Jonathan Coronado repeated as champion and sophomores Ryan Fidel and William Fader joined five other Dos Pueblos wrestlers as first-time champions at the Channel League Championships on Saturday at Sovine Gym.
Dos Pueblos wrestler Jonathan Coronado won his second straight Channel League title.
The Chargers advanced 11 wrestlers to the finals and 13 of 14 qualified for the CIF Section Finals. Senior Jeffy Uyesaka was named the lower weight outstanding wrestler. He scored a 4-0 decision over Ventura’s Justin Ledesma in the 138-pound final. Uyesaka lost a one-point decision to Ledesma in the league dual meet.
“Jeffy wrestled a very smart and stuck to the game plan,” DP coach Anthony Califano said. “He didn’t give up any early takedowns. He scored a takedown in the first period and a reversal in the third to win. It will help his seed at CIF.”
Patrick Konkol also avenged a one-point loss against a Ventura wrestler to win the 195-pound weight class. Konkol defeated Abunduz in double overtime, 2-1.
Fidel dominated the 106 weight class to win his first league title. In the final, he was leading Buena’s D’Angelo Jones 5-2 when Jones suffered an injury with 30 seconds left in the third period and was unable continue.
DP’s Jose Murillo followed win a pin against San Marcos’ Adan Alvaro at the 5:05 mark in the 113-pound final.
Blair Middleton crushed his opposition to win the 126-pound title. He pinned Carlos Barrera of San Marcos in the semifinals and defeated Buena’s Morkos in the final by a major decision, 9-1.
At 132 pounds, Cameron Cox suffered a tough 2-1 loss to Ventura’s Luke Tada in the final. Tada scored a late takedown for the deciding points. Cox was seeking to win his third straight league title.
“I think (the loss) will motivate Cameron heading to CIF next weekend,” said DP coach Anthony Califano.
Cox pinned Adam Manchester of San Marcos in the semifinals.
Jason Hu won the 145-pound title with a 9-2 decision over Ventura’s Christopher Reyes-Vizcarra.
Coronado pinned Buena’s Brady Yarbrough 15 seconds into the second period to capture the 160-pound weight class championship for his second straight league title.
Fader capped an unbeaten league season by defeating Buena’s Isaac Torres, 7-2, to win the gold medal in the 285-pound class. Fader reached the final by pinning Anthony Hernandez of San Marcos.
Other runner-up finishers for DP included Gama Perez (120 pounds) and Diego Lopez (170). Third-place finishers were Gabriel Michel (152) and Michael Schmidt (182). Also qualifying for CIF was Damien Pennington, who was fourth at 220 pounds.
Channel League Championships Results for Dos Pueblos
106 – Ryan Fidel (21-5) placed 1st and scored 18.00 team points.
Semifinal – Ryan Fidel (Dos Pueblos) 21-5 received a bye () (Bye)
1st Place Match – Ryan Fidel (Dos Pueblos) 21-5 won by injury default over D`Angelo Jones (Buena) 4-2 (Inj. 5:30)
113 – Jose Murillo (19-9) placed 1st and scored 20.00 team points.
Semifinal – Jose Murillo (Dos Pueblos) 19-9 won by fall over aaron weissman (Ventura) 0-2 (Fall 1:55)
1st Place Match – Jose Murillo (Dos Pueblos) 19-9 won by fall over Adan Alvaro (San Marcos (Santa barbara)) 1-1 (Fall 5:05)
120 – Gama Perez (16-6) placed 2nd and scored 12.00 team points.
Semifinal – Gama Perez (Dos Pueblos) 16-6 won by decision over joel lopez (Ventura) 0-1 (Dec 5-3)
1st Place Match – Marquise Moreno (Buena) 5-0 won by decision over Gama Perez (Dos Pueblos) 16-6 (Dec 8-5)
126 – Blair Middleton (18-5) placed 1st and scored 19.00 team points.
