126 lbs 2020 Boys 5A

Entries: 176
State champion: Felix Saunders Midlothian
Rankings: Wrestling Texas, Feb 19, 2020

State Championship

2020 Boys 5A State · Feb 21, 2020 · 8877 Barker Cypress

1

Champion

Felix Saunders

Midlothian

Record
32–6

Grade
11

Qualified
5A R2 · 1

Ranked
#4 @126
2

Runner-up

Aaron Hernandez

El Paso Eastwood

Record
45–6

Grade
12

Qualified
5A R1 · 4

Ranked
#14 @126
3

Third

Roberto Ruiz

Dumas

Record
24–6

Grade
11

Qualified
5A R1 · 3

Ranked
#3 @126
4

Fourth

Zack Pena

Lubbock

Record
44–2

Grade
12

Qualified
5A R1 · 1

Ranked
#1 @126

5

Jacob Sanchez

College Station A&M Consolidated

37–6
6

Angel Avila #6 @126

Mission Sharyland Pioneer

41–6

All 16 entries

Pl	Sd	Wrestler	Qual	Gr	W–L
1	1	Felix Saunders #4 @126 Midlothian	5A R2 · 1	11	32–6
2	15	Aaron Hernandez #14 @126 El Paso Eastwood	5A R1 · 4	12	45–6
3	9	Roberto Ruiz #3 @126 Dumas	5A R1 · 3	11	24–6
4	3	Zack Pena #1 @126 Lubbock	5A R1 · 1	12	44–2
5	12	Jacob Sanchez College Station A&M Consolidated	5A R3 · 3	11	37–6
6	6	Angel Avila #6 @126 Mission Sharyland Pioneer	5A R4 · 2	12	41–6
	2	Anthony Machorro #7 @126 Carrollton Smith	5A R3 · 1	12	14–1
	4	Micah Ribera #5 @126 Dripping Springs	5A R4 · 1	12	29–9
	5	Gabe Garcia #2 @126 Amarillo	5A R1 · 2	12	41–5
	7	John Bennett #10 @126 Frisco Centennial	5A R2 · 2	12	39–11
	8	Tonatiuh Esquivel #8 @126 Houston Waltrip	5A R3 · 2	11	35–3
	10	Ethan Adcock #15 @126 Victoria West	5A R4 · 3	11	26–8
	11	Jaden Machado #12 @126 Lancaster	5A R2 · 3	9	25–6
	13	Hudson Herring #13 @126 Lewisville The Colony	5A R2 · 4	11	58–8
	14	John Abney #11 @126 Katy Paetow	5A R3 · 4	11	24–9
	16	Noel Torres #16 @126 Vanguard Academy Rembrandt - Pharr	5A R4 · 4	10	30–9

Road to State

The top four at each district advance to their regional; the regional's top four go to state.

Region I

25 district entries

Regional

Feb 14 & Feb 15 · 15 entries

1

Zack Pena #1 @126

Lubbock

40–2
2

Gabe Garcia #2 @126

Amarillo

38–4
3

Roberto Ruiz #3 @126

Dumas

19–5
4

Aaron Hernandez #14 @126

El Paso Eastwood

42–4

All 15 entries

Pl	Sd	Wrestler	Gr	W–L
1	2	Zack Pena #1 @126 Lubbock	12	40–2
2	5	Gabe Garcia #2 @126 Amarillo	12	38–4
3	3	Roberto Ruiz #3 @126 Dumas	11	19–5
4	4	Aaron Hernandez #14 @126 El Paso Eastwood	12	42–4
5	6	Andre Ramirez #19 @126 El Paso Eastlake	11	45–7
6	9	Jesse Perea Canyon Randall	11	33–12
	1	Cole Cashman El Paso Chapin	10	19–11
	7	Julian Marrufo El Paso	10	14–8
	8	Zimri Ramos Lubbock Monterey	12	24–11
	10	Arturo Burenrostro El Paso Parkland	12	17–11
	11	Andrew Cano El Paso Burges	11	8–20
	12	Braeden Knoll Azle	11	23–10
	14	Camden Baker Saginaw	11	15–16
	15	Adrian Delgado Amarillo Caprock	9	24–13
	16	Vince Hernandez El Paso Hanks	11	27–14

