12/5-12/6 – Newark Ironman Duals – Newark Memorial HS (Newark, CA)
The Mission San Jose Warriors opened up the 2008-2009 wrestling season at the Newark Ironman Duals. After competing in six dual meets over two days, the Warriors compiled a 2-4 record, good enough for an 8th place team finish. Three seniors – Arnold Hwa (112 lbs.), Bill Hararah (145) and Jose Ruvalcaba (152) - came away as Ironman place winners.
|
Round |
Results |
Score |
Record |
|
1 |
Ponderosa def. Mission San Jose |
46-15 |
0-1 |
|
2 |
St. Francis def. Mission San Jose |
51-18 |
0-2 |
|
3 |
Mission San Jose def. Beyer |
31-30 |
1-2 |
|
4 |
Mission San Jose def. Marin Catholic |
49-24 |
2-2 |
|
5 |
Los Gatos def. Mission San Jose |
33-27 |
2-3 |
|
6 |
Downey def. Mission San Jose |
34-28 |
2-4 |
|
Ironman Finals |
|||
|
Weight |
Results |
Score |
Place |
|
112 |
Arnold Hwa (MSJ) maj. dec. Arnold Ship (MILP) |
16-7 |
3rd |
|
145 |
Bill Hararah (MSJ) maj. dec. Dennis Nguyen (NM) |
14-4 |
3rd |
|
152 |
Jose Ruvalcaba (MSJ) inj. def. Jonah Cruz (BAK) |
|
2nd |
Click here to read the article from The Argus Newspaper
12/11 – MVAL Novice Tournament
The MVAL Novice tournament was held at Washington High School on Thursday. The Novice tournament is a chance for all first-year wrestlers throughout our league to experience competition for the first time. Congratulations to all those who competed, and the following wrestlers who came away with medals:
Wrestler |
Place |
|
Moustafa Ahmadi |
2nd |
|
Corbin Lee |
3rd |
|
Matt Farberov |
3rd |
|
Brandon Fuhs |
2nd |
|
David Kim |
2nd |
|
Jonathan Yip |
Champion |
|
Benson Zhang |
3rd |
|
Wilson Zhang |
4th |
12/13 – Cougar JV Duals – Newark Memorial HS (Newark, CA)
The junior varsity squad competed at the Cougar JV Duals at Newark Memorial High School on Saturday. After competing in five dual meets, the Warriors compiled an undefeated 5-0 mark and came home with the championship trophy. Mission was able to compete against MVAL rivals in James Logan and Newark Memorial. In the first round of competition, Mission defeated James Logan, 48-30. In the championship final, Mission then defeated Newark Memorial 41-36. Congratulations to all those who competed and played a roll in bringing home the championship trophy!!
|
Round |
|
Score |
Record |
|
1 |
Mission San Jose def. James Logan |
48-30 |
1-0 |
|
2 |
Mission San Jose def. Newark Memorial "B" |
51-30 |
2-0 |
|
3 |
Mission San Jose def. California School for the Deaf |
47-33 |
3-0 |
|
4 |
Mission San Jose def. Los Gatos |
48-30 |
4-0 |
|
5 |
Mission San Jose def. Newark Memorial "A" |
41-36 |
5-0 |
12/19-12/20 – Zinkin Classic – Buchanan HS (Clovis, CA)
Eight wrestlers from the varsity squad traveled down to Clovis, CA to wrestle in the 7th annual Zinkin Classic, hosted by Buchanan High School. As expected, the Zinkin Classic featured some of the best teams and wrestlers from around the state of California. With state-ranked wrestlers represented in every weight class, two Warrior wrestlers managed to walk away with medals – David Wilson, 8th place at 145 pounds and Jose Ruvalcaba, 6th place at 152 pounds. Other top performers who advanced to the second day of competition include: Arnold Hwa, Komyar Moghadam and Elliot Espinoza. Together, the Warriors compiled 31 team points to finish 23rd in a field of 36 teams. The Warriors will now spend the next two weeks away from competition as they prepare to open MVAL action in a home dual meet versus Irvington High School on January 7th, 2009.
|
Weight |
Wrestler |
Record |
Place |
|
112 |
Arnold Hwa |
3-2 |
|
|
130 |
Eric Fuhs |
1-2 |
|
|
135 |
Komyar Moghadam |
3-2 |
|
|
140 |
Bill Hararah |
2-2 |
|
|
145 |
David Wilson |
4-3 |
8th |
|
152 |
Jose Ruvalcaba |
3-3 |
6th |
|
160 |
John Bang |
0-2 |
|
|
189 |
Elliot Espinoza |
3-2 |
|
For full brackets and team scores from the Zinkin Classic, click here.
01/07 – Irvington Dual Meet @ Mission San Jose HS
The Warriors opened up MVAL action with a dominating home victory over Irvington High School. The junior varsity squad started things off with a 54-30 win. Siwen Dickstein, Benson Zhang, Zannain Shafi and John Jackson all recorded pins over their opponents. John Jackson’s win brought the team score to 54-0 before the Warriors forfeited the final five weight classes. The varsity squad also turned in a solid performance with a 66-12 win. Overall, the team recorded six wins by pin and three by technical fall to help build a 60-0 lead going into the 189 pound match.
