106 weight class:
1st Place - Gabe Swann of Central (Carroll)
2nd Place - Keagan Mesina of Mater Lakes Academy
3rd Place - Teequavius Mills of Mill Creek
4th Place - Jose Cordero of Cleveland
5th Place - Crue Powe of Gardendale Hs
6th Place - Eli Jolicoeur of Suwannee
Gabe Swann, a sophomore from Central(Carroll) was certainly a wrestler to watch. He ended the undefeated record of both Keagan Mesina of Mater Lakes Academy and Teequavius Mills of Mill Creek, taking home that first place title.
113 weight class:
1st Place - Christian Vazquez of Doral Academy
2nd Place - Adaias Ortiz of Osceola (Kissimmee)
3rd Place - Chase Walker of Cleveland
4th Place - DJ Clarke of Buford HS
5th Place - Guillermo Jaramillo of South Dade
6th Place - Axel Ritchie of McCallie School
The 113 weight class was full of studs, but the 3A state placer Christian Vazquez of Doral Academy, came out on top defeating the freshman, Adaias Ortiz of Osceola in the finals.
120 weight class:
1st Place - Teague Strobel of West-Oak
2nd Place - Roman Lermer of Jesuit(2A state champ)
3rd Place - Roman Belardo of Jefferson(Geogria state champ 5A)
4th Place - Elijah Lowe of Lake Gibson
5th Place - Luis Acevedo of South Dade
6th Place - Fredrick Mitchum of Miami Southridge Hs
This was a weight class where records and previous titles meant nothing, yet most of these wrestlers had them. Among the six placers 4 were 2023 state champions across three different states, and the other two were state placers. This tournament gave the opportunity to truly watch champions wrestle champions proving which FHSAA class is truly the best, while throwing in a Georgia and South Carolina state champ to make things more interesting.
126 weight class:
1st Place - Antonio Mills of Mill Creek
2nd Place - Sebastian Degennaro of Jensen Beach
3rd Place - Camren French of Mariner
4th Place - Zac Bosken of Cleveland
5th Place - Ty Murray of Central (Carroll)
6th Place - Cael Kusky of Lovett School
Georgia once again creating uproar at this Florida tournament, the undefeated sophomore and Georgia 7A state champion, Antonio Mills of Mill Creek, clenched the first place spot defeating Florida 1A state champ Sebastian Degennaro of Jensen Beach. The FHSAA 2A second placer clawed his way to a third place victory after losing a match in the quarterfinals to Murray, who placed 5th.
132 weight class:
1st Place - Jovani Solis of Somerset
2nd Place - Tanner Spalding of Woodward Academy
3rd Place - Maximus Brady of Mariner
4th Place - Leland Reeves of Taylor County
5th Place - Anthony O`Dell of Mater Lakes Academy
6th Place - Christian Fretwell of Lake Gibson
The 132 bracket was exciting with 3 Florida State Champs, 1 Georgia State champ, and 1 Kentucky state champ. Once again we got to witness FHSAA’s best face off with added competition from other states. Regardless of the competition, Somerset's undefeated Jovani Solis proved that his title as FHSAA 1A State Champion outweighed that of all the rest, as Maximus Brady, the FHSAA 2A state champ secured a 3rd place win after obtaining his first loss of the season.
138 weight class:
1st Place - Drew Gorman of Buford HS
2nd Place - Nikolas Blake of Hagerty
3rd Place - J`Veion Redmon of Ola
4th Place - Ryan Phillips of Winter Springs
5th Place - Asher Bacon of First Baptist (Naples)
6th Place - Colson Hoffman of Central (Carroll)
Georgia once again out did Florida, in Florida’s state championship arena, when their 2023 state Champion Drew Gorman remained undefeated pinning Nikolas Blake in the finals.
