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Champions crowned in District 1-5A, 2-5A wrestling tournaments

felix f. chavez, el paso times
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Kevin Perez, a Riverside wrestler, comes out victorious after facing off against Cesar Aguirre of Fabens at J.M. Hanks High School on Saturday, Feb. 4.
Kevin Perez, a Riverside wrestler, comes out victorious after facing off against Cesar Aguirre of Fabens at J.M. Hanks High School on Saturday, Feb. 4.

The District 1-5A and 2-5A wrestling championships took place Saturday at Jefferson and Hanks High Schools respectively.

In District 2-5A, the Horizon boys and Hanks girls took top honors.

Horizon won the boys title with 211 points and were led by first-place winners Nathaniel Gandara at 113 pounds, Juan Carrilo at 120 pounds, Jacob Cruzata at 165 pounds, Fernando Villa at 175 pounds and Joshua Rodriguez at 215 pounds.

Hanks' Xavier Johnson, who played running back in football and is a recent UTEP football commit, won a district title at 190 pounds.

Hanks won the girls title with 197 points and were led by state champion hopeful Judith Sandoval, who took first in the 100-pound division. Another state champion hopeful Jazmin Briones took first at 107 pounds, while Amalie Lucero took top honors at 138 pounds and Alessandra Barraza was first at 185 pounds.

In District 1-5A, Andress edged Burges, 202-199 for the boys title. Andress was led by Josiah Ochoa, who won the 120-pound title, 138-pound champion Jovane Valadez, 157-pound winner Felipe Marquez, 175-pound winner Bryant Jones and Jaden Patton-Carter, who won at 215 pounds.

Chapin claimed the girls championship with 184 points, 34 ahead of Burges. Chapin secured district titles at 114 pounds with Madison Knight, 132 pounds with Keilani Guillermo, 145 pounds with Joy Ortiz, 165 pounds with Devina Espinoza and 185 pounds with Jaquelyn Maynes.

Wrestler Abigail Sotelo of San Elizario defeats Crystal De Avila of Bel Air at J.M. Hanks High School on Saturday, Feb. 4.
Wrestler Abigail Sotelo of San Elizario defeats Crystal De Avila of Bel Air at J.M. Hanks High School on Saturday, Feb. 4.

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Felix F. Chavez can be reached at fchavez@elpasotimes.com; @Fchavezeptimes on Twitter

District 2-5A wrestling results

Top 4 advance to regionals

Girls

100 pounds

  1. Judith Sandoval, Hanks; 2. Annabelle Grijalva, San Elizario; 3. Zoe Rivas, Riverside; 4. Alessandra Camargo, Bel Air

107 pounds

  1. Jazmin Briones, Hanks; 2. Nahim Arenas, Bel Air; 3. Ava Gonzalez, Riverside; 4. Nadia Ruiz, Horizon

114 pounds

  1. Julianne Marquez, Bel Air; 2. Kassandra Fierro, Del Valle; 3. Jocelyn Rivas, Parkland; 4. Jadalynn Escarsega, Riverside

