State Duals team matches and individual matches that we could see
The excitement and energy are building as we get closer to the wrestling postseason. District tournaments are just a couple of weeks away and the dreams of qualifying for the State Tournament for some and placing or even winning it all for others will be officially underway.
The State Duals is a fantastic postseason warm up event that will have many of the best teams from 6A , 5A , and 4A competing for a State team title.
In 6A we have most of the top teams represented with the exception of Allen and in 5A we will get to see most of the top teams with the exception of Melissa. We will also get to see two of the top 4A teams in Canyon Randall and Dumas compete in the 5A bracket as they have opted up into the 5A bracket to compete.
The 4A bracket is well represented by some of the best smaller 4A and under schools as they compete against schools with similar enrollments for the 4A team title.
The teams are seeded and the bracket is set so we will preview the Duals and potential marquee match ups in each dual that we may get to see. We have predicted the winners in each dual based off of their state rankings, but we fully expect to see plenty of individual and team upsets as different styles meet up and coaches move wrestlers up and down in order to maximize their chances to win the duals.
There will also be lots of great match-ups on the back side of the bracket and in the placement matches that are not listed here.
5A Boys Round 1
(1) *Canyon Randall vs (16) Mission Sharyland
Wrestlers to watch-
Canyon Randall – #3 @120# Abraham Campa Cortes , #7 @138# Landen Ballesteros, #1 @190# Marky Gallegos, #9 @285# Elijah Luna
*At the time of writing this preview 4 of Randall’s ranked wrestlers – #1 @126# Mikey Ruiz, #1 @165# Daniel Acosta, #3 @157# William Hendricks, and #8 @144# David Mora were not on their State Duals roster on Trackwrestling.
Mission Sharyland – #5 @106# Santiago Miranda, #3 @138# Aiden Baker, #2 @ 150# Nicholas Torres, #9 @165# Valeriano Elizondo, #11 @285# Oscar Casso
Potential Top 20 match-ups – (138) Ballesteros vs. Baker, (285) Luna vs. Casso
Predicted winner – Canyon Randall
(2) Azle vs (15) Leander
Wrestlers to watch –
Azle – #11 @106# Joel Monterroso, #13 @126# or 132# Camron Latham , #1 @138# Tyler Yancey, #1 @144# Chase Yancey, #9 @150# Wyatt Hicks
Leander – #18 @144# Evan Linden, #2 @165# Mauricio Bryant
Potential Top 20 match-ups – (144) Yancey vs. Linden
Predicted Winner – Azle
(3) Lubbock vs (14) Grapevine
Wrestlers to watch –
Lubbock– #3 @106# Enrique Dioses, #19 @113# Jonathon Matta, #9 @132# AJ Ramos, #13 @ 138# Fernando Dioses, #5 @150# Jaxon Russell, #16 @157# Parker Wyrick, #8 @165# Lucas White, #8 @190# Josiah Medrano
Grapevine- #17 @113# Kristopher Contreras, #5 @157# Ryan Pauken, #13 @215# Will Mason
Potential Top 20 match-ups – (113) Matta vs. Contreras, (157) Wyrick vs Pauken or (157) Russell vs. Pauken
Predicted Winner – Lubbock
(4) Cedar Park vs (13) Amarillo Tascosa
Wrestlers to watch –
Cedar Park – #15 @106# Tyson Braud, #1 @120# Nathan Reilly, #11 @126# Samuel Rechtfertig, #6 @165# Ryker Dill, #5 @175# Jett Mentel, #4 @190 Cade Haskins
Amarillo Tascosa – #5 @126# Aiden Rivera, #2 @144# Noah Santiago, #8 @157# Jace Castillo, #14 @175# Xavier Vargas
Potential top 20 match-ups – (126) Rechtfertig vs. Rivera
Predicted winner – Cedar Park
(5) Dumas vs (12) Frisco Wakeland
Wrestlers to watch –
Dumas – #2 @106# Conner Smith, #15 @113# Ezekiel Castillo, #15 @126# Colt Fox, #10 @132# Colton Bogner , #5 @138# Eli Loya, #16 @150# Blaise Williams, #4 @175# Johnathon Moss
Frisco Wakeland – #6 @120# Eli Johnson, #10 @157# Blake Brigance
Potential top 20 match-ups – ?
