Clark Hotema makes Dewar history at regional meet
The Henryetta Golden Knight varsity wrestling team will have three representatives at this weekend’s Oklahoma State Wrestling Championships at the Jim Norick State Fairgrounds Arena in Oklahoma City.
While Henryetta had three grapplers earn state tournament berths at last weekend’s regional tournament, two Dewar Dragon wrestlers made history at the event.
Freshman Clark Hotema recorded the first-ever regional tournament win for the Dragon mat squad with a first-round decision victory in the 175-pound weight division, while sophomore Cash Faulkner recorded the first-ever regional tournament pinfall victory in school history in the consolation first round of the 138-pound weight division.
The Knights will be represented at the state wrestling tournament by juniors Jason Powders, Tayler Hamric, and Jordyn Miller. Miller will be making his second-straight trip to State, while all three HHS grapplers will seek to become the first-ever individual state champion in school history this weekend.
The state wrestling tournament got underway Thursday with Wrestle-In matches, beginning at 9:30 a.m., and first-round matches, beginning at 11 a.m. The 3-day event will also feature matches on Friday and Saturday.
The three Henryetta state wrestling representatives punched their tickets to this weekend’s tournament with third-place finishes at last weekend’s Class 3A East Regional Wrestling Championships at Vinita High School. Powders became the first Knight grappler to secure a spot at State by capturing the bronze medal in the 157-pound weight division. Hamric was next on the state qualifying list for HHS with a third-place finish in the 175-pound weight division, while Miller secured his second-straight state tournament appearance by earning a bronze medal in the 215-pound weight division.
With the three 3rd-place finishes, the Knights were able to finish 10th overall in the team standings with 81 total team points.
The Blackwell Maroons took home the Class 3A East regional championship with a total of 338 team points, followed by the Salina Wildcats in second with 236.5 team points.
The rest of the Top 5 team finishers were Sperry in third with 196.5 points, Pawhuska in fourth with 196 points, and Vinita in fifth with 150.5 points.
The Dewar Dragons were the next Okmulgee County grappling squad to earn points at the 2-day event, finishing 19th overall with 23 team points.
The Okmulgee Bulldogs were 25th overall with eight team points, followed by the Morris Eagles in 27th with four points and the Wilson Tigers in 28th with three points.
At last weekend’s regional tournament in Vinita, the three Henryetta state qualifiers had their automatic state bids derailed by semifinal losses, then punched their ticket to State with wins in their respective consolation semifinal matches.
Below are the individual results for each Okmulgee County wrestler at last weekend’s Class 3A East Regional Wrestling Tournament in Vinita.
— Class 3A East Regional Wrestling County Individual Results Dewar Dragons 120 lbs. – Ethan Hotema
First Round: received bye Quarterfinal: lost by pinfall to Madden Edgar (Blackwell); 1:50 Consolation Second Round: won by forfeit over Mason Mayse (Morrison) Consolation Third Round: lost by pinfall to Dakota Cox (Watonga); 1:38 — 126 lbs. – JoJo Waters
First Round: lost by pinfall to Zane Donley (Vinita); 0:50 Consolation First Round: lost by pinfall to Adoff Stahl (Vian); 1:34 — 132 lbs. – Ben Atiogue
