The website says, Angel Cejudo is the head coach but I'm sure Larkin plays a huge part.They cant wrestle at AIA events. Not an AIA accredited school. Eric larkin coaches them
The website says, Angel Cejudo is the head coach but I'm sure Larkin plays a huge part.They cant wrestle at AIA events. Not an AIA accredited school. Eric larkin coaches them
Question about all the talk, does being a four time state champion mean anything to you experts or is that not the main goal anymore. Have one good year and your the best .[/
Since all 3 guys train together and Ybarra got beat by Tellez then the answer should be clear. Cause I’m sure the coaching staff knows who is better then who between the 3 of them. So if You know and have seen them all practice I’d have to agree and say Castillo is the top dog in AZ. Maybe we will see them all compete this off season. Would be nice to see those battles.Very solid points, Tellez did win Freak Show, I’m not sure if it was at Varsity or Elite? Huge difference! Other thing is Castillo, Tellez and Guerrero all train together under Coach Vega with Tucson Cyclones. It was probably known that M. Castillo was dropping to 134 so adjustments could be made. Now with that happening makes Castillo the man! Tellez was very impressive at state, but I’d have to say top dog in AZ is Marcus Castillo this year.
I think the groves brothers from McClintock -chandler were also 19 when they graduated.Bunch of pinche haters on here....lol. the title says who is the best wrestler in AZ , it does not say who you hate the most. Since when is 18 half the age of 19 (was 18 a few months ago you know)....smh....anyways.
M. Castillo hands down. Why is this even questioned? Nobody even got close.
Well we all know who your referencing too. Statistically he is not the best. But the kid is a phenomenal talent. Probably will be considered one of the best to come out of AZ when it's all said and done. Being a 4x is great, but I think being a 4x here in AZ doesn't hold as much value. All the tough kids are spread out across 4 divisions. AZ should have 2 divisions at the least. The top Kids in the state go back to their respective division at state and have no one to challenge them. At that point winning state for them is like wrestling a jv tournamentQuestion about all the talk, does being a four time state champion mean anything to you experts or is that not the main goal anymore. Have one good year and your the best .
Arizona is full of haters. No one can simply enjoy watching and supporting a kid that has remarkable talent. Everyone always finds something to hate on any great kid.Bunch of pinche haters on here....lol. the title says who is the best wrestler in AZ , it does not say who you hate the most. Since when is 18 half the age of 19 (was 18 a few months ago you know)....smh....anyways.
M. Castillo hands down. Why is this even questioned? Nobody even got close.
Well we all know who your referencing too. Statistically he is not the best. But the kid is a phenomenal talent. Probably will be considered one of the best to come out of AZ when it's all said and done. Being a 4x is great, but I think being a 4x here in AZ doesn't hold as much value. All the tough kids are spread out across 4 divisions. AZ should have 2 divisions at the least. The top Kids in the state go back to their respective division at state and have no one to challenge them. At that point winning state for them is like wrestling a jv tournament[/QUOT
I say less divisions in AZ would be better. That's just my opinion. But I do love the fact that the big names are going in to face each other at tourneys like flowing wells.well let me see is red mountain, perry, marana mountain view , and flowing wells good tournaments to wrestle against division 1 2 3 and 4, and not change your weight class but face whoever is there. Finch wrestled Bravo, Andrews wrestled Anthony, and Guerrero wrestled Ybarra that's the sign of outstanding wrestlers wanting to wrestle the best so they can get better.What else do you want.
Peoria is another great tournament to see who is the best at a weight. In my opinion it's the toughest tournament in AZ.well let me see is red mountain, perry, marana mountain view , and flowing wells good tournaments to wrestle against division 1 2 3 and 4, and not change your weight class but face whoever is there. Finch wrestled Bravo, Andrews wrestled Anthony, and Guerrero wrestled Ybarra that's the sign of outstanding wrestlers wanting to wrestle the best so they can get better.What else do you want.
Alfonso Martinez was definitely untouchable this year. M. Castillo/A Martinez are top two...but they did not beat a Fernandez/Andrews...lol.I’m going to give my nomination for 2018-2019 AZ best wrestler and I am biased. Alfonso Martinez Desert Vista. I believe all nominees are deserving. My reasoning is he was scored on only once all year in our great state of Arizona. As far as the practice room he played a big part in making his teammates better wrestlers. His 160 and 170 teammates both are D-1 state champions. Like I said I’m biased.
Everyone need to understand azwrestler is to compare and talk good about our wrestlers lets don't get mad and say the wrong things.Arizona is full of haters. No one can simply enjoy watching and supporting a kid that has remarkable talent. Everyone always finds something to hate on any great kid.
Maybe they should change States if the competition is so below them. I observed many talented kids wrestling last weekend. Less than 5 % of kids who wrestle in HS will ever wrestle in college. The importance of a HS program better go way beyond the elite kids. It's not that hard to claim greatness of your program or of any program if all you have to do is train the supposed elite. Not saying that those coaches don't know their stuff but I would rather see a program grow locally and be developed like that.I would like to see Valiant at state, but the problem is they have much higher ambitions. To them our state tournament is basically a JV meet. They could win it, but it doesn't really mean a lot to them. If it did a lot of those kids would have stayed at their last high schools and won state titles for their schools they were at. Ramos won a state title for Casteel and would have been a favorite in D2, Sunnyside or not. They have much higher aspirations than being state champions which I commend them for.
I agree wholeheartedly!Maybe they should change States if the competition is so below them. I observed many talented kids wrestling last weekend. Less than 5 % of kids who wrestle in HS will ever wrestle in college. The importance of a HS program better go way beyond the elite kids. It's not that hard to claim greatness of your program or of any program if all you have to do is train the supposed elite. Not saying that those coaches don't know their stuff but I would rather see a program grow locally and be developed like that.
You make a great point, topic is this year, I lost focus.How far we going back? I thought we were talking about 2018-2019