Predicted winner – Dumas
(6) Comal Smithson Valley vs (11) Amarillo Caprock
Wrestlers to watch –
Comal Smithson Valley – #8 @120# Hudson Chilton, #1 @157# Bryce Palmer, #6 @215# Zac Jaster
Amarillo Caprock – #14 @113# Miguel Sandoval, #4 @132# Christian Casarez, #14 @150# Max Trostle
Potential top 20 match-ups – ?
Predicted winner – Comal Smithson Valley
(7) Comal Pieper vs (10) Amarillo
Wrestlers to watch –
Comal Pieper – #16 @113# David Carter, #10 @165# Jett Fanucchi,
#11 @175# Noah Bell, #9 @190# Kade Stratton, #10 @215# James Cochran
Amarillo – #6 @132# Gavin Chambers, #8 @138# Bryson Brown,
#2 @157# Drezdyn Ballard, #8 @175# Ethan Webb, #20 @190# Cohen Swaim
Potential top 20 match-ups – (175) Bell vs. Webb, (190) Stratton vs. Swaim
Predicted winner – Comal Pieper
(8) Highland Park vs (9) Amarillo Palo Duro
Wrestlers to watch –
Highland Park – #6 @144# Jax Hanson, #6 @157# Holden Jacobs, #5 @165# Bennett Ham,
Palo Duro – #10 @126# Niko Villalon, #10 @285# Anival Acosta
Potential top 20 match-ups – ?
Predicted winner – Highland Park
Round 2
(1) Canyon Randall vs (8) Highland Park
Potential top 20 match-ups – (144) Ballesteros vs Hanson ?
Predicted winner – Canyon Randall
(2) Azle vs (7) Comal Pieper
Potential top 20 match-ups – ?
Predicted winner – Azle
(3) Lubbock vs (6) Comal Smithson Valley
Potential top 20 match-ups – (157) Wyrick vs. Palmer,
Predicted winner – Lubbock
(4) Cedar Park vs (5) Dumas
Potential top 20 match-ups – (106) Braud vs. Smith
Predicted winner – Cedar Park
Semi- Finals
(1) Canyon Randall vs (4) Cedar Park
Potential top 20 match-ups – (120) Campa Cortez vs. Reilly, (190) Gallegos vs. Haskins,
Predicted winner – Canyon Randall
(2) Azle vs (3) Lubbock
Potential top 20 match-ups – (106) Monterroso vs. E. Dioses, (138) T. Yancey vs. F. Dioses, (150) Russell vs. W. Hicks
Predicted winner – Azle
Finals
(1) Canyon Randall vs (2) Azle
Potential top 20 match-ups – (138) Ballesteros vs. Yancey
Predicted 5A Boys Champion – Canyon Randall
5A Girls Round 1
(1) Azle vs (16) Cedar Park
Wrestlers to watch-
Azle – #1 @100# Noah Kovach, #5 @120# Mackenzie Harris, #11 @125# Sage Mosier, #2 @130# Zalynn Woods, #10 @145# Emilee Cope, #2 @170# Elizabeth Yelle
Cedar Park – #3 @105# Chloe Engberg, #1 @170# Aaliyah Finlayson
Potential Top 20 match-ups – (105) Kovach vs. Engberg ?
Predicted winner – Azle
(2) Melissa vs (15) New Braunfels
Wrestlers to watch –
Melissa – #11 @105# Scarlett Hillis, #8 @110# Mary Griffin, #6 @115# Payten Gutierrez, #1 @125# Malia Griffin, #12 @130# Kay Ndanzia, #20 @135# Teylar Fetty, #7 @145# Tessa Tighe, #8 @155# Khadjah Kamara
New Braunfels – #10 @110# Addison Fogg, #3 @190# Lyric Larry
Potential Top 20 match-ups – (110) Mary Griffin vs. Fogg
Predicted Winner – Melissa
(3) Lubbock Cooper vs (14) Frisco Lebanon Trail
Wrestlers to watch –
Lubbock Cooper – #14 @100# Marianna Galvan, #3 @110# Anaveh Gonzales, #12 @120# Zaliyah Rodriguez, #5 @125# Tylie Ramos, #5 @135# Alyssa Rodriguez
Lebanon Trail – #8 @105# Misha Karthik
Potential Top 20 match-ups – (105) Galvan vs. Karhik ?
