#Preview: Clay Rotary (Girls)

By MATMEN, Friday, 5 p.m.

Clay Rotary (Girls)

When & where: Saturday at Clay.
Teams in the field: In addition to the host Lady Blue Devils, delegations from Baker County, Bartram Trail, Beachside, Buchholz, Ed White, Flagler Palm Coast, Fletcher, Middleburg, Mosley, Nease, North Bay Haven, Oakleaf, Orange Park, Pedro Menendez, Ponte Vedra, Raines, Ridgeview, Sandalwood, Stanton, St Augustine & Tocoi Creek could be in the tournament field; from outside the coverage area, Hernando will compete as well.
Defending team champion: Ponte Vedra.
Returning individual champions: Gracie Bradshaw (Middleburg); Erin Rizzuto (Ponte Vedra); Aubrianna Apple (Clay); Olivia Richie (Ponte Vedra); Katherine Stewart (Bartram Trail); Jasmine Hecht (Orange Park); Henlee Haynes (Mosley, if able to compete).
Synopsis: Could be quite the spirited fight between Middleburg, Ponte Vedra, and Oakleaf from a team standpoint, and don’t think Hernando won’t be in that mix also. Should be several teams with individual competitors that will factor deeply into the mix at their weight classes; it will certainly take a lot longer to complete wrestling this year. Expect several good finals matches.
State-ranked wrestlers (listed by weight class in ranked order) —
100: Gracie Bradshaw (Middleburg, 4th); Talia Robbins (Buchholz, 11th); Hayden Hauck (North Bay Haven, 16th).
105: Adrianna Barrientos (Oakleaf, 2nd); Skyla Fisher (Middleburg, 9th); Kyla Crooks (Bartram Trail, 15th); Joslyn Johnson (Flagler Palm Coast, 20th).
110: Memphis Moses (Middleburg, 12th); Nathalia Espinal (Hernando, 15th); Sophia Mallon (Ponte Vedra, 17th).
115: Erin Rizzuto (Ponte Vedra, 2nd); Sara Walsh (Middleburg, 13th).
120: Kailani Barrientos (Oakleaf, 2nd); Natalia Choquegonza (Ponte Vedra, 7th).
125: Daniella Espinal (Hernando, 17th).
130: Ana Vilar (Flagler Palm Coast, 4th).
135: Aubrianna Apple (Clay, 3rd); Sara Goodman (Sandalwood, 18th).
140: Olivia Richie (Ponte Vedra, 2nd); Olivia Brown (Hernando, 10th); Olivia Carr (Nease, 15th).
145: Katherine Stewart (Bartram Trail, 1st); Aryan Benson (Tocoi Creek, 5th); Josie Sagasser (Ponte Vedra, 9th); Mariah Earl (Hernando, 17th).
155: Ava Burre (Bartram Trail, 11th); Jasmine Hecht (Orange Park, 12th).
170: Henlee Haynes (Mosley, 1st*); Grace Leota (Hernando, 2nd); Jayla Harrison (Oakleaf, 5th).
190: Cheyenne Cruce (Middleburg, 1st); Jazzmine Moore (Oakleaf, 4th); Kiona Upegui (Buchholz, 12th).
235: Hailee Henslee (Fletcher, 15th).
All rankings from https://www.kabrawrestling.com/rankings/girls

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