Jensen Beach tops Mater Lakes to advance in Class 1A; Clay, Lemon Bay and Palm Bay win
BY BRANT PARSONS — One of the most anticipated duals of the first day at the FHSAA state duals did not disappoint with No. 3 Jensen Beach continuing its historic run to a region title with a 36-27 win over No. 2 Mater Lakes.
After beating two top 5 teams in the Kabra Wrestling Dual Rankings last Thursday in the region quarterfinals and semifinals, the Falcons used a 1-2-3 punch at the end of Friday’s dual to knock off a third Top 5 team in the 1A-4 region final.
"They are a special group of individuals, they fight for each other and they're battle tested," Jensen Beach coach Tom McMath said.
With three matches remaining in the back-and-forth dual and Mater Lakes clinging to a 27-26 lead, Ryan Mooney, Johnny Dobbs, and Ryan Duguay put the finishing touches on the win with 10 points combined to seal the win.
Second-ranked Mooney put Jensen Beach on top to stay with a 13-1 major decision over No. 11 Malikai Badillo at 120 pounds before Dobbs made his season debut with a 9-2 win over No. 4 Emmanuel Celestin.
The Falcons took a six-point lead into the final match before No. 2 Duguay outlasted No. 4 Dylan Garcia in sudden victory with a 2-0 win at 132 pounds.
"Our horses showed up at the end and that's what won it in the end," McMath said.
Jensen Beach will face No. 8 Palm Bay in the Class 1A semifinals on Saturday morning.
Palm Bay won nine of 14 matches against Hernando to win their region final 48-19. It’s the second consecutive region title for the Pirates.
On the other side of the bracket, No. 1 Clay reversed a 12-6 deficit with 10 consecutive wins to knock off No. 10 Wakulla 57-18.
The Blue Devils rally was started by Luca Fianna at 160 pounds when he pinned Aiden Fetterhoff.
Clay will face No. 6 Lemon Bay on Saturday morning after the Manta Rays defeated Hudson 73-6 in their region final.
Lemon Bay won 13 of the 14 matches and worked on getting into a rhythm with a Saturday test looming.
"Tomorrow is going to be a lot harder," Lemon Bay coach Mike Schyck said. "It's going to be a good test for us; we’ve earmarked this as where we should be and to put ourselves in a position to win a state title. We’ll need to step up tomorrow to make that happen.”
Box scores
Clay 57, Wakulla 18
138: Jacob Bucci (C) d. Julian Harvey (W) ID; 145: Hayden Reeves (W) p. Obe Garcia (C) 1:47; 152: Jae T Thaxton (W) p. Hayden Mesaroz (C) 2:40; 160: Luca Fiannca (C) p. Aiden Fetterhoff (W) 1:24; 170: Ethan Larsen (C) dec. Daniel Brattain (W) 7-5; 182: Dominic Martin (C) p. Sultan Ellington (W) 0:21; 195: Kedtric Wilbon (C) dec. Tyler Edenfield (W) 11-6; 220: Robert Tyre (C) p. Kohl Pippen (W) 1:05; 285: Ethan Daniels (C) p. Aaron Caquimbo (W) 0:54; 106: Josh Kumpf (C) p. Wyatt Welch (W) 3:54; 113: Braden Glavin (C) dec. Conner Brown (W) SV-1 7-5; 120: Rylan Herrera (C) p. Anthony Fondo (W) 3:46; 126: Maverick Rainwater (C) p. Juan Jimenez (W) 3:59; 132: Isaiah Wilson (W) p. Gunner Ivey (C) 0:50.
Lemon Bay 73, Hudson 6
106: Jack Oliver (LB) p. Tyler Parton (Hu) 0:48; 113: Hunter Barrettsmith (LB) p. Keana Bush (Hu) 0:40; 120: Logan Kelly (LB) p. Landon Monser (Hu) 0:35; 126: Brycen Warren (LB) p. Julia Salgado (Hu) 2:48; 132: Justin Brady (LB) p. Ethan Josephik (Hu) 2:58; 138: Giovanni Stramiello (Hu) p. Brock Mars (LB) 0:51; 145: Caleb Corridino (LB) p. Randolph Kernon (Hu) 0:45; 152: Austin Werden (LB) p. Ethan Schmidt (Hu) 0:24; 160: Koen Hoffman (LB) maj. Charles Witas (Hu) 11-0; 170: Chase Alden (LB) p. Matthew Tanner (Hu) 3:19; 182: Lance Schyck (LB) p. Cole Kanehl (Hu) 1:49; 195: Marcus Lopez (LB) p. Cameron Rankin (Hu) 0:38; 220: Ben Arnett (LB) dec. Gavyn Uribes (Hu) 5-0; 285: Miguel Diaz (LB) p. Joshua Jofre (Hu) 0:45.
Palm Bay 48, Hernando 19
106: Logan Delos Santos (PB) p. Kyle Pearson (He) 1:43; 113: Jordyn Valle (He) p. Scott Kaplan (PB) 0:52; 120: Shaver Jackson (PB) dec. TJ Rodier (He) 8-4; 126: Cael Phillips (He) dec. Jose Perez (PB) 10-4; 132: Ronald Theilacker (PB) p. James Gadson (He) 0:45; 138: Diego Mojica (He) dec. Jamarion Stokes (PB) 5-0; 145: Avery Jackson (PB) p. Jackson Dodge (He) 0:49; 152: Nathan Furman (PB) p. Brandon Ruiz (He) 0:42; 160: Zachary Emery-Foster (PB) p. Julius Eltzroth (He) 5:05; 170: Nate Greene (He) dec. Brycen Turner (PB) SV-1 6-4; 182: Octavion Osby (PB) p. Dominick Mejia (He) 0:35; 195: Caleo Carrera (PB) p. Daqyguen Williams (He) 1:58; 220: Jayshawn Nantce (He) maj. Christopher Brunson (PB) 9-0; 285: Carlos Gerardino (PB) dec. Devin Williams (He) 1-0.
Jensen Beach 36, Mater Lakes 27
106: Sebastian Degennaro (JB) p. Kellen Mesina (MLA) 1:38; 113: Anthony O`Dell (MLA) p. Gian Ortiz (JB) 2:52; 120: Ryan Mooney (JB) maj. Malikai Badillo (MLA) 13-1; 126: Johnny Dobbs (JB) dec. Emmanuel Celestin (MLA) 9-2; 132: Ryan Duguay (JB) dec. Dylan Garcia (MLA) SV-1 2-0; 138: Jewell Williams (JB) dec. Kalias Nazario (MLA) 6-2; 145: Azakin Sejour (MLA) dec. Colton Byrd (JB) 8-3; 152: Dylan Fox (JB) tech. Bryan Picallo (MLA) 15-0; 160: Duke Byfield (JB) dec. Eric Hodge (MLA) 6-5; 170: Calogero Mazzrillo (MLA) p. Nate Sopotnick (JB) 3:55; 182: Malachi Harriel (JB) p. Emmanuel Nazco (MLA) 2:52; 195: Matt O`Hara (JB) dec. Branden Marrero (MLA) 5-0; 220: Damian Soto (MLA) p. Toby Rooney (JB) 1:08; 285: Ethan Vergara (MLA) by FF.
