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League Pins Down Big
Haul
By SCOTT SPRUILL
YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC
It took a while before West Valley and Prosser made their presence known in the
championship finals of Saturday's Mat Classic, but when the time came it was
loud and clear.
With four matches left in the 12th annual wrestling tournament in the Yakima
Valley SunDome, Prosser captured the 171- and 215-pound championships and the
third-place team trophy and West Valley's Blake Busey pinned his way to the
heavyweight title as the Rams finished second.
Bothell edged West Valley 1881/2 to 187 for the top trophy, and Prosser was
third with 172 points. It was the highest Mat Classic finish ever for the two
Mid-Valley League schools, and the league came away with five individual
victories in the Northwest's largest single-day tournament.
"We started out real well today and just kept on going," said West Valley coach
Rob Lagerquist. "We had only one kid in the finals but we had a lot of kids come
back through the consolation rounds. We picked up a lot of points that way."
Busey's points were most impressive with four straight pins at 275, culminating
with a first-round fall over Adam Starr of Bothell to wrap up the 10-hour
competition.
"This is my senior year. I don't have anything left after this so I'm ready for
this season," Busey said. "Today was great. I just felt stronger than normal."
Prosser's two senior finalists were also decisive winners as Brian Bishop (215)
registered three straight pins before winning the final by injury default and
Josh Smith (171) ended his unbeaten day with a technical fall.
Bishop and Smith placed eighth and 10th, respectively, here last year.
"I didn't do very good last year but I've come a long way. A lot of hard work,"
Smith said. "I wrestled some of the best guys in the state so maybe I've got a
chance (at state)."
Bishop, who led his final 4-1 in the second period before the injury default,
was preparing to take the mat when his teammate won. "I was focusing as much as
I could but I was watching Josh," he said. "That got my psyched up."
In the early championship finals, Wapato's Rogelio Diaz was looking for a repeat
and Selah's Zach Morgan was looking for redemption. Both got what they wanted,
but Morgan wasn't smiling about it.
Diaz, a senior, captured his second straight Mat Classic 103 title, besting East
Valley's Scott Thompson 9-2 in the final. Diaz's margin was only 2-0 heading
into the third period.
"That's my round, the last one," Diaz said. "The last round shows who's got the
conditioning and that's what I think my strength is."
Morgan was eagerly awaiting a rematch with Kamiakin's Mike Rodriguez, who edged
Morgan 10-9 in last year's 112 final. Both went on to state titles, Rodriguez in
Class 4A and Morgan in 3A, and both moved up to 119 this season.
The dream matchup was all set Saturday night as Morgan opened with two technical
falls and then beat Bothell's Justin Davidson, a 4A state runner-up last year,
in the semifinals.
But when the two rivals took the mat for the final, Rodriguez forfeited.
"His coaches said he wasn't feeling well, he's been fighting the flu," Morgan
said. "It's frustrating because I've been waiting for that match for a long time
and I was prepared in every way. It's nice to win, but I wanted to wrestle him."
Five other local wrestlers reached the finals and finished second in the 25-team
tournament — Toppenish's Angel Gonzales (125), Wapato's Sammy Macias (130),
Zillah's Rene Valadez (135), Eisenhower's Juan Pena (140) and East Valley's
Jacob Holden (152).
In addition to Diaz, two others captured their second straight Mat Classic
titles — Cheney's Kayle Gray (135) and Ferndale's Chet Slevin (189).
MAT CLASSIC RESULTS
Team scores: Bothell 188.5, West Valley-Yakima 187, Prosser 172, Richland
163.5, Cheney 159.5, Kennewick 148.5, Washougal 140, Kamiakin 131.5, Mariner
130.5, Wenatchee 125.5, Eisenhower 122, Eastlake 122, Selah 122, Wapato 116,
Ellensburg 112.5, Ferndale 104, Zillah 100, East Valley-Yakima 96, Southridge
76.5, Toppenish 68, Lynden 56, Davis 52, Forks 36, River View 34, Sehome 29.
103 — Championship: Rogelio Diaz (Wap) d. Scott Thompson (EV), 9-2.
Placers: 3, Joey Mercer (Wash); 4, Jordan Stevens (Fern); 5, Kevin Kelly
(Ike); 6, Kyle Folk (Selah); 7, Nick Covert (Rich); 8, Ryan Covert (Rich); 9,
Kyle Owens (East); 10, Andrew Garza (Wen).
112 — Championship: Jonathan Cats (Rich) maj. dec. Reese Whitley (Wen),
10-2. Placers: 3, Kameron Hopkins (EV); 4, Matt Perkins (Ell); 5,
Mauricio Jaimez (Pro); 6, Caleb Stripes (Bo); 7, David Atwood (Fern); 8, Gus
Rubin (Selah); 9, Jaime Galindo (Ike); 10, Adolpho Rodriguez (Forks).
