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2026 KHSAA Kentucky State Wrestling Championship Results And Brackets – FloWrestling

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2026 KHSAA Kentucky State Wrestling Championship Results And Brackets – FloWrestling


The 2026 KHSAA Kentucky State Wrestling Championships are underway. Follow all the results right here. We’ll be updating this article throughout the event. For access to complete brackets and archived matches, click the link below.

2026 KHSAA Kentucky State Wrestling Championship Brackets

Round of 16 Results

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Talon Sanderlyn (Boyle County) 38-6 won by major decision over Logan Plummer (East Jessamine) 27-6 (MD 11-2)

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Cody Blevins (Simon Kenton) 43-9 won by tech fall over Heath May (Johnson Central) 11-6 (TF-1.5 3:55 (18-0))

Jackson Taylor (Union County) 5-0 won by fall over Jamarion Sanders (LaRue County) 36-9 (Fall 0:44)

Derek Tran (Desales) 35-2 won by decision over Trenton Bratcher (Moore) 35-13 (Dec 7-0)

Ryker Kramer (Fort Campbell) 41-8 won by decision over Mason Brooks (Somerset) 16-1 (Dec 7-6)

Daniel Stark (Nelson County) 32-6 won by tech fall over Tracker Blackburn (Scott) 3-2 (TF-1.5 4:52 (21-5))

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Parker Wilkens (Highlands) 42-5 won by tech fall over Brody Jewell (Martin County High School) 30-7 (TF-1.5 3:24 (20-4))

Lincoln Maynard (North Oldham) 29-4 won by tech fall over Noe Rodriguez (Harrison County) 22-13 (TF-1.5 6:00 (17-0))

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Kevin Lopez (Apollo) 40-2 won by decision over Lukas Shuck (Oldham County) 34-6 (Dec 8-1)

Thomas Sang (Greenwood) 47-3 won by fall over Makai Green (Fairdale) 28-10 (Fall 4:32)

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Jeremy Mollett (Martin County High School) 35-3 won by fall over Wyatt Smith (Wayne County) 44-8 (Fall 3:09)

Braylon Ryan (Walton-Verona) 28-10 won by fall over Myles Mitchell (West Jessamine) 26-11 (Fall 3:21)

Peyton Fowler (Union County) 5-0 won by fall over Zachary Fields (Western Hills) 31-8 (Fall 1:33)

Cameron Underwood (Somerset) 29-0 won by fall over Jayden Muratalla (Bourbon County) 12-7 (Fall 1:59)

Ayden Votaw (Nelson County) 35-1 won by fall over Andrew Recio (Male) 26-13 (Fall 1:35)

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Bryant Brinkman (Ryle) 29-0 won by fall over Ahmed Alobaidi (Jeffersontown) 38-5 (Fall 2:53)

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Emilio Rodriguez (Covington Catholic) 48-11 won by decision over Chase Mort (Central Hardin) 39-7 (Dec 5-2)

Blake Lemaster (Martin County High School) 35-9 won by fall over Dillon Lewis (Fairdale) 24-15 (Fall 4:29)

Jaxton Howard (Apollo) 38-1 won by major decision over Renzo Watts (Madison Central) 11-3 (MD 22-11)

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Jackson Wells (Harrison County) 12-0 won by tech fall over Keaton Dicken (Conner) 49-7 (TF-1.5 4:33 (20-3))

Mason Gipson (South Oldham) 34-6 won by tech fall over Braylon Newell (Boyle County) 22-14 (TF-1.5 4:58 (20-4))

Jaxson Mayberry (Union County) 5-0 won by major decision over Kadham Alghanemi (Lafayette) 28-7 (MD 11-2)

Carson Matney (Johnson Central) 42-7 won by decision over Prestyn Walls (Green County) 38-14 (Dec 14-7)

Aiden Brinkman (Ryle) 37-7 won by fall over Liam Ditto (LaRue County) 31-13 (Fall 1:09)

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Blaine Kimery (South Oldham) 33-4 won by fall over Keenan Clevenger (Madison Central) 26-10 (Fall 3:56)

Peyton Vowels (Meade County) 39-2 won by tech fall over Deontae Graves (Holmes) 35-9 (TF-1.5 3:12 (17-2))

Braydan Blevins (Simon Kenton) 54-7 won by decision over Josh Waufle (Paducah Tilghman) 25-3 (Dec 4-2)

Lane Griffin (North Bullitt) 41-0 won by tech fall over Hunter Oakley (Montgomery County) 24-11 (TF-1.5 2:56 (19-1))

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Jacob Ramsey (Union County) 4-1 won by fall over Liam Skinner (Rowan County) 23-3 (Fall 3:56)

Clayton Badida (Conner) 50-5 won by fall over Estevan Delgadillo (Central Hardin) 38-11 (Fall 1:46)

Elijah Kirby (Caldwell County) 29-9 won by decision over Drake Wimsatt (Paul Laurence Dunbar) 37-2 (Dec 10-6)

Ethan Masters (Boyle County) 41-7 won by decision over Aeson Springer (Oldham County) 26-4 (Dec 6-5)

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Cullen White (Boyle County) 41-11 won by fall over Connor Warner (Simon Kenton) 41-16 (Fall 1:58)

Brennen Clifford (Union County) 5-0 won by major decision over Braden Woolridge (St. Xavier) 17-6 (MD 18-5)

Bentley Brown (Boyd County) 44-6 won by fall over Hayden Drexler (Oldham County) 37-9 (Fall 4:55)

Bruce Anderson (John Hardin) 52-6 won by fall over Ethan Piasecki (Dixie Heights) 39-7 (Fall 3:07)

Braden Llaghno (Male) 22-12 won by fall over Landon Howard (Johnson Central) 30-18 (Fall 1:50)

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Corban Nance (Anderson County) 32-0 won by major decision over Jordynn Davis (Paducah Tilghman) 33-20 (MD 13-4)

Jackson Stoner (Daviess County) 32-3 won by major decision over mohamed Talasow (Fairdale) 31-7 (MD 16-7)

Cordion Abernathy (Conner) 47-2 won by fall over Grayson Smith (Madison Central) 26-8 (Fall 1:52)

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Nolan Link (Meade County) 42-5 won by major decision over Daylan Sexton (Fairdale) 31-12 (MD 11-2)

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Henry Koller (South Oldham) 38-4 won by fall over LUKE CORNWELL (Ryle) 43-4 (Fall 4:11)

Mat Wasson (Harrison County) 33-3 won by tech fall over Jordan Rutherford (Simon Kenton) 28-15 (TF-1.5 2:32 (17-1))

Ryan Smith (Johnson Central) 41-4 won by tech fall over Bain Kurtz (Boyle County) 24-15 (TF-1.5 4:11 (21-6))

Blake Murdock (Great Crossing) 30-16 won by decision over Brock Fernandez (St. Xavier) 30-5 (Dec 16-10)

Justin Kidd (Dixie Heights) 33-6 won by major decision over Isaac Richards (Woodford County) 29-11 (MD 14-1)

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Utah Heady (Union County) 5-0 won by fall over Elliot Ortinski (Henry Clay) 24-6 (Fall 2:20)

