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Photos: 2021 Division I boys wrestling state championships

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March 20 2021; San Tan Valley, AZ, USA; Perry's Jacob Hanson (right) and Liberty's Gavin Dodge (left) compete in the 3rd place match compete at the Division I boys Wrestling state tournament on March 20, 2021. Credit: Meg Potter/The Arizona Republic
March 20 2021; San Tan Valley, AZ, USA; Perry's Jacob Hanson (right) and Liberty's Gavin Dodge (left) compete in the 3rd place match compete at the Division I boys Wrestling state tournament on March 20, 2021. Credit: Meg Potter/The Arizona Republic
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March 20 2021; San Tan Valley, AZ, USA; Kofa's Damien Moreno (top) and Desert Ridge's Alexander Sweeney (bottom)  compete for first place at the Division I boys Wrestling state tournament on March 20, 2021. Credit: Meg Potter/The Arizona Republic
March 20 2021; San Tan Valley, AZ, USA; Kofa's Damien Moreno (top) and Desert Ridge's Alexander Sweeney (bottom) compete for first place at the Division I boys Wrestling state tournament on March 20, 2021. Credit: Meg Potter/The Arizona Republic
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March 20 2021; San Tan Valley, AZ, USA; Kofa's Damien Moreno (right) and Desert Ridge's Alexander Sweeney (left)  compete for first place at the Division I boys Wrestling state tournament on March 20, 2021. Credit: Meg Potter/The Arizona Republic
March 20 2021; San Tan Valley, AZ, USA; Kofa's Damien Moreno (right) and Desert Ridge's Alexander Sweeney (left) compete for first place at the Division I boys Wrestling state tournament on March 20, 2021. Credit: Meg Potter/The Arizona Republic
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March 20 2021; San Tan Valley, AZ, USA; Liberty's Tim Murabito (right) and Sunnyside's James Armstrong (left) compete for first place at the Division I boys Wrestling state tournament on March 20, 2021. Credit: Meg Potter/The Arizona Republic
March 20 2021; San Tan Valley, AZ, USA; Liberty's Tim Murabito (right) and Sunnyside's James Armstrong (left) compete for first place at the Division I boys Wrestling state tournament on March 20, 2021. Credit: Meg Potter/The Arizona Republic
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March 20 2021; San Tan Valley, AZ, USA; Liberty's Tim Murabito (right) and Sunnyside's James Armstrong (left)  compete for first place at the Division I boys Wrestling state tournament on March 20, 2021. Credit: Meg Potter/The Arizona Republic
March 20 2021; San Tan Valley, AZ, USA; Liberty's Tim Murabito (right) and Sunnyside's James Armstrong (left) compete for first place at the Division I boys Wrestling state tournament on March 20, 2021. Credit: Meg Potter/The Arizona Republic
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March 20 2021; San Tan Valley, AZ, USA; Liberty's Tim Murabito (right) and Sunnyside's James Armstrong (left)  compete for first place at the Division I boys Wrestling state tournament on March 20, 2021. Credit: Meg Potter/The Arizona Republic
March 20 2021; San Tan Valley, AZ, USA; Liberty's Tim Murabito (right) and Sunnyside's James Armstrong (left) compete for first place at the Division I boys Wrestling state tournament on March 20, 2021. Credit: Meg Potter/The Arizona Republic
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March 20 2021; San Tan Valley, AZ, USA; Chandler's Zach Espalin (right) and Boulder Creek's Noah Kasprowicz (left) compete for first place at the Division I boys Wrestling state tournament on March 20, 2021. Credit: Meg Potter/The Arizona Republic
March 20 2021; San Tan Valley, AZ, USA; Chandler's Zach Espalin (right) and Boulder Creek's Noah Kasprowicz (left) compete for first place at the Division I boys Wrestling state tournament on March 20, 2021. Credit: Meg Potter/The Arizona Republic
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March 20 2021; San Tan Valley, AZ, USA; Chandler's Zach Espalin (left) and Boulder Creek's Noah Kasprowicz (right) compete for first place at the Division I boys Wrestling state tournament on March 20, 2021. Credit: Meg Potter/The Arizona Republic
March 20 2021; San Tan Valley, AZ, USA; Chandler's Zach Espalin (left) and Boulder Creek's Noah Kasprowicz (right) compete for first place at the Division I boys Wrestling state tournament on March 20, 2021. Credit: Meg Potter/The Arizona Republic
