You pick: Who are this week’s Reader’s Choice Wrestlers of the Week?
BY BRANT PARSONS — Each week during the season, Kabra Wrestling will continue to pick its Team of the Week, but this season, we are adding another recognition - Wrestler of the Week. The boys and girls winner each week will be determined by a reader vote.
Readers will be able to vote for both a boys and girls wrestler. The winner will be announced on Thursday on Kabra Wrestling and each winner will receive a keychain to commemorate their choice.
This week’s nominations
Boys
Sebastian Bonachea (Oakleaf)
Three top five wrestlers competed atthe Kiwanis Invitational and the sophomore came out on top.
Tim Gray (Crystal River)
Defeated two top 4 wrestlers to win the Kiwanis Invitational.
Anderson Heap (Kissimmee Osceola)
Won the Gold Bracket at Danny Bryon that featured five Top 20 wrestlers and a Georgia state qualifier.
Gianni Maldonado (Lake Gibson)
The defending state champion earned a spot on the podium at the Walsh Jesuit Ironman.
Michael Mocco (Cardinal Gibbons)
At arguably the hardest high school wrestling tournament in the country, Mocco took fourth place.
Bryan Morales (South Dade)
Avenged his lone loss of the season at H-Town Throwdown en route to winning the Gold Bracket at Danny Byron.
Ethan Rivera (Lake Highland Prep)
The Highlanders had two wrestlers finish in fifth place at the Ironman (Robert Kucharszk).
Girls
Keanna Bush (Hudson)
Earned another tournament title with a strong performance at Colonial's Grenadier Girls Grappler.
Jada Jones (Apopka)
Pinned a fourth-ranked wrestler in the finals at the Grenadier Girls Grappler.
Abby DiCenzo (Bell Creek)
Placed fourth in Ohio at the Ironman.
Camdyn Elliott (Gulf Breeze)
Won a Top 4 match in the finals at Own the Ocean by pinfall.
Makenzie Eltzroth (Hernando)
Earned her second nomiation of the season after becoming Florida's first champion at the Walsh Womens Ironman. Her teammates Grace Leota and Emma Bauknight also placed.
Karla Ortiz (Westside)
The fourth-ranked Ortiz knocked off the third-ranked wrestler in her weight class at Own the Ocean.
Gabriele Tedesco (Lake Gibson)
The defending state champion had a Top 4 finish at the Walsh Womens Ironman.
