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We know who won regions last week.

Suwannee, Palm Bay, First Baptist-Naples, Somerset Academy.

But we also like to toss around ideas about the region tournament, that this district is the best, or no, that district is top-heavy but isn’t the best top-to-bottom.

And the little kid-baseball-stats-nerd-turned-wrestling-writer-stats-nerd loves these kinds of discussions.

So, which district “won” each of the four regions?

These numbers might help start the discussion. I have breakdowns of all four regions, but, with an eye toward tomorrow’s first day of the FHSAA state girls tournament, here’s first a breakdown of the state qualifiers, by numbers per district:

27: District 15.
25: District 2.
18: District 3, District 5, District 8.
15: District 10, District 12.
14: District 13.
12: District 7.
10: District 1, District 14.
9: District 9.
8: District 6.
5: District 16.
3: District 4.

My Iowa math tells me that’s 224 state qualifiers, which should track.

There’s two ways to evaluate which district “won” each region — points and qualifiers (with medals broken down). The breakdowns by each region follow (we did Region 1 earlier, but have thrown the data back in for comparison’s sake).

Region 1

Points: 1. District 2 571. 2. District 3 508.5. 3. District 1 304. 4. District 4 244.5.

Medals:

• 1. District 2 25 (5 1st, 7 2nd, 7 3rd, 6 4th).
• 2. District 3 18 (6 1st, 4 2nd, 3 3rd, 5 4th).
• 3. District 1 10 (2 1st, 3 2nd, 2 3rd, 3 4th).
• 4. District 4 3 (1 1st, 2 3rd).

Region 2

Points: 1. District 8 484. 2. District 5 480.5. 3. District 7 374.5. 4. District 6 277.5.

Medals:

• 1. (tie) District 5 18 (2 1st, 8 2nd, 6 3rd, 2 4th).
• 1. (tie) District 8 18 (7 1st, 2 2nd, 5 3rd, 4 4th).
• 3. District 7 12 (3 1st, 4 2nd, 2 3rd, 3 4th).
• 4. District 6 8 (2 1st, 1 3rd, 5 4th).

Region 3

Points: 1. District 12 470.5. 2. District 11 453.5. 3. District 10 433. 4. District 9 281.5.

Medals –>

• 1. District 11 17 (2 1st, 6 2nd, 5 3rd, 4 4th).
• 2. (tie) District 10 15 (5 1st, 2 2nd, 4 3rd, 4 4th).
• 2. (tie) District 12 15 (7 1st, 3 2nd, 2 3rd, 3 4th).
• 4. District 9 9 (3 2nd, 3 3rd, 3 4th).

Region 4

Points: 1. District 15 659. 2. District 13 382.5. 3. District 14 295.5. 4. District 16 285.5.

Medals –>

• 1. District 15 27 (6 1st, 9 2nd, 5 3rd, 7 4th).
• 2. District 13 14 (4 1st, 2 2nd, 6 3rd, 2 4th).
• 3. District 14 10 (3 1st, 3 2nd, 2 3rd, 2 4th).
• 4. District 16 5 (1 1st, 1 3rd, 3 4th).

It’ll be interesting to see how the districts will fare at states, starting shortly!

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By MATMEN, Monday, 12:45 p.m.

WASHINGTON DC — For the deaf wrestling community, the Willigan Championships function as something of a national-level competition.

Over the course of last weekend, nine teams from eight states — including Florida Deaf & Blind — competed at the event, held at Gallaudet University, with dual competition on Friday and IBT on Saturday.

On Friday, the Dragons (unknown record; not all results are recorded as of yet) were 3-2 in duals, with wins over Texas SD (66-6), North Carolina SD (54-18) and Fremont CSD (60-24), taking losses against Riverside CSD (48-30) and Model SSD, based in DC, by a 56-24 score.

The Dragons had three unbeaten wrestlers in Joshua Newman (120, 4 pins), Khayree Lofton (126, 2 pins) and Brady Simmer (132, 3 pins), all of whom were 5-0 max-pointers.

Jasen McDaniel (106), Addison Allen (138/144, 2 pins) and Ajani Zahira (150/157, 3 pins) wera all 4-1, while Jayden Rosario-Crestpo (144/150, 3 pins) was 3-1, with Muntaser Wadi (190) and Keegan Hendrick (215, 2 pins) each earning 3-2 records.

Saturday saw Florida Deaf & Blind take fifth in IBT competition, with 119 points. Indiana SD won the team championship, outdistancing Maryland SD, 233-178.

Three Dragons got to the finals of their weight classes, as Lofton (126), Simmer (132) and Zahira (150) all were runners-up.

Lofton was 1-1 in the 126 group, with a 57-second win by fall over Riverside CSD, falling by an 11-0 major to Indiana SD’s Matthew Saaty, while Simmer also was 1-1, with a third-period fall (4:15) over Texas SD before losing by fall (4:18) to Indiana’s Daniel Healy.

At 150, there was a bracket format; Zahira pinned Riverside CSD in 1:05 to reach the final, where he took a third-period loss by fall (4:56) to Indiana’s Calvin Cuppy. Zahira was spared having to wrestle for true second when his Riverside opponent won by pin twice on the back to claim third.

FSDB’s Drake Bailey (106) and Allen (144) both added fourths in their respective weights.

Results from Friday’s duals can be found HERE. Results from Saturday’s IBT can be found HERE.

