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Wrestling Sectionals: Sunnyside, Cienega, Mica Mountain and Sahuarita win

Sahuarita hosted and won the Division III, Section IV championships. (Sahuarita photo)

Cienega won the D-II, Section IV championships held at Flowing Wells. (Andy Morales/AllSportsTucson)

INDIVIDUAL SECTION CHAMPIONS
11 Sunnyside
7 Sahuarita

STATE QUALIFIERS
13 Sahuarita
13 Sunnyside
10 Cienega
10 Mica Mountain
9 Marana
8 Buena
8 Pueblo
8 Salpointe

RETURNING D-I STATE CHAMPIONS
132: Che Jenkins, Sr. Sunnyside 17-2 (2024)
144: Sergio Vega, Sr. Sunnyside 29-1 (2022, 2023, 2024)
150: Carlos Stanton, Sr. Sunnyside 23-3 (2022, 2023, 2024)
165: Nicholas Pina, Sr. Sunnyside 17-3 (2023, 2024)
190: Lucas Mata, Jr. Sunnyside 23-6 (2024)
285: Zayne Candelaria, Jr. Sunnyside 21-5 (2024)

RETURNING D-III STATE CHAMPIONS
132: Daniel Guerrero, Sr. Sahuarita 55-2 (2024)
138: Pedro Mendoza, Sr. Walden Grove 36-3 (2022, 2023, 2024)
144: Nathanial Higgins, Sr. Salpointe 59-2 (2024)
157 Gabriel Gallardo, Sr. Sahuarita 53-3 (2022, 2023, 2024)
165: Enzo Morales, Sr. Walden Grove 54-0 (2024)

DIVISION I/SECTION I (HAMILTON)

TEAM SCORES
1 Liberty 251
2 Desert Ridge 174.5
3 Chandler 153.5
4 Marana 147

106 DIVISION
1st Place Match
Carson Miles (Liberty) 32-2, So. over Leland Frost (Marana) 49-13, Fr. (TF-1.5 1:51 (19-3))

120 DIVISION
1st Place Match
Remington Judd (Desert Ridge) 43-2, Fr. over Richard Romero (Marana) 53-5, Sr. (SV-1 11-8)

126 DIVISION
3rd Place Match
Michael Pabustan (Liberty) 26-15, Fr. over Jaxon Reid (Marana) 13-22, Sr. (Fall 3:17)

138 DIVISION
1st Place Match
Owen Proper (Marana) 63-0, Jr. over Adis Wesson (Perry) 35-8, Sr. (TF-1.5 4:12 (18-3))

144 DIVISION
3rd Place Match
Damian Dale (Liberty) 25-14, Sr. over Isaac Moore (Marana) 42-3, Jr. (M. For.)

150 DIVISION
1st Place Match
Chris Frost (Marana) 58-5, Sr. over Ryland Moss (Liberty) 35-5, So. (TF-1.5 4:54 (23-8))

157 DIVISION
3rd Place Match
Simon Park (Highland) 24-10, Sr. over Miguel Silvas (Marana) 46-17, Sr. (Fall 1:17)

165 DIVISION
1st Place Match
Jeremy LeBlanc (Liberty) 37-3, Jr. over Max Arneson (Marana) 35-10, Sr. (Fall 0:51)

175 DIVISION
3rd Place Match
Colton Hunt (Gilbert) 28-4, Sr. over Nathaniel Wine (Marana) 55-14, Jr. (Fall 1:46)

DIVISION I/SECTION II (DESERT VISTA)

TEAM SCORES
1 Desert Vista 224.5
2 Kofa 173.5
3 Pinnacle 153
6 Tucson 92
10 Rincon/University 24

126 DIVISION
1st Place Match
Henry Ofeciar (Tucson) 32-6, Jr. over Christopher King (Pinnacle) 37-7, Sr. (Dec 7-2)

132 DIVISION
1st Place Match
David Elias (Kofa) 39-2, So. over Ezekiel Gasca (Tucson) 33-6, Sr. (MD 15-5)

138 DIVISION
3rd Place Match
Raidyn Tanaka (Gila Ridge) 23-12, Fr. over Daniel Barajas (Rincon/University) 24-10, Jr. (Fall 1:32)

