Elite girls tournament at Orlando Freedom highlights weekend

BY BRANT PARSONS — Not long after the state tournament back in March, Orlando Freedom coach David Bush began working on an idea to bring as many of the top girls wrestlers in the state as he could to a newly created girls tournament.

“I think this will end up being a good one for the girls,” Bush texted back in March. “I want to create a little pre-state showing.”

That little pre-state showing grew quickly and by early August the tournament was full of some of the best wrestlers in the state - though that hasn’t stopped people from wanting to get in.

“I have teams still asking if they can get in,” Bush said this week. “I told them I had to stop it somewhere since it’s only a one-day tournament.”

The event, called the Let Freedom Ring Girls IBT, is taking place on Saturday and will feature nine of the state’s top 10 girls teams and 16 of the top 20.

Out of the over 160 possible ranked wrestlers who might compete this weekend, 12 of the state’s 14 top-ranked wrestlers could take the mat on Saturday in what surely will be the first peek at what the state tournament could look like.

“I’m excited to get some great competition and hopefully get better,” Satellite senior Lucy Maris said. Maris is ranked No. 1 at 135 pounds entering the weekend. “It will be good to wrestle girls who also want to get better and it will help me be better prepared for the state tournament.”

Each weight class at the tournament will be broken down into two weight classes due to the high number of wrestlers competing and five match limit for a one-day tournament.

The top 16 wrestlers in each weight class will be placed in an “A” bracket, while the rest will compete in another bracket.

Wrestling will begin at Orlando Freedom High School at 10:30 a.m.

Top Teams

No. 1 Orlando Freedom; No. 2 Matanzas; No. 3 Oakleaf; No. 5 Kissimmee Osceola; No. 6 Ponte Vedra; No. 7 Middleburg; No. 8 Mainland; No. 9 Mater Lakes Academy; No. 10 Apopka; No. 12 Fort Pierce Central; No. 13 Hernando; No. 14 Lake Wales; No. 14 Satellite; No. 14 Lake Gibson; No. 18 McKeel Academy; No. 20 Timber Creek.

Potential Ranked Wrestlers

Here is a list of ranked wrestlers who could be competing at Let Freedom Ring Girls IBT. There is no guarantee any of these wrestlers will compete or that they will compete in the weight class they are ranked by Kabra Wrestling.

100

1. Kealonie Vega (Kissimmee Osceola); 2. Kohana Martinez (Zephyrhills); 3. Miabella Lopez (Orlando Freedom); 4. Gracie Bradshaw (Middleburg); 5. Rachel Valdez (Melbourne); 6. Hayle Peck (Palmetto Ridge); 7. Lily Bradshaw (Middleburg); 8. Sayuri Caceres (Lincoln); 11. Sophie Booe (Palm Harbor University); 13. Angela Banegas (Tohopekaliga); 15. Bryce Travers (Melbourne); 17. MacKenzie Allcroft (Fort Pierce Central); 18. Hananeel Gregoire (Apopka).

105

1. Gabrielle Tedesco (Lake Gibson); 3. Adrianna Barrientos (Oakleaf); 4. Matie Coutinho (Orlando Freedom); 5. Madelyne Bombardier (McKeel); 6. Aliyah Gonzalez (Winter Park); 9. Savanna Valle (Hernando); 10. Skyla Fisher (Middleburg); 11. Julia Kennedy (Largo); 13. Jaelyn Sunseri (Orange City University); 14. Gabriella Martins (Lake Nona); 15. Vanessa Martin-Soto (Lake Brantley); 16. Stacy Pule (Kissimmee Osceola); 17. Kyla Crooks (Bartram Trail); 18. Rebecca Aviles (Immokalee); 19. Andrea Garcia (Riverdale).

110

1. Sofia Ferran (Mater Lakes Academy); 3. Mariah Mills (Matanzas); 7. Shelby Sherman (Apopka); 8. Brittney Vincens (Fort Pierce Central); 9. Victoria Ceballos (Dr. Phillips); 11. Isabel Duarte (Orlando Freedom); 12. Memphis Moses (Middleburg); 13. Sophia Mallon (Ponte Vedra); 16. Jazlyn Diaz (Riverdale); 19. Nathalia Espinal (Hernando).

115

1. Cameron Galvin (Orlando Freedom); 3. Erin Rizzuto (Ponte Vedra); 6. Julia Salgado (Hernando); 15. Daniela Tabora-Contreras (Kissimmee Osceola); 18. Skyler Randolph (Riverdale); 19. Yairlliz Albert-Tejas (East River).

120

1. Kailani Barrientos (Oakleaf); 3. Christina Borgmann (Matanzas); 6. Natalia Choquegonza (Ponte Vedra); 7. Margo Menge (McKeel); 10. Abby Dicenzo (Bell Creek Academy); 12. Tatiana Soto (Riverdale); 13. Taylor Thomas (Timber Creek); 17. Mia Weisbrod (Fort Pierce Central); 19. Irene Stephens (Colonial).

