Jensen Beach completes season double with IBT wrestling title
BY BRANT PARSONS — A lot of sports teams will talk about how a win was all about the team but it was true this past weekend for Jensen Beach.
The Falcons won their first-ever state FHSAA State Wrestling Tournament title on Saturday at Silver Spurs Arena when they took home the Class 1A title by 50 points over runner-up First Baptist-Naples.
Nine of the 11 Jensen Beach wrestlers brought to Kissimmee ended the night on the podium as the Falcons completed the season double after winning the FHSAA State Wrestling Duals title in January.
“It’s been a historic season for us and I couldn’t be more proud of our kids,” Jensen Beach coach Tom McMath said. “They worked hard all year, they believed in each other and were battle tested and came out here and did what they did.”
Sebastian Degennaro and Jewell Williams both won individual state titles to cap off the night for Falcons with Degennaro topping First Baptist’s Jonathan Moder in the 106-pound final and Williams winning at 138 pounds.
Ryan Duguay (2nd-132), Ryan Mooney (3rd-120), Jonny Dobbs (3rd-126), Matt O’Hara (3rd-195), Dylan Fox (5th-152), Nate Sopotnick (5th-170) and Gian Ortiz (6th-113) all ended up on the podium for Jensen Beach.
“This team has been in the kids clubs since they were little,” McMath said. “This is a homegrown team and we knew this was a possibility for a long time and to see them put in the work and do it is something special.”
First Baptist stormed into second place with all seven of its wrestlers in Kissimmee placing as the second-year program finished as runners-up in Class 1A.
Christian Moder placed first at 170 pounds, finishing off his season with a 7-0 victory over Lemon Bay’s Chase Alden in the final.
First Baptist also had state finalists with Jonathan Moder (106) and Andres DiGrigoli (113) finishing second.
Michael Kersey (4th-120), Gavin Patton (4th-145), Caleb Rodrigez (4th-285), and Joe Castellone (8th-138) also placed for the Lions.
Somerset Academy’s young team secured third place in the Class 1A standings with Kendrick Hodge taking home top honors at 160 pounds.
Four wrestlers in Class 1A won their second state title on Saturday.
Nicholas Yancey (Cardinal Gibbons, 120), Lance Schyck (Lemon Bay, 182), Mikey Tal Shahar (American Heritage-Delray Beach, 195), and Ethan Vergara (Mater Lakes, 285) each won title number two in Kissimmee.
Also winning Class 1A state titles was Gavin Nolan (Clearwater Central Catholic, 113), Max Brewster (South Walton, 120), Frankie Florio (American Heritage-DB, 132), Azakin Sejour (Mater Lakes, 145), Michael Shannon (Master’s Academy, 152), and Robert Tyre (Clay, 220).
Top 10 team scores
1. Jensen Beach 178; 2. First Baptist-Naples 128; 3. Somerset Academy 121.5; 4. American Heritage-Delray Beach 119.5; 5. Palm Bay 108.5; 6. Cardinal Gibbons 96.5; 7. Lemon Bay 79; 8. Clay 77; 9. Mater Lakes 74; 10. Suwannee 51.5.
