5A State Tournament
Marcos
de Niza won their 3rd straight 5A state championship with Mesa Mt. View
2nd and Maryvale 3rd.
Yuma's Brock Williamson battled through the tournament to the finals at
103 lbs., where he lost a hard fought battle and came away with a
second place medal for his efforts. Senior Steve Martinez rolled
through the 145 lb. bracket upsetting the number 4 seed in the
quarter-finals. Steve finished with a 6th place medal after a one
point semi-final loss to the eventual runner-up.
Francisco Macias and Nick Johnson both picked up tournament wins and
recorded points for the Crims, but were knocked out prior to the medal
rounds.