Sunnyside sweeps Division I Boys and Girls championships
February 23, 2025 by Andy Morales, AZPreps365
The Sunnyside boys held off Liberty for the fifth year in a row, this time 244.5 to 178.5, to capture the 38th team championship in program history and the eighth in a row dating back to 2018. This is also Blue Devil head coach Anthony Leon’s ninth state championship in 12 years.
The Blue Devils had 11 athletes make the podium, led by a pair of seniors in Sergio Vega (144) and Carlos Stanton (150), who finished with four individual title each. Fellow senior Nicholas Pena (165) ended his career with three championships and junior Zayne Candelaria (285) picked up his second championship.
Liberty. (Andy Morales/AZPreps365)
TOP FIVE TEAMS
1 Sunnyside 244.5
2 Liberty 178.5
3 Mountain View Mesa 144.5
4 Desert Ridge 100.5
5 Chandler High 98.5
INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS
106: Carson Miles, So. Liberty
113: Cannon Farrar, So. Gila Ridge
120: Richard Romero, Sr. Marana
126: Izayah Magdaleno, Sr. Williams Field
132: Aaron Callirgos, Sr. Desert Ridge
138: Justin Beauvais, Jr. Mountain View Mesa
144: Sergio Vega, Sr. Sunnyside (4X CHAMPION)
150: Carlos Stanton, Sr. Sunnyside (4X CHAMPION)
157: Ryder Schulte, Fr. Liberty
165: Nicholas Pina, Sr. Sunnyside (3X CHAMPION)
175: Matthew Gazda, Sr. Chandler
190: Delton Kaufman, Jr. Mountain View Mesa (2X CHAMPION)
215: Maddux Botma, Sr. Liberty
285: Zayne Candelaria, Jr. Sunnyside (2X CHAMPION)
Sunnyside. (Andy Morales/AZPreps365)
The Sunnyside girls beat Liberty 142 to 85 to win the first state championship in program history. Liberty beat Sunnyside in 2023 and 2024. Remarkably, the Blue Devils won the team championship without an individual champion.
Pueblo sophomore Elizabeth Valenzuela Smith collected her second championship after being the first wrestler to become a third generation champion. Her father, Josiah Smith, won a state championship in 1998 and her grandfather, Orlando Smith, won in 1974 and 1975.
Her brother, Jozeph, won the Division II boy’s 157 championship to become the second athlete to record a third generation championship. The siblings are also the third set of boy/girl siblings to win individual championships.
Khel and Khyla Lipumano of Yuma Catholic did it in 2024 and Cannon and Kennedy Farrar of Gila Ridge joined the Smith siblings this year. Kennedy Farrar is also a two-time champion.
Liberty. (Andy Morales/AZPreps365)
TOP FIVE TEAMS
1 Sunnyside 142
2 Liberty 85
3 Mountain View Mesa 7
4 Basha 66
5 Pueblo 58
INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS
100: Kennedy Farrar, Sr. Gila Ridge (2X CHAMPION)
107: Elizabeth Valenzuela Smith, So. Pueblo (2X CHAMPION)
114: Hannah Naccarati-Cholo, Fr. Basha
120: Annabelle Kaufmann, Fr. Mountain View Mesa
126: Jussiah Bamba, Sr. Ironwood
132: Vanessa Aguirre, Sr. Youngker
138: Alena Gracia, Sr. Cesar Chavez (2X CHAMPION)
145: Isabella SantaMaria, Fr. Cienega
152: Dalien Duarte, Sr. Pueblo
165: Chloe Gatrost, So. Centennial
185: Faith Stevenson, So. Liberty
235: Daesiah Varner, So. Cienega (2X CHAMPION)
AIA 106-D1: 1st Place - Carson Miles of Liberty 2nd Place - Daniel Alire of Kofa 3rd Place - Malik Hoskins of Sunnyside 4th Place - Cooper Green of Mountain View (Mesa) 5th Place - Jack Ugalde of Hamilton 6th Place - Cayden Ray of Williams Field. 113-D1: 1st Place - Cannon Farrar… pic.twitter.com/zLsQbxFcvL
