UPDATE: Sacramento City tops Fresno City by 21 points to win California CC State Championships
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by John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com
California CC State Championships Results and Photos Special Section
Photo of the 2015 California Community College State Champions, the Sacramento City Panthers, by John Sachs.
There are many ways to win a team championship. You can arrive at the state meet with most of the top seeds, the big dogs, and just impose your will until everyone breaks. You can come in with a bunch of upstarts that refuse to loose. Best of all you can make your mark with a team that embodies the belief that the collective will lifts all the athletes to preform above and beyond.
Sacramento City College, under the guidance of Head Coach David Pacheco and super assistant Walt Ulrich brought to Fresno 12 men who believed in themselves and came together as a team when it mattered most. The Panthers lead wire-to-wire, building a 20+ point lead, on day one, that they would never relinquish.
“It’s been a great season for our team. Sure we had some ups and downs, but mostly ups. Yesterday was an amazing day. There were some bumps in the road today, but honestly this is the biggest team effort I can remember” cited Head Coach David Pacheco.
Sacramento City outdistanced the host Fresno City Rams 158 to 137 with Cerritos College coming in 3rd with 116 team points.
Coach Pacheco was named Head Coach of the Year. “This looks like an individual award, but it really goes to all the coaches and it means everyone has done their job. I’m just the CEO of the program.”
Sac City had one individual Champion, Dylan Forzani at 165lbs. ”He came to us from Salinas 3-years ago, never having won a tournament or qualifying for state”, recalls Coach Pacheco. “He had skills but he didn’t know how to use them. He’s come a long way, so I tip my hat to a kid like that. Someone who, pushes to get and better and better, That kind of effort extends to everyone on the team.”
Terrill Sidner of Mt. San Antonio College was named the tournament Outstanding Wrestler.
Palomar finished in fourth with 106.5 points and Mt. SAC in fifth with 85.5 points.
Forzani defeated his Sacramento City teammate Derek LeeLoy in the gold-medal finals in dominant fashion, a 22-4 technical fall.Joining LeeLoy as a runner-up for Sacramento City was Trevor Wright, who was defeated in the 174 finals by returning California CC state champion Mo Naser of Fresno City by a major decision, 16-6. It was a reversal of the finals of the North Regional Championships last week, when Knight defeated Naser by fall in overtime.
Fresno City had a pair of champions, as Naser was joined by 133-pound champion Jonas Gaytan, who defeated Anthony Vargas of Cerritos in the finals, 8-1.
In a battle of returning champions, Terrill Sidner of Mt. SAC scored a 15-6 major decision over Martine Sandoval of Fresno City at 149 pounds. Mt. SAC finished with a pair of champions, as Gio Castillo was the 125-pound winner with an 8-6 win over Julian Gaytan of Fresno City in the finals.
Palomar and Cerritos each had two individual champions. Winning golds for Palomar were Alex Graves at 184 and Seville Hayes at 285. Cerritos champions were Aaron Negrette (157) and Oscar Martinez (197).
Also earning a title was Josh Bennett of Sierra, who needed an overtime tiebreaker to beat Daniel Romero of Rio Hondo, 5-4.
2015 CCCAA State Wrestling Championships
Hosted by Fresno City College, Fresno, California
125
1st Place Match - Gio Castillo (Mt. SAC) won by decision over Julian Gaytan (Fresno City) (Dec 8-6)
3rd Place Match - Adrian Camposano (Fresno City) won by decision over Estevan Cabanas (Cerritos) (Dec 18-12)
5th Place Match - Norman Abas (Bakersfield) won by tech fall over Cristian Vasquez (Modesto) (TF 16-0)
7th Place Match - Tyler Poalillo (Santa Rosa) won by fall over Michael LeFuel (Shasta) (Fall 6:22)
133
1st Place Match - Jonas Gaytan (Fresno City) won by decision over Anthony Vargas (Cerritos) (Dec 8-1)
