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Paul Fox – Gilroy HS
After going over the brackets we found the one match to watch for early in the tournament that we thought was the most interesting at each weight class. Some of these matches happen in the second round so of course one wrestler will have to win his first match before advancing to this match-up. You might want to keep your eye’s peeled because these could be some of the best matches on Friday morning and could possibly get the crowd going early.
106 – BOUT 118
Matt Gamble, Monache (CS4) vs Nico Colunga, Oakdale (SJ3)
113 – BOUT 144
Sergio Mendez, San Fernando (LA1) vs Israel Saavedra, Modesto (SJ1)
120 – BOUT 23
Nathan Cervantes, De La Salle (NC2) vs Jaxon Fitzgerald (NS1)
126 – BOUT 163
Michael Knoblauch, Clovis West (CS2) vs Alfredo Orozco, Alemany (SS9)
132 – BOUT 38
Adrian Panduro, Corcoran (CS5) vs Paul Fox, Gilroy (CC1)
138 – BOUT 199
Nolan Kistler, ML King (SS4) vs Elijah Davis, Riordan (CC2)
145 – BOUT 55
Johnny Zieour, Del Oro (SJ4) vs Kevan Garcia, Paso Robles (SS3)
152 – BOUT 64
Zach Dawson, Vacaville (SJ5) vs Kyle Perrault, Clovis East (CS1)
160 – BOUT 246
Ray Lomas, Central Catholic (SJ2) vs Michael Wright, Dinuba (CS4)
170 – BOUT 263
Jonathan Costa, Escalon (SJ3) vs Corey Greigo, Sultana (SS6)
182 – BOUT 284
Sohrab Movahedi, Granada Hills (LA1) vs Matt Williams, Sultana (SS3)
195 – BOUT 95
Hayden Kaae, Etna (NS1) vs Josh Bailey, Frontier (CS3)
220 – BOUT 310
Josh Winters, Will C. Wood (SJ2) vs Manuel Villalobos, Birmingham (LA1)
285 – BOUT 324
Sam Alnassiri, Sheldon (SJ2) vs Nour Abdullatif, Roosevelt (SS8)
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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