Sunnyside’s wrestling program continued its dominance as the top team after the first day Friday of the 56th Annual Peoria Tournament of Champions at Peoria High School.
The tournament resumes Saturday with the semifinal and championship rounds of the winner’s bracket, along with competition in the consolation bracket. The semifinals are at 10 a.m. and the championship matches are scheduled to start at 5 p.m.
The Blue Devils have 188.5 points, topping second-place Mesa Mountain View (108.0) and third-place Scottsdale Horizon (74.5).
Tucson High is 10th with 56 points and Ironwood Ridge is 15th with 42.
Sunnyside, which won the Mile High Challenge at Prescott Valley on Dec. 31, has 13 wrestlers out of the 14 weight classes in the in the Peoria Tournament of Champions semifinals:
- 106 – Audrey Jimenez
- 113 – Sean Archuleta
- 120 – James Armstrong
- 126 – Sergio Vega
- 132 – Carlos Stanton
- 138 – Adyn Bostick
- 144 – Cristian Rivera
- 150 – Victor Gonzales
- 157 – Job Lee
- 165 – Mike Avelar
- 175 – Nicholas Piña
- 190 – Lucas Mata
- 215 – Rene Bostick
Tucson High has two wrestlers in the semifinals — Ofeciar brothers Henry (106 pounds) and James (175).
Henry Ofeciar and Jimenez are in opposite brackets in the semifinal round. Jimenez, who is trying to become the first female to win an individual title in the Peoria Tournament of Champions, goes up against Gabe Garcia of O’Connor and Henry Ofeciar will wrestle Angelo Martinez of Mesquite.
James Ofeciar will face Piña in the semifinal round.
Ironwood Ridge’s Inzo Spina advanced to the semifinals of the 126-pound weight class.
Spina and Vega are also in opposite brackets.
Spina will wrestle Micah Madson of Horizon and Vega will compete against Matthew Trinidad of Mesa Desert Ridge.
Results of wrestlers advancing to the semifinals from Sunnyside, Tucson and Ironwood Ridge:
SUNNYSIDE
106
Audrey Jimenez
- Round 1 – Jimenez received a bye
- Round 2 – Jimenez won by fall over Joey Winkler (Desert Mountain) 10-8 (Fall 0:28)
- Quarterfinal – Jimenez won by fall over Timoth Cabecera (Cesar Chavez) 5-3 (Fall 3:14)
113
Sean Archuleta
- Round 1 – Archuleta won by fall over Richard Ramos (Deer Valley) 11-6 (Fall 2:42)
- Round 2 – Archuleta won by fall over Cash LaFlesch (Perry) 0-1 (Fall 2:34)
- Quarterfinal – Archuleta won by fall over Ryan Miller (Willow Canyon) 15-11 (Fall 0:30)
120
James Armstrong
- Round 1 – Armstrong won by fall over Eli Maturin (Millennium) 11-5 (Fall 1:00)
- Round 2 – Armstrong won by fall over isiah favela (Desert Sunrise) 7-6 (Fall 0:50)
- Quarterfinal – Armstrong won by fall over Connor Cochran (Perry) 19-9 (Fall 2:20)
126
Sergio Vega
- Round 1 – Vega won by fall over Xavier Ojeda (Millennium) 1-5 (Fall 1:03)
- Round 2 – Vega won by fall over Gavin Huerta-Garcia (Sunrise Mountain) 1-2 (Fall 0:18)
- Quarterfinal – Vega won by fall over Caleb Leyvas (Centennial) 13-4 (Fall 1:25)
132
Carlos Stanton
- Round 1 – Carlos Stanton won by fall over Oscar Delgado (Valley Vista) 12-10 (Fall 1:39)
