(Dan Mohrmann/CHSAANow.com)

DENVER — For the Wray Eagles, the night started with redemption. It ended the same way as last year’s state wrestling tournament; with an all-time record.

For the 14th time, the Eagles are the wrestling champion of Colorado. It’s a number that for the foreseeable future will go unmatched as was their 13th title that they claimed on this very same weekend a year ago. It’s also the third consecutive title for the Eagles.

“They set their goals the beginning of the year and the whole team’s been working their butts off and it’s nice to see it paid off,” coach Matt Brown said. “Last year we went 0-4 in finals and I think that shocked them a little bit and I think they went after a little harder this year.”

The difference in this win was the early emotional boost that came with it. In the second match of the night on the Class 2A mat, senior Cade Rockwell made up for last year’s painful defeat in the 113-pound title match. When the final whistle blew, the pain of last year and weight of defeat lifted away as his arms extended into the air.

It capped a remarkable tournament run where the Eagles had wrapped up the team title before they marched their four title contenders out in the Parade of Champions. They finished with 162.5 points. Rocky Ford was the runner-up with 123.5 points.

“Our team is great,” Rockwell said. “We all love each other. All we care about is wrestling and sticking up for going to each other all the time.”

For a year Rockwell worked through the sweat and tears. Midway through his match he had to add so blood into the mix. Despite a stoppage to attend to a bloody nose, he kept his focus on Cedaredge’s Lane Hunsberger and built a 12-2 lead as the final whistle blew, his hand was raised with a 12-2 major decision victory.

“He was talking to me the whole match on top and you have to let it go,” Rockwell said. “You wrestle your match and you humble yourself and you do the best you can.”

Rye’s Michael Atencio, the cause of Rockwell’s anguish from a year ago, also walked off the floor at Pepsi Center with a victory and a second state championship. He claimed the 120-pound championship. A junior, Atencio has a chance to become a three-time champion at next year’s tournament.

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Oran Huff out of Lyons derailed a different bid for a third title. The defending champion of the 126-pound bracket, he held off Cedaredge junior Trey Geyer, a 2019 state champion at 120 via a 4-1 decision. Had Geyer won the match, he would’ve looked to 2021 for a chance to claim a fourth title.

“I knew I could beat him,” Huff said. “Just like last year I came out with confidence in my coaching and my training and my ability. That’s what it takes.”

It wasn’t too long after Huff’s win that a fourth state title opportunity made its way to Mat 2. John Mall’s Wesley VanMatre battled to a 10-3 decision win over Lyons’ David Gardner.

VanMatre’s title victory will certainly be a chapter in one of the most historic nights of Colorado wrestling history. He shared the honor with three other competitors marking 2020 the year that the most four-time champions were crowned.

It’s just one aspect of this year’s competition that makes the event special, an event where Wray walked into Saturday night with a 14th team title already in hand. It might be the most in state history, but Brown would never allow the quantity to water down the significance of the achievement. Tyler Collins also claimed a title at 152 and four other Eagles found their way to the podium..

“The time they put in and all the offseason stuff made this group special,” he said. “It’s an awesome group to be a part of.”

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The state wrestling finals are on Saturday night at Pepsi Center. The matchups in each weight class are below.

Find complete live results from the tournament here.

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Class 5A

• 106 pounds: Frankie boy Sanchez (Grandview) vs. Derek Glenn, Jr. (Cherokee Trail)
• 113 pounds: Alec Beltran (Horizon) vs. Kenny Sailas (Brighton)
• 120 pounds: Dawson Collins (Grand Junction) vs. Armando Garcia (Denver East)
• 126 pounds: Vince Cornella (Monarch) vs. Jakob Romero (Pomona)
• 132 pounds: Jaron Mahler (Ponderosa) vs. Kieran Thompson (Grand Junction)
• 138 pounds: Dean Noble (Poudre) vs. Daniel Cardenas (Pomona)
• 145 pounds: Antonio Segura (Regis Jesuit) vs. Joey Joiner (Legacy)
• 152 pounds: Cody Ginther (Fossil Ridge) vs. Hudson Cropp (Fort Collins)
• 160 pounds: Gage Bernall (Pomona) vs. Nathan Fitzpatrick (Monarch)
• 170 pounds: Tyson Beauperthuy (Doherty) vs. Draygan Colonese (Pine Creek)
• 182 pounds: Joe Renner (Grandview) vs. Jack Forbes (Columbine)
• 195 pounds: Alec Hargreaves (Rocky Mountain) vs. Franklin Cruz (Pomona)
• 220 pounds: Sam Hart (Cherokee Trail) vs. Dylan BravoPacker (Brighton)
• 285 pounds: Zach Schraeder (Columbine) vs. Julian Williams (Cherokee Trail)

