If you are interested in the team scores or the individual champs please visit the Breakdown. This is focused on wrestlers that stood out - whether they won their weight or not … so wrestlers that fought back through to get 3rd, wrestlers that got falls (bonus points are important), those that earned the most team points, and most importantly those that proved they were the “Bad Seed” in a tournament - meaning they were not seeded very high, but found a way to beat those seeded above them to either claim a title or make the podium.
Alabama
2021 Swede Umbach Invite at Auburn - Live on TrackWrestling
Hewitt-Trussville looked sharp this weekend in claiming the Swede Umbach title over Lee County (GA), Lambert (GA), and others.
Gardendale’s Melton Powe led all wrestlers with 32 team points - he was followed by Yanik Simon of Huntsville, Kennedy Wyatt of Gardendale, and his younger brother Daishon Powe of Gardendale who each had 30.
Tyler Johnston of Smiths Station, Weston Bryan of Lee County, Melton Powe of Gardendale, and Kyle Fontenot of Smiths Station were bonus point monsters after tallying 5 falls.
8 wrestlers were “Ironmen” after wrestling 7 matches on the weekend. Avaneesh Subramaniam and Max Sciro of Lambert, Weston Bryan, Drake Mcminn, and Justin Gregory of Lee County, Erik Lessears of McAdory, Rob Mcfadden of Spanish Fort, and Tyler Johnston of Smiths Station.
Smiths Station’s Steven Flagg was the ultimate “bad seed” - coming in seeded #8 and taking the 285 lb. title. It was quite a run with wins over Georgia 7A State Runner-up Thomas Dossett and Alabama 7A ranked wrestlers Desmond Nesbitt and Maddox Sunderman.
Other “Bad Seeds” that came from an unseeded spot (not in the top 8) to make the podium include:
Weston Bryan, Karol Olalde, Drake McMinn, and Justin Gregory of Lee County
Avaneesh Subramaniam, Elijah Castillo, Camren May and Max Sciro of Lambert
Maddox Sunderman of Bob Jones
Mako Invitational at Orange Beach
Elberta claimed the team title (this might have been their first ever tournament title as I can’t think of another in the last several years)
Zeke Dernlan is a hammer at 106 and dominated the bracket with 3 1st period falls
Kenneth Thomas and Tristan Ferrera had the most falls of the day with 4
Ferrera had the most team points with 26 followed closely by Elberta teammate Dylan Maddux
Gage Pugh of Saraland was seeded 5th and ended up with the 132 lb. title.
Spartan Invitational at Mountain Brook
Mountain Brook held off a tough Scottsboro team to claim the Spartan title. Arab was 3rd, Ft Walton Beach 4th, and Vestavia 5th.
Top point-earners:
Allen Baker of Mountain Brook led everyone with 32 points (Gray Ortis and Will Robinson were 2nd with 30).
Caleb Roe earned 30 for Arab, Cory Land had 30 for Moody, and Jack McMurry had 30 for Vestavia.
Clinton Stewart led the way for Scottsboro, Zak Vosburgh led the way for Ft Walton Beach and Pacey Couch had the most for Villa Rica.
Bonus Point Monsters:
Allen Baker and Douglas Johnson Mountain Brook, Skylar Gomer of Moody, Steven Banfield of Ft Walton Beach, and David Griffin of Brookwood each had 5 falls.
Ironman - Riley Lollar of Tuscaloosa County wrestled 8 matches - more than anyone else.
The “Bad Seed” -
Jack McMurry of Vestavia, Zak Vosburgh of Ft Walton Beach, and Allen Baker of Mountain Brook were not seeded in the top 4, but ended up claiming a title.
Riley Lollar of Tuscloosa County, Carter Tobik of Ft Walton Beach, Barron Criddle of Thompson, and Michael Howell of Oxford were not seeded and finished top 4.
Gene Taylor Memorial at Weaver
Weaver held off Ashville, Piedmont, Clburne County, and St James to claim the Gene Taylor Title.