3rd Place Match - Jake Schaefer (Palomar) won by major decision over Darren Nguyen (Chabot) (Maj 10-2)
5th Place Match - Isaac Pilgrim (Sacramento City) won by decision over Chris Kimball (Palomar) (Dec 5-4)
7th Place Match - Brady Huang (Skyline) won by fall over Seth Hood (Fresno City) (Fall 1:49)
141
1st Place Match - Josh Bennett (Sierra) won in tie breaker - 1 over Daniel Romero (Rio Hondo) (TB-1 5-4)
3rd Place Match - Isaiah Alva (Fresno City) won by decision over Andrew Gomez (Santa Ana) (Dec 6-3)
5th Place Match - Mario Lopez (Mt. SAC) won in sudden victory - 1 over Antonio Jimenez (Sacramento City) (SV-1 7-5)
7th Place Match - Ezra Clark (Skyline) won in sudden victory - 1 over Elias Mercado (Rio Hondo) (SV-1 6-4)
149
1st Place Match - Terrill Sidner (Mt. SAC) won by major decision over Martine Sandoval (Fresno City) (Maj 15-6)
3rd Place Match - Kody Davis (Cerritos) won by major decision over Brock Dias (West Hills) (Maj 15-5)
5th Place Match - Mark Taijeron (Modesto) won by major decision over Reese Chew (Sierra) (Maj 8-0)
7th Place Match - Chris Vaughan (Sacramento City) won by decision over Tristan Steinman (Santa Ana) (Dec 9-6)
157
1st Place Match - Aaron Negrette (Cerritos) won by major decision over Jose Regama (Mt. SAC) (Maj 12-2)
3rd Place Match - Kaleio Romero (Sacramento City) won by decision over Landon Myers (Santa Ana) (Dec 10-6)
5th Place Match - Noor Kathem (Modesto) won by tech fall over Dylan Moreno (Cerritos) (TF 17-2)
7th Place Match - Josh Annis (Fresno City) won by medical forfeit over Luis Quintero (Cuesta) (MFF)
165
1st Place Match - Dylan Forzani (Sacramento City) won by tech fall over Derek LeeLoy (Sacramento City) (TF 22-4)
3rd Place Match - Eric Roberts (Santa Ana) won by decision over Arman Fayazzi (Santa Ana) (Dec 9-5)
5th Place Match - Roger Arce (Rio Hondo) won by decision over Louie DeLaTorre (Palomar) (Dec 4-1)
7th Place Match - Jamal Halvorson (Shasta) won by fall over Erik Collin (Palomar) (Fall 4:15)
174
1st Place Match - Mo Naser (Fresno City) won by major decision over Trevor Wright (Sacramento City) (Maj 16-6)
3rd Place Match - Alex Gallo (Palomar) won by decision over Stephen Martin (Skyline) (Dec 6-5)
5th Place Match - Isaiah Smith (Sacramento City) won by decision over Lukas Basham (West Hills) (Dec 7-6)
7th Place Match - Juan Soto (East LA) won by fall over Javier Contreras (Lassen) (Fall 1:57)
184
1st Place Match - Alex Graves (Palomar) won by tech fall over Jhaylyn Hall (Santa Rosa) (TF 20-5)
3rd Place Match - Nick Rohrer (Sacramento City) won by fall over Kolton Martin (Mt. SAC) (Fall 4:15)
5th Place Match - Will Thorton (Cuesta) won by decision over Ty Freeman (Santa Ana) (Dec 3-1)
7th Place Match - Zack Michell (Bakersfield) won by decision over Patrick Penick (Shasta) (Dec 5-1)
197
1st Place Match - Oscar Martinez (Cerritos) won by fall over Luke Brewer (Modesto) (Fall 6:49)
3rd Place Match - Jose Robledo (Bakersfield) won by decision over Jason Zecchini (Sacramento City) (Dec 4-3)
5th Place Match - Fred Duerr (Santa Rosa) won by fall over Ned Estrada (East LA) (Fall 0:46)
7th Place Match - Raul Briseno (Palomar) won by fall over Josh Escobedo (Rio Hondo) (Fall 3:43)
285
1st Place Match - Seville Hayes (Palomar) won by decision over Jesse Gomez (Cerritos) (Dec 3-2)
3rd Place Match - Casey Jones (Fresno City) won by medical forfeit over DJuan Ewing-Smalls (Sacramento City) (MFF)
5th Place Match - Kyle Lincoln (West Hills) won by major decision over Murrel Anderson (Chabot) (Maj 10-1)
7th Place Match - Andrew Cruz (Mt. SAC) won by decision over Josh Davis (Bakersfield) (Dec 4-3)
TEAM STANDINGS
1. Sacramento City 158.0
2. Fresno City 137.0
3. Cerritos 116.0
4. Palomar 106.5
5. Mt. SAC 85.5
6. Santa Ana 61.5
7. Modesto 50.5
8. Santa Rosa 43.5
9. Bakersfield 41.5
10. West Hills 36.5
11. Rio Hondo 36.0
12. Sierra 27.0
13. Cuesta 25.0
14. Skyline 24.0
15. Shasta 22.5
16. Chabot 19.5
17. East LA 17.0
18. Lassen 5.0
19. San Joaquin Delta 0.0
20. Victor Valley 0.0
Photo of the 2015 California Community College State Champions, the Sacramento City Panthers, by John Sachs.
