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Last season: Bay won a heated team battle in 1A-1, outscored runners-up South Walton by 9 points and third place finisher North Bay Haven by 11.
How did Kabra do?: We missed this one, we thought North Bay Haven would repeat as district champions despite having some holes to fill and our prediction came up short. Our team to watch came in fifth place, three spots lower than its finish a season before.
Last year’s district tournament results
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District duals: Thursday, January 8 at Freeport, 7 p.m.
District IBT: Thursday, February 19 at North Bay Haven, 4:30 p.m.
North Bay Haven Buccaneers
Coach: Zane Turnipseed (7th season)
Assistant coach: David Mercado Sr., Zach Edmonds
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24-25 dual record: 16-6
Recent district results: 2025:3; 2024:1; 2023:2; 2022:4; 2021:6; 2020:7; 2019:8; 2018:9; 2017:9; 2016:9; 2015:6
Last state champion: David Mercado, 2023 (220)
Notable losses (Graduation/Transfer): Preston Neufeld, 61-7, 2nd, RC, DC.
Notable returning wrestlers: Koa DeLoach, Sr., 64-6, 3rd, RC, DC; Jack Mulnix, Jr., 51-6, 6th, RC, DC; Bear Siegal, Sr., 61-11, 6th, RC, DC; Will Lundgren, Sr., 39-16, RQ-BR, DC; Kaden Davis, Jr., 29-22, RQ, D2; Brady McAlister, Fr., 18-24, RQ, D3; Peyton Saluto Jr., Jr., 21-22, RQ, D4; Nathan Mercado, Sr.; Zander Stillgess, Sr.; JP Falgout, So.; Jackson Clark, So.; Peyton Saluto, Jr.
New wrestlers: Alex Vasquez-Young, Jr., 44-20, RQ, D4 (Transfer from Mosley)
What they are saying: “This is our proof of concept year. When we first started laying the foundation, we had four eighth graders, a slew of seventh graders, and some sixth graders starting for us that we knew would be the core of a big push for some team titles; this will likely be the first year we don't have a middle schooler in the starting lineup. Injuries kept us from making more of a statement last year. If this team is healthy and we get these young men in the right weights, then I don't think there is a team we can't scrap with. “
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Wewahitchka Gators
Coach: Tracy Malcolm (17th season)
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24-25 dual record: 15-14
Recent district results: 2025:5; 2024:2; 2023:5; 2022:6; 2021:7; 2020:8; 2019:7; 2018:8; 2017:3; 2016:5; 2015:4; 2014:8; 2013:5; 2012:5
Notable losses (Graduation/Transfer): Jake Parker, 64-12, 6th, R3, DC.
Notable returning wrestlers: Calvin Ross, Jr., 62-9, 4th, R2, DC; Tyler Johnson, Sr., 51-17, SQ, R2, D2.
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Bay Tornadoes
Coach: Mark Deaton
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24-25 dual record:
Recent district results: 2025:1; 2024:3; 2023:1; 2022:5; 2021:5; 2020:5; 2019:6; 2018:1; 2017:4; 2016:6; 2015:7; 2014:3; 2013:7; 2012:7
Last state champion: Earl Crawford, 1999 (189)
Notable losses (Graduation/Transfer): David Drake, 50-16, SQ, R2, DC; Christen Patterson, 11-15, RQ, D2; Jaylen Bennett, 30-19, RQ, D3; Garrett Pelt, 19-24, RQ, D3; Josh Bloom, 19-23, RQ, D4; Ethan Needham, 17-21, RQ, D4; Deven Bradshaw, 27-22, RQ-BR, D2; James Branch, 14-26, D5; Deidrick Wright, 13-16.
Potential notable returning wrestlers: Aiden Davis, Jr., 22-30, RQ-BR, D3; Devin Vasquez, Sr., 27-23, RQ, DC; AJ Ramey, Jr., 24-24, RQ, D2.
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South Walton Seahawks
Coach: Travis Laxton (8th at school/9th overall)
Assistant coaches: Dean Salvaggio, Shane Lane
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24-25 dual record: 10-10
Recent district results: 2025:2; 2024:5; 2023:4; 2022:1; 2021:1; 2020:2; 2019:4; 2018:2; 2017:7; 2016:7; 2015:3; 2014:5; 2013:4; 2012:4
Last state champion: Max Brewster, 2022 (120)
Notable losses (Graduation/Transfer): Gibson Moore, 35-3, 2nd, RC, DC; Kaden Shaw, 22-13, RQ-BR, D2.
