2026 Boys CIF State Wrestling Results – Placements and Medal Matches

2026 CIF Calif. State Wrestling Championships
California High School Boys & Girls Wrestling
Dignity Health Arena, Bakersfield, California USA
Thu.-Sat., Feb. 26-Feb. 28, 2026

February 28, 2026–FINAL RESULTS
Team Scores, Placers, Medal Matches

TEAM SCORES (Top 30 of 242 High Schools)
1 – 288.5 – Buchanan (CS)
2 – 229.5 – Poway (SD)
3 – 219.5 – St. John Bosco (SS)
4 – 177.5 – Clovis (CS)
5 – 165.5 – Gilroy (CC)
6 – 163.0 – Clovis North (CS)
7 – 151.0 – Esperanza (SS)
8 – 119.0 – Birmingham (LA)
9 – 99.0 – Fountain Valley (SS)
10 – 75.0 – Pitman (SJ)
11 – 69.0 – Frontier (CS)
12 – 68.5 – Oakdale (SJ)
13 – 57.5 – Granite Hills (SD)
14 – 47.5 – Del Norte (Crescent City) (NC)
15 – 47.0 – Folsom (SJ)
16 – 46.5 – Del Oro (SJ)
17 – 44.5 – Bellarmine (CC)
18 – 42.5 – Los Gatos (CC)
19 – 42.0 – Valencia/Valencia (SS)
20 – 39.0 – Liberty (NC)
21 – 35.5 – JW North (SS)
22 – 33.5 – Brawley (SD)
23 – 31.5 – Everett Alvarez (CC)
24 – 28.5 – Centennial (Corona) (SS)
24 – 28.5 – Junipero Serra (CC)
26 – 28.0 – Chaparral (SS)
27 – 26.0 – Central Catholic (SJ)
28 – 25.5 – Temecula Valley (SS)
29 – 25.0 – Lakeside (SS)
29 – 25.0 – Moorpark (SS)
29 – 25.0 – Sultana (SS)

PLACERS & MEDAL MATCH RESULTS – BOYS

Boys 106 lbs.
1st: Michael Bernabe (Clovis (CS))
2nd: Thales Silva (Buchanan (CS))
3rd: Cash Mcclurg (Granite Hills (SD))
4th: Aiden Talavera (Reedley (CS))
5th: Luke Loren (St. John Bosco (SS))
6th: Tyler Sweet (Clovis North (CS))
7th: Kingston Cruzat (Folsom (SJ))
8th: Nathiel Nava (Stockdale (CS))

106-1st/2nd: Michael Bernabe (Clovis (CS)) vs. Thales Silva (Buchanan (CS)) (MD, 12-1)
106-3rd/4th: Cash Mcclurg (Granite Hills (SD)) vs. Aiden Talavera (Reedley (CS)) (DEC, 7-0)
106-5th/6th: Luke Loren (St. John Bosco (SS)) vs. Tyler Sweet (Clovis North (CS)) (MD, 12-3)
106-7th/8th: Kingston Cruzat (Folsom (SJ)) vs. Nathiel Nava (Stockdale (CS)) (MD, 12-1)

Boys 113 lbs.
1st: Anthony Garza (Clovis (CS))
2nd: Max Murillo (Esperanza (SS))
3rd: Thiago Silva (Buchanan (CS))
4th: Eli Mendoza (Gilroy (CC))
5th: Uriah Correa (Servite (SS))
6th: Phillip Hernandez (Clovis North (CS))
7th: Daniel Mendoza (Victor Valley (SS))
8th: Julius Villamil (Poway (SD))

113-1st/2nd: Anthony Garza (Clovis (CS)) vs. Max Murillo (Esperanza (SS)) (MD, 15-6)
113-3rd/4th: Thiago Silva (Buchanan (CS)) vs. Eli Mendoza (Gilroy (CC)) (DEC, 5-3)
113-5th/6th: Uriah Correa (Servite (SS)) vs. Phillip Hernandez (Clovis North (CS)) (DEC, 4-1)
113-7th/8th: Daniel Mendoza (Victor Valley (SS)) vs. Julius Villamil (Poway (SD)) (FALL, 4:41)

