April 25, 2024

Andale leads Class 4A after day 1; Scott City’s Frank in the finals

Salina, Kan. (westernkansasnews.com)–The first day of the Class 4A State Wrestling Tournament saw several upsets. Some of those upsets possibly made a twist in the team title race.

Andale pushed five through to the finals, and took a 37-point lead over Rose Hill after the opening day. The Rockets got four into the finals, but have several left on the consolation side. Paola is in third place after the first day. Scott City was 11th, Ulysses 25, and Holcomb & Hugoton were tied for 37th. after the opening day.

Out of the 13 area wrestlers that qualified for state, only two were eliminated. There is one area wrestler that advanced to Saturday’s championship final. Scott City’s Houston Frank knocked off the top-ranked wrestlers and the fifth-ranked wrestler, en route to Saturday’s championship. Justin Degollado advanced to the semi-finals, but fell short. The four-time state qualifier will still medal, and will be in the consolation semi-finals.

Day two of the tournament will begin at 9 am Saturday, with the consolation second round. 

Team Scores
Andale 142; Rose Hill 105; Paola 70.5; Augusta 59; Clay Center 59; Tonganoxie 57; Chanute 53; Winfield 50.5; Pratt 43;  Ottawa 41; Scott City 37; Abilene 36; Independence 34; Baldwin 30; Wamego 26; Concordia 23.5; Coffeyville 21; Smoky Valley 20; Colby 19; Buhler 17; Holton 17; Fort Scott 16; Louisburg 16; Goodland 15; Santa Fe Trail 13; McPherson 13; Ulysses 13; Anderson County 12; Frontenac 10; Chapman 9; Clearwater 9; Mulvane 9; Osawatomie 9; Columbus 8; Marysville 6; Hayden 6; Burlington 4; Holcomb 4; Hugoton 4; Wellsville 4; Hesston 3; Labette County 2; Jefferson West 2; El Dorado 1; Prairie View 1; Cheney 0; Eudora 0; Girard 0; Royal Valley 0; Iola 0; Nickerson 0; Parsons 0

Finalists & Area Wrestlers Still Alive
106: Brock Johnson, Paola (41-2) vs Johnny Leck, Rose Hill (31-3)
113: Bryson Rockers, Paola (30-10) vs Brock Sutton, Ottawa, (21-3)
120: Owen Suttles, Winfield (40-4) vs Julio Aguirre, Rose Hill (10-3)
126: Marcus Terry, Augusta (36-4) vs Damon Ingram, Rose Hill (36-4) 
Still alive: Sebastian Heredia, Ulysses
132: Braeden Moore, Tonganoxie, (35-1) vs Kohen Wright, Independence, (38-5)
Still alive: Gregery Martinez, Holcomb; Ayden Presson, Scott City; Jaxsen Salinas, Ulysses
138: AJ Furnish, Andale, (42-9) vs Trey Dillow, Chanute, (41-4)
Still alive: Alex Rodriguez, Scott City
144: Owen Eck, Andale (43-0) vs Brady Martin, Tonganoxie (39-7)
150: Taye Wilson, Pratt (35-3) vs Cannon Carey, Augusta (38-3)
Still alive: Collin McDaniel, Scott City
157: Jonah Meyer, Andale (27-11) vs Ty Leedy, Chanute (29-2)
Still alive: Adam Mendoza, Hugoton
165: Houston Frank, Scott City (37-8) vs Brett Loader, Clay Center (39-5)
175: Kody Brenn, Winfield (22-5) vs Isaiah Wilson, Andale (43-9)
190: Jack Harvey, Baldwin, (43-1) vs Seth Ferguson, Ottawa (39-11)
Still alive: Justin Degollado, Ulysses
215: Bronx Wood, Rose Hill (38-1) vs Riley Marx, Andale (34-11)
Still alive: Tanner Gooden, Scott City
285: Kainen White, Coffeyville vs Luke Young, Clay Center (38-4)