PARK CITY — Great Bend's 4-time state qualifier Jace Schartz was one move, one point away from a 5A state championship medal.

Salina Central's No. 5 ranked Abram Owings delivered the match-winning takedown for a 4-1 victory in overtime in the 165-pound championship match. 

The match was the definition of Owings' thrill of victory and Schartz's agony of defeat.

Owings gained a slight leverage on Schartz (29-7, 165) in overtime and was awarded the 3-point takedown. 

"Those finals matches can come down to a judgment of the ref," said Great Bend coach Lars Lueders. "It was hard to tell from our angle. I talked to the refs and made sure they talked about it. That's all you can do. The ref said he had control of Jace's arms around his waist."

Both wrestlers escaped the down position for a 1-1 tie in regulation. Both wrestlers stayed on their feet and kept the opponent at arm's length during the three periods during the intense championship match.

"I know Jace understands he had a great high school wrestling career," Lueders said. "Tonight doesn't take away from his accomplishments. He placed at state three times and broke a state record for tech falls. Jace beat quality opponents. His quarterfinal match with Carroll's Eli Means was a state finals type-match. The 165 class was a high-level bracket, a deep weight class." 

Schartz edged Wichita Carroll's No. 3 ranked Eli Means 4-3 in the quarterfinal and crushed Andover's No. 2 ranked Dresden Beard 17-2 in the semifinals.

No. 4 ranked Cal Schartz (35-11, 113) placed fourth with a hard-fought 7-2 setback to Newton's Wade Stubbs. No. 2 Cruz Cannon def. Schartz, 7-6 in the quarterfinals.

No. 3 ranked Trenton Kern (28-8, 215) placed fifth a 7-4 victory over Salina Central's Tyrus Young.

First-round winners Hayden Liles (132), Triston Tomlinson (138) and Hayden Kelly (150) lost quarterfinal matches. Cal Schartz and Kelly lost 1-point decisions.

Great Bend scored 68 points to place 13th in the team standings. Goddard (173) captured the 5A team championship.

5A STATE PARK CITY

113—No. 4 Cal Schartz, GB (35-11), 4TH; Schartz def. Antoni, Pittsburg, 16-0; No. 2 Cruz Cannon, Hutchinson def. Schartz, 7-6; Schartz def. Vogel, Bonner, 15-0; Schartz def. Munoz, NMS< 14-7; Schartz def. Goodman, Andover; 3RD—Stubbs, Newton def. Schartz, 7-2

132—Hayden Liles, GB (25-19); Liles def. Turner, DeSoto, 11-5; No. 1 Luke Potter, Andover (46-3) def. Liles, 11-2; Liles def. Owens, Shawnee Heights, 15-7; Dean, Sumner def. Liles, 16-0

138—No. 6 Triston Tomlinson, GB (32-13); Tomlinson def. Ross, SH, 1:30; No. 1 Joshua Kerr, MS (45-2) def. Tomlinson, 22-5; Tomlinson vs. Turner, Leavenworth, 4:19; Miller, Goddard def. Tomlinson, 8-2

150—No. 6 Hayden Kelly, GB (26-11); Kelly def. Silva, Sumner, 1:46;  Nate Barron, Newton def. Kelly, 4-3; Kelly def. Overbey, Leavenworth, 17-2; Dobson, Emporia def. Kelly, 14-1

165—No. 4 Jace Schartz, GB (29-7), 2ND; Schartz def. Dugan, Aquinas, 15-0; Schartz def. No. 3 Eli Means, Carroll, 4-3; Schartz def. No. 2 Dresden Beard, Andover, 17-2; 1ST—Owings, SC def. Schartz 4-1 (OT)

215—No. 3 Trenton Kern, GB (28-8), 5TH; Kern def. Gallardo, Harmon, 2:45; No. 2 Noah Mathis, Lansing def. Kern, 11-5; Kern def. Capra, BVSW, 16-3; Kern def. Freeman, GE, 2:57, Hutchinson, Andover def. Kern, 13-4; 5TH—Kern def, Young, SC 7-4

285—Josue Bustamante, GB (19-23); No. 2 Traw, BVSW def. Bustamante, 2:22; Vargas, Emporia def. Bustamante, 1:57

Three-time qualifier No. 6 Triston Tomlinson (30-11, 138) has placed third and sixth.

No. 4 Trenton Kern (24-6, 215) placed fifth and sixth at state.

3A-1A HAYS — Hoisington's No. 4 ranked Teron Kraft (38-6, 175) placed third in 3-1A with an 8-4 victory over Russell's Brayden Suchy. Kraft missed his chance to wrestle for a state championship with a 2-1 loss to Hoxie's No. 1 ranked Easton Nickelson. Kraft placed third and sixth the past two years at the state tournament.

4A SALINA — Larned's Konner Mills (29-9, 106) lost two of three matches at Salina.

3-1A STATE HAYS

106—Jayce Feril, St. John (27-18), Waters, Pleasant Ridge df. Feril, 24-8; Feril def. Hulse, Ellsworth, 4:24; Wente, Hoxie def. Feril, 18-1

126—Jhadyn Turner, Hoisington (25-19); No. 1 Kash Schiltz, Hoxie def. Turner, 19-4; Turner def. Whiteside, Bluestem, 1:34; Peters, Leoti def. Turner, injury

165—Gabe Martinez, Ellinwood (34-17); No. 2 Bottorff, Effingham def. Martinez, 0:47; Martinez def. Guderman, Humboldt, 15-6; Freisberg, Caney def. Martinez, 23-5

175—No. 4 Teron Kraft, Hoisington (38-6), 3RD; Kraft def. Hardin, Solomon, 0:45; Kraft def. Williams, Chaparral, 14-1; No. 1 Easton Nickelson, Hoxie def. Kraft, 2-1; Kraft def. Hudson, Phillipsburg, 9-2; 3RD—Kraft def. Brayden Suchy, Russell, 8-4 

190—Cooper Gunn, Ellinwood (30-12); No. 5 Neal, Bluestem def. Gunn, 2:42; Gunn def. Martinez, Osage, 2:27; Martin def. Gunn, 0:36

4A STATE SALINA

106—Konner Mills, Larned (29-9); No. 1 Samson Whitted, Rose Hill def. Mills, 3:06; Mills def. Blue, Paola, 7-6; Langill, Nemaha def. Mills, 4:44