Four local high school wrestling teams finished in the top eight of their respective class in state tournament action last week.

In Class 6A, Davis placed fifth in the field. In Class 5A, Viewmont had the highest finish among Davis County school in that class, finishing sixth. Farmington and Woods Cross came next, placing seventh and eighth, respectively.

The Darts fought hard to make a top-five showing. Davis finished with 136 points, 9.5 behind the fourth-place team, Westlake, and 12 points behind the third-place finishers, Fremont. Pleasant Grove dominated the 6A ranks by amassing 278 points. It was the Vikings’ 10th state title in the past 11 years.

Individually, six Davis wrestlers found their way to the podium, placing in the top six of their weight classes. Headlining the day was Maclaine Percival at 152 pounds. He defeated Pleasant Grove’s Zeke Kelley in the championship round to win the title. Alex Schefer advanced all the way to the final match where he lost top Pleasant Grove’s Ted Johnson, finishing in the runner-up spot. At 195 pounds, Mason Rigby earned some points for Davis by placing fifth in the weight class. Davis Richardson was the second Dart to make it to the championship round.

He did so in the 220-pound class where he couldn’t overcome Fremont’s Mason Kiser.

In the 285-pound division, Davis was well-represented. Two Dart wrestlers, Tayden Roundy and Lucas Baird, qualified for state and had top-six showings. Roundy placed fourth, and Baird was sixth.

In the 5A classification, Payson took home the trophy with 268 points. Viewmont compiled 114.5 and had six top-six performers. Karson Rees brought home an individual title.

He defeated Deegaan Palmer of Payson in the final match to win the championship in the 32 pound class. Moses Espinoza-Owens was another championship wrestler. He came in first in the 152-pound class, defeating Rylan Stevens from Mountain View. His brother Marcus Espinoza-Owens nearly duplicated the feat. He was the runner-up in the 160-pound class, coming up short in the final match against Jaden Strange of Mountain Ridge.

Alex Zesiger came in fourth in the 170-pound division for Viewmont, while teammate Spencer Lee was fifth in the 106-pound group.

Farmington had 78 points, doing most of its damage in the 106-pound division. The Phoenix had the rare feat of placing three wrestlers from that class in the top six, led by Jacob Waddoups, who was runner-up. Brandon Waddoups was fourth in that division, and Hudson Palmer was fifth. Darion Wesche was fifth in the 152-pound group.

Woods Cross scored 74 points at the meet. Colton Erickson highlighted the championship tournament for the Wildcats with his title-winning effort at 138 pounds. He got by Bryson Lloyd of Wasatch to earn first-place recognition. Christian Smooth was third in the 182-pound weight class. Other top-six finishers for the Wildcats were Jack Goodrich (sixth in the 106-pound division) and Cash Henderson (sixth place in the 195-pound group).