Woodward Wresting News 2004-2005
WHS wrestlers earn two medals at state
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OKLAHOMA CITY - On a historic day at the state wrestling championships, two Woodward athletes earned medals.
Senior Matt Johnson got the silver medal at 160 pounds and freshman Joey Miller was fourth at 103 pounds. Miller was the first female wrestler to compete, win a match and medal at the state championships Saturday in the State Fair Arena.
Cody Rowell of Duncan pinned Johnson with just 21 seconds left in the 160-pound championship match. It was the third state title for Rowell, while Johnson medaled for the third time.
Johnson finished the year with a 40-4 record, including a 1-2 mark against Rowell.
Miller got into the medal round with a 9-0 win over Shane Webb of Noble on Saturday morning.
In the third place match, Miller met Chris Crawford of El Reno for the second time in the tournament and was pinned for the second time. Crawford got the fall in 2:31.
Senior Kevin Branine also qualified for state, but was eliminated on Friday.
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Joey Miller (Woodward) freshman 103lbs placed 4th at the 4A state tournament. She had two major decisions and lost twice to a high rated El Reno wrestler.
Cheers & Jeers: Recognizing true. champions ;
Daily Oklahoman 3/4/05
Cheers
To wrestlers Antwan Anderson of Capitol Hill and Joey Miller of Woodward.
Anderson is Capitol Hill's first state champ since 1939. At a school void of resources or a support program, Anderson's success is amazing. Here's hoping Anderson gets a shot at a scholarship.
Miller, who placed fourth at 103 pounds in Class 4A, is the first girl state wrestling placer. Competing is one thing for girl wrestlers; succeeding is another
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Daily Oklahoman 2/28/05
Woodward's Joey Miller also made history. The Woodward freshman placed fourth, marking the first time in Oklahoma state tourney history that a girl has won a medal.
BY STEVE SISNEY. THE OKLAHOMAN
Joey Miller of Woodward stands on the podium after receiving a medal
at the state wrestling tournament.
2/11/2005
By By Bruce Campbell
Staff Writer
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(Staff Photo by ANDY CARPENEAN) |
Joey Miller (left), a Woodward High School 103-pound weight class wrestler, escapes a wrestling hold during warm-upsy.
Joey Miller might just change what may be a young male athlete’s biggest humiliation — losing to a girl.
The Woodward freshman’s 30-6 record and No. 5 ranking in Class 4A at 103 pounds is testament she’s a trailblazer among girl wrestlers in the state.
Just don’t call her a “girl” wrestler.
“I’m a wrestler who just happens to be a girl,’’ said Miller before receiving a forfeit in a dual with Enid Thursday at Mark Price Arena. “I don’t want to be treated any different. I’ve gotten where I am by working hard.’’
Woodward coach Greg Johnson hasn’t cut her any slack since she started in the sport at age 5 after her brother gave her a pair of wrestling shoes for Christmas.
“He figured I would quit, but I didn’t,’’ said Miller with a smile.
“She’s just another wrestler,’’ Johnson said. “I don’t care what you look like if you want to work, she steps up there to win ... if you step out on the mat you better be ready to wrestle or you’re going to lose.’’
Enid coach Shane Kerr said the Plainsmen didn’t duck Miller Tuesday. Enid didn’t have any available 103-pounders to go against her.
Five times this season a male wrestler has refused to wrestle Miller in a match.
“If they don’t want to wrestle (me), they should play basketball,’’ Miller said. “I get mad, really mad when that happens.’’
The boys that do wrestle her will go harder because they don’t want to lose to a girl, Miller said.
She said she has to work harder to get respect, but has not been taunted much by her competitors — most of whom have grown up wrestling against her. She said she has been treated well by teammates.
“The boys know she’s a wrestler,’’ Johnson said. “Most of those kids have wrestled tough matches against her or got beat by her growing up.’’
Some of the time, Johnson said, a team avoids her because they figure they’re going to lose to her.
“That’s just smart coaching,’’ Johnson said. “She doesn’t want to hear that. Most of the time she will be able to find them later at a tournament ... then she gets a chance to pay them back.’’
She has earned respect by going to El Reno on Tuesdays and Thursdays during the summer to work out with Team Oklahoma. She hopes to compete in the girls division this year.
Her parents — Jerry and Novell — have supported her from the beginning. She has competed in 19 different states. She is ranked No. 1 at 100 pounds nationally among female wrestlers her age.
“They have a lot to do with where I am now,’’ she said.
Johnson said her strength is her mental toughness.
“She refuses to lose to anybody,’’ Johnson said.
“I’m not afraid of anyone,’’ Miller said. “If they’re better than me, I’ll work harder so I can beat them. I would rather wrestle the top people.’’
Wrestling, she said, has gotten tougher as she gets older because of the strength factor. To combat this, she and her dad work on weight training almost every night.
She always saw wrestling the boys the same as she does the girls. She hasn’t lost to a girl since age 8.
“A win is a win,’’ she said when asked if beating a boy gave her a little more satisfaction. “I’ve always wrestled them, so it’s just the same.’’
Miller’s wrestling is a source of pride among girls in the school.
“We love it,’’ a friend said.
She has been at tournaments where the crowd — except for the school of her opponent — has gotten behind her. There have been times when fans around the mat where she’s competing have been asked to step back so everybody can see.
“That is exciting,’’ Miller said.
Her name — Joey — does throw some opponents off thinking they’re going to wrestle a boy.
Her dream is to compete in the 2008 Olympic Games. She has trained with members of the 2004 U.S. women’s wrestling team that competed in the Olympics for the first time.
Her hobby is operating a Web site that is a virtual encyclopedia of women’s wrestling. Miller is close friends with Cheyenne Stokes, a female wrestler at Tulsa East Central. The pair go to a number of national-level tournaments together.
“We’re (female wrestlers) all pretty close,’’ Miller said. “There’s a lot more of us than they’re used to be. There’s a little pressure being ranked No. 1. There’s a lot of people chasing you.’’
Her future plans are to attend Cumberland College in Kentucky, one of the few colleges that have a women’s team. However, if Oklahoma State ever started one, “I’m going to OSU.’’
She went to OSU coach John Smith’s camps as a youngster and “was treated just like anybody else.’’ OSU assistant coach Mark Branch was one of her favorite coaches growing up.
Johnson sees Miller as the No. 3 or No. 4 seed in next week’s regional at Chickasha. If she can qualify (top four), then she has to be considered among the top five, at least, in the state.
“It would be special if I can qualify,’’ Miller said. “If I work real hard, I’ll have a chance.’’
Miller faced some barriers Thursday, besides receiving a forfeit. Johnson usually calls ahead to places the Boomers travel so there will be accommodations for Miller. There were none Thursday, so she changed in the women’s restroom at Mark Price Arena.
Miller once played football, but “I’m too little for it now.’’
A wrestler is a wrestler after all.
“A sport is a sport,’’ she said.
She has strong words for those who don’t think she should compete against boys.
“It’s their opinion,’’ Miller said. “My opinion is girls can do whatever they want. I really want it. I liked winning ... I don’t like to lose ... I just love all of it.’’
Three Boomers qualify for state
2/20/05 Woodward News
CHICKASHA - Woodward's wrestlers made school history by qualifying three for the Class 4A State Tournament in regional action Saturday.
Matt Johnson finished second at 160 pounds, Kevin Branine was third at 135 pounds and Joey Miller took fourth at 103 pounds.
Until this year, the Boomers had never qualified more than two wrestlers in a year for state.
In addition, Miller may be the first girl ever to qualify for the state championships.
Johnson is a four-time state qualifier.
In the team standings, the Boomers scored 89 points for seventh place, their highest finish ever in the regional.
Boomer wrestlers ready for regionals
By Johnny McMahan/Senior Editor 2/17/05
Greg Johnson admits to being tired of the number two. It's one he's seen several times pertaining to state tournament qualifiers from the Boomer wrestling team.
For the past eight years, the Boomers have been represented at state, but never by more than two wrestlers in a single season.
Of course, there are circumstances where he would accept the number such as, "if it was two state champions at the same time," the veteran Woodward coach said.
Woodward's wrestlers start their bid for state tournament berths Friday in the Class 4A regional at Chickasha. The top four wrestlers in each regional advance to state.
The Boomers have four wrestlers ranked in the top 10 in Class 4A, led by top-ranked Matt Johnson who enters the post-season as the favorite at 160 pounds. Joey Miller (103), Kevin Branine (135) and Michael Comstock (152) also appear in the rankings.
"Matt should be seeded one," Greg Johnson said. "Michael Comstock should be three and Kevin Branine and Joey Miller should be three or four seeds.
"Other than that, we've got a couple of guys that might be seeded sixth."
