Top Seniors Square Off Tonight at Esperanza

Jose Leon, Steve Avalos and Jose Najera led Santa Ana High to a fourth-place finish at last weekend’s state wrestling championships in Stockton and will take to the mat again tonight in the Orange County All-Star meet at Esperanza High.

The eventh, featuring the county’s top senior wrestlers as selected by the Orange County Wrestling Coaches Assn., begins at 6. Tickets are $3 for adults and $1 for children and students.

Tonight’s lineup:

103 pounds--Martinez (Esperanza) vs. Vince Aldana (Santa Ana); 112--Walter Hernandez (Los Amigos) vs. Jose Najera (Santa Ana) and Jordan Bollenbacher (Loara) vs. Jessie Christianson (Brea Olinda); 119--Jerin Williams (El Modena) vs. Jose Leon (Santa Ana) and Edan Tapia (Katella) vs. Victoy Ha (La Habra); 125--Jessie Bacerra (Katella) vs. Joe Garcia (Brethren Christian); 130--Anh Pham (Fountain Valley) vs. Andrew Donaldson (Capistrano Valley).

135--Ben Balmages (Foothill) vs. Phillip Cordova (Buena Park); 140--Phil Jarbath (Esperanza) vs. Jason Abajian (Troy); 145--Shane Oliver (Foothill) vs. Steve Avalos (Santa Ana); 152--Phil Hunt (Fountain Valley) vs. Brandon Bovee (Dana Hills); 160--Josh Jarrett (El Toro) vs. Mike Porter (Calvary Chapel) and Kevin Dykes (El Modena) vs. Jim Gomisky (Foothill).

171--Danny Rooks (Katella) vs. Grant Enstminger (Sunny Hills) and Russell Clark (Fountain Valley) vs. Steve Sanchez (Santa Ana Valley); 189--Matt Mahoney (Villa Park) vs. Daniel Melendez (Santiago); 215--Nick Wynn (Villa Park) vs. Corey Lynn (Buena Park); Hwt--Alex Solorio (El Modena) vs. Fernando Jacobo (Santa Margarita).