Most Team points earned:
Jack Voneschembach and Victor Malone of St John Paul II, Dalton Fink, Joshua Johannson, and Devin Anderson of Weaver, Carson Hall of Ranburne and Jose Calderon of Susan Moore each led the way with 28 points.
It was falls galore as 19 wrestlers had 4 falls on the day. Victor Malone did it in the shortest amount of time 4 falls in 2:18 (4 seconds ahead of Brayden Morgan of Piedmont).
Many Ironmen in the group … 14 wrestlers wrestled 6 matches.
The “Bad Seed” -
Layden Olson of Ashville, Baron House of Pleasant Valley, and Camden Hamric were not seeded in the top 4 at their weight, but each battled through and claimed the top spot on the podium.
Olson downed the top seed Russell Clanton 3-2 in the quarters before pinning Owen Penney and taking out #2 seed Brody Lauderdale 6-5 in the finals at 220.
Hamric was seeded 5th - beat the #4 seed Torres by fall, the #1 seed Logan Hartson 8-0 and pinned the 3 seed Chase Jenkins to clima the 126 lb. title.
House downed #2 seed Izak Duke 10-9 in the quarters, the #3 seed Mason Hahm 4-3 in the semis and pinned the #5 seed Kasin Bramlett to take the 120 lb. title.
Florida
3rd Annual Rumble at the Ranch at Wiregrass Ranch HS (Girls)
2021 Santaluces Holiday Tournament
David Corret Jer, Ryan Ullyak, and Jake Maffi led the way as Palm Beach Gardens held off Cooper City and William T Dwyer for the team title.
Ullyak is joined by Omer Barak of AHDB, Alexavier Wright of Atlantic, William Kleine of Monarch, and Jared Millan of Clewiston as the top point-earners.
8 wrestlers tallied 4 falls in the tournament … they include Kleine, Millan, Barak, Ullyak, and Wright that were mentioned above as well as:
Ullyak, Kleine and Millan as well as Bengaly Kone of Cooper City were the ultimate “bad seeds” as none was seeded in the top 8, but each battled through their brackets to claim the title.
Dustin Lubin of Coral Springs, Jabrian Davis of Clewiston, Gabe Griffith of Clewiston, and Santiago Alvarez of Spanish River were also not seeded in the top 8 and came up one match short - taking 2nd.
Captain Archer Memorial Classic at Charlotte
Charlotte - one of the top teams in 2A - was dominant over a tough field as they cruised to the team title. Charlotte crowned 5 individual champs and put another 7 on the podium. This is a team that is going to be a problem in the post-season.
6 wrestlers earned 30 points for their teams
Koen Hoffman of Lemon Bay
Dominic Rodriguez of Riverdale
Andrew Austin, Cael Newton, and Biaggio Frattarelli of Charlotte
Cory Cannan of Barron Collier
Hoffman, Rodriguez, Cannan, Frattarelli and Tyler Veltri of Venice each had 4 falls.
20 wrestlers lost on the front side and then battled through the backside of their brackets - finishing with 5 matches.
The “Bad Seed:
How good was the Captain Archer seeded? Just two wrestlers that were not #1 seeds (and they were #2 seeds) won their bracket. Morvens Saint Jean of Ft Myers and Maximus Brady of Mariner are the only non-#1 seeds to win a title.
Just 3 wrestlers that were not seeded in the top 8 and finished in the top 3.
Diondre Houston of Braden River was seeded 14th and finished 2nd at 285
Reese Hibbard of Sarasota was seeded 13th and finished 3rd at 145
Jonathan Martinez of Dunbar was seeded 12th and finished 3rd at 132
138 was the most accurately seeded weight of the tournament with an error of .101 and 160 was the worst with a seed error of .382.
40th Annual Kiwanis Invitational at Hernando HS
Clay crowned 3 individual champs, but it was their wrestling on the backside and their 3 runners-up that really separated them from Winter Springs as they claimed the Kiwanis title.
Blaine Reed of Crystal River and Elijah Penton of Winter Springs earned the most team points with 34 … Penton’s teammate Aiden Reichert was just behind them with 33.5 and Michael Shannon of the Master’s Academy had 33.
