Two area wrestling teams are celebrating team district titles from this past weekend’s bouts, but many area programs still have grapplers preparing for this week’s state tournament in Columbia.
Lone Jack rolled to a Class One, District Two title, amassing a score of 204.5 and qualifying nine wrestlers for state. Brayden Ortiz won the 106-pound class while Ty White took top honors in the 132-pound class. Three Mules finished second in their class while four place third. Warsaw also claimed two individual district titles en route to a second-place finish with 144 points. Jayce Estes remains undefeated on the year, picking up his 37th win to top the 113-pound class while Josh Harvath was first in the 175-pound class. Four other Warsaw wrestlers finished in the top four to advance to state. Holden ranked sixth with 94 points, with Aiden Christian winning the 285-pound class and three other Eagles advancing, while Cole Camp was seventh with 76.5 points. Grant Rodriguez won the 165-pound class to lead the Bluebirds’ contingent of five qualifiers.
Odessa held off Cameron to pick up top honors at the Class Two, District Four tournament hosted by Excelsior Springs. The Bulldogs had five class champions among eight qualifying grapplers and posted a 196.5. Jet Bbrown (144), Kamden Hooper (138), Brady Jones (126), Michael Scott (175) and Blaine Wallace (132) all claimed class titles for Odessa. Oak Grove was fifth with 97.5, as Elliot Atwell (190), Kale Martin (106), and Perry Morgan (113) all won their weight classes. A fourth Panther advanced to state, Amos Parks. Chillicothe was seventh on 86, featuring class champion Bo Smith (285) among four qualifiers. The Hornets finished a half-point better than Knob Noster.
Meanwhile in Class One, District Three, two Brookfield wrestlers remain undefeated thus far, as Devan Parn improved to 43-0 with top honors in the 190-pound weight class, while Peyton Parn won the 138-pound class to improve to 24-0. They were among four Bulldog class-winners and six state-qualifying grappers who led Brookfield to a second place finish totaling 147 points. It was hard to catch Centralia, who won the district with 218 points and had four weight class champions among their ten state qualifiers. Marceline was third with 141.5 points, led by Scout Gooch’s victory in the 215-pound class. The hosts Versailles were sixth on 104.5 points, with Brandon Brewer winning the 120-pound class and four other Tigers qualifying for state. Lafayette County was seventh with 85.5 points, as Braxton Ernst won the 175-pound class while four other Huskers posted top-four finishes. Tipton was eighth with 76 points, ahead of Lexington (68.5) and Macon (68). Lexington’s Braxton Emerson won the 150-pound class.
In Class One, District Four, Polo finished tenth with 52.5 points. Chase Wilson won the 144-pound class by virtue of a match forfeit. Dalton Gatrel finished third in the 157-pound weight class.
The Class Two, District Two tournament at Mexico saw Moberly finish fourth with 155.5 points, well ahead of fifth place Boonville (107.5). Seven Spartans advanced to state, including class champions Brooks Head (215) and Landon Morris (150). Boonville qualified four wrestlers for state, while both of Hallsville’s qualifiers won their weight classes, Paxton Crane (120) and Colt West (165).
Six Warrensburg Tigers qualified for state at the Class Three, District Three tournament at Bolivar, finishing sixth with 109.5 points. Jaylen Civil won the 126-pound class with a technical fall over Helias’ Alex Wieberg. Tate Cook, Dayton Dunn, Justus Griffith, Cruz Villegas, and Henry Wheeler also qualified for Warrensburg. Marshall finished tenth in the Class Three, District Four tournament, hosted at Belton. Mason Evans led the Owls as he finished fourth in the 175-pound class, as Marshall picked up 46.5 points. Smith-Cotton, our area’s lone Class Four program, will also send one wrestler to state. Adarein Hawkins finished fourth in the 126-pound class, falling in both his opening contest and the third-place matchup to Neosho’s Anthony Stotts.
The Class One and Two boys tournaments are this Wednesday and Thursday in Columbia, while the Class Three and Four tournaments are Friday and Saturday.