There are many ways to win a team championship. You can arrive at the state meet with most of the top seeds, the big dogs, and just impose your will until everyone breaks. You can come in with a bunch of upstarts that refuse to loose. Best of all you can make your mark with a team that embodies the belief that the collective will lifts all the athletes to preform above and beyond.
Sacramento City College, under the guidance of Head Coach David Pacheco and super assistant Walt Ulrich brought to Fresno 12 men who believed in themselves and came together as a team when it mattered most. The Panthers lead wire-to-wire, building a 20+ point lead, on day one, that they would never relinquish.
“It’s been a great season for our team. Sure we had some ups and downs, but mostly ups. Yesterday was an amazing day. There were some bumps in the road today, but honestly this is the biggest team effort I can remember” cited Head Coach David Pacheco.
Sacramento City outdistanced the host Fresno City Rams 158 to 137 with Cerritos College coming in 3rd with 116 team points.
Coach Pacheco was named Head Coach of the Year. “This looks like an individual award, but it really goes to all the coaches and it means everyone has done their job. I’m just the CEO of the program.”
Sac City had one individual Champion, Dylan Forzani at 165lbs. ”He came to us from Salinas 3-years ago, never having won a tournament or qualifying for state”, recalls Coach Pacheco. “He had skills but he didn’t know how to use them. He’s come a long way, so I tip my hat to a kid like that. Someone who, pushes to get and better and better, That kind of effort extends to everyone on the team.”
Terrill Sidner of Mt. San Antonio College was named the tournament Outstanding Wrestler.
Palomar finished in fourth with 106.5 points and Mt. SAC in fifth with 85.5 points.
Forzani defeated his Sacramento City teammate Derek LeeLoy in the gold-medal finals in dominant fashion, a 22-4 technical fall.Joining LeeLoy as a runner-up for Sacramento City was Trevor Wright, who was defeated in the 174 finals by returning California CC state champion Mo Naser of Fresno City by a major decision, 16-6. It was a reversal of the finals of the North Regional Championships last week, when Knight defeated Naser by fall in overtime.
Fresno City had a pair of champions, as Naser was joined by 133-pound champion Jonas Gaytan, who defeated Anthony Vargas of Cerritos in the finals, 8-1.
In a battle of returning champions, Terrill Sidner of Mt. SAC scored a 15-6 major decision over Martine Sandoval of Fresno City at 149 pounds. Mt. SAC finished with a pair of champions, as Gio Castillo was the 125-pound winner with an 8-6 win over Julian Gaytan of Fresno City in the finals.
Palomar and Cerritos each had two individual champions. Winning golds for Palomar were Alex Graves at 184 and Seville Hayes at 285. Cerritos champions were Aaron Negrette (157) and Oscar Martinez (197).
Also earning a title was Josh Bennett of Sierra, who needed an overtime tiebreaker to beat Daniel Romero of Rio Hondo, 5-4.
2015 CCCAA State Wrestling Championships
Hosted by Fresno City College, Fresno, California
125
1st Place Match - Gio Castillo (Mt. SAC) won by decision over Julian Gaytan (Fresno City) (Dec 8-6)
3rd Place Match - Adrian Camposano (Fresno City) won by decision over Estevan Cabanas (Cerritos) (Dec 18-12)
5th Place Match - Norman Abas (Bakersfield) won by tech fall over Cristian Vasquez (Modesto) (TF 16-0)
7th Place Match - Tyler Poalillo (Santa Rosa) won by fall over Michael LeFuel (Shasta) (Fall 6:22)
133
1st Place Match - Jonas Gaytan (Fresno City) won by decision over Anthony Vargas (Cerritos) (Dec 8-1)
3rd Place Match - Jake Schaefer (Palomar) won by major decision over Darren Nguyen (Chabot) (Maj 10-2)
5th Place Match - Isaac Pilgrim (Sacramento City) won by decision over Chris Kimball (Palomar) (Dec 5-4)
