Pat Lovell Holiday Classic – Day 1 Recap

2023 Pat Lovell Holiday Classic
December 27th and 28th
Aptos High School, Aptos, California

The cold and rain of a December day in Northern California could not dampen the spirits of the high school teams competing at the Pat Lovell Holiday Classic. The Central Coast Section was well represented and joined by some quality teams from the Central and North Coast Sections. Heading into the semi-finals Pitman has a 30 point lead over Clovis with Ponderosa and Buchanan close behind.

Action picks up tomorrow morning at 9am with the Semi-Finals.

Tournament Photos

Team Scores Top 20 after day 1
1: John H Pitman – 160.5
2: Clovis – 130.0
3: Ponderosa – 128.0
4: Buchanan – 124.5
5: Alisal – 90.5
6: Gilroy – 86.0
7: Paso Robles – 81.5
8: Clovis East – 81.0
9: Hollister – 75.5
10: Hughson – 74.0
11: Castro Valley – 70.5
11: Madera – 70.5
13: Lincoln (Lincoln) – 67.0
14: Bellarmine Prep (San Jose) – 63.5
15: Lynbrook – 61.0
16: Las Lomas – 58.0
17: Fremont (Sunnyvale) – 57.0
18: Salinas – 54.0
19: Christopher – 53.0
20: Capuchino – 51.0
20: Summerville Union – 51.0

Quarter Final Results

Quarterfinal Weight Class 106
Dominic Cabot (Aptos) 3-3 won in sudden victory – 1 over Qusay Altowiti (North Monterey County Hs) 13-2 (SV-1 7-5)
Diego Rodriguez (Alisal) 9-4 won by decision over Gabriel Martinez (Paso Robles) 8-8 (Dec 4-2)
Robert Mcleod (Lynbrook) 9-1 won by fall over Jacob Deguzman (Castro Valley) 7-3 (Fall 3:32)
Mason Deguzman (Castro Valley) 6-3 won by major decision over Levi Laporta (Ponderosa) 13-7 (MD 12-3)

Quarterfinal Weight Class 113
Aiden Garcia (Palma) 9-1 won by tech fall over Logan Camack (Paso Robles) 14-5 (TF-1.5 5:30 (16-1))
Neale Pathak (Lynbrook) 9-1 won by major decision over Caiden Avila (Madera) 18-5 (MD 10-1)
Alex Mallot (Ponderosa) 18-3 won by fall over Shalveen Prasad (John H Pitman) 19-6 (Fall 1:01)
Mateo Sanchez (Gilroy) 9-4 won by decision over Colton Stanbridge (Ponderosa) 16-4 (Dec 6-0)

Quarterfinal Weight Class 120
Zander Schaefer (Clovis) 17-5 won by fall over Diego Hernandez (Aptos) 7-3 (Fall 1:43)
Mateo Saint valdez (Las Lomas) 15-2 won by decision over Gerardo Trinidad (Harbor) 5-3 (Dec 9-3)
Liam Kesler (Leigh) 9-1 won by fall over Mavrik Vang (Clovis East) 11-9 (Fall 3:53)
Carlo Gutierrez (Buchanan) 20-8 won by tech fall over Trenton Talley (Clovis) 2-1 (TF-1.5 3:29 (16-0))

Quarterfinal Weight Class 126
Arthur Parra (Hollister) 15-3 won by tech fall over Brylee Escobar (Ponderosa) 16-5 (TF-1.5 4:57 (17-2))
Logan Orozco (North Monterey County Hs) 3-0 won by fall over Lucas Vasquez (Leland) 12-2 (Fall 3:13)
Troy Ruiz (Buchanan) 27-6 won by decision over Solomon Reyes (Madera) 20-5 (Dec 4-2)
Ronaldo Wilharm (John H Pitman) 15-2 won by major decision over Richard Yang (Clovis East) 18-9 (MD 12-3)

Quarterfinal Weight Class 132
Dominic Marquez (Paso Robles) 19-1 won by decision over Trysten Rojas (Clovis) 8-5 (Dec 6-4)
Anthony Cazarez (Gilroy) 15-3 won by fall over Alex Alonzo (King City) 7-6 (Fall 3:07)
Cameron Silber (Madera) 19-5 won by major decision over Bradley Nishiura (Prospect) 8-3 (MD 10-0)
Julian Sanchez (Ponderosa) 19-3 won by fall over Diego Orosco (Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep) 2-1 (Fall 1:15)

Quarterfinal Weight Class 138
Jose Limones (Gilroy) 10-3 won by fall over Colton Taschler (Buchanan) 11-7 (Fall 0:49)
Elijah Alva (Clovis) 15-4 won by fall over Leo Lucatero (Hollister) 12-4 (Fall 0:31)
Rykin Resureccion (Monte Vista Christian) 12-2 won by tech fall over Erick Jacome (Capuchino) 12-5 (TF-1.5 4:16 (15-0))
Aaron Rodriguez (Hollister) 10-2 won by decision over Alex Serrano (Gilroy) 7-1 (Dec 6-4)

