Arkansas high school wrestling state tournament Day 1 live updates, results (2/23/2024)

Details from all of Friday's girls and boys wrestling state tournament matches

The 16th annual Arkansas Arkansas State high school wrestling tournament begins at 9 a.m. Friday at the Stephens Center on the campus of UA-Little Rock. 

The championship and consolation quarterfinals for girls and boys kick off the day. The second session, which begins at 4 p.m., features all semifinal matches. 

Photo by Tommy Land 

See live updates below.

We are underway at Jack Stephens enter with the championship semifinals for all divisions.

GIRLS SEMIFINALS

5A-100

Kaylei Parish (Searcy) defeated Madeleine Aguiluz (El Dorado) by fall in 2:33, setting up a finals match with Emele Seigfried (Sylvan Hills), who defeated Chloe Brown (Bauxite) by fall in 1:39. 

5A-105

Riley Fazio (Searcy) took down Farah Crossno (Greenwood) by fall in 5:29 to advance to the finals, where she will take on Hayley Riddell (Lake Hamilton), who won by disqualification by against Valeria Moreno (Searcy).

5A-110

Faith Howerton (Arkansas High) defeated Jacklyn Price (Bauxite) by fall in 1:02, moving on to a finals matchup with Gracie Webb (Searcy), who beat Sylvan Hills' Jadelynn Isom due to injury. 

5A-115

Two-time defending state champion Alena Williams (Searcy) beat Montashia Floyd (Arkansas High) by fall in 5:54 and will take on Sylvan Hills' Zoey Weeks, who beat Adeline Jackson (Lake Hamilton) by fall in 1:48, in the finals tomorrow.

5A-120

Searcy's Shania Brown pinned Aubrey Rhoden (Bauxite) in 20 seconds, setting up a finals match against Eva Garcia (Van Buren), who beat Katelyn Hayden (El Dorado) by fall in 3:43.

5A-125

Defending champion Jaelyn Gibson (Russellville) beat Sylvan Hills' Giselle Lopez by fall in 3:00, moving on to the finals against Raylee Hunter (Lake Hamilton), who downed McKenna Likert (Searcy) in a 5-1 decision.

5A-130

Alexis Schmotzer (Van Buren) defeated Payton Finch (Sylvan Hills) by fall in 53 seconds, advancing to a finals matchup with Emerson Pulley (Searcy), who beat Destinee Smith (El Dorado) by fall in 3:01.

5A-135

Defending champion Avery Taylor (Russellville) pinned Sylvan Hills' Alayia Watson in 2:35 and will meet up in the finals with Olivia McCoy (Mountain Home), who pinned Searcy's Jillian Conrad in 3:10.

5A-140

Izzy Hovater (Central Aransas Christian) earned a spot in the finals after pinning Avery Smith (Searcy) in 3:44, setting up a finals match against Mena's Emery Anderson, who pinned Leigha Gatewood (Mountain Home) in 1:12.

5A-145

Aubrey Hart (Searcy) advanced to the finals with an 11-4 decision win against Catherine Paz (Berryville) and will take on Riley Chisum (Russellville), who pinned Katie Nave (Hot Springs Lakeside) in 3:42.

5A-155

Searcy's Torrie Seymore defeated Adrian York (Sylvan Hills) by fall in 2:22 and will take on Kylee Herron (Hot Springs Lakeside) after Herron pinned Rachel Barnett (Bauxite) in 3:13.

5A-170

Gabriella Watson (Lake Hamilton) defeated Evelyn Romero (Van Buren) by major decision, moving on to a finals match against Sylvan Hills' Kyra Looney, who pinned Afton Bridges (Greenwood) in just 17 seconds.

5A-190

Batesville's Cynthia Martinez pinned Verolina Kira (Greenwood) in 58 seconds and will face D'Mysha James (Sylvan Hills) in the finals after James pinned Hailey Garner (Greenbrier) in 1:21.

5A-235

Sylvan Hills' Kylee Laird earned a spot in the finals after pinning Emily Foster (Van Buren) in 2:11 and will meet up with El Dorado's Sharnesia Tate, who pinned Addison Baldwin (Hot Springs Lakeside) in 57 seconds.

6A-100

Defending champ Mackenzie Graves (Bentonville) moved on to the finals, beating Brenna Acs (Cabot) by fall in 24 seconds. Graves will meet Laila Brown (Springdale), who defeated Kalen Elias (Heritage) by fall in 3:16, in the finals. 

6A-105

Dalani Hornbuckle (Rogers) defeated Milla Andrews (Fayetteville) by a 5-1 decision, advancing to the finals against Laila Jordan (Little Rock Central), who beat Isabella Salas (Rogers Heritage) by a 12-1 major decision.

6A-110

Fayetteville's Pandelitsa Nicolaou defeated Rylie Sminchak (Bentonville West) by fall in 1:59. Nicolaou moved on to the finals and will take on defending champion Emily Ashby (Springdale), who took down Mackenzie Lawvey (Bentonville) by technical fall.

6A-115

Layne Hattenhauer (Little Rock Christian) beat McKinley Runnels (Bentonville) by fall in 1:20 and will take on Diana Cervantes (Rogers Heritage), who defeated Margaret Ashby (Springdale) by fall in 2:31, in the finals. 

6A-120

Ella Casteel (Roger Heritage) moved on to the finals with a 7-0 decision win against Little Rock Southwest's Bailey Sessions and will meet up with Isabella Easterling (Bentonville West), who beat Breanna Lozano (Fort Smith Northside) by fall in 2:35.

6A-125

Defending champion Ka'liyia Chim (North Little Rock) beat Paiges Arsola (Fort Smith Southside) in a 5-4 decision, advancing to a finals match against Nahomy Ranero-Garcia (Bentonville), who defeated Kamayolynn David (Springdale Har-Ber) in an 8-6 decision.

6A-130

Tytianna Holloway's (Little Rock Central) pinned McKaylah Turpin (Bentonville West) in 3:27, setting up a finals match against Isabella Weiner (Rogers), who pinned Kennedi Phillips (Little Rock Southwest) in 1:36. 

6A-135

Mallory Williams (Cabot) defeated Kinalisa Lokot (Springdale-Har-Ber) by fall in 4:57 to earn a spot in the finals, where she will take on Anna Dux (Rogers), who pinned Little Rock Central's Aaniyah Clark in 3:02.

