When the state wrestling tournament – boys and girls – open today at the Silver Spurs (1875 Silver Spur Lane Kissimmee, FL 34744) Miami-Dade and Broward will be well represented.
With powerhouse South Dade expected to win yet another 3A state title, and Pembroke Pines Somerset Academy and Miami Mater Lakes expected to be in the mix in 1A, things will get mighty exciting.
From an individual standpoint, 120 boys will head this year’s state championships from the boys side.
The girls will once again take center stage as they will crown state champions for the second straight year.
RETURNING CHAMPS
Here is a look at a few local wrestlers looking to add to their success. On the boys’ side, going for two state titles will be Gabriel Tellez (Southwest Miami, 113 pounds), Frankie Florio (Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons, 145 pounds), Kendrick Hodge (Pembroke Pines Somerset, 160 pounds) and Ansel Cervantes (Homestead South Dade, 195 pounds).
Going for three will be Nicholas Yancey (Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons, 138 pounds) and South Dade junior Sawyer Bartelt, 220 pounds)
North Miami's Mya Bethel (155) is a returning champion on the girls' side.
Region 4-3A Team Results
1 Homestead South Dade, 328.5
2 Southwest Miami, 170.5
3 Miami Christopher Columbus, 122.0
4 Weston Cypress Bay, 121.5
5 Doral Academy, 117.5
6 Miami Palmetto, 114.5
7 Miami Southridge, 89.0
8 Miami Beach, 66.0
9 Parkland Marjory Stoneman Douglas, 63.5
10 Miami Lakes Barbara Goleman, 52.5
Region 3-2A Team Results
1 Palm Bay Heritage, 179.0
2 Satellite, 153.0
3 Merritt Island, 151.0
4 Miramar, 132.0
5 Plantation American Heritage School, 85.0
6 Miami Belen Jesuit Preparatory School, 78.0
7 Hialeah Gardens Mater Academy, 73.5
8 Port St Lucie, 66.0
9 Okeechobee, 65.0
10 Delray Beach Atlantic, 61.0
Region 3-1A Team Results
1 Pembroke Pines Somerset, 251.0
2 Miami Mater Lakes Academy, 238.5
3 Jensen Beach, 222.0
4 Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons, 212.5
5 Key West, 114.0
6 Miami SLAM Academy, 62.0
7 Lincoln Park Academy, 58.5
8 Miami Central, 39.0
9 Miami Florida Christian School, 38.0
10 West Palm Beach The King`s Academy
INDIVIDUAL BOYS’ WRESTLERS
106
1A
Mason O`Dell, Miami Mater Lakes Academy, 40-3
Jake Austin, Pembroke Pines Somerset. 26-10
Joshua Sanchez, Miami Killian, 44-7
2A
Domonic Charles, Miramar, 43-11
3A
Andrew Punzalan, Weston Cypress Bay, 64-3
Bryan Morales, Homestead South Dade, 54-13
Rocco Duygulu of Marjory Stoneman Douglas, 34-3
Matthew Padgett, Miami Palmetto, 26-20
113
1A
Jovani Solis, Pembroke Pines Somerset, 42-3
Kellen Mesina, Miami Mater Lakes Academy, 32-14
Jason Ramirez, Miami SLAM Academy, 26-5
2A
Dully Brutus, Miramar, 43-5
Rahsaan Robinson, Miami Norland, 11-3
3A
Frederick Mitchum, Miami Southridge, 34-2
Gabriel Tellez, Southwest Miami, 41-6
Christian Vazquez, Doral Academy, 32-3
Guillermo Jaramill, Homestead South Dade, 20-8
120
1A
Anthony O`Dell, Miami Mater Lakes Academy, 29-10
William Parker, Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons, 31-15
Dylan Fernandez, Pembroke Pines Somerset, 26-13
2A
Amari Lewis, SW Ranches Archbishop McCarthy, 26-5
Kylan Butler, Miramar. 34-10
3A
Luis Acevedo, Homestead South Dade, 51-3
Jordan Escarra, Weston Cypress Bay, 56-4
David Leiva, Parkland Marjory Stoneman Douglas, 32-3
Brandon Villa, Miami Christopher Columbus, 51-14
126
1A
Ethan Tran of Mater Lakes Academy, 36-12
Matthew Velasco, Pembroke Pines Somerset, 44-6
2A
Gregory Mendez, Hialeah Gardens Mater Academy, 53-8
Alexander Wisdom, Plantation American Heritage, 27-4
3A
Nathaniel Williams, Homestead South Dade, 49-11
Julian Montero, Doral Academy, 32-7
Angel Delgado, Southwest Miami, 36-13
Arturo Sanchez, Miami Christopher Columbus, 47-10
132
1A
Tristan Sainz, Pembroke Pines Somerset, 40-4
Jonathan Hudson, Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons, 38-7
Malikai Badillo, Miami Mater Lakes Academy, 30-11
2A
Roman Wilson, Hollywood McArthur, 41-5
Famous Nealy, Miramar, 47-12
3A
Danny Martinez, Southwest Miami, 43-3
Tyree Graham, Homestead South Dade, 46-12
Jose Gutierrez, Doral Academy, 18-2
Jamie Rodriguez, Miami Christopher Columbus, 53-8
138
1A
Nicholas Yancey, Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons, 42-1
