Month: January 2020

North Florida Matmen staff report

FLEMING ISLAND — After three years of FHSAA state dual team tournament appearances, and three years as the traditional tournament runnerup in Class 3A, the Fleming Island senior class was honored for its achievements Wednesday night.

And they, along with their underclassmen teammates, did what they’ve done against area competition all season, as the Golden Eagles routed Yulee, 69-12, on Senior Night.

Fleming Island (25-2 in duals) got pins from seniors Jeffrey Lascano (195), Chad Nix (220), Dalton Williams (138), Gannon Janssen (145), Luke Chop (160) and Nick Janssen (182), while senior Tanner Hill (152) took a 12-5 decision.

Hunter Herrington (113), Isaac Padgett (145) and Gavin Smith (170) also added pins for the Golden Eagles.

Yulee’s lone contested win came from Darquill Brown (285), who won by fall.

Fleming Island will be at the Flagler Rotary on Friday and Saturday, while Yulee will go across the state to Wakulla’s two-day IBT on Friday and Saturday.

Orange Park 36, Episcopal 25: At Episcopal, the Raiders spoiled the Eagles’ Senior Night with the away win, repeating a win from earlier at the Rob Bierbaum Invitational.

Cameron Broughton (145) and Jacob Moore (195) both had pins for the Raiders, while Davon Bailey (6-5 at 120) and Jose Indio (7-3 at 182) both took decisions.

Episcopal got pins from Noah Meyer (132) and Brennan Doherty (160), with Christian Ryan (14-3 at 113) taking a major and senior Reid Hampton (10-3 at 152) winning by decision.

Orange Park will go to Wakulla this weekend, while Episcopal will compete in the Flagler Rotary.

Pine Ridge 42, Deltona 39: At Deltona, the visitors won the crosstown rivalry between intracity, conference and district rivals.

Devon Heil (106) and Walter Warner won by pin for the Panthers, which took five straight forfeits between 152 and 195.

For the host Wolves, Luis Vazquez (120), Carlos Pineda (126) and Ethan Chiu (220) won by fall, while Aaron DeBouver got a reversal from the down position for a 4-2, ultimate-tiebreaker win at 285.

Pine Ridge will be at the Flagler Rotary, while Deltona is off until Saturday, when it goes to Steinbrenner for the Live Greco one-day IBT.

Hagerty 69, Matanzas 6: At Hagerty, the hosts won the first seven matches, then took the final six, with five pins, a tech fall, major and two decisions.

George Joanos (132) was the Pirates’ lone weight-class winner, with a second-period pin.

Matanzas will be at the Flagler Rotary on Friday.

Missing duals: Results from Bartram Trail-Robert E. Lee, Bradford-Middleburg, Atlantic-Lake Howell and West Port-Weeki Wachee were not reported to Matmen by the time of this writing.

Complete results for the reported duals can be found HERE.

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By SHANNON HEATON
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JACKSONVILLE — Bolles was at a net 12-point disadvantage even before wrestling started between the Bulldogs and host Bishop Kenny Wednesday night.

But where they were at a numbers disadvantage, the Bulldogs had the experience advantage down the stretch, erasing two double-digit Crusader leads to take a 37-33 come-from-behind dual victory between the former district rivals.

“Still a rivalry, yeah, for both sides,” Bolles coach Matt Morris said. “Bolles-Kenny…Bolles-Episcopal…everybody takes those as special, but you still shake hands after.

“It’s that time of season when we can finally put 13 guys on the mat.”

Well…not quite, at least not Wednesday night. Bolles (18-15 in duals for the season) had 11 on the mats, due mainly to illness that is still affecting the team. But coming off a weekend where the Bulldogs were 8-1 at Parker Duals, losing only to 3A region qualifier Buchholz, Bolles still was able to sustain momentum.

It was Bishop Kenny (13-9), however, that started fast, getting out to an 18-6 lead with wins in four of the first five weight classes. Curtis Leggett (7-3 at 285) and Ryan Mayer (6-1 at 113) both took decisions and Connor Chylinski picked up a fall with just a couple of tenths left on the first-period clock.

“We’re no longer asking kids to be better; we’re demanding it. Not compromising on greatness. Crusader wrestling is not mediocre,” Bishop Kenny coach Nick Tillem said.

Bolles fought its way back to a 19-18 lead through the middles, as Julian Morris (138) had a third-period fall, Dalton Posick (132) a 12-3 major and Tyson Riley (145) a 13-6 win that had some moments to it late.

Bolles than forfeited to BKHS at 152 and 160, and Carter Wood (170) extended the Crusader lead to its biggest of the night, 33-19, with takedowns in all three periods for a 7-1 decision.

“We needed to get a little bit more bonus points, but it’s OK. Bolles has a a great team. We’re not ready for the post-season yet, but we will be ready. People are stepping up, being more aggressive, shooting when they needed, taking smart risks. They gotta try it,” Tillem said.

That set the stage for Bolles’ pair of experienced bigs, Ethan Asbury (182) and JT Jameson (195), to close down the dual with pins (Bryson Hubbard had a fall for the Bulldogs early on, at 106). Those, combined with a forfeit at 220, allowed Bolles to take the dual.

“If we’re going to be sick, I guess now is the time to do it. We’ve got 4 1/2 to five weeks yet. We’re not there yet, but there’s time to take the next step before it matters,” Morris said.

Match-by-match results for this dual can be found HERE.

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MIDDLEBURG — In the end, Lake Asbury wound up getting the last word on taking top honors among north Florida area middle and junior high schools.

With the middle-school season wrapping up at Middleburg HS on Saturday, Lake Asbury held off Green Cove Springs to win the North Florida Championships, with a 24.5-point margin of victory, 260.5-236.

Wilkinson was third with 208 points, followed by Suwannee (158), Riversprings (117), Lake City (109), Orange Park (106), Florida High (98), Episcopal (80), Oakleaf (78), Lakeside (65) and Wakulla (25).

Below follows a summary of each weight class:

75 — Florida High’s Sterling Hollingsworth had two pins, then took a 9-3 decision in the finals over Suwannee’s Eli Jolicoeur (pin & major prior to final). GCS’ Caleb Green pinned Lakeside’s Lukas Gerlach in 2:22 for third.

80 — Green Cove Springs’ Brady Glavine had a pin in the quarters, then powered through a pair of one-point decisions, the second of those a 7-6 win in the final over Lake Asbury’s Shane Jourdan (pin & injury-default prior to final). Riversprings’ Tyler Thaxton pinned Suwannee’s Keshawn Moseley in 4:05 for third.

