Sunday, January 18, 2009

Future Stars Get Shot

As the varsity squad took the week off, some of tomorrow's stars took to the mats at varsity tournaments in the Central Valley, looking to show everyone that 'back-up' at Clovis doesn't mean JV.

One group headed to Firebaugh for the Westside Invitational where they finished with a solid 5th place team performance. Andy Ia (103) and Ben Omata (119) both took home tournament championships. Bryan Lopez (112) and Devon Barbo (215) finished with a 3rd while Brady Bersano (130) finished in 4th. Several other Cougars reached the 5th/6th place match, but this was uncontested.

Another group ventured south to one of the longest running tournaments in California history, the Redwood Invitational. Jon Gay (130) and Taylor Ferguson (215) finished as tournament runner-ups. Gage Freeman (112) and Blake Thompson (160) finished with 3rd place in hand while Max Howard (285) took home a 4th. The team finished in 4th place overall.

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