6 wrestlers really fought through their brackets on the backside and earn the distinction of “Ironmen” after wrestling 8 matches:
Brandon Austin of Land O’Lakes at 132
Peyton Chancey of Brooksville Central at 160
Zach Williams of Lecanto at 170
Solomon Peterson of Heritage at 106
Kieran Ball of West Port at 145
Jose Kincaid of Ocala Forest at 120
Aiden Reichert of Winter Springs and Devin Williams of Hernando were the ultimate “bad seed” - not seeded in the top 8 and each claimed an individual title.
Reichert had 2 falls and a tech fall before taking out #3 seed Xavier Logan of Clay 11-5 in the quarters, pinning Jeremy Gradford of Newsome in the semis and downing top seed Gabriel Ferreira of Heritage 3-2 TB1 in the finals at 138.
Devin Williams pinned #3 seed Austin Hoyle of Yulee in the Round of 16, earned a major decision of Timothy Gray of Crystal River 16-7 in the quarters, pinned #2 seed Williams Clement of Heritage in the semis before downing #1 seed Ethan Daniels of Clay 4-0 in the finals.
Seeding was a challenge as 5 weights had a seed error factor over .5 (138, 220, 113, 285, and 195).
Capital City Classic at Chiles HS
Somerset outpointed both Wakulla and Lincoln to claim the Capital City title on Saturday.
Jordan Mills of Matanzas led all wrestlers by earning 32 team points - Tristan Sainz and Rashad Hannon of Somerset were 2nd with 31 points each.
Tim Dwyer of Niceville was a bonus point monster as he had 5 falls (7 others had 4)
Dwyer also had the most matches in the tournament with 8 followed by Kaiden Tibbetts of Ridgeview with 7. That’s what happens when you lose early and then battle through the backside.
Tristan Sainz was the only wrestler not seeded in the top 4 that climbed to the top step - making him the “bad seed” or the “bad draw”.
Ty Hawkins of Niceville was seeded 16th and finished 3rd and Jacob Nowak of Lincoln was seeded 6th and finished 2nd.
Fit 2 Win at Countryside HS
North Port held off a tough Harmony squad to take the Fit 2 Win team title. Palm Harbor was 3rd.
Rey Ortiz of Harmony led all wrestlers by earning 33.5 points … Vincent Donatelle of North Port, JC McNichols of Harmony, and Carson Dye of Plant each earned 32 points.
7 wrestlers had 5 falls for the tournament … Maverick Hauser of Harmony did it in the least amount of time (4:08).
3 wrestlers earned the distinction of Ironmen after wrestling 8 matches:
Raymond Walker of Anclote
Samuel Holman of North Port
Joshua Gallo of Springstead
3 “Bad Seeds” - each was not seeded in the top 8 and each found a way to make the top step:
Steadwell-Grow Memorial at Port St Lucie HS
Treasure Coast cruised to the title by more than 60 points over Ft Pierce Central and Port St Lucie
Jose Monroy of Okeechobee and Lucas Moreno and Bryce Mancuso of Treasure Coast earned the most team points with 30
William Adams of Ft Pierce Westwood and Gregory Mendez of Mater Academy each had 5 falls (more than anyone else)
Several #2 seeds claimed titles and just 1 #3 seed did:
2021 Ryan Blackwell Invitational at Gulf Breeze HS
Gulf Shores held off host Gulf Breeze to claim the team title
David Mercado of North Bay Haven, Atticus Waters of Pace, Noah Guthrie of Gulf Shores, and Charlie Hollis of Gulf Shores each earned 30 team points
11 wrestlers had 4 falls
Two #16 seeds were the “bad seeds” after they powered their way through their brackets and claimed an individual title
2021 Danny Byron at Osceola HS - Day 1 - Day 2 - Live on Trackwrestling
Unique format and not really able to highlight individual accomplishments with numbers because of the way it is done … still these wrestlers had a good tournament:
Jacarie Byrd of South Dade was the ultimate hammer … earning 28 team points for his team (more than anyone else in the tournament) … and yes we know that Jacarie advanced to the White bracket (not the Gold bracket) at 160. Still earning 28 points is an outstanding accomplishment.
