2023 Super 32: Illinois Preview
2023 Illinois Super 32 Preview I feel like Illinois has brought more wrestlers out to NC in years past. Maybe that’s just perception because the state always has some of the most elite anywhere. And this year that’s also true, even if a few others like Kannon Webster and Sergio Lemley have moved on. It also stands to reason the kids really serious about football, like Dillan Johnson for example, wouldn’t be making the trip either. Still, there are some very strong belt contenders and as always a few sleepers, if you can even call them that. {Seed; *Rank; Name; School; State; Grade} *Ranking = mine 106 Top Contenders: 7 8 Rocco Cassioppi Honenegah IL 9 5 10 Caleb Noble Waukegan IL 9 10 11 Rocco Hayes Sandberg IL 11 So, we have 3 Illinois kids ranked in the top 25 who will be in this bracket. It’s hard to say between 5 and 15 at any weight how much difference there really is. So while we have Rocco Hayes ranked the highest of this trio, they’re all quite close. Hayes is the veteran of the group, a junior coming off a 3rd place finish in the state last season. Cassioppi has been perhaps the busiest of all this Summer, notably picking up a couple ranked wins at Elite 8. Noble might have the most upside and showed already at Fargo he’s no shrinking violet on the big stage. Quarterfinals: Noble is slated to meet Shamus Regan in the quarterfinals here. Regan himself is our #7 nationally and the 4 seed. As is the case with most potential match ups that would be stellar. Regan holds a recent 5-2 win over Noble at Tulsa this past Winter. But that was neck and neck the whole way. As the 7 and 10 seeds, the Rocco’s are slated to wrestle each other in the round of 16. I can’t find any recent history between them***, so if someone has that, feel free to share with me. For now, I have this as a toss up, not just on the journey to the Super 32 podium, but also for supremacy among kids named Rocco in Illinois. That might even mean more. The winner of this one would face Grey Burnett more than likely. He’s 2 seed and currently 3rd in the country. Gotta favor him but stranger things have happened for sure. Neither one would be terribly outmatched. Semifinals: Should Noble win his quarter, he’d get the winner of Joe Bachmann and Ezekiel Witt. Bachmann is expected to win that one and then would be favored over Noble, but not by as much as those outside Illinois might think. On the other side, a win over Burnett in the quarters would likely have a battle with Ignacio Villasenor in the semis. I mean that’s a rough stretch but that’s what Super 32 is all about. From the round of 16 on, you’re likely going to get stronger competition than you will in the state season, even the finals. Finals: Is there a universe out there where Noble and a Rocco make the Super 32 finals? I think so. A lot would have to go right of course. But upsets are only upsets based on rankings on paper. The wrestling happens out there, on the mat. And a kid like Noble could well be the best 106 in the country by season’s end. So I’m not predicting that but I’m saying these light weights have tons of chaos and almost always some super early surprise result. Conclusion/Prediction: With all three seeded in the top 10, the odds say one is almost locked into a medal here, with another being projected, and a 3rd not long off the odds either. The way I have them ranked, they’d be the 6, 7, and 9 seeds. It doesn’t get much closer than that, folks. And it could certainly be that as the 5 seed, the path for Noble opens up for him early. Predicted order of finish: Noble, Cassioppi, Hayes ***Turns out Cassioppi and Hayes met up just this past week in a 4-0 decision for Cassioppi. I think that deserves a slight change in the rankings coming in, and it’ll be Hayes with the possible chance at revenge here. 113 Top Contenders: 4 3 Dom Munaretto St Charles East IL 10 12 18 Nicholas Garcia Marmion Academy IL 10 n/a n/a Bruno Cassioppi Honenegah IL 9 The top contender at this weight is none other than Dom Munaretto. I mean that much is clear. He’s our #3 in the country and enters as the 4 seed in this bracket. Nick Garcia is also up from 106 and comes in solidly within the top 20 and a 12 seed. He finished 4th in the state as a