DAVIS COUNTY — People looking to see some of the best wrestling in Utah will not have to travel far today.

The Region 1 and Region 5 tournaments are underway in South Davis County.

The Region 5 tournament is taking place at Woods Cross High while the Region 1 tournament is at Layton High.

Both tournament finals will take place at 7 p.m. tonight.

In Region 5, Woods Cross and Bountiful each have wrestlers who could make some noise.

Woods Cross’ Brandon George (103), Casey Carolan (112), Brock Rose (119), and the Kendrick brothers (160 and 171) are among the standouts for the Cats.

Bountiful’s Wade Young (160), David Coffman (171), Benj Mills (189), and Ben Lemond (215) are tough wrestlers for the Braves.

As for the team title, Mountain Crest and Box Elder are heavy favorites to battle for bragging rights. Both are ranked just behind Payson in 4A state.

In addition, Mountain Crest’s 171 pounder, Ethan Lofthouse, is the top wrestler in the nation at his weight class.

Region 1 is expected to be a dog fight between Davis and Viewmont for the team title. Each team is loaded with talent and experience.

Brett Naylor (112), Zak Baker (119), Todd Smoot (125) and Braiden Hart (140) are just a handful of the top-ranked 5A team.

Viewmont remains ranked no. 2 in 5A and have plenty of strong wrestlers of its own.

Kenji Sato (119), Mike Winger (125), Josh Smoot (130), Ikeru Abe (140), Mitch Rasmussen (145) and Danner Kjar (152) are the best chances for individual titles.

A much-anticipated final that could happen includes the third showdown between Hart and Abe. The two split their first two matches and are considered the best 140 pounders in 5A.

Layton’s 112 pounder Brayden Humphreys is the top wrestler in his weight class. A big question for the Lancers has been the availability of star Shea Kopecky (171) who injured his knee at a tournament in Idaho two weeks ago.

The winner of the Richardson Memorial, Kopecky, if able to wrestle, should be the man to beat at his weight class.

sschulte@davisclipper.com