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Wrestling Advances Five to State Championships; Jack Sweetman Wins Section Title

2/15/2025

The Brophy College Prep wrestling team advanced five wrestlers to the AIA State Championships next week at Veteran’s Memorial Coliseum. Senior Jack Sweetman won the section title at 215 pounds, while junior Adam Angulo was second at 150. Senior Cooper Carey was third at 175, and senior Rowdy Benear and sophomore Landon Jurek placed fourth overall at 175 and 190, respectively.

Sweetman won the section title for the second consecutive season. He won in sudden victory over Michael Hayes of Queen Creek. He was a semifinalist and placed fifth overall in 2024.

Angulo, a state finalist last year, advanced to his third state tournament. He posted two falls and a major decision in his rounds before facing nationally ranked Carlos Stanton of Sunnyside in the first-place match.

Carey advanced to his first state championship by finishing third with a major decision over Jesse Garcia of Cesar Chavez 11-2. He advanced to the semifinals before rebounding in the consolation semifinal to qualify.

Benear advanced in wrestle backs, taking his consolation semifinal over Zavier Bell of La Jolla by decision 16-12. He came back from a 10-1 deficit in the match. He eventually lost the third-place match to Rafael Rodriguez of Queen Creek.

Jurek advanced to the third-place match via a decision over Eric Havier of Desert View before falling to Abraham Kramer of Williams Field via fall.

Other wrestlers comparing at sections included Julian Benavidez at 106, Edson Salas at 113, Beau Wallace at 126, Parker Mickelson at 132, Tanner Dryer at 138 and Shane Reiersgaard at 285.

Brophy finished sixth overall with 85 points. Team Scores Sunnyside 321; 2. Corona del Sol 196.5; 3. Williams Field 165; 4. Queen Creek 94; 5. Cesar Chavez 86.5; 6. Brophy 85.

Complete Results AIA Div I Sect IV Results for Brophy College Preparatory 106 - Julian Benavidez (8-21) - Cons. Round 2 - Erik Badilla (Desert View High School) 25-15 won by fall over Julian Benavidez (Brophy College Preparatory) 8-21 (Fall 3:20); 113 - Edson Salas (4-14) - Cons. Round 2 - Franklin Vigil (West Point High School) 28-10 won by fall over Edson Salas (Brophy College Preparatory) 4-14 (Fall 0:30); 126 - Beau Wallace (17-20) - Cons. Round 2 - Jacob Hawks (Higley High School) 23-15 won by decision over Beau Wallace (Brophy College Preparatory) 17-20 (Dec 9-7); 132 - Parker Michelson (18-17) - Cons. Round 2 - Sebashtian Hernandez (Tolleson Union High School) 20-7 won by fall over Parker Michelson (Brophy College Preparatory) 18-17 (Fall 0:44); 138 - Tanner Dryer (18-15) - Cons. Round 3 - Kingston Crosby (Higley High School) 29-20 won by fall over Tanner Dryer (Brophy College Preparatory) 18-15 (Fall 1:21); 150 - Adam Angulo (25-3) - 1st Place Match - Carlos Stanton (Sunnyside High School) 23-3 won by fall over Adam Angulo (Brophy College Preparatory) 25-3 (Fall 3:00); 157 - Rowdy Benear (24-19) - 3rd Place Match - Rafael Rodriguez (Queen Creek High School) 36-9 won by tech fall over Rowdy Benear (Brophy College Preparatory) 24-19 (TF-1.5 3:30 (17-1)); 175 - Cooper Carey (7-2) - 3rd Place Match - Cooper Carey (Brophy College Preparatory) 7-2 won by major decision over jesse garcia (Cesar Chavez High School) 21-13 (MD 11-2); 190 - Landon Jurek (34-11) - 3rd Place Match - Abraham Kramer (Williams Field High School) 26-12 won by fall over Landon Jurek (Brophy College Preparatory) 34-11 (Fall 5:58); 215 - Jackson Sweetman (24-7) - 1st Place Match - Jackson Sweetman (Brophy College Preparatory) 24-7 won in sudden victory - 1 over Michael Hayes (Queen Creek High School) 38-3 (SV-1 10-4); 285 Shane Reiersgaard (5-8) - Cons. Round 3 - Ozaiah Holden (Cesar Chavez High School) 8-8 won by decision over Shane Reiersgaard (Brophy College Preparatory) 5-8 (Dec 8-4)