Stephen Decatur dominated the field at the 2A/1A East Region at Queen Anne’s High School over the weekend. The Seahawks crowned six champions and will take eight total to states next weekend at the Show Place Arena. The top three girls from each region advance to states.
Four of the champs are returning state placers with two of them being finalists and one a champ. The defending champion is No. 1 Azariyah Johnson (190), who won her second straight Bayside and Region Titles, over a familiar opponent, No. 2 Kaylynn Bryant (Queen Anne’s), 8-3.
No. 1 Chaniah Bernier’s top ranking suggests she will improve upon her state silver from a year ago. Bernier claimed the region title on a forfeit by No. 11 Maggie Rooney (Queen Anne’s). No. 6 Amari Purnell (135) was fourth at states a year ago and just captured her first Bayside and Region crowns with the regional glory coming by fall over No. 8 Emily Wockenfuss (Harford Tech), 5:11.
No. 4 Rachel Plata placed sixth at states last year and decked unranked Zelia Proa (Easton), 1:26, to earn the region title. Proa pinned Queen Anne’s No. 16 Emmy Falcone, 3:13, to reach the finals. No. 7 Irie Cormack fell to No. 6 Landine Dorleans (Colonel Richardson) in the Bayside 120lb final and reversed that outcome here with a 12-3 win over Dorleans.
No. 19 Melani Ruiz won the 105lb bracket by pinning No. 17 Isabella Olivas (Havre de Grace), 3:42. Falling short in their title quests for Decatur were No. 7 Calleigh McBride (100) and Makaiya Robinette (110).
McBride was pinned in her finals match with defending state champion, No. 2 Alexandra Conley of Queen Annes, 2:34. Joining Conley in victory was No. 1 Shayla Watson at 235 on a forfeit from No. 12 Sienna Mitchell (Cambridge-South Dorchester). Watson previously pinned Mitchell at the Kent Holiday Tournament and in the Bayside Finals.
One other Bayside girl claimed a title with No. 9 Catherine (Mable) Woodgeard pinning Harford Tech’s Samantha Keithley in 20 seconds at 130lbs.
The other five titlists come from UCBAC Schools with Havre de Grace and Rising Sun having two champs each. No. 1 Madison Birth, a returning state champion, flattened Decatur’s Robinette in 45 seconds. No. 4 Kayla Ward also registered a pin for Havre de Grace with a 1:12 stick of Quenn Anne’s No. 9 Lilly Hammond at 140.
Rising Sun’s No. 2 Ana Farr was third at states last year. Farr’s second straight region crown came by a 1:10 pin of Queen Anne’s Faith Connolly at 145. No. 1 Reagan Ramadan transferred to Rising Sun from the West Nottingham Academy, where she placed at National Preps. Ramadan used a 16-3 major decision of No. 13 Ioanna Popescu to claim the 155lb title.
Perryville’s No. 13 Saphira Hamill won the 115lb gold on an injury default by Parkside’s No. 12 Brylee Davis.
100
1st Place Match
Alexandra Conley (Queen Annes County High School) 20-6, Sr. over Calleigh McBride (Stephen Decatur) 15-8, Fr. (Fall 2:34)
3rd Place Match
Lindsay Laguerre (Wicomico) 2-11, Fr. over () , . (Bye)
105
1st Place Match
Melani Ruiz (Stephen Decatur) 17-6, So. over Isabella Olivas (Havre de Grace) 17-7, Sr. (Fall 3:42)
3rd Place Match
Annalise Michael (Queen Annes County High School) 18-12, So. over AnDreah Andrews (Wicomico) 8-10, Fr. (Fall 3:56)
5th Place Match
Dale Swann (Colonel Richardson) 14-10, Jr. over Emily Perdue (Parkside) 6-10, Jr. (Fall 0:48)
110
1st Place Match
Madison Birth (Havre de Grace) 21-15, So. over Makaiya Robinette (Stephen Decatur) 17-5, Fr. (Fall 0:45)
3rd Place Match
Leah Gonzalez-Reyes (Easton) 13-6, Fr. over Luna Infante-Reyes (Colonel Richardson) 16-9, Sr. (Fall 2:20)
5th Place Match
DreAnnah Andrews (Wicomico) 7-10, Fr. over Celeste Molina (Queen Annes County High School) 5-14, So. (TF-1.5 3:28 (15-0))
