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JACKSONVILLE — Stanton wrapped up its regular season with a home double dual Friday night, as the Blue Devils took losses against Beachside (38-29) and Ed White (42-36).
Double winners for the Blue Devils (2-7) were James Leiby (106), William Leiby (113), Leonardo Torres (126, 2 pins) and Dean Holt (138, 2 pins). Malakhi Lewis (160, tech) won by contested match in the loss to Beachside as well.
As for the Barracudas (8-2), Grady Smith (145) won by fall and Eddie Craig (195, 17-1) by technical fall, with Elijah Morrvaridy (6-3 at 132), Kaleb Wilcox (16-10 at 152) and Chase Sureda (6-4 at 220) all taking decisions.
For the Commanders (record unknown due to missing duals), Justin Austin (145), Keyon St Marc (152), Benny Lewis (160, in a brother vs brother match with Stanton’s Malakhi Lewis) and Gavin Torres (220) all won by pins.
Ed White and Beachside did not dual against one another. For each of the three teams, Friday was the conclusion of the regular season.
Palatka 48, St Augustine 16: At Palatka, the host Panthers took down the Yellow Jackets behind three pins and five forfeit victories.
Both teams also had duals against Gainesville, with Palatka winning by a 48-0 count and St Augustine taking a 32-0 win.
Double winners for the Panthers (6-11) were Gabriel Ramos (106), Mikade Harvey (138/145, pin), Logen Cumbo (160, pin), Barrett Clark (182), Sam Lafferty (195, pin) and Ben Clark (285). Gavin Chambliss had a fall in the victory over Gainesville, while Ishmael Foster won by fall at 132 in the win over St Augustine.
St Augustine (record unknown due to missing results) got two wins each from Brenner Logan (113) and Christian Jackson (152, 2 pins). Conner Serrano won by 7-4 decision over Gainesville (0-2 in duals) at 132, while Xavier Rodriguez (126) had an 11-1 major.
For all three times, Friday marked the conclusion of the regular season.
RESULTS: Box scores for all five duals wrestled Friday can be found HERE.
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HUDSON — In a typically-marathon duals season for Suwannee, the Bulldogs’ season finale wrapped up with a need to take down a familiar foe to have a shot at first place in the two-day Cobra Duals at Hudson HS.
In the final round, Suwannee defeated Wakulla by a 43-24 count, which forged a three-way tie between the Bulldogs, War Eagles and Braden River, all of which had gone 7-1 in the tournament.
The tiebreaker came down to point totals, with Suwannee declared the team champion based upon that criterion.
Earlier in the tournament, Suwannee (51-7 in duals) defeated Zephyrhills (76-6), River Ridge (54-27), Anclote (72-6), Admiral Farragut (72-6) and Mitchell (63-12) on Friday. In Saturday’s rounds, the Bulldogs defeated Hollins (54-27), but lost in criteria to Braden River (37-36, by virtue of fewer forfeit wins). That set up Suwannee v Wakulla in the last round; the War Eagles had defeated Braden River earlier in the tournament.
The Bulldogs had four wrestlers go 8-0 on the weekend, as Justin Contreras (113, 6 pins & decision), Topher Pearson (120, 3 pins & 3 decisions), Austin McKinney (152, 6 pins) and Dustin Wood (170, 5 pins) all won eight matches.
Eli Jolicoeur (106, decision), Brady Boehm (126, 3 pins & major*), Marshall White (145, 6 pins), Austin Howard (160, 7 pins) and Benjamin Lewis (182, 6 pins) all were 7-1, while Torynn Johns (195, 4 pins) turned in a 6-2 weekend.
Wakulla (16-6 in duals) also defeated all teams put in front of it before the final round; War Eagle results were not available at press time.
Both teams will wrestle again this week, with Wakulla traveling to Lincoln on Wednesday; Suwannee will make the drive to Englewood on the Sunshine Coast to compete in Lemon Bay’s one-day Ryan Bidwell Memorial tournament. Last year, that event employed a mixture of formats, some weights contested in roundrobin fashion, others in IBT brackets.
Reported dual results for Saturday’s event can be found HERE.
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Florida High wrestlers celebrate a hard-fought Timberwolf Duals XIV title won at Chiles on Saturday (Photo submitted by @FSUSWrestling via Twitter).
By MATMEN, Monday, 9:25 p.m.
TALLAHASSEE — The established pecking order in Tallahassee city wrestling over the past few seasons has been Lincoln first, Chiles second, Florida High third.
