120 lbs 2023 Boys 5A

Entries: 190
State champion: George Rodriguez Uvalde
Rankings: None for 2023

State Championship

2023 Boys 5A State · Feb 17, 2023 · 8877 Barker Cypress

1

Champion

George Rodriguez

Uvalde

Record
36–1

Grade
10

Qualified
5A R4 · 1
2

Runner-up

Francisco Limon

Killeen Ellison

Record
39–3

Grade
12

Qualified
5A R3 · 1
3

Third

Gabe Aldaco

Grapevine

Record
37–4

Grade
12

Qualified
5A R2 · 1
4

Fourth

Zayn Navarrete

Comal Canyon

Record
42–4

Grade
9

Qualified
5A R4 · 2

5

Malachi McClenton

Amarillo Caprock

30–3
6

Jackson Lambert

Lucas Lovejoy

40–7

All 16 entries

Pl	Sd	Wrestler	Qual	Gr	W–L
1	4	George Rodriguez Uvalde	5A R4 · 1	10	36–1
2	3	Francisco Limon Killeen Ellison	5A R3 · 1	12	39–3
3	2	Gabe Aldaco Grapevine	5A R2 · 1	12	37–4
4	7	Zayn Navarrete Comal Canyon	5A R4 · 2	9	42–4
5	1	Malachi McClenton Amarillo Caprock	5A R1 · 1	12	30–3
6	8	Jackson Lambert Lucas Lovejoy	5A R3 · 2	12	40–7
	5	Joshua Ramirez Midlothian	5A R2 · 2	11	38–13
	6	Kason White Canyon Randall	5A R1 · 2	10	36–10
	9	Tristan Blabey Frisco Reedy	5A R2 · 3	11	10–4
	10	Chad Thomas Aledo	5A R1 · 3	12	28–8
	11	Aidan Rodriguez Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial	5A R4 · 3	10	35–5
	12	Noah Thorsen Melissa	5A R3 · 3	11	13–3
	13	Wyatt Hicks Azle	5A R1 · 4	9	27–10
	14	Paxton Ulrich Colleyville Heritage	5A R2 · 4	11	30–17
	15	Hunter Morris Princeton	5A R3 · 4	12	34–9
	16	Griffin Deitch Comal Pieper	5A R4 · 4	9	28–13

Road to State

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

Region I

30 district entries

Regional

Feb 10 & Feb 11 · 16 entries

1

Malachi McClenton

Amarillo Caprock

26–3
2

Kason White

Canyon Randall

33–9
3

Chad Thomas

Aledo

24–7
4

Wyatt Hicks

Azle

22–8

All 16 entries

Pl	Sd	Wrestler	Gr	W–L
1	1	Malachi McClenton Amarillo Caprock	12	26–3
2	6	Kason White Canyon Randall	10	33–9
3	12	Chad Thomas Aledo	12	24–7
4	3	Wyatt Hicks Azle	9	22–8
5	15	Ian Garza Lubbock Coronado	12	21–6
6	8	John Castaneda Lubbock Cooper	11	15–9
	2	Juan Carrillo Clint Horizon	11	24–2
	4	Josiah Ochoa El Paso Andress	9	15–10
	5	Matthew Rodriguez El Paso Bel Air	12	2–4
	7	Gael Ornelas El Paso Jefferson	10	9–8
	9	Pedro Aguirre Fabens	10	19–10
	10	Ubaldo Gonzalez Amarillo	10	25–12
	11	Andres Ontiveros El Paso Bowie	11	7–11
	13	Diego Tino Hereford	11	15–11
	14	Jaymari Hewitt El Paso Hanks	10	24–13
	16	Eduardo Rodriguez El Paso	10	21–10

District 1

Feb 4 · 5 entries

1

Josiah Ochoa

El Paso Andress

13–10
2

Gael Ornelas

El Paso Jefferson

7–7
3

Andres Ontiveros

El Paso Bowie

5–10
4

Eduardo Rodriguez

El Paso

20–8

All 5 entries

Pl	Sd	Wrestler	Gr	W–L
1	3	Josiah Ochoa El Paso Andress	9	13–10
2	4	Gael Ornelas El Paso Jefferson	10	7–7
3	5	Andres Ontiveros El Paso Bowie	11	5–10
4	2	Eduardo Rodriguez El Paso	10	20–8
5	1	Abel DeSantis El Paso Chapin	10	5–1