District 1

Feb 7 & Feb 8 · 3 entries

All 3 entries

Pl	Sd	Wrestler	Gr	W–L
1	1	Cole Cashman El Paso Chapin	10	18–11
2	2	Julian Marrufo El Paso	10	13–7
3	3	Andrew Cano El Paso Burges	11	8–19

District 2

Feb 7 & Feb 8 · 6 entries

1

Aaron Hernandez #14 @126

El Paso Eastwood

40–4
2

Andre Ramirez #19 @126

El Paso Eastlake

44–6
3

Arturo Burenrostro

El Paso Parkland

14–10
4

Vince Hernandez

El Paso Hanks

25–12

All 6 entries

Pl	Sd	Wrestler	Gr	W–L
1	1	Aaron Hernandez #14 @126 El Paso Eastwood	12	40–4
2	2	Andre Ramirez #19 @126 El Paso Eastlake	11	44–6
3	3	Arturo Burenrostro El Paso Parkland	12	14–10
4	4	Vince Hernandez El Paso Hanks	11	25–12
5	5	Manuel Guillen El Paso Ysleta	11	6–17
6	6	Bictor Robles El Paso Bel Air	9	2–12

District 3

Feb 7 & Feb 8 · 9 entries

1

Roberto Ruiz #3 @126

Dumas

16–5
2

Gabe Garcia #2 @126

Amarillo

36–3
3

Jesse Perea

Canyon Randall

30–11
4

Adrian Delgado

Amarillo Caprock

22–11

All 9 entries

Pl	Sd	Wrestler	Gr	W–L
1	2	Roberto Ruiz #3 @126 Dumas	11	16–5
2	1	Gabe Garcia #2 @126 Amarillo	12	36–3
3	3	Jesse Perea Canyon Randall	11	30–11
4	4	Adrian Delgado Amarillo Caprock	9	22–11
5	5	Cesar Enriquez Hereford	9	18–10
6	6	Ryan Stephens Bushland	9	11–11
	7	Callyer Stokes Pampa	10	5–7
	8	Aaron Knighton Canyon	11	10–25
	9	Jayden Peavy Boys Ranch	10	13–21

District 4

Feb 7 & Feb 8 · 7 entries

1

Zack Pena #1 @126

Lubbock

37–2
2

Zimri Ramos

Lubbock Monterey

22–10
3

Braeden Knoll

Azle

21–9
4

Camden Baker

Saginaw

13–14

All 7 entries

Pl	Sd	Wrestler	Gr	W–L
1	1	Zack Pena #1 @126 Lubbock	12	37–2
2	3	Zimri Ramos Lubbock Monterey	12	22–10
3	2	Braeden Knoll Azle	11	21–9
4	4	Camden Baker Saginaw	11	13–14
5	5	Toby Ford Fort Worth Chisholm Trail	9	9–4
6	6	Seth Appell Springtown	10	1–8
7	8	Corbyn Sharp Vernon	11	0–0

Region II

26 district entries

Regional

Feb 14 & Feb 15 · 15 entries

1

Felix Saunders #4 @126

Midlothian

29–6
2

John Bennett #10 @126

Frisco Centennial

36–10
3

Jaden Machado #12 @126

Lancaster

21–5
4

Hudson Herring #13 @126

Lewisville The Colony

53–6

All 15 entries

Pl	Sd	Wrestler	Gr	W–L
1	1	Felix Saunders #4 @126 Midlothian	11	29–6
2	2	John Bennett #10 @126 Frisco Centennial	12	36–10
3	6	Jaden Machado #12 @126 Lancaster	9	21–5
4	5	Hudson Herring #13 @126 Lewisville The Colony	11	53–6
5	10	Ethan Dilleshaw #20 @126 Burleson Centennial	12	19–12
6	13	Anthony Schmidt Midlothian Heritage	10	16–12
	3	Marcos Ocampo Fort Worth Carter-Riverside	11	27–9
	4	Andrew Cortez Dallas Adams	11	1–0
	7	Daniel Riemer Dallas Wilson	11	12–9
	8	Oliver Smith Northwest	11	35–19
	9	Thomas Holley Frisco Reedy	12	23–17
	11	Sir Charles Edwards Dallas Lincoln	10	0–1
	12	Keegan Garwood Grapevine	11	25–16
	14	Hunter Miller Frisco Lone Star	10	11–23
	15	Douglas Zintgraff Fort Worth Arlington Heights	11	2–2

