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2016-2017 High School Preview: Payson

By wrestleutah.com, 08/31/16, 3:00PM MDT

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Watch out for the Lions!!! 8 returning state placers with 5 of the 8 top 3 (those numbers include Paydon Osborn and Austin Hone who both placed in 2015 but were hurt in 2016). Payson returns 16 state qualifiers and 8 state placers which is more than any other team in 4A. Not only is Payson returning a very talented group but they have a very talented group coming in! They won the Northern State tournament as a team last year so with a loaded crop of kids coming back added to a loaded crop of kids coming in could mean big things for the Payson Lions. 

I am not quite yet going to say that Payson will end up on top but if any team is going to unseat the Wasps it's gonna be Payson! The season is long and anything can happen with injuries etc. but the Lions are hungry for a state title and they won't go down without a fight. 

Returning State Qualifiers: 16 (2015 included)

Returning State Placers: 8 (2015 included)

  • 106: Jacob Ethridge (5th place)
  • 113: Dylan Bell (3rd place)
  • 120: Austin Hone (2015 4th place)
  • 138: Jed Loveless (2nd place)
  • 152: Wyatt Monroe (3rd place)
  • 160: Tyler Manookin (6th place)
  • 160: Payden Osborn (2015 2nd place)
  • 182: Chayce Loveless (1st place)

Impact Freshman & projected weight

  • Cole Jensen (106) - Northern State 2nd
  • Trey Hiatt (106) - Northern State 2nd
  • Joseph Brandley (106) - Northern State 5th
  • Wyatt Hone (113) - Northern State Champion
  • Hayden Johnson (126) - Youth Super State 5th
  • Christian Zavala (126) - Northern State 2nd
  • Tucker Naccarato (132) - Youth Super State 2nd
  • Tegan Cox (138) - Northern State 4th
  • McCoy Cook (220 - So.) - Northern State 2nd

Possible line up

  • 106: Jacob Ethridge (Jr.) state 5th place or Cole Jensen (Fr.) Northern State 2nd or Trey Hiatt (Fr.) Northern State 2nd
  • 113: Dylan Bell (Sr.) state 3rd place or Wyatt Hone (Fr.) Northern Sate 1st
  • 120: Quade Valerio (So.) state qualifier
  • 126: Brock Loveless (So.) state qualifier 
  • 132: Tucker Naccarato (Fr.) Youth Super State 2nd or Tyson Carter (So.) state qualifier
  • 138: Austin Hone (Jr.) 2015 state 4th or Cael Ford (Jr.) state qualifier
  • 145: Jed Loveless (Sr.) state 2nd place
  • 152: Denver Hiatt (So.)
  • 160: Tyler Manookin (Sr.) state 6th place
  • 170: Wyatt Monroe (Jr.) state 3rd place
  • 182: Payden Osborn (Sr.) 2015 state 2nd place
  • 195: Chayce Loveless (Sr.) state champion
  • 220: Cameron Savage (Sr.) state qualifier
  • 285: McCoy Cook (So.) Northern State 2nd place