60 first-round upsets at the FHSAA state wrestling tournament
Kissimmee Osceola’s David Yi Sanchez beats Miami Palmetto’s Drake Bonney in the first round. (Photo by London Parsons/Kabra Wrestling)
March 6, 2025
KISSIMMEE
BY BRANT PARSONS — The best weekend of the season began with a bang with upsets taking place all over the arena floor.
We’ve compiled a list of “upsets” from the first round based on our official Kabra Wrestling rankings and would be considered upsets by Kabra Wrestling. .
When state tournament is over, these likely will no longer appear as upsets, — but for now, let’s look at some of the shockers from Thursday afternoon.
Class 3A: Yi Sanchez knocks off No. 2 Bonney
In one of the biggest shockers of the first round, Kissimmee Osceola’s David Yi Sanchez knocked off Miami Palmetto’s Drake Bonney 9-5 in the first round of the 165-pound weight class.
138: #15 Imran Dzhabrailov (Miami Beach) dec. #6 Finn Buchanan (Buchholz) 11-9
285: #15 Chase Moen (Cooper City) p. #11 Gerald Logan (DeLand) 3:19
120: #14 Gary Jackson (Miami Palmetto) p. #5 Nevan Irving (Harmony) 4:00
132: #14 Douglas Dowda (Oviedo) dec. #10 Javin Taylor (Boca Raton) 5-3
150: #12 Adlan Dzhabrailov (Miami Beach) dec. #5 Edwin Torres (Viera) TB-1 2-1
144: #11 Bryson Thompson (Winter Haven) dec. #4 Didier Novoa (SW Miami) 13-6
106: #11 Eli Valdez (Park Vista) tech. #9 Jeffery Hartley (Palm Harbor University) 20-3
113: #10 Damonyai White (Lake Mary) tech. #2 Nicolas Degrossi (Park Vista) 20-2
190: #10 Dante DeSantis (Dwyer) p. #3 Colton Leavell (Creekside) 3:20
157: #10 Shai Keery (Coral Springs) dec. #4 Carson Baert (Flagler Palm Coast) SV 4-1
285: #10 Eddi Keyes (Centennial) p. #7 Trenton Lindsay (Sunlake) 2:51
144: #10 Ehab Shalaby (Kissimmee Osceola) dec. #9 Luke Manghisi (Creekside) 8-5
215: #9 Bryant Taylor (Oakleaf) dec. #6 Elijah Vansickle (Kissimmee Osceola) 6-0
150: #9 Jasiah Solomon (Sumner) tech. #7 Laine Slayton (Buchholz) 15-0
165: #8 David Yi Sanchez (Kissimmee Osceola) dec. #2 Drake Bonney (Miami Palmetto) 9-5
132: #8 Jeson Carbajal (Palmetto) dec. #5 Nathaniel Williams (South Dade) 6-3
138: #8 Santiago Alvarez (Spanish River) dec. #5 Jake Wyatt (Palmetto) 12-7
150: #8 John Antonucci (Tocoi Creek) dec. #6 Konsantin Khaspekian (Sunlake) 6-0
157: #6 Nikita Chechkovsky (Tocoi Creek) dec. #5 Tyrell Robby (Miami Beach) 7-4
165: #6 Bryan Batles (Tohopekaliga) dec. #5 Leonard Gilley (Miami Southridge) 7-3
Class 2A: Last second pin propels No. 16 Frey
With a match tied up 11-11 in the final seconds, River Ridge’s Jayden Frey pinned Jensen Beach’s Ben Norris to advance to the quarterfinals.
