By JIM MISUNAS
jmisunas@gbtribune.com

HAYS — Hoisington’s Ball brothers got off to a rousing start in the Class 3-1A state wrestling championship. Now, they just want to realize Kansas state wrestling history.
The trio of Ball brothers — three-time state champion Brandon Ball, Jonathan Ball and Christopher Ball — all won three matches to qualify for the Class 3-1A state finals Saturday night. No trio of brothers have ever won state wrestling titles in the same year.

No. 3 Landen Urban (285) qualified as Hoisington’s fourth semifinal qualifier with two wins, but lost in the semifinals.
No. 2 ranked Brandon Ball, a three-time Class 3-1A state wrestling champion,  pinned Riley County’s Wes March in 2:11 in his first 138-pound match Friday at Fort Hays State University.  He defeated Hill City’s Gabe Hamel (27-13) 6-0 in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, Ball beat Rossville’s No. 5 ranked Isaiah Luellen (29-7), 9-1.
His brothers also won first and second-round matches to reach the semifinals. Seven Cardinals won first-round matches.
No. 3 Jonathan Ball (145) defeated Cherryvale’s Alex Van Rooy, 15-0.  Ball (43-1) defeated Scott City’s James Jurgens (36-10) 3-2 in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, Ball upset Caney Valley’s No. 2 ranked Colton Stalford (45-4), 2-1 in overtime.
No. 6 Christopher Ball (152) pinned Plainville’s Trevor Houser in 3:28. Ball (38-6) defeated Marysville’s Jacob Mintzmyer (30-9), 13-4. Ball upset Silver Lake’s No. 2 ranked Hunter Howerton (35-8) in the semifinals with a pin in 1:12.
No. 3 Landen Urban (285) defeated Eureka’s Grayson Pryce, 7-5.  In the quarterfinals, Urban (36-6) pinned Scott City’s Lane Hayes (28-14) in 1:58;  Urban faces No. 1 ranked Jaden Helms (37-0) of Chaparral High School.
No. 6 Chance Boor (195) defeated Caney Valley’s Wyatt Anderson, 10-2.  Boor lost a heartbreaker 1-0 to No. 1 ranked Tristan Speer (22-0) of Troy High School in the quarterfinals.
Hoisington’s Hunter Hanzlick (170) pulled the biggest surprise with a 7-4 upset victory over No. 6 Effingham’s Joey Landwehr. No. 6 Kendall Miller (24-10) Norton defeated Hunter Hanzlick (32-14), 11-4 in the quarterfinals.
Tanner Cassity (113) pinned Sublette’s Alex Depperschmidt in 2:55. Rossville’s Bryce Gfeller defeated Cassity 14-3 in the quarterfinals.
Hoisington’s Sean Urban (160) and Austin McHenry (182) and Justin Bradley (220) lost first-round matches. McHenry’s loss was a heartbreaker, a 3-2 decision to Onaga’s Kyle Amos (40-4).
HOISINGTON MATCHES
113—Tanner Cassity, Hoisington (25-12) pinned Sublette’s Alex Depperschmidt (23-10), 2:55; Quarterfinal—No. 1 Bryce Gfeller (25-2) Rossville def. Cassity (25-13), 14-3.
138—No. 2 Brandon Ball, Hoisington (40-1) pinned Riley County’s Wes March (24-17), 2:11; Quarterfinal—Ball (41-1) def. Gabe Hamel (27-13) Hill City, 6-0; Semifinal—Ball def. No. 5 Isaiah Luellen (29-7) Rossville, 9-1
145—No. 3 Jonathan Ball, Hoisington (40-1) def. Cherryvale’s Alex Van Rooy (28-11), 15-0; Ball (41-1) def. James Jurgens (36-10) Scott City, 3-2; Semifinal—Ball (42-1) def. No. 2 Colton Stalford (45-4) Caney Valley, 2-1, OT
152—No. 6 Christopher Ball, Hoisington (36-6) pinned Plainville’s Trevor Houser (32-7), 3:28; Quarterfinal—Ball (37-6) def. No. 5 Jacob Mintzmyer (30-9) Marysville, 13-4; Semifinal—Ball (38-6) pinned No. 2 Hunter Howerton (35-9) Silver Lake, 1:12 
160—No. 3 Eureka’s Chuck Schmidt (18-3) def. Sean Urban, Hoisington (19-14), 16-0
170—Hunter Hanzlick, Hoisington (32-13) def. No. 6 Effingham’s Joey Landwehr (18-8), 7-4; Quarterfinal—No. 6 Kendall Miller (24-10) Norton def. Hunter Hanzlick (32-14), 11-4.
182—Onaga’s Kyle Amos (40-4) def. Austin McHenry, Hoisington (35-9), 3-2.
195—No. 6 Chance Boor, Hoisington (29-8) def. Caney Valley’s Wyatt Anderson (23-12), 10-2; No. 1 Tristan Speer (22-0) Troy def. Chance Boor (29-9) Hoisington, 1-0.
220—Effingham’s Bratten Forbes (29-10) pinned Justin Bradley, Hoisington (6-5), 4:24
285—No. 3 Landen Urban, Hoisington (35-6) def. Eureka’s Grayson Pryce (31-13), 7-5; Quarterfinal—Landen Urban (36-6) Hoisington pinned Lane Hayes (28-14) Scott City, 1:58;  Semifinal—Urban vs. No. 1 Jaden Helms (37-0) Chaparral.

