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STATE WRESTLING WRAP: Results, Highlights, Photos from 2020 UIL State Wrestling Tournament
Feb 23, 2020
As the gates opened, fans raced into the lower bowl of the Berry Center on Saturday afternoon to get into their spot for the evening full of championship matches.
The title bouts did not disappoint.
In an evening of fast-moving wrestling matches, here are some of the highlights of the night.
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<p><u><strong><em>Jordan Suarez wins state title, named 6A Girls Most Outstanding Wrestler</em></strong></u><br></p><p>Twice before Morton Ranch's Jordan Suarez has reached a state title match. </p><p>On Saturday, the senior finally finished on top of the podium as the state champion, winning the Class 6A, 138-pound title defeating Krista Garcia of Seven Lakes in a fall at the 3:04 mark. </p><p>It is the first state title of Suarez's career as she finishes her senior year with a 48-1 record. </p><p>"I wouldn't be here without my team and my coaches," Suarez said. "I'm really appreciative that I go to Morton Ranch."</p><p>On top of winning the state title, Suarez was also named the Class 6A Girls Most Outstanding Wrestler of the tournament. </p><p>"It's pretty great, I'm surprised," Suarez said about the award. "I feel good this year. I've been working hard. It's pretty nice."</p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">BREAKING: <a href="https://twitter.com/MRHSMavericks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MRHSMavericks</a> senior Jordan Suarez won the Class 6A - 138 State Championship with this pin and tap out. <a href="https://twitter.com/KatyISDAthletic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KatyISDAthletic</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/MaxPreps?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MaxPreps</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/KPRC2RandyMc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KPRC2RandyMc</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UILState?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UILState</a> <a href="https://t.co/7wkAmtGXKG">pic.twitter.com/7wkAmtGXKG</a><br>— VYPE Houston (@vypehouston) <a href="https://twitter.com/vypehouston/status/1231392020700286977?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p><em><u><strong>Katy's Higgins wins second-straight title </strong><br></u></em></p><p>Walking into the state wrestling tournament as one of the unknown sometimes makes it easier to win. </p><p>When you are a defending state champion though, the pressure is turned up just a bit because there is no sneaking up on opponents. </p><p>Katy's Kishawn Higgins held up under the pressure, running the table in the tournament, capping it with a dominating 17-7 victory over Plano West's Farid Mobarak, for his second-straight crown in the Class 6A, 170-pound division. </p><p>"This is my second time winning, so it feels great," Higgins said. "The first time it was definitely easier. No pressure on me. No expectations to live up to. But this year I had to come out again and show that the first year was not a fluke. So, the second year was harder because there was pressure."</p><p>Higgins' journey in wrestling didn't start well, according to the senior, but to win back-to-back state titles to cap his high school career shows his hard work has paid off. </p><p>"I started wrestling at a really young age and I wasn't very good back then," he said. "It just shows that I've come a really long way. It feels really good to finish at the top." </p><p><strong><u><em>Full Circle: Foster's Chidozie Nwankwo caps High School Career with State Title</em></u></strong></p><p><strong></strong>Dressed in a white long sleeve shirt with a silver UH logo on the right side and a plethora of medals hanging around his neck, Corey Harris watched from the front row.</p><p>He watched his son Chidozie Nwankwo finish his high school career with one last gold as a win in the Class 5A, 285-pound State Championship match capped his stellar career.</p><p>Moments after the win, Chidozie came over and the two embraced. It was an emotional hug. One that had a lot of meaning to the both of them.</p><p>"The hug was me saying well done," Harris said while leaning forward on the rail in front of his seat and holding back tears. "It was saying let's close the chapter on this book and open up next chapter, which is going off to college and pursuing your collegiate career and becoming even more of an impact in this city and to your family.