Mojave 53 Cimarron 16

[dunn]

Here is how the match went in order:

145 - Blanner (Moj) dec Ashjian (CM) 12-6. Blanner built up a 12-1 lead before getting caught late in the match for a 5 point move. Very dominant performance.

152 Stutzman (Moj) Mdec Garcia (CM) 14-2. Stutzman totally dominated match. Garcia wrestled not to get pinned.

160 Atwood (CM) Mdec Jordan (Moj) 15-2. Total domination by Atwood in all positions. Atwood will be very tough to beat at 160. Very impressive win.

171 Proffitt (Moj) dec Mitchell (CM) 4-2. Mitchell scored a 1st period takedown but then Proffit controlled the remainder of the match. Mitchell got ridden the entire 2nd period, then Proffitt got a third period takedown to win.

189 McElhaney (Moj) dec Samples (CM) 10-7. Mojave freshman came back from an early deficit to win fairly comfortably. 171 and 189 were big swings of momentum for Mojave.

215 Powers (Moj) pinned Carter (CM). Powers overpowered Carter pretty easily in the 1st period. Morales is not down to weight yet.

285 Spencer (CM) pinned Berg (Moj). Spencer is a BEAST. He pushed Berg all around the mat before taking him down, turning him and pinning him. Spencer will be tough to beat.

103 Longmire (CM) pinned Moore (Moj). Very quick takedown and pin.

112 DeGroat (Moj) mdec Naso (CM) 14-3. Degroat looked very sharp against the transfer from IL. Dominated in the neutral position and on top.

119 Evans (Moj) pinned Malvarez (CM). Malvarez took Evans down to open the match, then it was all Evans. He then took Malvarez down three times in the 1st before pinning him in the 2nd.

125 Garcia (Moj) pinned Moran (CM). Garcia got a quick takedown, cut Malvarez and then threw him and pinned him. Garcia is very physical and punishing.

130 Romero (Moj) received a forfeit.

135 Evans (Moj) pinned Harris (CM). 0-0 after 1st period with Evans creating most of the action and almost scoring twice. Evans picked down, got away quickly and then took Harris down. Evans then turned him and pinned him.

140 Taylor (Moj) pinned Fish (CM). Sloppy match with Taylor getting two first period takedowns and leading 4-1 after 1st period. Fish takes Taylor down with a great double leg. Taylor gets away and throws Fish to his back for the fall.

CM was missing a few guys, but Mojave hasn't dropped all their guys down to weight yet either. Mojave was very impressive. CM has a long way to go, but the same thing happened lasy year and they rebounded strong.

[muskie]

The reign is over. Mojave is just too strong for a weak C-M team. Even with Morales out of the line-up, C-M doesn't have the power to over come the Rattlers. There just isn't enough "star power" for C-M to steal a title. In previous years C-M was able to win enough individual state titles to win the team state championship. This year however, where C-M is strong Mojave is straonger, much stronger. Mojave has paid their dues.

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[mewrestler]

This is the way it went last year too. Mojave beat CM twice by the same kind of score but at state CM pulled it out. Mojave hasn't been to an individual tournament yet this season. Who knows, they may be a lot stronger at duals and not at the individual tournaments. There are way to many things that can happen between now and then to just hand Mojave the title.

[muskie]

Were you watching the same meet? I took my son, hoping to see a few good matches, but it was a slaughter. Hopeful state placers like Harris and their 145 pounder getting worked was not entertaing to watch. There is not enough time in the year for C-M to make up the ground they need make up to win against Mojave in any style tournament.

[Obnoxio]

Congratulations to Mojave. As George Bush said, "That was a thumping".

The Mojave boys are tough, physical and mean. They sense blood and go for the kill. That is a quality this young CM teams lacks at this time. But, as menioned before, there are still 2/3 of the season left. Garcia and Jeffries now have their motivation, and will rally the troops. I'm not saying they can beat this Mojave bunch, but trust me they will go down swinging (unlike last night).

[pinmaster]

I still don't see an individual state champ for Mohave that seems like a lock, so that is where it gets interesting for a team state championship. Fallon looks tough, but they only have one that looks like a lock. Cimmaron looks like maybe one lock. Duals, Mohave rules, they have alot of quality, but not great in the true sense, wrestlers. People were rooting for Mohave, but they are starting to get that high on their horse attitude. When is a team going to be great with classs?

[dunn]

Mojave kids are not arrogant - they are "loose". Watch them after their matches - they rarely show any emotion at all. They fully understand what the big picture is. This is still a young group with only three starters gone after this year.

[pinu2]

OK,
I think mewretler was watching this match with his heart and not his head, but let's just make a few really big assumptions.

1. lets give CM state champs at 215 and HWT, that's saying Morales will beat the kid up north, I don't know...
2. The next closest shot at a state champ would be Atwood. My gut says he places 2 or 3 but it would be a major upset if he can win it all at 160
3.the most I can say about CM's next best shot at State placers would be Harris and Ashjian, placers maybe, champs, I don't see it.
4.The two out of state transfers at 103 and 112 are possible qualifiers but they won't go deep at state.

That would be 7 state qualifiers with 3-4 possibly going deep and scoring enough points to put CM where they want to be, and a couple of those kids would have to really peak to pull that off. Now lets take those assumptions and say that if CM is as good as you say they are then, if they qualify 7, Mojave would then qualify at least 11-12(CM only won 3 matches vs. M) maybe even 1-2 non scorers, 5-6 of those should go at least semis. Even if they don't have one wrestler who has shown to be a lock, remember this, they do have 3 returning State champs (Blanner, Taylor, and Degroat). I'd like to know why Degroat wouldn't be given consideration to be a "lock", nobody gave him a shot last year and he seemed to do pretty well. Seems to me, their line up is gonna score alot of points. Even if they don't land one state champ on the medals stand, is there anybody out there old enough to remember when Eldorado won state without one individual State champ?
That leaves CM hoping and praying that the rest of the state can beat Mojave. Anybody who talked to Temecula after their duel at GV duals would say that they were really impressed with Mojaves lineup. Millard, Ut (#1 ranked in the state of Utah) went home stunned at the way Mojave rolled against them. My heart tells me both of these 2 schools would tell "mewrestler" which team is better and they wouldn't hesitate when they say MOJAVE.
Of course, there are alot of VERY big assumptions here. Then again, what do I know? They all gotta put it all on the mat when it's all said and done, right?

[pinmaster]

I forgot about Cimmarons 103, he looks good, can anyone else take him?

[pinmaster]

Let me be clear, Mohave is without a doubt the clear state champ favorite. Things would have to fall almost perfect for anyone else to challenge. They have worked hard over the years and have had alot of loyal wrestlers stay with the program. If they they are humble throughout the year they should prevail.

[justwrestle]

i think if powers stays at 215 morales will have a very tough time beating him
and mojave looked very solid at there 1st indivual tournament at the san deigo classic
they out scored the 2nd place team by over 100 points