Mexico High School Wrestlers Take Over Florida In 51st Annual Bill Scott Memorial Tournament

The Mexico High School boys wrestling team earned a 2nd place finish at the 51st annual Bill Scott Memorial Tournament in Longwood, Florida.

Mexico competed against 28 teams on Friday, Dec. 20 and Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024.

Carlos Juarez Ramirez and Grant Van Horn earned 1st place in their respective weight classes.

Grant Walker took second place.

And Logan Hilderman, and Kyler Carr put up 3rd place finishes at the tournament.

Complete results:

Brayden Arnold (Mexico) – DNP
Varsity – Champ. Round 1 – Brayden Arnold (Mexico) received a bye
Varsity – Champ. Round 2 – Brayden Arnold (Mexico) over Matthew Cobb (Olympia) (Fall 1:25)
Varsity – Quarterfinals – Diego Weiser (Timber Creek) over Brayden Arnold (Mexico) (Dec 6-3)
Varsity – Cons. Round 4 – Brayden Arnold (Mexico) over Kaiden Le (Bishop Moore School) (Fall 3:42)
Varsity – Cons. Round 5 – Selvin Kensler (Dublin Jerome High School) over Brayden Arnold (Mexico) (TF 15-0 2:28)

Watson  Azdell (Mexico) – DNP
Varsity – Champ. Round 1 – Watson  Azdell (Mexico) received a bye
Varsity – Champ. Round 2 – Raphael Taquechel (Windermere) over Watson  Azdell (Mexico) (TF 18-1 5:41)
Varsity – Cons. Round 2 – Watson  Azdell (Mexico) received a bye
Varsity – Cons. Round 3 – Aidan Ortiz (Palmerton Area Hs) over Watson  Azdell (Mexico) (MD 13-4)

Kyler Benne (Mexico) – 5th place
Varsity – Champ. Round 1 – Kyler Benne (Mexico) over Connor Stoll (Deland) (Fall 1:40)
Varsity – Champ. Round 2 – Kyler Benne (Mexico) over Phoenix Carrasco-Hall (Lake Brantley Hs) (TF 18-2 2:39)
Varsity – Quarterfinals – Colton Becker (Palmerton Area Hs) over Kyler Benne (Mexico) (Fall 3:38)
Varsity – Cons. Round 4 – Kyler Benne (Mexico) over Benjamin Diaz (Lyman) (Dec 4-0)
Varsity – Cons. Round 5 – Kyler Benne (Mexico) over Dylan Coduto (Lyman) (Fall 2:22)
Varsity – Cons. Semis – Joseph Romano (Bishop Moore School) over Kyler Benne (Mexico) (Fall 0:35)
Varsity – 5th Place Match – Kyler Benne (Mexico) over Ernest Long (Mount Dora) (MD 15-5)

Evan Blair (Mexico) 4th place
Varsity – Champ. Round 1 – Evan Blair (Mexico) received a bye
Varsity – Champ. Round 2 – Conner Williams (Bishop Moore School) over Evan Blair (Mexico) (Fall 0:38)
Varsity – Cons. Round 2 – Evan Blair (Mexico) received a bye
Varsity – Cons. Round 3 – Evan Blair (Mexico) over Elias Osvaldo (Olympia) (Fall 1:39)
Varsity – Cons. Round 4 – Evan Blair (Mexico) over Tyler Sapp (St Augustine) (Fall 2:40)
Varsity – Cons. Round 5 – Evan Blair (Mexico) over Aidan-Raza Hamilton (University (Orange City)) (Fall 0:28)
Varsity – Cons. Semis – Evan Blair (Mexico) over Conner Williams (Bishop Moore School) (Fall 1:29)
Varsity – 3rd Place Match – Logan Hilderman (Mexico) over Evan Blair (Mexico) (TF 15-0 3:00)

