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TACOMA -- It gets harder from here.
Both Ely Garza and his coach, Dave Brown, know that Day 2 of Mat Classic never goes as smoothly as Day 1. But if the Southridge junior keeps wrestling like this, it won't matter.
Garza, a two-time state placer, secured his third state medal Friday with a pair of easy wins, advancing to the semifinals of the 119-pound 4A bracket at the Tacoma Dome.
"He's wrestling as good as he ever has," Brown said after Garza's second-round pin in the quarterfinals. "He's using a real solid base and staying in good position."
Garza is one of three Tri-Cities wrestlers still alive at Mat Classic XXI, with Richland's Jacob Bieber (4A, 119) and Hanford's Caleb Gifford (3A, 135) also guaranteed state medals.
Bieber bounced back from a 2-0 first-round loss with 7-0 and 4-0 wins, dominating both matches.
"I had to tell myself I'm not here for a medal, I'm here to wrestle," said Bieber, who went 0-2 at state as a junior. "I'm excited to place. Now I need to make that medal look really good."
Three wrestlers had their state stays end in heartbreaking fashion.
First, Kamiakin sophomore Derrick Cooley led his 130 consolation match 4-3 after scoring a reversal with 18 seconds left, only to lose when his opponent reversed back in the final five seconds.
Then Richland sophomore Kyler Mars, who lost 4-3 in the quarterfinals, evened his loser-out match at 7-all with a takedown 30 seconds into the final period.
As he was cutting his opponent loose to go for another takedown, Mars was instead reversed to his back and pinned.
Finally, Kamiakin junior Sedale Garcia seemed to be headed to today's placing matches, leading 5-0 in his 119 consolation bout. But a series of stall calls in the second and third periods helped send the match into overtime.
Still, Garcia seemed to get a reprieve with a head-an-arm takedown. But he couldn't finish, and his opponent slipped out and behind for the victory.
Moses Lake, whose coach, Jamie Wise, was named 4A coach of the year, got off to a good start and was in second place after the first round. But the Chiefs won just one of their seven quarterfinal matches and saw their complement of 11 wrestlers whittled down to six.
Sam Villegas, who won a state title with Royal last year, is the only Moses Lake wrestler in the semis, rolling to 17-0 and 15-0 technical falls at 152.
Walla Walla's David Marquez (145) and Trey Haines (160) also are alive in the consolation rounds.
Gifford, a four seed, bounced back from a 6-2 loss in his opener with a dominating 17-4 win and injury default. Both he and Mike Ruane, who couldn't survive the 145 bracket, were making their second state trips.
I'm really glad I was able to come last year even though I went 0-2," Ruane said after his opening-round victory. "It's not like my eyes are huge this year."
Sunnyside advanced four wrestlers into the semifinals -- both Christian Reyes and Nathan Gonzalez at 103, returning state champ Steven Romero at 112 and Shawn Olivarez at 135 -- and has a shot to finish fourth for a team trophy.
Prosser brothers Irving and Osmar Jaimez are in the 2A semifinals at 103 and 119, respectively. Grandview's Santos Guillen also reached the 103 semifinals, while Othello's Reuben Lopez, a state runner-up at 130 last year, is on track to reach the finals at 135.
Meanwhile, Warden won 10 of its 15 first-round matches to take the early team lead, though state favorite Orting overtook the Cougars by the end of the day, 89.5 to 77.5.
"I'm just taking it one match at a time and hopefully I can get to the finals," said Pruneda, who has never wrestled in Saturday night's title matches.
Connell, which brought half as many wrestlers to state as Warden, advanced just as many to the semifinals, with five of the Eagles' seven still alive for titles, including both Hernan Serra and Freddy Herrera at 103 and Nato Orozco at 215.
There were no surprises among the team leaders, with Lake Stevens (4A), Enumclaw (3A), Deer Park (2A), Republic (2B/1B and Sedro-Woolley (girls) the Day 1 leaders.
Class 4A
First Round
103 -- Kyler Mars (Richland) m.d. Nick Lindholm (Decatur) 9-0.
112 -- Dalton Baunsgard (Issaquah) d. Andrew Valdez (Moses Lake) 8-5; Cort Schatz (Curtis) d. Robert Leyva (Moses Lake) 5-3.