115
1st Place Match
Saphira Hamill (Perryville) 17-7, So. over Brylee Davis (Parkside) 17-5, Sr. (Inj. 5:12)
3rd Place Match
Anne Paul (Wicomico) 18-4, Sr. over Emme Loos (Snow Hill) 17-12, Jr. (Fall 1:50)
5th Place Match
Taylor George (North East) 5-4, Fr. over Hayden Hurst (Harford Technical) 2-10, Fr. (Dec 1-0)
120
1st Place Match
Irie Carmack (Stephen Decatur) 17-3, So. over Landine Dorleans (Colonel Richardson) 19-4, So. (MD 12-3)
3rd Place Match
Adyson Kendall (Queen Annes County High School) 3-8, So. over () , . (Bye)
125
1st Place Match
Rachel Plata (Stephen Decatur) 17-4, Sr. over Zelia Proa (Easton) 12-6, So. (Fall 1:26)
3rd Place Match
Emmy Falcone (Queen Annes County High School) 17-10, So. over Gracie Seman (Parkside) 12-8, Fr. (Fall 0:54)
5th Place Match
Shiyirah Cambridge (Havre de Grace) 2-5, Fr. over Emily Seehafer (North Caroline) 0-7, Sr. (Fall 1:37)
130
1st Place Match
Catherine (Mable) Woodgeard (Parkside) 11-3, Jr. over Samantha Keithley (Harford Technical) 12-8, So. (Fall 0:20)
3rd Place Match
Thanh Mai Pham (Easton) 11-9, Fr. over Emma Coppage (Queen Annes County High School) 10-17, So. (MD 10-2)
5th Place Match
Mia Harper (Snow Hill) 14-11, So. over Betty Barrueta (Stephen Decatur) 5-7, Fr. (Fall 2:05)
135
1st Place Match
Amari Purnell (Stephen Decatur) 11-4, So. over Emily Wockenfuss (Harford Technical) 15-4, So. (Fall 5:11)
3rd Place Match
Linda Vail (Queen Annes County High School) 16-4, Jr. over Zoey Richardson (Snow Hill) 13-10, Sr. (Fall 3:47)
5th Place Match
Alison Ocampo-Serrano (Easton) 9-10, So. over Nesthaline Charles (Parkside) 7-10, So. (Fall 3:30)
140
1st Place Match
Kayla Ward (Havre de Grace) 11-2, Sr. over Lilly Hammond (Queen Annes County High School) 16-7, Jr. (Fall 1:12)
3rd Place Match
Olivia McGregor (Colonel Richardson) 15-2, So. over Beyonce Rodriguez (Stephen Decatur) 11-10, Fr. (Dec 13-10)
5th Place Match
Gracie Vickers (Harford Technical) 6-9, Fr. over Riley Heberlig (Parkside) 4-5, So. (Fall 0:36)
145
1st Place Match
Anna Farr (Rising Sun) 12-3, Jr. over Faith Connolly (Queen Annes County High School) 8-9, Jr. (Fall 1:10)
3rd Place Match
Amaira Flores (Harford Technical) 6-6, Jr. over Rickelle Simpson-Henry (Parkside) 12-9, Fr. (SV-1 7-4)
5th Place Match
Alissa Strong (Havre de Grace) 3-5, Jr. over Olha Borodina (Snow Hill) 4-13, Jr. (Dec 5-2)
155
1st Place Match
Reagan Ramadan (Rising Sun) 12-2, Jr. over Ioanna Popescu (Snow Hill) 20-5, Jr. (MD 16-3)
3rd Place Match
Adelina Dickens (Queen Annes County High School) 16-9, Jr. over Iyana Graves (Wicomico) 14-6, Jr. (Fall 1:21)
5th Place Match
Hannah Kefauver (Colonel Richardson) 18-10, Jr. over Marrie Charles (Parkside) 8-8, Fr. (Fall 1:54)
170
1st Place Match
Chaniah Bernier (Stephen Decatur) 22-2, Sr. over Maggie Rooney (Queen Annes County High School) 10-3, Jr. (For.)
3rd Place Match
Khadija Popal (Easton) 8-12, Fr. over Laila Green (Snow Hill) 2-11, So. (Fall 1:28)
5th Place Match
Dontahsha McNamara (Colonel Richardson) 7-10, So. over () , . (Bye)
190
1st Place Match
Azariyah Johnson (Stephen Decatur) 15-1, Sr. over Kaylynn Bryant (Queen Annes County High School) 20-4, Sr. (Dec 8-3)
3rd Place Match
Nicole Filip (Harford Technical) 11-3, Sr. over () , . (Bye)
235
1st Place Match
Shayla Watson (Queen Annes County High School) 21-2, Jr. over Sienna Mitchell (Cambridge/South Dorchester) 10-2, Sr. (M. For.)
3rd Place Match
Yelena Torres-Guzman (North Caroline) 4-3, Jr. over Amelia Gonzalez Ventura (Stephen Decatur) 2-5, So. (Fall 4:28)
5th Place Match
Kelsy Hemmings (Harford Technical) 4-6, So. over () , . (Bye)
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