- February 23, 2025
Flagler Palm Coast bought 13 wrestlers to the District 2-3A boys wrestling championships on Feb. 20 at Gainesville Buchholz and all 13 qualified for the next postseason round — the Region 1-3A tournament Feb. 28-March 1 at Lake Mary High School.
Ronden Ricks (150 pounds), Carson Baert (157), Kevin McLean (113) and Trey Twilley (126) all won district titles, while Braden Dailey (106), Dyvonne Leadon (165), Mikey Fries (175) and Melique Joseph placed second, Gabreil Moy (144) and Aiden Korth (285) placed third and Lenny Fries (132), Austin Cochran (138) and Harlem Slay (190) placed fourth.
Matanzas senior Mason Obama won the 157-pound District 4-2A championship at New Smyrna Beach on Feb. 22. He’ll be joined at the Region 1-2A tournament Feb. 28-March 1 at Tallahassee Lincoln by five teammates — Jacob Gibson (106), Terry Marchman (120), Andrew Kerek (144), A.J. Sanchez (150) and Jackson Marchman (190), all of whom placed third.
Seabreeze also qualified six wrestlers for the Region 1-2A tourney, while Mainland qualified three.
For the Sandcrabs, Spencer Timm (144) and Luke Cloer (285) placed second at district, Antonio Serrano (157) placed third and Kaleb Locke (126), Shane Triplett (132) and Christian Cornelius (165) placed fourth.
Mainland’s qualifiers are Myron Schafer (third at 215), Isaac Simian (fourth at 157) and Jarelle Mercado (fourth at 190).
FPC won the runner-up trophy at District 2-3A, finishing with 240 points. Host Buchholz won the team title with 244.5 points. New Smyrna Beach won the District 4-2A title with Matanzas placing fourth, Seabreeze fifth and Mainland seventh.
“I like how we competed,” FPC coach David Bossardet said. “Ronden Ricks won his first district title as a sophomore. He continues to get better and better every time he steps on the mat. Kevin McLean, a freshman, beat a tough kid from Lake Mary (Damonyai White) in the finals, and Carson Baert won his first district title as a senior.”
Obama’s district title was also his first.
