Wrestling: Green, Cornella rounding into form after Top of the Rockies wins

For the top wrestlers in the state, getting the best matches possible at this point in time are at a premium with regionals and state only a month away.

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    Broomfield wrestler Darren Green (right) tries to escape the grip of Pueblo East's Aaden Valdez to start a period in their semifinal match at the Top of the Rockies tournament on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020 at Centaurus High School.

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    Max Fredricksmeyer of Monarch tries to escape from bottom position versus Jonathan Vroman of Cheyenne Central in their semifinal match at 145 pounds at the Top of the Rockies tournament on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020 at Centaurus High School.

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    Vince Cornella of Monarch, right, completes a takedown versus Jakob Romero of Pomona in their semifinal match at 126 pounds in the Top of the Rockies tournament on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020 at Centaurus High School.

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    Legacy's Grady Funk ties up with Grandview's Joe Renner in neutral position during their semifinal match at 182 pounds in the Top of the Rockies tournament on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020 at Centaurus High School.

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    Nathan Fitzpatrick of Monarch works to keep Hunter Smith of Alamosa from escaping bottom position for a point in their semifinal match at the Top of the Rockies tournament on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020 at Centaurus High School.

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    Erie's Rudy Lopez (right) keeps a grip on Tristan Mascarenas of Cleveland in their semifinal match at the Top of the Rockies tournament on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020 at Centaurus High School.

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    Tyler Carpenter of Broomfield (top) scores a takedown in the first period versus Junious Gooden of Grand Junction in their semifinal match at the Top of the Rockies tournament on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020 at Centaurus High School.

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    Max Fredricksmeyer of Monarch tries to escape from bottom position versus Jonathan Vroman of Cheyenne Central in their semifinal match at 145 pounds at the Top of the Rockies tournament on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020 at Centaurus High School.

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