Matanzas begins boys wrestling season with second-place finish at duals tournament

Four Pirates won all four of their matches at the Matanzas Southern Paint Scuffle.

By Brent Woronoff
| 9:27 p.m. December 5, 2021

Jordan Mills wins his match against Oviedo. Photo by Brent Woronoff

Dylan Parkinson went undefeated at 126 pounds at the duals meet. Photo by Brent Woronoff

Jordan Mills went 4-0 at 170 pounds. Photo by Brent Woronoff

Carter Wilder talks to assistant coach Mike Fries after a match. Photo by Brent Woronoff

Jordan Mills, right, in his Oviedo match. Photo by Brent Woronoff

Jordan Mills pinned his Oviedo opponent in 51 seconds. Photo by Brent Woronoff

Dylan Parkinson in his Oviedo match. Photo by Brent Woronoff

Carter Wilder, left, in his Oviedo match. Photo by Brent Woronoff

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Matanzas boys wrestling coach T.J. Gillin is excited about the 2021-22 season for a number of reasons.

Matanzas duals results

Matanzas 66, Mainland 9

285: Anthony Girgus (MATA) over (MAIN) (For.) 106: Double Forfeit 113: Danny Coronna (MATA) over (MAIN) (For.) 120: Carter Wilder (MATA) over (MAIN) (For.) 126: Toryion Stallings (MATA) over (MAIN) (For.) 132: Kaden Golder (MAIN) over Dylan Parkinson (MATA) (Dec 6-4) 138: Braden Hawley (MATA) over Bryson Harris (MAIN) (Fall) 145: Jesse Henry (MATA) over Sam Ayodele (MAIN) (Fall) 152: Isaiah White (MAIN) over Rubin Rodriguez (MATA) (Fall) 160: Brandyn Cox (MATA) over Skyler Schroeder (MAIN) (Fall) 170: Jordan Mill (MATA) over (MAIN) (For.) 182: Landon Wright (MATA) over (MAIN) (For.) 195: Joel Douglass (MATA) over June Rivera (MAIN) (Fall) 220: Adyn Cox (MATA) over Jeffery Turner (MAIN) (Fall)

Matanzas 60, Wolfson 21

220: Adyn Cox (MATA) over (WOLF) (For.) 285: Bettman Hays (WOLF) over Anthony Girgus (MATA) (Fall) 106: Tristian Martinez (WOLF) over (MATA) (For.) 113: Christian Borgmann (MATA) over (WOLF) (For.) 120: Carter Wilder (MATA) over (WOLF) (For.) 126: Toryion Stallings (MATA) over Rene Gonzalez (WOLF) (Fall) 132: Andrew Harbin (WOLF) over Aiden Langford (MATA) (Fall) 138: Dylan Parkinson (MATA) over Max Lewallen (WOLF) (Fall) 145: Jesse Henry (MATA) over Christian Shore (WOLF) (Fall) 152: Liam Strange (WOLF) over Rubin Rodriguez (MATA) (Dec 8-1) 160: Brandyn Cox (MATA) over Bryce Frye (WOLF) (Fall) 170: Jordan Mill (MATA) over Zach Molla (WOLF) (Fall) 182: Landon Wright (MATA) over Dallas Kemp (WOLF) (Fall) 195: Joel Douglass (MATA) over (WOLF) (For.)

Matanzas 48, Oviedo 30

106: Johnny Walker (OVIE) over (MATA) (For.) 113: Josh Sabbia (OVIE) over Danny Coronna (MATA) (Dec 8-6) 120: Carter Wilder (MATA) over Jesus Ramos (OVIE) (Fall) 126: Toryion Stallings (MATA) over (OVIE) (For.) 132: Johnathan Dishman (OVIE) over Aiden Langford (MATA) (Dec 8-6) 138: Dylan Parkinson (MATA) over Clayton Mitchell (OVIE) (Fall) 145: Lukas Crawley (OVIE) over Jesse Henry (MATA) (Fall) 152: Rubin Rodriguez (MATA) over Jordan Jones (OVIE) (Fall) 160: Brandyn Cox (MATA) over Adam Singer (OVIE) (Fall) 170: Jordan Mill (MATA) over John Miceli (OVIE) (Fall) 182: Landon Wright (MATA) over Joey Gioa (OVIE) (Fall) 195: Jana El`harake (OVIE) over Joel Douglass (MATA) (Fall) 220: Adyn Cox (MATA) over Yosef Mohaisem (OVIE) (Fall) 285: Malachi Williams (OVIE) over Anthony Girgus (MATA) (Fall)

Creekside 51, Matanzas 23

113: Alexavier Panganiban (CREE) over Danny Coronna (MATA) (Fall) 120: Carter Wilder (MATA) over Conner Wright (CREE) (TF 19-4) 126: Toryion Stallings (MATA) over Justin Umali (CREE) (Fall) 132: Chihaya Cook (CREE) over Aiden Langford (MATA) (Fall) 138: Keanan Sexton (CREE) over Dylan Parkinson (MATA) (Dec 10-8) 145: Colton Leavell (CREE) over Jesse Henry (MATA) (Fall) 152: Lee Leavell (CREE) over Rubin Rodriguez (MATA) (Fall) 160: Brandyn Cox (MATA) over Tristen Darling (CREE) (Fall) 170: Jordan Mill (MATA) over Nathan Manning (CREE) (Fall) 182: Eddie Craig (CREE) over Landon Wright (MATA) (Dec 5-4) 195: Eli Pagan (CREE) over Joel Douglass (MATA) (Dec 9-5) 220: Vincent Approbato (CREE) over Adyn Cox (MATA) (Fall) 285: Dominic Deverteuil (CREE) over Anthony Girgus (MATA) (Fall) 106: Andrew Feeks (CREE) over (MATA) (For.)

The Pirates return three state qualifiers and add a two-time state champion to the coaching staff. And they began the season Dec. 4 with a strong showing at their duals tournament.

Matanzas finished second at the Matanzas Southern Paint Scuffle, winning three of four matches. The Pirates defeated Mainland (66-9), Jacksonville Wolfson (60-21) and Oviedo (48-30) before falling to Creekside 51-23 in the final.

"We're a small school," Gillin said. "But our kids buy in."

Four Matanzas wrestlers went undefeated at the tournament. Bradyn Cox, at 160 pounds, dominated his competition with four pins, all in the first period. Carter Wilder (120), Toryion Stallings (126) and Jordan Mills (170) also went 4-0 on the day. Landon Wright (182) and Adyn Cox (220) went 3-1.

Wilder, Tyson Mills and Jordan Mills all advanced to the Class 2A state tournament last year. Gillin said they all have a chance to place in the top six at state this season.

Tyson Mills (152) missed the duals after getting wisdom teeth removed. Wilder and Stallings each wrestled up a weight class. Wilder, a junior, plans to compete at 113 during the season. Stallings, a sophomore, is slated to compete at 120.

Gillin is beginning his third year as the Pirates' head coach and his 10th year in coaching. He was an assistant with the Pirates for three years and was also an assistant at Flagler Palm Coast for four years.

This season, he added former Seabreeze head coach Mike Fries to his staff. Fries was a four-time state finalist and two-time state champ when he wrestled at FPC.

"Bringing in Mike has been huge. He knows the formula for winning championships," Gillin said.

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