With 247 athletes, representing 25 schools, grappling on seven mats in two gymnasiums, Cupertino High School at least was the wrestling Mecca of Santa Clara Valley for 12 hours on Saturday.

One of the teams that traveled the furthest, Del Oro of Loomis, performed the best. With 10 athletes placing fifth or better, including individual champs Josh Summers (152 pounds) and Micah Ferguson (125), Del Oro racked up 224.5 points en route to the team championship.

Ferguson, the 2004 state champion at 119 pounds, was one of three repeat winners from 2004. Fremont junior Filip Novachkov (112) again was named Outstanding Wrestler for the five lower weight classes, and Monta Vista senior Dan Montanez successfully defended his 160-pound title. Fremont junior Tom Staats (189) and St. Francis senior Kevin Cunningham (140) also were winners.

Without getting a wrestler into a championship match, Los Gatos finished second with 175.5 points. The Wildcats boasted a top-six placer in nine of the 14 weight classes.

Westmont, led by 215-pound runner-up Tyler Porras, finished in 14th place with 69 points.

One of the best bouts of the day was the semi-final matchup involving Westmont's Porras at 215. In a wild affair with Tyler Payne of Monterey, Porras led 21-12 before scoring a pin late in the third period.

Porras couldn't score a point in the championship match, however, and bowed to Ryan Dunn of San Benito.

Westmont 275-pounder Ramsey Habib earned fifth place with a 6-3 decision over De La Salle's Dan Hennesey, a competitor who had pinned Habib earlier in the day.

Westmont's Preston Falbo finished sixth at 135 pounds.

Matt Smith-Pfirrman was a non-placer for Westmont but fared well in consolation bracket at 125 pounds.