California (CIF) high school state wrestling, live updates: Day 1 scoring results, championship matchups
Welcome to live updates from the 2024 California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) State Wrestling Championships from Mechanics Bank Arena in Bakersfield.
This is the 51st event for the boys and 13th for the girls that determines the very best individuals and teams in the Golden State. This is the fifth year the boys and girls tournaments have run at the same time.
There is no classification, no divisions, it's simply the best wrestlers regardless of school size, league or section.
Photo: Joe Bergman
Check back throughout the day for live results, photos, video and results.
CIF WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE
Thursday
Session I
Girls Championships begin at 9 a.m.
Boys Championships begin at noon
Friday
Session II
Consolations begin at 9:00 a.m.
Quarterfinals begin at 1:00 p.m.
Saturday, February 24
Session III
Consolations begin at 9:00 a.m.
Semi-finals begin at 10:30 a.m.
Saturday
Session IV
Championship Finals begin at 6:15 p.m.
IMPORTANT LINKS
LIVE UPDATES
Through two rounds
Boys team scores: Buchanan 117, Poway 100, Gilroy 85, St. John Bosco 72, Clovis 69, Bakersfield 58, Palm Desert 47.5, Granite Hills 37.5, Fountain Valley 37, Canyon Springs 33.5.
Girls team scores: Walnut 33, Gilroy 32, Newport Harbor 28, Poway 22, Santa Ana 22, Hillcrest 20, Northview 20, Pitman 20, Brawley 18, Clovis East 16, Granada 16, Selma 16.
Quarterfinalists: CLICK HERE
NATIONALLY RANKED CALIFORNIA WRESTLERS
(Among the top 25 in each weight group)
105
11-Henry Aslikyan (Birmingham, CA) SO
14-Arseni Kikiniou (Poway, CA) FR
113
7-Edwin Sierra (Poway, CA) JR
12-Rocklin Zinkin (Buchanan, CA) SO
17-Abram Cline (Granite Hills, CA) SR
120
8-Isaiah Quintero (El Dorado, CA) SR
9-Ronnie Ramirez (Walnut, CA) JR
10-Moses Mendoza (Gilroy, CA) SO
17-Slater Hicks (Valencia, CA) FR
18-Nathan Carillo (St. John Bosco, CA) SO
23-Antonio Rodriguez (Los Gatos, CA) SO
126
3-Isaiah Cortez (Gilroy, CA) JR
15-Nikade Zinkin (Clovis, CA) JR
132
16-Victor-Alexander Gutierrez (Central Catholic, CA) SO
17-Elijah Cortez (Gilroy, CA) JR
138
1-Daniel Zepeda (Gilroy, CA) JR
5-Paul Kelly (Poway, CA) SR
144
6-Joseph Toscano (Buchanan, CA) SO
150
1-Brock Mantanona (Palm Desert, CA) SR
2-Miguel Estrada (Frontier, CA) SR
9-Laird Root (Poway, CA) SR
20-Ethan Parco (Los Gatos, CA) SR
157
6-Andrew Barbosa (Palm Desert, CA) SR
7-Grigor Cholakyan (St. John Bosco, CA) SR
8-Leo Contino (Buchanan, CA) JR
165
5-Collin Guffey (Granite Hills, CA) SR
6-Joseph Antonio (St. John Bosco, CA) JR
8-Dylan Pile (Los Gatos, CA) JR
16-Adrien Reyes (Clovis, CA) JR
175
16-Angelo Posada (Poway, CA) JR
190
13-Sonny Kling (Canyon Springs, CA) SR
17-Thomas Sandoval (Vacaville, CA) SR
215
9-Coby Merrill (John W. North, CA) SO
10-Robert Platt (Poway, CA) SR
285
