By Jim Misunas
jmisunas@gbtribune.com

HAYS — Hoisington High brought home a Class 3-1A state trophy, but the runner-up trophy with 113 points came up second behind five-time champion Norton with 126 points.
Hoisington High’s brother tandem of Christopher Ball (152) and Jonathan Ball (145) joined their older brother Brandon Ball, a four-time state champion, as Class 3-1A state wrestling champions with back-to-back titles Saturday.
“It’s so razor-thin. It could’ve been us,” said Hoisington coach Dan Schmidt. “We had our chances. I’m disappointed we did not win. We feel good about what we happened. We finished the tournament strong.”
The Ball brothers accomplished what Schmidt had hoped with state titles.
• Jon Ball (42-0, 145) cruised past Smith Center’s Colton Hutchinson 11-2 in the finals. He missed last season with a shoulder injury after placing as state runner-up two years ago.
• Chris Ball (39-2, 152) pinned Norton’s Trenton Wright in 1:31 to complete back-to-back titles in the 152-pound division.
“It’s something that we felt we could do,” Schmidt said.
• Cardinal Tanner Cassity (35-7, 132), Sean Urban (38-4, 160), Justin Bradley (33-6, 220) and Landen Urban (285) all earned state medals.
• Landen Urban placed third with dominating pin over Daylan Fell of Bluestem in 50 seconds for third place.
• No. 5-ranked Justin Bradley placed fifth with a 6-3 win over Royal Valley’s Blake Garrison.
• No. 5 ranked Sean Urban placed fifth with a 9-3 victory over Atwood’s Maverick Green.
• Tanner Cassity placed sixth with a 3-2 loss to Fredonia’s Nick Voth.
• Wyatt Pedigo (33-9, 170) was eliminated by Hill City’s Gabe Hamel 7-6 in a last-second loss.
“We had a tough break at 170,” Schmidt said. “We thought we had a match won, but it slipped away on a reversed call. Wyatt has some great moments ahead of him in his career.”
The Cardinals graduate seniors Jon Ball, Justin Bradley, Landen Urban, state-qualifier Dylan Carrier (120), Brinttain Noah (160), Jeremy Breit (170) and Ben Schneider (195).
“We return three regional champions and a regional runner-up. This senior class has been a big contributor. They are good kids. Even the seniors who didn’t wrestle wrestler never quit wrestling and they made us a better team by being there.”
Norton featured three state champions — Ryan Johnson (120), Jacob Green (220) and Collyn Auker (285).
“Norton has set an unbelievable standard,” Schmidt said. “Until someone knocks them off, they’re the team to beat. It’s a great run. They get their kids ready.”

CLASS 3-1A
TEAM RESULTS—1—Norton 126; 2—Hoisington 113; 3—Marysville 97.5; 4—Smith Center 85; 5—Eureka 72; 6—Hoxie 67; 7—Riley County 55; 8—Rossville 52; 9—Silver Lake 50.5; 10—Marion 47.5; 11—Oakley 46; 12—Cimarron 41; 13—St. Marys 37.5; 13—Alma-Wabaunsee 37.5

HOISINGTON STATE QUALIIFIERS
120—Dylan Carrier, HHS (13-20), 0-2
132—Tanner Cassity, HHS (35-7), 6th
145—Jon Ball, HHS (42-0), 1st
152—Chris Ball, HHS (39-2), 1st
160—Sean Urban, HHS (38-4), 5th
170—Wyatt Pedigo, HHS (33-9), 1-2
220—Justin Bradley, HHS (33-6), 5th
285—Landen Urban, HHS (39-2), 3rd

HOISINGTON RESULTS
120—Dylan Carrier, HHS (13-20), 0-2; Tyler Kester, Cherokee-SE pinned Carrier, HHS, 1:54; Estin Slack, Oakley pinned Carrier, 2;24

132—Tanner Cassity, HHS (35-7), 6th; Cassity pinned Isaiah Mason, Oberlin, 2:28; Cassity pinned Devin Voth, Fredonia, 2:25; Riley Tubbs, Alma-Wabausee pinned Cassity, 3:28; Jarrett Johnson, Marion def. Cassity, 6-4; Fifth place—Voth, Fredonia def. Cassity, 3-2