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By MATMEN, Sunday, 2:10 p.m.

BROOKSVILLE — For the three teams in competition at this weekend’s 41st Annual Kiwanis Invitational at Hernando, the sledding was pretty tough.

Of the three teams, South Lake’s 21st-place team finish (46.5 points) was tops in the area, with Forest in 24th with 35.5 points and West Port tied for 25th at 25.

As projected in our preview in this space, Brandon won the title with 292.5 points, but the host Leopards pushed the Eagles pretty hard, with 273. Tampa Jesuit (232), Zephyrhills Christian (193) and Heritage (162.5) rounded out the top five teams in the weekend’s 30-team IBT.

For the Eagles, Jaydius Bognar (152) and Chontre Weathersby (285) both had sixths. Bognar reached the 152 semis, but then lost by injury-default there to Zephyrhills Christian, the eventual runnerup, and did not compete further. Weathersby also reached the semis at 285 behind three quick pins, but then lost by fall to Land O’Lakes, the eventual runnerup.

Forest also had one sixth, as Andrew Lawrence (160) reached the semis, where he took a loss by pin to eventual runnerup Heritage in that round. West Port did not have any placers.

Forest has an in-school dual with Villages scheduled for Tuesday, while West Port’s next scheduled date is the 3A-District 2 duals tournament on Thursday at Buchholz. South Lake returns to competition for Villages’ Amanda St John Memorial Holiday tournament on December 17.

Individually, St Johns resident Mario Del Vecchio continued to prove up his 1A state ranking, with a third at 113 for Cocoa Beach. Del Vecchio pinned his way into the semis, where he lost by fall to Jesuit’s Roman Lermer; he’d bounce back with two falls in the consis.

Results from the tournament can be found HERE.

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We have our 69th schedule for 2022-23!

University Christian is 69th in for the upcoming year. We are on the downward slope toward 100%. Below are their dates as sent over. The full list of dates we have, which will no doubt grow, can be found HERE. 

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UNIVERSITY CHRISTIAN

Duals & dual tournaments:

• At Episcopal tri-meet w/Fletcher, 12/1
• At North Florida Duals, Bishop Snyder, 12/3
• At Yulee Duals, 12/16-17
• At Parker Duals, Terry Parker, 1/14

FHSAA events:

• 1A-District 3 Duals, Fernandina Beach hosts, 1/4
• (if qualifying) 1A-Region 1 duals, District 4 champ to host, 1/12
• (if qualifying) 1A state duals, 1/20-21, Osceola
• 1A-District 3 IBT, Episcopal hosts, 2/18
• 1A-Region 1 IBT, Wewahitchka hosts, 2/24-25
• States at Silver Spurs, Kissimmee, 3/2-4

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We have our 43rd schedule for 2022-23!

Choctaw is 43rd in for the upcoming year. Getting kind of close to the 50% mark. Below are their dates as sent over. The full list of dates we have, which will no doubt grow, can be found HERE. 

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CHOCTAW

Duals & dual tournaments:

• At Rocky Rumble, Rocky Bayou Christian, 12/17
• At Beast of the Beach, Ft Walton Beach, 12/22-23
• At Pace Duals, 12/29
• At Panhandle Championship, Mosley, 1/6-7
• Host Tate, 1/26 (Senior Night)
• At Dolphin Duals, Gulf Shores (AL), 2/3-4

IBTs and roundrobins:

• At Border Wars X, South Walton, 12/2-3
• At Ryan Blackwell Invitational, Gulf Breeze, 12/10
• At Gator Brawl, Wewahitchka, 1/13-14
• At 4th Annual George Mulligan Memorial, Bay, 1/20-21

FHSAA events:

• 2A-District 1 Duals, Pace hosts, 1/4
• (if qualifying) 2A-Region 1 duals, District 2 champ to host, 1/12
• (if qualifying) 2A state duals, 1/20-21, Osceola
• 2A-District 1 IBT, Niceville hosts, 2/15
• 2A-Region 1 traditional, Chiles hosts, 2/24-25
• States at Silver Spurs, Kissimmee, 3/2-4

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We have our 27th schedule for 2022-23!

Liberty County is 27th in for the upcoming year. Below are their dates as sent over. The full list of dates we have, which will no doubt grow, can be found HERE. 

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LIBERTY COUNTY

Dual tournaments:

• Tiger Duals, Columbia, 12/17

IBTs and roundrobins:

• At Cam Brown Seminole Classic, Florida High, 12/3
• At McCallie (TN) Invitational, Chattanooga, 12/9-10
• At Patriot (AL) Scramble, Homewood, 12/21
• At Ron Peters Tournament of Champions, Lake Mary, 1/6-7
• At Gator Brawl, Wewahitchka, 1/13-14
• At 4th Annual George Mulligan Memorial, Bay, 1/20-21
• At Big Bend Invitational, Wakulla, 1/27-28
• At Braves Invitational, Lake Gibson, 2/3-4
• At Ocoee Mat Classic, 2/11

FHSAA events:

• 1A-District 2 Duals, Suwannee hosts, 1/5
• (if qualifying) 1A-Region 1 duals, District 2 champ to host, 1/12
• (if qualifying) 1A state duals, 1/20-21, Osceola
• 1A-District 2 IBT, host & date TBA
• 1A-Region 1 traditional, host TBA, 2/24-25
• States at Silver Spurs, Kissimmee, 3/2-4

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