Sunnyside boys & girls wrestling teams claim Peoria Tournament of Champions titles

Sunnyside High School’s wrestling dynasty rolled with victories in the boys and girls competition at the Peoria Tournament of Champions at Peoria High School on Saturday.

Sunnyside boys had seven individual champions and the girls had three.

Sergio Vega, a junior wrestling up one weight class at 144 pounds in the event, improved to 97-0 in his career by winning his five matches.

Safford placed second in the boys compeitition. The Bulldogs’ Alex Chaconwon the 113-pound championship.

PEORIA TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS

BOYS TEAM RESULTS

No	School	Count	Pts
1	Sunnyside	14	342.5
2	Safford	13	174.0
3	Desert Vista	14	162.0
4	Ironwood	10	161.5
5	Desert Ridge	14	157.5
20	Ironwood Ridge	8	52.5
24	Tucson	13	45.0

GIRLS TEAM RESULTS

No	School	Count	Pts
1	Sunnyside	11	161.0
2	Cesar Chavez	5	80.0
3	Tolleson	7	79.0
4	Deer Valley	7	55.0
5	Sunrise Mountain	6	50.0

BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS (LOCAL WRESTLERS)

113 POUNDS

Safford’s Alex Chacon won by major decision, 11-0, over Desert Vista’s Chris Buck

138 POUNDS

Sunnyside’s Adyn Bostick won by major decision, 12-3, over Desert Vista’s Ryder Kinneman

144 POUNDS

Sunnyside’s Sergio Vega won by technical fall, 1.5 3:12 (26-11), over Ironwood’s Jordan Beuvais

150 POUNDS

Sunnyside’s Carlitos Stanton won by major decision, 21-10, over Ironwood’s Shawn Bamba

165 POUNDS

Sunnyside’s Nicholas Peña won by decision, 6-3, over Desert Ridge’s Gabriel Pacheco

190 POUNDS

Sunnyside’s Lucas Mata won by technical fall, 1.5 0:00 (17-0), over Desert Vista’s Sterling Ventura

285 POUNDS

Sunnyside’s Zayne Candelaria won by decision, 6-2, over Deer Valley’s Santiago Reyes

GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS (LOCAL WRESTLERS)

107 POUNDS

Sunnyside’s Jacianna Beltran won by decision, 4-3, over Desert Vista’s Reagan Mathers

145 POUNDS

Sunnyside’s Jenell Rodriguez won by decision, 6-0, over Desert Edge’s Isabella Thomas

165 POUNDS

Sunnyside’s Alezandra Robles won by fall (4:41) over Moon Valley’s Maya Washburn