HS Roundup: Boys and Girls State Wrestling Results, plus other scores from this week
SATURDAY
Boys Class 1A State Wrestling Championships
First Baptist earned an area-best fourth place finish in the Class 1A State Wrestling Championship on Saturday, with six different wrestlers earning a top-eight finish.
Asher Bacon (138) and Michael Kersey (144) both earned gold for the Lions. Jonathan Moder (132) earned silver, while Timmy Boda (113) brought home bronze. Andres DiGrigoli (157) and Everett Stephens finished fourth and sixth, respectively.
"It's up there as one of the greatest moments of my life," Kersey said. "I knew all my hard work since I was five years old had come to fruition, and I just wanted to go give my mom, dad, and coaches a hug."
Here are the complete team scores for SWFL schools, along with top individual finishes from local wrestlers.
Team Scores: 4. First Baptist (118.5); 27. Bishop Verot (17); T38. Evangelical Christian (10); T46. Aubrey Rogers (7); T46. Oasis (7); 52. Gateway (5.5); 53. LaBelle (5); T.69 SFCA (0).
Top Individual Finishers
106
5th Place Match: RJ Phelan (Zephyrhills Christian) 42-11, 8th. over Everett Stephens (First Baptist) 36-7, Fr. (Dec 0-0)
113
Third Place Match: Timmy Boda (First Baptist) 40-5, 8th. over Kellen Mesina (Mater Lakes Academy) 27-9, So. (UTB 2-2)
132
First Place Match: Jovani Solis (Somerset) 63-0, 8th. over Jonathan Moder (First Baptist) 45-8, So. (Dec 11-4)
Seventh Place Match: Presten Pineiro (Astronaut) 39-11, Sr. over Derrique Mytial (Gateway) 36-12, Jr. (Fall 4:16)
138
First Place Match: Asher Bacon (First Baptist) 22-2, 7th. over Cael Kubatzke (Fernandina Beach) 65-7, Jr. (TF-1.5 5:49 (21-6))
144
First Place Match: Michael Kersey (First Baptist) 50-3, Jr. over Talon Maple (Zephyrhills Christian ) 66-6, Jr. (MD 10-2)
157
Third Place Match: Marshall White (Suwannee) 50-6, Jr. over Andres DiGrigoli (First Baptist) 30-5, So. (Dec 7-3)
175
Third Place Match: Noah Perez (Somerset) 52-7, Sr. over Bennett Sweitzer (Bishop Verot) 52-4, So. (Dec 4-2)
190
Fifth Place Match: David Mercado (North Bay Haven) 51-2, Sr. over Derek Washington Jr. (Evangelical Christian School) 36-8, Jr. (MD 14-3)
Boys Class 2A State Wrestling Championships
Mariner led all SWFL schools in the Class 2A State Wrestling Championships with an eighth place finish behind two first place efforts. Camren French (126) and Maximus Brady (132) both brought home gold for the Tritons.
"I felt like I expected it, so it wasn't a shock but I'm very grateful for the people that helped me and the opportunity to be a state champion," Brady said. "It's on to the next step now."
Here are the complete team scores for SWFL schools, along with top individual finishes from local wrestlers.
Team Scores: T8. Mariner (56.5) 13. North Fort Myers (41.5); 22. Cape Coral (25.5); T33. Naples (12); 35. South Fort Myers (11); T43. Cypress Lake (6); T43. Barron Collier (6); T48. Immokalee (4); T54. Fort Myers (3); T58. Gateway (2).
