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39th El Cajon Invitational
Dec. 28-29 at San Diego City College
Official website: www.elcajoninvitational.com (weight class brackets)

Team standings:
1. Phoenix (N.Y.) 218 (7 medalists)
2. Cibola (Ariz.) 189.5 (8 medalists)
3. Sultana 163 (6 medalists)
4. Rancho Buena V 162 (6 medalists)
5. El Dorado 160 (7 medalists)
6. Poway 158.5 (6 medalists)
7. (tie) Redlands East Valley 154 (6 medalists)
7. (tie) Ponderosa 154 (6 medalists)
9. Sanger 127.5 (4 medalists)
10. Rogers 126 (2 medalists)
11. Brawley 124.5 (5 medalists)
12. La Sierra 121 (3 medalists)
13. Palo Verde (Nev.) 118.5 (6 medalists)
14. Shadow Ridge 116 (3 medalists)
15. Steele Canyon 111 (3 medalists)
16. San Marcos 108 (4 medalists)
17. Eastlake 94 (1 medalist)
18. Bonanza 92.5 (2 medalists)
19. Helix Charter 85.5 (2 medalists)
20. Natomas 84.5 (3 medalists)
21. (tie) Overfelt 80 (2 medalists)
21. (tie) West Hills 80 (2 medalists)
23. Thousand Oaks 79.5 (1 medalist)
24. Bonita Vista 79 (1 medalist)
25. Westview 76.5 (3 medalists)
26. Valhalla 70 (1 medalist)
27. Hilltop 67 (3 medalists)
28. Central Union 61 (1 medalist)
29. Perry (Ariz.) 57 (1 medalist)
31. Grossmont 55.5 (1 medalist)
30. Scripps Ranch 45 (1 medalis
32. Valley Center 43 (1 medalist)
33. St. Augustine 39 (1 medalist)
34. Otay Ranch 38
35. Escondido 37.5
36. Southwest El Centro 37
37. Santana 36
38. Hoover 35 (1 medalist)
39. Ripon 33 (1 medalist)
40. Orange Glen 30
41. San Pasqual 28
42. Mt. Miguel 26
43. Cathedral Catholic 25
44. Palmdale 23
45. El Cajon Valley 22
47. Santa Fe Christian 20 (1 medalilst)
46. J.C. Birdlebgh 18
48. El Capitan 14
49. (tie) Mater Dei Catholic 6
49. (tie) San Diego 6
51. Guajome Park Academy 5.5
52. Lincoln 4

 

Outstanding Wrestlers
MVP Light Weight: Bryce Evans (Rogers), 112 pounds
MVP Upper Weight: Endhyr Meza (West Hills), 215 pounds

Team champion: Phoenix (N.Y.)
Team runner-up: Cibola (Ariz.)



Parade of champions:
103: Micah Perez (Central Union) decisioned Arthur Carmona (Brawley) 4-3
112: Bryce Evans (Rogers) pinned Jordan Saunders (Valhalla) 2:42
119: Joey Palmer (Rogers) decisioned Chris Diaz (Sanger) 8-5
125: Chris Mecate (Redlands East Valley) tech fall Chad Gregory (Poway) 22-6
130: Behdod Katebian (Thousand Oaks) major decisioned Angel Carrillo (Brawley) 15-1
135: Michael Vargas (El Dorado) decisioned Paul Educate (Palo Verde) 6-1
140: Charles Chavez (El Dorado) decisioned Mitchell Maya (Brawley) 7-2
145: Tyler Button (Phoenix, N.Y.) decisioned J.L. Mayo (Brawley) 9-4
152: Caleb Wallace (Phoenix, N.Y.) decisioned Ty Eison (Hoover) 6-4
160: Carlo Chavez (Natomas) decisioned Jarrod McGehee (San Marcos) 6-2
171: Austyn Hayes (Phoenix, N.Y.) major decisioned Austin Crider (Poway) 15-1
189: Matt Reed (RBV) decisioned Jordan Kurth (Shadow Ridge) 6-5. Reed improves to 14-0
215: Endhyr Meza (West Hills) pinned Andrew Hudson (Redlands East Valley) 4:52
285: Manny Mazariegos (Sultana) pinned Dillon Sanderson (La Sierra) 3:55

 

Place-winners
103 Pounds
Third: Rafael James (Cibola) pinned Nik Boyd (RBV) 0:30
Fifth: Jordan Hart (Palo Verde) major decisioned Nam Nguyen (Overfelt) 11-3
Seventh: Ryan Jiles (Redlands East Valley) pinned Nathan Bosley (Perry, Ariz.) 3:42

112 Pounds
Third: Nick Tighe (Phoenix, N.Y.) decisioned Sean Mestas (Shadow Ridge) 5-1
Fifth: Mike Zellner (Bonanza) decisioned Jesse Cardenas (Steele Canyon) 7-0
Seventh: Rico Cruz (Sanger) decisioned Dorian Cao (Helix) 10-8

119 Pounds
Third: Matt Welch (Sultana) pinned Josh Miranda (Poway) 1:50
Fifth: Adam Ludwin (Cibola) decisioned Tim Ditrich (Ponderosa) 9-3
Seventh: Bryron Amaya (El Dorado) defeated Nick Chavez (Redlands East Valley) by injury default

125 Pounds
Third: Kyle Crisafulli (Phoenix, N.Y.) pinned Eric Arias (Cibola) 4:11
Fifth: Paul Hernandez (La Sierra) pinned Mike Manuche (Westview) 2:20
Seventh: Luke Hales (El Dorado) decisioned Sean Melton (Ponderosa) 5-2