District 5

Feb 6 & Feb 7 · 8 entries

1

Marcos Ocampo

Fort Worth Carter-Riverside

24–9
2

Oliver Smith

Northwest

33–18
3

Keegan Garwood

Grapevine

22–15
4

Douglas Zintgraff

Fort Worth Arlington Heights

0–0

All 8 entries

Pl	Sd	Wrestler	Gr	W–L
1	1	Marcos Ocampo Fort Worth Carter-Riverside	11	24–9
2	3	Oliver Smith Northwest	11	33–18
3	2	Keegan Garwood Grapevine	11	22–15
4	4	Douglas Zintgraff Fort Worth Arlington Heights	11	0–0
5	7	David Patenaude Fort Worth Benbrook	11	1–4
6	8	Zachary Eades Argyle	9	9–16
8	5	Jake Olson Colleyville Heritage	11	5–10
8	6	Tobias Soriano North Richland Hills Birdville	10	5–18

District 6

Feb 4 · 6 entries

1

Felix Saunders #4 @126

Midlothian

26–6
2

Jaden Machado #12 @126

Lancaster

19–4
3

Ethan Dilleshaw #20 @126

Burleson Centennial

17–11
4

Anthony Schmidt

Midlothian Heritage

14–10

All 6 entries

Pl	Sd	Wrestler	Gr	W–L
1	1	Felix Saunders #4 @126 Midlothian	11	26–6
2	2	Jaden Machado #12 @126 Lancaster	9	19–4
3	3	Ethan Dilleshaw #20 @126 Burleson Centennial	12	17–11
4	4	Anthony Schmidt Midlothian Heritage	10	14–10
5	8	Alaa Yakoob Arlington Seguin	9	6–12
6	7	Tristan Porter Gatesville	10	16–11

District 7

Feb 7 & Feb 8 · 3 entries

1

Andrew Cortez

Dallas Adams

0–0
2

Daniel Riemer

Dallas Wilson

11–8
3

Sir Charles Edwards

Dallas Lincoln

0–0

All 3 entries

Pl	Sd	Wrestler	Gr	W–L
1	3	Andrew Cortez Dallas Adams	11	0–0
2	1	Daniel Riemer Dallas Wilson	11	11–8
3	4	Sir Charles Edwards Dallas Lincoln	10	0–0

District 8

Feb 7 & Feb 8 · 9 entries

1

John Bennett #10 @126

Centennial

33–10
2

Hudson Herring #13 @126

Lewisville The Colony

51–5
3

Thomas Holley

Reedy

20–16
4

Hunter Miller

Lone Star

8–21

All 9 entries

Pl	Sd	Wrestler	Gr	W–L
1	2	John Bennett #10 @126 Centennial	12	33–10
2	1	Hudson Herring #13 @126 Lewisville The Colony	11	51–5
3	3	Thomas Holley Reedy	12	20–16
4	13	Hunter Miller Lone Star	10	8–21
5	4	Larson Files Wakeland	9	10–15
6	9	Nikita Breslav Lebanon Trail	10	17–26
	6	Holden Schwartz Independence	10	1–1
	7	Dylan Hardin Frisco	10	6–10
	12	For vincente Lezcano for Heritage	10	1–3

