ORANGE CITY - Facing off with a probable top region opponent in his semifinal match; a triple overtime extravaganza, Fleming Island High junior wrestler Paul Detwiler survived that match then stormed to a Clash of the Titans title Saturday afternoon at University High School in Orange City as area wrestlers got to flex some muscle against other teams in week one of the 2016-17 season.

“Paul showed some grit today at his new weight,” said Fleming Island coach P.J. Cobbert. “He muscled up to 152 from his 138 of last year and we wanted to see how he would do. He wrestled at 170 at week ago at Buchholz and did a nice job on a heavier kid. He’s a hammer.”

Fleming Island High, a top 10 Class 3A preseason pick, finished fifth in team points despite not fielding a full team with Georgia champion Camden County dominating team scores with 296.50 points beating out Winter Springs’ 215.50.

Fleming Island scored 144.50.

Upper weight stalwarts Jason Davis and Ryan Smenda; both third in Class 3A last year, were not on the mat and 220-pounder Brandyne Mackey did not compete.

“We wanted to use this meet to test some of our young kids and they showed up and did some nice work,” said Cobbert. “Those guys will be ready for the Lyman tournament in two weeks. All the teams there will be full tilt.”

For Detwiler, the region opponent, Winter Springs’ Dimitri Alicia, also a junior, who had three wins over Detwiler at 138 last year and finished as region runnerup with Detwiler third, came in as a heavy favorite, but also as tentative at his new weight, ironically, 152. Both finished as state qualifiers with their region finishes, but neither placed in the top six.

“First, I feel much stronger at 152 mainly because I’m not out running trying to cut weight for two days to 138,” said Detwiler. “Dimitri and I talked over the summer about him coming in at 145, but he said it was too much to cut. He may be there later in the season. It wasn’t in my head that I was going to wrestle him until I got here.”

In his final match, Detwiler beat Bryce Crew of Camden County with a 6-4 match, but the much-ballyhooed head-to-head was against Alicia in their semifinal.

Both danced around each other and attempted some inside moves, but both were able to repel efficiently. Tied after regulation time at 2-2, both scored in overtime but Detwiler was more active in the third overtime period with an escape and takedown as Alicia was forced to take risks to thwart Detwiler’s scores.

“Paul stayed on him and made him work,” said Cobbert. “He had to try some scoring moves and Paul is very good as a counter move wrestler. It’s all good competition.”

The Fleming Island lineup included runnerup finishes from Albie Snedaker at 113 to Camden’s Tyler Crew and DeAndre Demus at 120 to Camden’s Brandon Orum.

At 106, Briar Jackson took third, at 138 Vince Hauser took third and, at 285, Jose Concepcion took third.

In the 285 weight division, Concepcion, who will flip with Brandyne Mackey, who goes to 220 after wrestling at 285 last year, had a bracket with defending state champion TJ Boyd of Winter Springs, but lost to state qualifier Christian Gomez of Hagerty in the semifinals. Hagerty is a region 1-3A opponent for Fleming Island. Mackey lost a round two 2-1 decision to Boyd at last year’s region meet. Concepcion was region runnerup at 220 last year.