One team from Maryland went to Fort Lauderdale, Florida last weekend for the AAU Scholastic Duals at the Broward Convention Center: Team Diamond Fish Pink. They were placed in the AS Pool A and landed in the third spot of the standings after posting a 4-2 record.
The third-place match with SD Blue was decided on criteria as the final score was 33-33. Number of forfeits was the determining factor as the Fish received two forfeits to one for SD Blue. Wins were also achieved over Head Hunters Wrestling Club of Florida, 69-9, Carolina Extreme Black, 50-9, and Foxfire Wrestling Club, 37-33. Losses were suffered versus MAWA Blue, 63-6, and Team STL Orange, 48-24. MAWA Blue, a team of Pennsylvania studs won the whole thing when the dust settled.
Things did not go so well for the Fish when they entered the next pond as they tasted defeat four times to finish in 16th place. They were handed one final defeat when they squared off with Team Delaware in the A/C Crossover match, 35-24. The losses before that were to S.E.O. Wrestling Club Blue, 44-20, Capitain Nebraska (A Team), 46-19, Team STL Orange, once again, 48-27, and then saw Foxfire WC turn the tables on them with a 47-26 score.
The leader of this school of fish was Bishop McNamara’s three-time state placer and runner-up this year, Rhonin Swenson (157), who posted a 10-1 record. Swenson was 5-1 in Pool A action with his sole loss coming against Pennsylvania’s Max Stein, who was second in the AA state tournament and is currently ranked 25th in the nation at 157lbs. Swenson was 5-0 in the placement pool and crossover matches.
The next best slate was achieved by St. Mary’s Ryken’s state and National Prep placer, Eli Gabrielson (106). Gabrielson was 8-3 with one loss in the initial pool and two in the next rounds. The first loss was to PA’s Thomas Boyce, who is the No. 25 106lber in the nation and placed third in the AA state tournament. The other losses were to Delaware state champion Austin Guerrieri and Mohamed Mohamed, who was third in Nebraska’s A state division.
Bullis’ Rohan “RJ” Bucknor (138) put a 6-3 record in the book after missing two matches in the placement pool. One of his losses was to PA AAA state champ, Tahir Parkins, the No. 17 138lber in the country. Another was to D2 Ohio state champion Aiden King.
McDonogh’s two-time state champion, Noah Onkst (215) went 5-3 after sitting out a few matches, which allowed Ryken’s Evan Gavin (215/285), who was 2-2, to get some mat time. Two of Onkst’s losses were to PA AA fifth place finisher Dante Burns and Delaware third place winner Gregory Lockett.
Leonardtown’s third place stated placer AJ Kuntz (150) was 5-3, going 3-3 in the pool, then 2-0 after that while conceding mat time to Jonathan Ward (144/150, 2-3) and Damascus’ Kevin Hernandez (144/150, 3-3).
Josh Hale, a two-time state placer for Loyola was 7-4, including a 5-1 record in the pool portion, losing to PA AAA state champion Trey Wagner. In the placement matches, Hale fell to Delaware state runner-up Evan Cordrey.
None of the other wrestlers had a winning record. Ryken’s state placer Ethan Vayro was close with a 3-4 record at 175. Two of his losses were to James Deluise, who was seventh at the AAA PA state tournament and Delaware state silver medalist Luke Spoor. One of the losses Vayro registered was by default.
DeMatha’s Zachary Richards, who beat Vayro at the state tournament, was up at 190 and went 4-7 with one of his losses being to national honorable mention wrestler Caleb Close, who placed third in PA’s AA states. Two more DeMatha grapplers were on the squad with two-time state placer Jordan Williams (285) posting a 3-6 record and former state placer Joseph Lagman (165) having a rough time with a 1-10 tally. Willliams dropped a match to Delaware state placer (fourth) Eliedxander Torres in that dual.
Walt Whitman’s state champion Solomon Randall (126) finished 3-8 with one loss being by default and another being to Tanner Guenot, who was fifth in the AA PA states.
We couldn’t determine where Ward or Ben Fuller (120) wrestled in high school. We found a Fuller in PA around this weight but couldn’t confirm it was that wrestler. Nonetheless, Fuller was 5-6 for the Fish.
