CIF State Wrestling: The first day recap

Here is an update of the action from at the CIF State Wrestling tournament in Bakersfield. If you're looking for a result, contact me at dcalhoun@ocregister.com.

10:23 p.m.

The first day of the CIF State Wrestling Championships is finally in the books. There are four county wrestlers remaining in the championship bracket. Bobby Morales (Laguna Hills, 130), Morgan McIntosh (Calvary Chapel, 189), Tank Knowles (Calvary Chapel, 215) and Michael Manighalam (Calvary Chapel, 285)

There are seven in the consolation bracket: Tyler Adams (Tesoro, 112), Michael Vargas (El Dorado, 130), Charles Chavez (El Dorado, 140), Walker Slaugher (Irvine, 140), Sean Datte (Tesoro, 171), Preston Quam (San Clemente, 189) and Wyatt Baker (Servite, 285).  These guys will have to win their first match of the day to guarantee themselves a place in the top eight at state.

Morgan McIntosh started the day looking like he was going to pin all of his opponents, but couldn't stick Jordan Rubio of Righetti. It wasn't McIntosh's fault.

Tank Knowles was just as dominating, recording two victories by fall and another by major decision. He is on track to face JT Felix of Centennial of Corona in the finals. It will be the third time this season.

The surprise of the first day has to be Michael Manighalam. Manighalam knocked off the Nos. 2 and 5 ranked wrestlers to advance to the semifinals. He also said, he's the reason why McIntosh and Knowles are so good. I will post that story tomorrow.

7:43 p.m.

Charles Chavez (El Dorado, 140) is still in. He just recorded an 13-2 victory over Johnathan Gomez of Madera South. 

215: Michael Maierhofer (Capistrano Valley) is out.

285: Barry Gee (Fountain Valley) is alive.

At 152: Aaron Lopez (Edison) and Damon Couch (Santa Margarita) are both out.

Victor Diaz (Edison, 140) lost 5-4 to Chris Romero of Carlsbad. Diaz is out. Chad Scheaffer (Marina, 145) remains alive with an 8-4 victory. Scott Sire (160) is out.

At 189: Weston Hawkins (Edison) lost 8-0, he's out. Preston Quam (San Clemente) is still in and Paul Yoo (Cypress) is out.

Alec Robbie (Tesoro, 135) just wrapped up a major decision victory to remain in the tournament.

Cameron Carlberg (Santa Margarita, 125) is out, so is Peter Palacios (Calvary Chapel, 119) and Alex Fairbanks (Troy, 119). Blake Lowrie (Laguna Hills, 119) is still alive. Jared Fier (Santa Margarita, 103) is out. Tyler Adams (Tesoro, 112) is still in. Michael Vargas (El Dorado) is still in.

6:04 p.m.

Michael Manighalam (Calvary Chapel) just defeated the No. 5 heavyweight in the state Daniel Gusev, 6-1. Manighalam advances to the quarterfinals. Wow. That is big for Calvary Chapel.

Bad news for Calvary Chapel, Gavin McDonald (103) just got eliminated.

Also, Servite's Wyatt Baker advances with an 10-2 victory. Barry Gee (Fountain Valley stays alive.

5:45 p.m.

Morgan McIntosh just recorded pin No. 3 to advance to the quarterfinals. His opponent was Matt Dakin of Elk Grove, the fall came in 45 seconds. McIntosh looks all business.

Meanwhile, in the other 189 pound matches involving county wrestlers (because all five are on the floor at the same time):

Preston Quam lost to Adam Delagarza of Vacaville, by technical fall 19-4. Ivan Ortiz (Magnolia) is eliminated after losing to Logan Kellogg, 10-5. Weston Hawkins (Edison) stays alive with a 6-4 victory, late takedown scored there and Paul Yoo (Cypress) is still going strong defeating Ira Goosby of Oakland Tech, 5-1.

