Flathead falls to Helena in final at Capital City Duals

HELENA — The Flathead wrestling team went 3-0 in the early rounds of the Capital City Duals before falling to Helena High 52-33 in the championship dual Saturday.

Jed Cheff, Suny Scheff and Jake Egley had pins in the final and Dylan Guzman won a 10-6 decision. Helena tallied seven pins and a win by major decision.

“We put out there a goal to see if we could get to the finals and we did,” Flathead coach Scot Davis said. “In the final we lost a couple matches we could’ve won, but we wrestled well in the meet anyway. There’s a lot of enthusiasm and I think everybody’s fired up.”

Davis said the experience gap between his team and Helena was evident in the championship dual.

“They have a good team and some really good experienced wrestlers,” he said. “We have a few with experience and a lot of inexperienced wrestlers. I see us getting better as we go along.”

Flathead beat Dillon 63-24 in the opening round before topping Missoula Big Bky 45-39 in the second round. The Braves then beat Helena Capital 55-21 to advance to the championship.

Egley, wrestling at 171 pounds, and Tyler Davis, 130 pounds, each finished 4-0. Egley had four pins while Davis had a pin, a technical fall and two forfeits.

Nick Iavicoli, 160 pounds, went 3-0 with a pin and two wins by decision before withdrawing from the championship dual with an injury.

Heavyweight Axel Bladholm and 152-pounder Suny Cheff each went 3-1. Bladholm finished with two pins and a forfeit, and Cheff had a pin, a technical fall and 6-1 win by decision.

“It seems like every meet there’s a new hero that wins a key match for us, and that’s kind of neat because it shows it’s a team effort,” Davis said.

Up next for Flathead is a dual on Thursday at Missoula Big Sky and the Mining City Duals in Butte on Friday and Saturday.

Capital City Duals

Saturday

Championship

Helena High 52, Flathead 33

98 – Jed Cheff, Flat, pin Austin Dunlap, 2:52; 105 – Nick Moreni, HHS, pin Lucas DeCock, 1:04; 112 – Dylan Guzman, Flat, dec. Chris Abrego, 10-6; 119 – Grant Boggs, HHS, pin Gavyn Wilson, 1:43; 125 – Landon Bailey, HHS, pin Easton Terry, 1:09; 130 – Tyler Davis, Flat, forfeit; 135 – Brodie Long, HHS, pin Tanner Fletcher, 4:25; 140 – Cooper Ryan, HHS, maj. dec Logan Wilson, 10-2; 145 – Joey Jeffrey, HHS, pin Cole Delaughter, 3:47; 152 – Suny Cheff, Flat, pin Jacob Van Dyke, 1:07; 160 – Tanner Erickson, HHS, forfeit; 171 – Jake Egley, Flat, pin Josh Diaz, 1:58; 189 – Brenden Kjorstad, HHS, pin Jake Shaffer, 1:41; 215 – Derek Petrie, HHS, pin Mitch Stivers, :47; Hwt - Axel Bladholm, Flat, inj default Cody Maykuth.

Third place

Butte 48, Capital High 24

98 – Josh Rolfe, CHS, pin Blake Bowers, 3:23; 105 – Open; 112 – Devin Lundin, CHS, pin Kelly Merrick, 4:35; 119 – Braxton Henningson, Bu, pin Trevor Ball, 3:05; 125 – Joey Blunt, Bu, dec Eric Emge, 6-1; 130 – Willy Shea, Bu, pin Matt Lesofski, 1:38; 135 – Gage Weston, Bu, pin James Jewett, 1:37; 140 – Levi Renz, Bu, dec Sam Asay, 5-1; 145 – Jarret Rowling, Bu, pin Jackson Haider, 3:20; 152 – Tommy Challeen, Bu, dec Chaz McGurn, 9-3; 160 – Andre Vialapondo, Bu, dec Addison Boyer, 2-0; 171 – Lee Cannon, Bu, pin Asa Coker, 3:00; 189 – Dillon Koffman, CHS, forfeit; 215 – Alan Schmitz, CHS, forfeit; Hwt - Billy Robinson, Bu, pin Colton Tamol, 4:00.

Fifth place

Missoula Big Sky 44, Anaconda 39

98 – Jon Conklin, MBS, pin Trey Smollack, 2:32; 105 – Carson Meyer, Ana, dec Ryan Rowe, 10-9; 112 – Slone Ueland, Ana, forfeit; 119 – Thomas Moore, Ana, pin Dylan Lindsley, :59; 125 – Josh Brunner, MBS, pin Drew Vaughn, 1:40; 130 – Matt Bowdish, Ana, pin Tanner Olson, :41; 135 – Mason Mavrinac, Ana, pin Ryan Glenn, :41; 140 – Brady Sturm, Ana, forfeit; 145 – Keon Gallagher, MBS, mj dec Jesse Cooper, 13-2; 152 – Luke Entzel, MBS, mj dec Ethan Reich, 14-4; 160 – Scotty Morgan, MBS, pin Dylan Flack, 4:21; 171 – Jason Riekena, MBS, forfeit; 189 – Giovoni Molina, Ana, forfeit; 215 – Darby Maier, MBS, pin Bryce Wigert, 2:27; Hwt - Colter Miller, MBS, pin Seamus Tweedy, 3:10.