First Round: lost by pinfall to Wyatt Cosby (Pawhuska); 0:00 Consolation First Round: received bye Consolation Second Round: won by pinfall over Fleury Huerta (Tulsa Webster); 1:17 Consolation Third Round: won by pinfall over Isaiah Lively (Tonkawa); 3:53 Consolation Fourth Round: lost by pinfall to Cooper Sofian (Barnsdall); 5:01 — 138 lbs. – Cash Faulkner
First Round: lost by pinfall to Taylor Nelson (Morrison); 1:06 Consolation First Round: won by pinfall over Elijah Dees (Wyandotte); 1:48 Consolation Second Round: won by major decision over Trey Tanner (Vinita); 12-4 Consolation Third Round: lost by pinfall to Cy Hunt (Checotah); 2:00 — 144 lbs. – Braxton England
First Round: lost by pinfall to Blaine Miller (Barnsdall); 2:54 Consolation First Round: lost by pinfall to Brayden Cowan (Watonga); 3:09 — 150 lbs. – Haiden Kaler
First Round: received bye Second Round: lost by pinfall to Ty Thrasher (Lincoln Christian); 0:33 Consolation Second Round: received bye Consolation Third Round: lost by pinfall to Larat Teague (Hulbert); 1:56 — 157 lbs. – Tradyn Doty
First Round: received bye Second Round: lost by pinfall to Payton House (Salina); 1:44 Consolation Second Round: received bye Consolation Third Round: lost by pinfall to Javon Lang (Okmulgee); 5:23 — 165 lbs. – William Magness
First Round: lost by pinfall to Landon Beliel (Tonkawa); 0:29 Consolation First Round: received bye Consolation Second Round: lost by pinfall to Joseph Cummings (Henryetta); 0:25 — 175 lbs. – Clark Hotema
First Round: won by decision over Sean Mahoney (Vinita); 5-0 Quarterfinal: lost by decision to Anthony Scavo (Sperry); 7-6 Consolation Second Round: won by pinfall over Logan Oosahwe (Tahlequah Sequoyah); 1:33 Consolation Third Round: lost by pinfall to Tristan Wiley (Vian); 1:45 — 190 lbs. – Jaylin Lindsey
First Round: received bye Second Round: lost by pinfall to Easton Malone (Barnsdall); 0:57 Consolation Second Round: received bye Consolation Third Round: lost by pinfall to Derek Strong (Tonkawa); 2:16 — 215 lbs. – Andrew Paden
First Round: lost by decision to Marley Moore (Tahlequah Sequoyah); 8-1 Consolation First Round: lost by pinfall to Zac Luna (Sperry); 1:22 — 285 lbs. – Damin Smith
First Round: received bye Second Round: lost by pinfall to Landon Brinkley (Sperry); 1:51 Consolation Second Round: won by pinfall to Parker Levering (Tahlequah Sequoyah); 0:14 Consolation Third Round: lost by pinfall to Clay Clark (Vian); 1:56 — Henryetta Knights 132 lbs. – Israel Sanford
First Round: lost by pinfall to Caleb Pittman (Morrison); 0:52 Consolation First Round: received bye Consolation Second Round: won by pinfall over Traylyn Lewis (Okmulgee); 3:32 Consolation Third Round: lost by pinfall to Corbin Pokrandt (Lincoln Christian); 0:35 — 138 lbs. – Nathan White
First Round: won by decision over Jagger Stokes (Tonkawa); 9-3 Quarterfinal: lost by pinfall to Traven Richardson (Pawhuska); 1:12 Consolation Second Round: won by pinfall over Neyron Cruz (Tulsa Webster); 1:56 Consolation Third Round: lost by pinfall to Taylor Nelson (Morrison); 2:48 — 157 lbs. – Jason Powders (3rd Place) First Round: received bye Second Round: won by pinfall over Joseph Martin (Lincoln Christian); 3:15 Quarterfinal: won by decision over Jaydon Casey (Checotah); 6-2 Semifinal: lost by pinfall to Deacon Hendren (Pawhuska); 4:29 Consolation Semifinal: won by decision over Payton House (Salina); 11-9 Third Place Match: won by pinfall over Jacob Cook (Sperry); 2:36 — 165 lbs. – Joseph Cummings
