If the Class 4A state wrestling championships are anything like Saturday's Ron Thon Memorial Invitational, wrestling fans will be in for a treat.

The top three teams at this weekend's tournament in Riverton were all within five points. Gillette won the meet with 198 points; Star Valley was second with 196.5; Natrona County was third with 193.

The tournament could have gone to any one of the three teams, but the Camels had three individual champions, more than any other team, and that was enough to outlast the Braves and Mustangs.

Gillette's Tyler Cox won the 112-pound weight class and was named the meets outstanding lower-weights wrestler. Tyler Juby added a first-place finish at 135 pounds for Gillette and teammate Telbe Storbeck won the 145-pound class.

Natrona County had two individual champions, Briston Brenton at 140 pounds and Cody Brown at 152, and their victories in the championship round may have helped Gillette more than anyone. Both Brenton and Brown beat wrestlers from Star Valley in their championship matches - Brenton beat Zach Walker 7-3, while Brown pinned Tim Hokanson in 1 minute, 11 seconds - giving Gillette just enough breathing room to win the tournament for the fourth consecutive year.

Star Valley was anchored by its lone individual champion (Zach Booth at 215) and three other runners-up.

Both Gillette and Star Valley had four wrestlers in Saturday's championship, while Natrona had three. NC had three wrestlers finish in third place.

Green River, which had Mark Harris win the 103-pound bracket, was a distant fourth place at 145.5 points.

Powell finished fifth with 126 points and was the highest-placing Class 3A team. Trevor Donarski (130 pounds) and Mak Jones (189) each won their respective weights for the Panthers.

Kelly Walsh finished eighth, but had two individual champions in Jesse Hillhouse at 119 pounds and Perry McAfee at 125. Both won nail-biting finishes, as Hillhouse beat Green River's Seth Harris 4-3 in his championship and McAfee beat Rocky Mountain's J.R. Vezain 8-6 in overtime.

Lander also had two individual champions, Bret Klopp at 160 pounds and Cody Brunty at 285. Klopp was named the meet's outstanding upper-weights wrestler.

Also earning an individual championship was Evanston's Miles Nixon, who won the 171-pound bracket.

Ron Thon Memorial Invitational

Friday-Saturday

At Riverton

Team: Gillette 198; Star Valley 196.5; Natrona County 193; Green River 145.5; Powell 126; Douglas 107.5; Rock Springs 105.5; Kelly Walsh 103.5; Wheatland 101.5; Cheyenne Central 86; Evanston 82; Lander 81; Laramie 77; Cheyenne East 71; Cokeville 63; Upton 49.5; Sheridan 42.5; Riverton 41; Greybull-Riverside 40; Rocky Mountain 35; Big Piney 32.5; Worland 31; Jackson, Thermopolis 24; Cody 19; Moorcroft 18; Shoshoni 17; Kemmerer 4; Lovell, Rawlins 0.

103: First, Mark Harris, GR, dec Max Vichi, BP, 2-0. Third, Matt Child, CE, maj dec Jared Leithead, Wor, 13-1. Fifth, Aaron Vye, CC, maj dec Josh Claye, SV, 13-0. Semifinals: Harris tech fall Vye 4:00; Vichi dec Claye 7-1.

112: First, Tyler Cox, Gil, dec Justin Gardner, SV, 16-9. Third, Cade Schindler, Whe, dec Joe Best, CE, 4-1. Fifth, Jacob Flores, GR, dec Luke Honey, Upt, 11-4. Semifinals, Cox pin Best 4:22; Gardner pin Schindler 1:53.

119: First, Jesse Hillhouse, KW, dec Seth Harris, GR, 4-3. Third, Ricky Fairbanks, SV, pin Cody Cisneros, Lar, 0:52. Fifth, Kasey Bertagnolli, RS, pin Leandro Arias, CC, 4:26. Semifinals, Hillhouse dec Fairbanks 3-2; Harris maj dec Cisneros 9-1.