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AIA 120-D1: 1st Place - Richard Romero of Marana 2nd Place - Adden Jarman of Mesa 3rd Place - Remington Judd of Desert Ridge 4th Place - Roman Jaimes of Kofa 5th Place - Caden Briquelet of Perry 6th Place - Giovani Rivera of Sunnyside. 126-D1: 1st Place - Izayah Magdaleno of… pic.twitter.com/Sem161jpRd
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AIA 132-D1: 1st Place - Aaron Callirgos of Desert Ridge 2nd Place - Che Jenkins of Sunnyside 3rd Place - David Elias of Kofa 4th Place - Trevor Hamm of Corona del Sol 5th Place - Ezekiel Gasca of Tucson 6th Place - Mason Reece of Hamilton. 138-D1: 1st Place - Justin Beauvais of… pic.twitter.com/9lBlejkAJf
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AIA 144-D1 1st Place - Sergio Vega of Sunnyside (4X champion) 2nd Place - Dallas Robinson of Desert Ridge 3rd Place - Gage Lespron of Chandler 4th Place - Stephen Gerlach of Red Mountain 5th Place - Isaac Moore of Marana 150-D1 1st Place - Carlos Stanton of Sunnyside (4X… pic.twitter.com/OeXMHgGgXw
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157-D1 1st Place - Ryder Schulte of Liberty 2nd Place - Korey Kemper of Desert Vista 3rd Place - Mike Johnson of Casteel 4th Place - Kaleb Cruz of Sunnyside 5th Place - Rafael Rodriguez of Queen Creek 6th Place - Jake Jampolsky of Mountain View (Mesa). 165-D1
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1st Place - Nicholas… pic.twitter.com/hldSBb0YQC
AIA 175-D1 1st Place - Matthew Gazda of Chandler 2nd Place - Zandon Hopson of Liberty 3rd Place - Caden Morris of Corona del Sol 4th Place - Colton Hunt of Gilbert 5th Place - Timothy Terrones of Mountain View (Mesa) 6th Place - Logan Whitacre of Kofa. 190-D1 1st Place - Delton… pic.twitter.com/h7Id1TZxlj
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AIA 215-D1 1st Place - Maddux Botma of Liberty 2nd Place - Jackson Sweetman of Brophy 3rd Place - Michael Hayes of Queen Creek 4th Place - Ethan Austin of Perry 5th Place - Kevian Mata of Cesar Chavez 6th Place - Jadius Mosley of Chandler. 285-D1 1st Place - Zayne Candelaria of… pic.twitter.com/w4hCbV1e6L
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AIA Girls 107-D1: 1st Place - Elizabeth Valenzuela Smith of Pueblo (2X Champion) 2nd Place - Athea Valenzuela of Desert Ridge 3rd Place - Kayla McNatt of North High 4th Place - Iliana Castaneda of Sunnyside 5th Place - Anette Gastelum of Ironwood Ridge 6th Place - Madilyn Behmer… pic.twitter.com/F9Qq2TpDWJ
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AIA Girls 100-D1: 1st Place - Kennedy Farrar of Gila Ridge (2X Champion) 2nd Place - Addison Palmer of Perry 3rd Place - Rhyan Tijerina of Millennium 4th Place - Isela Villalobos of Sunnyside 5th Place - Samantha McWilliams of Horizon 6th Place - Emily Ramos of Mountain View… pic.twitter.com/8gRCPkkjc6
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AIA Girls 114-D1: 1st Place - Hannah Naccarati-Cholo of Basha 2nd Place - Lola Hunt of Liberty 3rd Place - Daynah Gomez of Gila Ridge 4th Place - Ameerah Colon of Tempe 5th Place - Bianca Rivera of Canyon View 6th Place - Rebecca Ponce of Desert Ridge. 114-D2: 1st Place - Kaliyah… pic.twitter.com/kcFNeCSaSO