- Round 2 – Stanton won by fall over tyler gray (Marcos De Niza) 6-6 (Fall 1:33)
- Quarterfinal – Stanton won by tech fall over Ferrin Goldstein (Perry) 10-3 (TF-1.5 0:00 (15-0))
138
Adyn Bostick
- Round 1 – Bostick won by fall over Porter Hernandez (Cesar Chavez) 2-1 (Fall 0:29)
- Round 2 – Bostick won by fall over Alex Hernandez (Deer Valley) 14-7 (Fall 0:52)
- Quarterfinal – Bostick won by major decision over Eli Conde (Mesquite) 20-6 (MD 12-2)
144
Cristian Rivera
- Round 1 – Rivera received a bye
- Round 2 – Rivera won by fall over Henry Lines (Willow Canyon) 19-17 (Fall 0:53)
- Quarterfinal – Rivera won by fall over Hamza Salehi (Tucson Magnet) 4-4 (Fall 1:38)
150
Victor Gonzales
- Round 1 – Gonzales received a bye
- Round 2 – Gonzales won by fall over Jordan Kimling (Perry) 9-4 (Fall 1:15)
- Quarterfinal – Gonzales won by fall over Mateo Rodriguez (Arcadia) 12-3 (Fall 3:50)
157
Job Lee
- Round 1 – Lee won by fall over Kai Langlais (Ironwood Ridge) 22-7 (Fall 1:48)
- Round 2 – Lee won by fall over Vinnie Ciummo (Thunderbird) 8-10 (Fall 0:32)
- Quarterfinal – Lee won by fall over Austin Beachler (Centennial) 9-4 (Fall 0:27)
165
Mike Avelar
- Round 1 – Avelar won by fall over Spencer Fitzgerald (Mountain Ridge) 6-16 (Fall 0:33)
- Round 2 – Avelar won by fall over Lincoln Torgeson (Ironwood Ridge) 23-8 (Fall 0:36)
- Quarterfinal – Avelar won by major decision over Armando Ybarra (Mountain View Hs (Mesa)) 11-2 (MD 15-7)
175
Nicholas Piña
- Round 1 – Piña won by fall over Tyler Potts (Sunrise Mountain) 1-1 (Fall 2:45)
- Round 2 – Piña won by fall over Josh Yustinich (Valley Vista) 10-9 (Fall 0:57)
- Quarterfinal – Piña won by major decision over Josh Thompson (Mountain View Hs (Mesa)) 21-8 (MD 10-2)
190
Lucas Mata
- Round 1 – Mata won by fall over Aidan Adamson (Barry Goldwater) 1-1 (Fall 2:28)
- Round 2 – Mata won by major decision over Julian Perea (Servite) 1-1 (MD 14-3)
- Quarterfinal – Mata won by decision over Tristan Bacon (Raymond Kellis) 24-6 (Dec 1-0)
215
Rene Bostick
- Round 1 – Bostick received a bye
- Round 2 – Bostick won by fall over Noa Tuia (American Leadership Academy) 13-10 (Fall 2:47)
- Quarterfinal – Bostick won by fall over Brady Toliver (Mountain Ridge) 12-7 (Fall 1:23)
TUCSON
106
Henry Ofeciar
- Round 1 – Ofeciar won by decision over Isac Contreras (Safford) 17-5 (Dec 10-5)
- Round 2 – Ofeciar won by fall over Landon Vincente (Cimarron Memorial) 0-1 (Fall 5:26)
- Quarterfinal – Ofeciar won by decision over Riley Butzen (Mountain View Hs (Mesa)) 24-5 (Dec 14-11)
175
James Ofeciar
- Round 1 – Ofeciar received a bye
- Round 2 – Ofeciar won by fall over Ethan Austin (Perry) 9-13 (Fall 1:14)
- Quarterfinal – Ofeciar won by fall over Arthur Tyler McCown (Servite) 2-1 (Fall 1:10)
IRONWOOD RIDGE
126
Enzo Spina
- Round 1 – Spina received a bye
- Round 2 – Spina won by fall over Mark Radonich (Arcadia) 12-7 (Fall 0:39)
- Quarterfinal – Spina won by decision over Julian Macias (Ironwood) 2-1 (Dec 6-1)
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