Cocoa Beach’s Beville voted ‘Wrestler of the Week’ | Team of the Week
Cocoa Beach’s Rylee Beville has her sights set on more trophies this season. (Photo by Dan Ward/Ward Wrestling Live)
BY BRANT PARSONS — We asked and you voted, emphatically, for Kabra Wrestling’s first Reader’s Choice Wrestler of the Week - Rylee Beville.
The Cocoa Beach seventh-grader ripped through the competition in her first high school tournament, scoring four pins in four matches to win the 100-pound weight class at the Girls Flagler Rotary Tournament.
“Rylee came into a very tough Flagler Rotary Invitational looking to show she belongs in the conversation at 100 pounds and I think she did just that,” Coach Beach head coach Chris Kelly said. “I think being able to pin her way through one of the toughest girls tournaments in Florida is going to be a good confidence builder moving forward.”
The win for Beville was a nice opening statement for the undersized wrestler, but she has her eyes on some bigger prizes this season.
“Her ultimate goal this year is to be the first 12-year-old state champ,” Kelly said. “So she got right back to work to continue improving and building on her early season success.”
Francesca Bisordi (Lakewood Ranch), Ceajah Brown (Orlando Freedom), Bailey DeVries (Kissimmee Osceola), Kendal Haynie (Wakulla), Vanessa Kervin (Anclote), Cameron Lord (Sunlake), and Clariza Pequeno (Port Charlotte) were also nominated after great performances in the first week of the girls season.
Kabra Wrestling’s ‘Team of the Week’
Team: Orlando Freedom: The Patriots started the season winning the deepest tournament, the Girls Flagler Rotary at Flagler Palm Coast.
100: Rylee Beville (Cocoa Beach): The seventh grader triumphed at the Girls Flagler Rotary.
105: Addison Sawyer (Nature Coast): Finished in first place at the Queens of the Next tournament.
110: Zoey McDonald (St. John Neumann): Earned the top spot in a deep weight class at the Rotary.
115: MacKenzie Allcroft (Fort Pierce Central): Toppled two ranked wrestlers to finish first at the Ladies of the Ring.
120: Kendal Haynie (Wakulla): Won an early meeting between state champion hopefuls to win at Flagler Palm Coast.
125: Cameron Lord (Sunlake): Individual champion in a weight class that featured 12 ranked wrestlers at Rotary.
130: Kiley Vinson (Harmony): Went undefeated at the Drumstick Duals.
135: Vanessa Kervin (Anclote): Queen of the Nest champion won all four bouts with a fall.
140: Alexandra Groppe (Hudson): Won the weight class at the Queens of the Nest.
145: Ceajah Brown (Orlando Freedom): Brown won a thrilling 13-9 decision over last year's state finalist in the Rotary final.
155: Alisha Vilar (Flagler Palm Coast): Won the Rotary with four first-period pins.
170: Riley Lancaster (Admiral Farragut): Started her senior season in style, finishing in first at the Ladies of the Ring.
190: Bailey DeVries (Kissimmee Osceola): The freshman went 6-0 at the Drumstick Duals and was named Most Outstanding Wrestler.
235: Zanis Outten (Sebastian River): Went 5-0 at the Drumstick Duals to start the season.
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.