7th Place Match - Brady Huang (Skyline) won by fall over Seth Hood (Fresno City) (Fall 1:49)
141
1st Place Match - Josh Bennett (Sierra) won in tie breaker - 1 over Daniel Romero (Rio Hondo) (TB-1 5-4)
3rd Place Match - Isaiah Alva (Fresno City) won by decision over Andrew Gomez (Santa Ana) (Dec 6-3)
5th Place Match - Mario Lopez (Mt. SAC) won in sudden victory - 1 over Antonio Jimenez (Sacramento City) (SV-1 7-5)
7th Place Match - Ezra Clark (Skyline) won in sudden victory - 1 over Elias Mercado (Rio Hondo) (SV-1 6-4)
149
1st Place Match - Terrill Sidner (Mt. SAC) won by major decision over Martine Sandoval (Fresno City) (Maj 15-6)
3rd Place Match - Kody Davis (Cerritos) won by major decision over Brock Dias (West Hills) (Maj 15-5)
5th Place Match - Mark Taijeron (Modesto) won by major decision over Reese Chew (Sierra) (Maj 8-0)
7th Place Match - Chris Vaughan (Sacramento City) won by decision over Tristan Steinman (Santa Ana) (Dec 9-6)
157
1st Place Match - Aaron Negrette (Cerritos) won by major decision over Jose Regama (Mt. SAC) (Maj 12-2)
3rd Place Match - Kaleio Romero (Sacramento City) won by decision over Landon Myers (Santa Ana) (Dec 10-6)
5th Place Match - Noor Kathem (Modesto) won by tech fall over Dylan Moreno (Cerritos) (TF 17-2)
7th Place Match - Josh Annis (Fresno City) won by medical forfeit over Luis Quintero (Cuesta) (MFF)
165
1st Place Match - Dylan Forzani (Sacramento City) won by tech fall over Derek LeeLoy (Sacramento City) (TF 22-4)
3rd Place Match - Eric Roberts (Santa Ana) won by decision over Arman Fayazzi (Santa Ana) (Dec 9-5)
5th Place Match - Roger Arce (Rio Hondo) won by decision over Louie DeLaTorre (Palomar) (Dec 4-1)
7th Place Match - Jamal Halvorson (Shasta) won by fall over Erik Collin (Palomar) (Fall 4:15)
174
1st Place Match - Mo Naser (Fresno City) won by major decision over Trevor Wright (Sacramento City) (Maj 16-6)
3rd Place Match - Alex Gallo (Palomar) won by decision over Stephen Martin (Skyline) (Dec 6-5)
5th Place Match - Isaiah Smith (Sacramento City) won by decision over Lukas Basham (West Hills) (Dec 7-6)
7th Place Match - Juan Soto (East LA) won by fall over Javier Contreras (Lassen) (Fall 1:57)
184
1st Place Match - Alex Graves (Palomar) won by tech fall over Jhaylyn Hall (Santa Rosa) (TF 20-5)
3rd Place Match - Nick Rohrer (Sacramento City) won by fall over Kolton Martin (Mt. SAC) (Fall 4:15)
5th Place Match - Will Thorton (Cuesta) won by decision over Ty Freeman (Santa Ana) (Dec 3-1)
7th Place Match - Zack Michell (Bakersfield) won by decision over Patrick Penick (Shasta) (Dec 5-1)
197
1st Place Match - Oscar Martinez (Cerritos) won by fall over Luke Brewer (Modesto) (Fall 6:49)
3rd Place Match - Jose Robledo (Bakersfield) won by decision over Jason Zecchini (Sacramento City) (Dec 4-3)
5th Place Match - Fred Duerr (Santa Rosa) won by fall over Ned Estrada (East LA) (Fall 0:46)
7th Place Match - Raul Briseno (Palomar) won by fall over Josh Escobedo (Rio Hondo) (Fall 3:43)
285
1st Place Match - Seville Hayes (Palomar) won by decision over Jesse Gomez (Cerritos) (Dec 3-2)
3rd Place Match - Casey Jones (Fresno City) won by medical forfeit over DJuan Ewing-Smalls (Sacramento City) (MFF)
5th Place Match - Kyle Lincoln (West Hills) won by major decision over Murrel Anderson (Chabot) (Maj 10-1)
7th Place Match - Andrew Cruz (Mt. SAC) won by decision over Josh Davis (Bakersfield) (Dec 4-3)
TEAM STANDINGS
1. Sacramento City 158.0
2. Fresno City 137.0
3. Cerritos 116.0
4. Palomar 106.5
5. Mt. SAC 85.5
6. Santa Ana 61.5
7. Modesto 50.5
8. Santa Rosa 43.5
9. Bakersfield 41.5
10. West Hills 36.5
11. Rio Hondo 36.0
12. Sierra 27.0
13. Cuesta 25.0
14. Skyline 24.0
15. Shasta 22.5
16. Chabot 19.5
17. East LA 17.0
18. Lassen 5.0
19. San Joaquin Delta 0.0
20. Victor Valley 0.0
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