Like I tell them, Cozart said, its not being on top of the mountain thats exciting, but the work it takes to get there.. Chamberlain and Alonso wrestled the toughest battle in the four-way dual match. Most State Champions-7(09,11,12), Most State Finalists-9(03,05,11), Most State Placers-12(04,0913), USA Most Prestigious All-Star Meet "Pittsburgh Classic", 1993 Dennis Kitko, 2005 Franklin Gomez, 2006 David Craig, 2009 Eric Grajales, 2010 Joe Cozart, 2016 Kyle Norstrem, Outstanding finishes in National Tournaments. By BRYAN BURNS Next Club Tournament at Brandon HS: Upcoming tournaments: 3/11/23. 2. Item Number: WRD-04135 Currently 5.00/5 Stars. "I was pretty confident going into the match," Liberatore said. Eagle Jeff Turner played for Vanderbilt, earned a gold medal with the 1984 U.S. Olympic team and had a 10-year NBA career. Our kids will have to use their superior skills and experience to overcome strength. "You see favorites getting beat and people coming out of nowhere to win titles. "The only people in the stands would be parents, and some girls to come watch Tony Ippolito because he was so athletic.". - Jason Buxton, Spearfish, three time champion, 123-1 record during his championship seasons. Wrestling Records (Updated January 11, 2021) TEAM MOST STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS . Completed Live & Upcoming. NJ.com's High School Game Changers Sports Awards: Nominate your game changer now! Cozart's kids became something of celebrities, even in defeat. Showing 1 to 25 out of 142 upcoming tournaments. The school mascot is the Eagle. 1 of 6 Mohonasen coach Brandon Guthrie reacts after Jake Deguire defeats Tim Bova of Arlington in a 138 lb weight class match for Div. The wall has even more importance to those who are kin to those inscribed upon it. 2020 Championship Information. Eighth-graders Rossi Bruno (103), 14, Kyle Koziel (135), 14, and junior David Alonso (125), 16, all train with the Brandon Wrestling Club. Bloomingdale junior Chris Figari won a 2-1 decision over Brandon's Wally Figaro at 145, and Middleton senior Ricardo Albaladejo scored a pin over Alonso's Jack Nueman to complete the list of individual champions. There are currently no completed events. "That would make one," three-time state champ Eric Grajales said. Representing that work this year for Brandon wrestling are this years Class 3A state qualifiers, champions and placeholders: For information on the matches, click here for bracketsand scores. In Class 2A, Spring Hill Springstead (185.5) won the team title, while Lakeland Lake Gibson (164) was second and Fort Myers Riverdale (106) was third. Mike Rodriguez (Merced, SJ2, 11) HM 6. Palm Harbor was second with 189. As the transit agency falters, Hillsborough riders pay the price, Common Dialect Beerworks opening in Tampas Seminole Heights. Quietly the six seniors have enough experience and skill to possibly score more points as a unit than any other full Class 2A team at the state championships this season. Mitchell finished in eighth place with 59. Download the boys brackets: Boys Download the girls brackets: Girls. Flint won a title last season as an eighth-grader for Tampa Bay Christian, but this one, he said, was sweeter. Freshmen Rossi Bruno (119), Tyler Liberatore (125) and Clark Glass are state champs. Six wrestlers have won state titles all four years they wrestled for Brandon. The last 3-time champ to. Brandon got the nickname Eagles in 1941 when a Brandon student attended a basketball game against Saint Leo College donning a hat with an eagle. "Things went pretty much as scripted.". Few noticed. 1984-85: It's Crowell to Powell for Rovers & The Cuve. Hillsborough County Champs 48 years in a row 1973-2020, District Champs 41 years in a row 1975-2015, Regional Champs 26 years in a row 1990-2015, http://www.tampabay.com/sports/2018/07/27/fifty-for-the-ages-the-top-coaches-in-tampa-bay-history/, https://m.facebook.com/Kevin.ODonnell.FOX13/, Russ Cozart's Wrestling Camps2023 SUMMER CAMPS Start 6/6 end 7/29 at Brandon HS Gym, Discounts: Team, siblings, buy one week get one free, buy morning session get night session free, All Summer access pass day and night, 12/3 Jim Graves Tournament @ BHS 10am/1st Place, 12/9-10 Hernando HS Tournament 1:30pm/9:30am/1st Place, 12/16-17 Bradenton Christian HS Tourament 4:30pm/9:30am/1st Place, 12/23 Alumni Night Dual vs Plant City @BHS Wins Varsity and JV, 2/4 Tony Ippolito Memorial Tournament @ BHS 9am, 2/10 Hills Co Division Championships @ Riverview HS 1:30pm, 2/11 Hills Co Championships @ Riverview HS 10:30am, 2/18 2A-6 District Championships @ BHS 10:30am, 2/24-25 2A-2 Region Championships @ BHS 11:15am/10am, 3/2-3-4 2A State Championships @ Silver Spurs Arena 10am/10am/9am, 12/23 Alumni Night Dual vs Plant City @ BHS 5:30pm. 2-No. He is back at Tampa Bay Christian with three buddies who are capable of combining their skills for a top-10 Class A team finish. "This means a lot," said Sweet, who moved up from 140 pounds to 160 when he gained weight over the summer. Seven wrestlers earned individual state titles, which is a Brandon High record, a milestone first reached in 2004. "It got the monkey off my back, that's for sure!" Get additional training during the season and see improvement.Russ Cozart, Wrestling Coach 1976-2021 45 years, Head Wrestling Coach 