Top Individual Finishers
120
Fifth Place Match: D`angelo Gil (North Ft Myers) 37-6, Sr. over Dully Brutus (Miramar) 37-11, Jr. (Dec 5-3)
126
First Place Match: Camren French (Mariner) 54-1, Sr. over Rylan Herrera (Clay) 8-2, Jr. (MD 9-0)
132
First Place Match: Maximus Brady (Mariner) 47-2, Jr. over Luke Arthur (Manatee) 48-7, Jr. (MD 15-6)
144
Fifth Place Match: Jonathan Martinez-Mercado (South Ft. Myers) 58-4, Sr. over Jake Samuels (Manatee) 55-9, Sr. (Dec 3-1)
150
Seventh Place Match: Joseph Wilkinson (Barron Collier) 44-9, Jr. over LeAndre Campbell (Lake Gibson) 46-15, Jr. (Dec 3-1)
157
Third Place Match: Judd Cole (Cape Coral) 49-5, Sr. over Evan Martinez (Lakeland Senior) 41-9, Sr. (Dec 7-2)
165
Fifth Place Match: Ty Rodriguez (Brandon) 43-4, Sr. over Julian Gonzales (North Ft Myers) 43-6, Jr. (Fall 4:38)
175
Seventh Place Finish: Chancellor Haber (Jesuit) 34-10, Sr. over Tyler Charette (Cape Coral) 39-9, Sr. (MD 15-4)
190
Fifth Place Match: Isaac Waters (Pace) 57-6, Sr. over Trey Hill (Naples) 39-10, Sr. (Fall 4:16)
215
Seventh Place Match: Frank Cornelison (North Ft Myers) 29-3, Sr. over Maxinot Mondesir (Miramar) 20-7, Sr. (Inj. 0:00)
285
Fifth Place Match: Seth Tshiams (North Ft Myers) 41-6, Jr. over Carmine Morton (Gaither) 43-6, Sr. (Fall 4:45)
Seventh Place Match: Logan McAlister (Mosley) 55-11, Jr. over Triston White (Cypress Lake) 36-11, Sr. (Dec 3-1)
Boys Class 3A State Wrestling Championships
Palmetto Ridge was the only local school to make the trip to the 3A State Wrestling Championships and brought back a fifth place finish. Kaden Darwin (285) earned first place for the Bears, while Demetri Zertopoulis (157) brought home silver. William McGowan (113) added a sixth place finish.
Girls State Wrestling Championships
Riverdale's seventh place finish marked the best placement of any local team that travelled to the Girls State Wrestling Championships. Jazlyn Diaz (110) and Blanca Cespedes (125) led the Raiders with fourth place finishes, while Sklyer Randolph added a seventh place finish to the impressive team effort.
Here are the complete team scores for SWFL schools, along with top individual finishes from local wrestlers.
Team Scores: 7. Riverdale (47); T25. Immokalee (27); T43. First Baptist (17); T43. Fort Myers (17); 49. North Fort Myers (16); T50. Barron Collier (15); T52. Palmetto Ridge (13); T73. Naples (6); T76. Cape Coral (5); T78. Evangelical Christian (4).
Top Individual Finishers
100
Third Place Match: Sayuri Caceres (Lincoln) 35-6, So. over Kiera Partello (Barron Collier) 38-4, So. (Inj. 3:32)
Fifth Place Match: Sophie Booe (Palm Harbor University) 35-7, So. over Mia Parker (First Baptist) 27-8, 8th. (Inj. 0:00)
105
Fifth Place Match: Hayle Peck (Palmetto Ridge) 25-10, Sr. over Miranda Moes (Palm Harbor University) 20-10, Sr. (Fall 2:03)
Seventh Place Match: Skyler Randolph (Riverdale) 36-9, Jr. over Emily Doolittle (North Fort Myers) 29-11, Jr. (Fall 2:01)
110
Third Place Match: Keanna Bush (Hudson) 38-5, Jr. over Jazlyn Diaz (Riverdale) 33-6, So. (Dec 9-6)
Seventh Place Match: Reagan Thomas (Naples) 18-6, Sr. over Zoe Delgado (Florida Christian School) 31-10, 7th. (Dec 6-3)