AS Pool A - Team Diamond Fish Pink
Guaranteed 3rd place
Match #1 Round 1
Team Diamond Fish Pink defeated SD Blue 33-33 (Tie Breaker: forfeits: 2.0 vs. 1.0)
113 - Kayden Tchida (SD Blue ) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
120 - Trayton Weiss (SD Blue ) over Ben Fuller (Team Diamond Fish Pink) Dec 8-5
126 - Tyler Woodring (SD Blue ) over Solomon Randall (Team Diamond Fish Pink) Fall 0:18
132 - Joshua Hale (Team Diamond Fish Pink) over Gavin Braun (SD Blue ) Dec 7-4
138 - Rohan Bucknor (Team Diamond Fish Pink) over Langdon Klinkhammer (SD Blue ) Dec 8-4
144 - Gavin Risse (SD Blue ) over Jonathan Ward (Team Diamond Fish Pink) Fall 5:16
150 - Holden Hawkins (SD Blue ) over Austen Kuntz (Team Diamond Fish Pink) Dec 7-4
157 - Rhonin Swenson (Team Diamond Fish Pink) over Keaton Vessells (SD Blue ) Fall 2:29
165 - Wyatt Anderson (SD Blue ) over Joseph Lagman (Team Diamond Fish Pink) Fall 5:07
175 - Ethan Vayro (Team Diamond Fish Pink) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
190 - Ian Hook (SD Blue ) over Zach Ricards (Team Diamond Fish Pink) Dec 11-7
215 - Noah Onkst (Team Diamond Fish Pink) over Lincoln Dikoff (SD Blue ) Fall 0:49
285 - Jordan Williams (Team Diamond Fish Pink) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
106 - Eli Gabrielson (Team Diamond Fish Pink) over Rylan Robbins (SD Blue ) Dec 8-2
Match #2 Round 2
Team Diamond Fish Pink received a Bye
Match #3 Round 3
Team Diamond Fish Pink defeated Head Hunters Wrestling Club 69-9
106 - Eli Gabrielson (Team Diamond Fish Pink) over Benjamin Mitts (Head Hunters Wrestling Club) Fall 3:28
113 - Brandon Restrepo (Head Hunters Wrestling Club) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
120 - Ben Fuller (Team Diamond Fish Pink) over Milo Klaustermeier (Head Hunters Wrestling Club) Fall 1:09
126 - Solomon Randall (Team Diamond Fish Pink) over Caleb Laclair (Head Hunters Wrestling Club) Fall 0:37
132 - Joshua Hale (Team Diamond Fish Pink) over Kyler Corley (Head Hunters Wrestling Club) Dec 5-4
138 - Rohan Bucknor (Team Diamond Fish Pink) over Daniel Mahoney (Head Hunters Wrestling Club) Fall 4:56
144 - Jonathan Ward (Team Diamond Fish Pink) over Nate Lauser (Head Hunters Wrestling Club) Fall 2:22
150 - Austen Kuntz (Team Diamond Fish Pink) over Brandon Lopez (Head Hunters Wrestling Club) Fall 1:24
157 - Rhonin Swenson (Team Diamond Fish Pink) over Leo Tiannoi (Head Hunters Wrestling Club) Fall 2:11
165 - Joseph Lagman (Team Diamond Fish Pink) over Trenton Hogan (Head Hunters Wrestling Club) Fall 4:25
175 - Ethan Vayro (Team Diamond Fish Pink) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
190 - Zach Ricards (Team Diamond Fish Pink) over Kemuri Safford (Head Hunters Wrestling Club) Fall 1:36
215 - Noah Onkst (Team Diamond Fish Pink) over Jared Apple (Head Hunters Wrestling Club) Fall 1:50
285 - Jonathan Lattimore (Head Hunters Wrestling Club) over Jordan Williams (Team Diamond Fish Pink) Dec 8-3
Match #4 Round 4
Team Diamond Fish Pink defeated Carolina Exteme Black 50-9
106 - Double Forfeit
113 - Eli Gabrielson (Team Diamond Fish Pink) over Michael Santoro (Carolina Exteme Black) Maj 12-2
