Cascade wraps up day one of Mat Classic

In the first day of state competition, five Cascade High School wrestlers advanced to the second day of the Mat Classic XXXI in Tacoma.

Hunter Reinhart went 2-0 in the 285 pound weight class. He scored a 42-pound pinfall over Freeman’s Tyson Delcour and followed it with a 42-second pin over Wahluke’s Pedro Castaneda to advance to the quarterfinals.

Jace Seely was 2-1 at 132 pounds. Seely was pinned by Colville’s Takota Morrison in the third period of their match. He scored an 11-1 majority decision over Hoqiuam’s Zach Barnes, then ended the night with a 10-3 decision over Granite Falls’ Kolby Petraberg.

Austin Curry was 2-1 in the 138 pound bracket. Curry suffered a pinfall loss to Newport’s Nate Allen in his first match of the day. He pinned Wahluke’s Juan Mejia in the second period of their match, then finished day one with a 14-7 decision over Vashon Island’s Nico Nuxoll.

Adian Arceo also went 2-1 at 138 pounds. Arceo dropped an 8-3 decision to Colville’s Rueben Seemann in their match. He bounced back to earn a 9-1 decision over River View’s Carlos Saucedo, followed by a pinfall over Meridian’s Brayden Zender.

Axel Martinez finished 2-1 in the 113 weight class. He earned his first state win after he pinned Newport’s Jeremy Ward in the second period of their match. In his next match, he lost to Castle Rock’s Ethan Erickson via pin. He rebounded from the loss to pin Mount Baker’s Griffin Heiner in the second period.

Juan Martinez went 1-2 in the 106 pound division. He opened the tournament with a 15-8 decision loss Deer Park’s Emerson McCoullugh, then rebounded from the loss to pin Warden’s Cason Cox in his next match. He was eliminated from the tournament after his 10-2 majority decision loss to Granite Falls’ Riley Hoople.

D’Andre Vasquez went 1-2 in the 145 pounds division. After a 10-6 decision loss to Colville’s Kaden Mackowiak in his first match, Vasquez scored a 54-second pinfall over Port Townsend’s Ian Linn-Glasgow. He was eliminated from the tournament after a pinfall loss to Warden’s Rodrigo Ozuna.

Jose Valdez was 1-2 at 170 pounds. He began the tournament with a 5-1 decision loss to Deer Park’s Brennan Hill. He came back in his next match to pin Granite Falls’ Seth Harris in 56 seconds. Valdez ended the night with a pinfall loss to Warden’s Elijah Gonzalez.

Eric Rosario finished 1-2 at 182 pounds. After he lost to Colville’s Joey Allen via pin in the first match of the night, he picked up a 7-3 win over Elma’s AJ Hamilton. Rosario lost his final match to Meridian’s Matthew Hudson via a 15-5 majority decision.

Cole Warman went 1-2 at 160 pounds. He opened the competition with a pinfall loss to Deer Park’s Brigham Collins. Warman received a bye into the round of the consolation bracket where he lost to Tonino’s Karlton His.

Manuel Camarena finished 0-2 in the 120 pound weight class. Camarena was pinned by Lakeside’s Austin Butkus in the second period of their match. He was eliminated from the tournament after a pinfall loss to Hoquiam’s Xavier Garcia.

Jesus Sandoval also went 0-2 at 120 pounds. He lost to Colville’s Devin Tinnier via pin late in the first period, then lost his next match to Montesano’s Konnor Odekirk via pin.

Daniel Sandoval finished 0-2 in the 126 pounds division. He lost his first-round match to Colville’s Dylan Sahota via pin, then dropped a close 2-1 decision to Royal’s Yahir Morales.

Efren Guerrero was 0-2 in the 160 pound division. Guerrero suffered a pinfall loss to Freeman’s Jacob Roibal. He lost his second match to Royal’s Jacob Joslin via pin.