The team continues to show signs of improvement and are starting to wrestle with more confidence. This home win was a great way to start the league season and a good warm up before next week’s dual versus James Logan High School.
|
Jr. Varsity Dual |
|||
|
Weight |
|
Score |
Team Score |
|
103 |
Will Booth by forfeit |
|
6-0 |
|
112 |
Siwen Dickstein fall Chien Wada |
3:56 |
12-0 |
|
119 |
Benson Zhang fall Ali Nahmood |
2:24 |
18-0 |
|
125 |
Wilson Zhang by forfeit |
|
24-0 |
|
130 |
Moustafa Ahmadi by forfeit |
|
30-0 |
|
135 |
Paul Loob by forfeit |
|
36-0 |
|
140 |
Leo Yang by forfeit |
|
42-0 |
|
145 |
Zannain Shafi fall Darian Fambro |
2:59 |
48-0 |
|
152 |
John Jackson fall Lan Hoang |
1:33 |
54-0 |
|
160 |
Daniel Jungman (I) by forfeit |
|
54-6 |
|
171 |
Eric Wang (I) by forfeit |
|
54-12 |
|
189 |
Shirish Sharma (I) by forfeit |
|
54-18 |
|
215 |
Sameer Gupta (I) by forfeit |
|
54-24 |
|
285 |
Navdeep Mander (I) by forfeit |
|
54-30 |
|
Varsity Dual |
|||
|
Weight |
|
Score |
Team Score |
|
103 |
Larry Price fall Chris DeMarty |
2:51 |
6-0 |
|
112 |
Arnold Hwa fall Phi Nguyen |
2:40 |
12-0 |
|
119 |
Wei Kuo inj. def. Renee Tran |
|
18-0 |
|
125 |
Joey Cantrell tech. fall Mark Del Cerro |
16-1 |
23-0 |
|
130 |
Eric Fuhs tech. fall Nikko Suminguit |
18-3 |
28-0 |
|
135 |
Komyar Moghadam fall Howard Wang |
2:55 |
34-0 |
|
140 |
Bill Hararah fall Jodie Lee |
3:07 |
40-0 |
|
145 |
David Wilson fall Jimmie Thongkhan |
1:56 |
46-0 |
|
152 |
Michael Lee tech. fall Brad Windsor |
21-6 |
51-0 |
|
160 |
John Bang fall fall Evan Whiles |
2:35 |
57-0 |
|
171 |
Edwin Hui dec. Greg Huei |
13-9 |
60-0 |
|
189 |
Kevin Mangat fall David Kim |
0:52 |
60-6 |
|
215 |
Elliot Espinosa inj. def. Chris Dycus |
|
66-6 |
|
285 |
Mike Mulder fall Mike Chen |
1:12 |
66-12 |
01/10 – Joe Camilleri Invitational – Granada HS (Livermore, CA)
The junior varsity wrestlers traveled up to Livermore, CA to compete at the Joe Camilleri Invitational. Overall, ten Warrior wrestlers earned medals after a long day of competition including eight finalists and three champions. Sophomore Leo Yang recorded two pins and a major decision in the final to earn his 1st place medal. Freshman Corbin Lee also recorded two pins while placing 1st with a 3-0 record. Sophomore Wei Kuo recorded a 13-0 major decision over teammate Joey Cantrell in the finals to win his 1st place medal. Congratulations to all those who competed Saturday!!
|
Wrestler |
Record |
Place |
|
Siwen Dickstein |
1-2 |
|
|
Wei Kuo |
3-0 |
1st |
|
Joey Cantrell |
2-1 |
2nd |
|
Leo Yang |
3-0 |
1st |
|
Nick Chancellor |
2-1 |
2nd |
|
Zannain Shafi |
3-1 |
3rd |
|
Michael Lee |
2-1 |
2nd |
|
Paul Loob |
1-2 |
|
|
John Jackson |
2-2 |
4th |
|
Corbin Lee |
3-0 |
1st |
|
Will Booth |
1-2 |
|
|
Matt Farberov |
1-2 |
|
|
Wilson Zhang |
0-2 |
|
|
Moustafa Ahmadi |
3-1 |
3rd |
|
Christian Del Cid |
2-1 |
2nd |
|
Brandon Fuhs |
0-2 |
|
|
David Kim |
2-1 |
2nd |
01/14 – James Logan Dual Meet (@ James Logan HS)
The Warriors dropped to 1-1 in league action with a loss to host James Logan High School. Leo Yang (140) was the only Warrior to earn points for the junior varsity team with a hard fought 5-2 decision over his opponent. The few highlights of the evening for the varsity Warriors came from Larry Price, who recorded six takedowns to earn a 14-5 major decision over Cavin McCaffrey; Komyar Moghadam earned a 10-7 decision over Danny Mai, who is currently ranked 3rd in the NCS; and David Wilson who ended the night on a good note with a fall over CJ Flores at 3:45. The next MVAL dual meet takes place Wednesday, January 21st at Washington High School.
