MODESTO – Twelve East Union wrestlers and three from Manteca placed Saturday in the multi-bracket Gregori Junior Varsity/Girls tournament at Gregori High School.
Ciaran Kemptner (152 pounds), Frank Alvarez (182) and Jorge Partida (195) finished first for the junior varsity Lancers. Anthony Vargas (195), Martin Amezcua (170) and Niles Lacanglacang (170) were second and Michael Hudson (126), Devin Greer (132), Gabe Caballero (152) and Marcus Brennan (182) were third.
East Union’s Sarah Atkins (139) finished first for the girls and Amaiya Guyton (133) was sixth.
Manteca’s Tiana Colon (121) finished fourth for the girls and Susie Rodriguez (108) was fifth. Joshua Saylor (170) was fifth in the junior-varsity competition.
“I am incredibly proud of the work all the wrestlers have been putting in at practice,” Buffaloes coach Jasmine Ivey said. “We have a few mistakes to work on before they head to divisionals, but I know without a doubt they will be ready.”
Morning Star
Invitational
LOS BANOS – Three Ripon wrestlers placed first Saturday to lead the Lady Indians to a third-place team finish in the inaugural Morning Star Invitiational.
Marissa Hernandez (113), Alyssa Oliver (118) and freshman Katelyn Cardoza placed first for Ripon. Avery Thomason (123) finished third and Maia DiSacala (113) was fourth.
“As a team we have continued to do well and continue to build confidence,” Indians coach Eric Barriga said. “We still have a lot of work in store, however.
“With post-season competition coming up soon we know the hard work starts now as some of these young ladies have aspirations of qualifying for state.”
Boys Basketball
Ripon 57, Modesto 49
MODESTO – Vincent Olmo poured in 13 first-quarter points for the Indians (10-11) in the Martin Luther King Showcase at Modesto Christian High School.
Olmo finished with a double-double at 20 points and 13 rebounds. Troy Brogan and Malik Taylor 10 points and six rebounds each with Taylor getting all of his points in the fourth quarter.
Weston Ranch 66,
Grant 60
SACRAMENTO – After the host Pacers (16-4) cut the once 12-point fourth-quarter Cougars lead to two points with a minute left in the game, Titus Haley buried a 3-pointer for Weston Ranch to keep Grant from closing the gap altogether in the Martin Luther King Classic contest.
Gavin Wilburn tallied another double-double for the Cougars with 19 points and 12 rebounds along with three assists and two blocks. Donjae’ Lindsey added 17 points, eight rebounds and five steals; Mi’son Coilton just missed a double-double with nine points and 10 rebounds with Haley and Lydell King notching six points each.
Valley Oak League
Central Catholic 62,
East Union 33
With the Lancers (1-6 VOL, 10-13 overall) struggling to stay in the game trailing 27-15 at halftime, the Raiders (6-1, 16-7) put it away with a 22-6 third quarter that began with a 3-point basket followed by a three-point play.
“Central played really well tonight,” East Union coach James Ward said. “We tried to make them beat us from the outside and they did – I think they had nine 3-pointers.
“They jumped us at the beginning of the third quarter and from there we were scrambling to catch up.”
Parm Khattra led the Lancers with 10 points and Christian Cuevas added eight points.
