High school boys wrestling: Layton achieves 4-peat with comfortable victory in 6A championship

The end result was never in doubt, and Layton continued to add to its legacy by achieving a 4-peat, winning the 6A state championship with final score of 300 on Thursday.

The Lancers finished 73 points ahead second place Corner Canyon, while Syracuse finished a distant third with a score of 194.5.

“I am feeling really grateful,” said Layton head coach Adam Fager. “I think it’s really one of the best senior classes we’ve ever had. It was exciting to see all of the hard work and dedication from the boys pay off.

“We have some younger wrestlers that needed some development, and to see how the seniors and older leaders got the job done is really good for their development.”

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Helping to lead Layton to victory were seniors Elijah Hawes and Austin Paris.

Going for the individual 4-peat, Paris, wrestling in the 157-pound weight class, defeated his opponent by way of a fall after going up 14-0 in the second period.

“It’s weird to think that I’ve never lost a state championship. It’s always been my dream to be a four-timer, and I guess it came true for sure,” Paris said.

“I’ve also always wanted to win a team title and coming here really helped with that goal.”

Layton didn’t feel much pressure throughout the tournament and used the energy from the crowd to help push it forward with each match.

“All of us just like to feed off of momentum,” Paris said. “Our crowd helps us a ton, and knowing that we have the best coaches in the state helps, too.

“Thinking about all of that just makes you want to win it all even more.”

Wrestling in the 190-pound weight class, Hawes was overcome with emotion after defeating his opponent in his final match of his high school career.

“The fact that it was the last match of the season hit me right after I got that win,” he said. “It made me realize that it was kind of the end of the beginning.

“I’m going to go off and wrestle in college now and the emotions just took over. I wasn’t expecting it in myself but it was just powerful.”

Hawes knows he’s learned some valuable things that he can take with him into the next wrestling chapter of his life.

“I just want to go out and wrestle like I always do,” he said. “Going off to college now, I have realized that the best thing I can do is just to be myself. Just know who I am and wrestle how I know how to wrestle.”

Layton has been unstoppable for several years now, and Fager knows his team can continue the success as long as wrestlers continue to buy into what the coaches are teaching them.

“The number of kids that we have that want to wrestle in college is really awesome,” he said. “Whether or not they end up doing it is beside the point, but the fact that they are so willing to buy into what I ask them to do is incredible.

“It’s cool to see all of the leadership on the team and to see how big of a difference that makes. When you enjoy what you do it makes things a lot easier.”

Also achieving a milestone of his own was Layton’s Noah Bull, who became a 3-peat champion by defeating Cohen Earl via pin.

Class 6A boys state tournament

Final Team scores

1. Layton, 300.5
2. Corner Canyon, 227
3. Syracuse, 194.5
4. Davis, 177.5
5. Riverton, 170.5
6. Westlake, 170.5
7. Lone Peak, 61
8. Herriman, 54

Individual results

106 pounds

1. Reid Harris, Syracuse, Fr. (37-3)
2. Keith Kent, Layton, Fr. (35-3)
3. Karter Barker, Weber, Jr. (27-6)
4. Connor Avery, Cedar Valley, So. (41-13)
5. Xavier Fowler, Farmington, Fr. (30-8)
6. Carson Altice, Layton, So. (29-23)

Championship — Reid Harris, Syracuse def. Keith Kent, Layton, MD 19-9

113 pounds

1. Blake Mauch, Corner Canyon, So. (51-2)
2. Kaden Oldroyd, Westlake, Jr. (32-4)
3. Michael Kowalski, Layton, Sr. (31-14)
4. Robinson Zukeran, Westlake, Fr. (8-3)
5. Harvey Moody, Riverton, Fr. (39-12)
6. Cache Earl, Davis, Jr. (37-14)

Championship — Blake Mauch, Corner Canyon def. Kaden Oldroyd, Westlake, Inj. 3:10

120 pounds

1. Easton Olson, Riverton, Jr. (52-5)
2. Perry Fowler, Syracuse, Jr. (42-1)
3. Alex Orr, Corner Canyon, Jr. (37-11)
4. Brigham Brooker, Lone Peak, Sr. (41-15)
5. Hayden Ballantyne, Westlake, Jr. (24-9)
6. Easton Pace, Layton, Jr. (28-17)

Championship — Easton Olson, Riverton def. Perry Fowler, Syracuse, Dec 5-1

126 pounds

1. Lander Bosh, Layton, Sr. (34-6)
2. Samuel Moody, Riverton, Jr. (32-6)
3. Corbyn Robison, Westlake, Sr. (27-9)
4. Louden Eure, Corner Canyon, Fr. (26-10)
5. Tate Mikesell, Syracuse, So. (34-10)
6. Dylan Macievic, Corner Canyon, Jr. (29-15)

