Fifteen wrestling teams attended the Safford Invitational Wrestling Tournament held on Saturday, December 14, 2019 at Safford High School. Safford Middle School wrestlers won the tournament by 65 points. Among the top team scores were:
Safford – 273
Morenci – 208
Dominate Wrestling Club – 205
Thatcher – 180
Willcox – 143
Tournament champions:
68 lbs, Josiah Carrasco (Outstanding Wrestler) – Safford
73 lbs, Sebastian Serrano – ATS Dominate
78 lbs, Deion Zamora – Prescott Wrestling
83 lbs, Daniel Guerrero – ATS Dominate
88 lbs, Zack Bates – ATS Dominate
93 lbs, Breck Williams – Morenci
98 lbs, Pedro Mendoza – ATS Dominate
104 lbs, Dean Anderson – East Valley Wrestling
111 lbs, Raymond Contreras – Morenci
125 lbs, Noah Dominguez – Safford
133 lbs, John Provencio – Morenci
142 lbs, Oren Allsup – Willcox
154 lbs, Kaleb Cordova (Outstanding Wrestler) – Safford
167 lbs, Diego Morales – Newell Barney
180 lbs, Austyn Nelson – Morenci
200 lbs, Jacob Acedo – Tortolita Middle School
HWT, Aiden Lozoya – San Manuel
Tournament placers:
Safford Middle School
88 lbs Kody Gluyas 3rd place
111 lbs Anthony Garrobo 3rd place
118 lbs Bernie Carrillo 2nd place
118 lbs Monster Rios 3rd place
167 lbs Gary Smith 2nd place
200 lbs Richard Ortiz 3rd place
HWT Trevor Sanchez 2nd place
Thatcher Middle School
93 lbs Tristun Brown 4th place
98 lbs Kutter Beals 2nd place
142 lbs Erik Carrasco 2nd place
HWT Madison McGrew 4th place
Pima Junior High
73 lbs Jaxon McBiles 3rd place
125 lbs Hayden Blair 3rd place
180 lbs Pepper Hughes 3rd place
Morenci Middle School
73 lbs Merrik Williams 2nd place
83 lbs Nolyn Adams 4th place
142 lbs Hollis Corbell 4th place
167 lbs Andrew Chavez 3rd place
Willcox Middle School
68 lbs Alex Fimbres 3rd place
88 lbs Landon Ward 2nd place
104 lbs Mario Fernandez 4th place
133 lbs Kash Macumber 2nd place
154 lbs Ed Tingle 4th place
HWT Izzy Villegas 3rd Place
