High school wrestling: Pleasant Grove, Layton easily win inaugural 5A divisional qualifying meets

Published: Thursday, Feb. 7 2013 10:25 p.m. MST

Summary

Favorites Pleasant Grove and Layton easily take care of business to win 5A divisional wrestling meets on Thursday.

Divisional A Qualifier

At Alta High School

Team scores

1. Pleasant Grove, 497.5; 2. Syracuse, 399.5; 3. Weber, 319; 4. Alta, 178; 5. Davis, 172; 6. Lehi, 157; 7. American Fork, 134; 8. Northridge, 133.5; 9. Riverton, 124.5; 10. West, 124; 11. Kearns, 114.5; 12. Hunter, 60.

Individual results (all qualify for state tournament)

106 — Championship, Benjamin Anderson, Pleasant Grove def. Brock George, Syracuse, 10-4; 3. Heston Woolsey, Weber; 4. Kade Evans, Davis; 5. Moris Marquez, Kearns; 6; Kyler Aullman, Syracuse; 7. Cameron Hunsaker, American Fork; 8. Trevin Schmanski, Weber.

113 — Championship, Kyson Levin, Pleasant Grove def. Jackson Wilson, American Fork, 16-8; 3. Colton Berger, Syracuse; Nick Budge, Northridge; 5. Walker Nipko, Weber; 6. Cody Jensen, Hunter; 7. Traison Swenson, Weber; 8. Elijah Mckay, Davis.

120 — Championship, Landon Gates, Pleasant Grove def. Seth Rich, Syracuse, Pin 2:11; 3. Dalton Rice, Lehi; 4. Coleman Wadsworth, Lehi; 5. Tristan McIntosh, Northridge; 6. Bryer Hansen, Pleasant Grove; 7. Taylor Treasure, Weber; 8. Dalton Nelson, American Fork.

126 — Championship, Matt Findlay, Alta def. Antonio Meikel, Kearns, 8-2; 3. Derek Thomas, Davis; 4. Andrew Bartholomew, American Fork; 5. Brantley McGuire, Syracuse; 6. Coleman Roberts, Pleasant Grove; 7. Dakota Caldwell, Weber; 8. Tyson Treasure, Weber.

132 — Championship, Zach Colangelo, West def. Jake Garver, Syracuse, 6-5; 3. Bronson Young, Pleasant Grove; 4. Greg Lamb, Alta; 5. Reagan Bodily, Lehi; 6. Sterling Wiser, Weber; 7. Austin Kennedy, Kearns; 8. Ammon Rasmussen, Riverton.

138 — Championship, Zane Rich, Syracuse def. Josh Anderson, Pleasant Grove, 9-2; 3. Jacob Naylor, Davis; 4. Tanner Marriott, Weber; 5. Koy Wilkinson, Pleasant Grove; 6. Sam Hartvigsen, West; 7. Morgan Palmer, American Fork; 8. Taz Heath, Alta.

145 — Championship, Bridger Cutler, Pleasant Grove def. Dillon Spencer, Syracuse, 4-2; 3. Landon Oslter, Syracuse; 4. Garrett Hoyt, Weber; 5. Jayden Frank, Riverton; 6. Steven Spjut, Davis; 7. Logan Sondrup, American Fork; 8. Brett Turek, Northridge.

152 — Championship, Teague Vigil, Syracuse def. William Chavez, West, 3-2; 3. Bailey Carlson, Pleasant Grove; 4. Taylor Davis, Pleasant Grove; 5. Marcus Martinez, Syracuse; 6. Bowe Sewell, Weber; 7. Tanner Durfee, American Fork; 8. Sam Barlow, Davis.

160 — Championship, Hunter Riggs, Weber def. Wyatt Koelling, Davis, 4-0; 3. TJ Wind, Pleasant Grove; 4. Britton Butler, Syracuse; 5. Ryan Goodwin, Northridge; 6. Ben Sprehn, Syracuse; 7. Chase Westerlind, Alta; 8. Kam Wilkinson, Pleasant Grove.

170 — Championship, Zach Huntsman, Weber def. Will Lang, West, 6-3; 3. Aaron Thomson, Riverton; 4. Sean Marchant, Syracuse; 5. Adam Stillman, Northridge; 6. Brody Fernelius, Davis; 7. Sam Bateman, American Fork; 8. Zac Tovey, Alta.

182 — Championship, Devin Childress, Weber def. Ranch McDowell, 7-1; 3. Marcos Garcia, Pleasant Grove; 4. Wyatt German, Syracuse; 5. Kaden Collins, Pleasant Grove; 6. McKay Hardy, Weber; 7. Simeon Page, Riverton; 8. Brandon Lancaster, Syracuse.