130 Pounds
Third: Emilio Rivera (San Marcos) pinned Justin Chua (Poway) 0:31
Fifth: Rob Buckhannon (Palo Verde) decisioned Marc Donovan (El Dorado) 4-1
Seventh: Rod Keaster (Sultana) defeated Marc Arellano (La Sierra) by injury default

135 Pounds
Third: Michael Gonzalez (Sultana) decisioned Racelis Cardenas (Natomas) 3-0
Fifth: Simon Olguin (San Marcos) decisioned Jeffrey Eaker (St. Augustine) 4-2
Seventh: Kyle Randall (Redlands East Valley) decisioned Cody Gratas (Scripps Ranch) 1-0

140 Pounds
Third: Jesse Routsong (Ponderosa) decisioned Seth Allen (Phoenix, N.Y.) 3-2
Fifth: Joseph Kent (Hilltop) decisioned Ernesto Prieto (Cibola) 6-4
Seventh: Jason Preus (Palo Verde) major decisioned Jonathan Winfeld (Santa Fe Christian) 17-8

145 Pounds
Third: Maudin Latifi (Poway) pinned David McCluggage (Eastlake) 3:46
Fifth: Jacob Dunning (Steele Canyon) decisioned Josue Solis (Sanger) 6-3
Seventh: Victor Saldana (Overfelt) defeated Nick Travers (Grossmont) by default

152 Pounds
Third: Diego Sanchez (Cibola) decisioned Todd Graff (Steele Canyon) 11-7
Fifth: Anthony Carmona (Brawley) pinned Drasko Bogdanovich (San Marcos) 2:28
Seventh: Sean Pollock (Rancho Buena Vista) decisioned Roman Flores (Hilltop) 5-1

160 Pounds
Third: Ryan McWatters (Sultana) decisioned David Ramirez (Hilltop) 4-1
Fifth: Alec Morgan (Valley Center) pinned Adam Razo (Cibola) 2:58
Seventh: Alan Emmons (Ponderosa)decisioned Dominic Smothers (Redlands East Valley) 1-0

171 Pounds
Third: Michael Tootle (Shadow Ridge) decisioned Ken Steers (Ponderosa) 5-3
Fifth: Judd Marcus (Paolo Verde) decisioned Neil French (Rancho Buena Vista) 4-1
Seventh: Frank Vilardi (El Dorado) decisioned Andrew Harris (Sultana) 10-3

189 Pounds
Third: E.J. Perkins (Helix) decisioned Leo Aranda (Cibola) 9-7
Fifth: Jared Baxter (West Hills) decisioned Isaac Rodriguez (Westview) 10-6
Seventh: Nick Sinacrope (Poway) decisioned Travis Smith (Ripon) 4-3

215 Pounds
Third: Paul Buchanan (Ponderosa) decisioned
Jesus Ambriz (Rancho Buena Vista) 6-5
Fifth: Frank Bell (Bonita Vista) pinned Jo Jo Sepeda (Natomas) 1:48
Seventh: Miguel Castro (Bonanza) decisioned Jorge Salazar (Sanger) 3-2

285 Pounds
Third: Robin Case (Rancho Buena Vista) pinned Adam Terry (Westview) 1:35
Fifth: Roy Torres (Cibola) defeated Aaron Webster (Cibola) by injury default
Seventh: Brian Baird (Palo Verde) decisioned Shea Bailey (El Dorado) 5-2

 


Invididual place-winners
103 POUNDS
Champion - Micah Perez
Central Union High School - El Centro, CA
2nd - Arthur Carmona
Brawley High School - Brawley, CA
3rd - Rafael James
Cibola High School - Yuma, AZ
4th - Nik Boyd
Rancho Buena Vista High School - Vista, CA
5th - Jordan Hart
Palo Verde High School - Las Vegas, NV
6th - Nam Nguyen
Overfelt High School - San Jose, CA
7th - Ryan Jiles
Redlands East Valley High School - Redlands, CA
8th - Nathan Bosley
Perry High School - Glendale, AZ

112 POUNDS
Champion - Bryce Evans
Rogers High School - Puyallup, WA
2nd - Jordan Saunders
Valhalla High School - El Cajon, CA
3rd - Nick Tighe
Phoenix High School - Phoenix, NY
4th - Sean Mestas
Shadow Ridge High School - Las Vegas, NV
5th - Mike Zellner
Bonanza High School - Las Vegas, NV
6th - Jesse Cardenas
Steele Canyon High School - Spring Valley, CA
7th - Rico Cruz
Sanger High School - Fresno, CA
8th - Dorian Cao
Helix Charter High School - La Mesa, CA

119 POUNDS
Champion - Joey Palmer
Rogers High School - Puyallup, WA
2nd - Chris Diaz
Sanger High School - Fresno, CA
3rd - Matt Welch
Sultana High School - Hesperia, CA
4th - Josh Miranda
Poway High School - Poway, CA
5th - Adam Ludwin
Cibola High School - Yuma, AZ
6th - Tim Ditrich
Ponderosa High School - Shingle Springs, CA
7th - Byron Amaya
El Dorado High School - Placentia, CA
8th - Nick Chavez
Redlands East Valley High School - Redlands, CA

