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High school wrestling: Buchanan and Clovis entertain hundreds at ‘The Big One’

File photo of Buchanan, foreground, and Clovis, background, line up at the start of The Big One wrestling dual held Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019 in Clovis.
File photo of Buchanan, foreground, and Clovis, background, line up at the start of The Big One wrestling dual held Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019 in Clovis. ezamora@fresnobee.com

The annual ‘The Big One’ took place Wednesday night at Clovis High.

The Cougars faced the defending state champions Buchanan in front of hundreds of fans.

Buchanan hasn’t lost “The Big One” since 2015, seven straight victories, and now leads the all-time series at 20-10.

Buchanan and Clovis are ranked Nos. 2 and 5 in the state by CalGrappler.

Here are the match results:

105: Anthony Garza, Clovis, defeated David Chacon, Buchanan, fall, 2:42

113: Rocklin Zinkin, Buchanan, over Thunder Lewis, Clovis, majority decison, 13-3.

120: Christopher Huerta, Buchanan, over Simon Cervantes, Clovis, dec 6-2

126: Nikade Zinkin, Clovis, over Ivan Arias, Buchanan, dec 5-0.

132: Paris Ruiz, Buchanan, defeated Eli Granada, Clovis, dec 5-4

138: Gavin Bauder, Buchanan, defeated Wyatt Lewis, Clovis, dec 5-0

144: Joseph Toscano, Buchanan, defeated James Wright, Clovis, dec 6-0

150: Jaxtyn Frost, Buchanan, defeated Noah Reynolds, Clovis, dec 8-4

157: Leo Contino, Buchanan, defeated Samuel Chacon, Clovis, fall 1:24

165: Adrien Reyes, Clovis, defeated Branson John, Buchanan, SV-1 6-4

175: Joseph Buck, Clovis, defeated Brock Kitchen, Buchanan, dec 6-2

190: Sean-Mitchel Roberts, Buchanan, defeated Mark Marin, Clovis, dec 5-1

215: Alec Dansby, Buchanan, defeated Noah Martinez, Clovis, dec 5-4

This story was originally published January 19, 2024 at 3:56 PM.

Anthony Galaviz
The Fresno Bee
Anthony Galaviz writes about sports for The Fresno Bee. He covers the Las Vegas Raiders, high schools, boxing, MMA and junior colleges. He’s been with The Bee since 1997 and attended Fresno City College before graduating from Fresno State with a major in journalism and a minor in criminology. Support my work with a digital subscription
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