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Maple Mountain wrestler Lilly Lake (right) competes during the first day of the 5A state girls wrestling tournament at the UCCU Center in Orem on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. (Jared Lloyd, Daily Herald)

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Payson wrestler Ethan Boulton competes during the first day of the 5A state boys wrestling tournament at the UCCU Center in Orem on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. (Jared Lloyd, Daily Herald)

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Springville wrestler Valery Ethington (top) competes during the first day of the 5A state girls wrestling tournament at the UCCU Center in Orem on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. (Jared Lloyd, Daily Herald)

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Payson wrestler Barrick Beals (left) competes during the first day of the 5A state boys wrestling tournament at the UCCU Center in Orem on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. (Jared Lloyd, Daily Herald)

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Maple Mountain wrestler Ariana McGee competes during the first day of the 5A state girls wrestling tournament at the UCCU Center in Orem on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. (Jared Lloyd, Daily Herald)

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Spanish Fork wrestler David Wetzel (front) competes during the first day of the 5A state boys wrestling tournament at the UCCU Center in Orem on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. (Jared Lloyd, Daily Herald)

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Cedar Valley wrestler Alexia Woods competes during the first day of the 5A state girls wrestling tournament at the UCCU Center in Orem on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. (Jared Lloyd, Daily Herald)

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Lehi wrestler Hayden Johnson (right) competes during the first day of the 5A state boys wrestling tournament at the UCCU Center in Orem on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. (Jared Lloyd, Daily Herald)

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After the first day of the 5A boys state wrestling tournament, Uintah, who won the 4A classification last season, is just ahead of Payson, the returning 5A champion.

Uintah (144.5) finds itself 9.5 points in front of Payson (135) as the meet heads into the semifinals and blood round (where wrestlers in consolation will battle from eight to the six place winners).

Uintah has 11 wrestlers on the top side of the bracket still seeking gold while Payson has eight. There will be three head-to-head match-ups between the rivals at 126, 144 and 190 pounds.

The bout of the day was definitely the epic match-up between Uintah’s Dillon Dick and Payson’s Trevor Frank at 150 pounds. Because Dick was upset twice at the divisional tournaments, the two grapplers met in the quarterfinals and Dick secured a takedown in the last few seconds to win 6-5.

There was also another huge upset at 150 pounds when Spanish Fork’s Alex Koyle defeated Northridge’s Ben Brown 3-2. Brown was a 6A runner-up last year but Koyle got his hand raised. Koyle also pinned Mountain View’s Xavier Perez in the first round of the tournament in a mild upset. Koyle was one of four Don wrestlers to make the semifinals.

Lehi will have two teammates meet in the semifinals at 285-pounds as Isaac Terrell will meet Nathan Bulpitt who posted two upsets of his own defeating Maple Mountain’s Joshua Jackson and Brighton’s Manu Nonu in successive matches.

Wasatch finds itself in distant third but a strong third with seven finalists, as 30 points separate the Wasps from Payson but Wasatch is 52.5 points ahead of fourth place Viewmont. A good battle brews between Viewmont, Lehi, Box Elder, Mountain View, Spanish Fork and Maple Mountain for that fourth position with all six teams with realistic shots at it.

5A Girls Notes

Maple Mountain (81.5) came out strong and put eight wrestlers into the semifinals to take an 8.5 point lead over Uintah (73). Northridge sits 15.5 points back in third.

At the Divisional A tournament, the Golden Eagles actually finished third behind those two schools. Springville (6 1) and Tooele (58) round out the top five.

At 190 pounds, two Maple Mountain wrestlers are on a collision course to meet in the finals as Nya Seiuli and Aurelia Ramos both won their matches Wednesday. Timpview’s Kaianne Sabagala improved her record to 25-0 at 130 pounds.

3A Boys Notes

American Leadership Academy (ALA) is in sixth place with 50 points after the first day of the 3A tournament held at the Sevier Event Center in Richfield. Juab (140) is winning the tournament and Morgan (101.5) is in second.

Andrew Fox (113), Kendal Rasmussen (120), Traeton Rasmussen and Lukus Carrillo (138) won their first two matches for ALA to reach the semifinals.

1A-3A Girls Notes

ALA finds itself in fifth place with 52 points after day one of the 1A-3A girls state tournament hosted by the Sevier Event Center in Richfield. Juab holds a slim two point edge over Grantsville, 64-62. Rich (56) and Enterprise (55) are third and fourth respectively.

Jaskin Hair (105), Rachel Camacho (110), Olivia Carrillo (140), Jayden Morley, Natalia Burton (170) and Jocelyn Helper (190) are in the semifinals for ALA.

If Juab and Maple Mountain in 5A can hold on to their leads, you will have the first father-daughter duo in Billy Cox (Juab)and Hailey Corona (Maple Mountain) to lead their teams to the state titles.

5A Boys Team Scores: 1. Uintah 144.5 2. Payson 135 3. Wasatch 105 4. Viewmont 53.5 5. Lehi 53 6. Box Elder 45 7. Mountain View 44 8. Spanish Fork 42.5 9. Maple Mountain 41.5 10. Stansbury 39 11. Salem Hills 34 14. Springville 34 16. Orem 19 20. Timpanogos 15.5 26. Cedar Valley 4 28. Timpview 3 30 (T). Provo 0.