120 - Ben Fuller (Team Diamond Fish Pink) over Colton Lewis (Carolina Exteme Black) Maj 9-0
126 - Solomon Randall (Team Diamond Fish Pink) over Kemon Downing (Carolina Exteme Black) Fall 1:07
132 - Joshua Hale (Team Diamond Fish Pink) over Gunner Marshall (Carolina Exteme Black) Dec 5-2
138 - Rohan Bucknor (Team Diamond Fish Pink) over Ryan Mann (Carolina Exteme Black) Dec 4-3
144 - Kevin Hernandez (Team Diamond Fish Pink) over Cole Anderson (Carolina Exteme Black) Fall 3:31
150 - Corbin McCartney (Carolina Exteme Black) over Austen Kuntz (Team Diamond Fish Pink) Dec 8-5
157 - Rhonin Swenson (Team Diamond Fish Pink) over John Martin (Carolina Exteme Black) Dec 7-3
165 - Andrew Meadows (Carolina Exteme Black) over Joseph Lagman (Team Diamond Fish Pink) Fall 3:37
175 - Ethan Vayro (Team Diamond Fish Pink) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
190 - Zach Ricards (Team Diamond Fish Pink) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
215 - Evan Gavin (Team Diamond Fish Pink) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
285 - Jordan Williams (Team Diamond Fish Pink) over Jaden Mcclary (Carolina Exteme Black) SV-1 5-3
Match #5 Round 5
MAWA Blue defeated Team Diamond Fish Pink 60-5
106 - Thomas Boyce (MAWA Blue) over Eli Gabrielson (Team Diamond Fish Pink) Dec 5-2
113 - Dominick Morrison (MAWA Blue) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
120 - Gauge Botero (MAWA Blue) over Ben Fuller (Team Diamond Fish Pink) Fall 0:55
126 - Tanner Guenot (MAWA Blue) over Solomon Randall (Team Diamond Fish Pink) Dec 5-4
132 - Trey Wagner (MAWA Blue) over Joshua Hale (Team Diamond Fish Pink) Dec 5-0
138 - Tahir Parkins (MAWA Blue) over Rohan Bucknor (Team Diamond Fish Pink) Maj 19-8
144 - Michael Turi (MAWA Blue) over Jonathan Ward (Team Diamond Fish Pink) Fall 2:18
150 - Chase Hontz (MAWA Blue) over Austen Kuntz (Team Diamond Fish Pink) Fall 1:37
157 - Maxwell Stein (MAWA Blue) over Rhonin Swenson (Team Diamond Fish Pink) Maj 12-4
165 - Christopher Chapman (MAWA Blue) over Joseph Lagman (Team Diamond Fish Pink) TF 22-7
175 - James Deluise (MAWA Blue) over Ethan Vayro (Team Diamond Fish Pink) Dec 7-2
190 - Caleb Close (MAWA Blue) over Zach Ricards (Team Diamond Fish Pink) Fall 1:19
215 - Dante Burns (MAWA Blue) over Noah Onkst (Team Diamond Fish Pink) TF 18-3
285 - Jordan Williams (Team Diamond Fish Pink) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
Team Diamond Fish Pink's team score was adjusted by -1.0 for unsportmanlike
Match #6 Round 6
Team Diamond Fish Pink defeated Foxfire Wrestling Club 37-33
106 - Eli Gabrielson (Team Diamond Fish Pink) over Gabriel Brough (Foxfire Wrestling Club) Fall 2:57
113 - Logan Mcbride (Foxfire Wrestling Club) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
120 - Ben Fuller (Team Diamond Fish Pink) over Emilio Herrera (Foxfire Wrestling Club) Fall 3:39
126 - Richard Flores (Foxfire Wrestling Club) over Solomon Randall (Team Diamond Fish Pink) Dec 6-1
132 - Joshua Hale (Team Diamond Fish Pink) over Maxwell Beck (Foxfire Wrestling Club) Fall 1:15
138 - Rohan Bucknor (Team Diamond Fish Pink) over Gavin Shropshire (Foxfire Wrestling Club) Fall 1:40
