Sunnyside wins for the 29th time (Andy Morales/AZPreps365.com)

 

Sunnyside scored 299 points to capture the championship of the Flowing Wells Wrestling Invitational held Friday and Saturday. It was the 29th title for the Blue Devils in the 52-year history of the invitational. Queen Creek came in second with 167.5 points and Walden Grove was third with 156.

Sunnyside standout Roman Bravo-Young was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler for the fourth straight year.  Bravo-Young joined former Sunnyside wrestler and ASU standout Evan Larkin and former Sunnyside standout and ASU coach Thom Ortiz as the only wrestlers to be named Outstanding Wrestler four years in a row.

“We need to stay healthy and keep getting better,” Bravo-Young said. “This is my last tournament, but we can’t be content with what we have.”

Bravo-Young is a three-time state champion (172-0) and will be wrestling for NCAA power Penn State next year.

Walden Grove expects to compete for the Division III state championship this year. The Red Wolves took fifth last year, but a full slate of competitive wrestlers could give them a top-three finish at the very least.

Queen Creek is expected to challenge for the D-II title after coming in second to Mountain View Marana 177.5 to 171.

Sunnyside took second place in D-I last year but the Blue Devils are heavy favorites this year after cruising to victories at the Peoria and the Flowing Wells Invitationals.

Roman Bravo-Young was named Outstanding Wrestler for the fourth time. (Andy Morales/AZPreps365.com)

MORE PHOTOS FROM THE CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

 

Queen Creek (Andy Morales/AZPreps365.com)

Dave Loskill with David Nelson/Dan Penrod Scholarship recipient Aaron Valenzuela of Kofa. (Andy Morales/AZPreps365.com)

 

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

 

108

1st Place Match

James Brown (Sunnyside) 36-0, Fr. over Chris Lopez (Walden Grove) 34-3, Fr. (Dec 7-5)

 

115

1st Place Match

Jesse Ybarra (Sunnyside) 16-0, So. over Tristan Mascarenas (Cleveland) 29-2, So. (Dec 7-5)

 

122

1st Place Match

Manny Garcia (Sunnyside) 36-1, Sr. over Diego Guerrero (Walden Grove) 31-1, Jr. (Dec 12-5)

 

128

1st Place Match

Vicente Loaiza (Sunnyside) 21-2, over Zeke Marquez (Silver) 13-3, Jr. (Dec 9-5)

 

134

1st Place Match

Roman Bravo-young (Sunnyside) 39-0, Sr. over Mckade Finch (Safford) 35-4, Jr. (MD 20-10)

 

140

 

1st Place Match

Sal Silva (Walden Grove) 40-0, Sr. over Tanner Waite (Highland) 26-4, Sr. (Dec 7-1)

 

147

 

1st Place Match

Denen Fernandez (Queen Creek) 24-3, Jr. over Zane Mckissick (Canyon Del Oro) 36-2, Jr. (Fall 4:25)

 

154

 

1st Place Match

Dawon Andrews (Safford) 25-0, Jr. over Sheldon Cole (Boulder Creek) 29-2, Jr. (Dec 11-5)

 

162

 

1st Place Match

Alex Torres (Marcos de Niza) 38-0, Sr. over Elijah Wyatt (Sunnyside) 32-5, Jr. (Dec 5-2)

 

172

 

1st Place Match

Andrew Torres (Marcos de Niza) 37-0, Sr. over Sebastian Mordecai (Sunnyside) 34-3, Sr. (Dec 8-2)

 

184

1st Place Match

Kashawn Crump-Valencia (Tucson Magnet) 34-0, Sr. over Gabe de la Rocha (Brophy) 29-8, Sr. (Dec 3-2)

 

197

1st Place Match

Armando Delgado (Desert Vista) 29-8, Jr. over Matt Rees (Sunnyside) 32-3, (TB-1 5-4)

 

222

 

1st Place Match

Chase Umphres (Safford) 34-4, Sr. over Jonathan Matuzak (Queen Creek) 27-5, Sr. (Dec 10-4)

 

287

1st Place Match

Dominic Dallago (Brophy) 29-6, Sr. over Caleb Allen (Highland) 19-7, Jr. (Dec 5-3)

 

TEAM SCORES

1 Sunnyside 299

2 Queen Creek 167.5

3 Walden Grove 156

4 Cienega 151.5

5 Cleveland 147.5

6 Boulder Creek 142

7 Safford 136

8 Marcos de Niza 131

9 Brophy 117.5

10 Kofa 114.5

11 Silver 110

12 Hamilton 105.5

13 Highland 104.5

14 Desert Vista 103

15 Tucson 101

16 Ironwood Ridge 85.5

17 Pueblo 78.5

18 Centennial 74

19 Canyon Del Oro 70

20 Mountain Pointe 63.5

21 Sahuaro 63

22 Deming 57.5

23 Thunderbird 52

24 Desert Mountain 50

25 Sahuarita 48

25 Willcox 48

27 El Paso Americas 45

28 Marana 42

29 Camelback             41.5

30 Desert View 40

31 Catalina Foothills 35

32 Flowing Wells 21

32 Socorro 21

34 Douglas 20

35 Rio Rico 17

36 Paradise Valley 16

37 Amphitheater 14

38 El Paso El Dorado 13

39 San Luis 7