photos by Jasmine Gong
**Friday March 2nd- Semi Finals pairings for Women & Men's 1a2a and 3a4a Individual State Championship
***Saturday March 3rd- Finals Set and begin at 615pm
GIRLS-The girls tournament began a day earlier than the boys but stopped wrestling until the semi finals to provide the same opportunity for the Saturday championship exposure as the boys. Jada Chaves attempts to become a 2x Maryland State Champion and was positioned to a showdown in the finals with Ally Conley, another state champion in the finals, but she was upset in the quarters. The biggest draw of the tournament is Nebi Tsarni (155lbs) who has won more Fargo National Titles than State titles. Nebi won Fargo twice and won Maryland States last year. She seeks her second state title, unfortunately losing 2021 season due to Montgomery County preventing any athlete participating in the MPSSAA State Championships.
Another to watch for is Lexy Labon at 125lbs, brother Lonnell who won a Maryland State title now wrestles Division 1.
100
Faith Day of Manchester Valley v. Riley Day of Leonardtown
Josie Langtry of Arundel v. Ellie Kinloch of Francis Scott Key
FINALS- Faith Day v. Josie Langtry
105
Layla Lagunas of Manchester Valley v. Jada Chaves of Arundel
Ana Martins of Col. Zadok Magruder v. Emma Taylor of Catoctin
FINALS- Layla Lagunas v. Ana Martins
110
Sophia Hodges of Northeast v. Sophia Gerstman of North Point
Marryam Funyas of Montgomery Blair v. Madeline Reed of Stephen Decatur
FINALS- Sophia Gerstman v. Marryam Funyas
115
Domenica Gladwell of Southern (AA) v. Alaina Kopalchick of Perry Hall
Kadence Chau of Reservoir v. Sarah Dobry of Henry E. Lackey
FINAL- Domenica Gladwell v. Kadence Chau
120
Jada Fowler of Oakland Mills v. Liliana Giraud of Atholton
Ariana Carnahan of Eastern Technical v. Summer Shackelford of Manchester Valley
FINAL- Jada Fowler v. Ariana Carnahan
125
Lexy Pabon of Crofton v. Cielo Prieto of Richard Montgomery
Caroline McCann of Westminster v. Rachael Wheatley of Perry Hall
FINAL- Rachael Wheatley v. Lexy Pabon (video below)
130
Brienna Blackwood of Meade v. Kaia Condon of Albert Einstein
Brianna Holcomb of Northern (Cal.) v. Za`Kiyyah Monroe of Parkville
FINAL- Brianna Holcomb v. Brienna Blackwood
135
Amelia Mikus of Boonsboro v. Esther Clark of Northwest
Trinity Butler of Oakland Mills v. Allie Grossnickle of Smithsburg
FINAL- Amelia Mikus v. Allie Grossnickle
140
Taylor Mead of Westminster v. MacKenzie Koon of Francis Scott Key
Saleta Nichols of Colonel Richardson v. Chloe Farber of Montgomery Blair
FINALS-Taylor Mead v. Saleta Nichols
145
Daisy Rojas of La Plata v. Nadia Estrada of Richard Montgomery
Adeline Kraics of Francis Scott Key v. Gabrielle McLeod of Winters Mill
FINALS- Adeline Kraics v. Nadia Estrada
155
Katie Martin of Manchester Valley v. Manyia Moore of Overlea
Nebi Tsarni of Watkins Mill v. Alexandra Ford of Laurel
FINALS- Nebi Tsarni (video below) v. Katie Martin
170
Joyce Mbeboh of Winters Mill v. Azariyah Johnson of Stephen Decatur
Ugochi Anunobi of Randallstown v. Marloe Stump of Patterson Mill
FINALS- Alexandra Ford v. Ugochi Anunobi
190
Deborah Flores of Winters Mill v. Maria Hiles of Clarksburg
Mame Thiam of Western School of Technology v. Jabea Ewane of Watkins Mill
FINALS- Maria Hiles v. Jabea Ewane
235
Jocelyn Cacek of Great Mills v. Feranmi Odalata of Oakland Mills
Sukanya Stoute of Digital Harbor v. Emily Boling of Northern (Cal.)
