OSSAA 6A Wrestling: Dual State Preview
/For the first time in several years the OSSAA Dual State Wrestling Tournament won’t be held at Shawnee’s Firelake Arena. This year the event, which includes all four school size classifications, will be held at the Stride Bank Center in Enid.
Class 6A will compete at 2:00 p.m. Friday, February 14th with semifinals Saturday at 12:00 p.m. and finals at 6:30 p.m. The tournament is single-elimination with no consolation bracket. The quarterfinals will begin with the 145-pound weight class, with semifinals starting at 113 and finals at 120.
Sand Springs advanced to the tournament for the fifth-straight year with district wins of 52-27 against Sapulpa, 65-12 against Muskogee, and 45-28 against Ponca City.
The Sandites will have to start the event against the only undefeated team in 6A, No. 3 Choctaw (10-0). The Yellowjackets have made the finals four out of the past five years and have a long history of knocking the Sandites out of contention. Sand Springs is 1-6 against Choctaw at Dual State.
If Sand Springs pulls off the upset against the Yellowjackets, they will take on either Mustang or Stillwater. They beat Stillwater 36-31 in the season opener, and are 0-2 against Mustang this season with losses off 58-9 and 60-15. The Sandites are 26-6-1 against Stillwater since the invention of Dual State in 1989, though none of those duals were post-season. They are 0-3 against Mustang, including a dual state appearance in 2018.
On the other side of the bracket: Sand Springs is 9-20 against Broken Arrow in the Dual State era, and won their only Dual State title 36-28 against the Tigers in 2017. They are 1-1 against Edmond Memorial, 1-3 against Edmond North (with a 34-31 quarterfinal win last year, and 18-4 against Union (with a Dual State win in 2016).
Likely Sand Springs vs. Choctaw lineups:
Sand Springs
106 Shane Wolf (13-13)
113 Mitchell Smith (14-5)
120 Caden Vaughn (9-5)
126 Seth Jones (21-4)
132 Carter Goodman (8-11)
138 Blake Jones (21-9)
145 Preston Medlin (18-13)
152 Chase White (8-18)
160 Chris Kirby (27-8)
170 Dakota Taylor (3-17)
182 Sango Whitehorn (8-21)
195 Brooks Dudley (21-16)
220 Josh Fincannon (29-10)
285 Robbie Parrish (7-15)
Choctaw
106 Mason Hanna
113 Caden Holman (Junior High State Champ)
120 Cale Walden (Junior High State Finalist)
126 Jackson Speer
132 Caleb Williams (State Qualifier)
138 Shaun Muse (Junior High State Champ)
145 Landon Eaton
152 Gabe Johnson (State Champion)
160 Chandler Holman (Junior High State Champ)
170 Zeke Coleman (Junior High State Champ)
182 Dylan Ward (State Qualifier)
195 Cory Monroe (Junior High State Champ)
220 Donny Wingat
285 Marquon Journey (State Champ)
Team Bios
No. 1 Broken Arrow (13-2).
Average Dual Score: 49-17.
Returning State Qualifiers: Bryce Cockrell, Blazik Perez, Tye Rozell.
Returning State Finalists: Jackson Cockrell, Jared Hill, Bryce Mattioda.
Defending State Champions: Emmanuel Skillings.
Dual State Champions: 2019, 2014, 2011, 2008, 2002, 2000, 1999, 1998.
State Champions: 2019, 2015, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998.
No. 6 Edmond Memorial (10-7).
Average Dual Score: 39-33.
Returning State Qualifiers: Hudson Hollander, Garrett Johnson, Jake McCain, Bam West, Jackson Oplotnik, Colby Simpson, Noah Kenney.
Defending State Champs: Cruz Aguilar.
State Champions: 1988.
No. 4 Edmond North (9-2).
Average Dual Score: 49-17.
Returning State Qualifiers: Nate Becker, Josh Parks, Jaxon Randall, Braden Bowman, Trey Bowman, Christian Cantu.
Dual State Champions: 2013.
State Champions: 2013.
No. 10 Union (6-5).
Average Dual Score: 35-35.
Returning State Qualifiers: Caleb Rogers, Jake Rogers, Micah Walker.
Dual State Champions: 2012, 2007.
State Champions: 2009, 1982.
No. 3 Choctaw (10-0).
Average Dual Score: 62-11.
Returning State Qualifiers: Chander Holman, Shaun Muse, Dylan Ward.
Defending State Champions: Gabe Johnson, Marquon Journey.
Dual State Champions: 2018, 2016, 1997, 1996, 1994.
State Champions: 2018, 2016, 1999, 1997, 1996, 1994.
No. 8 Sand Springs (10-7).
Average Dual Score: 36-33.
Returning State Qualifiers: Seth Jones, Blake Jones, Chris Kirby.
Dual State Champions: 2017.
State Champions: 2017, 1971.
No. 5 Stillwater (9-2).
Average Dual Score: 49-19.
Returning State Qualifiers: Cade Nicholas, Tanner Robinson, Brett Black, Carson Cottrill.
Returning State Finalists: Carter Young.
Dual State Champions: 2015.
State Champions: 2014, 1970, 1969, 1954, 1931, 1924, 1923, 1922.
No. 2 Mustang (14-3).
Average Dual Score: 51-17.
Returning State Qualifiers: Shelton Chastain, Keegan Luton, Joseph Sylvester, Brannigan Reyes, Jack Kitchingham.
Defending State Champs: Tucker Owens, John Wiley, Tate Picklo, Judson Rowland.
State Champions: 1983.
