Elijah Cortez, of Gilroy High School, right, wrestles Bryce Luna, of St. Francis High School, during the CCS wrestling finals at Watsonville High in Watsonville, Calif., on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group) Central Coast Section
Boys: Gilroy’s depth pays off
Gilroy was missing three of its top wrestlers for the CCS Championship Masters Meet, including Cody Merrill, the defending state champion in the 195-pound division who is out for the season with a hip flexor injury, according to Gilroy coach Daniel Cormier. But Gilroy’s depth was impressive Saturday at Watsonville. The perennial powerhouse qualified 10 of its 11 wrestlers