Colton Warren (left) of La Jolla throws Elijah
Gonzalez of Helix with nine seconds left
(see scoreboard), but only gains one point
and succumbs, 8-6, in a 159-pound bout.
Warren, a freshman, wrestled five more matches
to finish third in his weight class.
(Photo by Ed Piper)
By Ed Piper
Ori Mor of La Jolla, at 167 pounds, reached the championship bout of the Monte Vista JV Tournament Sat., Jan. 17, before succumbing 12-3 to Eduard Shirakuni of Westview.
The junior, who has been out lately, came back from his absence to win his first three matches--two by decision, one by fall--to ascend to the top of the bracket.
Viking freshman Colton Warren took third place at 159, winning his sixth bout of the long day by decision over Logan Wells of West Hills, 2-1.
Fellow 9th-grader Alex Mourlas (140) achieved a fifth-place finish by defeating Simon Cornwell of Canyon Hills, 10-5, then after a loss by pin was awarded a medical forfeit in his scheduled sixth match to take fifth place.
Also at 140, teammate Slater Olson pinned Alex Gonzalez of Steele Canyon in consolation, before coming up on the short end of a decision prior to the consolation quarterfinals.
La Jolla's Oliver Franklin (128) won a 13-11 decision over Aaron Balvaned of Olympian in the consolation bracket, before his participation ended.
Likewise, Axel Rivas (190 pounds) pinned Hisarus Barnes of High Tech North in one minute in the championship bracket, before losing in the consolation bracket.
Nine Viking wrestlers made the trip, including 98-pound Franky McCarroll, for whom a separate bracket had to be created to include his weight.
Head coach Joey Stofko said that Beaumont's has extended their fundraiser this week to include Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday, Jan. 18-19-20, from 4 to 7 p.m. each day. That's in addition to the all-day fundraiser at Beaumont's Wed., Jan. 21. One way to go is to order a rotisserie chicken for takeout.
Alex Mourlas (center) watches the video
of his first match with LJ head coach
Joey Stofko (far right) right after the bout.
Mourlas won three matches and finished
in fifth place at 140 pounds.
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