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Class 4A

• 106 pounds: Kobi Johnson (Loveland) vs. Logan Novara (Longmont)
• 113 pounds: Dominic Castro (Pueblo Centennial) vs. Rudy Lopez (Erie)
• 120 pounds: Boden White (Pueblo County) vs. Weston Dalton (Pueblo East)
• 126 pounds: Angel Flores (Coronado) vs. Malachi Contreras (Mountain View)
• 132 pounds: Dominick Serrano (Windsor) vs. John Beau Hostler (Broomfield)
• 138 pounds: Vance Vombaur (Windsor) vs. John Nicholas (Longmont)
• 145 pounds: Darren Green (Broomfield) vs. Aaden Valdez (Pueblo East)
• 152 pounds: Jaxon Garoutte (Pueblo County) vs. Isaias Estrada (Thomas Jefferson)
• 160 pounds: Cody Eaton (Windsor) vs. Chase Engelhardt (Thompson Valley)
• 170 pounds: Tristian Perez (Windsor) vs. Marcelo Espinoza Diaz (Loveland)
• 182 pounds: Isaiah Salazar (Windsor) vs. Cole Simmons (Montrose)
• 195 pounds: Miles Beam (Roosevelt) vs. Bryce Garcia (Pueblo County)
• 220 pounds: Jared Volcic (Mesa Ridge) vs. Bryant Walker (Broomfield)
• 285 pounds: Andy Garcia (Pueblo East) vs. Matthew Moore (Mesa Ridge)

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Class 3A

• 106 pounds: Roberto Estrada (Weld Central) vs. Matthew Medina (Eagle Valley)
• 113 pounds: Davion Chavez (Alamosa) vs. Angelo Lozado (Jefferson)
• 120 pounds: Brady Hankin (Woodland Park) vs. Isaiah Gamez (La Junta)
• 126 pounds: Jacob Duran (Fort Lupton) vs. Johnny Masopust (Florence)
• 132 pounds: Zane Rankin (Lamar) vs. Zach Marrero (Strasburg)
• 138 pounds: Lucas Comroe (Eagle Valley) vs. Isaiah Rios (Valley)
• 145 pounds: Zander Condit (Jefferson) vs. Ryan Dirksen (Eaton)
• 152 pounds: Cameron Lucero (Pagosa Springs) vs. Nick Gallegos (Jefferson)
• 160 pounds: Jaziah Whaley (Valley) vs. Tanner Baumgartner (Weld Central)
• 170 pounds: Cole Gray (Woodland Park) vs. Mac Copeland (Bennett)
• 182 pounds: Brian Paxton (Fort Morgan) vs. Cody DuBois (Bennett)
• 195 pounds: Nick Wellen (Brush) vs. Jeremiah Garcia (Platte Valley)
• 220 pounds: Cody Ponce (Eagle Valley) vs. John Foutz (Bayfield)
• 285 pounds: Emanuel Munoz (Alcala ) vs. Tanner True (Eaton)