Bj Jackson (Corbin) 34-3 won by tech fall over David Craig (Greenup County) 29-7 (TF-1.5 3:17 (17-1))

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Colton Motta (South Oldham) 33-11 won by decision over Derrick Johnson (Central Hardin) 42-5 (Dec 7-3)

Chance Mills (Madison Central) 35-8 won by fall over Dane Miller (Christian County) 31-6 (Fall 0:47)

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Jaylin Bellamy (Paducah Tilghman) 48-6 won by major decision over Deacon Heisler (Campbell County) 48-5 (MD 22-10)

Blake Luttrell (Fairdale) 37-5 won by major decision over Jacob Brown (Woodford County) 23-2 (MD 10-2)

Luke Peace (Conner) 42-10 won by fall over Austin Brinegar (Harrison County) 32-6 (Fall 5:22)

Jayden Raney (Union County) 5-0 won by fall over Andrew Pomeroy (Male) 46-7 (Fall 1:39)

James Morris (Johnson Central) 43-5 won by decision over JAGGER IRVIN (Ryle) 10-3 (Dec 9-8)

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Kalob Wise (Moore) 34-5 won by tech fall over Joseph Kresel (LaRue County) 32-11 (TF-1.5 3:19 (18-2))

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Madden Brown (Oldham County) 26-2 won by fall over Jack Ferguson (Pleasure Ridge Park) 41-7 (Fall 1:01)

Jordyn Raney (Union County) 5-0 won by fall over Aiden Zuniga (Taylor County) 30-6 (Fall 0:52)

Judah Carey (Boyle County) 33-7 won by major decision over Payton Conner (Meade County) 30-6 (MD 9-1)

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Taner Woodman (Ashland Blazer) 33-10 won by decision over Nathan Seth (Conner) 41-13 (Dec 6-4)

Santiago Gonzalez (Moore) 37-4 won by major decision over Lucas Oliverio (Desales) 36-5 (MD 15-2)

Gavyn Kinley (Madison Central) 35-4 won by decision over Parker Smith (Simon Kenton) 21-10 (Dec 6-4)

Miles Smith (East Jessamine) 41-2 won by fall over Donovan Rogers (Caldwell County) 31-8 (Fall 5:28)

Chase Gillum (Boyd County) 47-5 won by decision over Hunter Kennedy (Trinity (Louisville)) 29-14 (Dec 14-8)

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Kaygen Roberts (Boyle County) 45-4 won by decision over CALLEN SCHMIDT (Ryle) 38-8 (Dec 5-3)

Zac Scott (Johnson Central) 43-4 won by decision over Thomas Brauer (Owensboro Catholic) 24-1 (Dec 10-4)

Riley Sanford (Spencer County) 42-5 won by tech fall over Joseph Whaley (North Hardin) 40-8 (TF-1.5 5:43 (18-1))

George Dennis (Harrison County) 30-2 won by tech fall over Leland Garcia (Male) 27-13 (TF-1.5 2:36 (15-0))

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Kayson White (Highlands) 40-3 won by tech fall over Jackson Holly (Central Hardin) 31-10 (TF-1.5 2:13 (18-3))

Carson Nance (Anderson County) 29-2 won by decision over Deacon Harrison (Christian County) 26-7 (Dec 7-2)

Parker Maynard (Martin County High School) 40-4 won by major decision over Wendel Shackelford (Union County) 3-2 (MD 10-0)

Emory Dix (Madison Central) 27-4 won by fall over Jake Holtgrave (St. Xavier) 24-6 (Fall 5:31)

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Dalton Matney (Johnson Central) 39-5 won by tech fall over Samuelu Hazelwood (Central Hardin) 42-3 (TF-1.5 5:27 (16-1))

Benjamin Woosley (Simon Kenton) 38-8 won by fall over Ian Tucker (Wayne County) 48-8 (Fall 2:53)

Gavin Becker (South Oldham) 45-2 won by major decision over Msabaha Sumaili (Henry Clay) 31-7 (MD 17-8)

Ethan O`Malley (Paducah Tilghman) 29-7 won by decision over Cole Jewell (Martin County High School) 36-11 (Dec 10-6)

Tony Leader (Boyd County) 41-1 won by fall over Grayson Scott (Franklin County) 35-9 (Fall 0:23)

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Micah Thompson (Boyle County) 46-3 won by fall over Carter Thomas (Union County) 3-2 (Fall 0:56)

NOAH CRISP (Ryle) 35-14 won by decision over Karsyn Sumpter (Harrison County) 30-11 (Dec 10-3)

joshua Tuttle (Fairdale) 24-4 won by fall over Hunter Roberts (Ohio County) 37-11 (Fall 3:10)

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Owen Lamer (Taylor County) 24-1 won by fall over Corey Freihofer (Cooper) 34-14 (Fall 1:11)

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Dawson Schroering (Dupont Manual) 40-2 won by decision over Frank Niyonyishu (Henry Clay) 26-7 (Dec 6-3)

Tyler Hillebrandt (Oldham County) 43-2 won by fall over Yousif Al Shuweily (Fairdale) 30-13 (Fall 1:23)

Ben Hall (Paducah Tilghman) 41-2 won by major decision over KEIGAN REINSENBECK (Ryle) 34-8 (MD 16-5)

Nathaniel Williams (Ashland Blazer) 46-7 won by fall over Darius Ridner (Mccreary Central) 34-10 (Fall 0:55)

Ethan Peckenpaugh (Henderson County) 40-2 won by tech fall over Peyton Zinser (Scott) 32-14 (TF-1.5 2:51 (18-0))

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Max Baxter (Bullitt East) 43-3 won by tech fall over Cameron Green (Great Crossing) 20-18 (TF-1.5 3:16 (16-0))

Cyrus Greiwe (Corbin) 44-6 won by fall over Keegan Bishop (Covington Catholic) 44-4 (Fall 5:37)

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Carson Herbst (Madison Central) 29-0 won by fall over Branden Mcgee (Ashland Blazer) 39-10 (Fall 1:47)

Darien Allen (Dupont Manual) 22-1 won by major decision over Beau Gordon (South Oldham) 39-10 (MD 10-0)

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DJ Wilson (Paducah Tilghman) 29-8 won by fall over Daniel Switzer (Harrison County) 25-6 (Fall 2:59)

Garrison Messer (Ohio County) 44-3 won by fall over Xander Turner (Highlands) 22-17 (Fall 1:35)

Antonio Rodriguez (Covington Catholic) 41-9 won by fall over Bryton Tye (Corbin) 32-12 (Fall 6:00)

Lucas Ricketts (Union County) 5-0 won by fall over Douglas Mulhall (St. Xavier) 17-9 (Fall 0:34)

Riley Burton (Fern Creek) 40-2 won by fall over Raiden Rios (Bullitt East) 41-13 (Fall 0:45)

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Kylen Sturgeon (Scott) 11-6 won by fall over Aaron Thompson (Nelson County) 28-8 (Fall 1:15)

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Galvin Stephens (Male) 32-9 won by decision over Cohen Campbell (North Hardin) 35-5 (Dec 8-1)

