The Centralia boys wrestling team can officially be considered a dynasty.
The Panthers won their third state wrestling championship in the last four years as they scored 115.5 team points to take home the first-place plaque Thursday at Mizzou Arena in Columbia in the Class 1 Missouri State High School Boys Wrestling Championships.
Marceline took second place with 106.5 points, North Callaway was third with 1-5 and Lathrop took fourth with 87.
Rex Bryson won Centralia’s lone individual title, while Marshall Kable (fifth), Charles Robinson (second), Gradon Hedberg (fifth) and Waylon Adkisson (third) won state medals.
Below is a summary of each championship match and a list of state medalists:
106: Gallatin sophomore Nicholas Larsen jumped out to a 6-1 lead in the first period with a takedown and nearfall against Windsor junior Nico Pushon and never looked back as he won a state title following a 13-2 major decision.
State medalists:
1st Place – Nicholas Larsen of Gallatin
2nd Place – Nico Punshon of Windsor
3rd Place – Cole Huwar of Brookfield
4th Place – Caden Rosentreter of Fatima
5th Place – Ayden Ortega of Trenton
6th Place – Colton Diibon of Lawson
113: Warsaw senior Jayce Estes won the second state title of his career as his first-period takedown created enough separation to take down Marceline senior Reece Stufflebean 5-3.
State Medalists:
1st Place – Jayce Estes of Warsaw
2nd Place – Reece Stufflebean of Marceline
3rd Place – Waylon Adkisson of Centralia
4th Place – Chase Cook of Macon
5th Place – Jack Erickson of Cameron
6th Place – Brayden Jones of Stover
120: Trenton junior Jacob White got a takedown and nearfall in the final 37 seconds that secured his 15-5 major decision win over California junior Connor Farmer to win a state championship.
State Medalists:
1st Place – Jacob White of Trenton
2nd Place – Connor Farmer of California
3rd Place – Cash Hancock of St. Pius X (Festus)
4th Place – Brodie Zeller of Stover
5th Place – Gradon Hedberg of Centralia
6th Place – Brayden Sullard of Lawson
126: Lathrop senior Garrett Beane won his second consecutive state championship as he took a 9-0 lead against Cameron’s Will Erickson before getting a pin in 2:35 to secure his spot at the top of the podium.
State medalists:
1st Place – Garrett Beane of Lathrop
2nd Place – Will Erickson of Cameron
3rd Place – Audy Clark of St. Mary`s South Side
4th Place – Kalan Fallert of Valle Catholic
5th Place – Sean Reinertsen of Warsaw
6th Place – Rhett Pollard of Macon
132: St. Pius X Festus freshman Cainen Menke started off his high school career with a bang. He won a state championship following a pin in 5:14 against Lafayette County senior Xavier Myers.
State medalists:
1st Place – Cainen Menke of St. Pius X (Festus)
2nd Place – Xavier Myers of Lafayette County
3rd Place – Ryder Techau of Brookfield
4th Place – Owen Carver of Blair Oaks
5th Place – Roper Niemeier of Marceline
6th Place – Colton Flick of Cameron
138: Marcelene senior Carter Wallis, who won two state championships with Class 3 Hillsboro in the past, got his third overall and first at the Class 1 level after earning a 11-3 major decision over Centralia junior Charles Robinson.
State Medalists:
1st Place – Carter Wallis of Marceline
2nd Place – Charles Robinson of Centralia
3rd Place – Preston Mallatt of Butler
4th Place – Ty White of Lone Jack
5th Place – Tyler Spicknall of Palmyra
6th Place – Kameron Perry of Brookfield
144: Gallatin senior Eli Sperry finished his career with two state titles as he dominated in a 15-0 tech fall win in 3:14 over Lathrop sophomore Drake Coots.
State medalists:
1st Place – Eli Sperry of Gallatin
2nd Place – Drake Coots of Lathrop
3rd Place – Jace Keller of Brookfield
4th Place – Johrdan Decker of Warsaw
5th Place – Matthias Mcgregor of Summit Christian Academy
6th Place – Dane Phillips of Marceline
150: Lawson senior Conner Menke took first place at state for the first time. He pinned Carrollton senior Corbin Kelly in just 1:20 to earn his spot atop the podium.
State medalists:
1st Place – Conner Menke of Lawson
2nd Place – Corbin Kelly of Carrollton
3rd Place – James Lafever of Diamond
4th Place – Barrett White of Lone Jack
5th Place – Damian Alkire of Butler
6th Place – Deonte Kerns of Missouri Military Academy
157: Polo senior Kellen Long, formerly with Butler, won his first state championship as he pinned Polo junior Chase Wilson in 3:24 to take first place.
State medalists:
1st Place – Kellen Long of North Callaway
2nd Place – Chase Wilson of Polo
3rd Place – Colton Lemunyon of Maysville
4th Place – Mason Quarles of Missouri Military Academy
5th Place – Weston Linscott of Brookfield
6th Place – Emory Crawford of El Dorado Springs
165: North County junior Collin Moore took his second consecutive state title following a 3-2 win in overtime over Cole Camp senior Grant Rodriguez.
State medalists:
1st Place – Collin Moore of North Callaway
2nd Place – Grant Rodriguez of Cole Camp
3rd Place – Cody Rodgers of Marceline
4th Place – Cooper Ray of Maysville
5th Place – Dawson Litterall of St. Pius X (Festus)
6th Place – Ryan Kisner of Lawson
175: Centralia senior Rex Bryson won his second career state championship. He won by fall in just 39 seconds vs. Marceline junior Jack Sportsman to earn a first-place medal.
State medalists:
1st Place – Rex Bryson of Centralia
2nd Place – Jack Sportsman of Marceline
3rd Place – Ethan Smith of South Harrison
4th Place – Evan Ragsdale of Tipton
5th Place – Remi Wolfe of Lathrop
6th Place – Wyatt Haden of North Callaway
190: Maysville junior Carter Harms earned his second straight state title as he won 8-1 against Lathrop junior Justice James.
State medalists:
1st Place – Carter Harms of Maysville
2nd Place – Justice James of Lathrop
3rd Place – Josh Harvath of Warsaw
4th Place – Aiden Timberman of St. Mary`s South Side
5th Place – Lavelle Peete jr of Lift for Life Academy Charter
6th Place – London Lona of University Academy Charter
215: South Harrison senior Crae Coffey bounced back after finishing as a runner up last season and won his first state title getting an 8-1 win over North County sophomore Hunter Long.
State medalists:
1st Place – Crae Coffey of South Harrison
2nd Place – Hunter Long of North Callaway
3rd Place – Wyatt Burks of Versailles
4th Place – Lavell Mccloud of St. Mary`s South Side
5th Place – Braxton Bye of Lawson
6th Place – Hunter Nixdorf of Penney
285: Rock Port senior Ryder Herron ended his career as a two-time state champion as he defeated North Callaway junior Gunnar Wenneker 7-2.
State Medalists:
1st Place – Ryder Herron of Rock Port
2nd Place – Gunnar Wenneker of North Callaway
3rd Place – Ruger Johnson of South Harrison
4th Place – Noah Govro of Summit Christian Academy
5th Place – Marshall Kable of Centralia
6th Place – Ace Harper of Palmyra
