Sunnyside sophomore Kory DeBerry, the 2009 Tucson Citizen Wrestler of the Year.
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WHO
Kory DeBerry, So., Sunnyside
WHAT HE DID
DeBerry, the younger brother of four-time state champion Kyle DeBerry and son of Sunnyside coaching great Bobby DeBerry, wrote another chapter of his own story in the 2008-09 season.
His second straight state championship (he won as a freshman at 135 pounds and this season at 140 pounds) further placed him in his own spotlight. He went 44-5 this season and was named first team All-State by the state’s wrestling coaches while also helping lead the Blue Devils to their 12th-straight state title and 28th overall.
QUOTABLE
“If Kyle did it, Kory was going to do it and try to do it better,” Bobby DeBerry, Kory’s father and Sunnyside wrestling coach.