At 215: Tank Knowles (Calvary Chapel) just tech'd Scott Basil of Mt. Pleasant, 17-1. Also, Michael Maierhofer (Capistrano Valley) is still alive after a 9-4 victory over Dylan Orr.

I forgot to mention that Servite's Justin Levalle (171) was eliminated back in the consolation round 2.

5:27 p.m.

Scott Sire (Edison, 160) stayed alive with a victory by fall over Vinny Fasone of Casa Grande.

Carlos Arana (Esperanza, 160) just lost 3-1 to CJ Berry of Chico. Arana is eliminated.

At 171: Sean Datte (Tesoro) lost a 2-1 overtime match to Johnathan Beck of Rancho Bernado. Datte falls to the consolation bracket.

5:03 p.m.

Walker Slaughter (Irvine) advances to the quarters at 140 with a 5-2 victory over Jesse Baldazo of Liberty.

Kevin Maelfeyt (Trinity) defeated Victor Diaz of Edison by fall in 22 seconds at 140.

Also at 140, No. 6 Nathan Zarate (Selma) defeated No. 4 Charles Chavez, 11-4. Chavez drops down to consolation. I still think he's going to place. We'll see.

At 145, Chad Scheaffer (Marina) lost to Coleman Hammond of Bakersfield, 6-4 in overtime. Scheaffer falls to the consolation bracket.

At 152s: Damon Couch (Santa Margarita) recorded a major decision victory, 11-0 over Allen Chan of James Logan. Aaron Lopez (Edison) and Ty Eison of Hoover were tied at 6-6 at the end of regulation. In overtime, Lopez scored a takedown to win.

Alec Robbie (Tesoro, 135) lost to No. 7 Spencer Hill of Buchanan, 7-3 to fall into the consolation bracket.

4:14 p.m.

Bobby Morales (Laguna Hills, 130) advanced to the quarterfinals. I believe I heard the announcer say by injury default. He was facing Chris Calcagno of Clovis North.

All three county wrestlers at 119 pounds (Alex Fairbanks, Blake Lowrie and Peter Palacios) have been knocked to the consolation bracket.

Tyler Adams (Tesoro, 112) is still alive as is Michael Vargas (El Dorado, 130).

Fairbanks lost No. 4 Fabian Garcia (Turlock), Lowrie lost to No. 6 Gabe Brown (Poway) and Palacios was defeated by No. 2 Bryan Grubbs (La Costa Canyon).

The same for Cameron Carlberg (Santa Margarita, 125).

3:10 p.m.

Calvary Chapel's Gavin McDonald (103) trailed in consolation round 2 match against Kendal Klette, 8-4 in the third period. McDonald scored a two-point reversal and then a three-point near fall to pull out a 9-8 victory to stay in the tournament.

2:46 p.m.

Tyler Adams (Tesoro, 112) stayed alive with a victory by fall against Wayland Zhou of Oakland. Adams won by fall. Michael Vargas (El Dorado, 130) defeated Devin Nanik of Bret Harte, 13-5, to stay in the tournament.

Carlos Arana (Esperanza, 160) defeated Drake Dorowski of El Camino, 11-8. His Sunset League counterpart, Scott Sire (Edison) also stayed alive with a victory by fall at 160 as did Weston Hawkins (Edison, 189).

Justin Levalle (Servite) is still in the tournament with an 8-6 victory at 171, as did Michael Maierhofer (Capistrano Valley, 215).

However, Erick Zumwalt (Edison, 135) was defeated by Josh Lowe of Atascadero, 5-2. That is Zumwalt's second loss of the tournament.

That's a wrap for consolation round 1. Up next is championship round 3 and consolation round 2.

out of county updates: Ethan Driver defeated Robin Case of Rancho Buena Vista, 6-1. Daniel Fusi of Corona lost his first match, 6-5. JT Felix won his first match by fall.