Matt Johnson, 33-2, is already a three-time state qualifier and two-time medalist. He took the next step at the Chickasha Tournament in late January with a 4-3 victory over Cody Rowell, the two-time state champion from Duncan. Johnson has not lost since the Perry Tournament in December.
"Matt has wrestled pretty good the last couple of matches," Greg Johnson said. "He's got to face Rowell again this weekend and probably each other again next week. Unless one of them has a bad day, it should be those two."
The No. 3 seed is likely Chris McNeil from Lawton MacArthur who lost badly to Rowell at the dual state tournament.
Miller will be attempting to qualify for state and probably also make some history. As far as anyone can tell, she could become the first girl to qualify for the state wrestling championships.
The road isn't an easy one. Five top 10 wrestlers are in the regional.
"Justin Dill from Duncan should be the No. 1 seed and Lawton MacArthur (Jerald Jenkins) should be two," Greg Johnson said. "Joey beat him in summer freestyle.
"Joey should be three or four. The kid from Noble beat the El Reno kid at dual state and Joey lost to the El Reno kid. But in preseason , Joey beat the kid from Noble 15-2."
Miller is 30-5 in high school matches this season.
Comstock is 26-7 but only three of the losses came at his 152-pound weight class.
J. R. Harris, a state champion at 145 pounds last year for Lawton MacArthur, is the regional favorite and Chickasha's Dallas Smith is ranked second. Comstock, though, lost just 1-0 to Smith in a match that could have gone either way.
George Thompson of Duncan is ranked third, but hasn't wrestled Comstock.
"We've watched the tape of the match with Smith several times and I think Michael can beat him," Johnson said. "He's been wrestling real well and improved every week during the course of the year."
Branine has turned in a big year at 135 pounds, going 27-6 and getting over the tournament hurdle. After coming up short in tournaments earlier in his career, Branine has placed in three tourneys this year including an impressive second place at Chickasha.
"He's got 61 takedowns this year and that's pretty decent," Johnson said. "He's kind of turned it on."
With El Reno sent to the eastern regional, the class looks relatively open.
Johnson believes Terry Acker from Chickasha will be the top seed. Acker beat Branine in the Chickasha Tournament finals. Taylor Matthews from Lawton Mac is the probable second seed. Branine and four others from the western regional are also ranked.
The Boomers will also challenge at others weight, though they're likely to start out unseeded.
Heavyweight Derrek Branson has enjoyed some success.
"If he stays out of headlocks and wrestles smart, he's top four in the region," Johnson said.
At 215 pounds, Jacob Morgan has battled injuries, but was second in the only tournament where he was healthy.
"If he's prepared, and it looks like he is, he could have a good tournament too," Johnson said.
The coach said his team also has some potential at several other weights.
While El Reno and Shawnee were sent to the east regional, the west is still a tough deal, Johnson said.
"I still think we have eight of the top 10 teams in the west," he said. "The way I see it most of the weights the top four from the west and the El Reno qualifier will be the five fighting for the medals. That's not the case in every weight, but in a majority of them."
Teamwise, the Boomers are looking to get above 10th place, which is their best finish at a regional.
Lawton MacArthur and Duncan are the team favorites followed by Noble and Chickasha. After that, "it could be anyone, including us," Johnson said.
Notes: Miller isn't the only girl with a chance to qualify for state. East Central has a 125-pounder who won a match against Lawton MacArthur at dual state. Woodward has never won an individual state champion, but Matt Johnson could break that streak this season. Jamie Johnson and D. J. Henderson were state runnerups.
Wrestlers beat Enid
Woodward News 2/11/05
Here are the results from Woodward's final regular season wrestling dual in Enid. Next action for the Boomers is the regional tournament Feb. 18-19 in Chickasha.
Woodward 55, Enid 15
(Woodward wrestler listed first)
103 - Joey Miller by forfeit;
112 - Brent Bucher by forfeit;
119 - John Davis by forfeit; 125 - Caleb Lewis lost to T L. Lane, 9-2;
130 - Ramon Marin maj dec. George Maciel, 21-9;
135 - Kevin Branine pinned Jesse Oakley, 4:58; 1
40 - Luis Baeza pinned Alex Carezo, 0:34;
145 - Joseph Cox def. Lance Spicer, 8-6 (ot);
152 - Jason Schultz pinned by Trey Wheeler, 2:19;
160 - Matt Johnson pinned Jacob Keeling, 2:31;
171 - Michael Comstock pinned Bryan Trevino, 3:46;
189 - Adam Pareja lost to Michael Southern, 6-5;
215 - Jesus Chavez by forfeit;
275 - Derrek Branson lost by default to Kyle Duke, second overtime.
Exhibition matches: Kevin Tapia pinned by Justin Glenn, 1:03; John Davis dec. Zach Lane, 7-2; Lewis dec. Greg Seigfried, 3-1; Kyle Simpson lost to Cody Roberts, 9-1
2/11/2005
By By Bruce Campbell Staff Writer
Enid High School wrestler Jorge Maciel lifts Ramon Marvin, of Woodward, off the mat. Maciel lost his match in a major decision 21-9. (Staff Photo by ANDY CARPENEAN) |
Enid’s wrestlers may have lost “the war’’ in lopsided dual losses to Woodward (55-15) and Edmond Memorial (60-15), but Plainsman Trey Wheeler, at least, won his battles.
Wheeler, in his first year back after sitting out a couple of years, had falls in both matches, flattening Woodward’s Jason Schultz in 2:19 and Edmond Memorial’s Peaton McGatiaugh in 2:38.
“It was pretty fun,’’ said Wheeler, who had a fall against Norman last week. “I’m relearning everything, and it’s beginning to come back. It’s exciting to see results.’’
Against Schultz, he did a Grandy roll to reverse his opponent, and he ended up pinning him in a headlock.
“That was pretty sweet,’’ Wheeler said.
He used a half-nelson for the second fall.
“He’s starting to wrestle instead of thinking about it,’’ said Enid coach Shane Kerr. “The last two or three matches he has decided to hook it up and go for it.’’
The Plainsmen had three other wins against Woodward — T.L. Layne over Caleb Lewis, 9-2 at 125; senior Michael Southern over Adam Peaneau, 6-5 at 189; and heavyweight Kyle Duke over Derek Branson, 2-1 in overtime.
Layne got Enid’s other contested win over Edmond Memorial — 7-1 over Jon Bills. Lane Singer won by a forfeit.
Enid had to forfeit six weights against Edmond and four against Woodward. Kerr bumped up several wrestlers against the Boomers but didn’t want to do that against the Bulldogs.
“That really wouldn’t have done us any good,’’ Kerr said.
Four prominent Enid wrestlers didn’t participate in the match because they had reached the maximum points allowed (determined by duals and tournaments) by the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association — Zac Layne, Greg Siegfried, Cody Roberts and Justin Glenn.
“You always overschedule thinking you’re going to get some matches canceled or someone will miss a match because of the ACTs,’’ Kerr said. “It didn’t happen this year. It’s awfully hard when you give up that many points.’’
Kerr was happy Southern could get a win on Senior Night.
“We wrestled hard,’’ he said. “We just have to start looking forward to regionals (next week) now.’’
Clinton defeats Boomer wrestlers
By Johnny McMahan/Senior Editor 2/9/05
Clinton won four of the first five matches for a quick lead against the Boomers and went on to a 44-27 victory in high school wrestling Tuesday at Boomer Fieldhouse.
The Tornadoes also won the junior high dual 46-25.
It as a tough loss for the Boomers, who were celebrating Senior Night, recognizing veterans Matt Johnson, Kevin Branine, Jason Schultz, Adam Pareja and Jacob Morgan and their parents between duals.
A third period penalty point gave Clinton's 24th nationally ranked senior, Jacob Lamborn a 2-1 win over Joey Miller in the opening match.
The Tornadoes quickly built a big lead with a pin at 112 pounds and major decision at 119.
Charlie Baeza got Woodward on the board with a wild 18-15 win over Stevie Mejai, but Clinton's Zach Lamborn pinned Ramon Marin to make it 19-3.
Branine answered with a 40-second fall over Curtis Taylor.
Clinton received a forfeit at 140 pounds and a fall from Oscar Espinoza at 145 to lead 31-9.
Samie Flores then edged Michael Comstock 6-2 to just about wrap up the dual victory.
Johnson pinned Jevon Collins at 160 pounds, but Zack Harper got the points back for Clinton at 171 with a fall.
Pareja received a forfeit at 189 pounds.
After Clinton's Carson Gladd defeated\ Morgan at 215 pounds, the Boomers finished with a pin from freshman heavyweight Derrek Branson, who got Paul Adams in 4:36.
In exhibition matches, Boomers Pareja and John O'Dell picked up victories.
