Unless Gilroy High is wrestling the best in the state or
country, anything else is just a showcase of the Mustangs’ talent.
Hosting Mid Cals this past weekend, the Mustangs ran roughshod over
the competition, winning the tournament with a score of 301 – 81
points more than second place Oak Ridge.
Unless Gilroy High is wrestling the best in the state or country, anything else is just a showcase of the Mustangs’ talent.
Hosting Mid Cals this past weekend, the Mustangs ran roughshod over the competition, winning the tournament with a score of 301 – 81 points more than second place Oak Ridge.
“We did very well,” GHS coach Armando Gonzalez said. “We scored the second highest points (in Gilroy history at Mid Cals), but our glass is half empty. … We’re going to another level (in practice now) because we’re a little disappointed with some of the matches we’ve lost.”
And people wonder why Gilroy wrestling is great.*The Mustangs’ big three – Jesse Delgado (114 pounds), Martin Gonzalez (121) and Hunter Collins (191) – each won their weight class, with Gonzalez and Collins taking Most Outstanding Wrestler awards for the lightweight and heavyweight divisions, respectively.
“I did what I was supposed to do,” Collins said of his pin in the final match, taking just 64 seconds. “I wrestled as hard as I could. I’m happy with how I did.”
Collins became the first person to ever win his division at the event all four years of high school.
Delgado controlled his match with Turlock’s Fabian Garcia from start to finish, despite the score finishing close at 6-3.
Tim Ibanez was the fourth Mustang to make the finals, but lost his match in a close decision. The showing was impressive considering it was Ibanez’ first tournament of the year.
“He’s in preseason form and other guys are peaking,” coach Gonzalez said. “For him to be in the finals indicates how talented he is.”
From top to bottom the Mustangs showcased overall talent, with eight individuals placing.
Vincent Aboytes and Travis Sakamoto each took fourth, while Ethan Ogle and Jesse Rogers both took sixth. Ogle and Rogers both could have finished higher had they performed the second day, but both sat out due to illness or injury.
Four wrestlers that didn’t place but added to Gilroy’s point total with victories were Jasmine Yanez (1-2 record), Tim Caspary (4-2), Adam Rosso (1-2) and Mike Penyacsek (4-2).
“Mike Penyacsek had a great tournament,” coach Gonzalez said. “He’s really a scrapper and I’m really proud of him.”
Penyacsek rallied with three wins after losing his second match of the tournament. He lost to his final opponent Saturday, keeping him just short of placing.
If Mid Cals is to be taken as an indicator of what form Gilroy wrestling will be in weeks from now at the Central Coast Section Championships in February, Gilroy can go ahead and order another section title banner for the gym. Coach Gonzalez said Mid Cals is far and away a tougher meet than CCS.
Gonzalez then added, “That says a lot when this tournament is the weakest on our schedule.”
After competing in national tournaments to start the year, the Mustangs have already gone through much tougher matches as a form of preparation for Mid Cals. The focus, however, is always on state.
On the way to state, the team should add its sixth-straight CCS title, with a very good chance of breaking the CCS team points record, set by Gilroy two years ago at 274.5.
With a total of 301 coming at Mid-Cals, the glass looks half-full. Unless you’re looking though coach Gonzalez’ eyes, of course.
Below are results for each GHS wrestler at Mid Cals:
105 – Jasmine Yanez’s place is unknown and has scored 6.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Jasmine Yanez (Gilroy) 2-2 received a bye (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Jose Ruiz (Watsonville) 15-10 won by tech fall over Jasmine Yanez (Gilroy) 2-2 (TF 15-0)
Cons. Round 2 – Jasmine Yanez (Gilroy) 2-2 received a bye (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 – Jasmine Yanez (Gilroy) 2-2 won by pin over Isaac Roque (El Diamante) 0-2 (Pin 2:57)
