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D1 Boys Wrestling: Sunnyside dynasty earns 36th state championship

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Sunnyside’s 36th state championship team (Andy Morales/AllSportsTucson.com)

PHOENIX — Sunnyside’s boys wrestling team dynasty, one of the most successful high school programs in any sport in the country, earned its sixth consecutive state title Saturday night under coach Anthony Leon and its 36th overall behind seven individual champions.

Leon has coached seven state championship teams at Sunnyside overall in his 12th season as head coach.

The Blue Devil champions in the D1 competition Saturday at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum:

120 pounds: Senior James Armstrong (four-time state champion)

126 pounds: Sophomore Sergio Vega (repeat state champion and unbeaten in his career at 77-0)

132 pounds: Sophomore Carlos Stanton (repeat state champion)

144 pounds: Junior Cristian Rivera (repeat state champion)

157 pounds: Senior Job Lee (repeat state champion)

165 pounds: Senior Mike Avelar (repeat state champion)

175 pounds: Sophomore Nicholas Pina

TEAM COMPETITION

1 Sunnyside 307.5

2 Liberty 151.0

3 Mesa Mountain View 135.0

4 Desert Vista 122.0

5 Casteel 91.0

6 Marana 79.0

15 Tucson 38.0

Sunnyside coaching legend Don Klostreich, who coached the Blue Devils to their first nine state titles from 1979 to 1988, was honored by the Arizona Interscholastic Association on Saturday during the competition.

Don Klostreich honored (photos by Andy Morales/AllSportsTucson.com)

INDIVIDUAL COMPETITION

D1-106 POUNDS

  • 1st Place – Matthew Krawczenko of Liberty
  • 2nd Place – Chris Lopez of Sunnyside
  • 3rd Place – Gabe Garcia of Sandra Day OConnor
  • 4th Place – Anthony Rivera of Chandler
  • 5th Place – Maximilian Garibay of Perry
  • 6th Place – Henry Ofeciar of Tucson

D1-113 POUNDS

  • 1st Place – Diego Camarillo of Cibola
  • 2nd Place – Clemente Delgado of Gila Ridge
  • 3rd Place – William Moore of Marana
  • 4th Place – Andrew Gutierrez of Perry
  • 5th Place – Evan Soliz of Corona Del Sol
  • 6th Place – Thomas Smith of Desert Ridge

D1-120 POUNDS

  • 1st Place – James Armstrong of Sunnyside
  • 2nd Place – Alexander Sweeney of Desert Ridge
  • 3rd Place – Owen Proper of Marana
  • 4th Place – Owen Weiss of Boulder Creek
  • 5th Place – Malachi Aispuro of Sunnyslope
  • 6th Place – Carter Cianfrogna of Shadow Ridge

CHAMPIONSHIP: Armstrong (36-4) over Sweeney (43-2) by major decision 13-2

D1-126 POUNDS

  • 1st Place – Sergio Vega of Sunnyside
  • 2nd Place – Jackson Rustad of Casteel
  • 3rd Place – Mathew Trinidad of Desert Ridge
  • 4th Place – Brady Jones of Gila Ridge
  • 5th Place – Cody Bello of Mesa Mountain View
  • 6th Place – Ryder Fortenberry of Liberty

 CHAMPIONSHIP: Vega (41-0) over Rustad (22-1) by an 8-3 decision

D1-132 POUNDS

  • 1st Place – Carlos Stanton of Sunnyside
  • 2nd Place – Aaron Callirgos of Highland
  • 3rd Place – Logan Smith of Desert Vista
  • 4th Place – Dylan Brown of Marana
  • 5th Place – Dallas Robinson of Desert Ridge
  • 6th Place – Keegan Green of Liberty

CHAMPIONSHIP: Stanton (42-2) over Callirgos (35-5) by technical fall-1.5 2:50 (17-2)

D1-138 POUNDS

  • 1st Place – Joseph Jarman of Mesa
  • 2nd Place – Adyn Bostick of Sunnyside
  • 3rd Place – Carter Holt of Desert Vista
  • 4th Place – Erick Garcia of Mesa Mountain View
  • 5th Place – Aiden Brian of Liberty
  • 6th Place – Anthony Garcia of Hamilton

D1-144 POUNDS

  • 1st Place – Cristian Rivera of Sunnyside
  • 2nd Place – Damen Miller of Desert Vista
  • 3rd Place – Mitchell Wheeler of Liberty
  • 4th Place – Max Woods of Mesa Mountain View
  • 5th Place – Josh Perez of Casteel
  • 6th Place – Jeremy Leblanc of Shadow Ridge

CHAMPIONSHIP: Rivera (27-3) over Miller (44-5) by major decision 8-0

D1-150 POUNDS

  • 1st Place – Ammon Passey of Shadow Ridge
  • 2nd Place – Victor Gonzales of Sunnyside
  • 3rd Place – David Rodgers of Liberty
  • 4th Place – Edward Reyes of Valley Vista
  • 5th Place – Rigdon Begay of Mesa Mountain View
  • 6th Place – Peyton Proper of Marana

D1-157 POUNDS

  • 1st Place – Job Lee of Sunnyside
  • 2nd Place – Delton Kaufman of Mesa Mountain View
  • 3rd Place – Beau Shepherd of Queen Creek
  • 4th Place – Alex Wittrock of Hamilton
  • 5th Place – David Miller of Marana
  • 6th Place – Austin Kilby of Mountain Ridge

CHAMPIONSHIP: Lee (38-1) over Kaufman (45-2) by an 11-6 decision

D1-165 POUNDS

  • 1st Place – Mike Avelar of Sunnyside
  • 2nd Place – Grant Murray of Hamilton
  • 3rd Place – Armando Ybarra of Mesa Mountain View
  • 4th Place – Gabriel Fuentes of Chandler
  • 5th Place – Tyler Spatola of Desert Ridge
  • 6th Place – Matt Jensen of Marana

CHAMPIONSHIP: Avelar (38-3) over Murray (47-4) by fall in 2:30

D1-175 POUNDS

  • 1st Place – Nicholas Pina of Sunnyside
  • 2nd Place – James Ofeciar of Tucson
  • 3rd Place – Luke DeLacey of Chaparral
  • 4th Place – Jacob Done of Casteel
  • 5th Place – Connor Straessler of Desert Vista
  • 6th Place – Austin Brian of Liberty

CHAMPIONSHIP: Pina (31-7) over Ofeciar (41-6) by sudden victory-1, 3-1

D1-190 POUNDS

  • 1st Place – Rowan Gneiting of Mesa
  • 2nd Place – Lucas Mata of Sunnyside
  • 3rd Place – Jarrett Huber of Mesa Mountain View
  • 4th Place – Caleb Wikoff of Boulder Creek
  • 5th Place – Ethan Liese of Chaparral
  • 6th Place – Sterling Ventura of Desert Vista

D1-215 POUNDS

  • 1st Place – Abel Garza of Shadow Ridge
  • 2nd Place – Rene Bostick of Sunnyside
  • 3rd Place – Austin Young of Casteel
  • 4th Place – Michael Delligatti of Dobson
  • 5th Place – Aidan Odom of Corona Del Sol
  • 6th Place – Bo Hall of Perry

D1-285 POUNDS

  • 1st Place – Anthony Ruiz of Liberty
  • 2nd Place – David Sweetman of Brophy College Preparatory
  • 3rd Place – Dax Monestime of Boulder Creek
  • 4th Place – Riggs Anderson of Queen Creek
  • 5th Place – Zayne Candelaria of Sunnyside
  • 6th Place – Zachary Cook of Cesar Chavez
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