It may be early in season, but Kentwood wrestlers Ruben Navejas and Cody Quinn already appear in midseason form.<\/p>\n
Navejas, a sophomore, and Quinn, a senior, dominated on Saturday in the Border at the Battle in Blaine, bringing home individual titles and helping the Conquerors secure third place in the 27-team tournament.<\/p>\n
Blaine won the tournament with 191.5 points followed by Riverside (170) and Kentwood (137).<\/p>\n
\u201cWe did a little better than I thought (we would),\u201d said Kentwood coach Ken Sroka.<\/p>\n
But nobody did better than Navejas and Quinn, both of whom chewed up their respective weight classes with ease and dominance.<\/p>\n
Navejas ripped through his respective 103-pound counterparts, collecting four-straight pins \u2013 all of which lasted less than two full periods \u2013 before working over Squalicum\u2019s Ren Bishop in the finals, 12-1.<\/p>\n
Quinn, the second-ranked 140-pounder in the state who competed at 145 on Saturday, was just as impressive. The three-time state placer racked up three pins and a major decision before fending off Chris Rowe of Selah in the finals, 2-0.<\/p>\n
\u201cCody is looking fantastic,\u201d Sroka said. \u201cHe\u2019s very confident and is hungry for wins. Out there, he\u2019s in total control.\u201d<\/p>\n
Billy Creighton (130) added a fourth-place finish for the Conquerors.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Royally good<\/p>\n
Kent-Meridian\u2019s Jesus Valdez was giving up a few pounds on Saturday at the Lake Washington Invitational.<\/p>\n
The junior, however, did not give up any wins.<\/p>\n
Valdez, one of the premier 103-pounders in the state, bumped up to 112 on Saturday. The results continued to be successful for the Royal, who collected a pair of pins and a major decision en route to securing his weight classification\u2019s title.<\/p>\n
Valdez worked over Kamiak\u2019s Marco Price in the finals, 13-0.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s tougher than last year,\u201d K-M coach Todd Owens said of Valdez, who took eighth at state a year ago.<\/p>\n
Kent-Meridian held its own in the 17-team, 16-man bracket tournament, taking sixth place with 135 points. Kamiak won the tournament with 208.5 points followed by Bellevue (158.5).<\/p>\n
Valdez wasn\u2019t the only Royal to bring home a golden performance. Teammate Nick Hall, at the other end of the wrestling spectrum competing at 285 pounds, showed a little bit of everything in capturing his weight class.<\/p>\n
Hall dominated early, collecting two-straight pins in earning a semifinal berth. In the semis, he outlasted No. 1 seed Cody Treddenbarger of Juanita, 6-4.<\/p>\n
Hall capped the performance in impressive fashion, pinning Alex Martin of Monroe in the finals in 5:06.<\/p>\n
Andrew Smith (140), Nick Lemmon (160) and Thomas Reinhart (189) added third-place finishes for the Royals.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
GIRLS BASKETBALL: KL knocks off Auburn<\/p>\n
The Kentlake girls basketball team showed plenty of resilience on Saturday night.<\/p>\n
Three days after dropping a 39-38 heartbreaker to Jefferson, the Falcons picked up the pieces and used a balanced scoring attack to knock off Auburn, 44-36, in a South Puget Sound League North Division game.<\/p>\n
Morganne Comstock delivered a team-high 13 points. It\u2019s the fifth straight game Comstock has reached double figures. Jessica Barnes added nine points for the Falcons, followed by Riley Butler (8), Katie Bubsey (7).<\/p>\n
Tied 24-24 heading into the final quarter, the Falcons ripped off a 20-12 run over the final eight minutes to seal the victory.<\/p>\n
\u2022 ALSO: Kentridge junior Alissa Martin scored a season-high 10 points on Saturday, but it was to no avail in a 73-44 loss to Federal Way. \u2026 Auburn Riverside took out its frustrations from last Thursday\u2019s loss to Kentwood on league rival K-M on Saturday. The Ravens doubled up on the Royals, 83-41. Nichole Jackson and Mercedes Wetmore scored 18 apiece for the Ravens. Brianna Shannon, averaging 16.5 points per game, led K-M with 10.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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