190 DIVISION
3rd Place Match
Richard Lozano (Tucson) 18-14, Jr. over Evan Thies (Red Mountain) 8-10, Jr. (Fall 2:08)

215 DIVISION
1st Place Match
Roman Corral (Tucson) 29-8, Sr. over Andrew Hoyt (Desert Vista) 36-8, Jr. (Dec 4-1)

DIVISION I/SECTION IV (QUEEN CREEK)

TEAM SCORES
1 Sunnyside 321
2 Corona del Sol 196.5
3 Williams Field 165
7 Desert View 84.5

106 DIVISION
1st Place Match
Malik Hoskins (Sunnyside) 30-4, Fr. over Cayden Ray (Williams Field) 27-10, Sr. (TF-1.5 3:56 (19-3))
3rd Place Match
Noah Sierra (Cesar Chavez) 22-9, Jr. over Erik Badilla (Desert View) 25-15, Jr. (Fall 4:41)

113 DIVISION
1st Place Match
Francisco Miranda (Sunnyside) 25-6, Jr. over Robert Marmion (Desert View) 50-7, Jr. (Fall 1:13)

120 DIVISION
1st Place Match
Casey Churchill (Queen Creek 34-4, Jr. over Giovani Rivera (Sunnyside) 17-6, Fr. (Fall 1:31)
3rd Place Match
Shamaree Hasan (Williams Field) 28-14, So. over Manuel Granillo (Desert View) 37-14, Jr. (Dec 13-7)

126 DIVISION
1st Place Match
Izayah Magdaleno (Williams Field) 37-2, Sr. over Christopher Lopez (Sunnyside) 26-3, Sr. (Dec 6-4)

132 DIVISION
1st Place Match
Che Jenkins (Sunnyside) 17-2, Sr. over Trevor Hamm (Corona del Sol) 28-6, Sr. (M. For.)

138 DIVISION
1st Place Match
Adyn Bostick (Sunnyside) 25-4, Sr. over Carlos Miranda (Williams Field) 31-5, Jr. (TF-1.5 4:40 (18-2))

144 DIVISION
1st Place Match
Sergio Vega (Sunnyside) 29-1, Sr. over Sergio Juvera (Williams Field) 34-6, Sr. (Fall 1:57)

150 DIVISION
1st Place Match
Carlos Stanton (Sunnyside) 23-3, Jr. over Adam Angulo (Brophy) 25-3, Jr. (Fall 3:00)

157 DIVISION
1st Place Match
Kaleb Cruz (Sunnyside) 14-0, Jr. over Caden Gorishek (Corona del Sol) 37-12, Jr. (MD 11-3)

165 DIVISION
1st Place Match
Nicholas Pina (Sunnyside) 17-3, Sr. over Michael Hunter (Higley) 40-7, Sr. (TF-1.5 6:00 (19-3))
3rd Place Match
Juan Woodill (Desert View) 39-13, Jr. over Jaiden Matta (La Joya) 25-7, Jr. (Dec 9-7)

175 DIVISION
1st Place Match
Yassael Gonzalez (Sunnyside) 28-7, Jr. over Caden Morris (Corona del Sol) 34-8, Jr. (Dec 6-2)

190 DIVSION
1st Place Match
Lucas Mata (Sunnyside) 23-6, Jr. over Joel Arias (Corona del Sol) 24-4, Sr. (M. For.)

285 DIVISION
1st Place Match
Zayne Candelaria (Sunnyside) 21-5, Jr. over Aidan Odom (Corona del Sol) 9-2, Sr. (UTB 3-2)

DIVISION II/SECTION IV (FLOWING WELLS)

TEAM SCORES
1 Cienega 180
2 Buena 166
3 Maricopa 137
4 Pueblo 132
5 Canyon del Oro 130
6 Mountain View 126
7 Flowing Wells 122.5
8 Vista Grande 61
9 Catalina Foothills 36.5
10 Casa Grande 12
11 Nogales 10.5
12 Cholla 7