Boys 120 lbs.
1st: Rocklin Zinkin (Buchanan (CS))
2nd: Samuel Sanchez (Esperanza (SS))
3rd: Henry Aslikyan (Birmingham (LA))
4th: Rene Cordero (Poway (SD))
5th: Aiden Garcia (Palma (CC))
6th: Zachary Samano (Chino (SS))
7th: Nathan Reynolds (St. John Bosco (SS))
8th: Troy Montero (La Mirada (SS))

120-1st/2nd: Rocklin Zinkin (Buchanan (CS)) vs. Samuel Sanchez (Esperanza (SS)) (DEC, 5-2)
120-3rd/4th: Henry Aslikyan (Birmingham (LA)) vs. Rene Cordero (Poway (SD)) (DEC, 7-3)
120-5th/6th: Aiden Garcia (Palma (CC)) vs. Zachary Samano (Chino (SS)) (DEC, 4-1)
120-7th/8th: Nathan Reynolds (St. John Bosco (SS)) vs. Troy Montero (La Mirada (SS)) (MD, 15-3)

Boys 126 lbs.
1st: Paul Ruiz (Buchanan (CS))
2nd: Siraj Sidhu (Clovis North (CS))
3rd: Thunder Lewis (Del Norte (Cresent City) (NC))
4th: Aaron Silva (Corona Del Mar (SS))
5th: Sean Willcox (St. John Bosco (SS))
6th: Elias Castaneda (Bella Vista (SJ))
7th: Issac Torres (Fountain Valley (SS))
8th: Aaron Meza (Esperanza (SS))

126-1st/2nd: Paul Ruiz (Buchanan (CS)) vs. Siraj Sidhu (Clovis North (CS)) (DEC, 1-0)
126-3rd/4th: Thunder Lewis (Del Norte (Cresent City) (NC)) vs. Aaron Silva (Corona Del Mar (SS)) (FALL, 4:18)
126-5th/6th: Sean Willcox (St. John Bosco (SS)) vs. Elias Castaneda (Bella Vista (SJ)) (MD, 8-0)
126-7th/8th: Issac Torres (Fountain Valley (SS)) vs. Aaron Meza (Esperanza (SS)) (MFOR)

Boys 132 lbs.
1st: Ashton Besmer (Buchanan (CS))
2nd: Slater Hicks (Valencia/Valencia (SS))
3rd: Arno Vardanyan (Birmingham (LA))
4th: Nathan Carrillo (St. John Bosco (SS))
5th: Jack Malinconico (Poway (SD))
6th: Cael Humphrey (Sultana (SS))
7th: Dominic Bozanic (Gilroy (CC))
8th: Joseph Guardado (Esperanza (SS))

132-1st/2nd: Ashton Besmer (Buchanan (CS)) vs. Slater Hicks (Valencia/Valencia (SS)) (DEC, 9-6)
132-3rd/4th: Arno Vardanyan (Birmingham (LA)) vs. Nathan Carrillo (St. John Bosco (SS)) (DEC, 4-2)
132-5th/6th: Jack Malinconico (Poway (SD)) vs. Cael Humphrey (Sultana (SS)) (DEC, 8-4)
132-7th/8th: Dominic Bozanic (Gilroy (CC)) vs. Joseph Guardado (Esperanza (SS)) (DEC, 4-1)

Boys 138 lbs.
1st: Moses Mendoza (Gilroy (CC))
2nd: CJ Huerta (Buchanan (CS))
3rd: Vinnie Gutierrez (Fountain Valley (SS))
4th: Raymond Rivera (Clovis (CS))
5th: Matty Orbeta (Poway (SD))
6th: Orion Hill (Folsom (SJ))
7th: Zaydrein Hernandez (St. John Bosco (SS))
8th: Joseph Pavlov-Ramirez (Los Gatos (CC))

138-1st/2nd: Moses Mendoza (Gilroy (CC)) vs. CJ Huerta (Buchanan (CS)) (TF, 24-8 5:12)
138-3rd/4th: Vinnie Gutierrez (Fountain Valley (SS)) vs. Raymond Rivera (Clovis (CS)) (MD, 10-2)
138-5th/6th: Matty Orbeta (Poway (SD)) vs. Orion Hill (Folsom (SJ)) (DEC, 6-2)
138-7th/8th: Zaydrein Hernandez (St. John Bosco (SS)) vs. Joseph Pavlov-Ramirez (Los Gatos (CC)) (DEC, 5-0)

