Luke Burgess
Forty-one teams attended the 2023 Rumble at the Rock hosted by Rockwall High School, a mixture of 5A, 6A, and Prep schools. 450+ Total wrestlers competed, with 87 ranked and 43 of those in the top 5. The 165lb bracket was the most stacked, having ten ranked wrestlers including the #1 ranked wrestlers from 5A, 6A, and Prep.
Arlington Martin came out on top by over sixty points with ten placers, three of which were champions. Ryan Rainey led the way for them with 35 total team points and four pins.
A few more standouts are Noah Thorsen of Melissa who finishes with four pins and a tech fall, and in the heavyweight division, Isaiah Ortiz pins his way through. The #1 ranked wrestler in the state and country, Angelo Ferrari of Melissa walks through the 165lb bracket.
This tournament proved to be one of the best tournaments we will see this year and gives wrestlers a great indication of their status against state competition.
Below is a breakdown of team and individual results.
Team
1st – Arlington Martin – 271.5 Points
2nd – Rockwall – 204.5 Points
3rd – Melissa – 179 Points
4th – Amarillo Tascosa – 162 Points
5th – Austin Lake Travis – 158.5 Points
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The smallest bracket in the tournament with 23 guys. Chali Perkison makes his way to the finals by decision to defeat #7-6A Jack Roland who pinned his way up to that point where he would fall to a 4-2 decision. Bartlett of Lake Travis wins bronze over #10-6A Aranda which should give him a number in the next set of rankings
- 1st Place – Chali Perkison of St. Mark`s School Of Texas
- 2nd Place – #7-6A Jack Roland of Heath
- 3rd Place – Braiden Bartlett of Austin Lake Travis
- 4th Place – #10-6A Christian Aranda of Klein Oak
- 5th Place – Kyntrell Ellis of Arlington Martin
- 6th Place – Aiden Rivera of Amarillo Tascosa
- 1st Place Match
- Chali Perkison (St. Mark`s School Of Texas). over Jack Roland (Heath) (Dec 4-2)
- 3rd Place Match
- Braiden Bartlett (Austin Lake Travis) over Christian Aranda (Klein Oak) (Dec 7-0)
- 5th Place Match
- Kyntrell Ellis (Arlington Martin) over Aiden Rivera (Amarillo Tascosa) (Fall 0:44)
