Flathead's Egley 160-pound champ at Holiday Wrestling Classic
GREAT FALLS — Flathead’s Jake Egley pinned Glacier’s Jackson Barber in the third period of the 160-pound championship bout at the 35th annual Holiday Wrestling Classic in Great Falls Saturday.
Egley and Barber were the only finalists for the Glacier and Flathead wrestling teams, which placed sixth and 12th, respectively, at the two-day, 39-team tournament.
Great Falls High took the team title with 243 points. Havre was second with 205.5 points and Bozeman was third with 196 points.
Glacier finished with 152.5 points while Flathead scored 89.
“It was interesting having an all-Kalispell final at 160,” Flathead coach Scot Davis said.
“Jake looked exceptional the whole tournament. He’s just such a mover. If you’re going to wrestle with him, you need to be ready to go for six minutes.”
Egley led Barber 8-2 before securing the pin with 20 seconds remaining in the bout.
Suny Cheff was Flathead’s only other top-six placer at the tournament, settling for sixth place at 145 pounds after being pinned by Great Falls’ Gage Bentley in the third period of their fifth-place bout.
“We saw some progress,” Davis said.
“We’re kind of taking baby steps here. I was hoping to get a few more place-winners, but we were really close, so that’s a good thing.”
Glacier’s Alek Mitchell and Dawson Day placed third at 145 and 171 pounds, respectively.
Mitchell won a 3-1 decision against Bozeman’s Ty Johnston and Day won an 11-2 decision over Belgrade’s Bryce Akers in their respective third-place bouts.
Placing fourth for Glacier were 119-pounder Cody Decker and 152-pounder Grant Tafoya.
Team Scores
1. Great Falls High 243; 2. Havre High 205.50; 3. Bozeman 196; 4. Forsyth 179; 5. Belgrade 158; 6. Glacier 152.50; 7. Helena High 143.50; 8. Choteau 133.50; 9. Ronan 112.50; 10. Missoula Big Sky 111; 11. Laurel 92.50; 12. Flathead 89; 13. Lewistown 78; 14. Butte 73; 15. Cut Bank 63; 16. Harlem 61; 17. Anaconda 59; Missoula Hellgate 59; 19. Helena Capital 58; 19. Dillon 58; 21. Great Falls High JV 56; 22. CMR 55; 23. Cascade 49.50; 24. Townsend 45; 25. Butte Central 43; 26. Chinook 40; 27. Glasgow 37; 28. Conrad 33; 29. Chester-Joplin-Inverness 31; 30. Belt 30; Browning 30; 32. Fort Benton 23; 33. Big Sandy 22; Shelby 22; 35. Poplar 19.50;36. CMR JV 6; 37. Great Falls High III 3; Great Falls High IV 3; 39. Livingston 2
Championship Finals
98-- Keegan Kennely (9), Havre, d. Clay Stillwagon (10), Butte Central, 14-5
105-- Jarren Komac, Great Falls, d. Grayson Brenna (10), Havre, 7-2
112-- Shay Snider (11), Harlem, d. Dylan Stewart (10), Havre, 2-0
119-- Grant Boggs (12), Helena T-Fall Logan Schwope, Townsend, 15-0
125-- Matt Weber (10), Forsyth, d. Landon Bailey (10), Helena, 8-6 OT
130-- Austin Shupe, Great Falls, d. Karson Kukes (12), Laurel, 5-2
135-- Taylor French (12), Forsyth, d. Levi Renz, Butte, 6-2
140-- Bryce Weatherston (12), Belgrade, d. Kessler Leonard, Great Falls, 5-0
145-- Chris Nile (11), Forsyth DQ Tommy Challeen (12), Butte
152-- Brandon Weber (11), Forsyth, d. Jim Malone (12), Fergus, 6-3
160-- Jake Egley (12), Flathead p. Jackson Barber (12), Glacier, 5:40
171-- Jake French (11), Choteau p. Shelby Grant (12), Ronan, 3:12
189-- Keavon Buckley (11), Bozeman, d. Grant Pattison (12), Havre, 8-2
215-- Owen DeBruycker (12), Choteau p. Tyler Adams (11), Havre, 1:37
Hwt-- Cody Stone-Murphy (12), Laurel, d. Josh Felecia (12), Bozeman, 9-4
3rd-4th Place
98--Jon Conklin (Fr), Missoula Big Sky, d. Kohltin Starkel (9), Dillon, 12-2
105-- Kale Evenson (9), Bozeman, d. Demetri Koures (10), Missoula Hellgate, 8-0
112-- Tommy McMillen, Great Falls p. Jake Norby (9), Chinook, :48
119-- Casey Dobson, Great Falls, d. Cody Decker (10), Glacier, 2-0 OT
125-- Jarrett Degen (9), Belgrade, d. Seth James (10), Bozeman, 12-2
130-- Luke Weber (9), Forsyth p. Travis Vermulm (11), Cut Bank, 3:43