119 -- Zach Holland (Evergreen) d. Jacob Bieber (Richland) 2-0; Cody Wood (Heritage) d. Sedale Garcia (Kamiakin) 8-6; Ely Garza (Southridge) p. Sam Warren (Edmonds-Woodway) 5:47.
125 -- Ricco Moreno (Moses Lake) d. Cody Barich (South Kitsap) 11-2; Kurtis Gieberson (Kelso) m.d. Dustin Utecht (Richland) 11-0.
130 -- Nico Moreno (Moses Lake) p. Ryan Deweese (Edmonds-Woodway) 5;14; Sam Ottow (Snohomish) p. Derrick Cooley (Kamiakin) 1:44.
135 -- Cameron Chlarson (Moses Lake) p. Jerry Doran (Decatur) 5:12 ; Ryan Harmon (Walla Walla) d. Bobby Hawkins (Rogers-Puy) 11-4.
140 -- Tyler Vela (Moses Lake) p. Dylan Evanger (Graham-Kapowsin) 1:12.
145 -- John Buban (Tahoma) m.d. Thomas Pfeiffer (Moses Lake) 14-2; David Marquez (Walla Walla) d. Austin Carrill (Kentlake) 2-0; Jacob Anderson (Lake Stevens) m.d. Tamrich Perez (Southridge) 12-4.
152 -- Sam Villegas (Moses Lake) t.f. Zeke Nistrian (Thomas Jefferson) 17-0.
160 -- Trey Haines (Walla Walla) d. Colten Williams (Emerald Ridge) 10-8; Tyler Story (Graham-Kapowsin) m.d. Saul Soto (Kennewick) 9-0.
171 -- Nick Bayer (Tahoma) p. Jack Loomis (Kennewick) 3:52.
189 -- Brian Chamberlain (Moses Lake) d. Justin Grow (Lake Stevens) 5-2.
215 -- Spencer Fackrell (Moses Lake) d. Esteban Herrera (Redmond) 6-0
285 -- Nick Conlan (Auburn) d. Brian Reil (Kennewick) 3-1; Zach Teuber (Lake Stevens) d. Kabe Fluaitt (Moses Lake) 5-3.
Quarterfinals
103 -- Andrew Vulliet (Edmonds-Woodway) d. Mars 4-3.
119 -- Garza p. Zander Mitchell (Woodinville) 2:36.
125 -- Colton Kusilek (Kamiak) p. R.Moreno 1:20.
130 -- Brian Bitney (Puyallup) p. N.Moreno 1:02.
135 -- Stefan St. Marie (Snohomish) p. Chlarson 4:22; Kyle Fenton (South Kitsap) d. Harmon 6-2.
140 -- Niko Hughes (Kelso) d. Vela 13-10.
145 -- Dylan Granard (Woodinville) d. Marquez 8-1.
152 -- Villegas t.f. Graham Davis (Auburn) 15-0.
160 -- Chris Myers (Arlington) m.d. Haines 11-2.
189 -- Darren Faber (Decatur) d. Chamberlain 4-3.
215 -- Chris Young (Auburn) d. Fackrell 5-1.
Consolations
103 -- Jesus Valdez (Kent-Meridian) p. Mars 3:50.
112 -- Valdez p. Mac Hutchison (Edmonds-Woodway) 4:21; Levya p. Joey Troyer (Central Kitsap) 1:52; Nick Aliment (Kentridge) p. Valdez 2:42; Jarod Maynes (Central Valley) d. Leyva 4-3.
119 -- Bieber d. Eric Alonzo (Kentwood) 7-0; Garcia p. Owen Williams (Curtis) 2:05; Bieber d. Mitchell 4-0; Jeremy Golding (Mead) d. Garcia 9-7 (OT).
125 -- Daniel Espinoza (Puyallup) p. Utecht 6:22 (OT); Espinoza d. R.Moreno 13-7.
130 -- Austin Smart (Kelso) d. Cooley 5-4; Cody Elliot (Oak Harbor) d. N.Moreno 14-10.
135 -- Tyler Enos (Todd Beamer) d. Harmon 2-0; Chlarson t.f. Nolan Thomas (Redmond) 18-3.
140 -- Vela p. Kyle Walker (Heritage) 1:45.
