Oklahoma high school wrestling: Live updates from 2024 state tournament semifinals
The 2024 Oklahoma high school state wrestling tournament semifinals were held Friday at State Fair Arena.
Here are some takeaways as wrestlers looked to advance to the finals, which are set for 6:30 p.m. Saturday for all classifications.
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Edmond North extends lead in Class 6A boys tournament
Edmond North is running away in the team standings in the Class 6A boys tournament.
The Huskies have 182½ points and are followed by Bixby (98½) and three-time defending state champion Stillwater (88½).
Edmond North will have 10 wrestlers competing for championships out of 14 weight classes.
Wrestling in the finals will be junior Jake Goodin (106 pounds), junior Devon Miller (120), senior Hunter Hollingsworth (138), senior Layton Schneider (144), sophomore Joseph Jeter (150), junior Kody Routledge (157), senior Jude Randall (175), senior Talon McCollom (190), senior Oscar Williams (215) and senior Ricky Thomas (heavyweight).
Among the top championship matches to watch in Class 6A will be at 120 between Miller and Piedmont star and OU signee Cash Donnell. Miller, who was at Westmoore last season and is committed to Navy, lost to Donnell in the 2023 state finals in a 2-1 ultimate tiebreaker but beat Donnell in a 3-2 tiebreaker at regionals last week.
At 138, Hollingsworth, an OU signee, will face Bixby senior Jace Roller, who will continue his career at Missouri. Hollingsworth has claimed one state title in his career, while Roller is a two-time state champion.
The 157-pound match will also be interesting as it will feature Stillwater star and OU signee Landyn Sommer and Routledge, a junior Nebraska commit. The two most recently wrestled in the dual state semifinals. Routledge beat Sommer, who won the 165-pound state title last year, in a 6-5 decision.
And at 175, a pair of OU signees will face off as Randall takes on Bixby’s Clay Giddens-Buttram. The two wrestled in the dual state tournament finals earlier this month, and Giddens-Buttram won in a 3-1 decision.
Along with having 10 boys competing for championships, Edmond North will have three girls doing the same.
Junior Taylor Ellis-Hishaw advanced at 125 pounds, junior 140-pounder Bella Williams will try to claim her third state title and sophomore Kinslee Collier will compete in the 235-pound finals.
Williams has yet to lose a high school match, and Ellis-Hishaw is undefeated this season.
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Bixby’s Gage Walker nears milestone
Gage Walker is just one win away from becoming a four-time Class 6A state champion.
The Bixby 126-pounder, who will continue his career at Missouri, advanced to the finals with an 18-2 technical fall over Mustang senior Javin Douglas and will face Stillwater sophomore Julio Aguirre on Saturday.
There have been 45 boys wrestlers who have claimed four state championships.
Walker, who is 38-5 this season, is having a solid tournament, winning both of his matches by technical fall.
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Bixby leader in Class 6A girls tournament
It was a solid day for the Bixby wrestling program.
The girls are first with 76 points in the Class 6A tournament and followed by two-time defending champion Tulsa Union (63), Edmond North (59½), Westmoore (54) and Broken Arrow (51).
On the boys side, the Spartans are in second place with 98½ points.
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Elgin has close lead over Coweta in Class 5A boys tournament
Every point is crucial for Elgin and Coweta in the Class 5A boys tournament.
Elgin has just a 74½-70 lead over the Tigers after two days of action, while Del City is third with 54 points.
Elgin and Coweta will each have four wrestlers competing for state championships Saturday.
Elgin will have three juniors in the finals, 113-pounder Hunter Jackson, 190-pounder Colyn Donnelly and heavyweight Jace Williams, and one sophomore, 215-pounder Ritson Meyer.
Competing for titles for Coweta will be freshman Legend Ellis (126 pounds), sophomore Toby Shipman (132), senior Brock Roberts (144) and senior Deacon Peterson (heavyweight).
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Tuttle sends 8 boys wrestlers to Class 4A finals
Tuttle has a comfortable lead in the Class 4A boys tournament.
The Tigers racked up 135½ points over the first two days, while Tulsa Cascia Hall is in second place with 65.
Tuttle had 11 wrestlers in the semifinals, and eight advanced to the finals.
Those wrestlers were freshman Maxwell Bradley (106 pounds), sophomore Cooper Jackson (113), sophomore Chance Fisher (120), freshman Rylend Slover (126), junior Beau Hickman (144), junior Ethan Teague (175), senior Shawn Rounsaville (190) and senior Cody Abston (215).
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Marlow takes lead in Class 3A boys tournament
Marlow will take a 127½-118 lead over defending champion Blackwell into the final day of the Class 3A boys tournament.
Marlow and Blackwell had a close battle at the dual state tournament this month, and this one is similar.
Marlow and Blackwell each had seven wrestlers advance to the finals with victories Friday.
Advancing for Marlow were sophomore Tommy Miller (113 pounds), senior Marcus Williams (120), junior Keller Kizarr (132), junior Brantz Bateman (144), senior Zach Dawson (150), senior Cade Gilbert (157) and senior Lawson Knox (175).
Making it to the finals for Blackwell were senior Jaxson Brown (106), junior Louden Wolfe (113), sophomore Grant Rowe (144), senior Lawson Lusk (175), junior Jason Osgood (190) and junior Kruz Goff (215).
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Cache extends lead in Class 5A girls tournament
Cache had another strong day in the Class 5A girls tournament and will take a 59-48 lead over Little Axe into Saturday.
If the Bulldogs hang on, they’ll claim the school’s sixth state championship and first in wrestling.
Cache had two wrestlers — senior 110-pounder CJ Landry and junior 115-pounder Victorya Cox — who advanced to the finals after having to compete in a wrestle-in match to open the tournament, along with freshman 100-pounder Katelyn Patterson, who won her regional.
Six wrestlers from the Oklahoma City metro area will compete in the finals — Harrah sophomore Addie Morse (105), McLoud freshman Kendra Perrien (125), Tecumseh junior Trinity Rakestraw (130), Little Axe freshman Alexus Jones (130), McLoud senior Stacey Nash (235) and Little Axe freshman Chloe Vawter (235).
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