106 DIVISION
1st Place Match
Owen Ostroski (Mountain View) 42-6, Fr. over Luke Ferguson (Cienega) 28-10, Fr. (Dec 12-10)
3rd Place Match
Carson Corrow (Flowing Wells) 32-15, So. over Jorden Kilpatrick (Maricopa) 21-18, Fr. (TF-1.5 2:11 (16-1))

113 DIVISION
1st Place Match
Josiah Buchanan (Mountain View) 45-5, Jr. over Alexander Curtis (Cienega) 38-10, So. (Fall 1:52)
3rd Place Match
Joshua Zaragoza (Flowing Wells) 27-14, So. over Anthony Archuleta (Vista Grande) 10-18, Fr. (Fall 0:32)

120 DIVISION
1st Place Match
Brock Santa maria (Buena) 21-2, Jr. over Owen Calaro (Maricopa) 47-9, Sr. (Dec 5-2)
3rd Place Match
Julian Salazar (Mountain View) 31-8, So. over Dillon Herd (Cienega) 22-12, Fr. (Dec 5-4)

126 DIVISION
1st Place Match
Diego Diaz (Canyon del Oro) 38-11, So. over Markos Gomez (Pueblo) 28-22, So. (TF-1.5 2:10 (17-2))
3rd Place Match
Joshua Roper (Vista Grande) 30-13, Jr. over Ethan Anderson (Cienega) 27-14, Sr. (Fall 0:58)

132 DIVISION
1st Place Match
Jordan Lemar (Cienega) 40-12, Sr. over Michael Sanchez (Maricopa) 31-8, Jr. (MD 17-8)
3rd Place Match
Daniel Duarte (Pueblo) 9-4, Sr. over Austin Angle (Buena) 31-10, Fr. (Fall 4:27)

138 DIVISION
1st Place Match
Beau Blas (Mountain View) 29-11, Sr. over David Luke (Canyon del Oro) 45-6, Jr. (MD 18-9)
3rd Place Match
Jayan Ybarra (Vista Grande) 20-13, Jr. over Ismael Granillo (Pueblo) 24-22, So. (Fall 1:57)

144 DIVISION
1st Place Match
Sean Brown (Buena) 42-5, Jr. over Porter Kay (Maricopa) 51-7, Jr. (TF-1.5 5:07 (20-5))
3rd Place Match
Peter Visconti (Flowing Wells) 12-7, Fr. over Jayden Berry (Cienega) 32-17, Jr. (Dec 7-3)

150 DIVISION
1st Place Match
David Clawson (Buena) 46-7, So. over Duncan Mcintyre (Canyon del Oro) 34-15, Sr. (Fall 3:22)
3rd Place Match
Michael Valenzuela (Flowing Wells) 20-18, Sr. over Kolonahe Salazar (Pueblo 18-19, So. (Fall 2:04)

157 DIVISION
1st Place Match
Jozeph Smith (Pueblo) 55-3, Jr. over Mariano Chavez (Canyon del Oro) 39-13, So. (TF-1.5 3:03 (17-2))
3rd Place Match
Kai Taijeron (Buena) 27-8, Sr. over Maxton Ritter (Cienega) 28-17, Jr. (Fall 1:46)

165 DIVISION
1st Place Match
Kash Dayley (Maricopa) 49-5, So. over Joshua Petty (Flowing Wells) 42-7, Jr. (Dec 7-3)
3rd Place Match
Parker Slothower (Mountain View) 23-10, Sr. over Hudson Haymore (Buena) 37-16, Jr. (MD 13-4)

175 DIVISION
1st Place Match
Hastings Haymore (Buena) 27-18, Fr. over Carter Lindsay (Catalina Foothills) 16-6, So. (TF-1.5 3:57 (21-5))
3rd Place Match
Tayeshawn Hester (Maricopa) 32-17, Jr. over Kayra Yalcin (Canyon del Oro) 26-18, Fr. (Fall 3:59)

190 DIVISION
1st Place Match
Ben Ritchey (Cienega) 17-4, Sr. over Max Gambino (Maricopa) 36-16, Sr. (Fall 1:19)
3rd Place Match
James Wirth (Canyon del Oro) 36-15, Sr. over Gabriel Ruiz (Pueblo) 24-19, Jr. (Fall 4:41)