Area Wrestlers Advancing To The 2025 MSHSAA Boys State Tournament
Class Four
Smith-Cotton
Adarein Hawkins (4th 126)
Class Three
Marshall
Mason Evans (4th 175)
Warrensburg
Jaylen Civil (1st 126)
Tate Cook (4th 138)
Dayton Dunn (2nd 120)
Justus Griffith (4th 144)
Cruz Villegas (4th 165)
Henry Wheeler (3rd 132)
Class Two
Boonville
Jayden Davis (3rd 150)
Cole Pickens (4th 144)
Carson Renfrow (3rd 126)
Clayton Schuster (4th 215)
Chillicothe
Martin Moore (4th 215)
Carter Shipers (3rd 138)
Tucker Slattery (3rd 190)
Bo Smith (1st 285)
Hallsville
Paxton Crane (1st 120)
Colt West (1st 165)
Knob Noster
Elijah Avery (4th 150)
Aiden Cruz (3rd 175)
Mason Grosz (3rd 120)
John Jones (3rd 285)
Moberly
Clayton Ancell (3rd 175)
Brooks Head (1st 215)
Gavin Lippelman (4th 113)
Landon Morris (1st 150)
Carson Roark (2nd 144)
Landon Smith (2nd 190)
Rhett Wilborn (3rd 285)
Oak Grove
Elliot Atwell (1st 190)
Kale Martin (1st 106)
Perry Morgan (1st 113)
Amos Parks (3rd 157)
Odessa
Jet Brown (1st 144)
Caiden Davison (2nd 150)
Kamden Hooper (1st 138)
Brady Jones (1st 126)
Michael Scott (1st 175)
Will Scott (3rd 165)
Liam Shippy (4th 120)
Blaine Wallace (1st 132)
Richmond
Madix Hutchings (3rd 144)
Brady Hyder (4th 138)
Class One
Brookfield
Jace Keller (1st 126)
Weston Linscott (2nd 150)
Devan Parn (1st 190) (43-0)
Peyton Parn (1st 138) (24-0)
Kameron Perry (1st 144)
Ryder Techau (3rd 132)
Carrollton
Braxton Moser (3rd 157)
Zackary Stewart (4th 150)
Centralia
Mason Adkisson (2nd 190)
Waylon Adkisson (1st 113)
Wyatt Adkisson (3rd 175)
Blake Bodine (4th 126)
Rex Bryson (1st 165)
Bryson Dubes (1st 106)
Marshall Kable (2nd 285)
Charlie Robinson (1st 132)
Louis Suddarth (2nd 157)
Ian Tuggle (2nd 215)
Cole Camp
Clayton Archambault (3rd 175)
Jax Cromwell (2nd 285)
Makiah Murguia (4th 138)
Grant Rodriguez (1st 165)
Teagan Sharp (4th 144)
Holden
Aiden Christian (1st 285)
Trent Stout (3rd 157)
Graysen Thieman (2nd 132)
Payton Tye (4th 126)
Lafayette County
Evan Chrisco (4th 120)
Braxton Ernst (1st 175)
Ben Mason (4th 215)
Xavier Myers (3rd 126)
William Ratliff (4th 157)
Lexington
Noah Ellison (4th 165)
Braxton Emerson (1st 150)
Wyatt Sander (4th 106)
Lone Jack
Jerzey Capra (3rd 113)
Kian Carpenter (2nd 175)
Dilan Grimes (2nd 190)
Trayton Hook (3rd 120)
Aaron McClellan (2nd 215)
Brayden Ortiz (1st 106)
Andrew Sims (3rd 144)
Barrett White (3rd 150)
Ty White (1st 132)
Macon
Rhett Pollard (2nd 126)
Heinrich Wooten (4th 144)
Avery Young (3rd 113)
Marceline
Broc Cordray (4th 285)
Andrew Griffin (2nd 132)
Scout Gooch (1st 215)
Dane Phillips (3rd 120)
Gaven Schreiner (4th 113)
Jagger Sportsman (2nd 175)
Reece Stufflebean (2nd 106)
Polo
Dalton Gatrel (3rd 157)
Chase Wilson (1st 144)
Stover
Brodie Zeller (3rd 106)
Tipton
Cooper Doss (2nd 144)
Dalton Doss (3rd 138)
Paxton Pyle (3rd 165)
Versailles
Brandon Brewer (1st 120)
Wyatt Burks (3rd 215)
William Dobbins (4th 190)
Gage Judd (3rd 144)
Drake Schmidt (2nd 138)
Warsaw
Jordan Decker (3rd 138)
Jayce Estes (1st 113)
Josh Harvath (1st 175)
Drake Murrell (2nd 165)
Sean Reinertsen (2nd 126)
Bostyn Wilson (4th 157)
Windsor
Chase Hampton (2nd 120)
Nico Punshpon (4th 106)