I agree that Diego Chavez had a phenomenal year. That being said, I think that Kellenberger and Cole would probably beat him. Yes Chavez has National Accolades but they are against kids his own age. There is a big strength difference when you are a 160 pound freshman wrestling 18yo seniors. The competition that Chavez faced was substantially weaker that of Kellenberger and Cole. For this reason I would not put any of them in the discussion for best wrestler in AZ in 2019.
That's fair...NHSCA Championship was Junior High level and USAW All-American finish was Cadets. Definitely agree none of the 3 belong in the "Best HS wrestler in AZ" convo
My Tier 1 for "Best HS wrestler in AZ" are the following (in no particular order):
Alfonso Martinez
Nate Deasey
Jeremiah Hollen
Zack Espalin
Marcus Castillo
With the following being in the conversation, primarily due to national credentials (other than Tellez and Borneman):
Anthony Echemendia (came in late on the scene; could argue he is in Tier 1 conversation)
Dawon Andrews (lost to Echemendia)
Tarik Sutkovic (lost to B. Johnson)
Keller Rock (lost to Bobby White & Scott Kellenberger)
Bobby Tellez (lost to Ybarra)
Jesse Ybarra (lost to Tellez)
Jake Borneman (no quality wins)
Denen Fernandez (lost to Echemendia)
Darkhorse: Andres Avelar (no in-state losses, beat D3 champ Lujan, D2 champ J. Rivera, Gilbert Rodriguez from San Manuel)