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Branstetter Registers 450th Win
Head Coach Wayne Branstetter registers 450th win in Poway’s 60-6 win over Temecula
By David A. Willauer – Contributing Writer
Poway High School-Poway, CA-12-8-15:
In a battle of key section wrestling powers, the Titans of Poway improve their record at 2-0 along with a win at the first annual inaugural San Marino Tournament continue their dominance of wrestling in the state of California as they as they registered 5 pins, 3 decisions, 1 major, 2 defaults and 1 technical defeated the Golden Bears of Temecula Valley Valley by a 60-6 score.
Temecula’s winners were Paul Monteforte with a 6-2 overtime win over Celso Silva at 182 and Justin Woodall’s escape with 35 seconds left with a 2-1 win over Nick Klekas.
Congratulations to head coach Wayne Branstetter of Poway High School as he made history by recording his 450th career win.
“Its good to get this win today as you know it’s not about me its about the kids who went out and did their jobs very well.” At 182, Celso Silva battled Temecula’s Paul Monforte very well until he fell into that cradle in overtime and lost 6-2 but he wrestled a good match along with Nick Klekas at 220 to Justin Woodall with an escape in the third period as we had bumped out wrestlers up a weight.” “We go to the Clovis Shootout another good tournament where it will be very tough as they are the top ranked team in the state of California.”
Results of the Poway 60-6 win over Temecula Valley
120-Chase Zollman, P pinned Jared Estero 1:27 P6-0
126-Jason Chua, P dec Phil Applegate 8-2 P9-0
132-Scott Kiyono, P tech fall Dillan Johnson 3:23 P14-0
138-Brandon Kier, P pinned Charles Ledbetter 2:27P20-0
145-Rob Boyer, P won by default over Mason Fallon P26-0
152-Grant Smith, P pinned Noah Giancono 2:55 P32-0
160-Alex Enloe, P pinned Antonio Gonzales 3:49 P38-0
170-Hampton Boyd, P maj dec Julian Cadsip 10-2 P42-0
182-Paul Monteforte, P dec Celso Silva 10-3 P45-3
195-Chris Bailey, P pinned Jacob Fortin 1:31 P48-3
220-Nathan Tausch, P dec Mike Stann, 10-3 P51-3
HVY-Justin Woodall, T dec Nick Klekas 2-1 P51-6
106-Jacob Allen, P dec Mike Munoz, 6-3 P57-6
113-Carson Sauriol, P won by default over John Gil P 60-6
Episode 34 of The MatBoss Podcast is with four-time All-American and three-time NCAA Division I finalist Gerry Abas of Fresno State. Gerry Abas talks about his start in wrestling in the Bay Area and how his speed, quickness and flash on the wrestling mat had its foundations in break dancing in the 1980s.
He also talks about his classic match and loss to Iowa’s Lincoln McIlravy, coaching his younger brother Stephen at Fresno State, watching the school drop the program and his feelings about it at the time. Abas also speaks about his son Jaden and what we can expect from him on the next level.
Stephen Abas
Stephen Abas, 2008 Olympic silver medalist and three-time NCAA Division I wrestling champion at Fresno State, has been named head wrestling coach at Fresno High School.
“We are excited to welcome Coach Abas to Fresno Unified, knowing that he brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to share with our Fresno High student-athletes,” said Fresno Unified Superintendent Bob Nelson.
The statement said Abas would take the helm of the Warriors wrestling program at Fresno High immediately.
As a wrestler at Fresno State University, Abas was a four-time NCAA All-American, winning three NCAA titles at 125 pounds in 1999, 2001, and 2002. Abas tallied a 144-4 overall record for the Bulldogs, including 46 pins. Abas’ career winning percentage of 97.3 percent is also a school record. For all these accomplishments, Abas was named the Fresno State Male Athlete of the Year in 1999 and 2001.
Stephen in high school (Canyon Springs HS & James Logan HS) was a 3X CIF state champion and a NHSCA National Champion in 1996.
Stephen Abas – Fresno State, 3X NCAA National Champion
Wednesday, February 20, 2019
Registration/Workout 3:00 – 8:00 pm
Thursday, February 21, 2019
Round 1 Girls Championship Round 1 9:00 am – 11:30 am (10 mats)
Round 2 Girls Championship Round 2 11:30 am – 1:00 pm (10 mats)
Round 1 Boys Championship Pig Tail 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm (10 mats)
Round 2 Boys Championship Round 1 2:30 pm – 6:00 pm (10 mats)
Round 3 Boys Championship Round 2 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm (10 mats)
Round 4 Boys Consolation Pig Tails 7:30 pm – 8:45 pm (10 mats)
Friday, February 22, 2019
Round 5/3 Boys/Girls Consolation Round 1 9:00 – 12:00 pm (10/5 mats)
Round 6/4 Boys/Girls Consolation Round 2 12:00 – 3:00 pm (10/5 mats)
Round 7/5 Boys/Girls Quarterfinals/Consolation Round 3 3:00 – 6:00 pm (10/5 mats)
Round 8/6 Boys/Girls Consolation Round 4 6:00 – 7:30 pm (10/5 mats)
Round 9/7 Boys/Girls Consolation Round 5 7:30 – 8:30 pm (10/5 mats)
Saturday, February 23, 2019
Round 8/10 Girls/Boys Championship Semi-Finals 9:00 – 10:30 am (6 mats)
Round 8/11 Girls/Boys Consolation Semi’s 10:30 – 12:00 pm (6/3 mats)
Round 10/12 Girls/Boys 3rd/5th/7th Places 12:00 -2:00 pm (6/3 mats)
Final Round Championship Finals 5:05 pm (2 mats)
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