Three Buchanan wrestlers emerged as champions, No. 12 (at 126) Ethan Leake (132), No. 10 Anthony Montalvo (182), and Trevor Ervin (220); runner-up finishes came from No. 13 Brett Villarreal (145) and Chris Gaxiola (152). Villarreal suffered a 3-1 defeat in the championship match against two-time state medalist Peyton Omania (De La Salle, Calif.)
No. 28 Selma finished as tournament runners-up with 176 points on the strength of eight starters earning podium finishes. Championships were won by No. 4 Richard Figueroa (106), Jace Luchau (152), and Christian Rodriguez (170), while Tristan Lujan (113) finished as runner-up. Two-time state medalist Tony Mendoza (145) advanced to the semifinal round before defaulting out of the tournament to place sixth.
No. 12 Clovis finished in third place with 166.5 points. The Cougars were without two state qualifiers in the middle-to-upper weights, while two lower-weight state medalists each competed up a weight class on the weekend. Winning titles were Jacob Good (195) and No. 2 Seth Nevills (285), while lower weight state medalists Giano Petrucelli (120) and Brandon Paulson (126) placed third and fourth respectively. Two other starting wrestlers placed third and eighth respectively.
The other team with multiple weight class champions was Clovis North, who had No. 20 Devin Murphy (120) and Ryan Franco (126) win titles. Rounding out the champions were Aaron Nagao (Esperanza) at 113 pounds, Mike Mello (Oak Ridge) at 138, and Noah Blake (Del Oro) at 160; Mello pinned returning state medalist Dawson Sihavong (Bullard) in his championship bout.
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