132: #16 Jayden Frey (River Ridge) p. #6 Ben Norris (Jensen Beach) 5:55
285: #14 Jason Morency (Lely) p. #9 Leyland Callahan (Lake Gibson) 1:28
215: #13 Rome Kendrick (Fort Walton Beach) dec. #4 Brady Comerford (Pinellas Park) 6-2
150: #13 Charly Sainteus (North Miami) dec. #8 Maddox Williams (Port Charlotte) 4-3
113: #13 Jamie Taylor (Lyman) p. #10 Andrew Cackett (Archbishop McCarthy) 1:11
285: #12 Chase Goodrich (St. Thomas) p. #6 Ethan Toomey (Chiles) 2:47
132: #12 Rudley Villareal (Winter Springs) dec. #8 Jacob Fuentes (Braden River) 10-4
175: #11 Andrew Bray (Zephyrhills) dec. #4 Scott Cook (Braden River) 10-8
285: #11 Abdur Bey (Somerset) dec. #5 Logan McAlister (Mosley) 7-0
120: #11 Tyler White (Lake Gibson) dec. #7 Zavian Chaves (Winter Springs) 4-2
190: #11 Rubier Oliva (Felix Varela) p. #9 Yuriel Campos (Brandon) 1:20
138: #10 Clinton Thompson (South Fort Myers) dec. #4 Travonte Burgess (Lakeland) SV 9-6
132: #10 Jaden Weisgal (Brandon) dec. #9 Dylan Fernandez (Somerset) 11-4
113: #9 Michael Maisonet (Mater Academy) maj. #8 Francesco Alagna (WC Cypress Creek) 14-6
126: #7 Noah Scribner (Brandon) dec. #6 Vonte Burke (Clay) 15-11
113: #5 Garrett Ferguson (Gulf Breeze) dec. #3 Caden Moore (Charlotte) 9-3
Class 1A: Coleman-Tunsil stuns second-ranked at 215 pounds
After finishing fourth in his region, Lakewood’s Coleman-Tunsil bounced back to knock off a region champion in his opening round match.
144: #14 Preston Lindsay (Coral Springs Charter) p. #2 Ricky Bowermaster (Weeki Wachee) 5:14
106: #14 Andrew Makeev (Bolles) p. #8 Luke Piedrahita (True North) 0:46
165: #13 Joseph Richardson (Lincoln Park) maj. #11 Colin Anderson (Oasis Charter) 12-2
215: #12 Lexander Coleman-Tunsil (Lakewood) tech. #2 Phoenix Barbour-Yerka (Yulee) 21-4
285: #12 Jordan Diaz (Miami Sunset) p. #7 Holden Corbin (Suwannee) 5:54
190: #12 Grant Silverfield (Bolles) tech. #11 Kaleb Mathis (Lakewood) 18-3
150: #10 Julian Bell (Anclote) dec. #4 Bryan Picallo (Cardinal Gibbons) 7-1
175: #10 Darian Vargas (Mater Lakes Academy) p. #8 Jordan Haigler (Florida High) 5:52
126: #10 Dylan Lunsford (Bishop Kenny) p. #9 Cole Webb (Cocoa) 2:00
144: #9 Wyatt Crouser (Cocoa Beach) maj. #8 Ryo Ushikubo (King's Academy) 13-3
165: #7 Tre Driggett (Merritt Island) dec. #5 Michael McNair (Yulee) 8-4
Girls: SW Miami’s No. 16 Hernandez advances with pin
Trailing 6-3 in the third period, SW Miami’s Hailey Hernandez pinned Harmony’s Kiley Vinson. Hernandez was one of four girls to defeated a region champion in the first round.
130: #16 Hailey Hernandez (SW Miami) p. #5 Kiley Vinson (Harmony) 4:16
135: #16 A'Niyah Leon-Goodrich (Miami Southridge) tech. #8 Bailey Beechler (Charlotte) 21-5
170: #15 Sophia James (Seabreeze) p. #10 Francesca Bisordi (Lakewood Ranch) 0:56
115: #14 MacKenzie Allcroft (Fort Pierce Central) p. #7 Gracie Diaz (Gainesville) 3:41
155: #14 Sofia Toledo (Wellington) p. #8 Yadira Rivas (Plant City) 3:18
140: #13 Aubrey Brunnett (Jupiter) maj. #7 Iyana Lee (Riverside) 12-4
145: #13 Arianna Antoniou (East Lake) dec. #6 Noelia Varela (Riverdale) 9-3
115: #12 Cameron Lord (Sunlake) dec. #5 Kaja Williams (Parrish) 10-5
140: #12 Mya Bolden (Port Charlotte) dec. #9 Amal Mena Dahdal (Land O' Lakes) 20-17
235: #10 Hazuki Sykes (Sumner) p. #4 Shyann Tate (Oviedo) 2:59s
105: #10 Rebecca Marin (Doral Academy) p. #6 Yhoalibeth Ruiz (Orlando Freedom) 3:28
235: #9 McKenzie Jackson (Armwood) p. #5 Josie Raulerson (Columbia) 0:37
190: #9 Ani Brown (Matanzas) p. #8 Mekialla Mauvais (Orlando Freedom) 0:48
120: #5 Arianna Ruiz (Mater Lakes Academy) dec. #4 Jasmine Serrano (Springstead) 4-0
Brant Parsons is the founder and executive editor of Kabra Wrestling. He has been covering high school wrestling in Florida since 2004. He can be reached at brant@kabrawrestling.com.