120
Third Place: Abby DiCenzo (Bell Creek) 42-6, Sr. over Naomie Sylvestre (Immokalee) 34-10, Sr. (Dec 8-5)
Seventh Place Match: Hailee Moder (First Baptist) 9-4, Fr. over Willow White (SLAM Miami) 40-4, So. (Fall 2:29)
125
Third Place Match: Jasmine Serrano (Springstead) 33-7, Jr. over Blanca Cespedes (Riverdale) 31-11, Jr. (Dec 2-1)
Fifth Place Match: Kaitelynn Oliver (South Dade) 34-3, Jr. over Gabriella Sergi (North Fort Myers) 31-5, So. (Dec 7-4)
130
Seventh Place Match: Geraldine Honore (South Dade) 27-10, Jr. over Taylor Miranda (Cape Coral) 19-10, Sr. (Fall 1:49)
190
Fifth Place Match: Daphney Pierre (Fort Myers) 27-10, Sr. over Jade Noble (Horizon) 19-8, Sr. (Fall 2:34)
FRIDAY
Softball
SFCA 5, Cardinal Mooney 4: Aubrey Reilly's RBI triple lifted the King's to a win on Friday night. Candance Chime added a hit a two runs. Braelyn Davis lasted all seven innings in the win.
North Fort Myers 17, Ida Baker 1: Mia Lane hit for the cycle in the Red Knights win. Kaliyah Williams earned the win in the circle, giving up three hits and one run with one walk and four strikeouts in 3.1 innings pitched.
Riverdale 4, Cypress Lake 0: The Raiders improved to 5-0 on the year behind Ella Bundy's 3-for-3 night with a double and four RBI. Gabby Guigliano went 2-for-3 with a double, and Maddie Schmidt went 1-for-1. Adrianna Manetta lasted six innings in the win, tallying 12 strikeouts while allowing just one hit.
Seacrest 9, St. John Neumann 3: Caroline Porter went 3-for-3 with a triple and two RBI. Porter also picked up the win in the circle, allowing just two hits and one walk while fanning eight. Gracyn Crosby, Asha Dickerson, and Sophia Escobar managed one hit each for the Celtics, while Elle Moran had one RBI. Escobar was handed the loss after allowing giving up 10 hits and now walks while fanning six in six innings pitched.
Boys Tennis
Estero 5, Mariner 2: No 1. Singles: Nicholas Snow (Estero) def. Karl Schott (Mariner) 6-3, 6-2; No. 2 Singles: Bradley Donofrio (Estero) def. Damien Gleason (Mariner) 6-2, 6-0; No. 3 Singles: John Harty (Estero) def. Fabio Ronda-Vigoa (Mariner) 3-6, 6-3, 0-0 (10-4); No. 4 Singles: Ryan Hunter (Mariner) def. Tyler Guillette (Estero) 5-7, 6-4, 0-0 (10-8); No. 5 Singles: Emanuel Barrios (Mariner) def. Luke Guilette (Estero) 6-0, 6-1; No. 1 Doubles: Nicholas Snow & Bradley Donofrio (Estero) def. Karl Schott & Fabio Ronda-Vigoa 9-7; Tyler Guillette & John Harry (Estero) def. Carlos Gonzalez & Jason Berenguer (Mariner) 8-2.
Girls Lacrosse
Naples 17, Bishop Verot 2: Daphne O'Hara scored both of the Vikings' goals in the loss, along with three forced turnovers and three ground balls.
Boys Lacrosse
Taravella 14, Palmetto Ridge 8: Jeremy Walsh tallied four goals in the loss, while Ryan Rowie added a hat trick. Nico Cuevas netted his first varsity goal in the loss.
THURSDAY
Boys Lacrosse
Immokalee 18, Lely 1: Ivan Jimenez posted five goals, and Jesus Martinez added four goals. Max Sosa finished with three goals, while Juan Vasquez, Ryan Mendoza, and Cherlin Michel added two goals each.