Predicted Winner- Lubbock Cooper
(4) Amarillo Palo Duro vs (13) Anna
Wrestlers to watch –
Amarillo Palo Duro – #7 @110# Jency Twee, #17 @115# Jazzlyn Sollano, #11 @120# Genesis Cerda, #1 @145# Xazanya Gonzales, #1 @170# Jasmine Vick
Anna – #15 @105# Leyla Torres, #1 @115# Addison Hunt, #13 @145 Linsey Parra, #11 @145 Haleigh Bodin, #12 @170# Caitlyn Oakerson, #17 @190# Violet Winkley
Potential top 20 match-ups – (115) Sollano vs. Hunt, (145) Gonzales vs. Parra, (170) Vick vs. Oakerson
Predicted winner – Palo Duro
(5) Comal Pieper vs (12) Lubbock
Wrestlers to watch –
Comal Pieper – #14 @130# Ema Gillespy, #18 @135# Mathilda Ganzler, #2 @140# Gillian Eckert, #19 @145 Madelyn Dehoyos, #18 @170 Jasmine Guillory, #6 @235 Shelby Wells
Lubbock – #5 @105# Felicity Tarango, #9 @130# Ariana Criado-Silvar, #3 @235# Mariella Prieto
Potential top 20 match-ups – (130) Gillespy vs. Criado-Silvar, (235) Wells vs. Prieto
Predicted winner – Comal Pieper
(6) Comal Smithson Valley vs (11) Amarillo Tascosa
Wrestlers to watch –
Comal Smithson Valley – #17 @100# Avery Green, #2 @110 Alexis Avalos, #3 @125# Summer Williams, #6 @170# Allyson Alaniz, #4 @190 Gabriela Knight
Tascosa – #16 @115# Kyria Keeton, #15 @125# Samantha Marmolejo, #3 @140# Presley King, #14 @235# Ariya Cofer
Potential top 20 match-ups – (125) Williams vs. Marmolejo
Predicted winner – Smithson Valley
(7) Dumas vs (10) Midlothian
Wrestlers to watch –
Dumas – #4 @100# Yadelyn Gavirio, #9 @105# Mia Garcia, #4 @110# McKinley Moss, #10 @190# Victoria Fuentes, #2 @235# Khylee Whalen
Midlothian – #4 @120# Gia Woodrum
Potential top 20 match-ups – ?
Predicted winner – Dumas
(8) Frisco vs (9) Leander Glenn
Wrestlers to watch –
Frisco – #8 @100# Byranna Childs, #13 @105# Esmerelda Quirino, #13 @110# Francesca Carballo, #16 @120# Alexis Dreslinski, #13 @135# Jordyn Hicks, #15 @145# Elena Kubbasek
Leander Glenn – #18 @125# Kaelyn Rich, #12 @155# Layla Hines, #7 @170# Grayson Gunderson, #11 @235# Rozlyn Painchaud
Potential top 20 match-ups – (155) Kubbasek vs. Hines ?
Predicted winner – Frisco
Round 2
(1) Azle vs (8) Frisco
Potential top 20 match-ups – (100) Kovach vs. Childs, (120) Harris vs. Dreslinski, (145) Cope vs. Kubbasek
Predicted winner – Azle
(2)Melissa vs (7) Dumas
Potential top 20 match-ups – (105) Hillis vs. Garcia, (110) Mary Griffin vs. Moss
Predicted winner – Melissa
(3) Lubbock Cooper vs (6) Smithson Valley
Potential top 20 match-ups – (100) Galvan vs. Green, (110) Gonzales vs. Avalos, (125) Ramos vs. Williams
Predicted winner – Lubbock Cooper
(4) Palo Duro vs (5) Comal Pieper
Potential top 20 match-ups – (145) Gonzales vs. Dehoyos, (170) Vick vs. Guillory
Predicted winner – Palo Duro
Semi- Finals
(1) Azle vs (4) Palo Duro
Potential top 20 match-ups – (120) Harris vs. Cerda , (170) Vick vs. Yelle
Predicted winner – Azle
(2) Melissa vs (3) Lubbock Cooper
Potential top 20 match-ups – (105) Kovach vs. Hillis ?, (110) Mary Griffin vs. Gonzales , (125) Malia Griffin vs. Ramos, (135) Fetty vs. Rodriguez
Predicted winner – Melissa
Finals
(1) Azle vs (2) Melissa
Potential top 20 match-ups – (125) Griffin vs. Mosier, (130) Woods vs. Ndanzia, (140) Cope vs Tighe, (135) Sebert vs. Romero, (140) Robinson vs. Von Gonten
Predicted 5A Girls Champion – Azle
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