Melvin Guerra recorded a pin at 285 pounds in the final match to help Desert Pines’ wrestling team rally for a 36-33 victory over visiting Virgin Valley on Wednesday.
Wrestling
Nico Antuna spent most of his freshman season with Centennial’s wrestling team starring in his own version of the popular candy bar commercial.
He wasn’t himself when he was hungry.
Consecutive pins by Cade Van Orden at 220 pounds and Jordan McAfee at 285 allowed Green Valley’s wrestling team to rally for a 34-33 win over visiting Sunnyside (Ariz.) on Saturday.
Cimarron-Memorial’s wrestling team lost its first match of the season to reigning Sunset Region champion Shadow Ridge on Dec. 2.
Spring Valley’s Taevian Jacobs edged Robert Kaempfer 5-4 at 285 pounds Saturday to help the Grizzlies defeat Las Vegas 39-34 in the championship match of the Spring Valley Duals.
Shadow Ridge recorded six pins Thursday and edged visiting Centennial, 39-33.
Green Valley’s Cade Van Orden pinned his opponent in just 38 seconds at 220 pounds to lead the Gators to a 60-14 wrestling win over visiting Las Vegas on Wednesday.
Green Valley’s wrestling team recorded five pins Thursday night on the way to a 55-9 victory over visiting Centennial.
Shadow Ridge’s Javier Zuniga and Eli Rivas each posted a first-period pin Wednesday as the Mustangs defeated visiting Cimarron-Memorial, 33-22.
Arbor View’s Lawrence Vigil Jr., one of the top returning wrestlers in the Sunset Region at 126 pounds, will compete this season with a heavy heart following his father’s death two and a half months ago.
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