125 POUNDS
Champion - Chris Mecate
Redlands East Valley High School - Redlands, CA
2nd - Chad Gregory
Poway High School - Poway, CA
3rd - Kyle Crisafulli
Phoenix High School - Phoenix, NY
4th - Eric Arias
Cibola High School - Yuma, AZ
5th - Paul Hernandez
La Sierra High School - Riverside, CA
6th - Mike Manuche
Westview High School - San Diego, CA
7th - Luke Hales
El Dorado High School - Placentia, CA
8th - Sean Melton
Ponderosa High School - Shingle Springs, CA

130 POUNDS
Champion - Behdod Katebian
Thousand Oaks High School - Thousand Oaks, CA
2nd - Angel Carrillo
Brawley High School - Brawley, CA
3rd - Emilio Rivera
San Marcos High School - San Marcos, CA
4th - Justin Chua
Poway High School - Poway, CA
5th - Rob Buchannon
Palo Verde High School - Las Vegas, NV
6th - Marc Donovan
El Dorado High School - Placentia, CA
7th - Rod Keaster
Sultana High School - Hesperia, CA
8th - Marc Arellano
La Sierra High School - Riverside, CA

135 POUNDS
Champion - Michael Vargas
El Dorado High School - Placentia, CA
2nd - Paul Educate
Palo Verde High School - Las Vegas, NV
3rd - Michael Gonzalez
Sultana High School - Hesperia, CA
4th - Racelis Cardenas
Natomas High School - Sacramento, CA
5th - Simon Olguin
San Marcos High School - San Marcos, CA
6th - Jeffrey Eaker
St. Augustine High School - San Diego, CA
7th - Kyle Randall
Redlands East Valley High School - Redlands, CA
8th - Cody Gratas
Scripps Ranch High School - San Diego, CA

140 POUNDS
Champion - Charles Chavez
El Dorado High School - Placentia, CA
2nd - Mitchell Maya
Brawley High School - Brawley, CA
3rd - Jesse Routsong
Ponderosa High School - Shingle Springs, CA
4th - Seth Allen
Phoenix High School - Phoenix, NY
5th - Joseph Kent
Hilltop High School - Chula Vista, CA
6th - Ernesto Prieto
Cibola High School - Yuma, AZ
7th - Jason Preus
Palo Verde High School - Las Vegas, NV
8th - Jonathan Winfield
Santa Fe Christian - Solana Beach, CA

145 POUNDS
Champion - Tyler Button
Phoenix High School - Phoenix, NY
2nd - J.L. Mayo
Brawley High School - Brawley, CA
3rd - Maudin Latifi
Poway HIgh School - Poway, CA
4th - David McCluggage
Eastlake High School - Chula Vista, CA
5th - Jacob Dunning
Steele Canyon High School - Spring Valley, CA
6th - Josue Solis
Sanger High School - Fresno, CA
7th - Victor Saldana
Overfeld High School - San Jose, CA
8th - Nick Travers
Grossmont High School - La Mesa, CA

152 POUNDS
Champion - Caleb Wallace
Phoenix High School - Phoenix, NY
2nd - Ty Eison
Hoover High School - San Diego, CA
3rd - Diego Sanchez
Cibola High School - Yuma, AZ
4th - Todd Graff
Steele Canyon High School - Spring Valley, CA
5th - Anthony Carmona
Brawley High School -Brawley, CA
6th - Drasko Bogdanovich
San Marcos High School - San Marcos, CA
7th - Sean Pollock
Rancho Buena Vista High School - Vista, CA
8th - Roman Flores
Hilltop High School - Chula Vista, CA

160 POUNDS
Champion - Carlo Chavez
Natomas High School - Sacramento, CA
2nd - Jarrod McGehee
San Marcos High School - San Marcos, CA
3rd - Ryan McWatters
Sultana High School - Hesperia, CA
4th - David Ramirez
Hilltop High School - Chula Vista, CA
5th - Alec Morgan
Valley Center High School - Valley Center, CA
6th - Adam Razo
Cibola High School - Yuma, AZ
7th - Alan Emmons
Ponderosa High School - Shingle Springs, CA
8th - Dominic Smothers
Redlands East Valley High School - Redlands, CA

171 POUNDS
Champion - Austyn Hayes
Phoenix High School - Phoenix, NY
2nd - Austin Crider
Poway High School - Poway, CA
3rd - Michael Tootle
Shadow Ridge High School - Las Vegas, NV
4th - Ken Steers
Ponderosa High School - Shingle Springs, CA
5th - Marcus Judd
Palo Verde High School - Las Vegas, NV
6th - Neil French
Rancho Buena Vista High School - Vista, CA
7th - Frank Vilardi
El Dorado High School - Placentia, CA
8th - Andrew Harris
Sultana High School - Hesperia, CA

189 POUNDS
Champion - Matt Reed
Rancho Buena Vista High School - Vista, CA
2nd - Jordan Kurth
Shadow Ridge High School - Las Vegas, NV
3rd - E.J. Perkins
Helix Charter High School - La Mesa, CA
4th - Leo Aranda
Cibola High School - Yuma, AZ
5th - Jared Baxter
West Hills High School - Santee, CA
6th - Isaac Rodriguez
Westview High School - San Diego, CA
7th - Nick Sinacrope
Poway High School - Poway, CA
8th - Travis Smith
Ripon High School - Ripon, CA

