State of the Program ... John Carroll Catholic (AL)
John Carroll Catholic (AL)
Head Coach: TJ Zito (4th season)
Coach Zito continues to build at John Carroll - now entering their 4th season. The Cavaliers return four wrestlers with post-season experience in Jay Zito, Sequoah Hicks, Jimmy McMillan, and Bobby O’Farrell. Add in Jackson Beals and the Cavs should be solid from 120-152. How high the Cavaliers climb in the new look 5A might come down to how well a few newcomers develop this season. Liam Aguirre and Frank Bradford should handle two of the weight classes up top and Drew Helton and freshman Alex Plaia will fit into the middle of the lineup with Zito, Hicks, McMillan, and O’Farrell.
There is no doubt John Carroll has made gains in each of the last 3 seasons … this is still a fairly young squad that will continue to get better. Coach Zito has to be excited about the possibilities this season.
NOTE: All mentions of placers and qualifiers in the body are based on the 2021-22 season. If a wrestler placed higher or lower in a previous year it is not captured above.