Tampa Jesuit wins second state IBT title | Class 2A finals breakdown
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KISSIMMEE — Tampa Jesuit kept finding ways to win and the Tigers took home their second team IBT title at the FHSAA State Wrestling Tournament at Silver Spurs Arena.
The Tigers entered the season with high hopes with some veteran upperclassmen and a talented freshman class coming in and on Saturday night, it all culminated in a Class 2A championship.
“Conditioning is obviously a huge part of it but we put our kids in situations in the room,” Tampa Jesuit assistant coach David Mason said. “We had a ton of pins and we had a ton of one-point wins that we won on ride-outs or because we got out on bottom and that’s a testament to our kids.”
Jesuit finished with three champions, Malachi Ortiz (113), Draven McCall (150), and Brandon Cody (165). Also reaching the finals were Roman Lermer (120) and Kawayran Vazquez (157). Only Lermer and Cody are seniors.
The Tigers finished with 201 points and won the team tile by over 50 points.
“We work really, really hard and we believe in what we do and with time and with effort, the kids so as well,” Mason said.
Lake Gibson (146.5) finished as runners-up with Winter Springs (103.5), Charlotte (87), and Heritage (77) rounding out the top five.
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The Finals
2A 106: Solomon Peterson (Heritage) dec. Jake Giovino (Satellite) 8-2
Peterson beat his county rival in their fourth meeting of the season to win his school’s first-ever state title.
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2A 113: Malachi Ortiz (Jesuit) dec. Jacob Bucci (Clay) 6-3
Two takedowns in the third period sealed the first state title for the Jesuit junior.
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2A 120: Elijah Lowe (Lake Gibson) dec. Roman Lermer (Jesuit) 4-2
Lowe finishes off his high school career with a hard-fought state title.
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2A 126: Camren French (Mariner) maj. Rylan Herrera (Clay) 9-0
French finishes his high school career with an elusive state title.
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2A 132: Maximus Brady (Mariner) maj. Luke Arthur (Manatee) 15-6
Brady makes it three-for-three with another state title.
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138 2A: Ryan Phillips (Winter Springs) dec. Christian Fretwell (Lake Gibson) 8-4
After three years on the podium, the Winter Springs senior earns his first career state title in his last high school match.
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144 2A: Jaydon Robinson (Winter Springs) dec. Austin Chung (Lake Gibson) 2-1
Back-to-back champions for the Bears as Robinson scored the one-point win for the title.
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150 2A: Draven McCall (Jesuit) dec. Kaden Schaefer (Fleming Island) 2-0
Both battled hard with McCall winning the match with a reversal in the third period after riding for the entire second period.
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157 2A: Gianni Maldonado (Lake Gibson) dec. Kawayran Vazquez (Jesuit) 5-0
Maldonado picked up his second state title before heading off to Air Force with two high school championships.
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165 2A: Brandon Cody (Jesuit) dec. Gage Wiggins (Braden River) TB-1 4-3
One of the most-anticipated finals of the weekend lived up to the promise with the Jesuit senior scoring the tie-breaker win.
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175 2A: Elijah Penton (Winter Springs) dec. Jace Brownlow (Lake Gibson) 3-1
Two state titles it two years was the perfect finish to Penton’s high school career and gave the Bears a school-high three state champions in one season.
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190 2A: Jordan Mills (Matanzas) dec. Sawyer VanRider (New Smyrna Beach) UTB 8-7
After re-dislocating his shoulder early in the match and falling behind 5-0, Mills rallied to win the state title and complete the Mills double.
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215 2A: Kaleb Ivie (Merritt Island) dec. Viliam Piekh (Charlotte) 10-4
Ivie put everything together the final weekend and became his school’s second state champion since 2021.
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285 2A: Ryder Luck (Lincoln) dec. Jaxon Newton (Charlotte) 3-2
Luck’s takedown in the first period was all that was needed as the junior won his school’s first state title since 2013.
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