Day 1 of the two-day Central Coast Section Wrestling
Championships is complete and just five of San Benito’s 13
wrestlers remain, with only one wrestler still competing in the
championship bracket.
SAN JOSE
Day 1 of the two-day Central Coast Section Wrestling Championships is complete and just five of San Benito’s 13 wrestlers remain, with only one wrestler still competing in the championship bracket.
At 189 pounds, San Benito No. 4-seed Miguel Martin del Campo will begin the second day of the CCS Championships in a semifinal bout against top-seeded Logan Kellogg of San Lorenzo Valley. The winner will advance to the 189-pound final against either Josh Castillo of Watsonville or Danny Chaid of Bellarmine, and will also earn at least a top-three placing as well as a trip to the state tournament.
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Martin del Campo received a bye to open Friday’s action, then won his next two bouts to advance to the semifinal round. He defeated Gabe Flores of Sacred Heart by fall (1:31) and Keaton Klockow of Pacific Grove by a 6-0 decision to cap the first day.
However, Martin del Campo is the lone Baler remaining in the championship bracket.
Robb Rodriguez at 119 pounds, Raul Suarez at 125s, Zack Rodriguez at 135s and Mikey Soto at 140s all remain in contention for a state bid, but will all begin competition on Saturday in the consolation bracket.
With only the top three places in each weight class advancing to state, Suarez, Soto and the Rodriguez brothers will need to win their respective consolation bracket in order to qualify to the state tournament.
Suarez lost his first match of the day, but has since won two straight bouts and will open Saturday’s action against junior Dominic Revilla of Sacred Heart.
Meanwhile, Soto dropped his quarterfinal match by a 1-0 decision to Amir Bakhshi of Cupertino — a match that would have advanced Soto to the semifinal round. Instead, the San Benito senior will open Saturday in the consolation bracket against Los Altos senior Wesley Oribello.
Robb Rodriguez also lost his quarterfinal match at 119 pounds when he fell to top-seeded Kaelob Obien of Independence by a 2-1 decision. Rodriguez will square off against Joey Christophers of Palo Alto to open Saturday’s matches.
Older brother Zack Rodriguez, too, lost his quarterfinal match by a late fall (5:58) to Matthew Potter of Willow Glen. He’ll open Saturday in the consolation bracket against Jordan Servito of Lynbrook.
As a team, San Benito is in eighth place entering Day 2 with 48.5 points. Gilroy (129.5), St. Francis (93.5) and Bellarmine (72) own the top three spots.
San Benito had seven wrestlers eliminated from competition on Day 1, including Chris Baldwin (112), Dominic Cortes (130), Greg Landry (145), Jonathan Arballo (152), Nick Mendizabal (160), Joey Garcia (171) and Javier Bustillos (215). Tony Gatto, who was expected to compete at 103 pounds, was not listed.
Wrestling will commence at 10 a.m. Saturday with the finals set for 7 p.m. at Independence High School.
Central Coast Section Wrestling Championships
1. Gilroy 129.5
2. Saint Francis 93.5
3. Bellarmine 72.0
4. Alisal 64.0
5. Riordan 53.0
6. Palma 52.0
7. South San Francisco 52.0
8. San Benito 48.5
9. Aptos 47.0
10. Los Gatos 47.0
San Benito
112 – Chris Baldwin
Champ. Round 1 – Jason Mendel (Harker Academy) 2-1 won by pin over Chris Baldwin (San Benito) 1-2 (Pin 3:22)
Cons. Round 1 – Chris Baldwin (San Benito) 1-2 won by tech fall over Sharvil Gupta (Mitty) 0-2 (TF 16-1)
Cons. Round 2 – Gunnar Biersdorff (Leigh) 2-2 won by tech fall over Chris Baldwin (San Benito) 1-2 (TF 16-0)
119 – Robb Rodriguez