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Class 1A state placers
106
1. Sebastian Degennaro (Jensen Beach)
2. Jonathan Moder (First Baptist-Naples)
3. Lincoln Sledzianowski (Somerset Academy)
4. Vincent biondoletti (Coral Shores)
5. Jonathan Espinosa (Mulberry)
6. Logan Delos Santos (Palm Bay)
7. Julian Harvey (Wakulla)
8. Topher Pearson (Suwannee)
113
1. Gavin Nolan (Clearwater Central Catholic)
2. Andres DiGrigoli (First Baptist-Naples)
3. Peyton Vargas (Cardinal Gibbons)
4. Matthew Velasco (Somerset Academy)
5. Alex McMiller (Satellite)
6. Gian Ortiz (Jensen Beach)
7. Raider Morelli (Space Coast)
8. Braden Glavin (Clay)
120
1. Max Brewster (South Walton)
2. Shaver Jackson (Palm Bay)
3. Ryan Mooney (Jensen Beach)
4. Michael Kersey (First Baptist-Naples)
5. De'Quon King (Raines)
6. Jonathan Hudson (Cardinal Gibbons)
7. Maverick Rainwater (Clay)
8. Ethan Tran (Mater Lakes)
126
1. Nicholas Yancey (Cardinal Gibbons)
2. Tristan Sainz (Somerset Academy)
3. Jonny Dobbs (Jensen Beach)
4. Brody Boehm (Suwannee)
5. Talon Maple (Zephyrhills Christian)
6. Mason Medina (Bishop Moore)
7. Kris Hunter (Tenoroc)
8. Brycen Warren (Lemon Bay)
132
1. Frankie Florio (American Heritage-Delray Beach)
2. Ryan Duguay (Jensen Beach)
3. Mikade Harvey (Palatka)
4. Ronald Theilacker (Palm Bay)
5. Kevin Kerns (Deltona)
6. Isaiah Wilson (Wakulla)
7. Austin McKinney (Suwannee)
8. Justin Brady (Lemon Bay)
138
1. Jewell Williams (Jensen Beach)
2. Andrew DeSola (American Heritage-Delray Beach)
3. Brandon Lewis (Palatka)
4. Jaden Harrah (Island Coast)
5. Rashad Hannon (Somerset Academy)
6. William Day (Cocoa Beach)
7. Daniel Ward (First Academy)
8. Joe Castellone (First Baptist-Naples)
145
1. Azakin Sejour (Mater Lakes)
2. Brandon Cody (Master`s Academy)
3. Nathan Furman (Palm Bay)
4. Gavin Patton (First Baptist-Naples)
5. Michael Sainz (Somerset Academy)
6. Ryan Beirne (Satellite)
7. Luke Boree (Clay)
8. Dylan Johns (Yulee)
152
1. Michael Shannon (Master`s Academy)
2. Robert Limperis (Cardinal Gibbons)
3. Tyson Musgrove (Suwannee)
4. Roberto Cuartero (Bishop Kenny)
5. Dylan Fox (Jensen Beach)
6. Luis Bellon (Somerset Academy)
7. Tyler Rodriguez (Port Charlotte)
8. Javier Lopez (Zephyrhills Christian)
160
1. Kendrick Hodge (Somerset Academy)
2. Koen Hoffman (Lemon Bay)
3. Konner Stuttgen (Bonita Springs)
4. Omer Barak (American Heritage-Delray Beach)
5. Danil Korochenskiy (Cardinal Gibbons)
6. Vish Williams (McKeel)
7. Enzo Gamba (Fernandina Beach)
8. Austin Howard (Suwannee)
170
1. Christian Moder (First Baptist-Naples)
2. Chase Alden (Lemon Bay)
3. Michael McCarthy (Satellite)
4. Owen Mcnabb (McKeel)
5. Nate Sopotnick (Jensen Beach)
6. Carsons Schiavello (Clearwater Central Catholic)
7. Ethan Larsen (Clay)
8. Nate Greene (Hernando)
182
1. Lance Schyck (Lemon Bay)
2. Joseph Nicolosi (American Heritage-Delray Beach)
3. Michael Mocco (Coral Springs Charter)
4. Kyle Grey (Lincoln Park)
5. Dominic Martin (Clay)
6. Octavion Osby (Palm Bay)
7. Jaden Markus (Villages)
8. Cole Kanehl (Hudson)
195
1. Mikey Tal Shahar (American Heritage-Delray Beach)
2. Zach Lewicki (Key West)
3. Matt O'Hara (Jensen Beach)
4. David Mercado (North Bay Haven)
5. Caleo Carrera (Palm Bay)
6. Toby Kinghorn (Baker County)
7. Izaiah Jauma (Villages)
8. Marcus Lopez (Lemon Bay)
220
1. Robert Tyre (Clay)
2. Jamari Watson (Raines)
3. Darian Gillins (Tenoroc)
4. Pharee Reed (Lakewood)
5. Damian Soto (Mater Lakes)
6. Omarion James (Lake Region)
7. Grant Cooper (Cardinal Gibbons)
8. JaBrian Davis (Clewiston)
285
1. Ethan Vergara (Mater Lakes)
2. Carlos Gerardino (Palm Bay)
3. Matthew Jimenez (Somerset Academy)
4. Caleb Rodriguez (First Baptist-Naples)
5. Devin Williams (Hernando)
6. Jack Pyburn (Bolles)
7. Andre Otto (Key West)
8. Nick Lee (South Walton)
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.