|
Jr. Varsity |
|||
|
Weight |
|
Score |
Team Score |
|
152 |
G. Kang (JL) dec. John Jackson (MSJ) |
8-3 |
0-3 |
|
160 |
J. Jones (JL) by forfeit |
|
0-9 |
|
171 |
D. Permito (JL) by forfeit |
|
0-15 |
|
189 |
M. Agravador (JL) fall David Kim (MSJ) |
4:43 |
0-21 |
|
215 |
J. Manela (JL) by forfeit |
|
0-27 |
|
285 |
McAlester (JL) by forfeit |
|
0-33 |
|
103 |
Godoy (JL) maj. dec. Siwen Dickstein (MSJ) |
9-1 |
0-37 |
|
112 |
Mendoza (JL) fall Matt Farberov (MSJ) |
3:34 |
0-43 |
|
119 |
Duya (JL) fall Benson Zhang (MSJ) |
4:19 |
0-49 |
|
125 |
Bautista (JL) fall Wilson Zhang (MSJ) |
0:54 |
0-55 |
|
130 |
Ramirez (JL) dec. Nate Ellebracht (MSJ) |
10-4 |
0-58 |
|
135 |
Huang (JL) fall Moustafa Ahmadi (MSJ) |
1:20 |
0-64 |
|
140 |
Leo Yang (MSJ) dec. Sepla (JL) |
5-2 |
3-64 |
|
145 |
Santaigo (JL) dec. Zannain Shafi (MSJ) |
18-12 |
3-67 |
|
103* |
Will Booth (MSJ) tech. fall Motley (JL) |
19-5 |
|
|
103* |
Corbin Lee (MSJ) fall Motley (JL) |
1:17 |
|
|
* - exhibition match |
|||
|
Varsity |
|||
|
Weight |
|
Score |
Team Score |
|
152 |
Aaron Boone (JL) maj. dec. Michael Lee (MSJ) |
18-5 |
0-4 |
|
160 |
Allen Chan (JL) dec. John Bang (MSJ) |
7-3 |
0-7 |
|
171 |
Robert Fernandez (JL) dec. Edwin Hui (MSJ) |
16-10 |
0-10 |
|
189 |
Elliot Espinoza (MSJ) dec. M. Brar (JL) |
3-1 |
3-10 |
|
215 |
Matt Haney (JL) fall Mike Chen (MSJ) |
1:47 |
3-16 |
|
285 |
Toni Pole (JL) by forfeit |
|
3-22 |
|
103 |
Larry Price (MSJ) maj. dec. Cavin McCaffrey (JL) |
14-5 |
7-22 |
|
112 |
Diego Facundo (JL) dec. Arnold Hwa (MSJ) |
10-6 |
7-25 |
|
119 |
Lawrence Blanco (JL) fall Wei Kuo (MSJ) |
1:36 |
7-31 |
|
125 |
Eric Perez (JL) maj. dec. Joey Cantrell (MSJ) |
12-1 |
7-35 |
|
130 |
Troy Lopez (JL) maj. dec. Eric Fuhs (MSJ) |
8-0 |
7-39 |
|
135 |
Komyar Moghadam (MSJ) dec. Danny Mai (JL) |
10-7 |
10-39 |
|
140 |
Bill Hararah (MSJ) dec. N. Kajiwara (JL) |
6-0 |
13-39 |
|
145 |
David Wilson (MSJ) fall CJ Flores (JL) |
3:45 |
19-39 |
01/17 – Clayton Valley Invitational – Clayton Valley HS (Concord, CA)
The Warriors posted their best tournament performance of the season with a 10th place team finish at the Clayton Valley Invitational last Saturday. Leading the way for the Warriors was senior Arnold Hwa, who finished with a 4-0 record and a 1st place finish in the 105-pound weight class, also earning lightweight MVP honors. Also earning medals for the Warriors were: Eric Fuhs (6th @ 127 lbs.), Bill Hararah (3rd @ 137), Komyar Moghadam (8th at 142), David Wilson (7th @ 147), Edwin Hui (7th @ 173), Elliot Espinoza (6th @191) and Mike Chen (7th @ 217).
The Warriors will get back in the practice room Monday to prepare for a Wednesday dual at Washington High, followed by the Tim Brown Memorial in Sacramento on January 23-24th.
01/21/09 – Washington Dual Meet (@ Washington HS) – Fremont, CA
The Warriors bounced back from last week’s loss with another dominating win over Washington HS to bring their MVAL record to 2-1. The JV team posted a 58-24 win, while the varsity defeated Washington by a 64-12 score. In the JV dual, Mission received five wins by way of fall from: Siwen Dickstein, Jonathan Yip, Nathan Ellebracht, Paul Loob and Zannain Shafi. Corbin Lee and Larry Price both defeated their opponents by technical fall. After receiving forfeits in their respected weight classes, John Jackson and David Kim both wrestled in exhibition matches and defeated their opponents by way of fall.
