The road to Kissimmee: Previewing Florida's high school wrestling season

BY BRANT PARSONS —From the Panhandle to the Keys, almost 800 high school wrestling teams are locking in for a grueling season on the mats as the relentless chase for a state title begins.

We have heard from 247 boys coaches and 181 girls coaches and interviewed 81 coaches to come up with the biggest and best high school sports preview in the country.

Along with capsules for each and every team in the state, we also have an updated transfer list, coaching changes, and predictions for all 64 districts.

You can click here to get to the season preview home page, or find your school in the list below to go straight to your district preview.

3A-1: Crestview, Niceville, Pace, Tate

3A-2: Atlantic Coast, Bartram Trail, Beachside, Creekside, Fletcher, Mandarin, Nease, Oakleaf, Sandalwood, Tocoi Creek

3A-3: Buchholz, DeLand, Flagler Palm Coast, Forest, Mainland, Matanzas, Orange City University, West Port

3A-4: Evans, Hagerty, Lake Brantley, Lake Howell, Lake Mary, Oviedo, Sanford Seminole, Timber Creek, Winter Park

3A-5: Apopka, Dr. Phillips, Horizon, Ocoee, Olympia, South Lake, West Orange, Windermere

3A-6: Boone, Celebration, Colonial, Cypress Creek, Orlando Freedom, Innovation, Lake Nona, Oak Ridge, Orlando University

3A-7: Bayside, Harmony, Melbourne, Kissimmee Osceola, Poinciana, St. Cloud, Tohopekaliga, Vero Beach, Viera

3A-8: Centennial, Dwyer, Fort Pierce Central, Jupiter, Martin County, Palm Beach Gardens, Palm Beach Lakes, Royal Palm Beach, Seminole Ridge, Treasure Coast

3A-9: Bartow, Davenport, Durant, George Jenkins, Haines City, Newsome, Plant City, Ridge Community, Winter Haven

3A-10: Armwood, Bloomingdale, Lennard, Palmetto, Parrish, Plant, Riverview, Strawberry Crest, Sumner

3A-11: Alonso, Steinbrenner, Land O'Lakes, Mitchell, Palm Harbor University, Sickles, Sunlake, Tampa Bay Tech, Wiregrass Ranch

3A-12: East Lee County, Fort Myers Gateway, Ida Baker, Lakewood Ranch, Lehigh Senior, North Port, Riverdale, Sarasota Riverview, Sarasota, Venice

3A-13: Boca Raton, Dr. Joaquin Garcia, John I.Leonard, Lake Worth, Park Vista, Santaluces, Spanish River, Wellington, West Boca Raton

3A-14: Boyd Anderson, Deerfield Beach, Douglas, Fort Lauderdale, Monarch, Piper, South Plantation, St. Thomas Aquinas, Taravella, Western

3A-15: Cooper City, Cypress Bay, Doral Academy, Flanagan, Goleman, Hialeah Gardens, Miami High, Nova, South Broward, West Broward

3A-16: Braddock, Columbus, Coral Gables, Coral Reef, Ferguson, Miami Palmetto, Miami Southridge, South Dade, Southwest Miami

CLASS 2A

2A-1: Arnold, Choctawhatchee, Fort Walton Beach, Gulf Breeze, Milton, Mosley

2A-2: Chiles, Columbia, Fleming Island, Leon, Lincoln, Middleburg, Orange Park, Ridgeview

2A-3: Ed White, Englewood, First Coast, Ribault, Riverside, Terry Parker, Westside, Yulee

2A-4: Clay, Deltona, Gainesville, New Smyrna Beach, Ponte Vedra, Seabreeze, St. Augustine, Winter Springs

2A-5: Belleview, Brooksville Central, Fivay, Hudson, Lake Weir, Lecanto, South Marion, Springstead, Weeki Wachee, WC Cypress Creek

2A-6: Tampa Freedom, Gaither, Gulf, Leto, Pasco, River Ridge, Wesley Chapel, Wharton, Zephyrhills

2A-7: Auburndale, Brandon, Tampa Jesuit, Kathleen, Lake Gibson, Lake Region, Lakeland, Robinson, Sebring

2A-8: Bishop Moore, East River, Edgewater, Kissimmee Gateway, Leesburg, Lyman, Mount Dora, Tavares, Wekiva

2A-9: Blake, Booker, Braden River, East Bay, Hillsborough, Manatee, Middleton, Morgan, Southeast, Spoto

2A-10: Clearwater, East Lake, Hollins, Largo, St. Pete Northeast, Osceola Fundamental, Pinellas Park, St. Petersburg

2A-11: Cape Coral, Charlotte, Dunbar, Fort Myers, Island Coast, Mariner, North Fort Myers, Port Charlotte, South Fort Myers

2A-12: Aubrey Rogers, Barron Collier, Bonita Springs, Estero, Golden Gate, Gulf Coast, Immokalee, Naples, Palmetto Ridge, Westwood

