Wrestling:
Damien Tournament Results:
106 Pounds:
Champ Match: Reggie Fernandez (San Gorgonio) pinned Benecio Thome (Bishop Amat) at 4:45
106 Placers:
3rd Place – Nathan Valencia of Cerritos
4th Place – Jason Ybarra of Pacifica
5th Place – Lucas Camacho of Carter
6th Place – Joseph Torres of La Serna
7th Place – Lorenzo Pastrana of Valencia (Placentia)
8th Place – Agustin Franco of Channel Islands
113:
Elias Echeveste (Bonita) def. David Chum (Cerritos), 13-4
113 Placers:
3rd Place – Ethan Rodriguez of San Dimas
4th Place – Braydon Beckinger of Quartz Hill
5th Place – Adan Bautista of Pacifica
6th Place – Naveen Baby of Etiwanda
7th Place – Herberth Zelaya of Eastside
8th Place – Paul Bartels of Mark Keppel
120:
James Fukuchi (Cerritos) def. Matthew Truong (LS), 2-1
120 Placers:
3rd Place – Emanuel Lomeli of Bishop Amat
4th Place – Victor Saenz of Heritage (Romoland)
5th Place – Nico Vasquez of Bonita
6th Place – Ayden Michael of Etiwanda
7th Place – Kamari Baldelomar of San Dimas
8th Place – Sergio Escobedo of Bishop Amat
126:
Daniel Baeza (San Dimas) def. Julian Huerta (Chaparral), 18-1
126 Placers:
3rd Place – Brody Sloat of Chino Hills
4th Place – Jeremiah Gomez of Don Lugo
5th Place – hansel acte of Eisenhower
6th Place – Nery Lopez of Burroughs
7th Place – Nicholas Gallardo of Apple Valley
8th Place – Nathann Aguirre of La Serna
132:
Azuan Gonzales (Eisenhower) pinned Griffin Hettinga (AB Miller) at 1:18
132 Placers:
3rd Place – Dylan Garcia of Bonita
4th Place – Julian Espinoza of Cerritos
5th Place – Andrew-B Benavidez of Bonita
6th Place – Byron Benbow of Crespi
7th Place – Trenton Young of Apple Valley
8th Place – Matthew Guerrero of Carter
138:
Mathius Garza (Eisenhower) pinned Evan Contrano (He) at 1:36
138 Placers:
3rd Place – Dylan Kendall of Quartz Hill
4th Place – Brandon Guillen of Cerritos
5th Place – Logan Mojica of Rosemead
6th Place – Ivan Flores-Corral of Ab Miller
7th Place – AJ Hernandez of Bishop Amat
8th Place – Dylan Cervantes of La Serna
144:
Jeremy Ortiz (San Dimas) pinned Troy Leon (Apple Valley) in 48 seconds
144 Placers:
3rd Place – Noah Rivas of Los Osos
4th Place – Seth-B Nabong of Bonita
5th Place – Jacob De Leon of Upland
6th Place – Edward Gutierrez of Heritage (Romoland)
7th Place – Aidan-B Chaires of Bonita
8th Place – Garrison Choi of Cerritos
150:
Christopher Leon (Damien) def. Centrel Farmer (Chaparral), 10-5
150 Placers:
3rd Place – Jay Totanes of Vista
4th Place – Andy Sanchez of Heritage (Romoland)
5th Place – Robert Santos of Chino Hills
6th Place – Armaan Ahmed of Cerritos
7th Place – Cooper Moreno of Apple Valley
8th Place – Isaiah Murray of Quartz Hill
157:
Nathaniel Dominguez (Pacific) pinned Luke Gareis (Damien) at 3:54
157 Placers:
3rd Place – Joshua Guffey of Apple Valley
4th Place – Damian Hurtado of La Serna
5th Place – Vicente Tizoc of Chaparral
6th Place – Keigan Munoz of Valencia (Placentia)
7th Place – Dylan Khelghatian of San Dimas
8th Place – Jayden Bostick of Burroughs
165:
Zach Evans (Crespi) def. Trevor Bailey (Apple Valley), 7-5
165 Placers:
3rd Place – Luke Chavez of Rosemead
4th Place – Jihoon Choi of Cerritos
5th Place – Anthony Caso of Damien
6th Place – Donovan Morrison of San Dimas
7th Place – angelo Reyes of Don Lugo
8th Place – Carlos Jovel of Aquinas
175:
Evan Sepanlou (Quartz Hill) def. Cole Parra (Bonita), 14-3
175 Placers:
3rd Place – Fabio Lara of San Dimas
4th Place – Brayden Green of Burroughs
5th Place – Michael-B Martinez of Bonita
6th Place – Vincent Rusler of Los Osos
7th Place – Luka Castillo of Damien
8th Place – Salvador Bibian of Pacifica
190:
Michael Baeza (San Dimas) def. Roque Dominguez (San Dimas)
190 Placers:
3rd Place – Tyler Townhill of Quartz Hill
4th Place – Keith Warren of Upland
5th Place – Richard Munoz of Bishop Amat
6th Place – John Ramirez of Pacifica
7th Place – Malachi Lutu of Burroughs
8th Place – Kylan Noriega of Chino Hills
215:
Jayden Baer (Quartz Hill) pinned Caden Arellano (Damien) at 1:47
215: Placers:
3rd Place – Brandon Soldana of Eisenhower
4th Place – Nathaniel Flores of Valencia (Placentia)
5th Place – Ryan Alba of Damien
6th Place – Jesus Hernandez of Bishop Amat
7th Place – Troy Cisneros of Apple Valley
8th Place – Andrew Salvador of Chino Hills
285:
Angel Mercado (Crespi) pinned Jerry Carlos (Eisenhower) at 1:34
285 Placers:
3rd Place – Logan Riles of Quartz Hill
4th Place – Julian Gomez of Valencia (Placentia)
5th Place – Derek Shannon of Eastside
6th Place – Carlos Flores of Bishop Amat
7th Place – Ronald San Jose of Damien
8th Place – Isaac Mendoza of Chino Hills
Team Leaders:
1-San Dimas (219 team points)
2- Quartz Hill (200.5)
3-Cerritos (197.5)
4-Eisenhower (195)
5-Bonita (191.5)
6-Damien (191)
7-Apple Valley (176.5)
8-Bishop Amat (155)
9-Pacifica (154)
10-Chino Hills (146.5)
Other Local Schools:
17-Upland (88)
18-Los Osos (78)
25-Etiwanda (55)
27-RCHS (50.5)
28-Covina (40)
33-Charter Oak (20)
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