Ian Wolski of Jupiter and Ryan Preisendorf of Jupiter had the most falls with 5.
Ponte Vedra Girls IBT
Deltona Duals
William Nutter Memorial at Merritt Island
Flagler Palm Coast earned 176 points - 60 more than runner-up Merritt Island to claim the team title
Michael McCarthy of Satellite had the most falls with 5
12 wrestlers earned 16 team points including 7 wrestlers from Flagler Palm Coast
Coach Kelly Memorial Hurricane Team Challenge at Manatee
Georgia
2021 Takedown Invitational at Buford
Fight Before Christmas at Denmark
Dragon Duals at Pepperell
Cherokee Duals
John Smith Mountaineer at Lumpkin County
Hornet Duals at Cook
Raider Invitational at Habersham Central
Smackdown in Mactown in 2021
South Metro Invitational at Eagle’s Landing
Ola rolls to the title over Locust Grove and East Coweta
Conner Kimbrough had the most team points with 32 - followed closely by teammates Zion Smith and Reese Jones
4 wrestlers had 7 matches:
The “Bad Seed”
Brian Papcun of Ola and Zion Smith are the only two “unseeded” wrestlers (at least not in the top 4) that claimed a title.
Armani Russ of Alcovy and Dixon Carter of Eastside were unseeded and finished 2nd
CRWA Tournament at Central Carroll
North Carolina
Beast of the East at Croatan
Falcon Frenzy at West Henderson
Robbinsville rolls to the title over North Henderson and Enka
Rory Johnson of North Buncombe had the most team points with 32. Irving Griwatz of Asheville and Porter Finstad of Gibbs each had 31.
Peter Kolomiyets of AC Reynolds was a bonus point monster with 5 falls
Carson Wince of Crest wrestled 8 matches - 2 more than anyone else.
The “Bad Seed” - not seeded in the top 4 but took the top spot at their weight:
Al Kessie Invitational - Boys - Girls
Mallard Creek takes the team title over Hough, East Gaston, and Central Cabarrus
Mason Kincaid of South Rowan earned 27 team points - more than anyone else. Tevin Gray of North Davidson, Jackson Rowling of Hough, and Shane Goins of East Gaston each had 26.
Gray and Rowling both had 5 falls in the tournament
Mason Kincaid, Tevin Gray, Goodness Odoemena of Butler each claimed an individual title despite not being seeded in the top 4 (they weren’t even seeded in the top 8 of their weight).
Big Cat Invitational at Patton
Crusader/Cougar Duals at Apex
2021 Joe Johnson Wrestling for Pride Invitational
Parker Hill of South Garner, Andrew Clark of Athens Drive, and Issac Ramirez of Riverside each earned 28 team points; Thomas McHale of Wake Forest earned 27.
5 wrestlers … Hill, Ramirez, Clark, as well as William Estes of Green Level and Eddie Bricio of Cary Academy had 4 falls
Parker Hill and Symon Sadler of Green Level each claimed an individual title despite not being seeded in the top 4.
Bobby Abernathy at Piedmont
Kyle Montaperto of CATA as well David McEachern of Mt Pleasant and Carter Bockenstedt and Janyd houghton of Weddington earned 32 points for their teams.
Christian Wiley of Maiden and Marcel Martin of Scotland each had 4 falls.
Conrad Taylor of Providence was the only wrestler not seeded in the top 4 to take the top step.
Nick Sgroi at Bishop McGuinness
Warrior Invitational at West Caldwell
Hibriten crowned 6 individual champs and claimed the Warrior Invitational by 35 points over Lincolnton.
Tobias Miller of Cherryville and Patrick Iacoves of Lake Norman earned 23 points for their teams - more than anyone else (and one more than 7 others).
Caleb Johnson White of East Burke was seeded 4th at 145 - downed Quinlan Hunter in the semis and Spencer Brock in the finals to take first.
Quinlan Hunter and Geviaunta Walker (both of Lincolnton) were bonus point monsters … both had 4 falls in the tournament.
Watauga’s Spencer Brock and Daniel Russom were both seeded 7th and finished top 3.