</p><h3><a href="https://www.vype.com/full-circle-fosters-chidozie-nwankwo-caps-career-with-state-wrestling-championship" target="_blank">FULL STORY - CLICK HERE</a></h3><blockquote style="margin-left: 20px;"><strong>FULL RESULTS</strong><br><strong>Boys State Champions</strong><br><br>5A - 106 - Kenneth Hendriksen of Carrollton Creekview<br>5A - 113 - D`Andre Brown of Wylie East<br>5A - 120 - Alexander Pena of Lubbock<br>5A - 126 - Felix Saunders of Midlothian<br>5A - 132 - La`Stot Pleasant of Frisco Lone Star<br>5A - 138 - Jackson Bourne of Frisco Reedy<br>5A - 145 - Jackson Carter of Midlothian<br>5A - 152 - Chase Warden of Dripping Springs<br>5A - 160 - Jaydn Heaton of Canyon Randall<br>5A - 170 - Branson Britten of Canyon Randall<br>5A - 182 - Langston Mayrant of New Waverly<br>5A - 195 - Mason Ding of Carrollton Creekview<br>5A - 220 - Ben Bell of Cedar Park<br>5A - 285 - Chidozie Nwankwo of Foster<br>6A - 106 - Eamonn Jimenez of Killeen Ellison<br>6A - 113 - Braxton Brown of Allen<br>6A - 120 - Dominic Chavez of Arlington Martin<br>6A - 126 - Donavan Whitted of Arlington Martin<br>6A - 132 - Parker Decker of Keller<br>6A - 138 - Luke Sloan of Austin Vandegrift<br>6A - 145 - Mario Danzi of Allen<br>6A - 152 - Aaron Lofton of Cedar Park Vista Ridge<br>6A - 160 - Elise Brown Ton of Allen<br>6A - 170 - Kishawn Higgins of Katy<br>6A - 182 - Eli Sheeren of Klein<br>6A - 195 - Zane Davis of Allen<br>6A - 220 - Rylan Bonds of Prosper<br>6A - 285 - George Marsh of New Braunfels</blockquote>
<p><u><strong></strong><em><strong>History Made: Kingwood Park's Maddie Sandquist wins first wrestling crown in school history</strong></em></u></p><p>In the history of the Kingwood Park wrestling program, the highest finish by a wrestler had been fourth place.<br></p><p>Maddie Sandquist was the most recent to do it, finishing fourth last year in the 128-pound weight class, after going 1-2 in the state tournament her freshman year.</p><p>"Honestly I thought second time was the charm," Sandquist said with a laugh. "So, yes going into this year I definitely thought third time was the charm."</p><p><em><strong></strong></em>Following her finish at state a year ago, Kingwood Park coach Jeff Knight knew this year could be the one.<br></p><h3><a href="https://www.vype.com/state-wrestling-sandquist-makes-history-becomes-first-ever-wrestling-state-champ-for-kingwood-park-high-school" target="_blank">FULL STORY - CLICK HERE</a></h3><p><strong><em><u>Mcaleavey finishes career with back-to-back state titles; 91-0 in last two years</u></em></strong></p><p><strong><em><u></u></em></strong>Once her final high school wrestling match was over, Amanda Mcaleavey ran towards her coach Ryan Crosby.</p><p>Just like last year – after she won the Class 6A 110-pound State Championship – the Cypress Creek senior embraced him. Except she didn't jump in his arms.</p><p>"When she was going to hug me and she didn't hug me as hard as she did last year when she won it," Crosby said. "I was like 'What's she doing'."</p><p>Instead, Mcaleavey ducked under his arms spun around and joyfully threw her coach onto the mat for one final time. This time as the 6A 102-pound State Champion.</p><p>"I was in the moment," Mcaleavey said with a laugh. "I was like a lot of practice, a lot of drilling. It's time to get him back."</p><h3><a href="https://www.vype.com/state-wrestling-cy-creeks-mcaleavey-completes-career-with-back-to-back-state-championships" target="_blank">FULL STORY - CLICK HERE</a></h3><blockquote><strong>FULL RESULTS <br>Girls State Champions</strong><br>5A - 95 - Kylie Hernandez of El Paso Eastlake<br>5A - 102 - Avery Ashley of Lucas Lovejoy<br>5A - 110 - Sarah Martinez of El Paso Eastwood<br>5A - 119 -Tabitha Wood of Frisco Independence<br>5A - 128 - Angelina Prado of El Paso Eastwood<br>5A - 138 - Maddie Sandquist of Kingwood Park<br>5A - 148 - Kayani Ayala of El Paso Burges<br>5A - 165 - Destiny Miles of Dallas Kimball<br>5A - 185 - Zoe Hankins of El Paso Parkland<br>5A - 215 - Precious Hernandez of Donna<br><br>6A - 95 - Olivia Degeorgio of College Park<br>6A - 102 - Amanda Mcaleavey of Cypress Creek<br>6A - 110 - Samara Chavez of Arlington Martin<br>6A - 119 - Camille Fournier of Weatherford<br>6A - 128 - Devin Patton of Plano West<br>6A - 138 - Jordan Suarez of Katy Morton Ranch<br>6A - 148 - Leilani Hernandez of Plano West<br>6A - 165 - Kaitlyn Bryant of Katy Tompkins<br>6A - 185 - Brittyn Corbishley of College Park<br>6A - 215 - Traeh Haynes of Cibolo Steele</blockquote>
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VYPE U: Foster Blows Out Angleton in Wildcat Territory in photos
Oct 22, 2019
It was another checked box on the list to keep Foster in the running for a district championship.
The Falcons ran away from Angleton on Friday on the way to a 44-21 victory, improving the Falcons' record to 5-2 overall and 3-1 in district play. What the win does do is set up a mega showdown between Foster and Shadow Creek this week.
Check out some awesome photos from the Falcons' big win on Friday!