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March 20 2021; San Tan Valley, AZ, USA; Chandler's Zach Espalin (right) and Boulder Creek's Noah Kasprowicz (left) compete for first place at the Division I boys Wrestling state tournament on March 20, 2021. Credit: Meg Potter/The Arizona Republic
March 20 2021; San Tan Valley, AZ, USA; Chandler's Zach Espalin (right) and Boulder Creek's Noah Kasprowicz (left) compete for first place at the Division I boys Wrestling state tournament on March 20, 2021. Credit: Meg Potter/The Arizona Republic
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March 20 2021; San Tan Valley, AZ, USA; Horizon's Dante Oliverio (top) and Desert Vista's Damen Miller (bottom) compete for first place at the Division I boys Wrestling state tournament on March 20, 2021. Credit: Meg Potter/The Arizona Republic
March 20 2021; San Tan Valley, AZ, USA; Horizon's Dante Oliverio (top) and Desert Vista's Damen Miller (bottom) compete for first place at the Division I boys Wrestling state tournament on March 20, 2021. Credit: Meg Potter/The Arizona Republic
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March 20 2021; San Tan Valley, AZ, USA; Horizon's Dante Oliverio (bottom) and Desert Vista's Damen Miller (top)  compete for first place at the Division I boys Wrestling state tournament on March 20, 2021. Credit: Meg Potter/The Arizona Republic
March 20 2021; San Tan Valley, AZ, USA; Horizon's Dante Oliverio (bottom) and Desert Vista's Damen Miller (top) compete for first place at the Division I boys Wrestling state tournament on March 20, 2021. Credit: Meg Potter/The Arizona Republic
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March 20 2021; San Tan Valley, AZ, USA; Horizon's Dante Oliverio (right) and Desert Vista's Damen Miller (left)  shake hands after competing for first place at the Division I boys Wrestling state tournament on March 20, 2021. Credit: Meg Potter/The Arizona Republic
March 20 2021; San Tan Valley, AZ, USA; Horizon's Dante Oliverio (right) and Desert Vista's Damen Miller (left) shake hands after competing for first place at the Division I boys Wrestling state tournament on March 20, 2021. Credit: Meg Potter/The Arizona Republic
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March 20 2021; San Tan Valley, AZ, USA; Desert Vista's Mourece Ramirez (left) and Liberty's Carson Coy (right) compete for first place at the Division I boys Wrestling state tournament on March 20, 2021. Credit: Meg Potter/The Arizona Republic
March 20 2021; San Tan Valley, AZ, USA; Desert Vista's Mourece Ramirez (left) and Liberty's Carson Coy (right) compete for first place at the Division I boys Wrestling state tournament on March 20, 2021. Credit: Meg Potter/The Arizona Republic
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March 20 2021; San Tan Valley, AZ, USA; Sunnyside's Victor Gonzalez (right) and Cibola's Johnny Sierra (left) compete for first place at the Division I boys Wrestling state tournament on March 20, 2021. Credit: Meg Potter/The Arizona Republic
March 20 2021; San Tan Valley, AZ, USA; Sunnyside's Victor Gonzalez (right) and Cibola's Johnny Sierra (left) compete for first place at the Division I boys Wrestling state tournament on March 20, 2021. Credit: Meg Potter/The Arizona Republic
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March 20 2021; San Tan Valley, AZ, USA; Sunnyside's Victor Gonzalez (bottom) and Cibola's Johnny Sierra (top) compete for first place at the Division I boys Wrestling state tournament on March 20, 2021. Credit: Meg Potter/The Arizona Republic
March 20 2021; San Tan Valley, AZ, USA; Sunnyside's Victor Gonzalez (bottom) and Cibola's Johnny Sierra (top) compete for first place at the Division I boys Wrestling state tournament on March 20, 2021. Credit: Meg Potter/The Arizona Republic
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March 20 2021; San Tan Valley, AZ, USA; Sunnyside's Victor Gonzalez (right) and Cibola's Johnny Sierra (left) compete for first place at the Division I boys Wrestling state tournament on March 20, 2021. Credit: Meg Potter/The Arizona Republic
