Bryce Fiore and Mekialla Mauvais earn Wrestler of Week honors | Best of Week 3
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January 3, 2026
BY BRANT PARSONS — St. Johns Country Day’s Bryce Fiore and Orlando Freedom’s Mekialla Mauvais were your choices for the Reader’s Choice Wrestlers of the Week for Week 3.
Fiore became the first-ever seventh grader to win an individual title at the Knockout Christmas Classic. The 113-pounder won the title in style, winning the final by a score of 14-12.
“What he showed in winning the Knockout Christmas Classic as a seventh grader was maturity, toughness, and technical dominance far beyond his years,” St. Johns Country Day coach Hunter Hill said. “He's always had that special edge. On top of it all, he's balancing a rigorous academic load with college prep courses at St. Johns Country Day School, which speaks volumes about his discipline and long-term focus. Bryce is the real deal, and he's only getting started.”
On the girls side, Mauvais was matched up again with South Dade’s Kenzie Barrett in the 235-pound final, the second #1-#2 meeting for the two this season.
With Barrett leading 4-0 in the second period, Mauvais turned a takedown into a pinfall to improve to 2-0 between the two wrestlers this season. The Orlando Freedom junior won a similar battle between the two at the Let Freedom Ring tournament in Week 1.
“She’s been kinda hiding behind a state champion for a few years here and couldn’t get her spot,” Orlando Freedom coach Dave Bush said after the first win. “She’s more fit for heavyweight, she likes heavyweight better and she made the cut last year to 190 to get to the state tournament and get that experience and with this win, we got to see where she will be as far as contending this year.”
Kabra Wrestling’s ‘Best of the Week’
GIRLS
100: Hannah Ferrett (Bloomingdale): Took home first place at the Rumble on the Range.
105: Grace Jawulksi (Brandon): Topped the field at 105 pounds that included seven wrestlers ranked in the Top 8 in Florida.
110: Jazlyn Diaz (Riverdale): Was the top wrestler in pins/total time while winning a title at the Knockout Christmas Classic.
115: Camdyn Elliott (Gulf Breeze): The returning state champion scored the most team points at the Knockout, finishing with 34.
120: Abigail Gonzalez (Miami Southridge): The defending state champ won her first Knockout singlet.
125: Arianna Ruiz (Mater Lakes): Won her school’s first Knockout title with a dominating display at 125 pounds.
130: Willow White (South Dade): The Ironman champion continued her national destruction tour with a win at the Beast of the East in Delaware.
135: Lola Boswell (Fivay): The junior finished in first place at the Susan Duval.
140: Zoe Delgado (Florida Christian): Earned a win in a rematch of an earlier loss this season in the final at the Knockout.
145: Ailee Briggs (Lemon Bay): Finished back on top at the Knockout after a commanding performance.
155: Sarah Branch (Bay): Was unbeaten at the Beast of the Beach.
170: Isabella McFarlane (King): The Ironman champion added Knockout champions to her list of titles this season.
190: Hazuki Sykes (Sumner): Continued to show how tough she will be at 190 pounds this year with an impressive championship run.
235: Mekialla Mauvais (Orlando Freedom): Scored another exciting final victory with a thrilling pin between the #1 and #2 wrestlers at 235.
BOYS
106: Jayden Jacobs (Lyman): The freshman defeated a Top 5 wrestler to win the Bill Scott Invitational.
113: Bryce Fiore (St. Johns Country Day): Won his first Knockout title with a command performance at 113 pounds.
120: Lazaro Soto (SW Miami): Remained undefeated on the season and beat a returning Knockout champion on his way to the title.
126: Jovanni Tovar (Miami Southridge): Followed up his runner-up performance at the Ironman by winning every match by technical fall at the Knockout.
132: Broc Dahlin (Bayshore): Finished in first place in the King of the Castle IBT.
138: Timothy Boda (Merritt Island): Didn’t give up a single offensive point in winning a loaded weight class at the Knockout Christmas Classic.
144: Aston Claxon (Flanagan): Was on top of the podium in one of the deeper weight classes at Gillis Strong.
150: Travonte Burgess (Lakeland): The senior went 8-0 at the Polk County Duals.
157: Leyton Collazo (Gulf Breeze): Tallied an unbeaten mark on the weekend, going 8-0 at the Beast of the Beach.
165: Tyree Graham (South Dade): Earned a Knockout Christmas Classic singlet in the 165 pound weight class.
175: Brendon Whiting (Heritage): Was victorious at the Longhorn Classic.
190: Killian Lonergan (Creekside): Finished in first place at the Bill Scott Invitational.
215: Peter Mocco (Cardinal Gibbons): The top seed at 215 pounds, he won every match with bonus points and brought home the crown.
285: Michael Mocco (Cardinal Gibbons): The Iowa-bound senior added Knockout champion to his lengthy list of high school accolades.
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.
