Top Ten (Non-Action) Photos from 2012 CIF State Wrestling Championships

Here are some of our favorite non-action photos from 2012 CIF State Wrestling Championships - Top 10 - in no particular order:

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2012 California State Champions

Congratulations to the 2012 California State Champions.

Photos: CIF State Finalists from CCS

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    CHAMPION: Isaiah Locsin (Live Oak)



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    2nd place: Paul Fox (Gilroy)



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    CHAMPION: Nikko Villarreal (Gilroy)
 - named Champion of Champions



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    CHAMPION: Willie Fox (Gilroy) 




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    4th place: Jorge Barajas (St. Francis)



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    3rd place: Danny Chaid (Bellarmine)



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    8th place: Jonathan Tuiolosega (Seaside)

2012 CCS Champions


Congratulations to Jorge Barajas of St. Francis who captured 4 CCS titles to join an elite group.

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 Jimmie Lopez (Christopher)

113

Isaiah Locsin (Live Oak)

120

Andre Delagnes (Menlo-Atherton)

126

Paul Fox (Gilroy)

132

Niko Villarreal (Gilroy)

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Zac Contreras (Riordan)

145

Willie Fox (Gilroy)

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Jorge Barajas (St. Francis)

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Sam Hopkins (St. Francis)

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Joe Else (Aptos)

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Kodiak Sauer (Carmel)

195

Danny Chaid (Bellarmine)

220

Tim Glauninger (Serra)

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Jon Tuiolosega (Seaside)

2012 CIF State Wrestling Championships - Results

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Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Zahid Valencia of St. John Bosco (ss)
2nd Place - Johnson Mai of North Torrance (ss)
3rd Place - Gionn Peralta of Vacaville (sj)
4th Place - Isaiah Hokit of Wasco (cs)
5th Place - Troy Lakin of Clayton Valley (nc)
6th Place - Julian Gaytan of Clovis (cs)
7th Place - Adrian Camposano of Central (cs)
8th Place - Matt Smull of Shasta (ns)
1st Place Match

CCS performance to date after 2012 CIF State

Number of CCS Placers at the CIF State Wrestling Championships


  CIF State Place (Champion to 8th place)    
Year Champion 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total Notes
1973 1 3 2 4 2 1     13  
1974   1 5 1 4 1     12  
1975 2     6 2 2     12  
1976 1 1 3 2 1 2     10  
1977 2 1 1 1 4 3     12  
1978 2 3     4 4     13  
1979 3   6 1 5 2     17 Most
1980 3 2 2 2 1 2     12  
1981 2 1   3 3 2     11  
1982 1 2 1 2 1 3     10  
1983 3     3   4     10  
1984     1 1 2 3     7  
1985 1   3 2 4 4     14  
1986 1 3 1 1 2 3     11  
1987 1 1 2   2 1     7  
1988 1 1 2 3   2     9  
1989 1 1   2 2 4     10  
1990   2 3 1 1 1 2 4 14  
1991 1 1 2 1 1 2 3   11  
1992     5 2 3 2 2 2 16  
1993 2 3   2 1   1 1 10  
1994 1 1 1 1 1 1 2   8  
1995 2 6 1 2 1 1 2   15  
1996 1 2 4 1   2 1 1 12  
1997 2 2 1 2   2 1 2 12  
1998 2   2 2 2   2 3 13  
1999 1 1   1 2   3 1 9  
2000 1   1 2   2   3 9  
2001   1   2 1   2 3 9  
2002             1 3 4 Least
2003       3 4 1 1 1 10  
2004   1   2   2 1 1 7  
2005   1 1 1 1   2 2 8  
2006 3 1 1   2 1 2 2 12  
2007 1 1 3 1 2 1 1   10  
2008 2   2   1   1 1 7  
2009 3 1         1   5  
2010   2 1 2   1     6  
2011   2 1 2       3 8  
2012 3 1 1 1       1 7  
Total 50 49 59 65 62 62 31 34 412  


Number of State Placers by League


League Champion 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total Notes
BVAL 25 16 23 19 18 18 10 7 136 Most
MBL 3 6 2 3 1 5 3 3 26  
MTAL   1 2   1 2   2 8  
PAL 2 1 3 2 5 4   1 18  
PSAL     2 1 2       5 Least
SCCAL 1 4 1 2 4 2 1 2 17  
SCVAL 9 9 6 13 16 12 6 6 77  
TCAL 7 6 9 15 11 13 4 7 72  
WCAL 1 5 8 4 1 1 7 6 33  
defunct 2 1 3 6 3 5     20  
Total 50 49 59 65 62 62 31 34 412  

 

Nikko Villarreal (Gilroy) vs Alex Cisneros (Selma)

With just 10 seconds to go, Cornell-bound Alex Cisneros of Selma was on the brink of becoming a 4-time California State Champion, a feat only accomplished by one other athlete in the history of California wrestling. In early 1990s, Darrell Vasquez was just a freshman when he won the first of four state titles and defeated Jacob Palomino, a senior, in the finals. Palomino of Independence High School was on the verge of becoming the first four-timer but fell short of making history by the Central Section wrestler Vasquez.

2012 CIF State Wrestling Championships - CCS placers

Congratulations to our CCS Wrestlers for a fine job at the 2012 CIF State Wrestling Championships. We had a total of 7 medals, but more impressive was our four finalists and three state champions!

CIF State Coverage by CCS Wrestling dotcom

Good luck to all our CCS wrestlers who will compete at CIF State. We will be covering the action from CIF State!

2012 CCS Performance by League and School

Number of State Qualifiers by League:


  CCS Placing  
  1 2 3 Total
BVAL 1 1 2 4
MBL 2     2
MTAL 1 1   2
PAL 1   1 2
SCCAL 1 1 1 3
SCVAL   4 4 8
TCAL 3 5 3 11
WCAL 5 2 3 10

Overall, TCAL had the most qualifiers, edging WCAL by 1, but WCAL had the most champions.

Number of State Qualifiers by School:




  CCS Placing  
  1 2 3 Total
Alisal   1 1 2
Aptos 1   1 2
Bellarmine 1     1
Carmel 1     1
Christopher 1     1
Cupertino     1 1
Gilroy 3 1 2 6
Half Moon Bay     1 1
James Lick     1 1
King City   1   1
Live Oak 1     1
Los Gatos     2 2
Menlo-Atherton 1     1
Mitty     1 1
Oak Grove     1 1
Overfelt   1   1
Palma   3   3
Palo Alto   2 1 3
Riordan 1 1   2
San Lorenzo Valley   1   1
Saratoga   2   2
Seaside 1     1
Serra 1 1   2
St. Francis 2   2 4

Gilroy and St. Francis are the only schools with more than one champion. There are 24 schools with at least one state qualifier, of which 10 schools have more than one qualifier. Gilroy has the most qualifiers with 6.

Each of these schools had a fourth placer (alternate for CIF State):


Christopher  
Del Mar No top 3 placer
Gilroy  
Gonzales No top 3 placer
Harbor No top 3 placer
Live Oak  
Los Gatos  
Mitty  
Mt. Pleasant No top 3 placer
Palma  
Santa Teresa No top 3 placer
Sequoia No top 3 placer
Soledad No top 3 placer
South SF No top 3 placer

Unfortunately eight schools missed out on a ticket to CIF State because CCS takes only top 3 in each weight class.