After suffering a 39-25 dual-meet defeat to Alisal last
Wednesday, the San Benito wrestling team rebounded to take first
place out of 28 teams at the Jim Root Classic in San Jose last
weekend.
SAN JOSE
After suffering a 39-25 dual-meet defeat to Alisal last Wednesday, the San Benito wrestling team rebounded to take first place out of 28 teams at the Jim Root Classic in San Jose last weekend.
San Benito edged South San Francisco by 1.5 points.
“It was a big rebound,” San Benito head coach Brian DeCarli said.
The Balers brought nine wrestlers and had eight make it to the podium, including both Robb Rodriguez at 112 pounds and Junior Davila at 119 pounds. Both grapplers posted perfect 4-0 records and took first place in their respective weight classes at the tournament.
Meanwhile, Niko Espinoza (125 pounds) and Adam Davis (215s) each compiled 3-1 records to take second place overall, while both Edgar Ortega (130s) and Tim Christenson (140s) went 4-1 to each grab third place in their weight classes.
At 135 pounds, Eric Henry went 3-2 to finish in fourth, and Miguel Martin del Campo went 3-2 at 189 pounds to take seventh.
In other news, the San Benito frosh/soph team finished first overall at its tournament in Los Gatos last weekend.
“It was a very positive weekend for the whole program,” DeCarli said.
San Benito will be back in action on Tuesday night when it will host Everett Alvarez at 6:30 p.m.
Jim Root Classic
103 — Christian Baldwin, 0-2, DNP
112 — Robb Rodriguez, 4-0, 1st
119 — Junior Davila, 4-0, 1st
125 — Niko Espinoza, 3-1, 2nd
130 — Edgar Ortega, 4-1, 3rd
135 — Eric Henry, 3-2, 4th
140 — Tim Christenson, 4-1, 3rd
189 — Miguel Martin del Campo, 3-2, 7th
215 — Adam Davis, 3-1, 2nd
