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Contributed by: John Eisel/YourHub.com on 2/25/2008

For the sixth-straight year, the Ponderosa Mustangs galloped away with the Class 5A state wrestling title, scoring 160 points and two individual state titles to outdistance Loveland's 128 points.

One Loveland wrestler made it a night to remember, as Tyler Graff won his fourth state title by pinning Rocky Mountain's Tino Laureles in 1:33. The nearly-full Pepsi Center stood and cheered as Graff's armed was raised after the victory and then again on the podium.

Even more dominant than Ponderosa's effort came from Johnstown's Roosevelt High School which scored 186.5 points and two state champions in Class 3A. Centauri was far behind in second with 125 points.

Greeley's Northridge won the Class 4A title.

Rocky Mountain News Class 3A story
Rocky Mountain News Class 4A story
Rocky Mountain News Class 5A story

Class 5A
Team results: Ponderosa 160, Loveland 128, Grandview 89, Rocky Mountain 82.5, Centaurus 80, Legacy 78.5, Northglenn 70, Pomona 58.5, Coronado 54, Lakewood 48, Grand Junction 40.5, Durango 39, Denver East 38, Brighton 37.5, Grand Junction Central 37, Rampart 36, ThunderRidge 34, Chaparral 33, Douglas County 32.5, Standley Lake 29, Air Academy 27, Poudre 27, Regis 27, Heritage 24, Boulder 22, Doherty 22, Sand Creek 21, Fruita Monument 20, Lewis-Palmer 20, Mitchell 18, Pine Creek 18, Smoky Hill 18, Palmer 16.5, Highlands Ranch 15.5, Aurora Central 14, Dakota Ridge 12, Arvada West 11, Overland 10, Adams City 9, Fairview 5, Wasson 5, Arapahoe 4, Fort Collins 4, Bear Creek 2, Gateway 2, Horizon 2, Rangeview 1.

Championship matches
103: Matthew Gurule, Grand Junction Central, def. Jared Reick, Coronado, 5-2. 112: Eric Wilson, Grandview, def. Philip Grout, Northglenn, 2-0 (OT). 119: Josh Kreimier, Loveland, def. Chris Wessel, Legacy, 7-4. 125: Dominic Valenzuela, Centaurus, def. Zeke Hofer, Ponderosa, 6-5. 130: Tyler Graff, Loveland, pinned Tino Laureles, Rocky Mountain, 1:33. 135: Nick Jones, Pomona, def. Patrick Brown, Grandview, 15-3. 140: Jake Snider, Ponderosa, def. Rhett Breed, Durango, 8-2. 145: Daniel Kelly, Ponderosa, def. Ryan Bratton, Northglenn, 3-1. 152: Denzel Washington, Regis, def. Stephone Kling, Ponderosa, 5-2. 160: Garrett Lanham, Centaurus, def. Mike Morgan, Lakewood, 4-0. 171: Casey Norgard, Rocky Mountain, def. Jacob Terada, Northglenn, 7-5 (OT). 189: Luke Vandenburg, Loveland, def. James Breidel, ThunderRidge, 5-2. 215: Robert Tucker, Grand Junction, def. Jake Ottmann, Ponderosa, 3-2. 285: Cody Gilmore, Grandview, def. Ray Hatchett, Sand Creek, 4-1.

Third-place matches
103: Jeremy Robledo, Brighton, def. Elias Rosales, Lakewood, 12-0. 112: Gabe Manigonian, Heritage, def. Jeremy Schmitt, Rocky Mountain, injury default. 119: Carter McElhany, Coronado, def. Caleb McDowell, Chaparral, 8-1. 125: Gavin Peters, Standley Lake, def. Nolan Myers, Smoky Hill, 10-8. 130: Daryl Jackson, Mitchell, def. David George, Rampart, 5-3. 135: Austin Gabel, Ponderosa, def. Daniel Armijo, Aurora Central, 2-1. 140: Oliver Yaney, Air Academy, pinned Robby DePontibriand, Douglas County, 1:58. 145: Ashton Renshaw, Legacy, def. Darian Roberts, Arvada West, 3-1. 152: Dietrick Turney, Brighton, def. Chad Stich, Lewis-Palmer, 7-1. 160: Danny Mitchell, Legacy, def. Mike Trostel, Poudre, 5-1. 171: Adam Katz, Boulder, pinned Jeff Quinlin, Highlands Ranch, 1:35. 189: Ryan Gray, Denver East, def. Cody Goetsch, Centaurus, 5-2. 215: Connor Medbery, Loveland, def. Donny Haupt, Pomona, 10-2. 285: Lane Stuht, Loveland, pinned Taylor Stam, Ponderosa, 4:08.