145—Jon Ball, HHS (42-0), 1st; CHAMPIONSHIP—Ball def. Colton Hutchinson, Smith Center, 12-1; Ball pinned Cole Sramek, Atwood, 3:37; Ball pinned Scott Resler, Wathena, 2:23; Ball def. Tristan Porsch, Hoxie, 2-0, OT

152—Chris Ball, HHS (39-2), 1st; First place—Ball pinned Trenton Wright, Norton, 1:31; Ball pinned Chase VanDegrift, West Elk, 2:57; Ball def. Noah Hansen, Plainville, 15-2; Ball def. Reece Williams, Wellington, 11-3

160—Sean Urban, HHS (38-4), 5th; Urban def. Trenton Chisham, Norton, injury Urban def. Wes March, Riley Co. 14-5; Gable Howerton, Silver Lake def. Urban, 5-3; Kelton Suchy, Russell def. Urban, 4-3; Fifth place—Urban def. Maverick Green, Atwood, 9-3

170—Wyatt Pedigo, HHS (33-9), 1-2; Pedigo pinned Trenden Schneider, Herington, 4:36; Mark Coomes, Phillipsburg def. Pedigo, 7-5; Gabe Hamel, Hill City def. Pedigo, 7-6

220—Justin Bradley, HHS (33-6), 5th; Bradley pinned Keenan Hilton, Hiawatha, 6-3; Jacob Green, Norton def. Bradley, 5-0; Bradley def. Joe Stout, Chase County, 2-1; Bradley def. Donovan Green, Douglass, 10-9; Dalton Kuhn, Smith Center def. Bradley, 2-1, OT; Fifth place—Bradley def. Blake Garrison, Royal Valley, 6-3

285—Landen Urban, HHS (39-2), 3rd; Urban pinned Breck Schlup, Clay Center, 0:44; Urban pinned Avery Hawkins, Smith Center, 2:20; Taye Washington, Hoxie def. Urban; Urban pinned Breck Schlup, Clay Center, 0:16; Third place—Urban pinned Daylan Fell, Bluestem, 0:50

CLASS 3A STATE
106
1st Place—Kendall Beitz, Eureka
2nd Place—Ashten Dodson, Douglass
3rd Place—Ryan Ware, Wellsville
4th Place—Christopher Gleason, Eskridge-Mission Valley
5th Place—Braiden Lynn, Cimarron
6th Place—Jakob Snellings, Marysville
1st Place—Kendall Beitz (Eureka) 31-6, So. over Ashten Dodson (Douglass) 39-3, Jr. (Dec 11-6).
3rd Place—Ryan Ware (Wellsville) 30-3, Jr. over Christopher Gleason (Eskridge-Mission Valley) 36-6, Jr. (Fall 1:45).
5th Place—Braiden Lynn (Cimarron) 29-6, Jr. over Jakob Snellings (Marysville) 27-15, So. (Dec 5-0).

113
1st Place—Blayne Harris, Beloit
2nd Place—Kolby Beitz, Eureka
3rd Place—John Kuhn, Wa Keeney-Trego
4th Place—Joey Bockin, Marysville
5th Place—Charles King, St. Marys
6th Place—Caleb Farmer, Whitewater-Remington
1st Place—Blayne Harris (Beloit) 34-2, Jr. over Kolby Beitz (Eureka) 25-2, So. (Dec 3-2).
3rd Place—John Kuhn (WaKeeney-Trego ) 35-4, Sr. over Joey Bockin (Marysville) 35-9, Fr. (Fall 3:55).
5th Place—Charles King (St. Marys) 26-11, Fr. over Caleb Farmer (Whitewater-Remington) 28-12, So. (Dec 3-2).

120
1st Place—Ryan Johnson, Norton
2nd Place—Tyler Kester, Cherokee-Southeast
3rd Place—Holden Butler, Council Grove
4th Place—Kel Grafel, Oberlin-Decatur
5th Place—Anthony King, St. Marys
6th Place—Chantz Vath, Lincoln
1st Place—Ryan Johnson (Norton ) 29-3, Jr. over Tyler Kester (Cherokee-Southeast) 26-3, . (Dec 4-3).
3rd Place—Holden Butler (Council Grove) 43-1, Sr. over Kel Grafel (Oberlin-Decatur ) 30-8, Jr. (Dec 6-0).
5th Place—Anthony King (St. Marys) 38-8, Jr. over Chantz Vath (Lincoln) 26-6, Fr. (Dec 8-4).

