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Burton, Ayala pins pace Foothill in wins

Avery Burton recorded three pins at 126 pounds, and teammate Jacob Ayala had three pins at 220 to help Foothill’s wrestling team win three home matches Wednesday.

The Falcons were 53-28 winners over Durango, 42-30 winners over Rancho and 50-21 winners against Desert Oasis.

Brandon Rios went 3-0 at 132 pounds for Foothill, winning once by pin and twice by decision.

Rancho was a 45-27 winner over Desert Oasis and beat Durango, 48-36. Desert Oasis defeated Durango, 58-22.

Rancho’s Kyle Penalosa (103), Artemio Zepeda (120) and Tommy Perkins (145) each went 3-0.

The Diamondbacks’ Johnmark Reddick (170) and Carlos Fong (190) each went 3-0.

Durango’s Artie Gallegos (138) and Gene Germain (285) were 3-0.

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