Notable returning wrestlers: John Gibbs, So., 27-20, RQ-BR, D3; Ben Sundstrom, Jr., 20-21, RQ, DC; Ethan Burgess, So., 13-24, RQ, D2; Jose Mirafuentes, So., 8-18, RQ, D3; Sam Madden, Sr., 13-19, RQ, D3; Sebastian Dewitz, So., 12-23, RQ, D3; Tommy Nguyen, So., 8-27, RQ, D4; Noah Withers, Sr., 23-23, RQ, D4; Darnell Johnson, Sr., 15-14, D5; Hieu Roberts, Jr., 20-16.
What they are saying: “The goal is always a district title. We look good enough to where we're expecting to place high in the region and hopefully compete for a couple more state titles and state medals this year individually. It looks like as far as the duals go, we may be right up there in the dual finals with those guys from last year.”
On team chemistry: “It makes a world of difference when you have kids that are being selfless and not selfish. You have those kids that are only there to do what they can do, but what we've been preaching and what we've been really working towards is having a seamless family unit, where these kids all get along. They're always hanging out together. They're doing team building exercises, they're encouraging each other.”
On the growth of the program: “What I'm most excited about is our roster size. We have 44 kids in our room and we haven't even gotten our football kids yet. It's just blown up around here, which is not typical for this area in North Florida.”
Outlook: The Seahawks lost a state finalist to graduation but brings back most of the team from last year’s team that improved to second in the district. Roberts is a wrestler to watch as he has been stuck behind Moore but already has solid finishes in tough in-season tournaments in his arsenal.
Rocky Bayou Christian Knights
Coach: Chris Herron (1st season)
Assistant coaches: Kevin Walsh, Tim Anderson
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24-25 dual record: 9-12
Recent district results: 2025:4; 2024:4; 2023:7; 2022:2; 2021:3; 2020:3; 2019:9; 2018:10; 2017:10; 2015:9; 2014:7; 2013:8
Notable losses (Graduation/Transfer): Clay Nelson, Jr., 32-3, SQ, RC, DC (Transfer to Niceville)
Notable returning wrestlers: Thomas Pluhar, Sr., 37-14, RQ-BR, D2; Miles Rinkus, 8th, 20-14, RQ, DC; Jeremiah Herron, So., 32-13, RQ, D2; Tristan Berry, So., 35-18, RQ, D2; Samuel Rowney, Fr., 18-20, RQ, D4; Cameron Ross, Jr., 11-25, RQ, D4; Johnny Ellinger, Fr.; Tyson Nekomoto, So.; Sam Rowney, Fr.; Michael Davis; Brett Snyder.
What they are saying: “Although still a young squad, this year’s team brings an impressive amount of experience to the mat. Many athletes have been competing together for several seasons, and their chemistry shows in practice and competition.”
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Freeport Bulldogs
Coach: Carey Nick (4th at school/19th overall)
Assistant coaches: JR Grant, Rich Harsin, David Nunes
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24-25 dual record: 14-10
Recent district results: 2025:6; 2024:7; 2023:8
Notable losses (Graduation/Transfer): Zoltin Wilson, 53-21, SQ, R4, D3; Colby Crompton, 46-15, RQ, D2.
Notable returning wrestlers: Jacob Justice, Jr., 50-15, SQ, R4, D3; Chase Justice, Sr., 44-14, RQ, D2; Max Broginez, So., 40-19, RQ, D4; Keegan Hoover, Jr., 23-31, RQ, D4; Brenden Casey, Jr., 29-30, RQ, D4; Michael Summers; Lucas Lollie; Robert Waldera.
New wrestlers: Charlie Nick
What they are saying: “We are medium rare. Not fully seasoned, but the program continues to improve.”
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Bozeman Bucks
Coach: Robert Dobbs
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24-25 dual record:
Recent district results: 2025:7; 2024:6; 2023:6; 2022:7; 2021:8; 2020:6; 2019:10; 2018:6; 2017:2; 2016:4; 2015:8; 2014:6; 2013:6; 2012:2
Last state champion: Derrick Williams, 2024 (120)
Notable losses (Graduation/Transfer): None
Potential notable returning wrestlers: Asher Burris, Sr., 42-7, RQ-BR, D2; Daniel Pierce, Sr., 20-9, RQ-BR, D4; Landen Jamison, So., 21-18, RQ, D3; Kale Mills, Sr., 22-19, RQ, D4; Isaac Townsend, Sr., 16-10, D5.
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Rutherford Rams
Coach: Joshua Richardson
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24-25 dual record:
Recent district results: 2025:8; 2024:8; 2023:3; 2022:3; 2021:2; 2020:4; 2019:5; 2018:4; 2017:6; 2016:7; 2015:5; 2014:4; 2013:3; 2012:6
Last state champion: Gerald Bradley, 1983 (UNL)
Notable losses (Graduation/Transfer): Alex Solorio, 36-13, SQ, R2, DC; Elijah Peace, 22-5, RQ, D2.
Potential notable returning wrestlers: Cameron Wesley, So., RQ, D3; James Hewett, Jr., RQ, D3.
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