This year's tournament will be held at the Baton Rouge
River Center, located at 275 South River Road in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70802.
Wrestling is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. on Friday and Saturday, with the
finals scheduled for Saturday at 3:30 p.m. Admission is free.
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Brother Martin,
Louisiana |
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| The Crusaders are 11-0 in dual meets in Louisiana and Texas
and have placed 1st or 2nd (only out-of-state) in every
tournament in which they have participated. The defending
Division I state champions are one of the strongest Louisiana
teams in years. The Crusaders scored a record 909 points
with seven champions at the Trey Culotta Invitational. |
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Collierville, Tennessee |
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| Collierville's two losses in their 11-2 dual meet record
came at the hands of nationally ranked Christian Brothers, the
same Tennessee team that beat Brother Martin in the Blackhorse
Invitational. Billy Rainey (19-5 at 120), Zac Sumner (17-5
at 120), Matthew Richardson (17-6 at 138) and heavyweight Tres
Ring (18-7) lead the Dragons. |
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Thompson, Alabama |
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| The Indians have a formidable 25-11 dual meet mark. Senior
Jacks Reed is 19-0 at 120. Jaden Hunter has two losses and
21 wins at 126, and Haynes Demario is 23-2 at 132. Also at
126 is Tyler Lacey at 18-3. Four other Indian wrestlers
have only four losses versus more than 15 wins apiece. |
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Rummel, Louisiana |
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| The Raiders' Rick LaCava (132) is undefeated and Tyler Frame
has only two losses at 145. They are led by two-time
defending Division I state champion Matt Calcote (126) who has
only one loss. Rummel has a full squad now after their
team won the Louisiana AAAAA state championship. |
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Teurlings Catholic,
Louisiana |
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| The defending Division II state champions lost three state
champions to graduation but have one left in Nick Schneider, who
is 17-2 at 182. The Rebels are 8-3 in dual meets, with
their three losses coming from the top three Division I teams in
2012's state championships. Travis Thibodeaux is 19-1 and
Travis Santiago is 13-2 for the Rebels. |
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Comeaux, Louisiana |
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| Comeaux is led by returning Division I state champions Jacob
Dale (120) and Tyrek Malveaux (152). Abram Sellers (138),
Jacob Guillory (126), Connor Stampley (113) and Matthew
Tillman (11-0 at 182) are also having good seasons for the
Spartans. |
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Jesuit, Louisiana |
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| Senior Mitch Capella (113) has only two losses which both
occurred to out-of-state wrestlers at the Mid-American
Tournament in Tulsa. Manny Armour's two losses at 195 were
also in Tulsa. Nicky Charles (106), Efoisa Eboigbe (145),
Gaston Eymard (152) and Gage Grush (182) are having strong
seasons for the Blue Jays. |
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Fontainebleau,
Louisiana |
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| For the most part the Bulldogs
are a young team. Nine of the fourteen starters are
freshmen or sophomores. Gabe Geer (132) has led the
team on and off the mat. The Bulldogs are particularly
strong in the heavier weight classes with Ethan Eisenhardt
(182), Daniel Priola (195) Garrett Kugelmann (220) and Christian
Ponson (285). |
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Auburn, Alabama |
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| Coach Nick Tucker has six state qualifiers on his team led
by senior Cody Lane (17-1 at 145) who placed 4th at the state
tournament in 2012. Their 8-5 dual meet record is
deceptive as most of their losses occurred before their football
players rejoined the team. |
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St. Paul's, Louisiana |
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| Connor Campo (132) and David Englehardt (145) are returning
Division I state champions and are undefeated in 2012.
Dominic Iovenetti (152), Chris Meraux (120), Jordan Peterson
(160) and Quinn Perret (126) are all having good seasons. |
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Sulphur, Louisiana |
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| The Golden Tornado is led by senior Josh Crochet (6-1 at
150) and sophomore Trey Duhon (5-3 at 132), who placed 1st and
2nd in the district championships. District champion
Brennan Taylor* is a freshman who is 9-1 at 120.. |
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South Walton, Florida |
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| South Walton is making their second trip to Louisiana this
year. Sophomore Cody Pickrin (126) was a finalist at the
Trygg and recently placed 3rd at the Capital City Classic in
Tallahassee. |
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Catholic, Louisiana |
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| Catholic's returning Division I state champion Brandon
Luckett won the Outstanding Wrestler Award at the Trey Culotta
Invitational. The Bears also had a champion in undefeated
James Claitor (138) and runners-up in Brennan Taylor* (126) and
Matthew Mire (132). |
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Clear Falls, Texas |
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| Clear Falls will be the ones yelling "SQUEEZE" all
tournament long. This is their first team with seniors and
they have already qualified for the Texas state duals
championship with a 14-2 record. They are led by Garrett
Hill (132), Andrew Overstreet (145), Jonathan Lowery (172) and
Zach Fattig (285). |
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Live Oak, Louisiana |
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| The Eagles are led by junior Division II state champion Cody
Hill (126) who has defeated every known contender this season.
