2017-2018 DI Returning State Placers and Qualifiers

[bayoubadger]

Here is a list of the returning Division I Placers and Qualifiers, their grade this coming season and their record from last season. Placers are in BOLD.

106

Jesse Ybarra, Sunnyside 10 - State Champion (45-3)

Chris Kelly, Chandler 10 - Runner-up (34-5)

Zack Kvavle, Corona 11 - 3rd (52-4)

Alex Dieball, Desert Mountain 12 - 4th (54-7)

Hunter Richards, Mesa Mountain View - 5th (32-6)

Keegan Arthur, Mountain Pointe 11 – (32-19)

Charles Boyle, Westwood 11 – (42-8)

Cael Figueroa, Highland 10 – (29-14)

Jovan Garcia, La Joya 11 – (22-9)

Mike Llamas, Copper Canyon 11 – (22-9)

Matt Martinez, Skyline 11 – (40-10)

Isten Nilsen-Brookshire, Millenium 10 (33-22)

Connor Wren, Millennium 10 (21-13)


113

Manny Garcia, Sunnyside 12 - State Champion (38-4)

Aaron Valenzuela, Kofa 12 - 3rd (38-8)

Alex Rodriguez, Basha 11 - 4th (43-11)

Tariq Hornbuckle, Desert Vista 11 - 5th (31-10)

Bryce Bernard, Valley Vista 10 – (25-17)

Hayden Braaten, Boulder Creek 12 – (25-13)

Everett Gomez, Desert Ridge 11 – (32-9)

Diego Oliverio, Horizon 12 – (26-15)

Oscar Pina, Central 12 – (17-10)

Marco Rivera, Tucson 12 – (54-13)


120

Cameron Upshur, Corona 12 - State Champion (32-4)

Vicente Loaiza, Sunnyside 12 - Runner-up (34-7)

Alex Wood, Desert Ridge 11 - 3rd (41-8)

Franxl Zaragoza, Cibola 12 - 4th (26-8)

Isai Alonso, Kofa 11 - 6th (36-13)

Noah Hasegawa, Mountain Ridge 11 – (29-16)

Ashton Kaneao, Millennium 11 – (11-6)

Dylan Quinn, Hamilton 11 – (22-19)

Nicholas Tufte, Boulder Creek 12 – (23-17)

Luis Villapando, San Luis 12 – (16-18)


126

Angelo Pool, Tucson 12 - Runner-up (56-9)

Aaron Rodriguez, Sunnyside 11 - 3rd (39-7)

Gabe Castenada, Kofa 11 - 5th (40-8)

Alex Karatinos, Red Mountain - 6th (38-11)

Paul Alvarado, Dobson 11 - (31-20)

Thomas Bigelow, Chandler 11 – (33-5)

Bowen Doolen, Mesa Mountain View – (32-14)

Alex Maxson, Horizon 11 – (34-15)

Jacob Munoz, Mountain Ridge 11 – (40-10)

Trey Pacheco, Desert Ridge 11 – (29-22)

Joel Ulloa, Cibola 11 – (5-5)


132

Roman Bravo-Young, Sunnyside 12 - State Champion (43-0)

Bryce Nickel, Corona 11 - 3rd (21-7)

Ryan Roper, Basha 12 - 4th (31-9)

Russel Belnap, Highland 12 – (17-13)

Julian Borbon, San Luis 12 – (24-18)

Robert Dominguez, Cesar Chavez 12 – (24-13)

Zach Karantinos, Red Mountain 12 – (26-15)

Nick Lutz, Horizon 12 – (29-10)

Gary Rice, Sandra Day O’Connor 12 – (45-13)

Justice Smith, Desert Vista 10 – (20-8)


138

Jacob Garcia, Corona 12 - State Champion (23-2)

Tanner Waite, Highland 12 - 3rd (40-6)

Sheldon Cole, Boulder Creek 11 - 4th (51-6)

Julius Escandon, Hamilton 11 – (29-21)

Gabriel Gallego, Millenium 11 – (21-4)

Rafael Garcia, Chandler 12 – (30-13)

Diego Herrera, Cesar Chavez 11 – (13-14)

Connor Vermeesch, Pinnacle 11 – (37-14)

Alex Young, Horizon 10 – (12-11)


145

Andres Aguilera, Basha 12 - (24-17)

Andres Conchas, Kofa 12 - (24-20)

Luke Jacobs, Brophy Prep 12 – (35-17)

