This serves as a cherry on top of a wrestling career that included two undefeated state title seasons as an Illinois prep and a Junior Olympic championship. All Access Brandon High School Wrestling Practice with Russ Cozart Russ Cozart (Actor) Rated: Unrated Format: DVD $11999 DVD $119.99 DVD $119.99 $119.99 Product Description with Russ Cozart, Brandon (FL) HS Head Coach; 2014 National Wrestling Coach of the Year by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS); Wadsworth 59.0 6. Yes, Miami. CONGRATS!!!!!!!!! He scored a 1-0 decision over Brandon's Clayton Simmons at 275 pounds. End "Beat the Streak" - Begin "Break the Streak", County's best last year, three-time state champ, According to Cozart, he is "looking very good. Feb. 20, 1973 -Bradenton Manatee defeats Brandon 28-19 in the final dual meet of the 1972-73 season, the last time the Eagles lost a dual meet. Kevin Norstrem, Tampa Bay Christian, eighth, 112: State contender. Alonso coach John Moore has heard it plenty of times. "When it happens," Moore said, "then I'll believe it.". 1. Victor Fugate and Lorenzo Martinez also competed; Jo Dudley's heavyweight match was forfeited. Bixby, ranked No. Renkey won a pair of individual state titles at 103 in Arizona. Brandon High School might not just be the greatest high school wrestling program in Florida, but in the entire country. Tampa Bay Christian is tough. A 4-foot toy gorilla named Mongle, dressed in Eagles gear, joined them on the bench. He wrestles at 112 pounds. Next Club Tournament at Brandon HS: Upcoming tournaments: 3/11/23. After two wild days at Wells Fargo Arena, Saturday's championship matches in the 2022 Iowa state wrestling tournament are set.. All three wrestlers vying for their fourth state title New . 115 N. Patterson St. | PO Box 812 | Valdosta, Ga 31601, 13245 Atlantic Blvd., Suite 191 | Jacksonville, FL 32225. Wrestling Past Champions Past Champions Today's Schedule Brackets Assignments Rankings Past Champions Results Archive Records Stories AD/Coach Team Champions Individual Champions Wrestling Team Champions Division 1 Division 2 Division 3 Division 4 Class A Class B Class C-D Open Class Upper Peninsula Open Class Anderson went 6-1 with five pins to improve to 17-3 on the season, and Fish, 6-1 with two pins to 18-3. "The region meet is a funny kind of meet because it's so emotional," Cozart said. Work ethic: The Eagles' workouts are almost legendary, second-to-none when it comes to precision and execution. It's an adrenalin rush when you win, especially if you pin your opponent.". Team Title, Started the Streak Undefeated last 7 seasons. They should win. The accomplishments of the 2013 champions Kevin and Kyle Norstrem,. BRANDON, S.D. After all, he made it to the second period before being pinned - the only one of Craig's opponents to do so in the tournament. BRANDON HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING CELEBRATING 43 YEARS, VOTED 2009 & 2010 BEST HIGH SCHOOL TEAM IN THE BAY AREA - 620 WDAE & Beef 'O' Brady's. In a different year, more area wrestlers might have joined the winning trio. Virginia USA Wrestling . She won state shot put titles in 1979 and 1980. By TERRY JONES, Times CorrespondentPublished November 12, 2007. Brandon bounced back from their first dual meet loss in 34 years by winning their 18 th state title. Cozart is constantly reminded of his former wrestler's contribution to the program. ", Keller Leads Brandon To Another Wrestling Title. Staff Report. Fayetteville won the Arkansas 6A title with a 3-0 . Joining Flint as individual champs were Kevin Norstrem (125, third title), Rossi Bruno (130, fourth consecutive title), Tyler Liberatore (135, third title), Clark Glass (152, fourth title), Wally Figaro (160) and Kyle Koziel (171). March 4th has been proclaimed as Brandon High School Wrestling Day by Hillsborough County! BRANDON HS STATE CHAMPS!!!!!!!!!! Mitchell finished in eighth place with 59. Koziel and Alonso have the rougher paths to travel in their quests for berths at the state tournament. Skinny: Nearly 2,000 fans packed Chamberlain's gym for this showdown; the Eagles were thin and vulnerable due to school splitting four times over the previous years (Armwood and Bloomingdale opened). With 3 returning champs . "These guys have been through an amazing experience, and they've learned from it. The rec wrestling program and tournaments are back at Brandon HS! Timothy overcame a couple of devastating regular-season losses last year to win his first state title. Also, we encourage all stakeholders to visit the district website and the district's mental health page for a variety of mental health resources. Florida Wrestling Tournaments Welcome to WrestlingTournaments.org FL's most comprehensive list of off season tournaments. "They would have won.". The others: Jeff Carter, Ozzie Timmons, Jody Reed, Danny Graves and Chone Figgins. Ridgeline Academy (Phoenix), 3-0. All three teach me. Jim Graves started the wrestling program as a football coach who taught himself wrestling by reading books. 