Sunnyside senior Audrey Jimenez (10-0) defeated Gilbert standout Shawn Brunson and Gila Ridge standout Cannon Farrar to advance to the semifinal round where she will face Mesa standout freshman Adden Jarman. Jimenez is the first girl to make a semifinal appearance in a boy’s state playoff bracket.
Three other girls have placed at a boy’s state championship:
Miyuu Yamamoto (Corona del Sol) was the first girl to win a boy’s region title outright in Arizona in 1993 after earning a bye to the state tournament as a junior the year before in 1992. She made it to the quarterfinals both years, earning a sixth place medal in 1993.
Andrea Hughes (Catalina Foothills) took second in her region and then fourth place at state in 2006, after losing in the quarterfinals. Hughes transferred to Sahuarita to run cross country in 2007.
Shauna Isbell (Coconino) took second at her regional in 2009 and she took fourth place at state, wrestling through the consolation bracket.
Sunnyside has 11 wrestlers still alive in the semifinal round and Sahuarita is in a battle with Safford in Division III.
BOYS DIVISION I
RETURNING D-I STATE CHAMPIONS IN SEMIFINALS
106 Audrey Jimenez, Sr. Sunnyside (2021, 2022, 2023)
144 Sergio Vega, Jr. Sunnyside (2022, 2023)
150 Carlos Stanton, Jr. Sunnyside (2022, 2023)
165 Nicholas Pina, Jr. Sunnyside (2023)
TEAM STANDINGS
1 Sunnyside 127
2 Liberty 90.5
3 Corona del Sol 80.5
WRESTLERS IN SEMIFINALS
11 Sunnyside
6 Liberty
SEMIFINAL WRESTLERS
D1-106: Audrey Jimenez, Sunnyside
D1-113: William Moore, Marana
D1-120: Christopher Lopez, Sunnyside; Richard Romero, Marana
D1-126: Sean Archuleta, Sunnyside
D1-132: Owen Proper, Marana
D1-138: Adyn Bostick, Sunnyside
D1-144: Sergio Vega, Sunnyside; Dylan Brown, Marana
D1-150: Carlos Stanton, Sunnyside
D1-157: Victor Gonzalez, Sunnyside
D1-165: Nicholas Pina, Sunnyside
D1-190: Lucas Mata, Sunnyside
D1-215: Rene Bostick, Sunnyside
D1-285: Zayne Candelaria, Sunnyside
BOYS DIVISION II
RETURNING D-II STATE CHAMPIONS IN SEMIFINALS
215 Kayden Luke, Sr. Canyon del Oro (2023)
TEAM STANDINGS
1 Canyon View 89.5
2 Kofa 81.5
3 Williams Field 67
WRESTLERS IN SEMIFINALS
8 Kofa
6 Canyon View
SEMIFINAL WRESTLERS
D2-106: Josiah Buchanan, Mountain View
D2-113: Michael Corrow, Flowing Wells; Dominic Calvillo, Canyon del Oro
D2-120: Seferino De La Rosa, Flowing Wells
D2-150: Jozeph Smith, Pueblo; Curtis Chase, Cienega; Joshua Petty, Flowing Wells
D2-165: Oliver Ochsenfeld, Canyon del Oro
D2-215: Kayden Luke, Canyon Del Oro
D2-285: Jacob Acedo, Mountain View
BOYS DIVISION III
RETURNING D-III STATE CHAMPIONS IN SEMIFINALS
126 Zachary Bates, Sr. Walden Grove (2022, 2023)
132 Pedro Mendoza, Jr. Walden Grove (2023)
157 Gabriel Gallardo, Jr. Sahuarita (2022, 2023)
TEAM STANDINGS
1 Safford 70
2 Sahuarita 68
3 Walden Grove 60
WRESTLERS IN SEMIFINALS
5 Safford
5 Sahuarita
SEMIFINAL WRESTLERS
D3-113: Che Jenkins, Salpointe; Sebastian Serrano, Sahuarita
D3-120: Daniel Guerrero, Sahuarita
D3-126: Zachary Bates, Walden Grove
D3-132: Pedro Mendoza, Walden Grove
D3-138: Jordan Rael, Sahuarita
D3-144: Nathanial Higgins, Salpointe
D3-150: Nathaniel Gallardo, Sahuarita
D3-157: Gabriel Gallardo, Sahuarita
D3-165: Enzo Morales, Walden Grove; Conner Hangartner, Mica Mountain; Riley Robinson of Amphitheater
D3-175: Tyler Shumway, Mica Mountain
D3-190: Joseph Figueroa, Salpointe
D3-215: Orlando Gonzalez, Salpointe
D3-285: Sal Nieves, Walden Grove
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