High school boys wrestling: South Summit captures 1st wrestling crown since 2016

Heading into the 2A boys wrestling finals Saturday evening, the South Summit Wildcats were in a strong position, but defending champion Millard pushed them every step of the way.

South Summit captured its first team championship since 2016, finishing with 288 team points. Millard followed with 272 points, while Beaver placed third with 250.5.

It’s a trophy coach Brach Pulver has been chasing for 25 years.

“We’ve been swinging for this for a long time across five different states,” said Pulver, who has been coaching at South Summit since 2017.

The finals began with South Summit holding a team-point total of 278.5, ahead of Millard’s 247 and Beaver’s 245.5.

But Millard’s Trayl Moat (113) scrapped together an 11-9 decision over South Summit’s Tuff Thornton. Porter Dahl (120) also won a finals match for Millard, as did Lane Monroe (126) with a 33-second pin.

Two more Millard wins came from Christian Briceno (132) over South Summit’s Ryland Teeples and Cal Bray (138) against Riggin Crittenden, pulling Millard to within six and a half points.

That’s when South Summit’s Zane Winter (150) delivered a technical fall over Beaver’s Caleb Carter.

“It was an amazing match,” Winter said. “We’d wrestled at divisionals, so this was a bit of a rematch. He really impressed me. Congratulations to him as well.”

Winter’s win added valuable points to the team standings and helped solidify the team trophy for South Summit.

“This was his first one, and he’s been an absolute beast this year,” Pulver said of Winter. “These kids have worked through a lot of adversity this year.”

Steele Woodward (157) also captured an individual title, winning a 3-1 decision over Beaver’s Alexander Williams.

“It was a really tough match,” Woodward said. “I was able to take him down in the second, but he escaped, and it was just defense from there. We both had really good defense.”

Woodward is a freshman.

“Just getting a freshman to the finals is a big deal, and for him to come through and win it like that was huge,” Pulver said.

Trayvn Boger (285) capped off both his senior year and the team championship by winning the final match of the night over ALA’s Jesus Lopez.

“That’s the second time I’ve seen him this year, and I knew he liked to scrap,” Boger said. “I just picked up my pace and wrestled my style.”

Winning a team title is something Boger said he’s wanted since he started wrestling.

“It’s just a dream come true to finally win it with my team,” Boger said. “I just love the sport and want to see it continue to grow.”

Boger’s wrestling career is set to continue at Northwestern.

“He’s just been tough his whole career,” Pulver said of Boger. “I’m proud of each of these guys. You just have to keep swinging.”

Class 2A boys state tournament

Final Team scores

1. South Summit, 293
2. Millard, 272
3. Beaver, 266
4. San Juan, 134.5
5. Duchesne, 130.5
6. North Summit, 110.5
7. Kanab, 83
8. Gunnison Valley, 63.5

Individual results

106 pounds

1. Dylan Stubbs, Kanab, Fr. (36-4)
2. Ridger Benson, Parowan, So. (41-6)
3. Kash Wilson, Grand County, So. (31-16)
4. Abel Schupbach, North Summit, Fr. (42-13)
5. Hank Stephenson, Millard, Fr. (36-16)
6. Cristopher Gutierrez, Beaver, Fr. (25-14)

Championship — Dylan Stubbs, Kanab def. Ridger Benson, Parowan, Dec 9-6

113 pounds

1. Trayl Moat, Millard, So. (42-12)
2. Tuff Thornton, South Summit, So. (42-12)
3. Liam Lacy, San Juan, So. (35-13)
4. Rhett Brundy, North Summit, Fr. (34-22)
5. Gage Anderson, Enterprise, So. (28-20)
6. Bentlee Searle, South Summit, Fr. (9-7)

Championship — Trayl Moat, Millard def. Tuff Thornton, South Summit, Dec 11-9

120 pounds

1. Porter Dahl, Millard, Jr. (33-2)
2. Easton Moat, Duchesne, So. (23-10)
3. Tristan Park, Duchesne, Jr. (15-8)
4. Ruston Peterson, Grand County, So. (27-17)
5. Grady Lacy, San Juan, Sr. (37-11)
6. Statton Cox, Beaver, Jr. (22-14)

Championship — Porter Dahl, Millard def. Easton Moat, Duchesne, TF-1.5 5:58 (18-3)

126 pounds

1. Lane Monroe, Millard, Jr. (51-6)
2. Zack Benson, Beaver, Fr. (34-15)
3. Takoda Boger, South Summit, Fr. (40-14)
4. Ernie Hulet, Kanab, So. (25-14)
5. Tor Cylvick, North Summit, So. (36-17)
6. Ledger Jones, Beaver, Jr. (17-14)

Championship — Lane Monroe, Millard def. Zack Benson, Beaver, Fall 0:33

132 pounds

1. Christian Briceno, Millard, Jr. (40-15)
2. Rylon Teeples, South Summit, Sr. (41-7)
3. Nash Nielsen, North Sevier, Jr. (49-6)
4. Conner Conca, Duchesne, Jr. (23-17)
5. Ryder Coates, Gunnison Valley, Sr. (26-16)
6. Broadie Brock, Gunnison Valley, Jr. (20-21)

