Buchanan wins section Masters. Next up, five straight state titles for the Bears?
Buchanan High appears ready to go after its fifth straight state wrestling title.
The Bears sent 11 wrestlers to the Central Section Masters finals and eight left crowned as champions Saturday at the Hoover gym.
Buchanan totaled 380 points – well ahead of second-place Clovis at 256.5 points.
Crowned champions at the Masters for the Bears were: Raymond Lopez (108-pound class), Carlos Negrete Jr. (122), Maximo Renteria (128), Hunter Leake (134), Kyler Lake (140), Logan Gioffre (147), Reymundo Raiz (154) and Rocco Contino (162).
Renteria is a defending state champion, having beaten Clovis’ Brandon Paulson 3-2 in last year’s final.
The state championships will be held Feb. 27-29 at Mechanics Bank Arena in Bakersfield.
Girls
Santa Maria edged Ridgeview by five points, 107-102, with Selma third at 101 in the section finals in Bakersfield.
Buchanan sophomore Cristelle Rodriguez, a defending state champion, was among the weight-class winners. Bao Ahn Duncan-Perez of Clovis was named outstanding upper-weight wrestler.
Central Section Masters champions
BOYS
108 – Raymond Lopez, Buchanan
115 – Richard Figueroa, Selma
122 – Carlos Negrete Jr., Buchanan
128 – Maximo Renteria, Buchanan
134 – Hunter Leake, Buchanan
140 – Kyler Lake, Buchanan
147 – Logan Gioffre, Buchanan
154 – Reymudo Raiz, Buchanan
162 – Rocco Contino, Buchanan
172 – Giano Petrucelli, Clovis
184 – Tyler Avila, Porterville
197 – Tyler Gianakopulos, Clovis
222 – Mateo Morales, Clovis West
287 – Josiah Hill, Bakersfield
GIRLS
101 – Paige Morales, Central
106 – Alyssa Valdivia, Frontier
111 – Cristelle Rodriguez, Buchanan
116 – Charlotte Kouyoumtjian, Monache
121 – Melanie Mendoza, Selma
126 – Izabella Evans, Mission Oak
131 – Sara Kazarian, Bullard
137 – Gabriela Ruacho, Central
143 – Orianna Morales, Bakersfield
150 – Leila Martin, Nipomo
160 – Clarissa Alvarez, Orange Cove
170 – Bao Ahn Duncan-Perez, Clovis
189 – Maria Arrellano, Roosevelt
235 – Lynice Luna, Redwood
This story was originally published February 22, 2020 at 10:33 PM.
