Sunnyside’s wrestling dynasty started strong in the opening day Friday of the Mile High Challenge Wrestling Tournament at the Findlay Toyota Center in Prescott.
The Blue Devils lead with 188.5 points through the quarterfinal round of the boys tournament. Marana is second at 103.5, Mica Mountain is fourth at 98 and Canyon del Oro seventh at 85.
Sunnyside’s girls team finished second in the girls competition that was completed Friday.
The Blue Devils had 141.5 points, behind Basha’s 166.
The Marana girls were fourth with 91 points. CDO (60.5 points) was sixth and Mica Mountain (42) eighth.
GIRLS COMPETITION
SOUTHERN ARIZONA CHAMPIONS
114 – Iliana Castaneda, Sunnyside, won by 3-1 decision over Sophia Smith, Canyon del Oro
138 – Jade Armstrong, Sunnyside, won by 6-5 decision over Ali Estala, Chino Valley
185 – Davia Henry, Marana, went 4-0 in round-robin (winning each match by fall) to claim the title
BOYS COMPETITION
Wrestlers listed are those who advanced to the semifinals.
Sunnyside had wrestlers advance to the semifinal round in all of the 14 weight classes.
SUNNYSIDE
106
World-class wrestler Audrey Jimenez (18-4) is competing in the boys competition. She is 3-0 through the quarterfinal round.
- Round 1 – Jimenez won by major decision over Jovany Gomez (Gila Ridge) 2-1 (MD 11-2)
- Round 2 – Jimenez won by fall over Lyric Brooks (Chino Valley) 8-7 (Fall 3:47)
- Quarterfinal – Jimenez won by fall over Cayden Ray (Williams Field) 10-4 (Fall 1:50)
- Semifinal – Jimenez will face Merrik Williams (Morenci) 17-3 on Saturday.
113
Sean Archuleta (15-5)
- Round 1 – Archuleta won by fall over Logan Megui (Gila Ridge) 0-2 (Fall 0:48)
- Round 2 – Archuleta won by major decision over Gavin Martinez (Corona Del Sol) 15-9 (MD 14-0)
- Quarterfinal – Archuleta won by fall over Andrew Gutierrez (Perry) 23-3 (Fall 1:26)
- Semifinal – Archuleta will face William Moore (Marana) 27-1 on Saturday.
120
James Armstrong (17-4)
- Round 1 – Armstrong won by fall over Jax Harcey (Bradshaw Mountain) 13-8 (Fall 1:57)
- Round 2 – Armstrong won by fall over Thomas Rodriguez (Bagdad) 0-2 (Fall 3:09)
- Quarterfinal – Armstrong won by tech fall over Gage Palace (Payson) 19-4 (TF-1.5 4:26 (17-1))
- Semifinal – Armstrong will face Trevor Ouellette (Mesquite) 18-2 on Saturday.
120
Cesar Vasquez (8-2)
- Round 1 – Vasquez won by fall over Ethan Jording (Bagdad) 7-12 (Fall 0:27)
- Round 2 – Vasquez won by decision over Brandon Clark (Mohave) 16-1 (Dec 8-3)
- Quarterfinal – Vasquez won by tech fall over Kaleb Porter (Mogollon) 18-3 (TF-1.5 4:23 (16-1))
- Semifinal – Vasquez will face Clemente Delgado (Gila Ridge) 15-0 on Saturday.
126
Sergio Vega (18-0)
- Round 1 – Vega received a bye
- Round 2 – Vega won by fall over Jonah Coleman (Mica Mountain) 9-12 (Fall 0:53)
- Quarterfinal – Vega won by fall over Aidan Lightfoot (Corona Del Sol) 17-8 (Fall 3:25)
- Semifinal – Vega will face Samuel Kisting (Williams Field) 13-2 on Saturday.
