On Jan. 16-17, Winslow High School gyms became a mecca for high school wrestlers with one of the largest tournaments in the state, including 81 teams. There were 46 boys’ teams from all four divisions and 35 girls’ teams with both divisions present for a total of 691 wrestlers.
On day one, the boys would wrestle in Petronovich and the girls took over the old gym holding a total of 996 matches. On championship day there was 288 matches, for a total of 1,284 matches held for the Doc Wright Invitational.
On the boys side Morenci would take first place with 253.5 points, second went to Corona Del Sol with 192.5 points; Marana High, third with 182; Payson, fourth with 176; Show Low, fifth with 161 points. Snowflake would finish in 22nd with 90 points; Holbrook, 29th with 39; and Winslow in 35th with 17.5 points.
On the girls side Campo Verde would take first place with 150 points; Red Mountain, second with 142; Boulder Creek, third with 122; Snowflake, fourth with 104; Sandra Day O’Conner, fifth with 103 points. Winslow would finish 24th with 32 points and Joseph City in 26th with 16 points.
The individual wrestling classes awarded the top six finishers with medals.
Here are the top three from each weight class:
Boys 106-pound: Leland Frost of Marana, first; Skyler Bialecki of Yuma Catholic, second; and Jacoby Cardenas of Safford, third.
Boys 113-pound: Tate Bodine of Safford, first; Xander Poulin of Marana, second; and Parker Reidhead of Mogollon, third.
Boys 120-pound: Alex Chacon of Safford, first; Erick Galindo of Blue Ridge, second; and Jeremiah Cano of Morenci, third.
Boys 126-pound: Alexander Bermudez of Desert Ridge, first; Gavin Palace of Payson, second; and Kannon Smith of Snowflake, third.
Boys 132-pound: Mason Orona of Round Valley, first; Teagan Lewis of Payson, second; and Anthony Sanchez of Morenci, third.
Boys 138-pound: Gage Palace of Payson, first; Merrik Williams of Morenci, second; and Ben Freund of Show Low, third.
Boys 144-pound: Owen Proper of Marana, first; Reese Crosby of St. Johns, second; and Kiano Torres of Morenci, third.
Boys 150-pound: Dallas Rawlings of Show Low, first; Emerson Montes of Morenci, second; and Andrew Monrero of Mesa, third.
Boys 157-pound: Caden Woodall of Morenci, first; Kaleb Porter of Mogollon, second; and Caden Gorishek of Corona Del Sol, third.
Boys 165-pound: Ethen De Lacy of Horizon, first; Logan Zebrowski of Coconino, second; and Silas Vickery of Red Mountain, third.
Boys 175-pound: Caden Morris of Corona Del Sol, first; Rocky Porter of Mogollon, second; and Stryker Weitman of Eastmark, third.
Boys 190-pound: Trace Nielsen of St. Johns, first; Easton Filetti of Poston Butte, second; and Anthony Palermo of Pinnacle, third.
Boys 215-pound: Carson Thomas of St. Johns, first; Talen Slone of Show Low, second; and Ryan Wooten of Desert Ridge, third.
Boys 285-pound: Lincoln Smith of Sandra Day O’Conner, first; Dhacaurie Spencer of Tyernen Terraza of Campo Verde, third.
Snowflake’s Gavin Papa would finish in fifth place in the 150-pound class. Holbrook’s Tidyn Larson would finish sixth place in the 157-pound class.
For the girls 100-pound: Rebekah Ponce of Desert Ridge, first; Khyla Lipumano of Yuma Catholic, second; and Lailani Strong of Morenci, third.
Girls 107-pound: Ruthie Wilhelm of Show Low, first; Emmy Lopez of Miyamura, second; and Athea Valenzuela of Desert Ridge, third.
Girls 114-pound: Brisa Gonzalez of Round Valley, first; Gabriela Lyons of Boulder Creek, second; and Malina Moore of Marana, third.
Girls 120-pound: Hannah Naccarati-Cholo of Basha, first; Nelly Rawlings of Show Low, second; and Kaylee Coleman of Sandra Day O’Conner, third.
Girls 126-pound: Braylin Hermes of Campo Verde, first; Alexis Morales of Miyamura, second; and Taizly Newman of Round Valley, third.
Girls 132-pound: Rebekah Hodges of Campo Verde, first; Roxi Singer of Marana, second; and Vonette Merrell of Coconino, third.
Girls 138-pound: Brylee Colwell of Eastmark, first; Nyla Naugle of Red Mountain, second; and Juliana De Marco of Poston Butte, third.
Girls 145-pound: Emma Corley of Boulder Creek, first; Lola Terraza of Campo Verde, second; and Ava Harding of Show Low, third.
Girls 152-pound: Rianna Tate of Poston Butte, first; Ashlyn Young of Millennium, second; and Emma Vickey of Red Mountain, third.
Girls 165-pound: Isra Faja of Sandra Day O’Conner, first; Veronica Rodriguez of Miyamua, second; and Mereli Marin of Snowflake, third.
Girls 185-pound: Cynthia Martinez of Morenci, first; Avery Williams of Sandra Day O’Conner, second; and Shanelle Tallsalt of Page, third.
Girls 235-pound: Sydney Valentino of Coconino, first; Abigail Hammers of Poston Butte, second; and Mosi Vaomotou of Campo Verde, third.
Winslow had two top six finishers: McKenna Hardy, fourth in the 138-pound class and Patryce Lomayestewa in fifth in the 235-pound class. Joseph City’s Katelyn Begay would place sixth in the 235-pound class.
