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In their first
dual matches of the season, the Cerritos College
wrestling team showed all involved that they are a
team to be reckoned with throughout the year. The
Falcons, who came in second place in their
tournament last weekend, defeated four opponents to
win the Mt. San Antonio Dual Meet Tournament
championship. Cerritos (4-0) made quick work of both
Rio Hondo College (31-16) and Moorpark College
(42-9) in their bracket. They then followed with a
win over West Hills College (38-13) and rounded out
the tournament with a 26-10 win over Santa Ana, who
was also unbeaten heading into the final match. The
team will now travel to the Modesto Tournament,
which starts at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday.
In the clinching
win over Santa Ana, the Falcons opened by winning
the first three matches, with 125-pound
Joe
Cabanas (Canyon Springs HS),
133-pound Ryan Giovenco (North Torrance HS)
and 141-pound
Mike
Koehnlein (Marina HS) all
posting wins. Then, with the score 13-10, sophomore
Adam Hase (Long Beach Millikan HS)
pinned Justin Gomez in 2:05 at 184 pounds for a
19-10 lead. Freshman 197-pound Caleb
Gerl (Calvary Chapel HS) and
sophomore heavyweight
Juan
Enriquez (John Glenn HS)
closed out with win with victories of their own.
Three pins helped
secure the win over West Hills, with sophomore
133-pound
Ryan
Richards (El Segundo HS),
freshman 157-pound Eric Sauvageau
and freshman 157-pound
Daniel
Wosik (Bonanza, NV HS) all
scored six points for the Falcons. Sophomore
Matt
Holliday (Camp Verde, AZ HS)
and Koehnlein each received forfeit wins, while Gerl
(16-1) and Enriquez (6-0) also posted victories.
The tournament
opened with a trio of pins by the Falcons to help
them to defeat Rio Hondo. Giovenco pinned his
opponent in 1:42 at 133 pounds, while freshman
Tilman Tran (Loara HS) needed
just 55 seconds to post his pin at 149 pounds. Hase
eclipsed that time, with his pin taking only 44
seconds at 184 pounds. Freshman
James
Potter (Buena Park HS) posted
an 11-2 win at 141 pounds, with Enriquez winning,
3-0. Sophomore
Dean
Dutzy (West Torrance HS)
picked up a forfeit win at 165 pounds.
The Falcons made
quick work of Moorpark, even though Holliday was
pinned in the first match of the event. Richards
(11-1), Koehnlein (15-0) and sophomore
Bronson
Gerl (Calvary Chapel HS), who
pinned his opponent in 1:57, restored order for
Cerritos. Freshman
Timothy
Garnica (North Torrance HS)
picked up an 8-2 win at 157 pounds, with Dutzy (4-0)
winning, as did sophomore
Mike
Mehegan (West Torrance HS),
who needed 4:08 to post his win at 197 pounds. Hase
(184 pounds) received a bye, while sophomore
Holmer
Rivera (West Torrance HS)
received an injury default victory.
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