Emporia High's Sal Tovar wrestles Arkansas City's Aaron Hoag Friday evening in the Class 5A State wrestling tournament. Tovar won by a 9-7 decision and will wrestle in the championship match of the 125-pound weight class on Saturday. View photo »

Emporia High's Josh Rodriguez wrestles Seaman's Dwayne Lee in the Class 5A State wrestling tournament Friday in Hutchinson. Rodriguez won by a 12-6 decision and advanced to the semifinals. View photo »

Emporia High's Justin Rose takes Topeka West's Austin Lorson to the mat during their championship quarterfinal match Friday at the Class 5A State wrestling tournament in Hutchinson. Rose went on to pin Lorson in just 18 seconds. View photo »

Emporia High's Mark Kolmer maneuvers around St. Thomas Aquinas' Matt Coombs today at the Class 5A State wrestling tournament in Hutchinson. Kolmer pinned Coombs to advance to the quarterfinals. View photo »

Emporia High's Tavo Dikin fights for position while wrestling Gardner-Edgerton's Jacob Ingram this morning at the Class 5A State wrestling tournament in Hutchinson. Dikin won the match 10-0. View photo »

Emporia High's Jared Dakin pins Highland Park's Isiah Keith this morning in the first round of the Class 5A State wrestling tournament in Hutchinson. View photo »

Emporia High's Tavo Dikin struggles to get out of the grasp of Valley Center's Cade Blair Friday night in the semifinals. Dikin lost by an 8-1 decision and will wrestle in the consolation bracket on Saturday. View photo »

Emporia High's Justin Rose moves around Valley Center's Chase Nitcher Friday night in the 119-pound semifinals. Rose lost to Nitcher by an 8-6 decision and will wrestle in the consolation bracket on Saturday. View photo »

An official raises the arm of Emporia High's Zeb Peak after he won his match over Lansing's Tyler Terron in the first round of the consolation bracket at 140 pounds. View photo »

Emporia High's Logan Gaskill gets tangled up with St. Thomas Aquinas' Pat Korte in the first round of the 152-pound weight class consolation bracket. Gaskill lost by a 5-3 decision. View photo »

Emporia High assistant wrestling Coach Ryan Karjala yells out instructions to wrestler Justin Rose in the 119-pound weight class semifinals Friday night. View photo »

Emporia High's Jared Dakin wrestles Salina South's Steve Plott in the 112-pound quarterfinals Friday night in Hutchinson. View photo »

Emporia High's Ryan Bass wrestles Liberal's Joe Bach Friday in the first round of the Class 5A State wrestling tournament in Hutchinson. View photo »

Emporia High head wrestling Coach Greg Buckbee cheers on a wrestler at the Class 5A State wrestling tournament on Friday in Hutchinson. View photo »

Emporia High's Sal Tovar gets Arkansas City's Aaron Hoag in a near-side cradle during the semifinals of the Class 5A State wrestling tournament. Tovar won by a 9-7 decision in overtime to advance to the championship round of the 125-pound weight class. View photo »

Emporia High's Josh Rodriguez reacts after winning the 285-pound weight class semifinal match at the Class 5A State wrestling tournament Friday night. Rodriguez will wrestle for the State title Saturday against Shawnee Heights' Atticus Disney. View photo »

Emporia High's Mark Kolmer tries to gain position over Liberal's Nate Davis in the semifinals of the Class 5A State wrestling tournament on Friday night. Kolmer beat Davis by a 16-0 technical fall to advance to the finals of the 189-pound weight class. View photo »

Emporia High's Sal Tovar wrestles Bishop Carroll's John Keller in the 125-pound weight class championship bout at the Class 5A State wrestling tournament on Saturday night. Tovar lost by a 5-0 decision. View photo »

Emporia High's Justin Rose turns Salina South's Kasey Lien in the consolation semifinals Saturday afternoon. Rose pinned Lien to advance to the third-place match. View photo »