Missouri (MSHSAA) Class 3 boys wrestling state tournament: Meet the champions, placewinners, top teams

The champions, placewinners and top three teams from the 2023 Missouri Class 3 boys high school wrestling state tournament at Mizzou Arena

The champions, placewinners and top three teams from the 2023 Missouri Class 3 boys high school wrestling state tournament on Saturday, February 25.


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Hillsboro freshman Carter Wallis
Hillsboro freshman Carter Wallis / Nate Latsch

106 pounds

1st Place Match

  • Carter Wallis (Hillsboro) 43-3, Fr. over Jackson Bassett (Whitfield) 40-6, Fr. (MD 11-3)

3rd Place Match

  • Austin Brown (Hannibal) 41-8, Fr. over Carter Foglesong (Carl Junction) 41-6, So. (Dec 7-6)

5th Place Match

  • Aiden Hahn (Farmington) 34-8, Fr. over Bradley Hiteshew (Glendale) 33-6, So. (Dec 4-1)

113 pounds

1st Place Match

  • Ryder Shelton (Kearney) 42-3, So. over Tristan Waters (Smithville) 30-7, Fr. (MD 8-0)

3rd Place Match

  • Reign Creech (Hannibal) 35-7, Jr. over Lukas Walker (Carl Junction) 46-3, Sr. (Dec 4-2)

5th Place Match

  • Timothy Link (Pacific) 37-8, So. over Brenton Drummond (DeSoto) 38-12, Fr. (Fall 1:45)

120 pounds

1st Place Match

  • Kaden Purler (North Point) 43-1, So. over Sam Melton (Carl Junction) 43-6, Jr. (Dec 7-0)

3rd Place Match

  • Presley Johnson (Farmington) 41-4, So. over Jordan Penick (Hillsboro) 35-12, So. (M. For.)

5th Place Match

  • Jaden Lambert (Belton) 40-10, Jr. over Yashua Amen (Whitfield) 36-11, So. (Dec 5-1)

126 pounds

1st Place Match

  • Porter Matecki (Whitfield) 41-2, Jr. over Gavin Alexander (Hillsboro) 38-5, Sr. (Dec 4-1)

3rd Place Match

  • Tristen Essig (Hannibal) 49-6, Jr. over Carter Prenger (Helias Catholic) 26-3, Sr. (Fall 4:48)

5th Place Match

  • Elijah Teiberis (Jefferson City) 34-12, Jr. over Noah Lohrmann (Warrenton) 37-16, So. (Dec 11-6)

132 pounds

1st Place Match

  • Jackson Tucker (Hillsboro) 43-1, So. over Chad Benwell jr. (North Point) 26-4, So. (MD 14-6)

3rd Place Match

  • Caleb Carter (Whitfield) 40-10, So. over Nicholas Chambers (Holt) 37-7, Sr. (Dec 3-1)

5th Place Match

  • Chad Culp II (Hannibal) 28-7, Jr. over Lane Cross (Belton) 44-17, Sr. (Dec 5-2)
Whitfield senior AJ Rallo
Whitfield senior AJ Rallo / Lisa Rigdon photo

138 pounds

1st Place Match

  • AJ Rallo (Whitfield) 44-5, Sr. over Cody Culp (Hannibal) 48-5, Jr. (Dec 6-0)

3rd Place Match

  • Blaine Ortiz (McDonald County) 43-7, Sr. over Cooper Moore (Bolivar) 32-6, So. (SV-1 6-1)

5th Place Match

  • Kyshin Isringhausen (Branson) 49-3, Sr. over Braden Werdehausen (Jefferson City) 37-6, Jr. (Dec 7-0)

144 pounds

1st Place Match

  • Logan Rubinstein (Holt) 11-1, Jr. over Caleb Caldwell (Willard) 39-6, So. (SV-1 4-2)

3rd Place Match

  • Kayden Kinder (Rolla) 42-8, So. over Jace Duemmel (Helias Catholic) 42-6, Sr. (Dec 1-0)

5th Place Match

  • Rome Tate (Whitfield) 38-10, So. over Austin Hunter (Ft. Zumwalt South) 35-16, Jr. (Dec 4-1)

150 pounds

1st Place Match

  • Noah Bourke (Whitfield) 43-6, Sr. over Alexander Hutchcraft (Smithville) 42-7, Jr. (Dec 3-2)

3rd Place Match

  • Brady Littleton (Belton) 45-12, Sr. over Joseph Kuster (Jefferson City) 33-4, Sr. (Dec 3-0)

5th Place Match

  • Evan Morris (Hillsboro) 33-7, Sr. over Jeric Gumahin (Ft. Zumwalt South) 44-10, Jr. (Dec 6-3)