Woodward's victories in the junior high dual came from Matt White at 84 pounds, Jake Ruble at 102 pounds, Zach White at 134 pounds, Jimmy Blevins ast 185 pounds and Kevin Tapia at heavyweight.
In exhibitions, Matt White won twice and Brent Matthews, Joseph Cox and Jesus Chavez got wins.
WHS wrestlers whip Watonga
By Johnny McMahan/Senior Editor 2/2/05
Woodward recorded its first-ever dual wrestling victory over Watonga, 46-23 at Boomer Fieldhouse Tuesday night.
The Boomers also won the junior high dual, beating a depleted Watonga squad, 39-22. The win was also the first for the junior high team over the Eagles.
In the high school match the Boomers never trailed, and won without 160-pounder Matt Johnson, who was held out due to illness.
Watonga gave the Boomers a 6-0 lead in the 103-pound match by electing not to have Travis Parker face Class 4A's fifth-ranked Joey Miller. It was the second home dual in a row a coach elected not to send a competitor out to face the national age-group champion girl wrestler.
Instead the Eagle coach moved Parker up to 112, where Boomer wrestler Brent Bucher got the honor of recording the fall. Bucher pinned Parker in 4:53 for a 12-0 Woodward lead.
Watonga got a win from Cody Parker at 119, but it didn't slow the Boomers momentum.
Charlie Baeza recorded a fall at 125 and Ramon Marin did the same at 1:30 to put the Boomers up 24-3.
Kevin Branine then major decisioned Seth Scoville and Luis Baeza added another fall to virtually wrap up the dual after 140 pounds.
Watonga won five of the last seven matches, but in between the Boomers got falls from Michael Comstock and Derrek Branson to keep the Eagles from mounting a serious challenge in the team score.
The Boomer junior high team got wins from Matt White, Jon Thomas, Cooper Harrison and Zach White, plus three forfeits to beat the Eagles handily.
The junior high wrestlers will compete in the Junior High All-State Tournament this weekend.
Woodward closes out the dual season with a Senior Night match against Clinton next Tuesday.
Results
High School: Woodward 46, Watonga 23
103 - Miller, Woodward by forfeit; 112 - Bucher, Woodward pinned T. Parker, 4:53; 119 - C. Parker, Watonga, def. Davis, 9-2; 125 - C. Baeza, Woodward pinned Romannose, 3:45; 130 - Marin, Woodward pinned Mata, 5:16; 135 - Branine, Woodward def. Scoville, 13-2; 140 - Luis Baeza, Woodward pinned K. Goerke, 3:04; 145 - Hartfield, Watonga def. Schultz, 9-2; 152 - Wallace, Watonga, tech fall Cox, 15-0; 160 - Comstock, Woodward pinned Goff, 3:17; 171 - A. Goerke, Watonga pinned K. Simpson, 3:38; 189 - Scott, Watonga def. Pareja, 10-6; 215 - Armentrot, Watonga def. Morgan, 11-8; 275 - Branson, Woodward pinned Valediva, 2:55.
Junior High: Woodward 39, Watonga 22
78 - Edgar, Watonga by forfeit; 84 - M. White, Woodward def. Goin, 6-0; 96 - Canaday, Watonga by forfeit; 102 - Gowen, Watonga def. Ruble, 12-0; 110 - Thomas, Woodward def. Wright by injury default; 118 - Harrison, Woodward pinned Majors, 3:05; 125 - Z. White, Woodward pinned Roberson, 2:38; 152 - Patrick, Watonga by forfeit; 165 - Quintana, Woodward by forfeit; 185 - Blevins, Woodward by forfeit; 275 - Tapia, Woodward by forfeit.
Johnson wins key match at Chickasha
woodward news 1/30/05
CHICKASHA - Woodward senior Matt Johnson likely earned the No. 1 ranking in Class 5A at 160 pounds with a victory over two-time state champion Cody Rowell of Duncan in the Chickasha Tournament finals.
Johnson, a two-time state medalist and ranked second in 5A, defeated Rowell 4-3 and will likely move into the No. 1 spot in the next rankings. Johnson was also named outstanding wrestler in the tournament.
As a team, the Boomers were fourth in the tournament with 128.5 points, just behind Altus with 130. Chickasha was first with 251 points and Duncan second with 199.
Taking second were Joey Miller at 103 pounds, Kevin Branine at 135 and Michael Comstock at 152.
Comstock lost to Chickasha's Dallas Smith 1-0 and had possible takedown on the edge of the mat with 25 seconds left that wasn't awarded, said Woodward coach Greg Johnson.
"We wrestled real well and had a pretty good tournament," Johnson said. "Last year we were 10th and this year fourth by two and a half points. That's pretty good."
Woodward hosts Watonga on Tuesday.
Here are the results with the Woodward wrestler listed first.
103 - Joey Miller bye; pinned Antony Garcia, Altus, 0:36; def. Donnie Curtis, Locust Grove, 8-7; lost to Justin Deal, Duncan, 10-3. Second place.
112 - Brent Bucher bye; pinned by Gary Gibbs, Chickasha, 0:30; pinned by Casey Liston, US Grant, 4:06.
119 - Andy Rowekamp pinned by Dustin Wolf, Elgin, 1:03; pinned by Adrian Davis, US Grant, 0:49.
119 - John Davis bye; pinned by Devin Hair, Comanche, 3:47; lost to Jarrett Vellfer, Chickasha, 5-1.
125 - Charlie Baeza pinned by Alex Schwarz, Sulphur, 1:09; bye; pinned by Chad Holland, Heritage Hall, 2:35.
130 - Caleb Lewis pinned Wesley Richards, John Marshall, 1:10; pinned by Derek Ward, Locust Grove, 1:51; pinned Levi Echols, Capitol Hill, 1:39; pinned Elijah Oakes, US Grant, 3:40; pinned by Ryan England, Empire; pinned by Heath Hill, Altus, 2:12. Sixth place.
135 - Kevin Branine bye; pinned Remy Luong, Heritage Hall, 1:35; def. Michael Durant, Locust Grove, 8-7; lost to Terry Acker, Chickasha, 9-1. Second place.
140 - Luis Baeza pinned Austin Brown, Duncan, 0:48; pinned by C. J. Shelton, John Marshall, 1:37; pinned by Andy Hudson, Ardmore, 4:46; pinned by Tanner Cargill, US Grant, 4:43. Sixth place.
145 - Jason Schultz pinned by Jeff Owen, Chickasha, 2:59; bye; pinned Brandon Smith, John Marshall, 2:31; lost to Justin Broom, Duncan, 10-1; def. Jamie Cervantes, Sulphur, 9-6. Fifth place.
152 - Michael Comstock bye; pinned Demetrius Shannon, US Grant, 0:32; def. George Thompson, Duncan by default; lost to Dallas Smith, Chickasha, 1-0. Second place.
160 - Matt Johnson, bye; pinned Steven Allen, Chickasha, 1:15; def. Tim McLain, Altus, 8-2; def. Cody Rowell, Duncan, 4-3. First place.
171 - Kyle Simpson pinned by Nick Bratzler, Elgin, 1:32; bye; def. James Helton, Locust Grove, 10-8 (ot); lost to Paymon Pooya, Ardmore, 7-0.
189 - Earl Hunt tech fall by Antwon Anderson, Capitol Hill, 25-10; pinned Joe Simpson, Woodward, 1:35; pinned by Greg Fugett, Comanche, 2:15.
189 - Joe Simpson pinned by Kyle Watson, Duncan, 1:12; pinned by Hunt.
215 - John O'Dell pinned by Chase Anderson, Locust Grove, 3:36; pinned by Jimmy Serrano, US Grant, 4:42.
215 - Jacob Morgan lost to Cody Powell, Duncan, 7-0; pinned Morgan Powers, Comanche, 1:16; pinned Torrey Lacey, Chickasha, 1:36; pinned by Josh Greenwood, US Grant, 3:57.
215 - Jacob Radke pinned by Elvis Durr, Chickasha, 1:35; pinned Matt Jones, Altus, 1:55; lost to John Helzer, Elgin, 8-1.
275 - Derrek Branson, bye; pinned by Seth Farr, Altus, 3:16; pinned Preston Amos, Sulphur, 0:27; def. Andy Mendoza, Ardmore, 3-1; pinned by Josh Neal, John Marshall, 1:38; pinned by Seth Farr, Altus, 1:29. Sixth place,.
275 - Kevin Tapia pinned by Seth Farr, Altus, 1:41; bye; pinned by Andy Mendoza, Ardmore, 2:25.
Boomer wrestlers rout McGuinness
By Johnny McMahan/Senior Editor 1/18/05
Woodward used five falls to dominate Bishop McGuinness 49-18 in a 5A District wrestling match at Boomer Fieldhouse on Monday.