freshman and should be a tough out for anyone. There’s nothing “other” about the other Cassioppi, unless you say Bruno is otherworldly. He’s every bit the equal of Rocco and might blow this whole bracket up. I have him ranked 14th at 106. But prior to this weekend, I’m taking a wait and see approach since he’s unseeded. Without knowing what line he’ll be sitting at in the bracket, I can’t really say who he might face in any round. Just know, he’s liable to beat everyone here, including the top seed Seidel. Quarterfinals: Should Munaretto do what we expect, he’ll run into Dru Ayala from Iowa. Of course Ayala is following in his brother Drake’s (now at Iowa) footsteps and will be a challenge. However, the St Charles East sophomore is the favorite here to make the semis. What’s interesting for Ayala is that as the 5 seed, to get to Munaretto in these quarters, he’ll have to go through Garcia in the round of 16. Which means to get to the quarters, Garcia will have to get through the 5 seed first. If he does, then it’s IL on IL violence with Munaretto. Semifinals: I like Munaretto
Beyond His Years: Todd’s Talks With Landon Sidun
Maturity is not measured by age. I mean sure, we expect that as people get older maturity comes with it. And many of us would say we are more mature as adults than we were as kids. I’d say it for myself. I expect you’d say it for yourself as well. But there’s also those kids we can remember growing up with who just seemed “mature beyond their years.” This isn’t a thesis about what that phrase means or anything, it is a concept at the heart of this story. Landon’s story. A story that we pick up now but that he’s been writing for years. It’s about attitude. It’s about experience. And while Landon may only be a freshman in high school this year, the opportunities he’s had to wrestle on some of the countries biggest stages has afforded him some invaluable experience. Turning him into one mature competitor. Landon began wrestling at 5 primarily because his dad and other close relatives competed in their youth. But around here that’s really just what you do. I remember learning in Wedding Crashers from Bradley Cooper that Maryland does crab cakes and football. Well, Bradley, the WPIAL does pierogies and wrestlin. That often means early struggles on the mat, and for Landon it wasn’t much different, “My dad coached me when I first started. I was decent. But I really didn’t start having a ton of success until middle school.” Success that can be attributed to Landon’s work ethic. Cliches are cliches because they are usually true. And there’s one many of us in this sport know quite well, that hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard. But what happens when you get talent and still work hard? You get rarified air. The kind that legends get to breathe while us mere mortals cheer them on, and it could very well be those are the heights Landon is headed to. But even hard work isn’t enough. Practice makes perfect, but you perform how you practice. So really it’s perfect practice that makes perfect. And you get more perfect practices, more iron-sharpening training, from partners with your same outlook on the sport, and Landon’s outlook is as mature as you’ll find in an incoming high schooler. So where has he honed his approach to the sport that has him ranked among the nation’s top 5 at 113, “I primarily went to Hutchy’s Hammers, which is a club that my dad started. I also went to Young Guns with Jody Strittmatter.” He also speaks highly of the Norwin program for whom he’ll be looking to wreak havoc on the PIAA for 4 years. “Coach Kyle Martin has so much knowledge that he passes on to us as a team.” Knowledge that has been given a turboboost of sorts through the Knights RTC, which allows Sidun to train a lot more freestyle. And it’s not just Coach Martin but 2009 NCAA champion Jarrod King gives the program a great foundation to build future success on. Success that comes from testing yourself against the best. Enter Super 32. To say that Landon Sidun has had a great middle school career would be a massive understatement. He’s a two-time Super 32 medalist, taking 4th and then 1st. He followed that up with a PA Jr High state title. And as he gears up for 2023-2024, he’s fresh off