Dai’jon Payno, who entered the tournament with a 17-0 record, captured his first region title with a 7-6 decision over Faith Lutheran’s Cameron Cox at 195 pounds and helped Mojave win its first region title since 2008.
Wrestling
Zyon Butler and Jermained Leavy each recorded pins in less than a minute in championship matches to help Spring Mountain’s wrestling team win the Division III Southern League title in West Wendover on Saturday.
Arbor View (50) holds a slim one-point lead over Cimarron-Memorial (49), while defending champion Shadow Ridge is in third place with 44 points, Bishop Gorman is in fourth place with 43 and Centennial rounds out the top five with 35 points.
Host Green Valley put at least one wrestler through to the semifinals in 13 of the 14 weight classes and scored 75½ points Friday to lead after the first day of the tournament.
Boulder City wrestling coach Jim Cox has told his team all season to focus on the moment, and the points will come.
That was certainly the case Friday night, as the Eagles raced to a 17-point lead after the opening day of the Division I-A Southern Regional Tournament at Spring Valley.
Top individual records in each weight class, as submitted by coaches.
Las Vegas High’s Antonio Saldate will go for his second straight region title when the 113-pounder competes in the Sunrise tournament beginning Friday at Green Valley.
Michael Valeron pinned his opponent in 53 seconds at 182 pounds Thursday as Durango’s wrestling team edged visiting Boulder City, 36-33.
Isaiah Alexander posted a first-period pin at 145 pounds on Wednesday to help Del Sol’s wrestling team to a 64-16 win at Chaparral.
Foothill dominated the lower weights Thursday, winning the first six matches by pin on the way to a 39-34 home victory over Coronado.
Alex Arnone needed just 22 seconds to pin his opponent at 170 pounds Wednesday to lead Rancho’s wrestling team to a 39-33 home win over Basic.
Spring Valley won five matches by pin on Tuesday en route to a 42-29 road win over Mojave.
Wyatt English pinned his opponent in 52 seconds at 138 pounds Thursday to lead Foothill’s wrestling team to a 37-29 win over visiting Basic.
Cimarron-Memorial senior Nathaniel Garcia stood atop a podium at the renowned Peoria Wrestling Invitational two weekends ago after winning six consecutive matches and claiming the 195-pound bracket title in the Phoenix suburb.
Trent Teunis recorded a pin in 44 seconds in the 182-pound class Wednesday to help host Faith Lutheran’s wrestling team to a 52-27 win over Pahrump Valley.