Thom Simmons Anita Fopma Assistant Commissioner Program Coordinator [email protected] [email protected]

CALIFORNIA INTERSCHOLASTIC FEDERATION - SOUTHERN SECTION 10932 Pine St., Los Alamitos, CA 90720 (562) 493-9500 www.cifss.org

MEDIA RELEASE PRESS RELEASE #14 EMAILED A.M. MAY 19, 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: THOM SIMMONS SEVEN CIF SOUTHERN SECTION-FORD BOYS AND GIRLS DUAL MEET CHAMPIONSHIPS TO BE AWARDED

LOS ALAMITOS — The seven divisional (one girls, 6 boys), four-day tournament championships of dual-meet wrestling will commence this Tuesday, May 25 with the boys opening rounds, followed by the girls on Wednesday, May 26. Wrestling on those days start at 6:00 p.m. Round 2 of the tournaments are scheduled to start with ac on beginning at 1 p.m. on May 29 for both boys and girls, with third-round wrestling at 6:00 p.m. for boys on Tuesday, June 1st and girls on Wednesday, June 2nd. Finals for both boys and girls with take part on Saturday, June 5. All wrestling will take place at designated host sites. Top seeds for each boys division include Temecula Valley (Division 1), Northview (Division 2), San Clemente (Division 3), South Torrance (Division 4), Sonora (Division 5), and Western (Division 6). The No. 1 seed on the girls side is Corona.

2021 CIF SOUTHERN SECTION-FORD BOYS DUAL MEET WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS

DIVISION 1 (16-Team Bracket, 16 Entries) SEEDED TEAMS 1. Temecula Valley (5-0), Southwestern League Champion 2. Servite (9-1), Trinity League Champion 3. St. John Bosco (1-0), Trinity League Runner-Up 4. Centennial/Corona (10-1), Big VIII League Champion AT-LARGE ENTRY: M.L. King, Jr. (Big VIII), 3-2; Canyon Springs (Ivy), 5-3; Mater Dei (Trinity), 3-0; Temescal Canyon (Ivy), 4-4: Hemet (Ivy), 4-3; Roosevelt (Big VIII), 4-1; Villa Park (Crestview), 5-5; Vista Murrieta (Southwestern), 5-2. 2020 FINAL: St. John Bosco def. Servite, 50-26 - MORE- PR #14 DUAL MEET WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2-2-2 DIVISION 2 (16-Team Bracket, 16 Entries) SEEDED TEAMS 1. Northview (7-0), Valley Vista League Champion 2. Palm Desert (4-0), Desert Empire League Champion 3. Calvary Chapel/Santa Ana (8-0), Orange Coast League Champion 4. Fountain Valley (3-1), Surf League Champion AT-LARGE ENTRY: Irvine (Pacifi c Coast), 5-2; Shadow Hills (Desert Empire), 4-4; Beckman (Pacifi c Coast), 4-3-2; San Dimas (Valle Vista), 3-2; Damien (Baseline), 2-1-1; Edison (Surf), 2-1; Redlands East Valley (Citrus Belt), 4-1. 2020 FINAL: Palom Desert def. Paloma Valley, 40-36.

DIVISION 3 (16-Team Bracket, 13 Entries) SEEDED TEAMS 1. San Clemente (6-2-1), South Coast League Champion 2. Royal (3-0), Champion 3. Aliso Niguel (6-2-1), South Coast League At-Large Entry 4. Victor Valley (15-1), Desert Sky League At-Large Entry AT-LARGE ENTRY: Camarillo (Coastal Canyon), 4-1; Cabrillo/Lompoc (Channel), 3-2; Hillcrest (River Valley), 2-1; Dos Pueblos (Channel), 3-2; Bishop Amat (Mission), 3-3. 2020 FINAL: Fountain Valley def. Millikan, 31-30.

DIVISION 4 (16-Team Bracket, 13 Entries) SEEDED TEAMS 1. South Torrance (12-0), Pioneer League Champion 2. Millikan (9-0), Moore League Champion 3. Santa Monica (5-1), Bay League Champion 4. Redondo Union (8-1), Bay League At-Large Entry AT-LARGE ENTRY: Beverly Hills (Bay), 3-3; Indio (Desert Valley), 5-0; Gabrielino (Mission Valley), 2-1; Cathedral City (Desert Valley),0-1; Lawndale (Pioneer), 2-1. 2020 FINAL: San Clemente def. Beverly Hills, 37-24.