145 -- Pfeiffer p. Jonathan Leale (Rogers-Puy) 2:04; Kevin McCanta (Newport-Bellevue) d. Perez 8-2; Pfeiffer t.f. Damion Shehan (Shelton) 19-2; Marquez d. Andrew Smith (Kent-Meridian) 5-3.
160 -- Soto p. Michael Earl (Gig Harbor) 2:52; Michael Karpstein (Auburn) d. Soto 5-2; Haines d. Nick Lemmon (Kent-Meridian) 8-3.
171 -- Loomis d. Cort Nutter (Evergreen) 3-2; Michael Neiner (South Kitsap) d. Loomis 6-5.
189 -- Sam Kenagy (Monroe) d. Chamberlain 6-3.
215 -- Fackrell d. Tannon Hillis (Marysville-Pilchuck) 11-6.
285 -- Reil p. Johnny Kemman (Todd Beamer) 2:51; Nathan Herrick (Kentwood) p. Fluaitt 1:29; Travis Bogard (Inglemoor) p. Reil 1:52.
Class 3A
First Round
103 -- Nathan Gonzales (Sunnyside) d. Travis Reano (Enumclaw) 12-1; Christian Reyes (Sunnyside) d. Mark Garcia (Lindbergh) 14-0.
112 -- Steven Romero (Sunnyside) p. Cody Botten ( Mount Si ) 1:49.
130 -- James Bradley (Yelm) p. Nick Martinez (Sunnyside) 4:37.
135 -- Tyler King (Auburn Mountainview) d. Caleb Gifford (Hanford) 6-2; Shawn Oliverez (Sunnyside) d. Nick Bendon (Bonney Lake) 3-2.
140 -- Josh Peart (Bonney Lake) d. Baltazar Avalos (Sunnyside) 13-9.
145 -- Mike Ruane (Hanford) d. Mike Furman (Bainbridge Island) 3-1.
160 -- David Huizar (Sunnyside) d. Michael Madden (White River) 13-2.
Quarterfinals
103 -- Gonzales d. Ryan Markham (Camas) 7-5; Reyes d. Matthew Casimes (Bellevue) 7-1.
112 -- Romero t.f. Jimmy Miller (Camas) 17-2.
135 -- Olivarez d. Hamilton Noel (Liberty, Issaquah) 5-4.
145 -- Addison Tracy (Bonney Lake) p. Ruane 1:12.
160 -- Steve Harvey (Capital) p. Huizar 2:41.
Consolations
130 -- Blake Johnson (Mercer Island) p. Martinez 3:59.
135 -- Gifford d. Davis Jones (Bellevue) 17-4.
140 -- Wright Noel (Liberty, Issaquah) d. Avalos 5-3.
Class 2A
First Round
103 -- Santos Guillen (Grandview) d. Nick Henderson (Burlington-Edison) 8-2; Irving Jaimez (Prosser) inj. def. Shaypher Henricks (Blaine).
119 -- Osmar Jaimez (Prosser) m.d. Brandon Martin (Eatonville) 11-1.
125 -- Matt Jordan (Othello) m.d. Taylor Gowdy (Sequim) 11-1.
130 -- Nick Burnham (Black Hills) p. Kiki Rebuelta (Othello) 3:37.
135 -- Rueben Lopez (Othello) p. Kurt Nygard (Ephrata) 3:40.
140 -- Amando Deleon (Othello) d. Anthony Drabek (Sequim) 6-5.
171 -- Nick Watson (Elma) p. David Godinez (Prosser) 2:20.
189 -- Trevor Romero (South Whidbey) p. Adam Morales (Grandview) 5:00.
Quarterfinals
103 -- Guillen t.f. Chism King (Washougal) 17-2; I.Jaimez m.d. Josh Jackson (North Mason) 17-5.
119 -- O.Jaimez d. Jacob Humphrey (Blaine) 10-7.
125 -- Dominic Sepe (Ridgefield) m.d. Jordan 11-2.
135 -- Lopez d. Connor Pelzel (Centralia) 8-6.
140 -- Tyson Foster (Blaine) d. DeLeon 3-0.
Consolations
125 -- Jordan d. Kit Major (Riverside) 7-2.
130 -- Rebuelta m.d. Jimmy Calhoun (Mount Baker) 18-6; Rebuelta d. Alex Maldanado (Tumwater) 5-0.