March 20 2021; San Tan Valley, AZ, USA; Sunnyside's Victor Gonzalez (right) and Cibola's Johnny Sierra (left) compete for first place at the Division I boys Wrestling state tournament on March 20, 2021. Credit: Meg Potter/The Arizona Republic
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March 20 2021; San Tan Valley, AZ, USA; Sunnyside's Mike Avelar (right) and Liberty's Tyler Sauter (left) compete for first place at the Division I boys Wrestling state tournament on March 20, 2021. Credit: Meg Potter/The Arizona Republic
March 20 2021; San Tan Valley, AZ, USA; Sunnyside's Mike Avelar (right) and Liberty's Tyler Sauter (left) compete for first place at the Division I boys Wrestling state tournament on March 20, 2021. Credit: Meg Potter/The Arizona Republic
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March 20 2021; San Tan Valley, AZ, USA; Liberty's Tyler Sauter celebrates his first place win at the Division I boys Wrestling state tournament on March 20, 2021. Credit: Meg Potter/The Arizona Republic
March 20 2021; San Tan Valley, AZ, USA; Liberty's Tyler Sauter celebrates his first place win at the Division I boys Wrestling state tournament on March 20, 2021. Credit: Meg Potter/The Arizona Republic
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March 20 2021; San Tan Valley, AZ, USA; Sunnyside's Sebastian Robles (right) and Liberty's Marcus Murabito (left) compete for first place at the Division I boys Wrestling state tournament on March 20, 2021. Credit: Meg Potter/The Arizona Republic
March 20 2021; San Tan Valley, AZ, USA; Sunnyside's Sebastian Robles (right) and Liberty's Marcus Murabito (left) compete for first place at the Division I boys Wrestling state tournament on March 20, 2021. Credit: Meg Potter/The Arizona Republic
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March 20 2021; San Tan Valley, AZ, USA; Sunnyside's Sebastian Robles (left) and Liberty's Marcus Murabito (right) compete for first place at the Division I boys Wrestling state tournament on March 20, 2021. Credit: Meg Potter/The Arizona Republic
March 20 2021; San Tan Valley, AZ, USA; Sunnyside's Sebastian Robles (left) and Liberty's Marcus Murabito (right) compete for first place at the Division I boys Wrestling state tournament on March 20, 2021. Credit: Meg Potter/The Arizona Republic
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March 20 2021; San Tan Valley, AZ, USA; Sunnyside's Sebastian Robles (left) and Liberty's Marcus Murabito (right) compete for first place at the Division I boys Wrestling state tournament on March 20, 2021. Credit: Meg Potter/The Arizona Republic
March 20 2021; San Tan Valley, AZ, USA; Sunnyside's Sebastian Robles (left) and Liberty's Marcus Murabito (right) compete for first place at the Division I boys Wrestling state tournament on March 20, 2021. Credit: Meg Potter/The Arizona Republic
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March 20 2021; San Tan Valley, AZ, USA; Desert Vista's Jacob Moore (left) and Cibola's Liam Hoffmeyer (right) compete for first place at the Division I boys Wrestling state tournament on March 20, 2021. Credit: Meg Potter/The Arizona Republic
March 20 2021; San Tan Valley, AZ, USA; Desert Vista's Jacob Moore (left) and Cibola's Liam Hoffmeyer (right) compete for first place at the Division I boys Wrestling state tournament on March 20, 2021. Credit: Meg Potter/The Arizona Republic
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March 20 2021; San Tan Valley, AZ, USA; Desert Vista's Jacob Moore (front) and Cibola's Liam Hoffmeyer (back) compete for first place at the Division I boys Wrestling state tournament on March 20, 2021. Credit: Meg Potter/The Arizona Republic
March 20 2021; San Tan Valley, AZ, USA; Desert Vista's Jacob Moore (front) and Cibola's Liam Hoffmeyer (back) compete for first place at the Division I boys Wrestling state tournament on March 20, 2021. Credit: Meg Potter/The Arizona Republic
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March 20 2021; San Tan Valley, AZ, USA; Heavy weight winners line up for photos after competing at the Division I boys Wrestling state tournament on March 20, 2021. Credit: Meg Potter/The Arizona Republic
March 20 2021; San Tan Valley, AZ, USA; Heavy weight winners line up for photos after competing at the Division I boys Wrestling state tournament on March 20, 2021. Credit: Meg Potter/The Arizona Republic
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