REV's Mecate and Rodriguez place at 5-Counties...
Redlands East Valley freshman 103-pounder Chris Mecate and 130-pound senior Erick Rodriguez placed in this past Saturday's 5-Counties Invitational at Fountain Valley High School.
After losing in the third round, Rodriguez won six straight matches (including two defaults) to take third place. In his third-place match, the eighth-seeded Rodriguez took an 8-6 decsion over second-seeded Henry Yorba of Poway.
Mecate worked hard for his seventh-place finish at the invite. After losing a close 4-2 quarterfinal decision to top-seeded Zach Zimmer of Clovis West, Mecate went 2-1 on Saturday. He was a 3-1 winner over Northvview's Jacob Delgado and then lost a close 2-0 decision to fourth-seeded Shane Yacuta of Porterville. The eight-seeded Mecate then rallied for a 7-2 victory over Artesia's Ruben Rios for seventh place
REV senior 125-pounder Ben Walters went 3-2 in the invitational and did not place.
Overall, the Wildcats earned 40 team points and placed 37th overall out of 93 teams that competed.
Poway took first with a dominating 198 team points (65 point more than second place) and seven wrestlers that placed.