DENVER | Aurora’s first-round results from the Class 5A and 4A state wrestling tournament on Thursday at the Pepsi Center in Denver. Aurora wrestlers are bold and uppercased:

CLASS 5A

113 pounds: XAVIER CARDENAS (GRANDVIEW) pinned SERGIO MARQUEZ (GATEWAY), 4:57

120 pounds: JOSH REDMAN (REGIS JESUIT) dec. Eric Yamaguchi, Brighton, 9-7 (OT)

126 pounds: Payton Tawater (Arvada West) tech. fall DONOVAN RONAN (REGIS JESUIT), 16-1

132 pounds: Shederick Boyd (Greeley West) maj. dec. JAIME CARDENAS (GRANDVIEW), 10-2; Bennie Pachello (Arvada West) pinned BRUNO NICOLETTI (CHEROKEE TRAIL), 3:55; Trevor Brown (Fossil Ridge) pinned JAKE DUGAN (EAGLECREST), 1:19

138 pounds: JOSH BUTLER (GATEWAY) dec. Shane Ricks (Greeley West), 10-3

145 pounds: DEYAUN TRUEBLOOD (GATEWAY) dec. Torry Williams (Ponderosa), 7-6

152 pounds: HARLEY KORTE (CHEROKEE TRAIL) pinned Peter Enockson (Lakewood), 3:58

160 pounds: JORDAN BROWN (GRANDVIEW) pinned Khyre Burns (Denver East), 3:44; Connor Casaday (Legacy) pinned JALEN REYES (CHEROKEE TRAIL), 4:39

170 pounds: ADIN PURIS (EAGLECREST) dec. Nate Lightfield (Fountain-Fort Carson), 14-8; Dalton Riba (Fossil Ridge) dec. DIEGO ROGEL (CHEROKEE TRAIL), 9-3

182 pounds: Geoffrey Curtis (Pine Creek) dec. TRENT ROGERS (CHEROKEE TRAIL), 9-3; TREVON BEAUFORD (EAGLECREST) maj. dec. Ty Taylor (Fruita Monument), 12-4; Jack Lindsay (Douglas County) pinned JAVIER ALONSO (OVERLAND), 3:11

195 pounds: GRANT NEAL (REGIS JESUIT) pinned Clark Jones (Rampart), 0:59

220 pounds: AMER TIPURA (OVERLAND) pinned Martin Paredes (Central (G.J.), 2:32; DEXTER BESS (SMOKY HILL) pinned Brendon Frazier (Rock Canyon), 1:07; Jacob Schoenberger (Fountain-Fort Carson) pinned NICK ELGIN (REGIS JESUIT), 3:35

285 pounds: JOSH VIGIL-HARRISON (GRANDVIEW) pinned Joe Hunsaker (Castle View), 1:22; MIKE HOWSHAR (EAGLECREST) pinned Tevin Jones (Fountain-Fort Carson), 1:54; GARRETT ZIMMERMAN (CHEROKEE TRAIL) pinned ANTHONY CHILDS (OVERLAND), 3:50

CLASS 4A

106 pounds: Dalton Robertson (Weld Central) dec. JUNIOR CASILLAS (VISTA PEAK), 8-4

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DENVER | Aurora’s first-round results from the Class 5A and 4A state wrestling tournament on Thursday at the Pepsi Center in Denver. Aurora wrestlers are bold and uppercased:

CLASS 5A

113 pounds: XAVIER CARDENAS (GRANDVIEW) pinned SERGIO MARQUEZ (GATEWAY), 4:57

120 pounds: JOSH REDMAN (REGIS JESUIT) dec. Eric Yamaguchi, Brighton, 9-7 (OT)

126 pounds: Payton Tawater (Arvada West) tech. fall DONOVAN RONAN (REGIS JESUIT), 16-1

132 pounds: Shederick Boyd (Greeley West) maj. dec. JAIME CARDENAS (GRANDVIEW), 10-2; Bennie Pachello (Arvada West) pinned BRUNO NICOLETTI (CHEROKEE TRAIL), 3:55; Trevor Brown (Fossil Ridge) pinned JAKE DUGAN (EAGLECREST), 1:19

138 pounds: JOSH BUTLER (GATEWAY) dec. Shane Ricks (Greeley West), 10-3

145 pounds: DEYAUN TRUEBLOOD (GATEWAY) dec. Torry Williams (Ponderosa), 7-6

152 pounds: HARLEY KORTE (CHEROKEE TRAIL) pinned Peter Enockson (Lakewood), 3:58

160 pounds: JORDAN BROWN (GRANDVIEW) pinned Khyre Burns (Denver East), 3:44; Connor Casaday (Legacy) pinned JALEN REYES (CHEROKEE TRAIL), 4:39

170 pounds: ADIN PURIS (EAGLECREST) dec. Nate Lightfield (Fountain-Fort Carson), 14-8; Dalton Riba (Fossil Ridge) dec. DIEGO ROGEL (CHEROKEE TRAIL), 9-3

182 pounds: Geoffrey Curtis (Pine Creek) dec. TRENT ROGERS (CHEROKEE TRAIL), 9-3; TREVON BEAUFORD (EAGLECREST) maj. dec. Ty Taylor (Fruita Monument), 12-4; Jack Lindsay (Douglas County) pinned JAVIER ALONSO (OVERLAND), 3:11