District 2

Feb 4 · 8 entries

1

Juan Carrillo

Clint Horizon

21–2
2

Matthew Rodriguez

El Paso Bel Air

0–3
3

Pedro Aguirre

Fabens

16–9
4

Jaymari Hewitt

El Paso Hanks

22–11

All 8 entries

Pl	Sd	Wrestler	Gr	W–L
1	2	Juan Carrillo Clint Horizon	11	21–2
2	8	Matthew Rodriguez El Paso Bel Air	12	0–3
3	3	Pedro Aguirre Fabens	10	16–9
4	4	Jaymari Hewitt El Paso Hanks	10	22–11
5	5	Gavin Gonzalez El Paso Del Valle	10	7–4
6	6	Andres Morales San Elizario	12	8–9
8	1	Matthew Flannery El Paso Parkland	11	8–4
8	7	Jaasiel Tiburcio-Rodriguez El Paso Riverside	10	0–2

District 3

Feb 3 & Feb 4 · 9 entries

1

Malachi McClenton

Amarillo Caprock

22–3
2

Kason White

Canyon Randall

31–8
3

Ubaldo Gonzalez

Amarillo

22–11
4

Diego Tino

Hereford

12–9

All 9 entries

Pl	Sd	Wrestler	Gr	W–L
1	1	Malachi McClenton Amarillo Caprock	12	22–3
2	2	Kason White Canyon Randall	10	31–8
3	4	Ubaldo Gonzalez Amarillo	10	22–11
4	3	Diego Tino Hereford	11	12–9
5	16	Ryder Neely Canyon West Plains	9	16–17
6	5	Azriel Reyes Dumas	11	8–6
	6	Louden McConlogue Canyon	9	19–16
	8	Brance Browning Amarillo Tascosa	11	9–8
	10	Brian Naing Amarillo Palo Duro	10	11–20

District 4

Feb 4 · 8 entries

1

Wyatt Hicks

Azle

19–8
2

John Castaneda

Lubbock Cooper

13–8
3

Chad Thomas

Aledo

21–6
4

Ian Garza

Lubbock Coronado

19–4

All 8 entries

Pl	Sd	Wrestler	Gr	W–L
1	3	Wyatt Hicks Azle	9	19–8
2	4	John Castaneda Lubbock Cooper	11	13–8
3	2	Chad Thomas Aledo	12	21–6
4	1	Ian Garza Lubbock Coronado	12	19–4
5	8	Daniel Garcia-Diaz Springtown	11	15–13
6	6	Evan Gutierrez Lubbock	9	5–17
8	5	Adyn Segrest White Settlement Brewer	11	4–5
8	7	Beau Pipkin Lubbock Monterey	10	1–10

Region II

31 district entries

Regional

Feb 10 & Feb 11 · 16 entries

All 16 entries

Pl	Sd	Wrestler	Gr	W–L
1	1	Gabe Aldaco Grapevine	12	33–4
2	6	Wyatt McClellan Northwest	12	3–1
3	4	Joshua Ramirez Midlothian	11	34–12
4	8	Tristan Blabey Frisco Reedy	11	6–2
5	10	Paxton Ulrich Colleyville Heritage	11	27–15
6	12	Braden Mior Frisco	11	21–10
	2	Elijah Guzman Dallas Hillcrest	10	25–12
	3	Stephen Wanderley Frisco Lone Star	11	21–5
	5	William Braud Dallas Wilson	10	17–11
	7	Hayden Upchurch Burleson Centennial	9	15–9
	9	Adrian Stewart Dallas South Oak Cliff	9	18–13
	11	Jordan Martinez Midlothian Heritage	12	34–7
	13	Matthew Osborne North Richland Hills Birdville		0–0
	14	Israel Olivares Dallas Molina	11	15–11
	15	Aidan Valdes Frisco Lebanon Trail	10	30–14
	16	Lincoln Vanderhorst Whitehouse	9	6–9

