Central Valley’s girls wrestling program completed its run of perfection versus Central California Conference competition this past week.

The Hawks finished in first place while hosting the CCC Championships on Saturday.

Central Valley earned 134 points while finishing ahead of Merced (94), Atwater (92), Buhach Colony (84), Patterson (69), Golden Valley (64) and El Capitan (47).

The Hawks posted a 6-0 record during the CCC dual-meet season.

“They all worked so hard this season and we did our best to stay healthy so we would have as full of a roster as possible,” head coach Brandy Cordova said. “Considering our 14-girl roster had 11 wrestlers who have never wrestled before, I think they did an amazing job.”

“Wrestling isn’t an easy sport to just come in and do,” she added. “It takes time, effort and commitment for four-and-a-half months and none of them gave up. They would practice and wrestle no matter how often their bodies tried to convince them it was too hard.”

Central Valley had two individual champions at the CCC Finals.

Julia Roton finished first with a 1-0 record in the 191-pound weight bracket.

Roton defeated Buhach Colony’s Emily Pacheco (pin, 1:37) in the finals.

Brianna Espinoza finished first at 235 points.

She received three byes.

Savannah Gomez (172s, 1-1), Kylie Maines (113s, 1-1), Soriah Corona (103s, 1-1), Cintia Martin (118s, 0-1) and Marianna Carranza (123s, 0-1) all finished second.

Gomez defeated Merced’s Jennifer Tovar (pin, 2:50).

She lost to Merced’s Evelyn Vargas (pin, 0:39).

Maines defeated Patterson’s Imani Toms (pin, 1:37).

She lost to Atwater’s Zoey Brown (pin, 0:57).

Corona defeated El Capitan’s Lupita Cervantes (pin, 1:52).

She lost to Buhach Colony’s Lilly Sanchez (pin, 1:55).

Martin lost to Golden Valley’s Damarys Anguiano-Lara (pin, 0:48).

Carranza lost to Merced’s Jessica Flores (pin, 0:28).

Mia Mendoza (162s, 0-1) and Stephanie Aguilar (133s, 0-1) both finished third.

Mendoza lost to Atwater’s Jessica Juarez (decision, 7-0).

Aguilar lost to Merced’s Aliza Sanchez-Rodriguez (major decision, 17-6).

Maya Singh (113s, 0-2) finished fifth.

She lost to Atwater’s Zoey Brown (pin, 1:42) and Patterson’s Imani Toms (pin, 1:00).

The Hawks will host the Sac-Joaquin Section South Regionals this Friday and Saturday at Central Valley High School.

BOYS RESULTS

Central Valley High School hosted the Central California Conference Boys Wrestling Championships on Saturday.

The Hawks racked up 148 points while finishing fourth overall at the seven-team event.

Golden Valley (244) took first.

Merced (233), Buhach Colony (156), El Capitan (98), Patterson (85) and Atwater (77) placed second, third, fifth, sixth and seventh, respectively.

The Hawks also finished fourth during the CCC dual season.

“The kids wrestled tough,” head coach Rob Beckhart said. “They did what they had to do to advance. That was the goal.”

Ten of Central Valley’s 14 wrestlers advanced to the Sac-Joaquin Section Division-III Tournament on the strength of their top-4 performances at the CCC Finals. Two Hawk grapplers were awarded berths as alternates.

Ruben Valenzuela took first with a 2-0 record in the 184-pound weight bracket.

He collected wins against Merced’s Kalani Silver (pin, 0:22) and Atwater’s Nicolas Valenzuela (pin, 2:29).

“He was focused,” Beckhart said. “He was dominant. He didn’t have a point score on him. It shows his level of ability.”

Valenzuela won the 184-pound title at the CCC Finals during his sophomore year.

“We expect him to go out there and beat everybody,” Beckhart said.

Nick Genasci (115s, 2-1) took second.

Genasci topped Patterson’s Omar Simental (pin, 1:29).

He lost to Buhach Colony’s Ramiro Ceja (pin, 2:00) and Merced’s Isaiah Serena (pin, 1:56).

“I’m happy to see the progress from him over the last four years,” Beckhart said. “His improvement has been amazing.”

Adan Garcia (128s, 3-1) took third.

Garcia topped El Capitan’s Kendal Johnston (pin, 0:40), Atwater’s Ramiro Carlos (decision, 5-1) and Patterson’s Gavin Ross (decision, 2-0).

He lost to Merced’s Phillip Logan (pin, 1:51).

Joey Zuniga (122s, 1-2) took fourth.

Zuniga topped El Capitan’s Julian Garcia (decision, 6-0).

He lost to Merced’s Abram Granados (technical fall, 16-1) and Golden Valley’s Azariah Barajas (decision, 5-2).

Enrique Gonzalez (134s, 2-2) took fourth.

Gonzalez collected two wins versus Atwater’s Isaac Rosas.

He won twice by pin (1:45, 1:23).

Alejandro Vargas (140s, 1-2) took fourth.

Vargas topped Merced’s Cristian Sanchez (pin, 3:00).

He lost to Patterson’s Thomas Flores (major decision, 12-2) and Buhach Colony’s Daniel Garcia (decision, 3-1).

Juan Melgoza (154, 1-2) took fourth.

Melgoza topped Golden Valley’s Craig Washington (major decision, 11-2).

He lost to Atwater’s Horeb Francisco (pin, 3:20) and Buhach Colony’s Rosalio Leal (decision, 7-1).

Anthony Malagon (197s, 1-2) took fourth.

Malagon topped El Capitan’s Alex Means (pin, 4:15).

He lost to Golden Valley’s Ezekiel Trevino (major decision, 14-2) and Buhach Colony’s Brady Hill (decision, 4-1).

Makhai Smith (285s, 1-2) took fourth.

Smith topped Merced’s Josh Gomez (pin, 0:39).

He lost to Golden Valley’s Jesus Arias (pin, 1:06) and El Capitan’s Rigo Sanchez (pin, 1:28).

Juan Alonzo (172s, 0-2) took fourth.

Alonzo lost to Golden Valley’s Travon Moore (pin, 1:41) and Merced’s Eric Almanza (pin).

Angel Melgoza (154s, 1-2) and David Contreras (108s, 0-2) both took fifth.

Melgoza topped El Capitan’s Manuel Morales-Ortega (pin, 2:36).

He lost to Atwater’s Adam Aguilar (decision, 11-5) and Merced’s Angel Valenzuela (decision, 8-6).

Contreras lost to Patterson’s Alfredo Hernandez (decision, 11-7) and Buhach Colony’s Julius Zaragoza (pin).

Elijah DeLeon (162s, 1-3) and Elijah Avina (222s, 0-3) both took sixth.

DeLeon topped Buhach Colony’s Gabriel Gutierrez (pin, 4:00).

He lost to Gutierrez (decision, 6-0), Merced’s Ryan Lee (pin, 0:59) and Atwater’s Antonio Trinade (pin, 3:00).

Avina lost to Golden Valley’s Wayne Colvin (pin, 1:04), El Capitan’s Elijah Bowden (pin, 5:00) and Atwater’s Marcus Cardenas (pin, 0:09).

Valenzuela, Genasci, Garcia, Zuniga, Vargas, Malagon, Smith, Alonzo, Contreras, Gonzalez, Juan Melgoza, and Angel Melgoza will compete at the Division-III Tournament this Saturday at Vista del Lago High School.

“It doesn’t get easier,” Beckhart said.