After two full days of wrestling at the 2nd toughest tournament in the state, all that remained between a tournament championship and the Cougars was a medal round. But it proved to be too much. Despite holding a 19-point lead entering the last round of the tournament with 10 medal winners, the Clovis team dropped 8 of 10 matches while rival Buchanan was able to win 8 of their 12 medal matches, including the two head-to-head match-ups, to lose the lead for the first time since the first round of the tournament on Friday. Buchanan went on to hold the Cougars off in the finals and win the 32nd Annual Doc Buchanan by a mere 3.5 points (228.5 to 225).
Scott Sakaguchi proved to be a bright spot at day’s end, winning the 145lbs championship and his third consecutive tournament victory. Tommy Burriel fell just short at 189lbs, dominating 4 opponents before falling to #8 in the state Lyndell Scarr (Ponderosa) in a hard-fought finals battle. Madison Gambrell also came away with a 2nd place finish at 112lbs after defeating #2 in the state Zach Zimmer (Clovis West) but falling to state #1 Vince Rodriguez (Clovis North). Other Cougar place winners included Daniel Gaytan (4th at 103), Clinton McAlester (4th at 125), Sonny Cervantes (4th at 130), Alec Dieter (4th at 135), Ben Kelley (6th at 140), Cameren Kelley (4th at 152), and Zach Nevills (5th at 171).
Up next for the Cougars is the first home league dual, kicking off action in the toughest league in the state, the T.R.A.C., against Clovis East on Wednesday night. JV starts at 5:30pm with Varsity to follow at approximately 7:00pm. You’ll be able to watch LIVE here or at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/clovis-wrestling.
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