215 POUNDS
Champion - Endhyr Meza
West Hills High School - Santee, CA
2nd - Andrew Hudson
Redlands East Valley High School - Redlands, CA
3rd - Paul Buchanan
Ponderosa High School - Shingle Springs, CA
4th - Jesus Ambriz
Rancho Buena Vista High School - Vista, CA
5th - Frank Bell
Bonita Vista High School - Chula Vista, CA
6th - Jo Jo Sepeda
Natomas High School - Sacramento, CA
7th - Miguel Castro
Bonanza High School - Las Vegas, NV
8th - Jorge Salazar
Sanger High School - Fresno, CA

285 POUNDS
Champion - Manny Mazariegos
Sultana High School - Hesperia, CA
2nd - Dillon Sanderson
La Sierra High School - Riverside, CA
3rd - Robin Case
Rancho Buena Vista High School - Vista, CA
4th - Adam Terry
Westview High School - San Diego, CA
5th - Roy Torres
Cibola High School - Yuma, AZ
6th - Aaron Webster
Phoenix High School - Phoenix, NY
7th - Brian Baird
Palo Verde High School - Las Vegas, NV
8th - Shea Bailey
El Dorado High School - Placentia, CA

OUTSTANDING WRESTLERS
Lower Weight

Bryce Evans - 112 lbs.
Rogers High School

Upper Weight
Endhyr Meza - 215 lbs.
West Hills High School

2009 TEAM CHAMPION
Phoenix High School
Phoenix, New York

2009 TEAM RUNNER-UP
Cibola High School
Yuma, Arizona

2009 TEAM THIRD PLACE
Sultana High School
Hesperia, California

 

39th El Cajon Invitational

East County Report
Nine East County matsters medal at prestigious ECI tournament

Posted Jan. 4, 2010

The El Cajon Invitational is the largest regional-style wrestling tournament in San Diego County and annually serves as a midseason barometer for success at the state championships.

Nine East County mat men persevered through the two-day tournament that wrapped up Dec. 29 at San Diego City College to earn precious medals — and valuable seeding points for post-season competition.

West Hills’ Endhyr Meza earned honors as the tournament’s outstanding upper weight wrestler by finishing with five pins in as many matches to win his 215-pound weight class. Meza was joined in the championship round by Valhalla’s Jordan Saunders, who finished second at 112-pounds to Rogers’ Bryce Evans , the tourney’s outstanding lower weight wrestler.

Meza and Saunders were joined in the semifinals by Steele Canyon 145-pounder Jacob Dunning, Steele Canyon 152-pounder Todd Graff and Helix 189-pounder E.J. Perkins while three other grapplers — Steele Canyon’s Jesse Cardenas (112), Grossmont’s Nick Travers (145) and West Hills’ Jared Baxter (189) — each won their opening two matches.

East County mat men took three of the eight award stand spots in the 112-pound division: Valhalla’s Saunders (second), Steele Canyon’s Cardenas (sixth) and Helix’s Dorian Cao (eighth). The 145- and 189-pound divisions each had two East County medalists.

Perkins finished third while Graff was fourth, Dunning and Baxter were fifth, Cardenas was sixth and Cao and Travers were eighth in their respective weight classes.

Meza, who was seeded third in his weight class, disposed of his third three opponents with relative ease by recording a 2:54 pin against Valhalla’s Ervin Hill, a 1:06 fall against Sultana’s Zachary Williams and a 28-second pin against Santana’s Chris Eidson. Meza then paired up against second-seeded Frank Bell of Bonita Vista in the semifinals where he scored a victory by a 4:51 pin to advance to the championship round against top-seeded Andrew Hudson of Redlands East Valley. Meza continued his run to the title with a 4:52 pin in the finals.

Saunders failed to receive a top eight seed but that didn’t seem to matter as he won his first four matches to qualify for the finals. Included in his run were a pair of major decision victories and one pin. He defeated Shadow Ridge’s Sean Mestas, 5-4, in the semifinals after upending Helix’s Cao, seeded third, in the second round by a 3:58 pin. Evans pinned Saunders in 2:42 for his fourth pin in five matches.

Perkins was seeded sixth but romped to the semis with an opening pins of 22 seconds and 1:02 and an 18-7 major decision against Poway’s Nick Sinacrope in the quarterfinals. Perkins lost by a 3:16 pin to second-seeded Jordan Kurth of Shadow Ridge in the semifinals before closing out the tournament with a pair of pins in the consolation bracket. Perkins topped West Hills’ Baxter, 9-7, in the consolation semifinals before defeating Leo Aranda of Cibola (Ariz.) by a 9-7 score in the battle for third place.

Graff won his first three matches to advance to the semifinals where he lost a tight 6-4 decision to Hoover’s Ty Eison, the eventual second-place finisher in the weight class. Graff bested Brawley’s Anthony Carmona, 6-5, in the consolation semifinals to advance to the third place match where he lost an 11-7 decision to Diego Sanchez of Cibola (Ariz.).

Dunning won his first three matches to advance to the semifinals where he suffered a 9-4 setback against top-seeded J.L. Mayo of Brawley. Dunning then lost a 9-6 decision to Eastlake’s David McCluggage in the consolation semifinals to drop to the fifth-place match where he defeated Sanger’s Josue Solis by a 6-3 decision.

Baxter won his opening two matches by scores of 14-2 and 11-5 before suffering a loss in the quarterfinals by 5:49 pin to Cibola’s Aranda. Baxter fought off elimination with a 14-7 victory against Orange Glen’s Eward Pietrenka and then edged Ripon’s Travis Smith by a 5-4 decision to advance to the consolation quarterfinals. After suffering a two-point loss to Helix’s Perkins, Baxter defeated Westview’s Isaac Rodriguez, 10-6, in the match-up for fifth place.

