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PAGE B2, KEIZERTIMES, FEBRUARY 9, 2018 DISTRICT continued from Page 1 Vincent then defeated Sprague junior Luke Mer- zenich 11-3 in the fi nals to win his second straight district championship. “I just had to know if I was just lucky last year or not,” Vincent said. “Apparently I wasn’t. He (Merzenich) was a little bit more cocky than I was but at the same time he was messing up a lot that I happened to see and catch.” McNary senior Blake Nor- ton (220) won the Celtics third district title, defeating Sprague junior Jacob Luna by forfeit. Norton found out before faceoff that Luna had suffered a concussion in a 6-5 win over McMinnville Juan Contreras in the semifi nals. Norton’s toughest match came in the semifi nals, where he defeated Sprague se- nior Austin Schreefer, who dropped down from 285, by a 4-3 ultimate tie-breaker. Tied 3-3 after three overtime peri- ods, the match came down to Schreefer grabbing Norton’s head gear. “It was probably my best match all season,” Norton said. “I was pretty happy about it.” Two more wrestlers punched their tickets to the state tournament, joining Ebbs, Vincent and Norton. Nick Hernandez, a junior, fi nished third at 138 pounds. Hernandez, seeded sev- enth, lost to No. 2 seed An- dre Mushombe of McMin- nville in the second round but bounced back with two pins to advance to the consolation semifi nals. KEIZERTIMES/Derek Wiley McNary junior Nick Hernandez, left, placed third at 138 pounds at the district wrestling tournament held at McKay High School Feb. 2-3. Freshman Grady Burrows fi nished fourth at 106 pounds. “I just wrestled hard and took it one guy at a time, fo- cused on the guy in front of me and just kept wrestling on,” Hernandez said. “You really can’t think much of it. You just have to keep pressing forward and focus on the next match.” Hernandez then defeated Sprague senior Chance Bach- eller 7-4 to qualify for state. “It was a little nerve- racking,” Hernandez said. “I was defi nitely nervous. It was either make it or break it for state. I just wrestled smart. I listened to my coaches. You’ve just got to wrestle strategically. I got the take down. I rode him on top and just came out with the win on top.” Hernandez topped West Salem senior Kaleb Fegles- Jones in the third place match. “I just kept taking him down, cutting him,” Hernan- dez said. “I knew he was a strong dude. I knew he was good on top and he rode me. I was down by two at one point. Chose down, got the escape and took him down.” Hernandez began the sea- son at 152 but dropped down to 138 for the district tourna- ment. “I knew how good a wres- tler I was and just made it hap- pen,” Hernandez said. McNary freshman Grady Burrows (106) will be going to state in his fi rst high school season. Burrows lost to Sprague senior Bollong Joklur, No. 1 seed and eventual district champion, in the semifi nals. Burrows pinned Aaron Joklur of Sprague in the consolation semifi nals. He was then pinned by West Salem sophomore Ced- ric Snider in the third-fourth place match. With 211.5 points, Mc- Nary fi nished third as a team behind Sprague (459.5) and West Albany (229). Noah Grunberg placed fi fth at 145 pounds. Garrett Wampler took fi fth at 170. An- thony Garcia Reyes fi nished fi fth at 195. Tony Castaneda placed sixth at 106 pounds. Daniel Hernandez took sixth at 120 pounds. Jerry Martinez fi nished sixth at 132. The OSAA state tourna- ment is Feb. 16-17 at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Port- land. crossword Don’t Lose Money from a ZILLOW ZESTIMATE CALL BOB FIRST Keizer’s go-to Realtor with over 16 years in the real estate & mortgage lending industry Call or Text 503-983-4086 3975 River Rd N Suite 3 - Keizer bobshack 1 @gmail.com BOB SHACKELFORD Broker Bob Shackelford is a licensed real estate broker in Oregon. McNary wrestler Anthony Garcia Reyes defeated Kyle Daily of Forest Grove on Saturday, Feb. 3 at McKay High School to fi n- ish fi fth in the dis- trict at 195 pounds. KEIZERTIMES/Derek Wiley