a Fargo Cadet title setting his sights on Greensboro, NC for what would would be his first Super 32 belt at the high school level. I don’t know how much you follow the NFL, but when Aaron Rodgers signed with the Jets he said their one Super Bowl trophy looked lonely. Perhaps that’s how the belt he won last year is feeling in the trophy case? So this weekend, Landon will be in the 113 field. A field that features world champions, state champions, and just overall lower weight hammers. But he’s one in his own right. Just as much as he’ll have a ton of obstacles to navigate through the bracket, they’ll have him as a similar obstacle as well. He comes in ranked #5 in the country by us and has a chance to even improve on that. And he’s not the type to shy away from great competition, to protect a record or ranking. He wants it. Wants the challenge. And he’ll find it here. Paul Kenny, #1 in the country and a 2023 world champion. Dom Munaretto, a world champion and Illinois state champion ranked 4th in the country. Aaron Seidel, a fellow Keystone State wrestler who has gone 2 for 2 in state titles to start his career and comes in with a 4 by his name. #7 Davis Moytka from Wyoming Seminary, #9 Dru Ayala of Fort Dodge, IA, and #10 JoJo Uhorchuk of Signal Mountain, TN round out the top 10 wrestlers in this bracket. Talk about loaded. So that outlook and mature mindset are the weapons Landon will rely on to reach those famed Super 32 finals – in front of the rabid crowd that sits mat side. “My goal is not to think about the match. It’s to go out and score as much and as fast as I can. That’s the mindset. If I keep doing that, the wins will come.” Being from Western PA, having experience at national tournaments in the past, Sidun is prepared for the biggest of stages. The bigger the better. And he gets the biggest folkstyle challenge of the year this weekend. But this Young Gun will be ready. “Never let an opponent or a particular situation overwhelm you, remain calm and trust in what you’ve trained to do.” Rapid Fire Questions: Ice Cream Favorite Guilty Pleasure Food? Dirt Bike Riding How Do You Like To Spend Your Down Time? Gatlinburg, TN What’s your favorite vacation destination? “Every Move Can Work On Everybody” – Tom Ryan What’s the best advice you’ve ever received? More Todd’s Talks: More Super 32 Content:
Tahir Parkins Commits To Rutgers
Nazareth junior Tahir Parkins keeps the class of 2025 announcement train rolling. He recently went public with his commitment to Rutgers university. He enters this season with a 61-10 record and comes off the heels of a 4th place finish in the state last March. He’ll be at Super 32 next week where he should maintain a top 15 ranking nationally. We currently have him #15 exactly and think th needle is indeed pointing up for this Blue Eagle. More PA Commitments
Aaron Seidel Commits To Virginia Tech
Northern Lebanon junior phenom, Aaron Seidel, made his college decision this week, ending the recruiting process and letting him settle into a final 2-year stretch run that should include two more PIAA state titles and a bevy of other gold medals, belts, and championship awards. He projects to 125 at the next level, a weight where the Hokies have had some success between Eddie Ventresca and Sam Latona. He’ll be counted on to build upon their success once he steps on campus in 2025. Chances are good he redshirts that first season and then begins the journey toward ACC and NCAA dominance. While Blacksburg is still years away, what is right here right now for Seidel, our #4 wrestler in the country at 113, is Super 32 and then a junior season where he settles in as the lead horse in the toughest state in the country. More News
2023 Super 32 Iowa Entries
