07-08 Super Rankings TBA

Super Rankings
Updated 2/12/2007

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103 Pounds

1. Raider Lofthouse—Mountain Crest
2. Kade Moss—Bingham
3. Trevor Sweat—Wasatch
4. Bracken Nipko—Weber
5. Mike Winger—Viewmont
6. Tucker Ray—Roy
7. Cody Thornton—South Summit
8. Colby Christensen—Uintah

Notes: Raider Lofthouse pinned everyone at state including tough rival Tucker Ray of Roy HS. Kade Moss edged Bracken Nipko of Weber in 5-A. Sandwiched in between is 3-A champ Trevor Sweat who held off #8 ranked Colby Christensen of Uintah. Mike Winger of Viewmont, took third but holds two head-to-head wins over Ray. Cody Thornton won 2-A and is a star in the making! Four of these wrestlers are freshman and the other four are just sophomores.

1. Keola Goodman—Pleasant Grove
2. Ryker Vandertoolen—Bingham
3. Nate Larsen—Viewmont
4. Zack Reynolds—Uintah
5. Wyatt Ray—Roy
6. Derek Malan—Weber
7. Jed Shannon—Box Elder
8. Colby Barlocker—Enterprise

Notes: A lot of who beat who here, especially in 5-A but Keola Goodman ended up on top in the end. It was very tough to leave Caleb Ashworth of Spanish Fork off of this list. He faltered at state but had two big wins over Goodman this season. The top three go to 5-A then #4 and #5 are state champs Zack Reynolds and Wyatt Ray, the former winning his second title. Derek Malan knocked off Viewmont stud Nate Larsen at region but Larsen got him at state in the third place match. Ray knocked off fellow Region 5 rival Jed Shannon for the crown and Colby Barlocker is one of two freshman sensations ranked at this weight.
119 Pounds

1. Kolby Bradley—Springville
2. Paul Johnson—Lone Peak
3. Jake Morrill—Mountain Crest
4. Matt Spencer—Lehi
5. Marty Rubacalba—Snow Canyon
6. Nick Flores—Layton
7. Bryson Foy—Altamont
8. Jeremy Stephenson—Wayne

Notes: Kolby Bradley fought off pneumonia and won his third state title. Junior Paul Johnson held off determined Nick Flores of Layton to win his second state title. Jake Morrill beat Matt Spencer but fell short losing to Bradley. Marty Rubacalba beat Flores at Layton but lost to Paraso and ends up at #5. Bryson Foy is another freshman superstar deserving of a ranking as he knocked off veteran Jeremy Stephenson of Wayne to win the 1-A crown.

125 Pounds

1. Shay Warren—Weber
2. Taira Abe--Viewmont
3. Riley Adamson—Bingham
4. Aaron Butler—Monticello
5. Casey Pettus—Hurricane
6. Logan Wilson—Springville
7. Jarrett Morrill—Mountain Crest
8. Creedon Merkley—Uintah

Notes: Shay Warren delivers fourth state title and ends up on top but had to fight hard to win against Taira Abe of Viewmont. Riley Adamson of Bingham slipped up at region and was forced to meet Warren in the quarterfinals but this Reno TOC third place finisher ended up third. Aaron Butler of Monticello won another state title and a well deserved OW award in the 1-A tournament. Casey Pettus went back to back in 3-A and Logan Wilson, after two close calls, got his state crown in 4-A by beating Jarrett Morrill of Mountain Crest. Creedon Merkley of Uintah gave Pettus a good go thus earned a spot in the Super Rankings.

130 Pounds

1. Casey Smith—Wasatch
2. Mitch Moss—Bingham
3. Mason Stott—Millard
4. Blake Mangum—Lone Peak
5. Aaron Ross—Weber
6. Hayden Petersen—Springville
7. Broc Prince—Hurricane
8. Marcus Mayeda—West

Notes: Very, very good and deep weight class. I do need to mention wrestlers like Colten Miles (Altamont) and Cam Phillips (Lehi) along with Brighton’s Jaes Jones and West Jordan’s Chase Burns as wrestlers that didn’t make it in the Top 8 but have good arguments to be there. Smith showed that he was the best with a consistent year and top finish in 3-A after three finishes in the runner-up position. Mitch Moss won a tough 5-A division by beating Blake Mangum of Lone Peak, who put together a great tournament and knocked off Weber’s Aaron Ross. Moss gets the nod over Mason Stott, a two-timer out of Millard thanks to a head to head win at Layton. Both Marcus Mayeda and Cam Phillips lost to Springville’s Hayden Petersen but I gave the Mayeda the nod in the Super Rankings based on his finish from last season where he finished fourth and Phillips sixth in the same weight class. This was the deepest and best overall weight class in the state in my opinion.

