Downey wrestlers finish 5th at Master's Meet

DOWNEY – The Downey High School boys’ wrestling team traveled to Temecula Valley last weekend for the C.I.F. sanctioned Master’s Meet. The event was moved from Citizen’s Bank Arena in Ontario to Temecula Valley a few weeks ago due to “scheduling conflicts.” 

The Master’s Meet featured the best wrestlers in southern California trying to earn their way to the state meet in Bakersfield this weekend at the Rabobank Arena.

Downey placed fifth overall at the Master’s Meet with a total of 79 points. St. John Bosco finished first with 208 points, Northview finished second with 122 points, Santiago finished third with 114 points and Temecula Valley finished fourth with 85.5 points, respectively.

The Vikings had five wrestlers qualify for the Master’s Meet. All five wrestlers placed in the top 12 of their respective weight classes but only three advanced to the state meet. 

Defending state champion Jonathan Prata placed first at 106 pounds. Prata finished the tournament with a record of 5-0 and defeated Bobby Pinto of Northview via technical fall (18-2) in the final.

Dilan Ajtun (113) placed sixth after being defeated by Easton Amuro of Santa Ana Calvary Chapel due to an injury. Ajtun finished the Master’s Meet with a record of 4-3. 

Roland Dominguez (120) placed fourth after being defeated by Christian Nunez of St. John Bosco 6-1. Dominguez finished the Master’s Meet with a record of 5-2.

Matthew Morales (126) narrowly missed qualifying for the state meet after he was defeated by Ethan Gould of Esperanza and finished tenth. Morales finished the Master’s Meet with a record of 3-3. 

Adrian Guerra (220) finished 12th after he and Elias Zepeda of Pioneer Valley decided not to wrestle their last match. 

The top nine wrestlers in each weight class advance to the state meet. Matthew Morales, with his tenth place finish, will serve as an alternate.

WARREN GIRLS BASKETBALL: The Warren High School girls’ basketball team advanced to the C.I.F Division 3AA Final with a 63-59 win against Culver City at Warren last Saturday night. The Lady Bears are scheduled to play Cabrillo of Lompoc (26-2) tomorrow for the title.

The Lady Bears defeated St. Joseph’s of Lakewood at St. Joseph’s 52-45 in the first round of the Division 3AA playoffs, defeated Corona del Mar at Corona del Mar 47-20 in the second round on 2/17, defeated Long Beach Wilson at Warren 53-48 in the third round on 2/21, defeated Culver City at Warren 63-59 on 2/24 in the fourth round and play Cabrillo tomorrow at 4 p.m. in the championship game at Colony High School in Ontario.

The Lady Bears currently have an overall record of 19-10 and finished S.G.V.L. play with a record of 4-6. Warren (3AA), cross-town rival Downey (2A) and St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy (5AA) are all playing for C.I.F. championships this weekend.

DOWNEY GIRLS BASKETBALL: The Downey High School girls’ basketball team advanced to the C.I.F. Division 2A Final with a 58-43 win against Righetti at Righetti last Saturday night. 
The Lady Vikings are scheduled to play Glendora (30-0) at Azusa Pacific University later tonight for the Division 2A title.

Downey defeated Murrieta Valley at Downey 67-26 in the first round on 2/15, defeated Westminster at Westminster 52-39 in the second round on 2/17, defeated Arroyo Valley at Downey 61-47 in the third round on 2/21 and defeated Righetti at Righetti 58-43 in the fourth round to advance. 

The Lady Vikings currently have an overall record of 25-5 and finished S.G.V.L. play with a record of 8-2.

DOWNEY BOYS SOCCER: The Downey High school boys’ soccer team saw their season come to an end last Saturday against Loyola at Downey, 2-0. 

Downey defeated Fountain Valley at Downey 1-0 in the first round of the C.I.F. Division 1 playoffs on 2/16 and defeated Mission Viejo at Mission Viejo 0-0 3-0 PK’s in the second round on 2/21. 

The Vikings finished their season with an overall record of 14-7-5 and a S.G.V.L. record of 7-1-2. Downey is the 2018 San Gabriel Valley League champion.

DOWNEY GIRLS WATER POLO: The Downey High School girls’ water polo team saw their season come to an end with a 9-8 loss against Sherman Oaks Notre Dame last Saturday night at the Wollett Aquatic Center in Irvine. 

Downey was leading 2-0 at the end of the first quarter and was tied 4-4 at halftime. Sherman Oaks Notre Dame scored three goals in the third quarter and led 7-4 as the quarter came to an end. The Lady Vikings rallied back and evened the score at seven early in the fourth quarter. 

Shortly thereafter, SO-ND took an 8-7 lead with time winding down. Downey then tied the game at eight goals each with two minutes to play. SO-ND scored a late goal and held on for the hard-fought, 9-8 win. 

Downey defeated Hillcrest at Downey 16-2 in the first round of the C.I.F. Division 5 playoffs on 2/14, defeated Beaumont at Beaumont 13-8 in the second round on 2/15, defeated Santa Ana Valley at Downey 12-7 in the third round on 2/17, defeated Sunny Hills at Warren 12-9 in overtime in the fourth round on 2/21 and were defeated by Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 9-8 in the C.I.F. Division 5 Final last Saturday night.

The Lady Vikings finished their season with an overall record of 28-5 and a S.G.V.L. record of 5-0. Downey is the 2018 San Gabriel Valley League champion.

WARREN HIGH BOYS SOCCER: The Warren High School boys’ soccer team saw their season come to an end against San Clemente at Warren, 1-0, last Saturday night. 

The Bears defeated Harvard -Westlake at Warren 1-0 in the first round on 2/16, defeated Servite at Servite 2-1 in the second round on 2/21 and were defeated by San Clemente in the third round.

The Bears finished their season with an overall record of 12-8-4 and a S.G.V.L. record of 7-2-1. The Bears were the number two entry from the San Gabriel Valley League in the Division 1 playoffs behind cross-town rival Downey, respectively.    

WARREN WRESTLING: The Warren High School wrestling team sent six wrestlers to the Master’s Meet at Temecula Valley High School last weekend. 

Carlos Vasquez (106), Salvader Alvarez (113), Joshua Mendoza (126), Matthew Lopez (132), Alan Dillon (145) and Carlos Durazo (152) all qualified but did not advance to the state meet at Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield this weekend.

PIUS-MATTHIAS GIRLS BASKETBALL: The St. Piux X-St. Matthias Academy girls’ basketball team advanced to the C.I.F. Division 5AA Final tomorrow morning with their 39-37 win against Anaheim last Saturday night. 

The Lady Warriors defeated AGBU/ Pasadena at SPXSMA in the first round on 2/15, defeated Nordhoff at Nordhoff 38-35 in the second round on 2/17, defeated Hesperia Christian at Hesperia Christian 49-32 in the third round on 2/21 and defeated Anaheim at SPXSMA on 2/24 in the fourth round to advance.

The Lady Warriors will play Grace Brethren (22-3) at 10:00 a.m. at Godinez High School in the Division 5AA Final. SPXSMA currently has an overall record of 14-13 and finished Santa Fe League play with a record of 5-3.