Wrestling: Braves go 2-1 at Capital City Duals
HELENA — Flathead left the mats at the Capital City Duals on Saturday with a 2-1 mark with three wrestlers going 3-0 — Trae Vasquez (113), Anthony Wright (160) and Logan Wilson (182).
Flathead dropped a tough 36-33 match to Helena Capital in the first round, but finished up by whipping Missoula Hellgate 63-12 and edging Bozeman 35-33.
Vasquez won by pin in 1:55, by forfeit and technical fall.
Wright was victorious by decision and two first-period pins, 26 and 52 seconds.
Wilson posted two first-period pins, 1:11 and :34, and picked up a forfeit versus Bozeman.
Flathead is back on the mats Thursday with a dual at Missoula Big Sky followed by the Mining City Duals on Friday and Saturday in Butte.
Capital City Duals
Saturday
Round 1
Butte 66, Hellgate 6
Big Sky 40, Bozeman 28
Capital 36, Flathead 33
103 - Hunter Rush, Flat, pin Parker Dulaney, CHS, 5:16; 113 - Trae Vasquez, Flat, pin Eric Emge, CHS, 1:55; 120 - Seth Schroeck, CHS, pin Austin Gabbert, Flat, 1:14; 126 - Dyan Guzman, Flat, pin Shawn Bouchard, CHS, 1:11; 132 - Payton Hume, Flat, pin Travis Schulte, CHS, 2:48; 138 - Jack Murphy, CHS, pin Eric Ryna, Flat, 1:59; 145 - Chaz McGurn, CHS, pin Daniel DeVall, Flat, :53; 152 - CJ Snyder, CHS, pin Tucker Nadeau, Flat, 5:58; 160 - Anthony Wright, Flat, dec Keenen Tamol, CHS, 6-3; 170 - Shamus Bartmess, CHS, dec Matt Gash-Gilder, Flat, 4-3; 182 - Logan Wilson, Flat, pin David Petersen, CHS, 1:11; 205 - Alan Schmitz, CHS, pin Payton Boyce, Flat, 2:40; Hwt - Angelo Cork, CHS, dec Riley Leigh, Flat, 11-4.
Round 2
Helena High 36, Bozeman 30
Big Sky 43, Butte 28
Flathead 63, Hellgate 12
103 - Hunter Rush, Flat, forfeit; 113 - Trae Vasquez, Flat, forfeit; 120 - Austin Gabbert, Flat, forfeit; 126 - Dyan Guzman, Flat, pin Caden Saut, MH, 4:43; 132 - Payton Hume, Flat, pin Dylan Lewis, MH, 3:39; 138 - Shawn Olson, MH, pin Eric Reyna, Flat, :50; 145 - Derek Baker, MH, pin Daniel DeVall, Flat, 5:25; 152 - Tucker Nadeau, Flat, pin Kody Keenan, MH, 1:32; 160 - Anthony Wright, Flat, pin Jack Lewis, MH, :26; 170 - Matt Gash-Gilder, Flat, pin Brady Needles, MH, N/A; 182 - Logan Wilson, Flat, pin Reese Robinson, MH, :34; 205 - Payton Boyce, Flat, pin Drake Pruitt, MH, 1:12; Hwt - Riley Leigh, Flat, forfeit.
Round 3
Big Sky 34, Capital High 33
Match was a tie, Big Sky wins on criteria
Helena 40, Butte 24
Flathead 35, Bozeman 33
103 - Bjorn Schroeder, Boz, pin Hunter Rush, Flat, 4:43; 113 - Trae Vasquez, Flat, tech fall, Adam Oja, Boz, 16-1; 120 - Kale Evenson, Boz, dec Austin Gabbert, Flat, 7-1; 126 - Caleb James, Boz, dec Dyan Guzman, Flat, 11-9; 132 - Keegan Mullhill, Boz, injury default over Payton Hume, Flat; 138 - Guy Hollibaugh, Boz, pin Eric Reyna, Flat, 1:30; 145 - Daniel DeVall, Flat, maj dec Jordan Minow, Boz, 19-9; 152 - Brandon Cooper, Boz, dec Tucker Nadeau, Flat, 5-2; 160 - Anthony Wright, Flat, pin Ben Manion, Boz, :52; 170 - Matt Gash-Gilder, Flat, pin Roscoe Townsend, Boz, 3:32; 182 - Logan Wilson, Flat, won by forfeit; 205 - Cody Wiers, Boz, pin Payton Boyce, Flat, 1:06; Hvwt - Riley Leigh, Flat, pin Tyler Tranary, Boz, 4:54.
Round 4
Final round
Helena High 32, Big Sky 31*
*Match was tied at 31-all, Helena wins by criteria
Capital 36, Butte 27
Bozeman 54, Hellgate 22