won the 132 weight class at 4A Rose Hill No. 3 to improve to 20-2.
5. Brennan Lowe, Eureka senior
Current ranking: 3-1A No. 1 at 160 (No. 4 all-class). State history: Former 3-1A state champion at 138 as a sophomore, then lost a decision in the 3-1A championship match at 152 last season. District finish: Won the 160 weight class at 3-1A Douglass No. 5 to improve to 23-0 this season.
6. Garrett Davis, Augusta junior
Current ranking: 4A No. 1 at 170 (No. 3 all-class). State history: Lost in the 4A championship match at 145 as a sophomore. District finish: Won the 170 weight class at 4A Rose Hill No. 3. to improve to 27-0 this season.
7. Braden Ledford, Winfield senior
Current ranking: 4A No. 3 at 126 (No. 6 all-class). State history: Former 4A state champion at 113 as a sophomore, then lost a decision in the 4A championship match at 126 last season. District finish: Won the 126 weight class at 4A Rose Hill No. 3 to improve to 26-2.
8. Eli Aouad, Andale senior
Current ranking: 4A No. 2 in 170 (No. 8 all-class). State history: Lost in the 4A semifinals at 160 and placed fifth last season. District finish: Won the 170 weight class at 4A Pratt No. 2 to improve to 6-0 this season.
9. Marcus Terry, Augusta sophomore
Current ranking: 4A No. 3 at 106 (No. 6 all-class). State history: None. District finish: Won the 106 weight class at 4A Rose Hill No. 3, beating No. 1-ranked Braden Tatum of Rose Hill in overtime in the finals to improve to 24-2.
10. Braden Tatum, Rose Hill sophomore
Current ranking: 4A No. 1 at 106 (No. 4 all-class). State history: None. District finish: Finished runner-up in the 106 weight class, losing in overtime to Augusta’s Marcus Terry, at 4A Rose Hill No. 3 to move record to 23-5.
11. Colton Miller, Andale junior
Current ranking: 4A No. 2 at 106 (No. 5 all-class). State history: Qualified last year but did not place. District finish: Won the 106 weight class at 4A Pratt No. 2 to improve to 18-6 this season.
12. Wyatt Wright, Remington senior
Current ranking: 3-1A No. 1 at 120 (No. 10 all-class). State history: Lost in the 120 semifinals and finished third at 120 in 3-1A last season. District finish: Won the 120 weight class at 3-1A Douglass No. 5 to improve to 19-0 this season.
13. Colby Schreiner, Kingman junior
Current ranking: 3-1A No. 2 at 145. State history: Lost in overtime in the 145 championship match to take second in 3-1A last season. Also finished third at 132 in 3-1A as a freshman. District finish: Won the 145 weight class at 3-1A Cheney No. 4 to improve to 19-0 this season.
14. Keegan Beavers, Rose Hill junior
Current ranking: 4A No. 4 at 145. State history: Lost in the 4A semifinals at 132 and placed fourth as a sophomore. District finish: Won the 145 weight class at 4A Rose Hill No. 3 to improve to 38-2 this season.
15. Gavin Bell, El Dorado junior
Current ranking: Unranked at 285 in 4A. State history: None. District finish: Pinned Mulvane’s Hunter Scott, ranked No. 4, to win the 285 weight class at 4A Rose Hill No. 3 to improve to 19-2 this season.
16. Hunter Scott, Mulvane senior
Current ranking: 4A No. 2 at 285. State history: Placed sixth in 4A at 285 last season. District finish: Runner-up at the 285 weight class, losing to El Dorado’s Gavin Bell in the finals of 4A Rose Hill No. 3 to move record to 20-2 .
17. Owen Eck, Andale freshman
Current ranking: 4A No. 2 at 120. State history: None. District finish: Won the 120 weight class at 4A Pratt No. 2 to improve to 22-2 this season.
18. Grady Fox, Augusta sophomore
Current ranking: 4A No. 4 at 120. State history: Lost in the 4A semifinals and finished third at 113 last season. District finish: Won the 120 weight class at 4A Rose Hill No. 3 to improve to 25-3.
19. Peyton Besco, Rose Hill senior
Current ranking: 4A No. 3 at 152. State history: Qualified last season, but did not place. District finish: Won the 152 weight class at 4A Rose Hill No. 3 to improve to 33-1 this season.