6A-140

Samantha Graciano (Bentonville West) beat Arden Jellen (Rogers) by a 6-1 decision, moving on to a finals match against Elizabeth Garcia-Martinez (Springdale), who pinned Allie Brose (Bentonville) in 1:24.

6A-145

Lola Harbaugh (Springdale Har-Ber) pinned Thalia Fregoso (Conway) in 1:13 to set up a finals match against Rogers' Ashley Thompson, who pinned Kodi Taylor (Springdale) in 3:09.

6A-155

Meya Flowers (Fayetteville) pinned Serena Valentine (Springdale Har-Ber) in 3:30 and will face Skylur Lewis (Rogers) in the finals after Lewis pinned Nevada Berry (Fort Smith Southside) in 1:12.

6A-170

Alissa Castro (Fayetteville) advanced to the finals after pinning Alex Prock (Little Rock Central) in 5:01. On the other side of the bracket, Alexa Wolf (Rogers) pinned Eden Davis (Fort Smith Northside) in 5:03.

6A-190

Heidi Benefield (Rogers) pinned Melissa Hutchinson (Little Rock Central) in 1:27, setting up a finals match with Archer Jones (Springdale Har-Ber), who pinned Isabella Fox (Bentonville West) in 1:04.

6A-235

Ar'Kiya Taylor (Little Rock Central) pinned Charlea Kaykhossrokiani (Cabot) in 44 seconds, while Akira Tucker (Little Rock Southwest) won via sudden victory against Nikobwebwe Ruataake (Springdale Har-Ber).

GIRLS QUARTERFINALS

5A-100

Kaylei Parish (Searcy) defeats Harlee Pannel (Mena) by forfeit. She will face Madeleine Aguiluz (El Dorado), who defeated Bailey Doss (Van Buren) by fall in 22 seconds, in the semifinals. Emile Siegfried (Sylvan Hills) defeated Litzy Garcia (Gravette) by fall in 21 seconds. Siegfried will take on Chloe Brown (Bauxite) in the semis following Brown's win over Mackenzi Clark (Mountain Home) by fall in 2:27.

5A-105

Valeria Moreno (Searcy) won by fall in 54 seconds over Bauxite's Alessia Besacon and will face Hayley Riddell (Lake Hamilton) in the semifinals following Riddell's win over Nadiyah Thornton (Gravette) by fall in 2:43. Searcy's Riley Fazio beat Phoebe Caldwell (Beebe) by fall in 1:13, setting her up against defending state champion Farah Crossno (Greenwood), who defeated Emmi Hensley (Mena) by fall in 1:46.

5A-110

Gracie Webb (Searcy) won over Kyaira Lloyd (Arkansas High) by fall in 52 seconds and will face Sylvan Hills' Jadelynn Isom in the semifinals following Isom's win over Carly Johnson (Van Buren) by fall in 56 seconds. Faith Howerton (Arkansas High) won by fall over Lakyn Renfroe (Pottsville) by fall in 1:14. Howerton will face Jacklyn Price (Bauxite), who defeated Ellie Miller (Mountain Home) via forfeit. 

5A-115

Two-time defending state champion Alena Williams (Searcy) defeated Hot Springs Lakeside's Katelyn Wallace by fall in 3:00 and will take on Montashia Floyd (Arkansas High) following Floyd's win over Hurzie Guiltner (Mountain Home) by fall in 1:33. Defending champion Adeline Jackson (Lake Hamilton) advanced to the semifinals via a bye and will face Sylvan Hills' Zoey Weeks, who beat Jocelyn Martinez (Greenwood) by fall in 3:04. 

5A-120

Searcy's Shania Brown quickly pinned Graysea Brown (Lake Hamilton) in 27 seconds to set up a semifinal matchup with Aubrey Rhoden (Bauxite), who beat Kaitlyn Robinson (Vilonia) by fall in 2:32. Katelyn Hayden (El Dorado) took down Greenwood's Emily Daggett by fall in 1:44 and will face defending champion Eva Garcia (Van Buren) following Garcia's win over Zakeria Shoto (Arkansas High) by fall in 1:13. 

5A-125

Defending champion Jaelyn Gibson (Russellville) pinned Abbie Beasley (Arkansas High) in 1:09 to set up a semifinal matchup with Sylvan Hills' Giselle Lopez, who needed only 57 seconds to beat Frankie Caldwell (Beebe). Raylee Hunter (Lake Hamilton), another defending champion, defeated Dayzee Jones (Greenbrier) by fall in 1:35, while McKenna Likert (Searcy) won over Kendall Eaves (Lonoke) by fall in 58 seconds. 

5A-130

Arkadelphia's Deanna Buckley gave defending champion Alexis Schmotzer (Van Buren) a push, but Schmotzer pinned her in 3:50 to advance to the semis and face Payton Finch (Sylvan Hills) following Finch's win over Cayleigh Cooksey (Pottsville) by fall in 1:00. Destinee Smith (El Dorado) beat Kaylee Brown (Maumelle) by fall in 1:11 and will face Emerson Pulley (Searcy) following Pulley's quick triumph over Kaitlyn Morris (Lake Hamilton). 

5A-135

Defending champion Avery Taylor (Russellville) quickly pinned Jacksonville's Makayla Mills in 15 seconds to set up a semifinal matchup with Sylvan Hills' Alayia Watson following Watson's win in 40 seconds over Jaxi Ervin (Van Buren). Searcy's Jillian Conrad won via sudden victory over Riley Dean (Hot Springs Lakeside), while Olivia McCoy took down Destiny Hogan (Mena) by fall in 1:24. 

5A-140

Izzy Hovater (Central Aransas Christian) advanced to the semifinals via a forfeit and will face Avery Smith (Searcy), who quickly pinned Alyssa Beasley (Hot Springs Lakeside) in 40 seconds. Mena's Emery Anderson got past Tatum Rion (Pottsville) by fall in 1:03 and will take on Leigha Gatewood (Mountain Home) in the semis, following her hard-fought win over Sylvan Hills' Jer'Leah Davis by fall in 5:09.

5A-145

Aubrey Hart (Searcy) moved on to the semifinal round by way of a bye and will face Catherine Paz (Berryville) following her win over Natalie Noles by fall in 1:54. Katie Nave (Hot Springs Lakeside) took down Jocelyn Bryant (Mountain Home) by fall in 1:52 and she will face Riley Chisum (Russellville) who advanced via forfeit. 