Championship — Christian Briceno, Millard def. Rylon Teeples, South Summit, Dec 6-4

138 pounds

Cal Bray, Millard, So. (45-6)

1. Riggin Crittenden, South Summit, Jr. (35-12)
2. Leonardo DeLeon, Beaver, So. (36-16)
3. Kash Atkinson, South Summit, So. (11-4)
4. Koyer Johnson, San Juan, Sr. (28-20)
5. McKay Roberts, South Sevier, Fr. (26-18)

Championship — Cal Bray, Millard def. Riggin Crittenden, South Summit, TF-1.5 3:26 (19-4)

144 pounds

1. Statlen Hughes, Beaver, Sr. (45-8)
2. Bryce Pulver, South Summit, Sr. (29-4)
3. Korbin Turner, Millard, Fr. (34-16)
4. Miken Keith, San Juan, Jr. (45-9)
5. Jose Requejo, Beaver, Jr. (24-13)
6. Andrew Farmer, South Summit, Jr. (6-5)

Championship — Statlen Hughes, Beaver def. Bryce Pulver, South Summit, Fall 3:50

150 pounds

1. Zane Winter, South Summit, Sr. (56-2)
2. Caleb Carter, Beaver, Sr. (28-16)
3. Isaac Masner, Millard, Sr. (39-22)
4. Trey Bradshaw, Beaver, So. (35-13)
5. Cael Blonquist, North Summit, Jr. (40-19)
6. Chance Laws, San Juan, Sr. (31-24)

Championship — Zane Winter, South Summit def. Caleb Carter, Beaver, TF-1.5 4:20 (15-0)

157 pounds

1. Steele Woodward, South Summit, Fr. (48-9)
2. Alexander Williams, Beaver, Sr. (34-5)
3. Matt Whitaker, Millard, So. (33-25)
4. Paydn Taylor, Enterprise, Sr. (34-14)
5. Boston Leugers, Millard, So. (33-13)
6. Dacyn Button, Kanab, Jr. (28-31)

Championship — Steele Woodward, South Summit def. Alexander Williams, Beaver, Dec 3-1

165 pounds

1. Jex Bradshaw, Beaver, Sr. (35-5)
2. Kasen Crum, Duchesne, Sr. (28-7)
3. Gage Prescott, South Summit, Sr. (39-13)
4. Hunter Keith, San Juan, Jr. (15-10)
5. Trayton Rich, North Summit, So. (26-22)
6. Everett Hill, Grand County, Jr. (35-16)

Championship — Jex Bradshaw, Beaver def. Kasen Crum, Duchesne, Dec 7-0

175 pounds

1. Davin Orton, Beaver, Sr. (18-7)
2. Brody Larsen, South Summit, Jr. (25-6)
3. Adreian Briceno, Millard, Sr. (43-16)
4. Jaymon Bailey, North Summit, Jr. (46-10)
5. River Von Hadden, San Juan, Fr. (44-15)
6. Kavrick Olsen, Beaver, Fr. (29-12)

Championship — Davin Orton, Beaver def. Brody Larsen, South Summit, Fall 3:08

190 pounds

1. Titan Hunter, Beaver, Sr. (10-0)
2. Bryan Freemam, South Summit, So. (35-15)
3. Ryker Jenkins, Duchesne, Jr. (26-8)
4. Cincinnatus Treadwell, Kanab, Sr. (53-3)
5. Thomas Hardin, San Juan, Jr. (33-11)
6. Marshall Williams, Beaver, Jr. (28-12)

Championship — Titan Hunter, Beaver def. Bryan Freemam, South Summit, TF-1.5 3:16 (19-4)

215 pounds

1. Jackson Stansfield, Duchesne, Jr. (38-2)
2. Gael Gutierrez, Millard, Jr. (40-11)
3. Mason Holgreen, Beaver, Sr. (38-12)
4. Lincoln Pratt, Gunnison Valley, So. (24-12)
5. Gabe Robinson, Beaver, Sr. (20-10)
6. Beau Jackson, South Summit, Sr. (19-19)

Championship — Jackson Stansfield, Duchesne def. Gael Gutierrez, Millard, Dec 4-2

285 pounds

1. Trayvn Boger, South Summit, Sr. (49-5)
2. Jesus Lopez, American Leadership Academy, Sr. (30-6)
3. Adrian Betancourt, Beaver, Sr. (38-13)
4. Tyrus Roberts, Gunnison Valley, Sr. (24-8)
5. Avery Pikyavit, Millard, Jr. (23-29)
6. Deagan Allen, Kanab, So. (40-16)

Championship — Trayvn Boger, South Summit def. Jesus Lopez, American Leadership Academy, Fall 1:52