Twenty-two teams of over 400 wrestlers competed in the annual Pat Kenny Wrestling Tournament held on Friday and Saturday at Tony Munoz Gym. Holbrook had a good showing with both their boys’ and girls’ teams, with the boys finishing second as a team and the girls placing third.
The boys team crown came down to the final match for the Lobos who narrowly outlasted Holbrook by a single point to win the team title. The Lobos finished with 265.5 team points and Holbrook had 264.5. Blue Ridge placed third, with 202. Monument Valley was fourth, with 187.5 and Winslow finished fifth, with 176.5.
Holbrook did have several wrestlers place high in their respective weight classes. Kelton Reidhead (106) placed second in his division, earning 34 team points with a record of 6-1. He fell to Ryan Kee of Ganado in the title match by a 9-4 decision. Everett Pack (113) placed third with a 7-2 record, gaining 28.5 team points. Jahshua Cook (120) gained 8 team points with a 3-4 record, placing him sixth.
Jose Haskie-Sanabria (126) placed fifth, getting 15 team points with a 4-3 record. Ty Larson (132) also placed fifth, earning 11 team points with a 6-3 record. Tildyn Larson (138) placed eighth, getting 10 team points with a 4-2 mark. Christopher Moore (144) finished second with a 6-1 record, gaining 30 team points.
Judah Pack was one of two Holbrook champions. He won the (150) class with a perfect 7-0 record, including a pin in the title match in just 32 seconds. Pack gained the team 36 points. Judah was also given the Shem Bowman Outstanding Wrestler Award for the heavyweight divisions.
Octavio Rodriguez (157) placed fourth, earning 19.5 team points with a 5-2 record. Darnell Nez (165) placed second in his division, getting 28.5 team points with a 6-1 record. Gregory Queen (175) placed 15th but still earned the team four valuable points.
Luis Quintan (190) was Holbrook’s other champion, winning his division with an injury default in the title match. His 5-0 record gained the team 32 points.
Augie Saiz (215) placed 14th, with a 3-4 record. Calvin Hoskie (285) placed 14th, also getting 4 team points with a 2-4 record.
Round Valley won the girls team title with 233 team points. Snowflake followed in second with 161 and Holbrook was third with 126. Monument Valley placed fourth with 113, and Red Mesa rounded out the top five with 96 team points.
Individually for Holbrook, Aubree Takala (100) claimed second in that weight class, earning 24 team points with a 2-2 record. She fell to Snowflake’s Evalyn Perez in the title match.
Wrestling at (107) Marisela Moyte placed fourth with a 3-3 record, garnering 15 team points. Peyton Trujillo (114) placed sixth and had 7 team points, with a 1-2 record. Amber Masayesva (120) placed sixth, getting 7 team points with a 3-2 record. Aleesya Gurule (126) placed third, getting 26 team points with a 6-1 record. Natalie Patterson (132) gained 16 team points by placing third, with a 4-1 record. Addyson Hayes (185) placed sixth with a 1-2 record, helping her team with 7 points.