First Round: received bye Second Round: lost by technical fall to Brady Benham (Sperry); 17-2 Consolation Second Round: won by pinfall over William Magness (Dewar); 0:25 Consolation Third Round: won by pinfall over Logan Kelley (Lincoln Christian); 1:02 Consolation Fourth Round: lost by pinfall to Vann Wildcat (Pawhuska); 5:58 — 175 lbs. – Tayler Hamric (3rd Place) First Round: won by pinfall over Logan Oosahwe (Talequah Sequoyah); 1:58 Quartefinal: won by decision over Tristan Dobbins (Watonga); 7-3 Semifinal: lost by decision to Jayce Glass (Salina); 5-4 Consolation Semifinal: won by decision over Tristan Wiley (Vian); 8-3 Third Place Match: won by pinfall over Anthony Scavo (Sperry); 1:22 — 190 lbs. – James Miller
First Round: received bye Second Round: won by pinfall over Cameron Garcia (Tulsa Central); 0:48 Quartefinal: lost by pinfall to Chad Adams (Locust Grove); 1:24 Consolation Fourth Round: lost by pinfall to Caleb Medlock (Vinita); 3:43 — 215 lbs. – Jordyn Miller (3rd Place) First Round: won by pinfall over Elijah Childress-Corley (Victory Christian); 1:38 Quarterfinal: won by pinfall over Garrit Hunt (Vian); 0:48 Semifinal: lost by pinfall to Titan Hix (Locust Grove); 1:05 Consolation Semifinal: won by pinfall over Jaydin Shaw (Pawhuska); 1:00 Third Place Match: won by pinfall over Reign Westbrook (Checotah); 1:29 — Morris Eagles
150 lbs. – Grant Clay
First Round: lost by pinfall to Rocky Cooper (Morrison); 1:23 Consolation First Round: received bye Consolation Second Round: lost by pinfall to Larat Teague (Hulbert); 0:43 — 190 lbs. – Andrew Bruce
First Round: received bye Second Round: lost by pinfall to Chad Adams (Locust Grove); 2:27 Consolation Second Round: lost by pinfall to Moses Fullingim (Lincoln Christian); 3:53 — 285 lbs. – Isiah Taylor
First Round: received bye Second Round: lost by decision to Brody Law (Morrison); 1-0 Consolation Second Round: received bye Consolation Third Round: won by pinfall over Dominick Aeschleman (Victory Christian); 3:53 Consolation Fourth Round: lost by decision to Poncho Diaz (Warner); 8-7 — Okmulgee Bulldogs 132 lbs. – Traylyn Lewis
First Round: received bye Second Round: lost by pinfall to Jesse Justice (Sperry); 1:09 Consolation Second Round: lost by pinfall to Israel Sanford (Henryetta); 3:32 — 138 lbs. – Labron Lewis
First Round: lost by pinfall to Liam Sherrill (Sperry); 1:46 Consolation First Round: lost by decision over William Releford (Tulsa Central); 6-3 — 144 lbs. – Mattias Wilson
First Round: won by pinfall over Elijah Gifford (Warner); 3:24 Quartefinal: lost by pinfall to Dylan Abbott (Sperry); 0:44 Consolation Second Round: lost by pinfall to Brayden Cowan (Watonga); 3:30 — 157 lbs. – Javon Lang
First Round: received bye Second Round: lost by pinfall to Kelby Ingram (Blackwell); 1:17 Consolation Second Round: received bye Consolation Third Round: won by pinfall over Tradyn Doty (Dewar); 5:23 Consolation Fourth Round: lost by pinfall to Hayden Grell (Tonkawa); 5:05 — 190 lbs. – Maurice Furch
First Round: lost by pinfall to Cameron Garcia (Tulsa Central); 2:40 Consolation First Round: received bye Consolation Second Round: lost by pinfall to Terry Hembree (Wyandotte); 0:49
— 285 lbs. – Scott Hood
First Round: received bye Second Round: lost by pinfall to Poncho Diaz (Warner); 1:47 Consolation Second Round: lost by pinfall to J.J. Van Huis (Kiefer); 1:15 — Wilson Tigers
126 lbs. – Zachariah Tecumseh First Round: lost by pinfall to Gabe Huntsinger (Lincoln Christian); 5:41 Consolation First Round: won by pinfall over Josh Ashcroft (Locust Grove); 1:43 Consolation Second Round: lost by forfeit to Pierce Kendrick (Pawhuska)