Semifinal – Blair Middleton (Dos Pueblos) 18-5 won by fall over Carlos Barrera (San Marcos (Santa barbara)) 1-1 (Fall 0:00)
1st Place Match – Blair Middleton (Dos Pueblos) 18-5 won by major decision over Boula Morkos (Buena) 3-3 (MD 9-1)
132 – Cameron Cox (23-6) placed 2nd and scored 14.00 team points.
Semifinal – Cameron Cox (Dos Pueblos) 23-6 won by fall over Adam Manchester (San Marcos) 1-1 (Fall 0:00)
1st Place Match – Luke Tada (Ventura) 2-0 won by decision over Cameron Cox (Dos Pueblos) 23-6 (Dec 2-1)
138 – Jeff Uyesaka (32-7) placed 1st and scored 17.50 team points.
Semifinal – Jeff Uyesaka (Dos Pueblos) 32-7 won by tech fall over Mina Morkos (Buena) 4-2 (TF-1.5 0:00 (17-2))
1st Place Match – Jeff Uyesaka (Dos Pueblos) 32-7 won by decision over justin ledesma (Ventura) 1-1 (Dec 4-0)
145 – Jason Hu (1-0) placed 1st and scored 16.00 team points.
Semifinal – Jason Hu (Dos Pueblos) 1-0 received a bye () (Bye)
1st Place Match – Jason Hu (Dos Pueblos) 1-0 won by decision over christopher reyes-vizcarra (Ventura) 1-1 (Dec 9-2)
152 – Gabriel Michel (0-1) placed 3rd and scored 7.00 team points.
Semifinal – paul munoz (Buena) 1-1 won by decision over Gabriel Michel (Dos Pueblos) 0-1 (Dec 4-0)
3rd Place Match – Gabriel Michel (Dos Pueblos) 0-1 received a bye () (Bye)
160 – Jonathan Coronado (22-10) placed 1st and scored 18.00 team points.
Semifinal – Jonathan Coronado (Dos Pueblos) 22-10 received a bye () (Bye)
1st Place Match – Jonathan Coronado (Dos Pueblos) 22-10 won by fall over brady yarbrough (Buena) 1-1 (Fall 2:15)
170 – Diego Lopez (12-9) placed 2nd and scored 12.00 team points.
Semifinal – Diego Lopez (Dos Pueblos) 12-9 won by decision over joshua mizrahi (Buena) 0-1 (Dec 6-4)
1st Place Match – Brandon Hickle (Ventura) 1-0 won by decision over Diego Lopez (Dos Pueblos) 12-9 (Dec 7-3)
182 – Matthew Schmidt (7-12) placed 3rd and scored 7.00 team points.
Semifinal – adan andrade (Buena) 2-0 won by fall over Matthew Schmidt (Dos Pueblos) 7-12 (Fall 0:00)
3rd Place Match – Matthew Schmidt (Dos Pueblos) 7-12 received a bye () (Bye)
195 – Patrick Konkol (1-0) placed 1st and scored 16.00 team points.
Semifinal – Patrick Konkol (Dos Pueblos) 1-0 received a bye () (Bye)
1st Place Match – Patrick Konkol (Dos Pueblos) 1-0 won in double overtime over angel abundez (Ventura) 0-1 (2-OT 2-1)
220 – Damien Pennington (9-11) placed 4th and scored 4.00 team points.
Semifinal – anthony ross (Buena) 2-0 won by fall over Damien Pennington (Dos Pueblos) 9-11 (Fall 0:00)
3rd Place Match – Augusto Cisneros (Santa Barbara) 1-1 won by decision over Damien Pennington (Dos Pueblos) 9-11 (Dec 8-1)
285 – Will Fader (11-6) placed 1st and scored 18.00 team points.
Semifinal – Will Fader (Dos Pueblos) 11-6 won by fall over Anthony Hernandez (San Marcos (Santa barbara)) 0-2 (Fall 0:00)
1st Place Match – Will Fader (Dos Pueblos) 11-6 won by decision over isaac torres (Buena) 1-1 (Dec 7-2)
