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Panther Wrestling Newsletter
12.28.09 Volume 02- Issue 07




Panthers Rise & Fall With Tides At Gulf Coast Duals
Friday, December 18, 2009 and Saturday, December 19, 2009: Gulf-Coast Team Duals Tournament held at W. B. Ray High School in Corpus Christi. The Competition: Austin LBJ, Beeville Academy, Converse Judson, Corpus Christi Carroll, Corpus Christi King, Corpus Christi Moody, Corpus Christi Ray, La Joya, McAllen Memorial, Pflugerville Connally, PSJA, Rio Grande City, San Antonio Wagner, Sharyland, Victoria, Weslaco East and Weslaco High School.

High Tide: Panthers Breakdown Cougars:
Weslaco High Hangs On To Defeat Pflugerville Connally 45 – 39 In Round Robin Pool Match.   The Panthers won 8 of fifteen matches; six – Pins (36 points), one – Decision (3 points), and one – Forfeit (6 points). This accounted for 45 out of a possible 48 points. The Cougars won 7 matches; five – Pins (30 points), one – Decision (3 points), and one – Forfeit (6 points). This accounted for 39 out of a possible 42 points.

103 Justin Ramirez led 6-0 when he pinned his opponent in the first period. (W) Congratulations! Team Score – WHS 6 – PCHS 0.

112 Madison Belcher won his match on a forfeit by Pflugerville Connally. (W) Congratulations! Team Score – WHS 12 – PCHS 0.

119 Cody Casares led 4-2 in the first period when he pinned his opponent. (W) Congratulations! Team Score – WHS 18 – PCHS 0.

125 Juan C. (Charlie) Villegas led 5-0 in the first period when he pinned his opponent. (W) Congratulations! Team Score – WHS 24 – PCHS 0.

130 Ernie Garcia led 4-2 (1st), 8-6 (2nd), and 12-6 (3rd) in securing a decision. (W) Congratulations! Team Score – WHS 27 – PCHS 0.

135 Hector Villanueva, Jr. trailed 0-2 when he was pinned in the first period. (L) Team Score – WHS 27 – PCHS 6.

140 Josh (Chip) Cruz trailed 2-6 (1st), 6-13 (2nd), and 8-13 (3rd) in losing a decision to his opponent. (L) Team Score – WHS 27 – PCHS 9.

145 Dante de la Rosa led 10-3 (1st) and 12-3 (2nd) when he pinned his opponent. (W) Congratulations! Team Score – WHS 33 – PCHS 9.

152 Josafath (Jay) Alvizo won on a pin. (W) Congratulations! Team Score – WHS 39 – PCHS 9.

160 Andres Medina led 5-0 when he pinned his opponent in the first period. (W) Congratulations! Team Score – WHS 45 – PCHS 9.

171 Anthony (A.J.) Garcia was tied 2-2 (1st), 5-5 (2nd) and trailed 5-7 when he was pinned in the third period. (L) Team Score – WHS 45 – PCHS 15.

180 Matt Torres trailed 0-2 and was pinned in the 1st period. (L) Team Score – WHS 45 – PCHS 21.

189 Uncontested. (L) Team Score – WHS 45 – PCHS 27.

215 Alex Solis trailed 3-7 and was pinned in the third period. (L) Team Score – WHS 45 – PCHS 33.

285 Cruz Garcia trailed 0-2 and was pinned in the second period. (L) Team Score – WHS 45 – PCHS 39.

Low Tide: Panthers Fall To King Mustangs 
Weslaco High Routed 55 – 19 By Eventual 2009 Gulf-Coast Duals Champions.             The Mustangs won ten of the fifteen matches with seven – Pins (42 points), one – Major Decision (4 points), one – Decision ( 3 points), and one – Forfeit (6 points). This accounted for 55 out of 60 possible points. The Panthers had one – Pin (6 points), one – Major Decision (4 points), and three – Decisions (9 points). This accounted for 19 out of 30 possible points.

103 Justin Ramirez led 6-0 when he pinned his opponent in the first period. (W) Congratulations! Team Score – WHS 6 – CCKHS 0.

112 Madison Belcher was tied 2-2 (1st), and trial 2-4 (2nd) when he was pinned. (L) Team Score – WHS 6 – CCKHS 6.

119 Cody Casares led 5-0 (1st), 13-7 (2nd), and 16-10 (3rd) when he was pinned by his opponent. (L) Team Score – WHS 6 – CCKHS 12.

125 Juan C. (Charlie) Villegas led 2-1 (1st), 7-1 (2nd), and 13-4 (3rd) in winning a Major Decision. (W) Congratulations! Team Score – WHS 10 – CCKHS 12.