85 — Suwannee’s Justin Contreras had an 11-0 major in the quarters, then picked up two pins for the title, falling Lake City’s Brennen Robinson (decision & pin prior to final). Florida High’s Kyle Montgomery decisioned Lake Asbury’s KJ Rheaume, 8-2, for third.

90 — Lake Asbury’s Jacob Bucci pinned his way through the draw, 3 pins in all, with the last of those in 3 minutes in the final over Lake City’s Kevin Fink (3 pins prior to final). Suwannee’s Xzander Boehm falled Lakeside’s Lincoln Germain in 1:53 for third.

95 — Orange Park’s Ryder Pimienta won by fall and by decision, then took a 13-5 major in the title match against Riversprings’ David Culley (decision & pin prior to final). GCS’ Laird Duhaylunsod downed Lakeside’s Matthew Newman, 6-1, for third.

100 — Suwannee’s Austin McKinney pinned his way through the bracket, with 3 falls, the last in 2:28 for the championship over Orange Park’s Christian Wilson (pin & major prior to final). Wilkinson’s Grady Woodard pinned GCS’ Joseph Forte in 3:47 for third.

106 — Lake Asbury’s Wyatt Leduc had three pins in 3:40, with his third pin in 1:24 in the finals match against Oakleaf’s Jackson Hemphill (pin & decision prior to final). Orange Park’s Keon Barrientos pinned GCS’ Diana Rivera in 48 seconds for third.

113 — Wilkinson’s Zane Raulerson pinned his way into the title match, where he decisioned Riversprings’ Nate Jacobs (pin & major prior to final) by a 4-2 count. GCS’ Dyllan Beck shut out Oakleaf’s Markos Barfield, 7-0, for third.

120 — Wilkinson’s Chandler Thomas picked up three pins in 2:43, falling Orange Park’s Quinton Moore (2 pins prior to final) in 45 seconds for the championship. Suwannee’s Christian Soccaro decisioned Lakeside’s Christopher Chop, 6-3, for third.

126 — After a pin in the quarters, Lake Asbury’s Shane White took two decisions, with a 5-0 win in the finals over GCS’ Matthew Koller (pin & decision prior to final). Episcopal’s Chance Wolff won by fall for third, pinning Oakleaf’s Elijah Schevchook in 1:53.

132 — Green Cove Springs’ Gunner Ivey won by fall three times, with the third pin in the finals coming in 2:14 over Wilkinson’s Landon Madrigal (2 pins & decision prior to final). Riversprings’ Max Harvey pinned Oakleaf’s Bryant Taylor in 2:59 for third.

138 — After two first-period falls in a combined total of 1 minute, Lake Asbury’s Nathan Bilancione powered past Florida High’s Anthony Bedoya (pin & decision prior to final), 8-3, for the bracket win. Riversprings’ Sultan Ellington pinned Wilkinson’s Jermey Wiggs in 55 seconds for third.

145 — After a quarterfinal pin, Lake Asbury’s Hayden Meszaros had two decisions, including a 5-2 win in the final over Lakeside’s Caiden Kowal (2 pins prior to final). Wilkinson’s took down Lake City’s Nick Wilkerson, 9-3, for third, after losing to Wilkerson in the quarters.

152 — Lake Asbury’s Gavin Rossow had two victories to make it back-to-back-to-back titles, with a pin in the semis and a 12-0 major in the final over Episcopal’s Christian McGarity (2 pins prior to final). Riversprings’ Kohl Pippen pinned Orange Park’s Jeremiah Baker in 4:23 for third.

160 — Green Cove Springs’ William Newman collected three falls, with a 46-second pin in the finals over Wilkinson’s Tucker Cody (2 pins prior to final) for his third pin. Lake City’s Wilson Philemon falled Orange Park’s Cameron Leese in 1:38 for third.

170 — Wilkinson’s Austin Joiner pinned three opponents, earning a fall in 2:56 in the title match over Florida High’s Collin Bishop (2 pins prior to final). Lake Asbury’s Emmanuel Cassen falled Suwannee’s Larry Kinter in 3:50 for third.

182 — Episcopal’s Lawson Perry bonus-pointed his way to the title, with two majors bookending a semifinal pin. Perry’s second major was a 13-1 win over Suwannee’s Dylan Stover (2 pins prior to final). Lake Asbury’s Trevor Bramlitt pinned Riversprings’ Aaron Caquimbo in 1:28 for third.

195 — After a bye into the semis, Green Cove Springs’ Jadon Bell had two pins, falling Lake Asbury’s Matt Grenville (major prior to final) in 1:40 for the championship. Wilkinson’s Josiah Pierre pinned Lake City’s Javon Bradely in 4:41 for third.

220 — Like Bell at 195, GCS’ Gage Isbell had a bye and then two pins for his championship win, pinning Lake Asbury’s Ronan Carns (pin prior to final) in 3:25. Wakulla’s Hershal Blackman needed sudden victory time for a takedown and 11-9 win for third over Wilkinson’s Dylan Cloud.

285 — Green Cove Springs’ Zeth Wager made it three weight-class wins to close out the day, with two pins, the second in the final over Lake City’s Allen Irish (pin prior to final) in 2:44. Wilkinson’s Luke Green pinned Lake Asbury’s Kobe Brown in 1:19 for third place.

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GULF SHORES, AL — Pace made the first of two trips, scheduled for this week, to Gulf Shores Tuesday night, taking down the Dolphins, 53-27.

Jacob Hobbs (113), Ethan Billhimer (126), Atticus Waters (132), Seth O’Gara (145), Joseph Cortez (152), Brody Andrews (160), Gabe Jacobs (182) and Cameron Goodenow (285) each won by fall for the Patriots.

Additionally, Derrick Lancero (120) took a second-period tech fall (17-2 in 2:56).

Pace’s second trip to Gulf Shores is Friday for the two-day Dolphin Duals.

Wolfson 60, Baldwin 6: At Wolfson, the hosts racked up four pins and took six forfeits against a short-handed Indians side.

Max Lewallen (126), Emarre Campbell (132), Shydeim Deas (220) and Rashawn Spears (285) each won by fall for the Wolfpack.

Baldwin’s lone points came on a fall by Johnatan Santiago at 170.

Wolfson and Baldwin next will compete at Friday’s Gateway Conference tournament, with Fletcher hosting.

Match-by-match results for both duals can be found HERE.

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JACKSONVILLE — Bartram Trail and Buchholz have had some good battles in dual tournaments over the past few years, and against one another in individual meets as well.

Both the Bears and Bobcats were 9-0 last weekend at Terry Parker’s Parker Duals, as both won their respective pools.