District 5

Feb 6 · 6 entries

1

Gabe Aldaco

Grapevine

31–4
2

Wyatt McClellan

Northwest

2–0
3

Paxton Ulrich

Colleyville Heritage

24–14
4

Jackson Weeks

Argyle

18–10

All 6 entries

Pl	Sd	Wrestler	Gr	W–L
1	1	Gabe Aldaco Grapevine	12	31–4
2	2	Wyatt McClellan Northwest	12	2–0
3	4	Paxton Ulrich Colleyville Heritage	11	24–14
4	3	Jackson Weeks Argyle	9	18–10
5	6	Elijah Guzman Fort Worth Benbrook	11	2–2
6	5	Matthew Orsburn North Richland Hills Birdville	10	11–13

District 6

Jan 31 · 6 entries

1

Joshua Ramirez

Midlothian

31–12
2

Hayden Upchurch

Burleson Centennial

14–8
3

Jordan Martinez

Midlothian Heritage

31–6
4

Lincoln Vanderhorst

Whitehouse

4–7

All 6 entries

Pl	Sd	Wrestler	Gr	W–L
1	1	Joshua Ramirez Midlothian	11	31–12
2	3	Hayden Upchurch Burleson Centennial	9	14–8
3	2	Jordan Martinez Midlothian Heritage	12	31–6
4	8	Lincoln Vanderhorst Whitehouse	9	4–7
5	7	Alex Hefner Burleson	9	4–2
6	4	Anthony Villacis Arlington Seguin	12	11–8

District 7

Feb 3 & Feb 4 · 9 entries

1

Elijah Guzman

Dallas Hillcrest

21–11
2

William Braud

Dallas Wilson

15–10
3

Adrian Stewart

Dallas South Oak Cliff

15–12
4

Israel Olivares

Dallas Molina

12–9

All 9 entries

Pl	Sd	Wrestler	Gr	W–L
1	1	Elijah Guzman Dallas Hillcrest	10	21–11
2	2	William Braud Dallas Wilson	10	15–10
3	4	Adrian Stewart Dallas South Oak Cliff	9	15–12
4	3	Israel Olivares Dallas Molina	11	12–9
5	14	Jai`quavius Davis Dallas North Dallas	10	6–11
6	11	Carlos Figueroa Dallas Roosevelt	12	0–2
	5	Jonathan Aguilar Dallas Spruce	9	1–1
	9	Angel Ruiz Dallas Pinkston	10	6–8
	10	Nestor Alvarado Dallas Lincoln	10	1–4

District 8

Feb 3 & Feb 4 · 10 entries

1

Stephen Wanderly

Frisco Lone Star

18–5
2

Tristan Blabey

Frisco Reedy

4–1
3

Braden Mior

Frisco

17–9
4

Aidan Valdes

Frisco Lebanon Trail

27–12

All 10 entries

Pl	Sd	Wrestler	Gr	W–L
1	4	Stephen Wanderly Frisco Lone Star	11	18–5
2	11	Tristan Blabey Frisco Reedy	11	4–1
3	5	Braden Mior Frisco	11	17–9
4	3	Aidan Valdes Frisco Lebanon Trail	10	27–12
5	9	Jude Kachkouche Frisco Wakeland	11	17–9
6	2	Michael Buziewicz Frisco Independence	11	21–16
	1	Davis Snow Frisco Centennial	10	20–12
	10	David Williams Frisco Heritage	11	4–6
	12	Justin Bishop Frisco Emerson	11	5–8
	15	Jeremiah Kwan Frisco Liberty	10	7–14

