Hudson takes four titles at MHSAA state wrestling championships

DETROIT — Last season the Hudson wrestling team left Ford Field with a bittersweet taste in its mouth.

The Tigers won two titles, but felt they should've left with a few more.

The drive home this time around will be much more joyous as Hudson took home four titles at the MHSAA individual championships.

"The guys brought what they did team last week into this arena," coach Scott Marry said. "Last year we fell a little short in places, so the goal in the offseason training was to prepare ourselves for this. Not just the team event, but let it carry over into this arena and I felt that."

The Tigers got started at 138 pounds where Cole Marry finally got his title after finishing third in each of the last three seasons.

"I just wanted to do it and have fun with all my buddies," Cole said. "I did it. I came all the way and got it."

Adding the cherry on top was he picked up career win No. 150 in the final.

"It's a staple moment in this kid's life," coach Marry said. "He will always cherish and be able to carry with him."

The Tigers had a quick turnaround at 144 where Coy Perry was going for his second-straight title and third overall.

Perry battled and come up with a 1-0 win against his friend, Blake Sloan of Manchester.

"It's a blessing," Perry said. "Now I get to go compete for a national title. That's the next goal."

Perry recently committed to further his wrestling career at the next level and stay close to home at Siena Heights where he'll wrestle for coach Marry's son, Derrik Marry.

"(Perry) is a leader in the room and a leader in life," coach Marry said. "He deserves everything he gets. He doesn't fear anything and takes it head on. We're so excited for Coy's future with Derrik."

Hudson had a long break before the Tiger vs. Tiger matchup of Nicholas Sorrow and Colt Perry at 120.

Sorrow won by tech fall to claim his second state championship.

"Colt is a great guy," Sorrow said. "I know what he's going to do, he knows what I'm going to do. It's a tough matchup to go against. He's a great competitor and he fought hard."

It was every coach's nightmare seeing two of your own face for the ultimiate prize.

"It's very difficult," coach Marry said. "You don't want to see either one of them have to lose. I think it's going to make them both better the next two years knowing they have each other to work with and I hope next season we can get them in different weight classes."

After Marry's nightmare of seeing two of his own face off, he got to see every coach's dream when one of their wrestlers gets a little revenge and finally triumphs for a title.

Julien Kimling (126) faced Manchester's Sammy Stewart in the final, who was ranked No. 1 and defeated Kimling in the regional, but it was Kimling standing on top in the end with a 7-4 victory.

"It was pretty devasting," coach Marry said of the regional loss. "To bounce back in two weeks like he did mentally ... he should not have been able to do what he did this weekend."

For Kimling, he dropped to the floor when the clock hit 0:00 and then was swarmed by his teammates once he left the mat. It was a culmination of a lot of emotions for the junior.

"It was at this tournament last year I found out my grandpa passed to cancer," Kimling said. "Right up in section 124, I told him I'd get it for him ... it was all for him. All my teammates are so loving, we work every day in the room. It's for all of them. Even the ones who didn't win, they helped me win it."

Clinton had two runners-up as Connor Younts (132) and Bryce Randolph (175) both made the final.

Younts lost a tough 3-2 decision to Dundee's Cameron Chinavare before Randolph lost 10-2 to Whitehall's Gavin Craner.

The best of the rest

Division 2

Adrian's Diego Orozco (113) battled his way through the consolation bracket to take fourth. Orozco went 4-2 on the weekend with a pin in his opening match before picking up three decisions through bracket. John Breckel (175) went 0-2.

Division 3

While Younts and Randolph awaited their final, the rest of Clinton's squad battled as four other Redwolves earned all-state honors.

Braylon Long (126) took third as he went 5-1 on the weekend, includinga 1-0 win in the third-place match against Dundee's Wyatt Burns. Nate Arntz (106) took fifth as he went 4-2 with three pins while Maurice Ames (138) took eighth going 2-3.

Faith Blackburn (135) was the top girl of the weekend as she took third by going 4-1 with four pins.

Cliff Jones (150) and Wyatt Hicks (215) went 1-2 while Hamza Rafferty (285) went 0-2.

Madison's got three all-state honors with Malaki Mosher (113) leading the way as he took fifth by going 3-2 while Lukas Leonard (138) took seventh going 3-2 and Jalonn Borders (157) took eighth by going 2-3.

Arayah Tindall (105 girls) and Logan Russell (285) each went 1-2 while Lucas Dopp (113) and Paul McClure (120) went 0-2.

Blissfield's Gage Rothman battled his way to an all-state honor as he took seventh by going 3-2 while Jude Rosas (106) went 1-2.

Division 4

Hudson was strong in consolation as three Tigers took third with Austin Marry (150) and Logan Ryan (175) each going 5-1 to wrap up their senior seasons while Jacob Pickford (157) went 4-1. Chase Clark (113) took fifth going 3-2 while Jaxton Kimling (106) took seventh going 3-2.

Grace Miller (105, girls) and Owen Loop (126) went 1-2 while Barron Mansfield (190) went 0-2 for the Tigers.

Addison got two all-state honorees, both at 120, with Iverson Espinoza-Rojo and Caleb Potts both advancing and facing each other in the fifth-place match where Potts (3-2) got the win, giving Espinoza-Rojo (3-2) sixth. Mike Beard (113) went 0-2.

Sand Creek also got an all-state honoree as Wyatt Fox (113) went 2-3 to take eighth.

Morenci's Anthony Perez (285) went 1-2 while Zachary Martinez (132) went 0-2.

This article originally appeared on The Daily Telegram: Hudson wins four wrestling titles at state championships in Ford Field