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Mesa Ridge’s Matthew Moore is defeated by Montrose’s Dmarian Lopez in the boys 4A 285-pound state wrestling championship finals at Ball Arena in Denver, Colo., on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette)

The Gazette Preps 2022-23 Peak Performers All-Area Boys’ Wrestling Team

First Team

Elias Koonce, freshman, Cañon City

Jack Doughty, sophomore, Cañon City

Javani Majoor, junior, Falcon

Jeremiah Sandiford, senior, Falcon

Joseph Lovato Bakke, senior, Falcon

Isaiah Blackmon, senior, Lewis-Palmer

Wes Reeves, senior, Manitou Springs

Matt Moore, senior, Mesa Ridge

Griffin Rial, sophomore, Pine Creek

Sir Israel Pulido, senior, Pine Creek

Nate King, senior, Pine Creek

Anthony Isek, senior, St. Mary’s

Dominick Cuccinelli, senior, St. Mary’s

Solomon Arnds-Volcin, senior, Vista Ridge

Honorable mentions

Patrick Ransom, senior, Cheyenne Mountain

Luke Diehl, junior, Coronado

Damien Reyes, sophomore, Mesa Ridge

Isaiah Jones, junior, Mesa Ridge

Court Towns, sophomore, Palmer Ridge

Ryder Rhodes, junior, Pine Creek

Elijah Banks, sophomore, Pine Creek

Andrew Isek, sophomore, St. Mary’s

Wes Coddington, sophomore, Vista Ridge