Boys 144 lbs.
1st: Jesse Grajeda (St. John Bosco (SS))
2nd: Chris Arreola (Clovis North (CS))
3rd: Joseph Toscano (Buchanan (CS))
4th: Kavi Garvey (Fountain Valley (SS))
5th: Diego Valdiviezo (Poway (SD))
6th: Ames-Michael Hoevker (Granite Hills (SD))
7th: Edward Sheeran (Pitman (SJ))
8th: Rocco Godinez (Centennial (Corona) (SS))
144-1st/2nd: Jesse Grajeda (St. John Bosco (SS)) vs. Chris Arreola (Clovis North (CS)) (MD, 17-4)
144-3rd/4th: Joseph Toscano (Buchanan (CS)) vs. Kavi Garvey (Fountain Valley (SS)) (DEC, 4-0)
144-5th/6th: Diego Valdiviezo (Poway (SD)) vs. Ames-Michael Hoevker (Granite Hills (SD)) (DEC, 4-1 TB2)
144-7th/8th: Edward Sheeran (Pitman (SJ)) vs. Rocco Godinez (Centennial (Corona) (SS)) (DEC, 8-5)

Boys 150 lbs.
1st: Michael Romero (St. John Bosco (SS))
2nd: Ivan Arias (Buchanan (CS))
3rd: Tommy Holguin (Bellarmine (CC))
4th: Alias Raby (Anderson (NS))
5th: Joshua Requena (Camarillo (SS))
6th: Greg Torosian (Birmingham (LA))
7th: Carlos Valdiviezo (Poway (SD))
8th: Matthew Centeno (Esperanza (SS))

150-1st/2nd: Michael Romero (St. John Bosco (SS)) vs. Ivan Arias (Buchanan (CS)) (DEC, 4-2)
150-3rd/4th: Tommy Holguin (Bellarmine (CC)) vs. Alias Raby (Anderson (NS)) (DEC, 15-12)
150-5th/6th: Joshua Requena (Camarillo (SS)) vs. Greg Torosian (Birmingham (LA)) (DEC, 3-2 UTB)
150-7th/8th: Carlos Valdiviezo (Poway (SD)) vs. Matthew Centeno (Esperanza (SS)) (MD, 10-1)

Boys 157 lbs.
1st: Bailey Holman (Poway (SD))
2nd: Wyatt Lewis (Del Norte (Crescent City) (NC))
3rd: Jacob Perez (Everett Alvarez (CC))
4th: Roman Arakelyan (Birmingham (LA))
5th: Carlo Contino (Buchanan (CS))
6th: Dimetry Molina (Esperanza (SS))
7th: Chris Anguiano (Millikan (SS))
8th: Chase Young (Del Oro (SJ))

157-1st/2nd: Bailey Holman (Poway (SD)) vs. Wyatt Lewis (Del Norte (Crescent City) (NC)) (DEC, 4-1)
157-3rd/4th: Jacob Perez (Everett Alvarez (CC)) vs. Roman Arakelyan (Birmingham (LA)) (MD, 16-5)
157-5th/6th: Carlo Contino (Buchanan (CS)) vs. Dimetry Molina (Esperanza (SS)) (FALL, 3:51)
157-7th/8th: Chris Anguiano (Millikan (SS)) vs. Chase Young (Del Oro (SJ)) (MD, 10-1)

Boys 165 lbs.
1st: Slava Shahbazyan (Birmingham (LA))
2nd: James Curoso (Clovis (CS))
3rd: Kaleo Garcia (Gilroy (CC))
4th: Jesus Guzman (Lakeside (SS))
5th: Mason Carnrite (Poway (SD))
6th: Blake Woodward (Buchanan (CS))
7th: Tigran Greyan (Valencia/Valencia (SS))
8th: Treyton Sheets (Frontier (CS))

165-1st/2nd: Slava Shahbazyan (Birmingham (LA)) vs. James Curoso (Clovis (CS)) (MD, 13-4)
165-3rd/4th: Kaleo Garcia (Gilroy (CC)) vs. Jesus Guzman (Lakeside (SS)) (MD, 12-3)
165-5th/6th: Mason Carnrite (Poway (SD)) vs. Blake Woodward (Buchanan (CS)) (DEC, 8-1)
165-7th/8th: Tigran Greyan (Valencia/Valencia (SS)) vs. Treyton Sheets (Frontier (CS)) (MD, 13-3)

