Gilroy wins Mission San jose Invitational for third straight
year
First the Mustangs delivered a right hand hook that staggered the competition at the Overfelt Classic. Then they hit the 53 teams at the Mid-Cal Classic with an upper cut that sent them reeling. And then this weekend they delivered the knockout punch at the Mission San Jose Invitational, winning the tournament for the third straight year.
“We did great and I’m really proud of the way the guys wrestled. Five of our wrestlers made it to the finals, three took away titles and eight placed,” said head coach Armando Gonzalez. “We’re three time defending champions but never have we won by this sizable a margin. It’s difficult for us up there because we’re not part of the North coast section.”
The Gilroy wrestlers by weight class did as follows:
103 – pounds – Martin Gonzalez finished second to Kellan Aura of Liberty, ranked second in the state. Gonzalez trailed 1-0 in this match and threw Aura down for a takedown just after the buzzer sounded.
112 pounds – Nico Triggas beat Nico Naranjo for first place. Naranjo finished second.
125 pounds – Rudy Melddanado seeded sixth lost 2-1 and placed fourth.
130 pounds – Chris Krough failed to place after finishing third Mid-Cals
135 pounds – Dean Duanas won Nate Spangler 3-0
140 pounds – Armando Gonzalez beat Joey Wilson 9-2 to improve to 23-1 on the season.
171 pounds – Hunter Collins dominated through whole tournament and was awarded Most Outstanding Wrestler for the upper weight class.
189 pounds – Andres Barragan lost in overtime of the semifinals and placed fifth
215 pounds – Daniel Gamez placed fourth
Heavyweight – Luis Chavez lost in double overtime and was then pinned by the eventual third place winner.
Gilroy won the team title with 214 points, Granada finished second with 161 points and Foothill was third with 149 points.
The Mustangs host San Benito today and then play host to the TCAL tournament Saturday before turning their attention to the CCS tournament next week.