Thorin Johnson (Wayne County) 49-3 won by major decision over Jaydan Rutherford (Simon Kenton) 54-15 (MD 14-4)

Devin Allen (Dupont Manual) 43-0 won by tech fall over Jeffrey Temprano (Lafayette) 21-6 (TF-1.5 5:03 (15-0))

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Rage Henderson (Paducah Tilghman) 39-3 won by fall over Jace Detre (LaRue County) 29-18 (Fall 0:57)

Neal Wright (Bullitt Central) 19-2 won by fall over Alexander Goodin (Bell County) 49-11 (Fall 5:13)

Brock Sexton (Harrison County) 39-1 won by decision over Joshua Frost (Calloway County) 22-5 (Dec 9-5)

Jax Crowe (Boyle County) 32-5 won by fall over Phillip Sullivan (Trinity (Louisville)) 36-11 (Fall 1:25)

Brayden Fannin (Martin County High School) 38-1 won by fall over Elijah Huff (Woodford County) 21-8 (Fall 1:52)

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Joshua Goins (Corbin) 38-7 won by decision over Isaac Adkins (Johnson Central) 29-6 (Dec 5-2)

Elias McPike (Paducah Tilghman) 26-9 won by major decision over Zander Edington (Franklin County) 24-12 (MD 9-1)

Christian Brown (Cooper) 36-0 won by fall over William Galloway (Dupont Manual) 22-5 (Fall 1:17)

Colton Lewis (Atherton) 23-0 won by fall over Cameron Thompson (Boyd County) 47-11 (Fall 1:38)

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Brayden Allender (Campbell County) 40-6 won by fall over Austin Goodpaster (Nelson County) 32-1 (Fall 0:46)

Maxx Escaloni (Woodford County) 33-7 won by decision over Austin Cummings (Union County) 4-1 (Dec 5-3)

Ethan Harris (St. Xavier) 23-6 won by major decision over Bryce Sizemore (Conner) 37-8 (MD 8-0)

Landon Bryant (Whitley County) 33-6 won by injury default over Wyatt Riley (Ashland Blazer) 18-4 (Inj. 1:07)

Round of 32 Results

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Logan Plummer (East Jessamine) 27-6 won by decision over Christian Prietto-Bottoms (Paducah Tilghman) 33-16 (Dec 12-8)

Talon Sanderlyn (Boyle County) 38-6 won by tech fall over Oliver Westphal (Spencer County) 41-5 (TF-1.5 4:32 (16-1))

Heath May (Johnson Central) 11-6 won by fall over River Leonard (Central Hardin) 38-14 (Fall 1:29)

Cody Blevins (Simon Kenton) 43-9 won by fall over Mikah Mattingly (Male) 30-9 (Fall 3:18)

Jackson Taylor (Union County) 5-0 won by fall over Mason Masteller (Conner) 21-22 (Fall 0:50)

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Jamarion Sanders (LaRue County) 36-9 won by fall over Preston Jackson (Montgomery County) 22-14 (Fall 1:16)

Trenton Bratcher (Moore) 35-13 won by tech fall over Xzander Holt (Whitley County) 28-10 (TF-1.5 5:59 (18-0))

Derek Tran (Desales) 35-2 won by fall over Tanner Magee (Grant County) 30-9 (Fall 0:33)

Mason Brooks (Somerset) 16-1 won by tech fall over Braxton Bradford (Rowan County) 3-6 (TF-1.5 2:09 (19-4))

Ryker Kramer (Fort Campbell) 41-8 won by fall over Clay Atchison (Great Crossing) 25-19 (Fall 5:30)

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Tracker Blackburn (Scott) 3-2 won by tech fall over Makarios Green (Fairdale) 20-20 (TF-1.5 5:08 (18-0))

Daniel Stark (Nelson County) 32-6 won by tech fall over Chris Ammon (Oldham County) 33-14 (TF-1.5 5:10 (19-3))

Brody Jewell (Martin County High School) 30-7 won by fall over Bryton Kerns (Meade County) 22-14 (Fall 3:53)

Parker Wilkens (Highlands) 42-5 won by major decision over Ethan Klidzejs (Caldwell County) 33-8 (MD 9-0)

Noe Rodriguez (Harrison County) 22-13 won by decision over Chuck Bentancourt (Shawnee) 24-3 (Dec 8-2)

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Lincoln Maynard (North Oldham) 29-4 won by fall over Max Gilreath (Mccreary Central) 19-8 (Fall 3:12)

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Lukas Shuck (Oldham County) 34-6 won by fall over Jaxen Skaggs (East Carter) 12-8 (Fall 4:32)

Kevin Lopez (Apollo) 40-2 won by tech fall over Kaiden Dauenbaugh (Simon Kenton) 39-17 (TF-1.5 5:37 (22-5))

Thomas Sang (Greenwood) 47-3 won by fall over Ricky Parriman (Mccreary Central) 33-11 (Fall 0:19)

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Makai Green (Fairdale) 28-10 won by decision over Brayden Schumann (Henry Clay) 22-8 (Dec 14-8)

Jeremy Mollett (Martin County High School) 35-3 won by fall over James Diaz (St. Xavier) 12-12 (Fall 0:59)

Wyatt Smith (Wayne County) 44-8 won by tech fall over Kaiden Crittenden (North Hardin) 37-10 (TF-1.5 2:00 (17-1))

Braylon Ryan (Walton-Verona) 28-10 won by tech fall over Jake Pulliam (Paducah Tilghman) 13-10 (TF-1.5 4:00 (18-3))

Myles Mitchell (West Jessamine) 26-11 won by fall over Jackson Maier (Spencer County) 29-18 (Fall 2:52)

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Peyton Fowler (Union County) 5-0 won by tech fall over Jude Fortier (LaRue County) 22-14 (TF-1.5 1:55 (15-0))

Zachary Fields (Western Hills) 31-8 won by fall over Noah Clouse (Johnson Central) 29-10 (Fall 0:47)

Jayden Muratalla (Bourbon County) 12-7 won by fall over Ethan Martin (Bullitt East) 22-14 (Fall 3:20)

Cameron Underwood (Somerset) 29-0 won by fall over Colton Reed (Campbell County) 0-1 (Fall 1:03)

Ayden Votaw (Nelson County) 35-1 won by fall over Camryn Coffey (Madison Central) 30-7 (Fall 4:34)

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Andrew Recio (Male) 26-13 won by major decision over Chris Richie (Perry County Central) 33-14 (MD 9-0)

Ahmed Alobaidi (Jeffersontown) 38-5 won by fall over Nathan Dillingham (Grant County) 28-10 (Fall 1:49)

Bryant Brinkman (Ryle) 29-0 won by fall over ayden brison (Hopkinsville) 23-11 (Fall 2:42)

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Chase Mort (Central Hardin) 39-7 won by decision over Larriuce Felipe (Whitley County) 30-11 (Dec 11-8)

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Emilio Rodriguez (Covington Catholic) 48-11 won by decision over Brycen Gray (Woodford County) 35-9 (Dec 9-5)

Blake Lemaster (Martin County High School) 35-9 won by fall over Christon Johnson (Hopkinsville) 27-6 (Fall 3:25)

