Jensen Beach finishes dream run with first team state wrestling title
BY BRANT PARSONS
KISSIMMEE — The road to the state duals title was filled with the best teams in Class 1A for Jensen Beach and the Falcons handled each one of them, seemingly getting stronger as their momentum picked up.
Jensen Beach won the school’s first team state wrestling title with a 42-21 victory over Clay in the state final in front of a boisterous crowd, winning 10 of the 12 contested bouts and punctuating a run to a state title that saw the Falcons beat five of the top 8 teams in Class 1A.
“This is a special group of individuals who believe in each other and we’ve been dialed in,” Jensen Beach coach Tom McMath said. “The path that we had to go through to do this, they beat everybody, they earned it.”
On Saturday night, the Falcons fell behind 12-3 after opening with a Matt O’Hara win and two Clay victories by forfeit before Jensen Beach turned the dual on its head, winning the next six bouts.
Sebastian Degennaro (106), Gian Ortiz (113), Ryan Mooney (120), Johnny Dobbs (126), Ryan Duguay (132), Jewell Williams (138) each picked up wins for the Falcons and after a Josh Krump pin for clay at 145 pounds, Jensen Beach won three more consecutive matches.
Dylan Fox (152), Duke Byfield (160), and Nate Sopotnick (170) put the finishing touches on the state title run for Jensen Beach, who topped defending champions Somerset, Cardinal Gibbons, Mater Lakes, Palm Bay and Clay in the Class 1A bracket.
“We’ve worked hard for a lot of year and to finally have a state title for Jensen Beach feels good,” McMath said.
Jensen Beach reached the finals after a 38-30 win over Palm Bay in the semifinals.
The Pirates jumped out to a 15-6 lead before the Falcons won 7 of 8 to clinch the title.
O’Hara (220), Degennaro (106), Ortiz (113), Mooney (120), Dobbs (126), Williams (138) Colton Byrd (145), and Fox (152) scored wins for Jensen Beach.
Six wrestlers won bouts for Palm Bay including Ronald Theilacker, who won a 1-2 battle at 132 pounds.
The top-ranked Theilacker defeated second-ranked Duguay 7-2 in one of the spotlight bouts of the dual.
Zachary Emery-Foster (160), Brycen Turner (170), Octavion Osby (182), Caleo Carrera (195), and Carlos Gerardino (285) all won matches for the Pirates.
Clay earned a trip to the finals with a 42-30 triumph over Lemon Bay.
After state champion Lance Schyck put the Manta Rays up 3-0 to kick of the deal, the Blue Devils won 8 of the next 9 to clinch a spot in the state championship.
Kedtric Wilborn (195), Robert Tyre (220), Ethan Daniels (285), Jacob Bucci (106), Braden Glavin (113), Rylan Herrera (120), Gunner Ivey (126), and Josh Kumpf (138) all won bouts for Clay.
Lemon Bay earned points from Justin Brady (132), Caleb Corridino (145), Austin Werden (152), Koen Hoffman (160), and Chase Alden (170).
Box scores
Jensen Beach 42, Clay 21
195: Matt O`Hara (JB) dec. Kedtric Wilbon (C) 11-4; 220: Robert Tyre (C) by FF; 285: Ethan Daniels (C) by FF; 106: Sebastian Degennaro (JB) over Jacob Bucci (C) 1:26; 113: Gian Ortiz (JB) dec. Braden Glavin (C) 13-6; 120: Ryan Mooney (JB) maj. Maverick Rainwater (C) 9-1; 126: Johnny Dobbs (JB) dec. Gunner Ivey (C) 5-3; 132: Ryan Duguay (JB) over Madisyn Blackburn (C) 1:09; 138: Jewell Williams (JB) over Xavier Logan (C) 3:40; 145: Josh Kumpf (C) over Colton Byrd (JB) 1:46; 152: Dylan Fox (JB) dec. Luke Boree (C) 3-0; 160: Duke Byfield (JB) maj. Luca Fiannca (C) 9-1; 170: Nate Sopotnick (JB) maj. Ethan Larsen (C) 11-1; 182: Dominic Martin (C) dec. Malachi Harriel (JB) 7-1.
Clay 42, Lemon Bay 30
182: Lance Schyck (LB) dec. Dominic Martin (C) 7-4; 195: Kedtric Wilbon (C) over Marcus Lopez (LB) 5:08; 220: Robert Tyre (C) over Ben Arnett (LB) 5:58; 285: Ethan Daniels (C) dec. Miguel Diaz (LB) 6-3; 106: Jacob Bucci (C) tech. Jack Oliver (LB) 17-2; 113: Braden Glavin (C) over Hunter Barrettsmith (LB) 3:58; 120: Maverick Rainwater (C) over Logan Kelly (LB) 1:33; 126: Gunner Ivey (C) maj. Brycen Warren (LB) 9-0; 132: Justin Brady (LB) over Madisyn Blackburn (C) 1:54; 138: Josh Kumpf (C) over Brock Mars (LB) 0:39; 145: Caleb Corridino (LB) over Luke Boree (C) 5:19; 152: Austin Werden (LB) dec. Hayden Mesaroz (C) 11-4; 160: Koen Hoffman (LB) over Luca Fiannca (C) 5:28; 170: Chase Alden (LB) over Ethan Larsen (C) 5:07.
Jensen Beach 38, Palm Bay 30
106: Sebastian Degennaro (JB) by FF; 113: Gian Ortiz (JB) over Logan Delos Santos (PB) 3:12; 120: Ryan Mooney (JB) dec. Shaver Jackson (PB) 6-2; 126: Johnny Dobbs (JB) over Jose Perez (PB) 1:36; 132: Ronald Theilacker (PB) dec. Ryan Duguay (JB) 7-2; 138: Jewell Williams (JB) tech. Jamarion Stokes (PB) 16-1; 145: Colton Byrd (JB) dec. Avery Jackson (PB) 7-4; 152: Dylan Fox (JB) dec. Nathan Furman (PB) 6-3; 160: Zachary Emery-Foster (PB) by FF; 170: Brycen Turner (PB) by FF; 182: Octavion Osby (PB) over Malachi Harriel (JB) 0:49; 195: Caleo Carrera (PB) dec. Connor Ferreira (JB) 5-3; 220: Matt O`Hara (JB) over Christopher Brunson (PB) 1:51; 285: Carlos Gerardino (PB) by FF.
