OREM — While Delta repeated as the state 3-A wrestling champion, the Payson Lions put on the rush to draw close at the very end of the competition on Saturday at Utah Valley University’s UCCU Center.

Delta tallied 217.5 points, followed by Payson (210.5), Wasatch (162) and Uintah (141.5).

Region 11 champion Bear River put a pair of wrestlers into the championship matches to place sixth overall with 91.5 points. Morgan finished 16th.

Bear River’s Nickolas Bingham steamed into the 113-pound final, squaring off against Delta’s Jose Garcia. Garcia deged the Bear River sophomore 9-4 for the title.

In the final match of the night, Bear River’s Brodee Stevenson met Uintah’s Cole Mair at 285 pounds. Mair ended up pinning Stevenson, a senior, at 3:18.

The Bears’ senior Dominic Kunder was fourth at 126 pounds, while teammate Tanner Vanvalkenberg was fourth at 132 pounds.

Bear River’s Kyle Peterson finished fifth at 195 pounds, while Chad Hornberger was sixth at 182 pounds.

Morgan’s Tomas Ericson led the Trojans with a third place finish at 285 pounds, pinning his opponent from Union in 3:53. Jayden Pentz helped Morgan with a fifth-place finish at 106 pounds.

Payson had five individual champions, topping Delta in three head-to-head matchups in the finals. Delta had a single champion.

Altamont held off rival Monticello to repeat at st the state 1-A champion, while Millard repeated as the 2-A champion with Beave a distant second.