Layton High School’s boys wrestling team won the team championship at its own Layton Invitational Tournament over the weekend, accumulating 254 points and finishing just ahead of 5A powers Payson (250.5) and Uintah (242).

The Lancers had three individual champions and one runner-up.

Bear River’s girls team won the LIT team championship with 287.5 points, ahead of region rival Mountain Crest (255), as four Bears wrestlers won individual championships.

LAYTON INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT INDIVIDUAL WINNERS

Boys

106 pounds: Kaleb Blackner (Roy) def. Mason Bingham (Box Elder), by fall (3:04)

126: Jason Worthley (Fremont) def. Hudson Palmer (Farmington), by decision (4-2)

132: Logan Crowther (Layton) def. Noah Bull (Layton), by decision (7-5)

144: Ryker Brann (Layton) def. Jackson Ricks (Box Elder), by decision (4-2)

165: Moses Espinoza-Owens (Viewmont) def. Kaden Bennie (Layton), by major decision (15-7)

190: Kael Bennie (Layton) def. Landen Shurtleff (Payson), by fall (1:30)

285: Gage Howard (Uintah) def. Takoa Byrd (Layton), by fall (5:37)

Girls

100: Sadie Hardy (Bear River) def. Brooklyn Eagar (Providence Hall), by fall (4:44)

110: Chanley Green (Uintah) def. Marlie Rigby (Layton), by fall (3:14)

115: Aleena Navarrete (Weber) def. Bella Gunderson (Bear River), by fall (1:38)

140: Meleana Fager (Corner Canyon) def. Breanna Clanton (Northridge), by fall (0:49)

145: Abigail Trayhorn (Bear River) def. Haley Diaz (Layton), by fall (2:20)

190: Sydnee Nelson (Bear River) def. Tessa Barton (Uintah), by fall (0:44)

235: Bretlee Potter (Bear River) def. Marjorie Tauti (Sky View), by fall (1:57)

SYRACUSE SCUFFLE TOURNAMENT

At the Syracuse Scuffle tournament at Syracuse High over the weekend, Bear River’s boys wrestling team went 7-1 in dual matches, Syracuse went 7-2, Weber went 4-5 and Northridge 1-7.

Max Miller went 6-0 in dual matches for BRHS in the 132-pound weight category, while Daxton Bingham went 7-1 at 120, Vincent Fertig went 7-1 at 165 and Kwade Kosoff went 7-1 at 190.

For Syracuse, Gavin Regis went 8-0 at 144 pounds, Mason Carlson went 7-0 (120) and Porter Carlson went 6-1 (106).

For Weber, Tanner Giatras went 8-0 wrestling at both 165 and 175 pounds, and Ian Briskey went 8-0 at 285 with seven pins.

Ethan De Leon was Northridge’s leading wrestler, going 6-3 at 126 pounds with two pins and one major decision.

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