Cushing Tournament
This tournament is where last year’s 5A and 6A state team champs Lucas Lovejoy and Allen competed. This was a 28-team tournament which Allen won with 260 points over top ranked Blackwell Oklahoma 234 points. Lovejoy finished at 19th place. Texas had 4 champions all from Allen and 11 other placers from both teams combined. Below we go through each weight on how they got there.
120lbs#1 ranked Kelby Bernard of Allen ran the gauntlet here all the way to a 120lb championship including a win over #10 ranked in 5A Jackson Lambert of Lovejoy in the semifinals. Lambert was on a 3-match win including a sudden victory in the quarter finals to face Bernard in the semifinals where Bernard won by major 16-3. Lambert in the consolation semifinals loses a close decision and has to wrestle for 5th place which he gets by winning a 5-2 decision. Bernard