Cons. Round 4 – Mike Guzman (Buhach Colony) 23-11 won by pin over Jasmine Yanez (Gilroy) 2-2 (Pin 2:56)
114 – Jesse Delgado – 1st place, scored 43.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Jesse Delgado (Gilroy) 29-1 received a bye (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Jesse Delgado (Gilroy) 29-1 received a bye (Bye)
Champ. Round 3 – Jesse Delgado (Gilroy) 29-1 won by pin over Greg Barrier (Oak Ridge) 12-6 (Pin 1:42)
Quarterfinal – Jesse Delgado (Gilroy) 29-1 won by pin over Bacilio Monterroso (Lincoln) 28-3 (Pin 2:39)
Semifinal – Jesse Delgado (Gilroy) 29-1 won by decision over Aaron Ceballos (Mc Nair) 34-3 (Dec 12-5)
1st Place Match – Jesse Delgado (Gilroy) 29-1 won by decision over Fabian Garcia (Turlock) 25-5 (Dec 6-3)
121 – Martin Gonzalez – 1st place, scored 44.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Martin Gonzalez (Gilroy) 34-3 received a bye (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Martin Gonzalez (Gilroy) 34-3 won by pin over James Ramos (El Diamante) 7-4 (Pin 1:24)
Champ. Round 3 – Martin Gonzalez (Gilroy) 34-3 won by pin over Trevor Borello (Leigh) 24-10 (Pin 1:00)
Quarterfinal – Martin Gonzalez (Gilroy) 34-3 won by pin over Michael McChesney (Sobrato) 25-8 (Pin 3:26)
Semifinal – Martin Gonzalez (Gilroy) 34-3 won by major decision over Janik Santana (Prospect) 21-13 (Maj 17-5)
1st Place Match – Martin Gonzalez (Gilroy) 34-3 won by decision over Al Quenga (Overfelt) 31-4 (Dec 8-5)
127 – Tim Ibanez – 2nd place, scored 37.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Tim Ibanez (Gilroy) 10-3 received a bye (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Tim Ibanez (Gilroy) 10-3 won by pin over Ryan Schott (Saint Francis) 9-11 (Pin 0:54)
Champ. Round 3 – Tim Ibanez (Gilroy) 10-3 won by pin over Josh Wydler (Foothill) 10-4 (Pin 2:17)
Quarterfinal – Tim Ibanez (Gilroy) 10-3 won by major decision over John Libiran (Archbishop Riordan) 19-7 (Maj 19-8)
Semifinal – Tim Ibanez (Gilroy) 10-3 won by decision over Vince Waldhauser (Oak Ridge) 27-7 (Dec 9-6)
1st Place Match – Robin Miranda (Watsonville) 28-2 won by decision over Tim Ibanez (Gilroy) 10-3 (Dec 9-6)
137 – Adam Rosso – scored 5.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Marcus Ancira (Watsonville) 9-6 won by decision over Adam Rosso (Gilroy) 2-2 (Dec 9-2)
Cons. Round 1 – Adam Rosso (Gilroy) 2-2 received a bye (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 – Adam Rosso (Gilroy) 2-2 won by major decision over Julian Maravilla (Soledad) 0-2 (Maj 12-0)
Cons. Round 3 – Dennis Chan (Gunn) 14-9 won by decision over Adam Rosso (Gilroy) 2-2 (Dec 10-7)
142 – Vincent Aboytes – 4th place, scored 28.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Vincent Aboytes (Gilroy) 26-8 received a bye (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Vincent Aboytes (Gilroy) 26-8 won by tech fall over Anthony Hunter (Seaside) 7-9 (TF 19-2)
Champ. Round 3 – Vincent Aboytes (Gilroy) 26-8 won by pin over Justin Harrison (Sobrato) 20-8 (Pin 5:38)
Quarterfinal – Vincent Aboytes (Gilroy) 26-8 won by pin over Dylan Frazee (Turlock) 32-9 (Pin 3:53)
Semifinal – Travis Gallegos (Foothill) 30-10 won by pin over Vincent Aboytes (Gilroy) 26-8 (Pin 5:09)
Cons. Semi – Vincent Aboytes (Gilroy) 26-8 won by decision over Henry Ma (Piedmont Hills) 30-7 (Dec 3-2)
3rd Place Match – Kyle Souza (Ripon) 24-7 won by decision over Vincent Aboytes (Gilroy) 26-8 (Dec 5-3)
147 – Travis Sakamoto – 4th place, scored 26.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Travis Sakamoto (Gilroy) 20-10 received a bye (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Travis Sakamoto (Gilroy) 20-10 won by pin over Andy Martinez (Lincoln) 3-7 (Pin 0:52)
Champ. Round 3 – Travis Sakamoto (Gilroy) 20-10 won by major decision over Maycen Gillespie (Sobrato) 2-2 (Maj 16-3)
Quarterfinal – Travis Sakamoto (Gilroy) 20-10 won by decision over Kyle Evans (Foothill) 18-13 (Dec 3-1)
Semifinal – Johnathan White (Buhach Colony) 25-7 won by decision over Travis Sakamoto (Gilroy) 20-10 (Dec 3-2)