20. Ian Aouad, Andale freshman
Current ranking: 4A No. 4 at 152. State history: None. District finish: Won the 152 weight class at 4A Pratt No. 2 to improve to 24-4 this season.
Top 5 girls
1. Anna Cullens, Wellington sophomore
Current ranking: Div. II No. 1 at 109. State history: Lost in the state championship match at 109 last season. District finish: Won the 109 weight class at Div. II Rose Hill to improve to 24-0 this season.
2. Kammie Schanz, Mulvane sophomore
Current ranking: Div. II No. 2 at 138. State history: Lost a 3-2 decision in the state championship match at 143 last season. District finish: Won the 138 weight class at Div. II Rose Hill to improve to 10-0 this season.
3. Mikayla Konrade, Winfield junior
Current ranking: Div. II No. 2 at 126. State history: Place sixth at 123 last season. District finish: Won the 126 weight class at Div. II Rose Hill to improve to 15-0 this season.
4. Jill High, Augusta freshman
Current ranking: Unranked. State history: None. District finish: Won the 132 weight class at Div. II Rose Hill, pinning No. 3-ranked Kaitlyn Hain of Wellington in the finals to improve to 15-2 this season.
5. Kaitlyn Hain, Wellington junior
Current ranking: Div. II No. 3 at 132. State history: Qualified but did not place last season. District finish: Runner-up in the 132 weight class at Div. II Rose Hill to move record to 28-2 this season.
District results
Class 4A No. 3 Rose Hill boys
Teams: Augusta 211.5, Rose Hill 172, Mulvane 137, El Dorado 118, Winfield 93, Wellington 63.5, Circle 48.
106—1. Terry, Augusta dec. Tatum, Rose Hill, 8-6; 3. Perkins, Mulvane pinned Swinson, Circle, 1:32. 113—1. Carey, Augusta, pinned Henning, Rose Hill, 2:27; 3. Cantrell, Wellington, tech. fall Hargrove, Mulvane, 17-2. 120—1. Fox, Augusta, dec. Gomez, El Dorado, 5-0; 3. Whitted, Rose Hill, pinned Hensley, Mulvane, 1:52. 126—1. Ledford, Winfield, pinned Hunter, Mulvane, 2:46; 3. Lin, Augusta, pinned Weber, Wellington, 4:45. 132—1. Stahl, Mulvane, dec. Black, Rose Hill, 7-4; Roberts, El Dorado, pinned Jackson, Augusta, 2:53. 138—1. Moses, Mulvane, pinned Briggs, El Dorado, 1:19; 3. Hennessey, Augusta, pinned Green, Wellington, 3:32. 145—1. Beavers, Rose Hill, pinned Davis, Mulvane, 2:13; 3. Coldwell, so., pinned Owens, El Dorado, 3:24. 152—1. Besco, Rose Hill, injury dec. Duncan, Augusta; 3. Krug, El Dorado, dec. Wyant, Mulvane, 5-0. 160—1. Probasco, Rose Hill, dec. Dietrich, Mulvane, 10-8; 3. Johnson, Augusta, injury dec. Brenn, Winfield. 170—1. Davis, Augusta, injury dec. Biddle, Winfield; 3. Evans, Rose Hill, pinned Holcomb, Wellington, 4:27. 182—1. Smith, Winfield, dec. Kant, Augusta, 6-1; 3. McCormack, Circle, pinned Lowe, Wellington, 4:48. 195—1. Rogers, Rose Hill, pinned Rose, Circle, 4:28; 3. Money, Augusta, pinned Schell, El Dorado, 2:09. 220—1. Scott, El Dorado, pinned Lynch, Winfield, 2:40; 3. Williams, dec. Milbradt, Circle, 5-0. 285—1. Bell, El Dorado, pinned Scott, Mulvane, 4:36; 3. Wright, Wellington, pinned King, Circle, 5:28.
Class 4A No. 2 Pratt boys
Teams: Andale 222.5, Pratt 217, Buhler 123, Hesston 108, Nickerson 105, Clearwater 88, Trinity Academy 70.