144 weight class:
1st Place - Jaydon Robinson of Winter Springs
2nd Place - Cavarius Liddie of Buchholz
3rd Place - Kyle Lew of Houston Westside
4th Place - Blue Stiffler of Mill Creek
5th Place - Brian Papcun of Ola
6th Place - Mason Basile of Jesuit
Though this bracket contained some heavy competition with 2nd place Cavarius Liddie FHSAA 3A state champ, 3rd place Kyle Lew Texas 6A state champ, and 4th place Blue Stiffler Georgia 7A state champ, none of these exceptional wrestlers were able to knockout your 2023 Knockout champion Winter Springs' Jaydon Robinson.
150 weight class:
1st Place - Anderson Heap of Osceola (Kissimmee)
2nd Place - Dallas Russell of Jefferson
3rd Place - Jose Gutierrez of Doral Academy
4th Place - Aiden Hutchins of Zephyrhills Christian
5th Place - Austin McKinney of Suwannee
6th Place - Tristan Busch of Ringgold
Unsurprisingly, Florida once again outdid Georgia when undefeated 2023 3A Florida state champ Anderson Heap of Osceola won (10-3) to 2023 5A Georgia state champ Dallas Russell of Jefferson.
157 weight class:
1st Place - Gianni Maldonado of Lake Gibson
2nd Place - Seth Larson of Flowery Branch
3rd Place - Gavin Balmeceda of South Dade
4th Place - Kalias Nazario of Mater Lakes Academy
5th Place - Eli Murray of Lake Norman
6th Place - Kawayran Vazquez of Jesuit
In another match up of Florida vs. Georgia, Florida’s 2A state champ Gianni Maldonado of Lake Gibson delivers Georgia’s 4A state champ Seth Larson his first loss of the season, and consequently takes home the first place title.
165 weight class:
1st Place - Logan Fowler of Cleveland
2nd Place - Kendrick Hodge of Somerset
3rd Place - Brandon Cody of Jesuit
4th Place - Grayson Santee of Buford HS
5th Place - Daishun Powe of Gardendale Hs
6th Place - Gabriel Hightower of Vidalia
This was another podium filled with state champions and two state 2nd placers. Florida’s 2A 2nd placer Brandon Cody took his first and only loss of the season and secured the 3rd place win against Georgia’s 7A state champion Grayson Santee. The finals were intriguing, but Tennessee’s state champ Logan Fowler defeated Florida’s 1A state champ Kendrick Hodge.
175 weight class:
1st Place - Dominic Bambinelli of Mill Creek
2nd Place - Gunner Holland of Osceola (Kissimmee)
3rd Place - Elijah Penton of Winter Springs
4th Place - Tyler Secoy of Columbus
5th Place - Ryan Beirne of Satellite
6th Place - Cy Fowler of Cleveland
In yet another Florida vs. Georgia match up in the finals, Georgia’s 7A state champ Dominic Bambinelli of Mill Creek remains undefeated, delivering Florida’s 3A state 3rd placer Gunner Holland his first loss of the season, and consequently takes home the first place title.
190 weight class:
1st Place - Jordan Mills of Matanzas
2nd Place - Lucas Szymborski of Cleveland
3rd Place - Conor McCloskey of Buford HS
4th Place - Chris Sanchez of South Dade
5th Place - Jay Eversole of Lakeway Christian Academy
6th Place - Sawyer VanRider of New Smyrna Beach Sr H S
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215 weight class:
1st Place - Sawyer Bartelt of South Dade
2nd Place - Aaron Riner of Buford HS
3rd Place - Kaleb Ivie of Merritt Island
4th Place - Cooper Gentle of McCallie School
5th Place - Avery Clark of Thompson HS
6th Place - Adrian Tejada of Somerset
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285 weight class:
1st Place - Kaden Darwin of Palmetto Ridge H.S.
2nd Place - Tim Gray of Crystal River
3rd Place - JaQuavian Daniels of Colquitt County
4th Place - Tyson Russel of Cleveland
5th Place - Tyranny McGowan of Columbus
6th Place - Ashton Anderson of South Effingham
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