Centralia and Odessa faced tough competition in their bids to defend their state boys wrestling championships, as they both finished third in their respective districts over the weekend.
Four Odessa wrestlers won their weight class and three others qualified for state, but it was their rivals Oak Grove who claimed the Class Two, District 4 title in Excelsior Springs. The Panthers will have eight wrestlers advancing to state later this week in Columbia, led by weight class champions Lex Johnston at 113 pounds and Kale Martin at 106 pounds. The Bulldogs’s bid for a third straight state title will be led by district champions Jet Brown at 150 pounds, Michael Scott at 190, Makai Smalley at 138, and Lake Waters at 157 pounds.
At the Class One, District 3 tournament hosted by Lafayette County, the Centralia Panthers qualified eight wrestlers for state, with Rex Bryson’s quest for another individual state title continuing by way of a district title at 175 pounds. Bryson claimed an 83-second fall in the championship bout over Jack Sportsman of Marceline; however, four other Tigers won district class titles to lift Marceline to a second-place finish. Markos Black won at 190 pounds, while Roper Niemeier claimed the 132-pound title, Reece Stufflebean at 113 pounds, and Carter Wallis at 138 pounds.
Warsaw rolled to the Class One, District 2 title with five of their seven state qualifiers winning their weight class. Johrdan Decker prevailed at 144 pounds, while Jayce Estes returns to state with the district title at 113 pounds. Josh Harvath won the 190-pound title, along with Sean Reinertsen at 126 pounds and Bostyn Wilson at 175 pounds. Lone Jack finished second in the team standings, qualifying nine for state. Also at District 2, Versailles’ Brandon Brewer remains on track to defend his state title, winning the 120-pound title with a 5-3 decision over Wyatt Weekley of Cass Sherwood.
In Class Three, Warrensburg qualified four wrestlers including a class champion at the District Four meet hosted by Belton. Jaylen Civil secured a major decision over Presley Hartwig of St Michael the Archangel in the title match, 26-17. The Tigers finished sixth in the district with 91-and-a-half points. Marshall placed eighth with 66 points, with two Owls finishing fourth to qualify for state: Olivin Chavez at 144 pounds and Lane Dunfee at 165 pounds.
In Class Four, Smith-Cotton’s lone representative at state next weekend will arrive as a district champion. Adarein Hawkins won the 126-pound class at the District Three tournament hosted by Joplin, capping it with a fall with 12 seconds remaining in the championship bout against Rolla’s Carter Libhart.
Team Results (area teams only)
Class Four, District 3
14) Smith-Cotton 47.5
Class Three, District 4
6) Warrensburg 91.5
8) Marshall 66
Class Two, District 2
4) Kirksville 134
5) Moberly 120.5
6) Hallsville 76
7) Fulton 68
10) Boonville 56
Class Two, District 4
1) Oak Grove 182
3) Odessa 165
4) Excelsior Springs 134.5
6) Richmond 106
9) Chillicothe 73
10) Pleasant Hill 71.5
11) Knob Noster 57
12) Harrisonville 36.5
14) Center 14.5
Class One, District 2
1) Warsaw 190
2) Lone Jack 146
4) Versailles 107
5) Butler 103.5
6) Cole Camp 100.5
7) Stover 94
12) Windsor 36
13) Holden 35.5
Class One, District 3
2) Marceline 178
3) Centralia 172
5) Brookfield 110
6) Macon 100
8) Carrollton 79.5
9) Tipton 72.5
10) Hamilton Penney 52
11) Lafayette County 49.5
12) California 48.5
14) Lexington 41.5
15) Polo 21
Class One, District 4
2) Lawson 197
6) Gallatin 92