Dillon Lewis (Fairdale) 24-15 won by fall over Gavin Clem (George Rogers Clark) 21-10 (Fall 2:34)

Renzo Watts (Madison Central) 11-3 won by fall over Jacob Fitterer (Bullitt Central) 10-9 (Fall 0:41)

Jaxton Howard (Apollo) 38-1 won by fall over Hunter Crabtree (Greenup County) 27-10 (Fall 4:18)

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Keaton Dicken (Conner) 49-7 won by major decision over Nolan Favorite (Oldham County) 37-9 (MD 10-2)

Jackson Wells (Harrison County) 12-0 won by fall over Graydon Daniels (South Warren) 41-8 (Fall 0:28)

Mason Gipson (South Oldham) 34-6 won by fall over Kaiden Diaz (Boyd County) 15-17 (Fall 0:42)

Braylon Newell (Boyle County) 22-14 won by decision over Jett Stull (Meade County) 41-10 (Dec 13-6)

Kadham Alghanemi (Lafayette) 28-7 won by fall over Trevor Wilson (Pleasure Ridge Park) 27-9 (Fall 4:43)

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Jaxson Mayberry (Union County) 5-0 won by tech fall over Ryan Nickelman (Highlands) 28-16 (TF-1.5 6:00 (15-0))

Carson Matney (Johnson Central) 42-7 won by fall over Ethan Gilmore (Fort Campbell) 27-22 (Fall 1:14)

Prestyn Walls (Green County) 38-14 won by fall over Jyden Jones (Valley) 25-17 (Fall 4:53)

Liam Ditto (LaRue County) 31-13 won by decision over Joe Carr (Great Crossing) 21-17 (Dec 12-11)

Aiden Brinkman (Ryle) 37-7 won by tech fall over Logan Gevedon (Moore) 26-22 (TF-1.5 1:42 (19-4))

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Blaine Kimery (South Oldham) 33-4 won by tech fall over Jah Patterson (Daviess County) 35-11 (TF-1.5 3:48 (15-0))

Keenan Clevenger (Madison Central) 26-10 won by fall over Chase Messer (Martin County High School) 10-6 (Fall 1:02)

Deontae Graves (Holmes) 35-9 won by fall over Miguel Fransisco (Great Crossing) 22-18 (Fall 2:46)

Peyton Vowels (Meade County) 39-2 won by fall over Dakota Devore (Fairdale) 29-15 (Fall 1:54)

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Josh Waufle (Paducah Tilghman) 25-3 won by fall over Carter Bratcher (Greenwood) 29-10 (Fall 1:36)

Braydan Blevins (Simon Kenton) 54-7 won by fall over Justin Munoz (Henry Clay) 23-13 (Fall 1:42)

Hunter Oakley (Montgomery County) 24-11 won by fall over Bryson Smith (Wayne County) 28-9 (Fall 3:23)

Lane Griffin (North Bullitt) 41-0 won by fall over Connor Holmes (Fern Creek) 17-17 (Fall 0:30)

Liam Skinner (Rowan County) 23-3 won by fall over Ty Blankenship (Bourbon County) 17-7 (Fall 1:43)

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Jacob Ramsey (Union County) 4-1 won by fall over Joseph Muhinda (Moore) 23-9 (Fall 0:48)

Estevan Delgadillo (Central Hardin) 38-11 won by fall over Marion Wardlaw (Central) 28-11 (Fall 4:33)

Clayton Badida (Conner) 50-5 won by fall over Noah Simpson (Corbin) 44-7 (Fall 0:52)

Drake Wimsatt (Paul Laurence Dunbar) 37-2 won by fall over Hunter Francis (Dixie Heights) 27-13 (Fall 4:40)

Elijah Kirby (Caldwell County) 29-9 won by major decision over Tre Wilson (John Hardin) 42-9 (MD 19-5)

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Aeson Springer (Oldham County) 26-4 won by fall over Henry Bueter (St. Xavier) 19-10 (Fall 1:02)

Ethan Masters (Boyle County) 41-7 won by fall over Hunter Fields (Johnson Central) 26-15 (Fall 3:40)

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Cullen White (Boyle County) 41-11 won by fall over Kane Caudill (Belfry) 23-10 (Fall 3:32)

Connor Warner (Simon Kenton) 41-16 won by fall over Sergio Vasquez Gomez (Lafayette) 21-10 (Fall 3:34)

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Braden Woolridge (St. Xavier) 17-6 won by fall over Tyson English (Moore) 14-9 (Fall 0:46)

Brennen Clifford (Union County) 5-0 won by fall over Sam Ryan (Bethlehem) 7-12 (Fall 1:13)

Bentley Brown (Boyd County) 44-6 won by decision over Jayden Perry (Fort Campbell) 42-14 (Dec 9-8)

Hayden Drexler (Oldham County) 37-9 won by decision over Declan Duncan (Trinity (Louisville)) 30-11 (Dec 11-6)

Ethan Piasecki (Dixie Heights) 39-7 won by fall over Jayden Fulz (Harrison County) 14-14 (Fall 1:35)

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Bruce Anderson (John Hardin) 52-6 won by fall over Elijah Mcdermott (Pineville) 25-6 (Fall 1:37)

Braden Llaghno (Male) 22-12 won by fall over Keith Johnson (Frederick Douglass) 28-13 (Fall 3:47)

Landon Howard (Johnson Central) 30-18 won by fall over Ayden Hall (Green County) 14-8 (Fall 3:21)

Jordynn Davis (Paducah Tilghman) 33-20 won by decision over Noah Foley (LaRue County) 29-14 (Dec 12-5)

Corban Nance (Anderson County) 32-0 won by fall over Jake Adams (Covington Catholic) 38-27 (Fall 3:16)

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mohamed Talasow (Fairdale) 31-7 won by fall over Isaiah Mitchell (Eastern) 25-13 (Fall 1:39)

Jackson Stoner (Daviess County) 32-3 won by tech fall over Daxton Baker (Montgomery County) 24-15 (TF-1.5 2:35 (21-5))

Grayson Smith (Madison Central) 26-8 won by decision over Aiden Behnken (Bardstown) 44-16 (Dec 22-16)

Cordion Abernathy (Conner) 47-2 won by fall over Logan Rowe (Scott County) 12-10 (Fall 1:39)

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Nolan Link (Meade County) 42-5 won by decision over AJ Falk (Scott County) 29-12 (Dec 6-3)

Daylan Sexton (Fairdale) 31-12 won by fall over Julius Parriman (Mccreary Central) 34-16 (Fall 1:18)

LUKE CORNWELL (Ryle) 43-4 won by fall over Justin Klidzejs (Caldwell County) 31-14 (Fall 1:08)

Henry Koller (South Oldham) 38-4 won by fall over Kaiden Nottingham (Boyd County) 35-11 (Fall 3:41)

Mat Wasson (Harrison County) 33-3 won by tech fall over Brody Culver (North Oldham) 9-9 (TF-1.5 0:00 (17-1))

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Jordan Rutherford (Simon Kenton) 28-15 won by decision over Eithan Cassell (Fort Campbell) 42-14 (Dec 11-6)

