Vote now for the SBLive Florida Wrestler of the Week (12/20/2023)
The 2023-24 Florida high school wrestling season is underway and with it comes the SBLive Florida Wrestler of the Week poll. We were so excited about the start of this season we couldn't wait, so we put together our first poll on some of the preseason tournaments sprinkled across the month of November.
ScorebookLive.com will run the poll each Wednesday. There will be one mixed poll for both boys and girls. Voting will conclude on Sunday, December 24th at 11:59 p.m. and the winner will be announced in next week’s new poll.
Congratulations to last week's winner: Colt Selph of Lake Region
Lake Gibson junior Gianni Maldonado grapples with South Dade junior Gavin Balmeceda during a 152-pound semifinal at the Knockout Christmas Classic this past December at Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee. Both wrestlers will be competing at this year's Knockout beginning Thursday.
Bill Kemp
Here are this week's nominees:
Roderick Brown, George Jenkins, 106
Brown went 9-0 with nine pins at the Polk Duals.
Mia Martinez-Ortiz, George Jenkins, 46 kilos
She won the Puerto Rican national qualifier in the U17 division, going 3-0. She is now 14-0 on the season.
Sawyer Bartelt, South Dade, 215
The senior defending state champion posted a 7-0 mark at the Class 3A, District 16 Duals with six pins.
Willie White, Southwest Miami, 165
He went 6-0 with five pins at the District 16-3A Duals.
Jovani Solis, Somerset, 132
The eighth-grader and defending 113-pound state champion placed first at the Gillis Strong Invitational in the 132-pound division with three tech falls, a major decision and a bye.
Anderson Heap, Osceola, 150, 157
The senior posted a 5-0 record at the Johnny Rouse Duals. He went 2-0 in the 157-pound division with a pin and a major decision and 3-0 in the 150-pound division with three straight pins.
Grace Leota, Hernando, 170
The junior defending 170-pound state champion won the 170-pound division at the Let Freedom Ring IBT with four straight pins.
Sam Mustafa, Lake Wales, 165
Mustafa went 9-0 at the Polk Duals.
Send nominations from the past week’s tournaments and duals to BillKempSports@gmail.com by Monday at noon. Please include the player’s first and last name, school, weight class and their accomplishments for the week.
Additionally, if you have any interesting news about your program or tournaments, please send it to BillKempSports@gmail.com for the SBLIive.com weekly notebook.
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