Auburn’s Kyle Guthrie had faced few challenges this season – until the flu hit.

A day before he captured the sub-regional championship at Bonney Lake High School, the 220-pound senior said he “didn’t want to move.”

Through a diet of cranberry juice, Guthrie persevered as he pinned all three of his opponents, including Enumclaw’s Levi Ward for the championship, Saturday. Guthrie, who is ranked No. 1 in his weight class in Class 3A, needed just 1 minute, 16 seconds to take the title match.

“Kyle Guthrie has had a terrible flu, but he decided to train, fight through it and compete,” Auburn coach Dennis Herren said.

Guthrie was one of three class champions for the Trojans, who grabbed the team tournament title with 269 points.

“All of us have been working hard,” said Auburn senior Cole Washburn, who earned a 9-2 decision against Lakes’ Jonivan Manibusan for the title at 172 pounds. “A lot of our players are sick, hurt and injured, and we just keep going through it and fighting.”

Senior Jarett Bishop’s championship at 160 was the most competitive among the Trojans’ champions. He did not secure the decisive points against Sumner’s Jacob Brumbaugh until he scored a takedown with 14 seconds remaining in a 5-3 win.

“The whole match was pretty intense,” Bishop said. “He was a lot stronger than I was. He kept shooting in and shooting in. I noticed when he shot in he kind of stopped his movement for a minute. When I had the opportunity, I stuffed his head and went behind (him), just like I could’ve drew it up.”

Auburn’s three class champions will join at least six other wrestlers at regionals Saturday at North Thurston High School. The top four wrestlers in each weight class from the sub-regional advance. The group includes seniors Drew Aplin (second place, 132); Deshawndre Appleton (third, 182); Ralph Moniz (third, 220); Alex Murray (fourth, 170); Kolone Pedebone (fourth, 152); and Sjon Snitily (third, 145). A pair of fifth-place finishers – sophomore Daniel Alonzo (120) and senior Jamison Glenn (138) – will serve as alternates.

Auburn Mountainview advances six wrestlers to regionals. The Lions, on the strength of two weight-class champions, placed fifth among eight teams with 166.6 points.

Senior Antonio Corea pinned Bonney Lake sophomore Sam Peterson in 3:20 for the 285-pound title.

“I was just seeing how he wrestled,” Corea said. “Right when I felt comfortable, that’s when I shot in and started doing all of the stuff I like to do.”

Junior Yahya Mirzaei avenged a setback earlier in the season against Bonney Lake sophomore Mason Sabin with a 7-5 win. Mirzaei, who had a 6-2 lead during the bout, realized afterward that he has room for improvement.

“I need to work more on moving faster, especially when I’m on the bottom,” he said.

Auburn Mountainview will send seniors Muqtar Barfield (second, 195), Dylan Foley (second, 145) and Joey Santos (second, 138) and freshman Russell Hanson (fourth, 120) to regionals. Fifth-place finishers, freshman Brandon Buell (106) and sophomore Noah Koester (126), will serve as alternates.

Lions coach Jay McGuffin said Barfield’s performance was notable because he was ranked third entering sub-regionals.

“He was so excited just to be in the final … he couldn’t stop grinning from ear to ear,” he said. “I think he forgot he needed to compete.”

Auburn Riverside finished seventh with 120 points and will send three wrestlers to regionals: freshman Yusef Nelson (third, 106), junior Chris Ceja (fourth, 195) and sophomore Marco Galeano (fourth, 106). Fifth-place alternates for the Ravens are seniors Noah Ajeto (132) and Diego Cabanas (195) and sophomores Andy McCurdy (220), Sam Onishchenko (182) and Arthur Troncoso (160).

The three Auburn schools will send a minimum of 18 wrestlers to regionals.

“It’s just great to see that more than one Auburn school can come into a tournament, have a lot of placers and finish high,” Bishop said. “The Auburn wrestling community is pretty strong.”