Bartram won Pool 1 with an average margin of victory of 54.6 points per dual. As it happened, the Bears’ path started agaisnt Buchholz’s B squad, with a 78-6 win. Bartram then took victories over Ponte Vedra (58-21), Gulf Breeze (54-30, the Bears’ closest dual), Wolfson (66-12), Oakleaf B (66-12), Nease B (78-6), Mandarin (60-18), Keystone Heights (72-6) and Terry Parker (72-12).

Individually, three Bartram Trail wrestlers were 9-0 “max-pointers,” scoring 6 dual team points in all nine duals contested. Those were Ethan Vugman (106/113, 3 pins), Michael Moore (113/120, 2 pins) and John McNames (160/170, 7 pins). Matthew Tayloe (145, 4 pins) was 5-0 in a regular but not exclusive starting role.

Trevor Tagarelli (126, 6 pins), Ayden Nguyen (132/138, 3 pins), Ralph Hamilton (182/195, 4 pins) and Ryan Piersza (285, 7 pins) were all 8-1 for the Bears, while Preston Pena (132/138, 4 pins & major) was 7-1 and Zachary Gelo (138/145/152, 5 pins) 6-1 for Bartram. Stephen Farris (145/152/160, 6 pins) had a 6-2 weekend, while Damien Ortega (182/195, 5 pins) was 6-3.

Additionally, Robert Hunter (220, 2 pins) chipped in a 5-4 weekend, while Jacob August (120, pin) was 4-4.

Buchholz won Pool 2 with an average margin of victory of 36 points per dual, with victories over Fernandina Beach (60-6), Ridgeview (45-25), Oakleaf (40-39), Bolles (42-27), Stanton (60-6), Paxon (66-6), Englewood (60-15), Nease (55-6) and First Coast (57-27).

Like the Bears, the Bobcats had three 9-0 max-pointers, in Liam Buchanan (152/160, 8 pins), Armando Acosta (182, 6 pins) and Jacob Robinson (285, 6 pins). Jason Martin (195, 4 pins & 2 decisions) also was 9-0 for Buchholz, while Drew Lewis (220, 3 pins) was 5-0 on Saturday.

Aiden Moore (126, 5 pins & decision) and Matt Vann (170, 5 pins/major/decision) were 8-1 on the weekend, while Cole Nixon (138, 2 pins) and Timothy Bowen (145, 2 pins & major) were 7-2.

Malcolm Brown (132, pin) was 4-1 on Saturday and had a 5-2 weekend overall (he wrestled for the B squad on Friday and with the A group on Saturday, due to injury). Siddharth Bianchi (106, 3 pins) chipped in a 5-4 weekend for the Bobcats.

Below follows a summary of every other competing team’s weekend:

Gulf Breeze (8-1 in Pool 1): The Dolphins took their only loss in Round 3, with Pool 1 wins over Terry Parker (54-12) in Round 1, Buchholz B (60-12) in Round 2, Ponte Vedra (42-30) in Round 4, Wolfson (48-30) in Round 5, Oakleaf B (54-18) in Round 6, Nease B (54-18) in Round 7, Mandarin (60-12) in Round 8 and Keystone Heights (60-9) in Round 9. Every wrestler that made the trip to Jacksonville had at least five wins over the course of the weekend. The Dolphins had two 9-0 max-pointers in Colson Elliott (126, 7 pins) and Julian McCully (195, 6 pins). Joining them as unbeatens were Dylan Lawrence (9-0 at 138, 6 pins & major) and Logan Merritt (8-0 at 120, 7 pins). Brennden Nita (132, 3 pins) was 8-1, while Kelly Scanlon (145, 7 pins), Garret Rudick (152, 4 pins) and Bryson Wick (220/285, 6 pins) each were 7-2 for Gulf Breeze. Mason Bourgeois (160, 3 pins & decision) had a 6-3 weekend, while Elijah Johnson (106/113) and Micah Barker (182, 3 pins & decision) both were 5-4 for the Dolphins.

Bolles (8-1 in Pool 2): The Bulldogs took their only loss in Round 4, with victories over First Coast (37-36) in Round 1, Fernandina Beach (52-12) in Round 2, Ridgeview (45-24) in Round 3, Oakleaf (37-30) in Round 5, Stanton (44-24) in Round 6, Paxon (54-24) in Round 7, Englewood (42-33) in Round 8 and Nease (45-24) in Round 9. Jack Pyburn (220) was Bolles’ only unbeaten wrestler, going 9-0 with 5 pins and a decision. Dalton Posick (132, 3 pins & decision), Tyson Riley (145, 3 pins & 2 decisions) and Ethan Asbury (182, 3 pins/major & 3 decisions) were all 8-1 for Bolles, while Thomas Holt (113/120) and Julian Morris (138, 2 pins & major) were both 7-2. Cam Neal (285, 4 pins) had a 6-3 weekend, while Denny Vohs (126, pin) and Skylar Malone (152, 3 pins) were each 5-4 for the Bulldogs; in a regular but not exclusive starting role, Bryson Hubbard (106, 3 pins) was 5-1.

Ponte Vedra (6-3 in Pool 1): The Sharks had a Round 1 win over Nease B (59-24), but then couldn’t find one until Round 5 and didn’t lose again after that, with wins over Keystone Heights (57-24) in Round 5, Wolfson (54-18) in Round 6, Terry Parker (48-24) in Round 7, Oakleaf B (54-24) in Round 8 and Buchholz B (48-33) in Round 9. In a regular but not excluvie starting role, Alex De Almeida (138/145, 4 pins) was 6-0. Gia Lemon (106) compiled an 8-1 record for the Sharks, while Rett Maritato (170/182, 3 pins/tech/decision) was 7-1 and Julian Villegas (113, pin & major) 7-2 for Ponte Vedra. Michael Stephens (120, 2 pins & decision) was 6-3, while Zachary Underwood (182, 2 pins & win by DQ) was 5-3 for the Sharks; in regular roles, Cyrus Ferraro (145, 3 pins) was 4-3 and John Whitley (152, 3 pins) 4-4 for Ponte Vedra.