Region III

22 district entries

Regional

Feb 10 & Feb 11 · 16 entries

1

Francisco Limon

Killeen Ellison

35–3
2

Jackson Lambert

Lucas Lovejoy

37–6
3

Noah Thorsen

Melissa

9–2
4

Hunter Morris

Princeton

30–7

All 16 entries

Pl	Sd	Wrestler	Gr	W–L
1	1	Francisco Limon Killeen Ellison	12	35–3
2	2	Jackson Lambert Lucas Lovejoy	12	37–6
3	5	Noah Thorsen Melissa	11	9–2
4	9	Hunter Morris Princeton	12	30–7
5	8	Noah Dierksheide Huntsville	11	29–15
6	3	Mitchell Criscione College Station A&M Consolidated	11	23–8
	4	Tristan Rodriquez Humble Kingwood Park	9	24–10
	6	Daniel Fisher Salado	10	10–11
	7	Larry Shepherd Houston North Forest	11	15–7
	10	Maxwell Liao Pflugerville	9	8–9
	11	Jose Salinas Houston Northside	12	7–14
	12	Phi Vu Lamar Fulshear	10	26–16
	13	Fernando Galvan Pflugerville Connally	11	16–6
	14	Forfeit Forfeit	12	0–0
	15	Joseph Kim College Station	9	13–19
	16	Forfeit Forfeit		0–0

District 9

Feb 3 & Feb 4 · 6 entries

All 6 entries

Pl	Sd	Wrestler	Gr	W–L
1	2	Jackson Lambert Lucas Lovejoy	12	35–6
2	1	Noah Thorsen Melissa	11	7–1
3	6	Emilio Perez Carrollton Turner	12	3–3
4	3	Hunter Morris Princeton	12	27–5
5	4	Vinson Taylor McKinney North	11	18–8
6	8	Jamie Manuel Martin Carrollton Creekview	10	1–5

District 10

Feb 4 · 7 entries

1

Francisco Limon

Killeen Ellison

32–3
2

Daniel Fisher

Salado

8–10
3

Maxwell Liao

Pflugerville

5–8
4

Fernando Galvan

Pflugerville Connally

15–4

All 7 entries

Pl	Sd	Wrestler	Gr	W–L
1	1	Francisco Limon Killeen Ellison	12	32–3
2	3	Daniel Fisher Salado	10	8–10
3	4	Maxwell Liao Pflugerville	9	5–8
4	2	Fernando Galvan Pflugerville Connally	11	15–4
5	8	Damian Mendoza Killeen	10	2–7
6	6	Brock Messinger Lampasas High School	9	6–15
7	5	Brendon Bush Killeen Chaparral	10	4–8

District 11

Feb 4 · 6 entries

1

Mitchell Criscione

College Station A&M Consolidated

21–8
2

Noah Dierksheide

Huntsville

28–14
3

Phi Vu

Lamar Fulshear

23–15
4

Joseph Kim

College Station

11–17

All 6 entries

Pl	Sd	Wrestler	Gr	W–L
1	1	Mitchell Criscione College Station A&M Consolidated	11	21–8
2	2	Noah Dierksheide Huntsville	11	28–14
3	3	Phi Vu Lamar Fulshear	10	23–15
4	4	Joseph Kim College Station	9	11–17
5	6	Zachary Villaflores Richmond Foster	9	1–2
6	5	Caden Freeman Bryan Rudder	11	8–14

District 12

Feb 4 · 3 entries

1

Tristan Rodriquez

Humble Kingwood Park

22–10
2

Larry Shepherd

Houston North Forest

13–5
3

Jose Salinas

Houston Northside

7–13

All 3 entries

Pl	Sd	Wrestler	Gr	W–L
1	2	Tristan Rodriquez Humble Kingwood Park	9	22–10
2	1	Larry Shepherd Houston North Forest	11	13–5
3	3	Jose Salinas Houston Northside	12	7–13