Eric Hodge, Miami Mater Lakes Academy, 30-10
Kevin Concepcion, Pembroke Pines Somerset, 32-15
2A
Henry Amador, Miami Belen Jesuit, 30-9
Luis Rosa, SW Ranches Archbishop McCarthy, 37-8
Salaahddinn Hightower (Fort Lauderdale Dillard, 44-18
3A
Elvis Solis, Homestead South Dade, 44-1
Aaron Lanster, Miami Beach, 42-5
Cameron Gallivan, Miami Palmetto, 44-10
Noah Sanabria, Miami Braddock, 46-11
145
1A
Michael Sainz, Pembroke Pines Somerset, 36-6
Frankie Florio, Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons, 36-6
Emmanuel Celestin, Miami Mater Lakes Academy, 37-10
2A
Inson Guerrier, Miami Norland, 44-10
Jake Kavanaugh, Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas, 39-7
3A
Misha Arbos, Homestead South Dade, 43-8
Lester Martinez, Southwest Miami, 35-12
Drake Bonney, Miami Palmetto, 42-13
Lucas Nieminen, Davie Western, 12-5
152
1A
Kalias Nazario, Miami Mater Lakes Academy, 35-8
Luis Bellon, Pembroke Pines Somerset, 25-8
Bryan Picallo, Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons, 37-10
2A
Armando Wisdom, Plantation American Heritage, 36-4
3A
Gavin Balmeceda, Homestead South Dade, 56-5
Yainiel Reina, Miami Southridge, 40-8
Omar Faris, Davie Western, 18-3
Enzo Santoro, Doral Academy, 32-13
160
1A
Kendrick Hodge, Pembroke Pines Somerset, 51-6
Emmanuel Nazco, Miami Mater Lakes Academy, 27-12
Jason Simmons, Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons, 21-8
2A
Gerson Alette, North Miami, 32-9
Zamir Franck, Miami Northwestern, 19-8
3A
Cordell White, Homestead South Dade, 29-1
Adrian Ochoa, Southwest Miami, 44-8
Julian Mayorga, Miami Southridge, 27-3
Matthew Alemany, Miami Ferguson, 21-9
170
1A
Richard Tauriello, Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons, 35-6
Calogero Mazzrillo, Miami Mater Lakes Academy, 34-12
Myles Sadeek, Miami Edison, 32-6
2A
Lucas Amaya, Miami Belen Jesuit, 55-6
3A
Lawrence Rosario, Homestead South Dade, 53-9
Ronald Butler, Miami Palmetto, 44-6
Albert Manzini, Doral Academy, 40-7
Matthew Hernandez, Miami Ferguson, 36-9
182
1A
Dominic Pantuso, Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons, 35-7
Jonathan Moreno, Pembroke Pines Somerset, 15-2
Kevin Breton, Miami Mater Lakes Academy, 23-15
2A
Darian Torres, Miami Belen Jesuit, 52-11
Matthew Rojas, SW Ranches Archbishop McCarthy, 38-15
3A
Zach Weidler, Weston Cypress Bay, 51-1
Franklyn Ordonez, Southwest Miami, 42-11
Chris Sanchez, Homestead South Dade, 42-9
Jean Pierre, South Plantation, 40-6
195
1A
Michael Mocco, Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons, 40-1
Rafael Lopez, Pembroke Pines Somerset, 20-10
Michael Ferguson, Miami Gardens Monsignor Pace, 15-6
3A
Ansel Cervantes, Homestead South Dade, 41-0
Richard Alexander, Miami Palmetto, 44-7
Edwin Guillen, Miami Lakes Barbara Goleman, 44-9
Matteo Clement, Miami Christopher Columbus, 48-18
220
1A
Damian Soto, Miami Mater Lakes Academy, 35-5
Nathan Chen, Fort Lauderdale Pine Crest, 26-2
2A
Maxinot Mondesir, Miramar, 47-5
Bill Gregory, Fort Lauderdale Dillard, 29-12
3A
Sawyer Bartelt, Homestead South Dade, 45-0
Jonathan Fraga, Southwest Miami, 38-11
Apollo Benito, Miami Christopher Columbus, 40-8
Nathan Adras, Miami Dr. Krop, 26-8
285
1A
Darren Georges, Miami SLAM Academy, 23-5
Jordan Diaz of Miami Sunset, 24-12
2A
Yul Campbell Jr., Hialeah American, 6-1
David Francis, Miramar, 27-6
3A
Derrick Hart, Miami Christopher Columbus, 12-1
Marcelo Rosario, Homestead South Dade, 42-9
Gozie Mosi, Weston Cypress Bay, 48-5
Carlos Garcia Ruiz, Coral Springs Coral Glades, 13-4
FHSAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
WHEN: Thursday to Saturday
ADMISSION: $9 per session if purchased in advance via Ticketmaster, and $12 if purchased day of (No Re-entry)
PARKING: $10
SCHEDULE: https://fhsaa.com/documents/2023/2/10//FHSAA_Wrestling_Finals_Schedule.pdf?id=3979
Thursday, March 2
11:00 a.m. Weigh-ins
12:30 p.m. Championship Round 1 begins for ALL CLASSES and BOTH GENDERS
3:00 p.m. Consolation Round 1
Friday, March 3
8:00 a.m. Weigh-ins
9:15 a.m. Championship Round 2
11:45 a.m. Consolation Round 2
1:30 p.m. Semifinals
4:00 p.m. Consolation Round 3
Saturday, March 4
8 a.m. Weigh-ins
9:30 a.m. Consolation Semifinals
11:15 a.m. Consolation Finals
3:15 p.m. Finals Ceremonies
4:15 p.m. Finals Matches
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