CLASS 3-1A TEAM

Team scores—1. Hoisington 86.5;  2. Rossville 81; 3. Norton 75.5; 4. Siver Lake 56; 5. Oberlin-Decatur 48; 6. St. Marys 45; 7. Atwood-Rawlins County 40; 8. Scott City 38; 9. Marion 35; 10. Wabaunsee 34.5; 11. Smith Center 33.5; 12. Marysville 32.

 CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES

106 —Zachary Tucker (34-9) Scott City vs. Ryan Johnson (41-4) Norton

 113 —Bryce Younger (38-3) Ellis vs. Bryce Gfeller (26-2) Rossville

 120 — Hunter Ostertag (32-9) Atchison County vs. Dalton Duiltmeier (41-5) Silver Lake

 126 — Riley Tubbs (43-2) Wabaunsee vs. David Hileman (39-8) Smith Center

 132 —Tristan Porsch (39-1) Hoxie vs. Macrae Migchelbrink (28-3) Atwood

 138 — Brandon Ball (42-1) Hoisington vs. Caleb Austin (43-0) Greeley County 

145 — Jonathan Ball (43-1) Hoisington vs. Corey Tyler (50-1) St. Marys

 152 — Christopher Ball (39-6) Hoisington vs. Greg Tooley (45-0) St. Marys

 160 — Nick Reesor (38-6) Rossville vs. Chuck Schmidt (20-3) Eureka

 170 —Josh Nelsen (36-3) Marysville vs. Bryson Wesley (39-3) Decatur

 182 — Isaac Luellen (20-0) Rossville vs. Kaden Housel (33-2) Cherryvale

 195 —Tristan Speer (22-0) Troy vs. Rex Diederich (39-2) Decatur

 220 — Kyle Palic (44-2) Marion vs. Luke Jacobs (36-3) Phillipsburg

 285 — Jaden Helms (38-0) Chaparral vs. Jacob McCurdy (37-2) Lyons

 STATE SEMIFINALS

106 —Zachary Tucker (34-9) Scott City pinned Zane Stanton (35-11), 2:36;  Ryan Johnson (41-4) Norton def. Jordan Priddy (32-8) Silver Lake, 9-5.

 113 —Bryce Younger (38-3) Ellis def. Michael Marsh (29-10) Silver Lake, 9-3;  Bryce Gfeller (26-2) Rossville def. Skylar Johnson (23-6) Norton, 9-7.

 120 — Hunter Ostertag (32-9) Atchison County def. Colton Hutchinson (35-7) Smith Center, 6-2;  Dalton Duiltmeier (41-5) Silver Lake def. Colton Steele (31-11) Council Grove, 10-2.

 126 — Riley Tubbs (43-2) Wabaunsee def. Joey McFee (30-7) Atwood, 20-3;  David Hileman (39-8) Smith Center def. Alex Cavanaugh (38-7) Rossville, 3-2.

