Sammamish's Akana captures wrestling title

Cameron Akana, a Sammamish senior, won the 215-pound weight class at the Brian Hill Invite, held at Eastside Catholic High School on Dec. 27.

Akana defeated Juanita sophomore Jeremiah Laufasa 13-2 in a major decision to capture the title. Akana was also named the Outstanding Wrestler for the Upper Weights in the tournament.

Sammamish finished in 12th place as a team with 42 points. Kentridge won the tournament with 232.5 points, while Juanita took second with 151.

Full Results

Brian Hill Invite at Eastside Catholic

Championship Finals

103 - Kevin Nguyen, Kentridge pinned Louis Wright, West Seattle, 3:13

112 - Pat Moore, Bishop Blanchet, pinned Jo Tono, Skyline, 4:23

119 - Jake Brown, Juanita, dec. Nick Aliment, Kentridge, 11-6

125 - JD Gorman, Cedarcrest, dec. Max Saurwein, Kentridge, 8-4

130 - AJ Hostak, Eastside Catholic, pinned Brad White, Kentridge, 1:16

135 - Bryan Carroll, Cedarcrest, dec., Christian Correa, Evergreen, 7-3

140 - Aaron St. Martin, Juanita, dec. Cody Paxman, Cedarcrest, 13-7

145 - Delano Jordan, West Seattle, dec. Andrew Bennett, Garfield, 14-13

152 - Jeff Seid, Kentridge, pinned Alec Wollen, Kentridge, 5:08

160 - Eric Cook, Lake Washington, dec. Neils Humphries, 11-6

171 - Logan McCallum, Juanita, dec. Jed Kenny, Cedarcrest, 6-2

189 - Matt Raine, Lakeside, dec. Ibrahim Khilfeh, Lake Washington, 7-6

215 - Cameron Akana, Sammamish, maj. dec. Jeremiah Laufasa, Juanita, 13-2

285 - Cody Treddenbarger, Juanita, pinned Jory Hamilton, Juanita, 1:15

Outstanding Wrestler Lower Weights: AJ Hostak, Eastside Catholic

Outstanding Wrestler Upper Weights: Cameron Akana, Sammamish

Team results: 1, Kentridge, 232.50; 2, Juanita, 151; 3, Cedarcrest, 142.50; 4, Bishop Blanchet, 111; 5, Kennedy, 109.50; 6, Eastside Catholic, 94.50; 7, Roosevelt, 85.50; 8, West Seattle, 72.50; 9, Garfield, 71; 10, Evergreen, 56; 11, Lake Washington, 52; 12, Sammamish, 42; 13, Lakeside, 22; 14, O'Dea, 21; 15, Skyline, 20; 16, (tie) Franklin and Chief Sealth, 0

Contact Bellevue Reporter Sports Writer Joel Willits at jwillits@bellevuereporter.com or 425-453-5045.

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