Nathan Lohman, Valley Vista 12 – (34-20)

Andrew Saenz, Desert Mountain 11 – (45-13)


152

Aaron Gandara, Cibola 10 - Runner-up (44-6)

Connor Boyd, Perry 11 – (25-17)

Preston Cameau, Desert Vista 10 – (15-9)

Jordan Ellis, La Joya 12 – (25-7)

Michael Guliano, Desert Ridge 12 – (31-16)


160

Joe Carey, Basha 11 - 3rd (39-13)

Jose Rubio, Sunnyside 12 - 4th (12-3)

Pedro Medina, Horizon 12 - 6th (32-10)

Emiliano Acosta, Mesa Mountain View 12 – (24-13)

Jacon Correa, Sandra Day O’Connor 11 – (37-22)

Brady Ellis, La Joya 11 – (12-19)

Jack Kollings, Boulder Creek 12 – (37-14)

Cody Lewis, Desert Ridge 12 – (46-7)

Makai Obregon, Valley Vista 10 – (11-10)

Sergio Orozco, Cesar Chavez 12 – (20-14)

Johnny Shadle, Trevor G. Browne 12 – (22-14)

Jaden West, Millennium 12 – (18-9)


170

David Castaneda, Kofa 12 - 5th (42-3)

Travis Calloway, Perry 11 - 6th (37-11)

Gabe De la Roche, Brophy Prep 12 - (30-13)

Ruben Fernandez, Alhambra 11 – (6-9)

Jared Hann, Highland 12 – (30-13)

Reese Ortega, Sandra Day O’Connor 12 – (39-6)

Matt Rees, Sunnyside 12 – (22-6)

Dillon Stevenson, Desert Ridge 12 – (18-7)

Sebastian Torres, Cibola 12 – (26-15)


182

Kashawn Crump-Valencia, Tucson 12 - Runner-up (47-13)

Mario Neblina, Cibola 11 - 3rd (17-4)

Donovan Corn, Hamilton 11 - 6th (40-13)

Chandler Deegan, Boulder Creek 12 – (34-11)

Braeden Howey, Red Mountain 12 – (16-12)

Rory Ortega, Sandra Day O’Connor 11 – (21-9)

Jose Rascon, Kofa 12 – (25-12)

Jacob Robles, Brophy Prep 11 – (20-10)

Jacob Wright, Desert Ridge 11 – (13-5)


195

Jeremiah Hollen, Mesa Mountain View 11 - Runner-up (39-7)

Abel Guillen, Central 11 – (18-12)

Drew Meneses, Chandler 11 – (15-9)

Anthony Phillips, Cibola 12 – (21-13)

Jacob Santa Cruz, Corona 12 – (33-17)


220

Tommy Mommer, Cibola 12 - State Champion (45-3)

Tony James Becker, Chandler 12 – (21-14)

Ryan Cazares, Boulder Creek 12 – (4-4)

Justin Clatterbuck, Perry 11 – (27-17)

Anthony Cutlip, Red Mountain 11 – (14-15)

Jonathan Garcia, Mesa Mountain View 12 – (24-14)

Jackson Lee, Desert Vista 12 - (29-11)

Christian Medeiros, Desert Ridge 12 - (41-7)

Jaedon Murphy, Sandra Day O’Connor 12 - (22-15)

Amilcar Perez, Kofa 12 – (20-15)


HWT

Brett Johnson, Desert Vista 11 - 4th (38-10)

Mathew Eagar, Westwood 11 - 6th (46-14)

Vincent Corral, Perry 12 – (26-10)

Jeremiah Katt, Mesa Mountain View 11 – (15-17)

Adrian Monreal, Sunnyside 11 – (25-12)

Erik Orozco, Cesar Chavez 11 – (19-13)

Bailey Young, Desert Ridge 11 - (36-8)

 

[Coach Pat]

Arent the Groves brothers at Chandler? At least, thats what I heard. I would suspect they would be 160 and 170 maybe?

 

[bayoubadger]

Please correct the spelling for 106 weight class 3rd Place. The correct spelling is: Zack Kvavle

Sorry, my bad.

 

[bayoubadger]

Arent the Groves brothers at Chandler? At least, thats what I heard. I would suspect they would be 160 and 170 maybe?

This is just a list of the returning DI Placers and Qualifiers. They are not actually rankings. Those will be done at some point after the season has started and we know what schools they are at and what weight they are wrestling. If the Groves brothers are in fact at Chandler I will be interested to see how they do wrestling DI competition on a consistent basis and wresting in some bigger tournaments.