144 - Kevin Hernandez (Team Diamond Fish Pink) over Carlton Warner (Foxfire Wrestling Club) Fall 4:36
150 - Austen Kuntz (Team Diamond Fish Pink) over Parker Cone (Foxfire Wrestling Club) Maj 14-3
157 - Rhonin Swenson (Team Diamond Fish Pink) over Landon Lintermoot (Foxfire Wrestling Club) Dec 1-0
165 - Lane Lopez (Foxfire Wrestling Club) over Joseph Lagman (Team Diamond Fish Pink) Dec 7-5
175 - Logan Morehouse (Foxfire Wrestling Club) over Ethan Vayro (Team Diamond Fish Pink) Inj 2:52
190 - Gage Yackee (Foxfire Wrestling Club) over Zach Ricards (Team Diamond Fish Pink) Fall 2:58
215 - Cass Chiesa (Foxfire Wrestling Club) over Evan Gavin (Team Diamond Fish Pink) Fall 3:27
285 - Isaac Lehaman (Foxfire Wrestling Club) over Jordan Williams (Team Diamond Fish Pink) SV-1 4-2
Match #7 Round 7
Team STL Orange defeated Team Diamond Fish Pink 48-24
106 - Eli Gabrielson (Team Diamond Fish Pink) over Daemen Duemmel (Team STL Orange) Fall 0:41
113 - Calum Brown (Team STL Orange) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
120 - Chase Gray (Team STL Orange) over Ben Fuller (Team Diamond Fish Pink) SV-1 8-6
126 - Yashua Amen (Team STL Orange) over Solomon Randall (Team Diamond Fish Pink) Fall 1:37
132 - Joshua Hale (Team Diamond Fish Pink) over Drake Meyer (Team STL Orange) Fall 2:23
138 - Rohan Bucknor (Team Diamond Fish Pink) over Timothy Link (Team STL Orange) Dec 6-2
144 - Colin Weiss (Team STL Orange) over Jonathan Ward (Team Diamond Fish Pink) Fall 1:58
150 - Austen Kuntz (Team Diamond Fish Pink) over Owen Mccracken (Team STL Orange) Fall 1:44
157 - Rhonin Swenson (Team Diamond Fish Pink) over Jeremiah Drake (Team STL Orange) Dec 7-1
165 - Caden Govsettis (Team STL Orange) over Joseph Lagman (Team Diamond Fish Pink) Fall 2:16
175 - Aidyn Merchant (Team STL Orange) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
190 - Johnathan Kelly (Team STL Orange) over Zach Ricards (Team Diamond Fish Pink) Dec 8-2
215 - Porter Talbot (Team STL Orange) over Noah Onkst (Team Diamond Fish Pink) Fall 1:39
285 - Scott Gooch (Team STL Orange) over Jordan Williams (Team Diamond Fish Pink) Inj 2:21
AS Gold - Team Diamond Fish Pink
Guaranteed 16th place
Match #1 Champ. Round 1
S.E.O. Wrestling Club- Blue defeated Team Diamond Fish Pink 44-20
106 - Eli Gabrielson (Team Diamond Fish Pink) over Cash Owen (S.E.O. Wrestling Club- Blue) TF 17-2
113 - Braiden Mcginnis (S.E.O. Wrestling Club- Blue) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
120 - Neal Krysty (S.E.O. Wrestling Club- Blue) over Ben Fuller (Team Diamond Fish Pink) Maj 12-1
126 - Dickson Lyric (S.E.O. Wrestling Club- Blue) over Solomon Randall (Team Diamond Fish Pink) Dec 12-7
132 - Cannan Smith (S.E.O. Wrestling Club- Blue) over Joshua Hale (Team Diamond Fish Pink) Inj 4:00
138 - Aiden King (S.E.O. Wrestling Club- Blue) over Rohan Bucknor (Team Diamond Fish Pink) Fall 2:47
144 - Jonathan Ward (Team Diamond Fish Pink) over Harrison Ratliff (S.E.O. Wrestling Club- Blue) Fall 2:51
150 - Marciellos Coste (S.E.O. Wrestling Club- Blue) over Kevin Hernandez (Team Diamond Fish Pink) Dec 9-5
157 - Rhonin Swenson (Team Diamond Fish Pink) over Luke Kaiser (S.E.O. Wrestling Club- Blue) Fall 4:46
