Wrestling:
Thanks to Damien for these results of area wrestlers at this past weekend’s CIF-SS Southern Division Individuals.
There was one individual champ and four runner-up finishes.
Damien’s Nathan Solorio continued his excellence on Saturday.
Solorio improved to 43-1 after securing the 113-pound championship.
Solorio won his first four matches via pinfall.
Three of the four came in less than one minute.
Solorio would dominated Etiwanda’s Deegan Bell, 17-0, in the 113-pound title bout.
The Damien star is ranked No. 13 in the state at his weight class.
Etiwanda finished fourth as a program, including runners up at 106, 113 and 285 pounds.
Before dropping his title bout, Bell had gone 3-0 with two pins and a major decision.
At 106 pounds, Hesperia’s David Preciado pinned Etiwanda’s Nathaniel Garcia at 3:08.
Garcia has wins via decision, tech fall and one pin.
EHS heavyweight Carlos Sutton fell narrowly, 4-1, to Centennial’s Angel Rodriguez in the 285-pound title bout.
Sutton pinned three opponents and had a tech fall in the other.
Xavier Brooks (Laguna Beach) pinned Damien’s Daniel Caso at 1:02 in their 215-pount title tilt.
Caso pinned two early competitors and had one decision victory.
The following are results from local wrestlers:
106 Pounds:
2nd Place – Nathaniel Garcia of Etiwanda
3rd Place – Ricardo Quiros of Roosevelt
4th Place – David Morales of Chino Hills
1st Place Match: David Preciado (Hesperia) pinned Nathaniel Garcia (Etiwanda) at 3:08
3rd: Ricardo Quiros (Roosevelt) def. David Morales (Chino Hills), 17-0
113:
1st Place – Nathan Solorio of Damien
2nd Place – Deegan Bell of Etiwanda
6th Place – Jude Jemison of Rancho Cucamonga
8th Place – Israel Deniz of Los Osos
1st: Nathan Solorio (Damien) def. Deegan Bell (Etiwanda), 17-0
5th: Carlos Rodriguez (Elsinore) def. Jude Jemison (Rancho Cucamonga), 8-4
7th: Shane Ramirez (Norco) def. Israel Deniz (Los Osos), 4-3
120:
4th Place – Lorenzo Jauregui of Upland
7th Place – Naveen Baby of Etiwanda
3rd: Maddox Hazard (Sultana) def. Lorenzo Jauregui (Upland), 8-1
7th: Naveen Baby (Etiwanda) won by medical forfeit over Ruben Reyes (Oak Hills)
126:
7th Place – Ayden Michael of Etiwanda
7th: Ayden Michael (Etiwanda) won by forfeit over Jeremiah Castillo (West Valley)
132:
8th Place – Maddox Bunchamroeun of Los Osos
7th: Keon Rezazadeh (Northwood) def. Maddox Bunchamroeun (Los Osos), 6-4
138:
4th Place – Jacob Solano of Etiwanda
3rd: Eion Jackson (Hesperia) won by medical forfeit over Jacob Solano (Etiwanda)
144:
4th Place – Luke Jelus of Etiwanda
3rd: Caden Camacho (Woodbridge) def. Luke Jelus (Etiwanda) in sudden victory
150:
5th Place – Nate Robolloso of Etiwanda
7th Place – Noah Rivas of Los Osos
5th: Nate Robolloso (Etiwanda) pinned Anthony Gonzalez (Norco) at 3:41
7th: Noah Rivas (Los Osos) won by injury default over Islam Almazbekov (University)
157:
3rd Place – Russell Johl of Los Osos
3rd: Russell Johl (Los Osos) def. Sebastian Parada (Centennial (Corona), 5-0
165:
4th Place – Roberto Santos of Chino Hills
3rd: Ishaan Sekhon (Woodbridge)pinned Roberto Santos (Chino Hills) at 3:57
175:
5th Place – Dezi Fernandez of Los Osos
8th Place – Jayden Cervantez of Etiwanda
5th: Dezi Fernandez (Los Osos) pinned Mohammed Saeedi (Buena Park) at 2:37
7th: Antonio Arias (Corona) def. Jayden Cervantez (Etiwanda), 4-3
190:
5th Place – Anson Roberts of Upland
6th Place – Jeremy Brieske of Etiwanda
7th Place – Jullen Garcia-Apodaca of Los Osos
5th: Anson Roberts (Upland) pinned Jeremy Brieske (Etiwanda) at 2:21
7th: Jullen Garcia-Apodaca (Los Osos) pinned Acosta Ramon (Godinez) at 2:23
215:
2nd Place – Daniel Caso of Damien
6th Place – Elijah Juarez of Etiwanda
1st: Xavier Brooks (Laguna Beach) pinned Daniel Caso (Damien) at 1:02
5th: Eddy Rivera (Norco) def. Elijah Juarez (Etiwanda), 10-2
285:
2nd Place – Carlos Sutton of Etiwanda
4th Place – Brayden Kilgore of Rancho Cucamonga
7th Place – Aidan Abundis of Upland
1st: Angel Rodriguez (Centennial (Corona) def. Carlos Sutton (Etiwanda), 4-1
3rd: Buyantogtokh Baasanbayar (Irvine) won by injury default over Brayden Kilgore (Rancho Cucamonga)
7th: Aidan Abundis (Upland) def. Gavin Ebmeyer (Apple Valley), 6-5
Area Team Scores:
4th: Etiwanda (201.5)
9th: Los Osos (113)
12th: Damien (65.5)
13th: Upland (64.5)
15th: Chino Hills (55.5)
23rd: Rancho Cucamonga (38)
All 14 CIF-SS Southern Division Title Bouts:
106 Pounds: David Preciado (Hesperia) pinned Nathaniel Garcia (Etiwanda) at 3:08.
113: Nathan Solorio (Damien) def. Deegan Bell (Etiwanda), 17-0.
120: Samuel Jimenez (Roosevelt) def. James Fukuchi (Cerritos), 11-6.
126: Jackson Humphrey (Sultana) def. Jesse Quiroz (Roosevelt), 7-2.
132: Cael Humphrey (Sultana) pinned Aidan Mueller (Corona) at 1:30.
138: Julian Espinoza (Cerritos) def. Cameron James (Centennial), 24-9.
144: Rocco Godinez (Centennial) pinned Lucas Hernandez (Santiago) at 1:27.
150: Emiliano Hernandez (Hesperia) def. Jesse Jimenez (Centennial), 11-0.
157: Jonathan Ugarte (Hesperia) def. Ethan Zabala (Norco), 8-4.
165: Leon Murphy (Santiago) def. Jonsea Garcia (Roosevelt), 7-1.
175: Keshaun White (Centennial) def. Max Stevenson (Hesperia), 15-6.
190: Jaxsen Cooke (Norco) def. William Martinez Gutierrez (Centennial), 19-5.
215: Xavier Brooks (Laguna Beach) pinned Daniel Caso (Damien) at 1:02.
285: Angel Rodriguez (Centennial) def. Carlos Sutton (Etiwanda), 4-1.
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