119 — Championship: Zach Morgan (Selah) won by injury default over Mike
Rodriguez (Kam). Placers: 3, Justin Davidson (Bo); 4, Ricky Valadez (Z);
5, Manuel Plata (Pro); 6, Lewis Vallaraderes (Wap); 7, Joe Lieu (Mar); 8,
Gilbert Bazan (Ike); 9, Brett Selk (East); 10, Steve Sewell (Bo).
125 — Championship: Jesse Lang (Rich) tech. fall Angel Gonzales (Topp),
15-0. Placers: 3, Johnny Hurtado (Pro); 4, Tyler McGee (Ell); 5, Kevin
Kimball (Che); 6, Matt Man (East); 7, Dan Bush (Mar); 8, John Deaver (Bo); 9,
Michael Skinner (East); 10, Austin Springer (So).
130 — Championship: Tyler Sherfey (Kam) maj. dec. Sammy Macias (Wap),
12-3. Placers: 3, Gabe Cupelletti (East); 4, Derek Lathim (Rich); 5, Leon
Stafford (Pro); 6, Michael Gallegos (Z); 7, Matt Rose (East); 8, Paul Bates
(So); 9, Eric Abhold (WV); 10, Jeremy Carter (Ell).
135 — Championship: Kayle Gray (Che) won by injury default over Rene
Valadez (Z). Placers: 3, Kyle Castle (Mar); 4, Moises Becerra (Wen); 5,
Leonardo Flores (Pro); 6, Jordan Anderson (Kam); 7, Justin Ford (Lyn); 8, Keith
Hillis (Wash); 9, Renato Mendoza (Ike); 10, Cory Imhoff (Kenn).
140 — Championship: Andy Hall (Kenn) tech. fall Juan Pena (Ike), 19-2.
Placers: 3, Jordan Smith (Kam); 4, Nathaniel Smith (Che); 5, Alec Anderson
(East); 6, Nick Reimer (RV); 7, Casey Smethurst (Bo); 8, Andrew Dunn (Mar); 9,
Jose Ibarra (Z); 10, Andrew Tilley (WV).
145 — Championship: Brad Rasmussen (Che) maj dec. Tanner Aldrich (Mar),
10-2. Placers: 3, Kameron Beedle (Ell); 4, Matt Remillard (So); 5, Zach
Dalling (Wash); 6, Blake Rodgers (East); 7, Bryson Bates (RV); 8, Kyle Petty
(WV); 9, Junior Perez (Z); 10, Sam Nelson (Bo).
152 — Championship: Cory Higbee (Bo) d. Jacob Holden (EV), 7-0.
Placers: 3, Juan Jaimez (Pro); 4, Josh Servian (Wen); 5, Tim Regnier (Che);
6, Simon Alaniz (Wap); 7, Tyson Johnson (Rich); 8, Justin Manning (WV); 9, Mike
Raymond (Ike); 10, Nick Zinni (Kenn).
160 — Championship: Jordan Henderson (Kenn) d. James Watts (Wash), 7-5.
Placers: 3, Cody Leifheit (Fern); 4, Dan Harris (Wen); 5, Kyle Walker
(Selah); 6, Adam Uptegrove (Pro); 7, Jesse Disch (Bo); 8, Vince Read (Bo); 9,
Keith Eisenzimmer (Ike); 10, Brandon Schut (WV).
171 — Championship: Josh Smith (Pro) tech. fall Sam Parmenter (Lyn),
18-3. Placers: 3, Robert Hazenberg (Kenn); 4, William Yarwood (Ell); 5,
Leroy Shannon (Wash); 6, Steve Rowe (East); 7, Brad Frayo (WV); 8, Griffin Hunt
(Seh); 9, Kevin Heiszler (Bo); 10, Travis Grimme (Fern).
189 — Championship: Chet Slevin (Fern) d. Jessey Adcock (Rich), 7-5.
Placers: 3, Scott LaBrash (Bo); 4, Michael Bell (Mar); 5, P.J. McAtee
(Wash); 6, Nolan Pegg (Che); 7, Pat Barnick (WV); 8, Daniel Reynoso (Wap); 9,
Ivan Merino (Pro); 10, Rick Hayes (Selah).
215 — Championship: Brian Bishop (Pro) won by injury default over Brent
Rushin (Kam). Placers: 3, Drew Oswald (Che); 4, John Sanchez (Wash); 5,
Mike Lisenby (Bo); 6, Dom Michaud (East); 7, Nathan Hein (Davis); 8, Josh
Campbell (WV); 9, David Holtzclaw (WV); 10, Jerry Bleichner (Kenn).
275 — Championship: Blake Busey (WV) pinned Adam Starr (Bo), 1:30.
Placers: 3, Stephon Westfall (Che); 4, Jesse Trudeau (Selah); 5, Kyle
Maplethorpe (Kam); 6, Kenny Henle (Ike); 7, Ryan Stevens (Kenn); 8, Chris Miller
(Mar); 9, Thomas Abrego (Dav); 10, Dan Cusick (Wen).
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