Super 32 Iowa Wrestlers Export XLSExport CSV First Last Weight School State Finish Super 32 Finish Mac Crosson 106 Indianola High School Taye Jordan 106 Atlantic High school Gavin Landers 106 Denver Mathew Prine 106 Southeast Polk High School Hayden Schwab 106 Don Bosco Isaac Wignall 106 Ankeny High School Dru Ayala 113 Fort Dodge Senior High School 2 Ashton Grace 113 Ottumwa High School 8 Alexander Pierce 113 Iowa City West High School 1 Cale Vandermark 113 Ankeny Centennial High School 4 Jake Knight 120 Bettendorf High School 1 Dawson Youngblut 120 Don Bosco High School Carson Doolittle 126 Webster city Community schools 3 Timothy Koester 126 Bettendorf High School 3 Blake Allen 132 Underwood 1 Jayce Luna 132 Bettendorf High School 3 Koy Davidson 138 Fort Dodge 2 Carter Freeman 138 Waukee NW 1 Boden White 138 Denver High School Parker Casey 144 Johnston Middle School 1 Kane Naaktgeboren 144 Linn-Mar High School 2 Bas Diaz 150 Waverly-Shell Rock 1 Kael Voinovich 150 Iowa City High School 2 Braylon Griffiths 157 Ottumwa High School Lincoln Jipp 157 Bettendorf 5 Damarion Ross 175 Fort Dodge senior high 2 Brayden Koester 190 Bettendorf High School Danarii Mickel 190 Ames High School 2 Dreshaun Ross 215 Fort Dodge senior high 1 Daniel Herrera 285 Ames High School 1 Iowa is an interesting case, there’s no one with notable Super 32 history but there are a lot of younger brothers to some really good kids now at the next level. Dru Ayala -> Drake Ayala. Kane Naaktgeboren -> Tate Naaktgeboren Kael Voinovich -> Victor Voinovich Then there’s a CA state champion now Ames High School heavyweight, Daniel “Peanut” Herrera. Then there’s national top 5 Dreshaun Ross with a chance to solidify his spot. And then there’s a slew of lower weights where Iowa is scattered throughout the top 20. The most interesting here might be freshman Dawson Youngblut. In any case, I expect some deep runs by multiple kids, with a couple causing a stir into the semis. BACK TO HUB
2023 Super 32 Oklahoma Entries
Super 32 Oklahoma Wrestlers Export XLSExport CSV First Last Weight School State Finish Super 32 Finish Eric Casula 106 Westmoore Highschool 3 Cason Craft 106 Sallisaw High School Aydan Thomas 113 Stillwater 1 Jason Goodin 113 Edmond North, Oklahoma 2 Canon Acklin 120 Collinsville 1 Devon Miller 120 Edmond North 2 Stockon Allen 120 Stillwater High School 1 JJ McComas 126 Stillwater 2 Dylan Bratt 138 Chickasha High School 3 Trae Rios 144 Westmoore High School 4 Beau Hickman 144 Tuttle HS 1 Kody Routledge 150 Edmond North high school 3 LaDarion Lockett 157 Stillwater High School 1 1 Oscar Williams 215 Edmond North High School 2 I don’t know if 14 or so wrestlers is the norm for Oklahoma to send, but within this small group are some real heavyweights, and I don’t mean the weight class. After PJ Duke, LaDarion Lockett could very well be the next best wrestler in any weight. Especially with Joe Sealey out of the event. He’s a world champion, a past Super 32 champion, and a big favorite now to do it again. He’ll be joined by a trio of Stillwater teammates, Aydan Thomas, JJ McComas, and Stockton Allen. Of the three, McComas enters with the highest seed and national ranking but Thomas has spent a good part of the last calendar year in the top 10 or even top 5 at 106. Up at 113, he’ll have a chance to prove he belongs there as well. Kody Routledge is the one non-Stillwater wrestler with a solid chance to crash the party. I think Devon Miller is the best shot at a dark horse performing well. BACK TO HUB
2023 Super 32 New York Entries
Super 32 New York Wrestlers Export XLSExport CSV First Last Weight School State Finish Super 32 Finish Vincent Augello 106 Commack Jaron Barrientos 106 Lewiston Porter Cooper Merli 106 Newburgh Free Acaedmy 1 Connor Sheridan 106 Hauppauge High School 2 Brennan Sprague 106 Monsignor farrell Oumar Tounkara 106 St.Benedict’s 1 Anthony Valls 106 Chenango Valley High School 8 Tommy Aiello 113 John Glenn 1 Jason Euceda 113 Brentwood Darren Florance 113 Harpursville Central School 1 Brody Franklin 113 Long Beach NY High Sxhool Evin Gursoy 113 Midwood H.S. 2 Will Russell 113 Manhasset High School Dunia Sibomana 113 Long Beach High School 1 Christopher Colon 120 Shoreham-Wading River High School 5 Ryan Ferrara 120 Chenango Forks High School 6 Thomas Looby Jr. 120 Brewster Gavin Mangano 120 Shoreham wading River 2 Christopher Noto 120 Honeoye Falls Lima (HFL) 3 Finnegan OBrien 120 Locust Valley Peyton Spencer 120 East syracuse minoa Dillon Arrick 126 Arlington 3 Caden Barrientos 126 Lewiston Porter Anthony Clem 126 Wantagh High School 2 Matthew Marlow 126 Northport High School 1 Nikolas Massaro 126 St. Joe’s 1 Joseph Clem 132 Wantagh High School 2 George Johnson 132 Iona Prep Zukhriddin Majidov 132 Poly Prep Samson McKissick Staley 132 