GILROY – A busy week for three Gilroy middle school wrestling
teams concluded last Thursday night at the Santa Clara County
Wrestling Championships, hosted by South Valley.
GILROY – A busy week for three Gilroy middle school wrestling teams concluded last Thursday night at the Santa Clara County Wrestling Championships, hosted by South Valley.
Solorsano, Brownell and South Valley combined to send 20 athletes into the County meet after they qualified in either first or second place two days earlier at the section finals.
When the mats were rolled up and the commotion had settled, eight Tigers, one Bruin and one Golden Eagle, were crowned champions in their respective weight classes.
The eight champions by South Valley tied a school record, head coach Armando Garcia said.
In all, 19 athletes from the local schools placed in the top three.
According to Garcia, the highlight of the night came courtesy of the 105-pound match between Alex Felix-Garcia of South Valley, and Bryce Clark of Fischer.
“Everybody was going hysterical at the end of it,” coach Garcia said.
The match went into quadruple overtime where Garcia was able to eek out a 2-1 victory.
Brownell’s Daniel Barboza won the 125-pound title and Raul Meza captured the 95-pound championship for Solorsano.
First Place
Weight:
75 pounds Jesse Vasquez, South Valley
80 Mario Kastl, South Valley
90 Jimmie Lopez, South Valley
95 Raul Meza, Solorsano
105 Alex Felix-Garcia, South Valley
110 Matthew Penyacsek, South Valley
115 Ralphy Rateez, South Valley
120 Victor Olmos, South Valley
125 Daniel Barboza, Brownell
135 Nico Villarreal, South Valley
Second Place
Weight:
95 Immanuel Salcedo, South Valley
120 Leon Carbone, Solorsano
125 Isaac Hernandez, South Valley
145 Lupe Jimenez, South Valley
Third Place
Weight:
70 Jordan Celestino, Solorsano
105 Austin Reichert, Solorsano
155 Danny Rodriguez, South Valley
175 Joseth Verdiguel, Brownell
235 Navi Pannu, South Valley
