Andy Mikula, Correspondent
Matanzas’s wrestling team is sending three of its squad to the Class 2A state tournament in Kissimmee after they placed at the Region 1-2A qualifier at Lynn Haven Mosley on Feb. 26 and 27.
Brothers Tyson and Jordan Mills both placed second at the tournament in their weight classes, while Carter Wilder earned a third-place showing. Matanzas took 11th as a team.
Tyson Mills, Matanzas’s 152-pound junior, went up against with Joel Rodriguez of Fletcher in the championship bout and lost a tough 7-4 decision. He was 3-0 headed to the finals, including a second period pin and two decisions.
Andy Mikula, Correspondent
Matanzas will advance eight wrestlers and claimed four weight class championships last week at home during the District 4-2A tournament.
Capturing individual titles at the Feb. 17 meet were Carter Wilder, brothers Tyson and Jordan Mills and Robert Elder. Quincy Cuthbert was second in his weight class, Braden Hawley Logan Mayer and Brandyn Cox all took third place, and Toryion Stallings was fourth.
Wilder (106) won his title with a pin of Gavin Barrio of St. Augustine at the 4:42 and also won in the semi-finals in 34 seconds. Tyson Mills won the 152-pound title winning a 9-3 decision over Hayden Yanna of St. Augustine, and Jordan Mills won the 160 championship in an 8-2 decision over Clint Green of St. Augustine. Both brothers pinned opponents in the semi-final round. Elder (285), the only Pirate grappler who advanced out of districts from a year ago, pinned Mainland’s Jordan Colubiale at the 2:29 mark of their bout. Elder won a 2-0 decision in the
Andy Mikula, Correspondent
WRESTLING
Five Flagler Palm Coast wrestlers placed and the Bulldogs took seventh in team points at the Cradle Cancer Invitational at Jensen Beach on Jan. 8 and 9.
Kyle Peacock led the FPC squad with a second-place finish in the 160-pound class. He pinned his first round opponent in 49 seconds and then picked up wins by decision in the next two, including a 3-0 win in the bracket semi-finals. He was defeated 6-2 in the championship match by Riley Orr of Fort Pierce Central.
Marcelo Gonzalez was third in the 180-pound class and pinned four of five opponents, including a squash in 39 seconds in the quarterfinals and a 4:54 win to take the third place. Garrick Schwartz (195) was 3-2 including a 4-2 win in overtime sudden victory in the consolation bracket semi-final and Seth Davis (285) was 3-2 with a pin and two decisions. Both upperweights took fourth place. Kole Hannant (113) was fifth, going 3-2 with pins in all three of his victories.
Andy Mikula, Correspondent
WRESTLING
Flagler Palm Coast got the new season off to a fast start Dec. 5 winning the 10-team Kenny Pfeifer Invitational at Sebastian River with four weight class champions among more than a dozen place winners.
Kyle Peacock (152), Tim King (160), Marcelo Gonzalez (182) and Garrick Schwartz (195) all sported 5-0 records in the round robin format tournament, with Peacock pinning all five of his opponents for 35 team points. King and Schwartz were both had four pins and the unique situation of defeating a teammate in the finals. The Bulldogs had two entrants in three weight classes.
Taking second place in their weight classes were Kole Hannatt (113), Brendan Buckles (138), Felipe Costa (160) and Dalton Schell (195) with 4-1 records, and third place ribbons went to Alex Castanheira (106), John Hald (126) and Bryce Dodge (170), also with 4-1 records.