5A-155

Searcy's Torrie Seymore defeated Raziya Giddings (Arkansas High) by fall in 1:10 and will face Adrian York (Sylvan Hills) in the semifinals following York's win over Kaylea Brooks (Greenwood), which was also by fall in 1:10. There were two quick matches on the other side of the bracket, as Kylee Herron (Hot Springs Lakeside) pinned Ella Tappe (Central Arkansas Christian) in 50 seconds and will take on Rachel Barnett (Bauxite) following Barnett's win over Lacei Horne (Batesville) in 42 seconds. 

5A-170

Evelyn Romero's (Van Buren) pin of Jolina Butterfield (Mena) in 42 seconds set up a semifinal matchup with Gabriella Watson (Lake Hamilton), who beat Alice Knott (Batesville) via fall in 1:08. Sylvan Hills' Kyra Looney got past Alaskah Emery (Searcy) by fall in 26 seconds and she will face Afton Bridges (Greenwood) following Bridges' win over Emma Gregory (Sheridan) by fall in 5:45. 

5A-190

Batesville's Cynthia Martinez pinned Bauxite's Kairi Guillion in 41 seconds to set up a semifinal matchup with Verolina Kira (Greenwood), who came out on top over Kylie Speights (Sheridan) by fall in 3:12. Defending champion D'Mysha James (Sylvan Hills) hardly broke a sweat while pinning Deanna Ramirez (Van Buren) in 18 seconds. James will face Hailey Garner (Greenbrier), who quickly pinned Layla Adomako (Jacksonville) in 23 seconds. 

5A-235

Emily Foster (Van Buren) pinned Abigail Woodall (Jacksonville) in 59 seconds and will face Sylvan Hills' Kylee Laird, who advanced via a bye. On the opposite side, El Dorado's Sharnesia Tate also moved on by way of a bye and takes on Addison Baldwin (Hot Springs Lakeside) next, following Baldwin's win over Kenlyee Brown (Mountain Home) by fall in 3:36.

6A-100

Kalen Elias (Rogers Heritage) pinned Logan Littell (Conway) in 3:13 to set up a semifinal match against Laila Brown after Brown defeated Kaley Jordan (Little Rock Central) by fall in 1:00. Defending champion Mackenzie Graves (Bentonville) moved on to the semis via a bye and will take on Brenna Acs (Cabot) following Acs' win by fall over Nadia Reinschmiedt (Fort Smith Northside) in 2:33.

6A-105

Laila Jordan (Little Rock Central) defeated Skye Neugebauer (Springdale Har-Ber) by a 6-3 decision and will face Isabella Salas (Rogers Heritage) following her win by fall over Ansleigh Scarbrough (Cabot) in 1:19. Dalani Hornbuckle (Rogers) pinned Abigail Anderson (Bryant) in a quick 21 seconds and will face Milla Andrews (Fayetteville) following Andrews' pin of Kamryn Hoover (Conway) in 2:38. 

6A-110

Fayetteville's Pandelitsa Nicolaou pinned Jalyn Anthony (Conway) in 2:36 and will face Rylie Sminchak (Bentonville West) in the semifinals after Sminchak beat Sandy Hendrickson (Cabot) by fall in 1:08. Defending champion Emily Ashby (Springdale) defeated Little Rock Central's Neydelin Lobato (Little Rock Central) in 1:07 to set up a matchup against Mackenzie Lawvey (Bentonville), who took down Britany Villegas (Little Rock Southwest) by fall in 3:19.

6A-115

Layne Hattenhauer came out on top in a hard-fought pin in 5:12 over Shilo Simmermon (Rogers) and will take on McKinley Runnels (Bentonville), who defeated Julianna Perez (Little Rock Southwest) by fall in 1:05. On the other side of the bracket, Diana Cervantes (Rogers Heritage) advanced via forfeit to set up a showdown against Margaret Ashby (Springdale), who beat Madyson Doane (Cabot) by fall in 1:52. 

6A-120

Little Rock Southwest's Bailey Sessions pinned Makaylah Walker (Fayetteville) in 1:36 and will face Ella Casteel (Roger Heritage) following her quick victory over Peyton Pendergrass (Bryant). Isabella Easterling (Bentonville West) advanced via a bye on the other side of the bracket and will take on Breanna Lozano (Fort Smith Northside) following her pin of Kelly Kanaday (Little Rock Central) in 5:56.

6A-125 

Defending champion Ka'liyia Chim (North Little Rock) beat Emma Bos (Rogers Heritage) by fall in 2:51 to set up a semifinal match against Paiges Arolsa (Fort Smith Southside), who beat Lila Murray (Cabot) in 3:03. Kamayolynn David (Springdale Har-Ber) pinned Laylah Bonner Bey (Bryant) in 1:47 and will face Nahomy Ranero-Garcia (Bentonville) following Ranero-Garica's pin of Truu Serenity (Little Rock Central) in 2:51.

6A-130

Tytianna Holloway's (Little Rock Central) quick victory in 31 seconds against Olimpia Luna (Springdale) set up a match against McKaylah Turpin (Bentonville West), who conquered Kenzie Stigaullde (Conway) in 2:31. Isabella Weiner (Rogers) moved on by way of a forfeit and will face Kennedi Phillips (Little Rock Southwest) following her pin of Isabella Soto (Fort Smith Southside) in 1:24. 

6A-135

Mallory Williams (Cabot) defeated Scarlet Moon (Fort Smith Northside) by fall in 5:17 and will face Kinalisa Lokot (Springdale-Har-Ber) after her win over Conway's Ava Guenther in a quick 27 seconds. Anna Dux (Rogers) took care of Quanieria Winston (North Little Rock) by fall in 38 seconds, while Little Rock Central's Aaniyah Clark beat Bentonville's Miley Cleghorn by a 10-5 decision. 

6A-140

Arden Jellen (Rogers) won by way of a 6-5 decision over Addison MacMillan (Cabot) to set up a match against Samantha Graciano (Bentonville West) following her pin of Bryah Jackson in 5:47. Elizabeth Garcia-Martinez (Springdale) got past Liz Murray (Conway) by fall in 3:47 and will take on Allie Brose (Bentonville) after Brose defeated Alauna Dandredge (Little Rock Southwest) by a 10-9 decision. 

