All of the hard work in the wrestling room will pay off this weekend for several Gila Valley wrestlers. And for the first time in history, the AIA will have a separate girl’s state tournament. All levels will wrestle from February 7th through 9th at the Findlay Toyota Center in Prescott Valley. Here is a full list of first round matches for that include area wrestlers.
Girls
110 pounds
Angelina Berume, Sophomore (Pima) 10-4 vs. Amelia Lewis, Junior (Walden Grove) 6-0
Boys
D3-106 pounds
Thomas Kinnebrew, Senior (Safford) 46-6 vs. Angelo Martinez, Senior (Desert Edge) 15-7
D3-113 pounds
Zion Granados, Freshman (Safford) 18-10 vs. Oscar Seputveda, Senior (Peoria) 38-6
D3-132 pounds
Jared Garcia, Sophomore (Safford) 20-7 vs. Malik Shuaibe-Jones, Senior (Marcos De Niza) 39-6
D3-138 pounds
McKade Finch, Senior (Safford) 49-2 vs. Eddie Miner, Senior (ALA-QC) 35-14
D3-145 pounds
Karson Zimmerman, Freshman (Safford) 30-14 vs. Kody Ball, Senior (Desert Edge) 20-2
D3-152 pounds
Dawon Andrews, Senior (Safford) 40-1 vs. Nicholas Dery, Junior (Mesquite) 32-15
D3-170 pounds
Robert White, Junior (Safford) 51-0 vs. Sam Zadel, Junior (Seton Catholic) 18-6
D4-106 pounds
Marcus Morales, Sophomore (Morenci) 36-5 vs. Aslan Pouncy, Sophomore (Chinle) 22-11
D4-113 pounds
Calvin Dunning, Junior (Morenci) 34-4 vs. Alex Hernandez, Junior (San Tan Foothills) 23-16
Gabe Fuentes, Senior (Willcox) 31-4 vs. Nate Huffman, Freshman (AZ College Prep) 40-6
D4-120 pounds
Carlos Bray, Junior (Morenci) 32-13 vs. Ismael Gonzales, Junior (Camp Verde) 20-9
Jarom Larson, Sophomore (Pima) 44-10 vs. Miguel Loya, Junior (Yuma Catholic) 37-8
D4-126 pounds
Treven Clark, Senior (Thatcher) 36-2 vs. Jared Wilcken, Freshman (Benjamin Franklin) 35-15
Mason Palmer, Freshman (Pima) 28-16 vs. Wyatt Ogle, Freshman (Santa Cruz) 28-3
Conrad Aguallo, Sophomore (Morenci) 16-4 vs. Marcus Orona, Junior (Round Valley) 42-12
D4-132 pounds
Andrew Kee, Senior (Willcox) 46-4 vs. Kade Hogle, Sophomore (Round Valley) 25-10
Tito Casillas, Senior (Morenci) 41-7 vs. Hunter Kasey, Sophomore (Alchesay) 14-20
D4-152 pounds
Jason Carrasco, Junior (Thatcher) 21-4 vs. Burlander Kee, Sophomore (Ganad0) 17-9
Collin Grimes, Senior (Pima) 29-20 vs. Austin Oppen, Senior (St. Johns) 45-11
Ote Allsup, Sophomore (Willcox) 44-3 vs. Bradley Smallcanyon, Junior (Monument Valley) 33-10
D4-160 pounds
Brayden Oliver, Sophomore (Thatcher) 40-16 vs. Diego Chavez, Freshman (Santa Cruz) 56-0
Cody Torres, Freshmen (Morenci) 33-13 vs. Carter Patten, Freshman (AZ College Prep) 24-22
Uriel Murrieta, Sophomore (Pima) 41-9 vs. Colter Hogle, Senior (Round Valley) 37-5
D4-170 pounds
Brennon Hughes, Junior (Pima) 53-4 vs. Angelo Palacios, Sophomore (Coolidge) 15-7
D4-182 pounds
Steven Roybal, Junior (Morenci) 23-12 vs. Jonathan McDonald, Senior (AZ College Prep) 26-14
Miguel Vasquez, Junior (Willcox) 32-10 vs. Andres Jimenez, Senior (Santa Cruz) 43-8
Brik Skousen, Junior (Thatcher) 47-3 vs. Pinder Amir, Sophomore (Coolidge) 13-12
D4-195 pounds
Caiden Hall, Junior (Willcox) 37-3 vs. Anthony Taylor, Freshman (Parker) 23-16
Tyson Hawkins, Senior (Pima) 39-6 vs. Gustavo Bonilla, Senior (Bourgade Catholic) 10-12
D4-220 pounds
Nathan Willey, Senior (Morenci) 42-7 vs. Robert Vallejos, Senior (St. Johns) 27-19
Gage Bryce, Senior (Thatcher) 41-9 vs. Ted Parkett, Senior (Page) 40-15
D4-285 pounds
Quinten Mack, Senior (Thatcher) 52-2 vs. Ira Spencer, Senior (Pinon) 4-7