Even without the
”
Little Man,
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Gilroy was able to win the 25th annual Mission San Jose
Tournament for the fourth straight year.
Even without the “Little Man,” Gilroy was able to win the 25th annual Mission San Jose Tournament for the fourth straight year.
With Jesse Delgado sidelined by asthma, Hunter Collins and Andres Barragan picked up the slack with each winning individual titles as the Mustangs racked up 162.50 points to finish ahead of College Park, with 144. Granada (125) and Clovis (124.50) followed.
“We wrestled real well and won another tournament,” GHS coach Armando Gonzalez said. “We beat the North (Coast) Section powerhouse teams. This is always a measuring stick to see if we’re capable of winning our section.”
Collins registered three pins, a technical fall and major decision to win at 173 and become the 10th wrestler to win three titles at the tournament. Defending state champions Nikko Triggas (121) of Campolindo and Jason Welch (162) of Las Lomas joined Collins as three-time champs. Barragan had three falls, a major decision and decision to win at 191.
Martin Gonzalez finished second at 121, falling to the nation’s No. 1 wrestler in the final, Nikko Triggas of Campolindo. Gonzalez registered a pin and two technical falls before being pinned by the Ohio State-bound Triggas in 3:10.
“It was good experience,” said Martin Gonzalez, ranked seventh in the state. “He’s a good wrestler. Our team did real well to win wrestling without Jesse.”
“Martin did well against Nikko,” Armando Gonzalez said. “You could see (Triggas) was wrestling 70 percent against his opponents until he faced Martin. He went 100 percent in that match.”
Rudy Maldonado (132) and Ethan Ogle (162) each won their first three bouts to advance to the semifinals. When they lost their semifinal bouts, they were defaulted to finish sixth to keep their match counts in check. Austin Gubrud also finished sixth, winning four matches at 147. Jesse Rogers finished sixth at 217, winning three times before losing his last three bouts. He pinned his first two opponents in under one minute.
