CPHS Wrestling: Josh Fincannon places 3rd at State - presented by Inkwell Printing

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Josh Fincannon picks up a win at the Bobby Lyons Invitational.

The Charles Page High School wrestling team is sitting in tenth place after session three of the OSSAA 6A State Championships in Oklahoma City. Of the Sandites’ six qualifiers, two advanced to the placement rounds. Josh Fincannon placed third at 220 pounds, and Seth Jones advanced to the 126 finals and will wrestle this evening.

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Josh Fincannon (34-12) won his 220 quarterfinal by 5-2 decision against Moore senior Frank Morales (17-13) but was pinned by defending State Champion and University of Central Oklahoma-committed Mustang senior Judson Rowland (45-4) in the semifinals. In consolation he won a 4-3 decision against Bixby junior Isaac Gibson (13-10) and a 2-1 tie-breaker against Broken Arrow senior Torrance Ingram (26-10).

Seth Jones (26-5) won a 5-0 decision against Norman North Senior Jacob Zimmer (29-10) and a 3-0 decision against Stillwater junior and former State Champion Cade Nicholas (44-8) in the 126 semifinals. He will take on Broken Arrow senior Jackson Cockrell (33-9) in the finals in a rematch of their Regional semifinal meeting. He beat Cockrell 8-2 in a regular season dual before falling 14-10 at Regionals.

Chris Kirby (31-12) won the 160 quarterfinal with an easy 30-second pin of Norman North senior Dylan Smith (24-14), but fell 11-5 to two-time defending State Champion Drake Vannoy (31-4) from Jenks. In consolation he was pinned by Choctaw junior Chandler Holman (38-10).

Mitchell Smith (18-7) was pinned by Putnam City junior Kalib Nolan (35-11) in the first round of 113. In consolation he won a 3-0 decision against Edmond North sophomore Aiden Godbehere (26-19) but fell 5-2 to Yukon senior Cooper Mahaffey (31-6).

Blake Jones (24-13) won his 138 wrestle-in match by 14-0 major decision against Choctaw’s Nathan Harjo with ten nearfall points, but lost 5-1 to Edmond Memorial sophomore Bam West (33-4) and 5-4 to Southmoore sophomore Jake Wright (39-7) in consolation.

Sango Whitehorn (10-25) lost his wrestle-in match 11-2 to Yukon junior Conner Columbus (34-12) at 195.

Two former Sandites will be wrestling for State titles. Stillwater’s Carter Young (43-1) will wrestle Broken Arrow junior Blazik Perez (27-7) for the 132 title, and Broken Arrow’s Christian Forbes (26-6) will take on Stillwater freshman Cael Hughes (41-0) in the 106 finals.

Championship finals will begin at 6:00 p.m. The tournament is being held at Jim Norrick Arena at the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds.

Team Scores
148.5 Broken Arrow
112.5 Mustang
101.5 Choctaw
56.0 Stillwater
53.0 Edmond Memorial
48.0 Deer Creek
36.0 Jenks
33.0 Owasso
33.0 Yukon
29.0 Sand Springs
26.0 Union
23.0 Southmoore
22.0 Edmond North
18.0 Bixby
16.0 Enid
6.0 Norman North
4.0 Bartlesville
4.0 Putnam City
4.0 Westmoore
1.0 Ponca City
0.0 Edmond Santa Fe
0.0 Midwest City
0.0 Moore
0.0 Norman
0.0 Putnam City North
0.0 Sapulpa