The Fresno City College wrestling team swept Skyline in a conference dual match, Wednesday Oct. 19.
The home-meet, which was decided by four falls, two decisions, three technical falls and one forfeit brings their dual match record to 5-0.
“We don’t get many chances to wrestle for our home crowd,” said Coach Paul Keyshaw, “So I’m glad we had a good showing tonight.”
Junior Davila, ranked fifth in the state at the 125-pound weight class, opened the meet against Skyline’s Nelson Ortega.
Davila took control early in the match, scoring a 2-point takedown in the first ten seconds of the match. He would maintain dominant position, scoring a 2-point near-fall at 2:32, and closing the match with 2:08 left in the first period.
The second dual would be credited to FCC by forfeit, as no opponent was available for FCC’s Chris Padilla.
Meanwhile, the third dual featured No. 1 ranked Kevin Rojas of the 141-pound weight class against Skyline’s John Claitor.
Rojas scored first with a 2-point takedown at 2:11 in the first period. Claitor slipped Rojas for a 1-point escape, but was taken down again with 42 seconds remaining in the first period. Rojas would score once more before the end of the first period, chalking up a 2-point near-fall before the end of the period.
Both wrestlers began from a neutral position in the second period, and kept it there for much of the first minute.
Rojas would sneak in a 2-point take down before the end of the period and start the third period from bottom position. He would score a 1-point escape and follow it up with a 2-point take down with just over a minute left in the final period, bringing the match score to 11-4.
FCC would take that dual by decision, touting a seven-point lead and two minutes plus three seconds of riding time.
Next was No. 1 ranked Conrad Rangell of FCC against Skyline’s Marques Gebhardt of the 149-pound weight class.
Rangell came out strong in the first period with a takedown that manifested into two near- falls. His momentum carried into the second period, where he nixed Gebhardt with a technical fall to end the match.
Afterwards, FCC’s Brady Bersano of the 157-pound weight class took on Steven Fernandez from Skyline.
Bersano, ranked third in the state, struck first with a takedown 40 seconds into the first period. Fernandez countered with a reversal, knotting them up at two points a piece. Bersano would retake dominant position, countering with a reversal of his own but Fernandez would escape, bringing the score up 4-3.
Bersano, however, would take Fernandez down once more before the end of the period.
Fernandez began the second period in top position, but was reversed by Bersano 25 seconds into the round. The Ram’s 157-pounder finished the match with 56 seconds remaining in the second period, chalking up the second fall of the night.
The sixth match featured returning state champion Tigran Adzhemyan against Monet Goldman in the 165-pound weight class. Adzhemyan scored with a takedown in the first minute, and supplemented it with a near-fall. Goldman pulled an escape, but was taken down again by Adzhemyan with 1:15 left in the period.
Adzhemyan chalked up another takedown before the end of the period, electing for top position at the start of the second. Goldman escaped once more, bringing the total score to 9-3. Adzhyemyan, however, would take Goldman down twice more before the end of the second.
Beginning from bottom position, Adzhemyan reversed Goldman in the first ten seconds of the third, pinning him the Ram’s third fall-based victory with 1:49 left in the third period.
Ram Martin Fabbian made short work of Skyline’s Ellizon Dizon, closing up the match between the 174-pounders with a technical fall before the end of the first period. Fabbian scored 15 points on near-falls alone, and rode Dizon for two minutes and forty-two seconds of the only period.
Fito Juarez and Thomas Howard faced off in the eight match of the night, a bout between two ranked 184-pounders.
Howard, ranked eighth in the state scored first, taking Juarez down in the first minute of the period. FCC’s Juarez, ranked second in the state, escaped and scored a takedown with 1:15 left in the first period.
Juarez would come back from a 40 second disadvantage to a 47 second advantage at the end of the second period, meanwhile scoring three points with an escape and a takedown before the start of the third period.
The match would go to FCC’s Fito Juarez, decided by an eight point advantage and 18 seconds of riding time.
Ram’s wrestler Justin Whitten faced off against Skyline’s Coleman Maher, and closed the match less than one minute into the first period. Whitten scored a takedown at 2:49, scored a near-fall at 2:32 and pinned Maher at 2:08.
The final match of the night featured heavyweight Luis Contreras of FCC against Timo Cervantes of Skyline. Contreras finished the match with a minute and six seconds to spare in the second period, a victory by fall.
Wednesday’s dual match marks the fifth dual meet victory for the Rams this season, an untarnished five victories to no losses.
The next match for the Rams will be on the road at the Meathead Invitational in Cuesta College on Oct. 22, 2011, followed by the Chabot Dual Match in Hayward.
“We have a good team,” said Coach Paul Keyshaw. “And I’m proud of them. They wrestled well.”
