The meet featured just nine matches with some of the Roadrunners wrestling up or down a weight as a number of wrestlers have been sick lately.
A pair of matches at 141 and 149 pounds highlighted the evening, both coming down to the wire. At 141 pounds, sophomore Jeremy Doyle (Ramona, Calif./Ramona HS) staked an early lead on junior Matt Schumm (Corona, Calif./Centennial HS), leading 7–5 after the first two periods. However, an escape midway though the period and a takedown near the end gave Schumm the 8–7 decision.
The first of two 149 pound matches also proved to be an exciting one featuring junior Anthony Watson (Waterloo, Iowa/Iowa) and sophomore Daniel Alejandro (Hesperia, Calif./Sultana HS). With the match tied at four and time winding down, Alejandro scored a takedown with just 10 seconds left, but in the process, opened a cut over his eye. Watson took advantage of the short break, quickly escaping on the restart and taking down Alejandro with just one second left for the victory.
Watson's victory was the first of five consecutive wins for the Gold side. Senior Anthony Baza (Sunnyvale, Calif./Fremont HS) scored an easy technical fall victory in the other 149 pound match. He was followed by sophomore Daniel Atondo (Sunnyvale, Calif./Fremont HS), who scored a 5–1 win at 165, senior Christian Arellano (Moreno Valley, Calif./Canyon Springs HS), who picked up a 7–0 victory at 174 and freshman Colton Nichols (Poway, Calif./Poway HS), who registered an 8–2 decision at 197.
Other winners on the night were junior heavyweight Eric Parker (Ramona, Calif./Ramona HS), freshman Brandon Zoetewey (San Ramon, Calif./De la Salle HS) at 125 and senior Tommy Vargas (Highland, Calif./Northwestern) at 133.
Bakersfield returns to action on Sunday (Nov. 27) for the alumni meet. The annual event is set to begin at 2 p.m. at the Icardo Center.
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