106—1. Miller, Andale, pinned Kreutzer, Nickerson, 0:46; 3. Riffey, Pratt, maj. dec. Wald, Hesston, 10-1. 113—1. Weber, Pratt, pinned Herbst, Andale, 3:11; 3. Clark, Hesston pinned Caraway, Nickerson, 3:01. 120—1. Eck, Andale, pinned Moore, Nickerson, 1:09; 3. Spencer, Buhler, inj. Mehlhorn, Pratt. 126—1. Serratos, Andale, dec. Weber, Pratt, 9-4; 3. Lugafet, Buhler, maj. dec. Palser, Trinity, 11-1. 132—1. Pelland, Pratt, inj. Furnish, Andale; 3. Roeder, Buhler, pinned Foley, Clearwater, 4:29. 138—1. Thompson, Pratt, pinned Finney, Clearwater, 2:26; 3. Eck, Andale, pinned Heuer, Trinity, 1:14. 145—1. Meyer, Andale, dec. Thompson, Pratt, 4-0; 3. Perez, Buhler, pinned Giles, Nickerson, 3:31. 152—1. Aouad, Andale, dec. Thompson, Pratt, 8-6; 3. McCloy, Buhler, pinned Penner, Trinity, 3:02. 160—1. Elliott, Buhler, pinned Taylor, Hesston, 0:40; 3. Carothers, Clearwater, dec. Adams, Trinity, 8-5. 170—1. Aouad, Andale, dec. Winsor, Pratt, 7-3; 3. Snell, Clearwater, pinned Wohlgemuth, Hesston, 5:55. 182—1. Cook, Pratt, pinned Hartung, Hesston, 3:38; 3. Beasley, Clearwater, maj. dec. Wills, Trinity, 11-3. 195—1. O’Halloran, Hesston, pinned Marx, Andale, 3:43; 3. Hancock, Trinity, dec. Monroe, Nickerson, 9-2. 220—1. Winter, Andale; 2. Schneider, Nickerson; 3. Childs, Buhler. 285—1. Van Scoyoc, Pratt, pinned Whitsitt, Hesston, 1:21; 3. Logan, Nickerson, pinned Arismendi, Buhler, 1:31.
Class 4A No. 4 Wamego boys
Teams: Clay Center 193, Concordia 177.5, Abilene 165, Rock Creek 125.5, McPherson 118, Wamego 103, Chapman 73, Smoky Valley 71.5.
113—3. Barnes, Smoky Valley; 4. Burgess, McPherson. 120—2. Pelnar, McPherson. 126—3. Cruzen, McPherson. 138—3. Pearson, McPherson. 152—4. Richardson, McPherson. 170—2. Frantz, McPherson; 4. Golden, Smoky Valley. 182—4. Luttig, Smoky Valley. 195—3. Spotted Elk, McPherson. 220—4. Grosland, Smoky Valley. 285—3. Bean, Smoky Valley.
Class 3-1A No. 4 Cheney boys
Teams: Chaparral 135, Halstead 111, Hillsboro 109.5, Southeast-Saline 76, Lyons 73, Garden Plain 62, Kingman 56, Cheney 38, Sterling 28, Canton-Galva 5.
106—1. Overton, Halstead; 2. Vincent, Sterling; 3. Almanza, Lyons. 113—1. Bandy, Chaparral, pinned Hook, Sterling, 5:30; 3. Peterman, Lyons, pinned Wilson, Halstead, 0:22. 120—1. Hoeme, Cheney, dec. Green, Chaparral, 7-3; 3. Christensen, SE-Saline, dec. Major, Hillsboro, 9-5. 126—1. Planasky, Chaparral, pinned Danner, Lyons, 3:57; 3. Divine, pinned Kelley, Garden Plain, 2:16. 132—1. Swingle, Kingman; 2. Diaz, Chaparral. 138—1. Helmer, Hillsboro, pinned Geer, Halstead, 5:14; 3. Mortiz, Chaparral, Patton, Canton-Galva, 0:26. 145—1. Schreiner, Kingman, dec. Bachman, Hillsboro, 6-3; 3. Angle, Chaparral, pinned Wise, Halstead, 0:47. 152—1. Rathbone, Hillsboro, pinned Gutierrez, Halstead, 3:07; 3. Nowak, Garden Plain, dec. Chambers, SE-Saline, 11-8. 160—1. Hiebert, Halstead, dec. Stuhlsatz, Garden Plain, 11-6; 3. Ontiveros, Kingman, pinned Anthony, Chaparral, 2:21. 170—1. Rodriguez, SE-Saline, pinned Planasky, Chaparral, 3:16; 3. Gordon, Garden Plain, pinned Mueller, Halstead, 3:39. 182—1. Adelhardt, Garden Plain; 2. Rogers, Hillsboro; 3. Weller, SE-Saline. 195—1. Wise, Halstead, pinned Rempel, Hillsboro, 3:27. 220—1. Martinez, Lyons, pinned Weeks, Hillsboro, 5:11; 3. Gates, Chaparral, pinned Yust, Kingman, 0:43. 285—1. Jackson, SE-Saline, pinned Becker, Cheney, 1:22; 3. Laymon, Lyons, pinned Francis, Kingman, 0:50.
