73 ‘upsets’ from the opening round at the state tournament

Mater Academy’s Melanie Loynaz earned an upset in the 105-pound weight class. (Brant Parsons/Kabra Wrestling)

BY BRANT PARSONS — We have completed one day of competition at the FHSAA state tournament and the first day was not lacking for excitement.

We’ve kept a list of all of the “upsets” that took place. These are defined as wins by a lower ranked wrestler according to Kabra’s rankings.

Boone’s Ajani Flanders celebrates his first-round upset. (Brant Parsons/Kabra Wrestling)

19 upsets in Class 3A

132: #16 Jonathon McPherson (Ocoee) dec. #2 Caleb Gauthier (Palm Harbor University) UTB 6-5

165: #6 Benjamin Wolgamuth (Hagerty) dec. #3 Drake Bonney (Miami Palmetto) 10-7

285: #5 Demo Vogiatzis (East Lake) dec. #3 Gerald Logan (DeLand) TB-1 7-1

106: #10 Eli Valdez (Park Vista) dec. #5 Michiah Gillins Jr. (South Plantation) 7-0

126: #10 Andrew Tayler (George Jenkins) p. #5 Jose Callava (South Dade) 0:44

215: #6 Jude Dicicoco (Hagerty) dec. #5 Joshua Ramirez (Freedom) 10-3

106: #9 Ajani Flanders (Boone) p. #6 Alejandro Ravelo (SW Miami) 3:08

113: #9 Leo Ortiz (Harmony) dec. #6 Vinent Nikollaj (Hagerty) 2-0

113: #13 Abigail Gonzalez (Miami Southridge) p. #7 Russell Yarbrough (Plant City) 5:55

285: #13 Diddier Carrillo Castillo (Monarch) dec. #7 Jordyn Martin (Freedom) TB-1 2-1

157: #13 Christian Medina (Venice) p. #8 Jonathan Olmo (Kissimmee Osceola) 5:07

175: #13 Malik Bousalham (Bartram Trail) maj. #8 Sheldon Fouche (Palm Harbor University) 13-4

120: #11 Jaden Williams (Wellington) dec. #8 David Cardullo (Palm Harbor University) 7-1

126: #9 Joey Davis (Lake Brantley) dec. #8 Preston Williams (Olympic Heights) 13-7

190: #9 Christopher Aubain (Freedom) dec. #8 Francis Kealey (Buchholz) 5-3

138: #11 Angel LeGrand (Cypress Creek) dec. #9 James Aguilar (Riverview) 7-1

165: #11 Ehab Shalaby (Freedom) dec. #10 Owen Nappi (North Port) 6-5

215: #11 Adam Cantu (Hialeah Gardens) p. #10 Devon Young (North Port) 4:00

285: #14 Raymundo Romero (Park Vista) maj. #12 Alexander Urbina (Miami Palmetto) 13-5

Deltona’s Javonni Carraturo was one of 20 upsets in Class 2A. (Brant Parsons/Kabra Wrestling)

21 upsets in Class 2A

157: #6 Leyton Collazo (Gulf Breeze) p. #2 Charly Sainteus (North Miami) 5:58

285: #11 Jayshawn McLeod (Clay) p. #4 Luis Jimenez (Brandon) 0:57

150: #8 Nestor Colaire (Atlantic) dec. #4 Jayden Frey (River Ridge) 3-1

138: #7 Dylan Fernandez (Somerset) dec. #4 Devyn Hicks (New Smyrna Beach) TB-1 7-5

144: #6 Isaac Lowe (Lake Gibson) dec. #4 Landon Murphy (North Fort Myers) TB-1 12-10

120: #16 Lochlyn Harris (Port Charlotte) dec. #5 Cash Caillu (Jesuit) 4-3

150: #13 Daniel De Almeida (Ponte Vedra) tech. #5 Angel Ojeda (Manatee) 18-3

175: #12 Eli Diaz (Somerset) dec. #5 Nikolai Krywko (Parrish) 2-1

285: #10 Daniel Clement (Lincoln) dec. #5 Leyland Callahan (Lake Gibson) 4-2

126: #14 Keegan Deeds (Gulf Breeze) dec. #6 Julian Brady (Suncoast) 14-12

126: #11 Jaden Morales (Braden River) dec. #6 Nathan Harvey (Middleburg) 6-4

215: #8 Sage Suarez (Somerset) p. #6 Marvin Mendez (Jesuit) 1:15

150: #9 Spencer Timm (Lake Gibson) dec. #7 Tavien Smith (Jensen Beach) 9-8

120: #8 Jacob Rivera (Winter Springs) tech. #7 Jacob Rhodes (Archbishop McCarthy) 19-2

190: #8 Mason Desandolo (Lake Gibson) p. #7 Rubier Oliva (Felix Varela) 4:55

157: #14 Xaviar Aguirre (Zephryhills) dec. #8 Brooks Cowan (St. Pete Northeast) 8-5

