RHS wrestlers show big at district, move on to state

Fourth-year Roswell wrestling coach, Jesse Boggs, has pulled the rabbit out of the hat. He has coached well enough for his Coyote grapplers to finish in third place on the mats in the district at Hobbs on Saturday. Carlsbad won first place and then host team Hobbs came in second. Roswell was one point away from finishing in second place.

Boggs will send six wrestlers to state on Friday and Saturday, to include Jaymon Cherinko (9-3) at 120 pounds; Joseph Garcia (12-16) at 138 pounds; Kayden Graham (24-10) at 152 pounds; and Nathaniel Sanchez (30-7) at 160 pounds. Also going to state are the big winners on the day that won their weight class: Zack Buckmister (16-7) at 220 pounds, who took first place and Gabriel Garcia (24-6) at 285 pounds.

“We’re building toward state,” Roswell wrestling coach Jesse Boggs said. “We’re hoping to have placers.”

Here are the results of the tournament held on Saturday in Hobbs.

NMAA District 5A-4 Results for Roswell

113

Jerry Romero (7-13) placed third and scored 9.0 team points.

Semifinal – Ricky Pineda (Alamogordo) 9-10 won by fall over Jerry Romero (Roswell) 7-13 (Fall 3:59)

Third Place Match – Jerry Romero (Roswell) 7-13 won by fall over Arick Serrano (Hobbs) 0-2 (Fall 0:44)

120

Jaymon Cherinko (9-3) placed second and scored 14.0 team points.

Semifinal – Jaymon Cherinko (Roswell) 9-3 won by fall over Christian Pennybacker (Hobbs) 11-16 (Fall 1:24)

First Place Match – Logan Romero (Carlsbad) 21-13 won by fall over Jaymon Cherinko (Roswell) 9-3 (Fall 0:44)

126

Matthew Simmons (5-21) placed third and scored 7.0 team points.

Semifinal – Jose Orozco (Carlsbad) 12-9 won by fall over Matthew Simmons (Roswell) 5-21 (Fall 1:00)

Third Place Match – Matthew Simmons (Roswell) 5-21 received a bye.

132

Kelvin Alarcon (18-7) placed second and scored 12.0 team points.

Semifinal – Kelvin Alarcon (Roswell) 18-7 won by decision over Kendell Herbst (Hobbs) 18-14 (Dec 8-4)

First Place Match – Matthew Najera (Carlsbad) 23-8 won by fall over Kelvin Alarcon (Roswell) 18-7 (Fall 1:27)

138

Joseph Garcia (12-16) placed third and scored 9.0 team points.

Semifinal – Cameron Hernandez (Hobbs) 1-1 won by tech fall over Joseph Garcia (Roswell) 12-16 (TF-1.5 6:00 (19-3))

Third Place Match – Joseph Garcia (Roswell) 12-16 won by fall over Judah Strong (Alamogordo) 0-8 (Fall 1:24)

152

Kayden Graham (24-10) placed second and scored 14.0 team points.

Semifinal – Kayden Graham (Roswell) 24-10 won by fall over Zaid Ayala (Hobbs) 5-6 (Fall 0:38)

First Place Match – Mason Box (Carlsbad) 33-4 won by fall over Kayden Graham (Roswell) 24-10 (Fall 1:08)

160

Nathaniel Sanchez (30-7) placed second and scored 12.0 team points.

Semifinal – Nathaniel Sanchez (Roswell) 30-7 won by decision over Anson Smith (Hobbs) 5-7 (Dec 10-9)

First Place Match – Justin Wood (Carlsbad) 14-1 won by fall over Nathaniel Sanchez (Roswell) 30-7 (Fall 2:39)

170

Miguel Cabrales (18-9) placed third and scored 9.0 team points.

Semifinal – Cutter Fink (Hobbs) 15-12 won by fall over Miguel Cabrales (Roswell) 18-9 (Fall 0:47)

Third Place Match – Miguel Cabrales (Roswell) 18-9 won by fall over Trevor Yelton (Alamogordo) 6-13 (Fall 2:32)

182

Canaan Peralta (15-10) placed third and scored 7.0 team points.

Semifinal – Dexter Nelson (Hobbs) 16-10 won by tech fall over Canaan Peralta (Roswell) 15-10 (TF-1.5 5:31 (17-1))

Third Place Match – Canaan Peralta (Roswell) 15-10 received a bye

195

Marco Galvan (4-8) placed fourth and scored 4.0 team points.

Semifinal – Jared Duenez (Carlsbad) 30-9 won by fall over Marco Galvan (Roswell) 4-8 (Fall 3:45)

Third Place Match – Rylee Pennington (Hobbs) 22-12 won by major decision over Marco Galvan (Roswell) 4-8 (MD 14-6)

220

Zack Buckmister (16-7) placed first and scored 20.0 team points.

Semifinal – Zack Buckmister (Roswell) 16-7 won by fall over Nathan Lewis (Carlsbad) 10-18 (Fall 0:55)

First Place Match – Zack Buckmister (Roswell) 16-7 won by fall over Hunter Riggs (Alamogordo) 10-9 (Fall 2:22)

285

Gabriel Garcia (24-6) placed first and scored 18.0 team points.

Semifinal – Gabriel Garcia (Roswell) 24-6 received a bye

First Place Match – Gabriel Garcia (Roswell) 24-6 won by fall over Carter Johnson (Hobbs) 0-1 (Fall 4:27)