First Coast (6-3 in Pool 2): The Buccaneers won four duals in a row at one point between Rounds 5-8, taking dual wins over Stanton (42-30) in Round 2, Paxon (66-0) in Round 3, Nease (48-36) in Round 5, Oakleaf (39-35) in Round 6, Fernandina Beach (60-24) in Round 7 and Ridgeview (36-35) in Round 8. DeVante Wyatt (170, 7 pins & decision) was the only 9-0 wrestler for First Coast, while Hakeem Culberson (195, 3 pins & major) was 8-1. Josiah Mossor (145, 3 pins & major) and Dylan Lampkin (285, 5 pins) were each 7-1, while Trevor Studstill (120/126, 4 pins) and Grayson Peterson (220/285, 2 pins) were each 6-1. Tyler Heflin (160, pin) contributed a 6-3 weekend for the Buccaneers, while Jace Austin (132, 3 pins) was 5-3 for First Coast.

Oakleaf (6-3 in Pool 2): The Clay County Knights won their first two and last three duals of the tournament, with wins over Ridgeview (49-23) in Round 1, Englewood (48-22) in Round 2, Nease (52-30) in Round 4, Stanton (59-12) in Round 7, Fernandina Beach (64-10) in Round 8 and Paxon (78-6) in Round 9. Five different Oakleaf wrestlers — Marcus McGee (120/126, 6 pins), Trevor Owens (132/138, 4 pins), Logan Gilbert (132/138, 3 pins/tech/decision), James McClintic (160, 3 pins) and Josh Murrell (285, 4 pins) — were all 8-1, while Jason Mitchell (220, 4 pins & decision) was 7-2 and Isiah Schevchook (182, pin/tech & 3 decisions) 6-3 for Oakleaf. Andrew Brandt (113), Roman Polinsky (145, 3 pins) and Braden Cole (152, pin/major/decision) each were 5-4 for the Knights.

Oakleaf B (6-3 in Pool 1): The Knights’ second unit had the top overall record among B teams in the field, with wins over Mandarin (45-30) in Round 1, Keystone Heights (33-30) in Round 2, Terry Parker (36-18) in Round 3, Buchholz B (36-30) in Round 4, Wolfson (42-18) in Round 7 and Nease B (30-27) in Round 9. Kevin Gilley (120, 8 pins) posted an 8-1 record for Oakleaf, while Mason Ganion (170/182, 5 pins & decision) was 7-2 and Jaylen Watts (170/182, pin & win by default) was 6-3 for the Knights. In regular but not exclusive roles, Jordan Mitchell (285, 3 pins) was 4-1, Adrian Camacho (138, 2 pins & decision) 4-2 for Oakleaf, while Jacob Dewald (145, 4 pins) had a 4-4 weekend for the Knights.

Nease (5-4 in Pool 2): The St Johns Panthers got out to a hot start, with wins over Stanton (60-23) in Round 1, Paxon (78-0) in Round 2 and Englewood (48-29) in Round 3, with a 48-18 victory over Fernandina Beach in Round 6 and a 46-24 win over Ridgeview in Round 7. Trevion Demus (113/120, 5 pins) and Jalon Lumar (138, 4 pins/major/decision) were each 7-0 for Nease, while Brielle Bibla (106, 5 pins) and Chad Severt (152, 6 pins) were each 8-1. Marco Powers (182, 4 pins) had a 7-2 weekend for Nease, while Kobe Ross (195, 2 pins & decision) was 6-3 for the Panthers.

Buchholz B (5-4 in Pool 1): The second-unit Bobcats acquitted themselves well after dropping the opening two rounds to the eventual pool champ and runnerup, with wins over Wolfson (42-36), Nease B (42-24), Mandarin (42-18), Keystone Heights (48-18) and Terry Parker (36-30). Holden Mitrione (182, 4 pins) led Buchholz B with a 6-3 record, while Adrian Gonzalez (126, 3 pins & decision), Konstantine Kiousis (138, 2 pins), George Shannon (160, 3 pins) and Gregory Willis (170, pin) were all 5-4. Chase Ortiz (285, 3 pins) was 4-3 in a regular but not exclusive starting role for Buchholz.

Mandarin (5-4 in Pool 1): The Mustangs won four straight duals at one point, with dual victories over Nease B (48-24) in Round 2, Ponte Vedra (48-27) in Roun 3, Keystone Heights (42-18) in Round 4 and Terry Parker (42-18) in Round 5, closing out with a 54-12 Round 9 victory over Wolfson. Nicholas Wilbur (285, 7 pins) was the team leader with an unbeaten weekend (8-0), while Tony Carter (182, 6 pins) and De’Shawn Wise-Minor (220, 5 pins) were both 8-1. Tristan Garcia (132, 4 pins & decision), Xaine Evans (145, 5 pins & decision) and Jaelen Simmons (195/220, 4 pins) were each 7-2 for Mandarin; Devin Foster (113/120, 3 pins) was 4-0 in a regular role as well for the Mustangs.

Ridgeview (4-5 in Pool 2): The Clay County Panthers rallied from an 0-3 start with wins over Stanton (45-30) in Round 4, Paxon (42-18) in Round 5, Englewood (45-30) in Round 6 and Fernandina Beach (42-24) in Round 9. Blake Pu (106, 7 pins) was a 9-0 max-pointer, while Matthew Rodriquez (126, 6 pins & decisions) also turned in a 9-0 weekend. Kaiden Tibbetts (113, 2 pins/tech/major) and Gabe Guzman (145, 3 pins/major/decision) were both 8-1 for Ridgeview, while Shawn Tahir (132/138, 2 pins & decision) and Spencer Robertson (182, 3 pins & decision) were each 5-4. In a regular role for Ridgeview, Aiden Tavanner (120) posted a 4-1 record.

Englewood (3-5 in Pool 2): The Rams took victories over Paxon (65-6) in Round 1, First Coast (42-31) in Round 4 and Fernandina Beach (60-12) in Round 5; the Rams did not wrestle against Stanton. Sam Howard (160, 4 pins) led Englewood with a 7-1 record, while Calvin Williams (106, pin & 2 decisions), Raequan Staples (113, tech) and Jordan Mitchell (170, 2 pins & 2 decisions) were all 6-2. Lynden North (132/138, 4 pins & decision) and Justin Mendez (195, pin) were both 5-3 and Melvin Wiggins (220, 2 pins) 4-3 for the Rams.

Stanton (2-6 in Pool 2): The Blue Devils had victories in Round 3 over Fernandina Beach (30-29) and Paxon in Round 8 (54-6); Stanton did not contest in Round 9 against Englewood. Liam Salem (145/152, 5 pins) led the way for the Blue Devils, with a 6-2 weekend, while Gabe Navarro (138, 3 pins) and Charles Woo (195, pin & tech) were both 5-3. Kenneth Caldeo (106, pin), Avery Debelen (170, 2 pins) and Timothy Sinclair (182, 2 pins) all contributed 4-4 tournaments for Stanton.

