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The Times’ All-Star Wrestling Team

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FIRST TEAM

103 Gabe Rodriguez S.A. Calvary Chapel Sr.

Overcame shoulder injury and won division and Masters titles before finishing fifth at state.

112 Brian Moreno Foothill Sr.

Completed a stellar career with a 56-0 season and his third consecutive state title.

119 Juan Archuleta Sultana Jr.

Twice defeated top-ranked wrestler in weight class en route to fourth place at state championships.

125 Bryan Osuna S.A. Calvary Chapel Sr.

Masters and Southern Division champion was third at Five Counties and sixth at state.

130 Larry Medina Northview Jr.

Masters champion advanced to state semifinals before an injury knocked him out and he finished sixth.

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135 Chris Drouin Chaparral Jr.

State runner-up finished 52-2 with only losses coming at Five Counties and the state final.

140 Kipp Bowman Temecula Valley Sr.

Southern Division champion advanced to state semifinals before finishing fifth. He took third at Masters.

145 Chad Hemerson S.A. Calvary Chapel Jr.

Masters and Southern Division champion was fifth at Five Counties and advanced to state quarterfinals.

152 Cory Beeson Temecula Valley Sr.

State semifinalist was champion at Masters and in the Southern Division. Finished sixth at state.

160 Raphael Reynolds San Fernando Sr.

Four-time City Section champion had best state finish ever -- fourth -- by a City Section wrestler.

171 David Dencklau Yucca Valley Sr.

Rose to the occasion on the biggest stages: He finished third at state and was second at Five Counties.

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189 Arman Kucukkoseoglu Ayala Sr.

Two-time Masters champion and state runner-up was 38-3, losing only to state champion Jake Varner.

215 Mitch Monteiro Paso Robles Sr.

Breezed to title at Masters meet and was second at state and Five Counties. Was 45-2.

HWT Gabe Moore Granite Hills Sr.

Pinned four opponents en route to third-place finish at state. Also won Five Counties and Masters titles.

Coach Arnold Alpert Temecula Valley

Won dual meet and individual section titles and had five state qualifiers, tied with Calvary Chapel for most among Southland teams.

SECOND TEAM

103 Chris Armendari West Covina So.

112 Justin Paulsen S.A. Calvary Chapel Jr.

119 Caleb Flores Northview Jr.

125 Chad Managault Northview Jr.

130 Tony Ruiz Loara Sr.

135 Jose Serratos Santa Ana Sr.

140 Willie Garcia Santa Fe Sr.

145 George Munoz West Covina So.

152 Dominic Del Duca Ayala Sr.

160 Shawn Boaz San Dimas Sr.

171 Jimmy Stormo San Jacinto Sr.

189 Kenji Porter Harvard-Westlake Sr.

215 Tom Doyle Barstow Sr.

HWT Jordan Blanchard Temecula Valley Sr.

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