5A Preview: THSWCA State Duals
Class 5A boys breakdown
With Canyon Randall moving up from 4A, there will be two defending champions in this bracket when you count in last year’s winner, Azle.
The Azle Hornets won last year’s title, 42-32, against Frisco Centennial.
Lubbock (3rd place), Cedar Park (4th), Amarillo (5th) and Grapevine (6th) are all returning from last year’s event.
Other teams will be in the mix, with six of the top 10 teams in the rankings are here. Canyon Randall is No. 2, followed by Azle at No. 4, Lubbock at No. 5, Centennial at No. 6, Cedar Park 7 and Smithson Valley is No. 10.
Smithson Valley was the THSWCA runners-up in 2023 and 2024.
Mission Sharyland is new to the field this year, while Dumas moves up to 5A after being in 4A last year with Randall.
Along with teams that are ranked highly, this field will feature 11 weights with the No. 1 or No. 2 wrestler in our latest rankings.
Of that group of 11, there are 8 No. 1-ranked wrestlers: Santiago Miranda of Mission Sharyland (106), Nathan Reilly of Cedar Park (120), Michael Ruiz of Canyon Randall (126), Chase Yancey of Azle (144), Nicholas Torres of Mission Sharyland (150), Bryce Palmer of Smithson Valley (157), Daniel Acosta of Canyon Randall (165) and Mark Gallegos of Canyon Randall (190).
Yancey was last year’s Most Outstanding Wrestler.
Class 5A girls breakdown
Lubbock-Cooper will be seeking a three-peat when the Pirates take the mat in the 5A finals.
Last year, Copper bested Frisco, 48-24, in the finals and the year prior, bested Richmond Foster, 57-12.
Before that, Dumas won the Class 5A title in 2023, meaning West Texas has dominated this format in recent years.
Comal Pieper (3rd), Leander Tom Glenn (4th), Melissa (5th), Smithson Valley (6th) and Lubbock (7th) are all back from the top-eight finishing teams last year. The only team that isn’t returning is Huntsville.
Dumas is in this competition this year, choosing to bump up from the Class 4A bracket. Frisco Lebanon Trail is a new team to the field this year.
Five No. 1-ranked wrestlers will be in this division. That group includes two from Amarillo Palo Duro.
100 — Noah Kovach, jr., Azle
115 — Addison Hunt, so., Anna
125 — Malia Griffin, jr., Melissa
145 — Xazanya Gonzalez, jr., Amarillo Palo Duro
170 — Jasmine Vick, sr., Amarillo Palo Duro