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The Greeley Central and Windsor wrestling teams maintained their late-season success Friday afternoon in the first day of the Class 4A Region 4 Wrestling Tournament at Longmont High School.
The Wizards, ranked No. 1 in 4A and defending state champions, advanced 11 wrestlers into this morning’s semifinal round at 9 a.m., while scoring 116 points.
Greeley Central has 10 wrestlers in the semifinals, and is in second place with 101 points, followed by Discovery Canyon with 92 to round out the top three.
“The first two rounds don’t say a whole lot, but we’re really looking forward to” today, Windsor coach Monte Trusty said. “All of our kids wrestled real well today.”
Greeley Central’s Eric Penfold was equally pleased with his team’s performance, indicating the Wildcats have maintained the momentum they possessed in the last month of the regular season with back-to-back-to-back victories over Broomfield, Thompson Valley and Class 5A Greeley West.
The Wizards and Wildcats will go head-to-head in semifinal action at 126 pounds where Greeley Central’s Zach Badial (32-10) will take on Windsor’s Seth Villa (19-6).
Badial, a senior, recorded a pin and major decision on Friday, while Villa opened with a pin and a technical fall over Silver Creek’s Danny Bishop (20-9).
In another key semifinal matchup, Greeley Central sophomore Donovan Alirez (20-5) will face Windsor’s Josh Donkle (39-5, ranked No. 2).
One of Friday’s highlights included a 17-15 victory by Greeley Central senior 170-pounder Aldo Lara over Longmont’s Forrest Wetterstrom that included a scoring spree in the final minute, resulting in a reversal, near-fall and a penalty point for Lara after Wetterstrom was penalized for throwing a punch.
“It was pretty wild,” Penfold said. “Lara kept his cool, got his points and the victory, which was impressive.”
In other All-Weld semifinal matchups, Greeley Central’s Erik Guerrero (33-6) will take on Fort Lupton senior Jordan LaRoche (20-3) at 132 pounds; and Fort Lupton senior Timmy Ornelas (No. 1-ranked, 33-3) will take on Greeley Central senior Austin Mahaffey (21-17) at 220 pounds.
» Spartans in seventh after first day: Greeley West scored 51.5 points in the first day of the Class 5A Region 1 tournament in Colorado Springs, which was dominated by Pine Creek (103).
The Spartans received needed points from a pair of lower-weight wrestlers as freshman Anthony Garza (36-7) advanced to the semifinals at 106 pounds with a pin over Liberty’s Alec Dowell (1:07) in the first round and a 16-1 technical fall over Heritage’s Nick Mamigonian in a quarterfinal match.
At 126 pounds, No. 1-ranked Emilio Martinez (30-4) won his only match of the day, a 21-5 technical fall over Mountain Vista’s Joe Huber.
Other semifinalists for the Spartans are 138-pounder Shedrick Boyd, who scored a pair of technical falls; and No. 2-ranked junior Austin Waterman, who pinned Heritage’s Austin Atwell in 1:17 in his quarterfinal match to run his record to 38-1.
» Roosevelt rolling at Region 1: Going into the second round of consolations, Roosevelt built a big lead on Friday at the 4A Region 1 at Eagle Valley High School in Gypsum.
The Rough Riders have scored 89 points, ahead of second-place Palisade 68.
Roosevelt has 10 wrestlers in today’s semifinals: Dakota Swafford (113), Adam Cary (132), Jace Lopez (138), Mason Marick (145), Spencer Urban (152), Orlando Lopez (160), Juan Sanchez (170), Steve Frank (182), Harley Schmidt (195) and Alex Davis (220).
» Vikings lead strong Weld contingent: Valley has built a sizeable lead through the first day of the 3A Region 2 wrestling tournament at Weld Central High School.
The Vikings have scored 82 points, well ahead of second-place Strasburg (62).
Third-place Eaton (61.5) and fourth-place Highland (61) are neck-and-neck. Platte Valley is eighth of 11 teams with 42 points. Weld Central (21.5) is 10th and University is 11th (15).
The tournament concludes today with the second-round consolation scheduled to begin at 10 a.m.
The Vikings have 10 wrestlers in the semifinals. The Reds and Huskies each have seven, the Broncos have five, the Rebels have two and the Bulldogs have one.
There will be eight all-Weld semifinals matchups this morning. Eaton junior Channing Lewis (31-6) will wrestle Valley freshman Ruben Lucero (32-6) in the 103-pound bracket.
Platte Valley junior Drew Shaw (16-9) will take on Valley junior Larry Bol (19-11) at 160. Vikings undefeated senior Austin Trujillo (41-0) faces University Thomas Weiderspon (20-6) at 170.
Trujillo spent a total of 65 seconds on the mat during two matches Friday, earning two quick pins.
Eaton senior Jaden Olearnick (28-3) earned a 17-second pin in the quarterfinals to pave the way for a semifinals match with Valley junior Everett Collins (21-11).
Vikings senior Walker Gonzales (34-8) will take on Eaton sophomore Riley Jones (22-8) at 195.
