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Feb.
21, 2008: American Fork Citizen
Cavemen Wrestlers Perform Well at 5A
State Competition
by Dean Von Memmott and Beky Beaton
The American Fork wrestling team earned
three top-three places and finished 15th overall at last
week's state 5A wrestling tournament at UVSC's McKay
Events Center.
Justin Ballantyne took second in the 103
weight class, while Michael Hortman at 145 and Jason Day
at 285 finished third.
Viewmont (145 points) edged Weber (140.5)
for the state title. Of the Region 4 teams, Spanish Fork
(107) was the top placer at fifth, with Lehi (101.5) right
behind at sixth.
The Cavemen earned 67 points and posted an
overall mark of 15-15 for the three-day event.
Justin Ballantyne took on Alta's Carson
Kuhn in the Friday championship finals. Kuhn controlled
the match from the start. Though Ballantyne did struggle
within 4-2, his opponent built up an 8-3 lead before
finally pinning him.
Ballantyne had earned his way to the
finals by defeating West Jordan's Collin Jorgensen 12-4,
staving off Layton's Braden Humphries 7-5, and using a
reversal to pin Davis' Brett Naylor.
After besting Davis' Dallin Roth 5-4 in
the first round, Day got pinned by quarterfinal opponent
Justin Blackmore, who went on to take state at the expense
of Lehi's Dylan Stadel.
In the one-loss bracket, Day pinned
Skyline's Willie Vea, then outlasted Lone Peak's Kyle
Whimpey 4-0 to wrestle the next day.
"I used a barbwire to pin my Skyline
opponent," Day said. "I like to use that move. It doesn't
always work. I used it halfway through the third period. I
want to take third."
In his Friday matches, Day outlasted
Viewmont's Ron Wyman 6-2 for the privilege of wrestling
Bingham's Spencer Poulson in the match for third place.
The Caveman and the Miner battled to a 2-2
draw in regulation time. However, Day escaped for a 3-2
win in overtime.
American Fork coach Stan Kitchen said,
"It's great to see Day finish his career this way."
Hortman scored two falls to reach the
semifinals for the 145 weight class division, where he
lost by fall to Weber's Logan Hubbard in the second period
of their match.
After besting Lone Peak's Chase Stiltson
11-5 in the consolation semifinals, Hortman took on
Hunter's Colon Griffiths in the match for third place. The
Caveman won his medal by a score of 5-0.
Kitchen said, "That was a great way for
Hortman to come back after his loss in the semifinals last
night. To beat his Hunter opponent, he scored a takedown
and three-point near fall."
Sophomore Scott Newman defeated
Taylorsville's C.J. Coggins 9-4 in first-round action in
the 119 weight class before he was eliminated by two
losses. Newman said, "I'm going to work harder in the
off-season and do some freestyle wrestling."
Jason Ballantyne (103), Jake Horan (160)
and Kyle Sumsion (189) all won in the first round also,
but failed to advance after two losses.
American Fork State Wrestling Results
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103: Justin Ballantyne - Second place
First round: Justin Ballantyne (AF) def. Collin Jorgensen
(WJ), maj. dec. 12-4. Quarterfinals: Justin Ballantyne
(AF) def. Braden Humphries (Lay), dec. 7-5. Semifinals:
Justin Ballantyne (AF) def. Brett Naylor (Da), fall 1:57.
Finals: Carson Kuhn (Alta) def. Justin Ballantyne (AF),
fall 3:07.
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103: Jason Ballantyne
First round: Jason Ballantyne (AF) def. Dominic Ek (Hu),
fall 4:40. Quarterfinals: Carson Kuhn (Alta) def. Jason
Ballantyne (AF), fall 4:40. Consolation: Gavin Robbins (Hc)
def. Jason Ballantyne (AF), dec. 13-10.
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119: Scott Newman 2; so 26-12
First round: Scott Newman (AF) def. C.J. Coggins (Tville),
dec. 9-4.
Quarterfinals: Trae Bennett (Fr) def. Scott Newman (AF),
maj. dec. 14-2.
Consolation: Devon Paraso (WJ) def. Scott Newman (AF), maj.
dec. 16-6.
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145: Michael Hortman - Third place
First round: Michael Hortman (AF) def. Matt Waldron (Da),
fall 3:31. Quarterfinals: Michael Hortman (AF) def. Travis
Mcrae (Bi), fall 2:31. Semifinals: Logan Hubbard (We) def.
Michael Hortman (AF), fall 2:46. Consolation: Michael
Hortman (AF) def. Chase Stilson (LP), dec. 11-5; Hortman
(AF) def. Colton Griffiths (Hu), dec. 5-0.
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160: Jake Horan
First round: Jake Horan (AF) def. Braden Wamsley (Hu), dec.
8-3. Quarterfinals: Chase Hart (We) def. Jake Horan (AF),
dec. 6-3. Consolation: Shaun Hunt (We) def. Jake Horan
(We), dec. 7-2.
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171: Mitch Nicholes
First round: Shea Kopecky (La) def. Mitch Nicholes (AF),
fall 1:57. Consolation: Mark West (Nr) def. Mitch Nicholes
(AF), dec. 11-5.
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171: Lee Caldwell
First round: Sam Graham (Vm) def. Lee Caldwell (AF), fall
1:43. Consolation: Seth Endemano (Ri) def. Lee Caldwell
(AF), dec. 7-1.
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189: Kyle Sumsion
First round: Kyle Sumsion (AF) def. Duke Babka (Jo), fall
0:41. Quarterfinals: Adam Fager (La) def. Kyle Sumsion
(AF), fall 4:18. Consolation: Ryan Vasquez (CH) def. Kyle
Sumsion (AF), fall 3:43.
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285: Jason Day - Third place
First round: Jason Day (AF) def. Dallin Roth (Da), dec.
5-4. Quarterfinals: Justin Blackmore (WJ) def. Jason Day
(AF), fall 4:51. Consolation: Jason Day (AF) def. Will Vea
(Sky), fall 2:42; Day (AF) def. Whimpey (LP), dec. 4-0.
Jason Day (AF) def. Ron Wyman (Vm), dec. 6-2; Day (AF)
def. Spencer Poulson (Bi), dec. 3-2.
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