1-Cody Merrill (Gilroy, CA) SR
9-Nicholas Sahakian (St. John Bosco, CA) JR
2023 CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS
BOYS
(106) Clarence Moore (Sr., Branham) def. Rocklin Zinkin (Fr., Buchanan) F-4:45
(113) Ronnie Ramirez (So., Walnut) def. Antonio Rodriguez (Fr., Los Gatos) Dec 9-2
(120) Isaiah Cortez (So. Gilroy) def. Isaiah Quintero (Jr., El Dorado) Dec 1-0
(126) Elijah Cortez (So. Gilroy) def. Joseph Toscano (Fr., Buchanan) Dec 2-1
(132) Daniel Zepeda (So., Gilroy) def. Gavin Bauder (Jr., Clovis North) TF-5:28 20-5
(138) Dario Lemus (Sr., Clovis) def. Brock Mantanona (Jr., Palm Desert) Dec 6-3
(145) Miguel Estrada (Jr., Frontier) def. Laird Root (Jr., Poway) Dec 4-2 TB2
(152) Beau Mantanona (Sr., Palm Desert) def. Collins Guffey (Jr., Granite Hills) Dec 2-0
(160) Nicco Ruiz (Sr., St. John Bosco) def. Angelo Posada (So., Poway) F-1:24
(170) Luke Condon (Sr., Poway) def. Sloan Swan (Sr., Buchanan) F-1:59
(182) Timothy McDonnell (Sr., Fountain Valley) def. Sonny Kling (Jr., Canyon Springs) Dec 5-4
(195) Robert Platt (Jr., Brawley) def. Coby Merrill (Fr., Gilroy) Dec 3-1 SV
(220) Nicholas Sahakian (So., St. John Bosco) def. Kannon Campbell (Sr., Buchanan) Dec 5-1
(285) Daniel Herrera (Jr., Palm Desert) def. Sam Hinojosa (Sr., Stagg) Dec 3-2
Photo: Joe Bergman
GIRLS
(101) Brenda Nunez (Sr., Buchanan) def. Jillian Wells (Sr., Lakeside) Dec 3-0
(106) Anaya Falcon (Jr., Walnut) def. Paige Morales (Sr., Central) Dec 8-2
(111) Kiely Tabaldo (Sr., Menlo-Atherton) def. Karissa Turnwall (Sr., Paloma Valley) Dec 3-0
(116) Isabella Marie Gonzalez (So., Clovis East) def. Alex Waitsman (Sr., El Camino Real) F-1:38
(121) Lilly Avalos (Sr., Pitman) def. Lilyana Balderas (Fr., Anaheim) F-1:19
(126) Carissa Qureshi (Sr., Marina) def. Baya Austin (Fr., Pitman) F-1:05
(131) Taydem Khamjoi (Sr., Cesar Chavez) def. Gabryella Austin (So., Pitman) F-2:54
(137) Gianna Dibenedetto (Jr., Bella Vista) def. Valerie Glenn (Sr., Gilroy) MD 10-0
(143) Jennah Creason (Jr., Redwood) def. Adelaida Fernandez (Fr., Birmingham) F-1:42
(150) Duda Rodrigues (Jr., Newport Harbor) def. Johanna Forman (Sr., Northview) Dec 6-0
(160) Leilani Lemus (Fr., Clovis) def. Vida Beckel (Sr., Cypress) F-3:04
(170) Jocelyn Yepez (Sr., Paramount) def. Kathryn Hingano (Jr., Rio Linda) MD 10-1
(189) Saiheron Preciado-Meza (Sr., Marina) def. Naomi Roby (Sr., Golden Valley) F-1:56
(235) Destiny Marquez (Sr., Marina) def. Allie Phillips (Sr., Mark Keppel) Dec 1-0
Photo: Joe Bergman
BOYS TOP 10 TEAM SCORES
1. Buchanan 244
2. Poway 202.5
3. Gilroy 194
4. Clovis 173
5. Bakersfield 166.5
6. Palm Desert 165
7. St. John Bosco 163.5
8. Los Gatos 89
9. Granite Hills 76
10. Oakdale 75
GIRLS TOP 10 SCORES
1. Marina 114
2. Walnut 88
3. Pitman 86
4. Gilroy 73
5. Golden Valley 62
6. Buchanan 57.5
7. Evergreen Valley 55
8. Northview 54
9. Redwood 45
10. Clovis East and Golden West 41