130 Ernie Garcia was tied 0-0 (1st), trailed 2-4 (2nd), and took the lead 7-6 (3rd) to secure a Decision. (W) Congratulations! Team Score – WHS 13 – CCKHS 12.

135 Hector Villanueva, Jr. led 7-5 (1st), 9-7 (2nd), and hung on for a 16-14 (3rd) Decision. (W) Congratulations! Team Score – WHS 16 – CCKHS 12.

140 Josh (Chip) Cruz trailed 4-7 when he was pinned in the first period. (L) Team Score – WHS 16 – CCKHS 18.

145 Dante de la Rosa trail 0-2 when he was pinned at the 0:57 mark of the first period. (L) Team Score – WHS 16 – CCKHS 24.

152 Josafath (Jay) Alvizo trailed 0-8 (1st) and 4-14 (2nd) when he was pinned. (L) Team Score – WHS 16 – CCKHS 30.

160 Andres Medina 2-4 (1st), 2-6 (2nd) and 2-10 (3rd) when lost by Major Decision. (W) Congratulations! Team Score – WHS 16 – CCKHS 34.

171 Anthony (A.J.) Garcia led 5-3 (1st), 8-5 (2nd) and 8-5 (3rd) when won by Decision. (W) Congratulations! Team Score – WHS 19 – CCKHS 34.

180 Matt Torres trailed 0-2 (1st), 4-7 (2nd) and 6-13 (3rd) in losing by Decision. (L) Team Score – WHS 19 – CCKHS 37.

189 Uncontested. (L) Team Score – WHS 19 – CCKHS 43.

215 Alex Solis was tied 2-2 (1st)and trailed 2-3 when he was pinned in the second period. (L) Team Score – WHS 19 – CCKHS 49.

285 Cruz Garcia was tied 2-2 and was pinned in the first period. (L) Team Score – WHS 19 – CCKHS 55.

High Tide: Beeville Academy Forfeits To Panthers. The forfeit gave the Panthers a 2-1 record in pool competition and moved them into the Championship Bracket on Saturday along with Corpus Christi King. Pflugerville Connally and Beeville Academy fell into the consolation bracket. (W) Congratulations! Team Score – WHS 90 – Beeville Academy 0.

Low Tide: Panthers Fall To McAllen Memorial
Weslaco High Loses 49-33 In First Round of Championship Bracket. The Mustangs won nine of the fifteen matches with six – Pins (36 points), one – Major Decision (4 points), one – Decision (3 points), and one – Forfeit (6 points). This accounted for 49 out of 54 possible points. The Panthers had three – Pins (18 points), one – Decision (3 points) and two – Forfeits (12 points). This accounted for 33 out of 36 possible points.

103 Justin Ramirez won his match on a forfeit by McAllen Memorial. (W) Congratulations! Team Score – WHS 6 – MMHS 0.

112 Madison Belcher won his match on a forfeit by McAllen Memorial. (W) Congratulations! Team Score – WHS 12 – MMHS 0.

119 Cody Casares was pinned by his opponent. (L) Team Score – WHS 12 – MMHS 6.

125 Juan C. Villegas pinned his opponent. (W)Congratulations! Team Score – WHS 18 – MMHS 6.

130 Ernie Garcia led 2-0 (1st), 5-1 (2nd), and 7-3 (3rd) in securing a decision. (W) Congratulations! Team Score – WHS 21 – MMHS 6.

135 Hector Villanueva, Jr. trailed 0-2 (1st), 1-4 (2nd), and 2-6 when he was pinned in the third period. (L) Team Score – WHS 21 – MMHS 12.

140 Josh (Chip) Cruz trailed 0-2 (1st), 0-4 (2nd) when he was pinned at the 1:05 mark of the period. (L) Team Score – WHS 21 – MMHS 18.

145 Dante de la Rosa led 2-3 (1st) and 2-3 (2nd) when he was pinned by his opponent. (L) Score – WHS 21 – MMHS 24.

152 Josafath (Jay) Alvizo trailed 0-2 (1st), 0-3 (2nd) and 0-8 at the end of the third period in losing a Major Decision. (L) Team Score – WHS 21 – MMHS 28.

160 Andres Medina led 5-2 when he pinned his opponent in the first period. (W) Congratulations! Team Score – WHS 27 – MMHS 28.

171 Anthony (A.J.) Garcia trailed 0-2 (1st), 0-2 (2nd) and led 4-2 when he pinned his opponent with 37 seconds left in the third period. (W) Congratulations! Team Score – WHS 33 – MMHS 28.

180 Matt Torres trailed 2-7 (1st) and 3-7 (2nd) when he was pinned with one minute left in the period. (L) Team Score – WHS 33 – MMHS 34.

