The Pearl City Chargers boys & girls finished second and third at the 2014 Oahu Interscholastic Association Red Division Varsity Team Wrestling Championships held on Saturday, February 22, at Leilehua High School.
Campbell High School swept both the boys and girls team championship titles.
Pearl City boys finished second (185.5) in the team standings behind Campbell (214).
Pearl City girls placed third (129) behind champion Campbell (153) and second place McKinley (146).
Pearl City boys captured three individual championship titles. Alex Ursua won the 126 lbs. title, Blake Cooper brought home the 160lbs. title, and Jordan Fuamatu ended the competition after winning the 285 lbs. championship title.
Pearl City girls were led by Breanne Takaesu (105), Alexis Ford (113) and Asia Lien Evans (121) who all finished runner-up in their weight divisions.
The Chargers move on to the HHSAA State Wrestling Championships to be held at the Neil Blaisdell Center on Friday, February 28 and Saturday, March 1.
GO CHARGERS!
TEAM STANDINGS (Top 10)
BOYS
1. Campbell 214
2. Pearl City 185.5
3. Kapolei 156.5
4. Radford 134
5. Waianae 131
6. Mililani 130
7. Leilehua 94
8. Moanalua 86
9. Castle 56
10. Kaiser 54
GIRLS
1. Campbell 153
2. McKinley 146
3. Pearl City 129
4. Waianae 123.5
5. Kapolei 83
6. Aiea 81
7. (tie) Castle, Leilehua 79
9. Kahuku 77
10. Roosevelt 76
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS:
CHARGER BOYS
126 – Alex Ursua – Champion
132 – Trevor Alvarado 5th
145 – Timothy Rivera – 4th
160 – Blake Cooper – Champion
170 – Kristian Vaana-Kikuyama – 2nd
182 – Maui Lee – 2nd
195 – Paul Joe – 3rd
220 – Jackson Fuamatu – 5th
285 – Jordan Fuamatu – Champion
CHARGER GIRLS
101 – Cheyenne Cantoma – 6th
105 – Breanne Takaesu – 2nd
109 – Mikayla Abe – 5th
113 – Alexis Ford – 2nd
117 – Joen Tominaga – 6th
121 – Asia Lien Evans – 2nd
130 – Jacqueline Fuamatu – 3rd
135 – Netanya Kang – 4th
140 – Asialyn Fernandes – 3rd
2014 OIA CHAMPIONS
PEARL CITY CHARGERS
BLAKE COOPER – 160 LBS.
Photo by Barry Villamil | barry@mypearlcity.com
Pearl City's Blake Cooper will take his momentum from Saturday's 160 lbs. individual championship
title win over Campbell's Francis Taua into the state wrestling championships where he will defend
his 2013 HHSAA State Wrestling 160 lbs. individual championship title.
ALEX URSUA – 126 LBS.
Photo by Barry Villamil | barry@mypearlcity.com
Alex Ursua pinned Moanalua's Chevy Tabiolo Felicilda for the 126 lbs. OIA individual championship title.
JORDAN FUAMATU – 285 LBS.
Photo by Barry Villamil | barry@mypearlcity.com
Jordan Fuamatu defeated Campbell's Toese Tia 7-5 for the 285 lbs. OIA individual championship title.
Photo by Barry Villamil | barry@mypearlcity.com
Mahalo to all the hardworking Pearl City Charger volunteers who took turns along with other
schools with the scoring and timekeeping duties throughout the championship tournament.