Buchanan’s CIF title wrestling streak comes to an end, plus cousins are state champions
The streak came to an end for the Buchanan High boys wrestling team.
The Bears were attempting for an eighth straight California Interscholastic Federation championship, but couldn’t overcome Poway at Mechanic Banks Arena in Bakersfield on Saturday.
Poway won their fifth state title, setting an all-time new scoring record of 290.5 points.
That proved to be too hard to overcome for Buchanan, which finished with 255 points. Clovis finished with 144 points.
The Bears sent two wrestlers to the championship round.
It was Rocklin Zinkin coming away as a state champion when he defeated Poway’s Edwin Sierra by decision, 2-1, in 113s.
Joseph Toscano came close to being a state champ, but fell to Moses Mirabel of Gilroy, 2-1, in 14s.
Zinkin isn’t the only Fresno-area wrestler coming home with a state medal.
His cousin, Nikade Zinkin of Clovis, is also a state champion when he defeated Jeff Lopez of Clovis West, 3-0 at 126 pounds. It was a rematch of the Central Section Masters at Selland Arena last week, won by Zinkin.
On the girls side, Isabella Marie Gonzales of Clovis East is a two-time state champion when she defeated Kylee Golz of Trabuco Hills, 6-1, at 115 pounds.
Another two-time state champ is Leilani Lemus of Clovis at 170 pounds. She defeated Alexandria Perez of La Costa Canyon by decision 5-0.
Results
Boys
Teams: 1. Poway 290.5, 2. Buchanan 255, 3. Gilroy 206, 4. St. John Bosco 186, 5. Clovis 144, 6. Bakersfield 124, 7. Palm Desert 112.5, 8. Granite Hills 100.5, 9. Fountain Valley 71, 10. Vacaville 66. Also: 14. Clovis West 54, 18. Clovis North 42, 25. Kingsburg 30, 31. Exeter 25, 32. Bullard 24, 37. Monache 22. 42. Tulare Union 19, 57. Central 13, 57. El Diamante 13, 68. Redwood 10.5, 70. Selma 10, 73. Porterville 9, 79. Golden West 8.94. Madera 6, 103. Clovis East 5, 103. Hoover 5, 143. Reedley 2.
Championship
106
Henry Aslikyan, Birmingham, dec Arseni Kikiniou, Poway, 6-3
113
Rocklin Zinkin, Buchanan, dec. Edwin Sierra, (Sr., Poway) 2-1 UTB
120
Ronnie Ramirez, Walnut, dec. Nathan Carrillo, St. John Bosco, 4-1.
126
Nikade Zinkin, Clovis, dec Jeff Lopez, Clovis West, 3-0.
132
G. Elias Navida, Poway, dec. Jesse Grajeda, St. John Boco, 6-4 SV
138
Daniel Zepeda, Gilroy, dec, Paul Kelly, Poway, 6-2.
144
Moses Mirabel, Gilroy, dec. Joseph Toscano, Buchanan, 2-1.
150
Brock Mantanona, Palm Desert, dec. Laird Root, Poway, 5-4.
157
Grigor Cholakyan, St. John Bosco, dec. Andrew Barbosa, Palm Desert, 3-2 TB2.
165
Collin Guffey, Granite Hills, dec. Joseph Antonio, St. John Bosco, 3-0.
175
Angelo Posada, Poway, dec. Mason Ontiveros, Pitman, 5-1.
190
Sonny Kling, Canyon Springs, maj. dec. Brokton Borelli, Los Banos, 11-2.
215
Robert Platt, Poway, dec. Coby Merrill, JW North, 2-1 TB2.
285
Cody Merrill, Gilroy, dec. Nicholas Sahakian, St. John Bosco, 3-2.
Girls
Teams: 1. Walnut 96, 2. Newport Harbor 87, 3. Poway 77, 4. Gilroy 69, 5. Pitman 65, 6. Central Catholic 55.5, 7. Northview 52, 8. Brawley 51.5, 9. Clovis East 47, 10. Santa Ana 42. Also: 16. Central 36, 22. Buchanan 31, 23. Clovis 30, 41. Selma 24, 65. Lemoore 16, 77. Kingsburg 13, 87. Redwood 11, 87. Sanger 11, 101. Clovis North 8, 115. El Diamante 7, 115. Porterville 7, 127. Roosevelt 6, 142. Sierra Pacific 5, 176. Monache 3, 176. Sanger West 3, 176. Tulare Western 3.
Championship
100
Jillian Wells, Central Catholic, dec. Lily Dizon, Pitman, 4-1.
105
Anaya Falcon, Walnut, maj. dec. Olivia Lopez, 8-0.
110
Deandra Meza, Walnut, dec. Kaiya Maggini, Del Oro, 5-0.
115
Isabella Marie Gonzales, Clovis East, dec. Kylee Golz, Trabuco Hills, 6-1.
120
Alejandra Valdiviezo, Poway, fall Shayna Ward, Oakland Tech, 1:49.
125
Christina Osorio, Downey, fall Samantha Sachs, Glendora, 3:45.
130
Yzabella Austin, Pitman, dec. Tamara Grace, Gilroy, 7-0.
135
Danica Kelley, Scotts Valley, fall Alex Maday, Whitney, 1:43.
140
Faith Bartoszek, Northview, dec. Olivia Davis, Monte Vista, 9-5.
145
Delarie Juarez, Brawley, fall Samantha Arce, Mater Dei, 0:56.
155
Duda Rodrigues, Newport Harbor, fall Angelinah De Leon, Santa Clara, 1:28.
170
Leilan Lemus, Clovis, dec. Alexandria Perez, La Costa Canyon, 5-0.
190
Juliana Marquez, Gabrielino, fall Kathryn Hingano, 3:47.
235
Gemma Templeman, Rocklin, dec. Fernanda Canedo, Ridgeview, 2-1.
Fresno-area placers
Boys
106
3. Blake Woodward, Buchanan
4. Anthony Garza
113
1. Rocklin Zinkin, Buchanan
6. Thunder Lewis, Clovis
120
7. CJ Huerta, Buchanan
126
1. Nikade Zinkin, Clovis
2. Jeff Lopez, Clovis West
4. Ashton Besmer, Buchanan
132
6. Jacob Perez, Monache
7. Paris Ruiz, Buchanan
138
3. Gavin Bauder, Buchanan
5. Alek Vanbebber, Kingsburg
8. Wyatt Lewis, Clovis
144
2. Joseph Toscano, Buchanan
4. Max Del Bosque, Clovis North
6. Tommy Thongseng, Exeter
150
6. Noah Reynolds, Clovis
7. Jaxtyn Frost, Buchanan
157
3. Leo Contino, Buchanan
6. Christopher Creason, El Diamante
165
None
175
3. Branson John, Buchanan\
4. Joseph Buck, Clovis
190
None
215
5. Alec Dansby, Buchanan
6. Dominic Wilson, Tulare Union
285
4. Bryson Harrington, Buchanan
5. Joey Chacon, Clovis West
Girls
100
4. Christina Estrada, Buchanan
6. Josei Benitez, Kingsburg
105
4. Megan Morales, Central
7. Kailey Salazar, Selma
110
None
115
Isabella Marie Gonzales, Clovis East
120
4. Riana Bernal, Lemoore
5. Me’Kala James, Central
125
6. Karma Pugh, Buchanan
130
None
135
None
140
6. Jaelyn Unpingco, Clovis East
145
None
155
8. Audrey Segura, Redwood
170
1. Leilani Lemus, Clovis
190
None
235
8. Yvette Garcia, Sanger