140 -- DeLeon d. Michael Gonzales (Squalicum) 7-1.
171 -- Justin Korthuis (Lynden) m.d. Godinez 9-0.
189 -- Tanner Symons (Riverside) p. Morales 3:59.
Class 1A
First Round
103 -- J.P. Martinez (Warden) t.f. Zach Gray (Meridian) 21-6; Hernan Serra (Connell) d. Peyton Dillon (Cascade Christian) 15-2; Freddy Herrera (Connell) d. Dakota Stiles (Orting) 11-2; Jonathan Salcedo (Granger) p. Javier Tapia (Warden) 1:12.
112 -- Marcus Deyo (Castle Rock) p. Austin Hudson (Wahluke) 2:42 ; Rey Howard (Castle Rock) d. Travis Roos (Kiona-Benton) 9-5; Danny Barajas (Royal) p. Cruz Carter (Montesano) :37; Carlos Gomez (Warden) d. Jacob Franco (Rochester) 12-7.
119 -- Brady Maris (Orting) d. Franky Jiminez (Warden) 9-4; Samuel Salcedo (Granger) p. Matt McCallum (Kiona-Benton) 2:26.
125 -- Jesse Guerra (Warden) p. Tyler Erme (Bellevue Christian) :46; Antonio Brown (Orting) d. Andy Campbell (Kiona-Benton) 6-0; Trevor Morrison (Columbia-Burbank) d. Luis Aviles (Mabton) 11-8.
130 -- Scott Henderson (Warden) p. Jon Fouquier (Bellevue Christian) 5:27; Chris Kalous (Warden) p. Matt Del Moro (Bellevue Christian) 1:45; Chance Watt (River View) t.f. Chencho Lopez (Royal) 15-0.
135 -- Nikk Resutek (Tenino) d. Scott Sullivan (River View) 7-4; Gerardo Avita (Connell) d. Kyle Godinho (Castle Rock) 6-4; Robert Pruneda (Warden) p. Dean Powell (Stevenson) 1:26; Zach Eastman (Rochester) d. Sam Suarez (Warden) 19-11.
140 -- Harris Garcia (Connell) d. Bonzai Billings (Nooksack) 7-4; Lupe Landeros (Warden) p. Brendon Loyer (Cle Elum-Roslyn) :47.
145 -- Kasey Green (Lake Roosevelt) d. Zac Reisenauer (Burbank) 8-3; Josh Mason (Cashmere) d. Kenny Sullivan (Warden) 6-0; Jacob Rae (Connell) p. Tanner Bolt (Kettle Falls) 3:49.
152 -- Zeke Lomar (Castle Rock) p. Tanner Bates (River View) 1:43; Bubba Myers (LaCenter) p. Chris Howell (Kiona-Benton) 3:10.
160 -- Chris Strawn (River View) t.f. Devin Ossman (Cascade Christian) 15-0; Nick Torres (Nooksack) d. Jose Gonzales (Warden) 7-4; Angel Ledezma (Royal) d. Humberto Morales (Granger) 12-3.
171 -- Dakota Scott (Warden) p. Alex Lazott (Lakeside 9 Mile Falls) 3:24.
189 -- Brandon Hughes (Omak) p. Enrique Barajas (Wahluke) :57; Isaac DeLeon (Warden) p. Chase Alderman (Castle Rock) 2:42 ; Seth Bell (White Salmon) p. Jake Thomas (Royal) 4:45.
215 -- Nato Orozco (Connell) d. Damien Marquez (Mabton) 9-7.
285 -- Jake Bartlett (Royal) p. Ikaika Thomas (Ilwaco); Tony Martinez (Warden) p. Tyson Balzer (Rainier) :49.
Quarterfinals
103 -- Martinez m.d. Cutter Grahn (Forks) 13-3; Serra d. Kevin Schernitzki (Kettle Falls) 5-1; Herrera d. Tyler Cortani (Forks) 7-0.
112 -- Sam Chapman (Vashon Island) d. Barajas 6-2; Jose Lopez (Chelan) d. Gomez 9-4.
125 -- Jacob Lauderdale (Lakeside) m.d. Guerra 13-3; Morrison d. A.J. McKnight (Winlock) 7-1.
