Queen of the South Madison Carroll earns Wrestler of Week honor | Girls Team of the Week
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BY BRANT PARSONS — Gulf Breeze’s Madison Carroll made a statement last weekend, winning first place at the Queen of the South tournament.
It also earned her your vote in this week’s Reader’s Choice Wrestler of the Week.
The win was a follow-up for the 100-pound junior from a second-place finish at the Rotary Classic to kick off the season.
Carroll, who also trains in BJJ, will be competing this weekend at the Christmas Knockout Classic and try to continue to prove that a trip to Kissimmee with the eyes on a podium is an expected end-year goal.
“She goes above and beyond in her training,” Lynette Deeds said in her nomination of Carroll. “This could be her breakthrough year.”
Kabra Wrestling’s ‘Team of the Week’
100: Alexandra Thomas (Cooper City): Picked up a couple ranked wins while winning at It's In My DNA.
105: Diarry Gomez (Haines City): Topped the field at the Grenadier Girls Grappler.
110: Jazlyn Diaz (Riverdale): Earned her second tournament win of the season, including a win over the #2 wrestler in her weight class.
115: Abigail Gonzalez (Miami Southridge): Won the Ironman in Ohio as an unseeded wrestler.
120: Carmen Moya (Miami Palmetto): Had an impressive performance to win first place at North Miami.
125: Sophie Simons (Naples): Finished in first place the at the Chris Hixon Memorial.
130: Willow White (South Dade): Finished second in the Women's Ironman.
135: Aava Barbarena (Ridgeview): Won her second straight tournament with a championship effort at the Cougar Clash.
140: Gabriella Sergi (North Fort Myers): Scored a top 10 win in the final at Colonial.
145: Taylor Pelchat (St. Augustine): Stood atop the podium at the Lady Jackets Invitational.
155: Chrstal Desir (Forest Hill): Last year's state finalist won two tournaments this weekend.
170: Isabella McFarlane (King): Did not give up an offensive point while winning the Ironman in Ohio.
190: Tanesha Byron (Orange City University): Beat two ranked wrestlers to finish in first at Colonial.
235: CaMauri Benton (Timber Creek): Burst onto the scene with a winning performance at the Bobcat Round Robin.
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.
