JACKSONVILLE - Middleburg and Clay high's wrestling are destined to clash again in their region duals final as both teams completed last week with District Duals championship wins and weekend wins on Saturday prior to the Jan. 15 FHSAA Duals Regions scheduled dates.

In Class 3A, Oakleaf got a 39-37 win over Creekside High to earn the runner-up spot in District 1-3A with Tocoi Creek winning the top spot. Oakleaf took on Flagler Palm Coast with Tocoi Creek facing Buchholz—both at Tocoi Creek on Jan. 15. Flagler Palm Coast defeated Buchholz 33-29 in the district 2-3A championship game.

Oakleaf, with two wins, faced the winner of the bottom of the bracket that includes Hagerty vs. South Lake and Ocoee vs. Timber Creek at Hagerty High on Jan. 15.

For Middleburg, with a dominating win at the Westside Round Robins Tournament held Saturday, the district duals are a return to a possible rematch of last year's 48-30 Clay win in the region final win for the Blue Devils. Clay eventually lost to Charlotte in the state semifinal for Class 2A with Charlotte falling to champion Tampa's Jesuit High.

In the past two weeks, Middleburg won their District Duals title for a second year with a 72-6 district 2-2A win over Tallahassee Lincoln while Clay defeated Beachside 46-23 in their district 3-2A championship final. Wins for Middleburg were plentiful with pins by Bentley Williams (120), Terry Milam (132), Micah Thomas (150), Daniel Raines (157), Sean Blouin (165), Destin Watson (175), Keensdee Roseme (190) and Jon Harp (106).

Middleburg beat Columbia 68-12 in the semifinal to advance. Columbia beat Ridgeview 53-24 with Ridgeview beating Leon 39-37 before losing 54-24 to Chiles. For Clay, with their win over Beachside, pins came from Owen Holmquist (120), Landon Williams (138), Calvin St. Clair (157), Drew Loveland (175) and Liam Soto (106).

In the district Duals first round matches, held on Thursday, Jan. 15 at Pace High for the Broncos and at Clay High for the Blue Devils, Middleburg faced off with Gulf Breeze. Pace took on Lincoln with the winners facing off the same night to establish the region finalist.

Clay, at Clay High, faced off with New Smyrna Beach while Winter Springs took on Beachside to determine the region semifinalists. The region finals are scheduled for Friday, Jan. 23 at Osceola High with the FHSAA Final Four to be matched up on Saturday, Jan. 24, also at Osceola High.

Duals Rankings
(as of Jan. 11, KabraWrestling.com)

Class 3A
1. Miami Southridge, 2. South Dade, 3. SW Miami
4. Hagerty
8. Tocoi Creek
10. Flagler Palm Coast
19. Buchholz
21. Oakleaf
22. Sandalwood
25. Creekside

Class 2A
1. Somerset Academy, 2. Lake Gibson, 3. Tampa Jesuit
5. Gulf Breeze
6. Winter Springs
11. Middleburg
15. New Smyrna Beach
16. Pace
17. Clay
22. Lincoln
24. Fort Walton Beach

Clay wins in Fernandina Beach Dual at Dunes

Clay High won big in their four duals matches at the Dual at the Dunes tournament held at Fernandina Beach High last Saturday, one a 77-0 romp over Bradford County, as the Blue Devils keep trekking through their season with dominating force.

Clay won their first two dual matches with a 76-6 win over Interlachen and a 72-6 win over ED White before smashing Bradford 77-0 in round four.
In the fifth round, host Fernandina Beach got some extra points with Clay still winning, but at 51-30. Clay's semifinal was a 66-6 win over Pedro Menendez with the Blue Devils winning 58-17 over Episcopal in the championship match.

Middleburg wins at Westside Round Robin IBT

With a scheduled Billy Saylor Duals cancelled on Saturday, Jan. 10, Middleburg High's boys wrestling took a quick trip to Westside High to compete at the Westside Round Robin with a dominating performance in their first local competition of the season. Middleburg has been in South Walton Beach and Mosley High invites in the Panhandle with matches in Alachua and a home matchup in week one against Oakleaf.

"I wanted to keep them on the mat and after the Suwannee event got cancelled, we were lucky to get into the Westside tournament and get some mat time," said Middleburg coach Coll Robertson. "We got a 100th career win from Micah Thomas at 150 at Westside."