Kyler Carr (Mexico) – 3rd place
Varsity – Champ. Round 1 – Kyler Carr (Mexico) over Alexander Polusmak (Apopka) (Fall 2:34)
Varsity – Champ. Round 2 – Kyler Carr (Mexico) over Julian Vargas (Timber Creek) (Fall 3:21)
Varsity – Quarterfinals – Kyler Carr (Mexico) over Terrance Shields (Hernando) (MD 13-5)
Varsity – Semifinals – Derek King (Palmerton Area Hs) over Kyler Carr (Mexico) (MD 14-2)
Varsity – Cons. Semis – Kyler Carr (Mexico) over Jahmere Corbet (Colonial) (TF 19-3 4:38)
Varsity – 3rd Place Match – Kyler Carr (Mexico) over Juan Viera (Timber Creek) (MD 18-10)

Isai Hernandez Jarquin (Mexico) – 5th place
Varsity – Champ. Round 1 – Isai Hernandez Jarquin (Mexico) over Jayden Mercado (St Augustine) (TF 17-2 5:46)
Varsity – Champ. Round 2 – Magnus Putigna (West Orange) over Isai Hernandez Jarquin (Mexico) (Fall 1:26)
Varsity – Cons. Round 2 – Isai Hernandez Jarquin (Mexico) over Cade Boroughs (West Orange) (MD 8-0)
Varsity – Cons. Round 3 – Isai Hernandez Jarquin (Mexico) over Afnan Mollah (Deland) (Fall 4:12)
Varsity – Cons. Round 4 – Isai Hernandez Jarquin (Mexico) over Jameson Trainer (Palmerton Area Hs) (For.)
Varsity – Cons. Round 5 – Isai Hernandez Jarquin (Mexico) over Gabriel Conca (Timber Creek) (Dec 11-5)
Varsity – Cons. Semis – Magnus Putigna (West Orange) over Isai Hernandez Jarquin (Mexico) (Fall 1:53)
Varsity – 5th Place Match – Isai Hernandez Jarquin (Mexico) over Emre Iznurov (Sandalwood Senior) (Dec 8-4)

Israel Hernandez-Jarquin (Mexico) – DNP
Varsity – Champ. Round 1 – Israel Hernandez-Jarquin (Mexico) received a bye
Varsity – Champ. Round 2 – Jesus Velasquez (Colonial) over Israel Hernandez-Jarquin (Mexico) (TF 21-5 4:49)
Varsity – Cons. Round 2 – Jahnia Hodge (Sandalwood Senior) over Israel Hernandez-Jarquin (Mexico) (MD 18-4)

Logan Hilderman (Mexico) – 3rd place
Varsity – Champ. Round 1 – Logan Hilderman (Mexico) received a bye
Varsity – Champ. Round 2 – Logan Hilderman (Mexico) over Gunner Adams (Dublin Jerome High School) (MD 15-4)
Varsity – Quarterfinals – Logan Hilderman (Mexico) over Austin Arnold-Bryant (Apopka) (TF 17-0 1:28)
Varsity – Semifinals – Jamie Taylor (Lyman) over Logan Hilderman (Mexico) (Dec 5-3)
Varsity – Cons. Semis – Logan Hilderman (Mexico) over Kaiden Olavarria (Deland) (TF 15-0 3:11)
Varsity – 3rd Place Match – Logan Hilderman (Mexico) over Evan Blair (Mexico) (TF 15-0 3:00)

Jayden Hodge (Mexico) – DNP
Varsity – Champ. Round 1 – Jayden Hodge (Mexico) received a bye
Varsity – Champ. Round 2 – Gary Bradley (Bayside) over Jayden Hodge (Mexico) (TF 22-5 5:43)
Varsity – Cons. Round 2 – Jasiyah Frazier (Colonial) over Jayden Hodge (Mexico) (Inj. [time])

