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By: Chris Evans
Posted Feb 22, 2009
The Guthrie BlueJay regional, in Deer Creek, did not go as wanted for head coach Jack O'Connor, but he landed the top seeded wrestler Ryan Bilyeu in the upcoming 88th Oklahoma High School Wrestling Championships.
Courtesy: Vype Magazine
Bilyeu, 30-1, has spent the entire season ranked No.1 and No. 2 in the Class 5A 145 pound weight division. Carl Albert's Jared Porter is currently No. 1 according to okwrestle.com, but both grapplers are No. 1 seeds and could face each other for the state championship. Porter is the only wrestler to come out with a win over Bilyeu this season.
The eight wrestlers in the division make up of two seniors, three juniors, two sophomores, and one freshmen.
Bilyeu the No. 1 seed from the West, and the only upper classmen in the upper bracket, faces Corey Delk, a sophomore from Skiatook, in the first round inside the State Fair Arena. The other match on the same side of the bracket will feature, the No. 3 seed from the West, Altus' sophomore Jeremy Delzer (30-10) versus the East No. 2 seed Andrew Hocutt.
Hocutt is the lone freshmen, from Claremore, and has piled up a 26-13 record for the Zebra's.
The bottom side of the bracket highlights Porter and Deer Creek's junior Heath Boyd. Boyd (29-8) faces Bixby's Bo Gibson (19-9) while Porter matches up with Harrah's Jacob Whitten (20-6).
To win the state championship you must win all three of your matches. The state championships start Friday (2-27) and conclude on Saturday (2-28).
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