​Southwest Florida has consistently been a hub for high school wrestling.The last 25 years have seen programs like Riverdale and Palmetto Ridge win state titles and several local products go on to produce All-American careers in college. Plenty of talented wrestler populate the area’s many successful programs over the years.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAs a result, selecting the top 25 girls basketball players of the past 25 seasons was a considerable challenge. To be eligible for this list, a player had to compete for a Southwest Florida high school between 2001 and 2025. Consideration was given not only to how they performed at the high school level but college as well.Here are our selections, presented in alphabetical order.Former OSU wrestler Obe BlancIn 2003, Blanc won a state title with the Trojans and the NHSCA Senior national title. He wrestled at Oklahoma State and Loch Haven, where he earned All-American honors, and is now coaching at North Dakota State. Blanc entered the Florida Wrestling Hall of Fame this year.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementMike Bono was the Naples Daily News Wrestler of the Year in 2001.Bono won 131 matches in his high school career and, after finishing as state runner-up in 2000, won his first state title the following season as a senior. Bono, who was named the 2001 Naples Daily News Wrestler of the Year, went on to wrestle at Army.Mariner High School wrestler and 3-time state champion Maximus Brady poses for a portrait prior to practice on Wednesday, February 19, 2025.Brady became the second Southwest Florida to win four state titles after completing the state championship four-peat from 2022-2025. He is currently wrestling at the University of Northern Iowa and made the finals of U23 Nationals this year..Carter never lost when given the opportunity to compete at states. As a freshman in 2006, he won his first state title as a freshman. After a two-year hiatus, he won again as a senior, taking down the top-ranked wrestler in the state. Carter was named the 2009 News-Press Wrestler of the Year that season.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementRichie Dehnz Palmetto Ridge wrestler All-Area teamDehnz was one of the Bears’ first state champions, earning his first state title in 2006 with a 58-0 record (a state record) and repeating as champion the next two seasons. He went on to wrestle at Appalachian State.Jared Dinh, Riverdale, Wrestling, All-Area Winter 2020Dinh had two state runner-up finishes and won it all in 2020. He went on to wrestle at Gardner-Webb and Cumberland University.2004 Wrestler of the Year Keith Evans from Riverdale High.Evans made three state finals from 2003-2005, winning the latter two championships. He was named The News-Press Wrestler of the Year in back-to-back seasons. In his career, Evans went 143-10. Evans is the head coach at his alma mater.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementClynt Hadley (right) wrestles for Palmetto Ridge in 2008.Hadley was part of a fearsome Bears