Cardenas finished 4-3 in the tourney with one major decision victory and one pin. His 8-2 loss to Shadow Ridge’s Mestas in the consolation semifinals dropped him to the fifth-place match where he lost by a 7-0 decision to Mike Zellner of Bonanza.

Cao won his first match by pin but lost to Valhalla’s Saunders in the next round to drop to the consolation wrestle-backs where the Highlander grappler won three single-elimination matches, including a 20-3 technical fall, 3:40 pin and 17-6 major decision, to qualify for the medal round. Cao was relegated to the seventh-place match after a 7-2 loss to Steele Canyon’s Cardenas in the consolation quarterfinals. Sanger's Rico Cruz tout-pointed Cao, 10-8, for seventh place.

Travers opened his mat odyssey with pins of 3:07 and 1:55 before suffering a quarterfinal loss by a 20-second fall against eventual weight class champion Tyler Button of Phoenix, N.Y. Travers won his consolation match by a 2:40 pin before losing by a 2:42 fall to Eastlake’s McCluggage in the consolation quarterfinals. Travers finished eighth after an ensuing default loss to Overfelt’s Victor Saldana.

Steele Canyon and Helix both recorded top 20 finishes — tops among East County entrants — in the 50-plus team tournament.

Steele Canyon, which finished 15h, had three medalists: Graff (fourth, 152), Dunning (fifth, 145) and Cardenas (sixth, 112).

Helix, which finished 19th, had two medalists: Perkins (third, 189) and Cao (eighth, 112)

West Hills (two medalists) tied for 21st place with Overfelt while Valhalla (one medalist) finished in 26th place and Grossmont (one medalist) finished in 31st place. Santana was 37th, followed by Mt. Miguel (42nd), El Cajon Valley (45th) and El Capitan (48th).

Phoenix (N.Y.) captured the team championship with seven medalists, including three weight class champions. Cibola (Ariz.) finished second in the team standings with eight medalists while Sultana (Hesperia) was third with six medalists (including one champion).

Rancho Buena Vista, with six medalists and one champion, carried the torch for San Diego Section schools with a fourth-place team finish. Poway, fielding a lineup of mostly back-up wrestlers after winning the prestigious Reno Tournament of Champions title the previous week, finished sixth after fifth-place El Dorado.

Brawley, with five medalists, finished third among section teams and 11th overall.

Evans won the outstanding lower weight award with four pins and a major decision.

San Diego Section notepad
Though the list of top teams may have suffered a reduction from the previous year, the competition at the 2009 ECI was exceedingly tough from the quarterfinals onward. That 12 San Diego Section wrestlers advanced to the championship round, with three winning weight class titles, bodes well for the region in post-season competition.

Joining Meza as 2009 ECI champions were Central Union’s Micah Perez (103) and Rancho Buena Visata’s Matt Reed (189). Perez edged Brawley’s Arthur Carmona, 4-3, in an all-section match-up while Reed edged Shadow Ridge’s Jordan Kurth by a score of 6-5. Reed remained undefeated on the season at 14-0. Top-seeded Carmona advanced to the final with two pins and a 16-0 technical fall while second-seeded Perez advanced with two pins and a 10-5 minor decision.

Brawley led the section with four finalists – all of whom finished second in their respective weights. Joining Carmona with runner-up finishes were teammates Angel Carrillo (130), Mitchell Maya (140) and J.L. Mayo (145). Mayo lost 9-4 to Tyler Button of team champion Phoenix (N.Y.) while Carrillo and Maya both lost to out-of-town wrestlers as well. Carrillo dropped his finals match to Thousand Oaks’ Behdod Katebian while Maya dropped his finals match to El Dorado’s Charles Chavez.

Poway had two finalists: Chad Gregory (125) and Austin Crider (171). Both finished second. Gregory lost by a technical fall to Redlands East Valley’s Chris Mecate while Crider dropped a 15-1 major decision to Austyn Hayes of Phoenix (N.Y.).

Also securing runner-up finishes were Hoover’s Ty Eison (152) and San Marcos’ Jarrod McGehee (160). McGehee lost 6-2 to Natomas’ Carlo Chavez while Eison was edged by a 6-4 decision by Caleb Wallace of Phoenix (N.Y.).

Overall, the San Diego Section medalled 41 wrestlers — 37 percent of the field.

RBV took home the fourth-place trophy with six medalists. Joining champion Reed with medals were teammates Robin Case (third, 275), Nik Boyd (fourth, 103), Jesus Ambriz (fourth, 215), Neil French (sixth, 171) and Sean Pollock (seventh, 152)

Sixth-place Poway had six medalists. Joining the Titans’ two finalists were fellow medal winners Maudin Latifi (third, 145), Josh Miranda (fourth, 119), Justin Chua (fourth, 130) and Sinacrope (seventh, 189).

Anthony Carmona (fifth, 152) rounded out 11th-place Brawley’s stable of five medal winners.

Rising North County small schools power San Marcos, which finished 16th, had four medalists. Joining runner-up McGehee were teammates Emilio Rivera (third, 130), Simon Olguin (fifth, 135) and Drasko Bogdanovich (sixth, 152)

Westview, which finished 25th, had three medalists: Adam Terry (fourth, 285), Mike Manuche (sixth, 125) and Isaac Rodriguez (sixth, 189)

Among South County teams, Eastlake (one medalist) finished 17th in the team standings, followed by Bonita Vista (one medalist) in 24th place and Hilltop (three medalists) in 27th place. Otay Ranch was 34th, followed by Mater Dei Catholic (tied for 49th).

