Anthony Mori Elko Daily Free Press
FALLON — During the 2A boys state wrestling tournament, no Elko County athlete achieved more than Wells sophomore Johnny Glascock.
At 126 pounds, Glascock paced the Leopards — who ranked eighth with 50.5 points — and scored nearly half of Wells’ points with 23.5.
He tallied a record of 3-0 with two wins by fall and another by technical fall on his way to a dominant state championship.
In the quarterfinal, he pinned White Pine’s Theron Hernandez at the three-minute mark.
Glascock followed with a 3:23 pin of Lincoln’s Cyler Leeds in the semifinal.
For the title, he ran up a 22-6 domination of Eureka’s Orlando Casas.
Consolation Champions
In total, West Wendover — which took seventh in the team standings with 54 points — posted a pair of consolation champs.
Junior Andre Hernandez racked up a record of 3-1 with three pins and placed third in the 132-pound division.
He opened with a win by fall in 1:27 of the quarterfinal against Wells’ Maximillion Dahl, but Hernandez’s lone loss followed in the semifinal as he was pinned by Yerington’s Nathaniel Gutierrez — the eventual state champion.
In the consolation semi, Hernandez bounced back with a 28-second pin versus Battle Mountain’s Anthony Lopez-Hernandez.
For third and fourth, he stuck Dahl for the second time in 1:31.
Edward York
In the 120-pound division, junior teammate Edward York also nailed down the consolation title and went 3-1 with three wins by fall as well.
He pinned Pershing County’s James George in 1:27 during the quarterfinal but dropped a 12-3 contest by major decision to the eventual state champ, Lake Mead Christians Academy’s Kekoa Aguirre, in the semifinal.
York rebounded in the consolation semifinal with a pin of Tonopah’s Jacob Renfro in 1:42 and stuck George for the second time in just 21 seconds during the third-fourth match.
Fourth-Place Finishers
Altogether, four Elko County products ranked fourth in their respective weight classes — two apiece from West Wendover and Wells.
Davian Morales
For the Wolverines, junior Davian Morales went 2-2 with two pins at 157 pounds.
He beat Pershing County’s Cade Liesback by fall in 1:58 in the quarterfinal but lost a 7-1 decision in the semifinal against Tonopah’s Dustin Otteson.
In the consolation semi, Morales pinned Lincoln’s Mason Sinay in 4:23 before coming up short in a 4-2 decision versus Indian Springs’ Logen Blood in the third-fourth match.
Gage Uhlig
For the Leopards, junior Gage Uhlig finished 2-2 with a pin at 150 pounds.
He pinned West Wendover junior Aleixo Luna in 1:10 during the quarterfinal, but Uhlig was handed an 18-2 tech-fall loss in the semifinal by Perching County’s Israel Knight.
Uhlig came back with a win by injury default in the consolation semifinal against White Pine’s Benjamin Rhoades before losing a competitive battle by fall in 5:06 during the third-fourth match versus Pahranagat Valley’s Trueitt Ciserella.
Fernando Carbajal
At 285 pounds, West Wendover junior Fernando Carbajal closed with a mark of 2-2 with two pins.
He opened with a loss by fall at the 3:14 mark of the quarterfinal to White Pine’s Jordan Stroud.
Carbajal won his first consolation match with a pin of Lake Mead’s Jake Delgado in 3:21 and then defeated sophomore Caleb Romero by fall at the 4:47 mark of the consolation semifinal after trailing for the majority of the match.
In the consolation final, Carbajal was pinned in 1:22 by Eureka’s Mason Williams.
Maximillion Dahl
For Wells, junior Maximillion Dahl finished 2-2 with a win by fall and another in sudden victory in the 132-pound class.
He lost his first match by fall to Hernandez in 1:27, but Dahl pinned Lincoln’s Jackson Free in the first rounds of the consolation bracket.
In the consolation semi, he earned a 9-6 victory with a takedown of White Pine’s Jackson Armstrong in sudden victory.
For third and fourth, Dahl was pinned by Hernandez for the second time in 1:31.
Non-Placing Wrestlers
West Wendover
Sophomore Caleb Romero — 1-2 with a pin at 285 pounds
Freshman Leon Jimenez — 1-2 with a win by major decision at 106 pounds
Junior Aleixo Luna — 1-2 with a win by major decision at 150 pounds
Sophomore Adrian Collazo — 1-2 with a win by forfeit at 113 pounds
Senior Manuel Arias — 0-2 at 144 pounds
Freshman Kaylub Rosales — 0-2 at 190 pounds
Wells
Freshman Cade Sampson — 1-2 with a pin at 106 pounds
Freshman Jayden Kiser — 1-2 with a win by forfeit at 113 pounds
Freshman Landon Hall — 0-2 at 138 pounds