1 wrestles No. Russ Cozart built on the foundation set by Graves and eventually helped Brandon amass an undefeated dual match streak of 459. The turning point for the program came that following summer. After last weekend's state wrestling championships, Oklahoma now has 44 four-time individual champions. His goals for Brandon wrestling are set high, he said, but thats the point, for an elite-level program. 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. The two-time state champion made his decision this week. Of the 15 teams other than Brandon entered in the field, three - Naples Palmetto Ridge, Homestead South Dade and Bradenton Manatee - are among the state's top programs, while several others - Springstead, Parkland Douglas, Alonso, Jesuit and Durant - are among the best in their respective areas. Brandon High School is a public high school in Brandon, Florida, United States. senior Bridger Ricks who came into his championship match a three-time champion was fortunate enough to end his high school wrestling career on top . "We told these guys coming in, if we could finish as the top California team, that would be a great achievement," Hesperia coach David Stidham said. Brandon seems ready. 13 in 3A, 7 in 2A, and 11 in 1A. "I almost scored a takedown on him, too." "Nobody ever thought it'd last this long," said Robert Holsonback, a St. Petersburg engineer who wrestled for Brandon from 1971-74. Brandon High graduate Carlos Tosca made the majors as the manager of the Toronto Blue Jays in 2002 and is currently a bench coach for the Atlanta Braves. "He saved the streak.". ", By Terry Jones, Times Correspondent In print: Tuesday, November 18, 2008. The South Dade (Homestead) and Winter Springs teams scored 151 and 112 points, respectively. Oh, and Brandon High won its first state wrestling championship. No secret, too, that Cozart nurtures his players from a young age. All in all, the kids have compiled more than 150 individual national titles in the past 15 years. He is ranked sixth nationally by MatScouts.com. VOTED 2009 & 2010 BEST HIGH SCHOOL TEAM IN THE BAY AREA - 620 WDAE & Beef 'O' Brady's BRANDON WRESTLING HONORS "It's a way for us to recognize Tony Ippolito and his accomplishments that he made as a teacher and as an athlete here at Brandon High School," Cozart said. 2-No. Clark Glass, 15, won the Class A 103-pound state championship last season as a seventh grader. 2019-2020 California High School State Wrestling Championships Brackets. I think what he does with this program is second to none and he continuously looks for ways to better the program. Jan. 18, 1997- Brandon defeats Chamberlain for consecutive win No.293, breaking the national mark for consecutive victories by a high school team in any sport. Daily Bulletin Ontario, CA 12/31/05 Cesar Sr. wrestled on Cozart's first state title team in 1982. When - or if - that day will arrive remains a mystery. Mike Ettore placed third and Brice Jones placed fifth. Holsonback said Roger Shotz drummed up interest with a flier on which he mimeographed a picture of a wrestler; the flier was put on every door in the school during that 1972-73 season. Oct 05, 2018 at 5:00 pm. However, what is certain is that the Cougars have some work to do before they can say they're in Brandon's league. 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. 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. He won the 142-pound NCAA title for . OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY", "Integration at Brandon High had its challenges", "Florida high school wrestling team's streak ends after 459 straight victories", "Brandon native turns bar codes into works of art", "Coaching key in Brandon High's decades of success", "Ozzie Timmons Society for American Baseball Research", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brandon_High_School_(Florida)&oldid=1122671150, This page was last edited on 18 November 2022, at 22:42. Instead, Brandon took a 40-12 lead before Durant's Chip Bowden and Greg Updike got pins in the final two matches at 215 and 275 pounds. It was produced by Kelly Ripa and her husband, actor and Brandon High graduate Mark Consuelos. Maybe someday, Durant coach Dennis Kitko will receive the congratulatory handshake he has dreamed of from his mentor, Brandon coach Russ Cozart. CLASS 3A-DISTRICT 6: At Pinellas Park, Mitchell had four place winners. ", Jenkins had three coaches in the first three years. CIF State Wrestling Championships Results 2003 California State High School Wrestling Results Published 20 years ago on March 2, 2003 By CalGrappler 103 1. Keith Koziel said. It is overseen by the School District of Hillsborough County. Nov. 29, 1973 -Brandon defeats Chamberlain 40-12 in the first match of the 1973-74 season, the start of a national record unbeaten streak, which ended at 468 after this year's Graves Duals final. Brandon coach Russ Cozart celebrates his team's national record 293rd dual meet win in 1997. What are the most competitive private schools? 