6A-145

Lola Harbaugh (Springdale Har-Ber) took down Kaylie Owens (Cabot) by fall in 45 seconds and will face Thalia Fregoso (Conway) following Fregoso's pin of Shelby Dean (Rogers Heritage) in 3:33. Rogers' Ashley Thompson advanced by way of a bye and will face Kodi Taylor (Springdale), who defeated Lillie Parker (Little Rock Central) by fall in 3:16. 

6A-155

Serena Valentine (Springdale Har-Ber) advanced to the semifinals by an 8-3 decision over Camryn Aikanoff (Cabot) and will take on Meya Flowers (Fayetteville) after Flowers conquered Victoria Perez (Little Rock Southwest) in 2:33 by fall. Three-time defending state champion Skylur Lewis (Rogers) advanced via a bye and will face Nevada Berry (Fort Smith Southside), who beat Little Rock Central's Sandra Reyes by fall in 5:16.

6A-170

Alex Prock (Little Rock Central) quickly pinned Ashley Jonale (Springdale Har-Ber) in 40 seconds to set up a semifinal match against Alissa Castro (Fayetteville), who pinned Valeria Lopez Fajardo (Little Rock Southwest) in 28 seconds. Alexa Wolf (Rogers) took down Emmolie Mears (Bryant) by fall in 1:25 and will face Eden Davis (Fort Smith Northside) following Davis' win by fall over Connie Compton (Conway) in 1:33. 

6A-190

Melissa Hutchinson (Little Rock Central) pinned Lydia Wilkerson (Springdale) in 5:50 to set up a semifinal match against Heidi Benefield (Rogers), who pinned Lauren Coffman (Conway) in 45 seconds. Archer Jones (Springdale Har-Ber) advanced by way of a bye and will face Isabella Fox (Bentonville West), who quickly pinned Bella Hart (Cabot) in 28 seconds. 

6A-235

Ar'Kiya Taylor (Little Rock Central) got to the semifinal round via a bye that sets up attach against Charlea Kaykhossrokiani (Cabot), who took down Lindsay Neuyou (Bentonville West) by fall in 1:23. Nikobwebwe Ruataake (Springdale Har-Ber) moved on via a forfeit and will take on Akira Tucker (Little Rock Southwest), who pinned Kya Rice (Fayetteville) in 36 seconds. 

BOYS SEMIFINALS

4A-106

Robert Black (Arkansas High) advanced via forfeit and will take on Logan Wilson (Pottsville), who beat Dale McDaniel (Joe T. Robinson) by an 8-5 decision, in the finals tomorrow.

4A-113

Gravette's Logan Miller, a two-time defining state champion, pinned Trenton Villarreal (Pottsville) in 4:04, setting up a finals match against Jaren Huffman (Dover), who beat Taytum Mitchell (Ashdown) in an 11-6 decision.

4A-120

Defending state champ Jack Hooe (Shiloh Christian) pinned Chris Mcelmurry (Bauxite) in 55 seconds and will take on Grant Griffith (Perryville) in the finals after Griffith pinned Tycen Baber (Mena) in 3:55.

4A-126

Eli Adkins (Pottsville) defeated Maddox Atkins (Arkadelphia) by fall in 2:59, advancing to the finals against Alex Zulpo (Perryville), who defeated Jake Mayo (Gravette) by fall in 3:36.

4A-132

Defending state champion Caleb McCollum (Southside Batesville) pinned Jose Barron (Bauxite) in 1:14, advancing to the finals against Phoenix Simcox (Pottsville), who beat Eli Keith (Gravette) in a 12-6 decision.

4A-138

Kelton McDougal (Gravette) defeated Simon Goodwin (Southside Batesville) via sudden victory to set up a finals match against Cooper Boyce (Pottsville), who pinned Brayden Reeves (Berryville) in 48 seconds.

4A-144

Denfinding state champion Dax Widger (Shiloh Christian) pinned Ben Dang (Subiaco Academy) in 2:42 to set up a finals match against Ryan Rogers, a two-time defending state champion who won an 8-2 decision over Maverick Woods (Mountain Home).

4A-150

Brandon Bauer (Central Arkansas Christian) defeated Ocean Mullins (Berryville) via technical fall and will take on Cutter Boyce (Pottsville) after Boyce pinned Cutter Franks (Gravette) in just 30 seconds.

4A-157

Augustus Smith (Central Arkansas Christian) pinned Porter Langham (Shiloh Christian) in 1:20, while Slayden Graham (Pottsville) edged out Clayton Nall (Gravette) in a 2-0 decision.

4A-165

Jacob Gaylord (Gravette) pinned Damien Wicker (Central Arkansas Christian) in 2:00, advancing to a finals matchup with Lakoda Caldwell (Glen Rose), who pinned Landry Patrick (Ashdown) in 1:53.

4A-175

Porter Bird (Gravette) defeated Sebastian Figueroa (Maumelle Charter) in a 6-1 decision and will face Cameron Arellano (Shiloh Christian) in the finals after Arellano won a 3-0 decision over Connor Mitchell (Pottsville).

4A-190

Defending state champion Tripp Price (Pottsville) defeated Tasi Benavente (Gravette) via major decision to set up a finals match against Bo Williams (Shiloh Christian), who pinned Guice Anderson (Mena) in 1:36.

4A-215

Andrew Dawson (Shiloh Christian) defeated Carter Cossey (Mena) in an 8-3 decision, while Garrett Merworth (Gravette) pinned Tanner Cotton (Arkadelphia) in 1:49 on the other side of the bracket.

4A-285

Zane Tafoya (Central Arkansas Christian) took down David Moreno (Berryville) in a 7-3 decision to set up a finals match against Camarion Raino (Subiaco Academy), who edged out Aiden Holloway (Gravette) in a 6-4 decision.

5A-106

Colten Purdy (Van Buren) won a 9-8 decision against Ethan Kim (Little Rock Christian), setting up a finals match against Jonathan Martinez (Greenwood), who pinned Landon Herman (Hot Springs Lakeside) in 1:42.

5A-113

Defending state champion Don O'Kelley (Van Buren) pinned Jonathan Lovan (Russellville) in 50 seconds and will take on Shade Harrell (Beebe), who pinned Jelani Cure (Sylvan Hills) in 3:14.

5A-120

Defending state champion Dakota Fenwick (Van Buren) need just 37 seconds to pin Brayden Stockton (Greenwood) and set up a finals match against Kylan Bingham (Valley View), who won via major decision against Little Rock Christian's Logan Perrone.