Eastlake’s David McCluggage (145) placed fourth while Bonita Vista’s Bell (215) was fifth. Hilltop’s three medalists included David Ramirez (fourth, 160), Joseph Kent (fifth, 140) and Roman Flores (eighth, 152).

Four more schools each had one medalist: Valley Center’s Alec Morgan (fifth, 160), St. Augustine’s Jeffery Eaker (sixth, 135), Scripps Ranch’s Cody Gratas (eighth, 135) and Santa Fe Christian’s Paul Winfield (eighth, 140).

 

South County Report
Five area matsters medal at prestigious ECI

Hilltop’s David Ramirez (160 pounds) and Bonita Vista’s Frank Bell (215) both advanced to the championship semifinals while three other grapplers — Eastlake’s David McCluggage (145) and Hilltop’s Joseph Kent (140) and Roman Flores (152) — each won their opening two matches.

McCluggage and Ramirez, each using different paths, engineered fourth-place finishes while Kent and Bell grabbed fifth-place finishes. Flores placed eighth.

McCluggage won three consolation matches to advance to the third-place match while Ramirez lost 10-8 in the semifinals to eventual weight class champion Carlo Chavez of Natomas. Bell lost in the semis to West Hills’ Endhyr Meza, who was named the tournament’s outstanding upper weight wrestler.

 

 

 

39th El Cajon Invitational
Dec. 28-29 at San Diego City College
Weight class brackets


Parade of champions:
103: Micah Perez (Central Union) decisioned Arthur Carmona (Brawley) 4-3
112: Bryce Evans (Rogers) pinned Jordan Saunders (Valhalla) 2:42
119: Joey Palmer (Rogers) decisioned Chris Diaz (Sanger) 8-5
125: Chris Mecate (Redlands East Valley) tech fall Chad Gregory (Poway) 22-6
130: Behdod Katebian (Thousand Oaks) major decisioned Angel Carrillo (Brawley) 15-1
135: Michael Vargas (El Dorado) decisioned Paul Educate (Palo Verde) 6-1
140: Charles Chavez (El Dorado) decisioned Mitchell Maya (Brawley) 7-2
145: Tyler Button (Phoenix, N.Y.) decisioned J.L. Mayo (Brawley) 9-4
152: Caleb Wallace (Phoenix, N.Y.) decisioned Ty Eison (Hoover) 6-4
160: Carlo Chavez (Natomas) decisioned Jarrod McGehee (San Marcos) 6-2
171: Austyn Hayes (Phoenix, N.Y.) major decisioned Austin Crider (Poway) 15-1
189: Matt Reed (RBV) decisioned Jordan Kurth (Shadow Ridge) 6-5. Reed improves to 14-0
215: Endhyr Meza (West Hills) pinned Andrew Hudson (Redlands East Valley) 4:52
285: Manny Mazariegos (Sultana) pinned Dillon Sanderson (La Sierra) 3:55

 

Place-winners
103 Pounds
Third: Rafael James (Cibola) pinned Nik Boyd (RBV) 0:30
Fifth: Jordan Hart (Palo Verde) major decisioned Nam Nguyen (Overfelt) 11-3
Seventh: Ryan Jiles (Redlands East Valley) pinned Nathan Bosley (Perry, Ariz.) 3:42

112 Pounds
Third: Nick Tighe (Phoenix, N.Y.) decisioned Sean Mestas (Shadow Ridge) 5-1
Fifth: Mike Zellner (Bonanza) decisioned Jesse Cardenas (Steele Canyon) 7-0
Seventh: Rico Cruz (Sanger) decisioned Dorian Cao (Helix) 10-8

119 Pounds
Third: Matt Welch (Sultana) pinned Josh Miranda (Poway) 1:50
Fifth: Adam Ludwin (Cibola) decisioned Tim Ditrich (Ponderosa) 9-3
Seventh: Bryron Amaya (El Dorado) defeated Nick Chavez (Redlands East Valley) by injury default

125 Pounds
Third: Kyle Crisafulli (Phoenix, N.Y.) pinned Eric Arias (Cibola) 4:11
Fifth: Paul Hernandez (La Sierra) pinned Mike Manuche (Westview) 2:20
Seventh: Luke Hales (El Dorado) decisioned Sean Melton (Ponderosa) 5-2

130 Pounds
Third: Emilio Rivera (San Marcos) pinned Justin Chua (Poway) 0:31
Fifth: Rob Buckhannon (Palo Verde) decisioned Marc Donovan (El Dorado) 4-1
Seventh: Rod Keaster (Sultana) defeated Marc Arellano (La Sierra) by injury default

135 Pounds
Third: Michael Gonzalez (Sultana) decisioned Racelis Cardenas (Natomas) 3-0
Fifth: Simon Olguin (San Marcos) decisioned Jeffrey Eaker (St. Augustine) 4-2
Seventh: Kyle Randall (Redlands East Valley) decisioned Cody Gratas (Scripps Ranch) 1-0

140 Pounds
Third: Jesse Routsong (Ponderosa) decisioned Seth Allen (Phoenix, N.Y.) 3-2
Fifth: Joseph Kent (Hilltop) decisioned Ernesto Prieto (Cibola) 6-4
Seventh: Jason Preus (Palo Verde) major decisioned Jonathan Winfeld (Santa Fe Christian) 17-8