The varsity team turned in a similar performance, winning five matches by way of fall and two more by way of technical fall. In the closest match of the evening, senior John Bang quickly fell behind 5-0 to Garrett Woo and spent much of the first round fighting to avoid a pin. In the second round, John closed the gap to 6-5 with a takedown and 3-point near fall of his own and secured a 10-7 decision with the help of an escape and another takedown in the last round. The varsity team travels to Sacramento tomorrow to compete in the Tim Brown Memorial, while the JV squad will compete in the College Park JV tournament this Saturday in Pleasant Hill.
|
Junior Varsity |
|||
|
Weight |
Result |
Score |
Team Score |
|
132 |
Nathan Ellebracht (MSJ) fall Raymond Chan |
1:44 |
6-0 |
|
137 |
Paul Loob (MSJ) fall Avtar Josen |
1:31 |
12-0 |
|
142 |
Zannain Shafi (MSJ) fall Quazi Hossain |
2:41 |
18-0 |
|
147 |
Brandon Fuhs (MSJ) by forfeit |
|
24-0 |
|
154 |
John Jackson (MSJ) by forfeit |
|
30-0 |
|
162 |
Eric Chan (W) by forfeit |
|
30-6 |
|
173 |
Victor Osejo (W) by forfeit |
|
30-12 |
|
191 |
David Kim (MSJ) by forfeit |
|
36-12 |
|
217 |
CJ Long (W) by forfeit |
|
36-18 |
|
287 |
Jorge Garcia (W) by forfeit |
|
36-24 |
|
105 |
Siwen Dickstein (MSJ) fall Katii Loob |
1:18 |
42-24 |
|
114 |
Corbin Lee (MSJ) tech. fall Tyler Gilbert |
17-2 |
47-24 |
|
121 |
Larry Price (MSJ) tech. fall Joel Weitraub |
17-2 |
52-24 |
|
127 |
Jonathan Yip (MSJ) fall Drake Elkhauri |
0:59 |
58-24 |
|
* |
John Jackson (MSJ) fall Eric Chan |
0:14 |
|
|
* |
David Kim (MSJ) fall Victor Osejo |
1:38 |
|
|
* - exhibition match |
|||
|
Varsity |
|||
|
Weight |
Result |
Score |
Team Score |
|
132 |
Leo Yang (MSJ) fall Joseph DeReis |
1:39 |
6-0 |
|
137 |
Bill Hararah (MSJ) fall Tyler Relling |
1:44 |
12-0 |
|
142 |
Komyar Moghadam (MSJ) fall Dominic Cesena |
1:04 |
18-0 |
|
147 |
David Wilson (MSJ) tech. Fall Alex Brandt |
16-1 |
23-0 |
|
154 |
Michael Lee (MSJ) tech. Fall Derek Rodriguez |
18-3 |
28-0 |
|
162 |
John Bang (MSJ) dec. Garrett Woo |
10-7 |
31-0 |
|
173 |
Edwin Hui (MSJ) dec. Jon Fantasia |
10-6 |
34-0 |
|
191 |
Elliot Espinoza (MSJ) fall Luke Champion |
5:31 |
40-0 |
|
217 |
Doran Martinez fall Mike Chen (MSJ) |
3:01 |
40-6 |
|
287 |
Deante Seward (W) by forfeit |
|
40-12 |
|
105 |
Arnold Hwa (MSJ) by forfeit |
|
46-12 |
|
114 |
Will Booth (MSJ) by forfeit |
|
52-12 |
|
121 |
Benson Zhang (MSJ) by forfeit |
|
58-12 |
|
127 |
Wei Kuo (MSJ) fall Marc LePrince |
3:35 |
64-12 |
01/23-01/24 – Tim Brown Memorial (@ War Memorial Auditorium) – Sacramento, CA
The varsity wrestlers traveled to Sacramento to participate amongst 81 schools at the Tim Brown Memorial. This tournament proved to be one of the toughest tournaments on our schedule this season as the Warriors returned home with no medalists. Top performers for the Warriors included senior Arnold Hwa and junior David Wilson. Arnold advanced to the second day of competition despite losing to #4 seeded Paul Gomez of Liberty – Brentwood by a 3-0 decision in his last match Friday night. Arnold then drew Tim Ditrich of Ponderosa in his first consolation match Saturday morning and lost another close decision, 3-1. Gomez is ranked #1 in NCS and Ditrich is ranked #3 in SJS and honorable mention in the CIF State rankings. David Wilson had three quality wins in the 147-lb. weight class over the weekend, winning his matches by 15-0 technical fall, 12-3 major decision and a 22-second fall respectively. His two losses came to highly regarded wrestlers in Dillon Reid of Red Bluff HS (ranked #4 in the Northern Section) and Mike Crowell (Honorable Mention in the Sac-Joaquin Section).