195 — Championship, Colton Grossaint, Kearns def. Kristofer Warden, Northridge, Pin 5:25; 3. Braden Mayo, Pleasant Grove; 4. Eli Sosa, Lehi; 5. David Jolin, Weber; 6. Maverick Stoedter, Alta; 7. Spencer Woodhall, Syracuse; 8. Davit Frndzhyn, Alta.

220 — Championship, Brandon Dennison, Pleasant Grove def. Austin Taylor, Pleasant Grove, 1-0; 3. Aspen Naylor, Syracuse; 4. Jared Tracy, Weber; 5. Hunter Tiatia, Hunter; 6. Howard Tiatia, Hunter; 7. Deryke Terrell, Lehi; 8. Naim Sosa, Lehi.

285 — 1. Championship, Zachary Dawe, Pleasant Grove def. Brackin Stringam, Lehi, Pin 1:43; 3. Michael Grace, Pleasant Grove; 4. Dallas Walker, Alta; 5. Alex Ravarino, Alta; 6. Joe Anitoni, Kearns; 7. Beau Senson, Davis; 8. Stephan Olivas, Syracuse.

Divisional B Qualifier

At Jordan High School

Team scores

1. Layton, 420; 2. Fremont, 337.5; 3. Viewmont, 321.5; 4. Bingham, 250; 5. Lone Peak, 210.5; 6. Copper Hills, 185.5; 7. Jordan, 181; 8. Taylorsville, 162; 9. Cottonwood, 130.5; 10. West Jordan, 116.5; 11. Brighton, 112.5; 12. Granger, 85.

Individual results (all qualify for state tournament)

106 — Championship, Taylor Porath, Viewmont def. Braxton Ocana, Layton, 14-2; 3. Alex Romero, Bingham; 4. Paul O’Driscoll, Fremont; 5. Walker Wilcox, Fremont; 6. Trevor Porschatis, Viewmont; 7. Landon Anderson, Copper Hills; 8. Joey Revelli, Copper Hills.

113 — Championship, Jacob Knapp, Cottonwood def. Dallin Denton, Fremont, 13-4; 3. Jacob Barton, Bingham; 4. Brady Stout, Layton; 5. Morgan Turner, Copper Hills; 6. Colton Schieving, Bingham; 7. Scott Seiter, Brighton; 8. Ryan Winger, Viewmont.

120 — Championship, Jaydon Rogers, Fremont def. Andrew Astle, Layton, 7-5; 3. Tanner Luke, Viewmont; 4. Victor Samaniego, Taylorsville; 5. Devin Porschatis, Viewmont; 6. Troy Tebbs, Lone Peak; 7. Zane Peterson, Fremont; 8. Cedric Bristow, Granger.

126 — Championship, David Kim, Viewmont def. Porter Thomas, Lone Peak, 9-7; 3. Jordan McRae, Bingham; 4. Davis Reynaud, Brighton; 5. Kade Crittendon, Fremont; 6. Alex Maxwell, Jordan; 7. Tre Palmer, Viewmont; 8. Justin Conrad, Taylorsville.

132 — Championship, 1. A.J. Arteaga, Fremont def. Cade Wilson, Layton, 6-5; 3. Tarik Apblanalp, Bingham; 4. Luke Davis, Brighton; 5. Chase Hanson, Bingham; 6. Dalton Valentine, Fremont; 7. Andy Larsen, Lone Peak; 8. Hunter Holtkamp, Taylorsville.

138 — Championship, Jed Diederich, Cottonwood def. Tayler Johnson, Jordan, Pin 0:57; 3. Cole Johnson, Lone Peak; 4. Peter Burgoyne, Viewmont; 5. Tyson Cottam, Copper Hills; 6. Austin Stauffer, Copper Hills; 7. Taven Secor, Fremont; 8. CJ Alford, West Jordan.

145 — Championship, Ken Astle, Layton def. Will Charlesworth, Fremont, Pin 0:47; 3. Luke Gibbs, Viewmont; 4. Draper Ollis, Cottonwood; 5. Oscar Rodriguez, Layton; 6. Cody Dennison, Copper Hills; 7. Eric Johnson, Copper Hills; 8. Shane Woolston, Brighton.

152 — Championship, Tanner Law, Viewmont def. Dylan Clark, Copper Hills, 8-4; 3. Trenton Colton, Lone Peak; 4. David Vierkant, Jordan; 5. Davis Marriott, Layton; 6. Wyatt Green, Copper Hills; 7. Alex Graham, Viewmont; 8. Coulton Letts, Layton.

160 — Championship, Colton Marshal, Layton def. Colton Anderson, Taylorsville, 7-4; 3. Christian Reese, Copper Hills; 4. Andrew Despain, West Jordan; 5. Trevor Lampe, Jordan; 6. Stetson Jones, Layton; 7. Zack McDougal, Bingham; 8. Doug Schulte, Viewmont.