Middleburg won with 300.5 team points with Beachside—also still in the District Dual tournament after a runner-up finish to Clay in district 3-2A—second with 227 and Yulee third with 157 points.

At 150, Thomas got his 100th career win with a 15-2 win over Maximus Nichols of Riverside before Thomas ran the title for his individual title with a second 15-2 win over ED White's Brandon O'Neal, a 7-0 win over Beachside's William Konecny and a pin in the final over Yulee's Andrew Watkins.

The Broncos had individual wins from Bentley Williams, Nathan Harvey, Terry Milam, Chris McKeel, Danny Raines, Sean Blouin, Destin Watson and Porter Loveland.

Class 2A Rankings
(as of Jan. 6, Kabrawrestling.com)

106: 7. Jonathan Harp MHS
113: 12. Michael Hovis Gulf Breeze; 14. Walter Howard Beachside, 18. Enrique Santos Ponte Vedra; 23. Garrett Sauls Pace; 24. James Roberson Middleburg
120: 2. Dominik Baxter Pace; 9. Jason Marsala Chiles; 11. Juan Torres Lincoln; 13. Benjamin Mitts Clay; 18. Gavin Fisher Middleburg; 20. Jacob River Winter Springs; 22. Andrew Arsenault Beachside
126: 3. Owen Ingalls Gulf Breeze; 4. Joshua Waring Pace, 5. Nathan Harvey Middleburg; 7. Luke Rodriguez Lincoln; 10. Calvin Wells Clay; 19. Case Mangini New Smyrna Beach
132: 7. Tyson Horel Winter Springs; 8. Terry Milam Middleburg; 9. Ryder Cohen Gulf Breeze; 15. Aden Cortez Pace; 20. Elijah Grant Orange Park; 23. Langston Mills St. Augustine
138: 3. Rudley Villareal Winter Springs; 5. Keegan Deeds Gulf Breeze; 13. Cash Trujill Ponte Vedra; 15. Trystahn Duran Pace; 24. Terry Marchman Matanzas
144: 3. Cayden Torres Winter Springs; 9. John Del Vecchio Gulf Breeze; 15. Chris McKeel Middleburg; 18. Matthew Braddock Fleming Island; 19. Aiden Mills St. Augustine; 21. David Lopeman Lincoln; 22. Isiaha Rickling Pace
150: 4. Micah Thomas Middleburg; 9. Danel De Almeida Ponte Vedra; 13. Chris Graham Clay; 23. Dominic Iacobellis Pace; 25. Carson Green Gulf Breeze
157: 2. Merrick Miller New Smyrna Beach; 6. Calvyn St. Clair Clay; 7. Ayden Keys Winter Springs; 8. Daniel Raines Middleburg; 9. Giancarlo Parrish Pace; 13. Jayden Afonso Beachside; 23. Wesley Price, Mosley; 24. Aryaman Singh Ponte Vedra
165: 5. Drew Holmquist Clay; 6. Sky Wnetrzak Gulf Breeze; 12. Casten Thacker New Smyrna Beach; 14. Michael Aker Ponte Vedra; 16. Tagg Strickenberger Pace; 17. Sean Blouin Middleburg; 22. Isaac Melendez Mosley
175: 1. Jacob Rodriguez Winter Springs; 6. Bowen Lorg Pace; 7. Zion Longmire Fleming Island; 13. Destin Watson Middleburg; 19. Logan Dailey New Smyrna Beach; 22. Drew Loveland Clay
190: 4. Landon Dickerson New Smyrna Beach; 5. Terrion Butler Orange Park; 18. Keensdee Roseme Middleburg; 20. Jonah Perdue Lincoln
215: 2. Porter Loveland Middleburg; 10. Marco Gonzalez Winter Springs; 15. Jackson Marchman Matanzas; 22. Damien Ling Lincoln
285: 11. Daniel Clement Lincoln; 20. Logan Norris Columbia; 21. Ryan Collins Clay; 25. Isaiah Jones Winter Springs

Class 3A Rankings
(as of Jan. 6, Kabrawrestling.com)

