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Vista PEAK senior Dilan Esparza holds the No. 6 spot in Class 4A at 113 pounds in On The Mat’s Week 5 rankings for the 2016-17 prep wrestling season. The two-time 4A state qualifier is one of three Bison in the rankings, which feature a total of 29 wrestlers from nine Aurora programs ranked in 5A or 4A. (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel)
Vista PEAK senior Dilan Esparza holds the No. 6 spot in Class 4A at 113 pounds in On The Mat’s Week 5 rankings for the 2016-17 prep wrestling season. The two-time 4A state qualifier is one of three Bison in the rankings, which feature a total of 29 wrestlers from nine Aurora programs ranked in 5A or 4A. (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel)

AURORA | City teams and individuals ranked for Week 5 of the 2016-17 season in Classes 5A and 4A by Tim Yount of On The Mat:

Courtney Oakes is Aurora Sentinel Sports Editor. Reach him at 303-750-7555 or sports@aurorasentinel.com. Twitter: @aurorasports. FB: Aurora Prep Sentinel

AURORA IN ON THE MAT’S 2016-17 WEEK 4 RANKINGS

Team rankings: 5A — No. 3 Grandview, No. 8 Cherokee Trail

106 pounds: 5A — No. 6 Chad Powell, sr. (Cherokee Trail); No. 9 Alex Santillan, fr. (Grandview); No. 10 Grant Bradley, fr. (Overland)

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113 pounds: 5A — No. 3 Giovani Federico, jr. (Grandview); 4A — No. 6 Dilan Esparza, sr. (Vista PEAK)

120 pounds: 5A — No. 1 Fabian Santillan, soph. (Grandview); No. 8 Isaiah Bradley, soph. (Overland); No. 13 Drake Davis, jr. (Cherokee Trail)

126 pounds: 4A — No. 7 Tristan Curtis, jr. (Vista PEAK)

132 pounds: 5A —  No. 12 Armando Santillan, sr. (Grandview); No. 14 Brian Butler, sr. (Regis Jesuit)

138 pounds: 5A — No. 9 David Rivera, soph. (Cherokee Trail); No. 11 Sean Kelly, sr. (Overland); No. 15 Omar Gonzales, sr. (Aurora Central)

145 pounds: 5A — No. 5 Serj Chavez, sr. (Hinkley); No. 11 Brian Hodes, sr. (Regis Jesuit)

152 pounds: 5A — No. 7 Deron Solomon, sr. (Rangeview)

160 pounds: 5A — No. 2 Brandon Minear, sr. (Regis Jesuit); No. 4 Josh Richardson, sr. (Cherokee Trail); No. 13 Grady Colgan, jr. (Grandview)

182 pounds: 5A — No. 5 Tyler Ross, sr. (Grandview); 4A — No. 11 Jayden Smith, jr. (Vista PEAK)

195 pounds: 5A — No. 2 Zeke Silva, sr. (Cherokee Trail); No. 8 Robert Woods, sr. (Grandview); No. 9 Kaelin Chin, jr. (Overland)

220 pounds: 5A — No. 2 Max Gonzales, sr. (Cherokee Trail); No. 9 Giovanny Beauge (Grandview)

285 pounds: 5A — No. 1 Gabe Baumgartner, sr. (Grandview); No. 8 Ryan Campbell, sr. (Smoky Hill)

Courtney Oakes is Sports Editor and photographer with Sentinel Colorado. A Denver East High School and University of Colorado alum. He came to the Sentinel in 2001 and since then has received a number...