FINALS- Jocelyn Cacek v. Emily Boling
1a2a-It's no surprise South Carroll has 8 athletes chomping at the bit to advance to the finals and be declared state champions, much like rival MSJ did a couple weeks ago, 8 private school state champions. MSJ defeated South Carroll in a friendly dual just a month ago. South Carroll boasts 3 Division 1 commits on their team, Gage Owen headed to American University and Michael Pizzuto and AJ Rodrigues, both headed to University of Maryland.
Owen Bell of famed Hereford Zone HS looks for a triple crown in the last 9 months (won Freestyle and Greco State Titles in May 2022). Tyler Garvin won a Fargo national title last summer, which makes this look easy.
106-2A/1A
Kane Desch of C. Milton Wright v. Grayson Barnhill of South Carroll
Seth Crawford of Brunswick v. Elijah Collick of Stephen Decatur
FINALS- Grayson Barnhill v. Elijah Collick
113-2A/1A
Tyler Garvin of Rising Sun v. Jaxon Jones of Fort Hill
Mathew Beitzel of Northern-G v. Evan Owen of South Carroll
FINALS- Tyler Garvin (video below) v. Evan Owen
120-2A/1A
Tanner Halling of Boonsboro v. Xzavier Brown of Rising Sun
JoJo Gigliotti of South Carroll v. Devin Opel of Northern-G
FINAL- JoJo Gigliotti v. Tanner Halling
126-2A/1A
Owen Bell of Hereford v. Bradyn VanDervoort of Manchester Valley
Reid Caimi of Stephen Decatur v. Alex DeVriendt of Middletown
FINAL- Owen Bell v. Alex DeVriendt
132-2A/1A
Cruz Cespedes of North Harford v. Beau Schmidt of Northeast
Brian Davis of Calvert v. Logan Intrieri of Stephen Decatur
FINALS-Beau Schmidt v. Logan Intrieri
138-2A/1A
Jacob Brenneman of Northern-G v. Rocco Tully of Parkside
Caleb Crouch of Winters Mill v. Gage Owen of South Carroll
FINAL- Gage Owen v. Jacob Brenneman
145-2A/1A
Russell Fary of Sparrows Point v. Aiden Pusey of Parkside
Gus Clark of North Caroline v. Michael Pizzuto of South Carroll
FINAL- Russell Fary v. Michael Pizzuto
152-2A/1A
Gavin Solito of Stephen Decatur v. Oliver Graham of Middletown
Amondre Wooden of Owings Mills v. Travis Green of Manchester Valley
FINAL- Amondre Wooden v. Gavin Solito
160-2A/1A
AJ Rodrigues of South Carroll v. Canaan Mapp of Parkside
Zach Curry of Queen Anne`s v. Joe Clark of Oakland Mills
FINAL- AJ Rodrigues v. Joe Clark
170-2A/1A
Jake Boog of Manchester Valley v. Glen Vinson of Frederick Douglass-PG
Scott Anderson of Northeast v. James Brashears of Smithsburg
FINALS- Jake Boog v. James Brashears
182-2A/1A
Rylan Moose of South Carroll v. Nathan Kovalcik of Catoctin
Anthony Oge of Eastern Technical v. Mason Testerman of Rising Sun
FINALS- Rylan Moose v. Mason Testerman
195-2A/1A
Scott Beitzel of Northern-G v. Adin Hastings of Williamsport
Alex Hoy of Middletown v. Manny Rodrigues of South Carroll
FINALS- Adin Hastings v. Manny Rodrigues
220-2A/1A
Kieran Hofgesang of Middletown v. Jalon Edwards of Patuxent
Cornell Johnson of Calvert v. Nate Elliott of Boonsboro
FINALS- Kieran Hofgesang v. Cornell Johnson
285-2A/1A
Austin Alexander of Colonel Richardson v. Jeremiah Fernandors of Fairmont Heights
Derek Martin of Manchester Valley v. Hunter Petrovia of Sparrows Point
FINALS- Austin Alexander v. Hunter Petrovia
3a4a-Calvin, the last Kraisser of State Champion Centennial Coach Cliff Kraisser seeks his second state title in as many tries. Calvin's older brother Nathan won 4 State Titles and was inducted into the MPSSAA Hall of Fame last year. Austin was a 4x finalist but won 3 titles, and the youngest older brother Jason also won 4 titles. Calvin will have his work cut out for him by a strong and determined Jonathan Chang. Alex Szkotniki has guaranteed top 6 placement by reaching the semi-finals in the boys division. She joins just Olympic Champion Helen Maroulis, Monica Hovermale and Nicole Woodey to place in the boys division. Nicole actually reached the finals!