2A-13: Heritage, Jensen Beach, Legacy (PSL), Okeechobee, Port St. Lucie, Rockledge, Satellite, Sebastian River, South Fork

2A-14: American Heritage, Delray Beach Atlantic, Blanche Ely, Coral Springs, Dillard, Forest Hill, Oakland Park Northeast, Olympic Heights, Plantation, Suncoast

2A-15: American, Archbishop McCarthy, Dr. Krop, Everglades, Hollywood Hills, Mater Lakes Academy, McArthur, Miami Norland, Miramar, Somerset Academy

2A-16: Belen Jesuit, Hialeah, Mater Academy, Miami Beach, Miami Coral Park, Miami Northwestern, North Miami, South Miami, Varela

CLASS 1A

1A-1: Bay, Bozeman, Destin, Freeport, Marianna, North Bay Haven, Rocky Bayou Christian, Rutherford, South Walton

1A-2: Florida High, Franklin County, Godby, Liberty County, Suwannee, Wakulla, Wewahitchka

1A-3: Andrew Jackson, Baker County, Baldwin, Fernandina Beach, Paxon, Raines, Stanton Prep, Trinity Christian, West Nassau

1A-4: Bishop Kenny, Bishop Snyder, Bolles, Cornerstone Classical, Episcopal, St. Johns Country Day, University Christian, Wolfson

1A-5: Bradford, Florida Deaf and Blind, Interlachen, Keystone Heights, Menendez, Palatka, Santa Fe, Union County

1A-6: Angeline Academy, Citrus, Crystal River, Dunnellon, Hernando, Nature Coast, The Villages

1A-7: Avon Park, Bell Creek, The First Academy, Foundation Christian, Lake Placid, McKeel Academy, Mulberry, Tenoroc

1A-8: Astronaut, Port Orange Atlantic, Cocoa, Cocoa Beach, Eau Gallie, Master's Academy (Vero), Merritt Island, Palm Bay, Space Coast, Titusville

1A-9: Admiral Farragut, Anclote, CCC, Countryside, Dunedin, Indian Rocks Christian, Northside Christian, Seminole, St. Pete Catholic, Tarpon Springs, Krinn Tech

1A-10: Berkeley Prep, Chamberlain, Jefferson, King, Kirkland Ranch, SLAM Tampa, Zephyrhills Christian

1A-11: Bayshore, Boca Ciega, Cardinal Mooney, Gibbs, Lakewood, Lemon Bay, Sarasota Military, Wellen Park

1A-12: Bishop Verot, Canterbury, Cypress Lake, Evangelical, First Baptist, Gateway Charter, LaBelle, Lely, Oasis, SW Florida Christian, St. John Neumann

1A-13: Benjamin School, Cardinal Newman, Clewiston, Jupiter Christian, King's Academy, Lincoln Park, Pine School, Tradition Prep

1A-14: Boynton Beach, Cardinal Gibbons, Coral Springs Charter, Hallandale, Miami Carol City, Miami Pace, Pine Crest, Saint Andrew's, Stranahan

1A-15: Florida Christian, J.C. Bermudez, Miami Central, Miami Christian, Miami Edison, Miami Jackson, Miami Springs, Reagan, SLAM Miami, True North

1A-16: Coral Shores, Everglades Prep, Key West, Marathon, Miami Killian, Miami Sunset, Somerset College Prep, Westminster

GIRLS

G1A-1: Arnold, Bay, Bozeman, Chiles, Choctawhatchee, Crestview, Destin, Florida High, Fort Walton Beach, Franklin County, Freeport, Gulf Breeze, Lincoln, Marianna, Milton, Mosley, Niceville, North Bay Haven, Pace, South Walton, Tate, Wakulla, Wewahitchka

G1A-2: Andrew Jackson, Atlantic Coast, Baker County, Baldwin, Columbia, Cornerstone Classical, Ed White, Fernandina Beach, First Coast, Fletcher, Mandarin, Paxon, Raines, Ribault, Riverside, Sandalwood, Stanton, Suwannee, Terry Parker, Trinity Christian, West Nassau, Westside, Wolfson, Yulee

G1A-3: Bartram Trail, Beachside, Bradford, Buchholz, Clay, Creekside, Fleming Island, Gainesville, Keystone Heights, Menendez, Middleburg, Nease, Oakleaf, Orange Park, Palatka, Ponte Vedra, Ridgeview, Santa Fe, St. Augustine, St. Johns Country Day, Tocoi Creek, Union County

G1A-4: Belleview, DeLand, Deltona, Flagler Palm Coast, Forest, Hagerty, Lake Brantley, Lake Howell, Lake Mary, Lyman, Mainland, Matanzas, New Smyrna Beach, Oviedo, Seabreeze, Sanford Seminole, South Marion, Orange City University, West Port, Winter Springs