There’s been scares along the way, district duals this year tops on the group, but the order has remain unchanged.
In their final shot against a city rival — and at the rival’s gym, to boot — Florida High set about firing a shot across the bow of the established order Saturday at Timberwolf Duals XIV at Chiles, dominating four prior opppnents with an average margin of victory of 66.3 points per dual, then avenging a prior loss to host Chiles with a 38-31 win over the Timberwolves in the final round.
Florida High (17-6 in duals for the season) defeated Chiles B (77-6), Wewahitchka (75-6), Freeport (78-6) and Columbia (65-12) before taking on the hosts in the final round. That win in the final avenged an earlier 30-point loss to the Timberwolves on January 19.
The Seminoles had five wrestlers go 5-0 on the day Saturday, as Jasper Croom (106, 2 techs), Nicholas Roeder (152/160, 3 pins), Dean Wright (170, 2 pins & tech), Xander Hawkes (182, 4 pins) and Christian Ajose-Adeogun (285, pin) all were 5-0.
Hunter Stanley (126, 3 pins & decision) and Anthony Bedoya (145/152, 3 pins) were both 4-0 for Florida High, while DJ Richardson (113, pin) and Nias Dorsey (195) both pulled together 4-1 records. Cash Ganim (120, 2 pins) & Collin Bishop (220, pin) both were 3-0, while Wyatt Mann (145/152, decision) was 3-1.
In going 4-1, Chiles (14-4 overall) had wins over Pace (58-4), Columbia (57-3), Leon (60-21) and Freeport (65-12) to set up the final round.
The Timberwolves saw six wrestlers go 5-0 Saturday, as Patrick Brooks (113, major & decision), Sam Tolomeo (120, pin & major), Jacob Johnston (132, 4 pins & decision), Garrett Marschka (138, 4 pins & decision), Cooper Hill (145, 3 pins & tech) and Dillon Elliott (195, 3 pins) all had five wins.
Ethan Jackson (126, 2 pins & decision), Scott Greenwald (152, 3 pins) and Cody Elliott (182, 2 pins) each were 4-1 for Chiles, while Jason Marsala (106) and Andrew Hutton (170, pin) both were 3-2.
Below follows a summary of the rest of the tournament:
Wewahitchka (3-2 tournament, 12-22 overall): The Gators had wins over Freeport (33-30), Chiles B (36-24) and a team forfeit win over Pace, which did not stay after pool competition.
Jake Parker (126, 3 pins) was the Gators’ lone unbeaten wrestler — Wewa had just seven in the lineup — while Zeke Cooper (113), Wesley Spencer (120), Jarrett Spencer (152, 3 pins) and Calvin Carpenter (182, 3 pins) all were 4-1 on the day.
Pace (2-1 tournament, 15-4 in duals known & reported to us): The Patriots righted the ship after the loss to Chiles in round 1, with wins over Leon (36-33) and Columbia (41-12) despite just seven wrestlers themselves.
Jordan Baxter (160, pin & major) was Pace’s lone three-match winner, while Tristtahn Duran (113, pin), Alexander Mendez (126, pin), James Spicer (132, 2 pins), Maeson Otwell (138, pin & tech) and Brandon Mohring (195, pin) all were 2-1 in Pool A.
Columbia (2-3 tournament, 6-21 overall): The Tigers held off Leon, 42-36, in Pool A, and also took a 41-24 crossover win over Freeport.
Jayden Thomas (132/138, 2 pins & decision) had a 3-1 day for Columbia, while Tyhler Phinney (106, decision), James Lane (120), Alexander Ulloa (138/145, 3 pins), and Arthur Vanderpool (145/160, 2 pins) all compiled 3-2 records.
Leon (2-3 tournament, 2-5 overall): The Lions struggled in a solid Pool A, but came back to take crossover victories over Wewahitchka (45-30) and Chiles B (37-24).
Noah Summerlin (220) was 5-0 for Leon, while Logan Bergstrom (160/170) turned in a 4-1 tournament. Riley Rajotte (285) was 3-0, with Patrick Sheeran (145/152, decision), Charles Bosby (160/170, major & decision), Santana Harris (182, decision) and Wynton Bowers (195) all going 3-2 on the day.
Freeport (1-4 tournament, 1-10 overall): The Bulldogs had their lone win of the day — but first dual win as a program — during Pool B competition, pushing past the Chiles B group, 27-24.
