High school boys wrestling: South Summit jumps out to slim Day 1 lead in quest to dethrone 4-time 2A champs Millard

Millard’s got some work to do in its quest for a fifth straight 2A boys wrestling state championship, as the Eagles trail South Summit after the opening day of competition at the Sevier Valley Center on Friday.

South Summit ended the day with 141.5 points and advanced 12 wrestlers to the semifinals. Millard sits in second place with 130 points after also advancing 12 wrestlers into the semis.

Beaver is close behind in third place with 124.5 points.

A pair of seniors will be wrestling for a third individual title on Saturday, Beaver’s Jex Bradshaw (165) and South Summit’s Trayvn Boger (285).

Six other wrestlers are chasing a repeat heading into the final day: Millard’s Porter Dahl (120), Millard’s Lane Monroe (126), Millard’s Cal Bray (138), Beaver’s Titan Hunter (190), Millard’s Gael Gutierrez (215) and Duchesne’s Jackson Stansfield (215).

Class 2A boys state tournament

Day 1 Team scores

1. South Summit, 141.5

2. Millard, 130

3. Beaver, 124.5

4. San Juan, 82.5

5. Duchesne, 66

6. North Summit, 62.5

7. Kanab, 44

8. South Sevier, 33.5

Thursday’s semifinals matches

106 pounds

• Hank Stephenson, Millard vs. Ridger Benson, Parowan

• Dylan Stubbs, Kanab vs. Kash Wilson, Grand County

113 pounds

• Tuff Thornton, South Summit vs. Rhett Brundy, North Summit

• Liam Lacy, San Juan vs. Trayl Moat, Millard

120 pounds

• Porter Dahl, Millard vs. Tristan Park, Duchesne

• Easton Moat, Duchesne vs. Ruston Peterson, Grand County

126 pounds

• Zack Benson, Beaver vs. Ernie Hulet, Kanab

• Lane Monroe, Millard vs. Takoda Boger, South Summit

132 pounds

• Rylon Teeples, South Summit vs. Conner Conca, Duchesne

• Christian Briceno, Millard vs. Nash Nielsen, North Sevier

138 pounds

• Riggin Crittenden, South Summit vs. Kash Atkinson, South Summit

• Leonardo DeLeon, Beaver vs. Cal Bray, Millard

144 pounds

• Bryce Pulver, South Summit vs. Miken Keith, San Juan

• Statlen Hughes, Beaver vs. Korbin Turner, Millard

150 pounds

• Zane Winter, South Summit vs. Chance Laws, San Juan

• Caleb Carter, Beaver vs. Isaac Masner, Millard

157 pounds

• Steele Woodward, South Summit vs. Boston Leugers, Millard

• Matt Whitaker, Millard vs. Alexander Williams, Beaver

165 pounds

• Jex Bradshaw, Beaver vs. Hunter Keith, San Juan

• Gage Prescott, South Summit vs. Kasen Crum, Duchesne

175 pounds

• Brody Larsen, South Summit vs. Jaymon Bailey, North Summit

• Davin Orton, Beaver vs. Adreian Briceno, Millard

190 pounds

• Titan Hunter, Beaver vs. Marshall Williams, Beaver

• Thomas Hardin, San Juan vs. Bryan Freemam, South Summit

215 pounds

• Mason Holgreen, Beaver vs. Gael Gutierrez, Millard

• Jackson Stansfield, Duchesne vs. Gabe Robinson, Beaver

285 pounds

• Trayvn Boger, South Summit vs. Deagan Allen, Kanab

• Jesus Lopez, ALA vs. Adrian Betancourt, Beaver