For what it's worth, here's the KC Star's all-metro team.
106 pounds
• FIRST TEAM: Ke-Shawn Hayes, Park Hill, freshman. Finishing third at the Missouri Class 4 state tournament, Hayes went 48-4 and only lost to one wrestler from Missouri — Nixa’s Joe Velliquette in the state semifinals.
• SECOND TEAM: Noah Teaney, Oak Park, sophomore
• HONORABLE MENTION: Reese Cokeley, St. James Academy, sophomore; Luke Henes, St. Thomas Aquinas, sophomore
113 pounds
• FIRST TEAM: Jaret Singh, Kearney, junior. The Missouri Class 3 state champion, Singh finished the season 52-4 with 31 victories by fall. He is a two-time state champion.
• SECOND TEAM: William Erneste, Park Hill, sophomore
• HONORABLE MENTION: Cartland Allen, Lee’s Summit, sophomore; Nick Haug, Olathe North, freshman
120 pounds
• FIRST TEAM: Brad Perkins, Oak Park, junior. Perkins remained undefeated in his high school career, going 34-0 en route to the Missouri Class 3 state championship. He is 78-0.
• SECOND TEAM: Isaac Dulgarian, St. Thomas Aquinas, freshman
• HONORABLE MENTION: Seth Brayfield, Kearney, sophomore; Jonathan Melton, Staley, sophomore
126 pounds
• FIRST TEAM: Austin Hood, Louisburg, senior. Hood rolled to a third Kansas 4A state championship, posting a 40-0 record with 19 pins. He beat the Kansas 6A champion (Lawrence’s Hunter Haralson) and 5A champion (Lansing’s Michael Olsen).
• SECOND TEAM: Daniel Lewis, Blue Springs, sophomore
• HONORABLE MENTION: Hunter Haralson, Lawrence, junior; Michael Olsen, Lansing, sophomore
132 pounds
• FIRST TEAM: Bo Pursel, Lansing, senior. Pursel became the first four-time state champion in Leavenworth County history, posting a 44-0 record and easing to the Kansas 5A state title.
• SECOND TEAM: Kevin Kinney, Kearney, junior
• HONORABLE MENTION: Russell Coleman, Park Hill, junior; Cole Foley, Blue Springs South, freshman
138 pounds
• FIRST TEAM: Darick Lapaglia, Blue Springs, junior. Became the Missouri Class 4 champion by pinning Nixa’s Marshall Phelan in the championship match. He finished 49-1 overall.
• SECOND TEAM: Grant Leeth, Kearney, sophomore
• HONORABLE MENTION: Reis Humphrey, SM South, junior; Tommy Williams, St. Thomas Aquinas, senior
145 pounds
• FIRST TEAM: Greg Hegarty, Blue Springs, senior. Capped an impressive high school career by winning the Missouri Class 4 state title by pinning Holt’s Clayton Ream. Finished the season 48-1.
• SECOND TEAM: Tanner Minder, Kearney, senior
• HONORABLE MENTION: Jonathan Blackwell, Bonner Springs, junior; Dustin Williams, Gardner Edgerton, sophomore
152 pounds
• FIRST TEAM: Austin Eads, Blue Springs South, junior. Rattled off five straight wins to finish third at Missouri Class 4 state after losing to eventual champion Eric Bowman of Ritenour in the first round. Eads went 55-2.
• SECOND TEAM: Matt Lemanowicz, Lee’s Summit West, senior
• HONORABLE MENTION: Aaron Engle, Staley, senior; Rory Haug, Olathe North, senior
160 pounds
• FIRST TEAM: Connor Middleton, Olathe Northwest, senior. Finished the season 41-1 and became a two-time Kansas 6A state champion. Went 169-11 in his career with the Ravens.
• SECOND TEAM: Josh Thomson, Odessa, senior
• HONORABLE MENTION:Drew Daniels, Rockhurst, junior; Michael Pixley, Blue Springs, sophomore
170 pounds
• FIRST TEAM: Morgan Fitzgerald, Kearney, senior. A four-time state medalist, Fitzgerald capped his career as the Missouri Class 3 state champion with a 54-3 record. Recorded 176 career wins, which ranks second in Bulldogs history.
• SECOND TEAM: Blaine Hill, SM East, senior
• HONORABLE MENTION:Chase Wrisinger, Oak Grove, senior; Chris Lattner, Blue Springs, senior
182 pounds
• FIRST TEAM: Reece Wright-Conklin, Lawrence, senior. A two-time Kansas 6A state champion, the first in Lawrence history, Wright-Conklin finished the season 38-2 with 28 pins.
• SECOND TEAM: Spencer Wilson, Lawrence Free State, junior
• HONORABLE MENTION:Cole Cannon, De Soto, senior; Chase Gray, Park Hill South, junior
195 pounds
• FIRST TEAM: Hashem Omari, Oak Park, senior. Claimed the Missouri Class 3 title with a 39-0 record a year after finishing second with his only loss coming in the state title match.
• SECOND TEAM: Alex Stockton, Gardner Edgerton, senior
• HONORABLE MENTION:Kyle Brown, Blue Springs, senior; Wesley Freeman, Grain Valley, senior
220 pounds
• FIRST TEAM: Nathan Butler, Leavenworth, junior. A two-time Kansas 6A state champion, Butler went 42-1 with 31 pins. His only loss came to Columbia Hickman’s J’Den Cox, a three-time state champion.
• SECOND TEAM: Danny Klick, William Chrisman, senior
• HONORABLE MENTION:Myron Tipton, Olathe East, senior; Brad Wilson, Lawrence, senior[/b]
285 pounds
• FIRST TEAM: Trent Hosick, Staley, junior. Perhaps the lightest heavyweight in the state, but that didn’t prevent the Falcons’ quarterback from rolling to the Missouri Class 3 state title with a 29-0 record.
• SECOND TEAM: Eric Mason, St. Thomas Aquinas, senior
• HONORABLE MENTION:Evan Boehm, Lee’s Summit West, senior; Tully Byrne, Pleasant Hill, senior
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