WRESTLING-SPECIFIC MEDIA
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| St. Amant increases its lead |
| December 30th, 2025| Written by: Staff writer |
The St. Amant Gators took a beating in the semifinals, yet actually increased its lead over all others, save host East Ascension. The Spartans were 67 points behind St. Amant before the semifinals matches. After the semifinals, East Ascension had reduced that deficit to 60 points and were in second place. The Spartans did advance two wrestlers into the finals, whereas Terrebonne only advanced one. Otherwise, while if I spent enough time on it, I might be able to deduce how the Spartans leap-frogged over Walker, Chalmette and Terrebonne to lead in the race for the runner-up trophy.
| School | Before Semis | Points Behind | After Semis | Points Behind |
| St. Amant | 158 | 193.5 | ||
| East Ascension | 91 | -67 | 133.5 | -60 |
| Terrebonne | 111 | -47 | 127 | -66.5 |
| Fontainebleau | 91 | -67 | 121 | -69.5 |
| Chalmette | 97 | -61 | 120.5 | -70 |
| Walker | 96 | -62 | 119 | -74.5 |
| Dutchtown | 88 | -70 | 116 | -77.5 |
With nine semifinalists, even though they only advanced two to the finals, the "before semis" Gators had already earned a lot of points that could not be posted until after the semifinals. They received runner-up points for their two finalists, but the other seven were given sixth-place bonus points.
St. Amant has three finalists, as does Baton Rouge. East Ascension, Lafayette, Acadiana, Fontainebleau and Southside each have two finalists. Slidell, Sam Houston, Carencro, Dutchtown, Sulphur, Destrehan, Terrebonne, Chalmette, Walker, Byrd, Live Oak and Basile each have one finalist. The 60 point St. Amant lead after the semifinals is more than enough to take home the championship trophy.
Semifinals Results
| Weight | Winner - Top | Winner - Bottom | Weight | Winner | Winner-Bottom | |
| 106 | #1 Zander Hollis Slidell |
#6 Hunter Coleman Sam Houston |
150 | #1 Dominic Ruggieri Southside |
#6 Gage Robinson Lafayette |
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| 113 | #1 Cody Hypolite Carencro |
#3 Aidan Thai Dutchtown |
157 | #4 Joshua Caronna St. Amant |
#2 David Gonzales Chalmette |
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| 120 | #1 Zane Blanchard Southside |
#2 Vincent Morvant Lafayette |
165 | #1 Braylon Stewart East Ascension |
#3 Mason Asevedo St. Amant |
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| 126 | #1 Dustin Smith Fontainebleau |
#3 Kale Cowen Baton Rouge |
175 | #1 Brody Cowen Baton Rouge |
#3 Clifton McKinney Walker |
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| 132 | #1 Braden Sellers Fountainebleau |
#2 Carson Thibodeaux Sulphur |
190 | #1 Mason Kinley Byrd |
#2 Kent Pearson St. Amant |
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| 138 | #1 Ozias Gray Acadiana |
#2 Jacob Britt Destrehan |
215 | #1 Billy Edmonston Live Oak |
#2 Landon Olds Acadiana |
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| 144 | #1 Alex Amedee East Ascension |
#14 Jonah Pellegrin Terrebonne |
285 | #4 Aiden Anderson Baton Rouge |
#2 Romyn Cortez Basile |
The girls started wrestling on Saturday and Lafayette indicated they want this team championship also, to go with the championship team trophies they won in every tournament in which they competed.
Upon entering the finals, the team standings were as folows:
| Place | Team | Points |
| 1 | Lafayette | 163 |
| 2 | Mandeville | 106 |
| 3 | Chalmette | 101.5 |
| 4 | Baton Rouge | 98 |
| 5 | South Beauregard | 86 |
Ryleigh Blanchard, Quetzicalli Guevera-Tapia and Gabrielle Parra are in the finals. Aubrie Delerme, Shyla LeBrun, Jhohana Torres Sanchez, and Dae'Jorie Williams placed third. Haylee Johnson placed fourth while Lily Velasquez and Ellana Schreiber placed fifth for the Lady Lions.
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