195 pounds: GRANT NEAL (REGIS JESUIT) pinned Clark Jones (Rampart), 0:59

220 pounds: AMER TIPURA (OVERLAND) pinned Martin Paredes (Central (G.J.), 2:32; DEXTER BESS (SMOKY HILL) pinned Brendon Frazier (Rock Canyon), 1:07; Jacob Schoenberger (Fountain-Fort Carson) pinned NICK ELGIN (REGIS JESUIT), 3:35

285 pounds: JOSH VIGIL-HARRISON (GRANDVIEW) pinned Joe Hunsaker (Castle View), 1:22; MIKE HOWSHAR (EAGLECREST) pinned Tevin Jones (Fountain-Fort Carson), 1:54; GARRETT ZIMMERMAN (CHEROKEE TRAIL) pinned ANTHONY CHILDS (OVERLAND), 3:50

CLASS 4A

106 pounds: Dalton Robertson (Weld Central) dec. JUNIOR CASILLAS (VISTA PEAK), 8-4

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AURORA | Deyaun Trueblood believes he’s built for wrestling in big stadiums like the Pepsi Center.

The Gateway freshman looked at home on the big stage Thursday night during the preliminary round of the Class 5A state wrestling tournament, as he shuffled the 145-pound weight bracket with a significant 7-6 upset of favored Torry Williams of Ponderosa.

Aurora had a lot of cool customers in the preliminaries, as 14 of the 26 wrestlers in action advanced to Friday’s 1 p.m. quarterfinal round, including three each from Eaglecrest and Grandview and two each from Cherokee Trail, Gateway and Regis Jesuit.

Trueblood came in as a No. 4 seed out of Region 4 and had to face Williams, the Region 1 champion who was projected to place third by On The Mat. Williams still could take third, but he’ll have a much longer route thanks to his loss to Trueblood

Two other Aurora freshmen won their debut matches, as Grandview 113-pounder Xavier Cardenas and heavyweight Josh Vigil-Harrison both won by fall to advance to the quarterfinals. Cardenas pinned Gateway senior Sergio Marquez in an all-Aurora opener, while Vigil-Harrison pinned Castle View’s Joe Hunsaker in the first period of their match.

Senior Jordan Brown gave the Wolves three in the quarterfinals with his pin at 160 pounds.

Three of Eaglecrest’s four state qualifiers won their first-round matches, as 170-pounder Adin Puris, 182-pounder Trevon Beauford and heavyweight Mike Howshar each posted decisive victories to advance.

Cherokee Trail had most qualifiers of any city team with six and two of them moved on in junior 152-pounder Harley Korte and senior heavyweight Garrett Zimmerman, who both won by fall. Senior 132-pounder Bruno Nicoletti, who placed fifth at 106 pounds last season, was pinned in his first round match against Arvada West’s Bennie Pachello.

Aurora’s two expected state championship contenders had little trouble with their first round opponents, as Regis Jesuit junior 195-pounder Grant Neal won by fall in 59 seconds and Overland senior 220-pounder Amer Tipura got his pin in 2:32.

At least two Aurora wrestlers will be part of the 7:15 p.m. semifinal round as well, as Tipura faces off with Smoky Hill’s Dexter Bess — who recorded a quick pin of Rock Canyon’s Brendan Frazier and Howshar goes against Zimmerman.

Both are Centennial League rematches.

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AURORA CLASS 5A STATE WRESTLING QUARTERFINALS

DENVER | Quarterfinals of the Class 5A state wrestling tournament featuring Aurora wrestlers, scheduled for 1 p.m. Friday:

113 pounds: Xavier Cardenas, fr., Grandview (26-11) vs. Maurisio Garcia, soph., Northglenn (37-7)

120 pounds: Josh Redman, sr., Regis Jesuit (41-4) vs. Jerry Trujillo, sr., Arvada West (35-8)

138 pounds: Josh Butler, sr. Gateway (40-4) vs. Thaddeus Hayes, sr., Doherty (32-9)

145 pounds: Deyaun Trueblood, fr., Gateway (38-8) vs. Danny Clark, sr., Rocky Mountain (31-6)

152 pounds: Harley Korte, jr., Cherokee Trail (33-11) vs. Mason Harms, jr., Cherry Creek (28-9)

160 pounds: Jordan Brown, sr., Grandview (38-8) vs. Archie Colgan, sr., Pomona (36-4)

170 pounds: Adin Puris, sr., Eaglecrest (34-11) vs. Dalton Riba, sr., Fossil Ridge (27-13)

182 pounds: Trevon Beauford, jr., Eaglecrest (14-7) vs. Dalton Weis, sr. Loveland (35-6)

195 pounds: Grant Neal, jr. Regis Jesuit (38-3) vs. Corky Phillips, sr., Bear Creek (32-9)

220 pounds: Amer Tipura, sr., Overland (41-1) vs. Dexter Bess, jr., Smoky Hill (27-8)

285 pounds: Josh Vigil-Harrison, fr., Grandview (25-14) vs. Austin Waterman, sr., Greeley West (41-0); Mike Howshar, sr., Eaglecrest (34-6) vs. Garrett Zimmerman, sr., Cherokee Trail (29-9)

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