1976-2018,42 seasons, Brandon HS, Fl 38 years 1980-2018, Presently Volunteer Coach at Brandon HS, 27 Time Florida Team State Champions, 2014 NFHS National Wrestling Coach of the Year, MaxPreps: 11/17/20 Greatest Coach in Florida, 17 State Championships in a row 2001-17, 119 State Champions, 153 State placers. "I didn't know how (changing weight classes) would go, but I did well and stuck with it." All Rights Reserved. Class A wrestling during the 1980s saw many outstanding state champions. [5] In 1972, the school moved to its current location on Victoria Street in Brandon. To put that accomplishment in perspective, consider that at the 2011 state competition, Brandon's 269-point total was three points higher than the combined scores of both the second- and third-place teams. Brandon Tucker, Broken Arrow, 2003 . Hwt: In a battle of Ohio high school wrestling stars - and rematch of the 2008 Big Ten heavyweight title bout -- top seeded Dustin Fox, the Northwestern senior with a 28-1 record, faced off against fellow Big Ten big man JD Bergman, the second-seeded senior from Ohio State, with a 28-2 record (the two losses to Fox). They came from a compilation of a few schools. H.S. Mike Joyce is helping Jesuit as a friend of the school so the Tigers will be competitive. BRANDON HS STATE CHAMPS!!!!!!!!!! Joe Smith can be reached at joesmith@sptimes.com or (813) 310-9024. Stoughton's program has a long-standing history of success and our coaches lead our kids to amazing personal and team victories. So it's understandable why Moore is a little reserved about the hype surrounding this weekend's Jim Graves Challenge the Streak Dual Meet Tournament at Brandon, when the Eagles will put their national mark - 456 consecutive dual meet wins - on the line. "A lot of people feel that the heart of this program started with Tony Ippolito," Cozart said. Eric's father, Cesar, wrestled for Brandon in 1982, but it is Eric's brother, also named Cesar, who has his name on the wall that borders one end of the Brandon gym -- the wall that lists every state champion for the Eagles. Jim Jordan St. Paris Graham Local 1979, 80, 81, 82 . "He's building the program," Cozart said of Kitko, who won three state titles as a wrestler at Brandon from 1991-93. 0. Here to develop champions on the mat and in life through a structured program based upon values, commitment, healthy habits. After last weekend's state wrestling championships, Oklahoma now has 44 four-time individual champions. CONGRATS!!!!!!!!! Mick Ruis (Poway, SD1, 10) #4 3. So has Glass, and Koziel has about a half dozen. Seven wrestlers earned individual state titles, which is a Brandon High record, a milestone first reached in 2004. "We are what we repeatedly do; excellence then, is not an act but a habit. I just pushed the pace.". HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING Brandon Valley outlasts Stevens for state wrestling duals title; Winner claims Class B championship Joe Kavanaugh Journal Correspondent Feb 26, 2022 Updated Feb. Feb. 20, 1973: In the final match of the regular season, Bradenton Manatee beats Brandon 28-19, leaving the Eagles 12-1. Contact C. Wilmington at coachwilmington@gmail . I guess the curse has been lifted.". 2021-22 high school individual state champions list, as of February 14, with 22 new states added. With him back, the Sharks should be competitive by districts and challenging by next season. "The last seven years we've just been heads and tails above everybody. High School Wrestling: WSR goes 2-1 during opening day at the Clash Go-Hawks fall in bracket final to Hastings, Minn.; Charles City girls take seventh in girls division. The strength of this year's opposition and the fact that Brandon isn't loaded with superstars like in years past has fueled the talk this season. "I've been working my whole career for this," Kyle Koziel said before the state tournament, "trying to be the first in my family to live the dream.". Cozart called it a big confidence builder for a team still trying to figure out its identity. I owe a lot to Alex - and to James for throwing me around in practice.". He was 33. Assistant football coach Jim Graves took over the program in 1971 even though "I didn't know anything about the sport. Many other classes use the area as an outdoor classroom, including art, English, performing arts, and technology. Keller's win was followed by nine more victories, including another win by pin from 171-pounder David Craig, who took only 1:37 to take down Auburndale's John Haak to improve his career match record to 171-0. I think what he does with this program is second to none and he continuously looks for ways to better the program. Tampa Bay Christian's Chris Singletary (112), the first sixth-grader to compete in the state tournament, finished second, as did Tampa Prep's Eric Bach (135). Mack scored 63 points in a victory against East Bay, then three nights later, improved his school record with 71 points against Winter Haven. Brandon wrestling history starts over tonight. Garcia beat Victor Valley's Jarrett Zubiate 9-6, but the match was tied briefly in the third period. He said the match with Chamberlain looked "hopeless on paper." That win helped continue another impressive streak, 17-straight championships, a Florida. 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