DIVISION 5 (16-Team Bracket, 12 Entries) SEEDED TEAMS 1. Sonora (5-0), Freeway League Champion 2. Mayfair (3-0), Suburban League Champion 3. Westminster (4-0), Golden West League Champion 4. El Modena (5-1-1), North Hills League Champion AT-LARGE ENTRY: Quartz Hill (Golden), 4-1; Segerstrom (Golden West), 4-1; Elsinore (Sunbelt), 3-1; Sunny Hills (Freeway), 3-2; Lancaster (Golden), 2-2. 2020 FINAL: South Torrance 61, Arroyo 12.

DIVISION 6 (16-Team Bracket, 13 Entries) SEEDED TEAMS 1. Western (14-0), Orange League Champion 2. Corona del Mar (6-0), Wave League Champion

- MORE- PR #14 DUAL MEET WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS 3-3-3 DIVISION 6 (Cont.): 3. Thousand Oaks (7-0), Champion 4. Montebello (3-0), Almont League Champion AT-LARGE ENTRY: Newport Harbor (Wave), 2-5; Newbury Park (Marmonte), 5-3; Cerritos (605), 5-4; Valley View (Inland Valley), 4-1; Nordhoff (Citrus Coast), 2-1; Westlake (Marmonte), 2-3. 2020 FINAL: Corona del Mar def. Montebello, 48-16.

* * * 2021 CIF SOUTHERN SECTION-FORD GIRLS DUAL MEET WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS

DIVISION 1 (32-Team Bracket, 27 Entries) SEEDED TEAMS 1. Corona (7-0), Big VIII League At-Large 2. Northview (6-0), Valle Vista League At-Large 3. Hillcrest (5-0), River Valley League At-Large 4. Canyon Springs (8-0), Inland Valley League At-Large AT-LARGE ENTRY: All Others. 2020 FINAL: FIRST YEAR OF THIS CHAMPIONSHIP.

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The complete brackets and fi nal team Top-10 follow.

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CIF SOUTHERN SECTION - FORD CHAMPIONSHIPS TOP 10 POLLS 2020-21 FINAL BOYS DUAL MEET WRESTLING As Selected by the CIF-SS Wrestling Advisory Committee (As of 5/18/2021)

DIVISION 1 DIVISION 2 DIVISION 3 1 Temecula Valley 1 Northview 1 San Clemente 2 Servite 2 Palm Desert 2 Royal 3 St. John Bosco 3 Calvary Chapel/SA 3 Aliso Niguel 4 Centennial 4 Fountain Valley 4 Victor Valley 5 Esperanza 5 Yucaipa 5 Chaminade 6 Roosevelt 6 Carter 6 California 7 Paloma valley 7 Laguna Hills 7 San Marcos 8 Walnut 8 Etiwanda 8 Pacifica/Oxnard 9 Villa Park 9 Paramount 9 Camarillo 10 Canyon Springs 10 Edison 10 Hillcrest

Others: Others: None Others: None

DIVISION 4 DIVISION 5 DIVISION 6 1 South Torrance 1 Sonora 1 Western 2 Millikan 2 Mayfair 2 Corona del Mar 3 Santa Monica 3 Westminster 3 Thousand Oaks 4 Redondo Union 4 El Modena 4 Montebello 5 La Canada 5 Highland 5 Newport Harbor 6 Arroyo 6 Quartz Hill 6 Glenn 7 Cypress 7 Montclair 7 Heritage 8 Tesoro 8 Segerstrom 8 Newbury Park 9 Indio 9 JW North 9 Cerritos 10 Lawndale 10 Sunny Hills 10 Nordhoff

Others: None Others: None Others: None

CIF SOUTHERN SECTION - FORD CHAMPIONSHIPS TOP 10 POLLS 2020-21 FINAL GIRLS DUAL MEET WRESTLING As Selected by the CIF-SS Wrestling Advisory Committee (As of 5/18/2021)

DIVISION 1 1 Corona 2 Northview 3 Hillcrest 4 Canyon Springs 5 Montclair 6 Shadow Hills 7 Foothill 8 San Clemente 9 Pacifica/Oxnard 10 Paloma Valley

Others: None