A rebuilding year? Not for the ‘young’ La Costa Canyon Mavericks, who won the 2012 San Diego CIF Division II wrestling championships in a dominating performance Feb. 19 at Westview High.

Seniors T.J. Grisafe (132), Paul Head (182) and Cody Williams (195) and junior Derrick Dotter (220) led the way by winning individual titles for the Mavericks, who sent six wrestlers into championship matches. It was the team’s second Division II title in the past three seasons and third overall.

Junior Connor Anderson (172) and sophomore Ian Baker (154) took second place; seniors Adam Zeigler (287) and Seth Becker (128) took third; and sophomores Phoenix Prefontaine (162) and Max Zimet (115) placed fifth. They are all scheduled to compete in the county Masters Tournament Friday and Saturday, Feb. 24 and 25 at Otay Ranch High School, while Kyle Tincup (120), who took seventh, and Drew Karson (140), eighth, are alternates.

The Masters Tournament will determine who gets the opportunity to move on to the State CIF Tournament in Bakersfield.

“The entire team worked really hard all season,” said Coach Dwayne Buth. “Every one of our wrestlers has a lot of heart, and they never quit. LCC can be very proud of them.”

For more details on the Masters Tournament, and to show your support, follow the Mavericks wrestling team on their Facebook page here. And you can catch up on the positive media coverage on LCC by checking out these links:

San Diego Union-Tribune’s coverage of the Mavericks Division II wrestling championship

KUSI on Mavericks capturing the Division II CIF Championship

North County Times on junior Derrick Dotter’s amazing rebound from knee injuries

San Diego Union-Tribune on senior stand-out T.J. Grisafe

KUSI on Avocado League West Championship win over Carlsbad

North County Times on Avocado League West Championship win over Carlsbad

Way to go Mavs!