Brock Moore has won 9 State titles since 2011. 1 Dual Team Title and 8 of 9 State Championships. His Pleasant Grove teams have established themselves as THE team in 6A . The PG Dynasty in this iteration has added to the 10 titles that came before. His 8 Tournament titles ties him for 3rd all-time, with names like Ron Petersen, David Chavis, and PG great Darold Henry. If you don't know those names, then you need to learn some history, that's what Brock Moore is, a historic coach, the type of coach that resurrects one of the most storied programs in the state and returns it to dominance. Pleasant Grove will be favored to win this years tournament, in doing so, he will more than cement his legacy and given the status of the program, and the way Moore has the Viking squad peaking and believing in themselves in February, he could keep it up for a long, long time.
For that to change, it will take the type of effort that only a phenomenal team is capable of. Like the 2017 Layton Team that beat PG. Last year's Layton team had all the makings of a team that could have repeated the event, but PG who came into State as underdogs turned it on when it counted and walked away with a championship. This year Fremont and Syracuse have the potential to stand in PG's way. If they are going to wrestle their way to a title, they will have to knock off every Viking they can and get some help along the way.
Coach: Brock Moore
Location: Pleasant Grove, UT
Division: A
Returning Points: 184
Returning Placers: 8
Coach: Cody Storey
Location: Plain City, UT
Division: B
Returning Points: 180
Returning Placers: 6
Coach: Troy Brown
Location: Syracuse, UT
Division: B
Returning Points: 176
Returning Placers: 8
Coach: Cody Burdett
Location: Saratoga Springs, UT
Division: A
Returning Points: 154
Returning Placers: 6
Coach: Adam Fager
Location: Layton, UT
Division: A
Returning Points: 135.5
Returning Placers: 4
Coach: Lyle Mangum
Location: Lehi, UT
Division: B
Returning Points: 101.5
Returning Placers: 4
Coach: Rulon Gardner
Location: Herriman, UT
Division: B
Returning Points: 92.5
Returning Placers: 4
Coach: Matt Walker
Location: South Jordan, UT
Division: A
Returning Points: 90.5
Returning Placers: 4
Coach: Eric Spencer
Location: American Fork, UT
Division: A
Returning Points: 76
Returning Placers: 3
Coach: Jeff Eure
Location: Draper, UT
Division: B
Returning Points: 73.5
Returning Placers: 1
Coach: Dirt Howa
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Division: B
Returning Points: 60.5
Returning Placers: 2
Coach: Kevin Kennington
Location: Layton, UT
Division: A
Returning Points: 40
Returning Placers: 1
Coach: Jeff Humphreys
Location: West Jordan, UT
Division: A
Returning Points: 35
Returning Placers: 1
Coach: Tracy Wallace
Location: Highland, UT
Division: B
Returning Points: 32
Returning Placers: 0
Coach: Caleb Hardy
Location: Pleasant View, UT
Division: B
Returning Points: 31
Returning Placers: 0
Coach: Chris Babinski
Location: Sandy, UT
Division: A
Returning Points: 30
Returning Placers: 1
Coach: Joseph Gorman
Location: Riverton, UT
Division: A
Returning Points: 23
Returning Placers: 0
Coach: Santos Gallegos
Location: Roy, UT
Division: B
Returning Points: 23
Returning Placers: 1
Coach: Bo Roundy
Location: Kaysville, UT
Division: B
Returning Points: 22.5
Returning Placers: 0
Coach: Shawn McNiven
Location: Taylorsville, UT
Division: A
Returning Points: 20
Returning Placers: 0
Coach: Sam Vidal
Location: West Valley, UT
Division: A
Returning Points: 17
Returning Placers: 0
Coach: Stan Penrod
Location: Clearfield, UT
Division: B
Returning Points: 15
Returning Placers: 0
Coach: Damien Grant
Location: West Jordan, UT
Division: B
Returning Points: 13
Returning Placers: 0
Coach: Terence Allen
Location: West Valley, UT
Division: A
Returning Points: 12
Returning Placers: 0
Coach: Josh Checketts
Location: Magna, UT
Division: B
Returning Points: 3
Returning Placers: 0
Coach: Antonio Meikel
Location: Kearns, UT
Division: A
Returning Points: 3
Returning Placers: 0
Dallan Hunsaker (So.) American Fork
Jacob Carson (Fr.) Pleasant Grove
Ryker Brann (Fr.) Layton
Koen Mussleman (Fr) Fremont
Hunter Bown (Sr.) Skyridge
Bryden Knight (So) Fremont
Quade Smith (Jr.) Layton
Sutton Brown (So.) Syracuse
Cal Christiansen (So.) Fremont
Jace Brower (So) Westlake
Branson Pilster (Sr) Weber
Cameron Baum (So) Westlake
Marco Herrera (Sr.) Bingham
Aidan Harris (Sr.) Layton
Hunter Swalberg (Sr) Northridge
Khegan Tarkalson (Jr) Fremont
Austin Sales ( Sr) Syracuse
Jaeden Fowers (Sr) Copper Hills
Jacob Finlinson (Jr.) Westlake
Josh Millward (So.) Skyridge
Corbin Platt (So.) Fremont
Jaxon Visser (Jr) Pleasant Grove
Jaron Priest (Jr) Layton