Terry Parker (2-7 in Pool 1): The hosts had wins over Nease B (29-24) in Round 4 and Keystone Heights (40-30) in Round 6. Ashley Saddler (160, 4 pins/tech/major) led the Braves with an 8-1 weekend, while Tijuan Boyance (152, 4 pins) and Darius Farmer (170/182, 5 pins) were both 7-2 for Terry Parker. Jose Payed (195, 3 pins) was 5-1 in a regular but not exclusive starting role as well for the Braves.

Nease B (2-7 in Pool 1): The second group of St Johns Panthers had their wins in Round 3 over Keystone Heights (36-24) and Round 8 in a forfeit against Wolfson, but had two solid starters. Mateos Zajni (138, 4 pins & decision) had a 7-2 weekend, while Jhon Olivar (120, 2 pins) was 6-3. In a regular but not exclusive starting role, Bam Ghazanfari (145, 2 pins) was 4-1.

Keystone Heights (1-8 in Pool 1): The Indians defeated Wolfson, 48-36, in Round 1, but couldn’t find a dual win after that. Individually, Sheppard Wingate (160, 3 pins) was 5-3 and Canyon Hayes (132/138, 3 pins) 5-4 for Keystone; among part-time performers, Kayla Elliott (106) was 4-0 in a regular but not exclusive role.

Wolfson (1-8 in Pool 1): The Wolfpack had a solid start Friday, with two close losses and a 54-24 Round 2 victory over Terry Parker, but struggled on Saturday. Cameron Frison (152/160, 6 pins) was an 8-0 max-pointer for Wolfson, while Liam Strange (113, pin) was 5-3 and Dallas Kemp (170) had a 4-3 weekend for the Wolfpack.

Fernandina Beach (1-8 in Pool 2): The Pirates had their lone win in Round 4 with a 36-24 victory over Paxon. Caden Kubatzke (120, 2 pins) and Jeremy Mahoney (126, 3 pins & tech) were both 7-2, while Jeremiah Giedrys (170, 4 pins & major) had a 6-3 weekend for Fernandina.

Paxon (0-9 in Pool 2): The 1A Golden Eagles struggled in team duals, with a maximum of six weights filled. Michael Dramis (152/160, 3 pins) did lead Paxon with a 6-3 weekend, while Alex Denyakin (152/160, pin) was 4-4.

Complete results for all competing teams in the tournament can be found HERE..

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CAIRO, GA — Leon placed fourth and University Christian was eighth in the 11-team Syrupmaker Invitational, held on Saturday.

The Lions had 25 points and University Christian had 15, with Maclay’s JV team also competing in the tournament, taking 11th (zero points). Colquitt County GA was first with 76 points, while Valdosta was second with 49.

Below follows a partial summary of the tournament, based solely upon results reported by the Lions and Christians’ head coaches:

106: University Christian’s Jayce Paridon was 3-1 and placed third. On the front side, Paridon won over Thomas County Central (TCC)’s Jeremy Roberts in the quarters, but then fell to Colquitt’s Gabe Freeman in the semis. Paridon came back for third behind victories over Valdosta’s John Nelson in the consi semis and over Roberts in a rematch to take third.

120: The Christians’ Egan Gustilo was 2-1 and was the runnerup in the weight class. Gustilo had wins over Valdosta’s Zion Leggett in the quarters and Colquitt’s James Vaughan in the semis, but then lost in the final to Valdosta’s Keith Davis. Leon’s Alex Crago was 0-2 in the tournament, with losses to Cairo’s Miguel Bastida (18-3 tech fall) and by injury dfefault to Leggett in the consis.

126: Leon’s Nolan Zirgibel was the weight-class champion, with three victories. Zirgibel falled Tift’s Marcelo Manzano (3:10, quarters), then took majors over Colquitt’s Michael Bledsoe (14-6, semis) and the hosts’ James Cartwright, 17-9, in the championship.

138: Leon’s Hudson Large was 0-2 in the tournament, with losses on the front to the hosts’ Kason Sellers (17-2 tech fall) and on the back to Bainbridge’s Renee Fillingame (:52) in the consis.

145: The Lions’ Ethan Eudy was 3-1 and placed second in the weight class. Eudy had pins over Tift’s Madison Cox (3:25, round of 16), TCC’s Brice Hopper (1:47, quarters) and Colquitt’s Jordyn Edwards (1:23, semis) before taking a 17-2 tech fall loss to Colquitt’s Deontae Edwards in the title match.

152: Leon’s Cole Dalton was 0-2 in the tournament, with losses by fall on the front to the hosts’ Peeples (2:52) and on the back to Colquitt’s Kiearis Daniels (4:39) in the consis.

160: UC’s Matthew Flores was 0-2 in the tournament, with losses to Colquitt’s Nelson Salaz in the semis and Pelham’s Lavorris Hines in the consi semis. There was no fifth-place match.

170: The Lions’ Noah Bounds was 3-2 and placed fourth. After wins in the round of 16 over Pelham’s Jeremiah Battle (1:46) and quarters over TCC’s Tyrique Nixon (5:13), Bounds took a 16-8 semifinal loss to Tift’s Zach Carter. In the consis, Bounds pinned TCC’s Ken’yatta McCloud in 2:32 before falling to Tift’s Andrew Taylor in 43 seconds in the third-place match.

182: After an opening-round loss in the round of 16 to eventual champ Antoine Scott of Valdosta, UC’s Jackie Dinh wouldn’t lose again, with four victories in the consis to place third. Dinh had wins over the hosts’ Brandon Green, Colquitt’s Jose Camarena-Moreno, Tift’s David Burney and Cook’s Caleb Duggan in the third-place match.

195: Leon’s Josh Seabrooks was 3-1 and was the runnerup in the weight class. Seabrooks pinned TCC’s Kevin Turner (4:49, round of 16), then decisioned the hosts’ Eli Pyrz, 5-0, in the quarters. Seabrooks then pinned Tift’s Taquan Ellis in 3:41 in the semis, then lost by fall (5:59) in the championship match to Bainbridge’s Arkeavious Marshall.

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PANAMA CITY — Mosley didn’t have quite enough points to win the inaugural George Mulligan Memorial two-day tournament at Bay this past weekend.

Visiting Georgia side Thomas County Central (TCC) saw to that, with 232.5 points to the Dolphins 222.5.

But Mosley was declared county champions by dint of finishing second at the 18-team tournament, made up mostly of Panhandle-area teams. The Dolphins held off Spanish Fort AL by three points for second. Arnold and Niceville tied for fourth place, as both the Marlins and Eagles had 158.5 points, 1.5 ahead of Florida High in sixth and seven ahead of Marianna in seventh.

