Flowing Wells High School plays proud host to its 48th annual Flowing Wells Wrestling Invitational Friday January 17 and  Saturday January 18 with 37 schools competing. All action takes place at Flowing Wells HS.

It's an individual format tournament (double elimination). There will be four rounds  -- two on Friday and two on Saturday. Friday's first round begins at 10:30 a,m until completion. Second round (quarterfinals) begin at 6 p.m.. The third round (semifinals) are Saturday starting at 10 a.m. through completion with the fourth round (finals) starting at 6 p.m.

Teams in the field are: Amphitheater, Boulder Creek, Brophy, Canyon del Oro, Carl Hayden, Centennial, Chandler, Cibola, Cienega, Cleveland High (Rio Rancho, NM), Corona del Sol, Desert Edge, Desert Mountain, Desert Vista, Flowing Wells, Hamilton, Highland, Ironwood Ridge, Marana, Marcos de Niza, Maryvale, Mingus, Montwood (El Paso, TX) Marana Mtn. View, Mesa Mtn. View, Paradise Valley, Pueblo, Queen Creek, Rio Rico, Safford, Sahuarita, Santiago, Calif., Silver City, NM, Socorro (El Paso, TX), Sunnyside Thunderbird, Tucson and Willcox. 

Four wresters return to defend titles. They are: Tristan Moran, Chandler; Glenn Farina, Corona del Sol; Ethan Tursini. Corona del Sol and Gabriel Gonzales, Sunnyside.