City Section

Saturday, Feb. 28

CITY SECTION WRESTLING FINALS
At Chatsworth High

Six Chatsworth High wrestlers won individual titles Saturday and the Chancellors claimed their first City championship since 1974, the inaugural year of the City finals meet, at Chatsworth. Chatsworth finished with 185 points. San Fernando placed second with 165, Bell third with 164.5.

Chatsworth’s Robert Johnson (215 pounds), Jon Vargas (189), John Lawes (140), Oscar Garcia (119), Paul Medina (112) and Edwin Martinez (103) will lead a contingent of 14 City champions to the state finals next weekend at Bakersfield. San Fernando had four champions, including Raphael Reynolds (152), who was selected the meet’s most valuable wrestler. Bell had two champions.
--Vince Kowalick

Final Team Scores

1. Chatsworth, 185 (6 qualifiers); 2. San Fernando, 165 (4 qualifiers); 3. Bell, 164.5 (2 qualifiers); 4. El Camino Real, 115 (1 qualifier); 5. Birmingham, 106 (1 qualifier); 6. Reseda, 68.5; 7. University, 66; 8. Canoga Park, 50; 9. Granada Hills, 47; 10. Cleveland, 42; 11. Monroe, 8.

Final Individual Results

103 pounds

CHAMPIONSHIP-Martinez, Chatsworth, d. Perez, Granada Hills, 14-5. THIRD-Singh, Birmingham, d. Zappala, Bell, 10-4.

112 pounds

CHAMPIONSHIP-Medina, Chatsworth, d. Mendoza, Canoga Park, 11-0. THIRD-Cruz, Reseda, d. Marroquin, Cleveland, fall (0:59).

119 pounds

CHAMPIONSHIP-Garcia, Chatsworth, d. Kauffman, El Camino Real, 7-6. THIRD-Romero, San Fernando, d. Galvan, Bell, fall (2:59).

125 pounds

CHAMPIONSHIP-Saenz, San Fernando, d. Lopez, Bell, fall (3:26). THIRD-Mata, Chatsworth, d. Torres, Cleveland, 7-0.

130 pounds

CHAMPIONSHIP-Maldonado, Bell, d. Hall, University, 10-5. THIRD-Liu, Granada Hills, d. Usmar, Birmingham, 11-7.

135 pounds

CHAMPIONSHIP-Tobin, El Camino Real, d. Cervantes, Bell, 18-3. THIRD-Perez, San Fernando, d. Gutierrez, Chatsworth, 4-3.

140 pounds

CHAMPIONSHIP-Lawes, Chatsworth, d. Herndon, El Camino Real, 15-7. THIRD-Sharma, Granada Hills, d. Uribe, San Fernando, 12-0.

145 pounds

CHAMPIONSHIP-Aguirre, San Fernando, d. Quintero, Bell, fall (0:52). THIRD-Martinez, University, d. Cox, El Camino Real, 5-1.

152 pounds

CHAMPIONSHIP-Reynolds, San Fernando, d. Sanchez, Cleveland, fall (3:09). THIRD-Alvarado, University, d. Lopez, Bell, 6-2.

160 pounds

CHAMPIONSHIP-Pivaral, Bell, d. Kirakosian, Birmingham, 3-2. THIRD-Cottral, Chatsworth, d. Lorona, Reseda, 10-4.

171 pounds

CHAMPIONSHIP-Harvey, Birmingham, d. Trotter, University, disqualification. THIRD-Veliz, Bell, d. Guerrero, San Fernando, 9-8.

189 pounds

CHAMPIONSHIP-Vargas, Chatsworth, d. Lopez, Bell, fall (1:43). THIRD-Zhamkochyan, Birmingham, d. Salazar, San Fernando, 14-7.

215 pounds

CHAMPIONSHIP-Johnson, Chatsworth, d. Gyurdzhyan, Birmingham, 9-6. THIRD-Garth, El Camino Real, d. Gonzalez, Reseda, fall (3:20).

275 POUNDS

CHAMPIONSHIP-Delgadilo, San Fernando, d. Pesqueda, Canoga Park, fall (4:31). THIRD-Bonilla, Chatsworth, d. Cavaleri, El Camino Real, 8-2.

MVP: Raphael Reynolds (San Fernando), 152 pounds.