Colby Crompton (160, pin) and Lewis Adams (285, pin) both were 4-1 for Freeport, while Tyler McDermott (170, decision) finished 3-2 on the day.
Chiles B (1-4 tournament): The Timberwolves’ second group did pick up a win of sorts, by way of team forfeit in the crossover over Pace.
Hayden Smith (138, 3 pins) showed out for the Bs, going 5-0 on the day, while Jovon Calixte (132, 3 pins) was 4-1 after losing his first match. Ashley Shaw (126, pin) and Brody Vandewater (160, pin) each were 3-2 for the Timberwolves.
Complete dual results for Saturday’s event can be found HERE.
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LAKELAND — As a tuneup for Saturday’s runnerup showing in the Massung Scramble — more on that in the next post — Florida High got the tightness that travel across the state can sometimes bring out in three one-sided dual wins Friday night at McKeel Academy.
The Seminoles (14-5 in duals for the season) romped past Haines City (70-12), Kathleen (76-3) and host McKeel (51-25).
Florida High got three wins Friday night from Jasper Croom (106, pin & tech), Dewan Richardson (113, 2 pins & tech), Hunter Stanley (126, pin & tech), Troy Carroll (132, 2 pins & tech), Nicholas Roeder (152, 3 pins), Dean Wright (160, 2 pins & major) and Xander Hawkes (182, 2 pins & tech).
Additionally, Reis Suskey (120, pin), Anthony Bedoya (145, 2 pins), Jordan Haigler (170, pin), Nias Dorsey (195, 2 pins) and Collin Bishop (220) all won twice; Bishop was 2-0 and the other five Seminoles were 2-1.
Complete dual results for Florida High can be found HERE.
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NEW SMYRNA BEACH — It’s been a different year for Flagler Palm Coast, but the Bulldogs are starting to make some progress at the right time as the regular season heads toward the homestretch.
In a rare Friday night dual, the Bulldogs went on the road against 5 Star Conference rival New Smyrna Beach, doubling up the host Barracudas, 54-27.
FPC (unknown season record due to missing results) got out to a 12-0 start behind pins from Kole Hannant (132) and John Hald (138).
After the ‘Cudas’ Simjay Engberg got the hosts on the board with a 10-6 decision at 145, the Bulldogs put on another run, this one a 30-0 gap behind pins from Carson Baert (152) and Brandon Calidonio (182), plus a pair of forfeits and an injury-default win from Dalton Schell (195).
Dylon York (220) and Donald Bond-West (285) stopped the string with pins of their own for New Smyrna Beach (14-10), but the Bulldogs had more pins in them yet, as Joslyn Johnson (106) and Matthew Shipp (113) both won by fall. New Smyrna Beach closed out the dual with two wins by forfeit.
Both teams are now off until Wednesday, with Flagler Palm Coast visiting Matanzas and New Smyrna Beach at home against DeLand.
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LAKELAND — Timber Creek tuned up for this week’s 3A-Region 1 duals tournament with a trip over to George Jenkins for that team’s one-day Eagle Duals tournament Saturday.
The trip west on I-4 was largely successful, as the Wolfpack went 4-1 in duals on the day, taking down Celebration (70-9), host George Jenkins (45-35), Flagler Palm Coast (44-36) and Zephyrhills Christian (40-37).
The team’s only loss came in round 2 to Lakewood Ranch, 45-36.
Three Wolfpack wrestlers were 5-0 on the day. Marlo Clark (113) max-pointed through the tournament, with four pins, while Keegan Clark (120) bonus-pointed through with two pins and two majors. Peter Nesheiwat also turned in five wins, with three pins and a decision at 285.
The wins sent Nesheiwat over the 100-career wins mark; as of the weekend, he was 31-1 for the season thus far this year, with 102 career wins.
Appearing in part-time roles were Andrew Wittenberg (152) and William Muniz (160/170), both of whom were 3-0. Wittenberg had two pins and a tech, while Muniz had three falls.
Aidan Benson (126/132, 4 pins) was 4-1, while Jayden Smith (220, decision) turned in a 3-2 day.
Aside from Timber Creek’s report, no other information on Flagler Palm Coast was available at publication. Results are accepted at any time.
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Chiles wrestlers and coaches celebrate the title win in Saturday’s Bearcat Invitational at Bainbridge (GA) HS (Photo submitted by James Marschka).