The match was originally scheduled last Tuesday when El Reno and John Marshall were also on hand for district matches, but McGuinness asked to postpone.
Waiting a week didn't help the Irish much.
The Boomers also received two forfeits and won nine of the 14 matches. With the win, Woodward is assured of finishing second in the district behind El Reno, the huge favorite to win the state dual championship and regular state championship in February.
El Reno is ranked as high as fifth nationally in some polls.
Woodward opened up early on the Irish. After leading 6-0 due to a forfeit, the Boomers won two straight matches for a 16-0 lead.
Kevin Branine controlled Joey DeGuisti from the start and got the fall in 2:37, then Luis Baeza whipped Alex Krause for a 12-0 major decision.
Justin Westhalen recorded the first McGuinness victory, defeating David Flores at 145 pounds 3-1 on a takedown in the final 15 seconds.
At 152 pounds, Jonathan Kraft scored three points in the last minute to edge Jason Schultz, 9-6.
Michael Comstock and Matt Johnson recorded back-to-back falls in 1:35 and 2:29 respectively to make it 28-6 Boomers. Johnson, who is ranked second in Class 4A at 160 pounds, wrestled at 171.
McGuinness won the next three matches to trim the Boomer lead to 28-18.
At 103 pound, though, McGuinness elected to forfeit to Joey Miller, a multi-time national girls champions, rather than send Augie Lombardo out to wrestle. Lombardo had weighed in at 103.
Miller is ranked sixth in Class 4A at 103 pounds.
The six points from the forfeit basically wrapped up the dual for the Boomers, who led 34-18 with three matches left.
For good measure, the Boomers won all three bouts.
Brent Bucher rolled up a big lead, then pinned Jake Maier in 5:43, John Davis routed John Donley 10-3 and Charlie Baeza made quick work of Brian Kelly in 1:34.
Results
Woodward 49, McGuinness 18
Woodward wrestler listed first
103 - Joey Miller received forfeit.
112 - Brent Bucher pinned Jake Maier, 5:43.
119 - John Davis def. John Donley, 10-3
125 - Charlie Baeza pinned Brian Kelly, 1:34
130 - Ramon Marin won by forfeit
125 - Kevin Branine pinned Joey DeGuisti, 3-1
140 - Luis Baeza def. Alex Krause, 12-0
145 - David Flores lost to Justin Westhalen, 3-1
152 - Jason Schultz lost to Jonathan Kraft, 9-6
160 - Michael Comstock pinned Morgan Nsg, 1:35.
171 - Matt Johnson pinned Hunter Morris, 2:29
189 - Tony DeGuisti def. Adam Pareja, 10-3
215 - Kirk Baldwin pinned Jacob Radke, 4:45
275 - John Holstein def. Derrek Branson,. 11-4.
The Boomers will be in action on Saturday in a tournament at Newkirk.
The next home match for the Boomers will be Feb. 1, when Watonga visits for junior high and high school duals. Woodward closes out it home season with a dual against Clinton on Feb. 8.
Start time both nights is 6 p.m.
Woodward's junior high team returns to the mat on Wednesday, hosting Harrah for matches at the Woodward Middle School gym. Start time is 2 p.m.
Sport Notes
Woodward news 1/14/05
If you haven't made it to see the Boomer wrestling teams this year, there are a couple of chances next week.
The high school team hosts McGuinness at 6 p.m. Monday for a dual that should decide second place in the district. National power EI Reno has first place locked up.
The Boomers have some solid wrestlers including a state champion candidate in Matt Johnson at 160 pounds. Freshman Joey Miller has a chance to be perhaps the first girl, or at least one of the few, girls to qualify for the high school state tournament. Miller, by the way, is a multitime national champion in girls youth programs.
Michael Comstock, Kevin Branine and Jacob Morgan are some of the other veteran wrestlers for the Boomers, who continue to build in numbers and talent.
Woodward's junior high squad will host Harrah at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the middle school gym. The Boomers have already won a tournament this year and have plenty of potential with depth and talent. They also have a defending junior high state champion in Zach White.
Boomers Split Duals
Woodward News 1/13/05
The Boomer wrestlers split district dual matches Tuesday, beating John Marshall and losing to EI Reno.
The Boomers will host McGuinness at 6 p.m. Monday in the final district match. A win would give the Boomers second place in the district.
Against John Marshall, the Boomers got pins from Charlie Baeza, Luis Baeza, and Matt Johnson.
'Kevin Branine had a fall against EI Reno and Joey Miller and Johnson won decisions.
Woodward 60, John Marshall 15
(Woodward wrestler listed first)
103 - Joey Miller wins by forfeit
112 - Brent Butcher wins by forfeit
119 - John Davis wins by forfeit
125 - Caleb Lewis lost to Peter Lago, 5-0
130 - Charlie Baeza pinned Wesley Richards, 1:04
135 - Kevin Branine wins by forfeit
140 - Luis Baez pinned Devin Johnson, 0:41
145 - Jason Schultz pinned by C.J. Shelton, 3:11
152 - Michael Comstock tech fall Brandon Smith, 17-1
160 - Matt Johnson pinned Clay Williams, 1:46
171 - Jimmy Blevins pinned byChris Johnson, 5:14 ,
189 - Edward Chavez wins by forfeit.
215 - Jacob Morgan maj dec,Demetrius Rushing, 16-4
275 - Derrek Branson dec Josh Neal, 3-2.
exhibition match - Stoney, Swearingim pinned Trevor White. 0:42.
EI Reno 59, Woodward 12
103 - Miller def. Josh Grube, 10-7
112 - Butcher pinned by Kris Hurst. 0:43
119 - Davis pinned by Adam Delong, 1:39
125 - Lewis pinned by Brian Shelton, 2:50
130 - C. Baeza pinned by Chad Craddick, 0:35
135 - Branine pinned Aarron Sleeper, 3:31
140 - Joseph Cox pinned by Brandon Shelton, 1:44
145 - L. Baeza pinned by Chris Hacker, 1:29
152 - Comstock lost to Kevin Frazier, 7-4
160 - Matt Johnson def. Robert Nicholson, 5-0
171 - Chavez Pnned by Harry Stout, 1:27
189 - Adam pareja tech fall by Wesley Brown, 18-1
215 - John O'dell pinned by Jared Stapelton, 2:31
275 - Jacob Morgan lost to Kevin Birdshead 8-3
Woodward Wrestling Results
1/11/05 Woodward News
Following are the Woodward High School and Junior High wrestling results from weekend tournaments at Watonga and Heritage Hall, respectively.
Woodward senior Matt Johnson was named the outstanding wrestler at the Watonga Tournament and eighth grader Zach White was outstanding wrestler at Heritage Hall.
Watonga Invitational
Woodward wrestler listed first
103 - Joey Miller lost to Crawford, El Reno, 8-6, ot; pinned Parker, Watonga, 0:23; pinned Stepp, Empire, 1:34; pinned Walton, El Reno, 1:54; pinned Knight, Mangum, 1:44. Third place.
112 - Andy Rowekamp pinned by Power, Comanche, 1:38
112 - Brent Butcher pinned by Griffis, Mangum, 3:39.
119 - John Davis lost to Spear, Norman North, 8-4; pinned Rasmussen, Cordell, 0:59; lost to Gonzales, Hinton, 3-0.
119 - Charlie Baeza pinned Rasmussen, Cordell, 1:50; pinned by Coggins, Newkirk, 1:28; pinned Miskelley, Harrah, 1:12; def. Pennick, El Reno, 6-1; pinned Spear, Norman North, 4:06; pinned by Sandoval, Ponca City, 1:29.
130 - Caleb Lewis pinned by Schwandt, Perry, 2:14; pinned Jhanji, Norman North, 2:00; pinned by McCauley, Comanche, 2:24.
140 - Luis Baeza pinned Lohsinger, Newkirk, 1:45; lost to Saunders, Newcastle, 8-2; won by forfeit over Williams, Mangum; pinned Slimp, Riverside, 3:34; pinned by Resender, Norman North, 4:58; lost to Saunders, Newcastle, 6-4. Sixth place.
145 - Jason Schultz pinned by Hensley, Newkirk, 1:42; pinned by Alsept, Midwest City, 4:16.
152 - Michael Comstock pinned Cooper, El Reno, 3:57; pinned Riff, Newkirk, 1:42; def. Breeze, Snyder, 8-1; lost to Davis, Cordell, 8-0. Second place.
160- Matt Johnson pinned Campbell, Cordell, 1:20; def. Harris, Ponca City, 8-2; pinned Anderson, Empire, 1:10; def. Kline, Hobart, 12-0. First place.
