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High school wrestling: Delta's depth lifts school to fifth straight 3A title

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By James Edward, Deseret News

Published: Saturday, Feb. 16 2013 9:50 p.m. MST

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Summary

Delta finished with 12 state placers, including state champion Jose Garcia, to claim its fifth straight 3A wrestling title.

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Other 3A individual champs were Cedar’s Kolby Lloyd (145), Union’s Steven Welsh (170), Snow Canyon’s Nokoni Slivers (182), Uintah’s Aaron Dick (220) and Uintah’s Cole Mair (285).

Class 3A

Team scores

1. Delta, 217.5; 2. Payson, 210.5; 3. Wasatch, 162; 4. Uintah, 141.5; 5. Union, 120; 6. Bear River, 107.5; 7. Cedar, 91.5; 8. Desert Hills, 89; 9. Spanish Fork, 85.5; 10. Tooele, 64.5.

Individual results

106 — Championship, Josh Jensen, Payson def. James Wright, Spanish Fork, 7-5; 3. Braiden Parker, Wasatch; 4. Trevor Poulsen, Delta; 5. Jayden Pentz, Morgan; 6. Drew Hansen, Pine View.

113 — Championship, Josh Garcia, Delta def. Nickolas Bingham, Bear River, 9-4; 3. Jarrid Lavios, Tooele; 4. Mason Colledege, Spanish Fork; 5. Dylan Brown, Union; 6. Jalen Herrera, Stansbury.

120 — Championship, Riley Loveless, Payson def. Bracken Lovell, Delta, 2-0; 3. Josh Pettus, Hurricane; 4. Kedric Coonis, Uintah; 5. Sterling Ballif, Wasatch; 6. Cooper Thorpe.

126 — Championship, Dusty Hone, Cedar def. Victor Almanza, Delta, 6-1; 3. Robert Miner, Wasatch; 4. Dominic Kunder, Bear River; 5. Jesse Mackelpang, Canyon View; 6. Logan Stewart, Stansbury.

132 — Championship, Branson Ashworth, Spanish Fork def. Beau Blackham, Uintah, Pin 4:59; 3. Garrett Sweat, Wasatch; 4. Tanner Vanvalkenberg, Bear River; 5. Hagen Loveless, Payson; 6. Chris Moss, Hurricane.

138 — Championship, Jed Mellen, Payson def. Jared Ewart, Delta, 24-9; 3. Colton Havens, Uintah; 4. Brady Walker, North Sanpete; 5. Jake Daniels, Union; 6. Kolton Lynn, Juab.

145 — Championship, Kolby Lloyd, Cedar def. Devan Judd, Desert Hills, 4-2; 3. Dalton Harmon, Juab; 4. Morgan Bogue, Delta; 5. Logan Huntington, Wasatch; 6. Tanner Dale Merkley, Uintah.

152 — Championship, Zach Prince, Hurricane def. Spencer Heywood, Wasatch, 7-4; 3. McQuae Anderson, Delta; 4. Wyatt Kesler, Union; 5. Dakota Labrum, Uintah; 6. Brenston Moss, Hurricane.

160 — Championship, Kaelen Loveless, Payson def. Kaden Campbell, Union, 4-1; 3. Ivan Herrara, Stansbury; 4. Dallin Brooks, Cedar; 5. Bryce Provost, Wasatch; 6. Riley Nielson, Delta.

170 — Championship, Steven Welsh, Union def. Seth Manning, Tooele, 3-2; 3. Heber Shepherd, Spanish Fork; 4. Kimball Leavitt, Snow Canyon; 5. Kale Leavitt, Delta; 6. Aaron Hanson, Canyon View.

182 — Championship, Nokoni Slivers, Snow Canyon def. William Hortin, Wasatch, 10-6 (OT); 3. Taris Schramm, Payson; 4. McKinnon Manis, Delta; 5. Hunter Neville, Desert Hills; 6. Chad Hornberger, Bear River.

195 — Championship, Devan Judd, Payson def. Alex Martin, Delta, 3-2; Cameron Williamson, Cedar; 4. Cody Stevenson, Desert Hills; 5. Kyle Peterson, Bear River; 6. Keldon Collins, Union.

220 — Championship, Aaron Dick, Uintah def. Tyler Stevenson, Desert Hills, 5-1; 3. McKade Loe, Delta; 4. Derek Johnson, Payson; 5. Joseph Takau, Dixie; 6. Logan Baker, Dixie.

285 — Championship, Cole Mair, Uintah def. Brodee Stevenson, Bear River, Pin 3:18; 3. Thomas Ericson, Morgan; 4. Koltdon Guffey, Union; 5. Brian Houschouer, Payson.

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joseywales
Park City, UT

Toughness. That's what truly won this title for Delta. Depth wasn't as much an issue this year because they were only scoring one kid per weight. I can't tell you how many matches where a Delta kid was down in the third, and somehow More..

  • 12:27 p.m. Feb. 17, 2013
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eagle
Provo, UT

I agree that Delta is tough and depth was still the ultimate determining factor. Payson had five champs, Delta had one. Payson had five finalists, Delta had four. But Delta had more qualifiers and more placers. They had more placers and qualifiers More..

  • 1:25 p.m. Feb. 17, 2013
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eagle
Provo, UT

I guess Delta actually had five finalists and went 1-4 in their championship matches while Payson went 5-for-5. So depth, again coming from toughness, was the reason Delta took home the gold trophy instead of the silver one.

  • 2:30 p.m. Feb. 17, 2013
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