5A-126

Davis Allmendinger (Little Rock Christian) pinned Rhett Holloway (Greenwood) in 5:43 and will take on Owen Camera (Van Buren) in the finals after Camera pinned Kavan Morgan (Hot Springs Lakeside) in 5:07.

5A-132

Jarod Pace (Greenwood) won a 7-2 decision against Axton Taylor (Russellville) and will take on Shane Sickels (Searcy) in the finals after Sickels won a 10-4 decision against Jace Merced (Beebe).

5A-138

Defending state champion Alex Reed (Van Buren) beat Joseph Cotton (Sheridan) via technical fall, moving on to the finals where he will see Daniel Armstrong (Hot Springs Lakeside), who pinned Jackson Witherington (Greenwood) in 1:41.

5A-144

Martin ale Lopez (Van Buren) knocked off defending state champion Haven Owens (Benton) in a 10-7 decision to set up a finals match against Bradyen Cash (Lake Hamilton), who a 6-2 decision over Isaac Pena-Cook (Greenbrier).

5A-150

Cannon Vincent (Lake Hamilton) and Shayne Dobson (Sheridan) will meet in the finals after Vincent defeated Thomas Gammill (Pulaski Academy) via major decision and Dobson beat Ethan Nicholas (Hot Springs Lakeside) in a 10-5 decision.

5A-157

James Wilburn (Mountain Home) beat Ty Pinson (Searcy) in a 7-5 decision and will take on Bryan Ramos (Van Buren) in the finals after Ramos won an 11-5 decision over Jeremy Johnson (Greenwood).

5A-165

Eli Gammill (Hot Springs Lakeside) pinned Kaden Nash (Pulaski Academy) in 40 seconds to advance to the finals against Hunter Baber (Lake Hamilton), who won a 5-2 decision over Caden Webb (Van Buren).

5A-175

Isaiah Merry (Mountain Home) pinned Will Ginder (Beebe) in 4:44, setting up a finals matchup with Kolton Sims (Van Buren) after Sims won a 14-7 decision over Ronan Rutherford (Pulaski Academy).

5A-190

Case Warburton (Pulaski Academy) pinned Benjamin O'Connell (Searcy) in 3:33 and will face Jonathan Eye (Hot Springs Lakeside) in the finals after Eye pinned Malachi Carruthers (Sylvan Hills) in 3:27.

5A-215

Ty Matyja (Benton) edged out Eli Whitaker (Greenwood) in a 4-3 decision, earning a spot in the finals against Noah Lagg (Mountain Home), who defeated Eli Nicholas (Hot Springs Lakeside) in a 6-0 decision.

5A-285

In a drama-filled semifinals round, Tristin Smith (Hot Springs Lakeside) defeated Lucas McCain (Lake Hamilton) via sudden victory while Parker Glaze (Benton) beat Deamond Simpson (Sylvan Hills) via a tiebreak.

6A-106

Conner Hester (Cabot) defeated Marrion Jones (Little Rock Central) by major decision and will face Kyan Patton (Rogers Heritage) in the finals after Patton pinned Jey pi Perez (Little Rock Southwest) in 3:07.

6A-113

James Couch (North Little Rock) pinned Ethan Robinson (Bentonville West) in 5:37, moving on to a finals matchup with Jacob Campbell (Springdale Har-Ber), who pinned Atnel Pero (Springdale) in 2:34.

6A-120

Korbin Rogers (Springdale Har-Ber) defeated Aamir Reed (Little Rock Central) in a 6-0 decision and will square off with defending state champion Xander Graves (Bentonville), who pinned Cohen Smith (Bentonville West) in 1:06.

6A-126

Blake Johnson (Cabot) pinned Cash Cavender (Conway) in 4:32, setting up a finals match against Daxton Kline (Springdale Har-Ber), who beat Noel Mejia (Fort Smith Northside) via major decision.

6A-132

Mason Salas (Rogers Heritage) won a 7-2 decision against defending state champion Cooper Claussen (Springdale), setting up a finals match with Henry Murphy (Bentonville), who won a 6-3 decision against Blake McVey (Springdale Har-Ber).

6A-138

Davarvise Daniels (Little Rock Central) pinned Landon Holmes (Rogers) in 47 seconds and will meet up with Jesus Saldana (Fort Smith Northside), who won a 7-4 decision over Dimarcus Zamora (Rogers Heritage).

6A-144

Defending state champion Jackson Sportsman (Springdale) pinned Gabe Capel (Cabot) and will face Cohen Daniel (Bentonville), who won an 11-5 decision against Jaheem Zakka (Bryant).

6A-150

Cash Bray (Rogers Heritage) won a 7-0 decision over Dominic Keeton (Catholic), advancing to a finals matchup with Talan Braswell (Springdale Har-Ber), who defeated Jacob Taylor (Cabot) via major decision.

6A-157

Two-time defending state champion Benjamin Smith (Bentonville) pinned Benjamin Taylor (Jonesboro) in 1:46 to set up a finals match against Dane Renick (Bentonville West), who pinned Waylon Redman (Fayetteville) in 52 seconds. 

6A-165

Noah Sample (Cabot) pinned Kaden McCrary (Rogers Heritage) in 49 seconds, while Jaydon Dungan (Fayetteville) defeated Cory Vazquez (Bentonville) via major decision in the other semifinals matchup.

6A-175

Luke Cornelison (Catholic) edged out Logan Salas (Rogers Heritage) in a 7-6 decision, moving to a finals matchup with Bruce Quayle (Springdale), who pinned Kemandrell Hamilton (Cabot) in 3:56.

6A-190

Landon Keck (Bentonville) beat Braydon Fowler (Rogers Heritage) in a 10-4 decision and will face Cael Turner (Cabot) in the finals after Turner defeated Gage Stout (Bentonville West) in an 11-7 decision.

6A-215

Defending state champion Logan Eason (Cabot) pinned Alex Copestick (Fayetteville) in 57 seconds to advance to the finals, where he'll see Yahir Ruiz (Rogers) after Ruiz pinned Marcus Johnson (Little Rock Central) in 1:05.

6A-285

Max Mobly (Little Rock Central) defeated Julien Jones (Conway) via major decision to set up a finals match against Amarion Jones (North Little Rock), who beat Nicholas Barry (Rogers Heritage) in a 9-4 decision.