165 - Bradley Spencer (S.E.O. Wrestling Club- Blue) over Joseph Lagman (Team Diamond Fish Pink) Dec 9-5
175 - Brody Perzanowski (S.E.O. Wrestling Club- Blue) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
190 - Ronald Thomas (S.E.O. Wrestling Club- Blue) over Zach Ricards (Team Diamond Fish Pink) Maj 12-3
215 - Noah Onkst (Team Diamond Fish Pink) over Logan Niceswanger (S.E.O. Wrestling Club- Blue) Dec 3-1
285 - Ethan Hill (S.E.O. Wrestling Club- Blue) over Jordan Williams (Team Diamond Fish Pink) Dec 5-4
Match #2 Cons. Round 1
Capitian Nebraska (A team) defeated Team Diamond Fish Pink 46-19
106 - Mohamed Mohamed (Capitian Nebraska (A team)) over Eli Gabrielson (Team Diamond Fish Pink) SV-1 8-6
113 - Khy`Ree Thomas-Calloway (Capitian Nebraska (A team)) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
120 - Ben Fuller (Team Diamond Fish Pink) over Ayden Wintz (Capitian Nebraska (A team)) Maj 13-5
126 - Hayden Schmit (Capitian Nebraska (A team)) over Solomon Randall (Team Diamond Fish Pink) Fall 2:30
132 - Joshua Hale (Team Diamond Fish Pink) over Brayden Kreikemeier (Capitian Nebraska (A team)) Dec 3-1
138 - Jermaine Dortch (Capitian Nebraska (A team)) over Rohan Bucknor (Team Diamond Fish Pink) Dec 5-4
144 - Kirk Wilson (Capitian Nebraska (A team)) over Jonathan Ward (Team Diamond Fish Pink) Maj 11-0
150 - Austen Kuntz (Team Diamond Fish Pink) over Tristan Campbell (Capitian Nebraska (A team)) Dec 11-10
157 - Rhonin Swenson (Team Diamond Fish Pink) over Brenden Bolling (Capitian Nebraska (A team)) Dec 3-2
165 - Cy Petersen (Capitian Nebraska (A team)) over Joseph Lagman (Team Diamond Fish Pink) Fall 2:41
175 - Wyatt Tramp (Capitian Nebraska (A team)) over Ethan Vayro (Team Diamond Fish Pink) Fall 3:46
190 - Coy Vrbka (Capitian Nebraska (A team)) over Zach Ricards (Team Diamond Fish Pink) Fall 3:55
215 - Noah Onkst (Team Diamond Fish Pink) over Elijah Fjell (Capitian Nebraska (A team)) Fall 1:51
285 - Keagyn Linden (Capitian Nebraska (A team)) over Jordan Williams (Team Diamond Fish Pink) Inj 0:08
Match #3 Cons. Round 2
Team STL Orange defeated Team Diamond Fish Pink 48-27
106 - Eli Gabrielson (Team Diamond Fish Pink) over Daemen Duemmel (Team STL Orange) Fall 2:45
113 - Calum Brown (Team STL Orange) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
120 - Chase Gray (Team STL Orange) over Ben Fuller (Team Diamond Fish Pink) Dec 5-2
126 - Yashua Amen (Team STL Orange) over Solomon Randall (Team Diamond Fish Pink) Fall 1:36
132 - Drake Meyer (Team STL Orange) over Joshua Hale (Team Diamond Fish Pink) Fall 0:53
138 - Timothy Link (Team STL Orange) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
144 - Colin Weiss (Team STL Orange) over Kevin Hernandez (Team Diamond Fish Pink) Fall 4:35
150 - Owen Mccracken (Team STL Orange) over Jonathan Ward (Team Diamond Fish Pink) Dec 7-2
157 - Rhonin Swenson (Team Diamond Fish Pink) over Jeremiah Drake (Team STL Orange) Dec 4-2
165 - Caden Govsettis (Team STL Orange) over Joseph Lagman (Team Diamond Fish Pink) Fall 0:58
175 - Aidyn Merchant (Team STL Orange) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