Ryan Bullough (Sr) Copper Hills
Mason Denton (Sr.) Fremont
Drew Lang (So.) West
Hadley Cowan (Sr.) Skyridge
Nathan Bartholomew (Jr.) American Fork
Gage Ogden (Jr.) Herriman
Tucker Butler (So.) Westlake
Tyson Humpherys (Sr.) Layton
Hayden Wilson (Jr.) American Fork
Calvin Bishop (Sr) Westlake
Braden Rex (Sr) Skyridge
McClaine Percival (Jr)Davis
Colton Reading (Sr) Herriman
DJ Butler (Jr.) Roy
Zeke Kelley (Jr.) Pleasant Grove
Joseph Fairbanks (Jr) Syracuse
Dominic Castro (Sr.) Westlake
Mahkyi Smith (Fr) Skyridge
Kollin Slade (Jr) Pleasant Grove
Oakley Ridge (Sr.) Pleasant Grove
Jaxon Wardle (Sr.) Bingham
Jordan Davies (So.) Syracuse
Trent Taylor (Sr.) Westlake
James Hornberger (Sr.) Skyridge
Isaac Fisher (Jr.) Layton
Josh Rassi (Sr.) Syracuse
Camron Eden (Jr.) Syracuse
Cole Sederholm (Sr.) Fremont
Payton Clark (Sr) Bingham
Park Beeler (Jr) Granger
Tyler Rose (Sr) Skyridge
Jake Richardson (Sr.) Pleasant Grove
Canyon Brann (Sr.) Layton
Kam Moss (Jr.) Bingham
Tytan Smith (Sr.) Syracuse
Brandyn Gaytan (Sr) Corner Canyon
Malachi Novosei (Sr) Taylorsville
Mason Christiansen (Sr.) Bingham
Talmage Carman (Jr.) Herriman
Cannon Carlson (Sr.) Pleasant Grove
Corbin Roennebeck (Sr.) Syracuse
Dakota Buckner (Sr.) Copper Hills
Ted Johnson (Jr.) Pleasant Grove
Kolton Kammeyer (Sr.) Fremont
Austin Bunton (Sr) Syracuse
Matt Smith (Sr.) Pleasant Grove
Cameron Brundage (Jr.) Herriman
Samuel Clark (Sr) Lone Peak
Carson Pugh (Jr) West Lordan
Anthony Stockwell (Sr.) Westlake
Phillip Boban (Sr.) Pleasant Grove
Isaac Ngatuvai (Jr) Bingham
Jayden Johnson (Sr) West
Kevin Van Uliert (Sr) Fremont
Noah Linford (So) Layton
Kade Carlson (Sr) Corner Canyon
Weston Warr (Sr.) Fremont
Joseph Watson (Sr.) Jordan
Traycee Norman (Sr.) Herriman
Mason Bodell (So) Westlake
Drew Dennison (Jr) Pleasant Grove
It looks fairly close on paper. Fremont is within 4 points and Syracuse is within 8 when you look at returning points. That looks like a very tight race, but looks can be deceiving, and what the paper is not telling us is that Pleasant Grove has a bunch of points that don’t show up on paper. Jake Richardson a Pennsylvania State placer and all-around stud wrestler is now a Viking. Furthermore, the Vikings have a couple of kids who were injured to end last year that have the potential to score 20+ points at the State tournament each. The Vikings will take home a title, and the Titans and Silverwolves will have to battle it out for the silver trophy, which is a big step for both programs.
Kade Carlson at Heavy. Kade is a big strong kid, he has been more than dominant at 220. Can he continue his success against bigger and stronger wrestlers in the heavyweight division? Carlson has solid positioning and is patient, he attacks in explosive bursts, all of that combines to make a dangerous heavyweight. What can he do on the national stage this year?
Marco Herrera is slated at 120, he wrestled 113 at the freak show. What weight will the dynamic Bingham Miner be? Who knows? Either way, look for the defending 113lb champion to be in the mix. If you get a chance to see him, take it, He is fun to watch. Look for Marco to step on the mat at LIT where we could see him against either Layton wrestler who will challenge him for the 6A Title.
One of those Lancers who stand in Marcos way is 113lber and 2019 Folkstyle, Freestyle and Greco All-American Quade Smith. Quade has made phenomenal progress in the offseason and has established himself as one of the best wrestlers in Utah.
6A 132 is Stacked Mason Denton is the defending 12lb 6A Champ. Drew Lang is the 113lb 5A Champ from West who is now 6A, add to that another 5A finalist in Hadley Cowan from Skyridge. Add solid wrestlers Bartholomew of AF, Butler of Westlake, Herriman’s former finalist Gage Ogden, Layton’s Jaron Priest and Issac Griffen of Syracuse who are all possible 132lbers and this is a barn burner of a weight.
Mason Christiansen is back, the Bingham phenom wrestled only a handful of matches last year before shoulder surgery. Watch out for blast doubles from space and an attacking style as the Miner gets back on the Mat with a vengeance.
Jake Richardson has not been challenged since he came to Utah, he was untouched in Fall League. He walked through the Preseason Open. He is the #1 ranked 170lber in the state. Can anyone at 170 push him? I’d personally like to see him against Christiansen, Cochran, Whitaker or Schuern, he should see Whitaker at the Ironman in early December.
Tyson Humpherys will be at UVU next year. This year he is a Layton Lancer and might be their second 4-time state champ in as many years. Watch out, 138 here comes Tyson!
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