4A boys wrestling: Uintah posts 5 individual titles to roll to 3rd straight team championship

OREM — Maddax Hacking won a 4A state wrestling championship Saturday night for Uintah High, much like his father once did after following in his grandfather's footsteps.

Yes, in a multi-generational town Vernal, history repeated itself on Valentine's Day — except perhaps, in one way.

"It was my second, and my dad only won it once. I've been pushing towards being better than my dad and win it twice," Hacking said. "A lot of Hackings wrestled at Uintah."

Hacking finished off his second title at 132 pounds, one of five individual champions and eight finalists as the Utes rolled to a third consecutive 4A state title at the UCCU Center at Utah Valley University.

It's the 28th team title in Uintah wrestling history, the second-most in the state behind Delta's 34. For many wrestlers, it's a family affair.

That includes Hacking, whose brother Ryken won at 138 pounds to go along with Gavin Decol (106), Drayger Cloward (120) and Ethan Sharp (126), as well as three runners up.

"Vernal is a small town, and there are a lot of families that just stem off and a lot of wrestlers with family tradition," Hacking said. "It's the biggest sport in Vernal; everyone loves it."

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4A boys wrestling state tournament

Top-10 teams

1. Uintah, 273.5
2. Timpanogos, 199
3. Ridgeline, 153.5
4. Mountain View, 124
5. Hurricane, 117
6. Mountain Crest, 93
7. (tie)Stansbury, 93
8. Crimson Cliffs, 74.5
9. Deseret Peak, 72.5
10. Bear River, 67.5

Individual results

106 pounds

1. Gavin Decol, Uintah
2. Noah Ahn, Timpanogos
3. Cache Smith, Bear River
4. Carson Spires, Deseret Peak
5. Brycen Durkin, Murray
6. Brydan Horrocks, Summit Academy

Championship match — Gavin Decol, Uintah, d. Noah Ahn, Timpanogos, 10-1

113 pounds

1. Cash Christensen, Murray
2. Jaxon Morgan, Bear River
3. Bridger Hansen, Deseret Peak
4. Joshua Garcia, Uintah
5. Taydin Atwood, Uintah
6. Luke Mosher, Ridgeline

Championship match — Cash Christensen, Murray, d. Jaxon Morgan, Bear River, 14-0

120 pounds

1. Drayger Cloward, Uintah
2. Nixon Canfield, Bear River
3. Ben Belliston, Timpanogos
4. Joe Holbrook, Ridgeline
5. Asher Suwyn, Hurricane
6. Aiden Allen, Snow Canyon

Championship match — Drayger Cloward, Uintah, d. Nixon Cantfield, Bear River, 13-6

126 pounds

1. Ethan Sharp, Uintah
2. Kruz Allred, Ridgeline
3. Porter Judd, Mountain View
4. Juanluis Banaag, Desert Hills
5. Gavin Bradley, Deseret Peak
6. Linken Jamison, Uintah

Championship match — Ethan Sharp, Uintah, d. Kruz Allred, Ridgeline, TF (17-2)

132 pounds

1. Maddax Hacking, Uintah
2. Hunter Mcbride, Ridgeline
3. Trevor Angus, Uintah
4. Simon Boyer, Timpanogos
5. Lochlan Wittwer, Dixie
6. James Rollins, Mountain Crest

Championship match — Maddax Hacking, Uintah, d. Hunter Mcbride, Ridgeline, 21-12

138 pounds

1. Ryken Hacking, Uintah
2. Josh Bingham, Ridgeline
3. Kixten Barney, Uintah
4. Kooper Keenan, Crimson Cliffs
5. Clint Gull, Stansbury
6. Aiden Andreas, Desert Hills

Championship match — Ryken Hacking, Uintah, d. Josh Bingham, Ridgeline, TF (19-3)

144 pounds

1. Benjamin Ploehn, Stansbury
2. Peyton Hogan, Uintah
3. Griffin Rhoades, Uintah
4. Kash Selin, Ridgeline
5. Preseton Lang, Snow Canyon
6. Fyodor Golub, Highland

Championship match — Benjamin Ploehn, Stansbury, p. Peyton Hogan, Uintah, 2:45

150 pounds

1. Mack Rutledge, Ridgeline
2. Brigham Cookson, Mountain View
3. Ethan Richard, Stansbury
4. Gage Mcmickell, Uintah
5. Cruze Anderson, Deseret Peak
6. Channing Francom, Timpanogos

Championship match — Mack Rutledge, Ridgeline, d. Brigham Cookson, Mountain View, 1-0

157 pounds

1. Zack Mccann, Timpanogos
2. Jacob Broadhead, Crimson Cliffs
3. Brice Hawkins, Hurricane
4. Carter Vazquez, Stansbury
5. Stetson Bingham, Mountain Crest
6. Jr Carpenter, Pine View

Championship match —Zack Mccann, Timpanogos, d. Jacob Broadhead, Crimson Cliffs, 22-8

165 pounds

1. Keegan Miller, Hurricane
2. Clark Weakley, Snow Canyon
3. Kyler Swensen, Mountain Crest
4. Eli Jurgens, Timpanogos
5. Zaiden Rosenthal, East
6. Skyler Oveson, Cedar

Championship match — Keegan Miller, Hurricane, d. Clark Weakley, Snow Canyon, 7-0

175 pounds

1. Fisher Jolley, Timpanogos
2. Keaton Terry, Crimson Cliffs
3. Koen White, Mountain Crest
4. Cy Nelson, Mountain Crest
5. Brody Chivers, Uintah
6. Ashton Walker, Stansbury

Championship match — Fisher Jolley, Timpanogos, p. Keaton Terry, Crimson Cliffs, 1:42

190 pounds

1. Hyrum Stafford, Mountain View
2. Lukas Turner, Uintah
3. Kaleb Midzinski, Timpanogos
4. Eli Wheatley, Green Canyon
5. Carter Egbert, Mountain Crest
6. Stockton Sondrup, Timpanogos

Championship match — Hyrum Stafford, Mountain View, d. Lukas Turner, Uintah, 8-4

215 pounds

1. Titan Wright, Hurricane
2. Joaquin Ruiz, Murray
3. Cesar Inzunza, Timpanogos
4. Jude Harris, Mountain View
5. Xander Stokes, Sky View
6. Rodney Sabin, Uintah

Championship match — Titan Wright, Hurricane, d. Joaquin Ruiz, Murray, 11-5

285 pounds

1. Sam Tanner, Green Canyon
2. Caden Young, Uintah
3. Sitili Palmer, Sky View
4. Tanner Matua, Hurricane
5. Jesse King, Timpanogos
6. Forfeit

Championship match — Sam Tanner, Green Canyon, d. Caden Young, Uintah, 3-0

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