Westchester's Azzam wins #800 and #801 on same day

by Jeff Fisher
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Congratulations go out today to Westchester High School's (Los Angeles) boys' head basketball coach Ed Azzam, who joined the very elite 800 Wins Club.  In fact, Azzam, who has coached the Comets since 1979 won #800 by defeating Alemany 74-67 in the MaxPreps Holiday Classic in Palm Springs, California and then a several hours later, he won #801 with a victory of Issaquah High from Washington.

Azzam becomes the sixth coach in California to reach the 800 win plateau.  He's now two wins shy of tying Crenshaw's Willie West as the all-time winningest coach in the LA City Section with 803 victories.

California All-Time Coaching Victories List 


1. Gary McKnight (Mater Dei) - 960
2. Mike Phelps (Alameda St. Joseph, Oakland Bishop O'Dowd) - 843
3. Lou Cvijanovich (Oxnard Santa Clara) - 829
4. Willie West (Los Angeles Crenshaw) - 803
5. Abe Abrami (Emeryville Emery) - 802

Azzam and Gary McKnight of Mater Dei are the only coaches still active on the above list.

Blair Academy wins Beast of the East

Courtesy of Beast of the East website

by Jeff Fisher
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The Beast of the East is wrestled annually in Delaware, but this year, the nation's first state sure looked a lot like New Jersey.

Blair Academy (New Jersey), the #1 team in the nation, followed-up its Ironman title with the BOE team title without much of a challenge.  New Jersey's Bergen Catholic finished second in the team chase.  On the individual side of things, seven wrestlers from the Garden State won individual gold medals.

Zeke Moisey of Bethlehem Catholic (Pennsylvania) won the Most Outstanding Wrestler Award.

Beast of the East Individual Champs

106 - Ty Agaissee - Delbarton (NJ)
113 - Nick Suriano - Bergen Catholic (NJ)
120 - Scott Parker - Pennridge (PA)
126 - Zeke Moisey - Bethlehem Catholic (PA)
132 - Anthony Giraldo - North Bergen (NJ)
138 - Joey McKenna - Blair Academy (NJ)
145 - Alfred Bannister - Bishop McNamara (MD)
152 - Mason Manville - Blair Academy (NJ)
160 - Dylan Milonas - Blair Academy (NJ)
170 - Myles Martin - McDonogh (MD)
182 - Johnny Sebastian - Bergen Catholic (NJ)
195 - L.J. Barlow - Haverford School (PA)
220 - Jordan Wood - Boyertown (PA)
285 - Thomas Haines - Solanco (PA)

Beast of the East Team Standings

1. Blair Academy (NJ) - 272
2. Bergen Cathlic (NJ) - 164.5
3. Wyoming Seminary (PA) - 163
4. McDonogh (MD) - 126
5. Nazareth (PA) - 123.5
6. Massillon Perry (OH) - 121.5
7. Bethlehem Catholic (PA) - 112.5
8. Central Dauphin (PA) - 108
9. Brecksville (OH) - 104
10. Cumberland Valley (PA) - 102.5

Poway wins Reno Tournament of Champions

by Jeff Fisher
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Poway (California) captured its second Reno Tournament of Champions team title in three years by placing eight wrestlers in the Top eight.  Pleasant Grove from Utah finished second, 14-and-a-half points behind the San Diego County team.

Individual Champs

106 - Tomas Gutierrez - Pomona (CO)
113 - Joey Cisneros - Redwood (CA)
120 - Sean Cannon - Green Valley (NV)
126 - William Olivas - Sunnyside (AZ)
132 - Dusty Hone - Cedar (UT)
138 - Sergio Enloe - Poway (CA)
145 - Tyler Berger - Crook County (OR)
152 - Dajour Reese - Chandler (AZ)
160 - Jon-Jay Chavez - Centennial (ID)
170 - Kimball Bastian - Maple Mountain (UT)
182 - Dylan Gabel - Ponderosa (CO)
195 - Tevis Barlett - Cheyenne East (WY)
220 - Jeramy Seany - Vacaville (CA)
285 - Zach Dawe - Pleasant Grove (UT)

Team Standings

1. Poway (CA) - 211
2. Pleasant Grove (UT) - 196.5
3. Centennial (ID) - 174
4. Mountain View (AZ) - 155.5
5. Crook County (OR) - 147.5
6. Vacaville (CA) - 143
7. Pomona (CO) - 134
8. Maple Mountain (UT) - 129
9. Phillipsburg (NJ) - 124.5
10. Cibola (CA) - 122