190 - Zach Ricards (Team Diamond Fish Pink) over Johnathan Kelly (Team STL Orange) Fall 3:51
215 - Noah Onkst (Team Diamond Fish Pink) over Porter Talbot (Team STL Orange) Fall 2:51
285 - Evan Gavin (Team Diamond Fish Pink) over Scott Gooch (Team STL Orange) Fall 1:33
Match #4 15th Place Match
Foxfire Wrestling Club defeated Team Diamond Fish Pink 47-26
106 - Eli Gabrielson (Team Diamond Fish Pink) over Gabriel Brough (Foxfire Wrestling Club) Fall 3:28
113 - Logan Mcbride (Foxfire Wrestling Club) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
120 - Tyler Barnes (Foxfire Wrestling Club) over Ben Fuller (Team Diamond Fish Pink) Maj 10-1
126 - Solomon Randall (Team Diamond Fish Pink) over Richard Flores (Foxfire Wrestling Club) Fall 2:47
132 - Joshua Hale (Team Diamond Fish Pink) over Maxwell Beck (Foxfire Wrestling Club) Maj 13-3
138 - Gavin Shropshire (Foxfire Wrestling Club) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
144 - Jonathan Ward (Team Diamond Fish Pink) over Carlton Warner (Foxfire Wrestling Club) Fall 0:59
150 - Parker Cone (Foxfire Wrestling Club) over Kevin Hernandez (Team Diamond Fish Pink) Fall 1:29
157 - Rhonin Swenson (Team Diamond Fish Pink) over Landon Lintermoot (Foxfire Wrestling Club) Maj 9-1
165 - Lane Lopez (Foxfire Wrestling Club) over Joseph Lagman (Team Diamond Fish Pink) Maj 12-0
175 - Logan Morehouse (Foxfire Wrestling Club) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
190 - Gage Yackee (Foxfire Wrestling Club) over Zach Ricards (Team Diamond Fish Pink) Fall 1:28
215 - Cass Chiesa (Foxfire Wrestling Club) over Evan Gavin (Team Diamond Fish Pink) Dec 3-1
285 - Isaac Lehaman (Foxfire Wrestling Club) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
AS A/C Cross R2 - Team Diamond Fish Pink
Guaranteed 2nd place
Match #1 1st Place Match
Team Delaware defeated Team Diamond Fish Pink 35-24
106 - Austin Guerrieri (Team Delaware) over Eli Gabrielson (Team Diamond Fish Pink) Dec 4-2
113 - Mason Milligan (Team Delaware) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
120 - Ben Fuller (Team Diamond Fish Pink) over Russell Lloyd (Team Delaware) Maj 10-2
126 - Trevor Copes (Team Delaware) over Solomon Randall (Team Diamond Fish Pink) Fall 2:42
132 - Evan Cordrey (Team Delaware) over Joshua Hale (Team Diamond Fish Pink) Dec 8-2
138 - Rohan Bucknor (Team Diamond Fish Pink) over Jacob Girard (Team Delaware) Maj 15-3
144 - Kevin Hernandez (Team Diamond Fish Pink) over Alec Baxley (Team Delaware) Fall 1:05
150 - Austen Kuntz (Team Diamond Fish Pink) over Charles Hackett (Team Delaware) Maj 12-3
157 - Rhonin Swenson (Team Diamond Fish Pink) over Brayden Ranauto (Team Delaware) Dec 4-0
165 - Jacob Ebaugh (Team Delaware) over Joseph Lagman (Team Diamond Fish Pink) Maj 10-1
175 - Luke Spoor (Team Delaware) over Ethan Vayro (Team Diamond Fish Pink) Maj 12-0
190 - Zach Ricards (Team Diamond Fish Pink) over Finn Hanna (Team Delaware) Dec 6-2
215 - Gregory Lockett (Team Delaware) over Noah Onkst (Team Diamond Fish Pink) Fall 3:04
285 - Eliedxander Torres (Team Delaware) over Jordan Williams (Team Diamond Fish Pink) Dec 4-1
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