 132 —Tristan Porsch (39-1) Hoxie def. Gable Howerton (34-8) Silver Lake, 4-0; Macrae Migchelbrink (28-3) Atwood def. Jarret Jurgens (22-9) Scott City, 5-4.

 138 — Brandon Ball (42-1) Hoisington def. Isaiah Luellen (29-7) Rossville, 9-1;  Caleb Austin (43-0) Greeley County def. Carter Wessling (33-4) Beloit, 6-2.

 145 — Jonathan Ball (43-1) Hoisington def. Colton Stalford (45-4) Caney Valley, 2-1 OT;  Corey Tyler (49-1) St. Marys def.  Jared Tallent (21-5) Norton, 3-2.

 152 — Greg Tooley (45-0) St. Marys def. Mike Kasson (35-6) Norton, 17-6; Christopher Ball (39-6) Hoisington pinned Hunter Howerton (35-9) Silver Lake, 1:12.

 160 — Nick Reesor (38-6) Rossville def. Shelton McCain (37-3) Atwood, 9-4;  Chuck Schmidt (20-3) Eureka def. Kyler Mick (38-2) Bennington, 9-3 

170 —Josh Nelsen (36-3) Marysville def. Kendall Miller (24-11) Norton, 3-2;  Bryson Wesley (39-3) Decatur def. Storm Johnson (40-9) Wabaunsee, 7-3.

 182 — Isaac Luellen (20-0) Rossville def. Dalton Brand (36-2) Russell, 6-4; Kaden Housel (33-2) Cherryvale pinned Kody Collins (32-5) Doniphan West, 4:11.

 195 —Tristan Speer (22-0) Troy pinned Jordan Dole (27-14) Norton, 2:56; Rex Diederich (39-2) Decatur def. Quentin Clark (29-5) Minneapolis, 12-4.

 220 — Kyle Palic (44-2) Marion def. A.J. Cooper (36-3) Cimarron, 3-2; Luke Jacobs (36-3) Phillipsburg def. Dylan Gassman (21-5) Oakley, 5-0.

 285 — Jaden Helms (38-0) Chaparral def. Landen Urban (36-7) Hoisington, 5-0; Jacob McCurdy (37-2) Lyons pinned  Ethan Gustus, Caney Valley, 0:44.     

QUARTERFINALS
At Gross Coliseum, Hays
106 — Zane Stanton (36-10) def. Estin Slack (34-10) Oakley, 9-1;  Zachary Tucker (33-9) Scott City pinned Blayne Harris (24-13) Beloit, 3:59;  Jordan Priddy (32-7) Silver Lake pinned Ashten Dodson (29-9) Douglass, 4:47;  Ryan Johnson (40-4) Norton def. Max Gerlach (28-13) Marion, 15-0.

113 — Michael Marsh (29-9) Silver Lake def. Austin Constable (29-9) Minneapolis, 8-7; Bryce Younger (37-3) Ellis def. Jarrett Johnson (31-10) Marion, 18-2; Bryce Gfeller (25-2) Rossville def. Tanner Cassity (25-13) Hoisington, 14-3; Skylar Johnson (23-5) Norton def. Gavin Burgess (37-2) Fredonia, 8-2.

120 — Colton Hutchinson (35-6) Smith Center def. Holden Hurla (24-9) Rossville, 7-1; Hunter Ostertag (31-9) Atchison County def. Cody Salazar (33-5) Sterling, 11-0;  Colton Steele (31-10) Council Grove pinned Jordon Herrman (20-17) Beloit, 3:39;  Dalton Duiltmeier (40-5) Silver Lake def. Kade Unterseher (21-14) Norton, 6-0.

126 — Riley Tubbs (42-2) Wabaunsee pinned Blake Boxberger (23-8) Russell, 3:28; Joey McFee (30-6) Atwood pinned Lance Hall (22-12) Osborne, 1:18; Alex Cavanaugh (38-7) Rossville pinned Kody Kind (18-7) Bennington, 1:06; David Hileman (38-8) Smith Center def. Connor Rychlec (34-8) Burlington, 10-1.

