Darrell Vasquez vs. Jacob Palomino

[hollywoodhayride]

there's a great feature about this match in 'amateur wrestling news.'

[medcsu]

Too bad it can only be 6 minutes. Epic match

[alexw961]

3x state champ Matt Ciasulli from Easton,Pa whooped Vazquez around like a ragdoll when he beat him 15-5 in 2002

[danickster]

That guy got yolked who stood up at 1:28...

[GangzxtaD]

didnt vazquez change weights just to stop palomino from becoming the four time state champ? if so he is a douchebag lol what if he would have got injured/lost his senior year lol

[jimquantic]

@GangzxtaD Yeah, but I doubt very much that was WHY he changed weights; wrestlers--all of em, try to get down to the lowest weight they can and still be strong. Far from doing something wrong, he knew he would be taking on a great opponent, and stood up to the challenge.

[RyCASTLE]

I love that there's finally video out there of this match, I've always wanted to see it. Probably the most thrilling 0-0 match I've ever seen, and wouldn't you know it, the wrestler trying to become the first 4X CA state champ ultimately loses on a freshman mistake (locking hands). But Vasquez earned it, he was undoubtably the aggressor throughout. Great match!

[jimenezr34]

any one know the weight class?



[TheWarrior816]

@jimenezr34 i think it was 19's? it says it on the score thing that gets flashed to over the course of the match.

[cyclurafan]

@jimenezr34 119

[TheRomedeezy]

The one dislike is Palomino. haha

[82midnightrider]

This was a great year, i wrestled 119 this year and had to wrestle Jason Moreno a couple times, who lost the previous two years to Palomino in the finals, these guys are are great wrestlers no doubt great final

[ratj82]

@82midnightrider california still has some of the toughest wrestling this nation has ever seen i live in iowa now but i wrestled out in cali and this state aint got shit on cali wrestling

[sanitary103]

@82midnightrider ..correction: Jacob only wrestled Moreno once in the finals; that was during the 1999 finals (Jacob's sophomore year)

[trev2410ball]

Why doesn't someone post the video of Darrel and Christian Bowerman in the Semis. Christian had Darrell pinned but the politics behind the match wouldn't allow the ref to make the call....someone PLEASE tell me you have it on video???

[sanitary103]

@trev2410ball yeah I heard about that match..I've never been it but I heard it was pretty close...Granted Bowerman got killed 18-6 I think but a pin is a pin if that was the case

[cmostafazadeh119]

Oh ya Jacob palomino is the coach at Independence high in san jose my team is wrestling them next wednesday haha they used to be really good

[slugger408]

most deffinetly

i was watching a tournament at Independence High in San Jose and remember the huge fan base following Jacob when he steped on the mat. it was really somthing to be seen

[JesusManson323]

What ever became of Palomino after this match? I read that Vasquez went on to become an NCAA All-American and an assistant coach at Harvard, but Palomino sort of vanished.

What's the story?

[slugger408]

I saw him coaching at Battle Control in San Jose, CA, and i believe he coaches wrestling at Indipendence High School

the guy still has it

[JesusManson323]

@slugger408

Ah! Well that is very fitting that he would be their coach.

[hsujustin]

i was there! what a great match. brings back high school memories.

[djgookstah]

119 weight class

[sup3rd]

OMG!! Anthony Palomino was my coach back at Independence. He would always make fun of jacob about this match!

[jpoontier]

I remember when Jacob was running out to the mat after being introduced he held up four fingers and all the CCS kids were going nuts. Great Match.

[19wrestler]

its all about california

[molefighter1]

Awesome match. what year was this taking place?

[hawk130lb]

2001 i believe

[xxvolumeupxx]

man i remember this match too.. big upset for me.. i wrestled with jacob at independence.

[jaganon29]

i remember watching this...and i remember the turning point when the entire arena went in shock...

when jacob was called for locking in the 3rd period.

what was also cool was i had the opportunity to watch them wrestle the 2nd time at the doc buchanan invitational. that match was jus as good as this one. good looking out for posting this up!

[sanitary103]

yeah I heard about that 2nd meeting..didn't jacob win 5-3?? also I wish someone had Jacob's match vs Schurkamp (state semis) and mid cal finals..those were insane

[HGTheory]

Didn't Vasquez go on to be a four timer? I think I remember him wrestling Chase Metcalf from MI in the Senior National finals.

[JLAZO2010]

2 of the greatest wrestlers to ever.

[smellygonorrhea420]

DAMN. Second period it's just a battle!

[guzzllemydonkey]

2 of cif's all time biggest names in one badass match. thanx 4 posting it.

[Cloud9Baby]

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO JACOB

[xig28]

oh god i see jacob palomino everyday at my practice.i go to independence

[125DLO]

i remember this match, classic

[knoxjt]

wow what a match!

[anklepick]

great match

[tirapell]

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