The annual O.C. All-Star match took place Monday, Monday, Monday at Edison High. Here is my live blog.

From Five Counties to the O.C. All-Star match

Talk about a seamless transition. If you can survive Five Counties, you can survive anything. I did and now the fun continues with the OCWCA Classic tonight at Edison High.(Talk about a tough and brutal schedule)

The top wrestlers in each weight class (or as close as possible) are set to face off in approximately 30 minutes. Breaking news: We’re starting at 189s. Good reason why, but I’m not going to tell you why.

There are four officials here. I think somebody over-assigned this assignment, or something like that. I think they all should work.

The lineup:

103 – Johnny Sanchez (Santa Ana) vs. Jared Fier (Santa Margarita)
112 – Dean O’Bourke (Calvary Chapel) vs. Sammy Cano (Santa Ana)
119 – Colin Contreras (Servite) vs. Blake Lowrie (Laguna Hills)
125 – Juan Jaime (Laguna Hills) vs. Cameron Carlberg (Santa Margarita)
130 – Pablo Gomez (Santa Ana) vs. Zach Fishman (San Clemente)
135 – Michael Vargas (El Dorado) vs. Alec Robbie (Tesoro)
140 – Charles Chavez (El Dorado) vs. Victor Diaz (Edison)
145 – Gian-Pier Yanez (Servite) vs. Zach Lear (Orange Lutheran)
152 – Scott Masterson (Servite) vs. Damon Couch (Santa Margarita)
160 – Aaron Lopez (Edison) vs. Carlos Arana (Esperanza)
171 – Sean Datte (Tesoro) vs. Scott Sire (Edison)
189 – Morgan McIntosh (Calvary Chapel) vs. Weston Hawkins (Edison)
215 – William Knowles (Calvary Chapel) vs. Michael Maierhofer (Capistrano Valley)
285 – Wyatt Baker (Servite) vs. Noel Molina (Laguna Hills)

Morgan McIntosh will lead off this show

Tonight we’re starting at 189 pounds (Morgan McIntosh-Weston Hawkins). That means we will finish with the 171 pound match (Sean Datte-Scott Sire). Hopefully, everything in between will go smoothly and quickly.

Also, I think it is time for us to do something to liven up the heavyweight weight class. What do you think? Allow them to use foreign objects?

I’m posted up in a corner of the gym. Whatever it takes to get close to the electrical outlet.

5:55 p.m

And here comes tonight’s competitors

Mean looking group. I wouldn’t want to mess with them. I’m looking forward to the Dean O’Bourke-Sammy Cano match at 112s. They faced other Saturday at Five Counties with O’Bourke winning.

Also, Damon Couch-Scott Masterson are meeting again. Masterson edged Couch, 4-3 earlier this season in the Trinity League dual. Earlier, Couch pinned Masterson at the Mann Classic. Who will win the rubber match? STAY TUNED!

6:08 p.m.

Calvary Chapel duo does what it do

We’re underway. ..Morgan McIntosh (189) defeated Weston Hawkins (Edison), 11-4 in the first match of the night.

Tank Knowles faced mini-tank Mike Maierhofer at 215. Knowles was victories, 6-3.

Wyatt “The Beast” Baker of Servite, who placed second at Five Counties, defeated Noel Molina of Laguna Hills,5-0 at heavyweight. Baker is going to be a force the rest of the season. Good-bye big guys, hello little guys.

All wrestlers get mini-statues when they’re done. I want one.

Also, there’s a bird in here

Sammy Cano evens his series with Dean O’Bourke

I can’t wait for the rubber match between these two later this month. O’Bourke beat Cano at Five Counties, Cano returned the favor, 6-4 here. The Santa Ana-Calvary Chapel dual is set for Jan. 29. See you there.

The Santa Margarita little guys are opening up big cans of you-know-what. Jared Fier pinned Johnny Sanchez at 103 and Cameron Carlberg tech’d Luke McDonald at 125.

In between, Colin Contreras (Servite) defeated Blake Lowrie (Laguna Hills), 7-4.

The Tesoro wall is obstructing my view

There are about seven or eight Tesoro coaches, wrestlers, fans, parents (OK, maybe only two, but they’re in my way.  I will let them slide.

Alec Robbie (Tesoro) just pinned Michael Vargas of El Dorado.Vargas was seventh at Five Counties.

Zach Fishman (San Clemente) majored Pablo Gomez (Santa Ana), 11-3. In other news, the bird is still flying in the gym and Charles Chavez, who didn’t placed at Five Counties, just majored Victor Diaz of Edison, 16-6.

Four matches left! Four matches left!

Is this the Trinity League finals?

It certainly looks that way with these last two matches, first at 145 pounds. Gian-Pier Yanez (Servite) winning 8-6, overtime decision over Zach Lear of Orange Lutheran.Yanez then walked away with a white bucket. I don’t want to know what he’s doing with it.

Then, Damon Couch (Santa Margarita) defeated league rival Scott Masterson, 7-4 at 152 pounds. Couch now leads their 2-1. However, there are three possible head-to-head meetings remaining at league finals, CIF and Masters. Imagine if they faced each other three more times.

Wait, here’s an all-Sunset League affair…Aaron Lopez (Edison) with the pin over Carlos Arana of Esperanza at 160.

Sean Datte brings down the curtain

Datte (Tesoro) closed the night with a first-period pin of Scott Sire of Edison at 171 pounds.

Datte is bad news. Stay away from him.

That’s it for tonight. The wrestling season is spiraling toward Bakersfield.

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