135-- Christian Smith (12), Cascade, d. Gilbert Bara (12), Havre, 10-2
140-- Cooper Ryan (11), Helena, d. Isiah Yates, C.M. Russell, 5-2
145-- Alek Mitchell (12), Glacier, d. Ty Johnston (12), Bozeman, 3-1
152-- Luke Entzel (So), Missoula Big Sky, d. Grant Tafoya (12), Glacier, 9-3
160-- Cole Werdal (12), Choteau, d. Cody Henderson, Great Falls, 7-6
171-- Dawson Day (12), Glacier, d. Bryce Akers (12), Belgrade, 11-2
189-- Colby Roberts (12), Ronan p. Rob Klingaman (12), Chinook, 2:31
215-- Sam VanBeek (12), Belgrade, d. Darby Maier (Sr), Missoula Big Sky, 5-3 OT
Hwt-- Shalon Norick (12), Chester-Joplin-Inverness p. Donovan Hucke (11), Dillon, 2:34
5th-6th Place
98--Jakob Gunter (9), Bozeman, d. Blade Massey, Great Falls, 9-0
105--Mick Reyling (9), Glasgow p. Eddy Day (12), Laurel, :35
112--Devyn Harris (11), Bozeman, d. Chris Abrego (11), Helena, 13-6
119--Kylan Berkram (12), Cut Bank Def Colt McDaniel (10), Forsyth
125--Kenton Evans, Great Falls, d. Justin Conklin (Sr), Missoula Big Sky, 4-2
130--JJ Werdal (10), Choteau, d. Brandon Dumont (11), Ronan, 7-1
135--Tanner Johnson, Belgrade, d. Quinn Trindle (11), Fort Benton, 5-2
140--Dakota McMann, Great Falls J.V., d. Braden Dieziger (12), Fergus, 6-3
145--Gage Bentley, Great Falls p. Suny Cheff (12), Flathead, 4:24
152--Keaton Sterling (12), Belgrade p. Hunter Croff, Belt, 2:39
160--Quentin Denton (12), Ronan, d. Ethan Reich (11), Anaconda, 8-6 OT
171--Ethan Blythe (11), Fergus p. Lane Martin, Big Sandy, 1:34
189--Austin Burshia (12), Poplar, d. Greg Hinojosa (12), Choteau, 5-2
215--Dillon Koffman (11), Helena Capital, d. Roberto Smith, Great Falls, 4-3
Hwt--Cody Nelson (12), Shelby p. Lane Urick, Great Falls, :54
Championship
Results for Flathead, Glacier, Ronan
Semifinals
(Saturday)
145—Tommy Challeen, Butte P. Suny Cheff, Flathead, 2:43; 152—Jim Malone, Lewistown d. Grant Tafoya, Glacier, 3-2; 160—Jackson Barber, Glacier P. Cody Henderson, Great Falls, 4:37; Jake Egley, Flathead d. Cole Werdal, Choteau, 7-0; 171—Shelby Grant, Ronan d. Ethan Blythe, Lewistown, 8-7; Jake French, Choteau d. Dawson Day, Glacier, 11-9; 189—Grant Pattison, Havre d. Colby Roberts, Ronan, 8-5
Consolation
5th round
98—Kohltin Starkel, Dillon P. Ryan Danielson, Glacier, 1:15; 112—Devyn Harris, Bozeman P. Cole Snyder, Ronan, 2:28; 119—Cody Decker, Glacier P. Morgan Koenig, Conrad, 4:34; 130—Brandon Dumont, Ronan d. Silus Hopkins, Bozeman, 5-4; 145—Alek Mitchell, Glacier P. Joey Jeffrey, Helena, 1:46; 160—Quentin Denton, Ronan d. Keevan Pickle, Belgrade, 13-3; 189—Austin Burshia, Poplar d. Mitchell Stivers, Flathead, 5-0; 215—Roberto Smith, Great Falls P. Wyatt Pehling, Flathead, 2:11
Semifinals
119—Cody Decker, Glacier Def Colt McDaniel, Forsyth High School; 130—Travis Vermulm, Cut Bank d. Brandon Dumont, Ronan, 6-2; 145—Alek Mitchell, Glacier d. Suny Cheff, Flathead, 2-1; 152—Grant Tafoya, Glacier P. Hunter Croff, Belt, 2:34; 160—Cole Werdal, Choteau d. Quentin Denton, Ronan, 5-1; 171—Dawson Day, Glacier P. Lane Martin, Big Sandy, 1:08; 189—Colby Roberts, Ronan P. Austin Burshia, Poplar, :52
Quarterfinals
(Late Friday)
112—Dylan Stewart, Havre P. Cole Snyder, Ronan, 1:47; 119—Logan Schwope, Townsend d. Cody Decker, Glacier, 7-4; 125—Matt Weber, Forsyth d. Ryder Day, Glacier, 10-0; Landon Bailey, Helena d. Chase Rhine, Ronan, 13-3; 130—JJ Werdal, Choteau d. Brandon Dumont, Ronan, 6-1; 140—Cooper Ryan, Helena d. Kaleb Mitchell, Glacier, 8-4; 145—Suny Cheff, Flathead P. Zeus Rutherford, Browning, 3:18; 152—Grant Tafoya, Glacier d. Walker Ferda, Great Falls, 12-8; 160—Cody Henderson, Great Falls d. Quentin Denton, Ronan, 6-0; Jackson Barber, Glacier P. Lance Massey, Great Falls JV, 1:08; Jake Egley, Flathead P. Ethan Reich, Anaconda, 2:51; 171—Shelby Grant, Ronan P. Nate Williams, Great Falls, :44; Dawson Day, Glacier P. Jake Williams, Havre, 1:07; 189—Colby Roberts, Ronan P. Cody Lawson, Forsyth, 2:53