Quarterfinal Weight Class 144
Logan Struthers (Clovis) 17-3 won by fall over Isaac Rodriguez (Alisal) 10-6 (Fall 0:48)
Diego Montalvo (Buchanan) 20-5 won by fall over Brayden Silva-sousa (John H Pitman) 17-3 (Fall 1:59)
Jameson Moore (Fremont (Sunnyvale)) 3-0 won by fall over Brandon England (Paso Robles) 2-1 (Fall 2:27)
Jason Miller (Clovis East) 19-7 won by fall over Xavier Hernandez (Hughson) 14-7 (Fall 2:51)

Quarterfinal Weight Class 150
Kaden Martinez (Ponderosa) 19-3 won by fall over Raiden Bishop (Buchanan) 8-5 (Fall 3:23)
Angel Villasenor (John H Pitman) 18-1 won by fall over Nathan Jones (Bellarmine Prep (San Jose)) 6-4 (Fall 1:23)
Paul Pham (Bellarmine Prep (San Jose)) 8-1 won by fall over Josh Willis (Paso Robles) 11-7 (Fall 1:03)
Mika Ontiveros (John H Pitman) 17-3 won by tech fall over Ayden Maciel (Madera) 10-7 (TF-1.5 5:07 (17-2))

Quarterfinal Weight Class 157
Xadian Padilla (John H Pitman) 17-1 won by fall over Ethan Thomas (Prospect) 6-3 (Fall 1:21)
Josh Goldberg (Las Lomas) 11-6 won by decision over Joshua Gutierrez (Fremont (Sunnyvale)) 2-1 (Dec 8-7)
Pedro Coronado (Paso Robles) 13-5 won by fall over Abran Zubiate (Soquel) 2-1 (Fall 5:09)
Jordan Bustamante (Buchanan) 8-3 won by fall over Caden Ambriz (Leland) 12-3 (Fall 1:21)

Quarterfinal Weight Class 165
Brodie Johnson (John H Pitman) 18-2 won by fall over Deegan Hodges (Clovis) 2-1 (Fall 1:11)
Daniel Zertuche (Menlo-Atherton) 8-3 won by decision over Jaxson Stoner (Aptos) 14-3 (Dec 8-1)
Riki Murase (Lynbrook) 13-2 won in sudden victory – 1 over Brady Kline (Hughson) 17-6 (SV-1 5-3)
Christian Pebley (Ponderosa) 20-1 won by fall over Shane Wilbur (Hollister) 2-1 (Fall 1:28)

Quarterfinal Weight Class 175
Mason Ontiveros (John H Pitman) 17-1 won by fall over Lucas Owczarczak (Leigh) 11-2 (Fall 2:45)
Albert Adams (Clovis East) 18-6 won by decision over Brian Haran (Gilroy) 10-4 (Dec 4-3)
Isaiah Rangel (Palma) 7-0 won by decision over Kai Ford (Ponderosa) 16-6 (Dec 9-7)
Nicholas Perez (Hughson) 18-1 won by fall over Eric Ruiz (Menlo-Atherton) 2-1 (Fall 1:38)

Quarterfinal Weight Class 190
Carter Vannest (John H Pitman) 18-2 won by fall over Ethan Volzer (Lincoln (Lincoln)) 13-2 (Fall 1:46)
Adon Castillo (Clovis) 18-6 won by fall over Diego Castillo (Hughson) 2-1 (Fall 1:39)
Gael Rivera (Adrian C Wilcox) 14-2 won by tech fall over Jakai Bell (Castro Valley) 10-3 (TF-1.5 4:07 (15-0))
Logan Corona (Christopher) 17-3 won by fall over Leonidus Chhav (Buchanan) 4-3 (Fall 0:53)

Quarterfinal Weight Class 215
Jose Guerrero (Gilroy) 12-4 won by decision over David Burns (Hughson) 7-3 (Dec 7-5)
Fabian Martinez (Alisal) 22-1 won by fall over Chad Sanchez (Clovis East) 13-13 (Fall 3:16)
Cody Bray (Hilmar) 8-2 won by fall over Bryan Alvarado (Alisal) 2-1 (Fall 4:30)
Jeremiah Mora (John H Pitman) 17-2 won by decision over Brian Flores (Pajaro Valley) 3-1 (Dec 7-1)

Quarterfinal Weight Class 285
Troy Ceja (John H Pitman) 19-1 won by fall over Lucas Zuniga (Aptos) 10-3 (Fall 1:57)
Isaiah Beas (Madera) 12-3 won by fall over Aidan Sanchez (Clovis) 14-9 (Fall 1:47)
Vicente Rodriguez (Madera) 15-5 won by fall over James Friedman (Ponderosa) 15-4 (Fall 2:32)
Josaiah Escalante-aranda (Hollister) 13-3 won by fall over Jessen Blunt (Capuchino) 10-2 (Fall 1:23)