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Kofa takes 3rd in CdO tourneyTUCSON (Special) — The Kofa High varsity wrestling team finished a strong third in the 16-team Canyon del Oro Invitational Wrestling Tournament here Friday and Saturday.Defending Class AAA champion Sunnyside finished first with 195 points, while defending Class A A champion Flowing Wells took second with 146 points. The Kings were third with 126 points, 27 points ahead of fourth place Holbrook.Every team in the tournament had quality wrestlers,” said Kofa Coach Dave Sampson. “There were no easy matches. I was real pleased with the way we wrestled. ”The Kings had one champion, Carmello Perez in the 112-pound class, and two second-place finishers, .John Christensen at 179, and Tony Hadilla at 191. Roth Christensen, who recorded three straight pins leading into the finals, and Hadilla were beaten in the final seconds — by one point.For Kofa, Kandy Harmon, 96 pounds, was 3-2: Craig Labistre, 105, placed third with a 4-1 record; Perez. 112, finished first with a 4-0 record, capping off his perfect day with a win over Santa Cruz* Shorty Perales, a two-time defending state ch Morris Johnson, 119, was 2-2; Miguel Villarreal, placed fourth with a 3-2 mark; Robert Nance, t32. lost his only match; Jeff Sanderson, 138, was 0-2 (the 138-pound class featured four defending state champions); Nico Arias, 145, was 2-3; Kevin Wilson, 155, was 0-1; Louie Garcia, 167, was 0-1; Christensen, 179, and Hadilla, 191, both placed second; and at heavyweight, Jack Faz recorded a 1-2 mark.“We had a lot of no names when we went over there, but people were really talking about us after the tournament.” said Sampson. “We were easily the best conditioned team there. Several of the coaches told me that.”The Kings will be on Kofa mats Friday. 7:30 p.m., to face Lake Havasu City.
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Yuma Sun
Yuma, Arizona, US
Tue, Dec 18, 1979
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