Class 3-1A No. 5 Douglass boys
Teams: Douglass 144, Eureka 124, Chase County 87, Remington 85, Flinthills 64, Marion 61, West Elk 48, Bluestem 38, Burden-Central 31, Herington 28.
106—1. Coble, West Elk, pinned Peters, Remington, 3:01; 3. Turner, Bluestem pinned McClung, Burden-Central, 0:51. 113—1. Lollar, Herington. 120—1. Wright, Remington, dec. Hughes, Eureka, 9-2; 3. Bowman, Douglass, dec. Slater, Marion, 5-4. 126—1. Rogers, Chase County, dec. Shults, Marion, 12-7; 3. James, Flinthills, pinned Irving, Remington, 0:47. 132—1. Holle, Remington, pinned Cauthers, Chase County, 1:23; 3. Schooley, Burden-Central, maj. dec. Darrow, Marion, 16-6. 138—1. Reynolds, Douglass, pinned Miller, Burden-Central, 1:37; 3. Swader, Herington, pinned Monihen, Chase County, 0:45. 145—1. Harrison, Eureka, pinned Tindle, West Elk, 3:58; 3. Parker, Douglass, pinned Francis, Chase County, 2:54. 152—1. Escareno, Eureka, dec. Thiel, Remington, 14-10; 3. Griffin, Chase County, maj. dec. Lanning, Marion, 11-3. 160—1. Lowe, Eureka, pinned Budke, Chase County, 0:59; 3. Taylor, Remington, dec. Hilyard, Douglass, 9-4. 170—1. Spoonts, Eureka, pinned Pearson, Douglass, 0:43; 3. Owen, Chase County, pinned Stiles, Herington, 1:51. 182—1. High, Douglass, pinned Hilton, Eureka, 1:37; 3. McFall, Bluestem, dec. Kohlmeier, Chase County, 8-6. 195—1. Morgan, Douglass, pinned Palic, Marion, 6:23; 3. Brown, Flinthills, pinned Reust, Eureka, 0:55. 220—1. Girty, Flinthills, pinned Martin, Douglass, 2:30; 3. Hebb, Bluestem, pinned Schafers, Marion, 2:00. 285—1. Mantanona, Flinthills, pinned Alexander, Douglass, 3:43; 3. Hebb, West Elk, pinned Buxton, Bluestem, 0:27.
Div. II No. 3 Rose Hill girls
Teams: Wellington 64, Douglass 49, Mulvane 49, Augusta 42, Winfield 39, Circle 26, El Dorado 22, Flinthills 22, Rose Hill 18, Bluestem 10, Burden-Central 9, Clearwater 5.
101—1. Pippitt, Burden-Central; 2. Watson, Mulvane; 3. Lea, Wellington. 109—1. Cullens, Wellington; 2. Vinson, El Dorado; 3. Shields, Mulvane. 115—1. Rozell, Douglass; 2. Young, Wellington. 120—1. Williamson, Bluestem; 2. Cullens, Wellington. 126—1. Konrade, Winfield, pinned Wernli, El Dorado, 0:31; 3. Dickinson, Wellington, pinned Hamm, Mulvane, 1:40. 132—1. High, Augusta, pinned Hain, Wellington, 2:00; 3. Dillon, Mulvane, maj. dec. Mantanona, Flinthills, 14-5. 138—1. Schanz, Mulvane, maj. dec. Holt, Circle, 9-0. 143—1. Schmidt, Circle, pinned Hess, Augusta, 0:25; 3. Stiles, Mulvane, pinned Whitt, Douglass, 2:55. 155—1. Wyant, Mulvane; 2. Strouth, Douglass; 3. Hobart, Burden-Central. 170—1. Cokeley, Douglass, pinned Page, Rose Hill, 2:00; 3. Wilson, Winfield, pinned Patee, Wellington, 4:08. 191—1. Sholander, Douglass, inj. Rodriguez, Wellington. 235—1. Burns, Wellington.
