The local junior high school wrestling season draws to a
close next Wed Dec. 9 at Canyon View Junior High. The
host school looks like the team to beat again as they
perennially are.
Canyon View is coached by Doug Mecham, Reed Fehlberg
and Rick Bird while Yory Allred coaches San Rafael.
Wrestling this season for Canyon View are Ben Cook at
81 lbs., Chase Sherman at 87 lbs., Cort Jensen and Zach
Walls at 93 lbs., Dusty Jensen and Haden Hatch at 99
lbs., Addison Collard and Colton Wilcox at 105 lbs.,
Jace Guymon and Keith Bird at 111 lbs., Yoshio Espino
and Brett Johnson at 118 lbs., Chance Ariotti and Jacob
Marshall at 124 lbs., Jake Nielson and Jake Gardner at
132 lbs., Mike Jones at 140 lbs., Derrick Allred at 148
lbs., Kaeden Murdock at 155 lbs., Nathan Cook and Drew
Bohn at 165 lbs., Wade Bohn at 175 lbs. and Tracy
Jackson, Caleb Jones and Jake Young at heavyweight.
Wrestling this season for San Rafael are Garrett
Horton and Jessie Jewkes at 81 lbs., Jason Giles at 87
lbs., Brandz Woolsey at 99 lbs., Vern Kofford, Jonathan
Colby and Chase Humphrey at 105 lbs., Davin Bennett,
Scott Larsen, Jordon Ockey and JT Noyes at 111 lbs.,
Caleb Worthen and Levi Swasey at 118 lbs., Jordon Phelps
and Cade Whittle at 124 lbs., Daniel Wheeler at 132
lbs., Eian Cunningham and Cody Thompson at 140 lbs.,
Dustin Nielson at 148 lbs., Jesse McArthur at 155 lbs.,
Trevor Mitcheson at 165 lbs., Kenny Baker at 175 lbs.
and Bo Bloomer and Morgan Clark at heavyweight.
Canyon View tied Mont Harmon at 42 each in their
opening match and then defeated San Rafael 57-30, East
Carbon 60-30, Helper 54-42, Mont Harmon 57-33 and San
Rafael 72-30.
Undefeated varsity wrestlers for the Cougars this
season are Addison Collard, Jace Guymon, Chance Ariotti,
Mike Jones, Wade Bohn and Tracy Jackson.
Canyon View also took seven wrestlers this year to
the Spanish Fork Junior High wrestling tournament with
well over 1,000 participants and the local kids did very
well. Mike Jones and Wade Bohn took first place, Tracy
Jackson and Nathan Mecham took second place, Chance
Ariotti and Drew Bohn took fourth place and Spencer
Fehlberg took fifth place.
Coach Doug Mecham had this to say about his team, “We
started off a little sluggish this year but the team
worked hard and is getting stronger. We expect to do
well at the tournament and hope to repeat as both league
and tournament champions. We have had great leadership
from the experienced wrestlers, especially Mike Jones
and Wade Bohn.”