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Members of the Sunnyside Youth Wrestling Club (Sunnyside Youth Wrestling Club photo)
Read a full recap at Youth1.com
Last weekend, hundreds of junior high school wrestlers in Arizona, competed in the 2016 Arizona Junior High and Middle School State Championships at Tempe High School. It was the first chance for grapplers from Arizona to compete for a state title.
Six wrestlers with the Sunnyside Wrestling Club of Tucson placed among the top four positions in their weight class, and three of them won a title. The following is a recap of the weight divisions in which the Sunnyside wrestlers placed among the top four.
78 POUNDS
Gilbert Rodriguez of the Sunnyside Wrestling Club placed third with a major decision (10-0) win over Malaki Porter of Mogollon.
88 POUNDS
Sunnyside’s James “Papi” Brown (Sunnyside Youth Wrestling Club)
In the 88-pound bracket, Sunnyside’s James “Papi” Brown capped a dominant five-match run by winning the title with a 6-0 decision over Markell Rivera of Grindhouse.
93 POUNDS
Benjamin Alanis (Sunnyside Youth Wrestling Club)
Benjamin Alanis of Sunnyside rolled through the 93-pound competition winning his first three matches by fall in under 37 seconds and then capturing the title with a 2-0 decision over Rex McKrill of Show Low.
98 POUNDS
Jesse Ybarra (Sunnyside Youth Wrestling Club)
Alanis’ teammate Jesse Ybarra had a similar dominant run in his five matches toward a 98-pound championship, capped by a major decision (12-2) over Demian Gomez of the Arizona Grapplers. .
104 POUNDS
Brandon Moraga of Sunnyside placed third with a 4-3 decision over Christopher Kelly of Sunkist.
180 POUNDS
Clayson Goodwin of Willcox won his first three matches by fall before taking the 180-pound title by forfeit against Eugene Gonzalez of Sunnyside.
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