The Panthers finish 4th at their 34th Annual KLS Air Express Tournament

Posted: Sep 15, 2018

The Panthers finished 4th at their own, KLS Air Express Tournament.

Leading the way was Soph, Abel Garcia (Oakdale HS) at 174 pounds who won his weight. Abel is now 7-0 with 4 falls this season. Last season he finished in 2^nd place in the CCC State Championships

Freshmen Conrad Trevino (Del Campo HS) 165 and Bronson Harmon (Oakdale HS) 184, both finished 4th. Trevino lost his first match of the day, then battled back for three straight wins, two by fall before losing in the 3^rd place match to Zach Poore of Fresno City. Poore is also the one he was defeated by in his first match. Harmon went 3-2 on the day and was defeated 5-4 to the eventual Champion, Tevin Bailey of Lassen in the semi. Bronson had one fall on the day.

Three others tied for 5th. They are: Dylan Crawford, Soph 157 (Lodi HS), Manny Curry, Fresh 165 (Pleasant Grove HS) and Steven Abbott, Soph 197 (Orland HS). Crawford went 3-2 on the day and ended with an injury. He had a tech-fall and a major in his wins. Curry won his first two matches by fall to get to the semi-finals where he lost to #1 seed Conrad Lopez of Fresno. He came to the consolations and was defeated by teammate Trevino in the conso-semi. Abbott also won his first two matches including a major decision, before losing to the eventual champion, Anthony Cress of Chabot and falling again in the conso-semi match.

Others picking up wins for the Panther cause were: Ryun Ortiz (133-Soph-Virginia), Ryan Harlow (133-Fresh-Elk Grove), Thomas Thornton (141-Soph-Yuba City), Andrew Garcia (149-Soph-Calaveras), Marques Evans (157-Soph-Capuchino), Jordan Denny (184-Soph-Folsom), Joe Rodondi (197-Fresh-College Park), and Jose Montes (285-Fresh-Oregon).

Looking to get a couple of sophomores back in the line-up this weekend. Isaac Bertalotto (Soph-184-Turlock) and Brian Horn (Soph-184-Rocklin) will get into their first competition. Beralotto was 5^th in CCC States last year at 165 and looks to get to that weight down the road. Horn took 8^th in state last year at 165 and will be looking to stay in the 184/197 weights this year.

Team Scores:

1 Fresno City 143
2 Bakersfield 78
3 Chabot 66
4 Sacramento City 55
5 Lassen 53
6 Santa Rosa 43
7 Skyline 29
8 West Hills 26
9 Shasta 24
10 Delta 23
11 Cuesta 17

Weight Class 125
1. Greg Viloria, Delta
2. Marcus Hutcherson, Bakersfield
3. Mario Moreno, Fresno City
4. Trevor Bagan, Santa Rosa

Weight Class 133
1. Isaiah Perez, Fresno City
2. Kyle Jimenez, Fresno, City
3. Jacob Hiller, Shasta
4. Brandon Julien, Chabot

Weight Class 141
1. Loui Ramos, Fresno City
2. Logan Garcia, Lassen
3. Anthony Chavez, Fresno City
4. Isaiah Palomino, Chabot

Weight Class 149
1. Daniel Ruiz, Fresno City
2. Julian Beltran, Fresno City
3. Bailey Brown, Santa Rosa
4. Eli Clark, Skyline

Weight Class 157
1. Ruben Garcia, Fresno City
2. Jose Perez, West Hills
3. Ezra Clark, Skyline
4. Eric Murdoch, Chabot

Weight Class 165
1. Conrad Lopez, Fresno City
2. Auggie Garcia, Fresno City
3. Zach Poore, Fresno City
4. Conrad Trevino, Sac City

Weight Class 174
1. Abel Garcia, Sac City
2. Casey Cameron, Santa Rosa
3. Miguel Ruiz, Fresno City
4. Michael Barajas, Chabot

Weight Class 184
1. Tevin Bailey, Lassen
2. Jhaylyn Hall, Santa Rosa
3. Jeremy Maas, Bakersfield
4. Bronson Harmon, Sac City

Weight Class 197
1. Anthony Cress, Chabot
2. Adrian Godinez, Bakersfield
3. Matt Martinez, Fresno City
4. Tony Rogers, Lassen

Weight Class 285
1. Cole Mair, Lassen
2. Ramon Guzman, Skyline
3. Anthony Stenschky, Cuesta
4. Angel Mariscal, Fresno City

2018 KLS Air Express – Final Brackets