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Liberty’s Ryan Smith pinned Ben Kelley of Clovis in 1:43 to win first place at 140 pounds in the recent Mission San Jose Invitational Wrestling Tournament.
Photo by Jolly Hanson
Local high school wrestlers did East County proud in the Mission San Jose Invitational Wrestling Tournament last Friday and Saturday. Out of 62 teams competing, Liberty took seventh with 103.5 points, Freedom came in eighth with 102 points, Antioch placed 13th with 74 points, Deer Valley took 14th with 70 points and Heritage tied for 23rd with 44.5 points.
Liberty’s Ryan Smith earned first-place honors at 140 pounds while Freedom’s Nick Waldrop finished second in the 145-pound class.
Other placers were Antioch’s Ricky Castillo – fourth at 112 pounds; Freedom’s Roman Garcia – fifth at 112 pounds; Deer Valley’s Shawn Gonzalez – fifth at 119 pounds; Liberty’s Anthony Thurgood – third at 125 pounds; Freedom’s Dominic Dimercurio – fifth at 125 pounds; Liberty’s Jesse Baldazo – third at 135 pounds; Freedom’s Clint Joaquin – fifth at 140 pounds; Heritage’s Jesse Trujillo – fifth at 152 pounds; Antioch’s Anthony Cress – sixth at 152 pounds; Deer Valley’s Philip Farmer – fifth at 171 pounds; Freedom’s Justin Baffico – fourth at 189 pounds; and Deer Valley’s Ace Pittman – sixth at 215 pounds.