120 pounds

  1. Ashley Delgado, Bel Air; 2. Itzel Soto, Del Valle; 3. Claudette Portillo, Parkland; 4. Angelique Pacheco, Riverside

126 pounds

  1. Zoe Reyes, Riverside; 2. Brianna Ruiz, Bel Air; 3. Arissa Grijalva, San Elizario; 4. Phoebe Rodriguez, Hanks

132 pounds

  1. Iriz Vasquez, Horizon; 2. Jaydin Padilla, Hanks; 3. Ailani Ramirez, Fabens; 4. Fatima Khan, Bel Air

138 pounds

  1. Amalie Lucero, Hanks; 2. Abigail Soto, San Elizario; 3. Crystal De Avila, Bel Air; 4. Symphanie Hernandez, Riverside

145 pounds

  1. Lluvia Lopez, Riverside; 2. Aseret Miranda, Horizon; 3. Alexandra Gaytan, Bel Air; 4. Rose Maymi, Hanks

152 pounds

  1. Cydney Davis, Bel Air; 2. Sophia Fernandez, Hanks; 3. Leah Juarez, Clint; 4. Melanie Ramirez, Del Valle

165 pounds

  1. Mia Perez, Del Valle; 2. Kayla Cereceres, Hanks; 3. Kaelyn Mejia

185 pounds

  1. Alessandra Barraza, Hanks; 2. Nadalie Ontiveros, Bel Air

235 pounds

  1. Michelle Ramirez, Del Valle; 2. Alana Deal, Hanks; 3. Abigayl Arredondo, San Elizario; 4. Isis Gomez, Horizon

Team scores

  1. Hanks, 197; 2. Bel Air, 157; 3. Riverside, 106

Boys

106 pounds

  1. Jonas Casillas, Del Valle; 2. Julian Lopez, Ysleta; 3. Ethan Macias, Riverside; 4. Christian Verdugo, Horizon

113 pounds

  1. Nathaniel Gandara, Horizon; 2. Mario Chavez, Riverside; 3. Angel Esparza, Hanks; 4. Jesus Talamantes, Del Valle

120 pounds

  1. Juan Carrillo, Horizon; 2. Matthew Rodriguez, Bel Air; 3. Pedro Aguirre, Fabens; 4. Jaymari Hewitt, Hanks

126 pounds

  1. Yann Kizzee, Riverside; 2. Aaron Munoz, Bel Air; 3. Tristan Rodriguez, Horizon; 4. Josue Medina, Fabens

132 pounds

  1. Andrew Casillas, Del Valle; 2. Jonathan Gonzalez, Horizon; 3. Azael Pacheco, Riverside; 4. Jacob Perez, Hanks

138 pounds

  1. Kevin Perez, Riverside; 2. Derek Estrada, Horizon; 3. Andres "Nick" Alonzo, Hanks; 4. ALan Ruvalcaba, Bel Air

144 pounds

  1. Arturo Lucero, Riverside; 2. Jose Garcia, Hanks; 3. Emmanuel Villa, San Elizario; 4. Julio Cesar Quinonez-Villalobos, Bel Air

