Del Oro defeated Ponderosa HS 51-22 to win its second Sac Joaquin Section Division 2 Team Duals Championship in program history. Del Oro started the day with an 84-0 win over Cordova HS and followed it with a 60-21 victory over West Park HS in the semifinals to set up a showdown with 2024 D2 runner up Ponderosa. Ponderosa had started out the day with a 71-12 win over Johansen HS in the first round and then defeated Turlock HS to advance to the finals. Del Oro started out with sophomore Declan Leonard winning a 7-4 decision over #14 ranked Alexander Mallot. Nate Mitchell and Kam Rush scored pins at 120 lbs and 138 lbs, respectively. At 144 lbs Brayden Gury fell behind 7-0 in the first round but then went on a 19 point tear to earn a major decision. Cooper Sheesley (152 lbs) and Liam Brunton (167 lbs) both earned technical falls and Russell Von Seipler (177 lbs) and Evan Hilmen (192 lbs) pinned their opponents to cinch the win.
Next up for the team is the SFL Tournament in Rocklin on Saturday. The SFL Tournament is the end of the season for JV and the first post-season tournament on the road to state for Varsity.
Results (Del Oro first)
Round 1- Del Oro 84 Rancho Cordova 0
HWT Nolan Seipert by forfeit
108 Benson Tanner WBF Shukran Amiri
115 lbs Declan Leonard WBF Hasnain Raza
122 lbs Logan Alexander WBF Sulamain Amiri
128 lbs Eli Berry WBF Corde Servantes
134 lbs Cade Dunn WBF Zander Tran
140 lbs Kam Rush by forfeit
146 lbs Brayden Gury by forfeit
152 lbs Cooper Sheesley WBF Ezekiel Konay
159 lbs Chase Young WBF Joseph Campos
167 lbs Liam Brunton by forfeit
177 lbs Russell Von Seipler by forfeit
192 lbs Evan Hilmen by forfeit
217 lbs Jaxen Wright by forfeit
Semifinals- Del Oro 60 West Park 21
108 lbs Benson Tanner WBF Mason Filstrup
115 lbs Declan Leonard WBF Jacob Fairbairn
122 lbs Logan Alexander WBF Irviv Ermac
128 lbs Eli Berry LBD 9-6 Caleb Burch
134 lbs Christian Perez WBF Ethan Watts
140 lbs Brayden Gury WBF Max Radoc
146 lbs Kam Rush WBF Binh Thompson
152 lbs Cooper Sheesley WBF Leovanni Hernandez
159 lbs Chase Young WBF Mykola Klymenko
167 lbs Liam Brunton WBF Marcus Potts
177 lbs Evan Hilmen WBF Liam Forsyth
192 lbs Jaxen Wright LBF Briggs Bevans
217 lbs Nolan Seipert LBF Johnny Farina
HWT forfeit to Jackson McLean
Finals- Del Oro 51 Ponderosa 22
115 lbs Declan Leonard WBD 7-4 Alexander Mallot
122 lbs Nate Mitchell WBF Michael Hall
128 lbs Christian Perez by forfeit
134 lbs Cade Dunn LBMD 11-0 Colton Stanbridge
140 lbs Kam Rush WBF Brylee Escobar
146 lbs Brayden Gury WBMD 19-7 Aiden Yip
152 lbs Cooper Sheesley WBTF 17-0 Dan Monier
159 lbs Chase Young LBF Kaden Martinez
167 lbs Liam Brunton WBTF 16-0 Nathan Garcia
177 lbs Russell Von Seipler WBF Edgar Rios
192 lbs Evan Hilmen Max Campbell
217 lbs Jaxen Wright LBF Kai Ford
HWT Nolan Seipert LBF James Friedman
108 lbs Benson Tanner WBMD 8-0 London Gutierrez