106: 3. Chase Wolgamuth Hagerty; 11. Jacob Hald Flagler; 15. Cody Rich Buchholz
113: 7. Luke Mims Creekside; 12. Joseph Dailey Flagler; 15. Vincent Nikollaj Hagerty
120: 3. Kevin McLean Flagler
126: 3. Mario DiBella Bartram Trail; 6. Connor Barnes Oakleaf; 12. Sullivan Harkins Buchholz; 14. James Druda Creekside; 19. Jeson Medina Hagerty
132: 11. Robert Twilley Flagler; 12. Brentley Crawley Hagerty; 13. Carmen DiBella Bartram Trail; 20. Santiago Carrion Creekside
138: 3. Sebastian Bonachea Oakleaf; 11. Immanuel Gibbs Tocoi Creek; 20. Lenny Fries Flagler
144: 3. Hunter Jessee Hagerty; 7. John Antonucci Tocoi Creek
150: 11. Prince Fortuna-Abdullah Buchholz; 12. Michael Fries Buchholz; 25. Aurelio Gutierrez Hagerty
157: 1. Nikolas Blake Hagerty; 9. Malik Bouralham Bartram Trail; 10. Lue Manghisi Creekside; 11. Ronden Ricks Flagler; 25. Josiah Edwards Oakleaf
165: 4. Marcus Boule Sandalwood; 5. Nikita Chechkovsky Tocoi Creek; 6. Jospeh Foalima Flagler; 9. Benjam Wolgamuth Hagerty; 12. Dylan Leamon Buchholz; 23. Cedric Harris Oakleaf
175: 1. Vladislav Chechkovsky Tocoi Creek; 8. Doyvonne Leadon Flagler; 13. Larry Mims Creekside; 16. Jason McLeod-Sebree Buchholz
190: 4. Killian Lonergan Creekside; 5. Thomas Thorne Hagerty; 8. Jacob Carrasquillo Sandalwood; 11. Theodore Brase Fletcher; 20. Francis Kealey Buchholz; 24. Kacey Hunter Tocoi Creek; 25. Antonio Aguilar-Greig Nease
215: 8. Markyle Bouie Sandalwood; 9. Jude DeCicco Hagerty; 15. Braedon McGuidan Buchholz; 17. Charlie Thompson Bartram Trail; 20. Evan Brown Oakleaf
285: 2. Derryl Godbolt Buchholz; 4. Renzo Cooligan Hagerty; 9. Braylon Lawrence Tocoi Creek; 10. Aidan KOrth Flagler; 11. Daquan Beacham Oakleaf; 13. Chris Jules Oakleaf

Class 1A Rankings
(as of Jan. 6, Kabrawrestling.com)

106: 1. Byrce Fiore SJCDS
126: 25. Atreyu Contes KHHS
132: 9. Roman Ortez SJCDS
144: 9. Baron Nelson SJCDS
150: 17. Wyatt Martin SJCDS
157: 3. Howard Hill SJCDS

Girls Rankings-Class G

100: 7. Lily Bradshaw MHS; 24. Autumn Natal Ponte Vedra
105: 2. Joslyn Johnson Flagler; 22. Toni Silcox MHS
115: 1. Camdyn Elliott Gulf Breeze; 18. Memphis Moses MHS
120: 2. Kendal Haynie Wakulla; 4. Fallon Dames MHS
125: 10. R'Cardenay Michel Matanzas; 16. Leilah Carter Fleming Island
130: 5. Amelia McKnight Lincoln; 19. Aidan Arthur Fletcher
135: 1. Kailani Barrientos Oakleaf; 3. Sarah Walsh MHS; 11. Kylee Hopkins Baker County
140: 5. Bella Guerrier-Lajoir Columbia
145: 5. Kiiaana Gavere Pace; 10. Zoe Goode Oakleaf; 12. Vivian Williams Bartram Trail; 16. Amelia Pena Lincoln
155: 7. Alisha Vilar Flagler; 11. Lilian Ison First Coast; 13. Paris Robinson; 17. Zara Exilus Creekside; 24. Cyndi Almonte MHS
170: 2. Tor'rina Rushing Mosley; 3. Alexa Calidonio Flagler; 15. Laramee Hudson Oakleaf; 18. Izabella Bentancourt Bartram Trail; 19. Taniyah McKinstry ED White
190: 18. Amariah Handy Suwannee; 21. Aubrey Spann Bartram Trail
235: 8. Briana Durry Matanzas; 12. Hanalee Corbin Suwannee; 16. Lyabo Jimoh Sandalwood