Day 3: Colorado State Wrestling Tournament, 2/23/19

Berthoud's Austyn Binkly scores the first takedown of the 3A 145-pound final with Cameron Lucero of Pagosa Springs at Saturday's finals of the Colorado State Wrestling Tournament at the Pepsi Center in Denver. Lucero would take an 8-2 decision. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Mountain View's Malachi Contreras slips the arm of Windsor's Will Vombaur, leading to an escape in their 4A 120-pound final at Saturday's finals of the Colorado State Wrestling Tournament at the Pepsi Center in Denver. Vombaur won his third state title with a pin in 5:40. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Berthoud's Austyn Binkly paces the mat before the start of his 3A 145-pound with Pagosa Springs' Cameron Lucero at Saturday's finals of the Colorado State Wrestling Tournament at the Pepsi Center in Denver. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Mountain View's Malachi Contreras puts on his headgear as coaches Shawn Hart (left) and Scott Pickert look on prior to his 4A final at 120 pounds at Saturday's finals of the Colorado State Wrestling Tournament at the Pepsi Center in Denver. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Austyn Binkly of Berthoud lifts Pagosa's Springs' Cameron Lucero off the mat, a move that led to an escape for Lucero and for Binkly to request an injury timeout at Saturday's finals of the Colorado State Wrestling Tournament at the Pepsi Center in Denver. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Marines present the colors for the National Anthem at Saturday's finals of the Colorado State Wrestling Tournament at the Pepsi Center in Denver. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Austyn Binkly of Berthoud congratulates Cameron Lucero of Pagosa Springs on his 8-2 victory in their 3A 145-pound final at Saturday's finals of the Colorado State Wrestling Tournament at the Pepsi Center in Denver. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Austyn Binkly of Berthoud shakes hands with Cameron Lucero of Pagosa Springs during introductions at Saturday's finals of the Colorado State Wrestling Tournament at the Pepsi Center in Denver. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Malachi Contreras of Mountain View shakes hands with Windsor's Will Vombaur during introductions at Saturday's finals of the Colorado State Wrestling Tournament at the Pepsi Center in Denver. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Thompson Valley graduate Scott Tarbox was the lead official for the 4A 120-pound final between Mountain View's Malachi Contreras and Windsor's Will Vombaur at Saturday's finals of the Colorado State Wrestling Tournament at the Pepsi Center in Denver. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Berthoud's Austyn Binkly chats with his coaches before warming up for Saturday's finals of the Colorado State Wrestling Tournament at the Pepsi Center in Denver. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Mountain View's Malachi Contreras jogs around the mats to warm up for Saturday's finals of the Colorado State Wrestling Tournament at the Pepsi Center in Denver. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Mountain View's Malachi Contreras keeps hold of the leg of Windsor's Will Vombaur in their 4A 120-pound final at Saturday's finals of the Colorado State Wrestling Tournament at the Pepsi Center in Denver. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Thompson Valley 138-pounder Johnathan Walker follows through on a single leg and dumps Ben Nagel of Coronado for a takedown en route to a 7-2 decision in the 4A fifth-place match on Saturday at the state wrestling tournament at the Pepsi Center in Denver. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Loveland's Kobi Johnson gets pulled back by Anthony Franklin of Pueblo East as he tries to escape in his 6-4 decision in the 4A 106-pound third-place match on Saturday at the state wrestling tournament at the Pepsi Center in Denver. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Brock Johnson of Berthoud lifts Aiden Barrios of Delta and takes him back to the mat during his 1-0 decision to take third place in 3A at 170 pounds on Saturday at the state wrestling tournament at the Pepsi Center in Denver. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Thompson Valley 120-pounder Airiel Siegel stands among the masses as he waits for his fifth-place match at the 4A state wrestling tournament Saturday at the Pepsi Center in Denver. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Loveland coach Troy Lussenhop gives Kobi Johnson a high-five after the freshman placed third at 106 pounds in 4A on Saturday at the state wrestling tournament at the Pepsi Center in Denver. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Berthoud's Brock Johnson is congratulated by assistant coach Faren Stroh (left) and head coach Will Carron after taking third in 3A at 170 pounds on Saturday at the state wrestling tournament at the Pepsi Center in Denver. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

Airiel Siegel of Thompson Valley hits a takedown in his 11-5 decision over Longmont's John Nicholas to take fifth at 120 pounds in 4A on Saturday at the state wrestling tournament at the Pepsi Center in Denver. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Lovleand's Kobi Johnson looks at the board for his mat assignment for his 4A third-place match at 106 pounds as coach Troy Lussenhop checks his phone Saturday at the state wrestling tournament at the Pepsi Center in Denver. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Berthoud's Colton Williams looks for an opening in his 3A 120-pound fifth-place match with AJ Serna of Grand Valley. Serna won a 6-0 decision on Saturday at the state wrestling tournament at the Pepsi Center in Denver. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Berthoud's Dalton Williams starts to turn Brandon Boehm of Florence on his was to a 14-0 major decision to take fifth-place at 113 pounds in 3A on Saturday at the state wrestling tournament at the Pepsi Center in Denver. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Cody Thompson makes his move on his way to scoring a reversal in his 12-4 major decision over Skylar Hunt of Lewis Palmer in their 4A 113-pound fifth-place match on Saturday at the state wrestling tournament at the Pepsi Center in Denver. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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LT Torres of Berthoud lifts Noah Damien of Valley off the mat to take him down in Damien;s 1-0 victory in the 3A fifth-place match at 126 pounds on Saturday at the state wrestling tournament at the Pepsi Center in Denver. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Berthoud's Kyle Conlon puts Kolten Hillis of Alamosa to his back on his way to a pin in 36 seconds to win the 3A 145-pound fifth-place match on Saturday at the state wrestling tournament at the Pepsi Center in Denver. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Berthoud's Kyle Conlon has his hand raised after placing fifth at 145 pounds in 3A on Saturday at the state wrestling tournament at the Pepsi Center in Denver. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Berthoud's Brock Johnson relaxes before his 3A 170-pound third-place match on Saturday at the state wrestling tournament at the Pepsi Center in Denver. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Austyn Binkly of Berthoud does high leg kicks to warm up for Saturday's finals of the Colorado State Wrestling Tournament at the Pepsi Center in Denver. Binkly was dressed from head to toe in Champion gear to remind people what he was. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Mountain View coach Scott Barker tapes Malachi Contreras' head during warmup for Saturday's finals of the Colorado State Wrestling Tournament at the Pepsi Center in Denver. Contreras sustained a gash over his left eye in regionals which require eight stitches. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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