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Damian Calhoun. Sports Newsroom Assistant.

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Josh Medina’s freshman wrestling season is off to an impressive start.

Medina, from Servite, followed up his title at the Clovis West Shootout with a dominating two-day performance at the Mann Classic, winning all five matches by fall.

Medina (120) on Saturday was selected Lower Weight MVP of the tournament at Santiago Canyon College.

“The biggest adjustment from kids to high school is focusing more on technique and less on strength,” Medina said. “When you get to high school, everyone is stronger, so you really have to get down to the basics and kind of more into the little details.”

Saturday, he pinned Cameron Owen of Paloma Valley in 2:25, and then in the final he ended his match with a first-period pin against Capistrano Valley’s Andres Gonzalez.

“In the past two tournaments, I’ve been trying to focus on my set ups and shots, because that’s something you’re really going to need as you get to CIF, Masters and State,” he said.

Medina made a big move in the state rankings following last week, catapulting from 27th to seventh.

“Very solid, very talented young man,” Servite coach Alan Clinton said. “He has some great skill and if he keeps it all together, he’s going to be an unbelievable wrestler all the way through.”

Medina is one of several freshmen and sophomores stepping into the Servite lineup this year. He gains the confidence just being in the varsity lineup.

“The difference with us, is when you make that Team 1 group, you’re not a freshman or sophomore, you’re a varsity wrestler,” Clinton said. “We kind of treat it like college. We don’t look at your grade level. When people say he’s a freshman, we look at it as, he’s a Servite wrestler.”

Servite had another champion as heavyweight Levi Ball-Bryant won his weight class.

The Friars finished with 207.5 points with eight medalists, but that wasn’t enough to overtake Mayfair of Lakewood.

The Monsoons began the second day with the lead and finished with three champions and 10 overall medalists to claim the title.

The weekend afforded Clinton with an early look at Mayfair as both teams are grouped in the Coastal Division for the CIF-SS Individual Championships.

“It was good us to see them in this tournament situation because that will give us something to work on,” he said. “It went back-and-forth all day long. For us, I thought we had a good weekend. I think the kids improved.”

Teddy Okada (126) and Troy Madrigal (145) were finalists for the Friars.

Santa Ana finished fourth overall (137 points). The Saints had two individual champions (Ricardo Solorio, 132 and Joey Daniel, 220).

Canyon’s Jared Fernandez (170) was the other county individual champion.

Cypress finished sixth in the standings. The Centurions had six medalists.

At the West Coast Classic:

Trabuco Hills’ Brian Hernandez earned Lower Weight MVP honors, winning the 132-pound title at Rosemead High.

Trey Munoz (132), Matt Roxas (138) and Justin Sarabia (145) also won titles for the Mustangs, who finished second overall to Santiago of Corona (276-264.5).

Contact the writer: dcalhoun@scng.com