50 notable upsets from Week 7
BY BRANT PARSONS — We set the state duals brackets this past week and then saw a weekend where nearly every team was in action. It led to a lot of results to comb over - and a healthy number of big wins on the mat.
We’ve compiled a list of “upsets” from this past weekend based on the Kabra Wrestling rankings.
These are a small selection of big wins that have taken place since we last updated the rankings and would be considered upsets by Kabra Wrestling. We didn’t get them all, but we tried to get as many notables ones as we could.
When the new rankings come out, these likely will no longer appear as upsets, and later in the season, they may really not look like upsets - but for now, let’s look at some of the shockers for Week 7.
135: #2 Ailee Briggs (Lemon Bay) dec. #1 Kailani Barrientos (Oakleaf) SV-1 6-4
This 1 vs. 2 matchup did not disappoint with the wrestlers going to sudden victory before Briggs prevailed.
165: #1-157 Gavin Balmeceda (South Dade) dec. #1-165 Willie White (SW Miami) 6-4
Upset? Perhaps, perhaps not. But White had two wins over Balmeceda coming into the week and the Bucs senior was able to get this revenge with this win.
110: #4 Keanna Bush (Hudson) dec. #2 Jazlyn Diaz (Riverdale) 5-0
The surging Hudson junior earned his first win over Diaz this year in the final at Hernando.
190: #3 Emari Brown (Harmony) maj. #2 Jada Jones (Apopka) 9-1
In the second meeting this season, Brown evened the series after Jones won by fall earlier in the year.
175: #6-1A Nolan McKelvy (Fernandina Beach) dec. #2-2A Christopher Chop (Fleming Island) UTB 3-2
The Pirates senior kept wrestling well with the big win over a Top 2 ranked opponent.
215: #10 Brock Barr (George Jenkins) dec. #2-1A Christopher Brunson (Palm Bay) 18-11
215: #10 Brock Barr (George Jenkins) maj. #3-3A Liam Glassmeyer (Winter Park) 10-0
A monster weekend for the senior, who toppled two Top 3 wrestlers on his way to a second place finish.
215: UNR Jordan Baker (Lincoln) dec. #2 Damontez McDowell (Manatee) 8-6
215: UNR Jordan Baker (Lincoln) p. #15 Aaron Stacey (Clay)
Baker earned a spot on the Wrestler of the Week team with this performance.
130: #6 Rachel Silva (Florida Christian) dec. #3 Julianna Caisse (Palm Harbor University) 6-0
The Rusted Jade champion, Silva knocked off two Top 6 wrestlers.
215: #11-2A Logan Ngo (Mariner) dec. #4-1A Marcos Silos-Sanchez (Bayshore) 12-6
The win was part of Ngo's undefeated day at Palmetto's Tiger Duals.
100: #7 Emerson Webber (Zephyrhills Christian) dec. #4 Sayuri Caceres (Lincoln) 8-2
The eighth-grader continues to collect big wins this season and has another tournament title to her name too.
144: #7 James Gonzalez (Winter Park) dec. #6 Giovanni Duany (Lake Brantley) SV-1 3-1
Another close match between these two as Gonzalez gets his first win over Duany this season after the Lake Brantley senior won by fall and a single point.
106: #8 Nathan Lyttle (Harmony) dec. Anthony Acquafredda (Cocoa Beach) 3-1
106: #8 Nathan Lyttle (Harmony) p. #7-2A Zavian Chavez (Winter Springs)
Two wins for Lyttle, who won his fourth-consecutive tournament.
126: #9 Rylan Herrera (Clay) maj. #3 Isaac Cedeno (Manatee)
Herrera scored another big win this season with a 12-2 win here.
145: #8 Makenzie Eltzroth (Hernando) dec. #6 Noella Varela (Riverdale) 5-0
145: #8 Makenzie Eltzroth (Hernando) p. #7 Anisah Paz (South Dade)
Eltzroth picked up her second win of the season over Varela and her first over Paz to win the Rusted Jade.
120: #6 Abby Dicenzo (Bell Creek) dec. #5 Jasmine Serrano (Springstead) SV-1 5-3
Dicenzo got one back on Serrano after losing the first two meetings. The Bell Creek senior beat two Top 8 wrestlers to win at Hernando.
157: #13 Joshua Folsom (DeLand) dec. #6 Edwin Torres (Viera) 6-3
Folsom is 15-0 the past two weekends and this win was one of them.