Region III

23 district entries

Regional

Feb 14 & Feb 15 · 16 entries

1

Anthony Machorro #7 @126

Carrollton Smith

10–1
2

Tanutiuh Esquiva

Houston Waltrip

32–2
3

Jacob Sanchez

College Station A&m Consolidated

33–5
4

John Abney #11 @126

Katy Paetow

19–7

All 16 entries

Pl	Sd	Wrestler	Gr	W–L
1	7	Anthony Machorro #7 @126 Carrollton Smith	12	10–1
2	1	Tanutiuh Esquiva Houston Waltrip	11	32–2
3	13	Jacob Sanchez College Station A&m Consolidated	11	33–5
4	12	John Abney #11 @126 Katy Paetow	11	19–7
5	11	Jesse Jimenez #18 @126 Conroe Caney Creek	12	30–8
6	8	Dalton Braun Lucas Lovejoy	11	12–16
	2	Avery Watkins Houston Kashmere	10	15–8
	3	Aubrey Large Friendswood	9	2–4
	4	Marco Carbonetti Houston Wisdom	10	0–3
	5	Ty Jarvis Wylie East	10	18–13
	6	Jayden Keifer Melissa	12	10–14
	9	Donavan Nerio Willis	11	24–10
	10	Roger Kotun Waller	9	13–7
	14	Jarred Adams Hutto	12	9–4
	15	Osmar Avila Georgetown East View	9	5–10
	16	Brady Smith Pflugerville Weiss	10	11–18

District 9

Feb 5 & Feb 6 · 6 entries

1

Anthony Machorro #7 @126

Carrollton Smith

8–1
2

Dalton Braun

Lucas Lovejoy

11–15
3

TY JARVIS

Wylie East

15–12
4

Jayden Keifer

Melissa

8–12

All 6 entries

Pl	Sd	Wrestler	Gr	W–L
1	1	Anthony Machorro #7 @126 Carrollton Smith	12	8–1
2	3	Dalton Braun Lucas Lovejoy	11	11–15
3	2	TY JARVIS Wylie East	10	15–12
4	4	Jayden Keifer Melissa	12	8–12
5	5	Eli Gooch Carrollton Creekview	9	4–2
6	7	Robert Winters Dallas Highland Park	10	9–18

District 10

Feb 8 · 5 entries

1

Jacob Sanchez

College Station A&m Consolidated

31–5
2

Jarred Adams

Hutto

8–3
3

Osmar Avila

Georgetown East View

3–9
4

Brady Smith

Pflugerville Weiss

10–16

All 5 entries

Pl	Sd	Wrestler	Gr	W–L
1	2	Jacob Sanchez College Station A&m Consolidated	11	31–5
2	1	Jarred Adams Hutto	12	8–3
3	5	Osmar Avila Georgetown East View	9	3–9
4	3	Brady Smith Pflugerville Weiss	10	10–16
5	4	Robert Rush Huntsville	12	7–12

District 11

Feb 6 & Feb 5 · 8 entries

1

Jesse Jimenez #18 @126

Conroe Caney Creek

27–8
2

John Abney #11 @126

Katy Paetow

17–6
3

Donavan Nerio

Willis

21–9
4

Roger Kotun

Waller

11–5

All 8 entries

Pl	Sd	Wrestler	Gr	W–L
1	1	Jesse Jimenez #18 @126 Conroe Caney Creek	12	27–8
2	2	John Abney #11 @126 Katy Paetow	11	17–6
3	3	Donavan Nerio Willis	11	21–9
4	4	Roger Kotun Waller	9	11–5
5	5	Ederick Baez Conroe Grand Oaks	10	14–10
6	7	Lance Dunn New Waverly	9	8–17
8	6	Khoi Hoang Richmond Foster	10	13–7
8	8	Stephen Hipolito Humble Kingwood Park	11	11–16

District 12

Feb 7 · 4 entries

1

Tanutiuh Esquiva

Houston Waltrip

30–2
2

Avery Watkins

Houston Kashmere

12–7
3

Aubrey Large

Friendswood

1–3
4

Marco Carbonetti

Houston Wisdom

0–1

All 4 entries

Pl	Sd	Wrestler	Gr	W–L
1	2	Tanutiuh Esquiva Houston Waltrip	11	30–2
2	1	Avery Watkins Houston Kashmere	10	12–7
3	3	Aubrey Large Friendswood	9	1–3
4	4	Marco Carbonetti Houston Wisdom	10	0–1