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Class 2A

• 106 pounds: Michael Romero (Swink) vs. Brady Collins (Wray)
• 113 pounds: Cade Rockwell (Wray) vs. Lane Hunsberger (Cedaredge)
• 120 pounds: Michael Atencio (Rye) vs. Michael Maldonado (Rocky Ford)
• 126 pounds: Trey Geyer (Cedaredge) vs. Oran Huff (Lyons)
• 132 pounds: Blaze Brophy (Yuma) vs. Lain Yapoujian (Byers)
• 138 pounds: Wyatt Yapoujian (Byers) vs. Clint Brown (Peyton)
• 145 pounds: Wesley VanMatre (John Mall) vs. David Gardner (Lyons)
• 152 pounds: Tyler Collins (Wray) vs. Zeb Etter (Paonia)
• 160 pounds: Grey Neal (Paonia) vs. Micah Hertrich (Buena Vista)
• 170 pounds: Adam Schulz (Crowley County) vs. Luis Chafino (Holyoke)
• 182 pounds: Hunter Planansky (Hayden) vs. Colby Clatterbaugh (Meeker)
• 195 pounds: Karson Bean (Lyons) vs. Fabian Lopez (Sedgwick/Fleming)
• 220 pounds: Jesse Tapia (Rocky Ford) vs. Jose Molina (Wray)
• 285 pounds: Peyton Froman (Rocky Ford) vs. Remi Lucero (Centauri)

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Vista PEAK (5A), Montrose (4A) and Cotopaxi (1A) have joined this week’s girls basketball rankings.

The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. During the regular season, they are released each Monday.

Complete rankings are below.

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CHSAANow.com Girls Basketball Polls

Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

First-place votes are in parentheses.

Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.

Below are this week’s wrestling rankings from On The Mat.

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On The Mat Wrestling Rankings

Tim Yount of On The Mat provides weekly wrestling rankings for teams and individuals in all weight classes. To see individual rankings, you can subscribe to On The Mat’s full rankings.

To subscribe via PayPal, choose your subscription option on this page click on the corresponding PayPal button. To subscribe by mail or fax and pay by personal check, click here for a printable subscription form. Email Tim Yount at tim@onthematrankings.com with questions.

To purchase individual weeks of the rankings (as opposed to the entire season), you will need to use the printable subscription form and pay by check. The season ranking subscriptions are offered at a discounted rate.

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This week’s girls basketball ranking added just two newcomers across the five classes: Meeker (2A) and Elbert (1A).

The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. During the regular season, they are released each Monday.

Complete rankings are below.

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CHSAANow.com Girls Basketball Polls

Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

First-place votes are in parentheses.

Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.

Fleming has taken over atop the Class 1A girls basketball rankings this week.

The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. During the regular season, they are released each Monday.

Complete rankings are below.

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CHSAANow.com Girls Basketball Polls

Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

First-place votes are in parentheses.

Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.

Below are this week’s wrestling rankings from On The Mat.

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On The Mat Wrestling Rankings

Tim Yount of On The Mat provides weekly wrestling rankings for teams and individuals in all weight classes. To see individual rankings, you can subscribe to On The Mat’s full rankings.

To subscribe via PayPal, choose your subscription option on this page click on the corresponding PayPal button. To subscribe by mail or fax and pay by personal check, click here for a printable subscription form. Email Tim Yount at tim@onthematrankings.com with questions.

To purchase individual weeks of the rankings (as opposed to the entire season), you will need to use the printable subscription form and pay by check. The season ranking subscriptions are offered at a discounted rate.

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Grandview (5A) and Limon (2A) have each taken over as top-ranked teams in this week’s girls basketball rankings.

The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. During the regular season, they are released each Monday.

Complete rankings are below.

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CHSAANow.com Girls Basketball Polls

Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

First-place votes are in parentheses.

Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.

Below are this week’s wrestling rankings from On The Mat.

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On The Mat Wrestling Rankings

Tim Yount of On The Mat provides weekly wrestling rankings for teams and individuals in all weight classes. To see individual rankings, you can subscribe to On The Mat’s full rankings.

To subscribe via PayPal, choose your subscription option on this page click on the corresponding PayPal button. To subscribe by mail or fax and pay by personal check, click here for a printable subscription form. Email Tim Yount at tim@onthematrankings.com with questions.

To purchase individual weeks of the rankings (as opposed to the entire season), you will need to use the printable subscription form and pay by check. The season ranking subscriptions are offered at a discounted rate.

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Rocky Ford has moved up to the top of the Class 2A girls basketball rankings this week.

The rankings, voted upon by coaches and select media members, are the official polls of the Association. During the regular season, they are released each Monday.

Complete rankings are below.

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CHSAANow.com Girls Basketball Polls

Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.

First-place votes are in parentheses.

Coaches and media members looking to vote should email rcasey@chsaa.org.