135 Pounds:

1. Matt Brown—Cyprus
2. Blake Griffiths—Bingham
3. Josh Baker—Davis
4. Ky Lucero—Brighton
5. Bo Beckman—Pleasant Grove
6. Shane Bonner—Wasatch
7. Jacob Rawle—Springville
8. Matt McDonald—Pine View

Notes: This was a tough one to rank—not sure what to do with the Ky Lucero situation. I guess I have to give him the benefit of the doubt and say he was unable to go medically which led him to place sixth. Still, the top three definitely deserve to be ahead of him. Blake Griffiths beat him in the semi-finals, Josh Baker took second and beat Lucero at the 5-A duals and the top man Matt Brown won his second state title and went undefeated. So I put Lucero in the fourth position based on his overall success this year. Bo Beckman finished in third in 5-A but placed ahead of Shane Bonner and Matt McDonald at the Rumble. Jacob Rawle, who placed 8th at Reno finishes sandwiched between these 3-A wrestlers.

140 Pounds:

1. Jason Chamberlain—Springville
2. Sean Porter—Davis
3. Luke Rasmussen—Alta
4. Wayndon Veater—Weber
5. Chase Stilson—Lone Peak
6. Dustin Peterson—Delta
7. Quincy Thatcher—Millard
8. Cody Wall—South Summit

Notes: Jason Chamberlain is the man here with three wins over four-time 5-A champ Sean Porter. Luke Rasmussen had an impressive year but came up short against Porter. Wayndon Veater put together a great state tournament and finished third in the tough 5-A division, beating Chase Stilson of Lone Peak. Stilson gets the nod over Delta’s Dustin Peterson and Quincy Thatcher. Stilson placed at the Rumble and owns two victories over wrestlers that beat Peterson. He also beat Thatcher head to head at Viewmont. Cody Wall, the runner-up in 2-A, gets the spot at #8 as he gave Thatcher a great match and was a state champ last year.

145 Pounds

1. Jake Salazar—Wasatch
2. K.C. Nate—Brighton
3. Zeke Smethhurst—Mountain Crest
4. Kyle Tuttle—Millard
5. Gavin Johnson—Box Elder
6. Skyler Korth—Box Elder
7. Logan Hubbard—Weber
8. Zane Mendenhall—Lone Peak

Notes: Jake Salazar and Kyle Tuttle won their second straight titles. Zeke Smethurst held off Gavin Johnson of Box Elder to win the 4-A crown. Yes, that’s not a typo, there are two Box Elder men in the Super Rankings. Johnson was the JV wrestler for Box Elder but beat his own varsity wrestler Skyler Korth at region and state and then lost a classic to Smethurst. K.C. Nate probably gave Salazar his best match inside the state. Logan Hubbard placed second in state in 5-A with Zane Mendenhall third. Very deep weight, especially competitive in 5-A.

152 Pounds:

1. Ethen Lofthouse—Mountain Crest
2. Lew Woolsey—Weber
3. Justin Curtice—Uintah
4. Braydon Petersen—Bear River
5. Cody Maxfield—Delta
6. Bryce Fisher—Altamont
7. Skyler Porter—Wasatch
8. David Sorenson—Spanish Fork

Notes: Who was the last wrestler to go the distance with Ethen Lofthouse—it just might be David Sorenson of Spanish Fork, unless somebody down in the Pine View tourney did. Lofthouse was very impressive with three wins and one technical fall to take state in 4-A. Very good weight in 3-A as Justin Curtice of Uintah won in a great match over Braydon Petersen of Bear River. Cody Maxfield was third. Between Maxfield and Wasatch’s Skyler Porter is Bryce Fisher, the 1-A champ from Altamont who proved his mettle losing a close one to #2 Lew Woolsey in the All-Star dual and by placing fifth in the Rumble.
160 Pounds:

1. Ethan Smith—Wasatch
2. Chris Moat—Layton
3. Colby Kearl—Box Elder
4. David Ojuka—Provo
5. Scott Whitaker—Millard
6. Kade Hall—Weber
7. Grant Gagon—Pleasant Grove
8. Tanner Bowman—East

Notes: Ethan Smith and Chris Moat head this class of 160 pounders while 4-A finalists Colby Kearl and David Ojuka hold down spots #3 and #4. Scott Whitaker of Millard won 2-A in convincing fashion but was injured when the Eagles traveled to Viewmont. Ojuka lost four matches on the season and a heartbreaker to Kearl in the finals. Kade Hall of Weber was solid as was Grant Gagon of Pleasant Grove. Tanner Bowman of East also lost just four matches and placed third in 4-A.

