DENVER — Carter Woods’ road to a state championship couldn’t have ended much more cruelly on Friday night at Ball Arena.
The Mead senior had a lead with 19 seconds left in his semifinal against Pueblo Elijah Contreras when he was taken down and pinned.
It was an abrupt finish for a wrestler who’d made a lengthy stay at the state wrestling tournament. Woods reached the podium all four of his seasons with the Mavericks and came back on Saturday to land his second straight bronze at 4A 190 pounds…