Area Wrestlers Advancing To The 2026 MSHSAA Boys State Tournaments
Class Four
Smith-Cotton
Adarein Hawkins (1st 126)
Class Three
Marshall
Olivin Chavez (4th 144)
Lane Dunfee (4th 165)
Warrensburg
Jayden Civil (1st 138)
Tate Cook (3rd 150)
Dayton Dunn (2nd 132)
Justus Griffith (3rd 144)
Class Two
Boonville
Bryce Newham (3rd 215)
Clayton Schuster (2nd 190)
Chillicothe
Marshall Boon (2nd 106)
Riggin Isaacs (2nd 113)
Tucker Slattery (4th 190)
Hallsville
Paxton Crane (1st 120)
Tyler Dumas (3rd 106)
Colt West (2nd 175)
Knob Noster
Elijah Avery (4th 114)
Raef Braman (3rd 132)
John Jones (3rd 285)
Moberly
Logan Banker (2nd 138)
Carter Bloss (2nd 285)
Declan Canaday (3rd 175)
Carson Roark (3rd 144)
Landon Smith (3rd 190)
Oak Grove
Elliott Atwell (3rd 190)
Everett Hargis (4th 165)
Lex Johnston (1st 113)
Kale Martin (1st 106)
Jackson Miller (4th 285)
Perry Morgan (4th 120)
Amos Parks (3rd 157)
Atreyu Whitten (3rd 126)
Odessa
Tanner Affolter (2nd 132)
Jet Brown (1st 150)
Wyatt Ford (4th 126)
Kamden Hooper (2nd 144)
Michael Scott (1st 190)
Makai Smalley (1st 138)
Lake Waters (1st 157)
Pleasant Hill
Victor Schmalz (3rd 120)
Tyler Young (4th 138)
Cooper Youngblood (4th 150)
Richmond
Madix Hutchings (3rd 150)
Brady Hyder (1st 126)
Ryan Sharp (3rd 144)
Raiden Sullivan (4th 113)
Class One
Brookfield
Cole Huwar (1st 106)
Jace Keller (3rd 144)
Weston Linscott (3rd 157)
Kameron Perry (3rd 138)
Ryder Techau (3rd 132)
California
Jackson Barnard (2nd 150)
Connor Farmer (1st 120)
Carrollton
Mason Horst (4th 215)
Corbin Kelly (1st 150)
Centralia
Waylon Adkisson (2nd 113)
Rex Bryson (1st 175)
John Douglass III (4th 106)
Gradon Hedberg (3rd 120)
Marshall Kable (2nd 285)
Zarek Poe (2nd 215)
Charles Robinson (2nd 138)
Louis Suddarth (2nd 165)
Cole Camp
Clayton Archambault (2nd 190)
Christian Draper (3rd 285)
Makiah Murguia (4th 144)
Grant Rodriguez (1st 165)
Teagan Sharp (4th 150)
Gallatin
Wyatt Eaton (2nd 157)
Larmie Fenimore (1st 165)
Nicholas Larsen (1st 106)
Eli Sperry (1st 144)
Hamilton Penney
Matthew Cline (4th 113)
Hunter Nixdorf (1st 215)
Holden
Kaleb Catron (4th 138)
Hudson Gregg (4th 215)
Lafayette County
Evan Chrisco (3rd 126)
Abe Morris (4th 120)
Xavier Myers (4th 132)
Lawson
Weston Briegel (4th 126)
Braxton Bye (2nd 215)
Chasyn Campbell (3rd 113)
Ryder Clevenger (4th 157)
Colton DiiBon (2nd 106)
Ryan Kisner (3rd 165)
Connor Menke (2nd 150)
Tallon Smidt (1st 138)
Brayden Sullard (1st 120)
Collin Swope (4th 285)
Lone Jack
Kian Carpenter (2nd 215)
Cash Hale (4th 190)
Isaac Harris (4th 132)
Trayton Hook (3rd 126)
Shelby McCleary (3rd 157)
Brayden Ortiz (4th 120)
Andrew Sims (4th 175)
Barrett White (3rd 150)
Ty White (2nd 138)
Macon
Chase Cook (3rd 113)
Rhett Pollard (1st 126)
Heinrich Wooten (3rd 150)
Marceline
Markos Black (1st 190)
Roper Niemeier (1st 132)
Dane Phillips (4th 144)
Cody Rodgers (4th 165)
Gaven Schreiner (4th 126)
Jack Sportsman (2nd 175)
Reece Stufflebean (1st 113)
Carter Wallis (1st 138)
Polo
Chase Wilson (2nd 157)
Stover
Brayden Jones (3rd 113)
Gregory Sherrell (3rd 106)
Mytchal Sherrell (4th 285)
Riley Toler (3rd 165)
Brodie Zeller (3rd 120)
Tipton
Cooper Doss (1st 144)
Lee Fulks (3rd 190)
Paxton Pyle (3rd 165)
Evan Ragsdale (4th 175)
Versailles
Brandon Brewer (1st 120)
Wyatt Burks (1st 215)
Ethan Garber (3rd 175)
Cole Hamrick (3rd 132)
Devon Montavy (4th 165)
Clayton Zimmerman (4th 106)
Warsaw
Easton Bagley (3rd 138)
Johrdan Decker (1st 144)
Jayce Estes (1st 113)
Josh Harvath (1st 190)
Julian Henriquez (2nd 106)
Sean Reinertsen (1st 126)
Bostyn Wilson (1st 175)
Windsor
Nico Punshon (1st 106)
Malaki Shipps (4th 126)