It was another great week for the Sulphur wrestlers, as the Dogs punched their tickets to the Class 3A Dual State tournament for the second year in a row.
Sulphur got a 40-33 win over Bristow last Tuesday to advance to the dual state tournament in come from behind fashion.
“We have been wrestling really well for the most part,” said Sulphur head coach Conner Webb. “All of the kids have bought in and have been working extremely hard.”
The Dogs trailed 33-16 late in the dual but got some wins down the stretch, including a pin from Landon Jones on one of Bristow’s best wrestlers to punch Sulphur’s ticket.
“I’m proud of everyone’s attitude and work ethic,” Webb said. “Hopefully we make some progress in our little time off to get us into the dual state finals.”
Sulphur, currently ranked No. 5 in Class 4A, made the dual state semifinals last year after qualifying for the first time since 2007.
The Dogs were at the Chickasha High School Classic over the weekend, where Sulphur continued to compete well as a team.
Sulphur was 3rd as a team behind Piedmont and Chickasha, finishing with 228 points.
Baer Webb (165) and Justus Gilliam (HWT) each placed 1st in their weight classes, while Maddax Mobly (157) was 2nd.
Webb opened the tournament with a decision before pinning his next three opponents to make the finals.
He brought home gold by beating Conner Nunez of Altus in a 5-1 decision.
Gilliam won his first three matches by fall, before winning a 5-1 decision over Oakley Caruthers of Norman in the semifinals and beating Malakai Perez of Watonga in the championship 5-0.
Mobly went 4-1 over the weekend and won all four matches by fall.
However, he was pinned in the championship match by Eli Ramirez of Duncan late in the match.
Jones (113) was 4th, along with Jadyn McClure (138) and Eathin Kennedy (175).
Jones and Kennedy were 3-2 over the weekend, while McClure went 5-2.
Noah Heitland (106) was 5th and Landy DeArman (126) and Garrin Green (215) were each 6th for Sulphur.
Heitland was 4-2 over the weekend, while DeArman and Green were each 3-3.
The Dogs faced Bridge Creek in a dual on Tuesday.
Sulphur will host Lexington for a dual next Tuesday before going to dual state on Feb. 10 at the Stride Bank Arena in Enid.