Boys 175 lbs.
1st: Mario Carini (Poway (SD))
2nd: Isai Fernandez (St. John Bosco (SS))
3rd: Mason Ontiveros (Pitman (SJ))
4th: Travis Grace (Gilroy (CC))
5th: Elijah Ornelas (Clovis North (CS))
6th: Ashton Lassig (Temecula Valley (SS))
7th: Patrick Roberts (Buchanan (CS))
8th: Kelan Stever (San Clemente (SS))

175-1st/2nd: Mario Carini (Poway (SD)) vs. Isai Fernandez (St. John Bosco (SS)) (DEC, 8-1)
175-3rd/4th: Mason Ontiveros (Pitman (SJ)) vs. Travis Grace (Gilroy (CC)) (DEC, 9-7)
175-5th/6th: Elijah Ornelas (Clovis North (CS)) vs. Ashton Lassig (Temecula Valley (SS)) (DEC, 5-0)
175-7th/8th: Patrick Roberts (Buchanan (CS)) vs. Kelan Stever (San Clemente (SS)) (TF, 17-2 2:26)

Boys 190 lbs.
1st: Jonathan Rocha (Clovis North (CS))
2nd: Mason Savidan (St. John Bosco (SS))
3rd: Dom Dotson (Poway (SD))
4th: Carter Vannest (Pitman (SJ))
5th: Noah Daniels (Sheldon (SJ))
6th: Gabriel Barragan (Esperanza (SS))
7th: Jackson Naven (Frontier (CS))
8th: Brady Wight (Vacaville (SJ))

190-1st/2nd: Jonathan Rocha (Clovis North (CS)) vs. Mason Savidan (St. John Bosco (SS)) (FALL, 3:10)
190-3rd/4th: Dom Dotson (Poway (SD)) vs. Carter Vannest (Pitman (SJ)) (TF, 17-1 1:16)
190-5th/6th: Noah Daniels (Sheldon (SJ)) vs. Gabriel Barragan (Esperanza (SS)) (FALL, 0:16)
190-7th/8th: Jackson Naven (Frontier (CS)) vs. Brady Wight (Vacaville (SJ)) (MD, 11-2)

Boys 215 lbs.
1st: David Calkins Jr. (Liberty (NC))
2nd: Wes Burford (Oakdale (SJ))
3rd: Mick Moylan (Poway (SD))
4th: Kai Ford (Ponderosa (SJ))
5th: Brian Haran (Gilroy (CC))
6th: Kaden Cryer (Moreno Valley (SS))
7th: Emilio Ayala (Kingsburg (CS))
8th: Jaxon Smith (Chaparral (SS))

215-1st/2nd: David Calkins Jr. (Liberty (NC)) vs. Wes Burford (Oakdale (SJ)) (DEC, 6-5)
215-3rd/4th: Mick Moylan (Poway (SD)) vs. Kai Ford (Ponderosa (SJ)) (TF, 15-0 3:42)
215-5th/6th: Brian Haran (Gilroy (CC)) vs. Kaden Cryer (Moreno Valley (SS)) (DEC, 8-1)
215-7th/8th: Emilio Ayala (Kingsburg (CS)) vs. Jaxon Smith (Chaparral (SS)) (DEC, 4-3)

Boys 285 lbs.
1st: Coby Merrill (JW North (SS))
2nd: Andrew Arroyo (Clovis (CS))
3rd: Matthew Cooley (Oakdale (SJ))
4th: Noah Huss (Moorpark (SS))
5th: Sammy Seja (Buchanan (CS))
6th: Noah Larios (Imperial (SD))
7th: Nathaniel Espericueta (Frontier (CS))
8th: Carlos Sutton (Etiwanda (SS))

285-1st/2nd: Coby Merrill (JW North (SS)) vs. Andrew Arroyo (Clovis (CS)) (FALL, 0:37)
285-3rd/4th: Matthew Cooley (Oakdale (SJ)) vs. Noah Huss (Moorpark (SS)) (DEC, 4-2)
285-5th/6th: Sammy Seja (Buchanan (CS)) vs. Noah Larios (Imperial (SD)) (MFOR)
285-7th/8th: Nathaniel Espericueta (Frontier (CS)) vs. Carlos Sutton (Etiwanda (SS)) (MFOR)