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Choose from these 18 undefeated candidates from the FHSAA Duals state championships

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South Dade senior state champion Sawyer Bartelt picks up the semifinals win in a 215-pound match on Saturday at the FHSAA Duals wrestling state championships at Osceola High School.  / Bill Kemp

Bryan Morales, South Dade, Sophomore

He won three matches at the FHSAA Duals state tournament, all by pins in the 106-pound division, taking down Donovan Jenkins from South Plantation, Alden Sandlofer from Wellington Community and Maddox Spencer from Osceola.

Jake Austin, Somerset, Eighth grader

He won three matches in the 113-pound division at the FHSAA Duals state tournament, including pins over Jaxon Walker from Jensen Beach and Izak Rodriguez from Zephyrhills Christian and a major decision over Topher Pearson from Suwannee.

Luis Acevedo, South Dade, Senior

He won three matches in the 120-pound division at the FHSAA Duals state tournament, two by pin against Lincoln Derby from South Plantation, and Talyn Fisk from Osceola, and one tech fall over Mark Bonfante from Wellington Community.

Nathaniel Williams, South Dade, Junior

He won three matches – all by pin -- in the 126-pound division at the FHSAA Duals state tournament, taking down Kevin Levy from South Plantation, Tyler Gray from Wellington Community and Diaaeldin Elghonemy from Osceola.

Darion Shannon, Somerset, Freshman

He won three matches in the 132-pound division at the FHSAA Duals state tournament, including pins over Sage Drake from Jensen Beach, Noah Leota from Zephyrhills and Jayden James from Suwannee.

Christian Fretwell, Lake Gibson, Junior

He won three matches in the 132-pound division at the FHSAA Duals state tournament, including pins over Charles Griffis from Land O’ Lakes and Joseph Forte from Fleming Island and a major decision over Xavier Albo from Tampa Jesuit.

EJ Solis, South Dade, Junior

He won three matches – all by pin -- in the 138-pound division at the FHSAA Duals state tournament, beating Reymundo Alvarez from South Plantation, Russell Crum from Wellington Community and Ehab Shalaby from Osceola.

Jovani Solis, Somerset, Eighth grader

He won three matches in the 138-pound division at the FHSAA Duals state tournament, a pin over Jonathan Gonzalez, a major decision over Kyle Gallo and a 2-1 decision over Mikel Pierce-Walker.

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Joshua Aviles, South Dade, Senior

He won three matches at the FHSAA Duals in the 150-pound division, including a 10-4 decision over Cesar Calderin from South Plantation, a 4-3 decision and a pin over Nikolas Gray from Wellington Community.

Gianni Maldonado, Lake Gibson, Senior

He won three matches in the 157-pound division at the FHSAA Duals state tournament, including pins over Wyatt Green from Land O’ Lakes, Dylan Beck from Fleming Island and Kawayran Vaszquez from Tampa Jesuit.

Gavin Balmeceda, South Dade, Senior

He won three matches in the 165-pound division at the FHSAA Duals state tournament, including pins over Naushad Bashir from South Plantation and Ethan Gardner from Wellington Community and a tech fall over Deacon Delong from Osceola.

Kendrick Hodge, Somerset, Junior

He won three matches in the 165-pound division at the FHSAA Duals state tournament, including pins over Ace American from Jensen Beach, Curtis Tyler from Zephyrhills Christian and Benjamin Lewis from Suwannee.

Jace Brownlow, Lake Gibson, Senior

He won three matches at the FHSAA Duals state tournament, including pins in the 175-pound division over Jolexis Rodriguez from Land O’ Lakes and Chancellor Haber from Tampa Jesuit and a 2-1 decision over Matthew Kotler from Fleming Island in the 165-pound division.

Kevin Olavarria, South Dade, Senior

He won three matches in the 175-pound division at the FHSAA Duals state tournament, including pins over Brian Senalle from South Plantation and Dwayne Shaw from Wellington Community and a 7-5 decision over Gunner Holland from Osceola.

Noah Perez, Somerset, Senior

He won three matches in the 175-pound division at the FHSAA Duals state tournament, including pins over Greg Reyes from Jensen Beach and Torynn Johns from Suwannee and a 6-4 decision over Javier Lopez from Zephyrhills Christian.

Chris Sanchez, South Dade, Senior

He won three matches in the 190-pound division at the FHSAA Duals state tournament including a pin over Aryeh Rosenberg, a major decision over Leland Snelgrove from Wellington Community and a tech fall over Bryan Gari from Osceola.

Sawyer Bartelt, South Dade, Senior

He won three matches in the 215-pound division at the FHSAA Duals state tournament, including pins over Tod Mancini from South Plantation and Joshua Fuentas from Osceola and a tech fall over Connor Olivares from Wellington Community.

Adrian Tejada, Somerset, Senior

He won three matches in the 215-pound division at the FHSAA Duals state tournament, including an 8-6 decision over Teagen Nelson from Jensen Beach, a major decision over Jeremy Eubanks from Zephyrhills and a pin over Sam Ballard from Suwannee.