Zephyrhills Christian sets up big semifinal with convincing region duals title
KISSIMMEE — Zephyrhills Christian knew its opponent well after having just seen Lemon Bay in a tournament last weekend and knew their lineup would be enough to win a second-straight Class 1A-3 region title.
The Warriors won 11 of 14 bouts and put this one to bed early, winning 59-15 at the FHSAA State Duals Tournament.
“We had seen them at CCC and a lot of these matchups had already happened and we know which matches would be good,” Zephyrhills Christian coach Tim Maple said.
ZCA built a 20-0 lead and never looked back.
Elijah Austin (285), RJ Phelan (106), Izak Rodriguez (113), and Uy’kwon Zion Wimberly (120) all earned wins to get this started.
Kyle Gallo (132), Noah Leota (138), Talon Maple (144), Aiden Hutchins (150), Curtis Tyler (165), Javier Lopez (175), Jeremiah Chavis (190) also picked up wins.
“The fun part about this is a lot of these kids are still in middle school,” Maple said. “So we’re going to have some of these guys for awhile.”
Lemon Bay did get wins from Jack Oliver (126), Keegan Martin (157) and Atticus Randall (215).
Zephyrhills Christian 59, Lemon Bay 15
106: RJ Phelan (ZCA) p. Logan Dean (LB) 5:17; 113: Izak Rodriguez (ZCA) p. James Bauer (LB) 1:19; 120: Uy?Kwon Zion Wimberly (ZCA) tech. Logan Kelly (LB) 18-3; 126: Jack Oliver (LB) dec. Nevin Hayes (ZCA) 7-4; 132: Kyle Gallo (ZCA) p. Aidan Caviston (LB) 0:58; 138: Noah Leota (ZCA) dec. Wiley Paver (LB) 6-4; 144: Talon Maple (ZCA) p. Conner Murphy (LB) 3:28; 150: Aiden Hutchins (ZCA) p. Justus Hatch (LB) 1:28; 157: Keegan Martin (LB) p. Kayden Gallo (ZCA) 1:54; 165: Curtis Tyler (ZCA) p. Gavin Vasbinder (LB) 0:10; 175: Javier Lopez (ZCA) p. Ethan Million (LB) 0:23; 190: Jeremiah Chavis (ZCA) p. Quinn Briggs (LB) 1:14; 215: Atticus Randall (LB) p. Kashaun Christopher (ZCA) 1:40; 285: Elijah Austin (ZCA) dec. Miquel Diaz (LB) 3-1.
The semifinals take place on Saturday at 10 a.m. at Kissimmee Osceola High School. Tickets can be purchased here.
Brant Parsons is the founder and executive editor of Kabra Wrestling. After learning and competing in the sport as a kid growing up in Ohio, he started covering Florida high school wrestling in 2004 and formed Kabra Wrestling in the summer of 2021.