Choctaw was eighth (113 points, followed by South Walton (104.5), Milton (103), North Bay Haven (102.5), Crestview (92.5), Tate (83), Bay (81), Rutherford (76), Rocky Bayou Christian (62), Wewahitchka (49) and Bozeman (40.5).

Below follows a summary of the tournament, with eligible* area top-six placers noted —

106: Mosley’s Cole Bell pinned his way through the draw for the title. After getting a bye into the quarters, Bell had pins over Rutherford’s Zander Stillgess (:57, quarters), Wewa’s Justin Johnson (2:45, semis) and then, in the final, over Spanish Fort’s Peyton Haws (pin & decision prior to final) in 1:54 for the title. Stillgess came back for third with a bye and three bonus-point wins, majoring South Walton’s Brett Canut, 13-5, in the third-place match, while Johnson won by fall in 47 seconds for fifth.

113: Niceville’s Ethan Pinto also pinned his way through the bracket, with falls over TCC’s Damion Jones (2:23, quarters), a 10-second fall in the semis and fall in 1:56 in the final over Arnold’s Lucas Biddle. Biddle picked up two falls en route to the title match, with a pin in 3:32 in the quarters and 45-second fall over Choctaw’s David Tambula in the semis. Tambula came back with two wins for third, majoring Marianna’s William Carrel, 9-1, in the place match, while Jones had a 15-second pin for fifth.

120: The hosts’ Jamie Balmeceda pinned his way into the final, where he took a 10-4 win over Arnold’s Will Ashby. Balmeceda earlier had pins over Mosley’s Darius Mailhot (:31, rd of 16, Milton’s Coleman Barnhill (:28, quarters) and Rutherford’s Calvin Williams (4:38, semis), while Ashby had wins over Choctaw’s Ethan Pfhul (3:02, rd of 16), Rutherford’s Colin Dutton (4-2, quarters) and Spanish Fort’s Dayton Blohm (10-0, semis). Williams won twice for third, with a 21-13 major over Blohm in the third-place match, while Niceville’s Noah Tritz decisioned Wewa’s Conner Roberts, 6-2, for fifth.

126: Florida High’s Tyler Reeve had all pins in taking the title; after a bye into the quarters, Reeve falled Rocky Bayou’s Luke Latham (3:32, quarters), Spanish Fort’s Denver Persinger (1:48, semis) and over TCC’s David Burgess (2 pins & tech prior to final) in 2:25 for the championship. Reeve’s teammate, Emil Ganim, won three matches on the back to finish fourth after a 13-7 loss in the third-place match, while Persinger pinned Arnold’s Spencer Korol in 4:56 for fifth.

132: Spanish Fort’s Gabe Warren had four first-period pins in 4:02 for the title, with the last one in 1 minute in the finals over Florida High’s Brooks Dyer. Dyer won by fall in 2:49 in the round of 16 and pinned Crestview’s Easton Flamand in 1:44 before a 7-3 win in the semis over Mosley’s Nick Hejke. Hejke had two pins on the back, falling TCC’s Bryson Yarley in 2:19 in the third-place match, while Niceville’s Jayden Pinto majored Wewa’s Jaden Moseley, 11-2, for fifth.

138: Mosley’s Jaylan Griffin won the title behind two pins and two decisions. Griffin falled Arnold’s John Starling (3:56, rd of 16) and Florida High’s Dean Wright (3:56, quarters), then powered past Milton’s Brandon Nicholson, 5-1, in the semis, and then edged Spanish Fort’s Chris Duran (3 pins prior to final), 7-6, for the title. Nicholson had two wins for third on the back, with a 10-4 decision in the third-place match, and Bay’s Kyle Roper pinned Wright in 3 minutes for fifth.

145: Mosley’s Logan Gall made it back-to-back titles with four wins in the bracket. Gall had falls over Choctaw’s Eli Devoid (2:46, rd of 16) and Choctaw’s Ben Semenov (1:11, quarters). In the semis, Gall edged Niceville’s Keane Creager, 3-2, but came back with an 8-0 major over Florida High’s Dennis Ganim for the title. Ganim reached the final with falls in 1:00 in the round of 16 and over South Walton’s Shane Lane (:35, quarters) and TCC’s Bailey Brue (3:30, semis). Creager had two pins to claim, third, falling Brue in 2:52 in the place match, while Marianna’s Ethan Heinemann pinned Semenov in 3:55 for fifth.

152: Arnold’s Nick Kendrick had three wins to claim the Marlins’ first title, with techs in the quarters over Crestview’s Lance Sanders (23-7 in 4:30) and in the semis over TCC’s Daviyon Johnson (16-1 in 4:30) before decisioning Mosley’s Jonathan Griffin for the title by a 9-2 count. Griffin reached the finals behind a 26-second pin in the round of 16, over Milton’s Joslyn Anderson (2:45, quarters) and Rocky Bayou’s Calvin Wells (1:48, semis). Johnson won by pin twice for third, with a 60-second pin over South Walton’s John Lopez in the medal match, while Choctaw’s Sherman Fuller pinned Wells in 3:27 for fifth.

160: Spanish Fort’s Jake Snow bonus-pointed through the tournament, with a pin, two techs and a 9-0 major over Marianna’s Chase Maddox. Maddox got to the title match with a pin in 1:03 in the round of 16 and over Crestview’s Layne Franks (1:46, quarters), then took an 11-6 decision over Florida High’s Micah Perdue in the semi. Perdue would win twice for third, decisioning Mosley’s Kaydon Lester by an 8-4 count for third place, while Milton’s Daniel McDonal pinned Arnold’s Max Gaylord in 37 seconds for fifth.

170: Marianna’s John Maddox also bonus-pointed through each contested round in taking the bracket victory. After two byes into the quarters, Maddox took a pin in 1:33 in the quarters, then falled Mosley’s Noe Pena in 2:42 in the semis. In the final, Maddox completed the title run with a 10-2 major over Spanish Fort’s Ford Williamson (pin/major/decision prior to final). Pena had two pins on the back for third, falling TCC’s Dalin Covington in 2:56 in the third-place, while Rutherford’s Chad Allgood took fifth place with a fall in 1:46 over Niceville’s Bryce Travis.