Bain Kurtz (Boyle County) 24-15 won by decision over Jack Harrod (Bullitt East) 23-14 (Dec 10-9)

Ryan Smith (Johnson Central) 41-4 won by tech fall over Gabriel Ditto (LaRue County) 31-16 (TF-1.5 3:29 (18-2))

Brock Fernandez (St. Xavier) 30-5 won by tech fall over Benjamin Kale (McCracken County) 21-8 (TF-1.5 2:57 (20-4))

Blake Murdock (Great Crossing) 30-16 won by fall over Beckett Stone (Nelson County) 10-5 (Fall 2:25)

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Isaac Richards (Woodford County) 29-11 won by major decision over Noah Bowens (Martin County High School) 26-13 (MD 16-8)

Justin Kidd (Dixie Heights) 33-6 won by tech fall over Elijah Adams (Taylor County) 21-9 (TF-1.5 4:47 (18-1))

Utah Heady (Union County) 5-0 won by fall over Landon Windeler (Covington Catholic) 24-11 (Fall 3:03)

Elliot Ortinski (Henry Clay) 24-6 won by decision over Aydin Kadirov (Fern Creek) 34-9 (Dec 6-4)

David Craig (Greenup County) 29-7 won by major decision over Evan Wilson (John Hardin) 44-12 (MD 15-4)

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Bj Jackson (Corbin) 34-3 won by fall over Keviaun Craighead (Doss) 31-11 (Fall 3:32)

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Derrick Johnson (Central Hardin) 42-5 won by fall over Boone Sawyer (Walton-Verona) 3-3 (Fall 1:43)

Colton Motta (South Oldham) 33-11 won by tech fall over Trae White (Henry Clay) 28-7 (TF-1.5 3:41 (16-1))

Dane Miller (Christian County) 31-6 won by fall over Cooper Scott (Pikeville) 18-4 (Fall 5:39)

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Chance Mills (Madison Central) 35-8 won by tech fall over Joseph Jaso (St. Xavier) 24-15 (TF-1.5 1:55 (15-0))

Deacon Heisler (Campbell County) 48-5 won by fall over Timothy Montgomery (Spencer County) 27-12 (Fall 1:29)

Jaylin Bellamy (Paducah Tilghman) 48-6 won by fall over Jace Bowling (Boyd County) 36-12 (Fall 2:16)

Jacob Brown (Woodford County) 23-2 won by major decision over jaxon franks (Grant County) 28-13 (MD 14-2)

Blake Luttrell (Fairdale) 37-5 won by fall over Patrick Durbin (Meade County) 36-10 (Fall 0:56)

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Austin Brinegar (Harrison County) 32-6 won by major decision over Parker Fouch (East Carter) 32-9 (MD 15-4)

Luke Peace (Conner) 42-10 won by fall over Bryce Alford (Nelson County) 27-13 (Fall 0:58)

Andrew Pomeroy (Male) 46-7 won by fall over Channing Carte (Whitley County) 27-10 (Fall 2:37)

Jayden Raney (Union County) 5-0 won by fall over Jaxon Clary (Oldham County) 26-13 (Fall 0:53)

James Morris (Johnson Central) 43-5 won by decision over Cooper Adams (Trigg County) 23-4 (Dec 14-10)

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JAGGER IRVIN (Ryle) 10-3 won by decision over Titus Greiwe (Corbin) 36-7 (Dec 12-5)

Joseph Kresel (LaRue County) 32-11 won by decision over Joel Vontae Stanley Jr. (Pleasure Ridge Park) 34-12 (Dec 15-13)

Kalob Wise (Moore) 34-5 won by forfeit over Levi Howard (Lexington Christian) 27-17 (For.)

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Jack Ferguson (Pleasure Ridge Park) 41-7 won by fall over Cisco Torres (North Hardin) 15-11 (Fall 4:49)

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Madden Brown (Oldham County) 26-2 won by decision over Jeremy Begley (Martin County High School) 30-11 (Dec 7-2)

Aiden Zuniga (Taylor County) 30-6 won by decision over Juan Ramirez (Scott County) 28-9 (Dec 14-9)

Jordyn Raney (Union County) 5-0 won by fall over George Mintch (Boone County) 11-10 (Fall 0:21)

Payton Conner (Meade County) 30-6 won by major decision over Paul Abren (Christian County) 18-10 (MD 15-3)

Judah Carey (Boyle County) 33-7 won by fall over Branson Fain (Harrison County) 19-9 (Fall 2:46)

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Taner Woodman (Ashland Blazer) 33-10 won by decision over Tyler Gibson (Southern) 34-11 (Dec 12-7)

Nathan Seth (Conner) 41-13 won by fall over Bryce Hartel (Fairdale) 27-15 (Fall 3:54)

Santiago Gonzalez (Moore) 37-4 won by fall over Deacon Joseph (Great Crossing) 7-21 (Fall 1:25)

Lucas Oliverio (Desales) 36-5 won by tech fall over Peyton Weaver (Central Hardin) 20-15 (TF-1.5 3:02 (17-1))

Parker Smith (Simon Kenton) 21-10 won by tech fall over Evan Pyles (Paducah Tilghman) 15-7 (TF-1.5 5:34 (19-3))

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Gavyn Kinley (Madison Central) 35-4 won by major decision over Maddox Bryant (Johnson Central) 32-17 (MD 19-8)

Miles Smith (East Jessamine) 41-2 won by fall over Alex Craven (Madison Southern) 25-13 (Fall 2:12)

Donovan Rogers (Caldwell County) 31-8 won by fall over Cameran Constant (Fort Knox) 28-8 (Fall 3:45)

Hunter Kennedy (Trinity (Louisville)) 29-14 won by major decision over WYATT CRISP (Ryle) 16-9 (MD 15-1)

Chase Gillum (Boyd County) 47-5 won by fall over Elijah Tabor (Franklin County) 4-5 (Fall 1:04)

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Kaygen Roberts (Boyle County) 45-4 won by tech fall over Dylan Hobbs (Meade County) 30-14 (TF-1.5 2:15 (19-4))

CALLEN SCHMIDT (Ryle) 38-8 won by fall over Maykel Vazquez (North Bullitt) 27-8 (Fall 0:34)

Zac Scott (Johnson Central) 43-4 won by fall over Joseph Habimana (Moore) 34-14 (Fall 2:51)

Thomas Brauer (Owensboro Catholic) 24-1 won by fall over Faimy Victorin (Lafayette) 16-18 (Fall 1:23)

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Joseph Whaley (North Hardin) 40-8 won by fall over Kameryis Rodriquez Cline (Owensboro) 42-3 (Fall 3:38)

Riley Sanford (Spencer County) 42-5 won by fall over Jace Hunter (Paintsville) 22-10 (Fall 3:07)

Leland Garcia (Male) 27-13 won by fall over Thomas Tilley (Dixie Heights) 18-17 (Fall 2:56)

George Dennis (Harrison County) 30-2 won by fall over Isac Perez (Whitley County) 23-10 (Fall 2:47)

Kayson White (Highlands) 40-3 won by fall over Jack Madden (Russell) 25-14 (Fall 2:10)

