Cody Thorn
The finals are set for later Saturday in the UIL Wrestling State Championships in the boys’ brackets. In 5A, there will be 13 No. 1-ranked wrestlers in the finals, with the exception of 138. The 5A finals will also have two No. 1 vs. No. 2 showdowns and four No. 1 vs. No. 3.
The WrestlingTexas rankings had half of the finals field in Class 6A with seven of the 14 pitting No. 1 vs. No. 2 for the state title. There are two No. 2 seeds as the highest seeds in the 6A finals and 12 with the top seeds. The Arlington Martin Warriors will have four in the finals, one more than Allen — the 13-time defending champions.
Arlington Martin clings to a slim 1 1/2 points lead heading into the consolation semifinals at noon.
Class 5A Boys
106 — No. 1 Michael Ruiz, Canyon Randall vs. No. 7 Jose Palacois, Hereford
113 — No. 1 Xavier Rodela, Burleson Centennial vs. No. 4 Enrique Uribe, Frisco Centennial
120 — No. 1 George Rodriguez, Uvalde vs. No. 3 Francisco Limon, Killeen Ellison
126 — No. 1 Hunter Bogner, Dumas vs. No. 3 Ashton Bennett, Canyon Randall
132 — No. 1 Eli Biermann, Midlothian vs. No. 4 Matt Thorsen, Melissa
138 — No. 5 Jaden Machado, Lancaster vs. No. 14 Carter McLaughlin, Whitehouse
144 — No. 1 Richard Davila, Amarillo Caprock vs. No. 7 Noah Santiago Amarillo Tascosa
150 — No. 1 Bronson Baxter, Dumas vs. No. 3 Caleb Juarez, Amarillo Caprock
157 — No. 1 June An, Lubbock vs. No. 5 Landin Lambeth, Amarillo Tascosa
165 — No. 1 Efren Arizmendez Jr., Comal Smithson Valley vs. No. 2 Andres Suarez, Amarillo Tascosa
175 — No. 1 Angelo Ferrari, Melissa vs. No. 2 Riley Davis, Amarillo Palo Duro
190 — No. 1 Karson Tompkins, Midlothian vs. No. 9 Hudson Zufelt, Melissa
215 — No. 1 Payton Pierce, Lucas Lovejoy vs. No. 3 Charles Reitz, Northwest
285 — No. 1 Sam Reynolds, Lucas Lovejoy vs. No. 5 Wilbert Martin, Killeen Shoemaker
Class 6A Boys
106 — No. 1 Titus Howell, Keller Timber Creek vs. No. 8 Richie Walsh, Katy Cinco Ranch
113 — No. 1 Isaak Arevalo, Arlington Martin vs. No. 2 Juan Cantu, Houston Westside
120 — No. 2 Kelby Bernard, Allen vs. No. 6 Ian Abdallah, El Paso Franklin
126 — No. 1 Shawn Ryncarz, Arlington Martin vs. No. 2 Caio Aron, Conroe Woodlands College Park
132 — No. 2 Trebor Moreno, El Paso Eastwood vs. No. 5 Timothy McGuire, Klein
138 — No. 1 Kyle Lew, Houston Westside vs. No. 2 Garrett McChesney, Katy Jordan
144 — No. 1 Julian Garnica, Arlington Martin vs. No. 2 Caden Brown, Allen
150 — No. 1 Gavin Ramos, El Paso Montwood vs. No. 5 Finn Shepard, Arlington Martin
157 — No. 1 Julius Alfaro, Arlington Martin vs. No. 3 Juan Pablo Garcia, Katy
165 — No. 1 Jeremy Manibog, Katy vs. No. 2 Cam Girard, McKinney Boyd
175 — No. 1 Isaac Sheeren, Katy vs. No. 2 Nico Lozano, Klein Cain
190 — No. 1 Jarrett Stoner, Rockwall vs. No. 4 Isaiah Francis, Coppell
215 — No. 1 Ryan Nichols, Allen vs. No. 6 Andrew Jurasek, Keller
285 — No. 1 Rodney Trotter, Katy vs. No. 2 Riah Ostrander, Keller Timber Creek
Team Standings after semifinals
Class 5A
1 Lucas Lovejoy, 91
2 Amarillo Tascosa, 89
3 Canyon Randall, 86 ½
4 Dumas, 82
5. Melissa, 79
Class 6A
1 Arlington Martin, 148
2. Allen, 146 ½
3. Katy, 80
4. Conroe Woodlands College Park, 78