125

1. Tiana Fries (Matanzas); 4. Teigan Slauson (Palm Harbor University); 5. Aryana Leverock (Pinellas Park); 6. Naomie Sylvestre (Immokalee); 7. Claire Betz (Lincoln Park); 8. Arianna Ruiz (Mater Lakes Academy); 10. Juliana Caisse (Palm Harbor University); 11. Alissa Brown Washington (Orlando Freedom); 12. Daniella Espinal (Hernando); 13. Samantha Sherman (Apopka); 14. Jayla Benjamin (Vero Beach); 15. Jaylene Hernandez (Kissimmee Gateway); 18. Blanca Cespedes (Riverdale); 20. Milana Borelli (Lake Nona).

130

1. Brielle Bibla (Matanzas); 2. Keyla DeLeon (Orlando Freedom); 3. Kelliana Mack (Kissimmee Osceola); 8. Gabriella Bombardier (McKeel); 9. Genesis Fuentes (Kissimmee Gateway); 10. Kiersten Flanagan (Winter Springs); 11. Julia Martin (Harmony); 12. Susan Sineath (McKeel); 14. Andrea Rivera (Tohopekaliga); 16. Jada Williams (Bell Creek Academy); 18. Leslie Reinhard (Ponte Vedra).

135

1. Lucy Maris (Satellite); 2. Aubreanna Apple (Clay); 3. Bry Kaminsky (Orange City University); 6. Nehemie Gregorie (Apopka); 10. Keira Suro (Kissimmee Osceola); 11. Holly Sanders (Lincoln); 13. Leticia Viana (Orlando Freedom); 14. Kiley Earle (McKeel); 16. Nyla Rocke (Kissimmee Osceola); 17. Saiomy Cabrera (Matanzas); 19. Breanna Corley (Matanzas).

140

1. Gabriella Perez (Fort Pierce Central); 2. Olivia Richie (Ponte Vedra); 3. Sofia Delgado (Miami Coral Park); 5. Kendall Bibla (Matanzas); 6. Janice Quiroa (Mater Lakes Academy); 7. Tamia Young (Palm Bay); 9. Angelyn Glazier (McKeel); 10. Cathia Timas (Kissimmee Osceola); 11. Makenzie Eltzroth (Hernando); 15. Isabel Perez (Orlando Freedom); 19. Genesis Turrubiartez (Immokalee).

145

1. Jennah Mustafa (Lake Wales); 3. Jah'Mya Hill (Mainland); 6. Kaylie Collado (Poinciana); 7. Aryan Benson (Tocoi Creek); 8. Katherine Stewart (Bartram Trail); 9. Elody Rodriguez (Kissimmee Gateway); 10. Josie Sagasser (Ponte Vedra); 11. Degriece Coleman (Westside); 12. Ada Jackson (Treasure Coast); 13. Lanyla Hudspeth (Lake Brantley); 14. Olivia Carr (Nease); 15. Brody Romann (Hernando); 16. Gabrielle Proctor (Matanzas); 17. Delaney Graves (Oviedo); 19. Cynthia Olds (Poinciana); 20. Jessania Jarrett (Dr. Phillips).

155

2. Chloe Shull (Timber Creek); 3. Jade Noble (Horizon); 5. Karla Ortiz (Westside); 7. Sofia Shirley-Montijo (Oakleaf); 9. Jana El'harake (Oviedo); 10. Alena Rik (Mater Lakes Academy); 11. Hannah Haworth (Ocoee); 12. Giordana Frascarelli (Orlando Cypress Creek); 13. Ciara Cortez (Sebastian River); 14. Ava Burre (Bartram Trail); 17. Sariana Jones (Auburndale); 19. Michelle Hernandez (Apopka); 20. Allie Bauknight (Harmony).

170

4. Grace Leota (Hernando); 5. Salexa Lontoc-Ortiz (Orlando Freedom); 6. Jayla Harrison (Oakleaf); 7. Emiliana Martinez (Kissimmee Gateway); 9. Lilly Yambor (Kissimmee Gateway); 11. Amy Etienne (Dr. Phillips); 12. Amari Etienne (Dr. Phillips); 15. Carin Abdelnour (Palm Harbor University); 17. Chaniya Santillan (Lincoln Park); 19. Cierra Young (Ocoee).

190

1. Jada Jones (Apopka); 2. Cheyenne Cruce (Middleburg); 4. Jazmine Moore (Oakleaf); 5. Day'Jah Clark (Miami Norland); 6. Hannah Matalobos (Bartram Trail); 8. Emily Riveira (Dr. Phillips); 10. Fransheka Robles (Dr. Phillips); 11. Valerie Camacho (Hernando); 13. Evita Herrera (Immokalee); 14. Mia Johnson (Fort Pierce Central); 15. Brooklyn Watts (Matanzas); 17. Precious Rijos (Kissimmee Gateway); 18. Eva Rojas (Mainland); 19. Alexia Davis (McKeel).

235

1. Cheyenne Wigley (Mainland); 2. Rotchiva Clermont (Orlando Freedom); 9. Marcela Maya Escalona (Lake Brantley); 12. Shelby Mills (McKeel); 13. Fedline Joseph (Kissimmee Gateway); 15. Tanyah McCain (Dr. Phillips); 16. Amanda Hudson (Olympia); 18. Quisiera Wilson (Lincoln Park); 20. Eliana Johnson (Bell Creek Academy).