G1A-5: Apopka, Boone, Colonial, Orlando Cypress Creek, Dr. Phillips, East River, Edgewater, Evans, Orlando Freedom, Horizon, Oak Ridge, Ocoee, Olympia, South Lake, Timber Creek, Orlando University, The Villages, Wekiva, West Orange, Windermere, Winter Park

G1A-6: Astronaut, Bayside, Cocoa, Cocoa Beach, Eau Gallie, Kissimmee Gateway, Harmony, Heritage, Innovation, Lake Nona, Melbourne, Merritt Island, Kissimmee Osceola, Palm Bay, Rockledge, Satellite, Space Coast, St. Cloud, Titusville, Tohopekaliga, Viera

G1A-7: Auburndale, Bartow, Celebration, Davenport, Tampa Freedom, George Jenkins, Haines City, Kathleen, Lake Gibson, Lake Region, Lake Wales, Lakeland, McKeel, Mulberry, Poinciana, Ridge Community, Sebring, Tenoroc, Wharton, Winter Haven, Wiregrass Ranch, Zephyrhills

G1A-8: Anclote, Angeline Academy, Brooksville Central, Citrus, Crystal River, WC Cypress Creek, East Lake, Fivay, Steinbrenner, Gulf, Hernando, Hudson, Kirkland Ranch, Land O' Lakes, Mitchell, Nature Coast, Pasco, Springstead, Sunlake, Tarpon Springs, Weeki Wachee, Wendell Krinn, Wesley Chapel

G1A-9: Armwood, Bell Creek, Bloomingdale, Brandon, Chamberlain, Durant, East Bay, Foundation Christian, Gaither, King, Lennard, Middleton, Morgan, Newsome, Parrish, Plant City, Riverview, Sickles, SLAM Tampa, Spoto, Strawberry Crest, Sumner, Tampa Bay Tech

G1A-10: Admiral Farragut, Alonso, Blake, Boca Ciega, Clearwater, CCC, Countryside, Dunedin, Gibbs, Hillsborough, Hollins, Jefferson, Lakewood, Largo, Leto, St. Pete Northeast, Osceola Fundamental, Palm Harbor University, Pinellas Park, Plant, Robinson, Seminole, St. Petersburg, St. Pete Catholic

G1A-11: Bayshore, Booker, Braden River, Cape Coral, Cardinal Mooney, Charlotte, Ida Baker, Island Coast, Lakewood Ranch, Lemon Bay, Manatee, Mariner, North Fort Myers, North Port, Oasis, Palmetto, Port Charlotte, Riverdale, Sarasota Riverview, Sarasota Military Academy, Venice, Wellen Park

G1A-12: Aubrey Rogers, Barron Collier, Bishop Verot, Bonita Springs, Canterbury, Cypress Lake, Dunbar, East Lee County, Estero, Evangelical, First Baptist, Fort Myers, Fort Myers Gateway, Golden Gate, Gulf Coast, Immokalee, LaBelle, Lehigh, Lely, Naples, Palmetto Ridge, South Fort Myers, SW Florida Christian, St. John Neumann

G1A-13: Benjamin, Cardinal Newman, Centennial, Dwyer, Fort Pierce Central, Westwood, Jensen Beach, Jupiter, Legacy, Lincoln Park Academy, Martin County, Master's Academy (Vero), Okeechobee, Palm Beach Gardens, Palm Beach Lakes, Pine School, Port St. Lucie, Royal Palm Beach, Sebastian River, Seminole Ridge, South Fork, Suncoast, Tradition Prep, Treasure Coast, Vero Beach

G1A-14: Delray Beach Atlantic, Blanche Ely, Boca Raton, Boyd Anderson, Boynton Beach, Coral Springs, Deerfield Beach, Douglas, Dr. Joaquin Garcia, Forest Hill, John I. Leonard, Lake Worth, Monarch, Oakland Park Northeast, Olympic Heights, Park Vista, Piper, Santaluces, Spanish River, St. Andrews, Taravella, Wellington, West Boca

G1A-15: American, American Heritage, Archbishop McCarthy, Cooper City, Cypress Bay, Dillard, Dr. Krop, Everglades, Flanagan, Hialeah Gardens, Hollywood Hills, J.C. Bermudez, Mater Academy, Mater Lakes, McArthur, Miami Carol City, Miami Central, Miami Norland, Miami Springs, Miramar, North Miami, Nova, Plantation, South Broward, South Plantation, Stranahan, West Broward, Western

G1A-16: Braddock, Coral Gables, Coral Reef, Doral Academy, Everglades Prep, Ferguson, Florida Christian, Homestead, Key West, Keys Gate, Marathon, Miami, Miami Beach, Miami Christian, Miami Coral Park, Miami Jackson, Miami Palmetto, Miami Southridge, Miami Sunset, SLAM Miami, Somerset College Prep, South Dade, SW Miami