157: #12 Daniel Quinones (Springstead) dec. #9 Gabriele Nudi (North Fort Myers) 6-1

190: #12 Tajay Richards (Arnold) p. #9 Ezequiel Pedrazza (Cape Coral) 1:28

215: #12 Rome Kendrick (Fort Walton Beach) p. #9 Sebastian Corporan (Bonita Springs) 1:02

285: #12 Christopher Coleman (Deerfield Beach) dec. #9 Daniel Iriarte (Riverdale) SV-1 8-5

106: #13 Javonni Carraturo (Deltona) dec. #12 Jaeden Jacobs (Lyman) 21-14

Ponte Vedra’s Daniel De Almeida had a big upset on Thursday. (Brant Parsons/Kabra Wrestling)

18 upsets in Class 1A

190: #12 Ari Rupe (SLAM Tampa) dec. #1 Calvin Ross (Wewahitchka) SV-1 10-7

215: #12 John Gomez Hernandez (Jefferson) p. #2 Brett Bearden (Bolles) 1:37

215: #11 Quinn Enguita (Bishop Verot) dec. #3 Blake Barodte (Wakulla) 8-3

190: #10 Tyce Porcher (King's Academy) dec. #4 Nathan Pond (Cocoa Beach) 7-3

132: #6 Jalal Naghib (St. John Neumann) p. #5 Gavin Matheis (Coral Shores) 6:26

157: #15 William McKenzie (North Bay Haven) dec. #6 Sterling Keefe (Coral Shores) 12-10

150: #10 Troy Thaxton (Wakulla) dec. #6 Elliot Sear (Lemon Bay) 23-17

190: #8 Darian Vargas (Mater Lakes) dec. #6 Kian Blyss (Hernando) 11-4

120: #7 Makana Tieri (Merritt Island) dec. #6 Hudson Sweitzer (Bishop Verot) 6-2

138: #14 Angel Jones (Space Coast) p. #7 Damien Zherka (Aubrey Rogers) 2:54

157: #12 Jacob Lobis (Pine Crest) maj. #7 Terrence Hinson (Florida High) 10-2

215: #10 Elijah Willis (Anclote) p. #7 Cody Johnson (South Walton) 1:43

138: #10 Skyler Barreto (Cardinal Gibbons) dec. #8 Diego Torres (Stanton Prep)

190: #13 Richard Lugo (Mater Lakes) dec. #9 Zaid Moore (Crystal River) 7-1

106: #12 VinDaryus White (Palm Bay) dec. #9 Soren Bakkar (Bishop Kenny) 7-2

157: #11 Lucas Santiago (True North) tech. #9 Camden Garcia (Providence) 18-1

120: #14 Logan Bajor (Cardinal Gibbons) p. #11 Wyatt Feltgen (Florida High) 4:47

126: #12 Chris Dominguez (Avon Park) dec. #11 Jake Arnesen (Cardinal Gibbons) 18-13

15 upsets in girls

170: #9 Isabella McFarlane (King) p. #2 Tor`Rina Rushing (Mosley) 2:56

170: #13 Brooke Arbic (Niceville) tech. #3 Zadaryhea Moore (Tampa Bay Tech) 17-1

125: #6 Cora Hayes (North Ft Myers) p. #4 Ryauna Nepomuceno (Viera) 3:34

130: #10 Alyssa Dolittle (North Ft Myers) dec. #4 Rose Karakolis (Park Vista) 11-4

145: #9 Alisha Vilar (Flagler Palm Coast) p. #5 Tori Gibson (George Jenkins)

105: #12 Melanie Loynaz (Mater Academy) dec. #6 Elizabeth Pinto (Viera) 9-5

105: #8 Sophia Wojnar (Bartram Trail) p. #6 Tiffany Francisco (Western) 4:58

115: #8 Nova Estrada (North Bay Haven) maj. #6 Mackenzie Allcroft (Ft Pierce Central) 9-0

145: #8 Zoe Goode (Oakleaf) maj. #6 Nezaria Powell (Rockledge) 11-3

130: #8 Clariza Pequeno (Port Charlotte) dec. #7 Sydney Jones (Jensen Beach) 12-10

125: #12 Leilah Carter (Fleming Island) p. #8 Paola Blanco-Cruz (Olympic Heights) 2:27

155: #9 Loghan Anzualda (St. John Neumann) dec. Viktoriya Devochkinn (North Miami) 3-2

115: #14 Joycey DeYoung (Merritt Island) p. #10 Maple Brady (Mariner) 5:03

125: #11 Samantha Tobia (Park Vista) dec. #10 Amelia McKnight (Lincoln) 6-2

145: #11 Lineshka Joseph (North Miami) maj. #10 Kennedy Wright (Bayshore) 9-2

Brant Parsons is the founder and executive editor of Kabra Wrestling. He has been covering high school wrestling in Florida since 2004. He can be reached at brant@kabrawrestling.com.