Day 1: Colorado State Wrestling Tournament
Loveland's Cody Donovan and Thompson Valley's Trent Suppus (far right) wait in line for weigh-ins prior to Thursday's opening-round matches at the state wrestling tournament at the Pepsi Center in Denver. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)
Wrestlers warm up on the mats at the Pepsi Center in Denver for Thursday's start of the Colorado state wrestling tournament in Denver. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)
Berthoud assistant coach Faren Stroh gives the team a pep talk prior to the start of the 3A state wrestling tournament at the Pepsi Center in Denver. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)
Berthoud twins Dalton and Colton Williams pace in the tunnel as they wait for Thursday's start to the 3A state wrestling tournament at the Pepsi Center in Denver. Both advanced with pins. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)
Berthoud coach Will Carron gives instruction to Colton Williams during his match at the 3A state wrestling tournament at the Pepsi Center in Denver. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)
LT Torres of Berthoud has control of Brandon Nelson of La Junta in their 126-pound match at the 3A state wrestling tournament at the Pepsi Center in Denver. Torres won by pin in 4:30. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)
Berthoud's Tayln Massie tries to fight off his back in his 132-pound match with James Thomas of Pagosa Springs on Thursday at the 3A state wrestling tournament at the Pepsi Center in Denver. Massie lost by fall. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)
Resurrection Christian coach Bryson Vasquez is all business as he waits for the start of Eddie Lemos' match at 132 pounds at the 3A state wrestling tournament at the Pepsi Center in Denver. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)
Resurrection Christian's Eddie Lemos looks for an opening in his 132-pound match with Alamosa's Colton Liddel at the 3A state wrestling tournament at the Pepsi Center in Denver. Liddel won by technical fall. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)
Brock Leypoldt looks for a scoring sequence in his 138-pound match with Daniel Caddy of Moffat County at the 3A state wrestling tournament at the Pepsi Center in Denver. Caddy won by decision. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)
Austyn Binkly of Berthoud lifts jacob Kennedy of Florence on his way to a takedown in their 145-pound match Thursday at the 3A state wrestling tournament at the Pepsi Center in Denver. Binkly won with a 16-1 technical fall. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)
Brock Johnson of Berthoud takes Skyview's Daniel Agosto to the mat on his way to an 8-2 decision in their 170-pound match at the 3A state wrestling tournament at the Pepsi Center in Denver. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)
Thompson Valley's Jay McLaughlin comes through a scramble with Tanner Sukle of Discovery Canyon to get a takedown in his 8-3 decision at 152 pounds at the 4A state wrestling tournament Thursday at the Pepsi Center in Denver. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)
Caleb Burton of Thompson Valley pulls away from Jared Volcik of Mesa Ridge for an escape before losing by fall in 4:39 in their 195-pound match at the 4A state wrestling tournament Thursday at the Pepsi Center in Denver. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)
Cody Donovan of Loveland catches the ankle of Tiga Lundin of Grand Junction Central and turns it into a takedown in his 6-2 win at 145 pounds at the 4A state wrestling tournament Thursday at the Pepsi Center in Denver. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)
Malachi Contreras of Mountain View puts Charles Lyons of Sand Creek on his back en route to a pin in 2:43 of their 120-poound match at the 4A state wrestling tournament Thursday at the Pepsi Center in Denver. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)
Thompson Valley's Chase Engelhardt has Ben Therin of Vista Ridge all tied up for near-fall points on his way to a 16-1 technical fall in their 160-pound match at the 4A state wrestling tournament Thursday at the Pepsi Center in Denver. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)
Thompson Valley coach Steve Gerrard kicks back and watches as Chase Engelhardt takes control in his win at 160 pounds at the 4A state wrestling tournament Thursday at the Pepsi Center in Denver. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)
Thompson Valley's Logan McCrimmon goes to the table to get blood wiped off his face in his 106-pound match with Mac Martinez of Pueblo South at the 4A state wrestling tournament Thursday at the Pepsi Center in Denver. Martinez won by tech fall, 16-1. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)
Isaac Lujan of Loveland hits a takedown in his 7-2 victory over Seth Garcia of Coronado at 126 pounds at the 4A state wrestling tournament Thursday at the Pepsi Center in Denver. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)
Kouper McQuigg of Loveland braces as Jayson Davis of Pueblo County takes a shot in their 182-pound match at the 4A state wrestling tournament Thursday at the Pepsi Center in Denver. Davis won by fall in :46. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)
Berthoud official Brad Pickert watches the action at the 4A state wrestling tournament Thursday at the Pepsi Center in Denver. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)
Thompson Valley's Airiel Siegel tries to turn Falcon's James Brown in his 7-5 victory in their 120-pound match at the 4A state wrestling tournament Thursday at the Pepsi Center in Denver. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)
Trent Suppus of Thompson Valley skips out of the hold of Isaias Estrada of Thomas Jefferson in their 145-pound match at the 4A state wrestling tournament Thursday at the Pepsi Center in Denver. Estrada won by fall in 1:55. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)
Cody Thompson of Loveland (top) controlled Skyler Hunt of Lewis Palmer in a 12-0 major decision at 113 pounds at the 4A state wrestling tournament Thursday at the Pepsi Center in Denver. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)
Thompson Valley 138-pounder Johnathan Walker hits a single-leg takedown in his 10-4 loss to Air Academy's Bailey Badwound at the 4A state wrestling tournament Thursday at the Pepsi Center in Denver. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)