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. But in the past 35 years it has had two, Jim Graves (8) and Russ Cozart (27). The school has been awarded Blue Ribbon School status.[7]. "He lined us up by weight and wrestled each one, taking us down in no time flat," Holsonback said. 1. He retires with a record of 97-11-1, including 75 consecutive dual meet victories. "It's surprising but we're actually a good Greco state," Craig said. They came from a compilation of a few schools. Tough teams and several individual state champions. "I don't think anyone will beat Brandon for the next 30 years either," Alonso 171-pounder Jack Neuman said. joining the previous 22 members who earned the rare accomplishment in Ohio high school wrestling. They arrived in a limo. "The last seven years we've just been heads and tails above everybody. 1980's. 1980-81: Coaching Carousel Rotates as Rovers & Cardinals Cruise. 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). [3], The Brandon wrestling team holds the national record for the longest winning streak (34 years, 459 wins) by a high school sports team. "We started at 11 a.m. and all six duals were finished by around 3 p.m. Because of the quality of the four schools, each wrestler had the opportunity for three challenging matches in one day. "We just get on the mat and do what we do best.". March 1, 1980: The state meet is Graves' final appearance as Brandon coach. "This year is going to be unusual in a number of ways with the COVID limitations we are under," Lynx head coach Derek . Brian Moreno (Foothill-Tustin, S1, 10) #5 2. Item Number: WRD-04135 Currently 5.00/5 Stars. Feb. 7, 1980 -Brandon's last dual under Jim Graves, a 59-6 win against King. Herman Hernandez, Riverview, Sr., 140: Returning state qualifier and potential state champ. This past weekend, the Eagles claimed a team title at the Heart of Dixie Classic in Alabama, a tournament featuring multiple state championship programs from Alabama, Tennessee and Vermont. (This is how the table read the day after the Brandon High School wrestling team clinched its 24th state title. Others to watch: Armwood: Timothy Witte (152-160); Plant City: Travis Vollick (189); Sickles: Shawn Mrozko (130-135), Skyler Woods (145); Tampa Bay Christian: Victor Fugate (103), Travis Berridge (125) Brandon: Zaq Berridge (171), Nick Hutchinson (135), Others to keep an eye on: 3A: Plant City 2A: Armwood, Chamberlain, East Bay, Newsome, Sickles A: Berkeley Prep, Jesuit, Robinson, Tampa Prep, Tampa Bay Christian Academy, By TERRY JONES, Times CorrespondentPublished January 20, 2008. "All three coaches readily accepted the opportunity to try out the new format," Cozart said. Dec. 16, 1997 -Brandon gets consecutive win No.300 with a 70-3 rout of Plant. "Seven's the record, we tied the record," said assistant coach Bob Hendrickson, who played for Cozart as a high schooler and has coached with him for 22 years. COLUMBUS Led by four weight-class champions, Floyd Central finished second in Saturday's Hoosier Hills Conference Championships at Columbus East. That win helped continue another impressive streak, 17-straight championships, a Florida. The Streak took on a life all its own, and a death all its own. We will be much improved by states.". The Eagles earned the school's first team state title in 1973 when William Vargo, Robert Dixon and Charles Wright led the boys track & field team to the top of Class 4A with solo titles of their own. It was in my head all week and just getting that over with, quieting all the critics that said I couldn't beat him, it just feels good.". But three local wrestlers were stopped by Eagles in the championship matches. Brandon's Gretta Chestnut stands out as one of the school's top female athletes. 2nd Matt Avery West Lincoln T.J. Duvall Ragsdale Nick Koren Cary Brandon wrestling has been around for 51 years (1969-present), has a combined all-time dual meet record of 908-26-1withan all-time winning percentage of 97.1%, and has won countless championships. Saturday was just a formality as the Eagles captured their 22nd team championship and their 11th consecutive title. In 1966, due to the federal lawsuit Manning vs. the School Board of Hillsborough County,[4] a small group of African-American students were permitted to attend for the first time, and in 1971 large scale busing to improve integration of the school commenced. "You kind of expect something. As a senior, the 7-foot-2 center earned a spot on the McDonald's and Parade magazine All-American teams. Brandon High is currently Pending school grade[6] in SDHC's high school grading scale. 174 talking about this. Kyle Keller (112) and Clayton Simmons (215) fell in the finals to finish in second. Brock Herman, Brecksville 144 pounds, senior Herman has a title this season at the Brecksville Holiday Tournament and placed third at the Ironman. Those close to the program believe the Eagles will face their biggest test in nearly two decades Friday and Saturday at the Jim Graves "Beat the Streak" Tournament; with Brandon graduating half its starters from last season and three fierce contenders in Manatee, South Dade and Palmetto Ridge primed to climb "Mount Brandon," it has sparked Eagles coach Russ Cozart to admit, "We could get beat.". 