That’s a wrap, 5A Boys recap

The Canyon Randall boys have now won 6 titles in 4A or 5A and then two more titles in a single-classification system that UIL started with during the first state finals in the 1998-99 school year

The Raiders had 139 1/2 points and easily outdistanced runner-up Cedar Park (83 1/2) and third-place finisher Amarillo Tascosa (77 1/2) — meaning that meant two Amarillo schools were in the top three.

The two were in the same region the week prior to state, with Randall winning there but Tascosa took fourth in regionals.

The biggest story was Dumas standout Hunter Bogner winning his fourth state title — only the sixth boys wrestler in UIL history to accomplish that feat and the first in Class 5A.

For his efforts, Bogner was named the Class 5A Most Outstanding Wrestler. 

There were also four undefeated boys champions

• 106 — Charles Alvarez, Midlothian (40-0)
• 150 — Bryce Palmer, Smithson Valley (29-0)
• 165 — Jadyn Johnson, Melissa (37-0)
• 190 — Darien Lewis, Amarillo Palo Duro (39-0)

106

As mentioned above, Alvarez capped his freshman season with a title for Midlothian.

In a battle of No. 1-ranked Isaiah De Leon of Corpus Christi King and No. 2-ranked Alvarez, the Dallas-area wrestler picked up a 7-0 win in the finals. Alvarez had a pin and two tech falls to reach the finals.

Third-ranked Jacob Barrilleaux of Dallas Woodrow Wilson finished in that spot after a pin in the third-place match versus Esteban Vela of Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial.

Barrilleaux had only two losses this year — to De Leon in the semifinals and to Alvarez in the regional finals last week.

Argyle’s Tobias Gilman pinned Mateo Barron of El Paso Del Valle in the fifth-place match. The two met in the first round and Gilman won by a 6-3 decision, which meant Gilman accounted for half of Barron’s 4 losses this year. 

113

For the second straight year, Nathan Reilly was at the top of the podium.

The sophomore is now a 2-time champion after winning 113 — after taking first in 106 last year.

Reilly went 39-1 this year and won his last 17 matches after a loss in the Allen Texas Outlaw Tournament semifinal. The sophomore had a takedown in each period in the finals to post a 9-0 major decision against Jaxon Johnson of Melissa.

The top six finishers were all ranked in the top 7 prior to the state meet. 

In a slight upset, the third-place match featured No. 5-ranked Abraham Campa Cortes of Canyon Randall facing off against No. 7-ranked Jonas Casillas of El Paso Del Valle. Cortes won by a pin and finished the year 32-6 — with two losses to Reilly. 

Aiden Rivera of Amarillo Tascosa took fifth with a 6-3 win over San Antonio Pieper’s Ethan Cobarrubias.

Rivera upset third-ranked Pedro Gutierrez of Pflugerville Weiss in the first round by a pin. 

Cobarrubias earned a second straight medal in his final trip to state. 

120

Like Reilly, Uvalde’s George Rodriguez earned another trip to the top of the podium.

However, it came after a runner-up finish last year.

The senior won a title in 2023 at 120 and then was a runner-up in the same weight class last year.

The senior capped off a 45-5 season with a 9-0 major decision over Matthew Brock of Austin Anderson.

Rodriguez was up 3-0 going into the third after a scoreless second period. A reversal and nearfall accounted for the final tally.

After two forfeit losses on Jan. 4, Rodriguez didn’t lose the rest of the year.

We picked David McNally as a dark horse and he did well. The 15th-ranked wrestler for Liberty Hill Legacy Ranch — a new school — placed third. He beat Eli Johnson by a 14-5 major decision. McNally, a freshman, beat No. 4-ranked Bennett Leavitt from Frisco Reedy in the quarterfinals. In the third-place match, he beat second-ranked Johnson. 

Carrollton Creekview’s Andre Moyron took fifth in an 18-6 major decision battling El Paso Chapin’s Jayden Strauss. Moyron, a fourth-place finisher in regional, opened his tournament with a 27-17 major decision over No. 8-ranked AJ Ramos of Lubbock.

126

Michael Ruiz was one of two champions for Randall. 

The junior won his third straight title — with previous crowns at 106 and 113 pounds.

The Oklahoma pledge dominated and had an argument had Bogner not won four titles in a row — which Ruiz will aim for next year.

Ruiz (28-2) had a 19-3 tech fall over Frisco Centennial’s Yusuf Uribe. Ruiz had two tech falls, a major decision and a pin.

Ruiz capped his year winning 25 in a row. 

Cedar Park’s Max Brandt, ranked No. 6, took third with an 11-8 decision in the third-place match versus Aidan Rodriguez of Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial.