Boys & Girls Wrestling:
Photos by RT Tolentino
Saturday’s CIF State Schedule:
Consolation at 9 am
Championship semifinal at 10:30 am
Championship finals at 6:15 pm
Day 2 of 3:
Boys:
Ronnie Ramirez, 113-Pounder from Walnut:
Quarterfinal: Ramirez (113) def. Aaron Silva (Cal Chapel), 11-3.
Sat morning’s semifinal: Ramirez vs Edwin Sierra of Poway.
Sierra defeated Mason Carrillo (Royal), 7-1, in Friday’s quarterfinal match.
Mario Sandoval (132) from Northview:
Sandoval defeated Benjamin Wimberly of San Clemente, 2-0.
Semifinal: Sandoval battles Daniel Zepeda of Gilroy.
Zepeda pinned Brandon Eusebio of Rancho Bernardo at 3:29.
Girls:
Anaya Falcon (106) of Walnut:
Falcon defeated Sophia Cornish (Tesoro), 5-1.
Semifinal: Falcon will face Diana Gonzalez of Buchanan.
Gonzalez claimed a 7-2 victory over Aleena Nguyen of Central Catholic.
Deandra Meza, 111 of Walnut:
Meza pinned Karma Pugh (Buchanan) at 1:10.
She will face Kiely Tabaldo (Menlo), who won a 14-0 major decision over McKaylah Youngblood of Vintage.
Samantha Sachs, Glendora 121-pounder:
Quarterfinal: Sachs defeated Kaitlin Castro of Walnut, 7-2.
Semifinal: Sachs faces Lilly Avalos (Pitman).
Avalos pinned Lauren Zaragoza (Brawley) at 3:49.
Johanna Forman, 150-pounder, Northview:
Forman pinned Emma Contreras (Mount Miguel) at 0:34.
Forman will face Avangel Turner of Davis.
Turner pinned Kira De Brito (La Canada) at 2:00.
Juliana Marquez (160) of San Dimas:
Marquez defeated Audrey Chavez of Golden Valley, 6-4, in the quarters.
Semifinal: Marquez will go head-to-head with Leilani Lemus of Clovis.
Lemus stuck Sophia Yurkovich (Liberty) at 3:26.
Jordan Carrillo (160) of Walnut:
Carrillo defeated Destiny Ware (San Marcos), 7-0.
She will face Vida Beckel (Cypress), who pinned Kiley McClain (Rancho Buena Vista) at 3:03.
Kaley Rice (170) from San Dimas:
Rice pinned Julissa Perez (Mira Monte) at 4:22.
Semifinal: Rice and Kathryn Hingano (Rio Linda) meet up with a spot in the finals at stake.
Hingano defeated Jolette Torres (Windsor), 6-1.
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Quotable:
Glendora coach, David Hester: “Samantha has always been one of the most athletic and mentally tough competitors around. However, that has sometimes worked against her in the past when she gets impatient. The biggest improvement in her wrestling recently has been in her discipline to execute a game plan. She understands what the other coaches and wrestlers are trying to do to her and doesn’t fall into traps. She can adjust her pace and choices to match the situation much better now.”
San Dimas coach, Jesse Jaime: “Both girls wrestled with nothing to lose attitude. Juliana gutted it out and changed the pace to win it in OT. Kaley forced her opponent to make the little mistakes and capitalize off of them, ending it with a pin.”
Glendora sophomore, Sam Sachs: “My mindset going into my quarters match was that I had to put it all out there. I knew I needed to be disciplined and I knew I wanted it more than her. I believe that to win I was able to work through all of my positions and score whenever I was given the opportunity. I feel good going into tomorrow’s match, and by no means will it be easy, but I am going into the match ready and prepared. I’m going to leave it all out on the mat tomorrow. I know that my opponent is a very experienced wrestler and tends to go to lots of underhooks to set up her offense. I am excited to go out there and give it my best shot!”
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