NHSCA Senior Champs and All Americans
Quite a run for the SE Seniors as they finished what could be their final performance of their high school careers. Although there are no “team scores” it is fairly easy to get a sense of how each state did based on the number they brought to the event compared to the number that made the podium.
New York brought 62 Seniors and finished with 4 in the finals and 7 others somewhere else on the podium. So about 18% of their Senior wrestlers are All Americans - pretty good, but is it the best?
Well in terms of Champs … nope.
Alabama, Georgia, and Virginia each had 2 champs with Florida having one champion (Tyler Washburn at 113).
How bout # of All Americans? Well that’s a closer as NY had 11compared to …
Alabama had 3
Florida had 9
Georgia had 10
North Carolina had 10
South Carolina had 1
Tennessee had 3
One of the most impressive things was how the SE wrestlers did in their final matches (for 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 7th).
In the finals the SE were 5-5, but in one of those matches we had an all SE matchup with Will Conlon of Alabama and Landen Moss of Georgia.
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Finals
113 Tyler Washburn Naples, FL (FL) F Darron Provost Gillette, WY (WY), 4:55
Want to watch a great match? Check out Tyler’s semi win over Isaiah Adams (7-6) - 3 point nearfall at the end was the difference.
120 Tk Davis Rockmart, GA (GA) DEC Tyler Chappell Cranberry Township, PA (PA), 3-2
TK dominated until the finals (2 tech falls and 3 falls) before having to grind out a 3-2 win over #1 seed Tyler Chappell
126 Amantee Mills Dacula, GA (GA) DEC Jaden Crumpler Niagara Falls, NY (NY), 4-1
NY contigent was not happy that Crumpler wasn’t seeded #1 (he actually wasn’t seeded at all … a glaring oversight) - but Mills put that to rest with a 4-1 decision in the finals (Amantee’s closest match of the weekend).
132 Tyler Knox Groveland, MA (MA) MD Jacob Brenneman Accident, MD (MD), 11-0
138 Isaiah Powe AL (AL) DEC David Mcclelland Johnstown, OH (OH), 6-4
Few wrestled better than Isaiah Powe this weekend. Dominant from start to finish as he claimed the 138 lb. title.
145 Cade Wirnsberger Lewisburg, PA (PA) DEC Tyler Tracy Pittsboro, NC (NC), 3-1 SV
Tough loss in the finals for Tyler … dominated top seed Patrick Jordon in the quarters and Donavan Smith in the semis before losing in sudden victory in the finals.
152 Luke Bender Lewes, DE (DE) DEC Drew Pepin NC (NC), 6-1
Pepin had tough matches throughout, but always found a way to come out on top until the last match against Bender. We saw Bender vs. Bambinelli back at the Southern Slam and knew the challenge Pepin would have in the finals.
160 Rafael Hipolito ashburn, VA (VA) DEC Christopher Minto Cape Coral, FL (FL), 4-3
Former Alabama State Champ Hipolito downs Minto in an exciting final at 160. Reversal by Hipolito to start the 3rd was huge.
170 Jasiah Queen Rahway, NJ (NJ) MD Riggin Boger Kamas, UT (UT), 13-5
182 Will Conlon Hoover, AL (AL) DEC Landen Moss Monroe, GA (GA), 4-2
Conlon beat North Carolina State Champ Alex Hopper in the quarters before downing Moss in the finals. Moss got on top in this matchup but a strong 3rd period by Conlon gives him the win and a national title.
195 Toby Schoffstall Evington, VA (VA) MD Eric Carlson Manhasset, NY (NY), 11-0
220 Matthew Marcum Lawrence, KS (KS) DEC Caleb Beaty Clayton, NC (NC), 6-2
Beaty drops a tough one to Marcum in the finals. Good run by Beaty that included a 1-0 decision of Mason Christian of Montana in the semis.
