VACAVILLE MAKES SOME NOISE AT MID CALS
By Delton Lowery
LoweryDigitalPhoto.com
GILROY -- Vacaville won the two-day Mid Cals wrestling tournament Saturday, riding three individual champions to a resounding victory that might get the rest of the state to take note of the Bulldogs.
"This is where we take off," Vacaville co-head coach Clint Birch said. "I think we've been underrated all year."
And if the Bulldogs have been underrated -- they're ranked 10th in the state by thecaliforniawrestler.com -- the same might as well be said for Tyler Johnson after what he did this weekend.
Johnson, ranked No. 5 at 145 pounds, earned a stunning 12-8 victory in the 152-pound final against Cody Rodebaugh, the defending state champion and top-ranked 145-pounder from San Lorenzo Valley-Felton.
"Tyler beat a defending state champion," Birch said, "but that doesn't mean he's the state champ."
The Bulldogs don't think they're the state champs either, but they have had what it takes to rise to that level, winning the 2007 CIF State Championships.
"We've been there, we know what it takes and we'll do whatever it takes to get there again," Birch said. "Clovis and Poway are right there but the 'Dogs want the trophy, too."
Adam Delagarza (189s) and Ben Holmes (215s) also won individual championships for Vacaville.
Tournament host Gilroy finished second with 249 points. The Mustangs were led by individual champions Jesse Delgado (125s), Willie Fox (130s), Blake Kastl (135s) and Dominic Kastl (150s). Luis Barragan made it five Gilroy wrestlers in the finals, but he lost 3-1 in the 285-pound finals to Orry Elor of College Park-Pleasant Hill.
Madera South scored 188.5 points to edge Selma (187 points) for third. Pitman-Turlock rounded out the top five with 179 points.

FINAL TEAM STANDINGS
1. Vacaville 336.5; 2. Gilroy 249.0; 3. Madera South 188.5; 4. Selma 187.0; 5. Pitman-Turlock 179.0; 6. Oak Grove-San Jose 169.5; 7. Kingsburg 164.5; 8. Turlock 160.0; 9. Cupertino 155.0; 10. Overfelt-San Jose 154.5
11. Central-Fresno 139.0; 12. Los Banos 128.0; 13. Clovis West-Fresno 123.0; 14. San Benito-Hollister 115.0; 15. Ceres 114.0; 16. Mount Pleasant-San Jose 111.0; 17. Palo Alto 109.5; 18. Dos Palos 108.0; 19. College Park-Pleasant Hill 102.0; 20. Dinuba 96.5
21. Los Gatos 94.5; 22. Buhach Colony-Atwater 93.0; 23. Castro Valley 88.0; 24. Aptos 86.0; 25. El Camino-South San Francisco 84.5; 26. Monterey 84.0; 27. South San Francisco 79.5; 28. Alisal-Salinas 77.0; 29. Palma-Salinas 74.0; 30. Wilcox-Santa Clara 72.5
31. Andrew Hill-San Jose 68.5; 32. Salinas 64.5; 33. Junipero Serra 64.0; 34. Newark 60.5; 35. Galt 60.0; 36. Silver Creek-San Jose 55.0; 37. Santa Teresa-San Jose 53.5; 38. Saratoga 53.5; 39. Watsonville 52.0; 40. Sobrato-Morgan Hill 47.0
41. James Lick-San Jose 45.0; 42. North Salinas 44.0; 43. George Washington-San Francisco 42.0; 44. Harbor-Santa Cruz 42.0; 45. Archbishop Riordan-San Francisco 38.5; 46. San Lorenzo Valley-Felton 38.0; 47. Half Moon Bay 35.0; 48. Soledad 31.0; 49. College Park 2-Pleasant Hill 27.0; 50. North Monterey County-Castroville 27.0
51. Oakland Tech 25.0; 52. Gunn-Palo Alto 23.0; 53. Rio Linda 23.0; 54. Dougherty Valley-San Ramon 22.0; 55. Gonzales 20.0; 56. Leigh-San Jose 18.0; 57. Monta Vista-Cupertino 18.0; 58. El Diamante-Visalia 17.0; 59. Christopher Ranch 14.0; 60. Terra Nova-Pacifica 14.0
61. Oceana-Pacifica 10.0; 62. Hillsdale-San Mateo 8.0; 63. Piedmont Hills-San Jose 8.0; 64. Monte Vista Christian-Watsonville 6.0; T65. Harker Academy-San Jose 0.0; T65. Pajaro Valley-Watsonville 0.0; T65. Seaside 0.0

INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIP-MATCH RESULTS
103: Paul Rodriguez (Oak Grove) decisions Garrett Fortado (Turlock) 2-1; 112: Brandon Egleston (Turlock) decisions Johnnie Nguyen (Andrew Hill) 6-3; 119: Fabian Garcia (Turlock) major decisions Jr Davila (San Benito) 14-4; 125: Jesse Delgado (Gilroy) major decision Curtis Hulstine (Ceres) 12-4; 130: Willie Fox (Gilroy) decisions Anthonie Linares (Oak Grove) 7-0; 135: Blake Kastl (Gilroy) decisions Andrew Perez (Pitman) 7-4; 140: Nathan Zarate (Selma) pins Jonathan Gomez (Madera South) 2:42; 145: Victor Pereira (Newark) major decisions Greg Hartman (Los Banos) 17-6; 152: Tyler Johnson (Vacaville) decisions Cody Rodebaugh (San Lorenzo Valley) 12-8; 160: Dominic Kastl (Gilroy) pins Dan Heka (Castro Valley) 4:27; 171: Justin Lozano (Selma) major decisions Tyler Edwards (Monterey) 11-2; 189: Adam Delagarza (Vacaville) decisions Rodolfo Juarez (Central) 11-4; 215: Ben Holmes (Vacaville) decisions Nick Corona (Kingsburg) 5-3; 285: Orry Elor (College Park) decisions Luis Barragan (Gilroy) 3-1.

OTHER PHOTOS FROM MID CALS: For 591 photos from the Mid Cal Medal Rounds, click here. For 295 photos from the Mid Cal Consolation Semifinals, click here. For 633 photos of the Mid Cal Championship Semifinals and Consolation Quarterfinals, click here.
RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE VI: To read an article and check out the medal round of Rumble in the Jungle VI, click here.

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