Eighth place, Royal 2nd at Castle Rock
ROYAL CITY - Eight team members placed at their weights to lead Royal High School wrestling to second place at the Castle Rock Invitational Tournament last Saturday.
Royal, which is developing as a tournament team, scored 166.5 points to close behind champion Castle Rock. There were only nine varsity entries.
The placers for the Knights were:
Senior Brian Galllardo, champion 106 pounds, first-round pin in final.
Junior Alex Myrick, champion 160 pounds, first-round pin in final.
Junior Damien DeLaRosa, champion 182 pounds, first-round pin in final.
Senior Danny Barajas, runner-up 132 pounds, dropped final, 5-0.
Junior Laddie Goroski, third place 145 pounds, second-round pin in final.
Sophomore Emilio Bustos, third place 152 pounds, won final, 3-2.
Freshman Christian DeLaRosa, fourth place 113 pounds, second-round pin in final.
Freshman Carlos Hernandez, fourth place 120 pounds, second-round pin in final.