|
Weight |
Wrestler |
Record |
|
105 |
Arnold Hwa |
2-2 |
|
127 |
Eric Fuhs |
1-2 |
|
132 |
Leo Yang |
0-2 |
|
137 |
Bill Hararah |
2-2 |
|
142 |
Komyar Moghadam |
1-2 |
|
147 |
David Wilson |
3-2 |
|
154 |
John Bang |
1-2 |
|
162 |
Edwin Hui |
0-2 |
|
173 |
Elliot Espinoza |
2-2 |
|
217 |
Mike Chen |
0-1 |
01/24 – College Park JV (@ College Park HS) – Pleasant Hill, CA
The Warriors crowned five champions last Saturday at the College Park JV tournament. Corbin Lee, Larry Price, Wei Kuo, Zannain Shafi and Michael Lee all went undefeated in their respected weight classes and earned 1st-place medals. A solid team performance was turned in by the entire JV squad as seven of fifteen wrestlers came home with medals.
|
Wrestler |
Record |
Place |
|
Corbin Lee |
4-0 |
Champion |
|
Siwen Dickstein |
3-1 |
3rd |
|
Larry Price |
4-0 |
Champion |
|
Benson Zhang |
3-1 |
3rd |
|
Wei Kuo |
4-0 |
Champion |
|
Jonathan Yip |
1-2 |
|
|
Wilson Zhang |
2-2 |
4th |
|
Nathan Ellebracht |
1-2 |
|
|
Moustafa Ahmadi |
2-2 |
4th |
|
Nick Chancellor |
1-2 |
|
|
Zannain Shafi |
4-0 |
Champion |
|
Michael Lee |
4-0 |
Champion |
|
Brandon Fuhs |
1-2 |
|
|
John Jackson |
1-2 |
|
|
David Kim |
2-2 |
4th |
01/28 – American Dual Meet (@ Mission San Jose HS) – Fremont, CA
The Mission San Jose Warriors improved their record to 3-1 in MVAL action with another dominant win over American High School on Senior night. The junior varsity squad defeated American 58-6, while the varsity squad pulled out a 51-24 victory. The most exciting match of the evening came when senior Arnold Hwa moved up to the 114-lb. weight class to face Thi Pham. In the latest NCS rankings, Pham was ranked #5 while Arnold was ranked #8 at 105-lbs. With several quick scrambles throughout the match, Pham finished on two single leg attempts using his size and strength to his advantage to enter the last round leading 5-2. Arnold looked to be the better conditioned wrestler in the third round, picking up the pace and scoring a quick escape before attacking for two takedowns to win a close 7-6 decision. Five other seniors also stepped on the mat for the last time in a home dual meet Wednesday night including: Eric Fuhs (won by fall at 132 pounds), Bill Hararah (won by decision at 142), John Bang (won by forfeit at 162), Edwin Hui (won by decision at 173) and Mike Chen (won by forfeit at 287).
|
Junior Varsity |
|||
|
Weight |
Result |
Score |
Team Score |
|
105 |
William Booth (MSJ) by forfeit |
|
6-0 |
|
114 |
Larry Price (MSJ) fall Passman |
1:38 |
12-0 |
|
121 |
Wei Kuo (MSJ) fall McGlothlin |
1:37 |
18-0 |
|
127 |
Wilson Zhang (MSJ) maj. dec. Ortega |
15-2 |
22-0 |
|
132 |
Nathan Ellebracht (MSJ) by forfeit |
|
28-0 |
|
137 |
Paul Loob (MSJ) fall Kanseca |
4:43 |
34-0 |
|
142 |
Zannain Shafi (MSJ) by forfeit |
|
40-0 |
|
147 |
double forfeit |
|
40-0 |
|
154 |
Michael Lee (MSJ) by forfeit |
|
46-0 |
|
162 |
John Jackson (MSJ) by forfeit |
|
52-0 |
|
173 |
Woodie (A) by forfeit |
|
52-6 |
|
191 |
David Kim (MSJ) fall Robertson |
0:35 |
58-6 |
|
217 |
double forfeit |
|
58-6 |
|
287 |
double forfeit |
|
58-6 |
|
* |
Siwen Dickstein (MSJ) dec. Christine |
8-6 |
|
|
* - exhibition match |
|||
|
Varsity |
|||
|
Weight |
Result |
Score |
Team Score |
|
105 |
Corbin Lee (MSJ) by forfeit |
|
6-0 |
|
114 |
Arnold Hwa (MSJ) dec. Thi Pham |
7-6 |
9-0 |
|
121 |
Thien Pham fall Benson Zhang (MSJ) |
2:31 |
9-6 |
|
127 |
Joey Cantrell (MSJ) fall Zueleta |
1:24 |
15-6 |
|
132 |
Eric Fuhs (MSJ) fall Buck |
2:53 |
21-6 |
|
137 |
Leo Yang (MSJ) fall Solis |
4:18 |
27-6 |
|
142 |
Bill Hararah (MSJ) dec. Monsoor Ezat |
8-5 |
30-6 |
|
147 |
David Wilson (MSJ) fall Balwa |
1:53 |
36-6 |
|
154 |
Luty fall Michael Lee (MSJ) |
3:40 |
36-12 |
|
162 |
John Bang (MSJ) by forfeit |
|
42-12 |
|
173 |
Ed Hui (MSJ) dec. Kay |
13-11 |
45-12 |
|
191 |
Noble fall Elliot Espinoza (MSJ) |
5:05 |
45-18 |
|
217 |
Biggs (A) by forfeit |
|
45-24 |
|
287 |
Mike Chen (MSJ) by forfeit |
|
51-24 |
01/31 – Puma Classic (@ Maria Carillo HS) – Santa Rosa, CA
Arnold Hwa earned his second tournament title of the season at the Puma Classic last Saturday. Arnold went undefeated with a 5-0 record including wins over the #3 seed in the semifinals and #1 seed in the finals. Combined with his win over Thi Pham of American HS (ranked #5 in NCS) on Wednesday, Arnold has set himself up nicely for a good seed at the Mission San Jose Invitational this weekend.