Not infallible, he has lost twice to one opponent, but has also
beaten that opponent four times. Opponents should also
take note of Jacob Chenevert (113), Colt Olinde (106), Dean
Roberts (132), Seth Bosarge (138) and Brody Bonura (182). |
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Brusly, Louisiana |
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| The host and defending Division III Panthers have returning
state champions in Baret Sanchez (120) and Trevor Schermer
(132). The Panthers placed 6th at the Griffin, 4th at the
Sam Sara and recently gained experience at the Beast of the
Beach duals tournament Fort Walton Beach, Florida. |
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Gulf Breeze, Florida |
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| The Dolphins have a 5-3 dual meet record and undefeated
wrestlers in senior Beau Doerr (9-0 at 138) and his sophomore
brother Blake (9-0 at 132). Evan Ogden is 7-1 at 195, Nick
Staviski is 7-2 at 120 and Greg Manfredi is 7-2 at 126. |
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Houston Westside, Texas |
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| Neiman Mitchell at 106 is a returning state qualifier and is
currently 21-0. He has won The Rumble at The Rock tournament in
Rockwall, TX and The Classic at Cy Ridge in Houston, TX (OW of
tournament). Neiman has only been taken down 1 time this
year and went 20 matches in a row without allowing a takedown.
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Platte County, Missouri |
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At 106 freshman Matthew Schmitt was a Double Cadet
All-American this past summer. Junior Matthew Barmann
is a returning state medalist (4th @ 106 in 2012) as is
senior Collin Tolliver (6th - 106 - 2010)
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Airline, Louisiana |
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| Sophomore Scott Prouty is 12-1 for the Vikings at 126.
Cody Rhymes is 8-4 at 120, Sam Lites is 9-2 at 170 and Pablo
Marroquin is 9-2 at 145 to name a few of the Vikings' weapons. |
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Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
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| The Bulldogs are young but have a new coach in Bill
Bofinger. They are led by sophomore Nijahi Butler, who is
11-8 at 152, and freshman Eric David (14-8 at 113). |
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St. Louis, Louisiana |
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| At 160 defending Division II state champion Louis Stutes is
20-1. Conrad LeBleu (170) is 13-2. Junior Robert
McPherson is 11-1 for the Saints. |
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Mandeville, Louisiana |
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| Nick des Bordes (106) and Garrin Pellegrin (132) are St.
Tammany Parish champions while Lucky Prosper (113) and Noah
Landry (126) placed 5th at state in 2012 and 2011, respectively. |
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Lafayette, Louisiana |
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| Lafayette is led by seniors Hunter Taylor (21-2 @ 113) and
Michael Daiy (22-3 @ 182). Adrian Ducote (25-6 @132) is
also wrestling well for the Lions. |
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East Ascension,
Louisiana |
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| Alex Betteridge (106) and Michael Bernard (145) were
finalists at last week's Trey Culotta Invitational and Jacob
Bernard (113) placed third. |
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Grissom, Alabama |
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| Grissom is 6-4 in dual meets. Seniors Kyle Miller
(13-2 at 170), David Baumohl (16-4 at 152) and sophomore Trevor
Edwards (11-4 at 145) lead the Tigers. |
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Sam Houston, Louisiana |
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| The Broncos have a young program but had district champions
in Andrew Aucoin (120) and Cameron Ferguson (285), placing
fifth. |
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Dutchtown, Louisiana |
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| Brandon Cowell (22-4 at 145) and Kevin Chester (18-7) lead
the Griffins along with Brandon Thongsavanh (17-10 at 220). |
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Zachary, Louisiana |
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| Jared Durr is 6-1 for the Broncos at 170 and Daniel Rittell
is 9-2 at 170. Heavyweight Ty Simpson is always dangerous.
Only three Broncos are seniors. |
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St. Amant, Louisiana |
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| Senior Kade Siears leads an otherwise very young Gators team
with a 13-11 record at 138 lbs. |
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Arlington, Tennessee |
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| Arlington's dual meet record is 11-5. John Craft (120)
and Cameron Hall (126) are 10-2 on the season. |
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Jefferson City,
Missouri |
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| Last year's runner-up is 5-2 in dual meets but has few
matches listed otherwise for its members. |
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Fort Walton Beach,
Florida |
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| Senior Matt Sheffield leads Fort Walton with a 13-4 record
at 220. Sophomore Alex Lovett is 10-6 at 113. |
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Phoenix, New York |
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| Gene Mills' team is 3-0 in dual meets but no more than three
match results available as of 12-26-2012. |
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Phoenix, New York (B) |
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| Suffice to say that Phoenix should be very strong if they
can bring a second team to the event. |
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Spain Park, Alabama |
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| Sophomore Kevin McClure is 16-4 at 182 and junior Marcus
Jackson is 16-6 at 160. |
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MacArthur, Oklahoma |
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| No information was available for MacArthur as of
12-26-2012. |
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Niceville, Florida |
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| Niceville is 3-0 in dual meets but little else was available
about them as of 12-26-2012. |
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Germantown, Tennessee |
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| The Devils are 5-1 in dual meets. Sydney Blackwood
(132) and Justice Houston (220) are undefeated this season. |
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Fort Gibson, Oklahoma |
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| No information was available for Fort Gibson as of
12-26-2012. |
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Clay, Florida |
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| No more than one match was listed for any Clay wrestlers. |
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Choctawhatchee,
Florida |
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| No more than three matches were listed for the Indians'
wrestlers. |
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Canyon, Texas |
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| No information was available for Canyon as of 12-26-2012. |
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Roswell, Georgia |
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| The Hornets are 9-1 in dual meets but little other
information was available. |
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* Brennan Taylor of Sulphur is a freshman. Catholic's Brennan Taylor is
a junior.