150 pounds

  1. Sebastian Nunez, Hanks; 2. Leo Rivera, Del Valle; 3. Gabriel Rodriguez, San Elizario; 4. Jaden Gomez, Parkland

157 pounds

  1. Giancarlo Falcon, Hanks; 2. Victor Morales, Riverside; 3. Jordan Solis, Parkland; 4. Christopher Davis, Bel Air

165 pounds

  1. Jacob Cruzata, Horizon; 2. Ray Rodriguez, Bel Air; 3. Nathan Retana, Parkland; 4. Christopher Gardea, Del Valle

175 pounds

  1. Fernando Villa, Horizon; 2. Lenie Ortiz, Bel Air; 3. AJ Zubia, Parkland

190 pounds

  1. Xavier Johnson, Hanks; 2. Malakai Torres, Bel Air; 3. Ancey Sigrah, Parkland; 4. Diego Holguin-Fierro, Horizon

215 pounds

  1. Joshua Rodriguez, Horizon; 2. Elijah Gaytan, Parkland; 3. JR Nieto, San Elizario; 4. Jacob Balderrama, Bel Air

285 pounds

  1. Antonio Morales, Bel Air; 2. Ethan Salazar, Horizon; 3. Omar Perez, Del Valle; 4. Pascual Gallegos, Parkland

Team scores

  1. Horizon, 211, Bel Air, 178; 3. Hanks, 158

District 1-5A results

Boys

106 pounds

  1. Mahonri Lerma, Burges; 2. Adrian Rodriguez, Chapin; 3. Krazen Tyler, Austin; 4. Joe Garcia, Andress

113 pounds

  1. Christoher Barr, Chapin; 2. Benjamin Carrillo, Burges; 3. Ricardo Saavedra, Austin

120 pounds

  1. Josiah Ochoa, Andress; 2. Gael Ornelas, Jefferson; 3. Andres Ontiveros, Bowie; 4. Eduardo Rodriguez, El Paso High

126 pounds

  1. Andrew Hernandez, El Paso High; 2. Eirik Arredondo, Austin

132 pounds

  1. Angel Marquez, Irvin; Jeremiah Loustaunau, Austin; 3. James Barde, El Paso High; 4. Issac Bartolo, Jefferson

138 pounds

  1. Jovane Valadez, Andress; 2. Maitiu Arnoldussen Burges; 3. Abraham Ramirez, Chapin; 4. Christian Vara, Jefferson

144 pounds

  1. Cesar Sandoval, Chapin; 2. Jacob Kang, Andress; 3. Esau Hernandez, El Paso High; 4. Alexander Knox, Austin

150 pounds

  1. Diego Huerta, Austin; 2. Roman Cordova, Irvin; 3. Davian Buchanan, Andress; 4. Christian Howard, Burges

157 pounds

  1. Felipe Marquez, Andress; 2. Mark Dexter-Quinn, Burges; 3. Sebastian Huerta, Chapin; 4. Eric Saucedo, Irvin

165 pounds

  1. Joshua Martinez, Irvin; 2. Cyrus Mejia, El Paso High; 3. James Turner, Burges; 4. Josiah Romero, Andress

175 pounds

  1. Bryant Jones, Andress; 2. Ricardo Torres, Burges; 3. Jorge Ferreira, Jefferson; 4. Jose Cuevas, Chapin

190 pounds

  1. Erick Hernandez, El Paso High; 2. Elias Duncan, Andress; 3. David Cano-Casas, Burges; 4. Julian Ontiveros, Chapin

215 pounds

  1. Jaden Patton-Carter, Andress; 2. Angel Cano, Burges; 3. Aidan Pinales, Chapin; 4. Nick Callens, Irvin

285 pounds

  1. Imer Carrillo, Burges; 2. Carlos Carbajal, El Paso High; 3. Ricardo Munoz, Austin; 4. Dennison Juan, Chapin

Team scores

  1. Andress, 202; 2. Burges, 199; 3. Chapin, 166

Girls

100 pounds

  1. Eden Cordero, Irvin; 2. Venicia Anzaldua, Chapin; 3. Ashley Leon, Jefferson; 4. Toni Hotter, Andress

107 pounds

  1. Aary-Elle Johnson, Burges; 2. Olivia Gardner, Chapin; 3. Airianna Gamarro, Andress; 4. Dejia Quinonez, Austin

114 pounds

  1. Madison Knight, Chapin; 2. Victoria Ortegon, Austin; 3. Alyssa Herrera, Burges

120 pounds

  1. Danya Cortez, Bowie; 2. Ximena Martinez, Burges; 3. April Acosta, Chapin; 4. Dorianne Mendez, Austin

126 pounds

  1. Joy Jackson, Burges; 2. Andrea Uribe, Jefferson; 3. Alyssa Garcia, Andress; 4. Anai Espinoza, Bowie

132 pounds

  1. Keilani Guillermo, Chapin; 2. Aubree Cambria, Burges; 3. Midori Ohagan, Austin; 4. Itzel Ramirez, Bowie

138 pounds

  1. Grace Valdez, Bowie; 2. Evellyn Olivas, Jefferson; 3. Melissa Tovar, Burges; 4. Marley Villanueva, Austin

145 pounds

  1. Joy Ortiz, Chapin; 2. Sofia Gilbert, El Paso High; 3. Emily Estrada, Andress; 4. Emelisse Gayles, Burges

152 pounds

  1. Elena Roman, Andress; 2. Gloria Vasquez, Burges; 3. Alexa Montoya, Jefferson; 4. Camila Hernandez, El Paso High

165 pounds

  1. Devina Espinoza, Chapin; 2. Sophia Covarrubias, El Paso High; 3. Veronica Luedtke, Jefferson

185 pounds

  1. Jaquelyn Maynes, Chapin

235 pounds

  1. Leilani Sanchez, Andress; 2. Sophia Guerra, Bowie

Team Scores

  1. Chapin, 184; 2. Burges, 150; 3. Andress, 116.5

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