Make It 25

On a night that had been circled on everyone's calendar since last season, the Clovis Cougars did not disappoint in their showdown of top teams in the state and nation.  #24 in the nation and #1 in the state Clovis defeated #23 in the nation and #5 in the state Buchanan in front of 2,000 fans in a packed gym at Buchanan High School.

In a dual where every match is "big", a few especially big performances were turned in by Alec Dieter, Cameren Kelley, and Blake Thompson.  Dieter defeated state-ranked Anthony Waters  5-2 in an early match at 135lbs.  Cameren Kelley brought the capacity crowd to its feet with a 3rd period fall over fellow state-ranked wrestler, Martin Fabbian, a wrestler who had defeated Kelley earlier in the season.  Blake Thompson pulled out the win that would crush the Bears hopes of a victory, riding Bryce Boucher the entire 3rd round to capture the 1-0 victory.

With defeat looming large for the Bears, Madison Gambrell sealed the deal with a quick fall at 112 pounds to ensure the Cougars would win the dual over rival Buchanan for the 2nd consecutive year.

130 - Damien Arredondo (B) dec Jon Gay (C), 5-4
135 - Alec Dieter (C) dec Anthony Waters (B), 5-2
140 - Matt Negrete (B) dec Ben Kelley (C), 6-4
145 - Scott Sakaguchi (C) mdec Nathan Roberts (B), 19-6
152 - Cameren Kelley (C) wbf Martin Fabbian (B), 5:05?
160 - Blake Thompson (C) dec Bryce Boucher (B), 1-0
171 - Stephen West (B) mdec Zach Nevills (C), 18-5?
189 - Tommy Burriel (C) dec Jake Gingold (B), 8-3?
215 - Holden Smith (B) dec Daren Barbo (C), 11-2
285 - Kyle Papendorf (B) dec Devon Barbo (C), 6-0
103 - Daniel Gaytan (C) dec Adrian Rodriguez (B), 2-0
112 - Madison Gambrell (C) wbf Michael Bronze (B), :30?
119 - Spencer Hill (B) dec Ben Omata (C), 9-7
125 - Clinton McAlester (C) dec Stephen Meredith (B), 3-2

FINAL DUAL SCORE
CLOVIS 31 - BUCHANAN 20

This win gives the Cougars their 25th dual meet victory in a row, a streak that dates back to January 24th of 2006, and their 2nd dual win in a row over rival and state power Buchanan.