5A Boys Semifinal Pairings: 106 pounds: Karson Shelley (Spanish Fork) vs. Tyler Khoundet (Stansbury); Connor Knudsen (Timpanogos) vs. Breyton Banks (Salem Hills). 113 pounds: Michael Alexander (Uintah) vs. Glade Harman (Mountain View); Aaron Garcia (Payson) vs. Parker Hansen (Tooele). 120 pounds: Bridger Ricks (Box Elder) vs. Parker Hayes (Wasatch); Jared Miller (Park City) vs. Eduardo Cabrera (Payson). 126 Pounds: Spencer Lee (Viewmont) vs. Heath Clyde (Wasatch); Ethan Boulton (Payson) vs. Raiden Harrison (Uintah). 132 pounds: Junior Wetzel (Spanish Fork) vs. Cody Burr (Mountain View); Ryder Robinson (Wasatch) vs. Jackson Ricks (Box Elder). 138 pounds: Jaxon Johnson (Uintah) vs. Austin Kelly (Wasath); Colton Theobald (Payson) vs. Bridger Warren (Spanish Fork). 144 pounds: Brady Merkley (Uintah) vs. Layne Osborn (Payson); Colton Erickson (Woods Cross) vs. Jacob Rhoades (Uintah). 150 pounds: Luke Degraffenreid (Salem Hills) vs. Alex Koyle (Spanish Fork); Dillon Dick (Uintah) vs. Isaac Orrock (Murray) 157 pounds: Moses Espinoza-Owens (Viewmont) vs. Kelton Smith (Payson); Christian Slack (Wasatch) vs. Chandler Thompson (Murray). 165 pounds: Marcus Espinoza-Owens (Viewmont) vs. Cameron Williams (Mountain View); Charlie Fassold (Wasatch) vs. Dustin Rhoades (Uintah). 175 pounds: William Price (Uintah) vs. Josh Olson (Stansbury); Landen Shurtleff (Payson) vs. Joshua Biesenger (Maple Mountain). 190 pounds: Austin Richens (Uintah) vs. Chandler Loveless (Payson); Will McCleary (Lehi) vs. Andrew Jensen (Maple Mountain). 215 pounds: Monsen Morley (Salem Hills) vs. Stone Combs (Park City); Cash Henderson (Woods Cross) vs. Jett Swain (Uintah). 285-pounds: Gage Howard (Uintah) vs. Austin McNaughton (Wasatch); Isaac Terrell (Lehi) vs. Nathan Bulpitt (Lehi).

5A Girls Team Scores: 1. Maple Mountain 81.5 2. Uintah 73 3. Northridge 66 4. Springville 61 5. Tooele 58 6. Mountain View 55 7. Jordan 51 8. Stansbury 47 9. Cedar Valley 30 10. Hillcrest 22. 11. Timpview 18 16 (T). Lehi 11 Provo 11 20. Payson 9 23. Salem Hills 7 26 (T). Spanish Fork 0.

5A Girls Semifinal Pairings: 100 Pounds: Jakailei Lujan (Uintah) vs. January Langston (Payson); Emeri Mortimer (Springville) vs. Rhiannon Towers (Olympus). 105 pounds: Addyson Van Cott (Stansbury) vs. Ellie Jensen (Maple Mountain); Lindsay Hansen (Tooele) vs. Ivory Cazier (Mountain View). 110 pounds: Taileigh Lujan (Uintah) vs. Maria Marin (East); Cecibeth Santos (Northridge) vs. Lilly Lake (Maple Mountain). 115 pounds: Chanley Green (Uintah) vs. Eliza Zimmerman (Hillcrest); AnnaLee Wright (Cedar Valley) vs. Ariana McGee (Maple Mountain). 120 pounds: Mikalah Whitehouse (Northridge) vs. Valery Ethington (Springville); Alexia Woods (Cedar Valley) vs. Sydney Dick (Uintah). 125 pounds: Isla Baeza (Mountain View) vs. Julissa Miranda (Tooele); Izzy Clements (Springville) vs. Hailey Holton (Northridge). 130 pounds: Katelyn Wolf (Provo) vs. Hadlie Hood (Bonneville); Kaianne Sabagala (Timpview) vs. Kathryn de Groot (Woods Cross). 135 pounds: Esther Han (Mountain View) vs. Maycee Young (Uintah); Cassandra Farnsworth (Maple Mountain) vs. Annie Clanton (Northridge). 140 pounds: Amelie Ledesma (Salem Hills) vs. Jocelyn Dean (Mountain View); Feelice Kobryn (Maple Mountain) vs. Maeli Howard (Bountiful). 145 pounds: Elleni Johnson (Murray) vs. Ajah Rajvong (Lehi); Briona Love (Hillcrest) vs. Savannah Malgren (Tooele). 155 pounds: Sienna Fairbanks (Jordan) vs. Madison Mayes (Cedar Valley); Hotai Valeti (Springville) vs. Aliza Acosta (Stansbury). 170 pounds: Hannah Babinski (Jordan) vs. Casey Harris (Maple Mountain); Taimane Fiatoa (Timpview) vs. Hayley Harris (Springville). 190 Pounds: Nya Seiuli (Maple Mountain) vs. Riley Winters (Northridge); Angie Aguilar (Stansbury) vs. Aurelia Ramos (Maple Mountain). 235 Pounds: Karla Padilla Zepeda (Northridge) vs. Katelyn Edgell (Brighton); Arianah Congur (Jordan) vs. Maddison Tenney (Uintah).

Complete results of all these tournaments can be found at www.trackwrestling.com.

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