HAYS — Hoisington’s Ball brothers got off to a rousing start in the Class 3-1A state wrestling championship. 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 had ever qualified or won state wrestling titles in the same year.
Brandon Ball became a fourth-time state champion to become the 33rd four-time Kansas state champion. Ball (43-1) defeated Tribune-Greeley County’s Caleb Austin 3-2 to avenge a regular-season loss to the transfer from Kentucky.
The Hoisington Cardinals scored 104.5 points to earn the runner-up state trophy. Norton scored 118.5 points to finish first.
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 lost championship matches. No. 3 Jonathan Ball (145) lost a hard-fought 3-2 championship match to No. 1 ranked Corey Tyler of St. Marys (50-1).
No. 3 Jonathan Ball (145) defeated Cherryvale’s Alex Van Rooy, 15-0. Ball 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) lost 18-3 to No. 1 ranked Greg Tooley of St. Marys (44-0) in the finals. He finished with a 39-7 record.
Christopher Ball pinned Plainville’s Trevor Houser in 3:28. Ball 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) qualified as Hoisington’s fourth semifinal qualifier with two wins, but lost in the semifinals. Urban (37-7) finished fifth with a pin in 1:30 over Caney Valley’s Ethan Gustus.
Urban defeated Eureka’s Grayson Pryce, 7-5.  In the quarterfinals, Urban pinned Scott City’s Lane Hayes (28-14) in 1:58;  Urban lost 5-0 to No. 1 ranked Jaden Helms (37-0) of Chaparral High School in the semifinals.
Hoisington’s Tanner Cassity (113) finished sixth with a loss in 3:32 against Sabetha’s Seth Harrell (26-5). Cassity finished 2-2 in consolation matches. Cassity pinned Sublette’s Alex Depperschmidt in 2:55. Rossville’s Bryce Gfeller defeated Cassity 14-3 in the quarterfinals.
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 Effingham’s Joey Landwehr. No. 6 Kendall Miller (24-10) Norton defeated Hunter Hanzlick, 11-4 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).

CLASS 3-1A
TEAM TOTALS —1. Norton 118.5; 2. Hoisington 104.5; 3. Rossville 103; 4. Silver Lake 86; 5. Scott City 78; 6. Marion 59; 7. St. Marys 54.5; 8. Oberlin-Decatur 54; 9. Atwood-Rawlins County 52; 10. Smith Center 49.5
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES
106 —Zachary Tucker (35-9) Scott City def. Ryan Johnson (41-5) Norton, 5-2
113 —Bryce Gfeller (27-2) Rossville def. Bryce Younger (38-4), Ellis, 8-5
120 — Hunter Ostertag (33-9) Atchison County def. Dalton Duiltmeier (41-6) Silver Lake, 1-0.
126 — David Hileman, (30-8) Smith Center pinned Riley Tubbs (43-3) Wabaunsee, 5:20.
132 —Tristan Porsch (40-1) Hoxie def. Macrae Migchelbrink (28-3) Atwood, 12-2
138 — Brandon Ball (43-1) Hoisington vs. Caleb Austin (43-1) Greeley County, 3-2
145 — Corey Tyler (51-1) St. Marys def. Jonathan Ball (43-2), 3-2
152 — Greg Tooley, St. Marys (46-0) def. Christopher Ball (39-7) Hoisington,18-3
160 — Chuck Schmidt (21-3) Eureka def. Nick Reesor, (38-7) Rossville, 1-0.
170 —Josh Nelsen (37-3) Marysville def. Bryson Wesley (39-4) Decatur, 7-2
182 — Isaac Luellen (21-0) Rossville def. Kaden Housel (33-3) Cherryvale, 13-3
195 —Tristan Speer (23-0) Troy def. Rex Diederich (39-3) Decatur, 3-1
220 — Kyle Palic (45-2) Marion pinned Luke Jacobs (36-4) Phillipsburg, 1:51
285 — Jaden Helms (39-0) Chaparral vs. Jacob McCurdy (37-3) Lyons, 9-1

HOISINGTON MATCHES
113—Tanner Cassity, Hoisington pinned Sublette’s Alex Depperschmidt (23-10), 2:55; Quarterfinal—No. 1 Bryce Gfeller (25-2) Rossville def. Cassity, 14-3; Consolation — Cassity def. Justin Skerce, Council Grove (28-9), 10-8; Cassity def. Gavin Burgess, Fredonia (38-3), 14-10; Michael Marsh, Silver Lake (30-11) pinned Cassity, 2:21; Fifth place — Seth Harrell, Sabetha (26-8) pinned Cassity (27-15), 3:32.  

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, 16-0; Consolation —Jasyon Feiler, St. Marys (34-13) def. Urban (19-15), 4-2.

170—Hunter Hanzlick, Hoisington def. Effingham’s Joey Landwehr (18-8), 7-4; Quarterfinal—No. 6 Kendall Miller (24-10) Norton def. Hunter Hanzlick, 11-4; Consolation — Hanzlick def. Derek Naegele, Osborne (25-11), 7-1; Lane Moran, Bluestem (43-2) def. Hanzlick (33-15), 6-1.

182—Onaga’s Kyle Amos (40-4) def. Austin McHenry, Hoisington, 3-2; Consolation —McHenry pinned Tanner Lowry, WaKeeney (22-16), 4:51; Adam Janzen, Marion (41-7) pinned McHenry (36-11), 2:46.

195—No. 6 Chance Boor, Hoisington def. Caney Valley’s Wyatt Anderson (23-12), 10-2; No. 1 Tristan Speer (22-0) Troy def. Boor Hoisington, 1-0; Consolation--Boor pinned Caleb Vogelsberg, Marysville (34-12), 4:12; Chris Cox, Oakley (38-12) def. Boor (30-10), 7-0.

220—Effingham’s Bratten Forbes (29-10) pinned Justin Bradley, Hoisington, 4:24; Consolation —Bradley def. Clay Holloway, Cherryvale (16-16), 11-3; Bradley def. Abel Alvaraz, Sacred Heart (21-9), 9-4; Wyatt Eitel, Scott City (30-21) def. Bradley (8-6), 11-3.

285—No. 3 Landen Urban, Hoisington 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—No. 1 Jaden Helms (38-0) Chaparral def. Urban, 5-0; Consolation —Jacob Leuthold, Sabetha (24-5) def. Urban, 9-6; Fifth place — Urban (37-7) pinned Ethan Gustus, Caney Valley (40-10), 1:30.