Monday, January 26, 2009

Here are the results from the tournament held at Box Elder High School on January 16 and 17. Seems to me that a sophomore state tournament showdown is brewing between Fremont's Ron Wardleigh and Layton's Brayden Humpherys although we can't forget Davis' Parker Nielsen. West Jordan had a good showing at the tournament as the lone representation from Region 3.

It's also nice to see Murray's Kevin Sierer back on the mat following an injury that caused him to seize up and forfeit the first place match at the Viewmont Invitational in late December.

Based on these results, it looks as though Mountain Crest is ready to make history. The Mustangs had a placer in every weight division except 119. That's exactly the kind of dominance they'll need to get past Payson and Box Elder for the 4A state title. If Ethen Lofthouse also locks down his fourth state title (it's just inevitable, isn't it?), it will be the first time a team and individual accomplish the feat simultaneously.

103
1st Ron Wardleigh (10), Fremont
2nd Tuon Truong (12), Roy
3rd Brayden Humpherys (10), Layton
4th Josh Claye (10), Star Valley (Wyo.)
5th Kevin Sierer (12), Murray
6th Flynt Keckler (12), Logan

112
1st Hayden Heap (11), Star Valley (Wyo.)
2nd Jacob Falk (10), West Jordan
3rd Greg Jones (12), Weber
4th Colton Gladwell (11), Box Elder
5th Zabinadi Smethurst (11), Mountain Crest
6th Beau Roberts (10), Mountain View (Wyo.)

119
1st Trae Bennett (12), Fremont
2nd Kenji Sato (12), Viewmont
3rd Joey Duran (12), West Jordan
4th Trent Stander (11), Roy
5th Chay Benjamin (9), Mountain View
6th Spencer Cordner (10), Box Elder

125
1st Matt Finger (12), Fremont
2nd Mike Winger (12), Viewmont
3rd Bracken Nipko (12), Weber
4th Kevin Day (12), Star Valley (Wyo.)
5th Cody Bunderson (10), Box Elder
6th Colby Hamilton (12), Mountain Crest

130
1st Tucker Ray (12), Box Elder
2nd Derek Malan (11), Weber
3rd Holden Packard (11), Mountain View (Wyo.)
4th Tyson Kendrick (11), Mountain Crest
5th Wyatt Sackett (11), Roy
6th Devon Paraso (11), West Jordan

135
1st Koleton Hardy (10), Box Elder
2nd Dakota Dana (12), Star Valley (Wyo.)
3rd Raider Lofthouse (11), Mountain Crest
4th Chase Burns (12), West Jordan
5th Tayler Humphreys (12), Layton
6th Mat Rasmussen (12), Viewmont

140
1st Ikeru Abe (12), Viewmont
2nd Brayden Anderson (10), Skyview
3rd Jeb Daniels (12), Layton
4th Corrick Knight (11), Mountain Crest
5th Mark Van Slyke (11), Star Valley (Wyo.)
6th Jordan Schroeder (11), Murray

145
1st Danner Kjar (12), Viewmont
2nd Jayce Warren (11), Weber
3rd Jake Redd (12), Skyview
4th Spencer Schwab (11), Mountain Crest
5th Jordan Anderson (12), Box Elder
6th Darin Taylor (11), Star Valley (Wyo.)

152
1st Jordan Ballam (12), Logan
2nd Mitch Rasmussen (11), Viewmont
3rd Aaron Hanson (12), Olympus
4th Crue Kopecky (10), Layton
5th Nate Rigby (10), Mountain Crest
6th Dane White (12), Mountain View (Wyo.)

160
1st Jed Craner (11), Fremont
2nd Jake Shelton (12), Roy
3rd Devon Montgomery (10), Pine View
4th Andrew Kimber (12), Viewmont
5th Dawson Loveland (10), Star Valley (Wyo.)
6th Joseph Carley (10), Mountain Crest

171
1st Ethen Lofthouse (12), Mountain Crest
2nd Chase Hart (12), Weber
3rd Brennen Connolly (10), Mountain View (Wyo.)
4th Sam Jensen (11), Viewmont
5th John Kacinski (11), Olympus
6th Zach Wittusen (11), Box Elder

189
1st Shea Kopecky (12), Layton
2nd Brian Curtis (12), Box Elder
3rd Hayden Snow (12), Mountain Crest
4th Austin Storey (12), Fremont
5th Steve Hendriks (11), Olympus
6th Nick Edwards (11), Star Valley (Wyo.)

215
1st Sean Smith (10), Box Elder
2nd Derek Pond (12), Mountain Crest
3rd Jared Theurer (12), Logan
4th Drake Peterson (10), Mountain View (Wyo.)
5th Hayden White (12), Viewmont
6th Quaid Rigby (12), Skyview

285
1st Jordan Gary (12), Pine View
2nd Ron Wyman (12), Viewmont
3rd Daniel Crook (11), Box Elder
4th Richard McGowen (12), Mountain Crest
5th Richard Petersen (12), Bear River
6th Jon Andrade (12), Weber

Outstanding Wrestler: Lower Weights, 135 lbs., Koleton Hardy, Box Elder
Outstanding Wrestler: Upper Weights, 171 lbs., Ethen Lofthouse, Mountain Crest

Team Results:
1st Mountain Crest 220 , 2nd Viewmont 211, 3rd Box Elder 187.5, 4th Star Valley (Wyo.) 157, 5th , Fremont 142, 6th Weber 132.5, 7th Layton 111.5, 8th Mountain View (Wyo.) 107.1, 9th Roy 92.5, 10th Logan 90.5, 11th Olympus 82, 12th West Jordan 80, 13th Pine View 77, 14th Skyview 55, 15th Bear River 36.5, 16th Murray 27, 17th Cyprus 22, 18th Clearfield 7.

--Jen Gustavson