125: First, Perry McAfee, KW, dec J.R. Vezain, RM, 8-6 OT. Third, Kris Stenhaug, NC, dec Justin Schumacher, GR, 6-3. Fifth, Tyler Schwab, SV, dec Austin Breckinridge, CC, 10-7. Semifinals, McAfee maj dec Breckinridge 12-4; Vezain dec Schumacher 7-3.

130: First, Trevor Donarski, Pow, maj dec Andy McCulley, RS, 8-0. Third, Marc Madsen, Gil, maj dec Ethan Riegel, Lar, 14-5. Fifth, Riley Rasmussen, NC, dec Aaron Camis, BP, 5-2. Semifinals, Donarski dec Camis 5-2; McCulley pin Riegel 1:57.

135: First, Tyler Juby, Gil, pin Phillip Young, NC, 4:57. Third, Kasey Garnhart, G-R, dec Joseph Platt, Eva, 5-1. Fifth, Orlando Rodriguez, Riv, pin Levi Hale, Whe, 2:02. Semifinals, Juby dec Platt 14-10; Young dec Garnhart 6-4.

140: First, Briston Brenton, NC, dec Zack Walker, SV, 7-3. Third, Auston Carter, Pow, dec Pat Lehnen, Dou, 9-4. Fifth, Nick Adame, RS, dec Chase Maddock, Cok, 11-4. Semifinals, Brenton pin Lehnen 3:05; Walker dec Carter 9-4.

145: First, Telbe Storbeck, Gil, dec Jake Sowers, Eva, 6-2. Third, Ab Brown, NC, pin T.C. Muhlbach, CC, 2:21. Fifth, Bryan Luthi, SV, maj dec Steven Stevenson, Dou, 10-1. Semifinals, Sowers dec Luthi 2-0; Storbeck dec Brown 5-3.

152: First, Cody Brown, NC, pin Tim Hokanson, SV, 1:11. Third, Pierre Etchemendy, Dou, maj dec Tommy Thoman, GR, 11-0. Fifth, Hayden Jones, CC, dec Colton Manow, Lan, 10-5. Semifinals, Brown pin Etchemendy 1:21; Hokanson pin Jones 3:48.

160: First, Bret Klopp, Lan, dec Brady Burgess, Gil, 5-4. Third, Brice Parkhill, NC, pin Laken Kennington, SV, 0:53. Fifth, Josh Miller, Jac, dec Pete Lambert, Upt, 10-7. Semifinals, Burgess pin Kennington 5:08; Klopp dec Miller 9-7 OT.

171: First, Miles Nixon, Eva, dec Scott Boner, Dou, 5-4. Third, Franklin Henderson, KW, dec Lan Whitaker, Pow, 3-2. Fifth, Shane Albert, Upt, def Chase Tyson, Whe, default. Semifinals: Nixon dec Tyson 7-3; Boner maj dec Henderson 11-2.

189: First, Mak Jones, Pow, dec Devan Pope, Cok, 4-1. Third, Tyson Anderson, GR, dec Michael Poulos, Lar, 7-1. Fifth, Patrick Hartford, RS, pin Derek Thrall, Gil, 4:29. Semifinals, Jones maj dec Hartford 12-2; Pope dec Anderson 10-8.

215: First, Zach Booth, SV, maj dec Kurtis Wilson, Whe, 12-0. Third, Cody McCalla, She, maj dec Anthony Fleak, Gil, 10-2. Fifth, Jason Simmer, CE, pin Bob Anderson, G-R, 3:38. Semifinals, Booth dec Fleak 7-2; Wilson dec McCalla 10-3.

285: First, Cody Brunty, Lan, def Cody Powers, Whe, default. Third, R.J. Boylan, Gil, pin Travis Lynch, KW, 1:27. Fifth, Island Richards, RS, pin Chance Gonka, Sho, 1:13. Semifinals, Brunty pin Boylan 4:01; Powers pin Richards 2:22.

Outstanding lower-weights wrestler: Tyler Cox, Gillette.

Outstanding upper-weights wrestler: Bret Klopp, Lander.