THOMAS — Snake River wrestling didn’t just win a state championship Saturday. The Panthers were part of history.

The team won its record 12th state championship and four individuals captured titles. Plus, 11 wrestlers placed in the top six. All are school records as of at least 1987.

The 12 state championships are the most in the 3A classification in Idaho and second-most in any classification (Teton, 14).

Snake River scored 246 points, more than any Panthers team post-1986. Their total was 24.5 points shy of Shelley’s 3A record set in 2007.

Senior Treyton Nilsson won his fourth individual state championship to become the ninth 3A wrestler ever to accomplish the feat and the third in school history.

It’s safe to say it was a special season.

“To get one or two in the finals and have a couple of placers, a lot of times that’s a successful season,” said Panthers coach Jeff Gardner. “It’s a rare deal to have 11 kids placing and have a four-time state champ and four of the five (finalists) win a title. It’s pretty special for us.”

The championship is Gardner’s second (2011) and a first for Nilsson, who can finally add a team state championship to his collection after Snake River finished either second or third each of the previous three seasons.

“It’s pretty cool. I just wanted that more than anything this year,” Nilsson said. “That is so nice. Great way to sign off on my senior year.”

Snake River is accustomed to athletic success.

The 2015 wrestling state title gives the school 43 athletic state championships, according to the Idaho High School Activities Association website. In November, the football team won its 10th state championship, tied for most in Idaho history.

“I think a lot has to do with our community,” said Snake River athletic director Robert Coombs. “Our community values athletics a lot, and they stand behind them. Our administration’s great. We have a lot of athletic kids, being a farming community, where these kids learn how to work. It’s real exciting to see our kids keep hanging the banners.”

Gardner said the winning doesn’t get old, and he hopes the success of this year’s wrestling team will translate to the future.

“I hope we can keep that ball rolling,” he said. “Kids, they start winning, they start feeling some pride and hopefully that’ll transfer. They’ll work hard and we can stay on top.”