The South Wolverines took command of the Cook Inlet Conference wrestling championships Friday at Chugiak, claiming an 88-point lead and advancing a meet-best eight wrestlers to the championship finals.
South amassed 257 points on the first day of the meet. Service is next with 160 and East is a close third with 164.5, and both of those teams placed six wrestlers in the finals.
The Wolverines dominated the middleweights and will have a wrestler in seven straight weight classes, from 113 pounds to 152 pounds.
Competition at Chugiak continues Saturday with consolation-bracket matches beginning at 9:30 a.m. The consolation finals are at 3 p.m., with championship finals scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. At stake are conference titles and spots in next week's state tournament.
Cook Inlet Conference wrestling championships
Friday's results
Team scores
South 257.0, Service 169.0, East 164.5, Chugiak 122.5, West 91.0, Bartlett 88.0, Eagle River 74.0, Dimond 46.5.
Semifinal results
98 pounds
Valeriy Shuman (West) d. Alecsander Wolfert (Eagle River), 8-3.
Kobe Blackwell (Service) d. Brenden Rogers (Dimond), 14-8.
106
William Todd (East) d. Oscar Garcia (Bartlett High), 6-4.
Jaidyn Bianchi (West) d. David Lincoln (South), 12-7.
113
Scott Harris (South) p. Rafael Rivera (West), 3:15.
William Salter (Eagle River) s.v. Riley Demboski (Chugiak High School), 6-4.
120
Matt Glover (South) m.d. Grant Barkhurst (Eagle River), 14-0.
Quest Lema (Service) t.f. Jack Divelbiss (Dimond), 21-5.
126
Greg Shack (South) m.d. Auston Vreeland (Dimond), 9-0.
Brenan Powell (East) d. Riley Stewman (South), 2-1.
132
Gavin Alvarado (South) p. Mason Xiong (East), 1:29.
Joshua Fetko (Service) d. Andrew Concepcion (South), 7-2.
138
Noah Ottum (South) d. Slade Lindsoe (Service), 7-0.
Aric Kennedy (East) d. Ryan Stewman (South), 10-3.
145
Rami Pellumbi (South) def. Jesse Sanders (South), forfeit.
Marcus Amico (Eagle River) p. Alex Kennedy (East), 5:30.
152
Jordan Pace (Bartlett) d. Jacob Butler (Chugiak), 6-3
Zachary Ritchie (South) won by medical forfeit over Logan Nerland (South).
160
Chardo Elliott (West) p. Hunter Myers (Bartlett), 3:06.
Brandon Lowe (Chugiak) d. Chris Weidner (West), 5-2.
170
Mario Herrera (Service) p. Joshua King (East), 3:59.
Jared Braudis (Bartlett) d. Colt Jury (Chugiak), 3-2.
182
Abraham Correa-Medina (South) def. Ryan Bankston (South), forfeit.
Emetrius McLeod (Service) p. Joseph Waller (Chugiak High School), 5:30
195
Jesse Nelson (Chugiak) p. Michael Martinez (Service), 1:23.
Andrew Gold (East) d. Hunter Fanning (Service), 7-4.
220
Keahi Queja (East) p. Evan Bruso (Bartlett), 1:31.
Blake Johnston (Chugiak) p. Elisha Wright (South), 4:32.
285
Nicholas Stevens (Service) m.d. Brandon Pili (Dimond), 10-0.
Keanu King (East) d. Wyatt Bruso (Bartlett), 4-3.