Escalona of Shorecrest, Floresca of Shorewood head for State wrestling championships as regional champions

Jesus Escalona of Shorecrest and Mathew Floresca of Shorewood head for the State wrestling championships at the Tacoma Dome Friday and Saturday, Feb. 17-18, as regional champions.

Escalona won the Class 3A Region 1 championship at 113 pounds and Floresca won at 120 pounds. Ian Bolstad of Shorecrest was runner-up at 285 pounds, having lost in the final to a Mount Si wrestler by injury default.

All three move to the State Mat Classic Friday and Saturday along with Alex Lee of Shorewood at 113.

In regional team scoring, Shorecrest placed 11th and Shorewood 16th among 19 teams from the Northwest, Wesco and Kingco conferences in the Regional tournament at Skyline High School.

Class 3A Region 1

At Skyline High School, Saturday, Feb 11

Sedro-Woolley 151, Mount Vernon 121, Everett 98, Oak Harbor 96, Glacier peak 90, Mercer Island 85, Mount Si 83, Lynnwood 60, Ferndale 59.5, Meadowdale 57, Shorecrest 48, Liberty 44.5, Lake Washington 44, Bellevue 42, Marysville Getchell 30, Shorewood 29, Mountlake Terrace 4, Juanita 4, Sammamish 0.

CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES

106 — Nate Allen, Mount Vernon, pinned Luke Wilson, Mercer Island, 4:33.

113 — Jesus Escalona, Shorecrest, dec. Luis Reyna, Mount Vernon, 10-4. 

120 — Mathew Floresca, Shorewood, dec. Isaac Robison, Ferndale, 7-2.

126 — Cody Fakkema, Oak Harbor, dec. John Kim, 4-1.

132 — Boyce Johnson, Sedro-Woolley, inj. def. Jake Farrell, Sedro-Woolley.

138 — Kyle Morgan, Sedro-Woolley, pinned Timmy Douglass, Glacier Peak, 3:55.

145 — Brady Mast, Sedro-Woolley, dec. Jacob Elledge, Glacier peak, 9-3. 

152 — Hunter Lord, Lynnwood, dec. Josh Crebbin, Oak Harbor, 15-14.

160 — Hamilton Noel, Liberty, dec. Blake Johnson, Mercer Island, 3-2.

170 — Connor Boyce, Everett, dec. Yaroslav Petrechko, Lake Washington, 9-8.

182 — Sean Elledge, Glacier Peak, inj. def. Phil Frazier, Mercer Island.

195 — Ciaran Ball, Meadowdale, pinned Chris Aiwiro, Everett, 1:29.

220 — Jimmy Trull, Bellevue, inj. def. Jack Michels.

285 — Josh Mitchell, Mount Si, inj. def. Ian Bolstad Shorecrest.