Bishop Carroll wins City League title
Bishop Carroll sent nine wrestlers to the championship match and came away with six champions en route to a City League championship last week at Heights.
The Golden Eagles scored 217 team points, easily edging Kapaun Mount Carmel (175½) and Northwest (114) in the team race. Carroll’s individual champions included Sam Gorges (113), Ryan Pacha (138), Sam Duling (145), Antonio Huerta (152), Matthew Morrell (160) and Hunter Trail (182).
Other highlights from the meet included:
- Kapaun junior Bubba Wright, ranked No. 2 in 5A, continued his undefeated season in a dominant performance to win the 120 title.
- In a highly-anticipated showdown in the 170 finals, Kapaun’s Nathan Fury (No. 3 in 5A) took down Carroll’s Andrew Husband (No. 4 in 5A) by a major decision, 12-4. Fury improved to 27-1 this season, while Husband dropped to 25-5.
- Kapaun senior Noah Redcorn scored the upset of the tournament at 220, upsetting North’s Salvador Ornelas, ranked No. 3 in 6A, by pinning him in the semifinals.
- The Ross brothers at Northwest both pinned their way to dominant performances to win titles. Senior Mason Ross, the top-ranked wrestler in 6A at 220, improved to 16-1 this season with three straight pins, while younger brother Caden Ross, a sophomore ranked No. 4 in 6A at 195, did the same in his weight class to bring home a title.
- Northwest junior Nathan Carter also pinned his way to the heavyweight title, improving to 16-4 in the process. He is currently ranked No. 5 in 6A.
City League
Teams—1. Bishop Carroll 217; 2. Kapaun Mt. Carmel 175½; 3. Northwest 114; 4. North 95; 5. South 94½; 6. West 81½; 7. Heights 26; 8. Southeast 20; 9. East 16.
106—1. Ruda, KMC, pinned Garrett, W, 3:26; 3. Carillo, S, dec. Watley, N, 10-4. 113—1. Gorges, BC, dec. Shields, N, 4-2; 3. Amador, S, pinned Epps, SE, 2:51. 120—1. Wright, KMC, tech. fall Means, BC, 16-1; 3. Gutierrez, N, pinned Mills, S, 3:56. 126—1. Washington, W, pinned Martinez, KMC, 4:17; 3. Ornelas, NW, dec. Huerta, BC, 5-3. 132—1. Riley, KMC, pinned Brown, W, 1:13; 3. Kirkhart, S, pinned Breese, BC, 5:31. 138—1. Pacha, BC, pinned Mertes, S, 3:23; 3. Leos, N, dec. Biehler, KMC, 4-3. 145—1. Duling, BC, pinned Adams, W, 1:57; 3. Meraz, N, pinned Le, SE, 1:45. 152—1. Huerta, BC, pinned Brasher, S, 1:06; 3. Otahrighobe, KMC, pinned Oliver, SE, 2:33. 160—1. Morrell, BC, pinned Alvarado, N, 1:09; 3. Brooks, NW, pinned Smith, S, 2:32. 170—1. Fury, KMC, maj. dec. Husband, BC, 12-4; 3. Castaneda, H, pinned Valdez, S, 0:45. 182—1. Trail, BC, pinned Ward, NW, 1:47; 3. Everett, E, pinned Elias, KMC, 3:33. 195—1. Ross, NW, pinned Eastman, BC, 1:17; 3. Berry, H, pinned Traglia, KMC, 3:39. 220—1. Ross, NW, pinned Redcorn, KMC, 2:46; 3. Ornelas, N, pinned Buresh, BC, 3:48. 285—1. Carter, NW, pinned McAuliffe, KMC, 3:27; 3. Purvis, BC, pinned Godsey, S, 2:33.
This story was originally published February 5, 2021 at 5:00 AM.
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