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Isaiah Martinez pins returning state champion in the finals
Isaiah Martinez, the Lemoore, junior, put on a show.
He won three matches Friday — all by pin — in a combined 4 minutes, 46 seconds, including a 2:50 pin of Granite Bay’s Adam Wagner in the quarterfinals. Martinez, last season’s 140-pound champ, is 42-1.
“I told myself I would dominate here,” said Martinez, who will take on Sultana-Hesperia’s Corey Griego in the semis. “When you have that confidence, the other wrestler can tell. It makes you a little more intimidating. And when you have your opponent nervous, they can’t perform as well as they possibly could.”
Cisneros will chase the grandest achievement of any California wrestler: becoming a four-time champion. Only Bakersfield’s Darrell Vasquez (1999-2002) has achieved the feat previously, while there have been 16 three-time champs.
The Cornell-bound Cisneros was methodical in reaching the semifinals against Centennial-Corona’s Christian Pagdilao. He opened with a tech fall, followed with an 8-1 win, then a 9-1 major decision over De La Salle-Concord’s Jon Jay Chavez.
“All my hard work is paying off,” said Cisneros, 175-3 in his career. “This has been a goal of mine since junior high, but I had to take it year by year and match by match. Now that it’s here, we’ll see what happens tomorrow.”
Other section semifinalists include: Clovis’ Julian Gaytan (106), Jonas Gaytan (113), Daniel Gaytan (120), Adrian Salas (160), Zach Nevills (170), Dakota Gordon (195) and Nick Nevills (285), Kingsburg’s Javier Gasca III (132), Buchanan’s Racelis Cardenas (138), and Bakersfield’s Natrelle Demison (138), Coleman Hammond (152), Silas Nacita (170) and Kyle Pope (182).
By Nick Giannandrea
Episode 34 of The MatBoss Podcast is with four-time All-American and three-time NCAA Division I finalist Gerry Abas of Fresno State. Gerry Abas talks about his start in wrestling in the Bay Area and how his speed, quickness and flash on the wrestling mat had its foundations in break dancing in the 1980s.
He also talks about his classic match and loss to Iowa’s Lincoln McIlravy, coaching his younger brother Stephen at Fresno State, watching the school drop the program and his feelings about it at the time. Abas also speaks about his son Jaden and what we can expect from him on the next level.
Stephen Abas
Stephen Abas, 2008 Olympic silver medalist and three-time NCAA Division I wrestling champion at Fresno State, has been named head wrestling coach at Fresno High School.
“We are excited to welcome Coach Abas to Fresno Unified, knowing that he brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to share with our Fresno High student-athletes,” said Fresno Unified Superintendent Bob Nelson.
The statement said Abas would take the helm of the Warriors wrestling program at Fresno High immediately.
As a wrestler at Fresno State University, Abas was a four-time NCAA All-American, winning three NCAA titles at 125 pounds in 1999, 2001, and 2002. Abas tallied a 144-4 overall record for the Bulldogs, including 46 pins. Abas’ career winning percentage of 97.3 percent is also a school record. For all these accomplishments, Abas was named the Fresno State Male Athlete of the Year in 1999 and 2001.
Stephen in high school (Canyon Springs HS & James Logan HS) was a 3X CIF state champion and a NHSCA National Champion in 1996.
Stephen Abas – Fresno State, 3X NCAA National Champion
Wednesday, February 20, 2019
Registration/Workout 3:00 – 8:00 pm
Thursday, February 21, 2019
Round 1 Girls Championship Round 1 9:00 am – 11:30 am (10 mats)
Round 2 Girls Championship Round 2 11:30 am – 1:00 pm (10 mats)
Round 1 Boys Championship Pig Tail 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm (10 mats)
Round 2 Boys Championship Round 1 2:30 pm – 6:00 pm (10 mats)
Round 3 Boys Championship Round 2 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm (10 mats)
Round 4 Boys Consolation Pig Tails 7:30 pm – 8:45 pm (10 mats)
Friday, February 22, 2019
Round 5/3 Boys/Girls Consolation Round 1 9:00 – 12:00 pm (10/5 mats)
Round 6/4 Boys/Girls Consolation Round 2 12:00 – 3:00 pm (10/5 mats)
Round 7/5 Boys/Girls Quarterfinals/Consolation Round 3 3:00 – 6:00 pm (10/5 mats)
Round 8/6 Boys/Girls Consolation Round 4 6:00 – 7:30 pm (10/5 mats)
Round 9/7 Boys/Girls Consolation Round 5 7:30 – 8:30 pm (10/5 mats)
Saturday, February 23, 2019
Round 8/10 Girls/Boys Championship Semi-Finals 9:00 – 10:30 am (6 mats)
Round 8/11 Girls/Boys Consolation Semi’s 10:30 – 12:00 pm (6/3 mats)
Round 10/12 Girls/Boys 3rd/5th/7th Places 12:00 -2:00 pm (6/3 mats)
Final Round Championship Finals 5:05 pm (2 mats)
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