SALT LAKE CITY — The Viewmont Vikings showed why they are the two-time defending state champions in wrestling this past Thursday night against Fremont in Bountiful. The Vikings showed no mercy on the Silver Wolves en route to a 60-10 team victory. The Davis Darts are considered by many to be the team to beat in Regions 1 and 5A this year. But, the Vikings are poised to battle the Darts in every way. They showed Fremont why nobody should take them lightly.

Out of the 15 different weight classes, Viewmont lost only three of the matches in the meet. And of those 12 Viewmont wins, eight came by way of pin victories.

The three Viking wrestlers to lose were Ryan Larsen, Matt Mann and Ryan Scadden. Here’s how the matches unfolded:

103 lbs. Josh Gunther (V) v. Tom Myers (F).

Gunther jumped out to an early two-point lead in the first round. He continued to control the match well into the second round. After increasing his points lead to 10-0 in the second round, Gunther got the pin victory over Myers with 41 seconds remaining in the round.

Win: Gunther (V)

112 lbs. Tyson Jackson (V).

Jackson got the evening off as he won by forfeit over the Silver Wolves.Win: Jackson (V)

119 lbs. Spencer Smoot (V) v. Zach Hancock (F).

This one was a little more competitive than the Gunther-Myers match, even though the result was almost identical. Smoot built up a 4-0 lead by the end of the first round until Hancock was awarded two points at the end of the round by virtue of a great two-point reversal move. Smoot came out determined in the second round and was controlling Hancock when he got Hancock in a difficult position and pinned the Silver Wolf with 47 seconds left in the second round. Win: Smoot (V)

125 lbs. Richard Winger (V) v. Dave Robell (F).

Robell came out and took control of Winger early. Robell took a narrow 3-2 point lead into the second round when Winger turned it on. With Winger gaining momentum, the Viking got the Silver Wolf in a pin position for nearly 30 seconds when Robell was finally whistled for the pin with 46 seconds remaining in the second round.

Win: Winger (V)

130 lbs. Ryan Larsen (V) v. Forrest Snyder (F).

This is when Fremont finally got on the scoreboard. This one was a very competitive match from the opening whistle. Snyder was in control late in the first round and took a 7-0 lead into the second. The match ended up going the distance as Larsen held firm in the second round but could manage only a single earned point in the second. Snyder looked to be coasting in the third round as he won by decision 12-2. Win: Snyder (F)

135 lbs. Travis Timothy (V) v. Logan Storey (F).

Timothy was in control for much of this match. Storey found himself down 2-0 going into the second when the deficit to Timothy ballooned to 6-1 heading into the third round. It didn’t take long for Timothy to beat Storey in the third as he pinned Storey only 40 seconds into the third round. Win: Timothy (V)

140 lbs. Matt Mann (V) v. Mike Toone (F).

This was probably the best match of the night. Mann looked to have the momentum early on as he held a 5-2 points lead going into the second round.

Mann increased his lead to 7-4 towards the end of the second round when Toone was rewarded for some beautiful wrestling the final 20 seconds of the round and went into the third up 9-7.

Mann never recovered from the five-point flurry of Toone and couldn’t muster anything in the rubber round to lose 10-7 to the Silver Wolf.

Win: Toone (F)

145 lbs. Devin Nelson (V) v. Dennis Meacham (F).

This match was never in jeopardy for Nelson. The Viking cruised in every round as he took a 5-0 lead into the second and then increased it to 7-0 heading into the third round.

Meacham got his first point of the match at the beginning of the final round but never got any closer than that. Nelson increased his lead to 11-2 and wound up winning by decision 15-2. Win: Nelson (V)

152 lbs. David Wiser (V) v. JD Langston (F).

Wiser had no competition from Langston throughout this one. Much like the Nelson match before this, Wiser cruised to a major decision victory in this one also.

Langston never recorded a point in this one and eventually lost by technical fall in the third round when he was already down 16-0 to Wiser.

Win: Wiser (V)

160 lbs. Ryan Scadden (V) v. Wendell Woolsey (F).

This was also a great match for the meet. Both wrestlers went wire to wire before Woolsey pulled out the win in overtime.

Scadden built up a comfortable 6-2 lead in the third round when Woolsey made his move to force the overtime round.

Two different two-point moves in the final two minutes tied the match up for Woolsey to force the overtime.

Woolsey got the first awarded points of the sudden death overtime and pulled out the victory 7-6.

Win: Woolsey (F)

171 lbs. Dan Johnson (V) v. Travis Krebs (F).

This match was also a doozy. Johnson found himself down 3-2 heading into the third and final round against Krebs. The match was low scoring, but it showed the wrestling skill of both competitors.

Johnson tied up the match early in the third round with a one-point escape at the 1:45 mark. With one minute remaining, Johnson recorded a huge two-point takedown on Krebs and all Krebs could get was one more point to close out the match a 5-4 loser.

Win: Johnson (V)

189 lbs. Chase Hansen (V) v. Matt Judge (F).

Hansen was in control for much of this match. Hansen would eventually increase his point’s lead to 7-0 when Judge made a mini comeback to 7-4 in the second round. Judge found himself down 9-4 in the third round when Hansen pinned him with 51 seconds left in the round for the win.

Win: Hansen (V)

215 lbs. Mason Milligan (V) v. Brad Judge (F).

Milligan showed that he was not only an uncontrollable force on the gridiron this season, but he is also very tough to handle on a wrestling mat. Milligan appeared to be toying with Judge as he carried a 5-0 point lead with him into the second round.

That lead increased to 7-0 when a Milligan pin ended the match with 1:40 left to wrestle in the second round.

Win: Milligan (V)

275 lbs. Chris Mortensen (V) v. JC Oram (F).

Oram had no chance in this one.

Mortensen got two quick points in the first round and ended up pinning Oram just 57 seconds into the opening round for the victory.

Win: Mortensen (V).