Noah CulpEsperanza, JuniorWrestling/145 poundsLast season, wrestling at...

Noah Culp

Esperanza, Junior

Wrestling/145 pounds

Last season, wrestling at 140 pounds, Culp had a 15-19 record. This season, he has turned things around early. Saturday, he won the 145-pound title at the 32-team El Dorado Holiday tournament. He beat Loara’s Richard Meza, ranked No. 1 in the county in the preseason poll, 9-0, in the semifinals and pinned Poway’s Mike Koelzer in the final. Culp also pinned his opponent in 33 seconds in the Aztecs’ 40-11 victory over El Dorado earlier in the week. It was Esperanza’s second victory over the Golden Hawks in the 22-year history of the series.

Basketball

Tyler Kalklosch

* Mission Viejo, junior. Made a 55-foot shot with 1.9 seconds left to send the title game of the Mission Viejo tournament into overtime. Scored 18 points in the Diablos’ 77-73 victory over Cypress.

Cory Johnson

* Los Alamitos, junior. Scored 22 points in the Griffins’ 72-53 victory over Corona del Mar in the title game of the Daily Pilot Tip-Off Classic.

Football

David Bedard

* Servite, senior. Rushed for 168 yards and three touchdowns in the Friars’ 34-19 victory over El Toro in a Division V semifinal.

John Flynn

* Mater Dei, senior. Rushed for 58 yards, passed for 82 yards and two touchdowns, including the 11-yard game-winner to Casey Rouintree with 43 seconds left in the Monarchs’ 28-24 Division I victory over Los Alamitos.