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Wrestlers of the Year
Danny Vega, Ironwood Ridge
William Olivas, Sunnyside
Kyle Jividen, Sahuaro
Bryson Echols, Sabino
D I-II Coach of the Year
PJ Ponce, Mountain View
D III-IV Coach of the Year
Sam Portillo, Amphitheater
State Champions
D-I: 106: Danny Vega, Ironwood Ridge (47-0)
D-I: 120: Juaqin Olivas, Sunnyside (31-1)
D-I: 126: William Olivas, Sunnyside (43-0)
D-I: 195: Gabriel Gonzales, Sunnyside (44-2)
D-II: 285: Kyle Jividen, Sahuaro (40-0)
D-III: 138: Geovanni Payan-Diaz, Amphi (36-5)
D-III: 145: Marcus Salnicky, Amphi (35-4)
D-III: 152: Jesus Barrera, Amphi (32-3)
D-III: 182: Bryson Echols, Sabino (46-0)
D-IV: 182: Kieran Maakestad, Benson (62-6)
D-IV: 195: Connor Klump, Willcox (38-5)
Team
D-I: Sunnyside (2nd Place)
D-II: Cienega (2nd Place)
D-II: Mountain View (2nd Place)
D-III: Amphitheater (2nd Place)
D-IV: Benson (3rd Place)
ALL-SOUTHERN ARIZONA
106
Danny Vega, Ironwood Ridge (Champion)
Gabriel Lopez, Sunnyside
Kason Bryce, Thatcher
113
Patrick Klass, Ironwood Ridge
Constantino Murillo, Sunnyside
Tommy Rios, Palo Verde
Bryce Castagna, Willcox
120
Juaqin Olivas, Sunnyside (Champion)
JohnnyRay Tellez, Cienega
Parker Osterman, Willcox
126
William Olivas, Sunnyside (Champion)
Trey Waltz, Mountain View
Cahan Saska, Buena
132
Saul Payan, Amphi
Raul Padilla, Tucson High
Jace Manriquez, Cienega
138
Geovanni Payan-Diaz, Amphi (Champion)
Chase Meade, Marana
Zach Davis, Catalina Foothills
145
Marcus Salnicky, Amphi (Champion)
Rickey Miranda, Sunnyside
Parker Erbe, Sahuaro
152
Jesus Barrera, Amphi (Champion)
RJ Brown, Cienega
Estevan Guzman, Ironwood Ridge
160
Danny Roberts, Cholla
Dallas Dastrup, Benson
Angel Ortiz, Tucson High
170
Gabe Ortiz, Buena
David Olivarez, Benson
Joseph Waller, Cienega
182
Bryson Echols, Sabino (Champion)
Kieran Maakestad, Benson (Champion)
Tristan Mordecai, Ironwood Ridge
195
Gabriel Gonzales, Sunnyside (Champion)
Connor Klump, Willcox (Champion)
Andrew Vera, Cienega
220
Travis Howard, Marana
John Reynolds, Mountain View
David Gonzalez, Amphi
285
Kyle Jividen, Sahuaro (Champion)
Jorge Felix, Flowing Wells
Michale Reyes, Santa Cruz
DIVISION I
Wrestlers of the Year
Danny Vega, Ironwood Ridge
Gabriel Gonzales, Sunnyside
Coach of the Year
Anthony Leon, Sunnyside
Team of the Year
Sunnyside (2nd Place)
State Champions
106: Danny Vega, Ironwood Ridge (47-0)
120: Juaqin Olivas, Sunnyside (31-1)
126: William Olivas, Sunnyside (43-0)
195: Gabriel Gonzales, Sunnyside (44-2)
106
CHAMPION: Danny Vega, Ironwood Ridge (47-0)
3rd: Gabriel Lopez, Sunnyside
Devin Easby, Marana
113
4th: Patrick Klass, Ironwood Ridge
6th: Constantino Murillo, Sunnyside
Johnny Nguyen, Marana
120
CHAMPION: Juaqin Olivas, Sunnyside (31-1)
6th: Alfredo Calzadillas, Ironwood Ridge
Matthew Pool, Tucson High