171 - Jimmy Blevins pinned by Huckaby, Snyder, 2:00; pinned by Goerke, Watonga, 3:27.
171 - Kyle Simpson pinned by Scott, Watonga, 1:51; pinned Buchanan, Hobart, 2:59; pinned by Linn, Burns Flat, 2:57.
189 - Joe Simpson pinned Smajure, Empire, 1:09; pinned by McMurray, Hobart, 0:48; pinned by Wright, Ponca City, 0:54.
215 - Jake Morgan pinned O'Dell, Woodward, 5:40; pinned Winkler, Hobart, 1:36; def. Ross, Empire, 10-2; pinned by Soviar, Burns Flat, 0:57. Second place.
215 - John O'Dell pinned by Morgan, Woodward, 5:40; pinned Johnson, Midwest City, 1:51; pinned by Moxley, Hinton, 0:54.
215 - Jacob Radke pinned by Ross, Empire, 1:38; pinned by Peters, Harrah, 1:51.
HWT - Derrek Branson pined McGuire, Bethel, 3:03; pinned Wilcher, Newcastle, 4:55; pinned by Ledford, Hobart, 3:02; lost to Taglialatella, Ponca City, 6-5; def. Boyer, Harrah, 1-0.
Woodward was fourth in the team standings. The Boomers will host El Reno and John Marshall for district competition on Tuesday. Action starts at 5 p.m. with John Marshall taking on El Reno. The Boomers wrestle John Marshall, then finish up with El Reno. Woodward will host McGuinness next Monday in the final district match.
Junior High: Heritage Hall
Woodward wrestling results from the Heritage Hall Junior High Tournament over the weekend.
Woodward was fourth in the team standings. Zach White as named outstanding wrestler at 134 through heavyweight and Matt White was runner-up outstanding wrestler in 78-126 pounds.
Results
Woodward wrestler listed first
86 - Matt White bye; pinned Ryan Magerus, Moore; pinned Chris King, Purcell; tech fall VanZant, Western Oaks, 17-0; pinned Tkachi, Heritage Hall; pinned Stonecipher, Casady; pinned Buck, Deer Creek. First place.
102 - Jake Ruble pinned Tillis, Anadarko; pinned Bouie, Purcell; pinned Karpe, Putnam City; bye; tech fall Flores, Ardmore, 16-0; def. Jones, Moore, 11-0; pinned by Hartfield, Western Heights. Second place.
110 - John Thomas pinned Ring, Heritage Hall; lost to Conway, Ardmore, 7-4; pinned by Kaulity, Anadarko; lost to Scammahorn, Moore, 7-4; def. Lindsey, Deer Creek, 3-2; lost to Orndorff, Guthrie, 8-6.
118 - Cooper Harrison bye, pinned May Deer Creek; pinned Harper, Anadarko; pinned Hughes, Western Oaks; def. Blasquez, Casady, 12-0; lost to Southwell, Moore, 11-2; lost to Harper, Anadarko, 7-4. Fourth place.
126 - Spencer Bradford bye, lost to Draper, Deer Creek, 9-2; pinned by Custer, Ardmore; pinned by Armstrong, Moore; won by injury default over Romero, Western Oaks; pinned Vernon, Casady; pinned by Armstrong, Moore.
134 - Zach White bye,. tech fall Andrews, Western Heights, 17-0; pinned Jamison, Western Oaks; bye; pinned Burns, Casady; pinned Smith, Western Heights; pinned Wilsie, Ardmore. First place.
152 - Stoney Swearingim pinned Thomas, Edmond; pinned by Flesner, Putnam City; pinned by Henry, Moore; pinned Sizemore, Deer Creek; lost to Holden, Ardmore, 5-1; pinned Balderamma, Western Heights; pinned by Flesner, Putnam City.
152 - Luis Ibanez pinned by Jenkins, Heritage Hall; pinned by Sizemore, Deer Creek; lost to Balderamma, Western Heights, 11-5; pinned by Henry, Moore; pinned Campos, Edmond; lost to Jenkins, Heritage Hall, 11-5.
165 - Edward Chavez lost to Spray, Chickasha, 2-0; lost to Ramirez, Western Oaks by disqualification; pinned Lindsey, Moore; pinned Marion, Ardmore; pinned Allen, Chickasha; pinned by Schafer, Casady; won by injury default over Lindsey, Moore; pinned Marion, Ardmore. Third place.
165 - Javier Quintana pinned Baker, Heritage Hall; pinned by Schafer, Casady; pinned Riley, Edmond; pinned by Fitzgerald, Guthrie; pinned Osburn, Deer Creek; pinned by Robinson, Western Heights.
185 - Earl Hunt lost to Thomas, Purcell, 8-0; pinned McCoy, Casady; pinned Vreeland, Guthrie; pinned Givens, Edmond; def. Rusmisel, Moore. 8-0; lost to Haan, Deer Creek, 15-0; def. Latimer, Western Oaks, 20-15 in overtime; pinned by Thomas, Purcell. Fourth place.
275 - Kevin Tapia pinned Forbes, Moore; pinned Hudson, Purcell; pinned Kirkwood, Western Oaks; pinned Conelt, Purcell; pinned by Derr, Chickasha; pinned Forbes, Moore; pinned Chavez, Woodward; def. Goodwin, Moore, 4-1; def. Dewberry, Guthrie, 8-0. Third place.
275 - Jesus Chavez pinned by Goodwin, Moore; lost to Maytubby, Ardmore, 5-2; lost to Hudson, Purcell, 3-1; pinned by Derr, Chickasha; pinned Conelt, Purcell; pinned Forbes, Moore; pinned by Tapia, Woodward.
Team standings: Moore, 220; Chickasha, 217; Deer Creek, 197; Woodward, 193.5; Anadarko, 190.5
Johnson leads WHS wrestlers
By Johnny McMahan/Senior Editor 12/21/04
WEATHERFORD - Five Boomer wrestlers placed in the Weatherford Tournament on Saturday, led by Matt Johnson's championship performance at 171 pounds.
Kevin Branine was third, his first high school medal, at 135 pounds, Michael Comstock took fourth at 160 pounds, Joseph Cox was fifth at 140 pounds and Joe Simpson sixth at 189 pounds.
Johnson had three pins, survived a close match in the semifinals and beat Tyler Selman of Weatherford in the finals.
Branine won five of six matches, losing only to the eventual champion.
Woodward returns to action Jan. 7-8 at the Watonga Invitational.
Here are the Woodward results (Woodward wrestler listed first)
103 - Joey Miller pinned Jonathan McKee, Pauls Valley, 2:40; pinned Ryan Whitten, Pawnee, 0:35; pinned Anthony Garcia, Altus, 0:43; lost to Caleb Hannon, Purcell, 4-3.
103 - Brent Butcher pinned by Adam Ray, Weatherford, 1:42; pinned by Ryan Vigil, Amarillo, 3:39.
112 - Andy Rowekamp def. Tyler Bebout, Purcell, inj. default; lost to Trent Shadid, Weatherford, 16-1; pinned by Shawn Rasmussen, Cordell, 0:47; pinned by Braden Smith, Amarillo, 0:20.
119 - John Davis pinned by Zabian Brown, Altus, 2:37; pinned by Brown, Altus, 3:37; pinned Josh Bruce, McLoud, 1:32; pinned by Shawn Ledford, Pawnee, 3:50; lost to Tyler Shadid, Weatherford, 7-0.
125 - Caleb Lewis pinned by Josh Tilley, Cordell, 1:49; pinned Brandon Diaz, Lexington, 0:25; def, Jesse Cobb, Pauls Valley, 9-0; pinned Michael Johnson, Altus, 4:34; pinned by Casey Urquhart, Amarillo, 3:15; pinned by Wes Evans, Purcell, 0:35.
135 - Kevin Branine pinned Thomas Hinjosa, Amarillo, 5:14; def. Bret Appling, Hobart, 10-6; pinned David Smith, McLoud, 2:47; lost to J R. Munsell, Lexington, 20-5; pinned Darren Hill, Cordell, 3:44; def. Hinjosa, Amarillo, 11-6. Third place.
140 - Joseph Cox pinned by Kevin Wallis, Altus, 4:51; pinned Andy Anderson, Pawnee, 4:15; pinned Gerald Nolan, Pauls Valley, 1:08; pinned Sky Perry, Snyder, 0:42; pinned by Bo Lee, Clinton, 1:12; def. Eric Diaz, Hobart, 10-2; lost to Kevin Wallis, Altus, 11-2; def. Jeremy Farris, Lexington, 3-1. Fifth place.
145 - Jason Schultz pinned by Dalton Robin, Hobart, 5:32; pinned by Preston Britton, Cordell, 2:45; lost to Travis Brown, McLoud, 8-1; lost to Dustin Breeze, Snyder, 5-1.
