BAKERSFIELD, CALIF. — The CIF State Wrestling Championships concluded on Saturday as the Buchanan boys won their seventh consecutive State title, eighth overall scoring 244 points. Rounding out the top three boys teams were Poway (202.5 points) and Gilroy (194 points) securing second and third place respectively. For the girls, Marina won their second consecutive State Championship scoring 114 points, with Walnut (88 points) and Pitman (86) placing second and third respectively.

Individually, Miguel Estrada (145-pounds), a junior from Frontier won his second State Championship, as did Nicco Ruiz (160-pounds) a senior from St. John Bosco. Additionally, Anaya Falcon (106-pounds), a junior from Walnut won her second State crown, while freshman Leilani Lemus (160-pounds) from Clovis became only the 15^th freshman to win a girls State title.

2023 CIF State Boys Wrestling Championships Final Results

(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

2023 State Girls Wrestling Championships Final Results

(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

Boys Team Scores (Top 10):                                                                                                                    

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 Team Scores (Top 10):                                                                                                                     

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