Carlos Juarez Ramirez (Mexico) – 1st place
Varsity – Champ. Round 1 – Carlos Juarez Ramirez (Mexico) over Corbin Helm (First Academy- Leesburg) (TF 18-1 1:30)
Varsity – Champ. Round 2 – Carlos Juarez Ramirez (Mexico) over Thomas Pasqueriello (Palmerton Area Hs) (TF 17-1 2:34)
Varsity – Quarterfinals – Carlos Juarez Ramirez (Mexico) over Jackson Bittner (The First Academy) (Fall 0:50)
Varsity – Semifinals – Carlos Juarez Ramirez (Mexico) over Jackson Forry (Dublin Jerome High School) (TF 20-4 2:23)
Varsity – 1st Place Match – Carlos Juarez Ramirez (Mexico) over Javonni Carraturo (Deltona) (TF 16-1 3:27)

Kyle Lewis (Mexico) – DNP
Varsity – Champ. Round 1 – Kyle Lewis (Mexico) received a bye
Varsity – Champ. Round 2 – Kyle Lewis (Mexico) over Marquise Harris-El (University (Orange City)) (Fall 4:37)
Varsity – Quarterfinals – Sam Aponte (Mount Dora) over Kyle Lewis (Mexico) (Dec 6-4)
Varsity – Cons. Round 4 – Eli Nichols (University (Orange City)) over Kyle Lewis (Mexico) (Dec 10-7)

Travis Shramek (Mexico) – 5th place
Varsity – Champ. Round 1 – Travis Shramek (Mexico) over Gregory Campanella (Olympia) (Fall 1:14)
Varsity – Champ. Round 2 – Travis Shramek (Mexico) over Jaleel Michel (Lake Brantley Hs) (Fall 1:38)
Varsity – Quarterfinals – Travis Shramek (Mexico) over Robert Ahne (Hernando) (Fall 3:17)
Varsity – Semifinals – Aiden Pizarro (Colonial) over Travis Shramek (Mexico) (Fall 1:06)
Varsity – Cons. Semis – Lashawn Powell (Fletcher Senior) over Travis Shramek (Mexico) (MD 12-0)
Varsity – 5th Place Match – Travis Shramek (Mexico) over Wiley Blair (Hernando) (Fall 1:45)

Grant  Van Horn (Mexico) – 1st place
Varsity – Champ. Round 1 – Grant  Van Horn (Mexico) over Joseph Saint Melus (Wekiva) (Fall 5:27)
Varsity – Champ. Round 2 – Grant  Van Horn (Mexico) over Asa Rush (Windermere) (Fall 1:35)
Varsity – Quarterfinals – Grant  Van Horn (Mexico) over Armando Baez (West Orange) (Fall 1:12)
Varsity – Semifinals – Grant  Van Horn (Mexico) over Braden Strohl (Palmerton Area Hs) (Fall 3:38)
Varsity – 1st Place Match – Grant  Van Horn (Mexico) over James Shaw Garrett (Hernando) (Dec 4-2)

Grant Walker (Mexico) – 2nd place
Varsity – Champ. Round 1 – Grant Walker (Mexico) received a bye
Varsity – Champ. Round 2 – Grant Walker (Mexico) over Kylen Oye (Bayside) (Fall 3:00)
Varsity – Quarterfinals – Grant Walker (Mexico) over Tanner Chapman (Fletcher Senior) (MD 16-3)
Varsity – Semifinals – Grant Walker (Mexico) over Brandon Roberts (Apopka) (Fall 2:27)
Varsity – 1st Place Match – Logan Silva (Colonial) over Grant Walker (Mexico) (Fall 1:00)

Evan Wilson (Mexico) – DNP
Varsity – Champ. Round 1 – Evan Wilson (Mexico) over Eduardo Alvarado (Deland) (Fall 1:47)
Varsity – Champ. Round 2 – Matthew Marino (Bishop Moore School) over Evan Wilson (Mexico) (Fall 1:33)
Varsity – Cons. Round 2 – Evan Wilson (Mexico) received a bye
Varsity – Cons. Round 3 – Nathaniel Howard (Sandalwood Senior) over Evan Wilson (Mexico) (Fall 2:33)