Softball
Seacrest 19, Lely 4 (four innings)
WEDNESDAY
Boys Lacrosse
Immokalee 16, Marco Island 6: Ivan Jimenez tallied nine goals and one assist for the Indians on Senior Night. Jesus Martinez added three goals and three assists, while Juan Vasquez tacked on two goals and one assist. Max Sosa and Cherlin Michel finished with one goal each.
Cypress Lake 10, Riverdale 6: Stirling Spinks scored eight goals with one assist in the Panthers' first win of the year. Griffin Myers tallied 10 saves in the net.
Boys Tennis
Canterbury 7, Oasis 0
Baseball
St. John Neumann 2, Dwyer 1
Softball
St. John Neumann 24, South Fort Myers 1 (three innings): The Celtics brought home 19 runs on 11 hits while stealing 12 bases as a team in their stout win over the Wolfpack. Asha Dickerson went 2-for-4 with seven RBI, while Sophia Escobar added two hits, including a triple. Abby Augustine added two RBI after going 2-for-2 at the plate. Escobar pitched a no-hitter through three innings while fanning nine.
Beach Volleyball
Bishop Verot 4, Canterbury 1
TUESDAY
Baseball
SFCA 5, IMG Gold 3: Will Higby homered for the King's, and finished with two RBI and two runs, while Jake Trottier finished 2-for-4 with one RBI. Tyler Miller picked up the win on the mound after giving up no hits nor runs while fanning three in four innings pitched. Eli Moore earned the save in two innings pitched with no runs, no hits, and two strikeouts.
Evangelical Christian 10, Oasis 0: Connor Beckman went four innings on the mound, and gave up just one hit with no walks while striking out eight.
Softball
Cypress Lake 17, Lehigh 2: Sammi Rosado earned the win in the circle, and also went 3-for-3 at the plate. Bri Madore went 2-for-2 with a double and a triple, and Audrina Westland added three RBI to the winning effort.
Riverdale 17, Island Coast 0: The Raiders tallied 14 hits in their shutout win over the Gators, led by Maddie Schmidt, Ella Bundy, and Sara Hall, who all had three hits each. Jordyn Korpi tallied three strikeouts for the Raiders, while Adrianna Manetta and Bundy added two each.
SFCA 22, Community School of Naples 1: Candice Chime finished with two hits and four RBI for SFCA, while Anastin Hanson added tow hits and three RBI. Braelyn Davis picked up the win in the circle after allowing just one hit, and Adrianna Thorne fanned three in one inning of relief.
Fort Myers 9, North Port 8: Reece Harris went 3-for-4 with two RBI to lead the Green Wave, while Sage Rodmyre and Tori Fulcher each drove in two runs. Alexa Bent lasted 5.1 innings in the circle in the win, and gave up six hits and three runs while walking two and fanning two.
Girls Lacrosse
Community School of Naples 18, Fort Myers 2
Boys Lacrosse
Gulf Coast 18, Immokalee 1: Jesus Martinez assisted Max Sosa for the Indian's lone goal in the loss.
Beach Volleyball
Cypress Lake 4, South Fort Myers 1: Olivia and Evelyn Mufalli won their two sets 21-14 and 23-21. Daniela Sosa and Ethne Hamilton also won two sets, 21-16 and 15-8.
Bishop Verot 5, Venice 0
Evangelical Christian 3, LaBelle 2
MONDAY
Girls Lacrosse
Cape Coral 15, Riverdale 1: AJ Cudnik and Mikala Allen led the Seahawks with four goals each, while Ella Bernard added three goals. Makenzie Scully and Mati Day tacked on two goals apiece in the winning effort. Paige Williams tallied seven saves in the net for Cape Coral.
Boys Tennis
St. John Neumann 6, Oasis 1: Michael Abreu picked up the Sharks' lone win in No. 1 Singles.
This article originally appeared on Naples Daily News: SWFL HS Roundup: Results from the week of Feb. 26-March 2
