La Cima of the Amphitheater School District took home the first-place trophy Saturday at the Flowing Wells Middle School Wrestling Championship that featured schools from Southern Arizona.
La Cima had five individual champions and six others who placed in the top four scoring positions.
Second-place Flowing Wells featured two individual champions and five others who placed in the top four.
Sahuarita (one individual champion and four others who placed) and Gallego (five individual champions) finished tied for third.
TEAM RESULTS
| Team | Score |
| La Cima | 246.0 |
| Flowing Wells | 162.0 |
| Sahuarita | 139.0 |
| Gallego | 139.0 |
| Marana | 128.5 |
| Desert Sky | 118.0 |
| Cross | 97.0 |
| Tortolita | 88.0 |
| Anza Trail | 86.5 |
| Sierra | 82.0 |
| Rincon Vista | 68.0 |
| Orange Grove | 60.0 |
| Challenger | 49.5 |
| Wilson | 36.0 |
| Coronado | 29.5 |
| Rio Rico | 19.5 |
| Esperero Canyon | 18.0 |
| Apollo | 16.0 |
| Continental | 15.0 |
| Amphi | 12.0 |
INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
73 POUNDS
- 1st Place – Carson Corrow of Flowing Wells
- 2nd Place – Aiden Hamm of Marana
- 3rd Place – Keifer Hoelscher of Sahuarita
- 4th Place – Joseph Borrego of Desert Sky
CHAMPIONSHIP
Corrow (18-0, 8th grade) over Hamm (8-7, 7th) (Fall 2:04)’
78 POUNDS
- 1st Place – Jack Thrush of Gallego
- 2nd Place – Jordan Madrid of Marana
- 3rd Place – Alejandro De la Rosa of Flowing Wells
- 4th Place – Jose Labrado iii of Sierra
CHAMPIONSHIP
Thrush (4-0, 7th) over Madrid (12-3) (Fall 1:25)
83 POUNDS
- 1st Place – Leland Frost of Marana
- 2nd Place – Kristoff Hoerschler of Sahuarita
- 3rd Place – Matthew Freig of Flowing Wells
- 4th Place – Carson Pierce of Cross
CHAMPIONSHIP
Frost (15-0) over Hoerschler (19-5, 6th) (Fall 1:52)
88 POUNDS
- 1st Place – Josh Zaragoza of La Cima
- 2nd Place – Dillon Herd of Desert Sky
- 3rd Place – Hyrum Gibson of Rincon Vista
- 4th Place – Martin Chavez of Marana
CHAMPIONSHIP
Zaragoza (19-0, 8th) over Herd (8-1, 7th) (Fall 1:41)
93 POUNDS
- 1st Place – Patrick Piña of Gallego
- 2nd Place – Esai Barreda of Cross
- 3rd Place – Romeo Alire of La Cima
- 4th Place – Michael Sanchez of Flowing Wells
CHAMPIONSHIP
Piña (3-0, 7th) over Barreda (9-2, 6th) (Fall 1:46)
98 POUNDS
- 1st Place – Basil Molina of La Cima
- 2nd Place – Gabriel Wilson of Desert Sky
- 3rd Place – Josiah Hardin of Flowing Wells
- 4th Place – Matthew Fritzinger of Wilson
CHAMPIONSHIP
Molina (18-1, 7th) over Wilson (8-2, 7th) (Dec 7-1)
104 POUNDS
- 1st Place – Giovani Rivera of Gallego
- 2nd Place – Jacob Datilo of Sahuarita
- 3rd Place – Abraham Yepis of La Cima
- 4th Place – Edwyn Saucedo of Challenger
CHAMPIONSHIP
Rivera (4-0, 8th) over Datilo (26-5, 8th) (Dec 6-3)
Giovani’s big brothers Jaime Jr. and Cristian, multiple state champions at Sunnyside, were in attendance. Jaime, who won three state titles with the Blue Devils, is in town briefly visiting from United States Military Academy West Point. Cristian, a Class of 2024 standout, has won consecutive state titles.
111 POUNDS
- 1st Place – Austin Guevara of Flowing Wells
- 2nd Place – Ezekiel Cruz of La Cima
- 3rd Place – Aiden Salayandia of Anza Trail
- 4th Place – Rj Granillo of Challenger
CHAMPIONSHIP
Guevara (17-3, 8th) over Cruz (13-6, 8th) (Fall 3:53)
118 POUNDS
- 1st Place – Diego Diaz of La Cima
- 2nd Place – Galliano Parker of Cross
- 3rd Place – Skylar Lapointe of Rincon Vista
- 4th Place – Diego Lopez of Sierra
CHAMPIONSHIP
Diaz (21-0, 8th) over Galliano Parker (11-2, 8th) (Dec 13-8)
125 POUNDS
- 1st Place – Isaiah Landavaso of Gallego
- 2nd Place – Marcos Gradillas of Tortolita
- 3rd Place – Orion Johnsen of Anza Trail
- 4th Place – Peter Visconti of La Cima
CHAMPIONSHIP
Landavaso (4-0, 7th) over Gradillas (21-2, 8th) (MD 9-1)
133 POUNDS
- 1st Place – Emerson Montes of Gallego
- 2nd Place – Guage Abalos of Anza Trail
- 3rd Place – Mason Rocha of Tortolita
- 4th Place – Derek Millet of Marana
CHAMPIONSHIP
Montes (4-0, 8th) over Abalos (28-8, 8th) (Fall 4:47)
142 POUNDS
- 1st Place – Carmine Cruz of Orange Grove
- 2nd Place – Jadon Jenkins of La Cima
- 3rd Place – Bohdi Hoffman of Cross
- 4th Place – Daniel Zapata of Sierra
CHAMPIONSHIP
Cruz (10-0, 8th) over Jenkins (11-1, 7th) (MD 14-4)
154 POUNDS
- 1st Place – Marques Allen of La Cima
- 2nd Place – Sergio Burgos of Sahuarita
- 3rd Place – Ryan Luke of Coronado
- 4th Place – Noah Chop of Cross
CHAMPIONSHIP
Allen (21-1, 8th) over Burgos (25-1, 8th) (Dec 8-1)
167 POUNDS
- 1st Place – David Guerrero of La Cima
- 2nd Place – Damian Lares of Sierra
- 3rd Place – Kaleb Ollerton of Desert Sky
- 4th Place – Hayden Baldwin of Marana
CHAMPIONSHIP
Guerrero (21-0, 8th) over Lares (15-3, 6th) (Fall 4:38)
180 POUNDS
- 1st Place – Nathaniel Gallardo of Sahuarita
- 2nd Place – Andy Jimenez of La Cima
- 3rd Place – Aaron Reed of Flowing Wells
- 4th Place – David Lares of Sierra
CHAMPIONSHIP
Gallardo (29-0, 8th) over Jimenez (19-3, 8th) (Fall 3:35)
245 POUNDS
- 1st Place – Khalil Azzam of Orange Grove
- 2nd Place – Tobey Shumway of Desert Sky
- 3rd Place – Carloas Jones of Anza Trail
- 4th Place – Cesar Lopez of Cross
CHAMPIONSHIP
Azzam (13-3, 8th) over Shumway (10-1, 7th) (Dec 17-12)
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