For those associated with St. Marks School of Texas wrestling program the annual tournament is a big deal.
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The private school in Dallas hosted its 55th annual Lonestar Christmas Open on Saturday. In a gym with superlatives in sports back to the 1930s, the wrestling program that started in the late 1960s is also an old one compared to many in the DFW area.Â
Taking pride in the long running event is one thing. Parents, alumni and junior high students help make it work.
Doing well, that’s an extra bit of motivation for the Lions.
The host team won three championships on Saturday and finished seventh overall in a 24-team field with schools from Texas, Louisiana, Alabama and Oklahoma.
Quina Perkison won the 106-pound title.
He won by a pin in the semifinals and escaped with a 10-8 win over Kingston Stephens of Dallas Jesuit College Prep.Â
Beau Bacon followed with a title at 132.
He went 3-0 with all pins. He secured his title with a fall in 3:09 over Noah Schutter of Frisco Lone Star.Â
The last title went to Wyatt Loehr at 175.
He recalls helping in this tournament during the 50th anniversary while he was in junior high, even getting a t-shirt to celebrate the milestone anniversary.
Now, he’s a champion in the tournament.Â
Loehr (16-2) went 4-0 with four pins.
Three of pins came in the third period, capped with a fall at 3:53 against Carrollton Creekview’s De`Andre Richardson.
Tuscaloosa County came from Alabama and won the team title with 209 points. Lone Star was second with 143. Creekview placed third with 124 1/2 points. Prosper Walnut Grove took fourth with 122 points.
OTHER LOCAL/TEXAS CHAMPS
120 – Haltom City’s Landon Godinez
126 — Salado’s Keagan Sieracki
138 — Creekview’s Samuel Iturrino
144 — Salado’s Nathaniel Rechtfertig
150 — Lone Star’s Janick Schwab
157 — Dallas Jesuit’s Oliver Collins
190 — Dallas Jesuit’s Luke Bloodworth
Full Results
106
Guaranteed Places
- 1st Place – Chali Perkison of St. Mark`s School Of Texas
- 2nd Place – Kingston Stephens of Dallas Jesuit College Prep School
- 3rd Place – Chris Munoz of Haltom City Haltom
- 4th Place – Parker Alton of Prosper Walnut Grove
1st Place Match
- Chali Perkison (St. Mark`s School Of Texas) 12-0, Sr. over Kingston Stephens (Dallas Jesuit College Prep School) 14-10, So. (Dec 10-8)
3rd Place Match
- Chris Munoz (Haltom City Haltom) 16-7, Sr. over Parker Alton (Prosper Walnut Grove) 7-6, Fr. (Fall 3:44)
113
Guaranteed Places
- 1st Place – Dalton Todd of Tuscaloosa County
- 2nd Place – Gael Santos of Haltom City Haltom
- 3rd Place – Andre Moyron of Carrollton Creekview
- 4th Place – Jace Allen of Irving MacArthur
1st Place Match
- Dalton Todd (Tuscaloosa County) 20-9, Jr. over Gael Santos (Haltom City Haltom) 17-3, Sr. (Dec 10-5)
3rd Place Match
- Andre Moyron (Carrollton Creekview) 9-3, Fr. over Jace Allen (Irving MacArthur) 9-8, Sr. (Dec 2-1)
120
Guaranteed Places
- 1st Place – Landon Godinez of Haltom City Haltom
- 2nd Place – Trevohnn Washington of Frisco Lone Star
- 3rd Place – Owen Herbert of Tuscaloosa County
- 4th Place – Kamden Nugent of First Baptist Academy
1st Place Match
- Landon Godinez (Haltom City Haltom) 16-7, Sr. over Trevohnn Washington (Frisco Lone Star) 11-4, Sr. (Dec 1-0)
3rd Place Match
- Owen Herbert (Tuscaloosa County) 19-11, Jr. over Kamden Nugent (First Baptist Academy) 7-3, So. (Dec 8-2)
126
Guaranteed Places
- 1st Place – Keagan Sieracki of Salado
- 2nd Place – Immanuel Gibbs of Prosper Walnut Grove
- 3rd Place – Jayden King of Tuscaloosa County
- 4th Place – Noah Boor of Frisco Lone Star
1st Place Match
- Keagan Sieracki (Salado) 27-0, So. over Immanuel Gibbs (Prosper Walnut Grove) 17-4, Fr. (Dec 9-3)
3rd Place Match
- Jayden King (Tuscaloosa County) 21-6, Jr. over Noah Boor (Frisco Lone Star) 18-5, Jr. (Dec 5-2)
132
Guaranteed Places
- 1st Place – Beau Bacon of St. Mark`s School Of Texas
- 2nd Place – Noah Schutter of Frisco Lone Star
- 3rd Place – Emmanuel Garcia of Haltom City Haltom
- 4th Place – John Kiel of Prosper Walnut Grove
1st Place Match
- Beau Bacon (St. Mark`s School Of Texas) 16-2, So. over Noah Schutter (Frisco Lone Star) 12-5, Jr. (Fall 3:09)
3rd Place Match
- Emmanuel Garcia (Haltom City Haltom) 15-12, Jr. over John Kiel (Prosper Walnut Grove) 10-9, Sr. (Fall 4:14)
138
