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Breaking news: Monte Vista becomes sole dual meet champion of the 2004-05 season for the Grossmont South League after a recent determination by the Grossmont Conference that Valhalla used a technically ineligible wrestler in the teams' dual meet. Valhalla had initially defeated Monte Vista 42-31 to create a three-way tie for the league title with Granite Hills. However, by the result of the forfeit decision, Monte Vista wins the dual meet by a recalculated score of 37-36 and sole possession of the league title. Granite Hills finishes in second place with one league loss while Valhalla now finishes with two league losses in third place.

The forfeit resulted because of a technicality involving weight certification. Apparently all the proper administrative paperwork had not been processed at the time of the Feb. 3 dual meet.

This marks the second time in recent years that a post-season determination of a forfeiture has altered the regular season order of finish in the league standings. Monte Vista also benefited from that prior circumstance. The league dual meet forfeiture does not affect Valhalla's Grossmont Conference tournament and San Diego Section Division III team championships.

Most Valuable: David Hendricks, Tim Pugsley.
Wrestler of the Year: Trent Lewis.
Most Dedicated: Eric Winchell, Aaron Eberhart.

From left, Calexico's Eddie Garcia celebrates 2005 San Diego Section Masters championship

Third place
•Eddie Garcia (Calexico), 121 pounds
•Todd Schavrien (Poway), 127 pounds
•Elwin Warsh (Poway), 142 pounds

Seventh place
•Jose Herrera (Mission Bay), 142 pounds
•Bryan Dieffenbach (Poway), 154 pounds

Photo: Jesse Banaga, Granite Hills, puts Zach Wilson, El Camino, into a precarious position in 154-pound Division I semifinal match

Desert League Finals

IMPERIAL HIGH SCHOOL WINS ITS 7TH CONSECUTIVE LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP WITH 5 CHAMPIONS

FEB. 9, 2005

121 LBS. RAY ELIZALDE (11)

HWT. SAMMY CERVANTES (9)

Desert League championships: 1. Imperial Valley 128; 2. San Dieguito Academy 97; 3. Mountain. Empire 79; 4. Army-Navy Academy 54; 5. Calipatria 49; 6. Escondido Charter 24.

Grossmont Conference/South League: Monte Vista (wins by forfeit over Valhalla, finishes 5-0)

Valhalla scores upset pin in final match to defeat Monte Vista 42-31, secure tri-championship with Monte Vista and Granite Hills in Grossmont South League.

Dual matching #1 and #2 ranked teams in the San Diego Section: Poway 62, Vista 0

Carlsbad took second place at the 54-team Southern Section Blackwatch Tournament in Upland to Cibola of Arizona.

Poway dominated the field at this year's Clovis Shootout, considered the top dual meet tournament in the state. Poway defeated Crater Lake, Ore., ranked 18th in the nation, by a score of 43-18 in the finals. The Titans had entered the tournament ranked 34th in the nation by Amateur Wrestling News. Poway also defeated Buchanan, 63-6, Calvary Chapel, 53-6, and Clovis West, 58-9.