2:29 p.m.
Here is the final update from Bakersfield and the CIF State Wrestling Tournament
Luciano Arroyo (Calvary Chapel) defeated Ethan Leake to take third place at 120 pounds. Esperanza’s Aaron Nagao finished fifth at 106. Troy Madrigal (Servite, 152) and Ethan Bakker (Los Alamitos, 220) were both eighth. Calvary Chapel’s Elijah Palacio (126) was also eighth.
Santa Ana’s Joey Daniel finished fourth at 220.
1:23 p.m.
Joey Daniel (Santa Ana) will also be going for third
12:32 p.m
Luciano Arroyo (calvary chapel) is going for third place. will face Ethan Leake of Buchanan.
12:16 p.m.
Aaron Nagao (Esperanza) will be in fifth place match
11:44 a.m.
Troy Madrigal (Servite) will be in seventh-place match and so will Ethan Bakker (Los Alamitos, 220).
11:30 a.m.
Elijah Palacio (Calvary Chapel) will be in the seventh-place match
10:55 a.m.
Luciano Arroyo’s semifinal match up now.
overtime for Fernandez and Perez at 170. takeodwn attempt for Perez. he wins. 5-3
Joey Daniel up 4-1
two point near fall for Belton. 5-0. reversal for Arroyo. 5-2 Belton. 6-2 end of 1.
MArshall down 4-1.
Daniel wins 4-2. he’s top 8.
escape Belton. 7-2.
Marshall down 7-2.
Arroyo down 7-2 going to third
Marshall is out.
Belton wins. Arroyo best is third place. no OC kids in finals
10:43 a.m.
Gerardo Hernandez loses by fall. he’s out.
Jared Fernandez down 3-0. Fernandez tied 3-3 in third period.still tied at 3s. late third
Kyle Marshall is coming out. he has Godinez from Foothill.
10:32 a.m
Gerardo Hernandez is on the mats at 182.
overtime for Madrigal and Grissom. takedown Madrigal. top 8
10:31 a.m.
Azar is up against Oscar Diaz from Selma. escape Diaz.
Madrigal down 2-0 to Grissom. takedown Grissom 4-1. takedown Madrigal. now 4-4. 5-4 escape Grissom. 6-4 Grissom.
Azar tied up 2-2. escape Azar. 3-2. takedown Diaz. 3-3. Overtime. Diaz gets takedown wins. 5-3. Azar is ont. Madrigal gets TD and ties it at 6-6
10:14
Palacio up 3-2 against Landeros. 3-pt nearfall. 6-2 Palacio.Palacio wins 8-2. top 8 of state
Anthony Le coming out shortly. He has Kiyono of Poway.
Takedown Kiyono. 2-0 end of 1. escape Kiyono. 3-0. 5-0 Kiyono end of 2.
Madrigal-Grissom coming up. they finished 2 and 3 at Masters last week.
Kiyono wins 7-0. Le is out.
9:52 a.m/.
Nagao up 6-2 against Wickard. heading to third period. Nagao wins 8-2. He’s top 8.
Elijah Palacio is coming out soon.
9:50 a.m.
Bakker has Ukiah’s Dylan Miles. Takedown Bakker. Escape Bakker 3-0 lead. 5-0 Bakker heading to third. 7-0 Bakker. he’s moving onto next round of consolation.
Aaron Nagao is already working in his fifth round of consolation match. winners of this round are top 8.
9:36 a.m.
Jared Fernandez wins 4-0.
Ethan Bakker (Los Alamitos, 220) will be out soon.
9:30 a.m.
Troy Madrigal up next against Gaxiola of Buchanan. takedown Madrigal. 2-0 madrigal end of 1. Escape Madrigal. 3-0.
Jared Fernandez (Canyon) is up next. I think I lost Sam Azar and the 160s. found him. other end of the floor.
Madrigal wins to stay in.
Azar gets fall to stay alive. Fernandez up 2-0 in third period
9:20 a..m.
Brown has Luis Ramos of Selma.
Brown leads 2-1. 2-2 Ramos escape. takedown Ramos. 4-2. near fall Ramos 7-2. check that. 6-2 Ramos.
Anthony Le won his match by fall. Meanwhile, Brown is in trouble. he’s gets stucked. Ramos by fall
9:12 a.m.
Munoz-Diaz on mats now. scoreless after 1. escape for Diaz. 1-0 Diaz headed to third period. up. Escape Munoz. 1-1. takedown Diaz. 3-1. 35 seconds left.Diaz eliminates Munopz, 3-1.
Josh Brown (Esperanza) coming up
9:00 a.m.
all Esperanza eyes are on the Santos-Wickard match. the winner faces Nagao next round.
8:53 a.m.
Trey Munoz (Trabuco Hills) will be the first OC wrestler up. He’s facing Ethan Diaz of Canyon springs. Diaz finished eighth at Masters last week.
8:32 a.m.
We’re back for Day 2 of the CIF Wrestling championships.
The schedule is a bit different this year. We’re starting with the fourth round of consolation, instead of right into the fifth round blood round.
The fourth-round guys need to win 2 to place. That list includes:
Trabuco Hills’ Trey Munoz (126)
Esperanza’s Josh Brown (132)
Laguna Hills’ Anthony Le (138)
Servite’s Troy Madrigal (152)
Aliso Niguel’s Sam Azar (160)
Canyon’s Jared Fernandez (182)
Los Alamitos’ Ethan Bakker (220)
The fifth-round guys need to win 1 to place. These were the guys that lost in the quarterfinals last night
Elijah Palacio, Calvary Chapel
Gerardo Hernandez, Capistrano Valley
Kyle Marshall, San Clemente
Joey Daniel, Santa Ana
And not to be excluded: Luciano Arroyo is the lone O.C. wrestler in the semifinals.
