Five wrestlers take first place as Jaguars win Escondido Rumble

On Friday, 26 Valley Center wrestlers traveled to Escondido High School for a two-day wrestling extravaganza called The Rumble, and after a day that lived up to its name, the Jaguars came away with the tournament championship.
Each wrestler was guaranteed five matches, and those with highest win/loss records were entered into the medal tournament, where they could wrestle three additional matches. Sixteen Jaguars advanced to the medals’ tournament, with five winning championships in their respective classes—Sam McCuskey (98 pounds), Dustin Miller (106 pounds), Manny Boyle (122 pounds), Damian Stehly (173 pounds) and Travis Weddington (217 pounds).
Meanwhile, John Mayo took second at 98 pounds and Trevor Ryback finished third at 115 pounds. Four Valley Center wrestlers took fourth—John Murphy (114 pounds), James Oakley (122 pounds), Daquota Avila (138 pounds) and Kevin Izadi (heavyweight).
Five Jags finished seventh in the tournament—Zach Dewey (128 pounds), Kaulana Miller (128 pounds), Christian Guerrero (133 pounds), Jesus Diaz (191 pounds) and Lorenzo Gomez (heavyweight).
After more than 120 individual matches, 11 Jaguars earned medals for finishing in the top four.
But the biggest surprise of the day was winning the tournament championship. The tournament’s design is give underclassmen more opportunity to wrestle prior the entering the CIF tournaments. The Jaguars gained valuable experience that will be helpful for this coming CIF Division IV Tournament coming up on Saturday at Olympian High School in Chula Vista. Wrestling begins at 9 a.m. with the championship finals scheduled at 6 p.m.
The Valley Center wrestlers suffered a setback with a league finale loss to Del Norte High School, 39–27, on Thursday.
Two forfeits and some lackluster performances led the Jaguars to their demise, but two Jags won by pin—Juan Oros at 105 pounds and Dustin Miller at 114 pounds—while Christian Guerrero won a 5–4 decision at 132 pounds and Dylan Smith won a technical fall at 173 pounds.
The Jaguars finish the season in third place in Valley League with a 3–2 league record and a 4-4 overall mark.

Boys Water Polo Team Gets First Win Of 2010

The Valley Center varsity boys water polo team began play in the University City Fall Classic last Thursday with a game against Monte Vista.
The boys were excited for another shot at a tough Monte Vista team. The Jags had a slow start giving up a 4–1 lead in the first. The boys were able to score two goals in the second but allowed three to trail 7–3 at half. The boys were able to tie Monte Vista in the third and fourth quarters with two and three goals coming up a bit short in a tough 12–8 loss.
Ian Mcfarlane had four goals, two steals, earned one exclusion, and one penalty shot. Cody Wolf had two goals, and three steals. Jake Walder had one goal. Kevin Izadi had one goal. Shea Swartz had eight goal saves.
Our second game of the tournament was against University City. Uni City took a solid 6–2 lead in the first quarter that proved too difficult to overcome giving the Jags a 15–6 loss.
Jake Walder had three goals, earned one exclusion, and one penalty shot. Dylan Peters had one goal. Kevin Murphy had one goal, and one steal. Mitch Campbell had one goal. Ian Mcfarlane had four assists, and earned three exclusions. Shea Swartz had a big game with 15 goal saves.
The third game of the season was against Mater Dei. The Jags took a 4–3 lead in the first quarter, but Mater Dei responded by outscoring the Jags 7–1 in the second. Mater Dei continued to control the game giving the Jags a 19–9 loss.
Ian Macfarlane had four goals, one exclusion, and one penalty shot. Cody Wolf had two goals, and one block. Jake Walder had one goal. Lucas Coch had one goal. Mitch Campbell had one goal. Shea Swartz had seven goal saves. Our fourth game of the tournament was against Mission Hills. The boys had a strong start taking a 6–2 lead after the first quarter. Mission Hills came back a bit in the second scoring four goals but the Jags were able to put away five to lead 11–6 at the half. The Jags outscored Mission Hills 7–2 in the second half to take a solid 18–8 win. This was a big win for the guys and gave them some confidence and momentum. We started to play better defense and that created many more offensive opportunities.
Ian Macfarlane had a huge game with eight goals, one assist, two steals, one block, and earned one exclusion. Jake Walder had a huge game with eight goals, and seven steals. Cody Wolf played well with three goals, two assists, and earned an exclusion. Dylan Peters had four assists, and three steals. Shea Swartz had 15 goal saves, four steals, and three assists.
Our final game of the tournament was against league rival Orange Glen. The Jags took a solid 6–2 lead after the first quarter. They were able to follow that up outscoring the Patriots 5–0 to lead 11–2 at the half. The Jags put away six more goals in the third holding the Patriots scoreless. Both teams scored one in the fourth giving the Jags an 18–3 win.
Dylan Peters had a great game with six goals, one assist, five steals. Ian Macfarlane had a great game with five goals, six assists, two steals, and one block. Jake Walder played well with four goals, one assist, and one steal. Kevin Izadi had one goal, three assists, and one steal. Connor Macfarlane had one goal, and one steal. Tyler French had one goal. Shea Swartz had ten goal saves, three steals, and one assist. This was a great win for the guys as they put together some solid offense, and gained confidence in their lane defense.
Our next game is this Friday against Steele Canyon at Adams Park.