145 Pounds
Third: Maudin Latifi (Poway) pinned David McCluggage (Eastlake) 3:46
Fifth: Jacob Dunning (Steele Canyon) decisioned Josue Solis (Sanger) 6-3
Seventh: Victor Saldana (Overfelt) defeated Nick Travers (Grossmont) by default

152 Pounds
Third: Diego Sanchez (Cibola) decisioned Todd Graff (Steele Canyon) 11-7
Fifth: Anthony Carmona (Brawley) pinned Drasko Bogdanovich (San Marcos) 2:28
Seventh: Sean Pollock (Rancho Buena Vista) decisioned Roman Flores (Hilltop) 5-1

160 Pounds
Third: Ryan McWatters (Sultana) decisioned David Ramirez (Hilltop) 4-1
Fifth: Alec Morgan (Valley Center) pinned Adam Razo (Cibola) 2:58
Seventh: Alan Emmons (Ponderosa)decisioned Dominic Smothers (Redlands East Valley) 1-0

171 Pounds
Third: Michael Tootle (Shadow Ridge) decisioned Ken Steers (Ponderosa) 5-3
Fifth: Judd Marcus (Paolo Verde) decisioned Neil French (Rancho Buena Vista) 4-1
Seventh: Frank Vilardi (El Dorado) decisioned Andrew Harris (Sultana) 10-3

189 Pounds
Third: E.J. Perkins (Helix) decisioned Leo Aranda (Cibola) 9-7
Fifth: Jared Baxter (West Hills) decisioned Isaac Rodriguez (Westview) 10-6
Seventh: Nick Sinacrope (Poway) decisioned Travis Smith (Ripon) 4-3

215 Pounds
Third: Paul Buchanan (Ponderosa) decisioned
Jesus Ambriz (Rancho Buena Vista) 6-5
Fifth: Frank Bell (Bonita Vista) pinned Jo Jo Sepeda (Natomas) 1:48
Seventh: Miguel Castro (Bonanza) decisioned Jorge Salazar (Sanger) 3-2

285 Pounds
Third: Robin Case (Rancho Buena Vista) pinned Adam Terry (Westview) 1:35
Fifth: Roy Torres (Cibola) defeated Aaron Webster (Cibola) by injury default
Seventh: Brian Baird (Palo Verde) decisioned Shea Bailey (El Dorado) 5-2

 

Outstanding Wrestlers
MVP Light Weight: Bryce Evans (Rogers), 112 pounds
MVP Upper Weight: Endhyr Meza (West Hills), 215 pounds

Team champion: Phoenix (N.Y.)
Team runner-up: Cibola (Ariz.)

 

Team standings:
Final Team Points
1. Phoenix 218 (7 medalists)
2. Cibola 189.5 (8 medalists)
3. Sultana 163 (6 medalists)
4. Rancho Buena V 162 (6 medalists)
5. El Dorado 160 (7 medalists)
6. Poway 158.5 (6 medalists)
7. (tie) Redlands East Valley 154 (6 medalists)
7. (tie) Ponderosa 154 (6 medalists)
9. Sanger 127.5 (4 medalists)
10. Rogers 126 (2 medalists)
11. Brawley 124.5 (5 medalists)
12. La Sierra 121 (3 medalists)
13. Palo Verde (Nev.) 118.5 (6 medalists)
14. Shadow Ridge 116 (3 medalists)
15. Steele Canyon 111 (3 medalists)
16. San Marcos 108 (4 medalists)
17. Eastlake 94 (1 medalist)
18. Bonanza 92.5 (2 medalists)
19. Helix Charter 85.5 (2 medalists)
20. Natomas 84.5 (3 medalists)
21. (tie) Overfelt 80 (2 medalists)
21. (tie) West Hills 80 (2 medalists)
23. Thousand Oaks 79.5 (1 medalist)
24. Bonita Vista 79 (1 medalist)
25. Westview 76.5 (3 medalists)
26. Valhalla 70 (1 medalist)
27. Hilltop 67 (3 medalists)
28. Central Union 61 (1 medalist)
29. Perry (Ariz.) 57 (1 medalist)
31. Grossmont 55.5 (1 medalist)
30. Scripps Ranch 45 (1 medalis
32. Valley Center 43 (1 medalist)
33. St. Augustine 39 (1 medalist)
34. Otay Ranch 38
35. Escondido 37.5
36. Southwest El Centro 37
37. Santana 36
38. Hoover 35 (1 medalist)
39. Ripon 33 (1 medalist)
40. Orange Glen 30
41. San Pasqual 28
42. Mt. Miguel 26
43. Cathedral Catholic 25
44. Palmdale 23
45. El Cajon Valley 22
47. Santa Fe Christian 20 (1 medalilst)
46. J.C. Birdlebgh 18
48. El Capitan 14
49. (tie) Mater Dei Catholic 6
49. (tie) San Diego 6
51. Guajome Park Academy 5.5
52. Lincoln 4

 

 

