Bedlam, Big Ten & Beyond, Broken Arrow vs Stillwater Will Be Incredible
Bedlam, Big Ten & Beyond, Broken Arrow vs Stillwater Will Be Incredible
On Tuesday, December 8, Broken Arrow High School hosts Stillwater High School in an Oklahoma dual with national implications.
Fans of Oklahoma high school wrestling already know that Broken Arrow vs Stillwater is a clash of two of the top teams in the state, but it's also a match that should draw eyes from around the country. These two squads boast five nationally ranked wrestlers, five state champions, and 11 state medalists and a whole lot of college prospects.
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Tuesday, December 8, 2020 | 8:00 PM EST
The Broken Arrow Tigers are back-to-back state champs and have won four team titles and three Dual State Championships in the last 12 seasons. It's safe to say their tradition is strong. Second year head coach Rod Jones has already led the Tigers to a title and was an assistant in the program for 13 years alongside his brother, Shawn Jones.
Stillwater is led by first year head coach Ethan Kyle who was the Associate Head Coach at the University of Wyoming and an assistant to Mark Branch in that program for 11 years. His squad was tough already but only got tougher when Angelo and Athony Ferrari moved to Stillwater from Texas and Teague Travis moved from Missouri.
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Bedlam fans will have plenty to watch. Stillwater head coach Ethan Kyle competed for Oklahoma State, and three of his athletes, Teague Travis, Anthony Ferrari, and Cade Nicholas, have committed to compete for the Cowboys. Coach Rod Jones was a 3x All-American for Oklahoma, and one of his athletes, Christian Forbes, has committed to the Sooners.
On top of that, Angelo and Anthony Ferrari's older brother AJ is a freshman for Oklahoma State, and Parker Witcraft's brother is a sophomore for the Cowboys. And if that wasn't enough, Oklahoma State Head Coach John Smith's son Sam will also be in the lineup at 106.
This dual also has a little Big Ten flavor as Northwestern commit Carter Young will be suiting up for Stillwater. Broken Arrow's Emmanuel Skillings is the 61st ranked recruit in the class of 2021 and remains uncommitted.
Emmanuel Skillings, Uncommitted and #61 in the Class of 2021 in the 2020 Geary Finals
By The Numbers
5 Nationally Ranked Wrestlers
Christian Forbes #12 (106)
Cael Hughes #13 (113)
Carter Young #6 (138)
Anthony Ferrari #6 (152)
Emmanuel Skillings #7 (220)
5 State Champions
Cael Hughes, Stillwater
Cade Nicholas, Stillwater
Carter Young, Stillwater (2x)
Teague Travis, Stillwater (3x MO)
Emmanuel Skillings, Broken Arrow
11 State Placers
Cael Hughes, Stillwater
Cade Nicholas, Stillwater
Carter Young, Stillwater
Teague Travis, Stillwater
Brett Black, Stillwater
Christian Forbes, Broken Arrow
Parker Whitcraft, Broken Arrow
Jordan Cullors, Broken Arrow
Blazik Perez, Broken Arrow
Jared Hill, Broken Arrow
Emmanuel Skillings, Broken Arrow
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Both of these teams are loaded and ready to put on a show for wrestling fans in Oklahoma and across the country. Before the action kicks off at 8:00 PM Eastern and 7:00 PM local, take a look at the lineups for each squad.
Stillwater | Broken Arrow | |
106 | Sam Smith | Christian Forbes #12/Riley Kuder |
113 | Gabe Fontanez | Rhett Peak/Kaleb Collins |
120 | Cael Hughes #13 | Parker Witcraft |
126 | JJ McComas/Landyn Sommer | Jordan Cullors |
132 | Cade Nicholas | Casey Gross |
138 | Carter Young #6 | Blazik Perez |
145 | Teague Travis | Jared Hill |
152 | Angelo Ferrari | Brock Mattioda/Brayden Barnett |
160 | Anthony Ferrari #6 | Braden Anderson |
170 | Dax Hughes | Henry Martin/Dayton Hill |
182 | Gatlin Wilson | Cooper Cook/Ramses Soto |
195 | D'Angelo Benford | Eli Hynes |
220 | Brett Black | Emmanuel Skillings #7 |
285 | Daesan Simpkins | Talon Wheeler/Ellis Tomlin |