3 Section III girls wrestlers slotted as top seeds in 1st-ever state title meet (complete NYS brackets)

Syracuse, N.Y. — A trio of powerhouse girls wrestlers lead the way for Section III into the inaugural New York State title meet on Thursday in Albany.

Mount Markham’s Samantha Massey (94 pounds), General Brown’s Zoey Jewett (100 pounds) and Little Falls' Brynn Shepardson (185 pounds) have all earned No. 1 seeds in their respective classes.

This is the first year girls wrestlers will compete in a full state championship tournament. The fledging sport had culminated in smaller state invitationals for the past two seasons.

The complete brackets for Thursday’s state meet can be found here. Watch the entire tournament on the NFHS Network here.

Here’s the full list of Section III qualifiers, their records and seeds.

94 pounds

Samantha Massey, Mount Markham, 9-0, 1st

Fern Jewett, General Brown, 34-1, 2nd

100

Zoey Jewett, General Brown, 26-1, 1st

Shea Ellsworth, Cicero-North Syracuse, 23-6, 6th

107

Lexus Bonnie, Phoenix, 22-2, 6th

114

Sonia Munetz, Phoenix, 29-1, 10th

120

Lexi Doxstder, Holland Patent, 32-9, 11th

126

Riley Butler, West Genesee, 29-4, 5th

132

Brielle Nels, Homer, 31-7, 5th

Aubrey Dignean, Phoenix, 26-3, 6th

138

Nadia Rose, Fulton, Fulton, 25-3, 6th

Gracie Newman, Homer, 25-5, 9th

145

Kaibree Gaba, Lowville, 5-1, 9th

Briella Corliss, Syracuse, 24-10, 14th

152

Gabriella Gonzales, Phoenix, 30-0, 5th

Molly Sorenson, Homer, 27-5, 7th

165

Abigail Hebble, Camden, 12-5, 10th

Jasmine Ousley, General Brown, 28-12, 11th

185

Brynn Shepardson, Little Falls, 17-0, 1st

Marissa Crofoot, Fulton, 21-2, 3rd

235

Rylie Reynolds, General Brown, 22-8, 15th

Zaniyah Hawkins, Indian River, 21-13, 16th

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