Six MHS wrestlers still had chances at state wrestling titles Friday, but the semifinal round ended with only two still alive on the front side of the bracket.
- 113: Semifinal – Ezekiel Witt (Manhattan) 42-0 won by fall over Jaxson Scott (Olathe North) 42-12 (Fall 3:12)
- 120: Semifinal – Caeleb Hutchinson (Manhattan) 40-5 won by decision over Robert Hickman (Mill Valley) 33-18 (Dec 9-2)
- 126: Semifinal – Aiden Stuart (Olathe East) 37-13 won by decision over Cameron Coonrod (Manhattan) 35-9 (Dec 3-2)
- 157: Semifinal – Ender Rider (Olathe East) 42-7 won by fall over Ben Uher (Manhattan) 30-16 (Fall 3:41)
- 190: Semifinal – Caleb Sharp (Olathe Northwest) 39-9 won by fall over Landon Dobson (Manhattan) 37-10 (Fall 1:33)
- 215: Semifinal – Christopher Wash Jr (Mill Valley) 41-8 won by decision over Raymond Gary-Hernandez (Manhattan) 32-10 (Dec 4-3)
After Friday’s final round of action, three additional wrestlers are still alive on the consolation bracket for the Tribe. A fourth was eliminated in the third round of consolations.
- 138: Cons. Round 3 – Jameal Agnew (Manhattan) 37-10 won by fall over Ramses Ruiz (Dodge City) 26-13 (Fall 4:58)
- 144: Cons. Round 3 – Logan Lagerman (Manhattan) 37-7 won by fall over Gabriel Aguilera (Dodge City) 25-17 (Fall 2:01)
- 285: Cons. Round 3 – Clayton Frehn (Manhattan) 30-3 won by fall over Brayden Shin (Olathe West) 27-24 (Fall 2:07)
- 175: Cons. Round 3 – Griffin Bohanan (Junction City) 36-10 won in sudden victory – 1 over Max Evans-Pryor (Manhattan) 21-10 (SV-1 6-4)
Manhattan enters day 3 of the tournament in 3rd place for the team title, trailing Mill Valley by three points, second place Washburn Rural by a half-point (142-139.5-139).
At the 6-5A girls tournament, Manhattan’s Sage Rosario will be the only Indian wrestling for a title. She gets a shot at an unbeaten season after sweeping her three 155 pound matches through the first two days, winning all three by fall.
The Indians will also have two other wrestlers in action Saturday.
- 120: Semifinal – Ella Weber (Shawnee Mission West) 27-12 won by decision over Kayla Cramer (Manhattan) 39-3 (Dec 10-6)
- 140: Cons. Round 3 – Alayna Slifer (Manhattan) 21-7 won by decision over Olivia Stevens (Tecumseh-Shawnee Heights) 29-9 (Dec 4-0)
In 4A, the Wamego boys have three wrestlers still alive for Saturday’s matches, all on the consolation bracket.
- 138: Cons. Round 3 – Knox Karnowski (Wamego) 38-5 won by major decision over Atticus Guenther (Santa Fe Trail) 28-10 (MD 13-1)
- 150: Semifinal – Noah Bailey (Tonganoxie) 39-3 won by decision over Thomas McIntyre (Wamego) 24-12 (Dec 8-5)
- 215: Semifinal – Dalton Roush (Holton) 44-3 won by decision over Jake Meyer (Wamego) 27-7 (Dec 4-1)
- 106: Cons. Round 3 – Brayden Luinstra (Augusta) 18-5 won by fall over Harry Costa (Wamego) 31-13 (Fall 4:56)
Rock Creek 157 pound wrestler Aidan McKinney saw his season end in the third round of consolations, suffering a decision to Dalton Evans of Ottawa.
At the 3-2-1A boys tournament, Riley County’s Kaden Gutsch will wrestle Saturday, having gained a pair of Friday wins at 144 pounds.
At the 4-1A girls tournament, Wamego’s Peyton Brazzle was eliminated in the 3rd round of consolations, by Carolina Northup of Stockton at 100 pounds. Rock Creek’s Brooklyn Burenheide was sent to the consolation bracket at 125 pounds with a semifinal loss to Jill High of Augusta. She will be the only Mustang wrestling Saturday.