189 Uncontested. (L) Team Score – WHS 33 – MMHS 40.

215 Alex Solis trailed 1-2 (1st), 4-7 (2nd), and 4-9 (3rd) in losing a decision to his opponent. (L) Team Score – WHS 33 – MMHS 43.

285 Cruz Garcia trailed 0-2 and was pinned at the 1:11 mark of the first period. (L) Team Score – WHS 33 – MMHS 49.

High Tide: Panthers Takedown Converse Judson
Weslaco High Keeps Rockets Grounded With A 48-37 Victory To Stay Alive In Tournament.  The Panthers won eight of the fifteen matches with six – Pins (36 points) and two – Forfeits (12 points). This accounted for 48 out of 48 possible points. The Rockets had four – Pins (24 points), one – Major Decision (4 points), one – Decision (3 points) and one – Forfeit (6 points). This accounted for 37 out of 42 possible points.

103 Justin Ramirez won his match on a forfeit by Converse Judson. (W) Congratulations! Team Score – WHS 6 – CJHS 0.

112 Madison Belcher trailed 0-3 when he was pinned with 58 seconds left in the first period. (L) Team Score – WHS 6 – CJHS 6.

119 Cody Casares led 5-0 (1st) and 13-1(2nd) when he pinned his opponent at the 1:10 mark of the period. (W) Congratulations! Team Score – WHS 12 – CJHS 6.

125 Juan C. (Charlie) Villegas led 5-0 in the first period when he pinned his opponent. (W) Congratulations! Team Score – WHS 18 – CJHS 6.

130 Ernie Garcia led 3-2 (1st) and 5-1 (2nd) when he pinned his opponent with 1:24 left in the period. (W) Congratulations! Team Score – WHS 24 – CJHS 6.

135 Hector Villanueva, Jr. trailed 0-2 when he was pinned at the 1:21 mark of the first period. (L) Team Score – WHS 24 – CJHS 12.

140 Josh (Chip) Cruz was tied at 2-2 when he was pinned at the 1:18 mark of the second period. (L) Team Score – WHS 24 – CJHS 18.

145 Dante de la Rosa led 10-4 (1st) and 10-4 (2nd) when he was pinned by his opponent at the 1:33 mark of the period. (L) Team Score – WHS 24 – CJHS 24.

152 Josafath (Jay) Alvizo trailed 5-6 (2nd) and 6-13 (3rd) as he lost a Decision to his opponent. (L) Team Score – WHS 24 – CJHS 27.

160 Andres Medina trailed 3-4 (1st), 6-12 (2nd), and 8-19 (3rd) as he lost the match by a Major Decision. (L) Team Score – WHS 24 – CJHS 31.

171 Anthony (A.J.) Garcia led 5-0 (1st)and 8-1 (2nd) when he pinned his opponent a the 1:10 mark of the period. (W) Congratulations! Team Score – WHS 30 – CJHS 31.

180 Matt Torres led 2-0 when he pinned his opponent at the 0:40 mark of the first period. (W) Congratulations! Team Score – WHS 36 – CJHS 31.

189 Uncontested. (L) Team Score – WHS 36 – CJHS 37.

215 Alex Solis led 2-0 when he pinned his opponent in the first period. (W) Congratulations! Team Score – WHS 42 – CJHS 37.

285 Cruz Garcia won his match on a forfeit by Converse Judson. (W) Congratulations! Team Score – WHS 48 – CJHS 37.

High Tide: Panthers Control Sharyland
Weslaco High Rounds-up Rattlers 48-36; Head Into Last Match Vying For Third Place The Panthers won nine of the fifteen matches with five – Pins (30 points), two – Decisions (12 points) and two – Forfeits (12 points). This accounted for 48 out of 54 possible points. The Rattlers had five – Pins (30 points) and one – Forfeit (6 points). This accounted for 36 out of 36 possible points.

103 Justin Ramirez won his match on a forfeit by Sharyland. (W) Congratulations! Team Score – WHS 6 – SHS 0.

112 Madison Belcher trailed 0-2 when he was pinned at the 1:37 mark of the first period. (L) Team Score – WHS 6 – SHS 6.

119 Cody Casares trailed 0-2 when he was pinned at the 1:18 mark of the first period. (L) Team Score – WHS 6 – SHS 12.

125 Juan C. (Charlie) Villegas won a 5-3 Decision in the third period. (W) Congratulations! Team Score – WHS 9 – SHS 12.

130 Ernie Garcia led 5-0 (1st), 6-4 (2nd), and 8-4 (3rd) in securing a Decision. (W) Congratulations! Team Score – WHS 12 – SHS 12.

