With six, first-place finishers, the Burns Hilander wrestling team vaulted ahead of the competition, taking first in the Pendleton Red Lion Invitational held at the Pendleton Convention Center on Wednesday, Dec. 21.

Kempton Richardson (106), Kale Cornell (126), Hazen Johnson (132), Carter Lardy (145), Hunter Kemper (152), and Easton Kemper (170) each took home gold in their respective weight class.

The Hilanders placed first with 261 points. Hood River Valley took second with 169.5 points, Baker placed third with 159.5 points, Nyssa placed fourth with 153.5, and Pendleton rounded out the top five with 148.5 points. A total of 19 schools participated in the contest.

Individual results for Burns High School are as follows:

106 pounds
Quarterfinal — Kempton Richardson (Burns) won by fall over Jefferson Steele (Pendleton) (0:18)
Semifinal — Richardson (Burns) won by decision over Joey Duncan (Baker) (8-3)
Frist-Place Match — Richardson (Burns) won by decision over Dawson Tremper (Pendleton) (5-0)

113 pounds
Quarterfinal — Peyton Miller (East Valley/Yakima) won by fall over Ryan Glascock (Burns) (4:36)
Concession Round 1 — Glascock (Burns) received a bye
Concession Semi — Leyton Adams (Hood River Valley) won by fall over Glascock (Burns) (1:18)
Fifth-Place Match — Glascock (Burns) won by fall over Joshua McLaughlin (Hood River Valley) (0:36)

120 pounds
Quarterfinal — Thomas Winn (Burns) won by fall over Nick Sandberg (Ontario) (0:21)
Semifinal — Winn (Burns) won by decision over Preston Hill (Burns) (5-2)
First-Place Match — Aldo Duran (Baker) won by decision over Winn (Burns) (10-4)
Quarterfinal — Preston Hill (Burns) won by major decision over Jake Lawrence (Madras) (14-1)
Semifinal — Thomas Winn (Burns) won by decision over Hill (Burns) (5-2)
Concession Semi — Hill (Burns) won by fall over Colson Johnston (Ontario) (1:32)
Third-Place Match — Hill (Burns) won by fall over Jake Lawrence (Madras) (1:08)

126 pounds
Championship Round 1 — Kale Cornell (Burns) received a bye
Championship Round 2 — Cornell (Burns) won by fall over Carter Van Meter (Sisters) (1:05)
Quarterfinal — Cornell (Burns) won by fall over Jayden Esquiro (Madras) (1:26)
Semifinal — Cornell (Burns) won by fall over Jesus Ortega-Laur (Hood River Valley) (0:19)
First-Place Match — Cornell (Burns) won by decision over Canon Winn (Burns) (5-3)
Championship Round 1 — Henry Barnes (Burns) won by fall over Marcus Chamberlain (Baker) (2:27)
Championship Round 2 — Barnes (Burns) won by fall over Maddix Neslson (Hood River Valley) (1:43)
Quarterfinal — Earl Oliver (Madras) won by fall over Barnes (Burns) (5:03)
Concession Round 3 — Miguel Roque Rojas (East Valley/Yakima) won by fall over Barnes (Burns) (4:04)
Seventh-Place Match — Jayden Esquiro (Madras) won by major decision over Barnes (Burns) (18-6)
Championship Round 1 — Canon Winn (Burns) received a bye
Championship Round 2 — Winn (Burns) won by fall over Nolan Briels (Baker) (1:44)
Quarterfinal — Winn (Burns) won by fall over Miguel Roque Rojas (East Valley/Yakima) (2:19)
Semifinal — Winn (Burns) won by fall over Earl Oliver (Madras) (0:22)
First-Place Match — Kale Cornell (Burns) won by decision over Winn (Burns) (5-3)

132 pounds
Championship Round 1 — Derek Waterbury (East Valley/Yakima) won by fall over Lucian Miller (Burns) (5:41)
Concession Round 1 — Miller (Burns) received a bye
Concession Round 2 — Caleb Woodruff (Nyssa) won by injury default over Miller (Burns) (1:23)
Concession Round 3 — Miller (Burns) received a bye
21st Place Match — Miller (Burns) received a bye
Championship Round 1 — Hazen Johnson (Burns) received a bye
Championship Round 2 — Johnson (Burns) won by decision over Lenin Leon (East Valley/Yakima) (4-3)
Quarterfinal — Johnson (Burns) won by fall over Tyson Kemp (Sisters) (1:40)
Semifinal — Johnson (Burns) won by fall over Jacob Smith (Hood River Valley) (1:24)
First-Place Match -— Johnson (Burns) won by fall over Owen Golter (Pendleton) (1:04)

145 pounds
Championship Round 1 — Carter Lardy (Burns) won by fall over Alexander Fella (Pendleton) (1:06)
Quarterfinal — Lardy (Burns) won by fall over Sam Platz (Union) (1:45)
Semifinal — Lardy (Burns) won by major decision over Lute Ramsden (Enterprise) (12-0)
First-Place Match — Lardy (Burns) won by fall over Saul Lopez (Heppner) (Fall 4:17)

152 pounds
Championship Round 1 — LeRoy Phillips-Yale (Nyssa) won by fall over Wesley Graham (Burns) (1:38)
Concession Round 1 — Graham (Burns) won by fall over Gavin Clark (Pendleton) (2:00)
Concession Round 2 — Jayton Black (Irrigon) won by fall over Graham (Burns) (1:59)
11th Place Match — Graham (Burns) won by fall over Ben Lemmon (Echo) (0:55)
Championship Round 1 — Hunter Kemper (Burns) received a bye
Quarterfinal — Kemper (Burns) won by fall over Glen Hartley (Nyssa) (0:34)
Semifinal — Kemper (Burns) won by fall over Orlando Perfecto (Nyssa) (1:02)
First-Place Match — Kemper (Burns) won by fall over Ben Cooper (Sisters) (2:57)

160 pounds
Championship Round 1 — Andrew Barnes (Burns) received a bye
Championship Round 2 — Alexander DeLatorre (The Dalles) won by major decision over Barnes (Burns) (12-1)
Concession Round 2 — Barnes (Burns) won by fall over Tyler Boor (Heppner) (2:30)
Concession Round 3 — Barnes (Burns) won by fall over Aiden Rocha (Ontario) (4:49)
9th Place Match — Barnes (Burns) won by fall over Kevin Castro (Hood River Valley) (1:42)

170 pounds
Championship Round 1 — Easton Kemper (Burns) won by forfeit
Quarterfinal — Kemper (Burns) won by fall over Camren McCann (Echo) (0:54)
Semifinal — Kemper (Burns) won by fall over Graison Stone (Baker) (1:52)
First-Place Match — Kemper (Burns) won by fall over Aidan Perkins (Pendleton) (0:57)

182 pounds
Championship Round 1 — Joe Weil (Burns) received a bye
Quarterfinal — Weil (Burns) won by fall over Joel Bronson (Hood River Valley) (5:21)
Semifinal — Weil (Burns) won by fall over Keith Reece (Madras) (0:47)
First-Place Match — Joseph Lathrop (Elgin) won by fall over Weil (Burns) (2:27)