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Jackson Holly (Central Hardin) 31-10 won by fall over James Williams (Taylor County) 25-13 (Fall 2:00)

Deacon Harrison (Christian County) 26-7 won by decision over Brock Heidle (George Rogers Clark) 34-11 (Dec 11-10)

Carson Nance (Anderson County) 29-2 won by tech fall over Brayden Norrick (Bullitt East) 30-15 (TF-1.5 3:33 (15-0))

Parker Maynard (Martin County High School) 40-4 won by fall over Andrew Cundiff (Jeffersontown) 25-5 (Fall 4:54)

Wendel Shackelford (Union County) 3-2 won by major decision over Jaxon Cox (Nelson County) 36-11 (MD 17-3)

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Emory Dix (Madison Central) 27-4 won by fall over Steven Velazquez-Estrada (Bryan Station) 10-8 (Fall 0:40)

Jake Holtgrave (St. Xavier) 24-6 won by tech fall over Liam Wood (Simon Kenton) 21-26 (TF-1.5 2:49 (17-1))

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Samuelu Hazelwood (Central Hardin) 42-3 won by fall over Jayden Tidwell (Ballard) 26-13 (Fall 0:47)

Dalton Matney (Johnson Central) 39-5 won by fall over Jacob Tylutke (Bullitt East) 20-5 (Fall 0:37)

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Ian Tucker (Wayne County) 48-8 won by decision over Jeremy Marks (Great Crossing) 27-15 (Dec 8-4)

Benjamin Woosley (Simon Kenton) 38-8 won by fall over Wyatt Dunn (Calloway County) 0-1 (Fall 0:36)

Gavin Becker (South Oldham) 45-2 won by tech fall over Kenzell Miller (Boone County) 24-16 (TF-1.5 2:00 (17-2))

Msabaha Sumaili (Henry Clay) 31-7 won by decision over Jared Cornell (Somerset) 25-4 (Dec 12-8)

Cole Jewell (Martin County High School) 36-11 won by fall over Destin Basemore (Central) 26-2 (Fall 1:11)

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Ethan O`Malley (Paducah Tilghman) 29-7 won by tech fall over Javin Ewing (South Warren) 29-13 (TF-1.5 2:28 (17-2))

Tony Leader (Boyd County) 41-1 won by fall over Noah Warner (Bourbon County) 17-8 (Fall 0:45)

Grayson Scott (Franklin County) 35-9 won by fall over Domanic Patterson (LaRue County) 32-15 (Fall 0:33)

Carter Thomas (Union County) 3-2 won by fall over Joesiah Hernandez (Conner) 23-18 (Fall 3:05)

Micah Thompson (Boyle County) 46-3 won by fall over Kamion Lockridge (Butler) 22-11 (Fall 1:05)

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Karsyn Sumpter (Harrison County) 30-11 won by decision over Chris Hollingworth (Madison Central) 25-13 (Dec 7-2)

NOAH CRISP (Ryle) 35-14 won by fall over Andrew Jones (Western Hills) 22-10 (Fall 2:52)

Hunter Roberts (Ohio County) 37-11 won by decision over Kaden Nichols (Daviess County) 17-6 (Dec 7-0)

joshua Tuttle (Fairdale) 24-4 won by fall over Ethan Brandhorst (Montgomery County) 23-14 (Fall 2:29)

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Owen Lamer (Taylor County) 24-1 won by fall over Ali Arslanov (Jeffersontown) 13-7 (Fall 0:36)

Corey Freihofer (Cooper) 34-14 won by major decision over James Begley (Martin County High School) 29-16 (MD 10-2)

Dawson Schroering (Dupont Manual) 40-2 won by fall over Grayson Cole (South Warren) 16-5 (Fall 1:30)

Frank Niyonyishu (Henry Clay) 26-7 won by fall over Brodie Smith (Christian County) 9-15 (Fall 0:51)

Tyler Hillebrandt (Oldham County) 43-2 won by fall over Dray Roberts (Harrison County) 20-17 (Fall 4:26)

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Yousif Al Shuweily (Fairdale) 30-13 won by decision over Lucas Durham (LaRue County) 33-12 (Dec 9-7)

KEIGAN REINSENBECK (Ryle) 34-8 won by fall over Peyton Walker (West Carter High School) 22-11 (Fall 1:47)

Ben Hall (Paducah Tilghman) 41-2 won by fall over Ryder Sadler (Green County) 31-15 (Fall 0:31)

Nathaniel Williams (Ashland Blazer) 46-7 won by fall over Elijah McCormick (Central) 18-5 (Fall 0:59)

Darius Ridner (Mccreary Central) 34-10 won by major decision over Alan Rivera (Fern Creek) 29-16 (MD 13-1)

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Ethan Peckenpaugh (Henderson County) 40-2 won by fall over Mijaia Dunn (Mercer County) 29-8 (Fall 1:30)

Peyton Zinser (Scott) 32-14 won by decision over Maddox Tabor (Greenwood) 43-10 (Dec 14-11)

Max Baxter (Bullitt East) 43-3 won by tech fall over Braylen Pruitt (Meade County) 33-15 (TF-1.5 2:11 (15-0))

Cameron Green (Great Crossing) 20-18 won by fall over Maddox Hammond (Western Hills) 17-16 (Fall 3:19)

Cyrus Greiwe (Corbin) 44-6 won by tech fall over Daniel Thompson (Union County) 3-2 (TF-1.5 2:50 (16-0))

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Keegan Bishop (Covington Catholic) 44-4 won by fall over Dylan Burton (East Carter) 25-12 (Fall 2:30)

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Carson Herbst (Madison Central) 29-0 won by fall over Gunner Patrick (Grant County) 18-18 (Fall 0:52)

Branden Mcgee (Ashland Blazer) 39-10 won by fall over Henry Morales (Dixie Heights) 31-5 (Fall 3:59)

Beau Gordon (South Oldham) 39-10 won by major decision over DeAsian Harris (Christian County) 28-14 (MD 10-0)

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Darien Allen (Dupont Manual) 22-1 won by fall over Jathan Brydie (North Hardin) 26-8 (Fall 1:34)

Daniel Switzer (Harrison County) 25-6 won by fall over jonny Tran (Fairdale) 24-22 (Fall 3:11)

DJ Wilson (Paducah Tilghman) 29-8 won by decision over Braylen Livingston (Woodford County) 36-8 (Dec 8-1)

Xander Turner (Highlands) 22-17 won by fall over Gabe Blackburn (Johnson Central) 30-18 (Fall 2:49)

Garrison Messer (Ohio County) 44-3 won by fall over Ryder Rogers (Adair County) 9-5 (Fall 2:00)

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Antonio Rodriguez (Covington Catholic) 40-9 won by fall over Scott Jennings (Ballard) 31-13 (Fall 4:48)

Bryton Tye (Corbin) 32-11 won by fall over Charles Farley (Bryan Station) 28-12 (Fall 2:42)

Douglas Mulhall (St. Xavier) 17-9 won by fall over Apelu Hazelwood (Central Hardin) 33-10 (Fall 4:50)