Pittsford Mendon high school 6 Jacob McVige 132 Honeoye Falls Lima 4 Phillip Provenzano 132 Fairport Tyler Visciano 132 Smithtown East Amir Avazov 138 James Madison High School 4 Jude Bellantoni 138 Iona Preparatory School 4 Brayden Fahrbach 138 Mt Sinai 1 caleb Jolly 138 John C Birddlebough Waylan Winseman 138 Honeoye Falls Lima Cameron Catrabone 144 Williamsville North High School 1 6 Zach Gerby 144 Pittsford NY Jason Kwaak 144 Brentwood High School 3 Anthony Williams 144 Monsignor Farrell High School Liam Carlin 150 Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High School 2 PJ Duke 150 Minisink Valley 1 1 Griffin LaPlante 150 St Francis 5 Nolan Liess 150 Wyoming Seminary Leo Tansey 150 Collegiate School JOVANNI TORRES 150 MONSIGNOR FARRELL HIGH SCHOOL WILLIAM BURNELL 157 PHOENIX christopher crawford 157 wyoming seminary 4 Tyler Fromm 157 Trinity Pawling Dash Hort 157 Poly Prep Kosta Koufalis 157 Iona prep 2 Thomas Mancini 157 St Anthony’s 2 Ryley Monica 157 South Jefferson Mason Rowley 157 Little falls high school Vandavian Way 157 Gouverneur High school 4 Xavier Giles 165 Greens Farms Academy 3 Kyle Jacobs 165 Monsignor Farrell HS 3 Gage LaPlante 165 starpoint 7 Reese Spiro 165 NMH Jacob Stephenson 165 Wilson Johnathan Clohecy 175 G.Ray Bodley 5 Ian Sutherland 175 Brewster High School Samuel Szerlip 175 Nyack High School 3 Braidon Woodward 175 Palmac 3 Alexander Berisha 190 Fox Lane Gabe Garibaldi 285 Iona Prep 6 I mean, this list starts and ends with PJ Duke. Duke is by most accounts the best wrestler in the country at any weight. He’s a returning Super 32 champion and the favorite to do it again. But he’s not all The Empire State has either. Cam Catrabone is a past medalist who should be right back in the mix again. Chris Crawford competes for Wyoming Seminary but repping NY in the pre-season, he could give them another wrestler on the podium. Braidon Woodward has had his fair share of tough competition th least few months, he could be that upper weight dark horse. BACK TO HUB
2023 Super 32 Michigan Entries
Super 32 Michigan Wrestlers Export XLSExport CSV First Last Weight School State Finish Super 32 Finish Mason Haines 106 DUNDEE HS 2 Mason Katschor 106 Dundee High School 1 Wyatt Lees 106 Detroit Catholic Central 1 Ryan Totten 106 Detroit Catholic Central Grayson Fuchs 113 Detroit Catholic Central Devan Garcia 113 Harper Creek Sammy Stewart 113 Manchester High School 1 Cadon Waatti 113 Detroit Catholic Central Nathan Walkowiak 113 Detroit Catholic Central 3 Carter Cichocki 120 Lowell High School 2 Simon Dominguez 120 Detroit Catholic Central Malachi Kapenga 120 Hamilton high school 1 Conor Mc Alary 120 Hudsonville High School 4 Nicholas Sorrow 120 Hudson High School 1 Jackson. Blum 126 Lowell 1 logan carstensen 126 clare high school Drew Hansen 126 Gladstone 3 Jace Morgan 126 Rochester Adams 4 Cameron Chinavare 132 Dundee 1 Jason Downs 132 Huron high school 6 Joshua Vasquez 132 Grandville 2 Mikey Wilson 132 Grand Rapids Catholic Central 2 Dallas Korponic 138 Hartland High School 3 Landyn Crance 144 Union City High School 1 Adoniah Delgado 144 Linden 7 Justin Gates 144 Davison High School 1 Owen Segorski 144 Lowell High School 2 Matthew Joyce 150 Dexter Highs School 5 Mason Stewart 150 Detroit Catholic Central 2 Kole Katschor 157 Dundee High School 1 Philip Lamka 157 Fenton 1 Darius Marines 157 DCC 1 Cory Thomas Jr. 157 Pontiac High School 1 Tyler Schofield 165 Olivet High School 2 Gavin Craner 175 Whitehall High School 2 Connor Bercume 215 Detroit Catholic Central 1 Last season, Michigan had a champion with Derek Gilcher. They have a couple kids who could contend for it this season, but it would be a bit surprising if so. I think you’d have to say Darius Marines is the leader of the contender pack. With top seed Joe Sealey out at 157, it does open up the bracket a little. Still has some formidable opponents for sure, but that’s true for every bracket here. If not Marines, perhaps it’s Grayson Fuchs at 113 or Wyatt Lees at 106. These lighter weights have a lot of chaos in them usually so maybe one of these two is the beneficiary. If you said Justin Gates is one of the best pound for pound from Michigan this weekend, you wouldn’t get much protest from me, however, his weight is an absolute beast at the top so it’s a daunting task ahead. Like Gates, Chinavare is a Great Lakes State hammer but at 132, whooo, better him than me against that field. But, unseeded, he’s a definite live dark horse. BACK TO HUB