160 - Michael Comstock pinned Jared Herbert, Hinton, 4:49; lost to Brian Cline, Hobart, 10-1; pinned Zach French,. Weatherford, 1:55; pinned Jared Herbert, Hinton, 1:11; lost to Jason Green, Pawnee, 6-3; def. John Reeves, Burns Flat, 9-0; lost to Brian Cline, Hobart, 7-4. Fourth place.
171 - Matt Johnson pinned Matt Hall, Pawnee, 1:12; pinned Kenny Hammer, Cordell, 2:55; pinned Austin Higgins, Pauls Valley, 0:48; def. Madison Jonas, Amarillo, 7-5; def. Tyler Selman, Weatherford, 9-3. First place.
171 - Kyle Simpson pinned by Eric Linn, Burns Flat, 5:00; pinned by Devin Lankford, Hobart, 2:48; pinned by Alex Cook, Altus, 2:35; pinned Madison Jonas, Amarillo, 1:28.
189 - Earl Hunt pinned by Elijah Martinez, Pawnee, 1:46; pinned Owen Sutton, Cordell, 4:29; pinned Joe Simpson, Woodward, 3:39; pinned by Martinez, Pawnee, 0:29.
189 - Joe Simpson pinned by Owen Sutton, Cordell, 1:00; pinned by Elijah Martinez, Pawnee, 1:39; pinned by Earl Hunt, Woodward, 3:39; won twice by injury default; pinned by Drew George, Altus, 0:22; pinned by Adam Reynolds, Weatherford, 0:31; pinned by Tanner Dotterer, Amarillo, 0:44. Sixth place.
189 - Anthony Byrd pinned by Tyson Yoder, Weatherford, 1:00; pinned by Coby Wren, Hinton, 1:55; pinned by Tanner Dotterer, Amarillo, 0:53; pinned by Adam Reynolds, Weatherford, 0:24.
215 - John O'Dell pinned by Ryan Soviar, Burns Flat, 0:33; pinned by Scott Sanderson, Amarillo, 3:36; pinned Steven Cox, Snyder, 4:25; pinned by Andrew Moxley, Hinton, 3:48.
215 - Jacob Radke pinned by Jeremy Winkler, Hobart, 0:37; lost to Michael Eugher, Lexington, 7-0; pinned Jesus Chavez, Woodward, 0:53; pinned Steen Cox, Snyder, 3:27; lost to Eugher, Lexington, 7-1; lost to Scott Sanderson, Amarillo, 11-5.
215 - Jesus Chavez pinned by Michael Eugher, Lexington, 3:34; pinned by Jeremy Winkler, Hobart,1:10; pinned by Jacob Radke, Woodward, 0:53.
275 - Derrek Branson pinned Alan Weaselbear, Weatherford, 0:35; pinned by Kyle Yoder, Weatherford, 1:56; pinned Kevin Tapia, Woodward, 1:14; pinned by Dereck Maddox, Cordell, 0:22.
275 - Kevin Tapia pinned by Kyle Yoder, Weatherford, 1:01; pinned Alan Weaselbear, Weatherford, 0:21; pinned by Derrek Branson, Woodward, 1:14; pinned by Jaret Garrett, Lexington, 3:03; pinned by Jake Givens, 0:32.
Boomer wrestlers win big
By Johnny McMahan/Senior Editor 12/15/04
Woodward junior high heavyweight Kevin Tapia goes for a pin against Geary in wrestling action Tuesday night at Boomer Fieldhouse. (Photo by Johnny McMahan) |
One look at the lineups for Burns Flat-Dill City and Geary and it was obvious the Boomers were going to win both high school duals in their home opener Tuesday night.
Both the opponents gave up forfeits at over half the weights.
Still, when the Boomers got the opportunity on the mat, they wrestled well and won both duals handily. The Boomers defeated Burns Flat-Dill City 57-15 and Geary 64-12 to even their season record at 2-2.
The junior high team split duals, beating Burns Flat-Dill City (which brought just two wrestlers) and losing to Geary.
Seniors Kevin Branine and Matt Johnson recorded two falls to lead the Boomers and Michael Comstock won twice.
The Boomer high school team goes to Weatherford for a tournament on Friday and Saturday.
Junior High
Woodward 66, Burns Flat-Dill City 12
(no matches for points were held, all were forfeits)
Geary 41, Woodward 30
(Woodward wrestler listed first)
78 - forfeit to Cody Evans
86 - Matt White receives forfeit
94 - Jake Ruble pinned by Cory Williamson, 2:19
110 - Joey Miller pinned D. J. Harris, 0:42
118 - Cooper Harrison pinned Logan Castleberry, 0:55
126 - Brandon Hacker tech fall John Thomas, 24-7
134 - Zach White pinned Robert Brown, 0:51
142 - Bobby Lopez def. Spencer Bradford, 10-0
152 - forfeit to Golden
165 - Javier Quintana pinned by Justin Wanzer, 4:03
185 - Earl Hunt pinned by Michael Davis, 1:38
275 - Kevin Tapia pinned Roy Aragon, 2:54
Exhibitions: Matt White pinned Evans, 2:25; Steven Wilson pinned Tanner Carruthers, 1:49; Spencer Bradford lost to Michael Martinez, 7-0; Zach White pinned Luke Davioko, 0:29; Brent Matthews pinned by Troy Carruthers, 4:30; Jimmy Blevins pinned Jarod Coleman, 2:57; Jesus Chavez pinned Zach Cheve, 0:54.
High School
(Woodward wrestler listed first)
Woodward 57, Burns Flat-Dill City 15
112 - Brent Butcher receives forfeit
119 - John Davis receives forfeit
125 - Caleb Lewis receives forfeit
130 - Ramon Marin receives forfeit
135 - Kevin Branine pinned Max Felkins, 1:38
140 - Joseph Cox receives forfeit
145 - Luis Baeza receives forfeit
152 - Jason Schultz pinned by Brad Hargis, 2:39
160 - Michael Comstock def. John Reeves, 10-4
171 - Matt Johnson pinned Eric Linn, 2:37
189 - Ricky Reeves def. Adam Pareja, 4-1
215 - Ryan Soviar pinned John O'Dell, 1:34
275 - Derrek Branson receives forfeit
Exhibitions: Jacob Radke pinned by Soviar, 1:25; Kyle Simpson pinned Josh Dittiger, 1:58.
Woodward 64, Geary 12
112 - Brent Butcher receives forfeit
119 - John Davis receives forfeit
125 - Caleb Lewis receives forfeit
130 - Ramon Marin receives forfeit
135 - Kevin Branine pinned Devin Pratt, 5:37
140 - Luis Baeza receives forfeit
145 - Joseph Cox pinned by Robert Bingham, 3:17
152 - Jason Schultz def. Jake Davidson, 21-7
160 - Michael Comstock pinned Robert Lucero, 0:47
171 - Matt Johnson pinned Mark Pittman, 4:39
189 - Anthony Byrd pinned by Clay King, 4:46
215 - John O'Dell receives forfeit
275 - Derrek Branson receives forfeit
Exhibitions: Luis Baeza def. Alex Karty, 13-11; Ramon Marin def. Devin Pratt, 10-0; Jacob Morgan pinned Clay King, 2:34.
Woodward High School Ranked Wrestlers
Joey Miller 103 #3 - Caleb Lewis 125 #8 - Matt Johnson 160 #3
Joey Miller 103 #5 - Joey Miller Jr High 102 - Matt Johnson 160 #3
Woodward wrestling results
12/12/04 Woodward News
103 - Joey Miller pinned Rico Lee, Ponca City, 1:51; def. Joseph Ewy, Blackwell, 6-4, ot; pinned by Barnardi.Choctaw; def Dicus who was disqualified during the match: lost to Ewy, Blackwell, 6-4, ot. Fourth place.
119 - John Davis pinned by Drew Hilll, Midwest City, 1:24; pinned by Richard Adamson, Lawton Ike, 2:14
125 - Caleb Lewis lost to Carson Powell, Choctaw, 16-2; lost to Matt Marino, Marlow, 16-7.
130 - Ramon Marin pinned by Brett Gray, Catosa, 3:30; lost to Ryan Keck, Marlow, 5-3.
135 - Kevin Branine pinned by Tyler Shinn, Ponca, 3:30; pinned Kyle Redick, Harrah, 2:28; lost to Lambert, Stillwater, 12-5.
140 - Luis Baeza pinned by Levi Anstine, Arkansas City, Kan., 1:03; bye; pinned by Rhodes, Choctaw, 0:42
145 - Joseph Cox pinned by Aaron Gregory, Harrah, 2:53; lost to Tyler Rosenhamer, Wichita Bishop Carroll, 2:14.
