Photos by RT Tolentino
Wrestling:
Walnut had a huge Saturday at the Montclair (Bob Bellot) Tournament.
The Mustangs claimed seven individual titles and totaled 275 points.
That was 102 points more than second-place Northview.
Walnut’s Ronnie Ramirez (113), Christian Garcia (126), Aaron Contreras (132), Noah Lopez (138), Brentley Macamay (144), Joseph Contreras (165) and 215-pound Frank Emeterio all won their weight class.’
Northview’s (173 team points) Elijah Butler and Aiden Pacheco pinned their way in 106 and 175 pound title matches.
Rancho Cucamonga’s Jayden Espinoza defeated Walnut’s Matthew Palacios in the 150-pound title bout.
Montclair’s Freddy Suri claimed a 5-1 victory over David Lopez (Buena) to secure the 157-pound weight class.
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Team Points (Top-10):
1-Walnut (275)
2-Northview (173)
3-RCHS (147)
4-Cajon (123.5)
5-Montclair (122.5)
6-Buena (111.5)
7-Cimarron (105)
8-Rio Mesa (102)
9-Santa Fe (100)
10-Redlands East Valley (97)
106 Pounds:
Title Match: Elijah Butler pinned Benicio Thome at 4:16.
1st Place – Elijah Butler of Northview
2nd Place – Benicio Thome of Bishop Amat
3rd Place – Samuel Olivier of Notre Dame
3rd Place – Matt Hernandez of Rio Mesa
5th Place – Anthony Diaz of Rancho Cucamonga
5th Place – Marcus Morales of Walnut
113:
Title Match: Ronnie Ramirez pinned Jesse Hernandez at 0:22.
1st Place – Ronnie Ramirez of Walnut
2nd Place – Jesse Hernandez of Santa Fe
3rd Place – Daniel Godinez of Rio Mesa
3rd Place – Evan Slaughter of Cimarron
5th Place – Jeremy Rios of Northview
5th Place – Luke Black of Temecula Valley
120:
Title Match: Marques Johnson pinned Elias Casas at 0:14.
1st Place – Marques Johnson of Cimarron
2nd Place – Elias Casas of Cajon
3rd Place – Camilo Ramirez of Walnut
3rd Place – J Bigueja of Montclair
5th Place – Caiden Meyers-Medina of Rancho Cucamonga
5th Place – Isaiah Duarte of Colony
126:
Title Match: Christian Garcia pinned Henry Arellano at 1:23.
1st Place – Christian Garcia of Walnut
2nd Place – Henry Arellano of Northview
3rd Place – Rylan Pedroza of Buena
3rd Place – Talon Spry of Rancho Cucamonga
5th Place – Elias Flores of Northview
5th Place – Mitchell Orozco of Cimarron
132:
Title Match: Aaron Contreras pinned Jacob Matthews at 0:27.
1st Place – Aaron Contreras of Walnut
2nd Place – Jacob Matthews of Los Osos
3rd Place – Luke Jelus of Rancho Cucamonga
3rd Place – Aaron Olvera of Arroyo
5th Place – Noah Alamo of Northview
5th Place – Aiden Mckibben of Redlands Eastvalley
138:
Title Match: Noa Lopez pinned Marcus Kuo at 4:55.
1st Place – Noah Lopez of Walnut
2nd Place – Marcus Kuo of Arroyo
3rd Place – Ryan Libunao of Claremont
3rd Place – Ricky Manriquez of Santa Fe
5th Place – Tristan Tyner of Colony
5th Place – Dayonme Dixon of Los Altos
144:
Title Match: Brentley Macamay def. Eddie Guzman, 17-1.
1st Place – Brentley Macamay of Walnut
2nd Place – Eddie Guzman of Ontario
3rd Place – Ethan Diaz of Rancho Cucamonga
3rd Place – Imanuel Flores of Santa Fe
5th Place – Rockoe Martinez of Buena
5th Place – Keiden Swenseid of Rio Mesa
150:
Title Match: Jayden Espinoza def. Matthew Palacios, 17-7.
1st Place – Jayden Espinoza of Rancho Cucamonga
2nd Place – Matthew Palacios of Walnut
3rd Place – Robert Santos of Chino Hills
3rd Place – Miguel Moreno of Rio Mesa
5th Place – Josiah Castillo of Santa Fe
5th Place – Conner Thurston of Temecula Valley
157:
Title Match: Freddy Suri def. David Lopez, 5-1.
1st Place – Freddy Suri of Montclair
2nd Place – David Lopez of Buena
3rd Place – Angel Torres of Bloomington
3rd Place – Gavyn Hogan of Temecula Valley
5th Place – Eric Rodriguez of Cajon
5th Place – Matthew Miller of Redlands Eastvalley
165:
Title Match: Joseph Contreras pinned Luke Snyder at 0:27.
1st Place – Joseph Contreras of Walnut
2nd Place – Luke Snyder of Los Altos
3rd Place – Andrew Tsoy of Walnut
3rd Place – Noah Mancilla of Redlands Eastvalley
5th Place – Demetrius Chambers of Indian Springs
5th Place – Isaiah Vazquez of Rancho Cucamonga
175:
Title Match: Aiden Pacheco pinned Richard Buenrostro at 4:49.
1st Place – Aiden Pacheco of Northview
2nd Place – Ricardo Buenrostro of Bloomington
3rd Place – Nathaniel Naranjo of Cajon
3rd Place – Keenan Gibson of Buena
5th Place – Noah Barajas of Santa Fe
5th Place – Rex Topete of South Hills
190:
Title Match: Brett Williamson pinned Manuel Garza at 3:31.
1st Place – Brett Williamson of Moorpark
2nd Place – Manuel Garza of Bloomington
3rd Place – Sabastian Esparza of Bishop Amat
3rd Place – Luke Chiarini of Tustin
5th Place – Idan Navarro of Montclair
5th Place – Richie Munoz of Bishop Amat
215:
Title Match: Frank Emeterio def. Sebastian Ramirez, 7-4.
1st Place – Frank Emeterio of Walnut
2nd Place – Sebastian Ramirez of Montclair
3rd Place – AJ Beserra of Los Osos
3rd Place – Damion Ortiz of Cajon
5th Place – David Perez of Rio Mesa
5th Place – Noah Huss of Moorpark
285:
Title Match: Israel Delgado def. Greg Llamas, 1-0.
1st Place – Israel Delgado of Redlands East Valley
2nd Place – George Llamas of Montclair
3rd Place – Diego Ventura of Redlands East Valley
3rd Place – Gabe Velasco of Northview
5th Place – Andrew Hernandez of Cajon
5th Place – Vince Rodarte of South Hills
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