Ronan 3rd, Polson 4th in mat poll
The Class A coaches wrestling poll has a few changes in the top five positions with two weeks left in the season.
Belgrade replaces Havre as the No. 1-ranked team. Havre slips to No. 2.
Ronan remains third, followed by Polson and Laurel.
Polson was ranked fifth last week.
Libby continues to hold on at the No. 10 spot.
Ronan, Polson and Libby will all be in action at the Northwestern A divisional on Saturday in Polson. The state tournament follows Feb. 12-13 in Billings.
Individually, Ronan and Polson both have two wrestlers top ranked in their weight classes. For Polson, it’s Craig Feistner (30-3) at 98 and Brock Picard (28-1) at 171.
Ronan’s Cameron Neiss (33-0) is No. 1 at 130 with Toby Cheff (30-2) No. 1 at 189.
Kelly Houle (32-2) of Columbia Falls is ranked No. 1 at 215.
Class A Coaches Poll
Team
1. Belgrade; 2. Havre; 3. Ronan; 4. Polson; 5. Laurel; 6. Frenchtown; 7. Glendive; 8. Sidney; 9. Corvallis; 10. Libby
Individuals
98 – 1, Craig Feistner, Pol; 2, Tyler Kinn, Gle; 3, Glenn Hensley, Ftn; 4, Chase Malone, Cor; 5, Karson Kukes, Lau; 6, Seth McCall, CF.
105 – 1, Bryce Weatherston, Bel; 2, Marcus Malone, Cor; 3, Gilbert Bara, Hav; 4, Pat Sumner, Pol; 5, Travis Kaufman, Gle; 6, Leith Johnson, Sid.
112 – 1, Duel Stadel, Hav; 2, Sal Baccaro, CF; 3, Kolter Kukes, Lau; 4, Cody Ishler, Ftn; 5, Levi Gingerich, Cor; 6, Bristol, Bel.
119 – 1, Tyler Stedman, Ftn; 2, Self, Bel; 3, Justin Whitman, CF; 4, Jesse Griffith, Gle; 5, Jake Stock, Ana; 6, Jesse Alfiero, Pol.
125 – 1, Travis Davis, Cor; 2, Brennan Gorder, Sid; 3, Brandon Gifford, Har; 4, Brett Normandy, Hav; 5, Mike Roby, Lib; 6, Zach Westre, Ftn.
130 – 1, Cameron Neiss, Ron; 2, Ryan Guenther, Bel; 3, Lane Houchen, Sid; 4, Dillon Seely, Hav; 5, Kelby Dorn, Har; 6, Mitch Haugen, Lib.
135 – 1, Garrett Tennant, Gle; 2, Kyle Leir, Lib; 3, Steven Jessop, Cor; 4, Trask, Lew; 5, Jacob Young, Pol; 6, Spencer Brost, Sid.
140 – 1, Ryan Martin, Lew; 2, Tommy Cooper, Lau; 3, Jayme Kelly, Sid; 4, Riley Nagel, Cor; 5, Tyson Gruber, Hav; 6, Randy Kelly, Pol.
145 – 1, Shane Cooley, MC; 2, Eli Hinebauch, Hav; 3, Rex Martin, Lew; 4, Brad Nordahl, Ftn; 5, Dylan Berget, Lib; 6, Tyler Kelly, Dil.
152 – 1, Kent Pattison, Hav; 2, Dylan Kramer, Lau; 3, Micky Cheff, Ron; 4, Ty Fouty, Pol; 5, Sam Parke, Dil; 6, Ricker, Bel.
160 – 1, Connor Malone, Lew; 2, Jordan Malarchick, Bel; 3, Cole McArthur, Ron; 4, Cole Perrigo, Lau; 5, Troy Capp, Ham; 6, Kameron Pribyl, Hav.
171 – 1, Brock Picard, Pol; 2, Levi Cade, Bel; 3, Kyle Sweedman, Lib; 4, Matt Longie, Dil; 5, Ethan Albrecht, Lau; 6, Casey Schaub, Hav.
189 – 1, Toby Cheff, Ron; 2, Skyler Carrol, Liv; 3, Austin Rehyer, Bel; 4, Kody Berget, Lib; 5, Josh Salapich, Hav; 6, Max Toldstadt, BC.
215 – 1, Kelly Houle, CF; 2, Brennan Fisher, Ftn; 3, Paul Donaldson, Ham; 4, Josiah Clairmont, Pol; 5, Austin Boucher, Lau; 6, Rutlofsky, Hav.
Hwt – 1, Mitch Schnittgen, Hav; 2, Clint Robinson, Bel; 3, Wes Sherman, Ham; 4, Kaden Thomas, Pol; 5, Allen Neuleib, Sid; 6, Chris Kurkowski, MC.