Paloma Valley, Heritage boys wrestling teams advance

Members of the Paloma Valley High School boys wrestling team celebrate another victory.

The boys wrestling teams at Paloma Valley and Heritage high schools won their first-round team matches in the CIF dual meet championships on Tuesday.

Paloma Valley scored a 33-30 victory over two-time defending CIF champion Villa Park. The Wildcats, ranked No. 7 in the division, will be at home in the second round Saturday against Servite. Senior Justin Hoover won a 1-0 match to clinch the dual meet victory.

Heritage, ranked No. 7 in Division 6, tied 39-39 with Westlake but advanced on a tiebreaker. The Patriots will wrestle at Corona Del Mar Saturday at 3 p.m.