Lucas Ricketts (Union County) 5-0 won by fall over James e. Jones (Belfry) 24-9 (Fall 1:36)

Riley Burton (Fern Creek) 40-2 won by fall over Brock Crook (Henderson County) 34-8 (Fall 5:16)

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Raiden Rios (Bullitt East) 41-13 won by decision over Ashton Hackney (Great Crossing) 15-15 (Dec 7-3)

Aaron Thompson (Nelson County) 28-8 won by fall over Austyn Lawless (Somerset) 11-4 (Fall 1:41)

Kylen Sturgeon (Scott) 11-6 won by fall over Easton Slone (Martin County High School) 33-13 (Fall 2:33)

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Galvin Stephens (Male) 32-9 won by decision over Steel Chandler (Spencer County) 34-7 (Dec 8-5)

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Cohen Campbell (North Hardin) 35-5 won by tech fall over Cayden Thompson (Boyd County) 28-10 (TF-1.5 3:54 (21-4))

Thorin Johnson (Wayne County) 49-3 won by major decision over Bode Darland (Lexington Christian) 23-6 (MD 15-4)

Jaydan Rutherford (Simon Kenton) 54-15 won by fall over Wylee Elders (Union County) 2-3 (Fall 1:50)

Devin Allen (Dupont Manual) 43-0 won by fall over Carson Clark (Cooper) 19-9 (Fall 1:01)

Jeffrey Temprano (Lafayette) 21-6 won by tech fall over Austin Hurst (Madison Central) 20-8 (TF-1.5 5:11 (19-1))

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Jace Detre (LaRue County) 29-18 won by decision over Dylan Peck (Johnson Central) 29-15 (Dec 3-1)

Rage Henderson (Paducah Tilghman) 39-3 won by fall over Jamison Wester (Moore) 26-19 (Fall 1:59)

Alexander Goodin (Bell County) 49-10 won by fall over Dominic Ramirez (Nelson County) 35-4 (Fall 3:14)

Neal Wright (Bullitt Central) 18-2 won by fall over Andrew Crace (North Oldham) 12-7 (Fall 5:26)

Joshua Frost (Calloway County) 22-4 won by fall over Tyler Heck (Covington Catholic) 26-10 (Fall 0:25)

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Brock Sexton (Harrison County) 38-1 won by tech fall over Cameron Burnside (Ashland Blazer) 36-13 (TF-1.5 4:09 (15-0))

Jax Crowe (Boyle County) 32-5 won by fall over Jackson Kincer (Henry Clay) 24-15 (Fall 0:15)

Phillip Sullivan (Trinity (Louisville)) 36-11 won by fall over Landon Wuellner (Conner) 20-23 (Fall 5:28)

Elijah Huff (Woodford County) 21-8 won by fall over Jaeden Carolina (Fort Campbell) 34-24 (Fall 3:47)

Brayden Fannin (Martin County High School) 38-1 won by fall over Brandon Krauss (Central Hardin) 29-22 (Fall 1:18)

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Joshua Goins (Corbin) 37-7 won by fall over Jack Fredstrom (Dixie Heights) 17-19 (Fall 5:32)

Isaac Adkins (Johnson Central) 29-5 won by decision over Anthony Merino (LaRue County) 29-15 (Dec 7-1)

Elias McPike (Paducah Tilghman) 25-9 won by major decision over Benjamin Cauley (Bullitt East) 3-2 (MD 14-2)

Zander Edington (Franklin County) 24-11 won by decision over CJ White (Harrison County) 21-10 (Dec 7-3)

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Christian Brown (Cooper) 36-0 won by fall over Jamison Dunn (Lexington Christian) 21-10 (Fall 3:00)

William Galloway (Dupont Manual) 22-5 won by fall over Treshawn Crenshaw (Christian County) 26-9 (Fall 1:46)

Cameron Thompson (Boyd County) 47-10 won by fall over Steven Bryant (Warren Central) 30-6 (Fall 5:41)

Colton Lewis (Atherton) 22-0 won by fall over Johnathan Tapp (Bell County) 41-16 (Fall 0:59)

Austin Goodpaster (Nelson County) 32-1 won by fall over Marq Sheckles (Western) 39-8 (Fall 0:41)

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Brayden Allender (Campbell County) 40-6 won by forfeit over Ian Tibbs (Madison Southern) 26-11 (For.)

Maxx Escaloni (Woodford County) 32-7 won by fall over Fernando Cruz (Bryan Station) 24-8 (Fall 4:40)

Austin Cummings (Union County) 4-0 won by fall over Carter Lauffer (Paintsville) 17-10 (Fall 1:35)

Ethan Harris (St. Xavier) 22-6 won by fall over Kayden Lambert (Henderson County) 19-14 (Fall 1:39)

Bryce Sizemore (Conner) 37-7 won in sudden victory – 1 over Michael Braunm (Great Crossing) 12-7 (SV-1 8-5)

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Landon Bryant (Whitley County) 33-6 won by fall over Liam Riordan (Oldham County) 29-12 (Fall 2:58)

Wyatt Riley (Ashland Blazer) 18-4 won by fall over Kaleb Myers (North Hardin) 38-8 (Fall 0:36)





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The Kentucky Wildcats have had some fits with West Virginia over the past few days, as the baseball team was sent home by the Mountaineers on Monday night. Now, they have flipped a Wildcat commit.

Bryian Duncan Jr., a Cario, Georgia native, committed to the Wildcats in March and has now flipped to West Virginia. The 3-star running back had a recent visit to Morgantown, then announced his commitment to the Mountaineers.

Duncan, a 5-foot-9 player who can play out wide and at running back, is the No. 60-ranked ATH in the nation and the No. 89 player in Georgia, according to 247 Sports. He’ll play in the Big 12 with the Mountaineers, giving himself a good opportunity to become a true gadget guy with legit speed.

This isn’t a big disappointment for the Wildcats, as they’ll collect nearly 10 commitments as the summer rolls on and already have a pretty loaded RB room for the class of 2027. Kelsey Gerald and Mason Ball are two tailbacks who have already pledged their commitment to the program.

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Head coach Will Stein and Co. have been stellar on the recruiting trail as they have the 13th-best class overall and the fourth-ranked class in the SEC, according to 247 Sports. Expect the Cats to pick up a few more commits here soon and rise in the rankings.



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Way-Too-Early Louisville 2026 Opponent Preview: Kentucky

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. – With the summer months now on the horizon and rosters across college football now firmly set in stone, Louisville Cardinals On SI will provide way-too-early previews for each opponent on their 2026 schedule.

Concluding our way-too-early preview series, we have the Cardinals’ Governor’s Cup matchup at Kentucky:

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2026 Meeting: Saturday, Nov. 28 at Kroger Field in Lexington, Ky.
Last Meeting:
 Louisville won 41-0 on Nov. 29, 2025 at L&N Stadium in Louisville, Ky.
All-Time Series: Kentucky leads 19-17

It’s a new era in Lexington. Following a 13-year run that saw him become the winningest head coach in Kentucky history, Mark Stoops was fired following back-to-back losing seasons, including a 5-7 campaign this past year that ended with a 41-0 beatdown from the Cards. Oddly enough, taking over the Wildcats is Louisville native and former UofL quarterback Will Stein, who spent the previous three seasons on the west coast as the offensive coordinator at Oregon.

