Florida’s high school wrestling season begins with loaded tournament at FPC
BY BRANT PARSONS — The 2024-2025 Florida high school wrestling season is finally here and it kicks off with a big girls tournament at Flagler Palm Coast.
Five of the top 10 girls teams in the latest Kabra Wrestling team rankings will be there including #1 Flagler Palm Coast and #2 Hernando.
The tournament could see as many as 82 ranked-wrestlers, six top-ranked wrestlers and 28 top five wrestlers.
The Girls Flagler Rotary tournament will being at 10 a.m. at Flagler Palm Coast High School.
Girls to watch
*Note: Kabra Wrestling does not guarantee any of these girls will be wrestling and if they are competing, there is no guarantee they will be competing in the weight class we have them ranked.
100: A chance for a girl to make an early statement in the lightest weight class
#4-Mia Parker (Sunlake)
#9-Madison Carroll (Gulf Breeze)
#10-Emerson Webber (Hernando)
#17-Lily Bradshaw (Middleburg)
105: Four in the top five including the two state finalists at 100 last year
#2-Joslyn Johnson (Flagler Palm Coast)
#3-Camdyn Elliott (Gulf Breeze)
#4-Erin Rizzuto (Ponte Vedra)
#5-Miayalee Ortiz Martinez (George Jenkins)
#8-Skyla Fisher (Middleburg)
#9-Savanna Valle (Springstead)
#13-Isabella Limonia (DeLand)
#21-Natalia Sanchez (Winter Springs)
110: Eight-ranked wrestlers led by the returning state champion
#1-Mariah Mills (Flagler Palm Coast)
#4-Julia Brocato (Sunlake)
#5-Brooke VanEtten (Jensen Beach)
#10-Vasheer Burke (Clay)
#14-Anjana Sermadevi (Fernandina Beach)
#15-Lilah Nation (Lake Brantley)
#19-Yhoalibeth Ruiz (Freedom)
#23-McKenna Green (Gulf Breeze)
115: Could be the deepest with as many as 12 ranked wrestlers competing
#2-Grace Lashinsky (DeLand)
#4-Emma Bauknight (Hernando)
#6-Catalina Kenney (Viera)
#7-Kendal Haynie (Wakulla)
#8-Natalia Choquegonza (Ponte Vedra)
#10-Deleilah Viteri (Horizon)
#11-Isabel Duarte (Freedom)
#12-Lily Powell (Gulf Breeze)
#13-Cameron Lord (Sunlake)
#16-Jocelyn Quiroz (Winter Springs)
#19-Memphis Moses (Middleburg)
#24-R'Cardenay Michel (Matanzas)
120: An early season toss-up weight class which should mean excitement
#7-Nathalia Espinal (Hernando)
#8-Sarah Walsh (Middleburg)
#11-Trinity Wanamaker (St Augustine)
#12-Donavanne Hofmann (Ponte Vedra)
#17-Raegan Hatch (Deltona)
#24-Camilla Alderman (Sunlake)
125: Some girls in this group that have been working year-round to get ready
#2-Jasmine Serrano (Springstead)
#8-Isabel Alvarez (Viera)
#9-Daniella Espinal (Hernando)
#14-Taylor Pelchat (St Augustine)
#16-Bella Guerrier-Lajoir (Columbia)
#20-Izabella Kullman (Sunlake)
#22-Karson Kremski (Beachside)
130: The defending state champion in her home gymnasium
#1-Christina Borgmann (Flagler Palm Coast)
#7-Gabrielle Asabi (Sunlake)
#23-Ceajah Brown (Freedom)
#25-Sofia Saldana (Ponte Vedra)
135: The battle just to get int he finals should be special here
#2-Ana Vilar (Flagler Palm Coast)
#9-Sara Goodman (Sandalwood)
#11-Sky Athey (Freedom)
#12-Angelyn Glazier (George Jenkins)
#23-Malia Rezac (Sunlake)
140: The finals look set on paper, but this weight class is deep
#1-Tiana Fries (Flagler Palm Coast)
#3-Kailani Barrientos (Oakleaf)
#9-Olivia Brown (Hernando)
#10-Julia Baggett (Wakulla)
#12-Alisha Vilar (Flagler Palm Coast)
#14-Sara Zeneli (Beachside)
#22-Delilah Lehrer (Orange City University)
#24-Sarai Rodriguez (George Jenkins)
145: Four of the top five ranked girls with 2023 state champ Bibla itching to get back after an injury-riddled season
#1-Kendall Bibla (Flagler Palm Coast)
#2-Emma Hoppe (Viera)
#4-Kristy More (Sunlake)
#5-Makenzie Eltzroth (Hernando)
#25-Isabelle Schneider (Beachside)
155: Only two ranked, but some others might end up impressing here
#3-Mariah Earl (Hernando)
#21-Genesis Velazquez (Freedom)
170: Leota is looking to become a three-time state champion this year
#1-Grace Leota (Hernando)
#2-Isabella McFarlane (King)
#4-Alexa Calidonio (Flagler Palm Coast)
#6-Dagmarelin Sor-Vasquez (Lake Brantley)
#20-Sophia Butler (Orange City University)
190: Cruce is also hoping to finish her high school career as a three-time champ
#1-Cheyenne Cruce (Middleburg)
#2-Chloe Stinnett (Hernando)
#3-Paisley Murphy (Sunlake)
#16-Chloe Riley (Freedom)
#25-Danielle Laurent (Winter Springs)
235: The final weight class is not lacking for top talent
#3-Rotchiva Clermont (Freedom)
#5-Josie Raulerson (Columbia)
#14-Mekialla Mauvais (Freedom)
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.