Championship — Lander Bosh, Layton def. Samuel Moody, Riverton, Fall 5:57

132 pounds

1. Tanner Telford, Corner Canyon, Jr. (47-2)
2. Brayden Bosh, Layton, So. (19-6)
3. Bridger Olsen, Syracuse, Jr. (40-6)
4. Uriel Castillo, Cedar Valley, Sr. (51-14)
5. Weston Smith, Westlake, Jr. (23-12)
6. Jorge Sagastume, Westlake, So. (20-14)

Championship — Tanner Telford, Corner Canyon def. Brayden Bosh, Layton, TF-1.5 1:50 (19-4)

138 pounds

1. Joe Whitford, Westlake, Fr. (25-5)
2. Mason Carlson, Syracuse, Sr. (28-3)
3. Jacob Millward, Skyridge, So. (40-7)
4. Parker Garcia, Corner Canyon, Sr. (28-8)
5. Ry Talbot, Layton, Fr. (29-16)
6. Carter Goodwin, Layton, So. (18-15)

Championship — Joe Whitford, Westlake def. Mason Carlson, Syracuse, MD 13-4

144 pounds

1. Austin Ellis, Davis, Jr. (38-6)
2. Colton Peshell, Riverton, Jr. (48-11)
3. Cohen Mortensen, American Fork, Jr. (52-7)
4. Treyden Christensen, Layton, Sr. (30-14)
5. Xander Martinez, Mountain Ridge, Sr. (49-10)
6. Lincoln Catenzaro, Farmington, Sr. (31-14)

Championship — Austin Ellis, Davis def. Colton Peshell, Riverton, TF-1.5 1:35 (19-4)

150 pounds

1. Noah Bull, Layton, Sr. (23-1)
2. Cohen Earl, Davis, Sr. (26-16)
3. Karl Ledbetter, Corner Canyon, Jr. (30-8)
4. Wyatt Smith, Westlake, Sr. (18-10)
5. Carter Perkins, Syracuse, Sr. (21-11)
6. Teage Derr, Davis, Sr. (18-13)

Championship — Noah Bull, Layton def. Cohen Earl, Davis, Fall 1:55

157 pounds

1. Austin Paris, Layton, Sr. (45-3)
2. Lincoln Eure, Corner Canyon, Jr. (42-10)
3. George Lopez, Riverton, Sr. (37-16)
4. James Hyer, Herriman, Sr. (45-11)
5. Hayden Taylor, Syracuse, Jr. (31-13)
6. Conner Yerka, Layton, Jr. (19-15)

Championship — Austin Paris, Layton def. Lincoln Eure, Corner Canyon, TF-1.5 1:34 (15-0)

165 pounds

1. Gavin Regis, Layton, Sr. (38-4)
2. Blu Stephens, Davis, Fr. (38-7)
3. Liam Eller, Corner Canyon, Sr. (42-9)
4. Bennett Neilson, Riverton, Jr. (36-11)
5. Tristan Ha`o, Syracuse, Jr. (33-12)
6. Roman Rowell, Corner Canyon, Sr. (23-20)

Championship — Gavin Regis, Layton def. Blu Stephens, Davis, Dec 4-3

175 pounds

1. Kaizen Detoles, Westlake, Sr. (27-2)
2. Ryker Roundy, Davis, Sr. (41-5)
3. George Mansfield, Layton, Jr. (36-8)
4. Logan Garner, Corner Canyon, Sr. (41-12)
5. Atticus Rodriguez, Lone Peak, Sr. (36-14)
6. Paxton Humpherys, Copper Hills, Sr. (33-18)

Championship — Kaizen Detoles, Westlake def. Ryker Roundy, Davis, Dec 7-0

190 pounds

1. Elijah Hawes, Layton, Sr. (38-8)
2. Calvin Harding, Westlake, Jr. (20-9)
3. Sterling Johnson, Riverton, Sr. (42-10)
4. Braxton Moss, Syracuse, Jr. (39-9)
5. Brody Meier, Bingham, So. (35-16)
6. Deken Knowles, Corner Canyon, Sr. (24-20)

Championship — Elijah Hawes, Layton def. Calvin Harding, Westlake, Fall 4:27

215 pounds

1. Shepard Stephens, Davis, Jr. (44-4)
2. Macrae Parker, Herriman, Sr. (46-3)
3. Connor Kennedy, Layton, Sr. (13-5)
4. Jake Bott, Davis, Sr. (41-8)
5. Matt Watts, Corner Canyon, So. (39-18)
6. Landon Mclean, Layton, Sr. (30-15)

Championship — Shepard Stephens, Davis def. Macrae Parker, Herriman, Fall 3:27

285 pounds

1. Tomasi Hasson, Davis, Sr. (27-8)
2. Patrick OBanion, Lone Peak, Sr. (35-6)
3. Weston Lawrence, Layton, Sr. (29-16)
4. Hudson Smith, Davis, Jr. (20-11)
5. Oliver Robins, Syracuse, Fr. (26-12)
6. Bradshaw Cox, Skyridge, Sr. (21-12)

Championship — Tomasi Hasson, Davis def. Patrick OBanion, Lone Peak, Dec 2-1