Fifth-place matches
103: Junior Romero, Denver East, def. Jeremy Luna, Rocky Mountain, 4-3. 112: Andrew Lujan, Standley Lake, def. Aaron Ortiz, Adams City, 7-2. 119: Logan Burch, Rampart, def. Stas Kardas, Dakota Ridge, 10-6. 125: Tyler Nelson, ThunderRidge, def. Jesus Rodriquez, Grand Junction Central, 8-4. 130: Steven Kelly, Ponderosa, pinned Joshua Christopher, Overland, 4:14. 135: Jackson Juliean, Chaparral, def. Travis Rios, Lakewood, 4-0. 140: Jacob Milewski, Denver East, def. Matt Bethka, Grand Junction, 9-6. 145: Greg Padilla, Rocky Mountain, pinned, Phillip Colby, Fruita Monument, 1:37. 152: Ryan Swanson, Douglas County, pinned Bryce Lucherini, Grandview, 4:32. 160: Frank Sandoval, Durango, def. Wade Lehman, Coronado, 5-3 (OT). 171: Chad Quick, Legacy, pinned Judah Eder, Rampart, 1:34. 189: Joe Giron, Pomona, pinned Roman Padilla, Chaparral, 1:30. 215: Alex Rodriquez, Fruita Monument, def. Ryan Lockwood, Pine Creek, 3-2. 285: Brandon Whatley, Doherty, pinned Tony Bruhl, Palmer, 2:55.

4A
Team scores
1. Northridge 161.50, 2. Fort Morgan 151, 3. Alamosa 114, 4. Broomfield 105.5, 5. Berthoud 90.5, 6. Greeley Central 70.5, 7. Fort Lupton 69.5, 8. Pueblo West 67, 9. Montezuma-Cortez 56, 10. Thompson Valley 54, 11. Pueblo South 52.5, 12. Delta 50, 13. Longmont 49, 14. Conifer 44.5, 15. Greeley West 44, 16. Palisade 35, 17. Ridgeview Academy 31, 18. Rifle 29, 19. Prairie View 28, 20. Englewood 27, 21. Thomas Jefferson 23, 22. Elizabeth 21.5, 23. Mesa Ridge 21, 24. Liberty 20, 25. Widefield 18, 26. tie, Pueblo Centennial, Pueblo Central 17, 28. Fountain-Fort Carson 16.5, 29. Glenwood Springs 14, 30. Silver Creek 13.5, 31. Moffat County 13, 32. Ranum 11, 33. tie, Mountain View, Steamboat Springs 10, 35. tie, Canon City, Fossil Ridge 9, 37. Montrose 7, 38. tie, Rock Canyon, Windsor 6, 40. Falcon 5.5, 41. Mullen 5, 42. Mountain Range 4.5, 43. tie, Cherokee Trail, Frederick, Pueblo County, Sierra 2, 47. tie, Cheyenne Mountain, Niwot, Skyview 1.

Championship matches
103 - Jesse Meis, Alamosa major dec. Jerry Huff, Broomfield, 10-0 112 - Gabe Gomez, Broomfield dec. Joseph Martinez, Greeley West, 11-9 119 - Travis Himmelman, Conifer dec. Vinnie Sanchez, Pueblo West, 3-0 125 - Dale Shull, Fort Lupton pinned Brandyn Wahlert, Berthoud, 1:42 130 - Nick Ludwig, Berthoud pinned Sam Sota, Fort Morgan, 5:59 135 - Saul Guerrero, Fort Lupton dec. Nathanial Garcia, Greeley West, 5-1 OT 140 - Easton Ramirez, Northridge pinned Justin Samora, Montezuma-Cortez, :34. 145 - Justin Gonzales, Northridge beat Ryan Buck, Fort Morgan, 4-2. 152 - Matt Chavez, Fort Morgan dec. Cory Casady, Broomfield, 9-6. 160 - Johnny Ortega, Thompson Valley dec. Patrick Gomez, Northridge, 9-5. 171 - Cody Yohn, Alamosa tech. fall Derek Vasquez, Northridge, 18-2. 189 - Tony Chavarria, Pueblo West dec. Brandon Martz, Liberty, 6-4 OT. 215 - Joe Hochanadel, Fort Morgan dec. Justin Williams, Englewood, 5-4. 285 - Tim Sauceco, Northridge dec. Bob Switzer, Longmont, 6-1.

