1A-D8 District Preview

1A-D8 Preview: Exciting battle awaits between two top teams in the state for 1A District 8 title!

By Alex Wisdom

Last Season Recap:

Merritt Island won the district with a 45 point difference from the runner ups! The champs had Seven Individual Champs and Five Finalists!

The Insight:

Merritt Island is looking to claim another district title but have to go through a stacked Cocoa Beachteam to get there!

⭐️ Top Wrestlers to Watch

• Cocoa Beach: Jett Johnson, Duane Mallory, Asher Cabral, Anthony Acquafredda, Cole Webb, Kealan Sieni, Adrian Day, Wyatt Crouser, Gustavo Ferreira, Aaron Horr, Micah Wittenberg, Nathan Pond

• Merritt Island: David Serrano, Cameron Gill, Makana Tieri, Landon Quiroga, Timothy Boda, Nolan West, Titus DeYoung, Tre Driggett

• Palm Bay: Kevion Williams

• Space Coast: Angel Jones, Jerrell Dossous

• Astronaut: Elijah Cardwell

🥇 Dark Horse Wrestlers Who Could Shake Things Up

• Cocoa Beach: Shane Mallory, Christian Day,

• Merritt Island: Justus Giglietti

• Palm Bay: Vindarious White, Alexander Vicente, Bobby Shivers

• Space Coast: Ashton Swanson, Dominic Berger

• Astronaut: Anthony Rice, Macih Simmons

• Titusville: Carson Bryant

🏆 My Pick:
Cocoa Beach has a tough lineup where they can put multiple ranked kids at another weight class. It’s tough to look past them!

♟️ Team with Something to Prove:
Merritt Island proved everyone wrong last year and they can do it again this year as well!