BOYS QUARTERFINALS

4A-106

Richard Gipson (Southside Batesville) advanced to the semifinals via a bye to take on Robert Black (Arkansas High) after Black pinned Nathan Osburn (Central Arkansas Christian) in 1:25. Dale McDaniel (Joe T. Robinson) defeated Matua Benavente (Gravette) by fall in 1:10 and will face Logan Wilson (Pottsville), who moved on by way of a bye. 

4A-113

Gravette's Logan Miller, a two-time defining state champion, quickly pinned Justin Moody (Joe T. Robinson) in 22 seconds and will take on Trenton Villarreal (Pottsville), who defeated Andrew Threlkeld (Mena) by fall in 1:09. Taytum Mitchell (Ashdown) pinned Robert Garrison (Central Arkansas Christian) in 1:09 to set up a match against Jaren Huffman (Dover), who advanced via a forfeit. 

4A-120

Defending state champion Jack Hooe (Shiloh Christian) moved on to the semifinals by way of a bye and will take on Chris Mcelmurry (Bauxite), who pinned Adam Daniels (Paris) in 5:13. Tycen Baber (Mena) pinned Payton Burnett (Gravette) in 2:56 to set up a match with Grant Griffith (Perryville) following Griffith's pin of Camden Smith (Joe T. Robinson) in 1:57.

4A-126

Eli Adkins' (Pottsville) pin in 11 seconds over John Mark Sullivan (Episcopal) sets up a match against Maddox Atkins (Arkadelphia), who won via sudden victory over Gavin Garcia (Shiloh Christian). Jake Mayo (Gravette) beat Tripp Hensley (Mena) by a 12-9 decision and will face Alex Zulpo (Perryville) following Zulpo's win by technical fall.  

4A-132

Defending state champion Caleb McCollum (Southside Batesville) took down Izick Tatum (Glen Rose) via fall in 1:05 and will face Jose Barron (Bauxite), who pinned Emmett Page (Subiaco Academy) in 2:53. Phoenix Simcox (Pottsville), also a defending state champion, pinned Cody Short (Mena) in 52 seconds to set up a match with Eli Keith (Gravette) after Keith pinned Zach Kizziar (Arkadelphia) in 2:43. 

4A-138

Kelton McDougal (Gravette) pinned Mena's Brastyn Richardson in 1:51 to set up a match with Simon Goodwin (Southside Batesville), who beat Brock Stevenson (Bauxite) by technical fall. Brayden Reeves (Berryville) won in an 8-5 decision over DJ Bowdle (Glen Rose) and will take on Cooper Boyce (Pottsville), who pinned Hayden Gibson (Arkadelphia) in 1:06.

4A-144

Denfinding state champion Dax Widger (Shiloh Christian) quickly pinned Dennison Reed (Mena) in 34 seconds to set up a match against Ben Dang (Subiaco Academy), who won in a 10-7 decision over Jaden Hiebert (Bauxite). Arkadelphia's Ryan Rogers, a two-time defending state champion, defeated Justin Goodwin (Southside Batesville) by fall in 3:47 and will face Maverik Woods (Mountain Home) following Woods' pin in 36 seconds against Carter Bittle (Joe T. Robinson). 

4A-150

Brandon Bauer (Central Arkansas Christian) won via technical fall against Conner Henderson (Harrison) and will face Ocean Mullins (Berryville), who pinned Brody Vantilborg (Arkadelphia) in 59 seconds. Cutter Boyce (Pottsville) edged Will Miller (Bauxite) by an 11-10 decision to set up a match against Cutter Franks (Gravette), who pinned Beck Vacca (Mena) in 1:35. 

4A-157

Augustus Smith (Central Arkansas Christian) pinned Aiden Wilson (Arkadelphia) in 29 seconds to set up a match against Porter Langham (Shiloh Christian), who beat Hunter McClara (Mena) by fall in 3:46. Clayton Nall (Gravette) won in a 5-2 decision over Andrew England (Harrison) and will face Slayden Graham (Pottsville) after Graham's pin of Miguel Barron (Bauxite) in 1:12.

4A-165

Jacob Gaylord (Gravette) pinned Hayden Anderson (Harrison) in 1:30 and will face Damien Wicker (Central Arkansas Christian), who edged Mena's Zach Cline by a 2-1 decision. Lakoda Caldwell's (Glen Rose) pin in 42 seconds against Caleb Turic (Pottsville) puts him up against Landry Patrick (Ashdown), who pinned Shiloh Christian's Aiden Stinnett in 4:45. 

4A-175

Porter Bird (Gravette) pinned Joe T. Robinson's Ayden Merritt in 3:56 to set up a match against Sebastian Figueroa (Maumelle Charter), who defeated Brody Peters (Mena) by fall in 5:13. Connor Mitchell's (Pottsville) win by fall in 3:10 over Chase Vantilborg (Arkadelphia) means he will take on Cameron Arellano (Shiloh Christian) following Arellano's pin of Donovyn Colton (Lonoke). 

4A-190

Defending state champion Tripp Price (Pottsville) moved on via a bye and will take on Tasi Benavente (Gravette), who quickly pinned Cade Norton (Lonoke) in 21 seconds. Guice Anderson (Mena) defeated Zydon Ballard (Berryville) by fall in 58 seconds, while Bo Williams (Shiloh Christian) took care of Bauxite's Travis Brenton in 31 seconds.  

4A-215

Andrew Dawson (Shiloh Christian) pinned Juan Lara (Lonoke) in 52 seconds to set up a match against Carter Cossey (Mena), who beat Kaiden Marlowe (Dover) by fall in 4:26. Garrett Merworth (Gravette) upset defending state champion Kyle Vocque (Bauxite) in a 4-2 decision and will take on Tanner Cotton (Arkadelphia), who advanced via forfeit. 

4A-285

David Moreno (Berryville) pinned Charles Hunter (Lonoke) in 48 seconds and will face Zane Tafoya (Central Arkansas Christian), who beat Bauxite's Cole Sherman by fall in 1:11. Aiden Holloway (Gravette) advanced via a tiebreak against Max Rocha (Mena) to set up a match against Camarion Raino (Subiaco Academy), who pinned Mark Gabbie (Harrison) in 3:03.