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AIA Girls 120-D1: 1st Place - Annabelle Kaufmann of Mountain View (Mesa) 2nd Place - Airyka Reyes of Willow Canyon 3rd Place - Finley Korn of Canyon del Oro 4th Place - Apphia Gutierrez of Perry 5th Place - Kelty Kynaston of Buena 6th Place - Emma Corley of Boulder Creek. 120-D2:… pic.twitter.com/R11tVAZH2M
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AIA Girls 126-D1: 1st Place - Jussiah Bamba of Ironwood 2nd Place - Sophia Smith of Canyon del Oro 3rd Place - Bella Terrian of Campo Verde 4th Place - Larisa Cota of Tucson 5th Place - Jade Armstrong of Sunnyside 6th Place - Sophia Davidson of Boulder Creek. 126-D2: 1st Place -… pic.twitter.com/32sI3O6te5
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AIA girls 132-D1: 1st Place - Vanessa Aguirre of Youngker 2nd Place - Kailey Cisneros of Mesa 3rd Place - Kiyah Jeske of Maricopa 4th Place - Izzy LeVine of Casteel 5th Place - Anna Marcus of Hamilton 6th Place - Natasha Kasprowicz of Boulder Creek. 132-D2: 1st Place - Brylee… pic.twitter.com/vbjeo9FAuJ
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AIA girls 138-D1: 1st Place - Alena Gracia of Cesar Chavez (2X champion) 2nd Place - Soleil Ponce of Sunnyside 3rd Place - Danica Smith of Mountain Ridge 4th Place - Kaiya Johnston of Casteel 5th Place - Kinzley Sanchez of Canyon View 6th Place - Taylor Wolf of Canyon del Oro.… pic.twitter.com/wnnnkwuU2d
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AIA Girls 145-D1: 1st Place - Isabella SantaMaria of Cienega 2nd Place - Sienna Whitington of Arizona College Prep 3rd Place - Syria Smith of Barry Goldwater 4th Place - Julianna Arvizu of Basha 5th Place - Hayden Smith of Mountain View (Marana) 6th Place - Jaylean Alfaro of… pic.twitter.com/E0nDwYCFlN
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AIA Girls 152-D1: 1st Place - Dalien Duarte of Pueblo 2nd Place - Aubree Avery of Liberty 3rd Place - Isabella Martinez of Mountain View (Mesa) 4th Place - Jazlene Wyatt of Sunnyside 5th Place - Katelyn Capper of Deer Valley 6th Place - Ashlyn Young of Millennium. 152-D2: 1st… pic.twitter.com/XKO5Abnsjv
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AIA girls 165-D1: 1st Place - Chloe Gatrost of Centennial 2nd Place - Alezandra Robles of Sunnyside 3rd Place - Asia Dansby of Tolleson 4th Place - Isra Faja of Sandra Day O`Connor 5th Place - Kaylani Lyons of Basha 6th Place - Leilani Marin of Willow Canyon.
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165-D2: 1st Place -… pic.twitter.com/JOa4ValtWw
AIA girls 185-D1 1st Place - Faith Stevenson of Liberty 2nd Place - Taina Uasike of Mountain View (Mesa) 3rd Place - Braya Andrews of Deer Valley 4th Place - Sunny Robles of Sunnyside 5th Place - Yaretzi Haro of Centennial 6th Place - Megan Pedro of Maricopa. 185-D2: 1st Place -… pic.twitter.com/bEC8z8jANA
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AIA girls 235-D1: 1st Place - Daesiah Varner of Cienega (2X champion) 2nd Place - Aryah Clark of Sierra Linda 3rd Place - Maliha Cross of Youngker 4th Place - November Litzin of Central 5th Place - Sophia Bell of Paradise Valley 6th Place - Lilliana Wiston of Mountain Pointe.… pic.twitter.com/MyGcgo5EGh
— Andy Morales (@AndyMorales8) February 23, 2025