135 Hector Villanueva, Jr. trailed 0-2 (1st), 5-13 (2nd) and 5-15 (3rd) when he was pinned at the 0:28 mark of the period. (L) Team Score – WHS 12 – SHS 18.

140 Josh (Chip) Cruz led 2-0 (1st) and 9-4 (2nd) when he pinned his opponent at the 0:29 mark of the period. (W) Congratulations! Score – WHS 18 – SHS 18.

145 Dante de la Rosa was tied 5-5 (1st) and 805 (2nd) when he pinned his opponent at the 1:26 mark of the period. (W) Congratulations! Team Score – WHS 24 – SHS 18.

152 Josafath (Jay) Alvizo trailed 0-2 (1st) when he was pinned at the 0:51 mark of the period. (L) Team Score – WHS 24 – SHS 24.

160 Andres Medina was tied 7-7 when he pinned his opponent with 28 seconds left in the first period. (W) Congratulations! Team Score – WHS 30 – SHS 24.

171 Anthony (A.J.) Garcia led 2-0 (1st), 5-1 (2nd) and 7-2 when he pinned his opponent at the 0:42 mark of the third period. (W) Congratulations! Team Score – WHS 36 – SHS 24.

180 Matt Torres trailed 0-2 and was pinned at the 1:15 mark of the 1st period. (L) Team Score – WHS 36 – SHS 30.

189 Uncontested. (L) Team Score – WHS 36 – SHS 36.

215 Alex Solis won his match on a forfeit by Sharyland. (W) Congratulations! Team Score – WHS 42 – SHS 36.

285 Cruz Garcia led 2-0 (1st), 2-0 (2nd) and 5-4 (3rd) when he pinned his opponent at the 0:10 mark of the period. (W) Congratulations! Team Score – WHS 48 – SHS 36.

Low Tide: Panthers Fall To Rio Grande City Rattlers
Weslaco High Loses Third Place Match 57 – 30, Finishes In Fourth Place – Championship Bracket The Rattlers won ten of the fifteen matches with seven – Pins (42 points), one – Tech Fall (5 points), one – Decision (4 points) and one – Forfeit (6 points). This accounted for 57 out of 60 possible points. The Panthers had three – Pins (18 points), one Disqualification (6 points) and one – Forfeit (6 points). This accounted for 30 out of 30 possible points.

103 Justin Ramirez won his match on a forfeit by Rio Grande City. (W) Congratulations! Team Score – WHS 6 – RGCHS 0.

112 Madison Belcher was pinned in the first period. (L) Team Score – WHS 6 – RGCHS 6.

119 Cody Casares was pinned in the first period. (L) Team Score – WHS 6 – RGCHS 12.

125 Juan C. (Charlie) Villegas pinned his opponent. (W) Congratulations! Team Score – WHS 12 – RGCHS 12.

130 Ernie Garcia pinned his opponent. (W) Congratulations! Team Score – WHS 18 – RGCHS 12.

135 Hector Villanueva, Jr. was defeated by Tech Fall. (L) Team Score – WHS 18 – RGCHS 17.

140 Josh (Chip) Cruz was pinned in the second period. (L) Team Score – WHS 18 – RGCHS 23.

145 Dante de la Rosa lost by Major Decision. (L) Team Score – WHS 18 – RGCHS 27.

152 Josafath (Jay) Alvizo won on a disqualification for an illegal hold that led to Jay being unable to continue. (W) Congratulations! Team Score – WHS 24 – RGCHS 27.

160 Andres Medina was pinned in the second period. (L) Team Score – WHS 24 – RGCHS 33.

171 Anthony Garcia pinned his opponent. (W) Congratulations! Team Score – WHS 30 – RGCHS 33.

180 Matt Torres was pinned in the 2nd period. (L) Team Score – WHS 30 – RGCHS 39.

189 Uncontested. (L) Team Score – WHS 30 – RGCHS 45.

215 Alex Solis was pinned in the second period. (L) Team Score – WHS 30 – RGCHS 51.

285 Cruz Garcia was pinned in the first period. (L) Team Score – WHS 30 – RGCHS 57.


Tomas Garces Team Duals Tournament: Set for 8:00 a.m., January 2, 2010, this always exciting tournament honors one of our own, Tomas Garces, WHS Class of 2003, a former Panther Wrestler, two-time District Champion, two-time Regional Qualifier, and two-time State Qualifier; who was killed Sept. 6, 2004 in Baghdad, Iraq when his convoy was attacked by enemy forces using an improvised explosive device. Tomas was only 19 years old at the time. Invite your family and friends visiting for the holidays and remember: This one’s for Tommy!

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