171 Pounds:

1. Wade Eldredge—Millard
2. Cole Schafer—Brighton
3. Riley Yeates—Box Elder
4. Mitch Sanderson—Pleasant Grove
5. Scotty Milne—Logan
6. Jared Ruppe--Uintah
7. Sam Graham—Viewmont
8. Andrew Fallon—Bountiful

Notes: Okay, this is the first weight where I didn’t think there was a clear #1. Most people would ask, “Wade Eldredge is not the clear #1, are you smoking banana peels Preece?” Well, Cole Shafer did pin Mitch Sanderson to win the 5-A title. Eldredge did beat Sanderson—twice—but not like that. Both Eldredge and Sanderson ventured down to 160 where Sanderson did beat Smith but Eldredge lost to him. Shafer’s only losses are to out-of-state competiton including Shane Onufer of Auburn, WA. Both him and Eldredge wrestled Onufer at the Rumble and actually Shafer wrestled him closer, but both admittedly were blown out by this national superstar. But Eldredge has won three titles and is the senior so I will go with him #1, but I did hesitate a lot on this one. Scotty Milne comes in #5 thanks to a great win over Uintah stud Jared Ruppe. Sam Graham of Viewmont (third in 5-A) and Bountiful’s Andrew Fallon check in at #7 and #8 and a great effort by Riley Yeates at state gets the Box Elder man the #3 spot. He lost to Shafer by just one point. I was even tempted to put him #1 as a two-time state champion, but since due to his injury and an early one-point loss to Shafer, Yeates ends up #3.

189 Pounds:

1. Adam Fager—Layton
2. TJ Robins—Millard
3. Dustin Martin—Weber
4. Taylor Tate--Highland
5. Nate Carter—Dixie
6. Shoat Roath—North Summit
7. Glenn Woods—Duchesne
8. Danny Hansen—North Sanpete

Notes: Great wrestlers in this weight, especially in the top three spots. Davis stud Austin Taylor was upset twice at state and actually beat some of these top men including Nate Carter, Adam Fager, and Dustin Martin. Fager beat Robins in the All-Star dual but everybody in this state would love to see a rematch. Martin of Weber is very capable and earns the #3 spot thanks to a win over #4 Taylor Tate at Richardson. Carter held of North Sanpete’s Danny Hansen for the 3-A crown. Sandwiched between these wrestlers is 2-A runner-up Shoat Roath, who shocked Robins earlier in the season, and Glenn Woods, the 1-A state champ who I believe won his third state title.

215 Pounds

1. Dylan Clark—North Sanpete
2. David Williams--Copper Hills
3. Mike Baker—Northridge
4. Chad Satterfield—Gunnison
5. James Geloff—Manti
6. Ethan Jones—Cyprus
7—Tonga Toko--Bountiful
8—Dillon Shail—Murray
Notes: Very impressed with the small school studs in this weight class and indeed Dylan Clark deserves to be #1. His pin in the final helped deliver the second place trophy to North Sanpete. Chad Satterfield and James Geloff hooked up in a classic for the 2-A crown with Satterfield winning in OT. Geloff was an All-Star winner over #8 Dillon Shail, who I kept in the rankings despite a third place finish at state, because of his consistency. At #2 and #3 are 5-A finalists David Williams and Mike Baker while Tonga Toko of Bountiful just short in his match with Ethan Jones of Cyprus, the winner in 4-A title who checks in at #6.

285 Pounds:

1. Jaden Briskey—Weber
2. JC Oram—Fremont
3. Riggin Holmgren—Box Elder
4. Matt Fairbrother—Murray
5. Brian Cates—Enterprise
6. Curt Houghton—North Sanpete
7. Jason Busenbark—Union
8. Justin Blackmore—West Jordan

Notes: Jaden Briskey of Weber held off JC Oram of Fremont to win the 5-A title. Box Elder’s Riggin Holmgren avenged his loss to Murray’s Matt Fairbrother to win the 4-A crown. Brian Cates was extremely impressive winning the 2-A title for Enterprise. Curt Hougton of North Sanpete beat Jason Busenbark of Union in the semi-finals and then went on to win the 3-A crown. Justin Blackmore of West Jordan placed third in 5-A.