**Top 5 team scores after championship round 2/consolation: 1. Bakersfield 43; 2. Poway 37.5; 3. Clovis 33; 4. Sultana 32; 5. Lemoore 31.5.

Calvary Chapel is tied for ninth with 23 points

1:39 p.m.

Recapping the O.C. heavyweights: Barry Gee (Fountain Valley) lost 12-1. Noel Molina (Laguna Hills) won by fall.Michael Manighalam (Calvary Chapel) won 6-3 and Wyatt Baker (Servite) won 10-0 to shut down championship round 2.

The next round is all consolation.

1:22 p.m.

Morgan McIntosh won by second period fall against Will Avery of Techachapi. Meanwhile, his teammate, Tank Knowles (215) was wrestling on the mat right next to him. Knowles defeated Ben Holmes of Vacaville, 10-2.

Also at 189s, Preston Quam (San Clemente) 13-5 major decision over Jessen Cole. Weston Hawkins (Edison) lost by fall in the third period. He was leading 2-0 at the time. Ivan Ortiz (Magnolia) lost 16-6.

Michael Maierhofer (Capistrano Valley, 215) went into overtime against Darren Lee of Lassen, tied 5-5. Lassen scored takedown in OT to win.

Derrick Hawkins (Santiago) wins by fall in round 2. He won his first match by major decision.

Matt Hickman (Camarillo) defeated Rico Aguilar of Selma by fall. He's facing Tommy Williams of Rocklin next.

Joey Davis (Santa Fe) is 2-0 (TF and decision). He's facing Adrian Gomez of Corcoran in the third round of championship. Richard Rios is also 2-0 (TF and major). He's facing Chris Martinez of Clovis West next round.

1:00 p.m.

Sean Datte (Tesoro, 171) rallied from a 5-4 deficit in the third period to defeat Armando Ontiveros of Sylmar byfall. Datte won his first match of the day by fall in the third period. The 189-pound weight class is a loaded one for Orange County. There are four wrestlers (McIntosh, Preston Quam, Weston Hawkins and Ivan Ortiz).

I see Calvary Chapel coach Arsen Aleksanyan walking around the floor, that means that McIntosh is due out soon.

12:41 p.m.

Marina's Chad Scheaffer started the tournament with a victory by fall. He just recorded a technical fall victory in the his second round match.

Also, Damon Couch (Santa Margarita, 152) and Aaron Lopez (Edison, 152) lost their matches. Lopez's teammate, Scott Sire (160) was defeated by Tylar Clarke of Elk Grove, 5-2.

Now for some out of county updates. Remember, send your requests and I will post them

**Shane Tate (Oakdale) defeated Donovan Halpin of Casa Grande, 6-2. He will face Saul Garcia of Moorpark in the next round.

**Ricky Haynes (Bonita Vista) has recorded two victories by fall. He will face Jesse Delgado in the next round.

12:06 p.m.

By now, you're well aware that this is Charles Chavez's fourth appearance at the state tournament. He has to yet to place, but I think this is the year that streak ends. He wasted little going to work against Chris Calderon of Winters scoring three quick takedowns.

He would eventually win by major decision 12-3.

Also, Walker Slaughter (Irvine) won by fall at 140. Alec Robbie (Tesoro) defeated Cody Pack, 3-2. Pack is ranked second in the state.

Edison's Victor Diaz (140) won by fall over Kevin Burrage of Del Oro.

11:50 a.m.

Erick Zumwalt (Edison, 135), lost by fall. Michael Vargas (El Dorado, 130) lost a 4-3 decision to Alex Abobo of De La Salle. The next round of consolation is scheduled for 2 p.m.

Coming up next, the 140's: Charles Chavez (El Dorado), Walker Slaughter (Irvine) and Victor Diaz (Edison)

11:32 a.m.

Top-ranked Bobby Morales (Laguna Hills, 130) recorded a 9-1 major decision victory over Dylan Jankovich of Roserville. Morales placed seventh last year at 119 pounds.