Region IV

26 district entries

Regional

Feb 14 & Feb 15 · 14 entries

1

Micah Ribera #5 @126

Dripping Springs

26–9
2

Angel Avila #6 @126

Sharyland Pioneer

38–5
3

Ethan Adcock #15 @126

Victoria West

22–7
4

Noel Torres #16 @126

Vanguard Academy Rembrandt - Pharr

27–7

All 14 entries

Pl	Sd	Wrestler	Gr	W–L
1	7	Micah Ribera #5 @126 Dripping Springs	12	26–9
2	13	Angel Avila #6 @126 Sharyland Pioneer	12	38–5
3	1	Ethan Adcock #15 @126 Victoria West	11	22–7
4	14	Noel Torres #16 @126 Vanguard Academy Rembrandt - Pharr	10	27–7
5	3	Jeremiah Arredondo Corpus Christi Moody	10	34–15
6	15	Rafael Zavala Donna	11	24–7
	2	Ryan Lamb Corpus Christi Miller	12	22–11
	4	Joe Aguilar Corpus Christi Carroll	12	41–19
	5	Ajani Edwards Leander Glenn	11	18–7
	6	Cole Malmquist Cedar Park	11	14–15
	8	Jackson Greer Leander Rouse	11	24–11
	11	Xander Salcido San Antonio Veterans Memorial	9	15–7
	12	Gavin Galvan San Antonio Burbank	9	2–7
	16	Jonathan Castillo Psja Memorial	11	24–12

District 13

Feb 5 & Feb 6 · 7 entries

1

Micah Ribera #5 @126

Dripping Springs

23–9
2

Jackson Greer

Leander Rouse

22–10
3

Ajani Edwards

Leander Glenn

16–6
4

Cole Malmquist

Cedar Park

11–13

All 7 entries

Pl	Sd	Wrestler	Gr	W–L
1	1	Micah Ribera #5 @126 Dripping Springs	12	23–9
2	3	Jackson Greer Leander Rouse	11	22–10
3	2	Ajani Edwards Leander Glenn	11	16–6
4	4	Cole Malmquist Cedar Park	11	11–13
5	8	Sergio Portillo Austin Travis	10	3–8
6	6	Taylor Metheny Lampasas	10	5–13
7	5	Joshua Morgan Austin McCallum	11	4–4

District 14

Feb 7 · 2 entries

1

Xander Salcido

San Antonio Veterans Memorial

14–7
2

Gavin Galvan

San Antonio Burbank

2–6

All 2 entries

Pl	Sd	Wrestler	Gr	W–L
1	1	Xander Salcido San Antonio Veterans Memorial	9	14–7
2	2	Gavin Galvan San Antonio Burbank	9	2–6

District 15

Feb 5 & Feb 6 · 8 entries

1

Ethan Adcock #15 @126

Victoria West

19–7
2

Ryan Lamb

Corpus Christi Miller

20–10
3

Jeremiah Arredondo

Corpus Christi Moody

31–14
4

Joe Aguilar

Corpus Christi Carroll

39–17

All 8 entries

Pl	Sd	Wrestler	Gr	W–L
1	4	Ethan Adcock #15 @126 Victoria West	11	19–7
2	3	Ryan Lamb Corpus Christi Miller	12	20–10
3	1	Jeremiah Arredondo Corpus Christi Moody	10	31–14
4	2	Joe Aguilar Corpus Christi Carroll	12	39–17
5	5	Damon Gutierrez Corpus Christi Ray	11	23–17
6	7	Benjamin Hinojosa Victoria East	10	17–12
8	6	Nicholas Alvarez Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial	10	5–12
8	8	Jacob Negrete Corpus Christi King	9	6–18

District 16

Feb 5 & Feb 6 · 9 entries

1

Angel Avila #6 @126

Sharyland Pioneer

35–5
2

Noel Torres #16 @126

Vanguard Academy Rembrandt - Pharr

25–6
3

Rafael Zavala

Donna

20–6
4

Jonathan Castillo

Psja Memorial

21–10

All 9 entries

Pl	Sd	Wrestler	Gr	W–L
1	1	Angel Avila #6 @126 Sharyland Pioneer	12	35–5
2	2	Noel Torres #16 @126 Vanguard Academy Rembrandt - Pharr	10	25–6
3	3	Rafael Zavala Donna	11	20–6
4	9	Jonathan Castillo Psja Memorial	11	21–10
5	4	Andres Martinez Rio Grande City	12	23–10
6	7	Andrick Aldape Edcouch-Elsa	12	5–9
	11	Andres Rivera Pharr Valley View	10	13–8
	12	Federico Rodriguez Mission Sharyland	11	23–13
	14	Daniel Gutierrez Roma	9	8–4