182: Crestview’s Julio Fernandez had four pins for the weight-class win. Fernandez falled Niceville’s Dante Barrett (:27, rd of 16), TCC’s Randy Sowell (:46, quarters), then won by fall in 3:08 in the semis before falling Marianna’s Christian Cosson in 54 seconds for the title. Cosson pinned Arnold’s Henlee Haynes (1:00, quarters) and shut out Mosley’s Isaac Hall, 6-0, in the semi. Hall would finish fourth after a double-overtime 6-5 win in the consi semis and a loss by fall in the third-place match, while Sowell pinned Florida High’s Diego Duprey in 5 minutes for fifth.

195: Rutherford’s Xavier Stillgess earned the Rams’ lone title with three victories. After a 27-second pin in the quarters over Crestview’s Mathew Sharp, Stillgess had two decisions, with an 11-5 semifinal win over Florida High’s Marcus Haigler and a 5-4 championship victory over Spanish Fort’s Noah Bauer (2 pins prior to final). Haigler was third with two wins on the back, downing Niceville’s Sean Ripley, 5-2, in the third-place match. TCC’s Elijah Ryan pinned Arnold’s Tyler Lewis in 2:58 for fifth.

220: Crestview’s Kennard Madden gave the 2A Bulldogs their second title, with a pair of decisions leading up to a first-period pin. Madden downed Arnold’s Justin Harry (6-3, quarters) and Niceville’s Ramsey Kidder (4-2, semis) to reach the title match, where he needed just 1:23 to pin TCC’s Colby Baker (major & pin prior to final). Harry won four times on the bounce at the back, the last of those a 6-5 win in the third-place match over Kidder, while Mosley’s Logan Strickland edged Marianna’s Roosevelt Williams, 8-7, in the fifth-place match.

285: TCC’s Garrett Harrell had four first-period pins, the last coming in the finals over Bozeman’s Cole Galbreath (2 decisions prior to final). Milton’s Alec Cavazos won twice in the consis to take third, with a 51-second fall over Spanish Fort’s William Blount in the medal match, with Michael Barton claiming fifth with a pin in 2:23 over Rocky Bayou’s Kyle Burden.

NOTE: Not all local teams’ top-six placers could be fully recapped due to missing results. Coaches can get with Matmen at any time to resolve this.

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DELAND — Just 20 points separated second place from sixth on Saturday at the DeLand Bulldog IBT one-day tournament.

Atlantic, which finished only behind Lake Mary’s 175.5-point total, had 122 points for second.

West Orange (115), Creekside (108.5) and Poinciana (107) rounded out the top-five teams, with Merritt Island just five points back in sixth.

Host DeLand was seventh in the 17-team tournament, with 85.5 points, while Sandalwood was 11th (61.5 points), New Smyrna Beach 12th (57), St Augustine T-13th (45), Deltona 16th (25) and Lake Weir 17th with one points.

Below follows a summary of each weight class, with area placers and wrestlers one match short of placing noted:

106 — West Orange’s DJ Perez had two pins and two decisions to win the title, with a 14-8 win in the finals over Merritt Island’s Zane Hudson (3 pins prior to final). Creekside’s Andrew Feeks and DeLand’s Felix Rivera were both one match from placing.

113 — Wekiva’s Victor Altamirano bonus-pointed through the tournament, with two pins, a third-period tech fall and 13-2 major in the final over Dr Phillips’ Heriberto Zayas (pin & major prior to final). Creekside’s Cody Smith was a semifinalist and placed fourth. After a bye into the quarters, Smith falled St Augustine’s Tristan Smith (:36) but then lost by tech to Altamirano (19-3 in 4:38). Smith then pinned Deltona’s Kevin Kerns (1:39) in the consi semis, falling 9-8 in the third-place match to West Orange’s Lorenzo Perez. Kerns and Atlantic’s Bernaldo Alvarez were both one match short of placing.

120 — Merritt Island’s Elijah Lusk pinned or teched his way through the tournament, with a pin and two techs — the second of those in the final over Atlantic’s Jamey Bruner (20-5 in 4:21). Bruner had two pins and a major in getting to the final, with falls over Dr Phillips’ Joey Diaz (1:27, rd of 16) and Merritt Island’s Jeremiah Johnson (1:30, quarters), then majored Poinciana’s Levi Lewis, 11-1, in the semi.

126 — Lake Mary’s Diego Solorzano also pinned or teched through the bracket, with three pins and a tech. The third pin came in the final over Sandalwood’s Juvens Augustin, in 4 minutes. Augustin had three decisions (7-3 over Deltona’s Carlos Pineda, 16-10 over New Smyrna Beach’s Jace Engberg and 5-4 over Poinciana’s Zayveon Mitchell) to get to the final. Engberg and Pineda were both one match short of placing.

132 — Lake Mary’s Alex Vasquez had a forfeit, tech and pin to reach the final, then stopped New Smyrna Beach’s Michael Shannon, 3-1, for the weight-class win. Shannon reached the final with pins over DeLand’s Noah Falk (2:49, rd of 16), Merritt Island’s Ben Whalen (2:23, quarters) and Dr Phillips’ Erle Zayas (5:47, semis). Creekside’s Nolan Anderson was a semifinalist and placed fourth. Anderson pinned Dr Phillips’ Jamsheed Gafur (1:08, rd of 16) and decisioned Sandalwood’s Ben Peterson (13-9, quarters), before losing by fall (2:46) to Vasquez in the semi. Anderson then pinned Whalen in 3:40 in the consi semi, before falling, 8-3, to Zayas for third.

138 — Lake Brantley’s Chris Labrecque had a major and three decisions to win the bracket, taking a 6-2 win in the final over Merritt Island’s Noah Davin (pin/tech/decision prior to final). Sandalwood’s Lavaughn Brown was third after falling, 9-6, to Labrecque in the quarters. On the front, Brown pinned NSB’s Hunter Childress (1:05) in the round of 16. On the back, Brown won four times for third, with pins over NSB’s Justis Chandler (2:22), Creekside’s Keanan Sexton (:52) and Atlantic’s Jeremiah Epps (2:26) before downing Lake Mary’s Aiden Rubino, 7-3, for third. Epps and Creekside’s Lee Leavell were each one match short of placing.

145 — West Orange’s Michael Nepywoda bookended two pins with a pair of decisions, the second a 4-2 win in the final over Atlantic’s Avante Chamble. Chamble reached the title round with first-period pins over Lake Weir’s Grant Kincannon (1:06, rd of 16), Sandalwood’s Jacob Kirkpatrick (1:55, quarters) and New Smyrna Beach’s Hunter Lupien (1:39, semis). No match was held for third (due to both wrestlers reaching 5 matches), but Deland’s Jacob Lashinsky was one of the two in the mix. Lashinsky had a tech on the front, but then lost by fall to Sandalwood’s Jermell McCall (1:45) in the quarters. He then had pins over St Augustine’s Daniel Griener (:09), Lake Brantley’s Aaron Starling (1:54) and Lupien (1:00) to get to the podium. Lupien and McCall were each one match short of placing.