130 -- Matthew Payne (Castle Rock) t.f. Henderson 15-0; Josh Lauderdale (Lakeside) p. Kalous 4:32; Watt d. Chris Mayolo (LaCenter) 7-4.
135 -- Avita d. Josh Holbrook (Port Townsend) 4-2; Pruneda p. Colten Sims (Cashmere) 5:06.
140 -- Gage Schmidt (Chelan) m.d. Garcia 15-3; Landeros p. Jacob Ubl (Kalama) 3:05.
145 -- Rae d. Dillon Ford (Montesano) 5-2.
160 -- Kevin Cruz (Tonasket) t.f. Strawn 15-0; Ledezma d. Roman Valazquez (Cashmere) 7-3.
171 -- Scott d. Richard Hanna (Port Townsend) 7-4.
189 -- Brandon Hughes (Omak) d. DeLeon 5-0.
215 -- Orozco d. Josh Karas (Lakeside) 9-2.
285 -- Gary Sumerlin (Lake Roosevelt) p. Bartlett 3:58; Martinez d. Timmy Jovanovich (Vashon Island) 7-2.
Consolations
103 -- Tapia p. Ryker Marchand (Tonasket) 2:21; Tapia d. Grahn 6-5.
112 -- Hudson m.d. Michael Ramsey (Naches Valley) 8-0; Alex Chipman (Cashmere) t.f. Roos 17-2; Hudson d. Gomez 10-9; Barajas d. Chipman 12-4; Daniel Trudeau (Chewelah) p. Howard 3:46.
119 -- Jiminez d. Justin Reyes (Newport) 9-4; McCallum d. Blake Markva (Rochester) 5-1; Jiminez p. Dillon Parker (Chelan) 3:26; McCallum d. Christian Molina (Forks) 4-1.
125 -- Campbell p. Jeff Condon (Omak) 2:03; Campbell d. Guerra 10-6.
130 -- Hank Burton (Chelan) d. Lopez 7-6; Kalous t.f. Mike Raupp (Winlock) 17-2; Henderson p. Burton 4:46.
135 -- Sullivan d. Tyler Slick (Naches Valley) 9-1; Suarez d. Spencer Ramos (Cascade Christian) 12-11; Eastman d. Sullivan 6-3; Resutek d. Suarez 13-6.
140 -- Garcia d. Jaime Martinez (Granger) 14-8.
145 -- Reisenauer p. Cody Chiles (Cle Elum) 4:08; Sullivan m.d. Michael Davis (Friday Harbor) 13-1; Reisenauer p. Tyler Eccles (Castle Rock) 4:27; Green p. Sullivan :45.
152 -- Mychel Salverson (Lake Roosevelt) p. Bates 4:00; Dillon Jimmie (Nooksack Valley) d. Howell 8-2.
160 -- Gonzales p. Trent Bronson (Rochester) 2:07; Gonzales d. Strawn 2-0.
189 -- Alderman p. Barajas 2:45; Gaitlin Hanna (Port Townsend) d. Thomas 8-2; DeLeon p. Kurt Wilkins (Goldendale) 2:05.
285 -- John Delap (Okanogan) d. Bartlett 5-0.
Class B
First Round
112 -- Bryce Woodruff (Oroville) p. Sam Mota-Martinez (Tri-Cities Prep) 1:01.
125 -- Nolan Miller (Ritzville) p. Jon Fenstermaker (Darrington) 3:06.
130 -- Herson Rodriguez (Ritzville) p. Marc Navarrete (Napavine) 2:13
135 -- Cody Bryson (Darrington) d. Cameron Kiesz (Ritzville) 5-2
Semifinals
125 -- Ryn Rollins (Republic) d. Miller 13-4.
130 -- O'Shaughnessy (Kittitas) p. Rodriguez 5:23.
Consolations
112 -- Mota-Martinez d. Caleb Thomas 10-6.
135 -- Tanner Wallach (Kittitas) d. Kiesz 7-5 (OT)
Girls
First Round
103 -- Sam Beckwith (River View) t.f. Elizabeth Stone (Kent-Meridian) 16-0.
112 -- Samantha Lovelace (White River) d. Lupita Mendez (Connell) 7-2; Delene Rucker (Kiona-Benton) p. Dallas Welker (Emerald Ridge) :50.
