South Dade claims 12th straight team IBT title

South Dade’s Armand Williams celebrates after winning the 150-pound title at Silver Spurs Arena on Saturday night. (Photo by London Parsons/Kabra Wrestling)

March 8, 2025

Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this story said that South Dade had won 11 straight team titles and we shouldn’t have asked Kabra to math this early. South Dade has won 12 straight.

KISSIMMEE — BY BRANT PARSONS — South Dade coach Vic Balmeceda didn’t know what to expect from his team ahead of the FHSAA State Wrestling Championships at Silver Spurs Arena.

His team had suffered through unexpected losses, injuries, and even missed weights in the postseason and it left Balmeceda wondering which South Dade team would show up this weekend.

It was the team you expect from South Dade as the Buccaneers roared to victory, scoring 227.5 points, finishing with six state champions and placing nine wrestlers in the final. It was South Dade’s 20th IBT team title and 27th team state title in wrestling. The Bucs have won the team title in Class 3A every year since 2014.

“The questions coming in is what is making this win even sweeter is because they got into this building and they light up man, they come alive,” Balmeceda said on Saturday night. “Some of the kids had strange losses throughout the year where you didn’t expect them to lose and it was frustrating because I knew our potential was high.”

Guillermo Jaramillo (126), Jovani Solis (138), Elvis Solis (144), Armand Williams (150), Tyree Graham (157), and Willie White (165) all won individual state titles for the Bucs. Kaleb Williams (120), Jonathan Moreno (175), and Daguy Massillon (285) also reached the finals for South Dade.

“These kids never cease to amaze me when they come into this building,” Balmeceda said. “They are truly at the peak performance that they could be at and when other kids are crumbling and breaking, they rise to the occasion.”

Kabra Wrestling will be doing features on individual state champions in the coming weeks

Click here for complete results (PDF)

Top 10 teams

1. South Dade 227.5; 2. Miami Southridge 154; 3. Southwest Miami 118; 4. Miami Palmetto 60; 5. Christopher Columbus 56.5; 6. Wellington 54; 7. Palm Harbor University 49.5; 8. Harmony, Lake Mary 47.5; 10. Flagler Palm Coast, George Jenkins 44.

106

1. Lazaro Soto (Southwest Miami); 2. Tristan Horn (Harmony); 3. Chris Schnobrick (Olympic Heights); 4. Alex Laguardia (Miami Southridge); 5. Alzider Ortiz (George M. Steinbrenner); 6. Eli Valdez (Park Vista); 7. Tyler Metellus (Monarch); 8. Chase Wolgamuth (Hagerty).

113

1. Nathan Lyttle (Harmony); 2. Damonyai White (Lake Mary); 3. Kevin Mclean (Flagler Palm Coast); 4. Damel Martinez (Miami Southridge); 5. Antonio Morales (Southwest Miami); 6. Connor Barnes (Oakleaf); 7. Rocco Duygulu (Douglas); 8. Josh Sabbia (Oviedo).

120

1. Jovanni Tovar (Miami Southridge); 2. Kaleb Williams (South Dade); 3. Caleb Gauthier (Palm Harbor University); 4. Victor Zanolini (Christopher Columbus); 5. Anthony Cubero (Bloomingdale); 6. Gary Jackson (Miami Palmetto); 7. Duran Tucker (Ft Pierce Central); 8. Tiago Neves (Timber Creek).

126

1. Guillermo Jaramillo (South Dade); 2. Stefano Garcia (Miami Southridge); 3. David Leiva (Douglas); 4. Robert Twilley (Flagler Palm Coast); 5. Rocco Ruiz (Christopher Columbus); 6. Hunter Jessee (Hagerty); 7. Mario Dibella (Bartram Trail); 8. Zachary Berry (Palm Harbor University).

132

1. Illia Kyryianenko (South Broward); 2. Dario Duany (Lake Brantley); 3. Jeson Carbajal (Palmetto); 4. James Aguilar (Riverview); 5. Luke Agcaoili (Viera); 6. Mateus Sgai (Doral Academy); 7. Alfredo Cheang (Miami Southridge); 8. Nathaniel Williams (South Dade).

138

1. Jovani Solis (South Dade); 2. Dillon Smith (Southwest Miami); 3. Jake Wyatt (Palmetto); 4. Tomas Campian (Christopher Columbus); 5. Isfandier Sharipov (Kissimmee Osceola); 6. Santiago Alvarez (Spanish River); 7. Gustavo Ferreira (Viera); 8. Imran Dzhabrailov (Miami Beach).

144

1. Elvis Solis (South Dade); 2. Elias Twigg (Fletcher); 3. Massimiliano Pellicano (Venice); 4. Didier Novoa (Southwest Miami); 5. Andres Rojas (Miami Southridge); 6. Bryson Thompson (Winter Haven); 7. Jet Griffis (Land O`Lakes); 8. Daniel Alvarez (Spanish River).

150

1. Armand Williams (South Dade); 2. Landon Bates (Palm Harbor University); 3. Nikolas Blake (Hagerty); 4. Zachary Ruiz (Christopher Columbus); 5. Nathan Barrett (Tohopekaliga); 6. Edwin Torres (Viera); 7. Adlan Dzhabrailov (Miami Beach); 8. Jasiah Soloman (Sumner).

157

1. Tyree Graham (South Dade); 2. James Kosza (Wellington); 3. Nathaniel Cabrera (Kissimmee Osceola); 4. Tyrell Robby (Miami Beach); 5. Carson Baert (Flagler Palm Coast); 6. Nikita Chechkovsky (Tocoi Creek); 7. Shai Keery (Coral Springs); 8. Owen Nappi (North Port).

165

1. Willie White (South Dade); 2. Vladislav Chechkovsky (Tocoi Creek); 3. Drake Bonney (Miami Palmetto); 4. Mac Andrews (Wellington); 5. Anthony Farnot (Fort Myers Gateway); 6. David Yi Sanchez (Kissimmee Osceola); 7. Wyatt Ladue (Land O`Lakes); 8. Bryan Batles (Tohopekaliga).

175

1. Connor Bonney (Miami Palmetto); 2. Jonathan Moreno (South Dade); 3. Evangelo Mercado (Southwest Miami); 4. Jackson Lietz (George Jenkins); 5. William Muniz (Timber Creek); 6. Enzo Dasilva (Spanish River); 7. Seth Ryder (Venice); 8. Jonathan Morrison (Creekside).

190

1. Raymond Shaw (George Jenkins); 2. Gavin Isaacs (Lake Mary); 3. Trent Jacobs (Sumner); 4. J`Vier Romeus (Coral Springs); 5. Eliel Santos (Miami Southridge); 6. Tedrick Lee (Christopher Columbus); 7. Freddie Pflueger (George M. Steinbrenner); 8. Sage Suarez (South Broward).

215

1. Myron Mendez (Southwest Miami); 2. Christian Soto (Miami Southridge); 3. Cj Mccutcheon (Sarasota Riverview); 4. Bryant Taylor (Oakleaf); 5. Nick Boselli (Spanish River); 6. Apollo Benito (Christopher Columbus); 7. Logan Silva (Colonial); 8. Grady Isaacs (Lake Mary).

285

1. Ryan Miret (Miami Southridge); 2. Daguy Massillon (South Dade); 3. Liam Higgins (Wellington); 4. Jonathan Lattimore (Armwood); 5. Cole Anderson (Creekside); 6. Derryl Godbolt (Buchholz); 7. Trenton Lindsey (Sunlake); 8. Gerald Logan (DeLand).

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.