Verot’s Sweitzer claims state wrestling title; North’s Lucas earns second place

Mar 8, 2026 6 min read

Saturday

BOYS WRESTLING

FHSAA State Chamopionships

At Kissimmee

CLASS 1A

Bennett Sweitzer of Bishop Verot won the 175-pound state title, defeating Jacob Bacon of Aubrey Rogers in the championship match.

106 pounds:

First place: Ryan Rojo (Miami Christian) d. Jack Cabrera (Miami Lakes) 7-1.

Third place: Jett Johnson (Cocoa Beach) d. Greyson McDonald (St. John Neumann) 6-0.

113

First place Bryce Fiore (St. Johns Country Day) d. Adrian Rojas (Miami Christian) 4-2.

Third place: Asher Cabral (Cocoa Beach) d. James Sanders (St. John Neumann) 10-5

120

First place: Benito Barnhart (St. John Neumann) d.Koa DeLoaoch (North Bay Haven) MD 15-3.

Third place: Anthony Acquafreda (Cocoa Beach) d. Evert Stephens (Aubrey Rogers) 2-1.

Fifth place: Hudson Sweitzxer (Bishop Verot) d. Jake Margolis (Miami Lakes) 6-4.

126

First place: Kellen Mesina (Miami Lakes) d. William Harvey (Wakulla) 6-3 TB1.

Third place: Erik Perez (St. John Neumann) d. Case Gustafson (Miami Christian) MD 10-2.

132

First place: Jasper Croom (Florida HS) d. Keegan Mesina (Miami lakes) fall 2;55 (4-0).

Third place: Elijah Castanon (Miami Christian) d. Jalal Naghib (St. John Neuman) 5-3.

138

First place: Timothy Boda (Merritt Island) d. Christopher Greene (Miami Lakes) 8-7.

Third place: Adrian Day (Cocoa Beach) d. Broc Dahlin (Bayshore) 4-1.

144

First place: Lincoln Sledzianowski (St. John Neumann) d. Bruce Li (Miami Lakes) TF 3:13 (19-4).

Third place; Landon Quiroga (Merritt Island) d. Sterling Hollingsworth (Florida HS) fall 1:23 (7-0).

150

First place; Jacob Raber (McKeel Academy) d. William Buckley (St. John Neumann) 5-4.

Third place: Howard Hill (St. Johns Country Day) d. Mason O’Dell (Miami Lakes fall 2:32 (3-0).

157

First place: Gustavo Ferreira (Cocoa Beach) d. Jason Schiavello (Clearwater Central Catholic) fall 2:45 (10-1).

Third place: Kevion Williams (Palm Bay) d. Cesar Aguilar (Miami Lakes) 4-1 SV.

165

First place: Kalias Nazario (Miami Lakes) d. Andrew Chen (Pine Crest) TF 5:07 (22-6).

Third place: Garry Woessner (Dunedin) d. Sam Madden (South Walton (MDO) 17-9.

175

First place: Bennett Sweitzer (Bishop Verot) d. Jacob Bacon (Aubrey Rogers) 5-2.

Third place: Angel Prieto (Bishop Moore) d. Jordan Haigler (Florida HS) 8-6.

190

First place: Tre Driggett (Merritt Island) d. Arron McCarty (Robinson) MD 10-2.

Third place: Kian Blyss (Hernando) d. Nathan Pond (Cocoa Beach) 7-0.

215

First place: Peter Mocco (Cardinal Gibbons) d. Blake Roulund (Cardinal Mooney) TF 2:20 (19-2).

Third place: Duke Rimes (Jupiter Christian) d. Richard Lugo (Miami Lakes) fall 2:44 (9-0).,

285

First place: Michael Mocco (Cardinal Gibbons) d. Alexandre Allens (Key West) TF 2:50 (20-4).

CLASS 2A

West Lucas of North Fort Myers finished second at 190 pounds. Red Knights teammate Clinton Thompson was third at 138 and Kalel Hernandez fourth at 175. Mariner’s Toby Pearce was third at 150 pounds.

106

First place: Vlad Drown (Rockledge) d. Calo Saniz (Somerset) 6-5.

Third place: Jasson Hackett (Lake Gibson) d. Robert Frijouf (Jesuit) 4-1.

113

First place: Gary Mendez (Mater Academy) d. Zach Leto (Jesuit) 8-2.

Third place: RJ Phelan (Lake Gibson) d. Jackson Stouffer (Brando) 5-3.

120

First place: Eric Bush (Riverdale) d. Kane Drake (Jensen ?Beach) fall 4:32 (13-0).

Third place: Cash Cailliau (Jesuit) d. Garett Ferguson (Gulf Breeze) fall 2:;49 (3-0).

126

First place: Kael Seneca (Fort Myers) d. Tyler White (Lake Gibson) MD 13-0.

Third place: Sair Lopez (Jensen Beach) d. Ryder Cohen (Gulf Breeze) fall 5:24 (9-0).

132

First place: Lucas Barrios (Mater Academy) d. Carlos Sainz (Somerset) 2-1.

Third place: Robert De Jesus (Lake Gibson) d. Jaden Weisgal (Brandon) 3-2.

138

First place: Reid Yakes (Jesuit) d. Joseph Scott (Archbishop McCarthy) 4-1.

Third place: Clinton Thompson (North Fort Myers) d. Dylan Fernandez (Somerset) fall 3:11 (11-3).

144

First place: Jake Austin (Charlotte) d. Jacob Fuentes (Braden River) MD 13-0.

Third place: Darion Shannon (Somerset) d. Jake Giovino (Satellite) TF 5:04 (20-2).