5A-106

Colten Purdy (Van Buren) pinned Aaron Hills (Benton) in 1:51 and will face Ethan Kim (Little Rock Christian), who advanced via forfeit. Landon Herman (Hot Springs Lakeside) defeated Malik Talley (Greenbrier) by fall in 1:01 and will take on Jonathan Martinez (Greenwood), who pinned Pulaski Academy's Collin Carlton in 4:57. 

5A-113

Defending state champion Don O'Kelley's (Van Buren) pin in 28 seconds against Phoenix Kinzier (Lake Hamilton) sets up a match against Jonathan Lovan (Russellville), who defeated Dillyn Beard (Hot Springs Lakeside) by fall in 3:10. Jelani Cure (Sylvan Hills) took down Bryson Huggins (Mountain Home) by fall in 1:22 and he will take on Shade Harrell (Beebe), who pinned Dakota Devore (Hot Springs) in 54 seconds. 

5A-120

Defending state champion Dakota Fenwick (Van Buren) pinned El Dorado's Richard Diaz (El Dorado) in 32 seconds and will face Brayden Stockton (Greenwood), who advanced by forfeit. Little Rock Christian's Logan Perrone won in a 12-9 decision over Seth King (Mountain Home) to set up a match against Kylan Bingham (Valley View) following Bingham's pin of Riley Raymick (Hot Springs). 

5A-126

Rhett Holloway (Greenwood) beat DJ Givens (Sylvan Hills) by fall in 1:41 to set up a match against Davis Allmendinger (Little Rock Christian), who pinned Carter Carranco (Beebe) in 5:03. Kavan Morgan (Hot Springs Lakeside) beat Paxton Farmer (Greenbrier) by fall in 3:35 and will face Owen Camera (Van Buren), who won in a major decision over Thomas Guy (Sheridan). 

5A-132

Jarod Pace (Greenwood) advanced via forfeit and will take on Axton Taylor (Russellville), who won a 10-8 decision over Clay Smith (Sheridan). Jace Merced (Beebe) won a 9-3 decision over Evan Bubbus (Little Rock Christian) to set up a match against Shane Sickels (Searcy), who pinned Isaiah Boyd (Jacksonville) in 3:42. 

5A-138

Defending state champion Alex Reed (Van Buren) pinned Chase Shults (El Dorado) in 46 seconds to set up a match against Joseph Cotton (Sheridan) following Cotton's win over Ivan Ramos (Searcy) by fall in 3:31. Daniel Armstrong (Hot Springs Lakeside) pinned Mason Shimmel (Mountain Home) in 1:17 and will face Jackson Witherington (Greenwood), who pinned O'Marcus King (Benton) in 3:18.

5A-144

Martin ale Lopez (Van Buren) won by major decision over Raiden Bernard (Hot Springs Lakeside) to set up a match with defending state champion Haven Owens (Benton), who beat Pablo Ambriz (Greenwood) via a 5-1 decision. Bradyen Cash (Lake Hamilton) defeated Ty McCormick (Beebe) by fall in 4:45 and will take on Isaac Pena-Cook (Greenbrier) following his quick 25-second pin of Alexis Moran (Sylvan Hills). 

5A-150

Thomas Gammill (Pulaski Academy) won a 9-8 decision over Aiden Simpson (Searcy) to set up a match against Cannon Vincent (Lake Hamilton) after Vincent was awarded a sudden victory over Landon Rafkahr (Greenwood). Ethan Nicholas (Hot Springs Lakeside) pinned Zane Durracq in 3:56, while Shayne Dobson (Sheridan) won a major decision over Bradyn Goodin (Beebe). 

5A-157

Ty Pinson (Searcy) defeated Jack Russell (Lake Hamilton) by fall in 5:59 to set up a match against James Wilburn (Mountain Home) following Wilburn's win by fall over Kamron Sampson (Sylvan Hills) in 4:26. Bryan Ramos (Van Buren) won a 5-4 decision over Mason Nguyen (Hot Springs Lakeside) and will face Jeremy Johnson (Greenwood), who pinned Elijah Eggleston (Hot Springs) in 1:32. 

5A-165

Caden Webb (Van Buren) pinned Lewis Medaugh (Sylvan Hills) in 3:20 to set up a match against Hunter Baber (Lake Hamilton) after Baber was awarded an 8-1 decision over Tristan Childress (Beebe). Eli Gammill (Hot Springs Lakeside) advanced via forfeit and will face Kaden Nash (Pulaski Academy), who also moved on via forfeit. 

5A-175

Isaiah Merry (Mountain Home) won a 5-4 decision over Gavin Milby (Sylvan Hills) to set up a match against Will Ginder (Beebe), who advanced via forfeit. Ronan Rutherford (Pulaski Academy) won a 14-7 decision over Russell Rook (Russellville) and will face Kolton Sims (Van Buren) following Sims' pin of Evan Criss (El Dorado) in 5:37. 

5A-190

Benjamin O'Connell's (Searcy) pin of Winston Williams (El Dorado) in 2:00 set up a match with Case Warburton (Pulaski Academy), who beat Zachary Williams (Greenwood) by fall in 1:04. Jonathan Eye (Hot Springs Lakeside) quickly pinned Eason Recktenwald (Mountain Home) in 37 seconds to advance to the semifinals against Malachi Carruthers (Sylvan Hills), who won a 3-1 decision over Ever Gahr (Van Buren).

5A-215

Eli Whitaker (Greenwood) edged Carson Bailes (Pulaski Academy) in a 1-0 decision and will take on Ty Matyja (Benton), who took his match over Mitchell Berner (Beebe) by a 7-5 decision. Eli Nicholas (Hot Springs Lakeside) pinned Oscar Alvarado (Van Buren) in 1:59 to force a semifinal match against Noah Lagg (Mountain Home), who beat Jaxon Carleson (Little Rock Christian) by fall in 3:36. 

5A-285

Lucas McCain (Lake Hamilton) pinned Bryce Williams (Greenwood) in 4:00 and will face Tristin Smith (Hot Springs Lakeside), who beat Ethan Hurst (Van Buren) by a 7-2 decision. Deamond Simpson (Sylvan Hills) won a 9-7 decision over Charles Ledford (Russellville) to force a match against Parker Glaze (Benton), who pinned Calin Frounfelter (Mountain Home) in 2:58. 

