6A state boys wrestling: Rivera's 4-peat paces Layton to 3rd straight title

OREM — Geronimo Rivera Jr.'s final high school wrestling match at the UCCU Center on the campus of Utah Valley University ended with a perfect memory: a fourth consecutive 6A state title.

He's hoping to have a few more in the building.

The Utah Valley signee cruised to a 7-1 win over Westlake's Curtis Borge to wrap up his fourth straight championship and to help Layton to a third consecutive 6A championship Thursday night.

"It's exciting, all the hard work, the late nights in the garage with my dad; I've been grinding for two months for this," Rivera said. "It's exciting, but kind of sad to say goodbye to my high school career. It's been a real fun ride."

The 11-time All-American and former national champion was joined by teammates Lander Bosh (120), Logan Crowther (144), Noah Bull (150) and Elijah Hawes (190) atop the podium as the Lancers cruised to a 257 to 198.5 win over Westlake.

Israel Borge (138) and Kaizen Detoles (165) each won individual titles to pace the Thunder past Corner Canyon by 7 points, followed by Davis (133.5) and Pleasant Grove (128.5).

Syracuse's Mason Carlson won a third state title with a second-period pin at 126 pounds, and Corner Canyon's Kaydon Williams added his own third championship via third-period fall at 285 pounds.

Rivera plans to wrestle at several national tournaments to wrap up his high school career, including high school nationals in Virginia Beach, Virginia, next month. Then it's off to Utah Valley, where he'll compete for a starting spot for first-year coach Adam Hall, who watched Rivera win his fourth title Thursday night.

"He was recruiting me since my junior year, when he was at North Carolina State. But when I got the news as nationals were hitting that he was coming to UVU, he then hired my other coach (Andrew Hochstrasser), and I knew where home is after I came on my visit," said Rivera, who was also recruited by North Carolina, Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota State, South Dakota State and Arkansas-Little Rock, among others. "I cancelled like five visits as soon as I got home, and committed a week later."

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6A boys wrestling state tournament

Top-10 teams

1. Layton, 257
2. Westlake, 198.5
3. Corner Canyon, 191.5
4. Davis, 133.5
5. Pleasant Grove, 128.5
6. Syracuse, 128
7. Riverton, 93.5
8. Skyridge, 58
9. Lone Peak, 57.5
10. American Fork, 56.5

Individual results

• 106 — 1. Easton Olson, Riverton. 2. Kacen Jones, Corner Canyon. 3. Blake Mauch, Corner Canyon. 4. Michael Kowalski, Layton. 5. Garrett Bracken, Riverton. 6. Kaden Oldroyd, Westlake.
• Championship — Olson, Riverton, d. Jones, Corner Canyon, 11-9.
• 113 — 1. Jacob Millward, Skyridge. 2. Aiden Bastian, Layton. 3. Perry Fowler, Syracuse. 4. Hudson York, Corner Canyon. 5. Tate Mikesell, Syracuse. 6. Hayden Ballantyne, Westlake.
• Championship — Millward, Skyridge, d. Bastian, Layton, 9-8.
• 120 — 1. Lander Bosh, Layton. 2. Tanner Telford, Corner Canyon. 3. Asher Millward, Skyridge. 4. Ryker Nelson, Syracuse. 5. Corbyn Robison, Westlake. 6. Dax Christensen, Bingham.
• Championship — Bosh, Layton, d. Telford, Corner Canyon, 7-6.
• 126 — 1. Mason Carlson, Syracuse. 2. Jamyne Xoumphonphackdy, Westlake. 3. Samuel Moody, Riverton. 4. Coleton Tobler, Copper Hills. 5. Lincoln Rex, Lehi. 6. Zack Anderson, Syracuse.
• Championship — Carlson, Syracuse, p. Xoumphonphackdy, Westlake, 2:24.
• 132 — 1. Geronimo Rivera, Layton. 2. Curtis Borge, Westlake. 3. Hanks Jacobson, American Fork. 4. Treyden Christensen, Layton. 5. Wyatt Bingham, Pleasant Grove. 6. Makaio Byrd, Davis.
• Championship — Rivera, Layton, d. Borge, Westlake, 7-1.
• 138 — 1. Israel Borge, Westlake. 2. Cole Fenwick, Layton. 3. Hanks Jacobson, American Fork. 4. Treyden Christensen, Layton. 5. Wyatt Bingham, Pleasant Grove. 6. Makaio Byrd, Davis.
• Championship — Borge, Westlake, d. Fenwick, Layton, 5:37.
• 144 — 1. Logan Crowther, Layton. 2. Austin Ellis, Davis. 3. Josh Fish, Westlake. 4. Payden Woolsey, Corner Canyon. 5. Bo Goodman, Pleasant Grove. 6. Martin Rodriguez, Layton.
• Championship — Crowther, Layton, d. Ellis, Davis, 4-1.
• 150 — 1. Noah Bull, Layton. 2. Tege Kelley, American Fork. 3. Josh Fish, Westlake. 4. Payden Woolsey, Corner Canyon. 5. Bo Goodman, Pleasant Grove. 6. Martin Rodriguez, Layton.
• Championship — Bull, Layton, d. Kelley, American Fork, 7-3.
• 157 — 1. Ian Fritz, Pleasant Grove. 2. Krobin Chuchran, Westlake. 3. Gavin Regis, Layton. 4. Karl Ledbetter, Corner Canyon. 5. Daniel Schraedel, Davis. 6. Porter Baclayon, Layton.
• Championship — Fritz, Pleasant Grove, d. Chuchran, Westlake, 8-3.
• 165 — 1. Kaizen Detoles, Westlake. 2. Ryker Roundy, Davis. 3. Coen Maxwell, Mountain Ridge. 4. George Mansfield, Layton. 5. Luke Skousen, Lone Peak. 6. Deken Knowles, Corner Canyon.
• Championship — Detoles, Westlake, d. Roundy, Davis, 2-0.
• 175 — 1. Bradlee Farrer, Pleasant Grove. 2. Kamren Wolff, Fremont. 3. Shepard Stephens, Davis. 4. Dylan Shafizadeh, Riverton. 5. Landon Visser, Mountain Ridge. 6. Logan Garner, Corner Canyon.
• Championship — Farrer, Pleasant Grove, p. Wolff, Fremont, 2:59.
• 190 — 1. Elijah Hawes, Layton. 2. Macrae Parker, Herriman. 3. Jace Vanorman, Farmington. 4. Jake Bott, Davis. 5. Luke Hafen, Pleasant Grove. 6. Carter Percival, Davis.
• Championship — Hawes, Layton, d. Parker, Herriman, 7-0.
• 215 — 1. Leimana Fager, Corner Canyon. 2. Ridge Lindley, Fremont. 3. Ben Brown, Davis. 4. Kaleb Pigg, Westlake. 5. Ethan Templeton, Lone Peak. 6. Judd Bowen, Bingham.
• Championship — Fager, Corner Canyon, d. Lindley, Fremont, 9-3.
• 285 — 1. Kaydon Williams, Corner Canyon. 2. Jared Smith, Lone Peak. 3. Nathan Holladay, Corner Canyon. 4. Paqtrick O'Banion, Lone Peak. 5. Ty Hunter, Syracuse. 6. Ethan Sweet, Layton.
• Championship — Williams, Corner Canyon, p. Smith, Lone Peak, 4:47.

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