Defending state champion and Class 5A top-ranked Ponderosa had first placed wrapped up even before the championships matches at the Arvada West Invitational on Jan. 12. The Mustangs had eight wrestlers advance to the finals, with six winning their bracket as they finished with 220 points. Legacy was second with 139, followed closely by Thompson Valley's 138.
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Ponderosa 220, Legacy 139, Thompson Valley 138, Air Academy 109, Brighton 105, Grandview 102, Rocky Mountain 98, Pomona 85.5, Heritage 83, Standley Lake 60, Elizabeth 57.5, Arvada West 45.5, Adams City 41, Cherry Creek 35, Bear Creek 27.5, Thornton 18.5.
Championship matches
103 - Jeremy Robeldo, Brighton, def. Jeremy Luna, Rocky Mountain, 12-0. 112 - Jeremy Schmidt, Rocky Mountain, def. Eric Wilson, Grandview, 5-1. 119 - Chris Wessel, Legacy, def. Paul Montoya, Brighton, 4-3. 125 - Zeke Hofer, Ponderosa, def. Gavin Peters, Standley Lake, 6-5. 130 - Steven Kelly, Ponderosa, def. Cody Goldschmidt, Elizabeth, 8-4. 135 - Nick Jones, Pomona, def. Austin Gabel, Ponderosa, 8-1. 140 - Jake Snider, Ponderosa, def. Oliver Yaney, Air Academy, 7-4. 145 - Daniel Kelly, Ponderosa, def. Ashton Renshaw, Legacy, 13-10. 152 - Dietrick Turney, Brighton, pinned Stephone Kling, Ponderosa, :49. 160 - Johnny Ortega, Thompson Valley, pinned Danny Mitchell, Legacy, 3:56. 171 - Casey Norgard, Rocky Mountain, def. Kyle Sweeney, Arvada West, 15-0. 189 - Zach Batey, Air Academy, pinned Mike Dellatto, Thompson Valley, 5:35. 215 - Jake Ottmann, Ponderosa, pinned Ali Kayeni, Heritage, 4:24. 285 - Taylor Stam, Ponderosa, pinned Cody Gilmore, Grandview, 2:31
Third-place (wrestlers considered tied)
103 - John Godin, Grandview, and Tanner Taylor, Thompson Valley. 112 - Gabe Mamigonian, Heritage, and Andrew Lujan, Standley Lake. 119 - Jimmy Zahitila, Thompson Valley, and Maichael Balagna, Grandview. 125 - Adam Dunne, Legacy, and Gavin Garza, Elizabeth. 130 - Darrick Chavez, Pomona, and Tino Laureles, Rocky Mountain. 135 - Billy Holifield, Heritage, and Luke Case, Brighton. 140 - Joshua Starr, Grandview, and Mike DeBaca, Legacy. 145 - Darian Roberts, Arvada West, and Jeff Phillips, Thompson Valley. 152 - Jake Gogan, Air Academy, and Jacob Southard, Legacy. 160 - Derek Good, Ponderosa, and Justin Marts, Bear Creek. 171 - Zach Sundgren, Air Academy, and Sam Van Horn, Thompson Valley. 189 - Zach Pella, Ponderosa, and Nick Benedetto, Elizabeth. 215 - Caleb Egli, Air Academy, and Shawn Jenkins, Legacy. 285 - LeRoy Vigil, Adams City, and Al Erie, Heritage.