Third place matches
103 - Tony Pena, Conifer def. Casey Lynn, Montezuma-Cortez, 4-3. 112-Gilbert Garcia, Prairie View def. Aaron Lujan, Delta, 1-0. 119 - Derrick Ruiz, Pueblo South def. Graeden Sadlo, Berthoud, 5-2. 125 - Blayne Walker, Fort Morgan def. Jordan Wagner, Longmont, 4-3. 130 - Robert Pickrell, Northridge def. Steven Vigil, Ridge View Academy, 6-5. 135 - James Conrardy, Rifle pinned Scott Schaeffer, Greeley Central, 2:00. 140 - Rodney Heese, Greeley Central dec. Kyle Holman, Alamosa, 7-6. 145 - Eric Mortenson, Broomfield dec. David Shawcroft, Pueblo South, 8-3. 152 - Drake Huggans, Northridge pinned Jake Schabinger, Berthoud, 4:54. 160 - Luke Laurita, Delta major dec. Danny Robinson, Silver Creek, 14-1. 171 - Brice Wolf, Greeley Central tech. fall Zach Fischer, Elizabeth, 15-0. 189 - Ryker Haddock, Longmont dec. Daniel Suriani, Fountain-Fort Carson, 3-2. 215 - Fabian Guerrero, Fort Lupton dec. J.J. Velarde, Ridge View Academy, 5-4. 285 - Kevin Davis, Mesa Ridge dec. Vincente Apodaca, Alamosa, 5-1.

Fifth place matches
103 - Francisco Diego, Fort Morgan dec. Robbie Workman, Berthoud, 6-0. 112 - Angel Aragon, Pueblo Central dec. Abrum Griego, Pueblo Centennial, 8-4. 119 - Dalton Kelley, Alamosa major dec. Matt Francis, Thomas Jefferson, 12-2. 125 - Chad Pompa, Pueblo South major dec. Charlie Griffiths, Moffat County, 10-1. 130 - Drake Smith, Montezuma-Cortez dec. Michael Rangel, Greeley Central, 9-8. 135 - Brian Wilson, Prairie View dec. Nathan Lecher, Fossil Ridge, 5-4. 140 - Tyler Gieck, Delta major dec. Houston Mader, Steamboat Springs, 11-2. 145 - Jeff Phillips, Thompson Valley pinned Bryce Penn, Englewood, 3:54. 152 - Dominic Gaitan, Alamosa dec. Dylan Contreras, Greeley Central, 10-4. 160 - Josh Vantine, Broomfield dec. Rudy Chavez, Fort Morgan, 5-4. 171 - Mike Ross, Pueblo West dec. Devin Hightower, Widefield, 6-1. 189 - Aaron Wagler, Palisade pinned Mike Dellatto, Thompson Valley, 2:40. 215 - Rico Garcia, Canon City dec. Caleb Sisneros, Palisade, 4-2. 285 - Moises Alcala, Ranum dec. Kyle Graulus, Fort Morgan, 4-1.

3A
TEAM SCORES:
Roosevelt 186.5, Centauri 125, Florence 116.5, La Junta 98, Gunnison 98, Lamar 94, Platte Valley 73.5, St. Mary's 73.5, Brush 71.5, Monte Vista 70.5, Olathe 62, Pagosa Springs 57.5, Hotchkiss 52, Bayfield 46, Yuma 39.5, Eaton 36, Valley 35, Highland 31, Ignacio 29, Trinidad 28.5, Weld Central 28, Estes Park 27, Arrupe Jesuit 25.5, Bennett 25.5, Buena Vista 24, Erie 24, Manitou Springs 18, University 18, Sheridan 17, Strasburg 16, Middle Park 14, Rye 13, Salida 13, Clear Creek 7, Coal Ridge 7, Peyton 7, Classical Academy 6, Holy Family 6, Cedaredge 5, Lutheran 3, Ellicott 2, The Pinnacle 2, Castle View 1.

CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES
103: Josh Jaime, Lamar, def. Kurtis Romero, La Junta, 4-2. 112: Pablo Mascrenas, Monte Vista, Sr. maj. dec. Casey Haga, Ignacio, 18-10. 119: Jake Eitzen, Estes Park, maj. dec. Cahlen Keys, Centauri, 15-6. 125: Ethan Martinez, St. Mary's, def. Phillip Sheridan, Centauri, 2-0. 130: Dan Frank, Roosevelt, maj. dec. Adam Garcia, Monte Vista, 9-0. 135: Nate Helpin, Florence, tech fall Edgar Castro, Weld Central, 16-0. 140: Matt Addington, Florence, dec. Jeff Kiellan, Roosevelt, 7-1. 145: Mitchell Polkowske, Florence, tech fall Jared Cass, Platte Valley, 2:29. 152: Jordan Larsen, Bayfield, def. Mike Smith, Pagosa Springs, 3-1 OT. 160: Zach Diaz, Yuma, dec. Bryce Kammerzell, Eaton, 9-5. 171: Nathan Heuer, Roosevelt, pinned Kyle Symonds, Platte Valley, 4:51. 189: David Clark, Platte Valley, pinned Stephen Fox, Lamar, 1:31. 215: Scott Redden, Gunnison, dec. Michael Beard, Hotchkiss, 3-1. 285: Austin Kinnison, Highland, def. Gilbert Martinez, Trinidad, 14-5.

THIRD PLACE MATCHES
103: Dustin Hass, Brush, maj. Dec. over Corbin Bennetts, Buena Vista, 14-3. 112: Presley Papachek, Roosevelt, def. Mario Espinosa, Centauri, 9-5. 119: Gabrian Martinez, St. Mary's, def. C.J. York, Roosevelt, 5-1. 125: Vincente Gallegos,Arrupe Jesuit, def. Zach Legino, Roosevelt, 5-2. 130: Tommy Ketchum, La Junta, maj. Dec. Caleb Wyatt, Hotchkiss, 13-1. 135: Phillip Gallegos, La Junta, def. Ronnie Blea, University, 8-3. 140: Brandon Downing, Lamar, def. Cole Kembel, Brush, 7-5. 145: David Vasquez, La Junta, dec. Colton Garcia, Gunnison, 7-1. 152: Brandon Montoya, Roosevelt, def. Will Hannah, Valley, 1-0. 160: Joe Du Charme, Pagosa Springs, maj. dec. Tony Magno, Florence, 14-4. 171: Justin Rogers, Centauri, pinned Jesse Rivera, Olathe, 2:14. 189: Daniel Rubalcaba, Brush, pinned Kip Hefftner, Gunnison, 2:05. 215: Tanner Wilcox, Florence, def. Brandon Vaughn, Lamar, 2-1 OT TB. 285: Cees Doxsey, Erie, def. Geoffrey Grayson, St. Mary's, 6-2.

FIFTH PLACE MATCHES
103: Garrett Eastep, Manitou Springs, pinned Casey Bollinger, Olathe, 1:32. 112: Alex Quinonez, Hotchkiss, def. Even Boyer, Valley, 9-2. 119: Ross Leyba, La Junta, def. Steven Smith, Pagosa Springs, 4-3. 125: Michael Williams, Strasburg, pinned Darrian Adame, Lamar, 2:57. 130: Ely Martinez, St. Mary's, inj. default Jacob Caldwell, Gunnison. 135: Josh Roper, Gunnison, pinned Jovan Chavez, Erie, 1:54. 140: Elliot Copeland, Bennett, def. Joe Viscontie, Middle Park, 5-3. 145: Roy Grauberger, Brush, tech fall Eric Tiedeman, Bennett, 22-6. 152: Casey Seifert, Sheridan, pinned Clint Myers, Salida, 3:47. 160: Marvin Rivera, Olathe, dc. Jeff Plumb, Roosevelt, 8-5. 171: Scott Campbell, Florence, dec. Ethan Hasty, Monte Vista, 3-2. 189: Markus Eckstein, Bayfield, def. Adam Liges, Roosevelt, 7-6. 215: Dustin Frank, Roosevelt, pinned Justin Forell, Rye, 0:49. 285: John Kuykendall, Gunnison, def. Vincent Chacon, Centauri, 4-3 OT TB

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