126
1st Place—Jordan Priddy, Silver Lake
2nd Place—Seth Harrell, Sabetha
3rd Place—Luke Richard, Riley County
4th Place—Colton Steele, Council Grove
5th Place—Bryce Younger, Ellis
6th Place—Zane Stanton, Caney Valley
1st Place—Jordan Priddy (Silver Lake) 30-6, Jr. over Seth Harrell (Sabetha) 36-3, Sr. (Dec 3-1).
3rd Place—Luke Richard (Riley County) 37-6, So. over Colton Steele (Council Grove) 43-7, Sr. (MD 9-0).
5th Place—Bryce Younger (Ellis) 32-6, Jr. over Zane Stanton (Caney Valley) 9-6, Jr. (Dec 1-0).

132
1st Place—Dayton Porsch, Hoxie
2nd Place—Riley Tubbs, Wabaunsee
3rd Place—Dominick Bailey, Eureka
4th Place—Jarrett Johnson, Marion
5th Place—Devin Voth, Fredonia
6th Place—Tanner Cassity, Hoisington
1st Place—Dayton Porsch (Hoxie) 33-0, So. over Riley Tubbs (Wabaunsee) 37-3, Jr. (Dec 7-3).
3rd Place—Dominick Bailey (Eureka) 34-5, Jr. over Jarrett Johnson (Marion) 40-9, Sr. (Dec 3-1).
5th Place—Devin Voth (Fredonia) 29-7, Sr. over Tanner Cassity (Hoisington) 35-7, Jr. (Dec 3-2).

138
1st Place—Hunter Ostertag, Effingham-Atchison County
2nd Place—Tucker Rhoades, Hays-TMP
3rd Place—Pedro Ordonez, Hugoton
4th Place—Bryce Gfeller, Rossville
5th Place—David Hileman, Smith Center
6th Place—Darion Bailey, Eureka
1st Place—Hunter Ostertag (Effingham-Atchison County) 36-3, Sr. over Tucker Rhoades (Hays-TMP) 26-3, Sr. (Dec 5-2).
3rd Place—Pedro Ordonez (Hugoton) 29-1, Sr. over Bryce Gfeller (Rossville) 32-7, Sr. (Dec 9-2).
5th Place—David Hileman (Smith Center) 26-4, Sr. over Darion Bailey (Eureka) 23-4, Sr. (Dec 5-3).

145
1st Place—Jonathan Ball, Hoisington
2nd Place—Colton Hutchinson, Smith Center
3rd Place—Tristan Porsch, Hoxie
4th Place—Kolby Droegemeier, Wabaunsee
5th Place—Scott Resler, Wathena-Riverside
6th Place—Cole Sramek, Atwood-Rawlins County
1st Place—Jonathan Ball (Hoisington) 42-0, Sr. over Colton Hutchinson (Smith Center) 38-7, Jr. (MD 12-1).
3rd Place—Tristan Porsch (Hoxie) 14-1, Sr. over Kolby Droegemeier (Wabaunsee) 47-5, Jr. (Dec 6-2).
5th Place—Scott Resler (Wathena-Riverside) 39-4, Jr. over Cole Sramek (Atwood-Rawlins County) 38-9, Sr. (MD 12-1).

152
1st Place—Christopher Ball, Hoisington
2nd Place—Trenton Wright, Norton
3rd Place—Wyatt Murphy, Oakley
4th Place—Rudy Rodriguez, Gypsum-SE, Saline
5th Place—Austin Dale, Russell
6th Place—Reece Williams, Wellsville
1st Place—Christopher Ball (Hoisington) 39-2, Jr. over Trenton Wright (Norton ) 33-5, Sr. (Fall 1:31).
3rd Place—Wyatt Murphy (Oakley) 27-12, Sr. over Rudy Rodriguez (Gypsum-SE, Saline) 32-8, So. (Inj. 0:00).
5th Place—Austin Dale (Russell) 22-6, Sr. over Reece Williams (Wellsville) 34-6, Sr. (Inj. 0:00).

160
1st Place—Isaiah Luellen, Rossville
2nd Place—Gable Howerton, Silver Lake
3rd Place—Dalton Hensley, Ellis
4th Place—Kelton Suchy, Russell
5th Place—Sean Urban, Hoisington
6th Place—Maverick Green, Atwood-Rawlins County
1st Place—Isaiah Luellen (Rossville) 38-3, Sr. over Gable Howerton (Silver Lake) 36-6, Jr. (MD 13-5).
3rd Place—Dalton Hensley (Ellis) 36-4, Sr. over Kelton Suchy (Russell) 39-4, Sr. (Dec 10-7).
5th Place—Sean Urban (Hoisington) 38-4, Jr. over Maverick Green (Atwood-Rawlins County) 32-10, Jr. (Dec 9-3).