132
Carlos Stanton (18-2)
- Round 1 – Stanton won by fall over Myles Andrews (Chino Valley) 2-7 (Fall 0:19)
- Round 2 – Stanton won by fall over Porter Hernandez (Cesar Chavez) 1-2 (Fall 0:34)
- Quarterfinal – Stanton won by tech fall over Joshua Beans (Mica Mountain) 27-4 (TF-1.5 4:00 (18-2))
- Semifinal – Stanton will face Dylan Brown (Marana) 22-6 on Saturday.
138
Adyn Bostick (15-3)
- Round 1 – Bostick won by fall over Nathaniel Wine (Marana) 9-9 (Fall 1:58)
- Round 2 – Bostick won by fall over Cameron Phipps (Perry) 9-4 (Fall 0:56)
- Quarterfinal – Bostick won by fall over Baylor Veres (Corona Del Sol) 4-1 (Fall 0:38)
- Semifinal – Bostick will face Easton Jones (Yuma Catholic) 30-3 on Saturday.
144
Cristian Rivera (18-1)
- Round 1 – Rivera received a bye
- Round 2 – Rivera won by fall over Steven Donnell (Bradshaw Mountain) 0-2 (Fall 0:48)
- Quarterfinal – Rivera won by fall over Blake Sholl (Canyon Del Oro) 10-4 (Fall 3:24)
- Semifinal – Rivera will face Tobias Larson (Hamilton) 11-2 on Saturday.
150
Victor Gonzales (18-6)
- Round 1 – Gonzales won by fall over Ryan Pantel (Hamilton) 8-6 (Fall 3:54)
- Round 2 – Gonzales won by fall over David Navarro (Corona Del Sol) 9-10 (Fall 2:24)
- Quarterfinal – Gonzales won by fall over Jordan Kimling (Perry) 8-3 (Fall 2:56)
- Semifinal – Gonzales will face Hunter Hancock (Yuma Catholic) 28-4 on Saturday
157
Job Lee (18-3)
- Round 1 – Lee won by fall over Angel Rodriguez (Payson) 0-9 (Fall 0:19)
- Round 2 – Lee won by fall over Andrew Mushkin (Corona Del Sol) 9-9 (Fall 0:55)
- Quarterfinal – Lee won by fall over Wyatt Rewerts (Prescott) 20-5 (Fall 1:25)
- Semifinal – Lee will face Brandon Nelson (Bagdad) 22-0 on Saturday.
165
Mike Avelar (18-3)
- Round 1 – Avelar received a bye
- Round 2 – Avelar won by fall over Evan Sankey (Mica Mountain) 1-2 (Fall 0:54)
- Quarterfinal – Avelar won by fall over Johnny Avitia (Canyon Del Oro) 15-10 (Fall 1:31)
- Semifinal – Avelar will face Jacob Webb (Gila Ridge) 3-0 on Saturday.
175
Nicholas Piña (17-3)
- Round 1 – Piña received a bye
- Round 2 – Piña won by fall over Kenneth Bass (Marana) 1-2 (Fall 2:40)
- Quarterfinal – Piña won by major decision over Sal Sellis (Payson) 14-4 (MD 12-3)
- Semifinal – Piña will face Jacob Ford (Mica Mountain) 23-3 on Saturday.
190
Lucas Mata (16-4)
- Round 1 – Mata won by fall over Lorenzo Duran (Yuma Catholic) 5-1 (Fall 2:18)
- Round 2 – Mata won by fall over Deacon Maish (Mohave) 7-5 (Fall 1:51)
- Quarterfinal – Mata won by fall over Cody Hanna (Prescott) 15-1 (Fall 5:31)
- Semifinal – Mata will face Eric Rodriguez (Mesquite) 17-2 on Saturday.
215
Rene Bostick (3-0)
- Round 1 – Bostick received a bye
- Round 2 – Bostick won by decision over Carlos Rodriguez (Payson) 13-7 (Dec 12-5)
- Quarterfinal – Bostick won by fall over Emilio Bojorquez (Yuma Catholic) 7-1 (Fall 1:28)
- Semifinal – Bostick will face Zach Shumway (Mica Mountain) 30-1 on Saturday.
