New Westminster qualified 11 wrestlers to the upcoming B.C. high school championships.
Hyack senior Jordan Chin won the boys' 84-kilogram weight class.
Kale Brock, Bill Liu, Julian Ramirez, Sid Stevens, Joseph Foy, Kaeden Hnatiw and heavyweight Michael Desjarlais also qualified for the provincials in their respective weight classes.
Emily McLaughlin, Raqeeba Ali and Andie Lloyd were among the top six in the girls' division.
Burnaby high school boys' teams dominated the zone championships.
St. Thomas More finished first overall in both the boys' and girls' aggregate, garnering more than 120 points in both divisions.
Burnaby South placed runner-up in the boys', 37 points behind STM with 100 points. Burnaby Central was third overall with 66 points.
Central dominated the heavier weight classes with Amar Dhesi taking first place at 110-plus kilograms, older brother Parm winning the 110kg class and Saheel Khan topping runner-up teammate Brandon Morris at 90kg.
Daniel Ozero at 38kg, Alex Shaw at 41kg and Saekwon Brown at 45kg also qualified for Central in the lightweight divisions for the upcoming B.C. championships.
"We're good enough to be right there, but I don't know if it's going to be good enough," said Central head coach Gianni Buono.
One of Central's potential medallists, Cedrick Bihis, who earned a petition exemption, is in a tough 54-kg weight class along with national champion Melvin Arciaga and runner-up Safi Sharar of Burnaby South.
"He (Bihis) needs to medal. It's going to be touch and go. We need five medals, and two or three have to be gold. The kids know they have to go out and perform. . Ultimately, they have to focus on wrestling well and not the outcome, but that is the reality of it," Buono said.
Arsh Chugh also qualified at 48kg.
Another reality is the strength of South's mat program, coached by Danny Einhorn.
The Rebel program qualified Siab Abdulah first at 51kg, Akou Sharif-Pour and Abaas Sharar, first and second, respectively, at 63kg and Jimmy Sidhu second at 70kg. Adib Jaber and Denis Ivziku also had top-four placings at the qualifying meet.
Paul Sosa and Andrew Warren, through petition, also qualified for South.
STM's Massimo Pozzolo won at 60kg, while Juni Joshua, Nathan Punzo, Justin Siglos, Jean Luc Candolfi, Colin Fernandes, Eric Bauer, Louis Landolt, Nico Repole, Kevin Marshall and Matthew Evans all had top-three placements.
Lorenzo Gastaldo, Darth Capellan, Malcolm Yung, Gustav Arinzol, Jordan McKenzie and Rafal Posypanko also qualified in the top six.
On the girls' side, STM ran away with the zone aggregate title, eclipsing the opposition with a title-winning 121 points.
Tessa Patterson at 43kg, Clarisse Dos Santos at 47kg and Nicole Depa at 54kg all won divi-sional titles.
Alana Bates, Ivana Baker Ana Maria Mazilu, Anna Benevoli and Ana Martinez finished runners-up in their respective weight classes.
Also qualifying for the Knights were Natalie Evans, Mikayla Hong, Aryana Ebrahimzadeh, Ciara Corbett, Rachel Shuster, Christina Fernandes, Alina Mercado, Julia Niksinska, Adrienne Juni, Mira Ghobrial and Livleen Sidhu.
Burnaby North's Chelsea Coombs placed second in the 54kg division.
Central's Tatiana Ivens was also a runner-up at 69kg.
Natasha Louie and Jessica Sanchez both placed fourth in their respective weight classes for Central.
The provincials will be held in Penticton from Feb. 23 to 25.