215 DIVISION
1st Place Match
Elias Freig (Flowing Wells) 34-12, Jr. over Andrei Davis-Lopez (Cienega) 31-8, Jr. (Dec 12-10)
3rd Place Match
Saul Celaya (Pueblo) 29-10, Sr. over Ryan Luke (Canyon del Oro) 12-7, Fr. (Fall 2:49)

285 DIVISION
1st Place Match
Adrian Berryhill (Cienega) 43-6, Jr. over Jaylen Ward (Buena) 30-16, So. (Fall 3:36)
3rd Place Match
Daniel Perez (Flowing Wells) 26-10, So. over Anthony Trujillo (Pueblo) 16-2, Jr. (M. For.)

DIVISION III/SECTION III (POSTON BUTTE)

TEAM SCORES
1 Mica Mountain 204
2 Poston Butte 182
3 Crismon 145.5

106 DIVISION
1st Place Match
Jace Brechler (Eastmark31-11, So. over Landon Edwards (Mica Mountain) 36-7, Fr. (Fall 1:31)

120 DIVISION
3rd Place Match
Isac Contreras (Safford) 26-12, Jr. over Jackson Arnau (Mica Mountain) 26-20, So. (Fall 0:41)

132 DIVISION
3rd Place Match
Elias Cardenas (Safford) 23-8, So. over D`Angelo Aceves (Mica Mountain) 6-5, Sr. (Fall 3:30)

144 DIVISION
3rd Place Match
Lucas Hager (Mica Mountain) 39-18, Jr. over Tanner Hazlett (Eastmark) 20-10, Sr. (Dec 17-10)

150 DIVISION
1st Place Match
Joseph Hernandez (Mica Mountain) 41-12, Jr. over Carson Hammon (Crismon) 32-10, Sr. (Fall 3:06)

157 DIVISION
1st Place Match
Julian Reyes (Mica Mountain44-8, Sr. over Samuel Semken (Crismon) 30-9, Jr. (Fall 4:38)

165 DIVISION
3rd Place Match
Mitch Parrish (Poston Butte) 40-11, Sr. over Logan Brandt (Mica Mountain) 23-10, Jr. (Fall 0:45)

175 DIVISION
1st Place Match
Conner Hangartner (Mica Mountain) 24-5, Sr. over Curtis Smith (ALA- QC) 38-8, Sr. (Dec 5-3)

190 DIVISION
1st Place Match
Tyler Shumway (Mica Mountain) 46-3, Sr. over Jason Santiago (Poston Butte) 40-10, Sr. (Fall 3:34)

285 DIVISION
3rd Place Match
Antonio Rodriguez (Poston Butte) 42-12, Jr. over Tobey Shumway (Mica Mountain) 26-16, Fr. (Fall 2:56)

DIVISION III/SECTION IV (SAHUARITA)

TEAM SCORES
1 Sahuarita 254.5
2 Salpointe 166
3 Walden Grove 139
4 Desert Sunrise 122.5
5 Ironwood Ridge 100.5
6 Amphitheater 73.5
7 Coolidge 62.5
8 Empire 43.5
9 Sahuaro 41.5
10 Sabino 26
11 Douglas 13
12 Rio Rico 8.5

106 DIVISION
1st Place Match
Derek Wade (Sahuarita) 52-5, Fr. over Elijah Robidoux (Desert Sunrise) 23-7, Jr. (MD 15-5)
3rd Place Match
Logan Kurihara (Amphitheater) 28-10, Jr. over Jack McGlothin (Ironwood Ridge) 16-12, Sr. (Fall 1:00)

113 DIVISION
1st Place Match
Aaron Gomez (Salpointe) 50-1, Sr. over Richard Tanori (Sahuarita) 47-9, So. (TF-1.5 4:59 (22-6))
3rd Place Match
Daveon Moore (Desert Sunrise) 34-8, So. over Ethan Buck (Amphitheater) 16-14, Sr. (TF-1.5 3:44 (18-3))

120 DIVISION
1st Place Match
Sebastian Serrano (Sahuarita) 53-7, Jr. over Brett Bates (Walden Grove) 40-4, Jr. (Dec 2-0)
3rd Place Match
Riley Lord (Ironwood Ridge) 48-11, Sr. over Benjamin Higgins (Salpointe) 32-9, Fr. (Dec 12-5)