285
Zayne Candelaria (17-2)
- Round 1 – Candelaria received a bye
- Round 2 – Candelaria won by fall over Brad Christensen (Marana) 14-15 (Fall 0:44)
- Quarterfinal – Candelaria won by fall over Caleb Osier (Payson) 13-9 (Fall 0:59)
- Semifinal – Candelaria will face Max McVicker (Yuma Catholic) 28-5 on Saturday.
CANYON DEL ORO
215
Kayden Luke (25-0)
- Round 1 – Luke received a bye
- Round 2 – Luke won by fall over Juan Flores (Yuma Catholic) 17-8 (Fall 2:54)
- Quarterfinal – Luke won by fall over Aidan Odom (Corona Del Sol) 20-6 (Fall 1:46)
- Semifinal – Luke will face Landen Francis (Prescott) 11-2 on Saturday.
MARANA
113
William Moore (27-1)
- Round 1 – William Moore received a bye
- Round 2 – Moore won by fall over Kiano Torres (Morenci) 6-4 (Fall 1:18)
- Quarterfinal – Moore won by major decision over Julio Gonzales (Mohave) 16-1 (MD 15-2)
- Semifinal – Moore will face Sean Archuleta (Sunnyside) 15-5 on Saturday.
132
Dylan Brown (22-6)
- Round 1 – Brown won by fall over Matthew Mazon (Lee Williams) 13-5 (Fall 1:35)
- Round 2 – Brown won by fall over Vanchandara Tea (Mesquite) 2-2 (Fall 0:52)
- Quarterfinal – Brown won by tech fall over Joshua Rodriguez (Yuma Catholic) 25-7 (TF-1.5 5:48 (17-2))
- Semifinal – Brown will face Carlos Stanton (Sunnyside) 18-2 on Saturday.
150
Peyton Proper (28-1)
- Round 1 – Proper won by decision over Cabhan Kelleher (Corona Del Sol) 14-10 (Dec 7-2)
- Round 2 – Proper won by fall over Isaac Duran (Chino Valley) 5-4 (Fall 1:35)
- Quarterfinal – Proper won by fall over Conner Hangartner (Mica Mountain) 25-7 (Fall 2:00)
- Semifinal – Proper will face Kellen St. Louis (Williams Field) 10-3 on Saturday.
MICA MOUNTAIN
175
Jacob Ford (23-3)
- Round 1 – Ford received a bye
- Round 2 – Ford won by fall over Victor Lopez (Mohave) 0-2 (Fall 0:25)
- Quarterfinal – Ford won by fall over Reed Merrell (Coconino) 15-6 (Fall 3:28)
- Semifinal – Ford will face Nicholas Piña (Sunnyside) 17-3 on Saturday.
215
Zach Shumway (30-1)
- Round 1 – Shumway won by fall over Mason Richards (Lee Williams) 2-9 (Fall 1:21)
- Round 2 – Shumway won by fall over Leonardo De La Torre (Marana) 11-9 (Fall 2:13)
- Quarterfinal – Shumway won by major decision over Jonathon Williams (Mohave) 13-3 (MD 10-0)
- Semifinal – Shumway faces Rene Bostick (Sunnyside) 3-0 on Saturday.
285
George Flores (12-3)
- Round 1 – Flores won by fall over Kain Schneeberger (Basha) 3-7 (Fall 1:02)
- Round 2 – Flores won by fall over Christian Gielow (Williams Field) 10-5 (Fall 1:59)
- Quarterfinal – Flores won by fall over Elijah Pitts (Canyon Del Oro) 3-1 (Fall 1:06)
- Semifinal – Flores will face Michael Story (Mesquite) 16-4 on Saturday.
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