170 — Championship, Rigel Hodson, Lone Peak def. Spartacus Eason, West Jordan, 5-3; 3. Carson Welty, Layton; 4. Nick Park, Cottonwood; 5. Matt Christensen, Lone Peak; 6. Jordan Bagwell, Viewmont; 7. Brandon Meldrum, Bingham; 8. Ryan Hoyne, Jordan.

182 — Championship, Clay Moss, Jordan def. Landon Brown, Layton, 6-5; 3. Dylan Sackett, Layton; 4. Adam Naylor, West Jordan; 5. Zack Wilkin, Bingham; 6. Brayden Nuffer, Taylorsville; 7. Justice Hayes, Taylorsville; 8. Ty Kenison, Fremont.

195 — Championship, Tate Calvert, Fremont def. Jake Bednar, Viewmont, Pin 2:37; 3. Nick Heninger, Bingham; 4. Jonathan Cox, Taylorsville; 5. Trevor Pappas, Layton; 6. Zerek Olson, Layton; 7. Rhett Speth, Jordan; 8. Troy Humpherys, Copper Hills.

220 — Championship, Roy Nash, Taylorsville def. Jake Van Valkenburg, Fremont, 7-4; 3. Atlas Armstrong, Layton; 4. Leki Finefuaki, Bingham; 5. Jesus Avina, Layton; 6. Mike Bargeron, Viewmont; 7. Nic Carothers, Cottonwood; 8. Josh Bowman, Lone Peak.

285 — Championship, Austin Kruger, Lone Peak def. Zach Waddoups, Fremont, Pin 1:38; 3. Richard Larsen, Jordan; 4. Dalton Mortensen, Granger; 5. Stephen L’Huereux, West Jordan; 6. Nick Giles, Brighton; 7. David Moya, Layton; 8. Ethan Willie, Fremont.

Pleasant Grove took its first step toward claiming a third straight 5A state wrestling title Thursday with a dominant performance at the inaugural 5A divisional qualifying meets.

The Vikings finished with six individual winners and qualified 20 wrestlers into next week’s 5A state tournament to easily win the 12-team Division A qualifying meet at Alta High School with 497.5 points.

Syracuse finished second with 399.5 points, followed by Weber, Alta and Davis.

Layton, regarded as Pleasant Grove’s top challenger at state, easily took care of business at the Division B qualifying meet at Jordan High School.

The Lancers finished with two individual champs and qualified 18 wrestlers for the 5A state tournament. Fremont, Viewmont, Bingham and Lone Peak rounded out the top five.

This was the first year 5A used two divisional tournaments to qualify wrestlers for the state tournament instead of the traditional region tournaments. Roughly 80 percent of the coaches voted for the change, which they believed increased the odds of the top 16 wrestlers in each weight qualifying for the state tournament.

Regardless of the format to get there, Pleasant Grove is the clear favorite next Wednesday and Thursday at UVU.

Of Pleasant Grove’s six divisional champs Thursday, sophomore Kyson Levin is the only defending state champ. He pinned three of four opponents at the divisional meet and won the championship match of the 113-pound weight class with a major decision.

Other winners for the Vikings were Benjamin Anderson (106), Landon Gates (120), Bridger Cutler (145), Brandon Dennison (220) and Zachary Dawe (285).

Alta’s Matt Findlay, one of four defending state champs in 5A this season, easily won the 126-pound weight class on his home mat. Syracuse defending state champ Zane Rich also won easily at 138 pounds.

Other wrestlers who earned No. 1 seeds for the state tournament from the Division A qualifier were West’s Zach Colangelo (132), Syracuse’s Zane Rich (138), Syracuse’s Teague Vigil (152), Weber’s Hunter Riggs (160), Weber’s Zach Huntsman (170), Weber’s Devon Childress (182) and Kearns’ Colton Grossaint (195).

At the Division B meet, Layton only finished with two individual champs, but its overall depth carried the Lancers to the team title.

Ken Astle, a defending state champ for Layton, pinned his opponent in the opening minute of his 145-pound championship match to claim the No. 1 seed for Division B. Layton’s other individual champ was Colton Marshal at 160 pounds.

Viewmont finished with the most individual champs at three, but finished third in the team standings. The Vikings’ individual winners were Taylor Porath (106), David Kim (126) and Tanner Law (152).

Other wrestlers who earned No. 1 seeds for the state tournament from the Division B qualifier were: Cottonwood’s Jacob Knapp (113), Fremont’s Jaydon Rogers (120), Fremont’s A.J. Arteaga (132), Cottonwood’s Jed Diederich (138), Lone Peak’s Rigel Hodson (170), Jordan’s Clay Moss (182), Fremont’s Tate Calvert (195), Taylorsville’s Roy Nash (220) and Lone Peak’s Austin Kruger (285).

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Bountiful, UT

Congratulations to Layton and Pleasant Grove! Great job! It does seem weird that some school sizes have divisional and some have region. I don't mind divisional on 5A level because it does help get the best 16 wrestlers into state, but I would More..

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