Alcoa (TN)

Head Coach: Brian Gossett

Staff: Mo Harrison, JD Smither

Alcoa could return one of the top 285’s in the Southeast - multiple time State Champion Lance Williams. That said - Williams is a highly sought offensive lineman (has already committed to play D1 at Virginia Tech) and it doesn’t seem likely he will return to make a run at a 3rd title. Alcoa will likely instead turn to a solid group of sophomores, juniors and seniors in 2022-23. Charlie Sharpe, Owen McCall, Zach Hildebran, and Ryan Stephens should lead the way in the middle of the lineup (from 126-160). Up top the Tornadoes will look to Isaac Gomez, Aiden Witt, Samir Shereef, and Rhylin McCourt. Alcoa will likely have some new faces down low and that will be where they will need to make some signifiant progress. Keep an eye on freshman Kenny Harris who could make some noise at 195 this season. This team will look to continue to get better as they progress through 2022-23.

“Alcoa continues to try to rebuild after a difficult seasons in 2021. After seeing a small improvement in 2022, we are expecting to take another step forward in 2023.”

— Coach Gossett

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.

Suncoast (FL)

Head Coach: Daniel Tria (entering 6th season)

Staff: Brian Abreu, Omar Davis

The Chargers graduate their 2022 hammer in State Qualifier Holden Kapsos as well as Sebastian Maccaulay, Yumandy Espinosa and Blake Allen. That leaves a very young roster and one that will feature several new faces in 22-23. Vinny Berkoff and Aidan Higgins should lead the way and will be bolstered by the return of Anthony Manzo and Sebastian Cordon-Cano who missed the post-season a year ago with injuries. Keep an eye on Cristofer Canedo-Ortiz, Alan Ramirez, and Melville Spencer … each will look to make their mark this season as well.

The Chargers are exceptionally young, but have a ton of freshman that could make the most of their opportunity this season. Liam Aylor, Max Myers, Jonathan Green, Tony Mancuso, and Julian Brady will be in the mix for a varsity spot down low. Ivan Leon, Gabe Tavares, and Abdul Rahman will look to break into the middle part of the lineup (138-182) where the Chargers should be the toughest. Keep an eye on freshmen CJ Crawford and Levi Shatkhin as well as Junior Nick Hardy up top. Others to watch include Josh Marrone and Sebastian Gadala-Maria. The Chargers will be young this season (Higgins might be their only Senior in the lineup) - it will be interesting to see how they continue to develop as the season goes along.

“With the graduation of Holden Kapsos and Sebastian Macaulay, our team is now very young and very inexperienced. However, the coaches and I are very encouraged by how hard the new wrestlers work in pre-season. Sebastian Cordon-Cano and Anthony Manzo comes both return from a season ending injuries and spent the summer improving. The leadership roles fall to Cordon-Cano, Manzo, Vinny Berkoff and Aidan Higgins. Our team believes in hard work, and it will be the mark of who we are.”

— Coach Tria

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.

Mainland Girls (FL)

Head Coach: Helena Carey (entering 3rd season)

Staff: Matt Lawrence, Karol Piedad, Andrew Wang

Mainland jumped right out of the gate a season ago - putting two on the podium and finishing 16th as a team. State Qualifier Abby Couillard has graduated, but the Bucs return State Placers Jah’Mya Hill and Cheyenne Wigley. This is a team that will be tough up top with Hill and Wigley as well as Trinya Tillman, Eva Rojas, and Katherine Meza Perez. Hill and Wigley should be hunting the top step in 2023 and if the Bucs can fill out the roster down low they could be a team that makes some noise this season.

“We have 2 returning state placers leading a very strong group of girls at the upper weights. With some new girls coming out in the smaller classes, we should be able to compete at some tournaments as a team.”

— Coach Carey

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.