126
CHAMPION: William Olivas of Sunnyside (43-0)
3rd: Cahan Saska, Buena
4th: Kyle Taylor, Ironwood Ridge
132
4th: Raul Padilla, Tucson High
Marco Dominguez, Ironwood Ridge
Chris Hernandez, Sunnyside
138
3rd: Chase Meade, Marana
5th: Chris Quiroz, Tucson High
6th: Ulisses Lopez, Sunnyside
145
3rd: Rickey Miranda, Sunnyside
Henry Silva, Tucson High
Jeremy Berson, Ironwood Ridge
152
4th: Estevan Guzman, Ironwood Ridge
Bryce Hewitt, Marana
Fernando Mancilla, Sunnyside
160
4th: Angel Ortiz, Tucson High
Jesse Villegas, Sunnyside
Vinney Trujillo, Ironwood Ridge
170
3rd: Gabe Ortiz, Buena
6th: Oscar Cuevas, Sunnyside
Ben Valmoja, Marana
182
4th: Tristan Mordecai, Ironwood Ridge
Chris Moreno, Sunnyside
David Tilley, Marana
195
CHAMPION: Gabriel Gonzales of Sunnyside (44-2)
Luis Morales, Ironwood Ridge
Shawn Boutte, Buena
220
3rd: Travis Howard, Marana
Alex Westby, Buena
Taylor Ball, Ironwood Ridge
285
6th: Ben Crossley, Buena
George Orduno, Sunnyside
Storm Downing, Marana
DIVISION II
Wrestler of the Year
Kyle Jividen, Sahuaro
Coaches of the Year
Marty Niblo, Cienega
PJ Ponce, Mountain View
Teams of the Year
Cienega (2nd Place)
Mountain View (2nd Place)
State Champion
285: Kyle Jividen, Sahuaro (40-0)
106
5th: Jason Ayala, Cienega
Armando Valencia, Sahuaro
Cody Davisworth, Mountain View
113
David Martinez, Cholla
JD Luna, Sahuaro
Mario Trujillo, Catalina Foothills
120
3rd: JohnnyRay Tellez, Cienega
6th: Camden Garcia, Mountain View
Marco Romero, Sahuaro
126
2nd: Trey Waltz, Mountain View
Mike Penna, Flowing Wells
Loai Abushaar, Catalina Foothills
132
6th: Jace Manriquez, Cienega
Frankie Patricko, Sahuaro
Marco Cooper, Nogales
138
2nd: Zach Davis, Catalina Foothills
5th: Tyler Werch, Mountain View
Jeremiah Floyd, Canyon del Oro
145
Parker Erbe, Sahuaro
Rueben Rendon, Mountain View
Andrew Wujcik, canyon del Oro
152
2nd: RJ Brown, Cienega
4th: Adrian Torres, Mountain View
Gabe Duarte, Rincon
160
2nd: Danny Roberts, Cholla
5th: Jake Wareham, Mountain View
Ryan Jarkowski, Cienega
170
5th: Joseph Waller, Cienega
Pat O`Donnell, Mountain View
Ricardo Jayassi, Nogales
182
4th: Kenny Fluker, Sahuaro
Dallas Altamirano, Mountain View
Jacob Michaels, Canyon del Oro
195
2nd: Andrew Vera, Cienega
5th: Rafael Pacheco, Cholla
6th: Coy Colgate, Nogales
220
4th: John Reynolds, Mountain View
Will Walker, Cienega
Taylor Wabick, Rincon
285
CHAMPION: Kyle Jividen of Sahuaro (40-0)
Jorge Felix, Flowing Wells
Connor Fragozo, Mountain View
DIVISION III
Wrestler of the Year
Bryson Echols, Sabino (46-0)
Coach of the Year
Sam Portillo, Amphitheater
Team of the Year
Amphitheater (2nd Place)
State Champions
138: Geovanni Payan-Diaz, Amphi (36-5)
145: Marcus Salnicky, Amphi (35-4)
152: Jesus Barrera, Amphi (32-3)
182: Bryson Echols, Sabino (46-0)
106
Zach Rosales, Sahuarita
