By JIM MISUNAS
PARK CITY – Great Bend’s No. 3 state-ranked Keaton Sander (138) upset the No. 2-ranked wrestler and captured three wins to sweep into the 138-pound finals at the Class 5A state wrestling championship.
Sander upset No. 2 state-ranked Jarrett Bendure (33-6) 7-6 of Mill Valley in Friday’s semifinals. He’ll meet Arkansas City’s Jake Beeson (41-2) in Saturday’s championship match. Beeson beat Sander 5-1 for the regional final last week.
Sander downed KC Turner’s Tanner Sutton 8-0 in the first round. Sander edged Wichita Carroll’s Conor Murphy 3-1 in the quarterfinals in a rematch of their regional match. Sander is a four-time state qualifier who has placed fourth and sixth in Class 5A the past two seasons.
Two-time state qualifier Eric Vazquez (28-5, 120) rallied with three wins in the consolation bracket to move into medal position against Newton’s Logan Treaster. After Liles lost 7-2 to Logan Elbrader of St. Thomas Aquinas, he beat Lansing’s Tyler Williams, 5-0; Blue Valley Southwest’s Joe Dennison, 4-2; and Andover’s Carter Guyer, 3-0.
Gage Fritz (145), Noah Presson (285) and Drew Liles (106) all lost second-round matches. The Panthers won four of eight first-round matches.
Fritz defeated Mill Valley’s Joey Gray, 9-7. Fritz lost a hard-fought 3-2 match to Maize’s Duwayne Villapando.
Presson pinned Mill Valley’s Alec Derritt in 4:55, but was pinned in 43 seconds by No. 1-ranked Pittsburg’s Kayne Hutchison. Hutchison is last year’s 220-pound state champion. Presson pinned Carroll’s Sean Hallacy in 4:11 to move against DeSoto’s Lawson Marshall.
Liles lost 7-0 to Hunter Bindi of St. Thomas Aquinas. Liles pinned St. James’ T.J. Miller in 2:44. Liles lost 7-4 to Shawnee Heights’ Fred Maisberger.
Carsyn Schooler (113) lost 10-2 to No. 3 state-ranked Dawson Podlena of Topeka Seaman. Schooler beat KC Sumner’s Peyton Richardson 3-0 and KC Schlagle’s Jonan Andrew 4-2 before losing 8-2 to Shawnee Heights’ Barrett Stickelman 8-2.
CLASS 5A
AT PARK CITY, HARTMAN ARENA
GREAT BEND MATCHES
106—Drew Liles, GB (30-13) 2-2; Liles pinned T.J. Miller, St. James, 2:44; Hunter Bindi, St. Thomas Aquinas def. Liles, 7-0; Liles pinned Junior Comacho, Maize, 4:41; Fred Maisberger, Shawnee Heights def. Liles, 7-4
113—Carsyn Schooler, GB (14-18), 2-2; Dawson Podlena, Topeka Seaman def. Schooler, 10-2; Schooler def. Peyton Richardson, KC Sumner, 3-0; Schooler def. Jonah Andrews, KC Schlagle, 4-2; Barrett Stickelman, Shawnee Heights def. Schooler, 8-2
120—Eric Vazquez, GB (28-15), 3-1; Logan Elbrader, St. Thomas Aquinas def. Vazquez, 7-2; Vazquez def. Tyler Williams, Lansing, 5-0; Vazquez def. Joe Dennison, BVSW, 4-2; Vazquez def. Carter Guyer, Andover, 3-0; Vazquez vs. Logan Treaster, Newton
126—George Weber, GB (29-17), 1-2; Drew Ernsdorff, St. James def. Weber, 10-0; Weber def. Dray Podlena, Topeka Seaman, 16-3; Joe Irwin, Lansing def. Weber, 8-6
132—Conrad Montoya, GB (19-12), 1-2; Lazura Osayande, Highland Park def. Montoya, 4-2; Montoya def. Logan Brede, Shawnee Heights, 7-1; Brody Roberson, Newton def. Montoya, 8-1
138—Keaton Sander, GB, (40-4); CHAMPIONSHIP—Jake Beeson, Ark City (41-2) vs. Sander (40-4); Sander def. Tanner Sutton, KC Turner, 8-0; Sander def. Conor Murphy, Wichita Carroll, 3-1; Sander def. Jarrett Bendure, Mill Valley, 8-7
145—Gage Fritz, GB (27-9), 2-2; Fritz def. Joey Gray, Mill Valley, 9-7; Duwayne Villapando, Maize def. Fritz, 3-2; Fritz def. Carson Wheeler, Goddard Eisenhower, 7-3; Emmanuel Peralta, Liberal def. Fritz, 9-7
285—Noah Presson, GB pinned Alec Derritt, Mill Valley (20-13), 4:55; No. 1 Kayne Hutchison, Pittsburg pinned Presson, 0:43; Presson pinned Sean Hallacy, Wichita Carroll, 4:11; Presson (19-8) vs. Lawson Marshall, DeSoto
CLASS 5A
RETURNING STATE CHAMPIONS
106—Michael Spangler, Kapaun-Mt. Carmel (34-1); 2016—39-4, 106
120—Will Spexarth, Goddard (31-8); 2016—44-2, 120
120—Logan Treaster, Newton (33-1); 2015—33-1, 113
126—Marcus Robinson, Arkansas City (36-3); 2016—38-7, 113; 2015—41-11, 106
145—Paul Stuart, Andover (31-4); 2016—37-2, 132; 2015—40-0, 120
152—Kameron Frame, Goddard (36-2); 2016—35-5, 145; 2015—30-0, 138
160—Kendall Frame, Goddard (22-2); 2016—37-2, 152; 2015—34-4, 145
160—Sam Cokeley, St. James (40-4); 2016—45-6, 160
182—Clay Lautt, St. James (44-1); 2016—46-4, 170; 2015—42-9, 160
195—Cale Davidson, Goddard (32-1); 2016—25-6, 182
285—Tyler Shannon, Arkansas City (36-9); 2016—35-12, 285
285—Kayne Hutchison, Pittsburg (35-1); 2016—19-3, 220
