Orem, UT - Sedro-Woolley’s Derek Garcia capped a dominating performance at the Rocky Mountian Rumble tournament in Utah with a championship match pin in 1:59, leading the Cubs to a ninth place finish in the 64 team event considered to be one of the toughest in the Western U.S.
Garcia won four of his six tournament matches by fall while raising his season record to 28-0. In a championship matchup of the top-two seeds at 152 pounds, Garcia, a two-time state champion, pinned second-seed Cody Miller of Deer Park, who is the defending 152 pound Washington State 2A champion.
Cubs’ 130 pounder Shane Hunt fell one win short of a title, losing the championship match to second seed Derek Peterson from tournament team champion Delta HS (Utah) by a 14-4 technical fall. Hunt, who was seeded fourth, upset top seed and two-time Utah state champion Kade Moss 8-4 in the semi-finals.
SW’s Cody Pohren finished fourth at 171 pounds after a 14-3 major decision defeat to Derek Miller from Riverton, Wyoming in the consolation final.
FINAL TEAM SCORES
| 1. | Delta | 302.0 |
| 2. | Rock Springs, WY | 211.0 |
| 3. | Payson | 205.0 |
| 4. | Deer Park WA | 190.0 |
| 5. | Millard | 189.5 |
| 6. | Wasatch | 181.0 |
| 7. | Davis | 180.0 |
| 8. | Orting, WA | 178.0 |
| 9. | Sedro Woolley WA | 172.0 |
| 10. | Springville | 164.5 |
103 Clayton Johnson lost opener 7-2; consolations: 1st match, CJohnson pin 2:28; 2nd match, lost maj. dec. 12-3, out.
112 Boyce Johnson lost opener, pinned 2:53; consolations: 1st match, BJohnson lost dec. 6-2, out.
119 Cody Forst won opener by pin in 1:28, lost next match maj. dec. 12-0 to Brady Maris of Orting; consolations: 1st match, CForst lost maj. dec. to Maris (again) 11-0, out.
125 Trent Morgan won opener by tech. fall 18-3, lost next match dec. 6-1; consolations: 1st match, TMorgan won by pin 2:37; 2nd match, lost dec. 4-3, out.
130 Shane Hunt won opener by tech. fall 18-3, won next match by pin 2:48, won next match maj. dec. 10-2, won next match by tech. fall 16-0, won next match by dec. 8-4.
135 Tyler Howell lost opener by dec. 5-2; consolations: 1st match Howell won dec. 11-4, 2nd match lost dec. 12-5, out.
140 John Janicki won opener by pin 0:47, lost next match by maj. dec. 18-6; consolations: 1st match, JJanicki won by maj. dec. 9-0; 2nd match won by dec. 3-1; 3rd match lost by dec. 4-2, out.
145 Ryan Morgan won opener by pin 0:29, lost next match by pin 2:29; consolations: 1st match, RMorgan won by pin 0:36; 2nd match, won by dec. 5-0; 3rd match, won by dec. 3-2; 4th match, lost by pin 1:30, out.
152 Derek Garcia won opener by pin 1:09, won next match by tech. fall 17-1, won next match by pin 0:43, won next match by pin 3:15, won next match by dec. 11-4.
171 Cody Pohren opens with two byes, won first match by pin 0:30, won next match by maj. dec. 13-2, lost next match maj. dec. 15-5; consolations: 1st match, CPohren won by pin 1:40; 2nd match, won by pin 3:21; 3rd match, won by dec. 10-7.
189 Taylor Knutson won opener by pin 3:08, won next match by pin 3:01, lost next match by pin 0:47; consolations: 1st match, TKnutson won by pin 2:16; 2nd match, won by pin 1:16; 3rd match, lost by pin 2:32, out.
215 Joe Janicki opens with two byes, won first match by dec. 6-0, lost next match by pin 2:46; consolations: 1st match, JJanicki lost by pin 3:34, out.
285 Konrad Swartz lost opener by pin 4:22; consolations: 2 byes, 1st match, KSwartz won dec. 5-0; 2nd match won dec. 3-0; 3rd match, lost dec. 7-1, out.
