South Dade Wrestling Wins District Championship; more results

With the end of the winter sports season comes the much anticipated playoffs for local high school wrestling teams. With several teams looking to make deep post-season runs, the post-season began this past weekend with the district tournaments.

South Dade

  As if anything else had been expected, South Dade dominated their way to the District 16-3A title.

The Buccaneers took first place in 10 of the 13 weight classes, with the other three wrestlers finishing second.

South Dade’s first victory came from Elijah Varona in the 106lb finals.

  Olson Delisca took the win in the 113 lb class as well, with teammate Curtis Cannon winning the 120lb class.

  South Dade continued winning by taking the 126lb class as Ozzy Lugo followed in his brother’s footsteps..

  The first South Dade wrestler to fall was Yudiel Perez, who finished second (and still qualifies for regionals) in the 132lb class.

  Marcelo Sierra claimed another victory for South Dade by winning the 138lb class.

  Justin Ramirez was next to secure victory, taking the 145lb class win.

  Pat Lugo dominated his way to a win in the 152lb class, followed by Alberto Pedruzce’s win in the 170lb class.

  Simeon Moore continued South Dade’s dominance by taking the 182lb class victory, followed by Chei Hill’s win in the 195 lb class.

  The only other wrestlers to not take gold were Michael Rodriguez (220lb) and Kyron Taylor (285lb), who both earned second place finishes.

Southridge

  Southridge has emerged as a serious contender in wrestling this season, looking once again like the program that dominated in the 1980’s.

  When the tournament was finished, Southridge had qualified all but one wrestler to advance to the regional touranament.

  The first wrestler to advance for Southridge was Randy McCray, finishing second in the 106lb class.

  Jordan Marshall also finished second, advancing in the 120lb class.

  Louisander Santiago earned silver in the 126lb class.

  Anthony Kinsey gave Southridge their first gold of the tournament by winning the 132lb class.

  Alberto Mendoza battled back from an early tournament loss to qualify for states, taking third place in the 138lb class, as did teammate Marcos Perez in the 145lb class.

  Luis Rios took second in the 152lb class, battling hard against a dominant Pat Lugo of South Dade.

  Southridge’s next advancing wrestler was Michael Wedderburn who took third place in the 170lb weight class.

  Anthony Bernard followed that with a third place of his own in the 182lb class.

  Southridge’s second gold came via Derius Hamilton who claimed first place in the 220lb class.

  Southridge rounded out their tournament with a third place result from Melchisadek Jeudy in the 285lb class.

Coral Reef

  Despite having had a tough season in 2014-2015, Coral Reef’s wrestling team left the District 16-3A tournament with something to be proud about.

  Coral Reef advanced eight wrestlers to the regional tournament, including two second-place finishers.

  The first qualifier for the Barracudas was Brandon Maloney who finished fourth in the 113lb class.

  Jaeden Lizardo was next, taking fourth in the 132lb class.

  Jason Kaecher also advanced, taking fourth place in the 145lb class, followed by teammate Marc Hughes’ third place in the 152lb class.

  Reuben Joseph gave Coral Reef one of its best finishes of the tournament, taking second place in the 160lb class.

  Leonard Wooten was next, finishing fourth in the 182lb class.

  Shemar Smith was next to advance, taking silver for Coral Reef in the 195lb class.

Westminster Christian

  The Warriors continued their growth in wrestling, putting up solid numbers in a tough District 16-1A tournament to take third place as a team.

  The first advancing wrestler for Westminster was Tyler Orta who finished second in the 106lb class.

  Pablo Schwiep also took second, advancing in the 126lb class.

  Jake Tobiczyk battled back from an early loss to advance to the regional tournament in the 138lb class, followed by a second place result from Jimmy Armstrong in the 170lb class.

  Dylan Sanchez earned a regional playoff berth next, finishing second in the 195lb class.

  Dylan Charlton and Anthony Machado both battled back from early losses in the tournament to advance to regionals, making up the last of the seven wrestlers that the Warriors advanced to regionals.

Coral Shores

  Coral Shores faced tough competition in the District 16-1A tournament, advancing several wrestlers and finishing fifth overall as a team.

  The Hurricanes boasted two district title winners and four regional qualifiers.

  First to advance was Rion Hunter who won the 145lb class championship.

  Nick Kaufman and AJ Comeforo were next to advance, battling back from early losses to move on to the regional tournament.

  Dante Jiovenetta was the final member to advance for Coral Shores, dominating the 285lb class to finish the year with a perfect 40-0 record.

Keys Gate

  A year removed from finishing one win away from a district title, Keys Gate once again took second place in the District 16-1A tournament.

  First to advance for Keys Gate was Flavio Bustill who took second in the 113lb class.

  Brevin Balmaceda continued to shine with a victory in the 120lb class to advance.

  Brian DelaCruz advanced to regionals with a third place in the 126lb class.

  Kane Vandermark gave Keys Gate its second win of the tournament, winning the 132lb class, followed by a win from Todd Perry in the 138lb class as well.

  Advancing with a second place result was Danny Hernandez in the 145lb class.

  Ron Evans was next to advance with a second place result in the 160lb class.

  Michael Onayemi was next to advance for Keys Gate as he won the 220lb class, with teammate Jose Santiago advancing with a third place result in the 285lb class.

Homestead

  The Broncos wrestling team took a big step towards wide success with a strong result at the District 16-2A tournament.

  Homestead finished second overall as a team, and advance many wrestlers to the upcoming regional tournament.

  First to advance was Travon Brown in the 106lb class with a third place result.

  Frank Melo gave Homestead its first win of the tournament, winning the 113lb class.

  Fernando Melo took second in the 120lb class to advance, with teammate Isaac Eskenazi taking victory for Homestead in the 152lb class.

  Travon Norman won the 160lb class for the Broncos’ third win, followed by a third place finish by Taderius Robinson in the 170lb class.

  First-year wrestler William Lulu took the win in the 220lb class, impressing in his first post-season appearance.

  Miguel Roque finished out the tournament with a third place result for Homestead in the 285lb class.