125 -- Sandra Castoreno (Warden) m.d. Aika Mitchell (Lakeside-Sea) 13-5.
130 -- Hannah Stippich (Franklin Pierce) d. Alexandria Watts (Walla Walla) 12-10; Melissa Orozco (Connell) p. Kim Wagner (Spanaway Lake) 5:32.
135 -- Sheridan McDonald (Kiona-Benton) p. Adriannah Antonett (Washougal) 1:09.
152 -- Chelsie Enderle (Franklin Pierce) d. Carter Marks (Warden) 13-10.
160 -- Autumn Novak (Lakewood) p. Genesis Gonzales (Warden) 1:19.
171 -- Araceli Cuevas (Warden) bye; Jessica Bergman (River View) bye.
285 -- Marissa Barragan (Connell) p. Rose Johnson (Enumclaw) 1:07.
Quarterfinals
103 -- Jade Mustappa (Ferndale) d. Beckwith 9-5.
112 -- Kendra Wilson (Sedro Woolley) p. Rucker 3:32.
125 -- Liezl Mondoc (Rochester) d. Castoreno 7-6 (3OT.
130 -- Jessica Sokolowski (LaCenter) p. Orozco 1:56.
135 -- McDonald d. Sara Scott (Lakeside-Sea) 11-4.
171 -- Chantelle Bailey (Enumclaw) p. Cuevas 2:37; Betty Granados (Fife) p. Bergman 1:04.
285 -- Alisha Beach (Kelso) p. Barragan 2:47.
Consolations
103 -- Beckwith t.f. Kayla Blanchard (Rogers-Puy) 15-0.
112 -- Catherine Kelly (Redmond) d. Mendez 10-3; Rucker p. Madelynn McIlwain (Washougal) 2:23.
125 -- Castoreno d. Rebecca Sokolowski (La Center) 3-2.
130 -- Angela Gossom (Friday Harbor) p. Watts 3:47; Kaylene Young (Lincoln) p. Orozco 1:35
152 -- Marks p. Lauren Reeves (Camas) 2:30; Kaylee Carr (Emerald Ridge) d. Marks 5-2.
160 -- Gonzales p. Courtney Harkelroad (Rainier) 1:40; Jenny Paterson (Enumclaw) p. Gonzales 1:24.
171 -- Blair Brown (Elma) p. Bergmann 2:34; Cuevas p. Justine Jones (Rainier) 4:46.
285 -- Barragan p. Shelby Lacy (Rainier) :50.
IMC districts
The Dalles
Hermiston quarterfinal results only
Team scores--Hermitson 235, Crook County 153, Pendleton 100.5, The Dalles-Wahtonka 90, Madras 87.5, Mountain View 87, Bend 80.5, Summit 22.
103--Joey Delgado (H) pinned Erik Martin (CC), 1:25. 112--CJ Dircksen (H) pinned Alex Flores (TDW), 2:26. 119--Ben Jorgensen (H) pinned Mack Amodeo (MV), :26.; Jaylee Britt (H) pinned Andy Robinson (P), 3:35. 125--Dylan Studer (H) tech. fall David Nunez (TDW), 16-0; Brad Thomas (H) tech. fall Joe Hartrick (MV), 16-1. 130--Brandon Aldof (H) pinned David Pike (MV), 1:29.; Fabian Scotto (H) maj. dec. Tyler Pierce (CC), 12-2. 135--Dylan Olsen (H) pinned Cody Pfau (CC), :35. 140--Matt Kilsdonk (H) maj. dec. Kevin Baker (Bend), 9-0; Bryce McMahon (H) pinned Sean Seefeldt (S), 1:42. 145--Ethan Parks (H) tech. fall Melchor Nunex (TDW), 16-1; Cody Spradlin (H) pinned David McConville (TDW), 4:18. 152--results not available. 160--Dillan Massey (H) pinned Keegan O'Brien (Mad), :43; Ben Millard (H) pinned Eder Garcia (P), 1:31. 171--Curtis Berger (H) pinned Jesse Face (MV), 1:32; Zach Bishop (H) dec. Bill Simmons (CC), 7-3. 215--David Liebe (H) pinned Justin Lauer (P), 3:39; Lale Ena (H) won by forfeit.