During his time with the Ducks, Stein developed a reputation as one of the top young offensive minds in the sport. He and new offensive coordinator Joe Sloan inherited an offense that ranked 103rd in the nation at just 341.1 yards per game, and they used the transfer portal to almost completely retool this unit.

There was hope that local product Cutter Boley would stay for the regime change. But after his transfer to Arizona State, Kentucky had to dip into the portal to land their quarterback, eventually landing Notre Dame’s Kenny Minchey. Considering that the Fighting Irish have had Sam Hartman, Riley Leonard and C.J. Carr during his time in South Bend, Minchey has exclusively been a backup, only going 23-of-29 for 212 yards through the air, with 96 yards and two scores on the ground. That being said, the former blue chip prospect has a high ceiling due to his talent level, and has a chance to thrive in his first opportunity as a starter. (Sound familiar?)

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As far as Minchey’s cast of characters to throw to, Kentucky sports a good mix of transfers and returners here. Wide receiver Hardley Gilmore IV returns following a 28 reception/313 yards/one touchdown season, as does tight end Willie Rodriguez, who caught 23 passes for 310 yards and a score. LSU’s Nic Anderson (38 catches for 798 yards and 10 touchdowns in 2023 at Oklahoma) and Southern Utah’s Shane Carr (50 receptions for 744 yards and four touchdowns) also join the fold via the portal. Returner D.J. Miller (13/175/2) also has a chance to have a breakout season as well.

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As far as the ground game, the Wildcats have potential here, albeit with a massive injury question. C.J. Baxter transferred in from Texas, and when healthy, has shown to be a special player when he touches the ball. However, following a true freshman campaign where he totaled 815 yards from scrimmage, he’s been limited to only nine games played over the last two seasons. Even if Baxter is healthy, expect Oklahoma transfer Jovantae Barnes to get some reps as well, as he rushed for 1,236 yards and 11 touchdowns in his first three years with the Sooners after taking a redshirt last season.

Putting a bow on this side of the line of scrimmage is an offensive line that, on paper, should take a step forward following a 2025 season where they allowed 2.42 sacks (105th in FBS) and 6.00 tackles for loss (103rd in FBS) per game. Tennessee LT Lance Heard, Ohio State LG Tegra Tshabola and Baylor C Colton Price are all regarded as four-star transfers, with Alabama RG Olaus Alinen also joining the fold and returner Malachi Wood stepping up at RT. Time will tell how they come together as a unit and how good they can be, but there’s no doubt that the UK offensive line should be much better.

The other side of the line of scrimmage is what Stoops had traditionally been known for, but Kentucky’s defense had a down 2025 season by their standards, giving up 374.2 yards (67th in FBS) and 26.4 points (75th in FBS) per game. Stein and new defensive coordinator Jay Bateman take over a defense that loses a lot of production and is relying heavily on multiple players stepping up, but does return a few impact guys.

The Wildcats were mostly mediocre in terms of their ability to get in the backfield last season, ranking 64th nationally in sacks (2.08 per game) and 52nd in tackles for loss, but do have some continuity on the defensive line. Sack leader Mi’Quise Humphrey-Grace (31 tackles, 7.0 for loss, 3.5 sacks, 1 fumble) is running it back, with fellow returners Lorenzo Cowan (13 tackles, 4.5 for loss, 2.5 sacks, 2 fumbles) and Sam Greene (25 tackles, 3.0 for loss) rounding out a good rotation at edge rusher. The middle of the line will mainly be anchored by Tavion Gadson (28 tackles, 4.0 for loss, 2.5 sacks), with Purdue’s Jamarrion Harkless (13 tackles, 2.5 sacks) and LSU’s Ahmad Breaux (19 tackles, 2.5 for loss) rounding out the primary rotation at tackle.

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The middle of the field at linebacker is where Kentucky’s defense has the most questions. Sure, they do return Grant Godfrey, who was the ‘Cats’ seventh-leading tackler at 34 (along with 2.0 for loss). But returner Antwan Smith, plus Texas’ Elijah Barnes and Arkansas’ Tavion Wallace, combined for just 12 tackles last season at their respective schools. This trio will all have to take a collective step forward so that the burden at linebacker is not all on Godfrey.

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The Wildcats struggled mightily when it came to defending the pass last season, allowing 239.9 passing yards per game for the 104th-ranked passing defense in the FBS. Heading into the 2026, their secondary should be able to hold their own despite losing a few impact players.

At cornerback, Nasir Addison (13 tackles in four games) Grant Grayton (16 tackles, 3 PBUs, 1 interception) and Terhyon Nichols (18 tackles, 5 PBUs) are all running it back, with Western Carolina’s Hasaan Sykes (49 tackles, 4.0 for loss, 2.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 5 PBUs) entering the mix. Kentucky has a great one-two punch at safety in returner Ty Bryant (Team-best 76 tackles, 2.0 for loss, 4 interceptions) and Florida’s Jordan Castell (54 tackles, 2 interceptions), but much like at linebacker, their depth on the back end does not have a lot of production.

Overall, year one under Will Stein could have a high ceiling, but it also seems to have a low floor. Their offense will rely a lot on Minchey’s capabilities in his first year as a starter, and their defense is putting faith in a lot of guys to make progress in new and bigger roles. Louisville could either have a battle on their hands, especially with this game being in Lexington, or win their third straight blowout.

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Washington County reflects on recovery 1 year after deadly EF-2 tornado struck the area

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WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ky. (LEX NEWS) — One person died and several others were injured when an EF-2 tornado tore through Washington County on May 30, 2025.

A year later, Emergency Management Services Director Kevin Devine is now reflecting on the scene left behind.

“It looked like a bomb went off in several houses,” Devine said.

The tornado left widespread destruction in its path.

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“It was just trees mangled, a house blew off, windshields, vehicles cracked and moved,” Devine said.

The tornado touched down on Long Run Road, a rural one-lane road. Crews used chainsaws to cut through debris to clear a path for ambulances.

Access to the area proved difficult for emergency responders.

“It had rained a lot so if you got off the road a little bit you had a chance of getting stuck,” Devine said.

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Devine, who has served as director of Emergency Management Services for more than two decades, called the response his toughest experience in that role.

“It was a challenge getting in and out and getting people in and out because everybody’s trying to go both ways,” Devine said.

The search and rescue operation took nearly 100 volunteers from multiple counties.

Now, as the county plans for future severe weather events, Devine said he does not see Washington County adding to its six warning sirens already in place — outside of some additional communication efforts with neighboring communities.

“We’re such a rural county, we can’t really put them next to every house,” Devine said. “With the news the way it is you now can get your warnings on your phone pretty easily.”

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At the site on the hill above Long Run Road, recovery has taken a personal shape. Tonya Orberson lost her fiancé, Ronnie Hill, in the tornado. According to Devine, she now has a new home, complete with a basement.

Devine credited the community for making that recovery possible.

“They really pitched in and helped,” Devine said.





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