The 220 semifinals feature all Weld wrestlers. Highland junior Keaton Sameshima (29-6) faces Platte Valley senior Jesus Aguayo (15-11) while Valley’s Austin Ramos (24-12) matches up with Eaton’s Dalton Shoop (27-4).
At 285, Platte Valley junior Raul Rios (25-5) faces Vikings’ junior Roy Mendez (22-14).
Weld semifinalists
4A Region 1
Roosevelt — Dakota Swafford (113), Adam Cary (132), Jace Lopez (138), Mason Marick (145), Spencer Urban (152), Orlando Lopez (160), Juan Sanchez (170), Steve Frank (182), Harley Schmidt (195) and Alex Davis (220).
3A Region 2
Valley — Ruben Lucero (103), Ben Weakland (126), Zac Miller (138), Jackson Wright (152), Larry Bol (160), Austin Trujillo (170), Everett Collins (182), Walker Gonzales (195), Austin Ramos (220), Roy Mendez (285).
Eaton — Channing Lewis (103), Cole Lawson (120), Estin McGraw (145), Jaden Olearnick (182), Riley Jones (195), Dalton Shoop (220), Holden Rexius (285).
Highland — Marc Maestas (113), Nathan White (132), Kris Trujillo (138), James Price (145), Dakota Difrancesco (152), Chris Villalobos (160), Keaton Sameshima (220),
Platte Valley — Tanner Fetzer (103), Austin Walters (132), Drew Shaw (160), Jesus Aguayo (220), Raul Rios (285).
Weld Central — Josh Buchholz (182), Logan Longworth (195)
University — Thomas Weiderspon (170)
4A Region 4
Windsor — Jonathan Lewis (106), Joel Salomon (113), Seth Villa (126), Josh Donkle (138), Kennen Lanteri (145), Troy Carroll (152), Vinny Gonzales (160), Cosme Martinez (182), Jacob Winter (195), Jack Kuck (220), Robert Biship-Cotner (285).
Greeley Central — Zach Badial (126), Erik Guerrero (132), Donovan Alirez (138), Bobby Molinar (145), Willy Sandau (152), Kazim Mekhrailyev (160), Aldo Lara (170), Jason Reynolds (195), Austin Mahaffey (220), AJ Polland (285).
Fort Lupton — Ben Medina (106), Jordan LaRoche (132), Timmy Ornelas (220).
5A Region 1
Greeley West — Anthony Garza (106), Shedrick Boyd (138), Austin Waterman (220).
The Greeley Central and Windsor wrestling teams maintained their late-season success Friday afternoon in the first day of the Class 4A Region 4 Wrestling Tournament at Longmont High School.
The Wizards, ranked No. 1 in 4A and defending state champions, advanced 11 wrestlers into this morning’s semifinal round at 9 a.m., while scoring 116 points.
Greeley Central has 10 wrestlers in the semifinals, and is in second place with 101 points, followed by Discovery Canyon with 92 to round out the top three.
“The first two rounds don’t say a whole lot, but we’re really looking forward to” today, Windsor coach Monte Trusty said. “All of our kids wrestled real well today.”
Greeley Central’s Eric Penfold was equally pleased with his team’s performance, indicating the Wildcats have maintained the momentum they possessed in the last month of the regular season with back-to-back-to-back victories over Broomfield, Thompson Valley and Class 5A Greeley West.
The Wizards and Wildcats will go head-to-head in semifinal action at 126 pounds where Greeley Central’s Zach Badial (32-10) will take on Windsor’s Seth Villa (19-6).
Badial, a senior, recorded a pin and major decision on Friday, while Villa opened with a pin and a technical fall over Silver Creek’s Danny Bishop (20-9).
In another key semifinal matchup, Greeley Central sophomore Donovan Alirez (20-5) will face Windsor’s Josh Donkle (39-5, ranked No. 2).
One of Friday’s highlights included a 17-15 victory by Greeley Central senior 170-pounder Aldo Lara over Longmont’s Forrest Wetterstrom that included a scoring spree in the final minute, resulting in a reversal, near-fall and a penalty point for Lara after Wetterstrom was penalized for throwing a punch.
“It was pretty wild,” Penfold said. “Lara kept his cool, got his points and the victory, which was impressive.”
In other All-Weld semifinal matchups, Greeley Central’s Erik Guerrero (33-6) will take on Fort Lupton senior Jordan LaRoche (20-3) at 132 pounds; and Fort Lupton senior Timmy Ornelas (No. 1-ranked, 33-3) will take on Greeley Central senior Austin Mahaffey (21-17) at 220 pounds.
» Spartans in seventh after first day: Greeley West scored 51.5 points in the first day of the Class 5A Region 1 tournament in Colorado Springs, which was dominated by Pine Creek (103).
The Spartans received needed points from a pair of lower-weight wrestlers as freshman Anthony Garza (36-7) advanced to the semifinals at 106 pounds with a pin over Liberty’s Alec Dowell (1:07) in the first round and a 16-1 technical fall over Heritage’s Nick Mamigonian in a quarterfinal match.