157 pounds

1st Place Match

  • Sam Richardson (Hillsboro) 37-4, Jr. over Riley Beckman (Bolivar) 42-4, Sr. (Fall 3:01)

3rd Place Match

  • Casey Olszowka (Washington) 53-3, Jr. over Landon Littleton (Belton) 47-10, Sr. (Dec 6-2)

5th Place Match

  • Eli Homan (Helias Catholic) 38-10, Fr. over Darrius Paige (Van Horn) 40-7, Jr. (Dec 6-3)

165 pounds

1st Place Match

  • Griffin Ray (Hillsboro) 44-3, Sr. over Tony Stewart (Carl Junction) 41-12, So. (Fall 2:16)

3rd Place Match

  • Gary Walker (Willard) 36-4, Jr. over Jackson Sapp (North Point) 34-9, Sr. (Dec 2-1)

5th Place Match

  • Andrew Peppin (Holt) 34-12, Sr. over Quinten Attebury (Belton) 41-17, Fr. (MD 14-0)
Helias Catholic junior Logan Montoya
Helias Catholic junior Logan Montoya / Nate Latsch photo

175 pounds

1st Place Match

  • Logan Montoya (Helias Catholic) 48-1, Jr. over Trey Brewer (Bolivar) 38-2, Sr. (Dec 3-1)

3rd Place Match

  • Brice Henry (Windsor (Imperial)) 45-7, So. over Rickson Taylor (DeSmet) 39-6, Sr. (SV-1 6-4)

5th Place Match

  • Jase Motlagh (Willard) 34-11, Jr. over Colter Vick (McDonald County) 35-14, Sr. (Dec 5-0)
Belton senior Luca Riley
Belton senior Luca Riley / Nate Latsch photo

190 pounds

1st Place Match

  • Luca Riley (Belton) 52-4, Sr. over Jacob Ruff (Warrenton) 48-6, Jr. (Dec 8-4)

3rd Place Match

  • Blake Goodman (Bolivar) 47-3, Sr. over Jakweli Gist (Kearney) 22-9, Jr. (Dec 5-1)

5th Place Match

  • Caelin Stegmann (Rockwood Summit) 29-5, Sr. over CJ Nelson (Van Horn) 47-10, Jr. (Fall 0:43)
McDonald County junior Samuel Murphy
McDonald County junior Samuel Murphy / Nate Latsch photo

215 pounds

1st Place Match

  • Samuel Murphy (McDonald County) 44-1, Jr. over Cade Grimm (Branson) 41-4, Sr. (SV-1 6-1)

3rd Place Match

  • Jake Fernandez (Platte County) 49-5, Jr. over Ashton Phillips (DeSmet) 21-8, Jr. (Dec 1-0)

5th Place Match

  • Richard Meyer (Holt) 34-9, Sr. over Alex Nunez (Willard) 27-12, So. (Dec 3-1)
McDonald County junior Jayce Hitt
McDonald County junior Jayce Hitt / Nate Latsch photo

285 pounds

1st Place Match

  • Jayce Hitt (McDonald County) 26-0, Jr. over Isaac Foeller (DeSoto) 41-2, Sr. (Fall 1:42)

3rd Place Match

  • Derek Joiner (Grandview) 28-2, Jr. over Reyce Turner (Capital City) 42-11, So. (Fall 1:46)

5th Place Match

  • Brady Griffin (Willard) 43-5, So. over Cayden Bolinger (Carl Junction) 31-15, Sr. (Dec 3-0)

Team Results

Hillsboro won its first Missouri wrestling championship.
Hillsboro won its first Missouri wrestling championship / Ron Rigdon photo

1st Place

Hillsboro

Whitfield finished second at the Missouri Class 3 wrestling championships.
Whitfield finished second at the Missouri Class 3 wrestling championships / Ron Rigdon photo

2nd Place

Whitfield

Belton took third at the Missouri Class 3 wrestling championships.
Belton took third at the Missouri Class 3 wrestling championships / Ron Rigdon photo

3rd Place

Belton


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Nate Latsch, SBLive Sports
NATE LATSCH, SBLIVE SPORTS

Nate Latsch is a Regional Editor at SBLive Sports overseeing high school coverage for Missouri, Illinois and Indiana. A veteran sportswriter and multimedia content creator, Latsch has covered high school sports in the St. Louis area and Missouri for 20 years, with a focus on high school football, basketball, baseball and football and basketball recruiting.  He has worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, STLhighschoolsports.com, the Associated Press, FOX Sports Midwest, MLB.com and Scout.com.  In addition to covering high school sports, Latsch has covered youth, college and professional sports, including covering the St. Louis Cardinals, St. Louis Blues and St. Louis Rams, the University of Missouri and Saint Louis University.