Juanita High junior John Nascimento won the heavyweight title at the Class 3A Region 4 wrestling tournament on Feb. 11 at the Juanita High School Fieldhouse.
Nascimento was one of two Kirkland-area wrestlers to qualify with an automatic bid for the upcoming Mat Classic, the Washington state championships, at the Tacoma Dome this weekend.
Nascimento pinned Redmond’s Ben Maier in the first round, then beat Prairie’s Wyatt Close, 3-1, in the semifinal. Nascimento outlasted Rodgers’ senior Markus Robinson in the championship match, winning by 1-0 decision.
Lake Washington junior Hunter Giffard also qualified, placing fourth in the 132-pound bracket. The top four wrestlers in each weight bracket qualified for the Mat Classic, plus an alternate.
Lake Washington had several wrestlers win alternate bids. Freshmen Max Reisman and Michaelo Degross, who met in the 106-pound KingCo title match, wrestled off for the alternate spot with Reisman winning by 12-6 decision.
Sophomore Zach Shuster won a 5-4 decision in the fifth-place match at 220 pounds, and Juanita’s Matthew Moehrle pinned his opponent in the fifth-place match at 182 pounds.
Lake Washington finished 11th as a team with 50 points. Juanita finished 12th with 48 points. Kelso won the regional tournament with 286 points.
TEAM SCORES
1. Kelso, 286
2. North Central, 158
3. Mount Spokane, 141
4. Prairie, 88.5
5. Rogers (Spokane), 79
6. Redmond, 71.5
7. Evergreen (Vancouver), 71
8. Shadle Park, 66.5
9. Mountain View, 56
10. Hudson’s Bay, 51
11. Lake Washington, 50
12. Juanita, 48
13. Mercer Island, 12
14. Interlake, 0
BRACKET CHAMPIONS
106 — Jarrett Sharp, Mount Spokane
113 — Blake Haney, Mount Spokane
120 — Clayton Gilliam, North Central
126 — Jake Howerton, Mount Spokane
132 — Clai Quintalilla, North Central
138 — Gavin Gies, North Central
145 — Josh Helling, Kelso
152 — Dew Rogers, Shadle Park
160 — John Stuart, Kelso
170 — Dylan Goodpaster, Evergreen
182 — Tre Phillips, Rogers
195 — Mason Miethe, Mount Spokane
220 — Bryan Person, Prairie
285 — John Nascimento, Juanita
MAT CLASSIC QUALIFIERS
(Top four, plus an alternate)
106 — Ben Hunnicutt, Kelso; Alan Luff, Kelso; Jacob Carr, Mount Spokane; Max Reisman, Lake Washington (ALT)
113 —Ryan McGhee, Kelso; Zach Cramer, North Central; Jovani Jimenez, Kelso; Troy Ewers, Mountainview (ALT)
120 — Bryce Miller, Kelso; Steven Hansen, Mount Spokane; Ryan Logan, Evergreen; Leo Rojas-Lazano, Prairie (ALT)
126 —Kadin Shaw, North Central; Logan Nugent, Kelso; Derek Soto, Kelso; Brayden Sofianos, Prairie (ALT)
132 —Eli Dickenson, Mountainview; Joran Miller, Kelso; Hunter Giffard, Lake Washington; Jesse Miesler, Mount Spokane (ALT)
138 — Christian Freund, Kelso; Jon McMillan, Hudson’s Bay; Judah Dorsey, Redmond; Klouse Albers, Shadle Park (ALT)
145 — Kenny Ford, Prairie; Jeremey Hernandez, Redmond; Cameron Bowerman, North Central; Max Walker, Mount Spokane (ALT)
152 — Bryan Wais, North Central; Riley Harper, Kelso; Brayden Liebe, Kelso; Finnian Childress, Mercer Island (ALT)
160 — Angel Castillo, Hudson’s Bay; Josh Johnson, North Central; Ben Bergonine, Kelso; Jake Doyle, Shadle Park (ALT)
170 — Zach Trelfall, Kelso; DJ Craver, Rogers; Jedidiah Shaver, Evergreen; Garrett Mangis, North Central (ALT)
182 — Alton Culver, Mountainview; Luke Kennedy, Redmond; Kevin Williams, Evergreen; Matthew Moehrle, Juanita (ALT)
195 — Keaton Tarr, Shadle Park; Nick Kaneko, Redmond; Connor Wood, Prairie; Conner Ball, Evergreen (ALT)
220 — RIcky Victoriano, Kelso; Casey Wishon, Hudson’s Bay; Jordan Sweeney, Rogers; Zach Shuster, Lake Washington (ALT)
285 —Markus Robinson, Rogers; Josh Guzik, Rogers; McKinnley Franklin, Kelso; Logan Jones, Prairie (ALT)