6A-106

Conner Hester (Cabot) pinned David Uribe (Fort Smith Northside) in 2:41 and will face Marrion Jones (Little Rock Central), who beat Xavier McCauley (Rogers) by fall in 2:35. Kyan Patton (Rogers Heritage) advanced via forfeit, while Jey pi Perez (Little Rock Southwest) pinned Gabe Browder (Bentonville) in 50 seconds. 

6A-113

James Couch (North Little Rock) won by major decision over Aidan Rother (Bentonville) and will face Ethan Robinson (Bentonville West), who took down Karter Webb by fall in 5:21. Jacob Campbell (Springdale Har-Ber) quickly pinned Tristin Risley (Cabot) in nine seconds to set a match against Atnel Pero (Springdale), who won by a major decision over Tywas Campbell (Little Rock Southwest). 

6A-120

Aamir Reed (Little Rock Central) edged Jacob McCrary (Rogers Heritage) in a 3-2 decision and will face Korbin Rogers (Springdale Har-Ber) who won a 4-0 decision over Brock Taylor (Jonesboro). Defending state champion Xander Graves (Bentonville) pinned Devonte Harris (North Little Rock) in 3:49 and will take on Cohen Smith (Bentonville West) after Smith pinned Kaden Gifford (Cabot) in 46 seconds. 

6A-126

Cash Cavender (Conway) won a 10-6 decision over Tristen Jackson (Rogers) to force a match against Blake Johnson (Cabot), who pinned Ethan McCrary (Rogers Heritage) in 5:21. Daxton Kline (Springdale Har-Ber) pinned Steven Rodriguez (Jonesboro) in 54 seconds and will face Noel Mejia (Fort Smith Northside), who beat Saad Waseem (Little Rock Central) via technical fall. 

6A-132

Kaden Dawejko (Cabot) pinned defending state champion Cooper Claussen (Springdale) in 4:26, forcing a match against Mason Salas (Rogers Heritage), who advance via forfeit. Henry Murphy (Bentonville) pinned Kaleb Dandridge (Little Rock Southwest) in 2:39 and will take on Blake McVey (Springdale Har-Ber), who won a 3-2 decision over Micah Proffitt (Little Rock Central). 

6A-138

Davarvise Daniels (Little Rock Central) edged Benjamin Marascio (Bentonville) in a 2-1 decision to set up a match against Landon Holmes (Rogers), who pinned Matt Maradiaga (Cabot) in 5:18. Jesus Saldana (Fort Smith Northside) pinned Marcus Cox (Conway) in 3:13 and will face Dimarcus Zamora (Rogers Heritage), who advanced via forfeit. 

6A-144

Gabe Capel (Cabot) pinned Brooks Ferguson (Fayetteville) in 1:28 and will take on defending state champion Jackson Sportsman (Springdale) following Sportsman's win by fall in 1:10. Cohen Daniel (Bentonville) defeated Malcom Perez-Alfonzo (Conway) by fall in 1:49 to set up a match against Jaheem Zakka (Bryant) via an 11-5 decision.

6A-150

Dominic Keeton (Catholic) won a 13-9 decision over Ira Palmer (Fayetteville) and will face Cash Bray (Rogers Heritage) after Bray beat Josh Leamon (Conway) by fall in 5:50. Talan Braswell (Springdale Har-Ber) advanced via a technical fall over Javonte Harris (North Little Rock) to set up a match against Jacob Taylor (Cabot), who pinned Jack Sitton (Bentonville) in 5:08. 

6A-157

Benjamin Taylor (Jonesboro) pinned Drake Kaiko (Springdale) in 2:35 to set up a match against two-time defending state champion Benjamin Smith (Bentonville) following Smith's quick pin in 44 seconds against Cruz Cotton (Cabot). Dane Renick (Bentonville West) quickly pinned Gabe Hall (Conway) in 15 seconds and will face off against Waylon Redman (Fayetteville), who beat Edgar Reyes (Little Rock Central) by fall in 24 seconds. 

6A-165

Noah Sample (Cabot) pinned Terrick Bien (Rogers) in 1:45 to set up a match against Kaden McCrary (Rogers Heritage) following McCrary's win by fall over Jaxson Porter (Catholic) in 1:37. Jaydon Dungan (Fayetteville) quickly pinned Eric Jackson (Little Rock Central) in 35 seconds and will face Cory Vazquez (Bentonville), who pinned Jalen Waits (Little Rock Southwest) in 2:41. 

6A-175

Luke Cornelison (Catholic) pinned Dallas Newman (Bentonville) in 3:27 to set up a match against Logan Salas (Rogers Heritage) following Salas' win by fall against Evan Mckinnis (Little Rock Central) in 3:41. Bruce Quayle (Springdale) beat Carryion James (Little Rock Southwest) by fall in 1:39 and will face Kemandrell Hamilton (Cabot), who won a 9-2 decision over Brennen Palfreeman (Springdale Har-Ber). 

6A-190

Landon Keck (Bentonville) won an 8-5 decision over Porshawn Riley (Little Rock Central) to set up a match against Braydon Fowler (Rogers Heritage) following Fowler's pin of Ismael Ibrahim-Maiga (Conway) in 3:26. Gage Stout (Bentonville West) won via technical fall over Matthew Nelson (Bryant) and will face Cael Turner (Cabot), who won via sudden victory over Duncan Center (Springdale Har-Ber).

6A-215

Defending state champion Logan Eason (Cabot) pinned Jefferson Kinere (Springdale) in 1:33 to set up a match against Alex Copestick (Fayetteville) after Copestick beat Jayton Jones (Bryant) by fall in 1:53. Yahir Ruiz (Rogers) pinned John Paul Saxton (Conway) in 1:05 and will face Marcus Johnson (Little Rock Central), who won a 3-2 decision over Evan Fevold (Bentonville West). 

6A-285

Max Mobly (Little Rock Central) pinned Colby Cooks (Springdale) in 3:43 to set up a match against Julien Jones (Conway) after Jones beat Neko Pizana (Fort Smith Southside) by a 9-3 decision. Nicholas Berry (Rogers Heritage) beat Ryan Beals (Little Rock Southwest) by fall in 4:19 and will face Amarion Jones (North Little Rock), who won via technical fall over Peyton Holland (Bentonville West). 

The concludes the quarterfinal rounds. The semifinal rounds will begin at approximately 4 p.m. 

-- Kyle Sutherland | kyle@scorebooklive.com | @k_sutherlandAR