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State’s stars shine: Small East dominates

Dallas Bailey of the Small East squad gets points as the clock runs out on the West’s Tanner Keck in the 171-pound match in the All-Statewrestling event at Union High School. Michael Wyke/Tulsa World

 
By MIKE BROWN World Sports Writer
Published: 7/29/2009  2:22 AM
Last Modified: 7/29/2009  9:50 AM
Correction: This story originally contained an error in the result for Dallas Bailey of Catoosa. The story has been corrected.
On paper, the Small East looked like a sure winner heading into Tuesday's All-State wrestling matches at Union High School.

That's just how it turned out.

Getting wins from four-time state champions Dallas Bailey of Catoosa at 171 and Cushing's Jarrod Patterson at 130, the Small East dominated the Small West, 51-12.

"It's a tribute to the coaching in Oklahoma," said Small East coach Scott Mattison of Vinita. "This is the greatest state in the world for wrestling, and especially in the small schools. There's a lot of great coaches out there, and great kids. All I had to do was work them out a few days and let them go."

The 2008-09 season produced four four-time state champions. The Small East would have had three, had Perry's Ladd Rupp chosen to participate. But after competing in the junior nationals in Fargo, N.D., last weekend, he opted to return to summer school at Oklahoma State University.

He wasn't needed. The Small East didn't lose a match until Tuttle's Bobby Williams beat Catoosa's Ryan Rosales 9-4 at 152. By then, the Small East had the match in hand.

"We had most of the better matchups and most of the better kids on our side," said Patterson, who pinned Cody Merritt of Elgin.

The Large East wrestlers couldn't say the same thing, losing 36-18. They didn't win a match until Muskogee's Mike Viera pinned Kendall Melvin of Western Heights at 160 pounds.

Melvin's win was the first of four straight for the East, but the damage was already done. Union three-time champ Joey Sheridan pinned Casey Edgemon of Deer Creek in 52 seconds.

"I was wanting to get it done in the first period so I didn't gas out, so I pretty much achieved my goal," said Sheridan, who spent much of the summer training for his freshman year at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Va.

Mattison said it was a privilege coaching such a talented team.

"Nothing against the West side, but we had as great team," he said. "I'm real proud of them. I've known a lot of these kids since they were in elementary and junior high school, and it's nice to have them on our side."

Mike Brown 581-8390
mike.brown@tulsaworld.com
By MIKE BROWN World Sports Writer

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webparent, Tulsa (7/29/2009 10:45:55 AM)
What happened to Znick Farrell (Sand Springs)wrestling at Hvwt for the East in the small class? The article in yesterdays TW said he would be there but they subbed in Clint Smith from Ponca? What gives? Did his football college coaches find out and not let him wrestle?
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der33, Tulsa (7/29/2009 1:37:47 PM)
I was there and apparently he did not want to wrestle. Also, Ladd Rupp from Perry didn't wrestle because he wrestled 14 matches at Nationals in Fargo and they just got back this past weekend and Jeremy Goree from East Central apparently did not make weight.
 

 
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