126 DIVISION
1st Place Match
Ammon Kriser (Walden Grove) 18-10, Sr. over Christian Posada (Salpointe) 37-15, Fr. (TF-1.5 3:15 (15-0))
3rd Place Match
Mark Nicholas (Ironwood Ridge) 27-18, Sr. over Dariel Contreras (Sahuarita) 8-6, Fr. (Dec 9-3)

132 DIVISION
1st Place Match
Daniel Guerrero (Sahuarita) 55-2, Sr. over Rand Porter (Walden Grove) 19-3, Sr. (M. For.)
3rd Place Match
Pedro Felix (Empire) 24-6, Jr. over Thor Aasen (Desert Sunrise) 28-13, Sr. (Fall 1:59)

138 DIVISION
1st Place Match
Marcus Killgore (Sahuarita) 39-3, Fr. over Pedro Mendoza (Walden Grove) 36-3, Sr. (Dec 1-0)
3rd Place Match
Ryler Jones (Salpointe) 28-12, Fr. over Marquise Anders (Amphitheater) 24-13, Sr. (SV-1 10-7)

144 DIVISION
1st Place Match
Nathanial Higgins (Salpointe) 59-2, Sr. over Jordan Rael (Sahuarita) 49-10, Sr. (Fall 4:00)
3rd Place Match
Christian Marsh (Sahuaro) 29-7, Jr. over Nicholas Moffett (Sabino) 31-11, Jr. (TF-1.5 4:36 (16-0))

150 DIVISION
1st Place Match
Sergio Macias (Sahuarita) 54-6, So. over Noah Maxcy (Desert Sunrise) 28-9, Sr. (Fall 3:16)
3rd Place Match
Gabriel Casillas (Coolidge) 22-11, So. over Steven Anaya (Amphitheater) 20-7, Sr. (Dec 8-6)

157 DIVISION
1st Place Match
Gabriel Gallardo (Sahuarita) 53-3, Sr. over Isaac Lugo (Sahuaro) 26-12, Jr. (TF-1.5 4:42 (22-6))
3rd Place Match
Arturo Rodrigues (Coolidge) 21-9, Jr. over Zachary Shniderman (Ironwood Ridge) 17-19, Jr. (Fall 0:22)

165 DIVISION
1st Place Match
Enzo Morales (Walden Grove) 54-0, Sr. over Nathaniel Gallardo (Sahuarita) 48-6, So. (TF-1.5 5:51 (23-6))
3rd Place Match
Colton Bidwell (Ironwood Ridge) 24-18, Sr. over Julian Rangel (Amphitheater) 27-12, Sr. (TF-1.5 2:25 (18-0))

175 DIVISION
1st Place Match
William Thwaits (Sahuarita) 42-8, Jr. over Giovanni Porporino (Desert Sunrise) 42-6, Jr. (Dec 6-2)
3rd Place Match
Joaquin Rasmussen (Salpointe) 27-9, Sr. over Cody Ogren (Ironwood Ridge) 21-20, Jr. (Fall 0:48)

190 DIVISION
1st Place Match
William Diaz (Salpointe) 27-1, Sr. over Alan Garcia (Desert Sunrise) 19-14, Sr. (TF-1.5 4:10 (22-7))
3rd Place Match
Gunnar Henry (Coolidge) 10-5, Jr. over Levi Mohler (Walden Grove) 12-19, Sr. (Fall 3:40)

215 DIVISION
1st Place Match
Joseph Figueroa (Salpointe) 52-9, Jr. over Maxwell Graham (Ironwood Ridge) 35-11, Sr. (Fall 2:18)
3rd Place Match
Boden Eustis (Empire) 27-13, Jr. over Cohen Brown (Sahuarita) 24-15, Jr. (Fall 2:22)

285 DIVISION
1st Place Match
Salvador Nieves (Walden Grove) 33-3, Sr. over Dryden Pruitt (Sahuarita) 46-11, Sr. (Fall 3:42)
3rd Place Match
Daniel Corona (Desert Sunrise) 28-9, Sr. over Dominick Gaskins (Amphitheater) 18-9, Jr. (Fall 2:30)