170
1st Place—Jacob Mintzmyer, Marysville
2nd Place—Mikey Waggoner, Riley County
3rd Place—Tabor Erickson, Oberlin-Decatur
4th Place—Chase Ryan, Smith Center
5th Place—Tony Morris, Halstead
6th Place—Mark Coomes, Phillipsburg
1st Place—Jacob Mintzmyer (Marysville) 42-0, Sr. over Mikey Waggoner (Riley County) 35-8, So. (Dec 9-4).
3rd Place—Tabor Erickson (Oberlin-Decatur ) 26-2, Sr. over Chase Ryan (Smith Center) 35-10, Sr. (Dec 2-0).
5th Place—Tony Morris (Halstead) 32-11, Sr. over Mark Coomes (Phillipsburg) 28-10, Sr. (Dec 6-5).

182
1st Place—Josh Seabolt, Cimarron
2nd Place—Jacob Stryker, Marysville
3rd Place—Kaden Meitler, Smith Center
4th Place—Matthew Cruickshank, St. Marys
5th Place—Hayden Wiltfong, Norton
6th Place—Cauy Rokey, Sabetha
1st Place—Josh Seabolt (Cimarron) 35-1, Jr. over Jacob Stryker (Marysville) 37-7, Sr. (OT 6-4).
3rd Place—Kaden Meitler (Smith Center) 36-6, Sr. over Matthew Cruickshank (St. Marys) 33-7, Jr. (Dec 9-4).
5th Place—Hayden Wiltfong (Norton ) 27-12, So. over Cauy Rokey (Sabetha) 36-9, So. (Fall 0:35).

195
1st Place—Jacob Jenkins, Chaparral
2nd Place—Tyler Palic, Marion
3rd Place—Kirk Coomes, Phillipsburg
4th Place—Nick Ackerman, Marysville
5th Place—Jacob Box, Hoyt-Royal Valley
6th Place—Abel Alvarez, Salina-Sacred Heart
1st Place—Jacob Jenkins (Chaparral) 34-1, Sr. over Tyler Palic (Marion) 35-7, Jr. (Fall 5:26).
3rd Place—Kirk Coomes (Phillipsburg) 33-3, Jr. over Nick Ackerman (Marysville) 36-4, Sr. (Dec 3-1).
5th Place—Jacob Box (Hoyt-Royal Valley) 41-5, Sr. over Abel Alvarez (Salina-Sacred Heart) 29-7, Sr. (Dec 7-5).

220
1st Place—Jacob Green, Norton
2nd Place—Chris Cox, Oakley
3rd Place—Devin Haas, Cheney
4th Place—Dalton Kuhn, Smith Center
5th Place—Justin Bradley, Hoisington
6th Place—Blake Garrison, Hoyt-Royal Valley
1st Place—Jacob Green (Norton ) 30-1, Sr. over Chris Cox (Oakley) 28-3, Jr. (Fall 0:39).
3rd Place—Devin Haas (Cheney) 30-1, Sr. over Dalton Kuhn (Smith Center) 32-9, Jr. (Dec 6-2).
5th Place—Justin Bradley (Hoisington) 33-6, Sr. over Blake Garrison (Hoyt-Royal Valley) 38-7, Sr. (Dec 6-3).

285
1st Place—Collyn Auker, Norton
2nd Place—Taye Washington, Hoxie
3rd Place—Landen Urban, Hoisington
4th Place—Daylan Fell, Leon-Bluestem
5th Place—Breck Schlup, Cottonwood Falls-Chase County
6th Place—Kolvin Berry, Howard-West Elk
1st Place—Collyn Auker (Norton ) 30-6, Jr. over Taye Washington (Hoxie) 22-5, So. (Dec 6-1).
3rd Place—Landen Urban (Hoisington) 39-2, Sr. over Daylan Fell (Leon-Bluestem) 24-13, Jr. (Fall 0:50).
5th Place—Breck Schlup (Cottonwood Falls-Chase County) 28-17, Sr. over Kolvin Berry (Howard-West Elk) 27-4, Sr. (Inj. 0:00).