{"id":62357,"date":"2019-02-18T10:21:16","date_gmt":"2019-02-18T17:21:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/four-m-chs-wrestlers-qualify-for-state-tournament\/"},"modified":"2019-02-18T17:21:16","modified_gmt":"2019-02-18T17:21:16","slug":"four-m-chs-wrestlers-qualify-for-state-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/four-m-chs-wrestlers-qualify-for-state-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"Four M-CHS wrestlers qualify for state tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Montezuma-Cortez junior 138-pounder Matthew Broughton stays upright despite the obvious effort to seat him by Bayfield senior Garrett Beebe during the weight\u2019s fifth-place match last year at the CHSAA Class 3A State Championships.<\/span>Journal file photo<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Heading into the Class 3A Region 1 Tournament in Montrose, Feb. 15-16, the Montezuma-Cortez High School wrestling team knew that it would have its hands full as its members battled to qualify for the state wrestling tournament.<\/p>\n

Thanks to solid performances by several of its team members, the Panthers finished fourth overall in the 14-team tournament and qualified four individuals for state. Alamosa finished first in the team standings and was followed by Pagosa Springs and Rifle.<\/p>\n

Among the M-CHS wrestlers to qualify was 152-pound senior Matthew Broughton, who continued to dominate opponents and captured the regional championship.<\/p>\n

Broughton opened the tournament with a pin victory over Bayfield\u2019s Kobe Prior and won a 10-1 decision over Olathe\u2019s Brent Gray in the semifinals. Facing off against Alamosa\u2019s Kollen Hillis in the finals, Broughton wrestled a fundamentally sound match and walked away with a 7-1 victory.<\/p>\n

Falling just short of a regional championship but also qualifying for the state tournament was M-CHS senior Swayde Noyes, who placed second in the 182-pound weight class after winning two of his three matches.<\/p>\n

Noyes began the tournament with a 16-0 technical fall victory over Delta\u2019s Brandon Butler and followed up with a 13-2 major decision victory over Rifle\u2019s Pedro Guardado. Squaring off against Gunnison\u2019s Amos Wilson in the regional finals, Noyes lost an 8-2 decision to one of Colorado\u2019s top wrestlers.<\/p>\n

Also qualifying for state in his final season of high school wrestling was M-CHS senior Kerwin Tom, who placed fourth in the 170-pound weight class after winning three of his five matches. Tom\u2019s victories included a pin of Olathe\u2019s Timoteo Pena and a pin of Rifle\u2019s Kyle Lang.<\/p>\n

Rounding out M-CHS\u2019 state qualifiers was Jayven Valdez, who scored several upsets on his way to a fourth-place finish in the 113-pound division. The sophomore punched his ticket to the state tournament with a 4-2 decision victory over Gunnison\u2019s Devin Gomez in the tournament\u2019s fourth-place match.<\/p>\n

Other M-CHS placers who narrowly missed out on a state-tournament berth included freshman Kael Buffington, who finished fifth in the 106-pound division. Austin Featherman finished sixth in the 120-pound bracket, Anthony Abeyta finished sixth in the 138-pound bracket, and Ethan Root finished sixth in the 145-pound bracket. Other M-CHS competitors included Kale Hall, Devan Frost, Casen Allmon and Stevie Fuentes.<\/p>\n

The Colorado High School Activities Association state tournament<\/a> runs Feb. 21-24 at the Pepsi Center in Denver.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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