DIVISION IV/SECTION IV (MORENCI)

TEAM SCORES
1 Morenci 249.5
2 Pima 197.5
3 Thatcher 132
4 Benson 111.5
5 San Manuel 79.5
6 Round Valley 72.5
7 Willcox 71.5
8 Bisbee 42
9 St. Augustine 38
10 Andrada Polytechnic 37
11 Valley Union 33.5
12 Tombstone 33
13 Santa Rita 15
14 Catalina 12.5
15 St. David 9

106 DIVISION
1st Place Match
Ryder Nelson (Morenci) 40-9, Fr. over Jose Torres (San Manuel) 39-16, Fr. (TF-1.5 3:42 (16-0))
3rd Place Match
Kayden Arnold (Benson) 22-19, Fr. over Hunter Rowledge (Tombstone) 3-9, Fr. (Fall 1:45)

113 DIVISION
1st Place Match
Aiden Espinoza (Pima) 40-6, Sr. over Solomon Crowley (Benson) 39-13, So. (MD 21-8)

120 DIVISION
1st Place Match
Anthony Sanchez (Morenci) 43-11, Fr. over Mario Fernandez (Willcox) 35-3, Sr. (Fall 3:29)

126 DIVISION
1st Place Match
Kolttin Deskins (Benson) 41-10, So. over Trent Nelson (Morenci) 40-14, Sr. (SV-1 9-6)
3rd Place Match
Brody Fletcher (San Manuel) 33-10, So. over Adalberto Torres (Catalina) 10-2, Sr. (MD 12-1)

132 DIVISION
3rd Place Match
Jaxon McBiles (Pima) 36-13, Sr. over Joseph Sanchez (Willcox) 28-8, Jr. (TF-1.5 4:38 (18-2))

138 DIVISION
3rd Place Match
Rannan Rubalcava (Thatcher) 26-12, Jr. over Damian Gill (Santa Rita) 12-7, Sr. (Fall 4:09)

144 DIVISION
3rd Place Match
Kaleb Cooke (Willcox) 39-12, So. over Isaac Ochoa (Andrada Polytechnic) 26-16, So. (Fall 3:56)

150 DIVISION
1st Place Match
Kodi Ferguson (Pima) 44-10, Sr. over Mason Richardson (Bisbee) 35-4, Sr. (Fall 1:21)
3rd Place Match
Omar Torres (Morenci) 27-14, Sr. over Jake Kinser (Andrada Polytechnic) 23-16, Sr. (Fall 2:50)

157 DIVISION
1st Place Match
Kutter Beals (Pima) 10-5, Sr. over Gabriel Harris (Benson) 48-8, Sr. (Fall 0:27)
3rd Place Match
Derek Anaya (San Manuel) 45-9, So. over Spencer Anthony (Bisbee) 22-10, Sr. (MD 10-0)

165 DIVISION
3rd Place Match
Coby Jones (Tombstone) 38-11, Sr. over Joel Baca (Morenci) 25-22, So. (Dec 9-8)

175 DIVISION
1st Place Match
Madden MaGill (Thatcher) 39-7, Sr. over Sean McDermott (San Manuel) 39-12, Sr. (Fall 1:11)
3rd Place Match
Alex Martinez (St. Augustine) 32-10, Jr. over Luz Hernandez (Morenci) 22-22, Fr. (Dec 13-6)

190 DIVISION
3rd Place Match
Henry Teich (St. Augustine) 24-9, Sr. over Ryan Burk (Pima) 13-12, Fr. (Fall 1:43)

215 DIVISION
1st Place Match
Brock Haws (Pima) 40-4, Sr. over Marshall Larson (Valley Union) 28-9, Sr. (Fall 2:56)

285 DIVISION
1st Place Match
Travis Larson (Willcox) 31-5, Sr. over Isaiah Cook (Morenci) 46-11, Jr. (Dec 4-2)
3rd Place Match
Brock Innes (Thatcher) 34-17, So. over Mason Stanley (Benson) 30-15, Fr. (MD 13-5)

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