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After the
conclusion of the semi-final matches on Saturday
morning, the Cerritos College wrestling team has
advanced three to the championships at the California
Community Colleges Commission on Athletics Wrestling
Championships at Fresno City College. The Falcons
started the day with four in the semi-finals, but one
was defeated, while two others can finish as high as
third place.
Cerritos ended the third session in
fourth place with 87 team points and trail third place
Sierra College by 2.5 points, with Santa Ana College
(114 team points) and Fresno City College (112.5)
fighting for the title. In a slight advantage for the
Falcons, they have three in the championship finals,
while Sierra has just two, while they go head-to-head in
one of them.
Freshman 125-pound
Jason
Carrillo (Torrance
HS) fought off a slow start against
top-rated Chauncey Phillips of Sierra and fought back to
post a 10-5 victory. He will now square off against
Santa Ana's Ivan Sanchez, the top-rated wrestler in
Southern California. Sophomore
Carlos
Alaniz (La
Mirada HS), who is rated #1 in the state at
133 pounds, had to come back from a late deficit to
defeat San Joaquin Delta College's Armando Martinez,
12-11. After opening up a 7-4 lead, Alaniz found himself
down 9-7 after a takedown and three-point near fall. But
Alaniz countered with a takedown to tie it and
eventually won on the strength of his riding time.
Alaniz will now face #2-rated Gabe Aguilar of Santa Ana
in the finals. Sophomore heavyweight
Brandon Doran
(Yucca Valley HS)
overcame a deficit in the third period and used to
consecutive takedowns to post a 7-4 win over 6-foot-7
Steve Franklin of Santa Rosa College. With the win, the
top-rated Doran will go up against Sierra's Erik Nye,
which may determine the third place team finish.
Sophomore 184-pound
Louie Audelo
(California HS)
was unable to handle defending champion Tim Hawkins of
Mt. San Antonio College and lost, 16-0 to drop down to
the consolation bracket and must win two more times to
place third. Also in contention for a shot at third
place is sophomore 141-pound
Andrew
Holmes (San
Jacinto HS), who defeated Bakersfield
College's Bryce Wasserman, 8-4 in an early match.
Freshman
Tony Ruiz
(Loara HS)
will wrestle for seventh place at 149 pounds, as will
freshman
Jack Porter
(Desert Vista, AZ
HS) at 165 pounds and 197-pound freshman
Al Kinslow
(Santa Monica HS). |