Linganore is having a banner year, winning the State Duals and Regional Tournament. Leading the way is Garhett Dickenson seeking a title at 132lbs with 4 others in the semis.
106-4A/3A
Neil Sharma of Col. Zadok Magruder v. Harrison Spadoni of Quince Orchard
Solomon Randall of Walt Whitman v. Josh Arthur of Linganore
FINALS- Neil Sharma v. Josh Arthur
113-4A/3A
Drew Montgomery of Northern (Cal.) v. Alex Szkotniki of South River
Stone Yuen of Albert Einstein v. Cooper Cammarata of Tuscarora
FINALS- Drew Montgomery v. Stone Yuen
120-4A/3A
Andrew Dolezel of Reservoir v. Brennan Considine of Linganore
Dylan Gautier of North Point v. Jace Munoz of Sherwood
FINALS- Andrew Dolezel v. Jace Munoz
126-4A/3A
Cooper Van Scoyoc of Oakdale v. Acxel Barrios Tobar of Paint Branch
Gable Pauole of North Point v. Ky-El Ali of Woodlawn
FINALS- Cooper Van Scoyoc v. Ky-El Ali
132-4A/3A
Atley Turner of Marriotts Ridge v. Tate Purvis of Bowie
Blake Ashley of Northern (Cal.) v. Garhett Dickenson of Linganore
FINALS- Tate Purvis v. Garhett Dickenson
138-4A/3A
Jonathan Chang of Clarksburg v. Peyton Cooney of Chopticon
Dawson Hoover of Chesapeake-AA v. Calvin Kraisser of Centennial
FINALS- Jonathan Chang v. Calvin Kraisser
145-4A/3A
Sam Ditmars of South River v. Vincent Corso of Urbana
Victor Marks-Jenkins of Perry Hall v. Aidan Rivenburg of North Point
FINALS- Sam Ditmars v. Aidan Rivenburg
152-4A/3A
Connor Huff of North Point v. Tyler Bury of Marriotts Ridge
Bryan Arevalo of Old Mill v. Tsvi Margolis of Clarksburg
FINALS- Connor Huff v. Tsvi Margolis
160-4A/3A
Liam DeBaugh of Broadneck v. Lincoln Wendel of Springbrook
Cole Kuhar of Urbana v. Nelson Manzoeto of Montgomery Blair
FINALS- Liam DeBaugh v. Nelson Manzoeto
170-4A/3A
Dylan McCullough of River Hill v. Nick Eremita of Crofton
Dominick Cady of North Point v. Ethan Arneson of Linganore
FINAL- Dylan McCullough v. Ethan Arneson
182-4A/3A
Dominic Queen of North Point v. Jake Chambers of Broadneck
Omar Palmer of Atholton v. Ivan Carrillo of Northwest
FINALS- Jake Chambers v. Ivan Carrillo
195-4A/3A
Dax Avila of Broadneck v. Sam Dickey of Sherwood
Issac Ogunlade of Albert Einstein v. Samire Brown of Northwest
FINALS- Dax Avila v. Samire Brown
220-4A/3A
Wayne Tabb of Seneca Valley v. Gasper Romero of Great Mills
Sean House of Crofton v. Samuel Jordan of Mt. Hebron
FINALS- Wayne Tabb v. Samuel Jordan
285-4A/3A
Aboubakar Sherif of Seneca Valley v. RJ Duncan of Old Mill
Randy Green of Westminster v. Joel Hopkins of Linganore
FINALS- RJ Duncan v. Joel Hopkins