160 - Matt Johnson bye; def. Travis Okeene, Edmond Memorial, 5-1; def. Starcyznski, Midwest City, 4-2; lost to Sykes, Perry, 6-5. Second place.
171 - Michael Comstock def. Nick Jaretzschmar, Midwest City, 3-2; lost to Dusty Ward, Perry, 11-2; pinned Rylas, Harrah, 3:52; lost to Scram, Arkansas City, Kan., 12-6.
189 - Anthony Byrd pinned by Chad Gregory, Lawton Ike, 1:28; pinned by Terry Foster, Arkansas City, Kan., 0:32.
215 - John O'Dell lost to Brandon Boyd, Lawton Ike, 8-5; bye; pinned by Peter, Harrah, 1:26.
275 - Derrek Branson pinned Colton Horn, Marlow, 1:25; pinned by Russell Brorsen, Stilllwater, 0:11; def. Bockum, Edmond Memorial by injury default; pinned by Morean, Arkansas City, Kan., 0:38, ot.
Woodward was 12th in the 18-team tournament with 49 points. Ponca City won the tourney.
Wrestlers take on Weatherford
12/10/04 woodward news
Junior High
Weatherford 41, Woodward 32
(Woodward wrestler listed first)
78 - forfeit to Galbreath; 86 - forfeit to Darin; 94 - Matt White lost to Hunt, 6-2; 102 - Jake Ruble def. Irvin, 12-2; 110 - Steven Wilson pinned by Stevens, 0:47; 118 - John Thomas lost to Johnson, 11-10; 126 - Cooper Harrison pinned Lohn, 1:05; 134 - Zach White pinned Buller, 0:35; 142 - forfeit to Chaney; 152 - forfeit to Brown; 165 - Javier Quintana pinned by Cook, 1:41; 185 - Earl Hunt pinned Kesler, 2:52; 275 - Kevin Tapia pinned Weaselbear, 1:59
High School
Weatherford 46, Woodward 21
(Woodward wrestler listed first)
103 - Joey Miller pinned Ray, 2:57; 112 - Brent Butcher pinned by Shadid, 0:27; 119 - John Davis lost to T. Shadid, 7-0; 125 - Caleb Lewis pinned by Chipman, 0:41; 130 - Ramon Marin def. Gates, 4-2; 135 - Kevin Branine pinned Russell, 3:56; 140 - Charlie Baeza pinned Ratcliff, 0:40; 145 - Joseph Cox pinned by Concher, 1:54; 152 - Jason Schultz pinned by Hayes, 1:15; 160 - Matt Johnson lost to C. Selman, 6-1; 171 - Michael Comstock lost to T. Selman, 6-0; 189 - Adam Pareja lost to Yoder, 15-3; 215 - John O'Dell lost to Moore, 6-5; 275 - Derrek Branson pinned by Yoder, 2:26
Wrestlers win at Kingfisher
Woodward News 11/5/04
KINGFISHER- The Boomer junior high wrestlers turned in a strong effort Saturday to win the championship at the Kingfisher Tournament.
Woodward scored 162 points to edge Piedmont for the team championship. Piedmont finished with 150 points.
In addition, Boomer eighth grader Zach White was named the tournament's outstanding wrestler after winning the 126-point division.
Three other Boomers, Matt White, Kevin Tapia and Joseph Cox, finished second.
"Overall we did pretty good," said Boomer coach Greg Johnson. "We were third here last yer and this year we won it, that's kind of nice."
In addition to the four finalists, the Boomers had five others place in the top six.
Kingfisher Tournament
Team scoring: Woodward 162,Piedmont 150, Kingfisher 134, Weatherford 127, Deer Creek 122, Watonga111, Hobart 105, Hinton 89, Geary 88, Casady 73,Heritage Hall 68, Clinton 67, Enid 49. .
Individual results.
Woodward wrestler listed first.
76 - William Womack pinned by Zack Taylor, 0:35.
94 -. Matt White, second. Def.,Chad Kirkendoff, Kingfisher, 4-3; pinned by Cotton Gallo, Watonga, 2:49.
102 - Jake "Rubl Pinned by Heath BI Creek,3:55; pinned Hinton, 3:27; lost Williamson, Geary, 8-2.
110 - Brent Butcher, third. Pinned by Brent Stephens, Weatherford, 1:30; def. Nick Stemming, Hobart,. 8-5; def. John Thomas, Woodward, 5-2.
110 - John Thomas, fourth. Lost to Cox, Hinton, 4-2; pinned T. Reed, Piedmont, 0:56; lost to Butcher, 5-2.
118 - Cooper Harrison, fifth. Pinned Hummingbird, Piedmont, 3:17; pinned by Mark Valesquez, Casady, 0:37; def. Mike Martinez, Clinton,. 5-2.
126 - Zach White, first. Def. Slade Draper, Deer Creek, 9-2; def. Braden Hicks, Geary, 8-3.
134 - Spencer Bradford lost to Jesus Royas, Deer Creek, .9-7.
142 - Joseph Cox,. second. Def. Lindsey, Piedmont, 7-4; lost to Junior Montoga, Clinton, 6-0.
152 - Luis Ibanez pinned by Lockwood, Piedmont, 1:19.
165 - Javier Quintana, sixth. Pinned by Moore, Piedmont, 2:48; pinned by Alex Deckard, Enid, 3:03. pinned by Robert Lucero, Geary, 0:41.
185 - Earl Hunt.. pinned Lavin Baldwin, Clinton; pinned by Mangold, Piedmont, 1:32.
275 - Kevin Tapia, second. Pinned Victor Hunsaker, Hobart, 1:19; pinned by Jacob Gather, Kingfisher, 0:25.
KINGFISHER -11/4/04
Woodward advanced eight wrestlers to the semifinals of the Kingfisher Junior High Wrestling Tournament in action Friday.
In the semifinals are Matt White, Jake Ruble, John Thomas, Brent Butcher, Zach White, Joseph Cox, Javier Quintana and Kevin Tapia.
The competition resumes today.
Here are the Woodward results.
86 - William Womack, bye; pinned by Joe Going, Watonga, 0:16.
94 - Matt White pinned Travis Parker, Watonga, 3;11; pinned Mixon, Piedmont, 1:40.
102 - Jake Ruble pinned Brad Reston, Hobart, 0:42; pinned Javoni Pastrina, Hinton, 0:46.
110 - John Thomas bye; def. Nick Pfenning, Hobart,. 12-11.
110 - Brent Butcher, bye; bye.
118 - Cooper Harrison pinned Logan Castleberry, Geary, 1:08; lost to Terence Whitton, Kingfisher, 9-2.
118 - Stephen Wilson pinned by Mike Martinez, Clinton, 1:51; pinned by James Vernon,. Casady, 1:17.
126 - Zach White pinned Adrian Escobedo, Crescent, 0:11; pinned Kyle Lohr, Weatherford, 1:15.
134 - Spencer Bradford pinned Cody Hightower, Casady, 1:00; pinned by Bennett, Piedmont, 1:43.
142 - Joseph Cox pinned Curtis Bennell, Enid, 1:05; pinned Levi Herterson, Kingfisher, 1:25.
152 - Luis Ibanez, bye; pinned by Ryan Mills, Kingfisher, 1:30.
165 - Javier Quintana bye; pinned Brent Baker, Hobart, 0:50.
185 - Earl Hunt pinned Tyler Bowman, Weatherford, 1:05; lost to Jantz Hahn, Deer Creek, 12-3.
275 - Kevin Tapia pinned Austin Payne, Deer Creek, 0:34; def. Nail, Piedmont, 4-2 (ot).
275 - Brent Matthews pinned by Kenneth Brugan, Kingfisher, 0:38; pinned by Cameron Humphries, Clinton, 2:30.
Results from Woodward's
wrestling dual against Altus on Thursday. 12/3/04
Junior High
Woodward 48, Altus 24 (Woodward wrestler listed first)
70 - Woodward forfeits to
Reid Southall
86 - William Womack
pinned by Glen Ridley, 0:24
94 - Matt White def. Matt
Barnes, 14-0
102 - Jake Ruble def.
Shawn Watson, 12-0
110 - John Thomas def.
Blake Nunez, 19-10
118 - Cooper Harrison
pinned Diego Lopez, 1:12
126 - Zach White pinned
Jerry Bellon, 0:38
134 - Spencer Bradford
pinned by Gerald Harris, 4:02
142 - double forfeit
152 - Luis Ibanez pinned
Ricky Bird, 0:45
165 - Javier Quintana
pinned by George Berry, 1 :35
185 - Earl Hunt pinned
Micah Webb, 0:38
275 - Kevin Tapia pinned
Andrew Fernandez, 1 :46.