Cons. Semi – Travis Sakamoto (Gilroy) 20-10 won by decision over Greg Hartman (Los Banos) 27-11 (Dec 9-3)
3rd Place Match – Steven Gathard (Redwood) 28-6 won by decision over Travis Sakamoto (Gilroy) 20-10 (Dec 2-1)
154 – Tim Caspary – scored 13.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Tim Caspary (Gilroy) 4-2 won by pin over David Poole (Piedmont Hills) 15-10 (Pin 5:42)
Champ. Round 2 – Tim Caspary (Gilroy) 4-2 won by pin over Austin Casey (Soquel) 18-7 (Pin 3:03)
Champ. Round 3 – Joe Madison (Mc Nair) 30-8 won by pin over Tim Caspary (Gilroy) 4-2 (Pin 3:45)
Cons. Round 4 – Tim Caspary (Gilroy) 4-2 won by pin over Brian Taylor (Gunn) 7-10 (Pin 3:24)
Cons. Round 5 – Tim Caspary (Gilroy) 4-2 won by major decision over Josh Barnaby (Pleasant Grove) 3-2 (Maj 22-9)
Cons. Round 6 – Tyler Edwards (Monterey) 33-3 won by decision over Tim Caspary (Gilroy) 4-2 (Dec 10-5)
162 – Michael Penyascek – scored 14.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Michael Penyascek (Gilroy) 5-2 won by pin over Adrian Tomayo (Soledad) 0-2 (Pin 1:23)
Champ. Round 2 – Nic Giaccia (Gunn) 24-3 won by major decision over Michael Penyascek (Gilroy) 5-2 (Maj 12-1)
Cons. Round 2 – Michael Penyascek (Gilroy) 5-2 received a bye (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 – Michael Penyascek (Gilroy) 5-2 won by decision over Max Simon (Palo Alto) 15-14 (Dec 10-4)
Cons. Round 4 – Michael Penyascek (Gilroy) 5-2 won by pin over Marty Rayburn (Aptos) 19-9 (Pin 4:04)
Cons. Round 5 – Michael Penyascek (Gilroy) 5-2 won by pin over Michael Baxter (Turlock) 19-14 (Pin 3:57)
Cons. Round 6 – Tyler Grandal (Kingsburg) 25-12 won by decision over Michael Penyascek (Gilroy) 5-2 (Dec 9-4)
173 – Ethan Ogle – 6th place, scored 18.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Ethan Ogle (Gilroy) 21-9 received a bye (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Ethan Ogle (Gilroy) 21-9 won by major decision over Daniel Potts (Harbor) 0-2 (Maj 13-4)
Champ. Round 3 – Ethan Ogle (Gilroy) 21-9 won by major decision over John Dutto (Junipero Serra) 17-10 (Maj 14-3)
Quarterfinal – Ethan Ogle (Gilroy) 21-9 won by decision over Bryan Eskew (Kingsburg) 28-4 (Dec 10-5)
Semifinal – Drew Toney (Saint Francis) 30-6 won by decision over Ethan Ogle (Gilroy) 21-9 (Dec 5-2)
Cons. Semi – James Kelleher (Buhach Colony) 29-7 won by forfeit over Ethan Ogle (Gilroy) 21-9 (FF)
5th Place Match – Bryan Eskew (Kingsburg) 28-4 won by injury default over Ethan Ogle (Gilroy) 21-9 (I-D)
191 – Hunter Collins – 1st place, scored 46.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Hunter Collins (Gilroy) 33-1 received a bye (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Hunter Collins (Gilroy) 33-1 won by pin over Carlos Delcarman (Lincoln) 4-6 (Pin 0:34)
Champ. Round 3 – Hunter Collins (Gilroy) 33-1 won by pin over Cody DeSilva (El Diamante) 12-9 (Pin 0:57)
Quarterfinal – Hunter Collins (Gilroy) 33-1 won by pin over Jarrod Bothwell (Oak Ridge) 22-11 (Pin 2:25)
Semifinal – Hunter Collins (Gilroy) 33-1 won by tech fall over Wade Jackson (Kingsburg) 28-7 (TF 16-1)
1st Place Match – Hunter Collins (Gilroy) 33-1 won by pin over Hanna Malak (Junipero Serra) 31-5 (Pin 1:04)
217 – Jesse Rogers – 6th place, scored 20.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Jesse Rogers (Gilroy) 29-10 received a bye (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Jesse Rogers (Gilroy) 29-10 won by pin over David Arroyo (Soledad) 0-2 (Pin 2:41)
Champ. Round 3 – Jesse Rogers (Gilroy) 29-10 won by pin over Steven Sellers (Quincy) 10-5 (Pin 2:25)
Quarterfinal – Jesse Rogers (Gilroy) 29-10 won by decision over George Dunlap (Soquel) 14-6 (Dec 9-4)
Semifinal – Drew Meulman (Saint Francis) 34-5 won by decision over Jesse Rogers (Gilroy) 29-10 (Dec 2-1)
Cons. Semi – Josh Wood (Modoc) 35-3 won by decision over Jesse Rogers (Gilroy) 29-10 (Dec 5-2)
5th Place Match – Hunter Baird (Palma) 30-8 won by injury default over Jesse Rogers (Gilroy) 29-10 (I-D)
View more photos of GHS Mid Cal Finals at our photo gallery.
Hunter Collins vs Hanna Malak (Junipero Serra)
Tim Ibanez vs. Robin Miranda (Watsonville)