BAINBRIDGE, GA — Even with at least two weight classes open in every dual, Chiles ruled the gym at Bainbridge High School on Saturday.
The Timberwolves rolled to five double-digit wins in Saturday’s Bearcat Invitational one-day dual tournament. Chiles (5-0) began its dual season with two wins over the host Bearcats (57-24 over the A squad and 64-18 over the reserve team), with wins over Hardaway (58-22), Northside (Columbus) (48-24) and Shaw (54-24), all Georgia teams.
In so doing, Chiles rolled up an average margin of victory of 36 points per dual. And, it did so without a regular 220 (or 215, as is the case in Georgia) or 285.
All but one regular starter in the Timberwolf lineup had at least three wins on the day, with six posting 5-0 records on the day.
Leading that group of unbeatens was Cooper Hill (145), who pinned his way through all five rounds. Patrick Brooks (113) was also a 5-0 max-pointer, with pins in each of the first four rounds.
Also earning 5-0 performances were Jason Marsala (106, 2 pins & 2 majors), Jacob Johnston (132, pin, win by injury-default and major), Garrett Marschka (138, 3 pins, tech & major; 3rd in 2A) and Cody Elliott (182/195, 4 pins & decision).
Complete results from Saturday’s tournament can be found HERE.
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ORANGE PARK — Talent counts, but a month in hand in match experience counts too.
Visiting south Georgia team Glynn Academy rolled down I-95 to 295 to Oakleaf on Friday afternoon, and left the Knights’ gym with five convincing wins and the Friday Knight Lights team trophy title.
The Red Terrors took down the top three north Florida teams in the field, first Oakleaf in pool play, followed by Westside and Ridgeview in succession in the crossover. The Wolverines defeated the Clay County Panthers in pool play, while Ridgeview turned back Oakleaf, who won by forfeit in the final round.
Below follows a summary of the tournament:
Ridgeview (3-2 tournament, 5-4 overall) — MVP: Kaiden Tibbetts. Competing at 132, Tibbetts bonus-pointed through the tournament, with pins over Westside, Ponte Vedra and Mainland, with a tech fall over Oakleaf and one of Ridgeview’s two weight-class wins against Glynn. Hidden in the box scores: At 220, Rayhn Hutchinson pinned his way through the first four rounds of the night, losing only to Glynn in the final round.
Oakleaf (3-2 tournament & overall) — MVP: On a night where the Knights rolled out 23 different wrestlers, Angel Rodriguez’s 3-pin night at 113, with falls over Orange Park, Glynn Academy and Ridgeview, stood out. Hidden in the box scores: After a loss by fall in round 2 to Glynn, Jacob McClintic (160) bounced back from that with pins over Keystone Heights and Ridgeview; with a pin over Orange Park earlier, that gave him three falls over county rivals.
Westside (3-1 tournament, 7-2 overall) — MVP: Elijah Williams. Not only was Williams the Wolverines’ only unbeaten wrestler, not only did he pin his way through the evening at 195, but Williams had his team’s only win over Glynn Academy. Hidden in the box scores: Several Wolverines were 3-1 on the night, but the three-pin performance put together by Gha-is Cooper at 145 particularly stood out in Westside’s Pool A-winning performance.
Mainland (2-3 tournament, 4-5 overall) — MVP: Josh Newman. The Buccaneers pulled off two dual wins with just eight wrestlers in the lineup, and part of those two wins in the consi round were due to a 4-pin performance from Newman at 195/220. Hidden in the box scores: Although the Buccaneers lost all of their pool duals with a short-handed lineup, Hayden Heilman (160/170) picked up pins in all of them, doing his part to lead the team, adding a 4th pin in the crossover.
Ponte Vedra (2-3 tournament, 2-4 overall) — MVP: Talan Babin. In his first duals tournament start, Babin led the Sharks with four pins, and was one of three Ponte Vedra wrestlers to go 4-1, with his only loss by one point. Hidden in the box scores: Freshman Daniel De Almeida was another four-win competitor Friday night, with three pins against Ridgeview, Westside and Keystone Heights to anchor the lowers part of the lineup.
Orange Park (2-3 tournament, 4-6 overall) — MVP: Heavyweight Elijah Campbell was one of two Raiders to go 5-0 on the night, max-pointing through the evening with three pins and a pair of forfeit wins. Campbell opened with falls over Oakleaf, Keystone Heights and Glynn. Hidden in the box scores: It’s not surprising for Trevion Sermons to put up a 5-0 night, but he had to battle for it on both bookends of the night, with a 12-7 decision over Oakleaf in round 1 and a tight 8-7 win over Babin in round 5.
