Here is live blog from the second day of the Five Counties Invitational from start or at least when I arrived (12:30) until I left (10:30 or so). Fun times were had by all.

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Calvary Chapel entered the finals in second place. Selma had the lead, but Selma is done with finalists. Bakersfield and Gilroy just faced off against each other at 160 pounds with Bakersfield’s Bryce Hammond defeating Gilroy’s Dominic Kastl, 4-2.

Both schools are done.

Selma is still in the lead with 132. Calvary Chapel is second with 121.5. Morgan McIntosh and Tank Knowles have yet to wrestle. All Calvary Chapel needs is a pin and major decision. Arsen Aleksanyan is aware of this. That seems almost too easy. In fact, it is too easy. I’m going out on a limb and saying that Calvary Chapel will win Five Counties.

How many Clovises are there? Vince Rodriguez of Clovis North defeated Jesse Delgado of Gilroy, 4-2 in overtime. It was a stall fest early in the match.

Now, I have my first county finalist, Bobby Morales (Laguna Hills). He’s facing Chris Calcagno.

Morales dominated the match, winning 10-4. He’s now the guy to beat at 130. Can you handle him?

The Church Boyz have taken the lead in the overall team standings here at Five Counties. Calvary has 118.5 points. Gilroy is second with 114 points. Bakersfield is third with 102.5, followed by Selma (100) and Poway (96.5). Read the rest of this entry »

Just in case you were beginning to think otherwise, McIntosh, who’s goal was to pin all of his opponents, didn’t do so in his quarterfinal match against Jessen Cole of Chico. McIntosh did win 15-6 to advance to the semifinals at 189 pounds. I bet he pins his next two opponents.

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For the record, this had to be the smoothest  and quickest first day of this tournament that I can remember in the six years that I have covered it. At least I think it is six years. It might 10. Here is my live blog of the action.

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I just arrived to this year’s Five Counties Invitational and I might not leave until Saturday night. The first round of championship is done. We’re moving toward the second round of championship matches.

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