17 in the nation, was . The following year, the Eagles went 12-1, earning the nickname "Graves' grappling gorillas." "Finally (realizing) the dream of being on the Brandon team as a varsity starter is awesome.". The Eagles tied a match and lost three by one point. 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. But that's what Brandon, Fla., did on Tuesday. The two teams finished 39-39. Qualifying a wrestler in each weight class is a Brandon record, first set in 2004, the year the team also set the record for points at a state competition (271). ""We looked very solid throughout the tournament," Brandon coach Russ Cozart said. Toledo took the title at 152. Garcia beat Victor Valley's Jarrett Zubiate 9-6, but the match was tied briefly in the third period. He earned all-state and all-American honors as a defensive lineman and went on to a standout career with the University of Florida and St. Louis Cardinals. That families move to Brandon to wrestle for Cozart is no secret to the people who know and observe Brandon wrestling, which is a hard thing not to notice if you follow the sport. David Craig went 184-0, winning championships from 2003-2006. Jan. 26, 1974- Brandon and Bradenton Manatee tie 24-24 in the ninth match of the season, the last time the Eagles did not win a match before Saturday. They are young. March 07, 2021. That's the year Brandon scored 271 points, just two more than they did tonight. "After that, it was always my choice, but my brother always pushed me hard. ""My opponent was very good, and I wanted to show everybody I could beat a quality opponent. Michael Trinidad, a senior, led the Mustangs as he advanced to the 171-pound final via two pins. Eric Grajales, left, and Sean Joyce, right, are following in their brothers' footsteps by wrestling for Coach Russ Cozart, center, at Brandon High School. For the first couple years, the team had no mats, no singlets. BRANDON - It seems every few years the same talk resurfaces, that this is the year "The Streak" will go down. Seats will be at a premium. But Manatee, the last team to beat the Eagles, has been working hard for this season and can win. Now it was up to Smith, a 5-foot-6 unlikely heavyweight taking on a 6-2 Chiefs wrestler "built like a big football player." Junior Joey Cozart (145-152) has two state titles and is a contender for a third. Collinsville senior Cameron Steed pinned Claremore's Kai Shultz in 1:02 in the final to . Creekside 102; 8. 1984-85: It's Crowell to Powell for Rovers & The Cuve. This was the second shot Keller had at Jorge. It's business as usual for Brandon High School, coming home victorious with the wrestling team's11th consecutive state title and 22nd overall. In girls sports, Brandon's only two state championships came from Frank Vining's volleyball teams in 1984 and 1986. Trinidad fell to Palm Harbor's Jon Dinsmore 13-5 in a major decision. It bore down on them. The other four - Franklin Gomez, Cesar Grajalas, Marco Toledo and Rocky Cozart - will be moving on. It comes with the price of being good we seem to build a natural rivalry wherever we go." We are BACK!!!!! Class A wrestling during the 1980s saw many outstanding state champions. Mayfield 70.5 4. "It's a huge thing in my family to bring home the gold. The Brandon High School wrestling team comes home from Lakeland tonight, Feb. 19, with its 11th consecutive state title and 22nd state crown overall. Around this time every year, the Ippolito Tournament allows Cozart a chance to remind his team about one of the greatest wrestlers to wear an Eagles uniform. Nov. 30, 1982 -Brandon gets consecutive win No.100 with a 29-27 win against Chamberlain. Can Brandon continue its 32-year dual meet win streak of 439? Alexander Basketball: Can the Cougars Finally Reach the Top? "The only people in the stands would be parents, and some girls to come watch Tony Ippolito because he was so athletic.". Last edited on 18 November 2022, at 22:42, Vice Commandant of the United States Coast Guard, "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Brandon High School", "MANNING v. SCHOOL BD. Compiled by Times correspondent Eric Vician, INDIVIDUAL BRANDON HIGH school STATE CHAMPIONS. "As seniors, we are part of a great team with all grades represented," Timothy said. "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.". Champs. Gulf's Anthony Ayers (130) and Ladarious Jackson (171) ended their high school careers with consecutive state titles. His two brothers wrestle in college and his uncle, Bobby Hendrickson, is the JV coach and a former Brandon state champ. 1979-80: District XI - Wrestling Country, USA. "It's a way for us to [honor] Tony Ippolito's career.". WINTER HAVEN - The wrestler with the funny style got his payback Wednesday. 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