Guaranteed Places
- 1st Place – Samuel Iturrino of Carrollton Creekview
- 2nd Place – Gabriel Santos of Frisco Lone Star
- 3rd Place – Jonathan Gutierrez of North Mesquite
- 4th Place – Donovan Fly of Prosper Walnut Grove
1st Place Match
- Samuel Iturrino (Carrollton Creekview) 17-2, Sr. over Gabriel Santos (Frisco Lone Star) 14-6, Sr. (Dec 10-5)
3rd Place Match
- Jonathan Gutierrez (North Mesquite) 4-1, Sr. over Donovan Fly (Prosper Walnut Grove) 9-9, So. (Dec 10-9)
144
Guaranteed Places
- 1st Place – Nathaniel Rechtfertig of Salado
- 2nd Place – Joe Gilreath of Evangel Christian
- 3rd Place – Osmar Rodriguez of Irving MacArthur
- 4th Place – Samuel Weaver of Carrollton Creekview
1st Place Match
- Nathaniel Rechtfertig (Salado) 21-5, Jr. over Joe Gilreath (Evangel Christian) 19-2, So. (Dec 15-8)
3rd Place Match
- Osmar Rodriguez (Irving MacArthur) 12-7, So. over Samuel Weaver (Carrollton Creekview) 8-10, So. (MD 9-0)
150
Guaranteed Places
- 1st Place – Janick Schwab of Frisco Lone Star
- 2nd Place – John LaGrange of Rockwall
- 3rd Place – Luis Melendez of Tuscaloosa County
- 4th Place – Miles Martinez of Prosper Walnut Grove
1st Place Match
- Janick Schwab (Frisco Lone Star) 19-1, Sr. over John LaGrange (Rockwall) 7-2, Sr. (Fall 5:06)
3rd Place Match
- Luis Melendez (Tuscaloosa County) 26-6, Jr. over Miles Martinez (Prosper Walnut Grove) 11-8, Fr. (Fall 5:00)
157
Guaranteed Places
- 1st Place – Oliver Collins of Dallas Jesuit College Prep School
- 2nd Place – Zachary Manthie of Salado
- 3rd Place – Airen McCoy of Tuscaloosa County
- 4th Place – Jace Nelson of Frisco Lone Star
1st Place Match
- Oliver Collins (Dallas Jesuit College Prep School) 23-7, Sr. over Zachary Manthie (Salado) 18-4, Jr. (Fall 2:00)
3rd Place Match
- Airen McCoy (Tuscaloosa County) 24-7, Jr. over Jace Nelson (Frisco Lone Star) 14-7, So. (Fall 4:36)
165
Guaranteed Places
- 1st Place – Mike Gilreath of Evangel Christian
- 2nd Place – Trent Wise of Frisco Lone Star
- 3rd Place – Andrew Anderson of Tuscaloosa County
- 4th Place – Oscar Maldonado of Haltom City Haltom
1st Place Match
- Mike Gilreath (Evangel Christian) 20-1, Sr. over Trent Wise (Frisco Lone Star) 16-5, Jr. (TF-1.5 4:09 (15-0))
3rd Place Match
- Andrew Anderson (Tuscaloosa County) 26-9, Jr. over Oscar Maldonado (Haltom City Haltom) 13-9, Sr. (Dec 2-0)
175
Guaranteed Places
- 1st Place – Wyatt Loehr of St. Mark`s School Of Texas
- 2nd Place – De`Andre Richardson of Carrollton Creekview
- 3rd Place – Cayden Ervin of Tuscaloosa County
- 4th Place – Ignacio Villa of Haltom City Haltom
1st Place Match
- Wyatt Loehr (St. Mark`s School Of Texas) 16-2, Jr. over De`Andre Richardson (Carrollton Creekview) 15-7, Jr. (Fall 3:53)
3rd Place Match
- Cayden Ervin (Tuscaloosa County) 20-6, So. over Ignacio Villa (Haltom City Haltom) 17-6, Sr. (Fall 1:39)
190
Guaranteed Places
- 1st Place – Luke Bloodworth of Dallas Jesuit College Prep School
- 2nd Place – Paul Miranda Torres of Carrollton Creekview
- 3rd Place – Kamrin Holman of Prosper Walnut Grove
- 4th Place – Jaydon Herbert of Tuscaloosa County
1st Place Match
- Luke Bloodworth (Dallas Jesuit College Prep School) 15-10, So. over Paul Miranda Torres (Carrollton Creekview) 3-1, So. (Dec 4-3)
3rd Place Match
- Kamrin Holman (Prosper Walnut Grove) 12-7, Sr. over Jaydon Herbert (Tuscaloosa County) 8-10, Sr. (Fall 3:38)
215
Guaranteed Places
- 1st Place – Blake Christian of Tuscaloosa County
- 2nd Place – Xavier Brooks of Prosper Walnut Grove
- 3rd Place – Damari Drake of Evangel Christian
- 4th Place – Parker Sherman of Dallas Jesuit College Prep School
1st Place Match
- Blake Christian (Tuscaloosa County) 26-4, Jr. over Xavier Brooks (Prosper Walnut Grove) 15-5, Fr. (Fall 2:18)
3rd Place Match
- Damari Drake (Evangel Christian) 5-1, So. over Parker Sherman (Dallas Jesuit College Prep School) 4-5, So. (Fall 0:44)
285
Guaranteed Places
- 1st Place – Lakendrick Clancy of Tuscaloosa County
- 2nd Place – Geovanni Escobar Rivera of North Mesquite
- 3rd Place – Matthew Stockton of CASHION
- 4th Place – Ashton Dawson of Evangel Christian
1st Place Match
- Lakendrick Clancy (Tuscaloosa County) 27-7, Sr. over Geovanni Escobar Rivera (North Mesquite) 10-3, Sr. (Fall 3:15)
3rd Place Match
- Matthew Stockton (CASHION) 10-4, Jr. over Ashton Dawson (Evangel Christian) 6-2, So. (Fall 2:27)