Five Warrior wrestlers place at RBV Freshman Invitational

Five members of Fallbrook High School’s wrestling program placed at the RBV Freshman Invitational tournament Dec. 7 and 8 at Rancho Buena Vista High School.

“We placed a lot of people there” said Cristian Vera, who coaches Fallbrook’s freshman and junior varsity teams.

The five Warriors who placed were the only wrestlers Vera took to the tournament. “It’s really tough to place as a team when you don’t carry a full team,” he said.

All five of Fallbrook’s matmen lost their first-round matches. “Everyone had kind of a rocky start,” Vera said.

Four of the Fallbrook grapplers had made their high sc...