150

First place: Mason Basile (Jesuit) d. Travonte Burgess (Lakeland) TF 2:31 (17-1).

Third place: Toby Pearce (Mariner) d. Jayden Frey (River Ridge) 18-11.

157

First place: Tristan Sainz (Somerset) d. Jaxon Arfaras (Lake Gibson) TF 5:29 (20-5).

Third place: Leyton Collazo (Gulf Breeze) d. Charly Sainteus (North Miami) 5-3.

165

First place: Kawayran Vazquez (Jesuit) d. Konstantin Khaspekian (Lake Gibson) 5-3.

Third place: Evan Rowe (Braden River) d. Sidney Katz (Somerset) 10-4.

175

First place: Andrew Bray (Zephyrhills) d. Jacob Rodriguez (Winter Springs) 4-2.

Third place: James Garrett (Springstead) d. Kalel Hernandez (North Fort Myers) 7-5.

190

First place: Mateo Martinez (Somerset) d. West Lucas (North Fort Myers) MD 12-2.

Third place: Landon Dickerson (New Smyrna Beach) d. Tajay Richards (Arnold) fall 3:47 (6-1).

215

First place: Jeremiah Chavis (Lake Gibson) d. Porter Loveland (Middleburg) 2-0.

Third place: Tyson Reyes (Jensen Beach) d. Freedom McDaniel (Braden River) fall 4:21 (4-0).

285

First place; Jaxon Newton (Charlotte) d. Eric Stouder (Fort Walton Beah) 1-0.

Third place: Blake Elder (Jensen Beach) d. Jayshawn McLeod (Clay) medical forfeit.

GIRLS WRESTLING

FHSAA State Championships

At Kissimmee

100 pounds

First place: Paola Perez (Mater Lakes) d. Rebecca Marin (Doral Academy) 9-6.

Third place: Sayuri Caceres (Lincoln) d. Aniyah Whayne (Kissimmee Oceola) 8-5.

105

First place: Kiera Partello (Barron Collier) d. Grace Jawulski (Brandon) 12-6/

Third place: Hananeel Gregoire (Freedom) d. Emerson Webber (Hernando) MD 11-3.

110

First place: Camdyn Elliott (Gulf Breeze) d. Jordan Deglace (Strawberry Crest) fall 3:24 (3-0).

Third place: Gabriela Kerber (Freedom) d. Jazlyn Diaz (Riverdale) 14-8.

115

First place: Melissas Gallo (Florida Christian) d. Nova Estrade (North Bay Haven) fall 3:43 (6-0).

Third place: Fallon Dames (Middleburg) d. Mackenzie Allcroft (Fort Pierce Central) fall 3:03 (6-1).

Seventh place: Isabella Hull (North Fort Myers) d. Isabella Tellez (Doral Academy) MD 9-0.

120

First place: Kendal Haynie (Wakulla) d. Caitlin Bohrer (Fort Pierce Central) fall 2:35 (7-4).

Third place: Anabella Junco (Florida Christian) d. Carmen Moya (Miami Palmetto) 7-0.

125

First place: Arianna Ruiz (Mater Lakes) d. Sophie Simons (N) MD 12-0.

Third place: Caly Rodriguez (Brandon) Ryauna Neopmuceno (Viera) MD 15-2.

Fifth place: Cameron Lord (Sunlake) d. Cora Hayes (North Fort Myers) 9-6.

130

First place: Willow White (South Dade) d. Paola Ramirez (Freedom) MD 14-5.

Third place: Kami Rice (Charlotte) d. Joran Herron (Chiles) DEF 2;50 (9-1).

Fifth place: Alyssa Doolittle (North Fort Myers) d. Rose Karakolis (Park Vista Community) SV 10-7.

135

First place: Kailani Barrientos (Oakleaf) d. Eysis Estes-Brinson (Miami Palmetto) 8-2.

Third place: Sarah Walsh (Middleburg) d. Shamari Smith (South Dade) 7-1.

140

First place: Kilaana Gavere (Pace) d. Ennis Coakley (Sunlake) 14-7.

Third place: Zoe Delgado (Florida Christian) d. Julianna Caisse (St. John Neumann) MD 10-2.

145

First place: Ailee Briggs (Lemon Bay) d. Taylor Pelchat (St. Augustine) fall 0:50 (6-1).

Third place: Alisa Vitar (Flagler Palm Coast) d. Sariah Forgione Franco (Cypress Creek) fall 2:551 (9-0).

155

First place: Arianna Antoniou (East Lake) d. Zaria Slater (Lake Mary) fall 4:38 (12-5).

Third place: Christal Desir (Forest Hill) d. Emily McCormack (Windemere) MD 18-4l

170

First place: Isabella Mcfarlane (King) d. Alexa Calidonio (Flagler Palm Coast) 2-1 TB1.

Third place: Riley Lancaster (Admiral Farragut) d. Brooke Arbic (Niceville) 2-1.

190

First place: Paisley Murphy (Sunlake) d. Ahreanna Bryan (Taravella) fall 5:45 (5-4).

Third place: Makayla Ocean (Archbishop McCarthy) d. Amirah Williams (South Dade) 3-2.

235

First place: Kenzie Barrett (South Dade) d. Zeinab Mourad (Douglas) 7-1.

Third place: Mekialla Mauvais (Freedom) d. Makayla Brianvil (Lincoln Park Academy) fall 5:49 (5-4).

BASEBALL

Berkeley Prep 9, Bishop Verot 6: The Vikings (9-3) took back-to-back defeats on the weekend. Anthony Reitler, Jayden Alazar, Joey Lawson, Kyle Green, Jake Sedmack and Brody Baxmann had an RBI each for Bishop Verot.