Region IV

27 district entries

Regional

Feb 10 & Feb 11 · 16 entries

1

George Rodriguez

Uvalde

32–1
2

Zayn Navarrete

Comal Canyon

39–3
3

Aidan Rodriguez

Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial

30–4
4

Griffin Deitch

Comal Pieper

25–11

All 16 entries

Pl	Sd	Wrestler	Gr	W–L
1	11	George Rodriguez Uvalde	10	32–1
2	12	Zayn Navarrete Comal Canyon	9	39–3
3	13	Aidan Rodriguez Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial	10	30–4
4	9	Griffin Deitch Comal Pieper	9	25–11
5	8	Jaime Cavazos Mission Sharyland	12	27–6
6	7	Luis Nieto Vanguard Academy Rembrandt-Pharr	11	11–0
	1	Dominik Pennock-Carrillo Leander	12	17–16
	2	Dehan Perera Leander Glenn	11	13–11
	3	Forfeit Forfeit		0–0
	4	Forfeit Forfeit		0–0
	5	Roel Molar Mission Sharyland Pioneer	11	12–5
	6	Mariano Ornelas La Joya Juarez-Lincoln	10	25–10
	10	Clayton Engelking Comal Smithson Valley	12	22–14
	14	Aaron Pena Edinburg Vela	12	24–5
	15	Eric Flores Corpus Christi King	11	11–8
	16	Alfredo Campos Edcouch-Elsa	10	12–9

District 13

Feb 3 & Feb 4 · 2 entries

1

Dominik Pennock-Carrillo

Leander

16–16
2

Dehan Perera

Leander Glenn

13–10

All 2 entries

Pl	Sd	Wrestler	Gr	W–L
1	2	Dominik Pennock-Carrillo Leander	12	16–16
2	1	Dehan Perera Leander Glenn	11	13–10

District 14

Feb 3 & Feb 4 · 10 entries

1

George Rodriguez

Uvalde

29–1
2

Zayn Navarette

Comal Canyon

37–2
3

Griffin Deitch

Comal Pieper

22–10
4

Clayton Engelking

Comal Smithson Valley

20–12

All 10 entries

Pl	Sd	Wrestler	Gr	W–L
1	2	George Rodriguez Uvalde	10	29–1
2	1	Zayn Navarette Comal Canyon	9	37–2
3	3	Griffin Deitch Comal Pieper	9	22–10
4	4	Clayton Engelking Comal Smithson Valley	12	20–12
5	5	Matthew Medina-Avelar San Antonio Wagner	10	7–9
6	7	Braden Garcia San Antonio MacArthur	11	16–11
	6	Ricky Nadeau San Antonio Veterans Memorial	12	19–11
	8	Abraham Hernandez San Antonio Highlands	9	9–16
	9	Bradley Quick Comal Davenport	9	1–3
	10	Brian Cano San Antonio Brackenridge	10	1–3

District 15

Feb 2 · 5 entries

1

Aidan Rodriguez

Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial

28–4
2

Aaron Pena

Edinburg Vela

23–4
3

Eric Flores

Corpus Christi King

9–7
4

Alfredo Campos

Edcouch-Elsa

11–7

All 5 entries

Pl	Sd	Wrestler	Gr	W–L
1	1	Aidan Rodriguez Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial	10	28–4
2	2	Aaron Pena Edinburg Vela	12	23–4
3	4	Eric Flores Corpus Christi King	11	9–7
4	3	Alfredo Campos Edcouch-Elsa	10	11–7
5	5	Jase Salazar Beeville Jones	10	10–14

District 16

Feb 2 & Feb 3 · 10 entries

1

Luis Nieto

Vanguard Academy Rembrandt-Pharr

8–0
2

Jaime Cavazos

Mission Sharyland

25–5
3

Roel Molar

Mission Sharyland Pioneer

7–4
4

Mariano Ornelas

La Joya Juarez-Lincoln

22–8

All 10 entries

Pl	Sd	Wrestler	Gr	W–L
1	1	Luis Nieto Vanguard Academy Rembrandt-Pharr	11	8–0
2	2	Jaime Cavazos Mission Sharyland	12	25–5
3	10	Roel Molar Mission Sharyland Pioneer	11	7–4
4	4	Mariano Ornelas La Joya Juarez-Lincoln	10	22–8
5	3	Nelson Mendoza McAllen Rowe	11	19–12
6	5	Mario Martinez La Joya Palmview	9	3–6
	7	Anthony Caudillo McAllen Memorial	9	8–17
	8	Nathaniel Ortiz Mission Veterans Memorial	10	0–2
	9	Justice Gutierrez Rio Grande City	9	17–14
	11	Davian Clarke Roma	12	0–0