State Duals: 6A boys

There’s a new top team in Class 6A at the Texas High School Wrestling Coaches Association State Duals.

The Woodland College Park knocked off Arlington James Martin, 35-33, during the State Duals state finals Saturday night at Kay Yeager Coliseum in Wichita Falls.

The state title was the first for the College Park boys and came about two hours after the girls won the first state title in school history. 

For Martin, the team had won three straight dual state titles and is the defending UIL 6A champion. 

The teams were No. 2 (Martin) and No. 3 (College Park) in the state rankings.

Allen is No. 1, which will mean a three-time battle for the UIL title next month in Cypress.

The finals went down to the penultimate match in what was a back-and-forth battle between state powers. 

No. 2-ranked Ezequiel Valadez got a 2-1 win in overtime against Luca Rios in the first match — at 132 pounds. Rios was ranked No. 4 in 126 but bumped up.

When he did that, 132 No. 1-ranked Caio Aron bumped up to 138 — where he beat No. 3-ranked Titus Howell by a 5-0 decision.