Champ. Round 1 – Robb Rodriguez (San Benito) 2-1 won by pin over Jacob Jeglski (Los Gatos) 1-2 (Pin 3:38)
Champ. Round 2 – Robb Rodriguez (San Benito) 2-1 won by major decision over Willy Lamacchia (Harbor) 2-2 (Maj 10-1)
Quarterfinal – Kaelob Obien (Independence) 3-0 won by decision over Robb Rodriguez (San Benito) 2-1 (Dec 2-1)
125 – Raul Suarez
Champ. Round 1 – John Claitor (Half Moon Bay) 3-0 won by decision over Raul Suarez (San Benito) 3-1 (Dec 9-5)
Cons. Round 1 – Raul Suarez (San Benito) 3-1 received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 – Raul Suarez (San Benito) 3-1 won by pin over Tony Melano (North Monterey County) 0-2 (Pin 4:49)
Cons. Round 3 – Raul Suarez (San Benito) 3-1 won by major decision over Johnathan Lewis (Leigh) 2-2 (Maj 14-5)
130 – Dominic Cortes
Champ. Round 1 – Omar El-Kurd (El Camino) 3-1 won by major decision over Dominic Cortes (San Benito) 1-2 (Maj 16-2)
Cons. Round 1 – Dominic Cortes (San Benito) 1-2 won by pin over Tyler Torrecillas (Leigh) 0-2 (Pin 1:47)
Cons. Round 2 – Anthony Rivera (Half Moon Bay) 2-1 won by major decision over Dominic Cortes (San Benito) 1-2 (Maj 9-1)
135 – Zack Rodriguez
Champ. Round 1 – Zack Rodriguez (San Benito) 2-1 won in overtime over Mitch Magat (Riordan) 3-1 (OT 6-4)
Champ. Round 2 – Zack Rodriguez (San Benito) 2-1 won by major decision over Michael Atondo (Mitty) 3-1 (Maj 13-4)
Quarterfinal – Matthew Potter (Willow Glen) 3-0 won by pin over Zack Rodriguez (San Benito) 2-1 (Pin 5:58)
140 – Mikey Soto
Champ. Round 1 – Mikey Soto (San Benito) 2-1 won by decision over Bryan Batisto (Harbor) 2-2 (Dec 8-1)
Champ. Round 2 – Mikey Soto (San Benito) 2-1 won by pin over Bo Hall (Serra) 2-2 (Pin 3:49)
Quarterfinal – Amir Bakhshi (Cupertino) 3-0 won by decision over Mikey Soto (San Benito) 2-1 (Dec 1-0)
145 – Greg Landry
Champ. Round 1 – Ray Jimenez (James Lick) 2-1 won by major decision over Greg Landry (San Benito) 0-2 (Maj 12-2)
Cons. Round 1 – Brian Martinez (Half Moon Bay) 3-1 won in overtime over Greg Landry (San Benito) 0-2 (OT 10-8)
152 – Jonathan Arballo
Champ. Round 1 – Jonathan Arballo (San Benito) 1-2 won by decision over Zack Figueroa (Watsonville) 0-2 (Dec 9-5)
Champ. Round 2 – Ryan Sarmiento (Palma) 2-1 won by major decision over Jonathan Arballo (San Benito) 1-2 (Maj 15-4)
Cons. Round 2 – Bryan Diaz (Overfelt) 2-2 won by pin over Jonathan Arballo (San Benito) 1-2 (Pin 3:14)
160 – Nick Mendizabal
Champ. Round 1 – Roberto Gonzalez (Overfelt) 3-1 won by pin over Nick Mendizabal (San Benito) 0-2 (Pin 3:56)
Cons. Round 1 – Nick Mendizabal (San Benito) 0-2 received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 – Diego Gaxiola (Mitty) 3-1 won by pin over Nick Mendizabal (San Benito) 0-2 (Pin 2:53)
171 – Joey Garcia
Champ. Round 1 – Andrew Pappas (Monta Vista) 3-1 won by major decision over Joey Garcia (San Benito) 0-2 (Maj 15-5)
Cons. Round 1 – Douglas Medrano (San Jose) 1-2 won by decision over Joey Garcia (San Benito) 0-2 (Dec 5-1)
189 – Miguel Martin Del Campo
Champ. Round 1 – Miguel Martin Del Campo (San Benito) 3-0 received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Miguel Martin Del Campo (San Benito) 3-0 won by pin over Gabe Flores (Sacred Heart) 1-2 (Pin 1:31)
Quarterfinal – Miguel Martin Del Campo (San Benito) 3-0 won by decision over Keaton Klockow (Pacific Grove) 2-1 (Dec 6-0)
215 – Javier Bustillos
Champ. Round 1 – Javier Bustillos (San Benito) 1-2 won by decision over Jose Tochez (Palo Alto) 1-2 (Dec 3-1)
Champ. Round 2 – Will Basler (Woodside) 3-0 won by major decision over Javier Bustillos (San Benito) 1-2 (Maj 14-3)
Cons. Round 2 – Kevin Nguyen (Evergreen Valley) 2-2 won by decision over Javier Bustillos (San Benito) 1-2 (Dec 7-5)