Reno Tournament of Champions

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
First Place

103: #6 Victor Lopez (Poway) DEC Gaven MacDonald (Calvary Chapel) 11-6
112: #5 Steven Knoblauch (Clovis West) DEC #2 Vince Moita (De La Salle) 5-4
119: #1 Zach Zimmer (Clovis West) DEC #7 Kyle Garcia (Choctaw) 3-2
125: Isaiah Martinez (Lemoore) DEC #4 Scott Filbert (Ironwood Ridge) 12-6
130: #1 Louis Trujillo (Rio Rancho) DEC #3 Mitchell Minotti (Easton) 5-4
135: #1 Luke Goettl (Mingus) DEC #2 Kade Moss (Bingham) 9-2
140: #1 Mark Hartenstine (Easton) DEC #2 Nathan Hoffer (East Anchorage) 2-1
145: #1 Jacob Snider (Ponderosa) DEC #3 Nick Wooden (Spring Creek) 5-3
152: #1 Steven Hernandez (Bishop Gorman) DEC #2 Justin DeAngelis (Jenks) 9-7
160: #3 Ronnie Balfour (Tulsa Union) DEC #5 Travis Gallegos (Foothill PC) 8-2
171: #1 Johnny Field (Bishop Gorman) DEC #2 Luke Sheridan (De La Salle) 6-4
189: #7 Chace Eskam (Carlsbad) DEC #1 Tanner Hall (Meridian) 3-2
215: #1 William Knowls (Calvary Chapel) DEC #2 Kevin Innis (St. Peters Prep) 3-2
285: Travis Morgan (Stillwater) DEC Wes Tillett (Shamokin) 4-3


Third Place
103: #3 Gerritt Bradley (Wasatch) DEC #7 Bo Nickal (Rio Rancho) 7-3
112: #1 Josh Walker (Tulsa Union) DEC Chris Diaz (Sanger) 4-3
119: #9 Fabian Garcia (Turlock) pinned #6 Shane Thomas (Catoosa) 2:28
125: #1 Jesse Delgado (Gilroy) DEC Richard Rios (Santa Fe) 6-2
130: #2 Jordan Toledo (Pleasant Valley PA) DEC #4 Dustin Reed (Choctaw) 7-6
135: Joey Davis (Santa Fe) DEC Will DeYoung (Poway) 5-4
140: #4 Jake Briggs (Bella Vista) DEC #5 Holden Packard (Mountain View) 5-2
145: #10 Alex Elder (West Salem) DEC #2 Kory DeBerry (Sunnyside) 5-2
152: #7 Steven Kelly (Ponderosa) pinned #6 Marco Decaro (Temecula) 3:11
160: Nikko Reyes (Clovis West) DEC CJ Berry (Chico) 9-3
171: #3 Austin Gabel (Ponderosa) DEC Dominic Kastl (Gilroy) 5-3
189: #5 Derek Good (Ponderosa) DEC Cody Roman (Centennial) 6-2
215: #3 Diego Bravo (Sunnyside) pinned #4 Austin Morehead (Sutter Union) 2:44
285: #1 Luis Barragan (Gilroy) pinned John Schupp (Vacaville) 2:31


Fifth Place
103: Evan Disora (Easton) DEC #4 Trevor Willson (Ironwood Ridge) 3-2
112: Dean O'Burke (Calvary Chapel) defeated #6 Silverio Esparza (Lemoore)
119: #4 Beau Roberts (Mountain View) DEC #3 Sean Silva (Barstow) 3-1
125: #3 Aj Vallez (Sanger) defeated #9 Chris Martinez (Clovis West)
130: #10 Willie Fox (Gilroy) DEC #5 Kyle Webb (Ironwood Ridge) 6-0
135: #3 Joseph Rizzolino (Easton) DEC Saul Garcia (Moorpark) 7-1
140: #3 Ethan Owens (Grundy) DEC Moses Quesada (Clovis East) 7-6
145: #7 Tyler Johnson (Vacaville) pinned Dyllan Rodriguez (Sanger) 0:27
152: Vicente Aboytes (Gilroy) defeated #5 David Wilber (Mingus)
160: #2 Ian Roy (Poway) DEC #7 Ricky McDonald (Bishop Manogue) 3-1
171: #8 Clint Morrison (Cedar Cliff) DEC #6 Jared Miler (Kotzebue) 8-7
189: #2 Justin Walker (De La Salle) pinned #8 Patrick Evans (Borah) 2:39
215: #8 Blake Beam (Stillwater) DEC #6 Shea Nolan (Rio Rancho) 5-2
285: Hunter Davis (Choctaw) defeated Luis Contreras (Madera)


Seventh Place
103: #2 Jared Miller (Dillingham) Wdefeated Britain Carter (Maple Mountain)
112: Shayne Tucker (Bella Vista) DEC Ernest Klingel (Pleasant Valley PA) 7-1
119: #5 Gabe Brown (Poway) DEC #2 Jeremy Hurley (Grundy) 5-2
125: #5 Matt Nunez (Rio Rancho) DEC #6 Brian Crutchmer (Tulsa Union) 6-3
130: #11 Joey Lavallee (Reno) major decisioned Landon Burkhalter (Bella Vista) 11-0
135: #7 Ben Sullivan (Chugiak) DEC Austin Powell (Columbia) 9-4
140: #9 Brandon Pesarchick (Shamokin) DEC #6 Spencer Brown (Cottonwood) 6-4
145: #6 Kyle Ash (Tulsa Union) pinned #4 Grant Sullivan (Chugiak) 2:52
152: Desmond Rios (Pleasant Valley CA) pinned Daniel Allen (Green Valley) 1:43
160: Jackson Matheson (Pleasant Valley CA) pinned Jacob Pendleton (Lemoore) 5:17
171: Hudson Buck (Vacaville) defeated #5 James Cook (Madera)
189: #6 Taylor Savio (Lehi) major decisioned Broc Westlake (Reed) 10-2
215: #5 Ben Holmes (Vacaville) DEC Steven Locke (Barstow) 6-3
285: Miguel Torres (Modoc) DEC William Espinoza (Sunnyside) 5-1