|
Weight |
Wrestler |
Record |
Place |
|
105 |
Arnold Hwa |
5-0 |
Champion |
|
114 |
Larry Price |
1-2 |
|
|
121 |
Wei Kuo |
3-1 |
7th |
|
132 |
Leo Yang |
2-2 |
|
|
137 |
Bill Hararah |
2-2 |
|
|
142 |
Komyar Moghadam |
4-2 |
4th |
|
147 |
David Wilson |
4-2 |
5th |
|
154 |
John Bang |
3-2 |
|
|
162 |
Edwin Hui |
1-2 |
|
|
173 |
Elliot Espinoza |
1-2 |
|
|
191 |
David Kim |
2-2 |
|
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2/4 – Newark Memorial Dual (@ Newark Memorial HS)
The Mission San Jose varsity team just missed out on an upset win over Newark Memorial in what was probably the most exciting dual in the league this season. In a fight for second place in MVAL, Newark came out to a 30-6 lead before the Warriors battled back and outscored Newark 25-8 in the final seven matches. In the end, the eighteen points forfeited in the three upper weight classes was too much to overcome as the Warriors lost the dual 38-31.
David Wilson (147) started the dual off on a good note, recording a quick pin in 1:07 over his opponent Mykal-Lee Troche. The Warriors were also led by sophomores Wei Kuo (114) and Leo Yang (132) both scoring huge bonus points after recording pins over their respective opponents.
|
Jr. Varsity |
|||
|
Weight |
|
Score |
Team Score |
|
147 |
Michael Lee (MSJ) fall Hunter Rockwell |
2:48 |
6-0 |
|
154 |
John Jackson (MSJ) fall Patrick Craig |
5:19 |
12-0 |
|
162 |
Jose Martinez by forfeit |
|
12-6 |
|
173 |
double forfeit |
|
12-6 |
|
191 |
Mickowlan McElvogue fall David Kim (MSJ) |
1:53 |
12-12 |
|
217 |
Osana Futi by forfeit |
|
12-18 |
|
287 |
Steven Maradona by forfeit |
|
12-24 |
|
105 |
Corbin Lee (MSJ) maj. dec. Randy Treya |
10-1 |
16-24 |
|
114 |
Anthony Rubio fall Larry Price (MSJ) |
4:20 |
16-30 |
|
121 |
Arce fall Benson Zhang (MSJ) |
1:12 |
16-36 |
|
127 |
Roman Skovronski tech. fall Wilson Zhang (MSJ) |
15-0 |
16-41 |
|
132 |
Nate Ellebracht (MSJ) fall Leonel Junior |
3:26 |
22-41 |
|
137 |
Johnathon Pratt fall Paul Loob (MSJ) |
0:53 |
22-47 |
|
142 |
Zannain Shafi (MSJ) fall Leslie Suen |
1:46 |
28-47 |
|
* |
Jr. Derama fall Will Booth (MSJ) |
1:57 |
|
|
* |
Thuy Tran fall Siwen Dickstein (MSJ) |
3:15 |
|
|
* |
Anthony Peitrobono fall Moustafa Ahmadi (MSJ) |
1:43 |
|
|
* |
Nick Chancellor (MSJ) fall Jesus |
2:30 |
|
|
* - exhibition match |
|||
|
Varsity |
|||
|
Weight |
|
Score |
Team Score |
|
147 |
David Wilson (MSJ) fall Mykal-Lee Troche |
1:07 |
6-0 |
|
154 |
Dennis Nguyen default Jose Ruvalcaba (MSJ) |
|
6-6 |
|
162 |
Bryce Lee dec. John Bang (MSJ) |
6-2 |
6-9 |
|
173 |
David Peixoto dec. Elliot Espinoza (MSJ) |
6-0 |
6-12 |
|
191 |
Milo Anderson by forfeit |
|
6-18 |
|
217 |
Jeremy Bergey by forfeit |
|
6-24 |
|
287 |
Greig O'Conner by forfeit |
|
6-30 |
|
105 |
Arnold Hwa (MSJ) maj. dec. Tung Le |
15-3 |
10-30 |
|
114 |
Wei Kuo (MSJ) fall Trevor Hubby |
0:53 |
16-30 |
|
121 |
Joey Cantrell (MSJ) dec. Jacob Pratt |
4-2 |
19-30 |
|
127 |
Albert Young maj. dec. Eric Fuhs (MSJ) |
12-1 |
19-34 |
|
132 |
Leo Yang (MSJ) fall Tu Pham |
3:56 |
25-34 |
|
137 |
Victor Pereira maj. dec. Komyar Moghadam (MSJ) |
15-2 |
25-38 |
|
142 |
Bill Hararah (MSJ) default John Pratt |
|
31-38 |
2/6-2/7 – Mission San Jose Invitational
As usual, the Mission San Jose Invitational featured some of the top wrestlers in the state of California. A total of sixty teams entered this year’s tournament representing the North Coast, Central, Central Coast and Oakland sections as a final tune-up before entering the post-season. Clovis High School won the team title with 255.5 points, with De La Salle (160.5) and James Logan (123.5) rounding out the top three. Scott Sakaguchi (Clovis) was awarded the Champion of Champions trophy after recording four straight pins, including one over Nick Waldrop of Freedom in the finals, to win the title in the 147-pound weight class.
