Prep Roundup: Dec. 15

Two Mustangs made their wrestling debut this past weekend and they picked up first place finishes in the process. 
Nick Aguilar, 106, and Alex Felix, 138, both took home first place finishes at the tough Clovis West Shootout tournament Dec. 13 in Clovis. Eight Gilroy wrestlers placed at the tournament in addition to Christopher senior Alex Garcia taking second place for the Cougars. 
Aguilar topped Clovis High’s Wyatt Cornelison with a 6-5 decision for his inaugural win in a Mustangs uniform. Felix, who was wrestling for the B team, topped Aaron Mora of Clovis West for a 2-1 decision in his finals match. 
Christopher’s senior standout Alex Garcia finished second in 170-pound action. Garcia took Clovis High’s Dominic Kincaid to a tiebreaker, but was bested 2-1. 
Gilroy’s Mark Penyascek also took second after losing a 7-3 decision to Adam Prentice from Clovis in the finals. His twin brother, Matt Penyascek, finished third at 182, beating Servite High’s Michael Vasquez with a 5-1 decision. 
Gavin Melendez, wrestling at 120, also took third for Gilroy. Melendez won by fall at 5:59 over Keith Ho from Millis High in his final match. Jesse Vasquez took fourth in his 132 match-up with Jacob Wright from Dinuba. Wright took the tiebreaker from the Gilroy wrestler with a 2-1 final. 
Joseph Delgado, who was also making his wrestling debut, took fifth after winning by fall at 4:00 over Del Oro’s Evan Minturn. Tony Andrade, another Gilroy freshman, also took fifth after beating Victor Valley’s Austin Fifer by fall at 2:00. 
The Mustangs will return to the mat at the Coast Classic Dec. 29 and 30 at Aptos. Christopher will compete in the Reno Tournament Friday and Saturday.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Cougars top Gunderson
The Christopher boys basketball team played four straight days of intense games and it all kicked off with Gunderson Wednesday. 
The Cougars topped the Grizzlies 59-57 in a thriller to pick up their first home win of the season. 
Chad Hartman led Christopher with 29 points—including six 3-pointers—in addition to six rebounds and four assists. Dillon Day posted 14 points and Alec Cordova added 10. 
Christopher trailed Gunderson 38-32 at the half and were held to just nine points in the third quarter. The Cougars defense did its job, however, and held its opponent to just seven points in that frame. The team was able to shut the door on the Grizzlies by posting 18 points in the fourth. 
The Cougars then took on Oakwood, which they lost to 52-44 to open the Bob Hagen Tournament Thursday. They rebounded with back-to-back wins against Seaside (54-46) and Santa Teresa (71-35) to claim the consolation championship crown. Full stories from these games can be read online. 
Christopher (5-2) will host Soledad at 7 p.m. Wednesday before breaking for the Christmas holiday. 
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Carmel edges Gilroy
Gilroy lost its final game of the Watsonville Tournament by a single point, falling 28-27 to Carmel Saturday. 
Stats from this game are not yet available. 
The Mustangs trailed 17-14 at the half, and was outscored 11-5 in the third. The Gilroy defense was stellar in the fourth, however, not allowing the Padres a single point. 
Gilroy will travel to Leland for a contest at 7 p.m. tonight. 
GIRLS SOCCER
Cougars fall to Live Oak, Burlingame
The Christopher girls soccer team was handed its first two loses of the season after losing Live Oak and Burlingame, respectively. 
The Cougars fell 2-0 to the Acorns Wednesday in Morgan Hill. Live Oak scored a goal in each half for the final.
Christopher then took on Burlingame in the Burlingame Tournament Saturday, only to be shutout 6-0. 
Stats from these games were not yet available. 
Christopher (2-2) will be back on the field at 5:45 p.m. Thursday to host Capuchino. 
Find out when and where your favorite Cougar and Mustangs are playing this week:
CHRISTOPHER
12.15 — Boys soccer vs. Pioneer, 5:30 p.m.; Girls basketball at Los Altos, 7 p.m.
12.17 — Boys basketball vs. Soledad, 7 p.m.
12.18 — Girls soccer vs. Capuchino, 5:45 p.m.
12.19 — Boys soccer vs. Live Oak, 5:30 p.m.; Wrestling at Reno Tournament, TBD
12.20 — Girls soccer at Burlingame Tournament, TBD; Wrestling at Reno Tournament, TBD

GILROY
12.15 — Girls soccer at Archbishop Mitty, 3:30 p.m.; Boys basketball at San Lorenzo Valley, 7 p.m.; Girls basketball at Leland, 7 p.m.
12.16 — Boys soccer vs. Silver Creek, 5:15 p.m.
12.18 — Girls soccer vs. Live Oak, 4 p.m.
12.19 — Boys soccer at LA Cathedral at De La Salle, 6 p.m.; Girls basketball at Yerba Buena, 7 p.m.
12.20 — Girls basketball at Monterey, 5 p.m.; Boys basketball vs. Pacific Grove, 7 p.m.