145: #9 Alexia Davis (McKeel) p. #4 Ciara Cortez (Sebastian River)
All four of Davis' wins this weekend were first-period pins.
138: UNR Solomon Lucas (Cypress Lake) dec. #6 Kyle Yasses (Deltona) 4-2
This stunner took place in the quarterfinals at the Jerry Mita.
120: UNR Leslie Hofmann (Ponte Vedra) p. #9 Taylor Thomas (Timber Creek)
Hofman moved down to 120 and took the title home at Cypress Creek.
155: #11 Kha'liyah Delva (Fort Pierce Central) p. #5 Riley Lancaster (Admiral Farragut)
Delva won the Rusted Jade Classic with this win in the finals.
144: #15 Blake Walker (Jensen Beach) dec. #9 Dostmukhammad Bakhtiyorov (Key West) SV-1 5-3
A thrilling match at the battle of the bay, it also shook up the rankings a bit.
235: #11 Grace Vernine (Admiral Farragut) p. #10 Jazmine Moore (Oakleaf)
Vernine got a win back after losing earlier in the season to Moore. The season series is 1-1 now.
110: #11 Julia Brocato (WC Cypress Creek) dec. #9 Rebekkah Kinkade (South Dade) 8-6
Brocato moved back into the Top 10 with this decision victory.
126: #12 Troy Thaxton (Wakulla) dec. #10 Keaton Ellis (Liberty County) 8-2
Thaxton's win in the final was part of Wakulla's big team win on the weekend.
190: UNR Rusberson Jacquet (Jones) p. #14 Landon Daugherty (East River)
190: UNR Rusberson Jacquet (Jones) dec. #20 Christopher Swanson (Lake Brantley)
The Jones senior introduced himself to the rankings with a two-fer upset performance at St. Cloud.
235: #15 Mia Jones (Mulberry) p. #9 Yami Herring (Ocoee)
Another wrestler getting a win back after losing earlier in the season to even the year 1-1 between the two.
113: #18 William Bussott (Clewiston) maj. #17 Leland Flaherty (Evangelical)
These two met in the finals at the Ray Worsham.
120: UNR Vonte Burke (Clay) p. #14 Joe Tucker (Lincoln)
Burke was unbeaten on the day at Lincoln, including this upset.
140: #20 Delaney Graves (Oviedo) p. #16 Sara Goodman (Sandalwood)
Graves was perfect on Friday at the girls Showdown in O-Town.
140: UNR Aniya Coffil (North Fort Myers) p. #14 Jasmine Toomer (Palmetto Ridge)
Coffil put her name on the stage with a dominating performance at Venice.
106: UNR Jonathan Semple (Mariner) p. #13-2A Jerone Turner (Parrish)
The win for the senior Triton wrestler came at the Tiger Duals.
135: UNR Bailey Beechler (North Port) p. #11 Eriesia Coney (Mater Academy)
Beechler's win was part of his second-place performance at the Queen of the Island.
Region Duals
126: #4 Reid Yakes (Tampa Jesuit) dec. #3 Isaac Cedeno (Manatee) 6-1
165: #10 Shannon Davie (SW Miami) maj. #5-165 Jonathan Moreno (South Dade) 11-1
106: #7 Hunter Jessee (Hagerty) maj. Mohammad Davtalabsabet (Timber Creek) 9-0
126: #9 Rylan Herrera (Clay) dec. #8 Shane Duhaylungsod (Fleming Island) 3-0
215: #15 Houston Brand (Riverdale) dec. #11 Jordan Peralez (Palmetto Ridge) SV-1 3-1
157: #16 Ghais Cooper (Oakleaf) dec. #11 Landon Martin (Clay) 7-1
285: #17 Daguy Massilon (South Dade) dec. #11 Apollo Benito (Columbus) 3-1
120: #17 Gavin Calcines (Somerset) p. #12 Leonardo Trejos (Florida Christian)
150: #18 Kenny Alvarado (Mater Lakes) dec. #12 Jason Flynn (Key West) 6-4
157: #19 Matthew Sinclair (Fort Walton Beach) dec. #15 Vincent Crump (Lincoln) 7-6
190: #20 Dominick Smith (Merritt Island) p. #19 Tyquez Smith (Heritage)
157: UNR Dylan Beck (Fleming Island) dec. #11 Landon Martin (Clay) 7-0
157: UNR Dylan Beck (Fleming Island) dec. #20 Daniel Raines (Middleburg) 9-5