For the Warriors, senior Arnold Hwa earned a 4th place medal in the 105-pound weight class after being seeded 5th. After advancing to the quarterfinals Saturday morning, Arnold faced Kristian Blanco of James Logan, losing a major decision 13-3. Arnold then reeled off three straight wins before facing Blanco again the consolation finals, this time losing a very close 5-3 decision. Other standouts include Bill Hararah (137) and David Wilson (142). Bill pinned the #4 seed in the first round of the tournament before advancing to the quarterfinal round Saturday. David dropped to the 142-pound weight class for the first time all season and wrestled well, but had a tough draw in the tournament, facing the #2 seeded Ben Kelley of Clovis in championship round 1 then #3 seeded Clint Joaquin of Freedom in consolation round 3.
Next week, Mission faces John F. Kennedy to wrap up the MVAL dual season Thursday night, and will wait and see if we qualify for the NCS Dual Team Championships on Saturday.
|
Weight |
Wrestler |
Record |
Place |
|
105 |
Arnold Hwa |
5-2 |
4th |
|
114 |
Wei Kuo |
1-2 |
|
|
121 |
Joey Cantrell |
2-2 |
|
|
127 |
Eric Fuhs |
1-2 |
|
|
132 |
Leo Yang |
1-2 |
|
|
137 |
Bill Hararah |
2-2 |
|
|
142 |
David Wilson |
2-2 |
|
|
147 |
Michael Lee |
1-2 |
|
|
154 |
John Bang |
0-2 |
|
|
162 |
Edwin Hui |
1-2 |
|
|
173 |
Elliot Espinoza |
1-2 |
|
2/12 – John F. Kennedy Dual (@ John F. Kennedy HS)
The Warriors wrapped up the 2008-2009 MVAL dual season with a win over Kennedy High School to finish 3rd in league with a 4-2 record. The JV team was led to a 47-33 victory by Zannain Shafi (142) and John Jackson (154), both recording falls, and Benson Zhang (121) who recorded a 20-5 technical fall over his opponent.
The varsity squad came out and built a 44-0 lead, before hanging on for a 47-28 win. The Warriors got their bonus points from Joey Cantrell (121), Leo Yang (132), Komyar Moghadam (137), and Bill Hararah (142) who all recorded falls over their respective opponents, Arnold Hwa (105) and David Wilson (147) who recorded technical falls, and Eric Fuhs (127) who scored two-point nearfall with time running out to record a major decision.
With the MVAL dual season now over, the Warriors will have a week to prepare for the post-season, beginning with the MVAL Finals which will be hosted by Mission San Jose High School this Saturday, February 21st.