Keystone Heights (0-5 tournament, 1-6 overall) — MVP: Steven Raab. After not being part of last year’s club, Raab has made a return as a regular starter, leading the Indians with three key pins as just one of two Keystone wrestlers to go above .500 on the night. Hidden in the box scores: The three victories that Luke Graves collected at 138 could not lead to a win, but they helped the Indians stay close in three duals Friday night. Graves finished with a pair of pins.
Results from the dual tournament can be found HERE.
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When & where: Saturday at Fernandina Beach Teams in the field: According to our best information, here’s who’s here from the coverage area in addition to the host Pirates: Baker County, Bartram Trail, Clay, Episcopal, Interlachen, Lake Mary, New Smyrna Beach, Paxon, Raines, Union County, Charlton County (GA). Area returning champions: Bartram Trail returns as team champion; the Bears won via three-way tiebreaker a year ago. Synopsis: With Clay in this tournament field, it’s pretty de rigueur to put the Blue Devils into the top spot and I think even for this younger group, that’s rightfully so. But there’s going to be good scraps, with solid clubs in Baker, Episcopal, Bartram, Fernandina, New Smyrna and Union all challenging well. The Charlton club, if they bring their A kids, will show out fairly well as well. Milestones: With one win Saturday, Clay senior Dominic Martin will reach 125 career victories. State-ranked wrestlers (in alphabetic order) — 106: Jacob Bucci (2A-2nd, Clay); 113: Jareb Lauramore (1A-18th, Baker County). 120: Turner Glenn (1A-8th, Episcopal). 126: Jonathon Bruner (2A-17th, New Smyrna Beach); Scott Busey (1A-15th, Episcopal); Braden Glavin (2A-8th, Clay); Nik Saldana (1A-19th, Fernandina Beach); Ethan Vugman (3A-1st, Bartram Trail). 132: Caden Kubatzke (1A-12th, Fernandina Beach); Nicholas Pressley (1A-15th, Episcopal). 138: Cael Kubatzke (1A-14th, Fernandina Beach). 145: Cole Misciagna (1A-19th, Fernandina Beach); Preston Pena (3A-8th, Bartram Trail). 152: Keith Ratliff (1A-15th, Baker County). 160: Enzo Gamba (1A-2nd, Fernandina Beach); Rasean Rayam (1A-20th, Baker County). 170: Brennan Doherty (1A-8th, Episcopal); John McNames (3A-8th, Bartram Trail). 182: Lucas Crawford (1A-4th, Fernandina Beach); Gavin Isaacs (3A-10th, Lake Mary); Dominic Martin (2A-4th, Clay); Christian McGarity (1A-16th, Episcopal); Sawyer VanRider (2A-6th, New Smyrna Beach). 195: Jadon Bell (2A-13th, Clay); Lawson Perry (1A-9th, Episcopal); Dylon York (2A-5th, New Smyrna Beach). 220: Gauge Housley (1A-18th, Fernandina Beach); Kedtric Wilbourn (2A-3rd, Clay); D’Cari Wilson (1A-19th, Raines). All rankings from https://www.kabrawrestling.com/rankings/class-1A
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When & where: Saturday at Deltona Teams in the field: In addition to the host Wolves, Creekside, Lyman, Oviedo, Seabreeze and University (Orange City) are in attendance. Area returning champions: None. 2021 champion Hagerty is not returning. Synopsis: After a second-place showing at the Southern Paint Scuffle Duals last weekend, I’m thinking Creekside should be Saturday’s team favorite, though I think Oviedo has some chances. The Lions shouldn’t expect to walk to four dual wins, though; there are aspects in every lineup in this field that stand out to me, and there could be two tightly-contested duals in each round. State-ranked wrestlers — 106: Alexavier Panganiban (3A-19th, Creekside). 113: Conner Rodriguez (3A-15th, Oviedo). 132: Kevin Kerns (2A-2nd, Deltona). 138: Conner Wright (3A-12th, Creekside). 160: Colton Leavell (3A-18th, Creekside). 285: Nathan Hatch (2A-8th, Deltona); Pedro Sierra-Bonilla (2A-15th, Seabreeze). All rankings from https://www.kabrawrestling.com/rankings/class-2A
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