Defending boys team champion Poway holds narrow lead over Buchanan, Gilroy and St. John Bosco with one day remaining; Northview leads extremely tight girls team rac

Etiwanda’s Jacob Bell, seeded No. 7 in the 150-pound bracket, had an opening-round walkover and reached the quarterfinals with a 7-1 decision over Roman Gutierrez of Fresno Bullard. Bell faces No. 2-seeded Ivan Arias of Clovis Buchanan in the quarterfinals.

The CIF State Wrestling Championships run from Thursday through Saturday and 11 wrestlers from the High Desert will make the trip to Bakersfield.

Boys team title should be heated four-team race; A new girls team champion will likely be crowned in Bakersfield

Citrus Valley’s Gia Coons joins Blanco in the 155-pound quarterfinals. She advanced with wins over Isabella Wyatt of Anderson (pin, 1:13) and No. 8-seeded Shyra Randle of Sacramento Natomas (pin, 5:24). Coons faces top-seeded Angelinah De Leon of Santa Clara in the quarterfinals.