|
Junior Varsity |
|||
|
Weight |
Result |
Score |
Team Score |
|
105 |
Corbin Lee (MSJ) by forfeit |
|
6-0 |
|
114 |
Matt Farberov (MSJ) by forfeit |
|
12-0 |
|
121 |
Benson Zhang (MSJ) tech. fall Jessica Kajo (JFK) |
20-5 |
17-0 |
|
127 |
Johnathan Yip (MSJ) by forfeit |
|
23-0 |
|
132 |
Nate Ellebracht (MSJ) by forfeit |
|
29-0 |
|
137 |
Paul Loob (MSJ) by forfeit |
|
35-0 |
|
142 |
Zannain Shafi (MSJ) fall Sonya P. (JFK) |
0:34 |
41-0 |
|
147 |
Sean B. (JFK) dec. Brandon Fuhs (MSJ) |
11-6 |
41-3 |
|
154 |
John Jackson (MSJ) fall James Dixon (JFK) |
5:41 |
47-3 |
|
162 |
Even West (JFK) by forfeit |
|
47-9 |
|
173 |
Colin May (JFK) fall David Kim (MSJ) |
1:06 |
47-15 |
|
191 |
Noah C. (JFK) by forfeit |
|
47-21 |
|
217 |
Jeremy Chisum (JFK) by forfeit |
|
47-27 |
|
287 |
M. Seadler (JFK) by forfeit |
|
47-33 |
|
* |
Nick Chancellor (MSJ) fall Kyle (JFK) |
1:47 |
|
|
* - exhibition match |
|||
|
Varsity |
|||
|
Weight |
Result |
Score |
Team Score |
|
105 |
Arnold Hwa (MSJ) tech. fall Vu Han (JFK) |
26-11 |
5-0 |
|
114 |
Wei Kuo (MSJ) by forfeit |
|
11-0 |
|
121 |
Joey Cantrell (MSJ) fall Kenneth V. (JFK) |
0:47 |
17-0 |
|
127 |
Eric Fuhs (MSJ) maj. dec. I. Cortez (JFK) |
14-6 |
21-0 |
|
132 |
Leo Yang (MSJ) fall Dominic Hunt (JFK) |
0:48 |
27-0 |
|
137 |
Komyar Moghadam (MSJ) fall Daniel C. (JFK) |
1:53 |
33-0 |
|
142 |
Bill Hararah (MSJ) fall Anthony Symonds (JFK) |
2:32 |
39-0 |
|
147 |
David Wilson (MSJ) tech. fall Jacob Perez (JFK) |
17-0 |
44-0 |
|
154 |
Robert Nagel (JFK) fall Michael Lee (MSJ) |
1:03 |
44-6 |
|
162 |
Elija Cortez (JFK) fall John Bang (MSJ) |
2:37 |
44-12 |
|
173 |
Marcus Bishop (JFK) maj. dec. Edwin Hui (MSJ) |
19-7 |
44-16 |
|
191 |
Elliot Espinoza (MSJ) dec. Fazil Kayumt (JFK) |
6-1 |
47-16 |
|
217 |
Mohammed Joiyah (JFK) by forfeit |
|
47-22 |
|
287 |
Joseph Nahale (JFK) by forfeit |
|
47-28 |
02/21 - MVAL Finals (@ Mission San Jose HS)
The Mission San Jose Warriors kicked off the post-season as they hosted the MVAL Finals on Saturday. Five Mission wrestlers were crowned champions in their respective weight classes Saturday night: Larry Price (105 pounds), Siwen Dickstein (100-106), Komyar Moghadam (142), Michael Lee (147) and Jose Ruvalcaba (147). The JV wrestlers turned in a great performance in their last outing of the season, with fourteen total wrestlers earning medals.
The varsity squad advanced ten of its eleven wrestlers to the NCS Championships next weekend. Mission had finalists in seven weight classes but only one was crowned champion at the end of the night. Senior captain Jose Ruvalcaba had a successful return to the mat, defeating the #4 seed Dennis Nguyen of Newark Memorial by technical fall in the semifinals, before defeating the #3 seed Aaron Boone of James Logan by 12-5 decision in the finals to become just the seventh three-time MVAL champion in the history of Mission San Jose wrestling.
In the girl's bracket, sophomore Siwen Dickstein went undefeated with a 3-0 record to claim her first MVAL championship. Siwen will enter the Girl's NCS Championships next Saturday at John F. Kennedy High School as she looks to win her first NCS championship.
Congratulations to all JV wrestlers on a great season and good luck to all those who advanced to next week's NCS championships!!
|
Junior Varsity |
|||
|
Weight |
Wrestler |
Record |
Place |
|
105 |
Larry Price |
3-0 |
1st |
|
Corbin Lee |
2-1 |
2nd |
|
|
Will Booth |
1-2 |
DNP |
|
|
Siwen Dickstein |
3-0 |
1st |
|
|
114 |
Benson Zhang |
2-2 |
4th |
|
Matt Farberov |
1-2 |
DNP |
|
|
127 |
Wilson Zhang |
2-1 |
2nd |
|
Johnathan Yip |
1-2 |
4th |
|
|
132 |
Nathan Ellebracht |
3-1 |
3rd |
|
Moustafa Ahmadi |
1-2 |
DNP |
|
|
137 |
Nick Chancellor |
3-1 |
3rd |
|
142 |
Komyar Moghadam |
3-0 |
1st |
|
Zannain Shafi |
1-1 |
2nd |
|
|
Christian Del Cid |
2-1 |
3rd |
|
|
147 |
Michael Lee |
2-0 |
1st |
|
Brandon Fuhs |
0-2 |
DNP |
|
|
154 |
John Jackson |
3-1 |
3rd |
|
173 |
David Kim |
3-1 |
3rd |
|
Varsity |
|||
|
Weight |
Wrestler |
Record |
Place |
|
105 |
Arnold Hwa |
1-1 |
2nd |
|
114 |
Wei Kuo |
1-1 |
2nd |
|
121 |
Joey Cantrell |
1-1 |
3rd |
|
127 |
Eric Fuhs |
2-1 |
3rd |
|
132 |
Leo Yang |
1-1 |
2nd |
|
137 |
Bill Hararah |
1-1 |
2nd |
|
142 |
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