152 — West Orange’s Solomon Smith teched or pinned his way to the final, where he won by injury-default over Lake Mary’s Noah Hesse (major & pin prior to final). New Smyrna Beach’s Thomas Evans was a semifinalist and placed third. Evans pinned Sandalwood’s Michael Torres (1:07) in the quarters before losing by fall to Hesse (3:18) in the semi. ON the back, Evans had falls over Ocoee’s Eric Gilreath (1:55) and Lake Brantley’s Joey Henkhaus (4:29) for third.

160 — Lake Mary’s Jared Purcell had three first-period falls for the championship, pinning Sandalwood’s Joshua Brown (1:59) in the final. Brown pinned Wekiva’s Dalcima Jouvens (5:10) in the rd of 16, teched Atlantic’s David Arcieri (17-2 in 4:57) in the quarters and then decisioned Creekside’s Hunter Brown, 6-2, in the semi. Brown finished third, pinning DeLand’s Gavin Rodriguez-Cayro (2:41) on the front; in the consi semis, Brown decisioned St Augustine’s Clint Griffin, 7-1, and then teched DeLand’s Michael Brown in 4:28 (15-0) for third. Michael Brown decisioned Griffin, 3-0, in the quarters before losing by fall (1:56) to Purcell in the semis; he then decisioned Arcieri, 4-2, in the consi semis. Arcieri and Griffin were each one match short of placing.

170 — Creekside’s Jalen Hines pinned his way through the bracket, four pins in all, to win the title. Hines falled NSB’s Thomas Connell (3:34, rd of 16), Dr Phillips’ Sebastian Norman (4:16, quarters), DeLand’s Bryce Minsky (1:26, semis) and then falled Atlantic’s Noah Anderson in 1:55 in the finals. Anderson had three bonus-point wins to get there, pinning First Academy’s Noah Nixon (1:21), majoring Lake Brantley’s Christian Mowry (14-0) and falling Poinciana’s Carlson Michel in 3 minutes. Minsky came back for third; on the front he pinned First Academy’s Patrick Melley (:19) and had bonus-point wins over Mowry (16-8) in the consi semis and Norman (2:51) for third.

182 — St Augustine’s Ryan Murphy also pinned through the weight class, with three pins in order over Poinciana’s Jeremiah Jules (1:40, quarters), Creekside’s Bryan Fortay (3:54, semis) and then took a 44-second fall over Atlantic’s Christian Henry in the championship. Henry also had three pins, over West Orange’s Elijah Zayas (:46, rd of 16), NSB’s Dale Edwards (3:46, quarters) and Lake Brantley’s Jackson Fisher (:25, semis). Fortay was one match short of placing.

195 — DeLand’s Aaron Morris had two pins prior to the final, where he downed Merritt Island’s Daylyn Randolph (pin/tech/decision prior to final), 3-1, or the bracket win. Morris had falls over Lake Brantley’s Justice Pratt (:47) in the quarters and Lake Mary’s Dakota Phillips (5:18) in the semis.

220 — First Academy’s Jacob Forbes sandwiched a 5-0 semifinal win with two pins, the second of those in 2:46 in the final over Ocoee’s Korey Karbowsky (pin & decision prior to final). DeLand’s Gavin Hart was in the mix for third and fourth in a match that wasn’t wrestled due to both wrestlers hitting five matches. Hart had a pin on the front before losing by fall in the quarters, then had three pins on the back over St Augustine’s Jaquan Whitty (1:34), Creekside’s Wyatt Galloway (3:44) and Deltona’s Ethan Chiu (5:08). Chiu was one match short of placing.

285 — Poinciana’s Quaylen Hill had three pins and a decision for the title, falling Wekiva’s Lawrence Stubbs (major/pin/decision prior to final) in 4:29 for the weight-class win. Atlantic’s Jared Jackson was fourth. After falling, 14-5, in the round of 16 to Stubbs, Jackson won four times to make podium, winning over DeLand’s Danny Brown (2-1), DeLand’s Dalen Burns (4:30), DeLand’s Willie Goosby (1:18) and Ocoee’s Jordan Phillips in the consi semis, but was then walked over by Lake Mary’s Jacob Donaldson (who only had 4 matches) in the third-place match.

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LAKE BUTLER — Union Cty engaged in another Friday-night home dual last Friday, romping past a short-handed Bradford side, 72-6.

The Tigers recorded three contested victories, with the other nine coming by forfeit. Ethan Shea (132), Robert Young (138) and Davalier Blocker (220) all won with pins.

Bradford’s lone victory was a fall by Austin Varnes at 285.

The Tornadoes get back on the mats Wednesday night, traveling to Middleburg, while Union Cty is off until February 7, when it makes the drive to Marion County for Belleview’s Diamondback Duals on February 7-8.

Orange Park v Bishop Kenny: Results from this dual were not available at time of this writing. We will accept a scoresheet at any time.

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FT MYERS — When you start a lineup that has just seven wrestlers, on a regular basis, in it, and take it to a two-day duals tournament, winning as a team is really difficult to do.

Raines made it happen five times over the weekend, going 5-5 at the Wolfpack Duals, hosted by South Ft Myers HS on Friday and Saturday.

In Pool B competition on Friday, the Vikings started off with a 36-30 win over North Ft Myers, but then lost to Riverdale B (48-30), Immokalee (48-36), Ft Myers (64-10) and Port St Lucie (47-28).

The 1-4 pool record sent Raines into the White pool for Saturday’s competition, against more similarly-situated teams, and there the Vikings fared far better, going 4-1 on the second day. After a 33-24 loss to Westminster Christian, a 1A-Region 4 qualifier, Raines defeated Evangelical Christian (42-0), Dunbar (18-12), Belen Jesuit (36-24) and Naples (36-35 in criteria).

Five of Raines’ seven starters won at least eight matches over the course of the weekend, and of those five, they had a combined record of 46-3.

Kyle Hopkins (120/126, 6 pins & decision) and Raynarde Thomas (170, 4 pins/tech/major/decision) were both 10-0 over the course of the two days for the Vikings.

Additionally, Jamari Watson (195/220, 8 pins) and Jamon Goodwine (285, 4 pins & major) were both 9-1 for Raines, with DaQuan King (113, 4 pins) contributing an 8-1 record on the weekend. Every Raines regular starter had at least one pin during the tournament.

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