South Carolina
Coastal Clash at Hilton Head HS
Brunswick (GA) had 2 Champs and 4 Runners-up as they easily outdistanced Carolina Forest for the team title.
The “Bad Seed” - not seeded in the top 4, but came through and won their weight
Richard Spring of Fort Dorchester at 106
Brody Bailey of Carolina Forest at 113
Ben Singletary of Ashley Ridge at 120
Rocky Moretti of Ashley Ridge at 132
Joseph Rice of Columbia at 170
Kingsley Classic at Ft Mill
Ram Invitational at Hillcrest
Host Hillcrest had 3 Champs and 2 Runners-up to claim the Ram Invitational Title over Dorman.
Trent Smith, Jacoreyn Byrd, and Colton Holmes held down the fort as Hillcrest went to battle without Snipes and Harms who were competing in the Ironman in Ohio this weekend.
Silver Fox Invitational at Dutch Fork
Tennessee
2021 Indian Classic in Kingsport (TN)
Thompson (AL) held off Grundy (VA) and Dobyns Bennett to claim the 2021 Indian Classic Title.
Will Garrett of Thompson led all wrestlers with 5 falls
Jacob Maxfield of Castlewood earned 30 points - leading all wrestlers. Wyatt Bush of Grundy was 2nd with 29.5 and Yanni Vines of Thompson and Hunter Sturgill of Heritage each had 29.
13 wrestlers had 6 matches - each finding a way to fight through on the backside.
Wyatt Bush of Grundy, Macon Ayers of Staunton River, Max Norman of Dobyns Bennett, and Hunter Sturgill of Heritage each claimed an individual title even though they were not seeded in the top 4.
The “Bad Seeds” (wrestlers not seeded in the top 8, but finished top 4):
Ian Scammell of Grundy
Brody Castro of Lakeway
Cameron Helton of Lakeway
Cory Jones of Thompson
Nathan McKee of Heritage
Jake Dempsey of Dobyns Bennett
Nickolas Burke of Dobyns Bennett
Daylon Talley of Morristown East
Smoky Mountain Duals in Gatlinburg (TN)
Trion downed North Forsyth, Jefferson, West Forsyth, Lamar, and Oak Mountain to claim the title.
Hoke Poe-Hogan and Davis Dendy of Jefferson each were bonus point monsters for the Dragons - each had 7 falls - one ahead of their teammate Creed Thomas.
Tons of action and each team had wrestlers really step up for their squads:
Conor Payne for Boyd Buchanan
Dendy and Poe-Hogan plus Sammy Brown of Jefferson
Jalen Hill for Knoxville Webb
Clinton Williamson and Braden Pines for Lamar
Arcadian Eaton and Reece Meyers for North Forsyth
Austin Buird for Oak Mountain
Andy Cable for Pigeon Forge
Stiles Miller and Keimel Redford for Science Hill
Keegan Perkins for Seymour
Daegan Vaughn for Trion
Reed Walker for West Forsyth
Indian Classic Girls
Lester/Welsh Duals at Tullahoma
McCallie Invitational
Woodward Academy, Vestavia Hills, and Cass battled back and forth over two days with Woodward finally taking the title by 26 points over Cass.
Five had 4 pins - Bryce Kresho and Tyler McKnight of Cass, Hastings Roberts of Vestavia, and Paul Childs and York Rasmussen of Pope.
Kresho and McKnight were the top point-getters with 34. Cole Hunt and Carson Gentle of McCallie had 33.
For non-#1 seeds broke through and claimed titles.
Shadre Hurst of Cartersville downed James Howard of McCallie to claim the title at 285.
Cayman Hughey of Heritage beat Sam Lesh in the semis and Sasha Warner in the finals to take the 152 title.
Carson Gentle of McCallie got a forfeit over 2 seed Sykes and then beat the #4 seed Caden Snell to claim the 220 title.
Colby McBride of Woodward beat Ethan Uhorchuk (the top seed) to claim the title at 113.
The “Bad Seed” (not seeded in the top 8 and finished top 3)
Cleveland Duals
Briarcrest Duals