132 — Gable Howerton (34-7) Silver Lake def. Spencer Heise (31-7) Osborne, 9-8; Tristan Porsch (38-1) Hoxie pinned Bryce Shults (31-14) Marion, 0:14; Jarret Jurgens (22-8) Scott City def. Colby Johnson (45-1) Burlington, 8-6; Macrae Migchelbrink (27-3) Atwood def. Jon Carey (29-4) Hillsboro, 14-3.

138 — Brandon Ball (41-1) Hoisington def. Gabe Hamel (27-13) Hill City, 6-0; Isaiah Luellen (29-6) Rossville def. Dalton Hensley (30-5) Ellis, 4-3; Carter Wessling (33-3) Beloit def. Casey Garner (36-4) Bluestem, 6-4;  Caleb Austin (42-0) Greeley County def. Cannon Smith (23-8) Minneapolis, 15-5.

145 — Jonathan Ball (42-1) Hoisington def. James Jurgens (36-10) Scott City, 3-2; Colton Stalford (45-3) Caney Valley pinned Tommy Truesdale (26-15) Riley County, 1:49; Corey Tyler (49-1) St. Marys def. Chase Prester (35-6) Russell,. 11-4;  Jared Tallent (21-4) Norton def. T.J. Ragnoni (22-8) Bennington, 14-4.

152 — Greg Tooley (44-0) St. Marys def. Corbin Schoenthaler (25-7) Trego, 19-4; Mike Kasson (35-5) Norton def. Logan Sherman (36-5) Fredonia, 12-1;  Hunter Howerton (35-8) Silver Lake def. Taylor Murphy (28-7) Oakley, 9-4;  Christopher Ball (38-6) Hoisington def. Jacob Mintzmyer (30-9) Marysville, 13-4.

 160 — Nick Reesor (37-6) Rossville def. Remington Putter (32-15) Marion, 10-1;  Shelton McCain (37-2) Atwood def. Lucas McMichael (33-2) Burden-Central, 5-4;  Kyler Mick (38-1) Bennington def. Tabor Erickson (33-11) Decatur, 6-0;  Chuck Schmidt (19-3) Eureka pinned Brody Freiling (32-11) Smith Center, 1:04.

170 — Kendall Miller (24-10) Norton def. Hunter Hanzlick (32-14) Hoisington, 11-4; Josh Nelsen (35-3) Marysville def. Lane Moran (39-2) Bluestem, 4-2; Bryson Wesley (38-3) Decatur def. Brandon Poe (33-6) Sabetha, 5-3;   Storm Johnson (40-8) Wabaunsee def. Christian Keith (32-7) Eureka, 4-2.

182 — Isaac Luellen (19-0) Rossville def. Adam Janzen (38-6) Marion, 9-4; Dalton Brand (36-1) Russell def. Chance Schooler (25-4) Central Heights, 5-2;  Kody Collins (32-4) Doniphan West def. Gavin Lively (34-3) Norton, injury default; Kaden Housel (32-2) Cherryvale pinned Kyle Ames (41-5) Onaga, 5:00.

195 — Jordan Dole (27-13) Norton def. Nathan Vander Linden (37-9) Burlington, 3-2;  Tristan Speer (22-0) Troy def. Chance Boor (29-9) Hoisington, 1-0;  Rex Diederich (39-2) Decatur pinned Seth Fouts (35-6) Douglass, 1:58;  Quentin Clark (30-4) Minneapolis def. Dustin Blow (42-4) Onaga, 5-2.

220 — Kyle Palic (43-2) Marion pinned Juan Guzman (25-12) Hesston, 3:26; A.J. Cooper (36-2) Cimarron pinned Bratten Forbes (28-11) Atchison County, 1:05;  Luke Jacobs (35-3) Phillipsburg def. Abel Alvarez (21-8) Salina Sacred Heart, 11-7; Dylan Gassman (21-4) Oakley pinned Adam Perkins (30-4) McLouth, 2:30.

285 — Jaden Helms (37-0) Chaparral def. Mikel Cottenmyre (33-6) Republic County, 5-2; Landen Urban (36-6) Hoisington pinned Lane Hayes (28-14) Scott City, 1:58;  Ethan Gustus (40-7) Caney Valley; pinned Scott Kleinert (32-13) Marysville, 4:45; Jacob McCurdy (36-2) Lyons pinned Shakotah Blanka (20-8) St. Francis, 2:31.