285 Trent Sibble Bolivar, NY (NY) DEC Tristen Hitchcock Warrensburg, NY (NY), 3-2 SV
All Americans
3rd Place
113 Isaiah Adams Avon, CT (CT) F Gunner Chambers Rockmart, GA (GA), 0:50
120 Gabe Gonzales Globe, AZ (AZ) F Allen Calderon McDonough, GA (GA), 1:44
126 Kyison Garcia South Jordan, UT (UT) DEC Collin Mullins Acworth, GA (GA), 8-3
132 Danny Martinez Miami, FL (FL) DEC Hayden Myers Coventry, RI (RI), 5-2
138 Emilio Trujillo-deen CO (CO) DEC Avery Buonocore Wilmington, NC (NC), 4-3
145 Tyler xavier Mcknight Cartersville, GA (GA) F Elijah Larsen Wasilla, AK (AK), 3:16
152 Rawson Iwanicki Andover, MA (MA) DEC Keagan Judd STEPHENS CITY, VA (VA), 7-4
160 Erik Mccown Palm Desert, CA (CA) F Boeden Greenley Lisbon, ND (ND), 1:14
170 Tyler Withers Gettysburg, PA (PA) TF Lawrence Rosario Homestead, FL (FL), 16-0 3:09
182 Austin Richens Vernal, UT (UT) F Matthew Walsh Acton, MA (MA), 0:52
220 Mason Christian Butte, MT (MT) DEC Jett Swain Vernal, UT (UT), 6-5
285 Nathan Carnes NC (NC) DEC Dirk Morley Denver, CO (CO), 9-4
5th Place
113 Genaro De la garza Woodruff, SC (SC) F Richard Albert Cape Coral, FL (FL), 4:35
120 Matthew Griffin Roselle Park, NJ (NJ) F Chaz Mcdonald Jefferson, GA (GA), 2:39
126 Austin Pollard Stafford, VA (VA) F Brandt Fajerman Davidson, NC (NC), 4:45
132 Cael Alderman Olathe, KS (KS) DEC Ethan Lipsey Cleveland, TN (TN), 4-2 SV
138 Lincoln Vick Waconia, MN (MN) DEC Nicholas Yancey Fort Lauderdale, FL (FL), 4-3
145 Donavan Smith Wellsburg, NY (NY) DEC Giovanni Alejandro East Rutherford, NJ (NJ), 5-3 SV
152 Joshua Warland Ballston Spa, NY (NY) FOR Cooper Sanders Vinton, IA (IA), 0-0
160 Jake Slotnick NJ (NJ) DEC Michael Myers Omaha, NE (NE), 6-1
170 Rafael Knapp Northborough, MA (MA) FOR Christian Moder Naples, FL (FL), 0-0
182 Luke Malveaux Houston, TX (TX) DEC Matthew Waddell Rome, GA (GA), 7-1
195 Tomas Brooker Harrisburg, NC (NC) DEC Brendan Gilchrist Norwalk, CT (CT), 11-4
220 Robert Canterino Sea Girt, NJ (NJ) DEC Eddie Flores Mocksville, NC (NC), 3-1 SV
285 John Domencic Cary, NC (NC) DEC Colin Pedersen Virginia Beach, VA (VA), 9-5
7th Place
113 Alex Schaeublin Salem, MA (MA) DEC Brandon Winn Brockton, MA (MA), 5-1
120 Marcus Wright Huntsville, AL (AL) MD Angel Banegas Uniondale, NY (NY), 9-0
126 Trevor Cortright Binghamton, NY (NY) DEC Bentley Ellison Cleveland, TN (TN), 8-6 SV
132 Aldo Hernandez NC (NC) DEC Yuta Otero Virginia Beach, VA (VA), 4-3
138 Kenny Leverich Smithtown, NY (NY) DEC Timothy Martin Honesdale, PA (PA), 5-3
145 Patrick Jordon Providence Forge, VA (VA) FOR Jacob Brockey Syosset, NY (NY)
152 Landon Kearns East Brunswick, NJ (NJ) DEC Frank Volpe Hauppauge, NY (NY), 8-2
160 Alexander gavronsky Gavronsky Newton, MA (MA) MD Ivan Smith Farmington, NM (NM), 8-0
170 Logan Heckert Joelton, TN (TN) F Hunter Moore Boulder City, NV (NV), 1:37
182 Chandler Loveless Payson, UT (UT) DEC Haden Bottiglieri Brookline, MA (MA), 8-1
195 Trent Thomas Bedford, OH (OH) MD Michael Mccarthy Melbourne, FL (FL), 12-0
220 Erick Brothers jr. Wheeling, WV (WV) F James Duhancik Stratford, CT (CT), 2:33
285 Lane Catlin Gillette, WY (WY) F Marcelo Rosario Homestead, FL (FL), 4:20