Exhibition
Steven Wilson
Greg Sanders, 2:37
Brent Matthews pinned by
Andrew Fernandez, 0:59.
High School
Altus 45'Woodward 30 (Woodward wrestler listed first)
103 - Joey Miller pinned
Anthony Garcia, 1 :24
112 - Brent Butcher pinned
by Juice Bridges, 1:26
119 - John Davis pinned by
ZadinBrown,3:05
125 - Caleb Lewis def.
Kalendo Vasquez, 9-4
130 - forfeiet to Micah
Johnson
135 - Kevin Branine lost to
Heath Hill, 5-4
140 - Joseph Cox pinned
by Kevin Wallace, 2:51
145 - forfeit to James
Dempsey
152 - Jason Schultz def.
Michael Knox, 8-3
160 - Matt Johnson pinned
Tim McLain, 5:08
171 - Kyle Simpson
pinned by Alex Cook, 3:36
189 - Adam Pareja pinned
by Drew George, 3 :29
215 - John O'Dell pinned
Matt Jones, 2:48
275 - Derrek Branson
pinned Seth Farr, 1 :35
Exhibitions
Andy Rowekamp lost to
Palmero Avila, 11-0
Joe Simpson pinned by
Michael Knox, 0:54
Anthony Byrd lost to
Danny Forsuci, 5-2
Jacob Radke pinned Mattis
Ovlez, 0:43
Joey Miller pinned Katie
Carmelo,0:53
Boomer wrestlers take on Altus
By Johnny McMahan/Senior Editor 11/2/04
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ALTUS - Woodward opens its dual wrestling season here tonight with junior high and high school matches against the Bulldogs.
The Boomers are coming off two strong open tournament performances where they placed 16 and 20 wrestlers, respectively, in the top six of their weight classes. In addition, freshmen Joey Miller and Derrek Branson won championships in the prestigious Panhandle Nationals in Amarillo over the Thanksgiving weekend.
"We've done pretty good in the tournaments," said Boomer head coach Greg Johnson. "Joey Miller has wrestled real well at 103 and at 275 I've been very impressed with Derrek Branson. Both went to nationals this summer and that always makes you better."
Matt Johnson, a three-time state qualifier and one of the favorites for a state title this year is undefeated in the early going. Johnson wrestled for the Oklahoma team in national competition over the summer.
"Matt has been wrestling well," Johnson said. "And Michael Comstock only lost to Matt in the first preseason tournament. In the second one, he didn't lose until he hurt his shoulder."
Comstock is expected back soon and the Boomers should also get Jacob Morgan back before the season gets too far along. Both are waiting on doctor's releases.
Jason Schultz won his first high school medal during the tournaments and coach Johnson said Ramon Marin has been impressive in the wrestling room.
Altus as usual will provide a solid challenge.
"They have a pretty good 119 pounder and 125 pounder," Johnson said. "I also think somewhere around 160 and 171 they have a pretty decent guy.
"Other than that I don't know much about them. They've got a new coach this year."
Here is the high school lineup for the dual.
103 - Joey Miller, Fr.
112 - Brent Butcher, Fr.
119 - John Davis, Jr.
125 - Caleb Lewis, Soph.
130 - Ramon Marin, Soph.
135 - Kevin Branine, Sr.
140 - Joseph Cox, Fr.
145 - Jason Schultz, Sr.
152 - Michael Comstock, Jr. (injured)
160 - Matt Johnson, Sr.
171 - Kyle Simpson, Soph.
189 - Adam Pareja, Sr.
215 - John O'Dell, Soph., or Jacob Radke, Soph.
275 - Derrek Branson, Fr.
Woodward wrestling results
Woodward Middle School and High School results from the Yukon Open wrestling tournament on Saturday.
Seventh grade
78 pounds - Bill Womack pinned by Olson, 0:40; pinned by Alexander, Mustang, 0:25.
94 pounds - Jake Ruble. def. Bohannon, LMS, 12-0; pinned Johnson, Jarman, 1:20; pinned Meyer, IMS, 1:53; def. Hunt, Weatherford, 9-2. First place.
126 pounds - Spencer Bradford pinned Izam, 0:40. First place.
134 pounds - Bradford pinned Cox, Yukon, 0:20; pinned by Youf, 0:56. Third place.
HWT: Brent Mathews pinned by Pringle, 1:24; won by injury default. Second place.
Junior High
102 - Stephen Wilson pinned by Hanthorn, Mustang, 1:16; pinned by Lambright, Clinton, 2:30.
102 - Joey Miller def. Gunther, Norman, 4-0; pinned Gwinn, Central, 0:47; def. Bryant, Del City, 5-0. First place.
110 - Brent Butcher lost to Stevens, Weatherford, 0:21; pinned Tuft, Yukon, 1:18; pinned Horn, Mustang North, 1:49; lost to Meeker, LMS, 9-0. Sixth place.
118 - John Thomas lost to Duncan, IMS, 0:58; pinned Malloy, Mustang, 2:23; lost to Martin, Taft, 11-8.
126: Charlie Baeza pinned Chris Lehon, Edmond Santa Fe,. 0:58; lost to Taylor, Mustang, 1:55; pinned Thigpen, 0:28; lost to Penwright, Yukon, 10-0. Sixth place.
165 - Edward Chavez pinned Randall, Weatherford, 3:26; pinned by Green, Weatherford, 3:20; def. Westfall, Taft, 2:27; lost to Brown, Weatherford. Fourth place.
165: Jimmy Blevins pinned Ryan, Yukon, 0:31; pinned Collins, Clinton, 0:32; pinned Green, Weatherford, 2:58.
185: Earl Hunt lost to Woods, 0:38; lost to Ozeraty, 4-3.
HWT: Kevin Tapia lost to Ketterman, Mustang, 5-3; lost to Savage, Hefner, 1:41.
HWT-Jesus Chavez pinned Williams, LMS, 0:58; def. Ramsey, Clinton, 11-3; pinned Harlon, Blanchard, 1:03; pinned Hookan, Putnam West, 1:36; lost to Derek Branson, Woodward, 3:34.
HWT-Branson pinned Moore, Blanchard, 1:22; pinned Field, 1:12; pinned Chavez, 3:24.
High school
103: Joey Miller def. Schenk, Del City, 2-0; lost to Untrouer, Midwest City, 7-4; def. Turner, Putnam West, 2-0; def. Wie, Blackwell, 1-0, double overtime. Third place.
119 - Andy Rowekamp pinned by Staly, Midwest City, 0:26; pinned in 0:20.
125 - Caleb Lewis pinned by Hill, Midwest City, 0:41; lost to McCray, Yukon, 4-0.
135 - Kevin Branine def. Eastman, Yukon, 5-0; lost to Spring, Del City, 9-1; pinned Phelps, Yukon, 1:43; def. Williams, Yukon, 7-5; lost to Nellis, Midwest City, 9-0. Sixth place.
145 - Jason Schultz lost 7-1; def. McPherson, Yukon, 8-2; def. Drake, Yukon, 11-4; def. Ellard, Mustang, 6-4; lost to Brown, Mustang, 8-0. Fourth place.
171 - Matt Johnson pinned Hayes, Clinton, 0:53; def. Ramsey, 10-0; Weinrion, Mustang, 11-0; pinned Hawkins, Mustang, 1:36; def. Comstock, Woodward, 5-2. First Place
171 - Michael Comstock pinned Aredola, Anadarko, 0:53; pinned Irwin, Putnam City, 0:43; def. Shaddon, Yukon, 3-1; def. Auld, Putnam West, 7-2; lost to Johnson, 5-2. Second place.
189 - Adam Pareja pinned Carr, Anadarko, 0:35; lost to Brown, Yukon, 18-2; pinned Simpson, Woodward, 0:13; lost Morrow, Anadarko, 9-7. Sixth place.
189 - Joe Simpson lost to Nicholas, Anadarko, 11-7; pinned by Pareja, Woodward.
189 - Anthony Byrd pinned by Castillo, Putnam City West, 2:43; pinned Holoran, Putnam North,. 2:51; lost to Blackwell wrestler.
215 - Jacob Radke pinned Slaughter, 2:49; lost to Sanders, Midwest City, 2:30; pinned Edge, Mustang, 1:58; lost to Roberts, Edmond Santa Fe, 2-0.
HWT - John O'Dell def. Shrum, Putnam West , 2-0; pinned by Riskallaw, Lawton Ike, 1:24; pinned Bankton, Piedmont, 0:28; lost to Branson, Woodward, 5-0.
HWT - Branson pinned by Johnson, Putnam City West, 0:48; def. Blass, Putnam City North, 7-0; def. O'Dell, 5-0; pinned by Green, Blackwell, 0:53. Sixth place.