Michael Cardenas, Douglas
Abdi Mohamed, Catalina
113
4th: Tommy Rios, Palo Verde
Grant Williams, Empire
Nathan Whetherhult, Sabino
Jesus Camacho, Sahuarita
120
5th: Phillip Grajeda, Walden Grove
Christian Felix, Pueblo
Jonathan Ramirez, Safford
126
4th: Nicholas Woolridge, Salpointe
Alex Colpo, Empire
Mark Martinez, Pueblo
132
4th: Saul Payan, Amphi
6th: George Emerson, Pueblo
Damian Vizcarra, Safford
138
CHAMPION: Geovanni Payan-Diaz, Amphi (36-5)
6th: Chance Rios, Safford
Daniel Maestas, Sabino
145
CHAMPION: Marcus Salnicky, Amphi (35-4)
Taylor Dills, Empire
Zane Nelson, Safford
152
CHAMPION: Jesus Barrera, Amphi (32-3)
Jose Hernandez, Salpointe
Lance Killgore, Walden Grove
160
6th: Rafael Estrada, Amphi
J.T. Pyle, Empire
Saul Salinas, Douglas
170
5th: Clinton Buller, Empire
Robert Bennington, Salpointe
Isaiah Reffit, Amphi
182
CHAMPION: Bryson Echols, Sabino (46-0)
Nic Riesgo, Catalina
Regis Weigand, Salpointe
195
3rd: Kyle Rodriquez, Amphi
5th: Sean Berube, Pueblo
Carlos Estrada, Douglas
220
David Gonzalez, Amphi
Kendrick Petty, Sabino
David Verdin, Sahuarita
285
6th: Austin Burleson, Walden Grove
Chris Sanchez, Amphi
AJ Guimond, Empire
DIVISION IV
Wrestler of the Year
Kieran Maakestad, Benson (62-6)
Coach of the Year
Mark Mabry, Benson
Team of the Year
Benson (3rd Place)
State Champions
182: Kieran Maakestad, Benson (62-6)
195: Connor Klump, Willcox (38-5)
106
2nd: Kason Bryce, Thatcher
3rd: Frankie Tamayo, San Manuel
5th: Zach Smith, Willcox
113
3rd: Bryce Castagna, Willcox
6th: Roman Vidal, Santa Cruz
Riley Skinner, Thatcher
120
2nd: Parker Osterman, Willcox
5th: Tyler Francisco, Tombstone
Chance Sutton, Benson
126
3rd: Ross Ens, Benson
Tony Chavez, Bisbee
Ernesto Vega, Santa Cruz
132
2nd: Raymond Rodriguez, Willcox
3rd: Vinny Quintana, Thatcher
5th: Laird Brandon, Benson
138
3rd: Caleb Radley, Thatcher
4th: Greg Villarreal, Willcox
Matt Perez, Bisbee
145
Keegan Graf, Benson
Mike Ramon, Baboquivari
JD Curtis, Thatcher
152
2nd: Colten Smith, San Manuel
Charles Carbajal, Bisbee
Shawn Turley, Thatcher
160
2nd: Dallas Dastrup, Benson
5th: Austin Peeler, Thatcher
Rafael Villegas, Willcox
170
2nd: David Olivarez, Benson
Jacob Huston, Tombstone
Vincent Antone, Baboquivari
182
CHAMPION: Kieran Maakestad, Benson (62-6)
Manny Mendoza, Tombstone
Johnny Griffin, Thatcher
195
CHAMPION: Connor Klump, Willcox (38-5)
3rd: Bradley Maxwell, Benson
Alejandro Villas, Bisbee
220
Jiovanni Rodarte, Willcox
Adam LeBlanc, Thatcher
Perrin Maakestad, Benson
285
3rd: Michale Reyes, Santa Cruz
5th: Shane Pablo, Baboquivari
Alan Gonzalez, Willcox
WILDABOUTAZCATS.net publisher, writer and editor Javier Morales is a former Arizona Press Club award winner. He also writes articles for Bleacher Report and Lindy’s College Sports.
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