They might be brothers, but Anthony and Brandon Doyle don't see eye-to-eye on a lot of things.

Never mind that Anthony, the older brother by 13 months, stands 5-foot-5 compared to his younger brother Brandon, who measures 5-9. Their difference in height is far less different than some of their other traits.

"He's a real clean person, and I'm not," Anthony Doyle said. "I'm a little lazier when it comes to chores. He tells me to clean stuff all the time, but as an older brother, I'm not going to let him tell me to do anything."

Though the two brothers have taken out their frustrations on one another at times, they prefer to take them out against their opponents on the wrestling mat.

It's been a good outlet for the two Poudre High School wrestlers. Both are among the very best at their respective weight divisions.

Brandon, a junior, is ranked No. 3 in Class 5A at 152 pounds by On the Mat. Anthony, a senior, presently is holding down the No. 4-ranking at 125 pounds.

"Their commitment level is there, but they're like brothers," Poudre wrestling coach Barrett Golyer said. "They yell at one another and are at each others throats."

Their mother, Yvonne Doyle, said there is little question the two have their differences, but she says the two also stick together when it matters.

"They're like night and day," Yvonne Doyle said. "Brandon's very outgoing and very intense. Anthony is very reserved and very laid back. But they are always there for each other. It's almost been like they've been twins because they're so close in age."

Both brothers got started in wrestling together. Anthony was 5 and Brandon 4 when they would go with their older brother Bobby to his high school wrestling practice in Salinas, Calif.

The two stuck around and joined the freestyle wrestling club that worked out after the high school practice would end.

"We were just young," Brandon Doyle said. "We just liked wrestling and we liked going with our brother to practice and then we had the opportunity to get involved in the freestyle club. Our parents have also really supported us with whatever we've wanted to do in wrestling."

In the spring of 1999, Brandon and Anthony moved with their parents to Fort Collins and quickly found their way to the nearest wrestling club.

"We started wrestling for Choice City and just moved up the ladder like everyone else," Anthony Doyle said. "We wrestled in junior high and now we're both wrestling in high school."

While Anthony is older, Brandon's ascent to the top came much quicker.

He qualified for the state tournament as freshman and sophomore and owns a 29-5 record this season.

"He's a great inspiration," Anthony Doyle said. "Not many kids come out as freshman and continue to do as well as he's done. I know my freshman year I wasn't very good.

"He inspires me. It's almost like he's an older brother to me. He pushes it hard and that makes me push it harder. He's definitely boosted my career, I think, having him as a teammate all these years."

Though his development might have taken longer, Anthony is winning at a level comparable to his younger brother. After missing the first half of the season because he was academically ineligible, Anthony has rebounded with an 18-4 record.

Thursday night against Rocky Mountain, with Poudre needing a pin to keep alive any hopes it had of winning the dual, Anthony pulled off the feat with just 19 seconds to spare using a counter-move he learned this summer at a wrestling intensive camp at the University of Minnesota.

"If anything, Anthony is a flashier wrestler," Golyer said. "Up to this point, Brandon's just had more gifts, but Anthony has finally matured more and he's now up there where he can match what Brandon's doing. He's one of those kids that could do well at state. He just needs to wrestle every match and not look ahead."

This week the two brothers and their Poudre teammates will compete at the Region 3 wrestling tournament at Legacy High. The top four finishers in each weight class advance to the state tournament, which runs Feb. 16-18, in Denver at the Pepsi Center.

"No question, winning state is the plan," Brandon Doyle said. "I just have to stay motivated and focused."

As focused as Brandon will be with his matches, expect him to also be fixated on what his older brother is doing at 125 pounds.

"I really like being on the same team with him, especially when we both win," Brandon Doyle said. "It makes it a lot more fun. It definitely pumps me up a little bit more when he wins."

Once the season ends, the two brothers say they plan on heading to Keystone where Anthony will ski and Brandon will snowboard.

Until then, the two will try and keep their differences to a minimum, while focusing on what they have in common - primarily wrestling.

"We talk about wrestling all the time," Anthony Doyle said. "It's a huge conversation for us. He cuts my hair and I cut his hair so we'll sit down once a week and just talk about wrestling. He gives me advice and I give him advice. It's really cool. It's like we're each other's coach."