At 126 pounds, No. 1-ranked Emilio Martinez (30-4) won his only match of the day, a 21-5 technical fall over Mountain Vista’s Joe Huber.
Other semifinalists for the Spartans are 138-pounder Shedrick Boyd, who scored a pair of technical falls; and No. 2-ranked junior Austin Waterman, who pinned Heritage’s Austin Atwell in 1:17 in his quarterfinal match to run his record to 38-1.
» Roosevelt rolling at Region 1: Going into the second round of consolations, Roosevelt built a big lead on Friday at the 4A Region 1 at Eagle Valley High School in Gypsum.
The Rough Riders have scored 89 points, ahead of second-place Palisade 68.
Roosevelt has 10 wrestlers in today’s semifinals: Dakota Swafford (113), Adam Cary (132), Jace Lopez (138), Mason Marick (145), Spencer Urban (152), Orlando Lopez (160), Juan Sanchez (170), Steve Frank (182), Harley Schmidt (195) and Alex Davis (220).
» Vikings lead strong Weld contingent: Valley has built a sizeable lead through the first day of the 3A Region 2 wrestling tournament at Weld Central High School.
The Vikings have scored 82 points, well ahead of second-place Strasburg (62).
Third-place Eaton (61.5) and fourth-place Highland (61) are neck-and-neck. Platte Valley is eighth of 11 teams with 42 points. Weld Central (21.5) is 10th and University is 11th (15).
The tournament concludes today with the second-round consolation scheduled to begin at 10 a.m.
The Vikings have 10 wrestlers in the semifinals. The Reds and Huskies each have seven, the Broncos have five, the Rebels have two and the Bulldogs have one.
There will be eight all-Weld semifinals matchups this morning. Eaton junior Channing Lewis (31-6) will wrestle Valley freshman Ruben Lucero (32-6) in the 103-pound bracket.
Platte Valley junior Drew Shaw (16-9) will take on Valley junior Larry Bol (19-11) at 160. Vikings undefeated senior Austin Trujillo (41-0) faces University Thomas Weiderspon (20-6) at 170.
Trujillo spent a total of 65 seconds on the mat during two matches Friday, earning two quick pins.
Eaton senior Jaden Olearnick (28-3) earned a 17-second pin in the quarterfinals to pave the way for a semifinals match with Valley junior Everett Collins (21-11).
Vikings senior Walker Gonzales (34-8) will take on Eaton sophomore Riley Jones (22-8) at 195.
The 220 semifinals feature all Weld wrestlers. Highland junior Keaton Sameshima (29-6) faces Platte Valley senior Jesus Aguayo (15-11) while Valley’s Austin Ramos (24-12) matches up with Eaton’s Dalton Shoop (27-4).
At 285, Platte Valley junior Raul Rios (25-5) faces Vikings’ junior Roy Mendez (22-14).
Weld semifinalists
4A Region 1
Roosevelt — Dakota Swafford (113), Adam Cary (132), Jace Lopez (138), Mason Marick (145), Spencer Urban (152), Orlando Lopez (160), Juan Sanchez (170), Steve Frank (182), Harley Schmidt (195) and Alex Davis (220).
3A Region 2
Valley — Ruben Lucero (103), Ben Weakland (126), Zac Miller (138), Jackson Wright (152), Larry Bol (160), Austin Trujillo (170), Everett Collins (182), Walker Gonzales (195), Austin Ramos (220), Roy Mendez (285).
Eaton — Channing Lewis (103), Cole Lawson (120), Estin McGraw (145), Jaden Olearnick (182), Riley Jones (195), Dalton Shoop (220), Holden Rexius (285).
Highland — Marc Maestas (113), Nathan White (132), Kris Trujillo (138), James Price (145), Dakota Difrancesco (152), Chris Villalobos (160), Keaton Sameshima (220),
Platte Valley — Tanner Fetzer (103), Austin Walters (132), Drew Shaw (160), Jesus Aguayo (220), Raul Rios (285).
Weld Central — Josh Buchholz (182), Logan Longworth (195)
University — Thomas Weiderspon (170)
4A Region 4
Windsor — Jonathan Lewis (106), Joel Salomon (113), Seth Villa (126), Josh Donkle (138), Kennen Lanteri (145), Troy Carroll (152), Vinny Gonzales (160), Cosme Martinez (182), Jacob Winter (195), Jack Kuck (220), Robert Biship-Cotner (285).
Greeley Central — Zach Badial (126), Erik Guerrero (132), Donovan Alirez (138), Bobby Molinar (145), Willy Sandau (152), Kazim Mekhrailyev (160), Aldo Lara (170), Jason Reynolds (195), Austin Mahaffey (220), AJ Polland (285).
Fort Lupton — Ben Medina (106), Jordan LaRoche (132), Timmy Ornelas (220).
5A Region 1
Greeley West — Anthony Garza (106), Shedrick Boyd (138), Austin Waterman (220).
