Auburn, Auburn Mountainview, Auburn Riverside advance 16 wrestlers to state tournament

Published 1:09 pm Monday, February 16, 2015

The Auburn, Auburn Mountainview and Auburn Riverside boys and girls wrestling teams will be represented at this weekend’s Mat Classic XXVII state 3A championships with 16 grapplers moving out of their respective regional tournaments.

At the West Central District III 3A boys regionals this past weekend at Bonney Lake High School,  Auburn  finished second in the team competition, posting 139.5 points to first-place Enumclaw’s 145 points.

All 10 Trojan wrestlers placed with six moving on to the Mat Classic.

Senior Jacob Apodaca snagged the 285-pound title with a 3-2 decision over Central Kitsap senior Dominick Johnson in the title match.

At 182 pounds, Auburn senior Sam Lindsay earned the title with a 7-6 decision over Enumclaw freshman Kione Gill.

Senior Mario Luevano earned a second-place finish at 220 pounds, losing 4-2 to Lincoln senior B.J. Hawthorne.

Senior Drew Aplin also competed for a regional title, finishing second at 120 pounds with a 2-1 decision at the hands of Enumclaw freshman Quinton Southcott.

Also moving on for Auburn is senior Bailey Minnar, third at 170; and senior Balteer Rana, fourth at 126.

DeShawndre Appleton, Cole Washburn and Jamison Glenn all earned alternate spots, and Jarrett Bishop was sixth at 132 pounds.

For Auburn Mountainview, which grabbed fourth at regional with 122.5 points, seven wrestlers move on, including regional champ David Boone.

Boone, a 160-pound senior, defeated Peninsula senior Will Lester 8-5 in the title match.

Also moving on for the Lions are sophomore Braham Trujillo, second at 126; junior Dylan Foley, second at 132; and junior Joey Santos, second at 138 pounds.

Sophomore Yayha Mirazai was third at 120, senior Zach Jones finished fourth at 170 and junior Antonio Correa was third at 220 pounds.

For Auburn Riverside, junior Diego Cabanas finished third at 195 pounds to earn a berth.

The Raven girls will also be represented at state with senior Jessica Packer finishing third at 145 pounds at the regionals in Yelm.

Auburn sophomore Anevay Avila will look to wrestle her way into the state tourney on Friday with a 125-pound pigtail match against Kent-Meridian junior XochithlXochithl Suarez, with the loser going home.

Mat Classic XXVII begins at 10 a.m. Friday and continues Saturday.

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