At 125 pounds, Cameron Carlberg (Santa Margarita) recorded a 7-5 victory over Efren Rodriguez. This is Carlberg's second victory of the day.

Coming up next, Michael Vargas (El Dorado, 130), Erick Zumwalt (Edison, 135) and Alec Robbie (Tesoro, 135)

11:16 a.m.

Alex Fairbanks (Troy, 119) remains undefeated so far with an 8-6 victory over Chris Aguilar of Stockdale. His postseason run has been a remarkable story. Also at 119 pounds, Calvary Chapel's Peter Palacios won his first match. Blake Lowrie (Laguna Hills, 119) also advanced.

At 112s, Frankie Arounvong (Laguna Hills) won by fall in his first match.

10:45 a.m.

Gavin McDonald won his first match, but then had to face top-ranked Nashon Garrett of Chico in the second round. Garrett recorded a 10-2 major decision.

More tough luck, Tyler Adams (Tesoro, 112) opened the tournament against top-ranked and defending state champion Alex Cisneros of Selma. Cisneros led 2-0 heading into the third period and that is how the match ended.

Wyatt Baker (Servite) records a 2-0 victory over Steven Wood. Also, Paul Yoo (Cypress, 189) lost his first match.

10:35 a.m.

Jared Fier (Santa Margarita, 103) opened the second round victory by fall. This was his first match of the day.

Recapping the end of the first round: Michael Manighalam (Calvary Chapel) won at heavyweight, 18-11 over Matthew Rashad. Wyatt Baker is in a scoreless match against Steven Wood and Barry Gee (Fountain Valley) just scored a late reversal for an 11-9 victory.

Coming up next, Gavin McDonald takes on Nashon Garrett of Chico at 103. Garrett is ranked No. 1 in the state.

10:15 a.m.

Morgan McIntosh (Calvary Chapel, 189) recorded a second period fall over Gene Sirovsky of Dublin in his first round match. McIntosh is a defending state champion, having won last year at 171 pounds. His goal is to dominate the tournament and domination means winning all matches by fall. Can he do it?

Three of the county heavyweights (Barry Gee, Michael Maninghalam and Wyatt Baker) will be out shortly.

Justin Levalle (Servite, 171) just lost to Luke Sheridan of De La Salle. Sheridan is ranked sixth in the state. Last time I looked, the score was 9-0 Sheridan. They just made the call for wrestlers to start reporting for the second round of championship.

10:10 a.m.

Also, Carlos Arana (Esperanza) lost at 160s.

Morgan McIntosh (Calvary Chapel, 189) is headed out soon.

9:52 a.m.

Before I could finish that last statement, Chad Scheaffer (Marina, 145) won by fall over Thomas Logwood of Castlemont. It is a good thing that I have my binoculars this year. The 160's (Carlos Arana, Esperanza) and the 171's (Justin Levalle, Servite and Sean Datte, Tesoro) will be coming out soon.

9:45 a.m.

Someone told me that Alec Robbie (Tesoro, 135) could be a sleeper at this tournament. He's off on the right track as Robbie recorded a technical fall victory over Lloyd Poston. So, far the county guys are 4-0 in the first round. Up next, shortly will be Marina's Chad Scheaffer at 145 pounds.

9:25 a.m.

Cameron Carlberg (Santa Margarita) just opened the state tournament with a 14-2 major decision over Zack Wiley of Freedom.

9:22 a.m.

We're off an running here at the Bank (AKA Rabobank Arena)...Gavin McDonald (Calvary Chapel, 103) just defeated Artemo Flores of James Logan, 7-6.

Alex Fairbanks (Troy, 119) just opened up a can of whoop (you know the rest) on Edgar Padilla of Oakland, winning by second period fall. Fairbanks nearly had a fall in the first period, scoring a pair of 3-point near falls.