2023 Super 32 Missouri Entries
Super 32 Missouri Wrestlers Export XLSExport CSV First Last Weight School State Finish Super 32 Finish Chase Gray 106 Francis Howell Central High School 5 Hank Benter 113 Hickman High School 1 Cole Blattner 120 Fulton High School 1 Porter Matecki 120 Whitfield 1 Damien Moseley 120 Ozark High School 3 Jordan Penick 126 Hillsboro Senior Highschool 4 Conner Roach 126 Sullivan High School Dylan Roth 126 Lafayette Senior High 2 Colin Rutlin 126 CBC Landon Vassalli 126 Jackson High School 3 Israel Borge 126 Missouri Connections Curtis Zion Borge 132 Missouri Connections 5 Tristen Essig 132 Hannibal High School 3 Noah Keen 132 Francis Howell Central 5 Drew Mattison 132 Lafayette High School (Wildwood, MO) Kaden Purler 132 NorthPoint High School 1 Maddox Casella 138 Mill valley high school 3 James Lovelady 138 Liberty North Highschool Aidan Schoen 138 Lafayette High School 3 Jackson Tucker 138 Hillsboro High School 1 Gavin Linsman 144 Liberty High School 1 Andrew Manley 144 Seneca High School 2 Alexander Hutchcraft 150 Smithville Highschool 2 Lane Snyder 150 Pleasant Hill High School 2 Trey Craig 157 Liberty High School 2 Casey Olszowka 157 Washington 3 caden gousetis 165 Eureka 6 Sam Richardson 165 Hillsboro, MO 1 Carter Brown 175 Lafayette (Wildwood) Brice Henry 175 Windsor 3 Calvin Gross 190 Lutheran High School Saint Charles MO Rylan Kuhn 215 St. Pius X -Kansas City 1 Brodie Purtle 215 St. Michael the Archangel Griffin Morris 285 Hillsboro High School I think Missouri starts and ends for me with Israel Borge. The kid is a prodigy of sorts and enters this high school field as a true title contender. Based on the seeds, he’s currently at 16, he’ll run into top seed Jax Forrest in the round of 16. That’s quite possibly my most anticipated match, certainly of that round. A couple other podium contenders from the Show Me State are Porter Matecki and Gavin Linsman. Matecki enters as the 7 seed at 120, while Linsman is 10th at 144. BACK TO HUB
2023 Super 32 Arizona Entries
Super 32 Arizona Wrestlers Export XLSExport CSV First Last Weight School State Finish Super 32 Finish Nicholas Marchese 106 Horizon high school Konner Larkin 113 Valiant College Preparatory Christopher Lopez 113 Sunnyside High School 2 Christian Castillo 120 Valiant College prep 1 Gabriel Ramirez 120 Canyon View High School 1 Costanzo Cardinal 126 Valiant College Prep 1 Andrew Gutierrez 126 Perry High School 4 Anthony (Aj) Lopez 126 Ironwood HS 3 Dean Anderson 132 Valiant College Prep Christian Davis 132 Valiant College Preparatory Giosue Hickman 132 Canyon View High School, Waddel, AZ 2 Kyler Larkin 132 Valiant College Preparatory 6 Julian Macias 132 Ironwood High School 1 Adrian Meza 132 Valiant College Prep Sergio Vega 132 Sunnyside High School 1 Adyn Bostick 138 Sunnyside High School 2 Carlos Stanton 138 Sunnyside high 1 Michael Trujillo 138 Wyoming Seminary 1 Jordan Beauvais 144 Ironwood High School 3 Nathanial Higgins 144 Salpointe Catholic High School Brandon Loyden 150 American Leadership Academy HS 1 Pablo Macias 150 Ironwood High School 1 Jacob Schmadeke 150 Valiant college prep Isaias Jimenez 157 Valiant College Prep Benjamin Lueders 165 Northwest Christian High School 2 Rene Bostick 215 Sunnyside 2 Arizona is still a ways behind most of the top states in terms of depth, but at the very top, the state is packing some elite firepower. Within the state’s borders, the top school at this time is Valiant Prep. But they don’t compete during the scholastic season so if you want the top school who does, that’s Sunnyside. The two returning Super 32 medalists are champion Chris Castillo and teammate Kyler Larkin. Castillo comes here with the 2 seed at 120 and Larkin likewise is the 2 seed at 132. Naturally these are the two most likely champions from the state. Beyond them, Sergio Vega, Carlos Stanton, and Dean Anderson are the names to watch. I don’t know enough about the rest of the field to give a real legit dark horse candidate but maybe that’s the little Larkin. BACK TO HUB