 

[Coach Pat]

Got it. I'm with you bayou. I'd like to see them compete at the DI level and see how they hang. It'll be good to watch

 

[whenndoubtchokemout]

Can anyone CONFIRM the Groves have enrolled at Chandler HS

 

[Wrestlers]

The Groves' Twins have enrolled at Chandler High School.

 

[TUMBLEWEED]

That is a BIG move for the twins. In my opinion they are bound to run into more serious comp then they would have in D-2

Hats off to them for moving into D1.

Anyone know what weights they are considering?

 

[whenndoubtchokemout]

D-2 is just as tough as D-1, no drop off in my opinion. I am assuming Gator will go 152 and Marco will go 170.

Top 5
1. Sunnyside (All-Star line up from 106-145) will depend on their 152-heavyweight if they win title)
2. Cibola (will be in reach of sunnyside, very good lineup)
3. Corona (J. Garcia's leadership and young guns ready to shine)
4. Chandler (Will the Groves leadership get Chandler back on top)
5. Mesa Mt. View (Young and ready to roll!)
5. Tucson (Dark horse! will surprise teams)

 

[TUMBLEWEED]

Okay..
team wise "some" D2 - teams might be able to hang with "some" D-1 teams

One of, if not both of the twins will end up with All American / National Champion caliber competition (in their prospective weight class) wrestling D-1 this year.

Staying D-2, I don't see the same comp level for them.

On another note..
Tucson? Dark horse?
Doubtful in my opinion. Definite top 5-10 team wise, that's about it.

 

[whenndoubtchokemout]

Either your not a Deberry fan or your not seeing the improvements Coach Deberry has done for the program since he took over. As far as Groves boys going to D-1, they had good compeition in D-2, Gator had a 4-2 win over Morris from Ironwood, Marco had a convincing win 12-6 over Proper from Marana (Marco has not been tested the last 3 years in AZ) If Marco and Gandara meet up that would be a GREAT matchup. I am not sure if you know D-2 has a some All American / National Champion Caliber competition. To name a few.

Josh Herrera
Xavier Rico
Mark Prado
Javier Ortiz
Jacob Frias
Andrew Cota
Marcus Castillo
Altilano Escobar
Denen Fernandez
Jimmy Dietz
Josh Vigh
Anthony Saba
Miles Nuessle

I am not saying D-2 is better than D-1 but I will put Queen Creek, Liberty and Marana Mountain View against D-1's top 3 anyday!

 

[expulse]

Heard a rumor from a good sorce that c-bass mordecai is back in t-town; and he is going to wrestle this year. If true will need to update the predictions/rankings.

 

[bayoubadger]

Heard a rumor from a good sorce that c-bass mordecai is back in t-town; and he is going to wrestle this year. If true will need to update the predictions/rankings.

He is back in Tucson. Not sure if he is wrestling. If he is, not sure what weight.

 

[East Valley]

D-2 is just as tough as D-1, no drop off in my opinion. I am assuming Gator will go 152 and Marco will go 170.

Top 5
1. Sunnyside (All-Star line up from 106-145) will depend on their 152-heavyweight if they win title)
2. Cibola (will be in reach of sunnyside, very good lineup)
3. Corona (J. Garcia's leadership and young guns ready to shine)
4. Chandler (Will the Groves leadership get Chandler back on top)
5. Mesa Mt. View (Young and ready to roll!)
5. Tucson (Dark horse! will surprise teams)

Dang I totally agree with you on this list. I would also add Desert Vista & Desert Ridge with Mtn View & Tucson.

I think the Groves boys will adjust fine to D1 they have wrestled all these kids growing up. On the other board it says Mordecai is back registered at SS. Are you kidding me? That is a surprise after they threw his dad under the bus.

 

[bayoubadger]

Dang I totally agree with you on this list. I would also add Desert Vista & Desert Ridge with Mtn View & Tucson.

I think the Groves boys will adjust fine to D1 they have wrestled all these kids growing up. On the other board it says Mordecai is back registered at SS. Are you kidding me? That is a surprise after they threw his dad under the bus.

East Valley, I had heard rumors for months. Still surprising. Glad to have another big kid in the SS room.

 

[East Valley]

East Valley, I had heard rumors for months. Still surprising. Glad to have another big kid in the SS room.

He helps for sure!!