Seventh place

Dillon 42, Missoula Hellgate 39

98 – Timmy Anderson, Dil, forfeit; 105 – Kohltin Starkel, Dil, forfeit; 112 – Chance Snellman, Dil, forfeit; 119 – Derek Baker, MH, forfeit; 125 – Open; 130 – Jack Lewis, MH, forfeit; 135 – Chandon Hamel, MH, pin Colton Buckmaster, 2:55; 140 – Dylan Clark, MH, pin Drake Sprinkle, :48; 145 – Isaac Koslosky, Dil, pin Kody Keenan, :36; 152 – Ethan Cheff, MH, pin Mick Paffhausen, 1:34; 160 – Lane Boka, Dil, forfeit; 171 – Phillip Vial, Dil, pin Drake Pruitt, 3:44; 189 – Zach Brauer, MH, dec Parker Tezak, 11-6; 215 – Ryan Wozniak, MH, pin Josh Harris, 1:04; Hwt - Donovan Hucke, Dil, pin, Skylar Nowlan, :39.

Round 1

Helena 87, Hellgate 0

Capital 45, Big Sky 42

Butte 52, Anaconda 36

Flathead 63, Dillon 24

98 – Kolten Starkel, Dil, pin Jed Cheff, :33; 105 – Lucas DeCock, Flat, pin Timmy Anderson, 1:32; 112 – Dylan Guzman, Flat, pin Chance Snellman, 4:17; 119 – Gavin Wilson, Flat, forfeit; 125 – Easton Terry, Flat, forfeit; 130 – Tyler Davis, Flat, forfeit; 135 – Tanner Fletcher, Flat, pin Colton Buckmaster, :16; 140 – Logan Wilson, Flat, pin Drake Sprinkle, :24; 145 – Isaac Koslosky, Dil, pin Cole DeLaughter, 3:06; 152 – Suny Cheff, Flat, tech fall Mick Paffhausen, 19-3; 160 – Nick Iavicoli, Flat, dec Lane Boka, 5-4; 171 – Jake Egley, Flat, pin Phillip Vial, 2:29; 189 – Parker Tezak, Dil, pin Jake Schaffer, 1:27; 215 – Mitch Stivers, Flat, pin Josh Harris, 2:54; Hwt – Donovan Hucke, Dil, pin Axel Bladholm, 2:59.

Round 2

Helena 67, Anaconda 18

Capital 43, Dillon 42

Butte 66, Hellgate 15

Flathead 45, Big Sky 39

98 – Conklin, MBS, pin J. Cheff, 1:26; 105 – Rowe, MBS, pin DeCock, 1:25; 112 – Guzman, Flat, forfeit; 119 – G. Wilson, Flat, pin Lindsley, :39; 125 – Brunner, MBS, pin Terry, 1:28; 130 – Davis, Flat, pin Olson, 1:27; 135 – Glenn, MBS, pin Fletcher, 1:32; 140 – L. Wilson, Flat, forfeit; 145 – Gallagher, MBS, pin DeLaughter, 4:36; 152 – Entzel, MBS, dec S. Cheff, 3-1; 160 – Iavicoli, Flat, dec Morgan, 7-5; 171 – Egley, Flat, pin Riekena, 5:09; 189 – Shaeffer, Flat, forfeit; 215 – Maier, MBS, pin Stivers, 2:17; Hwt – Bladholm, Flat, pin Miller, 3:33.

Round 3

Helena 40, Butte 36

Anaconda 54, Hellgate 36

Big Sky 51, Dillon 30

Flathead 55, Capital 21

98 – J. Cheff, Flat, pin Rolfe, 3:41; 105 – DeCock, Flat, forfeit; 112 – Guzman, Flat, dec Lundin, 7-2; 119 – G. Wilson, Flat, dec Ball, 6-2; 125 – Emge, CHS, pin Terry, 3:15; 130 – Davis, Flat, tech fall Lesofski; 135 – Fletcher, Flat, pin Jewett, 3:50; 140 – Asay, CHS, dec L. Wilson, 7-3; 145 – Haider, CHS, pin DeLaughter, :22; 152 – S. Cheff dec McGurn, 6-1; 160 – Iavicoli, Flat, pin Boyer, 1:59; 171 – Egley, Flat, pin, Coker, 3:30; 189 – Koffman, CHS, pin Shaffer, :49; 215 – Stivers, Flat, forfeit; Hwt – Bladholm, Flat, pin Tamol, CHS, 4:40.