With Cimarron holding a slight lead, Nathaniel Rodriguez scored a reversal with two seconds remaining in the third period to break a 2-2 tie and win the 132-pound region title. In the process, he secured enough team points to help the Spartans bring home the ninth region title in program history Saturday at Centennial.
On Saturday in the 138-pound championship match of the Sunrise Region meet at Las Vegas, Antonio Saldate captured his fourth consecutive region title with a 19-4 major decision over Green Valley’s David Kalayanaprapruit.
Boulder City’s Zayne Dennington trailed Vicente Pinto of Virgin Valley 3-1 with 15 seconds remaining in the championship match at 126 pounds. But Dennington managed a one-point escape, then spun and forced a takedown at the very edge of the mat with one second left to earn two points and pull out the dramatic 4-3 victory.
Jesse Jones, Chris Thornton, Reece Thornton and Jon Stewart each won individual titles Saturday and helped Pahranagat Valley’s wrestling team capture the Class 2A Southern Region championship at Laughlin.
Xzavier Maheia is fighting for third place in the Sunset Region wrestling tournament, but the results aren’t as important as why he wrestles.
Centennial’s wrestling team is second in team points after the first day of the Sunset Region meet, and will send six wrestlers to the semifinals Saturday seeking the first region championship in program history.
After Friday’s competition at Western High, Boulder City earned 93½ points and first place in the standings on the strength of having a dozen wrestlers make it to the semifinals. Virgin Valley sits in second with 84, with Cheyenne and Mojave tied for third with 72.
Cimarron-Memorial senior forward Brian Washington is one of the top uncommitted players in Las Vegas and is receiving interest from multiple Division I programs.
Valley’s Xzavier Maheia pinned his opponent at 138 pounds with 13 seconds remaining in the third period Thursday to help the Vikings’ wrestling team edge visiting Rancho, 40-36.
Nico Antuna’s pinfall victory at 138 pounds was the 200th victory of his career, and helped the Centennial wrestling team down visiting Palo Verde, 48-27.
Spring Valley’s wrestling team edged Sierra Vista on a tiebreaker to earn a road victory on Tuesday.
Green Valley junior wrestler Steele Dias won the Class 4A state championship in the 106-pound weight class last season and is drawing attention from Division I schools.
Cimarron-Memorial won six matches by fall on Wednesday as the Spartans earned a 46-33 home win over Centennial.
Wyatt English won by fall in 13 seconds at 145 pounds to lead Foothill’s wrestling squad to a 57-24 home win over Basic on Tuesday.
Boulder City’s wrestling team claimed five first-place finishes to go along with nine other top-four finishes Friday to roll with the team title at the Panther Inviational at Alamo.
